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"Brother Cheng is exaggerating a little. There's actually such an outstanding young expert in the Han camp, and you guys can't even taste the sweetness of it? Or could it be…Everyone's skills are inferior to others, so they returned to say such a thing?”The man who spoke was tearing off a piece of meat from the leg of lamb with one hand while the other hand was holding a bowl full of water and wine. He seemed to be eating and drinking happily.
On the table was a sumptuous feast that he wanted to celebrate on behalf of Cheng Yuanzhi and the others who had returned. Unexpectedly, none of them had the slightest joy on their faces when they returned after a quarter of an hour. Moreover, they were missing an expert in disguise. It was no wonder that this man looked at them with doubt.
Cheng Yuanzhi nodded his head with a pale expression and said helplessly,""Although I am confident in my martial arts, I was unable to identify the technique that youth used to take Brother Hua's head. Only then did he realize that he had given up on the plan to assassinate Lu Zhi and rushed back to discuss with Brother Ma what to do now!”
"Yes... We thought…"
“... I was just laughing when Brother Hua…"
Everyone talked about the young man's skills without any hesitation, and how they were so afraid that they left in a hurry…The bearded man who was called Big Brother Ma's face turned redder and redder the more he listened. Suddenly, he threw the food in his hand and slammed his fan-like palm on the table, shouting,"All useless things! Several experts who killed people like flies were actually afraid of a seemingly weak youth, and they even fled in panic. Our Yellow Turban Army is the leader of the four major gangs in the martial arts world. If this matter were to spread throughout the country, we would be ridiculed so much that our Yellow Turban Army would not be able to raise its head…"
Cheng Yuanzhi hurriedly said,"This youth is indeed very powerful. I think…" He might need a great teacher to defeat him!”
When the bearded man heard Cheng Yuanzhi mention the words 'great and virtuous teacher', his expression changed from wild to solemn as he patted his chest and replied,""Brother Cheng, don't worry. Since the Great Virtuous Teacher Association is willing to hand over the responsibility of killing Liu to the two of us, it means that they have a certain degree of confidence in us. Although Brother Cheng failed this time, it doesn't mean that no one in our Yellow Turban Army can match him. Moreover, a tiger is no match for a group of monkeys. I, Ma Yuanyi, don't believe that I can't flatten the Han army even if I send out my entire army.”
It turned out that this bearded man was the Left General Ma Yuanyi, who was one of the Left Generals of Zhang Jiao, the Great Sage Teacher, just like Cheng Yuanzhi. On that day, the two of them and Zhang Jiao led the Yellow Turban Army to sweep through Jizhou and approach the Imperial City Luoyang. They were unstoppable on the road. Unexpectedly, they encountered the Han army led by Lu Zhi at the southern foot of Jizhou and resisted tenaciously. Until now, there was no further breakthrough in the war.
Lu Zhi was indeed a master of military strategy. With the large number of Yellow Turban soldiers and Zhang Jiao personally overseeing them, he could not gain too much of an advantage. However, despite several insignificant victories, people with discerning eyes could tell that Lu Zhi's Han army was just an arrow at the end of its flight. When the time was right, even if Lu Zhi had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to resist the defeat and death of the Yellow Turban army.
Zhang Jiao understood this. Due to his natural compassion, he couldn't bear to see the two armies suffering from each other, so he earnestly warned Ma Yuanyi and Cheng Yuanzhi not to act rashly and quietly wait for the Han army's own defeat. Then he led hundreds of Yellow Turban soldiers back to Zhao Village.
Even so, with Ma Yuanyi and Cheng Yuanzhi's two personality of being extravagant and ambitious, it was difficult to wait for the defeat of the Han army itself. After several small conflicts, the two could not help but make their own decisions. Cheng Yuanzhi led a group of good men and decided to sneak into the Han camp to kill Lu Zhi. Finally, Bai Qing's first move shocked the assassins.
However, after this failure, Cheng Yuanzhi replied with lingering fear,""Big Brother Ma, didn't this great teacher instruct us not to send troops at will because the Han army led by Lu Zhi still has the ability to fight…We have to guard against it!"
Ma Yuanyi glanced at Cheng Yuanzhi and said,""I say, Yuan Zhi, when did you become so timid? Lu Zhi's available troops are less than half of ours, and the other party has no intention of fighting with our army. As long as we wave our troops, we can definitely eliminate the Han army. When the time comes, we can hang Lu Zhi's head on the commander's flag. That will definitely be more impressive than the two generals, Heaven Duke and Earth Duke!”
" But the great teacher..."
Ma Yuanyi saw that Cheng Yuanzhi's mind had already wavered, so he put his hand on his shoulder and said,""Why bother him with such a small matter? If the two of us can make a name for ourselves in the Yellow Turban Army, our future will be limitless. but... If we were to timidly follow the orders of our great teacher and not make any changes, when the two generals, Heaven Duke and Earth Duke, come to report our victory, would they doubt our ability to lead the army? Yuan Zhiding also understood the cause and effect of this.”
Although the Yellow Turban Army followed the " Yellow Heaven Pure Land " advocated by the great teacher Zhang Jiao, it was not uncommon for them to fight for power and fame. As far as the organization of the Yellow Turban Army was concerned, other than the three special titles of Great Virtuous Teacher, Heaven Duke, and Earth Duke General, there were also official positions such as Libation, Assistant Priest, and Believer.
Among the many official positions, Chancellor was the most regarded by the Yellow Turban believers as the ultimate goal of their lives. Therefore, most of the generals who had the heart of fame and honor now regarded it as the key point to fight for.
Hearing Ma Yuanyi's words, Cheng Yuanzhi's eyes lit up and his body shook. Because Zhang Jiao was willing to hand them over to them in this important battle, it must be because he was sure of their abilities and hoped that they could perform well. If they could annihilate the Han army and take Lu Zhi's head, their chances of becoming the Chancellor would increase greatly. On the other hand, if they were defeated here, the other generals would be dissatisfied with Ma Yuanyi and Cheng Yuanzhi because of Zhang Jiao's direct appointment. They would definitely use inappropriate titles to take away their current power.
Riches and riches came from danger, so even Cheng Yuanzhi, who had just escaped the gates of hell, could not resist such temptation. He looked at his seemingly fearless face and said,"What do you think, Brother Ma?"
Ma Yuanyi watched Cheng Yuanzhi's changes without missing a single detail. He knew that Cheng Yuanzhi had already made up his mind, so he said,""The Han army is weak now, so we shouldn't wait for things to change. We should immediately wave our troops and hang Lu Zhi's head on the commander's flag!”
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