Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2728 The Shameless Yuan Shu
Xu Rong, seeing Lin Mu appear, looked extremely grim: "Is this guy who's been spying on people a complete idiot?"

He was unaware that Lin Mu had come with Liu Bei to support Sun Jian. Dong Zhuo's advisors were also caught off guard, given the well-known, rather unfriendly, relationship between Lin Mu and Liu Bei.

As for players tipping off the enemy, that's not possible for the time being. Many players participated in the blood oath ceremony to swear allegiance to Heaven, and were supervised by Heaven's will, so they couldn't reveal information to Dong Zhuo's camp, otherwise they would be considered rebels.

Of course, players use all sorts of methods to send messages, and there are other ways to do so. However, the players who know that Lin Mu is traveling with him are all people of Jiang Chenglong's caliber, so they will not reveal anything for the time being.

In addition, the pace of life has accelerated, and many things have happened unexpectedly.

"Shuheng, hold off Xu Rong!" Lin Mu directly ordered Wang Yue to restrain Xu Rong.

The Dong Zhuo army attacking from here, apart from Xu Rong who is a divine general, the rest are just heaven-rank and earth-rank martial generals, which Lin Mu can handle.

To be honest, at this point, Lin Mu was almost ready to use his trump card to capture Xu Rong. But he had a feeling that Xu Rong had a way to escape, and his plan might not succeed.

"Perhaps it's not the right time yet. Let's wait a bit longer." Lin Mu suppressed his impulsive thoughts and calmly made his judgment.

"Boom!!!" A huge burning sound suddenly came from the granary on the other side. Dong Zhuo's army on the other side had obviously succeeded.

"Whoosh!" Lin Mu transformed into a streak of azure light and charged directly towards the Heavenly Rank Martial General behind Xu Rong, and the two sides officially began their battle.

Lin Mu moved with lightning speed, his azure light flashing as he approached the Heavenly Rank Martial General. The general, exuding the aura of Xiliang, reacted swiftly as well, letting out a loud shout and thrusting his spear forward with a sharp whistling sound, aiming straight for Lin Mu's throat.

Lin Mu remained calm and dodged to the side, skillfully avoiding the fatal blow. At the same time, he flipped his right hand, and the ordinary spear in his hand rose from below like a dragon emerging from the sea, thrusting directly towards the general's chest.

The general was shocked by Lin Mu's swift reaction and hurriedly withdrew his spear, holding it horizontally in front of him in an attempt to block Lin Mu's attack.

However, halfway through his attack, Lin Mu suddenly changed the direction of his spear, pressing it down lightly and plunging it directly into the man's abdomen. Then, with a sharp flick, a blinding flash of blood streaked through the air.

However, just when Lin Mu thought it would break in two and fall, he found that it had already turned into white light and disappeared...

"The resurrection methods used by Dong Zhuo seem a bit familiar..." Lin Mu felt a sense of unease after personally experiencing the situation. This time, Lin Mu did not use the Dragon God Spear.

At the same time, Wang Yue was also locked in combat with Xu Rong. Wang Yue's swordsmanship was superb; his sword moves were as fluid as flowing water, and each strike contained powerful destructive force.

Xu Rong, worthy of his reputation as a legendary general, wielded his spear with impenetrable precision, deflecting Wang Yue's sword strikes one by one. The two exchanged blows, their swords and spears clashing, neither gaining the upper hand for the time being. In truth, Wang Yue wasn't using his full strength; after all, his lord Lin Mu had said he was to stall him, not kill him!
On the battlefield, the shouts of battle were deafening. Liu Bei's army clashed fiercely with Dong Zhuo's forces, both sides' soldiers were bloodthirsty, and the lord players' troops also joined the fray. In an instant, the entire camp was ablaze with flames, and the sounds of fighting and screams of agony filled the air.

After easily defeating one Heavenly Rank general, Lin Mu continued to deal with other Heavenly Rank generals.

On the granary side, there weren't many high-ranking generals. Xu Rong's eight Heaven-rank generals and dozens of Earth-rank generals easily broke through the defenses and began to destroy the granary.

As if aware of Lin Mu's extraordinary combat strength, after Lin Mu killed a Heaven-ranked Martial General, another one stepped in to try and hold Lin Mu back.

However, at the peak of the Heavenly Rank, he easily killed a Xiliang general at the middle level of the Heavenly Rank.

After dealing with the Heaven-rank general, Lin Mu looked around and found that Xu Rong's soldiers were already widely dispersed, making it impossible to quickly annihilate all the Heaven-rank and Earth-rank generals.

Xu Rong's soldiers launched an increasingly fierce offensive. Although Liu Bei's army put up a tenacious resistance, they were already exhausted and were soon slaughtered. Even when Lin Mu's personal guards joined in, they could only hold back a portion of the high-ranking generals brought by Xu Rong.

Just as Xu Rong's soldiers were about to set fire to the granary, a loud shout rang out.

"General Lin, I'm here to help you!" Liu Bei shouted.

"Whoosh!" Liu Bei's voice had barely arrived when Liu Bei and Zhang Fei had already stormed to the granary and began quickly reaping the lives of the bandits who were trying to sabotage it.

As for Guan Yu, he set his sights on Xu Rong and charged directly at the two who were locked in combat.

After sensing the situation, Wang Yue, who was engaged in battle, turned to look at his lord Lin Mu, only to see Lin Mu gently shake his head...

Upon receiving the order, Wang Yue feigned an opening and was immediately knocked away by Xu Rong's spear. Wang Yue then swung his sword with all his might, unleashing a terrifying sword beam that slammed into Xu Rong, sending him crashing into the camp's temporary wooden wall and creating a large crater outside the camp.

"Pfft!!" Xu Rong, who was blasted away, spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air, clearly injured.

"Whoosh!" At this moment, Guan Yu's figure appeared on the battlefield, cutting through the night sky, and wielded his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, directly slashing at the large pit.

Clearly, Guan Yu wanted to steal the kill!

Wang Yue didn't react to this. After knocking Xu Rong away, he returned to Lin Mu's side. "Boom!!" Guan Yu's attack was extremely sharp, directly splitting the large crater in two. Unfortunately, Xu Rong wasn't inside; he had disappeared without a trace.

Guan Yu was extremely frustrated by this. If he could capture Xu Rong, he would have made a great contribution and gained recognition within the Guandong Coalition.

Lin Mu felt neither joy nor sorrow upon seeing Liu Bei arrive to help. After capturing another Heaven-ranked general and obtaining the treasure bag, he continued his attack on his next target.

With Liu Bei's support, the granary was basically secured.

The fact that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei arrived so quickly, while he arrived little by little, suggests that he must have guessed that Xu Rong would launch a surprise attack on the granary.

Liu Bei's cavalry charged into the enemy ranks like a sharp blade, shattering Xu Rong's army's formation and quickly annihilating Xu Rong's ordinary soldiers. The other high-ranking generals were also swiftly eliminated by Lin Mu and his men.

Xu Rong's attack was destined to fail. Although it was not a complete success, it still caused some damage. More than 200,000 units of grain in several granaries were burned, making the already food-scarce people even more desperate.

After careful calculation, it was found that Xu Rong led an army of 200,000 to attack, with the main force of ordinary cavalry attacking the east, causing Liu Bei to lose nearly 50,000 soldiers. This was only because Jiang Chenglong, Zhu Xuan and others took the lead, and nearly 200,000 soldiers were lost.

Xu Rong also lost nearly 120,000 soldiers. All the Heaven-rank and Earth-rank generals who came with Xu Rong to attack the granary were wiped out, and he was also kicked out of the camp and fled in disgrace.

"We lost nearly 300,000 units of grain in just a short time. If it had been a dozen or so more, we would have run out of grain!" After the battle, Lin Mu, Liu Bei, and others gathered to summarize the results. Upon hearing about the loss of grain, Zhang Fei angrily shouted.

"The granary is located near the foot of the mountain, so we didn't think the enemy would attack so quickly. We didn't expect that the enemy's main target was the grain supplies." Zhu Xuan said with a grim face. He was in charge of transporting the grain supplies.

Liu Bei entrusting such a crucial matter to Zhu Xuan demonstrates his trust in Zhu Xuan.

"No matter where it is placed, if Xu Rong is determined to attack, there's no way to defend against it," Lin Mu said, waving his hand.

"Gentlemen, our food supplies are running low... If we eat sparingly, we can at most last until we reach Hulao Pass..." Zhu Xuan added.

The troops brought by Zhu Xuan, Jiang Chenglong, and others were actually not many, at most three or four hundred thousand, usually around two hundred thousand, and most of them were player soldiers. The advantage of player soldiers is that they have inventory space and can carry food.

Zhu Xuan was guarding Liu Bei's grain supplies.

Upon hearing Zhu Xuan's words, Liu Bei and the others remained silent... They had already sent people back to Suanzao to request grain, but unfortunately, there was still no response.

According to the normal plan, the grain should have been harvested long ago. However, there is still no movement from that side...

"Report!" Just then, a messenger rushed in, looking travel-worn.

"The grain escort team has been ambushed, and 20 million units of grain have been stolen!!!" the messenger said, his face filled with panic.

"Grain protection team? What grain protection team?" Liu Bei was slightly taken aback when he heard the messenger's words.

"My lord, we went to request grain. The grain commissioner, Lord Yuan Shu, distributed the grain, and although it was a little late, there was still enough grain to be delivered. However, we were ambushed by a group of enemies on the way, and the entire grain escort team was wiped out. All the grain was stolen." The messenger took a breath and slowly recounted the story.

"No! No, even if they pulled up the grain, shouldn't they have notified us to escort it?" Guan Yu asked, a hint of doubt appearing on his ruddy face.

"This...this...the grain commissioner, Lord Yuan Shu, was afraid that dividing the troops would have an impact, so he directly dispatched 100,000 troops to escort the grain over..." the messenger stammered.

"Since the grain commissioner Yuan Shu agreed to withdraw the grain, why didn't you inform him in advance?" Liu Bei asked with a gloomy expression.

"We were all detained by Yuan Shu, the grain commissioner, who said he was afraid Dong Zhuo's army would find out and launch a surprise attack. He only let us return together after the grain escort team set off," the messenger added.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mu, Liu Bei, and the others understood that Yuan Shu had used a clever trick to escape and swallow up the 20 million units of grain that had been delivered!
The claim that the grain escort team was completely wiped out was all staged by Yuan Shu himself...

"My lord, because the grain was looted, General Yuan Shu's soldiers suffered heavy losses. So he said that the second batch of grain has been delivered as aid. If you want a second batch of grain, you have to pay for it!" The messenger delivered another message that made everyone blush.

"Outrageous!!!" Liu Bei wasn't stupid; he immediately understood Yuan Shu's purpose. Had this guy become so brazen as to so openly plunder the pockets of his allies?!

Lin Mu's lips twitched slightly; he had finally witnessed Yuan Shu's shamelessness.

No wonder even the vanguard general Sun Jian couldn't get any food...

(End of this chapter)