The evil forces roaming the heavens

Chapter 790 It doesn’t look like an act!
In July, the Jiangnan area is covered with green trees.
The south of the Yangtze River, where birds sing and flowers bloom, was not affected by the war at all.
It was as if the suffering in the north had nothing to do with them.

The noble families were still singing, dancing, and enjoying the beautiful scenery.

However, when Liaodong and the Former Yan were destroyed in the north and the Murong clan was annihilated, they became nervous. In the next two months, news came that the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje were conquered.
In the court, Sima Dan, the puppet emperor, was listening to the quarrel below and couldn't help but get a headache.

Because the government affairs were controlled by He Chong, Cai Mo, King of Kuaiji Sima Yu and others, his words had no force at all.
However, in order to fight for power, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was still very smart. At least it did not resort to assassination.

If Zhang Cheng were in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, as his immediate superior, he would at least have to open one eye and close the other when sleeping.

"I think that Ran Wei is nothing to be afraid of. Ran Min is dead, and the court is in turmoil. Even if Zhang Cheng is a general who has fought in many battles, how can he command Ran Wei?"

Looking at the people in front of him, He Chong couldn't help but explain,
"The situation in the north is chaotic. I think this is a good opportunity to retake the north!"

Just as He Chong finished speaking, someone below immediately made a suggestion.

After all, since the Eastern Jin Dynasty moved south, everyone wanted to recover the lost territory in the north, but what was the result? After so many years, everyone is still spinning in the same place!

"We will discuss the matter of recovering lost territory later. Now we should consider whether we can subdue Ran Wei with the rule of the king."

Looking at everyone present, He Chong couldn't help but speak up.
"Can Ran Wei obey the orders of the Eastern Jin Dynasty?"

Staring at He Chong as if he were a fool, someone couldn't help but ask,

Because Zhang Cheng is not a simple character. He joined the army at the age of fourteen and "suppressed the rebellion" with Ran Min at the age of sixteen.

Now that Ran Min has been defeated in the war with Former Yan, who is the most powerful force in the Ran Wei army? It is undoubtedly Zhang Cheng. If you say that this military leader is young, everyone will have no doubts, but if you say that he is a fool, then the Murong clan, who was exterminated by him, will have something to say!
"He is young and frivolous, how can he understand the court? As long as we promise him high positions and generous salaries, why should we be afraid that he will not surrender!"

He Chong spoke seriously. After he finished speaking, his followers also spoke up immediately.

Seeing everyone in the court saying this, Sima Dan's mouth twitched.
Because he is not a fool, but the group of people in front of him treat him as a fool.

And now not only do they want to treat him as a fool, they also want to treat the most ruthless one in Ran Wei as a fool?

They conquered the Former Yan, subdued Goguryeo, and also dealt with Baekje and Silla. You go up and give them a reward, and then you plan to treat them like a dog. Isn't that nonsense?

But Sima Dan didn't care about these, because he was wondering what would happen to Ran Wei next.
After all, the predecessor of Ran Wei was the Later Zhao. Although most of the people of the Later Zhao were killed by Ran Min and Zhang Cheng, the current Former Qin, Duan Qi, Wang Wu and others were not convinced.

The Central Plains will probably remain in chaos for a while, so he has to find a way to deal with these powerful officials as soon as possible!

While the Eastern Jin Dynasty was immersed in the fact that Zhang Cheng received the imperial edict and then turned around to surrender, Wang Wu was sweating profusely.
Because he didn't expect that Zhang Cheng was so good at fighting! He went up and beat the Murong family with two punches, and now he led 40,000 Chiliang troops to the north to deal with him.
You know, when he rebelled, he knew that Ran Min would never be able to deal with the Former Yan.
But who knew, he guessed the beginning but not the ending!
Ran Min was indeed killed by Murong Ke of Former Yan, but the problem was that his younger brother Zhang Cheng was even more powerful than his older brother. He went up and wiped out the Murong clan as well, leaving no one alive. Even the one who escaped was chased to Goguryeo by him, and he also killed Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje along the way!

"What shall I do now? My life is over!"

Wang Wu spoke in a panic. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
Because Zhang Cheng wanted to pacify the two rivers, he had to kill him first.

Even though Duan Qi jumped the most fiercely and roared the loudest, he had defected to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and his territory was still in Jiaodong. Even if Zhang Cheng wanted to deal with Duan Qi, he had to kill himself first!

He is now the biggest obstacle for Zhang Cheng to move south!

But Wang Wu didn't have time to worry. Half a month later, the Chiliang Army moved south and arrived in Hebei.
He established his own regime in Lukou and called himself King An, which just happened to be a mistake for Zhang Cheng!

After all, when Murong Ke defeated Ran Min, he gave Ran Min's son Ran Cao to the other side.
Now, let alone wanting to run away, even if he wanted to surrender, he couldn't do that, because behind him was the territory of Ran Wei. The long dragon moved forward, and the big banner fluttered in the air.

On the march, Zhang Cheng's eyes couldn't help but flicker.
After he pacified Youzhou and recovered Liaodong, he still had many troubles ahead.

First of all, there is this bastard Wang Wu. Let’s not talk about his ability for now, but his courage is just like Zhao Zilong of Changshan. He actually dared to rebel openly.
Zhang Ping was dealt with by him, and Shangdang was pacified, but Wang Wu actually still thought that Former Yan could deal with him!
"General, news came from Lukou that Wang Wu was killed by Qin Xing!"

He quickly came to Zhang Cheng, and saw Deng Qiang couldn't help but shouting,
"Hmm? Wang Wu was killed, what about Qin Xing? Want to surrender?"

Asking Deng Qiang, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but speak up.
"Well, Qin Xing had no intention of surrendering, but he was killed by Lu Hu, who sent people to surrender."

Looking at Zhang Cheng, Deng Qiang couldn't help but explain.

"what?"

Looking at Deng Qiang with suspicion, Zhang Cheng was dumbfounded, because what were these people playing, Russian dolls?

Wang Wu rebelled, Qin Xing also rebelled, but they were all killed by Lu Hu in the end. Is Lu Hu a good person?
But Lu Hu was also a fickle guy. He first defected to the Eastern Jin Dynasty and then to the Former Yan Dynasty. He was courting death by doing this and finally died of his injuries!
If he hadn't been injured, this guy would probably have defected twice more!

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but narrow his eyes and said: "After entering the city, let Zhang Hao go to talk to Lu Hu!"

"General Zhang Hao?"

Hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Deng Qiang immediately thought of something and said with a smile: "Yes, General!"

Three days later, standing on the wall of Lukou, Lü Hu finally saw the Chiliang Army appear.
Looking at the brave cavalry that looked like a long dragon and the strong soldiers, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch, because with this lineup, it was no wonder that they could defeat the Former Yan. They were simply a group of tigers and wolves!
But just as Lü Hu was thinking, a big man shouted, "Who is Lü Hu? Come down and answer me!"

"General, I am Lü Hu. May I ask what I can do for you?"

"What? You call me, Old Zhang, a reckless man? I'm in the early morning, and my sword is not at all weak!"

Looking at Lü Hu angrily, Zhang Hao immediately chopped Lü Hu's neck with a knife.

Looking at Zhang Hao with eyes wide open, Lü Hu had never expected that he would be beheaded just because he approached him to talk.

Shocked at this scene, the generals around Lu Hu were dumbfounded.
At this moment, Deng Qiang, who had rushed forward, shouted, "Zhang Hao, what are you doing?"

"Deng Qiang, this bastard scolded me, I'm going to kill him!"

As he said this, Zhang Hao dismounted from his horse and was about to chop off Lü Hu.

When the other generals saw this scene, they were dumbfounded, because this was not bravery, this was madness!

"It doesn't look like he's acting!"

Looking at Zhang Hao with suspicion, Zhang Cheng showed a thoughtful expression, because his acting skills were so concise!

(End of this chapter)