In a very short period of time, the Yellow Turban Army had occupied many counties and counties, and half of the Han Dynasty had fallen.
And part of the elite Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Jiao has already arrived at Youzhou City. At this time, the governor of Youzhou is still Liu Yan, who is the queen of Hanlu.
At this moment, in Youzhou City, the prefect Liu Yan listened to the report from his subordinates and knew that the army led by Zhang Jiao was about to press the border. He quickly summoned his subordinates to discuss how to resist the rebels, but after discussing for a long time, they failed to come up with a practical plan.
After all, there are only ten thousand troops stationed in the entire Youzhou, so we are really outnumbered. The gap between the two sides is large, and there are also many people in the city who are looking forward to the arrival of the Yellow Turban Army.
Liu Yan said: "Do you have any good plans to defeat the enemy? The rebels are about to attack the city now."
"If we cannot defend Youzhou City, then you and I will only become the victims of these rebels."
After Liu Yan finished speaking, he looked at his generals and counselors. I look forward to hearing from their mouths what good strategies to defeat the enemy. After all, this is not only related to the life and death of the people in the city, but also related to their own black hats.
Moreover, once the city is broken. What greeted them was the butcher's knife of the rebels.
Suddenly, a counselor said: "Sir, I have a plan."
"We can issue anti-bandit bulletins to other counties and call out rebels from the people."
"As long as we can defend Youzhou City, we can hold on until the imperial army comes to support us."
"Besides, I believe there are still quite a few civilian rebels. With Youzhou City as the base, it will definitely take enough time to distribute the list to other counties."
"So, as long as we can hold on and can't get out, I think these thieves are nothing to worry about."
Liu Yan was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said: "Okay, wait until the rebels are destroyed. I will definitely report your achievements to the court."
"Come here, issue a list in my name immediately. Recruit rebels from the people and suppress these rebels."
As Liu Yan's order came down, the recruitment notices for the rebels were officially distributed from Youzhou to all counties that had not yet fallen.
On the other side, Yuan Shu, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, who had been on the road for several days, were resting.
At night, these soldiers camped in these relatively flat places. The bonfires lit by an army of 10,000 people were particularly dazzling, causing the surrounding beasts to walk around this place.
At this time in the palace tent, Jia Xu said: "Lord, we have been walking for several days now."
"It won't take long to reach Youzhou, but now we are disobeying orders. When His Majesty investigates, what will happen to the Lord?"
Regarding this issue, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also have their own doubts. It's just that they believe in their eldest brother Yuan Shu, so naturally they won't doubt Yuan Shu.
After listening to Jia Xu's words, Yuan Shu took a sip of wine and said, "Wen He, when did you make such a low-level mistake?"
"We are heading straight to Youzhou now. This is the next city that the Yellow Turban Army, known as Tiangong General Zhang Jiao, will attack."
"Besides, I have already found out clearly. Youzhou City only has a mere 10,000 defenders, but now Zhang Jiao leads nearly 400,000 rebels."
"The three generals sent by the imperial court set out from Luoyang, and the armies they each led were backed by weak logistical forces."
"With their marching speed, it is absolutely impossible to support Youzhou City quickly."
"And Youzhou City is the top priority. Wen He, please think about it now. If you were Liu Yan, what would you do?"
After hearing what Yuan Shu mentioned, Jia Xu understood what Yuan Shu wanted to say next. Looking at Zhang Fei and Guan Yu who still didn't fully understand. Jia Xu continued Yuan Shu's words and said: "My lord means that Liu Yan will definitely ask for help from those counties that have not yet fallen."
"And facing so many rebels, Liu Yan will definitely not sit still and wait for death. Therefore, the most suitable thing for Liu Yan at this moment is to issue a list, ask for help from the troops in various counties and counties, and recruit rebels."
"In this way, Liu Yan might be able to support the arrival of General Huangpu Song and others."
"Moreover, my lord is also well-known as a master."
After Jia Xu finished speaking, he did not forget to flatter him and said: "My lord's wisdom is not as good as Wen He's. I'm really ashamed."
Yuan Shu: "Wen He doesn't have to be humble, use Wen He to be wise and resourceful. It would be an injustice for me to be wronged. I will need to trouble you a lot in the future."
"And the technique is just a temporary solution. It won't last long."
In fact, Yuan Shu's heart was: Damn, it's been a long time since we've seen each other. Jia Xu actually knows how to flatter, and is still so humble.
He and Cheng Yu didn't dare to let go of these two guys. After all, it doesn't cost much money to raise it, and now I have already made a lot of money.
At least it can easily support an army of one million people, and there will be taxes and so on, as long as there are no problems. These are completely achievable, and there is also a total amount system to help.
When it comes to the resource of food, at least I don’t have to worry about it at all.
And now there are tens of millions of gold in the space, which is equivalent to a trillion dollars if converted into five baht. This is Yuan Shu's income after more than 20 years of business, so he is not afraid of the consumption of war at all.
After Zhang Fei and Guan Yu listened, they couldn't help but sigh that their elder brother Yuan Shu really said he had both talents and talents. Much better than these martial artists who can only practice martial arts.
Guan Yu: "Brother, you and Mr. Jia Xu should go back to the camp first."
"It's past midnight now, and we still need to rush tomorrow. It's better to rest early."
It turned out that after setting up camp. The four of them, Yuan Shu, had been riding horses for a long time to gather and chat not far from the camp. The main purpose was to take advantage of this moment so that the soldiers could relax.
Presumably, he had fallen asleep at this time. Only the soldiers responsible for night patrols had not rested yet, and they should have just changed shifts.
Yuan Shu didn't show any pretense. He stood up and jumped on his horse and said, "Then the second and third brothers will have to work hard tonight."
When Yuan Shu was just about to return to the camp, he heard someone not far away shouting loudly: "Help, someone come and save my young lady!"
It turned out that two women were asking for help. It looked like a maid and a young lady. It was late at night, although Yuan Shu was also very confused and asked why such a thing happened.
However, he still saw the other party clearly through the bright moonlight. Yuan Shu had no time to think about how many people there were. He rode directly towards the person asking for help, one person at a time.
When Jia Xu saw this, he immediately said: "General Guan, General Zhang. You two go quickly to support the lord. I will go back and bring reinforcements."
“Remember to be careful of scams and don’t be careless.”
After Jia Xu finished speaking, Zhang Fei and Guan Yufei mounted their horses. They chased Yuan Shu with their own weapons, while Jia Xu ran non-stop back to the camp to ask for help.
In just a few seconds, Yuan Shu had already arrived in front of the two women. The war horse jumped up and flew over their heads, killing an enemy directly.
After being rescued, the two of them carefully hid behind Yuan Shu and did not dare to speak.
Yuan Shu looked at the more than 20 masked enemies with weapons, and shouted sternly: "Who are you, and why are you chasing these two girls?"
But these people did not answer, they just surrounded Yuan Shu. Obviously, they wanted to kill these two women, but they didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
After seeing that they refused to answer, Yuan Shu continued: "Since you don't want to answer, then retreat quickly."
"I will not harm your lives, otherwise I will let you all die by my hands."
At this time, the masked killer saw two people riding horses not far away. One person immediately said: "Come together and kill them."
Then, these killers swarmed up. It's just that they underestimated Yuan Shu's strength. As soon as they got close to someone, they were beheaded by Yuan Shu's sword.
2. At this time, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu came one after another and said, "Thieves, don't hurt anyone."
"Zhang Fei is here!"
Guan Yu: "Brother, don't panic, we are coming!"
Then they entered the battlefield. Before eleven o'clock, the thieves were killed without even being able to escape.
And Jia Xu just happened to lead a hundred guards over and said: "My lord, Jia Xu is late."
"I hope my lord will forgive me."
Yuan Shu: "Okay, Wen He. They're just some thieves, they can't hurt me."
Yuan Shu then said to the two women: "Who are you two and why are you being pursued by them?"
"Besides, I don't think the two of you are dressed like ordinary women."
The woman who looked at the young lady said, "My little girl, Zhen Ji, would like to thank my benefactor for saving her life."
"I am a member of the Zhen family. As for these killers, they should be sent by the hostile forces of my family."
"It's just that I was saved by my benefactor today. That's why I didn't let them succeed."
When Zhen Ji spoke, the moonlight shone on her face. Everyone present saw it, even Yuan Shu.
Moreover, this also reminded Yuan Shu of the Luo Shen Fu written by Cao Zhi to Zhen Ji in history. Unexpectedly, when I saw her today, she turned out to be so beautiful.
The maid saw these people staring at her young lady, and couldn't help scolding: "You scoundrels, when are you going to see this?"
Zhen Ji quickly grabbed her maid and said, "My benefactor, Xiaocui is ignorant. Please don't blame me."
And the maid named Xiao Cui seemed to have found out that she was in trouble. He could only hold his young lady back and timidly hide behind Zhen Ji.
Yuan Shu, who was scolded by Xiao Cui, came to his senses and said, "Miss Xiao Cui is right, it's our Meng Lang."
"If you two girls don't mind, Jiu come back to the military camp with us!"
"I am the Nanyang Prefecture Shepherd, Yuan Shu."
In just a few words, Yuan Shu and others were relieved of their embarrassment, and they also informed each other of their names.
Let the other party know that he is absolutely reliable. It has to be said that Yuan Shu is indeed attracted to Zhen Ji.
And this happened to be seen by Jia Xu, and he thought that he would probably have another mistress.
