Chapter 200 Look at Zhang Liao
In Nanpi County, Cangzhou, Hebei, thirty horses were galloping on the official road, and Tianjin Youwei was just ahead.

At this moment in the Tianjin Right Guard camp, Tianjin Guard Commander Ling Xiao had arrived, and five thousand commanders also arrived.

Before they had to wait long, a messenger came running in, kneeling and kowtowed, saying, "General, there is a cavalry of thirty men three miles away, rushing towards the camp!"

Ling Xiao, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and said loudly: "I think the angel is coming soon. Soldiers, get ready to receive the imperial edict!"

"Yes!"

The five thousand commanders responded in unison, and then arranged for their hundred commanders to take action, and the entire camp was put into action.

When Ou Zanghua and his party arrived outside the camp, they saw flags fluttering in the wind. All the soldiers had already lined up and no one made a sound.

Ou Zanghua felt a little relieved after seeing this. At least the Tianjin Right Guard did not scatter at the sight of the enemy like the Poyang Lake navy did in the past.

After everyone dismounted, Ling Xiao came forward with five thousand soldiers, bowed and asked, "I am Ling Xiao, the deputy commander of Tianjin Guard. Are you the angel and Ou Keqing in person?"

"My name is Ou Zanghua, nice to meet you, General Ling." Ou Zanghua bowed in return and took out his half of the tiger talisman.

After Ling Xiao took the tiger talisman, he took out the other half from his waist and put them together. After confirming that it was correct, he looked at it again and said with emotion: "As expected of Ou Tanhua, he is really handsome!"

"Nothing compares to the majestic and awe-inspiring General Ling." Ou Zanghua responded with a smile.

It's not a commercial bragging, but Ling Xiao does look good. With a body of six feet five or six feet long, he is not as domineering as Xianning Bo, but he has a round white face, three teeth, a thin black beard, a thin waist and broad shoulders.

When the eunuch at the side saw that the two had verified their identities, he took out the imperial edict from the Fengtian Edict box and said loudly, "The imperial edict has arrived!"

The two men immediately led all the generals to kneel on the ground. Thousands of people knelt down at the same time. The scene could only be described as spectacular:

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: There are now bandits Liu Liu and Liu Qi, who are rampant and wreaking havoc in one area. Their evil deeds are too numerous to list. I order the Minister of the Honglu Temple, Ou Zanghua, to be the General of Suppressing Bandits, to lead the elite troops of Tianjin Right Guard and Jinan Guard, and to cooperate with the General of Suppressing Bandits to wipe out these bandits, in order to ensure the safety of the country and the peace of the four directions. I decree this!"

"Your servants receive the order. Long live the emperor!" Ou Zanghua and Ling Xiao responded at the same time.

The eunuch handed the imperial edict to Ou Zanghua behind him, said a few words of encouragement, and then stepped aside.

Ling Xiao immediately led Ou Zanghua and his party into the central army camp, and introduced them as they walked: "These five are the backbone of the Right Guard, Captain Jia Sifang, Liu Xin, Zhao Liangcheng, Peng Wei, and Zhang Lin."

"This is Zuo Lengchan, the captain of Songshan Guard, and the rest are centurions of Songshan Guard." Ou Zanghua nodded and introduced the people he brought to Ling Xiao.

After entering the central military camp, Ou Zanghua, as the chief officer appointed by Emperor Zhengde, sat in the main seat.

The first person on the left is Ling Xiao, the first person on the right is the official who announced the decree, and then are the six thousand households.

He looked at Jia Sifang and saw that the man had a round face, big ears, wide lips and a square mouth, with a beard on his cheeks. He had a face that looked like a pioneer.

"Everyone, the military situation is urgent. I will not exchange pleasantries with you. Let's get straight to the point."

As Ou Zanghua finished speaking, everyone in the central army camp fell silent, waiting for him to continue.

"I'm sure you've all heard about the rebellion of Liu Liu and Liu Qi. This time the court is determined to eradicate this cancer, so it has appointed Xianning Bo as the chief general, and I and Censor Peng as the assistant generals to wipe it out in Hebei!"

"Our mission is simple, which is to stop Liu Liu and Liu Qi's rebellious army from advancing southward!"

"If you have any questions, you can ask them now."

Several captains looked at each other, and the young Zhang Lin stood up and said, "Lord Ou, as far as I know, the number of Liu Liu and Liu Qi's rebels exceeds 100,000. It is difficult to stop them with only the more than 6,000 soldiers of Tianjin Right Guard."

"Yes!" Qian Hu Liu Xin also stood up and said, "Sir Ou, six thousand against one hundred thousand, how can we fight? There is no way to fight!"

Zuo Lengchan snorted coldly and said with half-closed eyes: "Humph! I read in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that Cao Wei's general Zhang Wenyuan led 7,000 Wei troops to fight against the 100,000-strong army of Eastern Wu and defeated Eastern Wu twice."

"At the beginning of the battle, Zhang Wenyuan led 800 soldiers to attack the 100,000-strong army of the Eastern Wu, and rushed all the way to the flag of Wu Hou Sun Quan, the commander-in-chief. Wu general Chen Wu was killed in the battle, and Wu Hou fled to the top of the mountain. By noon, the Wu army was completely defeated and terrified!"

"Zhang Wenyuan is fighting Wu Hou, and we are fighting Liu Liu and Liu Qi. We are both fighting with a small number against a large number. If you don't dare, just stand behind me."

"Just wait and see how I, Zuo, will kill Liu Liu and Liu Qi in front of the battle line!"

As soon as these words came out, the five captains of Tianjin Right Guard immediately became dissatisfied. They all stood up and pointed at Zuo Lengchan and cursed:
"Arrogant and ignorant!"

"The courage of an ordinary man!"

"You are just a commoner, how dare you compare yourself to Marquis Jinyang?!"

With a "bang", Ding Mian, the tower-holding hand, slapped the table beside him, stood up suddenly, pointed at Jia Sifang and shouted: "How dare you, a filthy scoundrel, speak so recklessly! Lord Ou, I want to compete with this man!"

Jia Sifang was not willing to tolerate Ding Mian and immediately shouted, "Sir Ou, this man committed treason and should be executed!"

"Cuniao, who are you going to kill?!"

Big Yin-Yang Hand Le Hou stood up, put one hand on the hilt of the sword and shouted: "Believe it or not, I will kill you right now!"

"You silly and foolish Xiong Huangzi, what do you think this place is? How can we allow you to run wild here?!" Captain Zhao Liangcheng stood up and shouted angrily.

"Shut up, everyone!"

Tianjin Wei Commander Ling Xiao roared: "How can we have such a commotion in the central army camp?!"

Ou Zanghua seemed to have just come to his senses, shook his head and sighed: "It is a big taboo for military strategists to have a disunited army before the battle. How can we command such an army? How can we stop the rebels?"

"I am ashamed!" When the soldiers heard Ou Zanghua say this, they had to kneel down and beg for forgiveness.

"Alas, as a military commander, besides a calm mind, strong skills are also indispensable. Since you are not convinced of each other, let's fight!"

Ou Zanghua looked at the soldiers who were not convinced by each other and said directly: "The defeated should obey the victor completely until the Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebels are wiped out. What do you think?"

Ling Xiao was a little confused after hearing this. Why did it sound like this was about releasing military power through force?
Just as he was thinking about how to decline, he heard someone behind him say, "I am willing to fight, but I don't know if these little dogs dare to accept it."

Then the young man Zhang Lin was heard shouting, "Who are you calling a thin dog?!"

"I'll scold anyone who agrees!"

"Okay, do you really think I don't exist?" Ou Zanghua knocked on the table to stop the verbal fight between the two sides, and continued: "Since both sides have no objection, then it's settled. Each side will select seven people to fight, and the losing side will obey the winning side completely."

"This is a battle that involves a man's reputation. I will give you two hours to adjust."

"Two hours later, in front of the entire army, a battle will determine the winner!"

"Yes!" The soldiers responded and left the central camp one by one, each making preparations.

Ling Xiao couldn't help but look at Ou Zanghua, and saw that he looked distressed, which didn't seem to be planned.
Could it be that I am overthinking it?

(End of this chapter)