In the main hall of the Xuantu County Governor's Manor, Fan Xing was reading the report that had just arrived. All the civil and military officials were summoned.
Fan Xing quickly finished reading the information in his hands. He then revealed a satisfied smile and said to his subordinates,""I believe everyone knows the purpose of my summoning everyone here.”As soon as he finished speaking, a handsome young man walked out of the civil officials with a confident smile and said,"My lord, you have divine foresight. The uprising of the Yellow Turban Army will definitely cause great damage to the powerful families in various places. Now that the imperial court has ordered all the places to organize their own armies to fight against the Yellow Turban Army, it is even more so for the heavens to help me.”
Fan Xing was obviously in a good mood. After hearing the handsome young man's words, he smiled and said,""I wonder if Fengxiao has any suggestions?" The handsome young man, Guo Jia, said confidently,"" The Yellow Turban Army is just a motley crew. They look powerful now, but they are still just civilians. They can only be so brave because of a trace of faith. As long as we break this faith, not to mention that they claim to have a million troops, even if they have ten million troops, so what? Right now, only the five counties under the Lord's jurisdiction do not have the shadow of the Yellow Turban Army. Other than some barbarians such as the Wuhuan who may have a small impact on us, the rest are not worth worrying about. The lord only needs to bring 5000 men to destroy the Yellow Turban.”
After hearing Guo Jia's words, Fan Xing nodded in satisfaction. Fan Xing did not care about the Yellow Turban soldiers at all. After all, the Yellow Turban soldiers could not be compared to his army in terms of quality and equipment. With such a huge gap, any general under Fan Xing could easily win. Of course, he did not take it to heart, but it did not mean that he would underestimate them. Therefore, he decided to take Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai with him. Of course, Shuang Dian would definitely go. After all, he was his personal bodyguard.
After a short discussion, Fan Xing decided to bring 1000 Black Dragon Cavalry, 1000 Flying Dragon Light Cavalry, 1000 Valiant Dragon Army, and 2000 new soldiers. These 2000 new soldiers were all sword-shield soldiers, but their sabers were much longer than the sabers of the current Eastern Han army, and their shields were also much larger. Although their sabers and shields were much larger, because they were made of newly refined alloys, their weight was about the same as most sabers and shields. However, the hardness and sharpness of the shields were much better. Due to the larger shields, the range of defense was also larger. Therefore, these 2000 new soldiers didn't have much armor. They were very light and didn't hinder their movements at all. Therefore, they could change their formation much faster than ordinary troops. If they had a good general to lead them, it would definitely be the enemy's nightmare. Therefore, these 2000 new soldiers were extremely familiar with the formation of a few people to the formation of an army. As such, Fan Xing named it the Wandering Dragon Troop. It was led by Xu Huang, with Zhao Jie as the assistant. Xu Huang was a calm person and was suitable to be a Great General. As for Zhao Jie, he had been taught military strategy by Fan Xing since he was young and was more flexible, so he was allowed to assist Xu Huang to make up for Xu Huang's shortcomings. As for the Black Dragon Cavalry, it was handed over to Zhang Fei. Whether it was in terms of personality or martial arts, Zhang Fei was more suitable to be a Great General of the Black Dragon Cavalry than Xu Huang.
After instructing the civil officials and generals who stayed behind to take note of some things, Fan Xing asked the logistics department to prepare food and fodder, preparing to set out the next day to wipe out the Yellow Turban.
While Fan Xing was arranging everything with ease, the Yellow Turban army was unstoppable. It was not as vulnerable as Fan Xing had said. Since the beginning of the battle, the Yellow Turban army had won every battle. The Yellow Turban army in various places had captured several cities in a day, and the powerful families in various places had suffered. The larger families might be fine, but the smaller families, if they did not have time to escape, would be robbed of all their property. In serious cases, they would not even be able to live. Now, after hearing the news of the arrival of the Yellow Turban Army, all the places fled desperately as if they had seen a ghost. The fastest to escape were the officials and rich people such as the city guards of the various cities.
As a result, more than ten days later, almost half of the cities in the country had fallen. At this time, Fan Xing and his army were on their way to eliminate the Yellow Turban Army. Along the way, they also eliminated many small groups of the Yellow Turban Army. Because of these ten battles, the Wandering Dragon Army had become more mature and more powerful.
When he arrived at Zhuo County, Fan Xing had the main force go first, leaving only Zhang Fei and the "Vanguard Army" to accompany him. The reason why Fan Xing stayed here was to see the famous figures of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei and Guan Yu. He didn't know if they were still there. Moreover, Fan Xing wanted to observe whether Guan Yu was really as arrogant as the history said. If he could improve it, he would do everything he could to recruit Guan Yu. As for Liu Bei, it was just to satisfy his curiosity.
Fan Xing was dressed like an ordinary person. He was wandering around the recruitment notice with Zhang Fei, waiting for Liu Bei and Guan Yu to arrive.
After waiting for a long time, Liu Bei and Guan Yu still hadn't appeared. Just when Fan Xing thought that Liu Bei and Guan Yu wouldn't come, he suddenly heard a long sigh from the side. He looked over casually and was stunned when he saw the person who sighed. He was seven feet and five inches tall, with two ears and shoulders, hands above knees, eyes that could look at his ears, a face like jade, and lips like grease. Looking at these obvious features, Fan Xing immediately knew that this person was Liu Bei.
Just as Fan Xing was sizing up Liu Bei, Liu Bei was also secretly sizing up Fan Xing. Although Fan Xing was wearing the clothes of an ordinary family, his handsome and resolute face and the faint aura of a superior made Liu Bei realize that Fan Xing was not simple.
Fan Xing looked at Liu Bei for a while and sighed,""As expected of one of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, he knows how to hide himself under that honest appearance.”Then, he brought Zhang Fei to the nearest inn. Liu Bei saw Fan Xing look at him for a while before leaving with the big man who seemed to be his follower. He was wondering if he should follow him. Although he was ambitious, he had no money and no power. Although Fan Xing was so young, his face was calm and indifferent, as if everything was under his control. Subconsciously, Liu Bei had a feeling that he was inferior to Fan Xing. Although it was not obvious now, it had become Liu Bei's fatal weakness in the future.
After a long consideration, Liu Bei did not dare to leave with Fan Xing. Fan Xing did not have the same thoughts as Liu Bei. In his eyes, Liu Bei was just a hero. He was not a hero yet, and he did not know if he would be a hero in the future. After all, his arrival had changed history a lot. Fan Xing was more concerned about Guan Yu. If Guan Yu's arrogance was not as serious as history said, then Guan Yu was definitely a famous general that he could not let go of.
Fan Xing and Zhang Fei were sitting in a conspicuous place in this inn and drinking. It might be noon when many guests entered the inn one after another. Soon, the large inn had been filled with people. Fan Xing and Zhang Fei were still drinking as if there was no one else around. Zhang Fei kept chugging down the wine while Fan Xing was drinking slowly. While drinking, he looked at the entrance of the inn. That handsome and resolute face, calm look and a faint smile were revealed. Almost all the women in the inn were staring at Fan Xing with stars in their eyes. All the men in the inn were very unhappy with him. If it wasn't for the tall and brave Zhang Fei beside Fan Xing, they might have rushed up to him.
However, there were some people who were not afraid of death. There was a young master in the inn. He had spent a lot of effort to invite the girl he liked out for a meal today and then planned to use some tricks to get rid of her. Who knew that Fan Xing's appearance would immediately attract the girl. This made the young master feel embarrassed. He immediately brought his men to Fan Xing's table and prepared to teach this kid a lesson.
The young master walked up to Fan Xing and said arrogantly,""You lowly peasant! Is this where you sit? Hurry up and get lost!" Fan Xing was currently staring at the entrance of the inn, waiting for Guan Yu to appear. He didn't care about this little bastard and said in a deep voice,""Get lost!" The voice wasn't loud, but it was full of dignity. The young master was so frightened that he immediately took a few steps back. With the support of two subordinates, he stabilized himself and didn't make a fool of himself in front of everyone. However, he was frightened by Fan Xing's voice and took a few steps back. The young master immediately said angrily to his subordinates,"A bunch of good-for-nothings, hurry up and teach this rude guy a lesson!”The young master's subordinates immediately rushed towards Fan Xing. Fan Xing didn't even bother to look at them and only called out softly,""Yi De!" Zhang Fei, who was drinking beside him, immediately threw a jug of wine he had just finished to a servant who rushed over first. After that, he flew over. Only after a dozen muffled thuds could be heard, the dozen subordinates of that young master all lay on the ground motionlessly. Meanwhile, that young master was so scared that he had already collapsed on the ground.
Fan Xing turned to look at the young master who was trembling on the ground and said,""Get lost. Don't let me see you again.”When the young master heard Fan Xing's words, he immediately ran out of the inn without looking back.
As soon as the young man ran out, Fan Xing ordered a few more jars of wine and continued to drink while waiting for Guan Yu.
Fan Xing had just drunk two glasses when his eyes suddenly lit up. A big man pushed a cart at the entrance of the inn. He stopped at the door for a while and then came in to call the bartender,""Hurry up and bring a few jars of wine. I still have to enter the city to join the army later.”This burly man was nine feet tall, his beard was two feet long, his face was like a jujube, his lips were like fat, his eyes were red and his eyebrows were like silkworms. He had a dignified appearance and was awe-inspiring.
With such obvious characteristics, how could Fan Xing not know that this person was Guan Yu? Even Zhang Fei's eyes lit up when he saw Guan Yu, because Zhang Fei could clearly feel that Guan Yu was not simple. Fan Xing looked at Guan Yu and said," Hero, I still have a few jars of wine here. If you don't mind, come and drink with me."”Guan Yu turned to look at Fan Xing and the others. With a glance, Guan Yu immediately noticed Zhang Fei. Based on his intuition, Guan Yu immediately knew that Zhang Fei's martial arts were definitely not inferior to his. To be able to make such a skilled person willing to be his subordinate, he must not be simple. Guan Yu sized up Fan Xing for a while and found that although Fan Xing was dressed in ordinary clothes, his imposing manner and sharp eyes could not be concealed. He immediately said,"Alright! Little brother, I won't stand on ceremony then.”With that, he walked towards Fan Xing.
Once Guan Yu sat down, Fan Xing said,""Brother, my surname is Fan and my name is Risheng. May I ask how I should address you?”"My surname is Guan," Guan Yu replied immediately.”Fan Xing handed a jar of wine to Guan Yu and said,""Hero Guan, I can see that you are extraordinary. Why don't you recommend yourself to the government and join the army?”Guan Yu took the wine from Fan Xing and sighed,""How could I not want to? It's just that the government only looks at money now. If you don't have money, they won't even care about you.”
Fan Xing nodded to himself and said to Guan Yu,""I wonder if you have any knowledge of the art of war?”Hearing Fan Xing's words, Guan Yu immediately raised his head and said,""This Guan has dabbled in the art of war. Although I can't be the best in the world, ordinary people aren't my match.”His tone was full of arrogance. Hearing Guan Yu's answer, Fan Xing thought happily,""Guan Yu isn't that arrogant. We just need to take advantage of the fact that Guan Yu hasn't won any battles to suppress his arrogance. At that time, a peerless famous general will be born.”Thinking of this, Fan Xing immediately said to Guan Yu,""Hero Guan, I know a thing or two about the art of war. Why don't we find a place to discuss it later? The one beside me is my good brother, surnamed Zhang Fei, also known as Yide. He is very good at martial arts. I see that you are very powerful. Why don't we have a spar later? He has been looking for a good opponent, but he hasn't found one yet. I think you won't let my brother down.”
Guan Yu was quite proud of his martial arts and military strategy. When he heard Fan Xing's words, of course, he would not refuse and immediately agreed to Fan Xing's request.
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