Chapter 373 Zhao Yun VS Budugen - Part 2 (2/2)
During the clash, Budugen also ran into Zhao Yun.
Seeing the enemy general, Budugen rejoiced, ”Brat, you'll be honored to get killed by the great me!”
Zhao Yun snorted, ”Noisy.”
Budugen's spear and Zhao Yun's spear crossed.
Zhao Yun was hit at the chest, but Budugen's spear grazed his plate armor.
On the other hand, Zhao Yun's spear pierced through the barbarian general's heart, ending the jousting contest in one blow!
Although Zhao Yun killed the enemy general, he was not even aware of it. As his focus was on the overall situation, he continued killing all enemies he found.
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May 25th.
The sun rose, revealing the carnage of last night battle.
Wang Yun and his 10,000 police officers arrived today to reinforce the city. However, his presence was no longer necessary.
Still, his forces came in handy as Beiping could use some laborers.
The battle concluded with Zhao Yun's victory by a landslide. He lost 2,500 soldiers in the siege battle, but he vanquished 18,000 soldiers and captured 2,000 prisoners.
These prisoners would be transferred to Julu's department of justice, so they could determine their fate.
”Thank you for your hard work, general.”
Wang Yun praised this young general, but Zhao Yun just nodded and thanked the old officer.
Wang Yun had grown numb of Tong's elite generals. Many of them were so young that could be his grandson, yet they thrived and proved themselves in many battles already.
He was amazed by their talents and Tong's discern abilities. Wang Yun was glad that he had a connection with Tong via Diaochan.
Also, he had reread the chat logs between Tong, Dong Bai, and Diaochan. As there was no direct message feature in the chat, everything that Tong and his demon family chatted was recorded there in public.
Wang Yun was excited that Diaochan would soon be Tong's prime consort in a few years. This would raise his status by many tiers.
'I'm so lucky. Well, I hope that Zhang Tong can maintain the Han Dynasty's legacy, though. It would be better if Diaochan can give birth to his sons. Eh, that might be impossible.'
Zhao Yun gazed at the pile of corpses and glanced at the north. His mind wondered if there would be a day that he could venture into Xiongnu's territory and achieved heroic deeds like Huo Qubing, a great general of the West Han Dynasty.
'Lu Bu and his men will soon deploy to counter-attack against the Xiongnu. Too bad, I'm still too early to call myself a great general like him.'
As Zhao Yun always looked at other legion commanders with envy, he tried his best to prove himself that he could be like them.
One day, he hoped that he could be a great general as well.
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Wang Yun reported the Battle of Beiping's result to Tong. As if Tong had predicted this, he was not surprised.
Tong: ”Well done, Zilong. Take your riders to Linyu County and assist Xu Huang and Tian Yu. As for the policemen, leave them to Wang Yun.”
Zhao Yun: ”Understood, your majesty.”
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May 27th.
Zhen Yi Army reached Ji Commandery and occupied it without resistance. Instead, the town people opened the gates and welcomed them with open arms.
Some of the elders shed a tear of joy as they kowtowed to the soldiers.
For the first time, Zhen Yi got to enjoy the privilege of serving Tong.
Still, he thought of his 7-year-old daughter, Zhen Fu.
'I should send her to Ye Palace soon. Zhang Tong has already taken in two consorts, and he already impregnated both of them. No, I should train her a bit more, so she won't lose to that Cai Yan. From the rumors, his majesty loves high-class women. I should train the girl to be like that.'
While Zhen Yi continued managing Ji people, he did not stop plotting as he still wanted Tong as his son-in-law. He betted everything on his youngest daughter.
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July 1st.
Xu Huang finished reinforcing his fortification. As Gongsun Du and Kebineng did not attack them and Xu Huang heard that they were still in Xiangping, he decided to mobilize east.
At the same time, the news about Budugen's death reached Kebineng. As Budugen's rival, Kebineng rejoiced. He could not wait to go back to his territory to claim the chieftain position from everyone.
He glanced at Gongsun Du, who was living without the care about the threat of Xu Huang.
'Should I discard this idiot and head home? Nah, I should earn some gold and food for my future army.'
Planning to embezzle Gongsun Du's resources, Kebineng came up with a plan.
”My lord, I have a plan to propose.”
”What is it?”
”Right now, Xu Huang has been staying still for too long. I want to head out and probe them. Please grant me provision and supplies to mobilize my troops.”
”How long are you planning to go this time?”
”We're fighting in a prolonged war, so I estimate five to six months.”
”Good, I'll construct a granary base for you. I can't give you that many foods, but I can at least give you enough to last for three months at least. As for more, we have to wait for the harvest this year.”
”Oh, thank you very much!”
With Gongsun Du's promise, Kebineng smirked.
'Once I got all the supplies, I'll return home and leave them to rot. Hahaha!'