Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 571 Xu Huang Takes Action
In Yecheng, Jizhou, Gao Lan was drinking and chatting happily with several generals in his own mansion.

"You all know, right? Today, the Baibo Army sent another envoy, who boasted in front of the lord that he had captured five counties in the eastern border of Yanmen County in ten days, and Yinguan City and Yanmen Pass in half a month. In a month, he occupied the entire Yanmen County. Wow, what a boast."

A general was holding a wine bowl and talking with spit flying everywhere, but the people next to him didn't mind at all.

Another person said, "Xu Huang and Qian Zhao only fought a few bandits. How can they be so respectable? How dare they look down on the heroes of the world? I think Yanmen will be their burial place."

"Yes, the Baibo Army is the wings of the Third Young Master, and the Third Young Master has always been at odds with General Gao and our brothers. If we allow them to attack Yanmen, the Third Young Master will surely become more powerful. By then, how can you and I have a foothold in Jizhou?"

"Well, if you ask me, Brother Gao's method of provoking the enemy is really good. We bet that if they can't capture Yanmen County in a month, they will have to give us 600,000 dan of grain. Hey, then we can starve these bandits to death."

"But if we really let them succeed, wouldn't we have to give away 600,000 shi of grain for nothing?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding generals instantly looked at the person who spoke, their eyes full of hostility.

"General Ye, what do you mean by that? Even Brother Gao failed to capture Yanmen County. He is just a bandit. Does General Ye think he is better than Brother Gao and other Jizhou generals like me?"

"Yes, what is your intention in saying this? Are you mocking us?"

When the man saw that he had angered everyone, he quickly drank three cups as an apology, and only then did everyone stop drinking.

Gao Lan waved his hand and said, "Well, we are all brothers. Why should we ruin the relationship because of Xu Huang? What ability does Xu Huang have to dare to say such arrogant words? Does he think that he is invincible and has no rivals just because he is rampant in Taihang Mountain? He is simply courting death."

"Very good, very good. By then, we can easily win 600,000 shi of grain for the Lord, and the Lord can recruit tens of thousands of soldiers. Brother Gao will definitely be promoted again."

Gao Lan heard this, but shook his head and said, "No, you all guessed my intention wrongly. How could I only focus on those grains and grass?"

Everyone was puzzled: "Oh? Why is that?"

Gao Lan smiled confidently and said, "Although Xu Huang is not very capable, he still has an army of 100,000. If he attacks Yanmen, Liu He will definitely send a large army to fight him. The two sides will be deadlocked for a long time, and in the end, both will suffer losses. At that time, Jizhou can take advantage of the situation to destroy the Baibo Army and seize Bingzhou. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

When the generals heard this, they all praised him: "The general's wisdom and strategy are unparalleled in the country."

Gao Lan was very happy and raised his wine bowl: "Come on, let's drink all night and not go home until we are drunk!"

In Yanmen County, outside the city of Lucheng, a fierce battle was going on, with shouts and cries of killing filling the air.

Hundreds of ladders were placed on the top of the city wall. Soldiers of the Baibo Army, with shields on their heads and long swords on their waists, slowly climbed up.

From the city wall, rounds of arrows rained down with loud thunder. If you looked closely, you could see that the arrows were soft and powerless. They shot onto the shields, leaving only traces. However, under the city wall, there was not a single corpse. A battle that seemed very fierce was actually conducted in a very strange way.

The county magistrate Wu Qin had fought Gao Lan here in the past. When he saw this battle situation, he picked up his weapon, mounted his horse, and rushed out of the city.

"Come quickly, bandits, and fight me to the death!"

"Look at me, I'm going to chop off your dog head!" Xu Huang picked up a big axe, patted his warhorse, and rushed out himself.

In just three moves, Xu Huang chopped Wu Qin off his horse with one blow of his axe. Then several soldiers quickly ran over and tied him up tightly.

As soon as the defending general left, the morale of the people in the city was lost and the army quickly poured in.

"Hahaha, it is said that every place in Yanmen is guarded as tightly as an iron tunnel. It is no more than that. The generals of Jizhou are really making a fuss out of nothing." Xu Huang's wild laughter kept circling around.

As the laughter was heard, a figure swayed in the distant mountains and forests, and then quickly left.

At the Jizhou Mu's mansion, a soldier covered in dust and sweat ran into the hall in a hurry.

"My lord...My lord...Bai Bo Jun...Bai Bo Jun..."

Yuan Shao was discussing matters with others. When he heard this, he hurriedly asked about it.

"I ordered you to hide in the dark and find out the news about the Baibo Army to prevent them from deceiving me. Is there any news now?"

Gao Lan interrupted and said, "What else could it be? It must be that they were having trouble attacking the city."

Unexpectedly, the soldier breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It has only been eight days since the Baibo Army was dispatched, and they have already captured five counties in the eastern border of Yanmen County. Xu Huang personally attacked Lucheng County, and Qian Zhao attacked Fanzhi County. The commanders of the two cities were captured by them. Now Xu Huang is resting his troops in Lucheng and Wangtao."

"Hiss... The strength of the Baibo Army is beyond our expectations." Several counselors changed their expressions, and Gao Lan's face was as ugly as pig liver at this time.

Yuan Shao looked at Gao Lan unhappily and said, "Our allies' great victory is supposed to be a happy occasion, but you have ruined my mood completely. It really spoils the fun."

Yuan Shang, who was sitting next to Yuan Shao, said calmly, "I didn't expect the Baibo Army to be so powerful that they could easily capture the city that even my Jizhou troops couldn't capture."

As soon as these words came out, Gao Lan's cheeks began to tremble.

A general beside Gao Lan stepped forward and said, "My lord, don't worry. Xu Huang relied on taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness in this great victory. Now that the news has reached Jinyang, Liu He will definitely order his generals to lead the troops to Yanmen. It will be extremely difficult for Xu Huang and Qian Zhao to win again."

"Why? According to General He, you are worried when your ally wins a battle. Do you think you can only feel at ease if Liu He is invincible?"

Feng Ji said sarcastically.

"You... young general, I don't mean that." The general hurriedly defended himself.

"Then what do you mean? Humph, could it be that you have accepted Liu He's favor and are here to sow discord between Jizhou and the Baibo Army so that Liu He can profit from it?"

"This... I... I would never dare to do that. My Lord, please understand..."

The general fell to his knees and kowtowed to Yuan Shao repeatedly.

"Alright, stop making so much noise. How can this be allowed?" Yuan Shao was annoyed by their noise. He shouted angrily, and everyone finally calmed down.

"Now that the Baibo Army has been dispatched and has won the first battle, then according to the agreement, our Jizhou should also take action."

Yuan Shao's words immediately made everyone excited. After all the fighting, wasn't it just for the military power? Without military power, how could they accumulate strength? Without strength, how could they build up achievements and accumulate reputation? Without achievements and reputation, how could they seize the position of heir?

Guo Tu immediately stood up and said, "My lord, the Baibo army is advancing at a great speed and has amazing fighting power. Xu Huang and Qian Zhao are also extremely brave and have great strategies. They are definitely not ordinary opponents. I estimate that the reinforcements sent by Liu He will be no less than 80,000. According to the report from the scouts, after Liu He withdrew from Luoyang, he transferred a large number of troops from Bingzhou to station in Hanoi. Now Bingzhou can mobilize no more than 140,000 or 150,000 troops. After the battle with the Baibo army, the losses were not small. If another 80,000 or 90,000 troops are sent, there will be no more than 50,000 or 60,000 troops left."

"The military situation in Yanmen is urgent. The reinforcements will be dispatched in two batches. The first batch will be cavalry. Zhao Yun of Changshan and Deng Yuan of Nanyang will lead the light cavalry to garrison Hanoi. The rest can only be Guan Yu's heavy cavalry in Shangdang. The second batch will be drawn from Dingxiang, Taiyuan and other places. In this way, Shangdang and Taiyuan will be empty. General Yan's injury has healed, and he never forgets to take revenge day and night. Our army can attack Shangdang with General Yan's troops."

(End of this chapter)