Xingyang.
After defeating Niu Fu, Liu Bei's army did not continue to garrison Guoting. At Zhang Heng's suggestion, they withdrew to Xingyang and prepared to defend the city.
After all, from beginning to end, going out to the city to fight was just to plot against Niu Fu. Now that the goal has been achieved and Dong Zhuo's army is about to arrive, there is no need to fight in the field.
Guoting was too small to be called a city at all, and it was unable to defend Dong Zhuo's army.
Furthermore, the prisoners absorbed in the previous battle also had to be digested.
At least in this battle against Dong Zhuo, it was impossible to count on them to contribute. If Dong Zhuo cheers up and these soldiers turn against him in battle, that will be nonsense.
The army began to withdraw into the city, leaving only Zhang Liao and his troops still cleaning the battlefield, searching everywhere for the corpses of Niu Fu's soldiers, and then gathered them together and set them on fire. Prevent corpses from decaying and viruses from growing.
At the same time, they also collected the weapons and equipment scattered around Niu Fujun.
The food tent will definitely be useless after being soaked in water, but these weapons can continue to kill people as long as they are sharpened.
In fact, Zhang Heng had previously thought of using the corpses of these enemy soldiers to carry out germ warfare against Dong Zhuo's army, and it would be best to make Dong Zhuo himself infected with the plague.
But after thinking about it again and again, he still gave up.
First, the virus is an indiscriminate attack that does not distinguish between friend and foe. Once it spreads, loss of control is inevitable, and even Liu Bei will be infected. It is not worthwhile to exchange Dong Zhuo's life for his own.
Both of them, even if the plague can kill Dong Zhuo, it will also affect the surrounding people and cause devastation. Zhang Heng considers himself shameless, but he still has some bottom lines.
Soldiers are soldiers. As long as they go to the battlefield, there is no way to deal with them.
But the people are the people. As long as they are not on the battlefield, they should not die because of the war. This is Zhang Heng's principle.
Not to mention, Zhang Liao led the team to search for a day or two, but every day they harvested a lot. The weapons they picked up piled up like mountains. When he was lucky, he could even capture dozens of war horses and bring back several mysterious figures. First.
Liu Bei didn't say who he belonged to, so Zhang Liao was so stupid that he distributed all the good things to his troops, treating them as a reward for the soldiers' hard work in carrying the corpses these days.
At this time, all the generals could not sit still and ran to Liu Bei to complain, saying that Zhang Liao had enriched himself.
There is only one meaning behind the words - give us some points.
After all, the Xiliang Army today is no longer the impoverished local military leader it once was. After Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he directly emptied the Luoyang arsenal and armed all his direct troops. The boots peeled off any enemy corpse were all of the highest quality.
Liu Bei was also very confused about this and didn't even want to pay attention to it.
It is indeed correct to say that Zhang Liao enriched himself. But Zhang Liao also had a reason to say that these were not materials captured in the war and needed to be handed over.
These are picked up bit by bit by my soldiers. Do you understand, what is picked up is my own.
The generals hated this with itch, but they couldn't find anything wrong with it.
In the end, Zhang Heng waved his sleeves and solved this problem for Liu Bei.
Aren’t you envious, jealous, and hateful? Then go pick it up too!
Now the generals no longer complained, but enthusiastically joined the ranks of the corpse-picking army.
Well, it is a veritable corpse-picking.
Especially the soldiers under Cao Cao's command had never seen the corpse of such a wealthy man.
This is not picking up corpses, this is obviously looking for gold!
At this time, the corpses of Niu Fu's soldiers were like mountains of gold and silver mines in the eyes of the soldiers. Every time he found one, he couldn't help but let out a howl of pleasure.
Just when Cao Cao was leading his soldiers and happily making a fortune, a puff of smoke and dust suddenly rose in the distance, followed by the sound of horse hooves.
At first, Cao Cao didn't pay attention, thinking that one of the generals was returning home with a full load. But the more I heard it, the less likely it seemed. The sound of the horses' hooves was strict and dense, like an attack horn.
No way, the enemy army has just been wiped out, and only two days later, they dare to come and die again?
Under the impact of a great victory, Cao Cao also despised Dong Zhuojun.
Soon, an army appeared in front. Judging from the looks of it, the number should be no less than 2,000. The general at the head was a face that Cao Cao had never seen before.
No, Dong Zhuo's army has arrived!
Cao Cao's eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly ordered his soldiers to put down their supplies and prepare to form a formation to meet the enemy.
The enemy army gradually approached, and Cao Cao saw clearly that the leader was about thirty years old, with a majestic face, wearing mysterious armor, and a square-shaped halberd in his hand, shining brightly in the sunlight.
What surprised Cao Cao the most was the general's height.
Good guy, this man is almost nine feet tall. Among the people Cao Cao has ever seen, only Guan Yu can compare with him. Wu Dalang's figure like Cao Cao barely reached his chest.
Look at the horse under his crotch. It is as red as coals, and there is not a single hair on the whole body. It looks absolutely extraordinary. In line with the momentum of this person, it is fully worthy of the word majestic.
"Quick, get in formation!"
Cao Cao shouted loudly.
The more extraordinary this person is, the more it proves that the soldiers under his command are all elite, and he must be the vanguard general of the Dong thief. He must not underestimate the enemy.
At this time, Cao Cao's soldiers also reacted, hurriedly threw away the trophies in their hands, and rushed over to form an array.
The visitor was none other than Lu Bu who came to inquire about the news.
He volunteered to come to investigate the day before yesterday, but he already learned the result halfway. After all, the defeat of one or two thousand troops fully explained the problem.
Lu Bu could have gone back to recover his life, but then he thought that even though he had completed his mission, it would be too disgraceful to go back like this. At least he had to rush to his destination and see the battlefield for himself, lest he be left speechless when Dong Zhuo asked.
Of course, if possible, you might as well test the enemy's combat effectiveness.
Lu Bu really wanted to climb up, so naturally he had to be more positive.
After two days of traveling, Lu Bu finally arrived at the lower reaches of Bian River. When he was about to check, Tanqi suddenly reported that enemy troops were gathering corpses ahead and setting them on fire.
Lu Bu was a little confused at first, and then overjoyed.
If you don't take the opportunity to beat him up, wait until later.
If you can take advantage of the opportunity to perform meritorious service, you will have overfulfilled the task. Not only will you be praised by Dong's father, but you will also be able to feel proud in front of the group of Xiliang army generals.
Did you see that the Kanto bandits who defeated Niu Fu to the point of annihilation were defeated by me with less than 2,000 men?
I just want to ask you if you are convinced.
Just do it, Lu Bu immediately led his army and rushed over, preparing to take Cao Cao away in one wave.
So, the scene before me happened.
As Lu Bu charged, the two sides got closer and closer, but Cao Cao's soldiers were just ready to complete their formation.
Seeing this, a trace of disdain flashed in Lu Bu's eyes.
The Xiliang army was indeed a bunch of losers. I really don’t know how they lost.
With something like this, with the Fang Tian painted halberd in my hand and the red rabbit horse on my crotch, many people will die.
