Chapter 0058 Kindness is rewarded
The number of officers and soldiers who came to aid was small. After defeating the Yellow Turban Army with strong crossbows, they did not take advantage of the victory to pursue them, but instead formed a team in the distance. Because Han Zhan was not sure about the origin of the other party, he did not dare to send troops to attack casually. The officers and soldiers inside and outside the city watched the Yellow Turban Army escape in a mess in a mess in the northwest direction.
In the distance, the officers and soldiers were waiting outside the city, and there was no longer a standing Yellow Turban Army standing in four columns, lined up in neat formations towards the city. At the front of the team was a military marquis riding a horse, followed by a flag bearer holding a high flag. Han Zhan looked for a long time before he could see clearly that the word "Zhao" was written on the flag.
Seeing the surname on the flag clearly, Han Zhan couldn't help but wonder, thinking that he didn't know any general named Zhao, how could the other party send troops to rescue him when he was surrounded by the Yellow Turbans? Could it be that this officer and soldier just passed by and saw the Yellow Turbans besieged by the city and then helped?
In order to find out the origin of this army, Han Zhan decided to ask in person, so he ordered people to open the city gate, bring Dian Wei, Robu and a hundred soldiers, and prepare to go out of the city to greet him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked down the city tower, he suddenly heard noisy voices coming from the direction of the city. At that moment, what Han Zhan thought first was that someone wanted to collude with the Yellow Turban Army and cooperate inside and outside? He stopped, pulled out the sword at his waist, and looked nervously towards the direction of the city.
Having little skill, Han Zhan saw hundreds of people holding weapons walking along the street towards the city gate. Judging from their clothes, they were all servants from wealthy families, and there were several gorgeously dressed people in the crowd. At first glance, they were the masters of these servants.
"Bold thief, you actually dare to collude with the Yellow Turban thief!" Dian Wei roared, waved his double halberds and prepared to jump off the stairs and rush into the crowd to kill you!
Han Zhan saw that although those people were approaching the city gate along the street, they did not shout and shout, unlike the ones who were competing with the Yellow Turbans to seize the city, he quickly called Dian Wei: "Dian Wei, don't be reckless. When they get closer, ask what they do?"
When the group of people were ten feet away from the city gate, Dian Wei shouted: "Stop, what are you doing?"
A gorgeously dressed middle-aged man walking in front of the front stopped after hearing Dian Wei's shouting, raised his hand over his head, and shouted: "Stop, stop!" After everyone stopped, he left alone and continued to walk towards the city gate.
When he arrived at the gate of the city, he stopped and bowed to Han Zhan who was standing on the stairs. He said respectfully: "When I say to the envoy, Caomin Hu Cha is a wealthy businessman in the city. He heard that there were Yellow Turban thieves besieging the city, so he summoned several friends and brought the slaves from home to help the envoy."
Han Zhan looked carefully and saw that the person who was talking below was Hu Cha, the rich businessman who took the lead in donating the money last time. He looked away and saw those who were dressed in gorgeous clothes standing in front of the team, and they must have seen them during the banquet at the winery.
After finding out that the other party was not malicious, Han Zhan quickly accelerated his pace and went down the city tower, stepped forward to hold Hu Cha's hand, and said gratefully: "Mr. Hu, Ducheer and others will help you with righteousness. But at this moment, the Yellow Turban thief has retreated, so you should leave."
"The Yellow Turban Thief was defeated?" Hu Cha was stunned when he heard Han Zhan say this. After a long time, he asked, "Eunuch, Caomin heard that there were thousands of Yellow Turban Thiefs besieged the city, why did he retreat so quickly? Could it be that he was cheated?"
Although Hu Cha said something very tactfully, Han Zhan still heard the other party's voice outside the painting and thought he was lying. He smiled and said to Hu Cha: "I am preparing to go outside the city to welcome the officers and soldiers, so sir may as well go with you." Although Hu Cha was still half-believing and half-doubted in his heart when he heard Han Zhan say this, he still asked his servants to leave, and only brought the merchants who came with him to accompany Han Zhan to the outside of the city to greet him.
Dian Wei took his troops out of the city first and lined up on both sides outside the city gate. Han Zhan and a group of merchants stood in the middle of the road, waiting for the officers and soldiers who were walking over. Hu Cha and others saw the corpses of the Yellow Turban Army on the open ground outside the city, and then they believed that what Han Zhan said was not false, and the Yellow Turban Army had really retreated.
The Junhou, who was riding on the horse, saw Han Zhan bringing people out of the city to greet him, hurriedly turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to the soldiers beside him, and quickly met him. When he was two or three steps away, he stopped, looked Han Zhan for a while, and asked tentatively: "Is the one coming from the front a national order?"
"Yes, this envoy is the Sheguo Order." Han Zhan was very surprised when he heard the other party calling out his identity. After he revealed his identity, he immediately asked: "I don't know who the Junhou is, why did he appear in Sheguo County?"
The Junhou quickly knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists to Han Zhan, and replied respectfully: "I am the Junhou Chu Ge under the command of the left central general Zhao Fu, who was ordered to come to Sheguo County to wait for the orders of the envoy."
After finding out that it was the army sent by Zhao Huan, Han Zhan was overjoyed and thought that this must be Geng Wu and Minchun's masterpiece. They knew that they had few soldiers and could not quickly open up the situation in Sheguo County, so they privately persuaded Zhao Fu and Chen Huan and asked the two to send troops to them secretly.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly stepped forward to support Chu Ge and said with a smile: "Marquis Chu Jun, you came in time. If you hadn't arrived in time, the Yellow Turban Thieves would probably not have been so easy to withdraw their troops."
Unexpectedly, Junhou did not stand up, but instead knelt on his knees, kowtowed at Han Zhan a few times, and said, "My benefactor is here, please accept Chu Ge's three bows."
The exhibition of the matter was really beyond Han Zhan's expectations. He stared at Chu Ge who was kneeling on the ground in surprise, looked him up and down carefully, thinking repeatedly in his mind, where he had seen this person? But after thinking for a long time, he still had no impression of this person. He could only smile bitterly and said, "Marquis Chu Jun, I seem to have never seen you. I don't know where to start with the title of benefactor?"
Chu Ge raised his head and looked at Han Zhan and replied, "I have never met my subordinates when I say the envoy. Last month, my mother Zhang took her sister Wan'er to visit relatives in Jizhou City. Unexpectedly, she was kidnapped by Zhu Zhen, a prince who was engaged in the capital. Fortunately, the envoy was rescued with another hero for righteousness, and her mother and her sister were out of danger. My mother wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that she must repay the envoy's great kindness."
Han Zhan suddenly realized that the girl he and Zhao Yun rescued from Zhu Zhen last time was the girl of the Chu Junhou. No wonder he had to give such a big tribute to him. Thanks to him in time today, otherwise the Yellow Turban Army would not have retreated so quickly. This might be considered a good person would be rewarded.
Chapter completed!