C29 Dissuade

"Here!" Although he was hesitating, Zhang Mancheng had given the order. The soldier could only carry out Zhang Mancheng's order. He shouted and turned around to leave the tent.

"Wait!" Just as the soldier bent down and was about to leave the tent, Zhang Mancheng suddenly called out to him and stopped him. The yellow-robed soldier had no choice but to turn around and prostrate on the ground towards Zhang Mancheng as he waited for his new orders. Zhang Mancheng took a deep breath. Just a moment ago when he gave that order, he was only slightly angry, but now after calming down, he realized that when the news of Zhang Jiao's death came in, Liu Ping and Gong Dian appeared. If he said that there was no connection between them, Zhang Mancheng wouldn't believe it even if he beat him to death.

If it was before the news of Zhang Jiao's death, Zhang Mancheng would not hesitate to have his two traitors killed! But now, Zhang Mancheng had to consider the fact that the Yellow Gown Army had been following him around. Now that their defeat had become a foregone conclusion, only a little over 1000 soldiers had come to look for him. Soon, more and more would come to this place. Zhang Mancheng might not be able to beat the thousand soldiers in front of him, let alone more.

Zhang Mancheng had already heard that the 100,000 soldiers who were captured in Nanyang City had all been killed by the soldiers. Zhang Mancheng could foresee what would happen to his brothers once he lost. Zhang Mancheng could have died for the Taiping Road, but he couldn't bring his brothers to their deaths. He had to find a way for them to survive!

With an uncertain face, Zhang Mancheng let out a long sigh of relief and shouted at the soldier, "Bring the two of them to me!"

"Here!" The soldier answered once again, turned around, and left the tent. As for Zhang Mancheng, he straightened his back and adjusted the armor on his body. Then, he turned around and sat down on his seat in the tent as he quietly waited.

Not long after, the soldier walked into the tent with Liu Ping and Gong Du in their official armor. The soldier cupped his hands and greeted Zhang Mancheng, "Commander-in-chief!" "Liu Ping and Gong Du, bring them here!"

"General Liu Ping (Gong Du)! "Greetings, Commander He!" Seeing Zhang Mancheng again, Liu Fei and Gong Gong both subconsciously cupped their fists and saluted Zhang Mancheng, just like when they were under Zhang Mancheng's command.

Zhang Mancheng didn't pay attention to the two and directly said to the soldier, "You can leave!"

Seeing Zhang Mancheng's indifferent expression, Liu Fei and Gong Du could not help but feel awkward. Only now did they remember that they were no longer a general, but a traitor!

After the soldier left, Zhang Mancheng turned around and looked at Liu Fei and Gong Du. The corner of his mouth slightly raised into a disdainful sneer as he said, "I wonder what business the two sirs have brought me here today?"

Hearing Zhang Mancheng's mocking, Liu Fei and Gong immediately blushed. Liu Piao cupped his fists at Zhang Mancheng and said, "Canon Marshal! I know you are very unhappy with us! No matter how we explain it, you won't forgive us! But this time, we hope that the canon commander will believe us. We have come here solely for the lives of all our brothers on this mountain. "

"Humph!" Zhang Mancheng was at a loss for words. He could only give a cold snort in response and not say anything else. He was waiting for Liu Fei and Gong to say the reason for their arrival.

Seeing Zhang Mancheng fall into silence, Liu Fei and Gong Gong knew what Zhang Mancheng meant and both of them secretly let out a sigh of relief at the same time. In fact, this time they had come to Phoenix Mountain because they had taken a huge risk. After all, they had been under Zhang Mancheng's watch for so long. They were very clear about Zhang Mancheng's attitude towards traitors. Before heading up the mountain, Luo Yang, who commanded the thousand soldiers at the foot of the mountain, once said that they were most likely killed by the Yellow Gown Army before they could even meet Zhang Mancheng's face. Luo Yang had also said that the two of them didn't have to go up the mountain. It all depended on their own wishes. However, after thinking about it, Liu Ping and Gong Du still decided to personally come up the mountain to persuade Zhang Mancheng to surrender. This could be considered as having been done for the sake of the Yellow Gown Army brothers on the mountain.

Immediately, Liu Fei cupped his fists towards Zhang Mancheng and said, "Canon Marshal! I believe you have already received the news, that the great virtuous master has passed away in Guangzong City! "

Zhang Mancheng's face could not help but turn cold when he heard Liu Ping's words. He stared at Liu Ping as the anger in his heart started to rise. If the news of Zhang Jiao's death didn't spread, then how could Liu Fei and Gong Gong come up the mountain? Zhang Mancheng wanted to see what Liu Ping had to say! Facing Zhang Mancheng's glares, Liu Ping did not have the slightest bit of fear as he said, "He's a smart guy! It was very clear what the Great Mentor meant to the yellow-robed soldiers! The Great Virtuous Master is no longer here. General Huang and General Man definitely won't be able to hold up the flag of the Yellow Gown Army! "

"Stop talking nonsense!" What are you trying to say! Just say it directly! " How could Zhang Mancheng not know that what Liu Ping said was the truth? The earth general and the human general Liu Ping spoke of were Zhang Jiao's two younger brothers, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang. The abilities of these two were far from Zhang Jiao's, but they still liked to wrangle over power and gain! In the past, Zhang Jiao was above them, so they wouldn't cause too much trouble. But now, Zhang Jiao wasn't around anymore, so the two of them were probably the first ones to cause any trouble!

Although these were the facts that were about to happen, it didn't mean that Zhang Mansheng was willing to listen to them. Although he already knew that the yellow-robed soldiers were about to be defeated, hearing all of this still made Zhang Mancheng feel very uncomfortable. However, Liu Ping didn't seem to see Zhang Mancheng's burning eyes and continued, "Huangpu Song burned General Bo Cai's army! Zhu Jun had also defeated General Peng's great army! Now, the imperial government had appointed Huangpu Song as the commander of the army to replace Dong Zhuo's dog thief! Huangpu Song was not a good-for-nothing like Dong Zhuo, the dog thief. With him here, it was only a matter of time before Guangzong's yellow-robed army would be defeated! "Even the Yellow Gown Army troops have fallen into a disadvantageous position one after another …"

"Enough!" Zhang Mancheng shouted angrily and interrupted Liu Ping's speech. He stood up abruptly and pulled out his sword from his waist. With his red eyes staring at Liu Ping, he scolded, "Scoundrel!" I'll kill you! "

When Gong Du saw this, he immediately stood in front of Liu Ping. Liu Ping, on the other hand, straightened his back without fear and looked at Zhang Mancheng with a serious face as he said, "Commander-in-Chief Liu!" I only wanted to tell you one thing! It was that the Yellow Gown Army was now in the western mountains at sunset. There was no longer any possibility of success! Does he really have the heart to let his brothers die together with him? "

After hearing Liu Fei's last sentence, Zhang Man couldn't bear to watch any longer even though he had already raised his sword. Zhang Mancheng's face alternated between red and white several times. In the end, he staggered and fell back into his seat. The sword in his hand powerlessly fell to the ground. Zhang Mancheng raised his head. Although he did not do much just now, he started to pant uncontrollably. He glared at Liu Fei and Gong Du as he shouted, "What about it? Like you two! To join the imperial government! "Be the court's hound!"

Liu Piao patted Gong Du's shoulder to indicate that he was fine, and then spoke to Zhang Mancheng in a deep voice: "Canal Marshal!" Believe it or not! Gong Du and I have never gone to the imperial government! Even now, we are not the eagles of the imperial court! "

"Humph!" Zhang Mancheng took a deep breath and calmed himself down. With a face full of disdain, he snorted and said, "Don't tell such a clumsy lie to me! Do you think I would believe you? When you're lying, don't forget the dog skin you're wearing! "

Seeing that Zhang Mancheng refused to believe it, Liu Ping and Gong Du could only return a wry smile. Gong said to him, "Marshal He, we know that it will be difficult for you to believe that we didn't join the Imperial Court! But we can swear to God! From that day on, in Nanyang, we never had the thought of joining the imperial government! Until now, it has never happened! "

As he spoke, Gong Du recounted what happened in Nanyang, including what happened when he was captured by Huang Zhong that day, all the way until he came here with Luo Yang. He recounted everything in detail. In the end, Gong Du said, "Tong Shuai! I'm not going to hide it from you! Master has brought over a thousand soldiers, all of whom were recruited temporarily from Nanyang City. They have only been trained in Nanyang City for a short period of one month! "

Recruit! Zhang Mancheng's face began to twitch. He never thought that with more than 50,000 troops under his command, he would be scared stiff by a mere 1000 recruits! Zhang Mancheng really wanted to ruthlessly slap himself twice! Zhang Mancheng had already believed more than half of Gong Du's words. Gong Du's personality was different from Liu Ping. Normally, he rarely talked and did things. He wasn't as quick-witted as Liu Fei, but his words were absolutely true!

What Zhang Mancheng could not accept the most was that, according to Gong Du, his failure in Nanyang City was entirely thanks to a young man who was only in his twenties! Since more than ten years ago, Zhang Mancheng had acknowledged Zhang Jiao as his teacher. Although he didn't think highly of himself, he believed that he was much stronger than the average person. Now, he had actually suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of such a young person.

However, Gong Du did not notice the change in Zhang Mancheng's expression and continued to say, "Canal Marshal! Even though I haven't seen much of the world, I can tell that the Lord is not someone to be trifled with! "If we follow our lord, we will never suffer a loss!"

"Don't say anymore!" Veins popped out from Zhang Mancheng's forehead as he shouted, "I want to see just how capable that kid whom you guys admire so much is! If you have the ability, then let him break through my gate! Defeat me fair and square! If he wanted to make his brothers work for him so easily! "In your dreams!"