Chapter 637: A Strange Person or a Weird Person

As night fell, even the heavens helped by raining heavily, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder. The defending side never expected Zhang Liang to decide on a night raid. Most of the soldiers had fallen into a deep sleep, leaving only a few soldiers to guard the night.
Under the cover of night, the Yellow Turban Army set up siege ladders on the city wall. Zhang Baiqi, riding on a white horse, led his troops to climb up the wall. Without any preamble, he swiftly emerged, drew his sword, and stabbed a soldier in the back. With his other hand, he covered the soldier's mouth to ensure no sound was made, thereby preventing any exposure of their whereabouts.
Seven or eight Yellow Turban soldiers climbed onto the city wall one after another. Zhang Baiqi made a hand gesture, indicating that they should separate and deal with the surrounding guards.
After dealing with the soldiers on the city wall, Zhang Baiqi personally led his troops straight to the city center, while another group of soldiers headed towards the city gate, opening it to let in the Yellow Turban soldiers outside.
On the other hand, Huangpu Song was also not sleeping soundly. Scenes of his battles with the Yellow Turban rebels kept replaying in his mind. Unable to resist, he got up from his bed and walked out of the room, where he saw a few courtesans dozing off outside.
Emperor Fu Song frowned and angrily said, "Why are you still staying here?"
Hearing his voice, the songstresses woke up from their sleep and couldn't speak out of fear.
For a moment, they were confused and couldn't figure out what had happened.
Huang Fusong angrily shouted again, "All of you, get out!"
These singing girls were sent by the local magistrate to entertain him, not only performing singing and dancing, but also accompanying him in bed. However, as the leader of an army, how could he indulge himself in drinking and revelry during the campaign, so he decisively chose to refuse.
Afterwards, he didn't think much and went back to sleep.
Who knew that these singing girls not only did not leave, but stayed outside the room, which made him extremely annoyed. If other soldiers saw them and spread the news, he would have trouble explaining to the emperor.
The songstresses had nothing to say and could only look at him with fearful eyes.
This made Huangfu Song even more restless. In his current state, how would he be able to resist if the enemy attacked? Just as he was about to continue scolding, facing their terrified gaze, his heart softened.
Take a deep breath, Huangfu Song said solemnly, "You all go back now. I will handle the magistrate, and you won't be blamed for this."
Hearing this, one of the singing girls pondered for a while but shook her head, saying, "What you said seems reasonable, but you can't predict what will happen to us in the future. We don't want to stay here either, but sometimes we really can't make the decision."
Huang Fu Song frowned and said, "What is the reason for this?"
The singer said, "You are just a guest here, and you will leave sooner or later. But the prefect is our heaven and our earth. He ordered us to accompany you. How can we not obey?"
Huang Pu Song couldn't help but burst into laughter. It is truly unfortunate for either the women or the country that a woman can speak such reasoning.
There is no doubt that these women have defective personalities, lacking autonomy and self-esteem.
Therefore, if one loses their future for the sake of these women, it is not worthwhile.
He snorted, "If you insist on not leaving, then do not blame my merciless sword."
Who knows, the singer chuckled bitterly, "If you want to kill us, it's just a matter of slitting our throats. But if the prefecture magistrate deals with us, it would be a fate worse than death. Please, come and kill us. If I even frown a little."
Speaking, she directly rushed towards Huangfu Song, making a desperate look.
Huangfu Song was also provoked by the female singer, stretched out his hand to push her back, and drew out a long knife, swinging it towards her neck.
This singer is clearly throwing a tantrum, we must not indulge her.
Fortunately, this strike was just a feint, he didn't actually want to kill anyone. The long knife brushed past the opponent's neck, without even touching the skin.
After the singer screamed, she found that her neck was perfectly fine, without any damage. However, her pants were soaked with her urine. Her face turned red with embarrassment, and she couldn't bear to stay here any longer. She screamed and ran outside the house.

The rain outside the door suddenly poured in before Huang Fusong could continue to drive people away. However, the songstress returned again.
Huang Fusong angrily said, "Seems like you're really not afraid of death."

The singer screamed, "The Yellow Turbans have invaded the city, the Yellow Turbans have invaded the city."
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Song rushed out from the door and saw that chaos had erupted inside the city, with city guards fleeing in every direction.
For a garrison that has lost the will to fight, this is undoubtedly the most deadly. Countless soldiers fell under the blades of the Yellow Turban Army, staining the ground with blood.
Huangfu Song had no choice but to organize manpower to resist the enemy, but everyone's hearts were filled with panic. Deserters were everywhere, and even if he had the ability, he could only barely organize a little over a thousand people.
Time passed slowly, and Huangfu Song also fell into despair. He realized that he probably couldn't escape today's fate. Even if he managed to narrowly escape and return home, based on the emperor's personality, he would still be unable to avoid death.
He gave a bitter laugh and placed the long knife against his own neck, intending to end his life and obtain a good reputation in the future.
"General, please hold on."
Just at that moment, a voice cried out urgently.
When Huangfu Song heard the words, his hand stopped moving and he glanced over, only to find that it was the songstress shouting at him.
The songstress walked quickly to his side and exclaimed loudly, "General, you must not die! If you die, what will happen to the people in the whole city?"
Huangfusong smiled bitterly and said, "What do you know? The Yellow Turban rebels caught us off guard with this attack. All the soldiers and civilians in the city are only thinking of escaping. What can I do?"
The singer said, "I know there is a remarkable person living in the city who must have a solution for such a situation."
"Hehe, a remarkable person... even if it's the Jade Emperor himself, it would be useless."
"General, instead of wallowing in self-pity or seeking a way out here, why not accompany this young lady to meet that extraordinary person? Perhaps he truly has a solution?"
"I..."
"Now you're hesitating. When you wanted to grab a knife and attack me in the room, you didn't hesitate at all."
Huang Fusong stared at the eyes of the singer, and noticed that there was no trace of impurity in her eyes, only deep anger and sorrow.
For a moment, he didn't know how to respond.
The singer, however, couldn't manage so much. She grabbed his hand and ran towards the residential area to the north.
The surrounding soldiers saw the situation and quickly followed behind. They managed to gather some scattered troops again, until they reached an alley. The singer opened the door and pulled Huangfu Song inside.
Lights up the candle.
Huang Fusong took a look at the bed and felt his heart stop beating for half a second.
There was a person lying on the bed, strangely, his head was not round but rectangular, it looked like only half of it was left.
Yes, one eye and one ear.
He really couldn't believe that the disabled person in front of him had any connection with the extraordinary person, it should be said that he is a weirdo.
The extraordinary person opened one eye and looked at Huang Pu Song for a while, and said harshly, "Get out, it's very impolite to disturb someone's rest."
Huangfusong held a long knife in his hand and stared coldly at this strange person. He almost couldn't resist using the knife to attack him. This kind of person who could frighten people at night should not call himself a strange person, but rather a troublemaker.
The songstress knelt on the ground and said, "Great man, this is General Huangfu. The situation at Hulao Pass is critical, and only you can turn the tide."
The great man replied impatiently, "The city is already lost, and you're only coming to me now. Where were you earlier?"
Huang Fuzong's face changed for a while, suppressing the killing intent in his heart, and said: "Don't think so highly of yourself. If you can come up with a winning method, I am willing to do anything for you."
The weird man chuckled, "Heh heh, it's too late to turn the tables now, but I do have a way to regain control of Tiger Prison if you recommend me to the emperor."
皇甫嵩心中一阵为难，就你这副尊容，真要是见了陛下，他岂不是要被你吓死。
After a moment of silence, Huangfu Song said, "Alright, as long as you can help me, I promise to let you see the Emperor."
"Hey, let's not waste any time. Let's escape from the city quickly. I promise you that I can recapture Hulao Pass within two days."
"Let's escape first, then we'll figure it out."
What happened next made Huang Fusong even more suspicious, because this strange man not only had a peculiar appearance, but also had disabled legs.
But for that glimmer of hope, he personally carried the eccentric and fled outside the city.
When they attempted to break free, he realized it wasn't as difficult as he had imagined, because the Yellow Turban Army was too occupied with other matters to notice them, allowing him to easily lead his remaining soldiers out.
Without the constraints of rules, the Yellow Turbans gained absolute advantage and stopped obeying orders. They began to rob and plunder inside the city, taking whatever they saw. Neither the common people nor the wealthy were spared.
Zhang Baiqi has no way to restrain the soldiers around him despite his ability to control them.
Seeing his annoyance, Zhang Liang comforted him, "Everyone has been bottling up their emotions for so long, it's not a big deal to release them properly."
Zhang Baiqi sighed and said, "Oh, although that may be true, it's really inappropriate for Huangfu Song to lead a group of people to break out of the city."
Zhang Liang shrugged and said, "They are just remnants of defeated troops. How much trouble can they cause? As long as we occupy Hulao Pass, we can attack or defend as necessary, and gradually conquer more territory. Just relax."
Zhang Baiqi asked, "What should we do with these prisoners?"
Zhang Liang's eyes flashed coldly and he said, "Those who are willing to surrender should be locked up, and those who are unwilling should be killed."
He didn't care about the life and death of these prisoners, especially since Huangfu Song was still alive. If he were to come back and kill again, these prisoners would become unstable factors. Therefore, in a short period of time, even those who are willing to surrender cannot be trusted.
After a night had passed, the ownership of Hulao Pass had changed hands, while Huang Fusong fled all the way and managed to gather another 20,000 fleeing soldiers. Now he had nearly 30,000 troops, but he couldn't see any hope of fighting back.
The bold singer is called Yinyin, who is currently taking care of the extraordinary person Xu Fushou, slowly feeding him dry rations.
Xu Fushou's expression on his face is also fully enjoying, with half of his brain resting on the other person's slender leg, one eye full of mischief, if it weren't for his disability, who knows what outrageous things he could do.
Emperor Huangfu Song walked over in large strides and asked, "What method do you have to help me recapture Hulao Pass?"
Xu Fushou calmly said, "Use poison."
Hearing him say such words, Huangfu Song felt a burst of anger, and angrily said, "The Yellow Turban rebels have at least several hundred thousand people. What kind of poison can poison them all, not to mention how can you poison them when we can't even enter the city now?"
Xu Fushou laughed and said, "General, please calm down. I dare to suggest this strategy because I have a plan. Bring the captured prisoners from last night."
Huangfu Song still didn't believe it and shook his head, saying, "Don't indulge in wishful thinking. Even if they agree on the surface, how can you be sure they won't betray us when they go back?"
Xu Fushou said confidently, "I can save him, just bring the person over and General will soon believe my words, hahaha."
Huangfu Song had no other thoughts but to comply with the arrangement, and ordered his men to bring the captive.