Chapter 356: First Meeting Zhang Yan
Yang Dengzhi was cut into two pieces by Dian Wei with an iron halberd. When his upper body slid off the horse's back, he grabbed his legs with both hands, trying to keep his body on the horse's back. As a result, he did so, regardless of whether his upper body could not be left on the horse's back, he dragged the other half off the horse.
As soon as he fell off his horse, Dian Wei rode his horse forward. The horse's hoof, which had nailed the horseshoe, stepped heavily on his head, causing his head to burst like a ripe watermelon. It was white and red, and the streets were splashed. Many county soldiers immediately felt nauseous and vomited when they saw this scene.
"The prefect is dead, run away quickly!" Someone shouted, and then Han Zhan saw the county soldiers huddled on the street, and turned around in panic. Some county soldiers felt that the weapons in their hands were in the way, so they threw them on the ground so that they could run faster.
Han Zhan originally thought that Dian Wei would not be able to arrive here for at least half an hour. He was wondering why he came so quickly, when he found that he led people to chase and kill the fleeing county soldiers, except for the cavalry that followed him into the city, he only brought more than a dozen cavalry. Seeing this, Han Zhan knew in his heart that Dian Wei must be worried about his safety, so he handed over the troops to the deputy commander, and he took more than a dozen cavalrymen around. Once he found out that he was in danger, he immediately entered the city to rescue.
After understanding the causes and consequences, Han Zhan said to Guo Jia with lingering fear: "Fengxiao, if General Ziman hadn't arrived in time, you and me would have lost their lives."
Guo Jia agreed with Han Zhan’s statement: “I really didn’t expect that Yang Dengzhi still has some skills, because we were too careless. If General Ziman did not appear in time, the lord would really have his life worry.”
"Fengxiao, what should we do next?" Han Zhan asked.
Guo Jia thought about it and then replied: "Since the prefect of Zhending Prefecture has been killed by us, we might as well accept this city and find a suitable candidate to temporarily take over the position of prefect."
After hearing Guo Jia say this, Han Zhan was silent for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "When I was the ruler of the State, I sent General Zilong back to Zhending Prefecture to recruit soldiers. Fortunately, he was helped by the then Zhending County Magistrate Hu Zhi. Now Zhending Prefecture has been upgraded to the prefecture city, and I think Hu Zhi is fully qualified for this position."
"But isn't Hu Zhi Zhang Yan's military advisor?" Guo Jia asked with some concern: "If Zhang Yan refuses to surrender to us, how can we let Hu Zhi become the prefect of Zhending?"
"Fengxiao, don't be anxious!" Han Zhan said to Guo Jia: "Even if Zhang Yan refuses to surrender to us, this marquis can return Zhending Mansion to him first. You must know that he is better than a weak ally, and at worst he is an insignificant enemy. We don't have to worry about him."
Han Zhan saw the Du Bo who was dismounted by Yang Dengzhi with a fork, and was already wounded, so he told him: "Take a few people to chase General Ziman, saying that all the county soldiers in the city who are willing to surrender will not be harmed."
When the cavalry hidden ten miles away from the city arrived, the situation in the city was already under Han Zhan's control. Guo Qing, a county official who was accomplice of the tiger, was not ruthless at all. He directly ordered to drag it to the street outside and chop it, and then hung his head on the city gate to show his public for one month.
Although the prefect Yang Dengzhi died, his chief clerk and supervisor were still there, so he hurried out to pay homage to Han Zhan. Han Zhan comforted them a few words and asked, "Where is the horse vendor Su Shuang who was caught some time ago?"
"When you come back to the house, Lord Jun." The chief clerk heard Han Zhan's question and quickly replied: "I'm afraid my life will be in the near future when he was imprisoned by the former prefect Yang Dengzhi."
When Han Zhan was shocked when he heard the chief clerk say this, he asked quickly: "Chief clerk, what's going on? Tell me quickly and listen to me."
"When Su Shuang went to the grassland to sell horses, the prefect Yang Dengzhi got the news. In order to embezzle this group of war horses, he said that Su Shuang colluded with foreigners and smuggled salt and iron privately, so he took people to lock the other party." The chief clerk said tremblingly: "Su Shuang is also straightforward and wants to argue with Yang Dengzhi. As a result, Yang Dengzhi, who was so embarrassed that he was angry, broke his hands and feet and became a useless man, and was locked up with a group of serious prisoners."
The chief clerk's words made Han Zhan understand why Zhang Shiping gave Yang Dengzhi two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, but the other party still refused to release Su Shuang because Su Shuang's life was already worrying.
Su Shuang was quickly carried to the lobby by the yamen runners with the door panel. From a distance, Han Zhan smelled a pungent smell of mold. Needless to say, it must have come from Su Shuang. Han Zhan endured the unpleasant smell and squatted in front of the wooden board where Su Shuang was lying, and said to Su Shuang with wide eyes: "Su Shuang, this marquis was sent by Zhang Shiping to save you."
Su Shuang thought that he was being carried here and was to be destroyed by Yang Dengzhi. Even when he saw a young man in black official uniform in front of him, he told him that Zhang Shiping sent someone to rescue him, he was overjoyed. For a moment, he was so excited that he couldn't speak.
After a while, Su Shuang finally regained his peace. He looked at Han Zhan squatting in front of him and said weakly: "Thank you, lord. Su is not long, and lord's kindness can only be repaid in the next life."
"Su Shuang, you can't die." Han Zhan said in a panic when he saw Su Shuang's attitude of being slapped at any time: "Your friend Zhang Shiping is doing everything in order to rescue you. You can't leave so easily without even seeing him for the last time. Do you deserve this loyal friend?"
Hearing Han Zhan say this, Su Shuang's eyes brightened again, and his words seemed much more powerful: "Since the adults say this, Su will definitely stick to it until Brother Zhang arrives."
Han Zhan and Su Shuang chatted for a few more words, and then ordered the yamen runners to carry him to the backyard and invite a doctor to treat him. Since he was not long after his life, there was no need to connect the broken hands and feet, so as not to suffer unnecessary pain before he died.
When Han Zhan and Guo Jia were discussing who temporarily took over the position of Zhending Prefect, a soldier walked in from outside and reported to Han Zhan: "Report to the lord, there is a messenger from the Xiahou Captain outside."
"The messenger of the Captain Xiahou?" Han Zhan couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he heard the soldiers report. He was about to learn about the situation of the Xiahou brothers and sisters, and their messenger appeared. He really wanted to sleep, so someone gave him a pillow. He quickly ordered: "Call the messenger in!"
Yang Dengzhi was cut into two pieces by Dian Wei with an iron halberd. When his upper body slid off the horse's back, he grabbed his legs with both hands, trying to keep his body on the horse's back. As a result, he did so, regardless of whether his upper body could not be left on the horse's back, he dragged the other half off the horse.
As soon as he fell off his horse, Dian Wei rode his horse forward. The horse's hoof, which had nailed the horseshoe, stepped heavily on his head, causing his head to burst like a ripe watermelon. It was white and red, and the streets were splashed. Many county soldiers immediately felt nauseous and vomited when they saw this scene.
"The prefect is dead, run away quickly!" Someone shouted, and then Han Zhan saw the county soldiers huddled on the street, and turned around in panic. Some county soldiers felt that the weapons in their hands were in the way, so they threw them on the ground so that they could run faster.
Han Zhan originally thought that Dian Wei would not be able to arrive here for at least half an hour. He was wondering why he came so quickly, when he found that he led people to chase and kill the fleeing county soldiers, except for the cavalry that followed him into the city, he only brought more than a dozen cavalry. Seeing this, Han Zhan knew in his heart that Dian Wei must be worried about his safety, so he handed over the troops to the deputy commander, and he took more than a dozen cavalrymen around. Once he found out that he was in danger, he immediately entered the city to rescue.
After understanding the causes and consequences, Han Zhan said to Guo Jia with lingering fear: "Fengxiao, if General Ziman hadn't arrived in time, you and me would have lost their lives."
Guo Jia agreed with Han Zhan’s statement: “I really didn’t expect that Yang Dengzhi still has some skills, because we were too careless. If General Ziman did not appear in time, the lord would really have his life worry.”
"Fengxiao, what should we do next?" Han Zhan asked.
Guo Jia thought about it and then replied: "Since the prefect of Zhending Prefecture has been killed by us, we might as well accept this city and find a suitable candidate to temporarily take over the position of prefect."
After hearing Guo Jia say this, Han Zhan was silent for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "When I was the ruler of the State, I sent General Zilong back to Zhending Prefecture to recruit soldiers. Fortunately, he was helped by the then Zhending County Magistrate Hu Zhi. Now Zhending Prefecture has been upgraded to the prefecture city, and I think Hu Zhi is fully qualified for this position."
"But isn't Hu Zhi Zhang Yan's military advisor?" Guo Jia asked with some concern: "If Zhang Yan refuses to surrender to us, how can we let Hu Zhi become the prefect of Zhending?"
"Fengxiao, don't be anxious!" Han Zhan said to Guo Jia: "Even if Zhang Yan refuses to surrender to us, this marquis can return Zhending Mansion to him first. You must know that he is better than a weak ally, and at worst he is an insignificant enemy. We don't have to worry about him."
Han Zhan saw the Du Bo who was dismounted by Yang Dengzhi with a fork, and was already wounded, so he told him: "Take a few people to chase General Ziman, saying that all the county soldiers in the city who are willing to surrender will not be harmed."
When the cavalry hidden ten miles away from the city arrived, the situation in the city was already under Han Zhan's control. Guo Qing, a county official who was accomplice of the tiger, was not ruthless at all. He directly ordered to drag it to the street outside and chop it, and then hung his head on the city gate to show his public for one month.
Although the prefect Yang Dengzhi died, his chief clerk and supervisor were still there, so he hurried out to pay homage to Han Zhan. Han Zhan comforted them a few words and asked, "Where is the horse vendor Su Shuang who was caught some time ago?"
"When you come back to the house, Lord Jun." The chief clerk heard Han Zhan's question and quickly replied: "I'm afraid my life will be in the near future when he was imprisoned by the former prefect Yang Dengzhi."
When Han Zhan was shocked when he heard the chief clerk say this, he asked quickly: "Chief clerk, what's going on? Tell me quickly and listen to me."
"When Su Shuang went to the grassland to sell horses, the prefect Yang Dengzhi got the news. In order to embezzle this group of war horses, he said that Su Shuang colluded with foreigners and smuggled salt and iron privately, so he took people to lock the other party." The chief clerk said tremblingly: "Su Shuang is also straightforward and wants to argue with Yang Dengzhi. As a result, Yang Dengzhi, who was so embarrassed that he was angry, broke his hands and feet and became a useless man, and was locked up with a group of serious prisoners."
The chief clerk's words made Han Zhan understand why Zhang Shiping gave Yang Dengzhi two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, but the other party still refused to release Su Shuang because Su Shuang's life was already worrying.
Su Shuang was quickly carried to the lobby by the yamen runners with the door panel. From a distance, Han Zhan smelled a pungent smell of mold. Needless to say, it must have come from Su Shuang. Han Zhan endured the unpleasant smell and squatted in front of the wooden board where Su Shuang was lying, and said to Su Shuang with wide eyes: "Su Shuang, this marquis was sent by Zhang Shiping to save you."
Su Shuang thought that he was being carried here and was to be destroyed by Yang Dengzhi. Even when he saw a young man in black official uniform in front of him, he told him that Zhang Shiping sent someone to rescue him, he was overjoyed. For a moment, he was so excited that he couldn't speak.
After a while, Su Shuang finally regained his peace. He looked at Han Zhan squatting in front of him and said weakly: "Thank you, lord. Su is not long, and lord's kindness can only be repaid in the next life."
"Su Shuang, you can't die." Han Zhan said in a panic when he saw Su Shuang's attitude of being slapped at any time: "Your friend Zhang Shiping is doing everything in order to rescue you. You can't leave so easily without even seeing him for the last time. Do you deserve this loyal friend?"
Hearing Han Zhan say this, Su Shuang's eyes brightened again, and his words seemed much more powerful: "Since the adults say this, Su will definitely stick to it until Brother Zhang arrives."
Han Zhan and Su Shuang chatted for a few more words, and then ordered the yamen runners to carry him to the backyard and invite a doctor to treat him. Since he was not long after his life, there was no need to connect the broken hands and feet, so as not to suffer unnecessary pain before he died.
When Han Zhan and Guo Jia were discussing who temporarily took over the position of Zhending Prefect, a soldier walked in from outside and reported to Han Zhan: "Report to the lord, there is a messenger from the Xiahou Captain outside."
Chapter completed!