Dong Huang followed Dong Zhuo's instructions to be obedient to Liu Bei, not to contradict him, and to strive for his recognition. Of course, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this, so he nodded in agreement.
However, looking at the county magistrate's intention, he obviously wanted to spend less money, so he was still willing to give the money, but Liu Bei simply refused.
Is it true that Confucian disciples are noble and upright?
Still not short of money?
He didn't understand.
Liu Bei looked at the young and energetic Dong Huang and just smiled.
"Why do you think we are fighting?"
Dong Huang blinked.
"Of course it's for money, for glory and wealth, otherwise who would want to fight?"
"I don't think so."
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "I fight in the hope that one day there will be no more wars to fight in the world."
Dong Huang was slightly surprised when he heard this.
"How can it be?"
"Why isn't it possible?"
Liu Bei asked back.
Dong Huang opened his mouth and thought about it, but he didn't know how to answer this question - with his education level of barely graduating from elementary school, he really couldn't answer this question.
Liu Bei then laughed.
"I believe that the day will come when people in the world no longer need to fight. To prepare for that day, I am willing to do something first to make the world a little better."
Dong Huang reached out and scratched his cheek.
Uncle, could that talented Liu Xuande you mentioned be a fool?
If I follow him, will there really be greater glory and wealth waiting for my family?
I just want glory and wealth.
Dong Huang was a little confused about this matter.
But it didn't matter, because soon, they started fighting.
After leaving Liren County and on the way to Kuizhang County, Liu Bei's vanguard army encountered a Yellow Turban Army of about a thousand people. This group of people came swaggering towards Lieren County with banners. Liu Bei initially If you are facing a major enemy, order the entire army to prepare.
But after Dong Huang was ordered to conduct reconnaissance, he came back and told Liu Bei that this group of people was here to die.
"On the flat ground, the march is unorganized and chaotic, and there is no cavalry accompanying it. If we encounter the enemy suddenly, we will not have time to form a formation. If the opponent still has cavalry, isn't it just to die? Sima, I request to lead my headquarters and serve Sima. Defeat this bandit army."
Liu Bei thought for a while and shook his head.
"It's unclear whether there are other enemy troops ahead. Your cavalry is an important new force and cannot be wasted on meaningless enemies. For the time being, recharge your batteries and don't move lightly."
Dong Huang said nothing and nodded.
Then Liu Bei led the entire army to press forward. It really didn't take much effort. He just let Zhang Fei launch a tentative attack and overwhelmed the swaggering Yellow Turban Army.
Then the whole army came on them and ate them up.
Liu Bei did not feel the pleasure of victory at all.
The main reason is that this Yellow Turban Army is not a qualified army at all. Even if it does not have uniform military uniforms, the ordnance is also not uniform. Some are fully armed, and some are ragged and hold a stick as soldiers.
Facing the heavily armed Han army, this battle is completely a situation where the flying dragon rides on the face.
According to the accounts of the captured leading officers of the Yellow Turban Army, they were sent by Gao Zheng, the left divine envoy among the three Yellow Turban Army envoys, to attack the central part of Wei County.
They were just the vanguard, with the main force behind them. The task of the main force was to reach the edge of the Yellow River and find a ferry.
"How many people do you have in total?"
Liu Bei wiped his sword while looking at the frightened officer.
The officer swallowed.
"One hundred thousand."
"One hundred thousand? That much?"
Zhang Fei, who was standing next to him, shouted in surprise, and the others also looked in disbelief.
"It's claimed to be one hundred thousand, but in fact... there are only fifty or sixty thousand people who can fight."
The officer noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere and quickly added: "Many of the others are bringing their families to make up the numbers. It looks like there are many people, but that's it..."
Liu Bei nodded and asked: "What are the names of the three divine envoys?"
"The left divine envoy is called Gao Zheng, the right divine envoy is called Yan Sheng, and the middle divine envoy is called Wang Meng."
"Are these three your main leaders?"
"yes."
"Aren't your great sages and his brothers dead? Do you still have the guts to continue causing chaos?"
"this……"
The officer looked at Liu Bei's face and whispered, "To be honest, can I save my life?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Speak quickly!"
Dong Huang's eyes widened, and he stepped up and slapped the officer in the face.
The officer howled after being beaten and quickly confessed.
"We all know that the Great Master is dead, but no one below knows that the three divine envoys claimed that the Great Master and his brothers abandoned their human bodies and went to heaven to pay homage to Huang Tianshen in order to make this uprising succeed. , please pray for us with the method of Huang Tianshen, so that we can be invincible and conquer all attacks!"
"Can this still happen?"
Liu Bei was a little surprised. He felt that he had underestimated the brainwashing ability of these magicians, and asked curiously: "Do the people below believe it?"
"Everyone who didn't believe it ran away."
The officer covered his face and whispered: "Of course I believe the rest, and we are indeed invincible and invincible..."
Liu Bei searched for it for a while.
"Then you who know that Zhang Jiao and the others are dead, why don't you run away?"
"Because we have won consecutive battles, we have robbed a lot of property. Seeing how useless the officers and soldiers are, I want to rob more, and rob some more, maybe we can get rich, so..."
"So, many of you just joined the bandit army to cause trouble?"
"yes."
Liu Bei sighed.
"Then the sky is dead and Huang Tiandang is standing? How many of you still believe it?"
"Can...can you tell me this?"
"Why can't you tell me?"
"In fact, not many people believe it anymore."
The officer whispered: "The great virtuous master is dead, and the two great doctors are also dead. They are all dead, and the sky is not dead. I have seen the body of the great virtuous master with my own eyes. Why go to Huangtian? He was obviously the one who was killed, blood was flowing all over the floor, his eyes were wide open, it’s not like I’ve never seen dead people before, only a fool would believe them..."
Liu Bei nodded.
"In that case, how much property have you stolen since you joined the army?"
"Not too much, but there are some..."
The officer's eyes suddenly lit up: "I will give you half of these belongings, in exchange for my life?"
Liu Bei rolled his eyes.
"Then...then 60%? Or 70%? It can't be more than 80% at most, otherwise if I fight all the way, I...I...won't my fight be in vain?"
The officer had a pained expression on his face.
Liu Bei took a deep breath.
"How many people did you kill to rob so much property?"
"I didn't kill many, mainly because my subordinates killed more, so I divided some."
The officer stared at Liu Bei's face and said anxiously: "I know you are not the kind of person who is short of money, but I will only live with that money in my life. Please be noble and let me go!"
Liu Bei was silent for a while and then slowly spoke.
"Drag him out and behead him."
"only."
Several guards came forward and dragged the dull-looking officer out.
After a while, there was a scream like a slaughtering pig, and then there was a muffled sound, and everything became quiet.
Qianzhao shook his head speechlessly.
"Kill him, everything belongs to us, why does he think we will be 50-50 with him?"
Everyone shook their heads together, not quite understanding this guy's brain circuit.
"That's not important, what's important is..."
Liu Bei stood up and said slowly: "These guys are already serious robbers and bandits. I don't believe what they said about heaven being dead and Huang Tiandang standing up, but if they can still fight for this , I admire them for being men, but the result? They are just a group of gangsters who took advantage of the chaos to make money."
Liu Bei no longer had any hesitation in his mind and ordered the entire army to reorganize and then continue the attack.
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PS: Happy New Year, I have added five chapters to celebrate. I wish you all a promotion and salary increase in the Year of the Rabbit, good health, a safe family, and no illness or disaster~
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