Chapter 88

During the Battle of Tong Pass, Yan Xing was the first to charge into Ma Chao’s camp.

With a group of personal guards, he almost captured Ma Chao alive.

However, due to Pang De’s rescue, Ma Chao eventually escaped.

The third was that Yan Xing betrayed his father-in-law Han Sui.

He took seventy percent of the troops to defect to Cao Cao and killed Han Sui!

The fourth was that Yan Xing followed the famous Cao Wei official Zhang Ji to attack Hexi.

Leading his troops, he achieved thousands of kills!

These four things were a summary of Yan Xing’s life.

It can be seen that Yan Xing’s martial arts value was definitely not low.

Ma Chao in his youth, although he had not yet grown to his peak,

was definitely not a mediocre person.

Yan Xing could easily rub him on the ground.

This martial arts level was at least that of a first-class fierce general.

In addition,

Yan Xing’s ability to command troops should also be quite good.

Together with Cheng Gongying, they could be called Han Sui’s left and right arms.

However,

what Gu Yi cared about most was Yan Xing’s ruthlessness and decisiveness!

If Yan Xing hadn't led his soldiers to make way for the Flying Bear Army just now,

I fear the difficulty of capturing Han Sui today would definitely have doubled.

As Han Sui’s son-in-law, Yan Xing betrayed his father-in-law so decisively; he was truly a ruthless person.

If he accepted Yan Xing,

used well, he was a sharp, good knife.

Used poorly, he was a double-edged sword that would stab himself.

But would Gu Yi be afraid of these problems?

In terms of ruthlessness, the person who could compare to him probably hadn't been born yet!

Furthermore,

who in the Dong Zhuo army was a pushover?

Whether it was Li Ru or Jia Xu,

or the "Xiliang Army F4,"

or Lu Bu or Xu Rong,

these people, in the eyes of the Guandong aristocratic group, none had acceptable character.

But it was this group of ruthless people who could be like fish in water under Old Dong’s command and become famous throughout the world.

To put it bluntly,

the Dong Zhuo army was a big dye vat.

There were all kinds of people with various personalities here.

Since there was already the "father-killer" Lu Bu,

then what harm was there in having another Yan Xing who "backstabbed his father-in-law"?

Thus,

Gu Yi readily accepted Yan Xing.

And he intended to record his military merits truthfully.

After returning, he would bestow an official position upon him according to his merits.

Regarding this, Yan Xing was extremely grateful.

He immediately swore that he would definitely be loyal in the future.

If there was any betrayal, may he be struck by lightning!

This bullshit oath, just listen to it; Yan Xing probably didn't believe it himself.

But it didn't matter.

If one day Yan Xing suddenly developed rebellious intentions, Gu Yi would let him know what a true ruthless person was!

Just then, Zhang Xiu’s voice came from not far away.

"Sir!"

"Han Sui has been executed!"

Zhang Xiu held Han Sui’s head high, jumping up and down, happy like a Betty bear.

Looking at that face that was so familiar from day to night, Yan Xing’s heart was shocked.

He was absolutely certain that this bloody head in front of him was Han Sui’s head!

However,

when Yan Xing saw Cheng Gongying standing beside Zhang Xiu,

the shock in his heart was beyond words.

"Yan Xing, why are you here too?"

"Cheng Gongying, you also...?"

The two stared at each other, looking at each other in dismay.

For a time, the atmosphere was quite subtle.

Cheng Gongying thought that Yan Xing should have just made way and fled with his army in another direction.

But he didn't expect that this fellow would be the first to defect to the Dong Zhuo army.

Yan Xing also thought that with Cheng Gongying’s character, he should have accompanied Han Sui to the last moment and not surrendered.

But he didn't expect that Cheng Gongying not only surrendered but also came over with Han Sui’s head.

Emmm, to some extent, Cheng Gongying could indeed be considered to have accompanied Han Sui to the last moment.

It’s just that the "last moment" here refers to the last moment before Han Sui died unilaterally.

"Cheng Gongying, right?"

"I heard you are Han Sui’s strategist."

"Why, today you also intend to join our army like Yan Xing?"

Gu Yi smiled.

A trace of playfulness flashed in his eyes.

Looking at this young face in front of him, Cheng Gongying didn't dare to be arrogant at all.

Zhang Xiu had just told him.

The person who led the Flying Bear Army to raid Han Sui just now

was Dong Zhuo’s grandson-in-law, Gu Yi!

Gu Yi’s name had been thunderous throughout the Great Han in recent times.

It is said that the strategies this person came up with were more vicious than the last.

If one accidentally angered such a person, I fear they wouldn't even know how they died.

Therefore,

Cheng Gongying chose to honestly tuck his tail and be a person.

He respectfully bowed to Gu Yi and then replied:

"Reporting to Sir, Han Sui is a selfish person."

"Following such a person, sooner or later, one would lose their life."

"Therefore, I choose to abandon darkness for light!"

Hearing Cheng Gongying’s answer, Gu Yi nodded noncommittally.

Then, he suddenly asked out of the blue:

"How did Han Sui die?"

Cheng Gongying subconsciously wanted to answer that he was killed by Zhang Xiu.

Cheng Gongying subconsciously wanted to answer that it was Zhang Xiu who had killed him.

But facing Gu Yi’s gaze, the words reached his lips, but he didn't dare to say them out loud.

Zhang Xiu, who was beside him, didn't dare to make a sound at this moment, his eyes constantly dodging.

Seeing this scene, Gu Yi had a rough guess in his heart.

Han Sui should have died from Cheng Gongying’s backstab.

And Cheng Gongying intended to use Han Sui’s head as an exchange to let Zhang Xiu save his life and take the opportunity to use it as a stepping stone for promotion.

Gu Yi naturally wouldn't choose to haggle over such small matters.

Who killed Han Sui, this process was not important.

What was important was that Han Sui was already dead, wasn't he?

Taking the opportunity to sell a favor to the uncle and nephew Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu was not bad either.

Therefore,

Gu Yi smiled slightly and said:

"Han Sui died at the hands of Zhang Xiu!"

"Cheng Gongying abandoned darkness for light and defected at a critical moment, also having meritorious service!"

Zhang Xiu and Cheng Gongying were full of gratitude toward Gu Yi upon hearing this.

Especially Zhang Xiu.

His uncle Zhang Ji already had a good relationship with Gu Yi.

On this journey, Zhang Xiu himself and Gu Yi had also chatted quite congenially.

Based on Zhang Xiu’s understanding of Gu Yi, he didn't believe Gu Yi hadn't seen through the truth of Han Sui’s death.

But even while seeing through the truth, Gu Yi was still willing to give him this credit.

It really made Zhang Xiu extremely grateful.

"Alright, gentlemen."

"Since Han Sui has been executed, then all follow me to rendezvous with General Xu Rong."

Gu Yi waved his hand, and everyone hurriedly followed.

After Han Sui was killed, the armies of the Qiang and Di tribes he hired also mostly died at the hands of the Flying Bear Army and the Fufeng garrison led by Xu Rong.

At this moment, the battlefield was full of incomplete corpses and blood clots that were gradually solidifying.

The morning sunlight shone over.

Fufeng City, where Xu Rong and the others had fought bloody battles for many days, finally ushered in liberation.

It is worth mentioning that

Ma Chao, who had been captured before, was also discovered and rescued by Zhang He in the chaotic army.

But... at this moment, Ma Chao was like a walking corpse that had lost its soul.

The word "humiliation" was completely insufficient to describe his experience.

Especially after seeing Ma Teng, Ma Tie, and Ma Xiu.

Ma Chao felt that jumping off the Fufeng city tower might be a relief for him.

"Linzhi!"

"I didn't expect you to dare to charge over with just three thousand Flying Bear Army soldiers!"

"I, Xu, have never admired anyone other than myself in my life."

"But for you, Linzhi, I admire you from the bottom of my heart!"

Xu Rong, with excitement on his face, took two steps in one, quickly arriving beside Gu Yi.

Subsequently, he respectfully bowed to Gu Yi.

If it weren't for Gu Yi, I fear Fufeng City would have been broken by Han Sui today.

At that time, Xu Rong would definitely have died on the battlefield.

And Gu Yi’s arrival not only lifted the siege of Fufeng but even beheaded Han Sui!

This was a life-saving grace for Xu Rong!