Lu Xuan's crusade against Runan County relied on water to transport grain, grass and troops, so he entered Jiujiang County and met Tai Shici who came from Yinling County in Shouchun.
As the commander-in-chief of the garrison, Taishi Ci also served as the prefect. He was a veritable official in the border areas.
Lu Xuan asked about the situation in Jiujiang County, encouraged him, and finally arranged the transfer of grain and grass from Jiujiang County. Jiujiang County has been recuperating in recent years and has sufficient food and grass.
Lu Xuan stayed for two days, then went west along the Huai River and northward to Runan via the Ying River.
Runan County is a large county, with a total of thirty-seven counties. Looking at the Central Plains region, this is a handful.
It was impossible for Lu Xuan to attack county by county, so when Lu Xuan marched in, he had already arranged sentinels to spread the news, spread the news of Lu Xuan's crusade against Runan, and recruit all parts of Runan to surrender.
Anyone who submits to Lu Xuan will let the past be forgotten. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy.
Before the soldiers and horses arrive, public opinion takes the lead.
Nowadays, Lu Xuan has destroyed Yuan Shu, killed Lu Bu, and defeated Liu Bei. Every incident that is reported is enough to awe the local people, so he has the effect of intimidating people with his reputation. So when the news came out that Lu Xuan was going to attack Runan County, the people in Runan became panicked.
Lu Xuan went north along Yingshui River and just entered Shen County. Before he reached the county seat, the magistrate of Shen County expressed his submission.
Lu Xuan entered Shen County and gained a foothold in Runan County. Lu Xuan stayed in Shen County for two days, arranged a group of soldiers to guard Shen County, and then headed north along Yingshui River to Ruyin County. While Lu Xuan continued to advance on the one hand, and on the other hand recruited large-scale surrenders, Runan County was established in Pingyu County.
This is the center of Runan County.
Southwest of Pingyu County.
Where a Wubao is located, there are countless Yellow Turban soldiers outside the Wubao, constantly attacking Wubao.
At the main entrance of Wubao, on the city wall.
A young man in his twenties, tall and handsome, holding a spear, stood firmly on the city wall. The young man looked at the attacking yellow turban thief, his eyes unwavering, without any panic.
The young man's name is Chen Dao.
He glanced at the yellow scarf thieves outside, and when he saw most of the troops coming, a flash of light flashed in his eyes.
"Chen Dajiang!"
Chen Dao gave an order.
"The humble position is here."
Chen Dajiang replied loudly.
Chen Dao ordered: "All the troops of the Yellow Turban Thieves have rushed up. They have lost their energy and can start to counterattack. You call everyone together and prepare to rush into the battle with me and defeat the Yellow Turban Thieves in one battle. Gong Du and Liu Pi want us to give Food is an idiot’s dream.”
"Here!"
Chen Dajiang turned around to make arrangements.
After a while, eight hundred soldiers gathered in Wubao, each holding a weapon and all in high spirits.
These people are all part of Chen Dao.
In fact, the existence of Wubao was a common occurrence in the Han Dynasty. Since Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, the local powerful families established Wubao and gathered their tribes in order to protect themselves.
Once there is a war, the surrounding people can hide in the Wubao and use the Wubao to defend themselves against the enemy.
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Wubao was even more common.
Chen Dao turned around and walked down the city wall. When he came to the Eight Hundred Steps, he held a spear and said loudly: "A mere yellow scarf bandit dares to raid our Wubao in Chenjia Village. Let him see our strength in today's battle." sharp."
"Kill the enemy!"
Chen Dao rode a horse, raised his spear and roared loudly.
"Kill the enemy!"
"Kill the enemy!"
Eight hundred people shouted in unison.
"Open the door."
Chen Dao ordered again.
The gate of Wubao opened with a creak, and Chen Dao rushed out first, followed by eight hundred people. In the blink of an eye, Chen Dao led his men into the crowd of yellow scarf thieves outside the city.
War horses galloped and spears danced.
Wherever Chen went, the yellow scarf thieves who were attacking were constantly picked and killed.
The 800 men under Chen Dao also followed the show of power and rushed to kill them quickly. Under the leadership of Chen Dao, this team swept across like a strong wind, overturning the Yellow Turban thieves everywhere, causing the Yellow Turban thieves to continue to be defeated, and the offensive was completely in pieces.
Behind the Yellow Turbans, where Gong Du and Liu Pi are.
Gong Du looked at Liu Pi and said in a deep voice: "Liu Pi, the Chen family's Wubao is very difficult to break, especially Chen Dao, who is a tough nut. Let's withdraw our troops first and return to Pingyu County to rest for a while. Wait until June 7th. When it's time to harvest food, we'll attack again. I don't believe it, he can retreat to Wubao without the food from outside."
Liu Pi nodded and said: "Withdraw the troops!"
The two gave the order to withdraw their troops.
Ming Jin's voice of withdrawing his troops was heard, and large numbers of yellow scarf thieves retreated like the tide.
Chen Dao covered up the killing for a while, then took his people back to the Chen family's Wubao, counted the losses, comforted the wounded soldiers, and then had people continue to repair the damaged Wubao.
The Wubao is the foundation for the family's survival. Once the Wubao is gone, it will be difficult to resist the ravages of the Yellow Turban thieves. In fact, even if there is a Wubao, it still needs to be strong enough, otherwise the Wubao will not be able to withstand the large-scale Yellow Turban thieves.
The reason why the Chen family's Wubao was able to withstand the attack was because Chen Dao was here, and he could organize the troops and lead them into battle.
After everything was done, it was getting late.
The housekeeper came in a hurry, came to Chen Dao's side, and reported: "Master, I have just received news from outside. General Lu Xuan led his troops from Jiujiang County, Yangzhou, into Runan County, and surrendered Shen. County, Ruyin County and other places. Soon, we will come to our Pingyu County."
"Is Mr. Lu here?"
Chen Dao was in high spirits and had an excited look on his face.
With a twinkle in his eye, he said, "I remember that Lu Shijun was always a Yangzhou shepherd before. Why did he suddenly become a hussar general?"
The steward said: "The news came that the imperial court had decreed that Lu Xuan was made General of Hussars and Marquis of Wu, and that he was also given the title of Kaifu and Yitong. The news that Lu Xuan released said that he came to Runan County to pacify Runan County. The yellow turban thieves in Nan County will return a bright future to Runan County."
Chen Dao said excitedly: "Lu Qiao rode into Runan County. This is exactly the opportunity for me, Chen Dao. Steward, you arrange for your family to guard Fort Hollywood. I will lead the eight hundred troops and defect immediately."
The housekeeper frowned and said, "If the head of the family goes and takes away the family members, what if the Yellow Turban Thief comes again?"
"Will not."
Chen Daoxin said: "These yellow scarf thieves have fought against me several times, and everyone knows the details. This time, Gong Du and Liu Pi were defeated by me again. It will take another month or two to kill them again."
"This time is enough for Lu Xiuqi to sweep the entire Runan County. What's more, Lu Xiuqi's arrival is my chance to follow him and make achievements."
"He based himself in Yangzhou, annihilated Lu Bu, killed Yuan Shu, and captured Xuzhou. If you don't follow such a person, who else would you follow? The key is that he was the first to enter Runan County. With his strength, he will definitely be able to control Runan County. "
Chen Dao said: "If you don't go earlier at this time, you will miss the opportunity and everything will be too late."
The housekeeper said: "The master is right."
Chen Dao was very excited and said: "You make arrangements, I will leave overnight with my people to find out the direction of Lu Qiaoqi, and go directly to defect."
"Here!"
The butler nodded in reply.
Chen went to gather the eight hundred soldiers under his command, and left Wubao overnight to join Lu Xuan.
