Chapter 125 - Zhou Chengs Heavy Infantry Troops; The "Black Flag" Moves (1/2)
Chapter 125 – Zhou Cheng's Heavy Infantry Troops; The ”Black Flag” Moves
Translated by Bloodfalcon, Edited by Krayto
“REPORT!!!! Reporting to little lord! There is a news from the city!”
The messenger who came to Zhou clan’s mansion is dirty and unable to walk properly. His face is showing a horrified expression; the upper half of his body is b.l.o.o.d.y.
“News from the city? How?!” Zhou Cheng’s brow wrinkles, he did not have good feeling about the news.
“LU, LU, LU BU’S ARMY!!!!”
The messenger had not yet finished his sentence when a nearby middle-aged man quickly interrupted.
“Lu Bu’s army was annihilated by my private soldiers. On South Gate, none of Lu Bu’s army survived!” The one who said that is Yu Zheng, head of Yu clan. His responsibility is to occupy the South Gate, therefore he is the one who is most proud by now.
His private soldiers destroyed “3,000” of Lu Bu’s, his merit was suddenly boosted up so high. “Regarding the other gates, I do not know!” Yu Zheng said those words while looking at the other clan head with his eyes.
“Heh, sneering toward my advance on the North Gate, eh?!” The one who spoke was the head of the He clan, He Shuo. His face only showing resentful. What the h.e.l.l he is talking about? How can he not know about the other gates?
This head of Yu clan really did not know his place. So He Shuo just counter-sneered toward Yu Zheng “OOOOWWWW, 3,000 troops of Lu Bu’s army eh?!” WOOOOOOOW, Yu Zheng, you are truly great, your skills are top notch! I, He Shuo, really admire you very much!”
Is it true 3,000 troops of Lu Bu’s army was decimated by the Yu clan private soldiers? That number is the entirety of Lu Bu’s army inside Wancheng city. And this Yu Zheng said he has killed all 3,000 troops. Who would believe him?
Yu Zheng’s face become red from embarra.s.sment. His private soldiers only killed less than 300 troops of Lu Bu’s army, and the rest of the numbers came from killing commoners. Yu Zheng not only obtained the heads of commoners but he also obtained the land from those commoners who just died.
Those who are stay dead stay dead. No one can claim their land especially if they have no heir. They usually merged the lands of these dead people into one huge plot and sold them.
At the same time in the corner of the room, there is someone who was discontent with the way He Shuo’s sneered. He then said “He Shuo, Yu Zheng can say number 3,000, but what about the He clan’s number of kills?!”
The one who spoke is head of the Lin clan and he is responsible for subjugating the West Gate. These three n.o.bles are the largest n.o.bles in Wancheng city, beside the Zhou clan, Liu clan and Lu clan and also Chen clan.
“Boss Lin, why do you cover for him? I know, you must be in cahoots with this Yu Zheng to belittle me!” He Shuo got very angry.
”Even though you are not in cahoots with Yu Zheng. But Boss Lin, why don’t you tell us clearly what is your intention?!” Although these clans are now collaborating with each other to dispatch their own troops.
They know that when Wancheng city fall into Sun Ce’s hand once again, the division of power and influence will s.h.i.+ft very great. Those whose merit are biggest will get a bigger portion. So, even though they are now allied, but they must still be on guard against each other.
“ENOUGH!!!!” Zhou Cheng hit the table as hard as he can as he stood up. “Are you going to keep fighting? If you need to quarrel, get out of my sight!” Zhou Cheng’s brow wrinkled intensely, he is angry now. This messenger had not spoken anything regarding the army’s movement, but these three clan heads quarreled endlessly. If these three people were not clan heads, perhaps Zhou Cheng will draw his sword and cut them one by one.
Hearing Zhou Cheng’s anger, these three people quickly shut their mouth. They know who the person responsible for Wancheng city’s re-subjugation. This young person is Zhou clan’s little lord, he is Zhou Yu’s cousin. His clan is one of the powerhouse clans in Jiangdong. With his words, those clan’s merits will perish immediately.
“You, continue your message!” After looking at those three people stopping their bickering, Zhou Cheng pointed to the messenger and said those words.
“Yes, sir! Enemies are flus.h.i.+ng from the East Gate. Whenever they see us, private soldiers, they kill us instantly. They are merciless, even if we beg for mercy or surrender, they still kill us. The brothers, all of them unable to resist!” Said this soldier, his heart is wrenching.
His merit by beheading commoners and his valuables that he gained by s.n.a.t.c.hing was lost immediately. But if he did not leave his valuables, perhaps he will have died from Lu Bu’s army by now.
“Eh, East Gate?!” Zhou Cheng finally got an answer to his restlessness. “Wasn’t that place the Liu clan’s responsibility?!”
“Darn it, Liu Kai is truly useless! Defeated by Lu Bu army!” Yu Zheng started to boast his own merit.
“USELESS CLAN. The Liu clan is bigger than us, but they unexpectedly were unable to take the East Gate. Where can we put our face as Wancheng city’s n.o.bles?!”
“Furthermore, they are one of Han Dynasty’s royalty and a descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan. Bah, this is really unexpected of them!” These three clan heads finally unified and toasted a drink together. The Liu clan’s size and influence is bigger than the three of them combined. They want to further gain influence but was blocked Liu clan. Therefore they must join up together, in order to match their influence with the Liu clan. And Liu clan unexpectedly was beaten, how can those three not be rejoicing now?
With the topic changed suddenly, Zhou Cheng’s hand was trembling from holding his anger. He feared that he cannot hold his anger and cut down one of these three people. But he immediately calmed himself down, what he didn’t expect was the next piece of information would hit his gut very hard.
“The Liu clan, the Liu clan is the one who leads Lu Bu’s army!” The soldier have ended his weeping. Because when he thought about those who died because of their greed, he is truly relieved that he is still alive.