On June 25th, Bao Shuya and Smoke Freak were brought to Thunder Mountain City by the guards.
As soon as they met, Smoke Freak spoke first, "Marquis Lian Zhou, you must have doubts about me?!"
"That's right!" Ouyang Shuo said calmly.
"The reason is simple." Smoke Freak sighed and said, "If I can't be an overlord, I'll be an arm of an overlord. This is my way of doing things."
Ouyang Shuo nodded and didn't express his opinion.
"Why are you so confident that I'll put you in an important position?"
In the eyes of the players, Ouyang Shuo was far from being open-minded. His attitude toward the players could even be considered as harsh. The incident in the Cliff Mountain Grotto-Heaven Secret Realm a few days ago was the best proof of this.
"Marquis Lian Zhou, why don't you check my attributes?"
Smoke Freak smiled confidently and opened his attributes to Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo looked up and narrowed his eyes.
Smoke Freak was also a general. His other attributes were ordinary, but there were two that surprised Ouyang Shuo: the talent [Sea Battle Expertise] and the King-level skill [Surging Waves Scripture].
[Sea Battle Expertise]: During sea battles, increase the range of cannons, bows, and other long-range weapons by 10, increase the speed of warships by 20, increase the defense of warships by 25, and reduce the probability of warships being sunk by 15.
It was a very heaven-defying talent, and it was almost tailor-made for naval generals. No wonder Smoke Freak was so confident. With such a talent, it would be a pity for him to be a lord.
Ouyang Shuo couldn't imagine what kind of lord he would be if the [Ming Dynasty Warship Manufacturing Manual] fell into the hands of Smoke Freak during the auction.
Not only that, although Ouyang Shuo couldn't check the attributes of Smoke Freak's main skill [Surging Waves Scripture], he could tell from the name that it would complement his talent [Sea Battle Expertise].
This person was lucky to be able to find such a matching genuine secret manual.
"Tell me your conditions!"
Ouyang Shuo had to admit that he was tempted.
The naval generals were the weakness of Shanhai City, and Ouyang Shuo didn't want to let any of them go.
The strange thing was that Ouyang Shuo had never heard of Smoke Freak in his previous life. He didn't know if he was too low-key or if he had been KO-ed in the early stages of the game.
As long as it wasn't someone with a bad reputation, Ouyang Shuo had the confidence to control it.
"I heard that Shanhai City has established the North Sea Bay Fleet. I only hope that I can serve in the fleet."
"That simple?"
"It's that simple," Smoke Freak said frankly. "I'd rather roam the sea than be a lord. Rather than being limited to the civil war in the China region, it's better to attack other regions. "
Ouyang Shuo was speechless. The fact that Smoke and Fire Demon was not famous in his previous life was probably related to this.
"Alright, I agree!"
"Ah?"
This time, it was Smoke and Fire's turn to be surprised. He did not expect Ouyang Shuo to agree so readily.
"Surprised?"
"Not bad!" Smoke Freak nodded and said, "The rumored Marquis of Lian Province isn't a lord who trusts players so easily."
Smoke Demon spoke tactfully, but in truth, he was implying that Ouyang Shuo was too suspicious and wary of the players.
Ouyang Shuo faintly smiled and said, "Times change. Shanhai City has established a complete system. If you don't behave, I have my own ways to deal with you. "
Smoke Demon was embarrassed. There was no need to be so straightforward.
"Of course, you'll have to change your position. The North Sea Bay Fleet is a coastal fleet. With your expertise, you're more suitable to serve in the Cliff Mountain Fleet. "
"The Cliff Mountain Fleet?" It was already remarkable that Smoke Demon could find out about the North Sea Bay Fleet, but he knew nothing about the Cliff Mountain Fleet.
Ouyang Shuo explained, "The commander of the Cliff Mountain Fleet's first fleet is Cai Mao, a famous naval general during the Three Kingdoms period. You'll be Cai Mao's deputy for now. "
"No problem!"
Smoke Demon's eyes lit up. He was not dismayed by his low position.
He knew that although he was talented, he lacked actual combat experience. It was great to be able to serve Cai Mao, who was experienced in naval battles, as a deputy.
With this thought in mind, Smoke Demon bowed and said, "Greetings, Marquis!"
At this point, he was truly convinced of Ouyang Shuo's abilities.
He did not doubt those he used, and did not employ those he doubted. Such magnanimity was not something an ordinary lord could compare to.
There was no doubt that this choice would be the turning point in Smoke Demon's life. The future admiral of the navy had stepped onto a stage that was most suitable for him, and he would shine brightly.
While Ouyang Shuo was busy stabilizing the situation in Leizhou County, the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the north was facing its end.
As early as the beginning of June, Di Chen began to plan to encircle the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
At that time, the battle of Leizhou initiated by Shanhai City had just begun. Naturally, Di Chen had no time to attend to other matters, so he flatly refused the Leizhou lords' request for help.
After half a month of repeated negotiations, Di Chen used all his means and even used the power of his family to successfully form a temporary alliance with the lords of more than thirty territories in the capital.
The lords knew that cooperating with Handan County was tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin.
However, in the face of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which was growing stronger by the day, they could only unite and get through this crisis first.
After all, if they were eliminated by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, everything would be for naught.
It had to be said that Di Chen's methods of attracting players far surpassed Ouyang Shuo's. With Peerless Elegance acting as the middleman, the alliance went very smoothly.
On the 16th of June, the capital's allied forces mobilized 150,000 soldiers, led by the old general Lian Po, to encircle and suppress the increasingly rampant Yellow Turban Rebellion.
At that time, the Yellow Turban Rebellion had already wiped out the capital's Zhengding Prefecture and was preparing to expand outwards.
The 120,000 Yellow Turban Rebellion soldiers split into four groups and attacked from all directions.
Like the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Rebel Army, the Yellow Turban Rebel Army also had bright generals. Other than Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang, there was also Zhang Mancheng? Bo Cai, Han Zhong, Yi, and Guan Hai.
In addition, Zhang Jiao had historical memories, so he was originally ambitious.
Who would have thought that the allied forces would give Zhang Jiao a fatal blow at the most unlikely time.
Taking advantage of the time when the Yellow Turban Rebel Army was divided, the allied army secretly assembled. Under Lian Po's command, they gathered their superior military strength and, with the momentum of Mount Tai, used only four days to destroy the Yellow Turban's Northern and Eastern Armies.
The northern army's commanding general Zhang Mancheng died in battle, while the eastern army's commanding general Zhang Liang and deputy general Bo Cai were captured. At the same time, some Yellow Turban Generals were captured, and they were divided up by the feudal lords.
With the victory in the first battle, the allied forces' morale soared. Under Lian Po's instigation, the allied forces ignored the rebel's southern and western armies and headed straight for the Yellow Turban's lair — Zhengding City.
The ones in charge of Zhengding City were the heavenly general Zhang Jiao and the defending general Yi.
Yi, the general who was captured and killed because of Tang Zhou's informant, naturally became Zhang Jiao's confidant and led 30,000 troops to defend Zhengding City.
Even if Zhang Jiao had historical memories, he was powerless when his lair was in danger. Secretly anxious, he could only recall the southern and western armies and order them to return to "rescue the Emperor".
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiao's action was exactly what Lian Po wanted.
The reason why Lian Po besieged Zhengding City was precisely because he wanted to "besiege the enemy and attack the reinforcements".
Just like that, a tragedy happened.
The southern and western armies that rushed over were ambushed by the allied forces halfway and caught off guard. In just two days, the southern and western armies were defeated one after another.
The southern army's commanding general Zhang Bao, deputy general Bo Cai, the western army's commanding general Guan Hai, and a group of Yellow Turban Generals were either killed or captured.
In this battle, the allied forces won a complete victory. Not only did they subdue more than a dozen rare generals, but they also reorganized tens of thousands of Yellow Turban prisoners of war. The allied forces' strength did not decrease, but instead increased, and their morale reached a peak.
Naturally, Di Chen's prestige in the capital also rose along with it.
The only disharmony was probably Wan Shi County, which also belonged to the capital.
Because Wan Shi County belonged to the Mountain and Sea Alliance, it was naturally excluded from the allied forces by Di Chen. In this battle of encirclement and annihilation, Wan Shi County played the role of a spectator.
After annihilating the southern and western armies, the allied forces officially besieged Zhengding City.
At the top of Zhengding City, Zhang Jiao looked at the endless army outside the city, his face pale. He did not expect that even being "reborn" could not save the Yellow Turban's fate.
Fate was so cruel.
General Yi walked over and said, "General Tian Gong, while the enemy's encirclement has not completely closed, I will protect you and evacuate. Even if I die, this general will definitely protect you. "
"Escape? Escape to where? " Zhang Jiao's eyes were filled with despair, and he said mournfully, "Even if I escape, I will still be living. What difference is there from death?"
"Where there is life, there is hope!"
Zhang Jiao shook his head and said, "No need to persuade me, let me live and die with the city!"
"…"
General Yi was speechless.
On the 22nd of June, the allied forces launched a general attack on Zhengding City.
The Yellow Turban soldiers of Zhengding City faced death with equanimity.
The hundreds of thousands of people in the city were loyal followers of the Yellow Turban, and they were united.
In this battle, the Yellow Turban army showed the allied forces what was called fanaticism.
Under the allied forces' fierce attack, coupled with the catapults and scaling ladders, Zhengding City held out for a full five days before it was breached. The allied forces' losses in the siege exceeded the previous total.
General Tian Gong, Zhang Jiao, and General Yi all died in battle!
Along with them, there were more than 20,000 Yellow Turban soldiers and tens of thousands of people.
The tragedy of the battle was daunting.
With the fall of Zhengding City, it was announced that the Yellow Turban Rebellion, one of the four major rebel groups in the China region, had officially disappeared from the game stage.
As soon as the news came out, the China region was in an uproar.
In less than half a year, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was annihilated, which was really admirable.
Di Chen's prestige soared, catching up to Ouyang Shuo.
With the contribution points from this battle, Di Chen was promoted to a third-rank marquis in one fell swoop.
Handan County becoming a county city was just around the corner. (To be continued.)
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