Chapter 171

"Sorry, My Lord."

"If I want to live, I have to kill you."

Cheng Gongying looked at Han Sui, whose breath was gradually dissipating, a trace of guilt flashing in his eyes.

But the next moment, this trace of guilt dissipated with the wind.

Historically, Cheng Gongying was indeed a loyal subject to Han Sui.

After Yan Xing betrayed Han Sui, Cheng Gongying still did not abandon him.

But... at that time, Cheng Gongying had been following Han Sui for nearly thirty years!

Not like now, where every day he was either following Han Sui in rebellion or on the way to rebellion!

To put it bluntly,

what kind of lord teaches what kind of subordinate.

Since Han Sui started, the number of rebellions has been no less than five times.

Looking at the history of the entire late Han and Three Kingdoms era, the number of people who can exceed Han Sui in rebellion is also countable on one's fingers.

Although every rebellion of Han Sui was to head toward a better future,

the subordinates following him were nurtured by this rebellious ideology every day.

This resulted in there being no loyalty to Han Sui himself to speak of.

More importantly,

Han Sui is someone who "can neither share adversity nor share prosperity."

When encountering danger,

Han Sui subconsciously wanted his subordinates to cover his retreat.

When encountering benefits,

Han Sui ate the meat, and his subordinates were very likely not even able to drink a mouthful of hot soup.

This is why Han Sui had ambition, aspirations, and a certain degree of ability,

but could only struggle in this little plot of land in Liangzhou!

Compared to Dong Zhuo,

Han Sui had no "vision" to speak of.

Dong Zhuo's treatment of the Bingzhou faction and the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction was indeed not good, and could even be called harsh.

But he was incredibly good to the Xiliang core faction that followed him in starting the business!

The high-ranking generals of the Xiliang core faction were even as important as family members in Dong Zhuo's eyes.

Looking at Han Sui again?

Subordinates take the blame, he takes the benefits.

If such a lord didn't encounter betrayal, that would be strange!

In the desperate situation just now,

Han Sui patted his butt and left directly, leaving Yan Xing to cover the retreat.

But what if Yan Xing couldn't hold on?

Then the next person left to cover the retreat would be eight or nine times out of ten Cheng Gongying!

Under such circumstances,

Cheng Gongying, who knew Han Sui's personality, naturally had to strike first.

Otherwise, if Han Sui didn't die, the one who would die in a moment would be him!

Cutting off Han Sui's head,

Cheng Gongying shouted loudly:

"The bandit leader Han Sui is dead!"

"We are willing to surrender!"

Zhang Xiu, who was rushing toward Han Sui, was stunned in place by this sudden change.

What's the situation?

He hadn't even made a move, and Han Sui was already dead?

Looking at the slightly dull-eyed Zhang Xiu, Cheng Gongying came to his side and smiled slightly:

"This General, do you want Han Sui's head?"

Zhang Xiu nodded almost subconsciously.

Subsequently, he saw a bloody object appear in his hand.

It was exactly Han Sui's head!

"Haha, I will leave this to the General."

"But I ask the General to please ensure my life."

Cheng Gongying is very smart.

He intends to give the credit for killing Han Sui to Zhang Xiu.

In exchange for his own safety.

Although Zhang Xiu is a bit dull, he is not a fool.

After Cheng Gongying's hint, he also understood Cheng Gongying's meaning at this moment.

He nodded fiercely and promised Cheng Gongying:

"Sir, rest assured."

"With me, Zhang Youwei, here, I can definitely guarantee your life!"

After hearing this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Cheng Gongying's mouth.

His purpose was not just to exchange for his own life,

but to use Zhang Xiu as his stepping stone for promotion!

It is well known that the strategists of the Dong Zhuo army are all ruthless people.

Since that's the case, adding himself, that's not too many, right?

Anyway, the backgrounds of the high-ranking Dong Zhuo army officials are not high.

Cheng Gongying himself is also from Liangzhou.

After joining the Dong Zhuo army, building a good relationship with the high-ranking officials of the Dong Zhuo army can also barely be called "Xiliang core faction."

Isn't this better than hanging around with Han Sui?

Having made up his mind, Cheng Gongying intended to follow Zhang Xiu to see the commander of the Dong Zhuo army in this battle.

At the same time,

beside Gu Yi stood Yan Xing at this moment.

Yes, Yan Xing also had the same idea as Cheng Gongying:

to abandon Han Sui and join the Dong Zhuo army.

Looking at this young man who was much younger than himself, Yan Xing couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy.

Although

he had defected very timely,

but... he still carried the identity of Han Sui's son-in-law.

If this commander of the Dong Zhuo army in front of him was unwilling to accept him,

I'm afraid things would become very bad.

Fortunately, Yan Xing's worries were purely redundant.

Gu Yi was currently thinking about the historical records regarding Yan Xing.

Yan Xing's deeds were not many; to be precise, they were pitifully few.

But every one of them was a major event that influenced the historical process of the entire Liangzhou!

The first one was Yan Xing becoming the psychological shadow of Ma Chao in his youth!

Ma Chao in his youth, relying on his superior martial arts, challenged the generals of Han Sui's army one by one.

As a result, he was rubbed on the ground by Yan Xing.

The second one was Yan Xing following Han Sui to betray Ma Chao.