The sky brightened.
The soldiers of the Northern Battlefront Army had completely retreated from Julu City.
At this moment, the city had already become a ruin, and there was no trace of people.
The 200,000 Yellow Turban soldiers were either dead, running away, or surrendering. Their blood and broken limbs covered the ruins. It was extremely shocking.
"My lord!"
Lu Bu appeared behind Chen Mu and said respectfully,""We didn't lose any soldiers in this battle, but we suffered a lot of light and heavy injuries. Other than the 5,000 Yellow Turban strongmen we killed, we only killed less than 10,000 Yellow Turban soldiers. Yesterday, the city wall collapsed.”
"How many surrendered?"
Chen Mu turned to look at Lu Bu.?
Lu Bu thought for a moment and replied respectfully," There are 60,000 soldiers who surrendered. Many of them died from the collapse of the city walls. Some were trampled to death. About 60,000 to 70,000 escaped!”
"A leaderless thief is not worth fearing!"
"Send someone to inform Lu Zhi in Nanhe about the situation in Julu. Then send the corpses of Zhang Jiao and his brothers to Luoyang. After that, we will escort the surrendered soldiers home!”Chen Mu's gaze was filled with vicissitudes.?
"Here ~!"
Lu Bu replied.
Two days later.
Nanhe City.
Lu Zhi received the battle report from Chen Mu.?
Huangfu Song, Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the others all had ugly expressions on their faces.
A day ago, Guangzong City had fallen, but Zhang Yan had led a large group of cavalry out of Guangzong and fled towards Taihang Mountain. Huangfu Song had immediately organized an army to pursue them.
Unfortunately, Lu Zhi of Nanhe City and the others were unable to stop Zhang Yan, the Yellow Turban Army's commander.
"Pa!"
Lu Zhi closed the bamboo slips and said in a deep voice," The Julu War is over. Twenty thousand of the two hundred thousand Yellow Turban soldiers died in battle. Countless people were trampled and drowned. The Marquis of Northern Battlefront has surrendered sixty thousand soldiers. He has brought them back to Bingzhou!"”
"Him!"
"He left just like that? Where's Zhang Jiao?"
Yuan Shao's expression changed. He hurriedly stood up and looked towards the main seat.
Lu Zhi smiled bitterly." Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang died in the Julu County Deputy Mansion. The 300 Northern Battlefront Army fought against 5,000 Yellow Scarves Warriors without any casualties. This is the Northern Battlefront Army. How did they achieve this?!"”
"Zhang Jiao is dead!"
Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo, and the others said in shock.
Huangfu Song stroked his beard and smiled bitterly."Zigan, we can't avoid being held accountable this time!”
"I have no choice!"
Lu Zhi said helplessly," Who would have thought that Zhang Yan would be so brave? Even Dong Zhongying couldn't stop him. And most of you are infantry, so you can't catch up with him. Now he has escaped to Black Mountain, which is their base camp. I'm afraid we won't be able to conquer it in a short time!"”
"Lu shi!"
"A battle report sent to Luoyang?" Dong Zhuo's mouth twitched.”
Lu Zhi shook his head and said in a deep voice," It's fine. His Majesty is not angry because a Yellow Turban commander ran away. Clean up the battlefield. When I finish writing the battle report and send it to Luoyang, the imperial court will reward you!"”
"Here!"
Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and Liu Bei replied.
A few days later, Zhu Wei, Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, and Lu Zhi met up.
In Quzhou City, Zhang Rao and the other Yellow Turban leaders died in battle. Cao Cao and the others wiped out tens of thousands of enemies and surrendered tens of thousands…
Half a month passed.
Luoyang, Nangong Jiade Hall.
Chen Mu's document and a coffin were carried up to Jiade Hall.
Liu Hong was flustered. He stood up and asked angrily,""Where's my Marquis of Northern Battlefront? Who's in that coffin? Didn't the Marquis of Northern Battlefront say that Zhang Jiao's time is up? Why would he send someone to carry the coffin up to the palace?”
"Your Majesty!"
The Northern Battlefront Army soldier quickly took the document off his back and explained,""General has already returned to Bingzhou. The coffins of Demonic Priest Zhang Jiao, his younger brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang are still outside the palace door. This is the general's personal letter.”
"Read!"
Liu Hong sat on the dragon throne and pointed at Cai Yong.
Just now, he was really frightened by the coffin.
During the reign of Emperor Wu, Champion Marquis Huo Qubing was carried back in a coffin. He thought he had experienced the same thing as Emperor Wu.
Cai Yong opened the document in panic and shouted," I've been out for several months and quelled the chaos in several provinces. In the battle of Julu in Jizhou, I broke through three cities and killed the three leaders of the bandits, Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang. Although the remnants of the Yellow Turbans have been wiped out, the autumn harvest has arrived. It's the season for the Hu to plunder. I've already led the army to escort 60,000 surrendered soldiers to guard the northern border.”
"Good!"
"Haha!"
Liu Hong threw his head back and laughed loudly." Once the three brothers Zhang Jiao are dead, even if there are any Yellow Turban survivors, they will be nothing more than useless chickens and pottery dogs. The Marquis of Northern Battlefront should have taken the lead in this battle, but he abandoned his credit and led the surrendered army to guard the northern border. This is the fortune of the Han Dynasty!”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Yuan Feng, Yuan Kui, He Jin, and the others congratulated.
Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang and said in a deep voice," Chen Mu is worried about the safety of the Northern Borderline, so he is unable to enter the court to confer his merits. Now, he has promoted Cai Zhaoji to Princess Hanyang!"”
"Your Majesty, a princess with a foreign surname has never appeared in the four hundred years since the establishment of our dynasty!"”
Liu Hong's long and narrow eyes fell on Tai Changqing as he said coldly,""I haven't had the title of Northguard Marquis in four hundred years. What do you think?”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Minister Tai Chang was not convinced, but Yuan Kui, Yuan Feng, He Jin, Yang Biao, and the others were moved to tears.
Chen Mu's achievements were too great. If Cai Yan was not given the title, he could only be promoted to Luoyang and become one of the three dukes. Currently, only the position of Grand Commandant was vacant. If Chen Mu was really promoted to Grand Commandant, then they would have to serve under Chen Mu for the next few decades.
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