Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

But this time, Lu Su discovered that the people of Liaodong had returned to their previous cautious attitude towards others.

This kind of caution is a kind of atmosphere. When all the people look at them, they are cautious. This is not something that can be pretended.

Lu Su felt that even the air was filled with tension, causing him to unconsciously tense up.

"Something's not right here. Uncle Zhi, we should be careful. There should be a captain here to welcome us. Let's find a place to stay and wait for them to contact us."

Chen Dao nodded.

Everyone walked into an inn. When the innkeeper saw so many people coming in, he was stunned for a moment, and then he came to Lu Su cautiously.

"Sir, are you staying at the hotel or just stopping by for a meal?"

"Stay at the hotel."

Lu Su took out a bag of silver and placed it in front of the shopkeeper.

However, the moment the silver appeared, everyone looked in the direction of Lu Su and his group, and some even had greed in their eyes.

The shopkeeper quickly put away the silver and looked at Lu Su helplessly.

"Sir, I can tell you've never been to Liaodong. It's a mess here. You'd better remember not to show your wealth to others."

After the shopkeeper opened rooms for everyone, he took Lu Su and others to their rooms.

Seeing the shopkeeper was about to leave, Lu Su immediately stopped him.

"Boss, didn't King Lie solve the dangers around Liaodong? Why do you look so scared? Is there another danger around?"

"Sir, to be honest, you are right. Ever since King Lie dealt with those guys, our lives have indeed been much better. But we didn't expect that those guys would revive. Many of us have seen some tribes appear in the ruins of the former Xiongnu and Xianbei palaces. Who knows when they will attack us again."

"A tribe appeared?"

Lu Su had indeed read some information about Liaodong.

The intelligence did mention that some Hun tribes had appeared outside Liaodong, but Lu Su did not expect that the distance was so close that they had already disturbed the residents inside, which meant that the situation was already very serious.

While they were talking, two middle-aged men had already arrived at their room.

When the two men saw the innkeeper was there, they stood outside the door waiting.

Not long after, after seeing the innkeeper leave, the two men entered Lu Su's room.

"grown ups."

The two men knelt in front of Lu Su.

"Are you the captain of the roving crossbow?"

"Yes sir."

"Okay, get up. You have been in Liaodong. You should have heard about the situation in Liaodong, right?"

"Yes, sir. We have informed the lord of the intelligence here, but the lord did not give us any instructions, so we did not continue to investigate."

Lu Su nodded. No one would care whether there were any external dangers in a bitter and cold place like Liaodong. Not to mention Gu Rubing, even he himself had not checked the information about Liaodong.

"I will report to the lord later. Please tell me what you have found out."

"Sir, in fact, the tribes we found disappeared a few months ago, at least not in their original locations. We are investigating their latest locations, but the war horses we need are all raised in the horse farm, so we still know their locations."

"disappeared?"

Lu Su suddenly had a bad feeling.

How could they all disappear without a single one missing? This must have been an organized departure.

Who on earth could control the people of these tribes and make them obey him?

Although these tribes are not very powerful, they are very proud and generally will not submit to a certain person or force, otherwise they would not often fight among themselves.

Lu Su has decided that after the issue of the war horses is resolved, he will tell Gu Rubing about the situation here and his own speculations. These forces must not be allowed to revive, and the person or group hiding behind them is probably even more terrifying.

After a day's rest, the group, led by two roving crossbow captains, found the owner of the horse farm.

This person obviously often does business with people from the Central Plains and has no hostility towards them.

"Dear guests, would you like to buy horses?"

"Yes, how many horses do you have here?"

"There are about 6,000 mature horses."

"Only six thousand?"

Lu Su frowned slightly when he heard this, and was a little disappointed with the number.

The owner of the stable saw Lu Su's disappointment and immediately understood what was happening. He then rubbed his hands excitedly.

"It seems that you are a big business sir. If you need it, you can tell me the quantity you need. I have a way to contact the surrounding horse farms, and we can sell it to you together."

"We need 60,000 adult horses!"

"Sixty thousand? Haha, sure, sir, don't worry. Give us ten days and we will be able to deliver sixty thousand horses to you. You can go back and wait for the news. But according to the rules, you have to pay a deposit."

"No problem, how much deposit do you want?"

"Sixty thousand gold."

"How many?"

Lu Su's eyes widened when he heard this.

Good guy Lu Su this time finally saw what it means to ask for too much.

Generally, the deposit is only 10% of the transaction price. Doesn’t that mean that a horse will cost ten gold coins?

"Sir, you want a large quantity, so this is already the most favorable price. At this time, there are very few people who own horse farms. Once the quantity is reduced, the price will naturally go up. Sir, you should understand the principle that things are more valuable because they are rare, right?"

Lu Su sighed and could only nod in agreement. However, 60,000 gold was not a small amount, and it was impossible for him to carry it with him.

"How about this, I will send you 60,000 gold in the next few days, and you can start preparing after receiving the money."

"no problem."

Looking at the boss's expression, Lu Su couldn't help but curse the profiteer inwardly and turned away.

Looking at Lu Su's leaving back, the smile on the horse farm owner's face gradually faded, replaced by a gloomy look.

In a tribe behind a hillside not far from the horse farm.

Shi Xie and Wang Yue, along with a group of people, were waiting here.

Not long after, the owner of the horse farm came in.

"My lord, the deal has been made. Lu Su has agreed to pay 60,000 gold as a deposit. It will be delivered in the next few days. Should we rob them?"

Shi Xie hesitated for a moment and immediately shook his head.

"Sixty thousand gold is only one tenth of the total amount. There is no need to start a fight over this little money. Wait until they send the remaining 540,000 gold before starting a fight."

"Yes, lord. Currently, nearly 500 tribes have joined us, with a total population of about 50,000. Moreover, because we have our own horse farm, the development in recent years has been relatively stable. These 50,000 people are basically cavalry." "Okay, continue to search for any lost tribes, and try to get everyone into our hands. The next step is Youzhou."

"Yes!"

After the boss left, Shi Xie looked at Wang Yue.

"We really have to take action this time, but we don't have any legendary generals. Can we really withstand Liu Bei's counterattack?"

"Don't worry. Although Liu Bei has many legendary generals, I believe that Liu Bei's legendary generals should not be able to reach here. Cao Cao and Liu Zhang have already stopped them."

With Wang Yue's words, Shi Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

After Lu Su returned to the inn, he immediately ordered people to rush to Xu Du and send the gold over.

During this period, Lu Su sent all his speculations and the situation in Liaodong to the front line of Yulin County in the form of letters.

When 600,000 gold coins were delivered to Youzhou, Gu Rubing also received news from Lu Su.

Looking at Lu Su's guess in the letter, Gu Rubing's bad feeling became even worse.

"Prime Minister, do you think the Xiongnu and Xianbei will revive?"

"My lord, at present, this is still possible, but these are just our guesses. We are short of food and grass now, and there is no way to send an expeditionary force. How about letting a general lead some elite troops to deal with them before they completely revive?"

Gu Rubing nodded after hearing this. This was the best solution at the moment.

In the end, Gu Rubing set his sights on Zhang He.

Whether in terms of combat effectiveness or defensive capabilities, Zhang He is the most suitable.

Then Gu Rubing handed over the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun to Zhang He and ordered him to go to Youzhou to cooperate with Lu Su to completely resolve those hidden dangers.

In order to prevent future troubles, Gu Rubing even ordered that all those taller than the wheels should be killed.

Watching Zhang He leave, Gu Rubing felt a little relieved.

At this time, Lu Su had already handed the deposit to the owner of the horse farm.

The owner of the stable promised to trade the horses in ten days.

However, ten days later, Lu Su brought Chen Dao and others. After all, it was more than 500,000 gold, and Lu Su was also worried about safety issues, so he took nearly a thousand city defenders and rushed to the location of the horse farm.

On the way, Chen Dao looked around and he always felt that something was wrong.

The last two times I came here, I often saw caravans coming and going on the road, but this time there was no one on the roads around.

"Shuzhi, get ready. It looks like the owner of the horse farm wants to eat us."

Chen Dao nodded immediately and notified everyone to be alert to their surroundings.

Obviously Lu Su had sensed something was wrong a long time ago, and had guessed that the one who took action was the owner of the horse farm.

After walking for a while, a roar was heard.

Then a group of people rushed over.

Lu Su discovered that there were nearly ten thousand people.

However, they only had a few hundred Bai Li soldiers and a thousand city defenders. Under such circumstances, they were definitely no match for these nearly ten thousand people.

What made Lu Su even more confused was why there were nearly 10,000 people in a place that had been destroyed?

These people immediately surrounded Lu Su and his men in three layers, and the encirclement was constantly shrinking.

"We are the people of the Great Han Lie King. Do you dare to attack us?"

"Haha, King Lie? We are looking for King Lie. If it weren't for Liu Bei, how could we be in this situation now? Brothers, come together."

As soon as one person finished speaking, all the cavalry rushed towards Lu Su and his men.

Chen Dao, holding a spear, stabbed the cavalryman who rushed over to him to death, then came in front of Lu Su and looked around vigilantly.

In just one round of charge, the casualties of the defenders were close to five hundred, and the casualties of the Bai Li soldiers were also close to one hundred.

"Sir, we are no match for them. We definitely can't take the gold. Let's retreat first. They should want money. As long as we throw the money, they won't chase us anymore."

Hearing this, Lu Su nodded. Although the gold was not a small amount, there was no need to sacrifice their lives here for it.

However, what they did not expect was that even if they did not want the gold, these people had no intention of letting them go and actually wanted to kill them all.

"Everyone protect the gentleman, let's rush out."

Chen Dao also got angry after being beaten. This was really too bullying. It would have been fine if they just wanted money, but now that they had given them the money, they were still not satisfied and wanted their lives.

As Chen Dao's order was issued, all the Bai Li soldiers surrounded Lu Su, and the city defense army established the first line of defense under Chen Dao's command.

However, the infantry had no chance of winning against the cavalry.

The city defense troops guarding the periphery were all eliminated before they could even hold out for three rounds of attacks.

Only a few hundred Bai Li soldiers were struggling to hold on.

Lu Su looked at the group of people in front of him.

The clothes they were wearing were of various kinds. Some were from the Xiongnu, some were from Buyeo, some were from the Xianbei, and there were also clothes from several other forces.

How could these people unite together? Or was there someone who united them?
Lu Su's mind was full of questions.

Chen Dao stabbed a Xiongnu cavalryman to death and took his horse.

"Sir, you go first."

Then, regardless of whether Lu Su agreed or not, he forcibly threw Lu Su onto the horse's back and slapped the horse in the face.

"Uncle Zhi, let's go together."

However, in response to Lu Su's words, Chen Dao smiled helplessly. He also wanted to go together, but it was obvious that these people did not intend to give them a chance.

"Brothers, kill!"

"Yes!"

Under the leadership of Chen Dao, the Bai Li soldiers began to break out.

After a long time, the horse under Lu Su finally stopped.

Lu Su knew that even if he went back, he would not be able to help Chen Dao in any way. The best way now was to return to Youzhou and seek reinforcements.

However, when Lu Su rushed to Youzhou, he found that the flags of the entire Liaoxi County had changed. They were no longer flags with the word "Lie" on them, but instead had the word "Shi" written on them. Moreover, the city had obviously experienced a battle, with uncleaned bloodstains on the ground and the corpses of some defenders in the distance.

When Lu Su was about to leave, two people suddenly rushed out and stopped Lu Su.

When these two people appeared, Lu Su was frightened. But when he saw that they were the captain of the Younu Army, Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir, please come with us."

Not long after, Lu Su followed the two men into a thatched hut.

"What happened in the city? Who is that soldier?" (End of this chapter)