All the soldiers had a night of revelry.
The next day, Liu Wu led his army westward along the Huai River to Shouchun.
Two days of marching, less than a hundred miles from Shouchun.
As the sky darkened, Liu Wu ordered the ships to dock and set up camp on the spot. They would march again the next day.
The army gradually disembarked while Liu Wu climbed up a high slope and scanned the surrounding terrain.
The north bank was wide open and could be watered by the Huai River. It was originally a land of ten thousand hectares of fertile farmland, but now it was barren and not a single person could be seen.
"This is such a good field, there isn't even a ghost?”
Zhang Fei was puzzled.
Chen Deng sighed and said," Yuan Shu was originally extravagant and extravagant. After he arrogated to himself the title of emperor, in order to enjoy himself, he imposed even more taxes on the people. The people of Huainan suffered greatly. There were countless people who abandoned their businesses and fled. Just Guangling Prefecture alone took in 20,000 refugees.”
"Prosperity, the people suffer. Death, the people suffer.”
Liu Wu sighed.
"What a good phrase,'Prosperity for the people, death for the people'!”
"To be able to say such words, one must be a sage and wise ruler!”
Chen Deng secretly praised.
Then, he cupped his hands." My lord, this crusade against Yuan Shu is not only to expand the territory, but also to save the people of Huainan from Yuan Shu's tyranny. This is true benevolence!”
Liu Wu only smiled at Chen Deng's compliment.
Zhang Fei, who was standing at the side, suddenly trembled, and a look of enlightenment flashed in his eyes.
"Big brother talks about benevolence and righteousness all day long, saying that he wants to save the people from fire and water.”
"However, he was afraid that Liu Wu would steal his power, so he instructed his second brother to stop Liu Wu from attacking Yuan Shu. He only wanted to firmly guard the small piece of land in Xuzhou and wait for him to return.”
"The people of Huainan have been harmed so badly by Yuan Shu, but Big Brother is still indifferent and doesn't want to send troops even if they suffer?”
"From the looks of it, this Liu Wu is the true benevolence and righteousness. Big brother's benevolence and righteousness is only said, but it seems hypocritical.”
Zhang Fei looked vulgar, but he was intelligent.
He looked at Liu Wu's back, his thoughts churning. The faith in his heart was quietly wavering.
"Lord, there's a figure!"
Chen Deng pointed into the distance.
Liu Wu raised his head to look for the sound and saw a group of carriages and horses appear on the field road not far away. It looked like a passing caravan.
Suddenly.
The water buffalo pulling the carriage was startled and suddenly started running.
"If this bull goes crazy, no one can stop it. I'm afraid someone will be injured, Zilong!”
Liu Wu signaled Zhao Yun with his eyes.
Zhao Yun understood and drew her bow, preparing to shoot the frightened cow if necessary to prevent it from hurting anyone.
Right at this moment, an angry tiger roar sounded.
In front of the group, a burly man jumped off his horse and blocked the running water buffalo.
"Does this man want to die?"
Everyone's expression changed.
Liu Wu also widened his eyes and looked at the burly man curiously.
The water buffalo did not care and rushed forward in the blink of an eye. Its pair of horns were about to pierce through the burly man.
The burly man dug into the ground and reached out his hands like the wind, accurately grabbing the horns of the water buffalo.
The wildly running water buffalo was actually stopped by him and couldn't advance.
Liu Wu's eyes flashed.
Everyone around him was shocked.
"This water buffalo weighs a few hundred pounds, and its charging force is more than a thousand pounds. This person can actually block it with his bare hands.”
Zhang Fei could not help but exclaim.
"There is actually such a fierce warrior in Huainan. I wonder who he is?”
Chen Deng clicked his tongue in wonder.
Liu Wu's heart trembled. Looking at the strong man who blocked the bull with his bare hands, he suddenly thought of a person.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
At this moment, the burly man let out a wild roar. The veins on his arms bulged and were about to burst.
His strength exploded and he actually lifted the water buffalo up, causing it to fall to the ground.
This scene caused everyone to gasp in shock.
Zhang Fei also exclaimed,"This fellow's strength is far above mine. He's really a freak!"”
The burly man clapped his hands with a calm expression, as if he did not use much strength.
"Good strength!"
"I've long heard that Xu Zhongkang was born with divine strength and was a warrior of tigers and bears.”
Liu Wu clapped his hands and cheered as he casually pointed out the brawny man's name.
"My lord, how do you know this person's name is Xu Chu?"
Chen Deng, Zhang Fei, and the others looked at Liu Wu in confusion.
On the field road.
Xu Chu could not help but look surprised when he heard someone call out his name.
He mounted his horse and rode forward, asking loudly,"How do you know my name?"
" You're the only person in the counties on both sides of the Huai River who can subdue a raging bull with your bare hands," Liu Wu said with a faint smile." Besides you, Xu Chu, is there anyone else?"”
"So my name is that famous?”
Xu Chu smiled foolishly." May I know who you are?" he asked." Are you Yuan Shu's subordinate?"”
It seemed that Xu Chu did not know that his army had defeated Zhong Li and mistook them for Yuan Shu's subordinates. From his tone, it seemed that he was quite disrespectful to Yuan Shu.
"I say, that Xu something Chu, are your eyes not good? Can't you see such a big 'Liu' flag?”
Before Liu Wu could speak, Zhang Fei pointed at the flag behind him and said sarcastically.
Xu Chu was stunned. It was only then that he noticed the flag with the word 'Liu'.
He rolled his eyes and his expression suddenly changed. He said anxiously,"Could it be that you're that Envoy Liu of Xu Prefecture?”
"It seems that my reputation is not small.”
Liu Wu laughed at himself and nodded.”
Xu Chu was surprised and could not help but ask,"If Ambassador Liu isn't in Xu Prefecture, why would he appear in the territory of Huainan?”
" I've come south to fight against that traitor Yuan Shu," Liu Wu said calmly." I've already defeated Zhong Li and killed his son Yuan Yao. I'm about to rush to Shouchun."”
Xu Chu's body suddenly trembled, and the surprise on his face instantly turned into surprise.
"Putong!"
He jumped off his horse and knelt in front of Liu Wu."Ambassador Liu, please accept my bow!”
Xu Chu's kowtow surprised Liu Wu.
He got off the horse and helped Xu Chu up. He said calmly,"We met by chance, and you are not my subordinate. Why do you have to bow so respectfully?”
"Ambassador Liu is my benefactor, so he naturally deserves my respect!”
Xu Chu replied with a grateful expression.
"Benefactor?"
Liu Wu's eyes were blank, but he didn't understand what he meant.
"I won't hide it from you, Envoy Liu. That Yuan Shu extorted exorbitant taxes in the Huai River region, and my hometown Runan was not spared.”
"In order to resist Yuan Shu, I gathered more than a thousand clan brothers and built forts. They repelled the official troops sent by Yuan Shu to collect food several times.”
"A month ago, when I was out hunting, that dog thief Yuan Yao led his army to raid my Xu Clan's fort, killing hundreds of my fellow villagers and robbing all of our provisions!”
"I brought my brothers here today to kill Yuan Yao in Zhongli City and avenge my fellow villagers.”
"I didn't expect that Envoy Liu had already killed Yuan Yao and avenged me.”
"How can I, Xu Chu, not bow to such a great kindness?”
Xu Chu was filled with indignation. He explained the reason and bowed to Liu Wu.
Only then did Liu Wu realize that he had unintentionally become Xu Chu's benefactor.
Xu Chu had a body full of divine power and was comparable to Zhang Fei in martial arts.
What was even rarer was that he was extremely loyal. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been appointed as the commander of Cao Cao's personal guards in the original history.
Now that the heavens had coincidentally sent Xu Chu to him, how could he not accept such a fierce general?
"The culprit of Huainan being poisoned is Yuan Shu.”
"Zhongkang, if you really want to take revenge, are you willing to follow me into Shouchun? I'll let you kill Yuan Shu with your own hands!”
Although he didn't say it out loud, his intentions were clear.
Xu Chu was overjoyed. Without hesitation, he said," Envoy Liu is my benefactor. It is my honor to be able to go through fire and water for you. Moreover, I can also take revenge. I, Xu Chu, am willing to follow you!"”
"Good!"
Liu Wu laughed and helped Xu Chu up."I didn't expect that the heavens would give me a tiger general today. The heavens have really treated me well. Zhongkang, I want to drink with you to my heart's content tonight!”
Xu Chu had a heroic aura to begin with. Seeing Liu Wu's heroic aura, he felt that he had met a wise ruler and could not help but laugh.
The system notification suddenly sounded.
"Ding! The host has established a relationship with Xu Chu and extracted Xu Chu's hidden attributes.”
[Acquired Attribute: Strength of Tiger and Bear (Able to move a thousand pounds of weight)]”
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