In fact, not only Liu Dai was guessing about Dong Zhuo's truth, but also the Suizao princes. While they were guessing, Zhang Heng arrived at Suizao with the last good news.
Compared to the shabby and humble appearance of the last time he came to the Jujube Alliance, Zhang Heng's pomp this time was much greater. Although he only had three hundred soldiers under his command, he held up nearly ten large banners with big words written on them. Zhang' character.
Following closely behind were more than twenty carriages carrying the heads, ears and weapons of Dong Zhuo's soldiers. In order to show off his achievements, Zhang Heng deliberately made these carriages not go side by side, but one after another, stretching for nearly a mile, which can be called a swagger.
Zhang Heng rode a tall horse at the front of the team, with a proud look on his face and a defiant attitude in his movements.
Arriving at the foot of Jujube City, Zhang Heng's convoy was stopped by soldiers at the city gate.
"Who is coming!"
The leading soldier rushed forward and shouted loudly.
Even though he knew that there was a high probability that he was a friendly force, he still had to go through the necessary cutscenes.
Normally, Zhang Heng would have dismounted, saluted, revealed his identity, and then entered the city.
But today, you can't do that.
After hearing the soldier's question, Zhang Hengfei not only did not dismount, he did not even raise his eyelids, he just waved his hand.
The soldiers beside him understood and immediately shouted to the soldiers at the city gate: "Captain Zhang Ziyi has returned in triumph, why don't you open the city gate quickly!"
"Is there a seal as proof?"
The soldier at the city gate asked again.
The so-called seal is also an official seal. Since official seals in the Han Dynasty were all tied with a belt, they were generally called seals.
There are also strict grades of seals and ribbons. The ones in the hands of the three great men are called golden seals and purple ribbons. The ones in the hands of Jiuqing who won two thousand stones and the prefects who won two thousand stones are called silver seals and green ribbons. Those with a bronze seal of less than 2,000 stones are called black ribbons with copper seals, and those with less than 400 stones are called copper seals with yellow ribbons.
The cavalry captain is an official worth two thousand stones, so the official seal in Zhang Heng's hand is the same as Liu Bei's silver seal and green ribbon.
"Yin Shou?"
Faced with the fact that the city defenders wanted to check Yin Shou's reasonable behavior, Zhang Heng sneered disdainfully.
The soldier understood again and waved to the city guard. When the soldiers came to him, Zhang Heng's soldiers suddenly raised their hands.
Snapped!
A big slap hit the soldier's face firmly, and in just a moment, a clearly visible finger print appeared.
"How dare you commit murder here!"
The defenders covered their faces, eyes filled with disbelief.
At this moment, Zhang Heng spoke immediately.
"Who do you think you are? You dare to look at my seal and ribbon. If you don't open the door again, I will immediately order your dog's head to be chopped off!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Heng's soldiers suddenly pulled out the swords from their waists, as if they were really going to take action.
When the city guards saw that Zhang Heng's men dared to draw their swords, they were at a loss and their eyes were full of fear.
Seeing that Zhang Heng still didn't open the door, he became furious.
"You are so stubborn and need to be killed!"
Just when the soldiers were about to kill someone, a voice suddenly came out not far away.
"Wait a minute, do it!"
Zhang Heng turned around and saw a man in his forties walking over. It was Chen Gong who had received him when he came to join the alliance.
"Captain Zhang, it's polite to serve as a subordinate."
When Chen Gong saw this posture, although he didn't understand the cause of the matter, he still quickly offered his hand to Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng then slowly got off his horse, but did not return the courtesy, but just waved to Chen Gong.
"There is no need to be polite in public."
Seeing Zhang Heng being so arrogant, Chen Gong's expression remained as usual, but a trace of disgust arose in his heart.
You have only won a few battles and have just been promoted to Cavalry Captain. How dare you be so rude.
Humph, the villain has succeeded!
"May I ask where the captain is from?" Chen Gong cupped his hands again and said, but his voice was much colder.
Zhang Heng sneered, "I came in triumph and was about to celebrate my victory with the princes, but this guy didn't open his eyes and held the city gate to prevent me from entering. Gongtai, do you think he should be killed?"
"Captain, calm down. Today is the auspicious day for the Commander to triumph and celebrate his victory. Why should we care about the soldiers and lose our status for nothing." Chen Gong said with a smile, "I came back from an outing and took the Commander into the city."
"Lead the way."
Zhang Heng nodded, but didn't even say thank you.
Just like when he first came to Huimeng, under the leadership of Chen Gong, Zhang Heng came to Suanzao County Government again.
Seeing that there was no one inside, Zhang Heng immediately showed a displeased expression.
"I fought bloody battles with Dong thief outside, but no one paid attention to me on the day of my triumphant victory. It's really chilling!"
Seeing Zhang Heng starting to stage things again, Chen Gong's disgust had reached the extreme, but he still had to force a smile on his face.
"The captain made a triumphant return, but he didn't send anyone to report the news in advance. Therefore, the princes didn't know about it, so how could they come to greet him? But please don't worry, captain. I will go to greet you now, so that I can celebrate the victory of the captain."
"Okay!" Zhang Heng laughed and said, "It's best to invite more people to the public platform, and let the princes see the results of my battle this time!"
"It's natural. The captain will stay here for a while, and the subordinate will leave immediately."
After saying that, Chen Gong turned around and strode away, not even wanting to look at Zhang Heng.
Looking at Chen Gong's leaving figure, Zhang Heng had a smile on his face.
Such realistic acting skills should be enough!
But not to mention, this feeling of being so domineering is really cool.
Zhang Heng shook his head and laughed at himself, then walked into the lobby, found a random seat and sat down, brewing his emotions so that he could continue the role play later.
But he said that after Chen Gong left, he immediately rushed to Zhang Miao's residence. But at this moment, Zhang Miao's place had already gathered a large room of people.
Zhang Miao's younger brother Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, Yuan Shaocong's brother, and Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei... Except for Kong Niao, the governor of Yuzhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, the princes of Yuan Shao's clan were not there. All are here.
As for the reason, when Chen Gong led Zhang Heng into the city, Zhang Miao had already received the news.
In the past few days, the princes have been discussing Liu Bei's victory. The general process is similar to what Liu Dai and Qiao Mao discussed. No matter what Liu Bei's intentions are, Dong Zhuo seems to be a paper tiger now.
So, should we attack them in groups and eventually enter Luoyang to share the benefits?
The princes were still hesitant.
But as soon as he heard that Zhang Heng was back, Zhang Miao couldn't sit still and hurriedly summoned everyone to discuss the matter.
Everyone knows that Zhang Heng has joined forces with Liu Bei for a long time. Now that he has returned in person, the princes want to get information about Dong Zhuo from him, especially about the combat effectiveness of the army, so that they can decide whether to send troops.
While the princes were discussing, Chen Gong pushed open the door and entered. Seeing so many people, his expression suddenly felt strange.
After a second thought, I suddenly understood everyone's plan.
"There is no need to be polite in public. Where is Zhang Ziyi now?"
Chen Gong was about to salute, but Zhang Miao waved his hand to stop him and went straight to the topic.
"Master Fu, Zhang Ziyi is at the county office now, waiting for you to celebrate his victory!"
Recalling Zhang Heng's arrogant attitude just now, Chen Gong smiled disdainfully.
"Celebrating?"
Zhang Miao said a little strangely.
Chen Gong then told what happened before, making everyone frown.
"Zhang Ziyi is too arrogant. He is just a small captain. How dare he let us and other princes celebrate for him? It is really rude!"
Yuan Yi, who has a fiery personality, jumped up on the spot and said with an angry look on his face.
"Brother Boye, calm down, calm down!"
The good old man Bao Xin persuaded with a wry smile.
Zhang Chao also smiled and said: "Brother Boye, Zhang Ziyi just won two games by luck, and yet he is so arrogant and domineering. Such a short-sighted person is not worthy of being in the same class as him."
Yuan Yi calmed down his anger slightly and sat down again.
But Zhang Miao next to him suddenly brightened his eyes, "Everyone, Zhang Ziyi is certainly a clown, but the key is that such a fierce and cowardly person can actually defeat the Dong thief several times in a row..."
After saying this, the eyes of all the princes suddenly lit up and they came to their senses.
Yes, this kind of thing can win consecutive battles, which shows that the enemy is really vulnerable.
If we end up in person, we won’t beat Dong Zhuo until he cries for his father and mother!
"Everyone says that the Xiliang army is extremely brave, but today it seems that it is not worthy of its reputation." Zhang Chao said with a smile, his expression full of excitement.
"Yes, with our elite soldiers and generals here, we can wipe out the Dong thieves in no time!"
Yuan Yi also echoed with a smile, showing no trace of the anger just now.
Zhang Miao also smiled, but he was more conservative than others.
"This matter is just a guess. We still need to find out what the specific situation is. Then doesn't Zhang Ziyi want us to celebrate his success? Okay, we will satisfy him!"
"What brother said is absolutely true. Let's go and celebrate for Zhang Ziyi!"
Zhang Chao laughed and agreed.
All the princes nodded in agreement, and for a while the whole room was filled with happy air.
