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Entering the hall, he saw a bunch of bamboo scrolls neatly placed on a bookshelf, and there were also a bunch of spongy silk s that were covered with small words written on each bookshelf. In front of each bookshelf, there were also various labels. With a single glance, he could tell that there were at least a hundred thousand books in the entire hall.

Although Zhang Banxian was a scholar, shshedid not have a book for herself. Even if she wanted to read, he would always borrow books from others. He excitedly ran up to the bamboo block and picked up a few scrolls as she laughed out loud, "Hahahaha … My darling … This is the true treasure! "

"Lord General, there's nothing wrong with being an adult, right? "How much can a few scrolls of broken bamboo slips cost?" Xu Ning laughed and stared at the Zhang Banxian, then said with dissatisfaction: "Lord General should bring us to the other large family s to have a look, maybe we can even find some leftovers."

"What do you know? Don't spout nonsense! " Xu Rong glared at Xu Ning, and said snappily: "Hurry up and move!"

Five thousand soldiers walked in and began to move the bamboo slips onto the carriage. However, Zhang Banxian could tell that they did not take the bamboo slips seriously, and just casually threw them on the carriage. Some of the bamboo slips even broke into pieces. Zhang Banxian frowned in pain, she gritted her teeth and shouted loudly.

"Brothers, listen carefully. These bamboo slips and spongy silk have all been bought, each complete bamboo slip and spongy silk is willing to pay one thousand. However, if it was broken or incomplete, they wouldn't want it. "So you guys must be careful. Don't blame me if you can't sell it."

"Ah …" A thousand dollars for a single book? " Xu Ning was shocked. After all this time, this newcomer was even a businessman! He turned around and looked at the books in the hall. He calculated it based on a hundred thousand scrolls. How much was this worth? Now that he was rich, he hurriedly shouted at the soldiers, "Listen carefully, all of you have to be light and let go. You're missing a corner, I'll skin you alive!"

As the saying goes, money can make a fool of itself. Once they heard that bamboo slips and spongy silk were so valuable, the soldiers became exceptionally careful, gently lifting them from the rack and placing them on the carriage, as though they were carrying their own children.

"Lord General, the imperial family and the families of the Chieftain have their own collection of books. Although we have already stolen the other songs, they will not take these bamboo slips and spongy silk. Should we go and search a bit more, we will definitely be able to find a lot of bamboo slips and spongy silk." Xu Ning was suddenly interested in the bamboo slips and spongy silk, and hurriedly suggested to Xu Rong.

Of course, Xu Rong knew of Xu Ning's sinister intentions. By using the name of searching for bamboo slips and spongy silk, he could also search for more money. However, this is also good, so he went back to explain it to everyone, "Alright then. Gather those five thousand people, then go to the large family to have a look. "

The soldiers under Xu Rong were addicted to it, they searched through the entire Luoyang City, and found that 1000 carriages were already filled, and had no choice but to send people back to the Ying Yang to gather 10,000 more men and bring 1000 large carriages over.

Until the evening of the second day, when Xu Rong finally left the Luoyang with his soldiers, heading towards the Ying Yang. The soldiers came back full of joy. Although they hadn't slept for a day and a night, they were still full of energy.

Perhaps it was because of the extreme happiness that they were on their way home, but when they arrived at the place where the people had sacrificed themselves yesterday, they suddenly heard a burst of rapid gong sound, and then a group of soldiers rushed out from the village. Amidst the deafening shouts of battle, countless torches suddenly lit up, instantly lighting up half the sky and brightening up the entire land.

In the bright firelight, a group of high-ranking officers immediately held their weapons horizontally as they stood majestically in the middle of the road. Silver armor reflected the countless torches, just like ten thousand streaks of starlight. He looked at Xu Rong coldly, and shouted loudly: "Xu Rong, Hu Zhen has been waiting here for a long time!"

Of course, Xu Rong knew who he was. He immediately knew that Hu Zhen was here to take revenge for his subordinates. Xu Rong laughed coldly, his killing intent filling the air. Normally, he would give some face to Dong Zhuo, but he didn't want to lose face in front of these Xiliang General. Hu Zhen, you blocked my army's path for no reason at all, what are you trying to do? "

"What do you want? You killed my soldiers for no reason at all. Don't you know what I want to do? " Hu Zhen glared at Xu Rong and said angrily. Ever since he heard the reports from the soldiers, he had been wanting to seek Xu Rong to take revenge. After hearing that Xu Rong had left the Luoyang, he hurriedly led his troops over. If you tell me that today, you can forget about leaving this place alive. "

"Hmph …" If you allow your subordinates to slaughter civilians and women, then you deserve to die! " Xu Rong was not afraid of Hu Zhen, not only did his soldiers have the advantage in numbers, their fighting strength was also stronger than Hu Zhen's. Furthermore, they were not far from Ying Yang, his soldiers would be arriving shortly. Even in a one on one fight, he did not place Hu Zhen in his eyes. He held onto the knife handle and said coldly: "Didn't you say you want to take revenge for your subordinates? "Then let's do it!"

Of course Hu Zhen did not dare let the soldiers rush in to kill him. After all, they were all his subordinates. The light ones were just their official positions, the heavy ones might just kill them for their military might. He stared at Xu Rong, and said coldly: "Xu Rong, normally speaking, you train the troops well, but today, I would like to experience it, and see if your boast or not!"

"Kill!"

Very clearly, Hu Zhen was going to fight Xu Rong one on one. Xu Rong waved the long knife in his hand forward, and an ice-cold word came out from between his teeth. Without the slightest hesitation, he silently rushed forward. At this point, there was nothing left to say. They could only fight with their lives on the line!

Honestly speaking, Xu Rong was not a general who excelled in personal martial arts. His strong point was actually training elite soldiers and directing the art of war. It was precisely because Hu Zhen saw this that he wanted to fight him one-on-one.

"Kill!"

Hu Zhen roared, and urged his horse forward to welcome them. He ignored the long knife that was piercing towards him like a venomous snake, the long knife in his hand carried an unparalleled might, and fiercely swept towards Xu Rong's waist.

In the face of the enemy's attack, they would not passively defend, but rather, they had to suppress the enemy in terms of momentum. Even if the enemy stabbed them, or even pierce their chest, they had to hack the enemy into two.

Xu Rong focused his gaze, the long knife in his hand took the opportunity to flip over and blocked Hu Zhen's long knife. As fellow Xiliang General s, he was well aware of the techniques of the Xiliang General s. He did not want to perish together with Hu Zhen! A loud sound was heard as the two blades ruthlessly clashed.

"Clang …"

Amidst the deafening sounds, the clashing of two horses resounded, winning cheers from the soldiers of both armies. The soldiers raised their weapons and cheered for their respective generals, as if the two of them were not fighting with their lives, but in a contest.

Xu Rong turned the horse around, and it seemed that the horse could not take such a violent attack and raised its head and wailed. Xu Rong did not care about that, and rushed forward once again. The sharp long knife pierced straight towards Hu Zhen's mingmen. Hu Zhen waved his blade to block and the two fought.

In the blink of an eye, thirty rounds had passed. Only now did Hu Zhen realize that he had committed a grave mistake. Maybe Xu Rong was not a first class warrior, but he was more than enough to handle a second class warrior like Hu Zhen.

Once again passing by on the wrong horse, Hu Zhen stopped the horse reins, and did not rush forward. He completely understood that Xu Rong was giving him face. If he continued to fight, he would probably embarrass himself in front of his own subordinates.

"Xu Rong, you killed one of my subordinates. It's already late, I'll find you another day to settle the score. " Although he didn't win against Xu Rong, Hu Zhen still wanted to give him some face. He turned around and the soldiers under him roared, "Let's go!"

From the beginning of December last year, when Qiao Mao's Three Legacies eddons were announced to the world, this year, in the first month of this year, the Marquis of Guan Dong State County swore an oath that, at the end of March, in the course of over a hundred days, over two hundred thousand soldiers and horses of the Confederate forces of Guandong dukes had gathered together.

Although there were more than two hundred thousand people in Confederate forces of Guandong dukes, most of them were newly recruited soldiers who were rushing over. They did not go through any battles and could be comparable to the elites under Dong Zhuo's command. Especially after Dong Zhuo had taken over Huangfu Song's military power and accepted Huangfu Song's great army, the Duke of Guandong s were even more afraid. They were counting on the Hussar General Yang Lin to cross the Yellow River and occupy the Luoyang. After that, they would lead their troops into the Luoyang and enter a stalemate with Dong Zhuo.

And because Dong Zhuo was afraid that Yang Lin would take over the Hedong County and cut off his retreat, he focused his energy on protecting Yang Lin. As he increased his troops in Hedong City, he moved the Son of Heaven to Chang'an. He first fell in defeat and had no energy to bother about Guan Dong.

The troops from both sides weren't far away, but neither of them shot their first shot. This caused peaceful coexistence between the two sides. In order to not get away with it, both sides had left a buffer zone, so much so that Xu Rong, who was in the front line, was in the mood to rob Xu Rong when there was no war in the east side.

The arrival of more than two hundred thousand soldiers made the entire area of Chen City extremely nervous, whether it was the food of humans or the food of horses. The firewood that was used to cook these food was also extremely scarce. Large areas of forest were cut down, causing serious damage to the ecological environment.

The only thing that was flourishing was the entertainment industry. All sorts of artistes were earning a great deal. Since the nobles had to treat people to food every day, and singing and dancing were absolutely necessary in order to do so, the girls who could sing and dance were in such a rush that they continuously rushed to the field, leaving their beautiful figures everywhere in the army camp.

The happy days passed quickly. Unknowingly, three months had passed. Just as the nobles were singing and dancing merrily, an exciting news came from the Luoyang: Dong Zhuo is retreating! He was going back to his hometown.

When the Duke of Guandong heard this news, they did not have any expression on their faces, nor did they feel excited at all. It was true that he wanted to retreat, but that was to move the capital. He wanted to move the emperor, the imperial government, and even the entire Luoyang.