In a dense forest in Guangling County, a team of more than 800 people struggled hard to overcome the mud with bare feet.

Most of the Yuan Shujun were ragged, with chapped lips and withered appearance. They were struggling to march with war horses. Only those pairs of deep eyes could feel their extraordinaryness.

At the front of the team, a general with a slender figure and eyebrows on his hair. His smooth and fair face was filled with a cold and handsome face; his dark and deep eyes were covered with a cold color; those eyes seemed to be thinking, and from time to time showed an indifferent luster.

However, his armor was stained with mud and his whole body was dirty. The drizzle swaying in the wind blew and rubbed his cheeks, making him feel very bad, just like this hazy weather, as if he was about to attack.

They were Gao Jin's cavalry from Shanyang Pass. After occupying Shanyang Pass, Gao Jin knew that there was not much time, so he changed into Yuan Shu's armor and continued to march south. Who would have thought that the weather was not good, and during the marching for several days, it was accompanied by drizzle, and even the road became muddy. In addition, he did not encounter enemies along the way, Gao Jin and others tried their best to bypass the town, and they could not get supplements from food and grass for a while, and even the horses were not supported.

In desperation, they could only dismount and walk. If this cavalry had been a month ago, it might have been unbearable, but now, as long as Gao Jin is still there, they can bear it.

Gao Jin wiped the wetness on his face and looked at Yu Jin. Qiao Rui said, "We must find a place to rest. Which city is ahead in Huaizhong?"

In Huaizhong, there is the character "Qiao Rui". Qiao Rui said: "Further forward, you will pass Xuzhou. Thirty miles ahead is Zhongli City in Jiujiang County, Yangzhou."

Gao Jin nodded: "How far is Shouchun from Zhongli?"

Qiao Rui said: "Zhongli is the gateway to Shouchun, only thirty miles apart."

Gao Jin cheered up and said, "Take the opportunity to break through Zhongli, rest in Zhongli, and then set out towards Shouchun and take down Shouchun!"

Yu Jin said: "It is better to attack Shouchun directly, the soldiers are more important. If the news leaks, the Yuan Shu army in Shouchun is prepared, and I am afraid that the city will be difficult to attack for a long time.

The cavalry of Yuan Shu army found that they had not gone to Sishui Pass, and they would definitely find our intention to advance south. If we were as expected, we should have been chasing us. If we did not capture Shouchun in time before they arrived, we would have no power to turn the world back."

Gao Jin pondered indecisively, looking at the ragged soldiers around him marching exhausted by his side, frowned and said, "I'm afraid that in Shouchun, we will not have the strength to launch a surprise attack. The soldiers can still hold on, but the war horses have not been fed enough horses for a long time..." He frowned, looking at the haze in the sky, his mood fell to the bottom.

Qiao Rui said: "General, Li Feng, the garrison of Zhongli City, is a fellow villager of a certain person. Su is most closely related to him. It is better to let him go to Zhongli to see if he can persuade him to surrender. If Li Feng claims to surrender, we can take Zhongli without bloodshed, and then seize Shouchun after a little rest."

Gao Jin looked at Qiao Rui deeply: "Are you sure?"

Qiao Rui smiled bitterly and said, "Only 50% sure."

Gao Jin hesitated and pondered for a while and said, "It is really not my wish to let Huaizhong go to Zhongli to take risks. Now I can only hope Huaizhong."

Qiao Rui bowed heavily to Gao Jin and said, "General, I wish we will see you in Zhongli, Qiao Rui is gone."

Gao Jin cheered up and encouraged the riders: "Soldiers, work harder, and walk forward is Zhongli. As long as we get there, we can rest."

Yu Jin quickly understood Gao Jin's intentions and shouted: "Zhongli is right in front of me, not a few miles away! The fragrant fat meat, hot wine, and a warm fire pit are waiting for us. Gripping our teeth and we will arrive in a while!"

With the help of unremitting efforts and the desire to survive, the riders finally cheered up and accelerated their pace.

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It was late at night and in the backyard of the county government in Zhongli City, Li Feng woke up leisurely. I don’t know why today, but he always had an unknown premonition, which made him unable to sleep day and night. He put on a robe and ordered people to light an oil lamp, served wine and food, and drank it alone.

He was from Lujiang and was also considered a powerful general under Yuan Shu's sect. However, this time Yuan Shu went to war, he was in a position to stay at Zhongli. He was a little brave and had such a great opportunity to make achievements, but he had no share, which made him very angry.

He drank a cup of warm wine and felt it was bitter and difficult to bear. Thinking of the battle in Xuzhou, he couldn't help but sigh.

"General." A confidant in the mansion called out outside the door in a low voice.

"Who is making noise here in the middle of the night?" Li Feng's anger was about to erupt and scolded.

The man outside the door said, "General Qiaoruiqiao is here, I want to see the general."

"Huaizhong!" Li Feng said with a suspicion, "Isn't he in the East China Sea? Why did he come here? Could it be that there is a lord's general order?"

The man outside the door said, "It shouldn't be. General Qiao Rui quietly entered the city at night. He only said that he had important matters with the general and did not mention the lord."

Li Feng said: "Please come in at Huaizhong."

"Let's wait!" Li Feng said without waiting for the man to agree, "I asked people to prepare more wine and food, and the idle people in the mansion would not allow them to get close."

"Here!"

After a while, Qiao Rui pressed his sword and walked into Li Feng's wing. When Li Feng saw Qiao Rui, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly avoided the seat and greeted him: "What's the matter in Huaizhong? Hurry up, please sit in the seat."

The two sat on the table, and Li Feng personally added wine to Qiao Rui and said, "I haven't seen each other for a long time, Huaizhong has lost weight."

Qiao Rui said solemnly: "I have something important to discuss with you today. Are you the same brothers and sisters?"

Li Feng nodded: "When the lord attacked the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, he was surrounded by a Yellow Turban thief. If Huaizhong had not come to rescue him in time, there would be something like this. Huaizhong doesn't have to worry about it. If there is anything to say, it's okay."

Qiao Rui said: "It's true that Qiao Rui has abandoned Yuan Shu and turned to Gao Jin from Xia Pi."

"Ah!" Li Feng was surprised for a moment, and the cup in his hand fell to the ground with a pair of copper bells, looking at Qiao Rui in disbelief: "Huaizhong, you are..."

Qiao Rui sighed bitterly: "I was captured by Lu Bu's army, and by a moment of thought, he surrendered to them."

Li Feng's face turned light and dark: "Is it because Huaizhong is coming here to surrender to someone?"

Qiao Rui didn't dare to see Li Feng, and lowered his head and said, "Not bad!"

The two sat opposite each other silently, as if they were statues with their own thoughts.

"Huaizhong, if someone wants to think of the lord and asks him to forgive your sins, can you stay in Zhongli?" Li Feng drank a kind of wine fiercely, and the transparent liquid entered his belly and turned into a ball of fire.

Qiao Rui shook his head: "To be honest, I thought at that time that Lu Bujun could do anything to me as long as he entered Zhongli, but...ah..." He sighed heavily: "It's just that when he came, Gao Jin had no suspicion. Although I surrendered to him, he trusted me very much. The so-called "Sir who died as a confidant, even Yuan Shu would probably not treat me like this..."

"I will rebel against Yuan Shu first. If I rebel against Gao Jin again, what kind of face will I have in the world? This time I come, I will be entrusted by Gao Jin to persuade you to surrender..." He then became calm: "I won't say anything about persuaded surrender. Should I kill me to report to Yuan Shu or open the door to surrender, everything depends on your wishes."

Li Feng seemed to be walking at the intersection at this time, and he didn't have many choices. He either killed Qiao Rui or surrendered. If he didn't surrender and released Qiao Rui privately, if this matter was leaked, it would be a crime of beheading. Li Feng smiled bitterly, and his trembling hand pressed the hilt of the sword around his waist...

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Chapter completed!