"Oh? Do you have any good ideas?" Han Fu looked at Xun Chen expectantly.
"Milord, have you forgotten why Liu Bei came to borrow troops?”Xun Chen smiled mysteriously.
"To eliminate thieves." Han Fu answered without thinking.
"Isn't that right? Since Liu Bei came in the name of exterminating thieves, why don't we let him do it? This is not in vain for Daren to borrow troops."
Han Fu understood and was instantly overjoyed.""Youruo is indeed a great talent. I'm waiting to see a good show."
Taihang Mountain was a paradise for the bandits of this era. It spanned thousands of miles from north to south, with countless valleys and connected gullies. There were bandits who occupied the mountain as kings, remnants of the Yellow Turban, and many defected government troops who did not want to be restrained and were happy to be free. They formed the so-called Black Mountain Bandits of today. The leader of this Black Mountain Bandits, Zhang Yan, was stationed on the black mountain at the southernmost tip of the Taihang Mountains, and the name Black Mountain Bandits came from this.
The Black Bandits were divided into five groups. Most of them were outlaws, but they were not restricted. The government troops did not dare to provoke them, so they were happy and carefree. However, the atmosphere in the Black Mountain Village today was very solemn.
"Chief, this Liu Bei has gone too far. Our Black Mountain Army has dominated the four continents, and even the Great Han Dynasty doesn't dare to look down on us. This Liu Bei, a mere County Magistrate, has threatened to attack us.”The person who spoke was the leader of a region, Li Damu.
The leaders of the five regions had their own names. The one with a loud voice was called Zhang Leigong, the one with big eyes was called Li Damu, the one riding a white horse was called Zhang Baiqi, the one with a curly beard was called Yu Jugen, and the light and agile Zhang Feiyan, also known as Zhang Yan, constituted the five leaders.
The person in the seat of honor was tall and slender. His entire body was filled with killing intent. Without a doubt, this person was their leader, Zhang Yan, who was known as the Flying Swallow.
"Great Leader, please give the order for our hundreds of thousands of troops to flatten Pingyuan County.”A thunderous voice rang out. This was Zhang Leigong.
"Right, Liu Bei is going too far!"
"Tread the plains and capture Liu Bei alive."
“。”For a moment, the hall was filled with voices denouncing Liu Bei.
" I don't think things are that simple," a woman standing behind Zhang Yan said.
"Big sister, what do you think?"
It turned out that this girl was the only daughter of the former Black Mountain Leader, Zhang Niujiao, Zhang Qian.
The village quieted down at once, and everyone shifted their gazes to this big sister.
"As far as I know, Liu Bei is a reasonable person. The eighty-two villages of the Black Mountain stretch for thousands of miles. Even the army of the imperial court can't do anything to us. I think Liu Bei must have offended someone. Someone spread the word that they want to use us to get rid of Liu Bei and reap the benefits.”
The leaders felt that this was reasonable. They were also curious as to why Liu Bei would travel thousands of miles to send thousands of soldiers to attack their hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
"Report." A messenger ran in.
"Speak!"
"Chief, there's a man outside who claims to be Ji Prefecture Han Fu's Don't Drive Xun Chen, requesting an audience."
"What is he doing here?" Zhang Yan frowned and finally called in.
Xun Chen strode in with his head held high.
"How dare you. Why didn't you kneel when you saw my leader?”Thunder God Zhang's thunderous voice rang out.
"I'm a subject of the Great Han Dynasty, how can I be a bandit leader?”Xun Chen was not afraid at all.
"This person is arrogant and rude. Men, drag him out and behead him.”Thunder God Zhang shouted.
"If you want to kill me, then kill me. What a bunch of stupid thieves. I came to save your lives, but you repaid my kindness with enmity. Haha, I didn't expect that I, Xun Chen, would die such a cowardly death.”Xun Chen's expression did not change, but he stretched his neck and waited for death. Thunder God Zhang was hot-tempered, and he immediately drew his sword when he saw Xun Chen.
"Wait." Zhang Yan waved her hand and said,"Please try it, sir."
"Now that Liu Bei is about to send an army to attack, don't you know that a great disaster is coming?”Xun Chen stood with his hands behind his back. This spirit made this group of bandits admire him.
"That Liu Bei is only a few thousand soldiers? How dare you come to attack our Black Mountain's million strong army?”Zhang Qian said disdainfully.
"Others might not dare, but this Liu Bei is not an ordinary person. Miss, haven't you heard that Liu Bei could defeat the Yellow Turbans with five hundred untrained local soldiers?”
Among the Black Mountain Bandits present, there were many Yellow Turban remnants. Naturally, they had heard of Liu Guanzhang's name. The atmosphere became tense for a moment. At this moment, Zhang Qian stepped forward and said,""No. Liu Bei defeated the Yellow Turbans with the help of the government troops. Now, the Black Mountain is nearly a thousand miles away from the plains. Moreover, we live in the deep mountains.”
Xun Chen sighed and said,"Why do you have to deceive yourself?" The Black Mountain Army claims to have a million soldiers, but in fact, there are only 100,000 of them. Liu Bei has also borrowed tens of thousands of soldiers from my provincial governor and Gongsun Zan of Beiping. Are you sure you can defeat Liu Bei?”
"Mister Xun, please don't lie to me. There are only 100,000 troops in Jizhou and 80,000 troops in Ye City alone. Moreover, Gongsun Zan of Peiping has been harassed by the Hu people for a long time. How can he lend his army to Liu Bei? Sir is the Don't Drive of Jizhou. You should be happy that Liu Bei has come to attack us. Why did you come here to inform us? Could it be that your provincial governor wants to reap the benefits?”
Xun Chen looked at the woman in front of him. He could not figure out how the Black Mountain Army could have such a character.
" To be honest, Liu Bei sent someone to see my lord and said that he wanted to eliminate the thieves for the country. Who knew that Liu Bei was a dishonest person? He took my lord's troops and kept them for himself. Moreover, Liu Bei secretly recruited nearly ten thousand troops and distributed them to various villages. I think everyone should have heard this."
The leaders all nodded at each other. These bandits were spread all over Jizhou, and Liu Bei had stationed his troops in various villages. How could they have escaped their eyes?
Xun Chen looked at everyone and was delighted. He struck while the iron was hot and said,""I wonder if everyone has heard of the White Horse Righteous Follower?”
Xun Chen took the opportunity to throw out another heavy bomb. Many of them were active in the Land of Youyan, so how could they not know about the White Horse Rider who was known as the world's number one rider and made even the Hu people tremble in fear?
Xun Chen looked at everyone's solemn expressions and continued,""With this, Liu Bei will have 23,000 soldiers. Among them, there is a hero like Guan Zhang who is brave enough to lead the army and an elite like Bai Ma Yi Cong. How can Pingyuan County support so many soldiers? I don't need to know more about Liu Bei's motives, right?”Xun Chen added fuel to the fire. No one knew whether Liu Bei was borrowing the white horse or not.
"It's easy for Mister, but how did Mister know that Liu Bei didn't recruit so many soldiers for Jizhou? One must know that Jizhou is rich in money and grain. How could Liu Bei give up jade and ask for tiles to attack our Black Mountain Army?”As soon as Zhang Qian said that, everyone's eyes shifted to Xun Chen.
"Xun Chen admires you for your talent. However, you only know about benefits and not politics. Although thieves are everywhere and the people are in dire straits, the prestige of the Great Han Dynasty is still there. My provincial governor was appointed by the former emperor and everyone knows about it. Liu Bei has always considered himself a descendant of the Han Emperor. There was a garrison of Liu Bei in Pingyuan County, and the bandits did not dare to approach. Then what was the purpose of Liu Bei gathering so many troops?”
As soon as these words were said, everyone began to lean towards Xun Chen. Even the always smart Zhang Qian had no place to refute.
"Then why did you come?" Zhang Yan said.
"I've come to offer my advice. Beiping is a thousand miles away from Pingyuan, and it will take about ten days to go back and forth. Why don't you take advantage of the fact that Liu Bei's army hasn't gathered to attack Pingyuan County?”
Zhang Qian always felt that Xun Chen's words were suspicious, but he could not grasp it.
"Chief, I think we should do as Mister says. We should take down Pingyuan County first.”Zhang Leigong took the lead and shouted.
The leaders below all echoed. Xun Chen knew that he had succeeded.
" That's all I have to say. You can consider it yourself. I'll take my leave." Xun Chen knew that the more he stayed here, the easier it would be for him to be exposed.
"Mister, please wait. I still have something I don't understand.”
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