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Liu Ba said: "Zi Hong, what kind of person do you think Master's father-in-law is Jiang Ren?" It was strange that Liu Ba asked her what kind of person Jiang Ren was. Just like that, she replied honestly: "Jiang Ren is a bit too ambitious! Furthermore, he represents the power of the Scholars. If the Lord wants to eradicate the power of the Scholars that the imperial government had been wary of since the time of the Martial Emperor, then the Lord will most likely become enemies with Jiang Ren! "

Liu Ba nodded, and said: "That's right! Zi Hong, you're right! Because of this, my lord had no choice but to be on guard against Jiang Ren, and when the xanthopanax attacked my lord, under the threat of life and death, my lord was no longer able to take care of other matters. Because of this, the Main House was even more unable to fall out with Jiang Ren, and had to compromise with the Scholars power he represented. First, we have to eliminate the powerful xanthopanax s before we can take care of Jiang Ren's Scholars forces! "

He was confused. "But what does this have to do with you being executed?" Liu Ba sighed, and said: "Sigh! I am a official in charge of management business, because of this official position, I have frequently clashed with the Scholars and other powerhouses in economic matters. I have offended them, so they want to kill me as soon as possible! Currently, the battle between Master and xanthopanax is currently in a state of crisis, and Jiang Ren is also making use of this opportunity to frame me. He wanted to bribe me, and then expose me, and from there on, entrap me in an irrecoverable situation. "Sigh!"

Liu Ba sighed, and shook his head continuously. It was obvious that when he was facing such a situation, he had suffered for a long time before he made his decision. He just looked at him, waiting for him to finish.

"Actually, I also wanted to escape this calamity. But if I don't die, it's hard to be sure what kind of outrageous action Jiang Ren will take. Jiang Ren will think that Master has let me go and is purposely going against him. I was just afraid that Jiang Ren would jump over a wall and start a war. If the patriarch were to face the strong xanthopanax and the entire power of the Scholars at the same time, it would be hard for him to escape death! He had to first eliminate one faction and then have enough power to destroy the other! Master can only wait until I have enough power to deal with Jiang Ren! For this, I have no choice but to die! If I were to die, Jiang Ren wouldn't have such a strong sense of wariness towards our master, and wouldn't harm our master for the time being. Master will have the time to destroy xanthopanax, then he can deal with Jiang Ren, so I accepted the bribe that would send me to my death! For the sake of my lord's great ambition, I am willing to sacrifice my own life without fear of ruining my own reputation! "

After sighing, he continued, "After I die, Master can also express some things to Jiang Ren, such as returning all of Jiang Ren's shops that I have confiscated back to him, etc. Let Jiang Ren know that the Dao Lord is on the same boat as him. Jiang Ren himself also knew that the Dao Lord was, after all, his son-in-law, but Zhang Jiao had nothing to do with him. This way, Jiang Ren would definitely stand on the same front as his master and go deal with the xanthopanax together. Not only does the Scholars possess a private army, he also possesses an enormous wealth. For the sake of the Lord's great cause, what's the point of sacrificing me? "

After hearing Ba's words, I was extremely surprised. I never thought that Ba would sacrifice himself for the sake of my master's ambition. He was stupefied for a long time. A long time ….

Ba Zheng looked at him and said: "That's why I told you to wait until after you annihilated the xanthopanax and have enough strength to fight against the Scholars, you should tell me the truth! After all, I don't want to die with a bad reputation. I am a person with a lot of Confucian ideologies. I really don't want to die with a dirty name! Zi Hong, I'm begging you! When Jiang Ren is eliminated, you must return my innocence! I really don't want to bear the stigma! Zi Hong, you are my best friend now! You must promise me no matter what! That way, I can die with no regrets! This is my last request before my death! My last request as a friend! "

He knelt down and begged for justice with tears in his eyes. Ba's eyes were fixed on him, and he was hoping that no matter what, he would agree to his final request. He hurriedly helped her up and said, "Zi Chu, is there no other way? Must you exchange your death for time? " Ba shook his head painfully and said, "There's no more! Do you think I'm not afraid of death? No! I'm really scared of death! But when I thought about it, I am already in prison, and suddenly, if Master releases me, it will definitely cause Jiang Ren to panic! Maybe Jiang Ren had done something bad to the Main House. I, how can I let my master down because I'm afraid of death! Sigh! There's no other way, there's really no other way! "

Looking at the emblem helplessly, choked with sobs: "Why didn't you come to me earlier? Maybe I'll find a good way! But why did you have to tell me so late! " After sighing helplessly, Ba turned his back to Zi Hong and said, "Zi Hong, you can go. I believe you won't let me bear the stigma! And I'm sure you'll take good care of my family! I really don't have anything to worry about anymore! I am only a man who does not like to socialize, so I have few friends, but what I didn't expect is that I can have you as a good friend, and I think this life is enough for me! Let's go! Let's go! Zi Hong, you must take care of yourself! "

He knew that Ba Ma had already made up his mind. No matter how he tried to persuade Ba, he wouldn't change his mind. He could only behind Ba's back, looking at Ba, looking at his good friend, because he would never see him again. The struggle for power was so cruel that someone had to sacrifice himself for it!

When he was about to leave, he turned around and looked at the figure standing in the distance. He sighed and said, "Zi Hong, I believe in you. Zi Hong, farewell! I am willing to make you a good friend in the next life! "Zi Hong …"

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After using the Soul Chasing Drum three times on the execution grounds, Liu Ba, the victim of a power struggle, separated his head from his body … Furthermore, Jiang Ren had considered that after Fan Li had destroyed Fan Li, his own power and influence would definitely not be as great as it is now. He might even be implicated because he was Fan Li's father-in-law, and Zhang Jiao would definitely not do him any good. Because of this, the Establishment's strength had been strengthened to a certain extent.

Without knowing it, I did not know what Liu Ba had done. What was most important to me now was how I would defend against the xanthopanax's attack. To that end, I gathered all the generals to discuss military matters.

I solemnly said to the generals, "Everyone, right now, our army only has the Hippeh County and the Zhuya County. The situation is not looking good! It was clear that our army could not retreat any further! When we return to the Zhuya County, for our soldiers and citizens who have lived in Yu Lin, Hippeh and other places for generations, they would rather die than leave their homeland. After we retreat to the Pearl Cliff, there is no doubt that this self-defense war will result in the defeat of our army. Sooner or later, we will be defeated by Zhang Jiao in Zhuya County! Thus, Hippeh must definitely defend this place with all his might! "

The generals nodded after hearing what I said, because they knew how important it was to defend the Hippeh at all costs. I looked at the generals and said, "Second brother and I have discussed this for a long time. I have decided to personally lead a group of people to interdigitating County. Attracting all of Zhang Jiao's main force to chase after our troops; by doing so, the pressure on Hippeh will definitely be greatly reduced! "

Hearing that, Zhou Xin asked: Master, how do you know that Zhang Jiao will lead his troops to chase after them? I replied, "Because Zhang Jiao's own brother had died in my hands. The pain of Zhang Jiao losing his brother is something he wants to take revenge on at all times. When he heard that I was escaping with my army, he would definitely lead his men to chase after me! It was impossible for Zhang Jiao's close to a hundred thousand troops to all march at the same speed. In this way, our army, which had more troops than the enemy troops, would be able to annihilate or deal a heavy blow to the enemy troops! After all, we are familiar with the terrain of the Jiao Prefecture, there are many mountains in the Jiao Prefecture, and there are a lot of roads that we can take to make a detour to the enemy's lagging troops and eliminate them! "

When the generals heard me, they all nodded. They all felt that it made sense. I looked around at the generals and said, "And we will burn down the enemy's dominion. This is the last thing the enemy wants to see, because it will consume the manpower and resources of their dominion. Zhang Jiao had a lot of soldiers, but what he lacked were food. To fight in his territory and consume a lot of their food, this was the best way to fight. And we are on the dark side, the active side, we can take the outside line, but of course we can also take the inside line! If we have an inside line, we will have an inside line. If we have an outside line, we will transfer to an outside line. In any case, we are the active party! The enemy could only passively take a beating! We will return to the fallen Yu Lin County and the other lands. There, we have a very good base of citizens, and we can easily use the citizens to attack the enemy together! "

When Han Cheng heard this, he smiled and said, "Master, as long as our troops have control over the war, the enemy will not be able to ask for help. As a result, the enemy was dragged and dragged through the passive pursuit, gradually becoming tired. We will then take the opportunity to destroy the weary enemy and defeat their morale. More importantly, the enemy will consume the food faster during the pursuit. The fatal flaw of the enemy's lack of food will become more and more obvious. When this weakness is irreparable, our army will attack the enemy with our full strength! The enemy will definitely be defeated by our troops! "

I was overjoyed. "Yes! "That's the principle!" Li Xiong said worriedly: "But Fourth Brother, you are wounded, plus it is too dangerous to attract the enemy's attention! You should still stay in the Hippeh and not attack again! " I looked at Li Xiong gratefully and said, "Big Brother, if I didn't personally lead the way, Zhang Jiao would definitely not pursue! Only I will be able to attract the enemy with my own troops! If you have no objections to this matter, then let's settle it like this! "

The generals naturally had no objection when they saw their lord draw up such a perfect battle plan. Thus, I left Chen Zhi, Han Cheng and the rest to lead the troops to guard the Hippeh while I personally led ten thousand troops to head to interdigitating County with a loud fanfare.

After Zhang Jiao heard the news that I was leading my troops and escaping to interdigitating, the Zhang Jiao who hates me will naturally not let go and kill his enemy easily. He personally led sixty thousand troops to chase after me, the rest of the troops were led by his beloved general Zhang Mancheng to attack Hippeh County.

When Zhang Jiao's army was chasing after the Establishment who were familiar with the terrain, their troops seriously broke off, leaving behind a lot of troops. However, I led my army to the back of the Star Army and attacked the Star Army. Not far away, after hearing about the attack on the Star Region Army's troops, Zhang Gong and Zhang Bai Dian led the troops and rushed towards Establishment! They want to support the Star Division and help them eliminate my men!

In the end, Fan Li, Zhang Ju, Zhang Jing, and Jie Xing won or lost, so let's talk about it in the next chapter.

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Note 1: This is the second time in the Three Kingdoms' story that the Scoundrel Star of the Changsha Region has been flattened by Sun Jian. Zhang Ju, Zhang Ye is the pure leader of the Yang Yang rebellion, the two people that were beaten flat by Liu Yu and Liu Bei! Hehe, I only wrote them down in the xanthopanax!