"What?"
In the Xu Prefecture's City Lord Manor, Tao Qian roared angrily. He stared at the messenger kneeling below in disbelief and asked again,"What did you just say? Say it again."
The messenger was shocked and quickly said again,"Sir, there is news from the frontlines. The rebel army of Dongling County, Lin Meng, led his troops to attack the other day and took down Dongcheng County, Zhenhai County, Pujiang County, Pinghu County, and other four counties in just two days. Our army has suffered heavy casualties, please send someone to snipe.”
Tao Qian couldn't believe his ears. His body swayed and he almost fainted. He was currently fighting on two fronts, so he couldn't spare much troops to surround Meng Lin. However, he was stabbed in the back, causing Tao Qian to suffer heavy losses.
"Meng Lin, you bastard, I won't let you go.”Tao Qian roared angrily.
Zang Ba laughed bitterly and said gloomily,"Sir, now is not the time to be angry. Meng Lin's timing is very vicious. And his goal was very obvious, which was Xiapi City.”
"Xiapi City?" Tao Qian flew into a rage." He's very smart, but he thinks he has the appetite. We can't let him succeed this time. What can you do to stop him?"”
Zang Ba said seriously," Xiapi City is still in Your Excellency's hands. Cao Bao is leading an army of 30,000 to fight against Liao Hua, the Yellow Turban thief. More than half of the 19 counties under Xiapi are also in the hands of the Yellow Turban thief. It won't be easy for Lin Meng to wipe out Cao Bao and Liao Hua with just a few thousand men. " And we will be able to end the war between Guangling and Langye in a month at most. At that time, Meng Lin will be like an ant in Sir's palm. He can be crushed to death at any time.”
Tao Qian's eyes lit up. He laughed and said," Yes, Xuan Gao has a way. After analyzing it, Meng Lin is indeed not good enough. Hahaha."”
"Milord, you cannot underestimate him." Zang Ba said seriously," Right now, our Xu Prefecture is defenseless. We only have a few thousand elite soldiers. The rest are all new soldiers. If he attacks our Xu Prefecture, we will be in trouble."”
"Then what should we do?" Tao Qian immediately became nervous.
"Milord, why don't we let Liu Bei and his brothers take action?”Zang Ba laughed coldly." These three brothers are indeed quite capable, especially Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. They are both powerful generals. Just give them some men to hold Meng Lin back. We can deal with them together later."”
"Wonderful, hahaha!" Tao Qian laughed in satisfaction.
……
On the sixth day of the battle, Lin Meng's army had taken down six cities in total. Four of them belonged to Tao Qian and two belonged to the Yellow Turban bandits. They were all county cities. In the newly conquered Wuyi County, Dian Wei and Lin Meng met up. The mighty army had lost several hundred soldiers, and now they were somewhat lacking in manpower.
"My lord, we need to send people to take over the city we have conquered. Our soldiers have also suffered casualties. If we continue to fight like this, our strength will become smaller and smaller.”Dian Wei said seriously.
Meng Lin was also a little distressed. He asked Man Chong,"Mr. Cheng Yu was prepared before. How is it now?”
"Mister Cheng Yu has recruited nearly four thousand new soldiers in Dongling County these few days.”Man Chong smiled and said," These people can be replenished into the army after a short period of training. One thousand of them are left behind to guard the Eastern Tomb. The other three thousand are already rushing here. We will soon have three thousand new recruits.”
"In addition, Du He will take out 1,000 veterans. These veterans can help us temporarily defend the newly conquered county. Every county has a lot of surrendered soldiers. These surrendered soldiers don't dare to rebel. We only need to send a hundred or so veterans from each county to suppress them.”
Meng Lin nodded in satisfaction. Although it was a little rough, it was indeed the only way at the moment because he did not have time to slowly digest his territory. His ultimate goal was Xiapi City, not these small counties.
"Mr. Cheng Yu's plan is not bad.”Meng Lin waved his hand.
"Report!"
" A troop of 3,000 infantrymen has appeared ten miles away," a messenger said loudly." They are heading straight for here. It seems that they are coming from Xu Prefecture. Should we intercept them?"”
"Enemies? My lord, I beg you to kill them.”Dian Wei roared angrily.
Meng Lin waved his hand and said," No need. The people who will come from Xu Prefecture at this time will definitely be Liu Bei and his brothers. I have created such a good opportunity for them to rise. It would be strange if they still don't come." Come, follow me to meet them."
When Meng Lin and his men arrived at the city wall, Liu Bei and his men appeared not far from Wuyi County.
At this moment, he was in high spirits, riding a tall horse at the front of the crowd. He was completely different from his previous sorry state. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were guarding him from the left and right, and the three thousand strong army behind him made him feel very proud.
"Hahaha, Lin Meng, I haven't seen you for a long time. Did you think that I, Liu Bei, would be able to make a comeback?”Liu Bei laughed proudly.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other and felt that something was wrong. Liu Bei was not usually such a proud person. Could it be that he had been provoked too much by Lin Meng?
Meng Lin smiled. The more proud Liu Bei was, the more disdainful he felt. This guy was not a very smart person. At most, he was a little smart. In history, before he met Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei had led a miserable life. It was related to his little cleverness. If it was anyone else, with the help of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they probably wouldn't be in such a miserable state.
"Congratulations, General Liu Bei. But I have to warn you, if you try to attack any of my territories, I don't mind sending you to hell.”Meng Lin sneered." If I can defeat you once, I can defeat you a second time. I won't let you live the next time. Remember this."”
Liu Bei's face turned ugly, and Zhang Fei roared in rage,""Lin Meng, you dog, how dare you insult my big brother? Do you believe that I, Zhang Fei, will twist your head off and use it as a urinal? Today, we will take down Wuyi County and let you have a good look at our abilities.”
"Do you dare?" "What are you going to use to attack?" Meng Lin laughed disdainfully. With the three thousand new recruits behind you who have never seen blood?”
Zhang Fei was so angry that he howled and wanted to charge out alone, but he was pulled back by Guan Yu.
"Third brother, don't be rash. We're no match for Meng Lin.”Liu Bei said unwillingly.
"Hey! Meng Lin, just you wait. I will fight you sooner or later.”Zhang Fei roared loudly, and in the end, he followed Liu Bei and retreated unwillingly. However, they definitely would not retreat too far.
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