"Ziyi, how many enemies did you kill? How many prisoners did you take?"

Before Taishi Ci entered the room, Zhang Fei eagerly went up to him and asked.

"Beheaded more than 600 enemies and captured more than 800 people. This is the head of the enemy general Qiao Hui."

After Taishi Ci entered the house, he placed his head gently on the ground, and Liu Bei held it in his hands.

"Hehe, that's still not as many enemy soldiers and prisoners as me and Zilong killed!"

Zhang Fei looked at Zhou Xing proudly, as if he was showing off his achievements.

Liu Bei was overjoyed and laughed and said: "There are many, there are many! I have your help, so why worry about the uncertainty of the world!"

"Military advisor, Gaotang has been established, we should cross the river to the plains as soon as possible." Liu Bei turned to Zhou Xing and said.

Zhou Xing nodded: "Yes, Gongsun Bogui does not have many troops. Yuan Shao personally led 30,000 troops to stop him. I am afraid that Gongsun will not be able to resist the enemy. If it is too late and Yuan Shao leads his troops to help, the plain will be difficult to break."

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Liu Bei knew Gongsun Zan well. He could beat barbarians, but he could never beat Yuan Shao.

When the troops were superior, they were invincible. Now that the troops are at a disadvantage, they are even more invincible.

It is estimated that Gongsun Zan did not expect that Yuan Shao would personally lead his troops to stop him, otherwise he would not have dared to lead his troops south.

If he wants to seize Pingyuan and occupy the entire Qingzhou, he must attack Pingyuan City while Gongsun Zan is still alive and restrains Yuan Shao.

However, Yuan Tan had Yan Liang leading 20,000 troops and horses to assist him. Plus Yuan Tan's own troops and horses, the number of troops should be around 30,000.

And he only has 14,000 men. His only advantage is that he has more powerful generals under his command. But in a battlefield battle, powerful generals are not the key to victory or defeat. The key lies in the strength of the troops.

Liu Bei has experienced many battles over the years and knows that victory or defeat is not determined by numbers on the battlefield.

Cao Cao fought against the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou, and Yuan Shao fought against Gongsun Zan at Jieqiao. They both defeated more with less and won with military strength.

"Have a day's rest and cross the river tomorrow." Liu Bei ordered.

"Gaotang is very crucial. It is our retreat. We must not allow any mistakes. Yun Chang, I will give you a thousand men and horses, and you can stay and guard Gaotang." Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu again.

Gaotang City is Liu Bei's springboard for advancement and a key place for retreat. He believes that it is most appropriate for Guan Yu to stay and guard.

"No." Guan Yu responded with cupped hands.

Everyone else thought it would be more appropriate for Guan Yu to stay in Gaotang. Only Zhou Xing became anxious and said quickly: "My lord, although Gaotang is important, Guan Yunchang is a general. Besides, we have no trouble in the rear. Leaving him to guard Gaotang seems to be overkill."

.How about Taishi Ziyi staying behind in Gaotang while Yunchang follows the lord to march into the plains. What does the lord think?"

Although Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici should be able to deal with Yan Liang, Zhou Xing knew that compared with Guan Yu, these three people lacked a sense of arrogance, the kind that did not put the opponent's thousands of troops at all.

In his eyes, he resolutely takes on the arrogance of the opposing general!

Guan Yu has this kind of arrogance. He doesn't even look down on Yan Liang, let alone those enemy soldiers and generals. If he wants to take Yan Liang's head, he will go straight to the opponent.

To kill Yan Liang, I'm afraid Guan Yu will have to take action, and others including Zhang Fei may not be able to do it.

Now the opponent has many soldiers. If we can kill Yan Liang, the victory or defeat will be decided.

Liu Bei thought for a moment. Staying in Gaotang was the key, but facing Yan Liang under Pingyuan City was also key.

Military Advisor Zhou was right. Guan Yu was a general, and the number one general under his command. It seemed better to have him by his side to lead the troops to kill the enemy.

As for Gaotang, there are no enemy soldiers behind, so it is okay to leave Taishi Ci to defend the city.

Needless to say, Taishi Ci was brave, and his loyalty was also very trustworthy.

Liu Bei nodded slightly and said: "Well, the military advisor is right. Ziyi, you stay and guard Gaotang. Yunchang, you come with me to the plains."

"Nuo." Guan Yu and Tai Shici responded in unison.

One day later, Taishi Ci led a thousand soldiers to stay in Gaotang, and 2,000 prisoners also stayed behind.

Liu Bei took Zhou Xing, Guan Yu and others and led 13,000 troops across the Yellow River and headed for Pingyuan County.

In Pingyuan City, Yuan Tan was shocked when he learned that Gaotang County Magistrate Liang Xiong and Qiao Hui, who was sent to rescue him, were both dead. Only one thousand of the three thousand troops Qiao Hui brought with him escaped.

"I have 6,000 troops, but only 1,000 of them come back. Liu Bei is really hateful!"

Yuan Tan's eyes widened and he said bitterly.

Yan Liang did not expect that Liu Bei would win such a great victory, and Liang Xiong would not let him escape.

I don’t know if Liu Bei is great or if Liang Xiong is too stupid.

"Don't worry, eldest son, when Liu Bei arrives in the plain, I will personally behead him!"

Yan Liang has always been very confident in himself.

Those black-faced generals and red-faced generals under Liu Bei are nothing in his eyes. When they arrive, he will kill them all.

In Jizhou, Yan Liang never met an opponent. Whether he was dealing with Gongsun Zan or the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan, Yan Liang was unstoppable.

Now when dealing with Liu Bei, he thinks it's still the same.

Although the fame of the black-faced general and the red-faced general is widely spread in Qingzhou, in the final analysis, those two are just famous for fighting bandits. Compared with themselves... No, they cannot be compared with themselves at all!

Don't drive Liu Xian and then said: "Yes, Mingshijun, General Yan is here. Even if Liu Bei comes to the city, they are just here to die!"

Yuan Tan felt relieved after hearing this. Indeed, based on his understanding of Yan Liang, there were twice as many soldiers and horses in the city as Liu Bei. What did he have to fear?

It seems that he overestimated Liu Bei when he was defeated in Beihai last time. Now that Yan Liang is here to help, it is not difficult to kill Liu Bei.

"General Yan, it's up to you whether you can kill Liu Bei. If you can kill him, my father can easily kill Gongsun Zan. In this way, the enemies of Qingzhou and Youzhou will be eliminated, and all the four states of Hebei will be safe.

In this world... no one dares to be an enemy of the Yuan family!"

Yuan Tan originally wanted to say that this world belongs to our Yuan family, but it was not easy to say these words directly at this time, so he changed his words.

Gaotang is not far from Pingyuan. After Liu Bei led his troops across the river, they arrived at Pingyuan City in just one day.

He ordered to set up camp five miles away from the city.

Liu Bei looked at Pingyuan City and felt a burst of emotion in his heart.

In Gaotang, he was once the Gaotang County Captain and County Magistrate, while in Pingyuan, he was once the Pingyuan County Magistrate and Pingyuan Prime Minister.

This is where he truly entered the official rank of Erqianshi.

It was the third year of Chuping and the fourth year of Chuping. It is now the fourth year of Jian'an. Only six or seven years ago, I am now the Mu of Qingzhou, General Zuo and Marquis of Yicheng Ting.

Compared with the previous six or seven years, the last six or seven years can be said to be the period of my fastest development.

At that time, I only had Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Jian Yong. Now, I not only have military advisor Zhou Xing, but also Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Liu Zheng and others. It can be said that I have a lot of talents.

No, these talents are far from enough. With them, we should have no problem guarding the state, but to help the Han Dynasty and pacify the world, we still need more talents.

"Military Advisor, you have traveled all over the world. How much do you know about the talented people from all the states in the world?"

Liu Bei turned to look at Zhou Xing and asked.

Zhou Xing thought for a while and said: "My lord, when Xing traveled around the world, most of the people he knew were knights and knights, but there was a man named Xu Fu, who was from Yingchuan, Yuzhou. I didn't know this man, I just heard about him.

In his early years, he was a good swordsman. He once took revenge on others and was captured by an official."

"Later he was rescued by others. From then on, Xu Fu abandoned his sword and studied literature. I heard that he was very wise."

"In addition, Xing recently heard that there are two people named Crouching Dragon and Phoenix in Nanyang, Jingzhou. One is named Zhuge Liang and the other is named Pang Tong. There are rumors that the one who gets one of the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix can rule the world!"Chapter completed!