Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 381: The Two Heroes of Hebei! (Thanks to Hey→That Girl∴ for the small reward~)

Facing Wei Xu's invitation, Ding Feng stood up proudly and said excitedly:

"I am willing to humble my position!"

Wei Xu nodded with satisfaction, and immediately led Ding Feng and his 8,000 men to the East City Gate.

Together with Sun Ce outside the city, they attacked from both sides and easily defeated Fan Neng and other soldiers defending the city, and successfully rescued those innocent people.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Fan Neng surrendered on his own initiative.

After investigating Fan Neng's previous behavior, Sun Ce found that he did not follow Zuo Rong in oppressing the people, so he spared his life.

At the same time, on the north bank of Slender West Lake.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, who had once sponsored Liu Bei, were following Taishi Ci and leading an army of 20,000 to rush south to support Guangling City.

However, when he arrived at the lakeshore, Zhang Shiping suddenly found several bodies of monks floating on the shore and immediately reported the matter to Taishi Ci.

Su Shuang immediately said to Taishi Ci:

“The monk under Zuo Rong actually died here… Judging from the swelling on his body, it must have happened a day or two ago.

"I'm afraid Guangling City has been captured by the enemy!"

Upon hearing this, Taishi Ci immediately stopped his advance and sent a team of scouts to investigate Guangling City. Sure enough, he received the news that Guangling City had fallen.

Taishi Ci couldn't help but sigh:
"This Zuo Rong is really useless! Military Advisor Zhuge is still counting on him to hold back Lu Bu's army so that Yuan Shao can't ask Lu Bu for help.

"Now it seems that this expectation is going to be dashed..."

Su Shuang continued:

“But many counties in the northern part of Guangling County have also been captured by our army.

“It will take the enemy a long time to completely recapture the area.

"We continue to hold the county town in the north, which will be enough to contain Lu Bu's army for a while!"

After listening to Su Shuang's reminder, Taishi Ci agreed with his opinion and immediately led the army back to Gaoyou County which had been occupied by them.

……

It was two days later when Xun You and Yan Yan led the army to Guangling City.

Seeing the flag of Lü Bu's army already raised on the top of Guangling City, Yan Yan said to Xun You in admiration:
"Just as Gongda expected, Chen Gongtai and Sun Bofu really took over Guangling City!"

Xun You stroked his beard and smiled softly, saying modestly:

"I am just a timid and foolish person, and you are much wiser than me.

"Add to that General Bofu's unparalleled bravery, and with such a strong combination of civil and military forces, it will be no problem to capture a mere city."

As they were talking, Chen Gong had already come out of the city to greet them personally.

Xun You quickly dismounted and exchanged greetings with Chen Gong.

Chen Gong held Xun You's hand and said gratefully:
"If Gongda hadn't given me advice, I really wouldn't have found a way to take the city without harming the people in it."

Looking at Chen Gong's enthusiastic look, Xun You waved his hand naively:

“I only wrote to Gongtai under the instruction of Lord Chu. In fact, I did not think of taking over Guangling City directly.

"Gongtai achieved great success through his own ability."

Chen Gong laughed, and without exchanging excessive praise with Xun You, he immediately took his hand and led him into the city.

In the private room of the restaurant, Chen Gong and Xun You were drinking and asked:
"How does Lord Chu plan to deal with Zuo Rong? Zuo Rong is quite prestigious among Buddhists, so he is not without use..."

Hearing the implication of Chen Gong's words, Xun You said softly:

"It's a pity that Lord Chu is not very interested in Buddhism, so he asked me to tell Gongtai to execute Zuo Rong on the spot!"

Chen Gong sighed:
"Since this is Lord Chu's decision, we will obey it.

"But those Buddhists will probably become a group of vagrants without faith in the future." Xun You's mouth curled up with a teasing arc:

“People don’t have to be religious to live a good life.

“Instead of pinning the possibility of changing your destiny on an illusory belief.

“It is better to rely on your own hard-working hands and wise mind.”

Chen Gong smiled with complicated eyes and said:
“However, these common people at the bottom of society don’t have that much wisdom.

"Without the guidance of others or religion, they can easily go astray."

Xun You felt helpless after pondering Chen Gong's words:
“Yes… Fortunately, Lord Chu has now made great efforts to popularize education for the lower-class people.

"I believe that in a few years, they will be more thoughtful than they are now."

Chen Gong sighed and said:

"Being too thoughtful isn't necessarily a good thing..."

Xun You knew what Chen Gong was worried about, and raised his glass with a smile:

“Everything has its pros and cons.

"On the bright side, as people become smarter, the whole world will become more vibrant.

“As long as the monarch is wise and the people are happy, the country will get better and better.

"Then we can transfer some of the internal conflicts that we cannot handle abroad and continue to expand our territory. We will always find a solution."

Chen Gong burst out laughing at Xun You's optimism.

I did not continue to discuss these overly distant issues, but asked:
“Although Guangling City has been captured, Gaoyou County and other places in the north have been occupied by Liu Bei’s army.

"Should we continue northward and recover the remaining lost territory?"

Xun You shook his head slightly:
“I was wondering why Liu Bei’s army was concentrating on attacking Yuan Shao, but was also intervening in Zuo Rong’s affairs.

"Now I finally understand that he doesn't value Guangling County.

"Instead, he wanted Zuo Rong to attract our troops, so as to prevent Yuan Shao, who was already in a desperate situation, from asking for help from our army.

"Even if we ask for help, our army won't be able to spare too many troops to help Yuan Shao..."

Chen Gong suddenly realized:
“So that’s how it is… Then my lord should have received the request for help from Yuan Shao’s army.

"I don't know what decision he will make..."

The seat of Lujiang County, the capital was Wancheng.

Lu Bu put down the letter for help from Yuan Shao's army and looked at the general who was kneeling on one knee in front of him. The general was wearing a green tasseled helmet and had an extremely strong figure.

This person is none other than the famous general under Yuan Shao, the general Yan Liang among the duo of Hebei - Yan Liang and Wen Chou!
Next to him was Yuan Shao's uncle and Yuan Shu's biological father, Yuan Feng.

These two people were the ones who sneaked out of Jizhou and sought help from Lu Bu.

Lu Bu took a step forward and helped Yan Liang up first. He looked up and down at his sturdy figure with admiration in his eyes.

Yan Liang looked at the man in front of him who was half a head taller than him, and a trace of horror emerged in his heart.

Is this the legendary strongest general in the world?
If he had not been unable to arrive when the eighteen princes came to fight Dong Zhuo, he would have had a chance to fight against the other side.

But I didn't expect that this time I would meet him as a person seeking help...

Yan Liang clasped his fists again and said:
“Liu Bei’s army was full of tricks and schemes, and won victory after victory.

"Our army's officers and advisers have become disunited and I'm afraid we're not far from a great defeat..."

After hearing Yan Liang's words, Lu Bu was not surprised at all.

After a moment's silence, he suddenly said to Yan Liang:
"You can send troops to rescue Yuan Benchu, but I have one condition!
"If General Yan agrees, I will send troops immediately!"

(End of this chapter)