On the broken city walls, the soldiers guarding the city were exhausted, but were on guard. They kept observing the surroundings, as if they were looking for possible enemies on the horizon.

There is an area inside the city with a large number of wounded soldiers, and many of them even became incomplete and lay depressed on the ground. There are too many wounded soldiers and there are not enough beds. They can only put them here on the floor with a mat, waiting for subsequent treatment.

There are more women and fewer men in the city, probably because males are either recruiting the army urgently or they are already repairing the city as civil servants. After Liu Tao changed his perspective, he found that hundreds of civil servants were repairing a collapsed city wall, which should be in the south, probably taking advantage of the absence of the Yellow Turban Thief and rushing to work quickly.

Fortunately, the soldiers and the people did not feel hungry. If you think about it carefully, Zhang Jiao had only been in trouble for more than a month. When he came to Lu Nu's side, it was probably a matter of a few days after the chaos. It was less than a month since he was besieged, and the food should not have been completely eaten.

But if you continue to surround yourself... Liu Tao shook his head, the situation will definitely not be optimistic.

"Brother, is there something happened to Lu Nu?" Lu Yan saw Liu Tao shook his head and immediately stepped forward to ask.

"I just feel a little emotional. The actual situation is better than I expected." Liu Tao replied, "Lu Nu County does not seem to have fallen!"

"What (seriously)?" When everyone heard this, they had two different reactions.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang were mainly surprised. Puyin County and Wangdu County had fallen. Why did Lunu County not fall? At the same time, they were even more shocked. How did Liu Tao know that, is it really a clairvoyance?!

Lu Yan and others were overjoyed, but they did not expect that there was a city in the already-deceased Zhongshan County in the hands of Hanting.

"It seems we can have a good night's sleep tonight!" Liu Tao smiled. Although he didn't mind fighting a few more battles, if he continued to fight, the soldiers would probably feel war-weary, and it was also very important to have a proper rest.

Seeing that it was not an enemy, the group immediately accelerated the marching speed and soon arrived at the bottom of the city.

"Subject to the command of the governor of Youzhou, Liu Tao, another Sima of the Ministry, please open the city gate!" Seeing that the city was closed and the number of soldiers on the city tower continued to increase, Liu Tao had to step forward in person, clasp his fists and shout.

"What a friendly army?" On the city tower, many soldiers began to whisper, and one of the officers looked at his commander.

"I was wearing court-style armor, and the enemy would carry so many horses?" Another officer felt it was credible.

"If Youzhou came here, why would there be so many cavalry? Who can guarantee that those horses were not the spoils they seized after defeating the reinforcements?" The prefect Zang Min shook his head.

"What should I do? Don't let it go?" the county magistrate next to him asked tentatively.

"Let him prove his identity, otherwise we will say we can't let it go!" Zang Min replied, "Those thieves have done something that fraudulently claimed that friendly troops earned the city gate!"

When the county magistrate heard this, he subconsciously looked at the south side. The broken wall gap was left at that time. The key point was that this happened a few days ago, and for the current Lunu County defenders, he still remembered it freshly.

"Please prove your identity below, otherwise we will not be able to let it go!" The county magistrate could only shout at the city.

"How do I need to prove it? I have governor Liu here, and I have a document to send me to Jizhou to fight against thieves, and there are signs to prove my identity. There are two merchants from Zhongshan County in the team. I wonder if it is OK?" Liu Tao frowned. Why did the defender feel a little too cautious?

"Oh? But my clan brother?!" An officer in the team was excited when he heard this. The clan brother went north to collect iron and horses. He calculated the time and should have gone south last month, but he still has not returned. The clan is worried.

"Zhang Kai, is it you? When did you join the army?" Zhang Shiping seemed to hear a familiar voice. When he looked up, he was immediately surprised when he saw the officer.

"What a clan brother, are you safe and sound?" Zhang Kai saw that it was Zhang Shiping, and he was immediately excited.

"Of course we are safe and sound. Thanks to Liu Sima's escort, otherwise he would not dare to return south!" Zhang Shiping smiled and said, "I must come forward to testify to Liu Tao."

"Sir, that businessman is my clan brother! The one next to him, as expected, should be Su Shuang, the eldest son of the Su family, so let Old Master Su come and take a look..." Zhang Kai immediately looked at the prefect and the county magistrate.

"Well..." The prefect was still worried. Just to avoid being polite, he came forward in person and shouted to the city, "A few days ago, a yellow turban thief pretended to be an officer and soldier to make a profit, and almost made them succeed, so he had to act cautiously. If Liu Sima could trust us and sit on a hanging basket with the merchant named Zhang, what if?"

"But!" Liu Tao understood when he heard this. No wonder the defenders of this city were so cautious. Anyway, he knew that they were his own people and had nothing to be afraid of, so he agreed.

However, after a minute, he regretted... the hanging basket was tied with a hemp rope and lifted the person up. In order to avoid being too heavy, he had to take off the armor and weapons. Even so, sitting up and lifting them all the way is completely different from the elevator. It is shaky, and you have to worry about whether the rope will break and throw yourself down.

"Next time, I will not sit in this hanging basket no matter what!" Liu Tao got on the top of the city and complained directly.

"Haha, how can Liu Sima lead troops with such courage?" The prefect teased. As for Liu Tao's reaction, he felt much more relieved. As long as he did, no one believed him, he said he was the Yellow Turban Thief.

Most of the Yellow Turban thieves are vulgar gossip or villagers. After all, they are just a bad life. They have done rebellion and are very brave. Only those good families who are well-off and have a good life can be like Liu Tao.

Needless to say, Zang Min, like the magistrate of Puyin, really regarded Liu Tao as Liu Yan's relative and had a mixed resume in the army. There is no way to avoid this. With this courage, let alone the county magistrate, the prefect thinks he is not as good as him!

"I was originally just in charge of the military command and the war was under my two righteous brothers... Well, this is the document of governor Liu and the identity talisman. I wonder if this is possible?" Liu Tao handed over the talisman and document he accompanied him.

Zang Min took it over, checked it carefully, and then compared it with Liu Tao's appearance. Only then did he confirm it, and ordered the county magistrate next to him: "Open the city gate!"

The county magistrate received the order and immediately ordered the city gate to open so that Liu Tao's troops could enter the city smoothly.

"Everyone goes south, you should pass through Puyin County and Wangdu County, right?" Zang Min took Liu Tao down the city wall, but suddenly asked.

"Speaking of it..." Liu Tao thought for a while, "The heads of more than 2,000 thieves in Wangdu County have not been sent back to Zhuo County yet. Should I show them to the prefect? ​​As for the heads of more than 2,000 thieves in Puyin County, I have sent people to send them two days ago."

"Oh, then I really want to see..." Zang Min was not afraid and nodded directly.
Chapter completed!