Upon hearing this, Zhang Ren's face turned ashen, and he said, "Hmph, how could I, Zhang Ren, a dignified man, be a deserter? Take this!"
After Zhang Ren finished speaking, he once again raised his spear and charged at Zhao Yun.
"Stubborn fool!" Zhao Yun's face was icy cold as he swung his spear at Zhang Ren.
"clang!"
After exchanging several blows with Zhang Ren, Zhao Yun suddenly flicked his wrist, sending Zhang Ren's spear flying.
Zhao Yun pointed his spear at Zhang Ren and said coldly, "I have spared your life this time. If you remain obstinate, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
After saying this, Zhao Yun sheathed his spear and turned to leave.
Zhang Ren stood there blankly, staring at Zhao Yun's back, speechless for a long time.
After a long silence, Zhang Ren sighed deeply and muttered to himself, "My junior brother is exceptionally talented, far surpassing me. But why did he go astray?"
Zhang Ren was somewhat puzzled, but he knew that now was not the time to think about it, so he immediately turned around and returned to the city.
After Zhao Yun defeated Zhang Ren, the morale of the Yellow Turban Army soared. He defeated Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ren in succession, and at this moment he officially became the king of spears, and his fame shook the world!
Three days passed quickly.
Zhao Yun led his army to hold back Zhang Ren, while Lü Bu, Dian Wei, and others took the opportunity to invade the heart of Yizhou.
The Yellow Turban Army completely occupied the entire Yizhou in less than a month.
Dian Wei single-handedly captured Liu Yan, seizing a large amount of grain and money, enough to support the Yellow Turban Army for several years.
After the Yellow Turban Army captured Yizhou, Lu Li ordered the stabilization of Yizhou, but did not rush to attack Jingzhou.
From a long-term perspective, if the Yellow Turban Army wanted to achieve long-term development, it had to control the entire Yizhou region.
Although Yizhou is currently under the control of the Yellow Turban Army, it is not stable.
The powerful families in Yizhou are also intricately intertwined, with conflicts of interest arising from various aspects.
The situation became even more dire after Liu Yan was captured, which made the powerful families of Yizhou very wary of the Yellow Turban Army, fearing that they would be destroyed by them.
After all, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion began, the army had always targeted aristocratic families, which led to these families harboring deep resentment and even hatred towards the Yellow Turbans.
Therefore, the major clans of Yizhou were very wary of the Yellow Turban Army, and would flee immediately at the slightest sign of trouble.
However, the Yellow Turban Army did not make a move for a long time, which made these aristocratic families somewhat panicked. They did not know what the Yellow Turban Army wanted to do, which made them very worried. They kept sending secret agents to investigate the Yellow Turban Army's intentions.
Similarly, this behavior angered Dian Wei.
This guy has a bad temper and is impulsive.
"These despicable aristocratic families! I haven't even touched them yet, and they've already started their little schemes. Since that's the case, then don't blame me, Dian Wei, for being impolite!" Dian Wei said angrily.
Lu Li laughed and said, "It's alright. Do you know what's truly terrifying?"
Everyone shook their heads, looking at Lu Li with a puzzled expression.
"Tiezhu, when are you most worried when you make a mistake?" Lu Li asked Dian Wei.
"Of course, it's before you punish me, Master!" Dian Wei said subconsciously.
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on, but at the same time, their eyes were filled with pity as they looked at Dian Wei.
Seeing that everyone seemed to understand, Dian Wei scratched his head and asked, "Why is Master asking this?"
Xi Zhicai smiled and then said, "What you mean is to keep these powerful families constantly on edge, afraid that we will take action against them, so that they will actively seek our protection."
"In this way, we can take down these powerful families without shedding a drop of blood. You are brilliant, sir."
Lu Li nodded slightly, praising Xi Zhicai highly.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately showed expressions of admiration. As expected of the master, his wisdom was truly remarkable.
However, Lu Li frowned inwardly, sensing an inexplicable danger.
This made him feel as if a pair of eyes were watching him, a strange feeling.
And this feeling grew stronger and stronger, which made Lu Li think of the person behind the scenes.
Especially after entering Yizhou, Lu Li felt increasingly strongly that he was being watched.
...
Yizhou, Badong Commandery.
Zhang Ren was imprisoned in a cell when Lai Fu and all the other disciples of Guigu appeared before him.
This made Zhang Ren look at them with some disbelief.
"You...you!" Zhang Ren was speechless.
He never expected that all the disciples of Guigu would defect to the Yellow Turban Army!
But when he learned that Leifu was Zhang Jiao, he was even more shocked.
"Why?" Zhang Ren roared in frustration.
Leif gave a wry smile and said, "Zhang Ren, you should know that this chaotic world doesn't give us any choice."
Lai Fu had a pretty good impression of Zhang Ren.
This person is highly skilled in martial arts and is also very steady in character.
"My master and I want to create a new golden age! No imperial power, no powerful families! The common people can live a peaceful and prosperous life, and everyone has food to eat and books to read!" Leifu shouted passionately.
Zhang Ren remained silent, because he believed that Leifu must have gone mad.
He lowered his eyes and sighed, "Even my martial uncle..."
Seeing Zhang Ren's appearance, Lai Fu couldn't help but advise, "Zhang Ren, listen to your brother's advice and join us!"
Zhang Ren shook his head and said, "No, I don't believe you can do it. I would rather die than submit, and I will never betray the Han Dynasty!"
After saying that, Zhang Ren suddenly sprang up, drew his sword, and slashed his own neck at the Yellow Turban soldiers beside him.
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