Rangers of the Three Kingdoms: Volume 2

By Hu Bao

The three kingdoms will rise, who will fight, and see how I can achieve my own hegemony in this chaotic world. The world is filled with beauties, can it be settled by both sides?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Funstory
• Release date: Nov 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781647577513

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CHAPTER 101

The day's weather was also quite helpful. The sunlight was no longer as intense as before, but seemed to have restrained its willfulness. There were a few faint white clouds floating in the sky, and a cool breeze caressed everyone's faces.

In the large field of cavalry of Youzhou, a incense table was placed and a candle was lit. This time, Yang Lin had no choice but to kneel down, bringing a group of brothers with him. In his heart, however, he couldn't help but mutter, Seriously, is there really a need to be so ostentatious when reading an imperial edict? Isn't this the same as wasting money on people? If he had the time, he might as well have the soldiers train themselves. It was better than this boring ceremony.

Under the bright sunlight, the imperial court's underling, Li Yu, took out the imperial edict. He cleared his throat and read it out loud, and instead of saying that he was reading, he was singing. That unpleasant voice caused Yang Lin's hair to stand on end, but the contents of the imperial edict made Yang Lin smile brightly.

The mighty and wise Hanling Emperor Liu Hong appointed Yang Lin as the Commandant of Youzhou, and led him to lead the taiwai. At the same time, he rewarded the heroic and outstanding Northern Army soldiers, and ordered Yang Lin to lead all the northern troops to the Nanyang immediately to assist the imperial government in annihilating the entire Zhang Mancheng Tribe.

When the eunuch Li Yu finished reading out loud, the whole field immediately burst into commotion. The soldiers whispered to each other and started discussing, all of them looked as though they were all drunk, their excited faces turning red.

Why isn't anyone shouting slogans?

That's right, who wouldn't want to have the status of an official? They had always been temporary defenders, and no one had looked down on them. Sometimes, they had even looked down on themselves. Regardless of whether it was Yang Lin's brothers or the village warriors who were recruited, they still desired the acknowledgement of the imperial government from the depths of their bones. They hoped to take this opportunity to fight for a position and a future.

Now, they had become soldiers of the Youzhou, their leader was the Commandant of Youzhou, the Liaodong County, in the future, they would at least be able to seek a future in the Guangyang County. If he were to dream tonight, he would definitely wake up smiling.

Zhang Banxian, Xin Ping and Xin Pi, who were standing beside Yang Lin, were also very excited. They were happy that they made the right choice. Who would say that a scholar didn't want to be a government official? Since ancient times, didn't those scholars study hard to become a government official? As for the few scholars who had returned to seclusion, they felt that it was because they were petty officials, or because they knew that it was hopeless to become an official, so they pretended to be noble and aloof.

Especially Zhang Banxian, although his expression was still calm, but she was wild with joy in his heart. When Yang Lin asked for his help, he would reward him heavily when the promise was completed. But seeing how strong Yang Lin's cavalry was, he did not need to reward Yang Lin heavily after capturing him, and was willing to follow him. He never thought that he would be rewarded so quickly and immediately become Court officers.

While the brothers were still excited outside, inside Yang Lin's Big Account, Yang Lin was suffering. The rest of the brothers had already left, and even Zhang Ling, Xin Ping and Xin Pi didn't know where they were at, so Yang Lin could only accompany Young Eunuch Li Yu in idle chatter, not saying a single word.

However, Li Yu was not here to chat with him, he was here on a heavy responsibility and was entrusted by Zhang Gong to negotiate with Yang Lin. The reason why he chased everyone away was because he had something to say to Yang Lin alone. Gradually, Li Yu got to the main point.

Lord Yang, Director Zhang has helped you greatly in your matters. Furthermore, I did not ask for a single coin from you. This is a unique precedent. When I came over from Luoyang, Director Zhang had me deliver a message to you. Guangyang County Tian Kai, fishing yang County's Yan Gang, also spent money so it's not appropriate to change it for the time being. As the Commandant of Youzhou, you can start a new world here.

Yang Lin who had been in contact with officials for a long time immediately understood what Li Yu meant when he heard this. He smiled as he looked at Li Yu, but in his heart he thought, do you want to take this opportunity to spend some money? Why are you being so open? Even if you didn't say anything, I would have given you tens of thousands of dollars.

Thank you for your reminder, Eunuch Li. I will not forget it, and I will not treat you unfairly.

Yang Lin extended both his hands out and patted them, and called out to the soldiers at the entrance of the Big Account. It didn't take long before footsteps could be heard from outside. Several soldiers walked in, each of them carrying a box. The box wasn't big, but the soldiers carrying the box seemed to be struggling.

waved his hand, and all the soldiers left, putting down the curtain at the entrance of the Big Account. The Big Account s immediately dimmed, and the guards stood at the entrance, seeing the confused look on Li Yu's face, Yang Lin opened the lid with a smile.

The entire box was filled with shiny silver, in that moment, Yang Lin's tent became much brighter, the change in expression on Li Yu's face was also very interesting, it was originally suspicious, but when he saw the box open, his eyes instantly opened wide, staring straight into the box full of silver, his eyes unblinking.

Eunuch Li, Luoyang City is such a bustling place, the money spent on my salary must be a little tight, here is two boxes of silver, one box for two thousand gold, one box for each Eunuch Li and one box for each Director Zhang, no respect, please accept it.

The inside of the Big Account was very quiet, and Yang Lin could even hear the sound of the other party gulping. After a while, Li Yu finally snapped out of his shock and drank some water from his cup. After he calmed down, he cleared his throat and raised his head to look at Yang Lin.

What does Lord Yang mean by this?

What do you mean? Could it be that this Li Yu doesn't like money, and actually asked me what does that mean? Yang Lin was very surprised, the sun was rising in the west, which eunuch saw the money, and was not like a leech seeing blood, could it be that there really was a different kind of person?

Eunuch Li, this is my gratitude to Eunuch Li and his. In the future, I hope that Eunuch Li and her can take care of me.

Haha …

As soon as Yang Lin's words fell, Li Yu started laughing. That expression was a little awkward, and he said: Master Yang must have misunderstood something, the Director Zhang has already said that this time when we come to Master Yang's camp, you are not allowed to ask for even a single silver. Our family would never dare to take your silver, we should still be careful of your head!

After saying that, he stared at the silver on the ground a few more times. Apparently, he was unwilling to part with it. He expressionlessly waved his hand and slowly lifted the cup of water, drinking a few mouthfuls of water. As if there was something that was difficult to bring to light, he hesitated for a good while before raising his head to look at Yang Lin.

To tell you the truth, when Lord Yang captured Bo Cai's underlings, did he capture any personal letters?

So it was for this. No wonder he was stingy with his words. He didn't even want silver taels. It seemed that his life was more important than silver taels. I don't want to do that kind of thing. Yang Lin quickly thought about it, then smiled at Li Yu.

To be honest, Eunuch Li has indeed seized some private letters. But don't worry Eunuch Li, we will never see the light of these letters.

After confirming the whereabouts of the letters, Li Yu's anxious heart was finally at ease. His round face slightly moved, his eyes suddenly became much brighter, and his hands unnaturally rubbed on the water cups, his tone becoming more agitated.

Lord Yang, can I bring these private letters back?

This won't do, Yang Lin immediately gave him a negative in his heart. If you take these letters with you, how can I bargain with Chang? Even though you're Zhang Jean's trusted aide, who knows if you might have ill intentions. If you blackmail him, won't you make him hate me even more?

I'm afraid that I will have to disappoint the Eunuch Li, if I do not see the owner of these letters, I will not hand them over to anyone else, I have to be responsible for the owner of these letters.

Obviously, Li Yu was very disappointed, the expression on his face just now was completely wiped away. He might not have expected Yang Lin to reject him, he even looked at him angrily and continued to drink his water, ignoring Yang Lin. The atmosphere in the Big Account suddenly became awkward.

Eunuch Li, please understand my difficulties. Before the end of the year, I will personally go to Luoyang, and at that time, I will pass the letter to its owner.

Alright then, I hope Master Yang will not disappoint the expectations that the Director Zhang has of you.

The entire night, the Youzhou Army's camp was immersed in a sea of happiness. Yang Lin made an exception and allowed the unqualified soldiers to drink wine at night. Even Li Yu was sighing emotionally. It was hard for the Youzhou Army to win the battle, so they were really single-minded.

Big bro, let's toast to you. Normally, you're not allowed to drink alcohol, but today, a ban has been lifted. No matter what, you have to sing this.

Guan Yu brought all his brothers and entangled Yang Lin, as if they had to drink alcohol. Under normal circumstances, Guan Yu was not a good drinker, but today he made an exception, and Yang Lin had no choice but to drink a big bowl with his brothers. When the other generals came to toast, Yang Lin really couldn't drink anymore and walked over on his own accord.

It's better if I drink for the Lord Taishang. Let me toast all you brothers.

Zheng Wei lifted his wine, and not only did he drink with the Captains, he also drank with Zhang Ling, Xin Pi and Xin Pi.

Some of them were even bandits. If not for Yang Lin, they would probably have to spend their entire lives in the fields, being oppressed and exploited by the landlords and tyrants. It would be good if they could get along well.

Zhang Ling represented Yang Lin and drank with them. This proved that in Yang Lin's heart, the three of them were the same as Yang Lin's brothers, and they could not be separated from each other. Especially Zhang Ling, he used to be just a fortune-teller, who would put him in their eyes? But now that he was also the advisor of the Lord Taishang, why didn't he feel grateful to Yang Lin?

Peng Tuo, Huang Shao and the other General of the Yellow Scarf Army s were displeased, just now, Yang Lin had only expressed to them that he did not drink, and now that Zheng Wei had drank wine on his behalf with his brothers, how could they be so biased? They came up one after another to drink with Zheng Wei, and this made things difficult for him, she only had a few cups of wine left, and did not dare drink anymore.

Let me drink a cup of wine for my lord as well. I offer it to the generals.

Zhang Ying saw that Zheng Wei was in a difficult situation, and could only walk up to the General of the Yellow Scarf Army and ask. With such a goddess-like beauty toasting them, how could the General of the Yellow Scarf Army s still have anything to say? They hurriedly picked up the wine and gulped it down.

If Yang Lin had not accepted them, they would not have met a good end even if the imperial court did not investigate them. He could only continue to be their dying peasants. He put down their weapons and walked dejectedly back to his hometown. He picked up his long-rusted hoe once more and walked towards the desolate fields. When they threw themselves in front of their new master, recalling the scenes from the past would be like a nightmare that would linger in their hearts for the rest of their lives. Perhaps a nightmare had yet to awaken, and a new nightmare was about to begin.

CHAPTER 102

Just as he was drinking, Yuzhou Stinger King Yun and The King of Rennan also came. What was even more unexpected to Yang Lin was that Wang Zhiqiang's two daughters, Wang Ping and Wang Ling, also followed him over to the camp. When they saw Zheng Wei, Kang Ying, Zhang Ying and Xiao Qing, it was as if they had seen sisters for a long time.

Seeing his two precious daughters being so intimate with the female cavalry's Generals, Wang Zhizhan smiled from the bottom of his heart. He looked at Yang Lin who was seated beside him, hesitated for a moment, and said slowly.

Lord Yang, there's something I need to trouble you with.

Lord Wang, if there's anything you need, just tell me.

My two precious daughters have become much more lively after staying in your female cavalry for a while. A few days after his return home, he called out every day for a visit from his sisters. When I heard that you guys are going to the Nanyang, I shouted that you guys wanted to follow me, do you think it's convenient?

Hur hur, of course it's convenient.

Of course he knew what the two little girls were thinking. Ever since the Zhang Banxian told him that they were both Yang Lin's wives, the two little girls blushed when they saw Yang Lin. How could they bear to leave now? According to the orders given by the imperial government, Yang Lin's team was about to go to Nanyang to eliminate Zhang Mancheng, but there were still over a hundred thousand captives that had not been properly arranged. On the morning of the second day, Li Yu, the eunuch who had just sent off the imperial court, arrived at Xun Yu's and Xun You's tent.

Congratulations, milord.

When they saw each other, Xun Yu and Xun You congratulated Yang Lin very politely. It could be seen that their uncle and nephew were excited too, because they were genuinely happy for Yang Lin. Although they did not participate in receiving the eunuchs from the imperial court, they could feel the joyous atmosphere in the Youzhou Army.

Hehe, the two gentlemen are too courteous. Now that we are about to leave for the Nanyang, I have a few matters to ask of the two of you.

If there's anything, please feel free to give your orders, milord.

After staying in the yellow cloth army camp for the past few days, Xun Yu and Xun You had thought things through. No matter how loyal they were to the imperial court, the Emperor would never forget the stain on their status as thieves, and those Minister of the Court s would never be able to accommodate them. If Yang Lin ignored their hatred from the past, they would have to rely on Yang Lin for their entire lives.

Sir, now that I am a Commandant of Youzhou and a Liaodong Taishang, it is rare for me to be able to make use of both of them. I would like to invite Mr. Xun Yu to be the official officer of the Liaodong County and Mr. Xun You to be the both of them. Would you gentlemen mind giving it up?

Xun Yu and Xun You looked at Yang Lin in astonishment, not believing what he said to be true. Being the County and being the long history was equivalent to having control over a county's military and government affairs. They truly did not understand, how could Yang Lin be so confident in their Uncle and Nephew?

Master, it doesn't seem good for us Uncle and Nephew to be the same as the County, right?

Hehe, I fully trust in the conduct of the two gentlemen. I believe that the two gentlemen will not disappoint me.

Seeing that Yang Lin trusted them so much, Xun Yu and Xun You stood up at the same time, obviously very excited. As the saying goes, warriors know when they are dead, and their Uncle and Nephew did not expect Yang Lin to value them so much. The two of them bowed deeply towards Yang Lin.

I am willing to work for you.

Very good. Immediately pack your bags, lead the thirty thousand Rennan rural chivalry s and escort the hundred thousand yellow cloth captive s to the Liaodong. After arriving at the Liaodong County, we will arrange for them to cultivate in the various counties of the Liaodong, so that they can become our Wasteland soldier.

Understood.

After making arrangements for Xun Yu, Xun You and the captives, as soon as they walked out of Xun Yu's and Xun You's tent, some guards came to report. They said that Yang Hu and Yang Bao, who had returned to the Forbidden Land of Buried Gods, had brought back their fellow villagers and even brought back the women of the Yang Family Villa.

Big brother!

In the distance, Yang Hu, Yang Bao and the others saw Yang Lin and shouted out loud. Behind them was a large group of people and vehicles. From the looks of it, they had gone back to recruit a lot of people. They had also collected a lot of food.

Old master!

Amidst the shouting, Yang Lin saw Yang Song and Yang Bai brothers. After not seeing them for a few months, they seemed to have grown stronger, running in front of Yang Lin. They jumped down from their horses and greeted him. The other servants also jumped down from their horses and knelt down to Yang Lin.

Get up.

Just as the servants woke up, Yang Family Villa's big group came over. Very far away, Yang Lin saw the Lady Yang riding Li Qiong, but he did not see Miss Yang, Yang Juan. Lady Yang's gaze seemed to be looking for Yang Lin as well. Very quickly, she saw the tall figure.

Madam!

Yang Lin jumped down from his horse and walked towards Lady Yang. Lady Yang Li Qiong also immediately jumped down from the horse, but her lips moved, he did not say anything, only staring at Yang Lin. Although he had thousands of words to say, he did not know how to speak them.

Lady Yang was stunned still for a moment. Ever since Yang Lin left the Yang Family Villa, she had been constantly worrying about him. But the moment she actually saw Yang Lin, she couldn't say anything.

Are you all right, madam?

I'm fine, hurry up and go see Yang Juan.

Lady Yang nodded her head and pointed to the car behind them. Yang Lin's heart suddenly sank: What's wrong with Yang Juan? He strode quickly to the side of the wagon and was about to pull back the curtain when she saw that it was already open.

Husband!

The carriage's curtain revealed Yang Juan's smiling face. Although she was full of smiles, her tears had already started flowing. She was so excited that she was about to jump off the car. The four beautiful maidservants behind her hurriedly supported her, only then did Yang Juan slowly walk out of the carriage. It was only then that Yang Lin realized that she had a big stomach and that it was extremely inconvenient for him to walk around.

Yang Lin could not help but laugh, he went forward and embraced Yang Juan in an embrace, the feeling of happiness flowing through her entire body. He really did not expect that when he departed from Yang Family Villa, Yang Juan was already pregnant. She was going to be a father in a few months.

Husband!

Yang Juan shouted excitedly as she hugged Yang Lin tightly. She did not say anything, but her tears gushed out and quickly drenched Yang Lin's clothes. After several months of night and day thinking, she finally saw her missing family members. Why didn't she cry happily?

Yang Juan, stop crying. We'll be together everyday.

Yes.

Slowly, Yang Juan stopped crying. She raised her head, as if she had just realised that she was in Yang Lin's embrace, with a lot of servant girls and servants standing by her side, and even some of her fellow countrymen from Yang Family Villa. Yang Juan's face immediately flushed red.

Let go of me and let others laugh.

Who dares to laugh? I kiss my wife, who dares to laugh?

Yang Lin purposely said loudly on purpose. He was so embarrassed that Yang Juan immediately threw her head into Yang Lin's embrace and let him hug his. But she was not used to hugging in public. After waiting for a while, she immediately raised her head and said to Yang Lin in embarrassment.

Help me to the car.

The four beautiful maidservants hurried over, and two of them supported Yang Juan, their small faces blushing. It was clear that they had never seen the scene just now. They didn't even dare to look at Yang Lin as they supported him up and walked towards the carriage.

According to Yang Lin's arrangements, the female servants of the Yang Family Villa set up a camp for each of them, and the servants of the Yang Family Villa were responsible for protecting the camp. As for the people who followed them, all the non-combat personnel that did not participate in the battle were arranged for Xun Yu and Xun You to bring them to the Liaodong County.

After walking into Yang Juan's Big Account, only four servant girls remained, and there was no one left. Only then did Yang Juan rush over and hugged Yang Lin, disregarding everything else. When Yang Lin hugged her, Yang Juan whispered into Yang Lin's ear and the two stuck close together.

The four maidservants tactfully retreated, allowing the two of them to talk about love in the tent. However, Yang Juan's stomach was indeed too big, so Yang Lin didn't dare to joke around with the one he loved. The two of them were only hugging and kissing, and Yang Lin didn't dare to take even half a step beyond that.

Yang Juan, I have something to tell you.

Suddenly, Yang Lin thought of Zheng Wei, Kang Ying, Zhang Ying, Xiao Qing, Wang Ping, Wang Ling and Xin Lian. They were his beloved women, he could not let them suffer any grievances.

Yang Lin recounted his experiences in the past few months to Yang Juan as if he was telling a story. When Yang Juan got to the point of telling the story, she screamed in fear. He did not hide his love for Zheng Wei, Kang Ying, Zhang Ying, Xiao Qing, Wang Ping, Wang Ling and Xin Lian.

So, I'm going to marry them.

After hearing Yang Lin's story, Yang Juan was surprisingly calm. The nervousness she had when she told the story earlier had completely disappeared without a trace. She stared at Yang Lin for a while, and then slowly leaned into Yang Lin's embrace, tightly hugging Yang Lin's body. After a long while, she finally spoke out softly.

For an outstanding man like my husband, it is normal for him to have three wives and four concubines. I also hope that my husband is a loyal man and not a hypocritical hypocrite. Since my husband loves them, he should marry them. I'm not that jealous type of girl. After you go out, I chose four beautiful girls for my husband to be my maid, and prepared to give them to him as concubines."

Miss of large family like Yang Juan had long gotten used to seeing groups and groups of wives and concubines belonging to officials and eunuchs. As long as Yang Lin admitted her status, she would not mind how many concubines she married. Of course, she also had his own selfish motives. Picking so many beauties as a servant girl would allow his husband to tie his around a woman with her as the core.

"Hehe, thank you for your good intentions. However, I will not take in concubines. As long as it's a girl I like, I will give them the status and respect they deserve and marry them into my wife. There will be no official wife, no equal wife, neither will there be a wife nor a concubine.

Yang Lin felt that accepting a concubine was an extremely inhumane and cruel and merciless action. Since you like her, you have to respect her and cherish her. You must not bring the concept of hierarchy into your family, into your bedmates, into your brotherly relationships, and forcibly divide your blood-related family into masters and servants.

Ah …

Yang Juan raised her head in shock and looked at Yang Lin in puzzlement. She had received a traditional education, making his unable to understand Yang Lin's thoughts. It had to be known that there was a huge gap between concubines. The wife was the master, and even the beloved concubine was the slave.

In addition to concubines, there are also Ji, Servant, Kabuki and other titles. After each title, there was a group of women living in pain. They were, in fact, concubines, but because of their legal status, they had suffered worse than concubines.

CHAPTER 103

Darling, are they willing to give those little girls to me as gifts? I don't like to force people to make things difficult, I just want to really love each other, truly love each other! The act of relying on wealth and power to bully men and women is not true love.

This was not Yang Lin being hypocritical, but was his true emotions. Only when the two of them truly liked each other, attracted each other, and loved each other, could they truly enjoy each other's company. However, a unilateral demand can only obtain her body. Even if she succumbs to your might, you can only take it from her in a one-sided manner.

Do you love me?

Although Yang Juan seemed to not understand the reasoning behind Yang Lin's words, she at least understood that Yang Lin would respect every single girl he liked. Thinking about how Yang Lin and the other girls were all close friends who had been through hardships, yet they did not have a deep emotional interaction, did Yang Lin like him or not, and so he asked shyly.

Of course!

Yang Lin said affirmatively without even thinking. Although he hadn't had any sort of common experience with Yang Juan, he knew that Yang Juan almost fainted because of him, and was robbed by the bandits of Yang Mansion.

That night, Yang Lin let the Generals and the Yang Family Villa's female servants meet with each other and have dinner together. When they first met Lady Yang's Li Qiong and Miss Yang, Yang Juan, the female cavalry unit's Generals was a little embarrassed. According to Yang Lin's arrangement, everyone should pay their respects to each other at a regular distance, looking like a gentleman.

You are all girls that I like. From now on, we are family. We can just call each other Madam.

Ever since Yang Hu and Yang Bao went back to pick up the Yang Family Villa's female disciples, Zheng Wei, Kang Ying, Zhang Ying and the others were a little worried. After all, they were people of this era. According to the usual rules, there was only one wife, and they were at most an equal. Although an equal wife was also a wife, there was still a difference between them.

But now, Yang Lin didn't say who his wife was, nor did he say who his wife was. Everyone called each other Madam, which meant that they were all equal, there was no difference between a wife and an equal wife, much less a wife and concubine. This made the little girls feel as sweet as if they had drunk honey in their hearts.

As for Xiao Qing, Wang Ping, Wang Ling and Xin Lian who were participating in the banquet, the four girls' faces were completely red. Although Yang Lin had repeatedly said that they were also Yang Lin's wives, they had yet to become real wives.

He Jing was also invited to the banquet today. Hearing Yang Lin's words, he was so embarrassed that he couldn't even raise his head up. Although He Jing had already become Yang Lin's woman, she could never become Yang Lin's wife. Even though he was happy in his heart, she was afraid that her daughter, Zhang Ying, would look over.

As for Lady Yang Li Qiong, he was even more embarrassed. She did not know if Yang Lin did it unintentionally or intentionally, how did she become the woman that Yang Lin liked? However, she couldn't say it out loud. Wouldn't that just make it worse? But she did not even dare to blush. He had to turn his head away, pretending to see what was in the tent.

Yang Mei, Yang Peach, Yang Xing, Yang Li, all of you come to greet the ladies as well.

Yang Juan called her four maidservants over, telling them to greet her wives on equal terms. The four maidservants were suddenly addressed as' Madam 'by the noble ladies without them knowing. For a moment, they appeared to be extremely flustered, but they immediately understood what was going on.

Ever since they had become Yang Juan's servant girls, they knew that they would definitely become Miss's married girl. In the end, they would become Young Master's concubinage and live together with Miss for the rest of their lives. However, they had never thought that they would suddenly become madams. When they saw Yang Juan's smile, they understood that their Young Miss wanted to use their beauty and numbers to tie their Young Master's heart tightly to them. At the beginning of July, Yang Lin led cavalry of Youzhou to Nanyang and stationed troops at the bottom of Wan City City.

Following Huangfu Song's and Zhu Jun's orders, Yang Lin's cavalry army set up camp on the Li family slope that was 30 miles away from Wan City. Just as he finished setting up the camp, Huangfu Song's herald came over to pass down his orders. He wanted Yang Lin to go to Huangfu Song's camp the next day to discuss how to attack the Wan City.

Early morning of the second day, Yang Lin brought Zhang Ling, Xin Ping and Xin Pi to rush to Huangfu Song's camp.

When they arrived at Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun's camp, there was already a group of people waiting there. Everyone was leading their horses, it seemed like they were not going to discuss things at the Big Account s, but rather, were going to check on the situation at Wan City. Other than Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, there were a few others that Yang Lin had not seen before. Just then, Zhu Jun walked out and introduced the few of them to each other.

This is the Acanthopanax of Jingzhou Lord Xu Guang, this is the Nanyang Grand Guard Qin Jie Lord Qin, this is the Commandant of Youzhou, the Guangyang taiwai Lord Yang Lin, and this is the support, Sima Sun Jian.

Good heavens, another formidable character. Almost all the formidable figures in the world will be like this. Yang Lin did not care about the Acanthopanax of Jingzhou Xu Guang or the Nanyang Grand Guard Qin Jie Xu Guang, he just sized up Sun Jian seriously. What a tall and sturdy warrior, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and an imposing demeanor, with a Sky Wolf Sword hanging on his waist, looking even more valiant and resolute.

At this time, Sun Jian was still just a small County. Because of his bravery and strategy in killing the pirates, he was acknowledged by the officials of the imperial government. When Zhu Jun defeated the Ying Chuan, he recommended Sun Jian to the Hanling Emperor and was appointed as Zhu Jun's support.

In addition to the other youngsters who worked with him in the lower Pi County, he had a total of more than a thousand elite soldiers, who rushed to Nanyang to join Zhu Jun's team. From then on, Sun Jian led the thousand odd soldiers to follow Zhu Jun in the war.

Just as he finished introducing them, Huangfu Song walked out from his Big Account s. He was dressed entirely in his clothes, and he looked extremely spirited, completely different from when he was in the guild. He was in high spirits, and did not look old at all, as if he was rushing to the battlefield. When he saw Yang Lin, he walked over with a smile.

Congratulations, Lord Yang. The Emperor has appointed Lord Yang Lin as the Commandant of Youzhou, and the imperial government has gained another capable general, this is truly the fortune of a big man like me. I hope that Lord Yang will not disappoint the Emperor and help us to eradicate the Yellowtowel rebel. "

Thank you Lord General. I will do my best to pacify the situation, and serve the peace of the The people of the world.

Yang Lin cupped his fists and bowed to Huangfu Song. He did not agree with Huangfu Song's words. He, for the peace of the The people of the world, wanted to calm the yellow cloth and not destroy the yellow cloth to repay the Emperor for his kindness. At any time, he would never place that useless Hanling Emperor in his eyes.

Hehe, what you said makes sense. It seems that Master Yang has quite the ambition, I hope you will always remember today's words, To serve the peace of The people of the world, serve the peace of The people of the world.

I will remember.

Only then did Huangfu Song begin to greet everyone. When he walked to the front of Yang Lin and the others, Yang Lin took this opportunity to introduce some of his strategists, especially when he introduced Zhang Ling, he emphasized on.

This is our Youzhou's Military Advisor, Mr. Zhang Ling.

Zhang Ling obviously did not expect Yang Lin to introduce him this way, and was slightly surprised. However, thinking about it, he felt relieved. If it were not for the Youzhou's advisor, how could they have the qualifications to participate in such an important military meeting?

I am Zhang Ling, greetings General Huangfu.

No formalities, no formalities, Lord Yang, your advisors are all very young. Looking at you all, I feel like I'm getting old. Time does not detest people. After this battle, I should return to my hometown.

Yang Lin laughed, thinking to himself, you are really getting old, not only are you old, your mentality is also old. Huangfu Song suppressed the yellow scarves, causing the world to tremble. At that time, the political power of the empire was gone, and the sea was empty. Hanyang's man Yan Zhong advised him to seize the opportunity. To the south, he called it under control, but Huangfu Song ignored him. Dong Zhuo refused to surrender his military authority. His nephew Huang Ao believed that Dong Zhuo was traitorous, and that the crime was unforgivable, so he strongly advised Huangfu Song to go all out. Huangfu Song also did not listen to him, and almost died in Dong Zhuo's hands.

He probably wanted to show everyone that he wasn't old. With two hands on the back of the horse, he leapt onto it, and then waved his hand towards everyone.

Masters, all of you ride horses. We will go down to the walls of the Wan City to take a look.

Affected by Huangfu Song's influence, everyone grabbed their horses' back and jumped up. As for Yang Lin's three strategists, due to the help of the saddle and stirrups, they did not embarrass themselves. The group of people galloped back on their horses, following the group of guards, they quickly ran towards Wan City.

The Wan City was the capital of the Nanyang County. There were thirty-six counties in the entire Nanyang County, and they were only second to the Lunan. Agriculture and handicrafts were well-developed, with the largest economy in the whole country, and the two pearls of the Central Plains along with the neighboring Lunan.

As an important town in the northern part of Jing Prefecture, the control of the Wan City could control the entire Central Plains. The walls of the Wan City were huge, it was easy to defend against it but hard to attack. Who knew how many ghosts and bones were buried on this piece of land.

Zhang Mancheng's more than two hundred fifty thousand xanthopanax s occupied the entire Wan City. The tall walls were already rather old. After so many wars, many of the bricks had already been broken, making them look extremely ugly under the summer sun. The densely packed xanthopanax soldiers stood at the top of the city, pointing at the imperial Generals s who were checking around the walls, as if they were looking at something special.

Yang Lin could not understand why Zhang Mancheng, who had a total of two hundred and fifty thousand people, would cower inside a small Wan City. Even if you added in the villages of Jing Prefecture and Nanyang, there are still less than a hundred thousand people. Why can't you just leave the city and wait for death by hiding behind the city walls? Do you think the high city wall can save you?

And that damnable Zhang Jiao, with over 300,000 troops, was actually surrounded by the Lu Zhi of the Four ten thousand people s. Isn't this the greatest joke in the world? To think that they would rebel with such high military standards, it was truly annoying for an old lady to hang herself.

On a slope outside the Wan City, the inspecting imperial Generals stopped. Huangfu Song waited for everyone to stand, then slowly opened his mouth.

Milords, a few days ago the Emperor had sent an official to inspect the battle between Nanyang and Guangzong. The Emperor was not satisfied that we were unable to eliminate the Yellowtowel rebel and had already sent Lord Lu Zhi back to the Luoyang on a prison cart on the charge of being afraid of the enemy and neglecting the morale of the troops. and also ordered us to eliminate Nanyang's yellow scarfed Zhang Mancheng's tribe as soon as possible. Now, I ask everyone to come up with some ideas on how to attack Wan City and eliminate Zhang Mancheng.

CHAPTER 104

After Huangfu Song finished speaking, everyone quieted down, as if they were all thinking of a plan. Only those war horses would wave their heads and tail to chase away the mosquitoes on their bodies. Everyone knew the weight of this battle in their hearts. If they won, they would be rewarded for their meritorious service. If they lost, their reputation would be ruined, and they would suffer for thousands of years. For a long time, no one said a word.

Seeing that no one spoke, Huangfu Song was unavoidably anxious, Lu Zhi's fate was extremely shocking, although he had already defended Lu Zhi and pleaded for Lu Zhi to stand up for him, in truth, wasn't he still leaving a path for himself? In his heart, he was more anxious than anyone else, and he couldn't help but look at Yuan Shao who was the closest to him.

He had to admit that Yuan Shao was born to be a good person. No matter what standards he had, Yuan Shao was always considered to be a beautiful man, with a delicate face, valiant looks, and well-dressed clothes. He was truly handsome and mighty, and the current Yuan Shao, who was not even thirty years old, was the idol of all the middle-aged women. In the end, he was still a disciple of the Scholars and Wealthy Classes. His demeanor and temperament made him look like a nobleman. Seeing Huangfu Song's eyes, Yuan Shao knew that it was time for him to show off.

There are many ways to fight: those who are good at using troops will be forced to fight, not fight, and they will be pulled out of the city of men and not attack it. Now that there were two hundred and fifty thousand people gathered in Yellowtowel rebel, they had to guard the lone city for a long time. As long as my Imperial army surrounding Wan City, Zhang Mancheng will not be able to fly to the sky, once he runs out of food, he will definitely surrender. "

Huangfu Song's face did not reveal any expression, he just stared at the walls of the Wan City and slowly listened to Yuan Shao's story. After waiting for a moment, a bitter smile appeared on Zhang Xuan's face.

You're right, there will definitely be a day when Zhang Mancheng can't hold on for much longer. But Zhang Mancheng robbed all the counties in Nanyang, so the grain stored there could last for as long as a year. Could it be that we still need to surround the entire place for a year?

Yuan Shao's fair face blushed a little, as if he was rubbing rouge on it. He turned his face away resentfully, looking at the clouds in the sky. The weather was very good today. The clouds were thin, drifting back and forth in all sorts of shapes. There wasn't the slightest hint of quietness.

Yuan Shu, who was standing not too far away, felt Huangfu Song's gaze sweeping over him. He was a little nervous, his skinny little face couldn't help but twitch a few times. Knowing that he would not be able to escape this trial today, he coughed dryly, cleared his throat, and told his of his plan.

The walls of the Wan City are tall and sturdy. Furthermore, there are many people guarding the city, making it difficult for ordinary siege equipment to work. I thought that it would be better to dig the soil and build a wall to attack the city, and the ants will follow along to snatch the Wan City.

He never thought that Yuan Shu would have such a high skill. It was impossible for him to be a fool if he became a tyrant, digging out the soil and building the dike, and then sending his soldiers to swarm over. It seemed like he had even talked about military strategy before. Of course, Huangfu Song knew that this was a good idea. He looked at Yuan Shu and smiled faintly.

It's a good idea, but how long will it take to build an earthen wall that goes directly to the city wall, and how many men will it take to recruit? We can afford to wait, but the Emperor can't. Without waiting for us to finish building the dike to break through the Wan City, the ministers of the imperial government would probably attack us to the point of nullification. "

Hearing Huangfu Song's evaluation of his scheme, Yuan Shu was a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he did not express it on his face. He turned his head, and just saw a group of birds flying towards him, he seriously counted, and realised that one of them seemed to be injured.

Needless to say, Cao Cao was next. Obviously, while Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were talking, Cao Cao was also thinking. Amongst the few generals of the younger generation, Cao Cao was the one who was slightly older, and also seemed to be more mature, with complete confidence in his abilities. When Huangfu Song looked over, Cao Cao cupped his fists and bowed towards Huangfu Song.

Lord General, the walls of the Wan City are sturdy, it is easy to defend but hard to attack. I thought I could use the tactic of tiring the enemy. I divided the army into groups and attacked the city on a daily basis. Wait till xanthopanax is tired, then take advantage of the night to launch a sneak attack, and destroy the enemy in one go.

This was truly a high-leveled move. In any case, the power to attack was in the hands of the government. If they wanted to attack, they could attack; if they wanted to rest, they could. As long as they were attacking the city, the Emperor would probably not say anything. Whether they attacked or not was a matter of attitude, while whether they could attack or not was a matter of ability. Huangfu Song nodded for the first time, as if he was satisfied with Cao Cao's suggestion.

This idea is not bad, we can let go of three sides and only attack one. If the xanthopanax has a chance to escape, we will definitely not defend, maybe we will have a chance. And you guys, tell me about your methods as well.

Huangfu Song raised his head and coincidentally saw Sun Jian. Sun Jian was frowning, staring at the Wan City walls, as if he was thinking about something, and did not notice that Huangfu Song was looking at him. After a moment, perhaps thinking that no one was speaking, he realized that everyone was looking at him, and his face reddened slightly.

Lord General, I am wondering, can we dig a tunnel and enter the city? Digging a few tunnels, would not take long, and would not take many people. If they were to suddenly fight their way out of the city, it would definitely catch Yellowtowel rebel off guard.

It seemed like there was a way to do it, but digging was much faster than building a dike. Since ancient times, there had been many battles that had succeeded. However, digging a tunnel was not something that could be done in a day or two, and there were many ways to break the tunnel. Huangfu Song also nodded, showing his agreement with Sun Jian's idea.

It's also a good idea. I just wonder if there are any experts in the xanthopanax who knows how to deal with the tunnels.

Huangfu Song seemed to be comparing the advantages and disadvantages of these ideas, he muttered to himself for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Yang Lin.

What, even I have to come up with an idea for you? I'm not your man, and I have no obligation to think of a way for you. Besides, it gives me a headache just thinking about attacking a city wall. In this era of cold weapons, such a high city wall can only be torn apart by humans. It doesn't have any technology at all. I have to think of a way to get the xanthopanax out of the city, then my cavalry will have a place of use.

Lord General, my brothers are all hunters. They know how to deal with their prey. If you surround the prey too tightly, they stay in their lair. If you go further away and hide at the side, and he thinks there's no more danger, he'll come out and look for food. Then, if you suddenly come out again, you'll definitely be able to catch him.

There was no other way around it. Facing such a high wall, Yang Lin had no other choice, and felt too embarrassed to discuss it with the strategists. He could only come up with this idea. Who knew that after Huangfu Song finished listening, his expression would change.

Hehe, hehe, Lord Yang's method is indeed a good idea. If we retreat, would the xanthopanax still stay in the city? However, this idea cannot be used right now. We'll just have to attack for a few days. "

It's none of your business whether I use it or not. Yang Lin really could not think of any other methods, in his memories, it seemed like Zhu Jun took many months to break through the Wan City, and now it would be difficult for him to do so in a short period of time.

Huangfu Song quietly looked at the city walls, pondering over the ideas of several people. He did not speak for a long, long time. After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Jun walked forward and said a few words to Huangfu Song in a low voice. Huangfu Song nodded, and then gave the order to everyone.

Master Yang, you will bring the cavalry to hide in the Essence Mountain. We will start our attack on the city after three days, if we do not succeed within five days, the Imperial army will take the chance to withdraw. If xanthopanax comes out of Wan City, you guys can attack them. After Huangfu Song finished arranging the missions, he brought Generals back to the camp. Where could he hide in this vast Fuyoshan? Yang Lin hurriedly asked Nanyang Grand Guard Qin Jie for help. Unexpectedly, this fellow had only just transferred to Nanyang and seemed to be completely clueless about Fuyoshan.

Yang Lin had no choice but to arrange for Yang Hu and Yang Bao to look for a few guides in the mountain. That afternoon, they found four guides for the common people who were familiar with the terrain of the Fuyoshan.

Greetings, milord.

From their accents, Yang Lin could tell that these four were from the Nanyang. He invited them to enter his tent and invited them to sit down, but they didn't dare do so as they stood straight. Yang Lin did not persist, and nodded to them.

Do you know of any remote places in the Fuyoshan that can hide our cavalry? It's also convenient for us to leave the mountain at any time.

Obviously, Yang Hu and Yang Bao had asked them before, and they had also discussed this before. Seeing Yang Lin asking questions, the other three looked at the older one who wanted to say something but hesitated. The older one hesitated for a moment, then cupped his fists and took a step forward.

Master, the Fuyoshan is a mountain with dense forests. There are tens of thousands of people hidden there. However, in terms of convenience, you can go to Wang Family Shan Chong, which is about one hundred li away from there. With a sparse amount of people, you can guard the best way to get in and out, which allows you to hide your army and also makes it easy to leave the mountain.

It wasn't too far away, and it wasn't too far away for xanthopanax's exorcism to enter. The moment xanthopanax left the Wan City, he would be able to kill his way back in a day. It was indeed an ideal place.

That's good. Tonight, you two will lead us to the mountain.

After quietly cleaning up the tents, the cavalry of Youzhou followed the four guides into the mountains. In order not to alarm the people along the road, the horses' hooves were wrapped in linen. Fortunately, the moon was shining, and the journey was quite smooth. However, it was difficult to walk on the road after entering the mountain. There were some roads that even horses could not ride. When dawn arrived, all the riders had already entered the Wang Family Shan Chong.

There were more than twenty villages scattered around Wang Family Shan Chong, each with a few dozen families. There was only one mountain path that cut across the north and south, leaving sentries in the north and south of Wang Family Shan Chong. The entire Wang Family Shan Chong was isolated from the rest of the world.

The village Yang Lin's janissaries stayed in was at the side of the mountain road. When the villagers woke up in the morning and discovered that there were so many cavalrymen, they were startled and immediately closed their doors. However, after waiting for a long time, these cavalrymen did not provoke them. Only then did they gradually calm down. However, the young girls still did not dare to go out.

Later on, the citizens realized that these cavalry soldiers were originally Youzhou Army, and they treated others rather well. Other than being unable to leave the Wang Family Shan Chong, everything else was the same. In any case, the mountain people rarely came out of their mountains, and as long as these cavalry soldiers didn't harm them, they wouldn't go anywhere in the mountains.

CHAPTER 105

However, something happened the next day.

Since they had nothing else to do, Dian Wei and Xu Zhu ran up the mountain and killed a few deer. At noon, the few brothers and the strategists were gathered together to drink. Just as he was getting excited, he suddenly ran towards the northern sentry to report.

Reporting, Sir, the North Dashing outpost has been beaten. Just now, there were a dozen or so people who wanted to pass Wang Family Shan Chong, but were detained by the sentry, saying that they were going to leave the mountain. Who knew that these guys would actually attack, injure the sentry, and run into the mountains. Before the leader left, he left behind a message to destroy Wang Family Shan Chong.

Oh …

Who dared to go against the cavalry of Youzhou after eating a leopard's gall bladder? You dare to come up and challenge me? Isn't this what a tiger's mouth should be like? The brothers immediately stood up in anger, they extended their hands and grabbed the beasts, causing Yang Lin to feel a little angry as well. ))

Do you know who they are?

The sentry was breathing heavily. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and continued to report.

"Reporting to Master, we have asked our relatives in Wang Family Shan Chong. They said that those people were from Qin Village, and the one leading them was Qin Village's chief's nephew, Li Bing. Qin Village was still deep in the mountains, and was extremely savage.

Savage?

No matter how savage I am, I can't injure my sentries! After fighting for such a long time, they still liked to fight savages. It seemed that they needed to be taught a lesson. Maybe because Yang Lin drank a little too much, he had an impulse and immediately waved towards the sentry.

Go and beat up a few of the villagers who are familiar with them. I want to ask them what's going on.

Everyone sat down again and waited for the sentry to find someone. They didn't even want to drink anymore. Not long later, the sentry found a few older villagers. Those villagers may have also been bullied by the officials before, they were really afraid that they would cause trouble for them, hence they trembled with fear and came to Yang Lin's tent.

Fellow villagers, do not be afraid, I will not cause trouble for you. I just want to ask you guys, what exactly are those people from the Qin Village doing.

Mentioning the Qin Village, those villagers seemed a little nervous, exchanging looks with each other held a little fear. In the end, it was the old man who coughed a few times and answered carefully.

"To tell you the truth, Master, what does Qin Village say? They usually farm and rob houses when they have nothing to do. The Old Stronghold Owner was called Qin Zhi, and it made two 40 jin of mountain ax difficult to get close to 100 people. His two sons were even more powerful, the eldest son was called Qin Ming, and the last one was called Qin Liang, with the two 60 jin ghost slaying blades, their power was immense, and their martial arts were strong. He also had two daughters, who were called Qin Yi and Qin Yao. That Qin Village has a dangerous and powerful martial arts background, and has been a bandit for hundreds of years. The small group of bandits in this Fuyoshan did not dare to offend them, and after going to the battlefield a few times, they would always be defeated and return.

So that's how it is, even the people are bandits, and that's why the mountain people are fierce. If he didn't use this opportunity to kill them, it could be considered killing people. As a bandit for three generations, they had stolen countless treasures and destroyed the entire Qin Village. They might even be able to make a small fortune.

Gramps, how many people are there in the Qin Village?

Lord, I dare not say so. None of us have ever been to the Qin Village, so we don't know how many people there are. However, I heard that there are 16 villages with a radius of ten miles, which is about tens of thousands of people.

Is the path to the mountain good? Can we ride it?

Master, the road to the mountain is not easy, but I can ride a horse. From Wang Family Shan Chong to Qin Village, it would take around one day and one night. Along the way, there were almost no villages, only a few families. However, many families were Qin Village's spies. I'm afraid the moment you guys enter, the people of Qin Village will get the news.

Oh? Could it be that there are shortcuts that allowed them to get there before us?

That's not true. I heard they have an exceptionally quick method of communication. The soldiers were ambushed a few times by the bandits, but they were always ambushed on the way. The way to the mountain is high and dangerous, and if thousands of people are ambushed, they will be thrown down the mountain, and if tens of thousands of people are hit on the rocks, they won't be able to get through.

So you're saying, we can't get into the mountain.

Master, there is a way. You can send a small number of people to capture all the families that are on the way. Then, you can enter the mountain if no letters from them can be spread."

"Haha, Gramps, you can be a Military Advisor now. Brothers, I have