The final decisive battle was brewing at the front line of Changshe. At this time, Dong Zhuo, who was at the rear of Luoyang, once again came to find Zhang Rang with a generous gift.
"Governor Dong, what exactly is it that made you so generous?”
Zhang Rang asked sharply after sipping his tea.
"I'm worried that the situation has changed."
Dong Zhuo's face was dark and he seemed a little unhappy.
"Could it be that something has happened to Changshe?”
Zhang Rang thought for a moment. Something must have happened to Changshe to make Dong Zhuo so nervous. Otherwise, with his stingy personality, he wouldn't have put in such a big effort.
"Alas, Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army had already surrounded Changshe like an iron bucket. The thousands of soldiers in the city have lost their fighting spirit. Lu Zhi is bound to lose.
However, he never expected Lin Chuan to jump out!”
Dong Zhuo clenched his fists so tightly that cracking sounds could be heard when he spoke of Lin Chuan. His fox-like eyes were filled with a sharp murderous intent.
"Lin Chuan? Was it that newly appointed bandit general, Lin Chuan?”
Zhang Rang put down his teacup and asked with narrowed eyes.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Zhang Rang's eccentric face also became furious. How dare you kill the person I sent to collect the imperial edict fee? You, Lin Chuan, are considered the number one person in the Great Han Dynasty. It's only a matter of time before I deal with you.
Thinking of this, Zhang Rang was unhappy. It was just that he had never had the chance to find trouble with Lin Chuan.
"That's not right. He's far away in Youzhou, and he only has a thousand soldiers.”
"Attendant Zhang, you might not know this, but this kid is a monster. The secret agents in Changshe City have reported that he has already brought people to Changshe to help in the battle.
The worst thing was that just yesterday, this kid actually brought 20 people to Zhang Jiao's camp to make a ruckus. Bo Cai brought 5,000 Yellow Turban Iron Cavalry to surround him.
Not only did this kid kill nearly 2,000 cavalrymen, but he also beheaded Bo Cai. If this goes on, I'm afraid Lu Zhi will really be able to defeat the Yellow Turban Army in half a month.”
The more Dong Zhuo spoke, the angrier he got. In order to replace Lu Zhi as the commander-in-chief of the Battle of Changshe, he had already spent tens of thousands of gold to bribe Zhang Rang. If Lu Zhi won, not only would his tens of thousands of gold go down the drain, but he might also make enemies with Lu Zhi and the other old ministers.
"Hahaha…Governor Dong must be joking. Does Lin Chuan have three heads and six arms?”
Just when Zhang Rang thought Dong Zhuo was telling a story, someone suddenly ran in and said,
"Milord, an urgent report from the Changsha.”
He opened it and saw that the content was exactly the same as what Dong Zhuo had said. He could no longer smile.
This was bad news for Dong Zhuo, and even worse for Zhang Rang.
In the Imperial Court, Zhang Rang had been suppressing the Imperial Party led by Lu Zhi and Wang Yun. If he could get rid of Lu Zhi, this thorn in his side, he could focus on dealing with He Jin.
Lin Chuan, who had appeared out of nowhere, had thrown everything into chaos.
What worried him even more was that if Lin Chuan really defeated the 100,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, coupled with the previous meritorious service of Zhuo County City, it was very likely that he would become the new favorite of Emperor Ling of Han Dynasty. The court's chess game would probably collapse.
Zhang Rang was anxious and afraid. He stood up and paced back and forth, his mind quickly thinking of countermeasures.
Not long after, the anxiety on Zhang Rang's face slowly receded. A sly smile appeared on his face as he said with a sinister smile,
"Governor Dong, immediately gather your Western Liang army and prepare to go to Changshe. I have my ways to deal with them.”
"Alright, I'll leave it to you then.”
……
Four days later, in the General's Mansion of Changshe City, a guard ran in while everyone was discussing the army.
"Milords, the angels have arrived. The Imperial Court has issued a new decree.”
"Please."
Lu Zhi had a vague premonition, but it was impossible for him not to accept the imperial edict.
Not long after, an internal official dressed in a eunuch's uniform walked in with his head held high. In front of everyone, he unfolded the imperial edict and read,"
"In accordance with the weather, I accept this fate. Lu Zhi, the general of North Zhonglang, has been defeated by Zhang Jiao many times since he led the army. I am very sad. I specially ordered Dong Zhuo, the governor of Hedong County, to take over the post of commander.
In addition, in Nanyang County, Jingzhou, the Yellow Turban army was rampant. He ordered the bandit general Lin Chuan to lead his troops to pacify the Yellow Turban army.”
After the eunuch finished reading, everyone glared at him. They had never expected Zhang Rang to be so powerful.
On the one hand, he withdrew Lu Zhi, and on the other hand, he transferred Lin Chuan away. This was to let Dong Zhuo take over the Changshe. Could it be that the good situation of turning defeat into victory was ruined in the hands of a villain?
"Milords, accept the decree."
The eunuch reminded him again.
"I, Lin Chuan, receive the decree!"
To everyone's surprise, the first to receive the edict was actually Lin Chuan.
"We…accept the decree."
Even the core figures had spoken, so what could they do? Changshe was going to be lost. This was what everyone thought.
"That's right, General Lin is still the most righteous, hahaha…"
The eunuch looked at Lu Zhi complacently and said sarcastically,"
"Lord Lu, please set off as soon as possible. Governor Dong will lead the army to Changshe in two days.”
After saying that, he left the mansion without looking back, leaving behind a group of dejected people.
Lin Chuan didn't comfort Lu Zhi. Instead, he followed the eunuch out. Looking at the eunuch's back, he smiled and said,"
"Zilong, you should know what to do if we catch up with him after he leaves the city, right?”
"I know."
"Right, bring the Eighteen Cavalry of Yanyun.”
"Don't worry, my lord."
After attracting the attention of Zhuo County City, Zhang Rang sent over a hundred cavalry to escort the proclaiming officer.
The cavalry of the Royal Guards were definitely a grade 3 army. If the White Robed Army were to participate in the battle, there would probably be some fish that would slip through the net. What Lin Chuan wanted was for their corpses to be exposed in the wilderness.
After Zhao Yun left, a sigh came from behind Lin Chuan. It turned out that Lu Zhi had also followed her.
"I know that General is doing this for my own good, but I'm afraid that this will cause a huge commotion. If things go wrong, His Majesty will think that we are going to mutiny.”
"Hehe, Lord Lu is worrying too much. The angels were killed by the Yellow Turban bandits, and so were the royal guards. What does it have to do with us?”
When Zhao Yun and the eighteen cavalry of Yan Yun attacked, even a hundred imperial guards would not be able to escape. Lin Chuan was very confident about this.
"Even so, Dong Zhuo will be here in two days. I still have to return to Luoyang, and General will still go to Nanyang.”
Lu Zhi looked at Zhang Jiao's camp in the distance with disappointment, his heart filled with endless sorrow.
"Don't worry, my lord. Before Dong Zhuo arrived at the Changshe, Zhang Jiao's head was already taken by us.”
After saying that, Lin Chuan gave her a firm look.
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