My Father in Law is Lu Bu - Chapter 423

Chapter 423

Chapter 423

Zhang Liao and Lu Meng fought . While Zhang Liao was stronger and more experienced, he no longer had the stamina of a young man . On the other hand, Lu Meng was younger and more daring . He may not be as experienced but he fought without regards for his life . Lu Meng may be Zhang Liao’s enemy but he did not have the highest position in the army . Zhang Liao would not sacrifice his own life just to get rid of Lu Meng .

Ling Cao was also helping Lu Meng fight Zhang Liao . Zhang Liao was unable to cope fighting both of them at once .

When Wang Wei and Xu Sheng approached, Lu Meng and Ling Cao knew that they would no longer be able to defeat Zhang Liao and escaped together with their men . A person like Lu Meng who could choose when to retreat decisively was very rare .

Xu Sheng wanted to chase them down but he was stopped by Zhang Liao . Deep down, Zhang Liao wanted to chase the enemy as well but it was no longer possible . They could not see Lu Meng’s Army through the smoke . If Lu Meng had set up an ambush, the Black Flag Army could suffer heavy casualties .

It was better to end the battle here rather than chase down a cornered enemy . Lu Meng and Ling Cao only managed to take one thousand soldiers with them . All of them were the ones wearing damp cloths .

Zhang Liao gave the order for them to end the battle . Xu Sheng and Wang Wei heeded this order and left to round up the remaining enemy soldiers .

“Tell them that we won’t kill them if they surrender . ” Zhang Liao ordered again as he looked at the remaining one thousand enemy soldiers .

“Our General said you will not be killed if you surrender!”

“Haha! Surrender? Do you know who we are?” A 1000-man commander of the Chu Army sneered .

“Are you not the Jiangdong Army? Perhaps you are Danyang Troops or Yuzhou Troops?” Xu Sheng asked . There are not many elites in the Jiangdong Army . One of them were the warlike Danyang Troops . Even a second grade commander like Cao Bao could fight against Cao Cao with these soldiers .

Similaryly, a lot of the soldiers in Lu Bu’s Army were also Danyang Troops . They were placed in the Urban Army .

There was also the Yuzhou Troops that were experienced veterans and the Changsha Troops that were elites left behind by the late Sun Jian . The only other elite left was Zhou Yu’s elite soldiers only used by Zhou Yu .

“We are the Chu Army!” The 1000-man commander declared proudly .

“Chu Army? I thought you guys were the Qin Army!” One person mocked . As the Chu capital was destroyed, nobody had claimed themselves to be descendants of Chu .

“You…!” The 1000-man commander became speechless .

Zhang Liao frowned at this name and asked “The Chu Army? You are all descendants of Chu?”

“Of course!” The 1000-man commander became spirited again once somebody recognized them .

“The Chu Army of Jiangdong truly exists!” Zhang Liao was from the North and did not know much of Jiangnan . However, he had heard of the Chu Army . He had heard of how Emperor Gao Zu tried to placate the Chu after defeating Xiang Yu by reducing tax and other methods . On the other hand, the Chu initially did not consider themselves Han people . They were proud of their heritage . After hundreds of years, they stopped calling themselves Chu people . Zhang Liao never expected them to start again .

“Archers . Prepare to shoot . ” Zhang Liao sighed . He knew that there was no meaning in saying any more .

“Many thanks . ” The 1000-man commander cupped his fist towards Zhang Liao with respect instead of becoming angry .

“General?” Xu Sheng and the others were confused but the archers were quickly assembled .

The Jiangdong Army then abandoned their weapons and sung to Gaixia Song1 .

“The people of Chu only dies in battle . There are none who surrenders . ” Zhang Liao explained . This was one of the reasons the Chu were respected .

“Fire . ” Zhang Liao respected the Chu . They did not fear death and would never surrender . Even then, he had them executed without hesitation .

The Chu Army did not stop singing their poem until the last of them fell to the ground . Zhang Liao sighed while the others were dumbstruck . While there had been a lot of casualties in the past, it was difficult to find an entire group that would rather die .

“Go and collect their heads . ” Zhang Liao pointed at the corpses of the Chu Army .

“General . Is it alright for us to do this? They are already dead . ” Wang Wei asked . The Chu Army were already dead and he wanted them to have their corpses intact .

“Why? Have you become compassionate?” Zhang Liao turned around and sneered . “They are worthy of respect but do not forget that this is war . You see our fellow soldiers there? Those are our brothers . Not the enemy!”

“No . General . They are already dead and is of no use to us . Why do we need to defile their corpses?” The dead no longer posed a threat and allow them to keep their corpses intact is a form of respect .

“No use? How could they be of no use? Their heads would be our secret weapon!” Zhang Liao also wanted the enemy to keep their corpses but he suppressed that intention .

“These heads could be used to ensure more of our brothers survive! Do you still think it would be useless?” Zhang Liao said coldly .

“Ah . ” Wang Wei could not understand Zhang Liao’s words but they were all already at awe with Zhang Liao’s methods . In that case, it would be better to just do what Zhang Liao wants .

Lu Meng brought five thousand to battle but only left with a few hundred . The heads of all the remaining heads were kept and then sent towards Tuzhong using the same carts they used to bring the dry materials .

Meanwhile, Qin Feng was anxiously waiting for new information . Two days ago, his walls was destroyed by catapults . The reinforcements from Jiangdong then arrived, causing Liu Mang’s Army to withdraw . Qin Feng had received word that the Liu Mang’s Army advanced towards the reinforcements . When a messenger arrived, he quickly asked the messenger for new information .

“We don’t have any new information yet Milord . The Xiliang Cavalry has blockaded the jungle . We are unable to go in . ” The messenger replied . Qin Feng wanted to find out who won the battle at the jungle but the only thing he know about it is the fire and smoke .

Qin Feng had conflicting views . While he wanted the Jiangdong Army to save him, he was afraid the Jiangdong Army would not leave . He wanted to keep his authority over Linhuai and Tuzhong . That was why Qin Feng wanted both the Liu Mang’s Army and the Jiangdong Army to both suffer . This was the best result that he hoped for . The next best thing was the Jiangdong Army winning but he gets to remain as a rich person .

Just as Qin Feng was walking up and down anxiously, one scholar came in gasping for breath .

“Milord! The Jiangdong Army!”

“What’s wrong? What happened to the Jiangdong Army?”

“The Jiangdong Army was defeated!”

Qin Feng immediately sat down on the floor in shock .

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