Chapter Two Months of Development
"If it is within Fengxiang's ability, what will the governor give me but it's okay to say it."
A certain city lord felt a move. This sentence seemed passionate, but in fact there was enough room for him. Whether the demand proposed by Zang Hong was within Fengxiang's "ability" was decided by A Niu.
Zang Hong seemed to realize this and thought to himself, "This Zheng Aniu is indeed difficult to deal with", but his face still showed a touching expression, "Lord Aniu City, Hong was entrusted by Gong Yuan to take charge of Qingzhou affairs, and should do his best for the people of Qingzhou. Qingzhou's people are simple and prosperous, and they should have great potential, but the Yellow Turban Army has been rampant for a long time, attacking endlessly and looting the cities and towns of various counties. If the people of Qingzhou cannot be eliminated, Qingzhou will never have peace!"
After saying that, Zang Hong looked at a city lord with his eyes trembling.
A certain city lord is definitely not a fool, and Zang Hong's intention is unconcealed. If A Niu still doesn't know Zang Hong's purpose, it would be really stupid.
A Niu's face turned solemn and said slowly: "Does the governor hope that Fengxiang will send troops to help the prefecture pacify the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou?"
“That’s right!”
"I'll ask: In addition to Feng Xiang, what other strange people have the governor invited to help the war?"
"No, A Niu is the only one for the time being!"
A city lord couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Mr. Governor really respects Feng Xiang..."
Zang Hong laughed loudly, "Fengxiang's strong soldiers and brave generals are well-known. Except for Lord Aniucheng, the other Lords of the Yiren are not enough to achieve this achievement. The Han Dynasty is in a turbulent autumn, so how can a capable and ambition be safe? Please do not refuse!"
When Zang Hong's predecessor was in charge of Qingzhou, he fought with the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, but unfortunately he had not defeated the Yellow Turban Army. If the Xinyang Town Battle, which had not been killed by Ma Yuanyi and others, the prefecture troops would not have gained any advantage on their opponents.
The great victory in Xinyang Town was not a credit to the provincial government troops. Zang Hong has learned that that victory is not unrelated to the Fengxiang Army.
Zang Hong chose Fengxiang City to send troops to help the battle, not on a whim, but on a careful consideration.
——Fengxiang Army is strong enough!
Feng Xiang's Iron Blood Army has already made a name for itself in a series of tragic wars. In the previous episode, the Yellow Turban elites including the Black Mountain Army and the Baibo Army besieged Luoyang. Feng Xiang won the victory in an almost impossible situation, which is enough to prove the strength of Feng Xiang's army!
——Fengxiang and the Yellow Turban Army have always been in a disagreement.
Zang Hong just learned that Zhang Jiao was dead at the hands of Fengxiang people, and understood that the hatred between Fengxiang and the Yellow Turban Army was irreconcilable, and the battle of Luoyang intensified the conflict between the two sides. In Zang Hong's view, sending troops to help the prefecture pacify the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou is also in line with Fengxiang's interests, and A Niu cannot refuse!
Unfortunately, although Zang Hong knew that Fengxiang and the Yellow Turban Army had a deep hatred, he could not know that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army had actually been effectively controlled, and the two sides even had a series of trade cooperation. Zang Hong actually asked A Niu to send troops to destroy his allies!
A city lord had a headache.
First of all, just the friendship and trust that Aniu and Fat Dragon Baby have formed for a long time, it is impossible for Aniu to really do something to sell his friends, although this is just a game!
Secondly, even if a certain city lord is indifferent to his righteousness when he sees profit, he will never agree to Zang Hong's request. Fengxiang's ally relationship with the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans has been systematically notarized. No matter who is in the alliance, he will face the most severe system punishment - deletion of the account!
Even if A Niu has little stubbornness in his head, he would not agree to such a request. Just as A Niu was about to politely decline, Zang Hong spoke again, "Lord A Niu City, if Feng Xiang can help me to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Qingzhou, the prefecture will not let A Niu do his best in vain. There will be rewards after the matter is completed!"
After this sentence, a city lord couldn't say anything, and a systematic announcement rang in Aniu's ears, "Ding Dong. The governor of Qingzhou Zang Hong highly praised Fengxiang City's military strength and specially issued the task of "pacifying the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou" to Fengxiang. Do you accept it?"
Zang Hong's request actually appeared in the form of a systematic task. It is not difficult to imagine that an errand like "pending the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans" could never be a small task. This put A Niu in a dilemma. He had always decisively ruled by the City Lord Fengxiang, and was unable to make a decision at this time.
Although A Niu didn’t know how many people the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army controlled by Feilong Baby, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army had now, in history, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army had more than one million people at its peak. Even if it was not so glorious now, at least three, four, five, six, seven or eight hundred thousand people!
In the past mission of rescue of the Beihai, Fengxiang only needed to defeat tens of thousands of Yellow Turban Army, which gave Fengxiang a lot of benefits. If he could complete the task of "Putting Qingzhou Yellow Turbans", his reward...
A Niu was unwilling to give up the task just like this, but he did not dare to agree to send troops rashly. If he violated the covenant and violated the laws of heaven, it would be unworthy of being "divine punishment" by the system. What A Niu needs to do now is to find a balance from it. If this balance does not exist, Feng Xiang had to give up.
Thinking of this, a city lord asked carefully: "Mr. Governor, I don't know what the specific requirements for this task are? The Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou has hundreds of thousands and has been in Qingzhou for many years. It is impossible to uproot them. It is impossible to complete a task that is simply impossible, and it's better if A Niu doesn't take it."
Since the mission was sent by Zang Hong, this guy naturally knew his requirements. Zang Hong smiled and said, "The Lord of Aniu City is indeed cautious and meticulous. It is of course unrealistic to destroy the Yellow Turban Army. After accepting the mission, what Fengxiang had to do was to weaken the strength of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou. In three months, the number of Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou was reduced by at least 100,000 people. Of course, this number includes the combat results of the state prefecture troops."
Speaking of the latter, Zang Hong's face turned red.
These days after he took office, the state prefecture troops and the Yellow Turban Army had several small-scale battles, but it would be better not to mention the result. In his opinion, the state prefecture troops could not be of great use in a short period of time, which is also the reason why Zang Hong urgently hopes that Fengxiang will send troops!
A city lord thought for a while, sighed and continued: "Three months reduced the number of Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou by 100,000 people... This task is possible, but in this way, aren't all my Fengxiang men full of blood? A Niu must not do such an unjust thing! Unless..."
Zang Hong couldn't help but be a little surprised. The sloppy figure shown by the City Lord Fengxiang at this time was obviously beyond Zang Hong's expectations, and he said anxiously: "Unless what?"
A Niu pretended to be hesitant and said: "Many of the Yellow Turban bandits were once ordinary people and were forced to rebel because of their lives. The purpose of joining the Yellow Turban was to simply get some food that could last your life. If the governor didn't mind, A Niu hoped to solve the problem in a bloodless way as much as possible, such as recruiting surrenders, or just forcing the Yellow Turban Army out of Qingzhou, I don't know what the adults thought."
Zang Hong just hesitated for a moment, and quickly raised his head and said resolutely: "As long as the goal of weakening the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army's troops can be achieved, no matter what means or method is used, if the Yellow Turban Army is forced out of Qingzhou, they must at least ensure that they will not come back within three months. In this way, Lord A Niu will have no doubts!"
A city lord stood up and said, "Thank you, Lord Governor. A Niu shouldn't refuse any more, but this matter is of great importance. A Niu dared not respond hastily to avoid being entrusted in the future and needs to return to the territory for the long-term plan. If Lord Governor allows, A Niu hopes to give an accurate reply when visiting again in three days, can it be?"
A Niu worked hard for a long time, but in the end he didn't make the decision immediately. Even Wang Yue felt that A Niu had done something too much this time. But Zang Hong's face was not at all unhappy, and his eyebrows did not move. "Okay, wait for the good news in three days!"
Before leaving the governor's mansion, a city lord presented Zang Hong with ten jars of Hundred Flowers wine and a master-level pearl jewelry as a gift for Zang Hong's appointment as the governor of Qingzhou. Zang Hong did not refuse much and accepted it happily.
When A Niu and others stood on the streets of Linzi City, Wang Yue couldn't help asking A Niu, "The fourth brother has an agreement with that baby. If you attack each other, wouldn't it be a pledge? That's a pledge that can make you truly die!"
It is not unreasonable that Wang Yue understood "deletion of the account" as "the real death of a strange man".
A Niu smiled indifferently, "Brother, don't worry. For this reason, I didn't dare to agree immediately. I delayed these three days just to make a long-term plan after going back. As long as we reach a consensus with the baby and act in a double act, we can not only not break the alliance, but also get the benefits of the state government, why not do it?"
A certain city lord had a long time chatting with Zang Hong, but it was nothing more than just trying to play tricks.
Since both "recruiting rebels" and "forcing out of Qingzhou" can achieve the same effect, there is no need to do a few battles with real swords and guns. As long as Fat Dragon Baby is willing to cooperate, at most everyone can share the benefits of this mission, Fengxiang can gain some benefits without bloodshed!
"So that's it!" Wang Yue felt relieved.
Zhao Yun also smiled and said, "I was thinking just now, with the character and character of the fourth brother, how could he agree to Zang Hong's request? There must be a reason for this! Now I finally understand."
At this moment, a martial artist hurried over, one of the people who had followed Xiaoxue before. The martial artist looked anxious, "Lord, Miss Xiaoxue was flirted with in the market, and now she has started fighting!" (To be continued,)
Chapter completed!