In order to prevent sneak attacks from the Yellow Turban Army, Changshe City was now under martial law. Even the people were not allowed to enter and exit on their own.
Fortunately, after Lin Chuan was conferred the title of bandit general, he had the general seal granted by the imperial court, which allowed the city gate officials to let him go.
After entering the city, Lin Chuan asked Pei Yuanqing and Zhao Yun to bring the eighteen riders of Yan Yun and the white-robed army to familiarize themselves with the terrain. After all, a life-and-death battle could happen here at any time, so they had to understand the basic terrain.
He then brought Jia Xu all the way to the Changshe General Manor.
When he arrived at the entrance of the mansion, the first thing he saw were three familiar faces. Liu Guan and Zhang had also come. It seemed that Liu Bei had worked hard to gain some fame.
"Brother, I have been waiting for you for a long time. When I learned that you had entered the city, my heart was relieved.”
After half a month, Liu Bei had really treated himself as Lin Chuan's brother. The moment he came up, he asked about Lin Chuan's well-being and shook his hand. He was just short of a hug.
"Come, let this foolish brother introduce you. This is Lord Lu Zhilu, the general of the North, and also the commander of this battle.”
A man in his forties walked forward and said to Lin Chuan with a smile,
"This must be General Lin Chuanlin, who broke 50,000 with 1,000 in Zhuo County and is famous in the 13 provinces of the Great Han Dynasty.”
"Lord Lu, you flatter me."
Lin Chuan bowed back politely.
"This is Left Lieutenant General Huangfu Song.”
"This is the Right Lieutenant General Zhu Xi."
Compared to Lu Zhi, who was a scholar, Huangfu Song and Zhu Wei were both from the military. They had long beards and their faces were filled with the vicissitudes of life.
After Lin Chuan returned their greetings, Liu Bei continued to introduce the two people in the corner,"
"This is Cavalry Commandant Cao Cao, Cao Mengde.”
Cao Cao had a small mustache, and there was an incomprehensible gloominess hidden under his eyes.
He was Cao Aman, the one who had held the Emperor hostage and commanded the vassals. He was now just a Cavalry Commandant, and his official position was not even comparable to Liu Bei's Army Lieutenant. However, when he stood in front of this group of important figures, he did not look inferior at all.
A treacherous man in troubled times is a capable minister in peaceful times.
It could be said that Cao Cao's life was full of legends. He did not expect to meet him here.
"And this Left Army Sima Sun Jian is Wentai. He is the number one general under Lord Zhu Xiong.”
He didn't expect that the future founder of the Wu Kingdom was now following Zhu Xiong to make a living.
Sun Jian was indeed a valiant general, but unfortunately, he was short-sighted. When the eighteen vassals rebelled against King Dong Qin, he was actually shot to death by the Jingzhou army for a mere jade seal. It was truly lamentable.
If he didn't die, perhaps the rise of East Wu would be faster, and East Wu would be in a more advantageous position in the future.
Thinking about it carefully, the founders of the three countries had actually appeared together. Today was really interesting.
"Everyone, allow me to introduce him.”
As he spoke, he pulled Jia Xu in front of him and continued,
"He is my guest and also my confidant. His name is Jia Xu.”
"Greetings, my lords."
The reason why Lin Chuan wanted to introduce Jia Xu in front of everyone was because he did not want him to feel neglected. After all, he had just followed him, and Lin Chuan did not want to disappoint him.
In fact, this action was indeed unexpected by Jia Xu. He suddenly felt a warm current in his heart. It seemed that the first half of his life had really been in vain. Today, he finally met a wise master. In the future, he would definitely repay him with life and death.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone entered the mansion to serve tea.
"Come, let's use tea to replace wine to thank General Lin for coming thousands of miles to help.”
Lu Zhi was the first to raise his teacup, and everyone followed suit.
Everyone present, except Liu Bei, probably said this sincerely.
Why? This was because they had all been ordered by the emperor to stir up this mess, while Lin Chuan had taken the initiative to join. It was obvious that the enemy was stronger than him, and he was weaker. It was obvious that he did not have the intention of snatching credit.
"General Lin came here with enthusiasm, I shouldn't have poured cold water on him.”After Lu Zhi sighed, his eyes were filled with worry as he slowly said,
"The current situation is quite unfavorable for us.”
After Lu Zhi finished speaking, everyone looked dejected.
"I'm willing to hear the details."
Lin Chuan put down his teacup and asked.
"At present, there are only 8,000 defenders in Changshe City. On the other hand, the Yellow Turban Army has as many as 100,000 soldiers. Moreover, because the rebel leaders Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Bao command them together, their morale is extremely high.
The 100,000 Yellow Turban soldiers that Zhang Jiao had brought with him were his most elite troops, and there was also Bo Cai, the so-called number one commander of the Yellow Turban army, and Guan Hai, the number one fierce general of the Yellow Turban army. The situation was not optimistic.”
According to Lu Zhi's analysis, Zhang Jiao was betting everything on Changshe. Not only did he have the most elite subordinates, but he also had the bravest generals.
"The saddest thing is that the imperial court has given us half a month to break the Yellow Turban and behead Zhang Jiao. Otherwise, they will punish us for failing to fulfill our duties.”
Huangfu Song punched the table gloomily, expressing his dissatisfaction with Emperor Han Ling for not knowing how to command blindly.
8,000 men to defeat 100,000 soldiers in half a month, and even kill the enemy's commander. It was unknown where the Han Ling Emperor got the confidence to make such a request.
"Milords, from what I can see, this is not His Majesty's intention, but a villain's doing.”
The one who spoke was Jia Xu. His words caused everyone to look at each other in dismay. Could it be that a white-robed man still knew the inside story of the imperial court?
"Mr. Jia, if you have something to say, you can say it directly."
Lu Zhi had the style of a great family. He did not blame Jia Xu for not knowing the rules. Instead, he asked humbly. This was naturally because he gave face to Lin Chuan.
"I don't dare to lie to you, sirs. Before I followed the lord, I was the main secretary of Dong Zhuo's tent.
As far as I know, Dong Zhuo has recently used the excuse of resisting the Yellow Turban bandits to plunder the people's fat and grease in various cities to bribe Zhang Rang. His goal is to replace Lord Lu as the commander-in-chief of this war.”
Jia Xu's words immediately caused the hall to explode into a pot of boiling water. One after another, they scolded Zhang Rang, this eunuch, for causing trouble in the court.
They all knew that Dong Zhuo's subordinates were good at fighting, but he didn't know how to use troops. He had always been arrogant and arrogant. If he was the commander, he would probably launch a general attack without asking for any reason.
"If the eunuchs are not eliminated, the Great Han Empire will not be in danger. Why don't we all jointly impeach these eunuchs to His Majesty!”
Zhu Xiong cursed. He knew very well that even if the last joint impeachment memorial was sent, it wouldn't be sent to Liu Hong. He was just venting his grievances.
Lu Zhi shook his head and sighed. He didn't want to think about these things that couldn't be changed anymore. He turned to Lin Chuan and asked sincerely,
"General Lin must have a strategy in mind to be able to defeat the strong. I wonder if General Lin has a plan to defeat the enemy?”
Everyone's eyes fell on Lin Chuan. Yes, they really had no better way at this moment. They could only hope that Lin Chuan's arrival would turn the tide.
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