When the two jade pendants were completely put together, Huangpu Song said that he had always been mentally prepared. But the joy in his heart could not be concealed at all, because he was absolutely sure that this was the support staff sent by Lu Zhi to communicate with them.
And the other party has been confirmed to be nearby, which is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for them. This greatly increased their determination to hold on and also greatly improved the morale of their own soldiers.
However, according to what is written on the cloth. Huangpu Song is still a little worried that no other reinforcements will arrive, if that is the case.
Then they are just rejoicing in vain, and it may very well cost them their lives.
Lieutenant General: "Now I believe General Huangpu Song will have no doubts, right?"
"This jade pendant was given to me by General Lu Zhi himself. It is absolutely authentic."
Huangpu Song: "Hahaha, not bad, not bad."
"This jade pendant itself is a pair. I studied with General Lu Zhi when I was young."
"Moreover, we bought this jade pendant from a vendor when we were studying. Although it is not valuable, this jade pendant represents the friendship between the two of us."
"Besides, only the two of us know the secret of this jade pendant."
"If it weren't for the rebels this time, maybe we wouldn't be able to use this jade pendant in our lifetime."
"Tell the brothers, as long as we hold on for a few more days, our reinforcements will arrive."
"At that time, these Yellow Turban thieves were nothing to fear."
After Huang Pusong finished speaking, the deputy general and the people in his team finally felt relieved. Because they were afraid that General Huangpu Song would not believe them, they thought they were spies of the Yellow Turban Army and killed them.
Fortunately, I have a jade pendant given by my general. Only then did he escape a disaster.
Lieutenant General: "General Huangpu Song, we brothers have not had hot food for several days."
"And I have never had a good night's sleep. Can you arrange a tent and some food for us tonight so that we can have a good rest?"
In fact, this is also a means for him to win over people's hearts. After all, his brother took such a big risk, and it would be unjustifiable if he didn't show any signs of it.
And if something like this happens next time, wouldn't it mean that no one would be willing to follow you?
Several soldiers were very moved when they heard what their lieutenant said. At least his general was still thinking about them, so it was worthwhile for them to accompany his lieutenant.
Huangpu Song: "I was negligent."
Then Huangpu Song said to the guard: "Go and immediately arrange for someone to buy an old hen from the people."
"Enter our benefactor well."
Guard: "Promise, I will go immediately."
When they heard that there was chicken to eat, the deputy general and his men couldn't help but swallow their saliva several times. They haven't seen such food in more than a month. They were either chasing the rebels or chasing the rebels along the way.
During this period of time, they basically ate dry food and vegetarian food, even the generals did the same. In addition to the fine chaff for the war horses, tens of thousands of them eat food that is difficult to swallow.
The deputy general bowed quickly and said, "I would like to thank General Huangpu Song."
Huangpu Song: "You're welcome, you go and rest first."
"After a while, they will definitely call you when they are done."
Then Huangpu Song pointed to a soldier and said, "You, take this general and his men to rest."
It's just that the soldier didn't seem to hear it, and was still immersed in the fantasy of eating chicken and drinking soup.
Not just him, but the rest of the soldiers too. It's just that they don't show it usually, but now they show it when Huangpu Song talks about it.
Huangpu Song: "Everyone, stay energetic and survive these days. I'll grab the Yellow Turban Army's horses below and kill them for meat. Don't be embarrassed."
He himself was very angry, but he also knew that this was very helpless. After all, he is also craving for this bite now, but it's a pity that he can't show it.
Once Huangpu Songdu behaves like this, it will be difficult to lead the soldiers below. And if there are soldiers who cannot resist the temptation and steal the people's food and livestock, then they will lose this battle without having to fight.
These people will definitely cooperate with the Yellow Turban Army, and Youzhou City will not be able to defend it.
Huangpu Song: "I'm really ashamed, but my soldiers haven't seen meat for a long time."
"These nobles are simply unreasonable. At this time, they still hide the food and are unwilling to sell it."
After Huangpu Song finished speaking, he sighed. How could he not know that these soldiers of his were in difficulty. From the time he set out from Luoyang to now, he has basically never stopped.
Most of the time was spent killing enemies and rushing on the road, and there was no time to replenish supplies. Those aristocratic families are all very thieves, and they will not be allowed to receive a grain of food at all.
This is already commonplace for Huangpu Song and his soldiers.
In this regard, what else can Huangpu Song do besides expressing helplessness. These nobles are also unable to move easily, and any move will definitely be accompanied by bloodshed and sacrifice.
Moreover, for today's big men. Maybe if he moved these nobles, the Yellow Turban Army composed of these refugees would not be the only ones rebelling in the world.
He still clearly distinguishes the pros and cons of this.
Lieutenant General: "General Huangpu Song, brothers just need a warm meal."
"As for the meaty stuff, there's no need for it. Let's go down first."
"Farewell!"
After the deputy general finished speaking, he took his own people and followed a soldier who led the way down. After all, they were very tired after a busy day.
You also need to rest, after all, if you can't even guarantee rest. To fall asleep when facing an enemy is to seek death.
This is also a way for them to protect themselves.
Huangpu Song: "The world is like this, eh."
Then he went to prepare to go back to rest. As for the specific matters, he still needed to discuss it with Liu Yan tomorrow.
In the other direction, Dong Zhuo also led the army to Youzhou for support. He originally didn't want to come, but he followed Li Ru's suggestion and decided to send troops to support.
Now he is eating roast chicken and riding on a chariot to Youzhou.
Dong Zhuo took a big bite of the roasted chicken and said, "You think the general will go to support us this time. What kind of position will the imperial court give us if we succeed?"
"We have brought tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and the consumption of military rations is not a small figure. We cannot lose people and food and earn nothing by then."
Dong Zhuo is no longer the young man he was back then. Maybe he once thought about reimbursing the court, but after experiencing some things, it was obvious that he no longer thought that way.
The person he was asking these questions just now was his son-in-law Li Ru, one of the three most famous poisoners in history.
Together with Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, he was one of the three great poisoners in the late Han Dynasty, which shows his high wisdom.
Li Ru looked at his father-in-law. Although he was filled with emotion, there was nothing he could do. After all, his wife was Dong Zhuo's daughter, and Dong Zhuo also betrothed his daughter to him because he saw his potential.
Now is the time for him to make suggestions, and Li Ru himself understands this.
Li Ru: "Master Xiaowei, this time we only need to send troops to support Youzhou. After you join forces with General Lu Zhi and General Huangpu Song to assist Youzhou before the city is destroyed, we will receive the reward from the imperial court no matter what." One portion.”
"And, the most important thing is that we show our faces in front of the people all over the world."
“You can use this to achieve great things in the future.”
In fact, Li Ru himself also thought about escaping from Dong Zhuo at that time. But he also knew that apart from Dong Zhuo, he had nothing to rely on. After all, the court officials were all selected from among the nobles.
No matter what happens, it will not be his turn to be Li Ru, and even if he is promoted to be filial and honest, it will not be his turn. The person before him was Dong Zhuo.
Regardless of this, even if she wanted to escape, there was nothing she could do. After all, Dong Zhuo liked to make friends with the Qiang people, and all the people in the area belonged to him.
Even if you want to escape, there is no way to escape.
It can be said that Li Ru is not satisfied with his current situation.
Dong Zhuo took a sip of wine and said, "That's all. In that case, let's do as you say."
"By then, I hope the imperial court can give us a bigger official position."
Although Dong Zhuo said so, Li Ru knew that Dong Zhuo's ambition would never stop there. Because the Dong Zhuo he had seen was too greedy, and he had no pleasure at all, even his own subordinates were the same.
But these people were very loyal to Dong Zhuo, which was why he could become the local emperor in Liangzhou.
Not to mention Dong Zhuo's side, Yuan Shu has now led his army to the vicinity of Youzhou City. The scouts he sent out told him that there were other army scouts directly ahead, but they were captured by his own men.
Yuan Shu looked at the scout wearing Han armor in front of him and asked, "Did you just say that you were a scout under General Huangpu Song?"
"But why should I believe you? Our army is still about seventy miles away from Youzhou, and General Lu Zhi's scouts actually arrived here from Youzhou City."
"Do you think the pastoral church in this state believes it?"
This is not to blame Yuan Shu for being suspicious, after all, it is normal under ordinary circumstances. The army's scouts will not be sent out more than fifty miles away from the garrison unless there is a special order.
Or maybe it's a different war. Under normal circumstances, the army's scouts will never be farther than fifty miles away from the army.
Scout: "Lord Zhou Mu, in fact, General Lu Zhi has not stationed himself in Youzhou City."
"Our army has stopped forty miles outside Youzhou City, because there are nearly 300,000 Yellow Turbans ten miles outside Youzhou City."
