C21 Subdue
Although Luo Yang didn't show any expression on his face when he saw that the two of them were interested, he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. His words just now were only half true and half false. The purpose of his words was to move the two of them to use them for him. The rebellion would indeed fail, but it would not be so quick. Also, Lu Shu appearing in Nanyang at this time was enough to scare Luo Yang.
Later on, Luo Yang found out that although the Yellow Gown Army had surrounded Nanyang City, they had not sealed off the news of Nanyang City and the outside world. When the news spread to Luoyang that Nanyang City was still holding its ground even under the siege of hundreds of thousands of yellow-robed soldiers, Lu Zhi, who was originally preparing to lead the army to attack the yellow-robed guard in Yingchuan, immediately changed his mind. He went around Yingchuan, heading south to save Nanyang. As for the reason, the experienced Lu Zhi could tell with a single glance how important Nanyang was to the yellow-robed soldiers. At the very least, the grains and foodstuffs stored in Nanyang, whether it was Ying Chuan's Bo Cai Army, Rennan's Peng Te Army, or even Guangzong's Zhang Jiao Army, they all had to be restrained! Food was a must for every family. Even if the yellow-robed soldiers were strong, they wouldn't be able to cause too much of a ruckus without food!
As for Jing Prefecture's reinforcements from Xiangyang, it was even simpler. The county governor, as well as the Jing Prefecture's Shi Xueman, had been intimidated by Zhang Mancheng's initial demonstration. They did not dare to send reinforcements. This caused Xu Mu to be a bit moved. In addition to the persuasion of Qin Jie, who was working in Jing Prefecture, Xu Mu had summoned the troops of all the counties of Jing Prefecture to come and help. He didn't expect that he would run into Lu Zhi's army at the same time.
Of course, Luo Yang would never tell Liu Fei and Gong Du about these coincidences. Now, he was going to use this point to persuade the two of them. Everything had gone according to Luoyang's plan. Liu Fei and Gong Du were not very confident about the uprising of the yellow-robed youth, and now that Luo Yang had spoken of it, they were even less confident. Liu Tao looked at Gong Du, but Gong Du replied with a "I'll listen to you" emoji, making it clear that everything was up to Liu Tao to decide. Liu Ping could not help but clench his teeth. Finally, he turned to Luo Yang and said in a deep voice, "I know that you're telling us all this because you hope that we can surrender to you! I admit that what you said moved us! But, how can you guarantee that what you just said wasn't your flowery words? "
At the end of the day, Liu Ping and Gong did not have a good impression of the imperial court. Otherwise, they would not have joined the yellow-robed soldiers in revolting against the imperial government. So, even though what Luo Yang said just now was very similar to what Liu Tao and Gong Du were thinking, they were still a bit worried. That was why they confirmed it with their own words.
Luo Yang was secretly delighted. Now that Liu Ping said it, this matter was basically settled! Immediately, Luo Yang suppressed his anger and calmed down, saying, "If you want any proof, I admit it. I can't take it out right now! To put it bluntly, I am not much different from you. I have no one to rely on in this world, and I am also a child of the Humble Class! That is why I know that as long as the world is still like this, a Humble Class offspring like you and me will never be able to rise above the masses! What I want to do is let those young masters from influential families know that our offspring from the Humble Class will not be much worse than theirs! "
There was no bright future in Luo Yang's words, nor were there any promises of benefits. However, the heroic spirit that emanated from Luo Yang's body caused Liu Ping and Gong Xun to be moved. Gong Du's eyes kept flashing with splendor. He was originally a hunter, but because his parents were killed by a local family, he was so angry that he decided to join the yellow-robed army to exact vengeance. Therefore, Gong Du was extremely disgusted with the aristocratic family's power. What Luo Yang said was exactly what Gong Du had always wanted to achieve all these years.
However, due to his cautious nature, he still hesitated a little. Lowering his head to think, he did not immediately agree to it, but suddenly raised his head and said: "If you want us to surrender to you, we can agree to it! But you must agree to one of our requests! No, it's Zhang Mancheng's defeat this time around. You must have captured quite a few of the yellow-robed soldiers, right? I hope you can let them go! As long as you are able to do this, we are absolutely willing to surrender and serve you! "
Luo Yang was stunned at first, but quickly nodded with a smile and agreed. He didn't even think about it for a moment. In fact, from the very beginning, Luo Yang had been scheming against the yellow-robed soldiers. Although right now, the Yellow Gown Army was just a motley crew, as long as they received strict training, they would be a ready-made army! If it was anyone else, they might have worried about the identity of the Yellow Gown Army, but Luo Yang was completely unrestrained. He knew that in a few years, there wouldn't be many dukes under the control of the Yellow Gown Army! Cao Cao had also recruited the Cyan Plains Yellow Scarves and made them his trump card army!
Originally, Lou Yang had planned to get Liu Ping and Gong Du to help him persuade the yellow cloth army's captives after taming them. However, now, he didn't expect Liu Ping to take the initiative and bring it up.
Seeing Luo Yang agree, Liu Fei and Gong looked at each other and nodded at the same time. Then, Liu Tao slowly helped Gong Du stand up, and the two of them cupped their fists and bowed to Luo Yang at the same time, saying, "Since that's the case! As long as Master can save his captured brothers, we are willing to work for Master! "
"Good!" A real man's words were spoken! "No matter what, I will never be able to keep up!" Luo Yang gave a shout of praise, and then turned around to look at the guard outside the cell and shouted: "Zhongye! Bring me the thing that I told you to prepare! "
When Wen Fu, who couldn't wait any longer outside the cell, heard Luo Yang's summons, he immediately rushed into the cell with a large package in his hand. After saluting Luo Yang, he threw the package in front of Liu Ping and Gong Du. Luo Yang smiled and said, "Although I also think that the government is corrupt, Lord Chu Gong, the county governor of Nanyang County, is a very principled person. I have no way of getting him to get rid of your sins, so I can only let you put on this military uniform and disguise as my personal soldier to go out with me! At that time, I will arrange for someone to be your substitute! "
Liu Ping's hand was already reaching for the bag, but after hearing Luo Yang's last sentence, he couldn't help but hesitate and ask, "You said a double? Could it be that you want the other brothers in this prison to be our scapegoats? "
"Hahahaha!" Luo Yang was stunned at first, but then immediately laughed: "You are mistaken! Besides the two of you, there is no one else in this prison who is a captive of the Yellow Gown Army! In the battle a few days ago, there were more than a hundred thousand captured soldiers. How could this tiny prison fit them all? Now all the prisoners of the Yellow Scarves are locked up outside the city. As for the two of you, because you are the only two captives our garrison has captured, you are imprisoned in this prison! The scapegoats that I want to find for you are all death row thugs, so there's no need to sympathize with them! "
After hearing what Luo Yang said, Liu Ping and Gong Gong finally relaxed. They picked up their bags and quickly changed their clothes. Even though Gong was unable to move quickly, he was still able to quickly change his clothes with Liu Ping's help. Perhaps it was because they had been to the battlefield before, but after the two of them changed their clothes, they really did look like soldiers. With a wave of his hand, he brought Wen Yin and the other two to leave the prison. As for the other matters, Luo Yang had already arranged for people to take care of them, so there was no need for him to worry about them anymore.
Due to Lou Yang's prior arrangements, even though Gong Du and Liu Ping were limping and dodging, no one asked a single question along the way. Thus, the group of people walked out of County Governor Manor's prison, and the moment they stepped out of the prison, they felt the warmth of the sunlight shining down on them from above their heads. They could not help but take a deep breath.
Luo Yang looked at their expressions and could not help but smile. He said, "We should hurry up. Although I've already decided on everything from top to bottom, it's best not to let Lord Chu Gongzi know about this. Otherwise, it'll be troublesome!"
Liu Fei and Gong Du finally came back to their senses from barely escaping death. They immediately pulled their helmets up and down to block their own faces. Luo Yang couldn't help but laugh as he tried to block more of them. What use would it be if he met someone who recognized all of you? However, Luo Yang was still quite magnanimous. He didn't say much and only waved his hand before bringing them out of the city. Since he had already promised them, Luo Yang also wanted to rescue the prisoners of the Yellow Gown Army as soon as possible. After all, this could be counted as his future army!
"Regret!" "Regret!" As Luo Yang and his team were walking along the road, loud shouts suddenly came from behind. Luo Yang quickly turned around and saw Huang Zhong riding on a war horse towards them at lightning speed. When Liu Fei and Gong both saw Huang Zhong, their bodies couldn't help but tremble. They were deeply afraid of this fierce general that had captured them in one move.
Luo Yang stealthily gestured to the two of them not to get impatient, then had Wen Ju stand in front of the two of them to block them. He walked up to them with a smile as if nothing had happened. When Huang Zhong rode his horse up to him, Luo Yang said with a smile, "Brother Han Sheng, is there something you need me for?" After several great battles, the relationship between Luo Yang and Huang Zhong could be considered as a relationship of life and death. Therefore, Huang Zhong did not allow Luo Yang to call him a general and the two of them called him a general.
Huang Zhong's face was not as relaxed as Luo Yang's. He did not bother to look at Liu Ping and Gong Du who were hiding behind Wen Jing. Instead, he said to Luo Yang anxiously, "Regret! How can you be in the mood to stroll around here! Hurry up and follow me to County Governor Manor! Something big has happened! "