Chapter 135: The Dust Has Settled
Under Quyang, the city is broken.
Dong Zhuo accepted the hermit's full plan. After being counterattacked by Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang, he ordered the counties around Quyang to be tightly defended to prevent the Yellow Turban thieves from rushing to help, and then followed by the strategy of comprehensively covering and attacking the morale of the enemy with superior firepower, and finally raised a large army to capture Xiaquyang in one fell swoop.
"In the coming days, Zhong Ying will definitely recommend talents to the Son of Heaven." Dong Zhuo recovered Quyang, and his attitude towards the hermit became closer and closer.
"Thank you, General, for your kindness." The hermit is neither humble nor arrogant.
Dong Zhuo was obviously in a good mood, so he insisted on holding a banquet in the palace to entertain the hermit, and only at night did he let the hermit leave. recovered Xia Quyang, Zhang Liang awarded the head, and this credit was enough for him to advance.
Returning to the residence specially arranged by Dong Zhuo for the Huaxia Alliance, before the hermit could sit down, the iron-blooded overlord and the others couldn't wait to ask, "How is it?" Does Dong Zhuo know where Zhang Jiao went? ”
The hermit shook his head and said in the same unbelievable voice, "I am also curious about this. Zhang Jiao obviously appeared in Xiaquyang, but after the city was broken, he could only find Zhang Liang. After a pause, he laughed at himself again: "Dong Zhuo only thinks about what position this credit can get him promoted. Where can I take care of Zhang Jiao. ”
The Iron Blood Overlord and the others suddenly secretly said bad luck.
What is Zhang Jiao's status in this battle, everyone present knows. It's a pity that Dong Zhuo is short-sighted, only staring at the little benefits in front of him, but ignoring what kind of credit the final boss will bring to him. This kind of person is really not a hero like Cao Cao.
"Forget it, it's just a stretch of horn, in short, Zhang Liang was indeed killed by us. Xia Quyang was also captured with our plan. This is not a small feat. The iron-blooded overlord quickly regained his normal color, and said with great relief: "I can knock those garbage from the Zhongyi Hall and the likes of the Famous Sword Villa off the list." The Huaxia Alliance is still the absolute number one. ”
"Not necessarily." The person in charge of Youzhou suddenly spoke, yin and yang weird.
"It's you again." The Iron Blood Overlord was suddenly furious and glared at him angrily.
"Don't say you haven't heard yet." The person in charge of Youzhou sneered: "Zhang Jiao didn't escape, he was killed by Guzhou in Guangzong." ”
When the words fell, everyone, including the hermit, was stunned. The audience was silent.
The person in charge of Youzhou was stunned, shook his head funny, and said, "What?" Haven't you read the private messages? ”
The hermit and others were reminded and checked their private messages one after another. After a while, everyone's face was ugly. The person in charge of Youzhou is right. The insider who was lurking in the mutual aid alliance had already sent a private message, saying that Lu Yao had killed Zhang Jiao outside Guangzong City, and had also subdued an NPC female general.
"Why didn't you say it earlier?" The iron-blooded overlord immediately vented all his anger on the head of the person in charge of Youzhou, and scolded on the spot.
"Lao Tzu also just found out that there was a private message. Don't point fingers. Let me ask you, who didn't pay attention to the battle of Xia Quyang during this time? Who goes out of their way to check if there are any private messages every day? "The person in charge of Youzhou is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp, and a few rhetorical questions suddenly made the iron-blooded overlord dumb.
Everyone thought about it carefully, and it was true.
It is precisely because the First Battle of Xiaquyang is related to the survival of the Huaxia Alliance that all the participants are staring at it, for fear that Dong Zhuo will play some moth and let the powerful historical inertia return to its original trajectory. Except for the sudden split of the mutual aid alliance and a little attention, the rest of the time is in full swing. So much so that the news that had expired for a day or two was just discovered because of the mention of the person in charge of Youzhou.
"Don't fight. It was indeed our negligence. The hermit's face was cloudy, and he groaned.
It is true that the Huaxia Alliance assisted Dong Zhuo in conquering Xia Quyang and killing Zhang Liang. However, the Mutual Aid Alliance also recovered Guangzong and killed the final boss Zhang Jiao. If you strictly compare, the credit of the Huaxia Alliance is obviously at a disadvantage. According to inside information, the delay in refreshing the merit list should be a great merit, and it needs to be ordered by the imperial court in person.
"Look at the merit list."
I don't know who screamed, and it immediately attracted the attention of the others. Everyone opened the merit list. The hermit who was originally ranked seventh relied on the battle of Xia Quyang, and his merits approached the lonely boat at the top of the list.
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In this battle alone, the hermit collected more than 40,000 meritorious deeds, second only to Guzhou's 54,236 meritorious deeds, ranking second on the merit list. Other rankings have also changed dramatically. Except for the six former mutual aid alliance giants of Lone Boat and Thief Run, the rest were basically seized by the Huaxia Alliance.
The hermit and the others fell silent. Those present were the main persons in charge who knew the inside information. The merit is too great, and it is not a secret to everyone present that the merit will be awarded by the decree of the NPC court. The members of the mutual aid alliance such as Guzhou seem to be squeezed off the list, but in fact, it is very likely that they will complete the comeback in the next second.
"We can't wait." The iron-blooded overlord came back to his senses and slapped his thigh unwillingly.
"Yes, the campaign is not over yet. We still have a chance. ”
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Guangzong and Xiaquyang were recovered successively, and the conquest and suppression of various states and counties also came to an end. A month later, that is, on the eve of New Year's Day in reality, Huangfu Song led his army to defeat the Yellow Turban Peng Tuobu in Runan, and Zhang Bao died on the battlefield. So far, the three major thief chieftains of the Yellow Turban Rebellion have all been awarded.
"Ding, because the three brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Bao were all ambushed, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was officially over."
The system announcement was swiped out three times in succession.
Players are all sorry. After the merit exchange was opened, the Yellow Turban army was no longer feared, but turned into a sweet and sweet spot in the eyes of players. The entire campaign lasted nearly three months, during which almost 95% of the players chose not to go offline, racing against time to make achievements.
At this time, the merit list and the original merit list have completely changed.
The hermit topped the list with 107,000 meritorious deeds. The second-ranked Predator was in second place with a difference of 19,000 merits. The next top ten are all members of the Huaxia Alliance. The most decorated thief in the former Mutual Aid League was only 11th. And Guzhou, which once occupied the top spot for nearly two months, didn't even enter the top 200.
When players see the merit list at this moment, they all regret that the former Mutual Aid Alliance has fallen short, and they can almost rise completely in this battle. At the same time, he also lamented the meteor-like fall of the former god's lonely boat.
"Can this feat last to the end?" The hermit stared at the merit list and muttered to himself, his eyes a little sloppy.
Although he didn't want to admit it, he always had doubts about whether he would be able to stay at the top of the merit list in the end. It's not that he hasn't tried to contact Lu Yao, but it's a pity that the private messages he sent are like mud cows into the sea, and he has never received a response.
The battle is over, and there is an extra countdown on the merit list. This is the final moment to count how much merit has been earned in the campaign. When the countdown reaches zero, the list will be locked.
Eight hours
Seven hours
Six hours
……
One hour
Forty-five minutes
Thirty minutes.
The countdown is moving towards zero little by little. The hermit and most of the members of the Huaxia Alliance, especially the Iron Blood Overlord, never left the merit list for a moment.
0:00:01
Seeing that the last second was about to go to zero, the Iron Blood Overlord's heartbeat suddenly increased several times, and his mouth was dry. The last second finally passed, and the countdown was completely zero. No changes have taken place on the merit list.
The Iron Overlord suddenly laughed: "Lonely boat...... But that's it. ”