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On an August night.

Xu Jingye launched a general attack on Li Xiaoyi's army.

The oily boat went in front, the army behind.

When they got close to the warning range of Li Xiaoyi's army, the soldiers on the boat lit the boat on fire with fire sticks, and then jumped into the water to escape.

As for the lit boat, it followed the south wind and approached Li Xiaoyi's army!

When Li Xiaoyi heard the sound of horns and the sound of killing outside the tent, he immediately walked out of the tent and climbed up to look far away.

He saw Xu Jingye's army approaching in the darkness on the river.

He also saw the ignited boat slamming into his own warship, setting the warship on fire.

"Counterattack! Put out the fire! Disperse the warships!"

Li Xiaoyi immediately issued a series of orders to minimize losses.

But the deputy general's words made Li Xiaoyi feel like he had fallen into an ice cave.

"Marshal, our warships are all connected together by iron ropes and cannot be separated at all!"

Li Xiaoyi's face suddenly turned extremely pale.

It's not like he didn't expect this.

He just doesn't want to think about it!

He watched warships being set on fire one after another, and the fire spread across the river. The entire river surface was illuminated red by the raging fire.

Li Xiaoyi couldn't help but raise his head to the sky and let out a scream, opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood!

Turn around and faint!

All the generals were shocked when they saw Li Xiaoyi fainting.

Although they are at a disadvantage at this time and have many soldiers and generals, they may not be unable to fight.

But as the coach, Li Xiaoyi was unconscious at this moment, what should they do?

"Withdraw?"

"withdraw!"

Everyone had no choice at this time but to withdraw their troops and preserve their strength as much as possible.

However, Xu Jingye had anticipated this and sent people to move behind Li Xiaoyi's army early on, blocking all key arteries.

Even if Li Xiaoyi's army manages to break through by chance, it will definitely suffer heavy losses.

They will definitely win this battle!

…

When Lu Yan and Xie Zhuoyan returned to Zuixianju, Yu Rui and Fu Junyue had already returned.

It was late at night, but Yu Rui and Fu Junyue were still sitting in the backyard without resting.

When they saw Lu Yan and Xie Zhuoyan walking into the backyard, their faces showed surprise.

"You are back!"

Fu Junyue stood up to greet Lu Yan and Xie Zhuoyan, and grabbed Xie Zhuoyan's hand intimately, like sisters.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yan asked with a smile: "What, do you think we won't come back?"

Fu Junyue glanced at Lu Yan and said in a subtle tone: "I thought so at first, but then I stopped thinking so."

Lu Yan asked curiously: "Why didn't you think so later?"

Fu Junyue replied: "Because when I saw you guys coming back, of course I wouldn't think so anymore."

Good guy.

Lu Yan couldn't laugh or cry.

I bet I said this later after seeing them come back.

Fu Junyue and Yu Rui both wisely did not ask Lu Yan about the Evil Emperor's relics.

After the four of them chatted in the yard for a while, they went back to their rooms to rest.

By the early morning of the next day, everyone acted as if nothing had happened. Zuixianju, which had been closed for six or seven days, reopened.

People in Shendu who had not had a chance to listen to books for several days immediately rushed in after seeing Zuixianju reopened.

Before long, the lobby and the second floor were full of people.

Even on the third floor, there were a lot of people sitting at this time.

Customers who were familiar with Fu Junyue saw Fu Junyue standing behind the counter and immediately asked with concern: "Shopkeeper Fu, what have you been doing these days? Why did you suddenly close down for so many days?"

"I heard that Mr. Lu got a treasure, what happened next?"

"Yes, yes, I've heard about it too. What is the Evil Emperor's relic called?"

"Will Mr. Lu come back to tell stories?"

What everyone was talking about was what had been rumored in the world before, and that Lu Yan took the lead in seizing the Evil Emperor's relics.

They didn't know that the Evil Emperor's relic that Lu Yan had initially obtained was fake.

I didn't know that Lu Yan later took action to seize the real Evil Emperor's relic.

After what happened in the Shaolin Temple spreads, maybe they won't have so many problems.

Fu Junyue heard everyone's questions, smiled slightly, and said, "You will know in a few days."

After hearing this, everyone asked again: "Shopkeeper Fu is back, and Mr. Lu is back?"

While everyone was waiting for Fu Junyue's answer, Lu Yan happened to come out of the backyard.

He glanced at the people in the lobby and said with a smile: "I heard someone caring about me from so far away. Does Zhang Yuanwai want to buy me a drink?"

The person Lu Yan named Zhang Yuanwai was a wealthy businessman in this divine capital.

Now that the family's property has been managed by his children, he enjoys life every day.

He always gave Lu Yan a reward every time he told stories, and he rewarded him the most.

When Zhang Yuanwai saw Lu Yan, he immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, I have missed you for a long time!"

As he spoke, Zhang Yuanwai waved his hand and said to Fu Junyue: "Shopkeeper Fu, bring Mr. Lu a pot of Yesterday's Spring!"

Yesterday's Spring was one of Zuixianju's signature wines, and a bottle cost three hundred taels of silver, which was a lot of money.

Lu Yan smiled and cupped his hands to Zhang Yuanwai and said, "Thank you so much, Zhang Yuanwai."

After speaking, Lu Yan climbed up to the high platform and said to everyone: "Xuande used a plan to attack Fancheng, and Yuanzhi recommended Zhuge on horseback."

"Today, let's talk about Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi, the first counselor under Xuande's command."

"It is said that Xuande met Xu Shu by chance in Jingzhou, and Xu Shu tested Xuande with Lu Ma. After confirming that Xuande was a benevolent person, he joined Xuande and became Xuande's first military advisor."

"On the other hand, Cao Cao wanted to plot against Jingzhou, so he ordered Cao Ren to lead an army of 30,000 men, stationed in Fancheng, and eye Jingzhou."

"Cao Ren heard that Xuande was stationed in Xinye, recruiting troops, buying horses, and accumulating grass and grain. He believed that Xuande would become a serious problem for Cao Cao sooner or later, so he ordered Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to lead five thousand troops to attack Xinye."

"Tan Ma Fei reported to Xuande, Xu Shu mobilized his troops and sent generals, with Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as generals, to defeat Er Lu."

"Cao Ren was furious when he heard about this. He stopped Li Dian to dissuade him, ordered 25,000 troops and horses, and went straight to Xinye."

"Xuande heard about this and discussed it with Xu Shu. Xu Shu knew that Cao Ren would definitely attack with his entire army, so he ordered Guan Yu to lead his army to surprise Fancheng."

"In front of the two armies, Cao Ren set up an eight-door golden lock formation, but Xu Shu saw through it and destroyed it."

"Cao Ren was not angry and attacked the camp at night, but Xu Shu expected it and broke it again."

"After being defeated one after another, Cao Ren had to cross the river in embarrassment and return to Fancheng."

"Unexpectedly, Fancheng had long been captured by Guan Yu. Guan Yu pursued Cao Ren, and Cao Ren had no choice but to retreat to Xuchang in embarrassment."

Everyone felt a little excited when they heard what Lu Yan said.

Ever since the Yellow Turbans uprising, everyone has been very optimistic about the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang.

It can also be seen from a series of subsequent stories that the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang are the protagonists of the Iron Triangle.

Although it starts from humble beginnings, the achievements in the future will be limitless.

Now Xuande, after having the three great tiger generals Guan, Zhang and Zhao, was assisted by talented people like Xu Shu, and he was able to defeat Cao's army.

He should be on his way to success soon!

As an audience who heard the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang all the way, everyone is looking forward to Xuande rising up and sharing the world equally with Cao Cao and Sun Quan!

Lu Yan continued: "Cao Ren was defeated and returned to Xuchang. Cao Cao thought that Cao Ren was one of his family members and did not punish him. He said victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers and said it lightly."

"Hearing that Cao Ren mentioned Xu Shu's name, Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu: How is Xu Shu's talent compared to yours?"

"Cheng Yu replied: Xu Shu's talent is ten times that of Yu's."
To be continued...