An hour later.
The Vanguard Battalion, who had been suppressed to the point that they didn't even dare to raise their heads, left behind a thousand corpses and retreated.
"You're leaving just like that? The acting skills of the imperial court's generals were too bad, right?!”
Seeing this scene, Zhu Xianfeng was even more certain that Xu Zuhui was feigning an attack.
Zhang Shun looked at the corpses on the ground and asked,""Master, how should we deal with the corpses of the enemies?”
"They are all soldiers of my Ming Dynasty. When night falls, you can bring two thousand people down and bury them!”
As a transmigrator, Zhu Xianfeng was well aware of the dangers of improper handling of corpses.
If the corpses of the dead soldiers were left exposed in the wild, it would easily become a plague.
After giving his instructions, Zhu Xianfeng left.
Night gradually fell.
Zhang Shun led 2,000 men to clear the corpses outside the pass.
However, during the process, no one noticed that Ye Se had actually stood up from the corpses of the dozens of soldiers.
Then, he blended in with the troops of the Breaking Ranks Camp and helped to carry the corpses.
About two hours later.
After dealing with more than a thousand corpses, Zhang Shun returned to the pass with his men.
……
It was late at night!
Most of the soldiers in the Great Stone Pass were already asleep.
In a military tent.
Zhang Ran was lying on the bed, wailing softly.
That's right, sixty strokes of the rod had almost taken half of his life.
Even though he had endured it back then and did not make a sound!
However, the pain that came after was heart-wrenching.
If Sheng Yong hadn't sent someone to deliver some ointment that day, he probably wouldn't even be able to cry out.
"Is Brother Zhang here?"
At this moment, a voice called out from outside the tent.
Zhang Ran endured the pain and twisted his body."Who's causing trouble outside?"
A moment later, a figure ran in front of him and sighed."Brother Zhang, you really want to die as your brother!”
"You are…Wang Ao?"
After seeing the face of the person, Zhang Ran said in surprise.
"We haven't seen each other for seven years, why is Brother Zhang suffering so much?”
Looking at Zhang Ran's shocking injuries, Wang Ao's eyes began to turn red.
"Sigh! Don't mention it!"
Zhang Ran sighed and continued," I heard that you are highly valued in the imperial court. Why are you in the Great Stone Pass?" Could it be that you have also surrendered to a mediocre king?"
"Mediocre King? Zhu Xianfeng?"
"That's right, it's him. My injuries are all because of him!”
"Brother Zhang has been a hero all his life. I didn't expect that he would be humiliated by a youth. What a pity!”
"Don't mock me. You, Old Wang, are still working under the mediocre king!”
"No, I came to Big Stone Pass to discuss something with Brother Zhang.”
Wang Ao looked around carefully. After confirming that there was no one around, he said,"Brother Zhang, do you think that young mediocre king can defeat the imperial court's army? Could he defeat Marshal Xu and Old Marshal Geng?”
"Humph, that Yong Wang is headstrong, how can he be a match for the Duke of Wei?”
"If that's the case, then why is Brother Zhang willing to risk his life for the young Yong Wang? Don't you hear that good birds choose trees to perch on, and good ministers choose kings to serve? Now that the imperial court's 200,000 strong army has arrived at the pass, the defeat of the young King Yong is only a matter of time. If Brother Zhang is willing to defect to the imperial court, I hope you can pave the way for me!”
"Sigh, to tell you the truth, I've long had the intention of surrendering to the Imperial Court, but I've been suffering from a lack of connections!”
"That's great!"
Wang Ao was overjoyed." Brother Zhang, it's a wise move to surrender to the court. When the Great Stone Pass is broken, you will be the first to take credit."”
"It's true!"
Zhang Ran was also overjoyed and jumped up from the bed!
This time, he actually forgot about his injuries. A wave of intense pain instantly hit him, causing him to grimace in pain.
"Brother Zhang, don't be anxious!" Wang Ao hurriedly comforted.”
"With my current appearance, I probably have the heart to surrender, but I don't have the strength to.”
After the pain subsided, Zhang Ran was a little depressed.
"As long as Brother Zhang has the heart to surrender!”
"Forget it, you and I are from the same hometown. I have a wonderful plan to defeat the mediocre king. I'll give it to you!”
"What is it?"
Wang Ao's eyes immediately had a glimmer of hope.
"There is a place in the Whole Cattle Mountain twenty miles outside the Great Stone Pass that is the lifeline of the Yong King.”
"The lifeline of a mediocre king? Where is it in the All Cattle Mountain?"
"The Heavenly Peace Valley. There are nearly five hundred thousand dan of grain stored there.”
"Hiss…500,000 dans of grain? This... this young mediocre king actually had such wealth?”
"On that day, I was punished by King Yong with sixty strokes of the rod because I advised him to move the grain. If the imperial court's army had crossed the entire Ox Mountain and taken down Tianping Valley in one fell swoop, King Yong would have been defeated without a fight.”
For an army, once they ran out of food, it was useless no matter how brave they were.
Because they didn't even have food to eat, how could they have the morale to fight?
Wang Ao, who was experienced in the battlefield, naturally understood this principle.
Therefore, when he heard Zhang Ran's words, he was already ecstatic and excited.
"Thank you for your advice, Brother Zhang. With this plan, the mediocre king's army will be no different from a skeleton in a coffin.”
"It's a pity that I can't see the fate of the Yong King with my own eyes.”
"Brother Zhang, don't worry. I'll rescue you tomorrow!”
"Is that true?"
Zhang Ran's eyes were filled with eagerness.
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