Outside Xu Prefecture, a fast horse suddenly galloped over from afar. On the horse was a cavalryman covered in blood. Before he arrived, he roared anxiously,"Get out of the way! The military situation is urgent, move aside!"
The commoners who were entering and leaving the city gate quickly made way for him. The cavalryman dismounted at the city gate and shouted at the guards,"Where is Lord Tao Qian? Tell me quickly."
"Daren is currently inspecting the city gate with Daren Zang Ba.”
When the cavalryman heard this, he quickly ran towards the city gate. Soon, he found Tao Qian, who was guiding the country, and the valiant-looking Zang Ba. Tao Qian was giving out instructions when he saw him. He frowned in dissatisfaction and scolded,"Who's so unruly?"
"Reporting to Lord, the personal guards 'commander Liu San has come to report. Due to the urgent military situation, please forgive me.”The cavalryman said anxiously.
Tao Qian snorted and was about to get angry when Zang Ba quickly said,"Milord, the personal guards have left for Dongling County and only Liu San has returned. Milord, please listen to what he has to say.”
Tao Qian was stunned. Only then did he remember that he had sent people to the Eastern Tomb. He anxiously asked,"What's going on? Speak! Why did you come back alone? Where's Xu Long?"
"Reporting to my lord." Liu San said sadly," That Meng Lin was very vicious. He didn't listen to Lord Xu Long's orders at all. He killed him on the spot when he heard Lord Xu Long's orders. Even my brothers were killed. He deliberately didn't kill me so that I could come back and report."”
"Damn it!" Tao Qian was so angry that his entire body trembled. He roared,"Lin Meng, Lin Meng, you treacherous villain. I wanted to promote you because I saw that you had some ability, but now you're courting death.”
"Milord, please avenge our brothers.”Liu San knelt on the ground in excitement.
"Good!" "Zang Ba, immediately send troops to Dongling and take Lin Meng's head for me."”
"Milord, please calm down." " Right now, we are fighting against Cheng Zhiyuan and Huang Shao from the Yellow Turban army," Zang Ba quickly advised." Our forces are limited and we can't spare any men to attack Dongling." Once they forcefully attack, the defenses of Xu Prefecture will be empty. Do you still remember how Meng Lin annihilated Guan Hai's 100,000 men with only a few thousand soldiers half a month ago?”
Tao Qian was shocked. He remembered how powerful Meng Lin was and felt a chill down his spine.
"Did you see Meng Lin's army?" Zang Ba shouted at Liu San. How many people were there? What generals would there be? How would the troops be distributed?”
Liu San nodded in horror. He swallowed his saliva and said,"Zang, Lord Zang Ba, this Lin Meng's army is too terrifying. He had a total of six thousand elite soldiers, including one thousand and five hundred cavalrymen, three thousand halberds, and one thousand and five hundred infantrymen. All of them were filled with killing intent, and they were definitely experienced soldiers.”
"That's not all. He has quite a few generals with him, and at least three of them have auras that are even more terrifying than Lord Zang Ba's. There's even a brawny man that I can't see through.”
Zang Ba gasped and said in shock,"This is unbelievable. How long has it been? He has actually developed to this extent? No wonder he could defeat Guan Hai."
"Then what should we do now?" Tao Qian asked nervously.
Zang Ba's face was also filled with distress. Meng Lin's strength had already exceeded his imagination. If Meng Lin attacked Xu Prefecture, Zang Ba might not be able to hold on.
Right at this moment, a troop suddenly appeared outside Xu Prefecture. Both Zang Ba and Tao Qian were shocked.
There were about five hundred soldiers in this troop, and they were all infantrymen. The leaders were three tall men.
In the middle was a middle-aged man. He had a kind face. The only thing that surprised people was that his arms and earlobes were very long, which was very different from ordinary people. The one on the left was a bearded man with eyes bigger than copper bells. He was ferocious and frightening, and he held a 12-foot-long snake-shaped spear. On the right was a man with a long beard. His face was flushed red, and he held a long saber in his hand.
"Who is this? Could it be Meng Lin's men?" Zang Ba said nervously.
Tao Qian let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile,"It's not Meng Lin's men. I know the leader. He's Lu Zhi's disciple, Liu Xuande. I didn't expect him to come to Xu Prefecture.”
"Liu Bei?" Zang Ba was shocked.
It was the three brothers of Liu Bei. In history, Liu Bei had made his fortune in Xuzhou, and Tao Qian had even let Liu Bei be the herdsman of Xuzhou. In this world, Liu Bei had also brought people to Xuzhou.
Tao Qian brought his men and walked out with a big laugh. He laughed from afar and said,"Nephew Xuande, do you still remember me?”
Liu Bei dismounted and said excitedly,""Lord Tao Qian's teachings from back then have never been forgotten.”
Tao Qian laughed in satisfaction and pulled Liu Bei to talk intimately. The two of them were very familiar with each other. Meanwhile, Zang Ba was sizing up Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. When he realized that the two of them had powerful auras, he couldn't help but feel shocked. During this period of time, Zang Ba's strength had skyrocketed and he had already reached Level 80. But facing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he actually did not even have the courage to make a move.
"What a powerful battle general." Zang Ba secretly praised.
At this moment, Liu Bei was crying to Tao Qian,""Lord Tao, the three of us brothers are in trouble now. We have brought 500 soldiers with us. Please take us in. Otherwise, we will starve to death.”
"What are you saying?" " You're my nephew," Tao Qian said unhappily." If you have a bite of mine, you'll definitely have a bite of mine. In the future, you'll stay in my Xu Prefecture."”
Liu Bei and the other two widened their eyes in surprise. They had not expected things to go so smoothly.
"Wait, my lord." Zang Ba suddenly said," I've long heard that Liu Xuande, the disciple of Duke Lu, is outstanding in martial arts and virtue. It's a waste of talent to keep him in Xu Prefecture. Why don't you hire him as an official and guard a region?"”
Liu Bei and his brothers were even more surprised. There was such a good thing? Happiness came too suddenly.
Tao Qian hesitated. He was willing to take care of Liu Bei, but he was unwilling to give up his territory. However, Zang Ba smiled and said,"Sir, Dongling County has an excellent terrain and a rich population. Why don't you let Sir Liu Bei be the county captain first?"”
Tao Qian was stunned for a moment before he was overjoyed. Zang Ba's plan was good. He was clearly making Liu Bei and Lin Meng fight each other.
"Good, good, good!" Tao Qian laughed happily.”
"I'm willing," Liu Bei said excitedly,"I'm willing to share your worries."”
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