While Zhang Chen was pondering, a junior officer suddenly walked into the tent and said, "Lord, the scouts report that they have found traces of the enemy army."
"Speak!"
"Fifty li ahead, a large enemy force has been discovered, no less than seventy to eighty thousand men, advancing towards Quliang!"
"Scout again!"
"Understood!"
It seems the enemy has realized that I've detected their intentions, so they've simply stopped concealing it and want a frontal decisive battle?
Ju Shou heard this and said, "Lord, the enemy's large army is pressing down. It seems they saw us stationed at Quliang, knew they couldn't launch a sneak attack, so they simply stopped hiding their movements."
Zhang Chen urgently said, "Immediately send a letter to Dong Zhao, tell him to immediately ascertain the movements of these people. Such a large-scale troop movement cannot possibly not reveal its traces."
Just as he finished speaking, a Soldier walked into the tent again and reported, "Report, Lord, outside the camp gate, there is an envoy seeking an audience, claiming to be under Lord Dong, the County Magistrate of Yingtao County."
"Quickly summon him!"
Zhang Chen hastily ordered the envoy to be summoned.
The envoy entered the camp, greeted everyone, then took out a letter and handed it to Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen opened it and couldn't help but furrow his brow.
It turned out that several days ago, Dong Zhao received a secret order from Zhang Chen, instructing him to thoroughly investigate the traces of the Yellow Turban Army in the surrounding area, so he immediately sent out men to scout.
However, both the Yellow Heaven Holy Sect and the Yellow Turban Army seemed to have quietly hidden their tracks.
For several days in a row, batch after batch of men sent out by Dong Zhao made no progress.
Finally, two days ago, he discovered something unusual.
The number of refugees in Julu Commandery suddenly increased.
Not only in Yingtao County, but also in other counties, many refugees suddenly appeared.
Moreover, these refugees seemed to be gathering towards the Quliang area.
Dong Zhao had also sent officers to intercept them and ask for the reason, but they only said that they heard life was good in Wei Commandery and wanted to move their whole family there.
Dong Zhao felt something was very wrong, so he sent scouts to investigate, and surprisingly found that these refugees gathered inside a camp, and with a shake of their bodies, they transformed from refugees into bandit Soldiers!
But when he discovered this, there were already no less than fifty thousand people gathered in the camp. Yingtao County had few Soldiers, so Dong Zhao did not dare to act rashly and could only truthfully report the situation in the letter, sending someone on horseback to Quliang.
Zhang Chen looked at what was written in the letter and couldn't help but ponder to himself.
It seems these bandit Soldiers were originally lurking in various counties, and this time they disguised themselves as refugees and secretly came here.
If that's the case, the person leading the troops did indeed initially intend to launch a sneak attack, which also confirms the earlier thought that Zhang Ning and that person are not of one mind, but rather she wants to use his hand to eliminate that "Right Protector."
When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Hmph, this Zhang Ning certainly plays a good scheme!
After reading the letter, Zhang Chen ordered the envoy to go down and receive his reward.
Before long, a Soldier outside the tent reported again, saying that outside the camp gate was a sturdy man with a Yellow Turban wrapped around his head and wearing cloth clothes, claiming to be an envoy from the Yellow Heaven Holy Sect and wishing to see Zhang Chen.
Everyone was surprised upon hearing this.
When did these Yellow Turban bandits change their ways? They actually sent an envoy?
Zhang Chen immediately ordered him to be brought in.
Shortly after, a man with a Yellow Turban wrapped around his head entered the tent. Seeing Zhang Chen seated in the main position, he was slightly startled, then cupped his hands and bowed, saying, "Prefect, Generals."
Qu Yi showed a hint of disdain and said, "Who are you and why have you come here?"
The man took out a letter from his Pregnant and presented it to Zhang Chen, saying, "This humble one, Yang Feng, is specially ordered by my General to deliver a challenge letter."
"Impudent!" Qu Yi angrily shouted, "How dare you, a mere bandit, speak so boldly before the Prefect! Guards, drag him out and execute him!"
"Wait." Zhang Chen finished reading the letter, waved his hand, and said, "When two armies are at war, an envoy is not executed. If we were to execute this person, it would show that we lack righteousness."
After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he looked at the man.
【Name: Yang Feng】
【Possessed Traits: Da Fang Qu Shuai (Purple), Proficient Swordsmanship (Purple), White Wave Leader (Blue), Great Fortune (Gold)】
【Great Fortune (Gold)】: You have great fortune bestowed upon you, with luck on your side. (The success rate of probabilistic events you plan is increased)
So it's him!
Zhang Chen couldn't help but narrow his eyes and smile slightly.
This Yang Feng, among the Yellow Turban Generals, can be considered a noteworthy figure.
This person first followed the Yellow Turbans, and in the fifth year of Zhongping, he led the White Wave Army uprising, gathering over a hundred thousand people, repeatedly breaking through Taiyuan and Henan, with his military force pointing directly at Loyang.
Later, after the White Wave was destroyed, Yang Feng surrendered to the court and joined Li Jue, a subordinate of Dong Zhuo, changing his name to Yang Feng.
In the second year of Xingping (195 AD), Li Jue and Guo Si fought against each other, and Emperor Xian fled, returning east to Loyang. Yang Feng betrayed Li Jue, escorted the Emperor's return east, was enfeoffed as General of Righteousness, and later, due to merit, was enfeoffed as General of Chariots and Cavalry.
A mere bandit, he actually reached the high position of "General of Chariots and Cavalry," a rank comparable to the Three Dukes. This alone is enough to show that this person is by no means ordinary. Although later, his end was being lured and killed by Liu Bei, he had indeed been glorious.
Could it be that he reached such a high position entirely because of the 【Great Fortune】 trait?
Indeed, his early life can be called legendary. A mere bandit reaching the position of General of Chariots and Cavalry - to say that this wasn't due to great fortune, even a ghost wouldn't believe it.
But a person's luck is limited. Perhaps it was precisely because his early life was too brilliant that his later years were so miserable.
Zhang Chen couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
However, Yang Feng's legendary life would not attract Zhang Chen's attention. What truly interested Zhang Chen was another reason.
This person had a subordinate General under him, Xu Huang, Xu Gongming!
That was one of Cao Wei's Five Elite Generals, loyal and righteous, brave beyond compare, and deeply versed in military strategy, a rare talent for a General and commander!
Since he had already seen Yang Feng, he was not worried about not seeing Xu Huang.
Zhang Chen smiled and said, "General Yang has come a long way and worked hard. This official has a few things he would like to ask, I wonder if you can tell me?"
"Please speak, Lord."
"May I ask who is leading your army?"
Yang Feng cupped his hands and bowed, saying, "My General is precisely the Right Protector of the Holy Sect, General Guan Hai!"
Guan Hai! Zhang Chen raised an eyebrow, his expression slightly changing.
So it's him!
This person is one of the top experts among the Yellow Turban Generals.
Historically, he once besieged Kong Rong in Duchang, beheaded Kong Rong's General Zong Bao and the son of the great scholar Zheng Xuan, Zheng Yien. Even Taishi Ci barely managed to break through his encirclement. But ultimately, in a battle against Guan Yu, he fought for dozens of rounds before being beheaded.
To be able to fight Guan Yu for dozens of rounds, this person's combat power is absolutely not to be underestimated!
It seems this battle is not so simple.
Zhang Chen asked again, "I have no past grievances or recent animosity with him, why does he raise troops to attack me?"
Yang Feng said, "Not long ago, Lord led troops, broke our fifty thousand strong army, and beheaded our four senior Generals. Lord wouldn't have forgotten that, would he?"
"Hmph! You raised an army without justification and invaded my commandery and counties. This official led the army to reinforce them; this is only right and proper." Zhang Chen said sternly, "Does he want to invade my Wei Commandery for this, wishing to avenge the fifty thousand strong army? If so, you can report back to your General that the Yellow Turban's destiny is exhausted. If he knows the mandate of Heaven, he should surrender quickly. In this battle, you are bound to lose!"
"Hmph, this humble one has noted Lord's words and will relay them to the General without missing a single word."
Saying this, Yang Feng turned to leave.
"General Yang, wait a moment."
"What, does Lord intend to forcibly keep this humble one?"
"Impudent!" Zhang He shouted, "How dare you be so rude in front of Lord!"
"Junyi!" Zhang Chen shouted, then said to Yang Feng, "General Yang, I heard you have a subordinate General under you named Xu Huang, Xu Gongming?"
"That's right, Gongming is my sworn brother, we have lived and died together. Why does Lord ask about him?"
"Nothing, nothing." Zhang Chen's mind was made up, and he smiled, "General, please go ahead."
He was only afraid that Xu Huang wasn't here, but now that he is in the army, it will be easy.
Such a fine General must not be missed!
Yang Feng bowed, turned, and immediately left.
"Hand of Plunder", activate!
【Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully plundering the Gold trait "Great Fortune", gaining 600 Plunder Points!】
Yang Feng, ah Yang Feng, you cannot control this trait. On you, it will only bring you disaster. Let me enjoy it for you.
While Zhang Chen was pondering, the System's notification sound came from his ear again.
【Ding! Congratulations to the host, Plunder Points have reached 5000 points, the System is upgrading, please wait...】
Upgraded!
【Ding! Congratulations to the host, the System has been upgraded to Level 3, unlocking the "Trait Conversion" function. Unusable traits can be converted into usable ones by consuming a certain amount of Plunder Points.】
【Ding! The host's current Plunder Points are 5500 points, still needing 9500 Plunder Points to upgrade the System to Level 4! Upgrading the System to Level 4 unlocks the function: Trait Bestowal, allowing traits to be bestowed upon others. The success rate is determined by multiple factors such as the strength and intimacy between both parties.】