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After cleaning up the battlefield
Sun An then followed Zhao Yuan's instructions.
The captured soldiers from Dongping Prefecture were separated.
There were over a hundred of them.
They were the kind of people who bullied men and women in the past.
They were all picked out from the prisoners and beheaded!
Of the remaining government troops,
Three or four hundred families had already been ruined.
The soldiers in Dongping Prefecture were left without any support.
They chose to join Liangshan.
As for the remaining government troops...
They all cautiously chose to return to Dongping Prefecture.
Zhao Yuan also kept his word.
After confiscating all the weapons and armor of these Dongping Prefecture soldiers
They then let them leave on their own.
"Thank you, King Liangshan!"
The officers and soldiers hurriedly knelt down to express their gratitude.
After bowing several times,
Just now, in groups of three or five,
They returned to Dongping Prefecture in a group.
And Zhao Yuan,
After sending Sun An and Bian Xiang back to Liangshan with their soldiers,
He then led a hundred or so personal guards by himself.
They headed towards Dongping Prefecture.
Just now, after Gaoliang sent a message informing Dongping Prefecture that the city had been opened and surrendered,
It also mentioned the matter concerning Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping.
Zhao Yuan only found out at this time.
Cheng Wanli, whose official reputation was relatively good
It even involved Tong Guan's affairs.
Zhao Yuan had no idea how to deal with Cheng Wanli.
For a while,
Some were undecided.
So they could only go to Dongping Prefecture to check the situation first.
......
Meanwhile, Liangshan relied on their ambush...
They successfully wiped out most of the troops in Dongping Prefecture.
But they failed to leave behind those two guns.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Dong Ping...
He then bravely rose up.
They broke through the encirclement of Liangshan.
The fast horse galloped towards Dongping Prefecture.
Thinking back to when Dong Ping led his troops to Liangshan Marsh earlier,
Even if they couldn't defeat Liangshan this time,
At the very least, they should loot the trading town of Liangshan.
Make a fortune.
But after much deliberation,
They hadn't even reached the trading post.
They were ambushed by the Liangshan army.
A total wipeout!
Seeing that they were not far from Dongping Prefecture,
The general with the twin spears couldn't help but slow down his horse.
Thinking to himself,
"After this battle, how am I supposed to go back and explain myself to Prefect Cheng?"
"That fellow has always looked down on me, a military officer,"
"The reason I was sent out this time was originally to feign defeat against Liangshan, so as to give that Privy Councilor Tong an explanation..."
Chapter 640 Dong Ping Returns to the City
"The original plan was to feign defeat, and at least bring back a thousand soldiers to facilitate the defense of the city later,"
Dong Ping thought to himself, with a headache.
"But now those two thousand government troops have been completely wiped out."
“If I go back like this, Prefect Cheng will surely be furious,”
"I don't know what to do with me yet!"
"But now, if I don't return to Dongping Prefecture, where else can I go?"
Dong Ping sighed helplessly.
"Furthermore, how could I bear to part with the governor's daughter?"
Just as Dong Ping was hesitating,
While pondering where to go next,
But he forgot that his mount was an old horse.
I was already familiar with the roads leading to Dongping Prefecture.
Even without Dong Ping's command,
The mount, without even realizing it,
Then they took their master back to Dongping Prefecture!
These two guns will defeat Dong Ping.
In the past,
He loved riding horses through the streets the most.
Showing off his martial arts skills and appearance,
In this Dongping Prefecture,
It's safe to say that everyone knows him!
Although Liangshan now occupies Dongping Prefecture City
However, it did not prohibit ordinary people from entering or leaving.
Dong Ping had just appeared on horseback near the city gate.
He was immediately recognized by the people!
"Isn't this the dashing Marquis of Ten Thousand Households? Why is he covered in blood and looks so disheveled?"
"Have you forgotten what he was doing earlier?"
"Judging from this fellow's disheveled appearance, he has most likely fought against the Liangshan bandits and suffered a defeat!"
"I had heard before that this dual-wielder was exceptionally skilled in martial arts, and now it seems that his words are indeed true."
"How do you say this?"
"Don't you have any common sense? When this guy left the city, he took more than two thousand soldiers with him!"
"Where are those government troops now? They've vanished without a trace, haven't they?"
"Nine times out of ten, they were defeated by Liangshan and have long since disappeared without a trace."
"Although Dong Ping suffered a defeat at the hands of Liangshan, if his martial arts skills were lacking, how could he have returned unscathed!"
"That's true!"
"Speaking of which, Liangshan is really powerful. Not only did they defeat Dong Yizhuang, but they also took advantage of his departure from the city to surround Dongping Prefecture in one fell swoop."
"Fortunately, Prefect Cheng was concerned for the people and decided to surrender the city."
"Otherwise, who knows what state Dongping Prefecture would be in right now!"
.....
The murmurs of the common people
Everything had already reached Dong Ping's ears.
This immediately startled the dual-wielding general awake!
what?
Liangshan actually took advantage of his leading his army out of the city to besiege Dongping Prefecture.
And that Prefect Cheng Wanli
They actually surrendered the city right away?
Thinking of this,
Dong Ping quickly raised his head.
I looked towards that city gate tower!
Upon closer inspection,
This immediately startled him, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
On the city tower, one could see the flags flying.
It was a large "梁" character!
not good!
I just broke out of the encirclement of Liangshan.
If we go into the city like this again...
Wouldn't we be walking right into a trap again?
Dong Ping was immediately alarmed.
I was so angry I could grind my teeth.
That damned Cheng Wanli!
These damned scholars...
They really can't be trusted!
In the past, they always talked about loyalty to the emperor and serving the country.