Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 486: The Army from Zhongshan County
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and their companions were looking at the gate of Yecheng from afar and were about to leave.

When Yuan Shao was around, they were all unwelcome.

Now that Yuan Shao is dead and Gao Gan has risen, they have no relationship with Gao Gan.

Staying here will do no good.

However, just as they turned around, they heard the old soldier's voice behind them: "There's movement!"

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei all stopped.

Several veterans lay on the ground with their ears pressed to the ground.

After a while, one of the veterans looked up and said in horror: "Footsteps! Footsteps all over the mountains. Feel it."

Liu Bei's face changed drastically, and he quickly lay on the ground with his ear pressed to the ground.

The next moment, his face looked extremely ugly.

That's right.

This noise was indeed the sound of footsteps all over the mountains!
And there are a lot of war horses!

Judging from the sound of footsteps, it felt like there were at least tens of thousands of people.

Moreover, the opponent's speed is extremely fast.

Like running.

Where is this person from?
What are they going to do?
Liu Bei felt his hair stand on end.

With only a few hundred men under his command, facing such a large number of troops, he was afraid that all of them would be wiped out!

Getting up from the ground, Liu Bei swallowed his saliva and said to the soldiers behind him: "Hurry up, stand on both sides of the city gate, stop fighting, and don't make any attacking moves!"

"I don't know where the person who came this time is from."

“Too many.”

"Don't start a conflict!"

Zhang Fei called on the soldiers to rush to the city wall, cursing: "What a bad luck!"

"Hebei is about to change its dynasty."

“I hope they won’t do anything to us.”

"Otherwise, I will bring them down even if I die!"

Liu Bei scolded, "Yide, stop talking nonsense."

"It's hard to tell whether they are friends or enemies."

"Hebei has nothing to do with us now. If we get involved, we will suffer huge losses regardless of whether we win or lose!"

Guan Yu also hurriedly said: "Third brother, stop making noise and just listen to your elder brother!"

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led hundreds of people and rushed to the city gate, took down the battle flags, sheathed their weapons, dared not move, and just watched quietly into the night.

Before long, a fire lit up in the night.

Countless torches were like stars in the sky, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Dense crowds of soldiers rushed over madly like a tide.

Leading the group were several thousand men, some wearing armor, some tied with thick vines, holding shields in their left hands and spears in their right hands.

Each of these people is terrifyingly strong.

Their faces are young.

The younger one looks about fifteen or sixteen years old.

The oldest one looked to be no more than thirty years old.

Their feet were light, as if they were walking on the wind.

In front of them, a flag with the word "new" printed on it fluttered in the wind.

Liu Bei looked at this scene and felt his legs and feet go weak.

Whose troops are these thousands of young soldiers, all wearing the same uniform, some wearing armor, some covered with thick rattan strips?

If he had such an army, why would he be forced into a miserable state by Yuan Shu when he was fighting against Yuan Shu in Guangling, allowing Lu Bu to take advantage?

Behind these thousands of people, countless soldiers quickly gathered.

Their flags either have "Black Mountain" or "King" printed on them.

As the army approached quickly, the general flag appeared in the sight of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others. On the general flag was printed a flying dragon and phoenix character "Zhang".

Guan Yu cried out in amazement: "Could this be Zhang Sui's troops? Where did they come from? Could they have been urgently transferred from Xuzhou? How is that possible! It's thousands of miles from Xuzhou to here!"

Liu Bei's Adam's apple rolled up and down as he said, "He was still the governor of Zhongshan County, and Yuan Shao had not yet taken away his military power. Moreover, he was also the Marquis of Xincheng Pavilion appointed by the Emperor, and he lived in Wuji County, Zhongshan County."

"I heard rumors before that he implemented a series of reforms in Zhongshan County, and the people submitted to him."

"It seems to be true."

Zhang Fei said excitedly: "Brother, then let's go to him?"

“It feels like Hebei is really going to change!”

"He is so powerful, and he has spoken well of you a few times, brother. I think he can accommodate us!"

Only then did Liu Bei turn his head to look at Zhang Fei beside him with a complicated expression.

If he just wanted to stand out, he also thought that Zhangsui was a good place to go.

Even if he didn't trust Zhang Sui, he still believed in the vision of Tian Yu and Zhao Yun, as he was the one who was favored by both of them.

However, it was precisely because of this that he could not surrender.

Once he surrendered, he felt that he would never have a chance under the other party's hands.

Thinking of the big mulberry tree at home, Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go to Nanyang, Jingzhou to try our luck first, and then we'll talk about it."

Zhang Fei said with some disappointment.

The army quickly approached the city gate.

Seeing that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei had hundreds of men arrayed on both sides of the city gate, they stopped fighting and quickly passed through them and headed straight into the city.

Only dozens of soldiers surrounded a general.

Liu Bei hurriedly called on Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to go forward.

When the two sides met, Liu Bei was the first to stand on his horse and clasp his fists towards the general and said, "I am from Zhuo County, a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan. Liu Bei, nice to meet you, General!"

The general saluted Liu Bei in return and said, "Zhen Yan of the Wuji Zhen family in Zhongshan County greets Envoy Liu!"

Pointing at the city gate, Zhen Yan asked, "Envoy Liu, what are you doing?"

Liu Bei hurriedly said, "So it's General Zhen. I've heard of your great name for a long time!"

After taking a look at the city gate, Liu Bei said, "General Zhang Sui told me before that Hebei is not a good place for me to stay, so I will start a rebellion in the city tonight and prepare to go south to Nanyang to visit Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou."

Zhen Yan then made a gesture of invitation and said, "I wish you good luck in martial arts and all the best!"

Liu Bei saluted Zhen Yan again with gratitude, and called on Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and hundreds of veteran soldiers to leave quickly.

Zhen Yan watched Liu Bei and others leave, then followed the army into the city.

Liu Bei led his soldiers to run for several miles, then stopped, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It turns out to be Zhang Sui's men."

"The high-ranking officials are done!"

"This is really a case of the mantis stalking the cicada while the oriole is behind."

"I didn't expect it to be one layer upon another."

"Zhang Sui, at such a young age, is so scheming. There must be someone extremely talented behind him."

"Unfortunately, I don't."

Looking towards Nanyang, Liu Bei said with hope: "I hope I can also meet a military advisor who can truly assist me."

After saying that, he asked everyone to leave.

Then Zhen Yan followed the army into the city.

The entire Yecheng was in darkness.

Only the pale moonlight was scattered everywhere.

In the houses, the people of Yecheng already knew what happened tonight. They hid at the doorsteps, holding pots and pans in their hands, and shivering.

Some brave people hid at the door, looking at the street through the crack, watching countless troops rush into the city and rush towards the government office.

Near the north gate of Yecheng, there was no resistance at all.

There were only corpses scattered all over the ground and traces of blood that had not yet dried.

The army ran frantically for nearly a quarter of an hour before they finally saw a living person.

It’s the high-ranking Bingzhou Army!
(End of this chapter)