Chapter 84 Last words
After everyone hurriedly brought Zhang Bao back to their residence, they carefully placed him on the bed.
Zhang Bao said to Zhou Cang with a weak breath: "I may not be able to be saved. I heard what the man shouted just now. Since all the soldiers in the city are not willing to accompany me to die, I can't take them with me."
I am in a dead end. When I die, please ask Yuan Fu to cut off my head and find a way for everyone in the city to survive."
Zhou Cang said to Zhang Bao guiltily: "General Digong, please don't say that. The doctor will be here soon. He will definitely cure you."
Zhang Bao continued: "I am also proficient in the art of Qihuang, and I feel that I am in danger. It is better not to embarrass the doctor anymore. If he comes and cannot cure me, you will definitely blame me."
Zhou Cang insisted: "Let the doctor take another look. What if he has a way? Various matters in the city still need to be decided by the local general. The general has a big responsibility, so he should give it a try."
Zhang Bao then no longer objected, and soon the doctor came to the bedside.
After the doctor came, he looked at Zhang Baohou who was lying on the bed and shook his head, and then said to Zhou Cang: "General Di Gong was hit by several arrows and has no way to save himself. I hope the general can forgive me for not being able to cure General Di Gong."
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After Zhang Bao heard this, he continued to say in a weak tone: "This is all fate, how can I blame you? Since I have no cure, then you go back first. I will tell them something else.
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After the doctor heard what Zhang Bao said, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Bao. He said, "Thank you, General Digong, for forgiving me." Then he quickly walked out the door.
After the doctor went out, Zhang Bao said to Zhou Cang: "Yuanfu, I know you are a loyal person. When I die, I will ask you to cut off my head and take it to the other side to surrender. If you can do this,
There will be no regrets in finding a way for everyone in the city to live."
Zhou Cang refused with a distorted face and said: "Please forgive me, General Digong. I absolutely cannot do this."
Zhang Bao said with relief in his tone: "This head is worth a million dollars. I never thought that I could be so valuable. As long as you carry it with you to the other side, you will have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life."
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Seeing Zhou Cang's silence, Zhang Bao continued: "Take my head and surrender. If they can give you a million dollars, you can take care of the rest of the Taiping Road in the city. If not, you can do it yourself."
Just live a good life. There is no need to think about repaying my kindness. We have been like brothers along the way, so there is no debt of gratitude to each other."
Zhang Bao continued: "If I die, I think this uprising will be completely over. But I have no regrets. Huang Tiandai Cangtian is the dream of my eldest brother, the great virtuous teacher, I just follow him all the way forward.
Since it’s destiny to end here, then let’s end it. I’m already very tired.”
Zhang Bao warned Zhou Cang again: "I heard from my elder brother that Liu Chang, who is now on the opposite side, has a benevolent heart, and he has some friendship with my elder brother. If you follow him, you should have a way to survive. Don't blame him.
, fighting on the battlefield is for everyone to be his own master. Life and death are all destiny. I have predicted before that my destiny will end here. Since all this is God's arrangement, then I will obey it."<
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Zhou Cang nodded and said: "General Di Gong, I understand. I will go to see him. If he can give me and other brothers a way to survive, I will follow him. If he is just a person seeking fame, then I will
Let’s go find other ways to survive with our brothers.”
Zhang Bao nodded and said: "Yes, don't blindly believe what others say. You have to see for yourself whether it is good or bad. After that, all the brothers here will be handed over to you. The accounts of everyone in our city will be listed.
It's in the cupboard in my residence. You should hand these things over to the general outside the city. We don't have much food and grass, but we still have some gold, silver and money. They are all in the treasury. I won't tell you anything else.
That's right, you have to walk your own road in the future. I hope you have a smooth journey." As he said that, he stretched out his hand to Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang quickly went up and held Zhang Bao's hand.
Zhang Bao used his remaining strength to squeeze out a sentence: "Heaven is dead, Huang Tian..." Unfortunately, he passed away before he could finish his words.
So far, all three leaders of the Yellow Turban Uprising have passed away, and this mighty uprising is about to come to an end.
Seeing Zhou Cang holding Zhang Bao's hand with a heavy expression, Pei Yuanshao said without changing his expression: "Yuanfu, please do it quickly. Otherwise, the night will be long and the dream will be long. There are not just one or two people in the city who are staring at this millionaire."
Think about General Di Gong’s final instructions to you and don’t hesitate.” Seeing that Zhou Cang was unmoved, Pei Yuanshao suggested: “If you can’t do it, then let me do it. No matter what, we are now
It’s time to hurry up.”
Zhou Cang put Zhang Bao's hand on the bed, then stood up straight and said to Pei Yuanshao: "Brother, since General Digong has asked me, let me do it myself. You are right, now is not the time to be sad."
Zhou Cang picked up the somewhat damaged long knife that he had fought with and walked step by step to Zhang Bao's body. He suppressed his grief and anger and chopped off Zhang Bao's head with the knife, and then put the head in a box.
Then he put the box on the bed, knelt down and kowtowed hard to the box.
He solemnly said: "General Digong, please rest assured, I will definitely try my best to lead everyone in the city to survive." After speaking, Zhou Cang stood up with firm eyes and said to Pei Yuanshao: "Brother, tomorrow morning
Just go out of the city and tell the officers and soldiers outside the city that I, Zhou Cang, have beheaded Zhang Bao, the general of the land, and am going to exchange it for millions of dollars."
Pei Yuanshao said hesitantly: "What should we do if we are cheated? This amount is too big. I doubt that the other side will give it to us. Maybe they just want to deceive us and take the city. But that's it.
Give it a try."
Zhou Cang said in a firm and calm tone: "That proves that these people are not trustworthy at all. Even if everyone in the city really surrenders, they will definitely not treat the people in the city well. If so, you should find a way to escape.
That’s right. Hey, we people are just duckweeds after all.”
Pei Yuanshao pretended to be relaxed and said: "Okay, then I'll give it a try. If I really get this huge sum of money, you kid can't forget me."
Chapter completed!