Chapter 654

Yan Liang and Wen Chou had already led the troops to rush out of the camp.

Yuan Shao immediately spurred his horse to follow, and then met the Huang Jin rebels in the direction of Quliang City.

However, not long after rushing out of the camp, when Yuan Shao led his four thousand troops and truly saw the Huang Jin rebels.

Yuan Shao was a bit dumbfounded.

Yuan Shao had already arrived at the small dirt slope where he and Xu You had observed Quliang City in the morning.

The small dirt slope was located at a high point outside Quliang City; it couldn't be called looking down from a height, but one could still see the full view of the south side of Quliang City.

And at this moment, as far as Yuan Shao's eyes could see, it was as if he were seeing a yellow ocean.

The entire Quliang City seemed to be surrounded by yellow waves.

Of course, this wasn't to say Yuan Shao hadn't seen it before.

These Huang Jin rebels were the ones Yuan Shao had driven here all the way.

It's just...

It's just that the hundred thousand Huang Jin rebels Yuan Shao had seen before were like a flock of sheep being driven by him.

And now, rushing out of Quliang City, waving all kinds of weapons, they were no longer the flock of sheep Yuan Shao had seen before.

These people, now shouting "The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall stand," looked in every way like proper rebel soldiers.

"Benchu..."

"If we run now, there is still time," Xu You, riding on a horse and wearing a scholar's long robe, swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "This looks a bit wrong."

"They don't seem to be the same people as before."

Yuan Shao also nodded.

He looked back at the four thousand or so people behind him.

These four thousand people, wanting to fight head-on against these hundred thousand people.

He wasn't Duan Ziyi.

Besides, even Duan Ziyi wasn't that fierce.

Four thousand fighting over a hundred thousand, don't make me laugh.

"Order... retreat, retreat!"

Yuan Shao, riding on his horse, waved his hand and immediately turned his horse around.

Xu You followed immediately behind.

Quliang Chengnan Gate.

Zhang Bao, wearing a yellow long robe with armor over it, was riding on a black warhorse.

Around him were Huang Jin Warriors wearing armor on their upper bodies and holding long spears and other weapons.

Watching the Taiping Dao believers rushing out and covering the mountains and plains, the corners of Zhang Bao's mouth couldn't help but rise.

Beside him, Zhang Liang, who was half a body behind Zhang Bao, was also looking into the distance on horseback.

"Third Brother, did you see that?" Zhang Bao pointed proudly in the direction Yuan Shao was fleeing: "Just these people, they are simply vulnerable!"

"If Big Brother had ordered us to pick up weapons earlier, the entire Jizhou would probably have been conquered by us by now."

Zhang Liang nodded slightly in agreement.

"Third Brother, don't worry," Zhang Bao patted his chest and guaranteed: "It won't be long before we can march into Luoyang."

"By then, you and I, brothers, will share this world!"

Quliang City.

Most of the Taiping Dao believers had already rushed out of the city.

The noisy streets and alleys instantly became empty and deserted.

The back courtyard of the County Government residence.

Two figures, one tall and one short, one thin and one burly, were crouching and sticking to the wall of the back courtyard of the County Government.

Hao Zhao looked at Jia Dong beside him with confusion and asked in a low voice: "Proprietor, what are we doing here?"

Jia Dong's thief-like eyes looked around, then he gave a grin and said in a low voice: "Of course, it's to build merit, to build great merit."

"Huh?" Hao Zhao didn't understand, his eyes somewhat confused.

Jia Dong said with a grin: "Didn't you see just now?"

"The one on the platform inciting the Taiping Dao believers wasn't Zhang Jiao, but Zhang Jiao's younger brother, Zhang Bao."

"According to my guess, this Zhang Bao has very likely already put Zhang Jiao under house arrest."

"Huh?" Hao Zhao looked shocked: "That can't be, Zhang Jiao is the leader of the Taiping Dao, isn't he? Zhang Bao is Zhang Jiao's younger brother, how could he put his elder brother under house arrest?"

"Stupid," Jia Dong said: "Before, when Zhang Jiao was still appearing, he didn't even think about rebelling."

"If Zhang Jiao wanted to rebel, would he have needed to wait until now?"

"I suspect that it's because they had different opinions."

"Now, I don't know what happened to Zhang Jiao; maybe there was some change, or maybe he was usurped by Zhang Bao, which is why Zhang Bao is so blatantly inciting the Taiping Dao believers to rebel."

"Do you understand now?"

Hao Zhao understood.

So he nodded repeatedly: "Then what are we doing here?"

Jia Dong: "..."

"I've decided, I won't recommend you to the Lord anymore; you'd better follow me."

"Are you stupid!"

Jia Dong wanted to jump up and hit this big blockhead.

"Are you stupid?"

Jia Dong pointed at the County Government behind him and said: "The Taiping Dao believers in this city have all gone out of the city, but only here are there people guarding. What kind of person do you think is being held here?"

"Ah!" Hao Zhao scratched his head: "I know, it's Zhang Jiao!"

Jia Dong let out a long breath.

Fortunately, fortunately he answered correctly, otherwise he really would have been hopeless.

"Come on, the time for us to build merit has arrived."

"If Zhang Jiao is really inside, then our merit this time will be huge!"

"Go on, it's your turn!"