Just as Yuan Xi was thinking about this, the army had just left the borders of Xu Prefecture when a large number of commoners followed suit and cried!
They hoped that Yuan Xi would not leave Xuzhou!
Once Yuan Xi left, their hard days would come again!
After all, the news of Yuan Xi sending troops to suppress the ruffians of the Yuan, Cao, and Lu armies and saving the people of Xiapi had already spread throughout Xu Prefecture!
"Young Master Yuan Xi, don't leave. Cao Cao is cruel. If you leave, how can we live?”
"Young Master Yuan Xi, please stay!”
"Young Master Yuan Xi…"
Hearing the shouts of the Xuzhou citizens, Yuan Xi immediately ordered Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead the infantry forward!
He led Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and the ten thousand cavalrymen behind him. After settling down the commoners, they would then rush to the north!
Looking at the Xu Prefecture citizens kneeling on the ground, Yuan Zhou's soldiers were all shocked!
This included Chen Gong and Zhang Liao, who had just joined Yuan Xi, and Gao Shun, who had yet to agree to surrender. At this moment, all of them had astonished expressions!
They couldn't understand why no one was willing to fight to the death for Lu Bu after staying in Xu Prefecture for so long!
However, Yuan Xi had only been here for two months, and these commoners were actually crying and not letting them leave!
He even said that once Yuan Xi left, they would not be able to live anymore!
Diao Chan and Madam Du, who were in the carriage, were also filled with emotions. What kind of charm did Yuan Xi, who had exchanged them back, have?
How could he be treated like this by the citizens of Xu Prefecture?
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Therefore, Yuan Xi rode on his warhorse and shouted at the kneeling commoners!
"Citizens of Xu Prefecture, I have already told Cao Cao to treat you well. Now that Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Du have sent their troops, Jizhou is in danger!”
"I can only lead the army back to the north first, but Yuan Xi has a word that everyone can remember!”
"If Cao Cao dares to exploit the people after my army leaves and allow his officials to oppress you, I, Yuan Xi, am willing to lead millions of troops from the four prefectures of Hebei to the south after the north is pacified!”
"How about we seek justice for everyone?”
When Yuan Xi's deafening words came out, the citizens finally stopped wailing!
They also understood Yuan Xi's current difficulties. His father was fighting with Gongsun Zan, so why should he abandon his father and settle the commoners?
If that was really the case, these commoners would look down on Yuan Xi instead!
After all, the Han Dynasty was founded on filial piety. If a person dared to not be filial in the Han Dynasty, then they were basically scum of society and everyone had to kill them!
However, even with Yuan Xi's protection, Cao Cao's reputation was still out there!
He had attacked Xuzhou twice and massacred the cities twice. The people of Xuzhou did not have a good impression of him. Instead, they were quite afraid of him!
Thus, an old man with white hair and beard stood up shakily with a walking stick and came in front of Yuan Xi!
Seeing this scene, Yuan Xi and the rest immediately dismounted and supported the old man!
Then, he heard the old man say faintly!
"Is Young Master Yuan Xi's words true? If we are really bullied by Cao Cao, is Young Master Yuan Xi willing to seek justice for us?”
Yuan Xi immediately inhaled a deep breath of air when he heard the old man's words. After which, he spoke righteously!
"Old man, everyone, I, Yuan Xi, am the heir of the Yuan family and the heir to the four prefectures of Hebei.”
"I, Yuan Xi, hereby swear that when Youzhou is pacified and one of the citizens of Xu Prefecture is exploited by Cao Cao, I will gather an army to recover Xu Prefecture!”
After obtaining Yuan Xi's promise, the old man immediately cried tears of joy. After which, he spoke with tears flowing down his face!
"Fellow villagers, Young Master Yuan Xi has said that he will come. Let's endure for now and believe in Young Master Yuan Xi's wisdom!”
It won't take long to pacify Gongsun Zan. We'll wait a little longer…"
When the old man spoke, the people of Xu Prefecture stood up one after another. They said that since they had suffered for so long, there was no harm in waiting a little longer!
Seeing this, Chen Gong, Yan Liang, and the other civil and military officials seemed to be moved by something!
At this moment, they finally understood why Yuan Xi was so loved by his subordinates and supported by the people!
A lord who could exchange land for talents and protect his life, a monarch who would not hesitate to start a war with his allies for the safety of the people!
How could such a person not be supported by his subordinates and his people?
If Yuan Xi was willing to give up two counties for Chen Gong, who was not his subordinate, then what about the people who had been serving under Yuan Xi for a long time?
Would Yuan Xi do his best to protect their lives even if they were captured by the enemy one day?
In this way, how dare the civil and military officials under his command not fight to the death?
If Yuan Xi was willing to fight Cao Cao to protect the people who were not under his rule, how could the people under his rule not be happy?
Moreover, Yuan Xi's words that day were well said!
Soldiers naturally had the duty to protect the country. If they attacked their own people like bandits and foreign tribes!
Can he still be considered a human?
Thus, Chen Gong, who had witnessed the entire process, exclaimed!
"If my lord is like this, the people can rely on. Even if Xu Prefecture is given to Cao Cao, when my lord leads his army south in the future!”
"How can the commoners not prepare food and drink to welcome the king's army?”
"This is the victory of the Dao. If the people's hearts are aligned, the world can be settled!”
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After persuading the citizens of Xu Prefecture to leave, Yuan Xi continued to lead his troops back to the north.
They had planted a seed of hope. They would wait for the person they believed in to return!
At that time, the good days of the people would come!
At this moment, Yuan Shao was sitting on the main seat in the Ji Prefecture with a gloomy face as he furiously said!
"That damn Gongsun Zan, he actually joined Gongsun Du's 100,000 strong army to attack our Jizhou.”
"If it wasn't for my son and the absence of the Four Court Pillars of Hebei, I would have taught that bastard Gongsun a lesson!”
Hearing Yuan Shao's angry rebuke, Qiushou immediately opened his mouth to speak!
"My lord, there is no need to worry. Although our army suffered a small defeat, we are not injured at all. We only need to defend the city and wait for Young Master Yuan Xi, Yan Wen, and Zhang Gao to return!”
"We can definitely defeat Gongsun and Gongsun Zan. Moreover, the walls of Jizhou are thick. Gongsun Zan will definitely not be able to take them down!”
"Moreover, if we can completely wipe out Gongsun Zan's troops outside Youzhou City, Youzhou will naturally be settled without a fight!”
Hearing this, Yuan Shao turned from worry to joy!
In fact, these words were not wrong, but Yuan Shao was suffering from the fact that he did not have a general under him. In addition, Gongsun Zan had a heroic general with unparalleled martial arts under him!
The Yuan army was unstoppable, and Gongsun Du had tens of thousands of cavalry. The last time Yuan Shao left the city, he fought with Gongsun Zan's army!
It was because they had suffered a loss at the hands of the enemy cavalry that they had been defeated and lost 20,000 soldiers!
This caused Yuan Shao to only defend the city and wait for Yuan Xi to return with his subordinates!
That was why Yuan Shao requested for help, forcing Yuan Xi to return to Hebei to help!
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