Yang Yu asked for a plan, and Wang Meng told him his own idea."After Zhang Bao was captured, his body is still in our hands. Zhang Bao was Zhang Jiao's brother and one of the three most important leaders of the Yellow Turban Army. If we hang his corpse in front of the array, Guangzong's Yellow Turban Army will come to snatch his corpse after seeing it.”
When everyone heard this, they all praised,
Xue Rengui also laughed. Zhang Jiao couldn't bear to see his brother's corpse exposed outside. He cared more about his own reputation, so he had to make a gesture. As one of the three magnates, Zhang Bao's followers would certainly try to save him! Brilliant plan! I admire you!"
So Yang Yu made the final decision." Then we'll plot both openly and secretly. We'll hang Zhang Bao's corpse outside and have the soldiers pretend to be relaxed. We'll wait for the Yellow Turban bandits to fall into their trap, then cut off their retreat and defeat them!”
Not long after, several Yellow Turban rebel soldiers on guard duty at the top of Guangzong City suddenly shouted,""Hey, come and see. What are those soldiers doing?”
Thus, everyone focused their eyes and looked carefully. One person was tied high up on a ladder and carried on a carriage to the middle of the two armies.
Several Yellow Turban thieves with excellent vision on the city wall widened their eyes and gradually saw clearly. Suddenly, they cried out in surprise,"Isn't that General Earth Duke?"
"Quick, quickly report to General Heaven Duke and General Ren Gong!”
Not long after, a few Yellow Turban thieves entered Zhang Jiao's residence in panic. Zhang Liang was also there talking to Zhang Jiao.
"General Heaven Duke, General Ren Gong, something bad has happened! The soldiers outside had pushed General Earth Duke out!”
"Is he still alive?" Zhang Jiao sat up in shock.”
"This…doesn't look like he's alive. He's tied to the ladder, several feet above the ground, motionless.”
"Quick, let's go out and see if he's dead or alive!" Zhang Jiao panicked.”
"Big Brother, why don't we go out and get Second Brother back, dead or alive!" Zhang Liang said. Give the order, I'll lead the troops out now!”
"Don't be rash!" Zhang Jiao immediately pulled Zhang Liang back. This is clearly a trap set up by the soldiers. They are clearly trying to harm us. We can't be rash!”
Zhang Liang's face immediately turned red. That's my second brother, your biological brother! How could he let his corpse be exposed outside the city and hang the ladder high up?”
Zhang Jiao gritted his teeth and endured the pain." Wait a little longer. The soldiers are waiting for us to die. If we don't fall for their trick, the soldiers will relax. Then, you can attack at night and take him back!"”
"I'm afraid that Second Brother is still alive now, but he will die in a few days!”Zhang Liang said hatefully.
Zhang Jiao didn't know whether Zhang Bao was dead or alive, so he hesitated.
Not long after, another Yellow Turban soldier came in to report,""The soldiers came over with a large cart and a ladder. General Earth Duke was naked and covered in wounds. Even his heart had been gouged out!”
"Second brother!" Zhang Jiao suddenly screamed and fell to the ground, blood flowing out of the corner of his mouth.
"I, Zhang Liang, am irreconcilable with the dog officials of the Imperial Court! Men, come with me and charge out. We must fight to the death with the soldiers today!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a voluptuous woman walked out from behind the screen. She had long eyebrows and thin eyes. Her facial features were exquisite, and she had an indescribable charm.
This woman was Zhang Jiao's only daughter, Zhang Ning.
"Third Uncle, my father has already said that this is a trap set up by the soldiers. Why do you still want to go out?”
Zhang Liang's eyes were bloodshot. He immediately turned around and scolded,"You still know that I'm your third uncle? Your second uncle's heart was gouged out by a dog official and he died. If I don't avenge him, I won't be able to sleep or eat in peace!”
Zhang Ning's eyes were also filled with sadness, but he still shook his head.""If you go out now, you'll definitely fall into a trap. Not only will you not be able to avenge Second Uncle, but you'll also be implicated. Are you going to worry my father and your brother to death?”
Hearing that, Zhang Liang looked at the unconscious Zhang Jiao and restrained his anger.
At this moment, Guan Hai came over.”
Zhang Ning immediately shook his head." It's better to follow my father's arrangements. We'll wait for a few days. When the soldiers relax, we'll snatch General Di Gong's body back." Now that my father is unwell, everything has to be done safely.”
Xue Rengui waited outside the city for an entire day. Seeing that the gate of Guangzong City was tightly shut, he couldn't help but sigh."Zhang Jiao can really keep his cool. Wang Meng is right. It seems that we need the cooperation of our soldiers.”
Soon, the soldiers of Yang Yu, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Rong all looked lazy.
Some of them neglected their duties and went to sleep directly under Guangzong City. Some of them walked far away to pee. Many of them started cooking porridge on the spot.
The chaos here was noticed by the Yellow Turban bandits on the city wall, so they immediately went to inform Zhang Liang.
Zhang Liang waited for Zhang Jiao to wake up and asked,""Brother, now that the soldiers see that we don't dare to go out, they have relaxed their guard. Why don't we go out tonight?”
"I feel like they're doing this on purpose." Zhang Jiao said worriedly.”
Just as he was hesitating, Guan Hai walked in,""The soldiers below are all praising General Earth Duke and clamoring to go out of the city to snatch the general's corpse back! I can still suppress it for now, but I don't know if it will happen in two days.”
Zhang Liang then said," Instead of the soldiers opening the city gates when we're not paying attention, why don't we take the initiative to lead them out? Otherwise, the city gates will be opened and the soldiers will attack!"”
Seeing the situation, Zhang Jiao couldn't stay still. He sighed,"Then send out the troops tonight. I expect there will be an ambush outside. To be safe, bring more troops! In addition, don't go. If you go, others will be distracted to protect you. If something happens to you, the people of Guangzong will be shaken and it will be difficult to defend.”
Guan Hai immediately volunteered,"If you trust me, I'm willing to lead the troops to battle!"”
Zhang Jiao nodded." You've always been brave and brave. I'll be at ease if you fight."”
Guan Hai immediately went down to gather 50,000 soldiers. After midnight, he quietly opened the city gate and sneaked out.
Not far away, the camp was brightly lit and strangely quiet. One could even hear the snoring coming from the tent.
Looking around, the soldiers patrolling at night were all hugging their weapons and sleeping on the ground!
Guan Hai was instantly overjoyed and immediately started to show off,""Isn't this a good time to defeat the enemy? If the soldiers are so relaxed, my 50,000 strong army can directly kill them!”
So Guan Hai secretly gave orders to the army behind him and sent a small group of soldiers to retrieve Zhang Bao's body. The remaining large group of soldiers followed him and sneaked into the camp.
However, before they arrived, a horn suddenly sounded in the camp. Soldiers in armor and weapons immediately walked out of the camp!
At this moment, the sound of hurried hooves could be heard from the darkness not far away. Following that, a group of black-armored cavalry blocked their path of retreat!
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