RPAGF Chapter 70: A Terrifying Test!
Chapter 70: A Terrifying Test!
Since those terrifying events occurred, Xu Shu, Chen Gong, and the others have had one more thing to do every day.
That means that after finishing what he was doing, he would come to the Prime Minister's residence to wait.
Hopefully, we can see that Li Zhao and the others emerge safely.
They tried more than once to go in and check the situation, but were stopped each time by the people guarding the outside.
Because Li Zhao had left an order that no one could enter without his permission.
On this day, Xu Shu and the others waited for a long time as usual, but when they found that there was no movement, they turned to leave.
But then they heard footsteps behind them, and they turned around almost simultaneously.
All I saw was...
Lu Bu followed behind Li Zhao, and the group arrived covered in dust from their journey.
Xu Shu and the others immediately stepped forward, looking Li Zhao up and down with great concern.
After confirming that he was alright, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"We were so worried..." Xu Shu immediately said.
"Recently, there have been some strange noises coming from there."
"We thought something had happened to our lord, and we haven't been able to see him for so long; it's been agonizing!"
Chen Gong nodded in deep agreement, "Yes! If my lord has any special arrangements in the future, could you please inform us in advance?"
Seeing their tense state, Li Zhao chuckled and said, "Alright, alright..."
"I will definitely be more careful from now on and will no longer cause you any worry!"
Just as the two were about to ask what had happened, Lü Bu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Isn't that a bit odd?"
"My lord and I were inside at the same time, why doesn't anyone seem worried about me?"
The surroundings immediately fell silent as they looked at Xu Shu and the others with puzzled expressions.
He immediately realized that these guys hadn't really considered it.
After a brief silence, the group exchanged smiles.
The somewhat awkward atmosphere vanished instantly.
"Fengxian is joking..." Chen Gong no longer sounded as awkward as before.
"With your skills, it would be a problem if we were worried!"
After exchanging pleasantries, Li Zhao quickly washed up, while Lü Bu declined the suggestion to rest and instead joined the others in the main hall.
"Fengxian, tell me..." Li Zhao said, wiping his hands with a towel.
Lu Bu, standing to the side, had clearly been waiting for these words.
He immediately began to vividly describe just how terrifying the thing Li Zhao had created was.
A huge rock that several people could not budge was destroyed into small pebbles.
They built a wall using the standards for repairing city walls, and then it collapsed with a roar.
Chen Gong had followed Lü Bu for a long time and had never seen him so excited.
Even when I first saw that premium rice, it didn't have this effect.
The rather awkward thing is...
Although Lü Bu tried his best to describe the scenes he had witnessed and the shock he felt, he still managed to convey them to them.
but.
This is something far beyond their comprehension; mere description is simply insufficient to achieve its purpose.
After all, people cannot imagine things they cannot understand.
"Alright then..." Li Zhao waved his hand, "I'll have someone prepare something later, so you can see for yourselves and understand!"
"This test was a success; at least it guarantees that we can hold onto everything we have!"
He spoke conservatively, not wanting this to be the only hope.
"My lord!"
Just then, Liu Bei arrived in a hurry, looking slightly flustered.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense!
"Xuande, what's wrong?" Li Zhao asked with concern.
"Something's happened! Zang Ba has been harassed by Yuan's army and is now trapped north of Mount Tai!"
Liu Bei quickly presented the intelligence he had obtained to Li Zhao.
The others stood up almost simultaneously, their expressions grim.
Good guy.
He had only just delivered a lot of things when he started looking for trouble.
Is this meant to deal with Zang Ba?
This is a real slap in the face to Li Zhao!
Or perhaps, they were trying to provoke him into making a move.
Xu Shu and the others had already analyzed the various situations.
Li Zhao held the intelligence report in his hand, remaining silent for a long time.
He knew, of course, that this was Yuan Shao's provocation.
Offering gifts and begging for peace, pretending to be easy to bully, will only lead to this result.
What he's considering now is how to properly resolve this situation and ensure that this old scoundrel never dares to use the same methods again.
"My lord..." Lu Bu looked at him expectantly.
This is a rare opportunity to make a move!
This allows them to demonstrate their strength while also showing loyalty to Li Zhao.
What's even more remarkable is that what they just created might actually come in handy.
"Fengxian and Gongtai, please stay..." Li Zhao pondered for a moment and then asked the two to stay.
Since we're going to take action, we must ensure the other side doesn't find any fault with us, and we must also achieve a deterrent effect...
……
at the same time.
Zang Ba, who was besieged, was gathering his few remaining men at the foot of a mountain.
Centered on them, within a radius of several miles, were all Yuan Shao's men.
In just a few days, he also experienced several battles, large and small!
Every time it ended in a crushing defeat, that person named Wen Chou was simply too powerful.
First, they attacked them when they were off guard, disrupting the army and causing them to lose most of their fighting capacity.
Then they surrounded them completely, cutting off their food and water supplies.
Now, let alone combat capability, even normal operations have become a problem for them.
If this continues, we'll be trapped here to death without the other side even having to lift a finger.
Zang Ba knew very well that Yuan Shao wouldn't do this without a reason.
They're pretending to attack them; their real target is Li Zhao behind the scenes!
We must find a way to hold on, and we absolutely cannot ask for help, otherwise we will cause endless trouble.
At this moment, the few remaining generals under his command suddenly came forward and surrounded him.
No one spoke, but their intentions were clear.
In such a life-or-death situation, we must find a way to overcome the predicament.
If this continues, they will starve to death!
Zang Ba opened his mouth, but ultimately did not speak.
Suddenly.
The ground began to tremble slightly, and a lot of dust was kicked up.
By the time they realized what was happening, a large army had already surrounded the area.
A general dressed in black armor, seated on a warhorse, slowly approached.
Zang Ba led the remaining men in a rapid retreat, gradually being forced to the foot of the mountain.
"Stop struggling..." came the middle-aged general's deep voice.
"If I wanted you all dead, I wouldn't need to go through all this trouble; everyone here would be corpses by now!"
"I just want to use you to tell that prime minister one thing: if my lord is willing, you are nothing more than fish on a chopping board."
This unusually arrogant voice sounded particularly shrill to Zang Ba and the others.
A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!
Zang Ba gritted his teeth and stepped forward...
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