Chapter 46

The guard hurriedly said,

"My King, it is Liu Bei's troops. They disguised themselves as merchants, snuck into the city, slaughtered our soldiers, and seized the city gates!"

Helian cursed loudly,

"Damn that big-eared thief, he is too insidious! Assemble the army for me; I want to slaughter all of that big-eared thief's soldiers!"

"Bang!"

The main gate was kicked open.

"Damn it, I've finally run into a commander-in-chief!"

Zhang Fei charged in while cursing, killed Helian's guards with a few thrusts of his spear, and then casually stabbed Helian to death!

"Just this? Trash!"

Zhang Fei cursed, carried Helian's corpse out, and the Western Xianbei people who were still putting up a desperate resistance immediately scattered!

By the time Liu Bei and Guo Jia entered the city,

the Western Xianbei people who were still resisting in the city had basically been slaughtered.

Zhang Fei came over carrying Helian's head,

"Big Brother, this time the first merit should be mine, right!"

Liu Bei smiled and said,

"Good, Zhang Yide killed Helian and holds the first merit!"

"Xu Gongming, hold the city gate and welcome the main army into the city; you also get a great merit!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

This time, Liu Bei used intent to calculate the unintentional; before Helian had even noticed, he directly wiped him out.

This time, not only was the harvest bountiful, with Yanmen Commandery recovered, but it also intimidated the surrounding Hu Ren armed forces, making them afraid to easily provoke Liu Bei!

Zhao Yun, Zhao Fei, and Xu Huang led their troops to quickly pacify the entire Yanmen Commandery.

They captured sixty thousand Western Xianbei soldiers, seized eighty thousand warhorses, and over three hundred thousand head of cattle and sheep; all the wealth Helian had accumulated over so many years was taken by Liu Bei!

"Sixty thousand Western Xianbei soldiers, all demoted to slaves; arrange for them all to build roads and mine!"

Liu Bei thought for a moment,

"Reward those tens of thousands of Western Xianbei women to the soldiers as slaves!"

Guo Jia was rewarded with several by Liu Bei, and there was plenty of fine wine to drink!

Liu Bei also chose the three best-looking Western Xianbei noble girls to be bed-making maids, so that Cai Yan wouldn't be too tired.

In this battle,

the disciples of the Taiyuan Wang family performed outstandingly; Wang Yun's nephew, Wang Ling, as a battalion commander, killed a commander of ten thousand and was recommended by Liu Bei to be a County Magistrate.

Xu Huang recommended a new recruit to Liu Bei,

"My lord, this kid is named Hao Zhao, courtesy name Bodao. He hasn't been a squad leader for long. This time, during the capture of the city gate, he led a dozen crossbowmen to use the terrain to cause great casualties to the Xiongnu; for a time, the Xiongnu couldn't get close at all!"

"Hao Zhao?!"

Liu Bei looked at this burly, kneeling rookie soldier before him and thought to himself,

"Is he that Chencang Gate God who, with over a thousand men at Chencang Road, blocked Zhuge Zhang Liang's army for dozens of days?"

Liu Bei discovered that he had unintentionally found another treasure!

Liu Bei smiled and said,

"Good, Bodao, I promote you to a centurion; for now, continue to fight under Xu Gongming."

Hao Zhao was overjoyed.

He was born in humble circumstances and originally thought it would be difficult to be heavily used; he didn't expect his lord to promote him two ranks in a row!

"Thank you, my lord; this subordinate will definitely do his best."

Liu Bei patted his shoulder,

"I will arrange for you to learn the methods of training troops from Gao Shun; work hard!"

Hao Zhao knelt on one knee again,

"Thank you, my lord, for your cultivation!"

He was excited inside, not expecting his lord to value him so much.

The barrage also increased,

"This young man is already excited to pieces!"

"One look and you can tell he's from a commoner background; has Liu Bei discovered another piece of unpolished jade?"

"That big-eared thief's eye is indeed good; this Hao Zhao might actually become a talent."

"Forget it, is that big-eared thief really that divine?"

Netizens were now gradually being convinced by Liu Bei's eye; it seemed that everyone Liu Bei took a fancy to became a talent!

Liu Bei was still in Pingcheng when Guan Yu, who was left behind in Taiyuan, sent an urgent secret report:

Liu Hong had passed away!

Liu Bei held an emergency meeting in Pingcheng and told everyone the news,

"Military Advisor, what do you think of this matter?"

Guo Jia paused,

"My lord, the Emperor has passed away; I fear Luoyang will fall into chaos. Empress Dowager Dong supports Prince Xie, while Empress He promotes her own son, Prince Bian; the two are bound to be incompatible like fire and water."

Everyone nodded.

Liu Bei continued to ask,

"Guo Fengxiao, who do you think will win?"

Guo Jia smiled,

"My lord already had a decision; why ask me again?"

Liu Bei was a bit confused,

"Guo Fengxiao, where does this come from?"

"My lord, you previously befriended Ding Yuan Benchu; he is a confidant of Grand General He Jin. He Jin holds half the military power in Luoyang and has the support of the Ding Yuan family; it is only natural that he would win."

Everyone felt admiration,

"So the lord sees so far ahead!"

"The lord is wise!"

Liu Bei almost blushed; he coughed,

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"Guo Fengxiao, your flattery is truly good."

Everyone laughed out loud!

Liu Bei took out a secret letter,

"This is a secret letter sent to me by Ding Yuan Benchu; Grand General He Jin is summoning outside troops into Luoyang to slaughter the Ten Eunuchs and other eunuchs!"

Everyone was shocked!

Guo Jia slammed the table,

"Ding Yuan Shao is truly a traitor to the country!"

Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Xu Huang, Gao Shun, and others were all a bit confused; why was the Military Advisor cursing Ding Yuan Benchu?

Zhang Fei said bluntly,

"Military Advisor, killing the Ten Eunuchs is a good thing. Those eunuchs used to embezzle my big brother's merits; they should be killed!"

Clearly, Zhang Fei held a grudge!

"Big Brother, let me lead troops to kill into the imperial palace and stab that scoundrel Zhang Rang through and through!"

Liu Bei waved his hand,

"Zhang Yide, don't be impulsive; listen to the Military Advisor's analysis."

Guo Jia continued,

"Everyone, think about it: does killing a few eunuchs require outside troops to enter Luoyang? Just lead troops in and kill them."

The others thought it made sense, and Zhao Yun exclaimed,

"Is Ding Yuan Shao trying to stir the waters of Luoyang even more to profit from the chaos?"

Guo Jia nodded,

"Ding Yuan Shao's heart is punishable, but it's a pity that He Jin, a Grand General born as a butcher, simply cannot understand."