When Gongsun Zan led his troops to Jixian again, it was not too late.
When Tao Qian saw the cartloads of property and food being escorted into the city by Gongsun Zan's soldiers, he was so happy that he almost grinned to the back of his head.
What is the most lacking thing in Jixian now? Food! When the rebels escaped from Jixian, they looted all the food in Jixian city, and the residents in the city had no food to eat for a while.
The people had no food, so they naturally came to Tao Qian, the highest official in Youzhou. So after arriving in Jixian County, Tao Qian was so noisy by the calls for food.
Tao Qian also wanted to provide food to the residents in the city! But at this moment, Tao Qian had nowhere to find food! Guangyang County had been plundered by rebels for many days, and the food in many places had been looted. It was Tao Qian who wanted to conquer the city.
There is no food to collect!
The only way to quickly obtain food was to seize the food looted by the rebels. Originally, Tao Qian was planning to send Liu Bei's four brothers, but he didn't expect that Gongsun Zan actually led his troops and came over, and even volunteered.
To exterminate the rebels. Tao Qian could not refuse for a while, so he had no choice but to let Gongsun Zan go.
Gongsun Zan brought two thousand soldiers and horses, and Tao Qian's soldiers and horses were more numerous and powerful. Let Gongsun Zan go and have a greater chance of victory.
However, Tao Qian would never have imagined that Gongsun Zan could wipe out the rebels so quickly and take back the property and food that the rebels had plundered.
Gongsun Zan's move naturally solved Tao Qian's major concern. So when Tao Qian saw Gongsun Zan coming to the gate of Jixian City, Tao Qian greeted him with joy.
"Oh! General Zhonglang is truly a hero. I didn't expect General Zhonglang to be able to wipe out the rebels so quickly. It's really unimaginable!"
Gongsun Zan was naturally very happy when he saw Tao Qian coming out of the city to greet him. He dismounted his horse and walked to Tao Qian, respectfully saying:
"The rebel thief carried a lot of food and property. He walked too slowly. It didn't take long for me to lead my army to catch up. After the rebel thief saw our army, he didn't resist at all. He threw down his property and food and ran away. This
Once the rebels escape, our army will have nothing to fight. Haha."
"General Zhonglang, enter the city quickly, enter the city quickly."
Gongsun Zan took the initiative to ask Ying to exterminate the rebels. Liu Bei and Chen Meng had no objections to this matter. However, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were very angry after learning that Gongsun Zan took the initiative to ask Ying and achieved a great victory.
"The rebels were obviously afraid of us because we captured Guangyang City with only 300 people, so they abandoned the city and fled. Pursuing these rebels should be our brother's job! Who would have thought that the governor
He actually let that lieutenant general go. It really makes me angry."
After Guan Yu heard what Zhang Fei said, he echoed:
"This should be the credit of you and me, but now it is snatched away by the lieutenant general for no reason. It is really annoying. How about we go find the eldest brother?"
"Brother? Forget it! Eldest brother and Gongsun Zan are old acquaintances. Besides, eldest brother is benevolent and righteous and will definitely not allow you and me to mess around."
"Where's the fourth brother?"
"Fourth brother? This kid has a lot of clever ideas. Come on, let's go find him."
When Chen Meng saw the angry two men and heard Zhang Fei talking about Gongsun Zan's robbery of his achievements, he couldn't help laughing.
"Second brother, third brother is indeed a man of good temper. I was at the city gate just now and saw the carts of money and food that the lieutenant was bringing back. Is it just this amount? I told the scouts and me,
Very different."
"How do you say this?" Guan Yu's face was full of doubts.
"Second brother, third brother, think about it! In today's world, money and food are so important! With these two things, you can recruit troops and strengthen your strength. There must be many rebels who have been plundering Guangyang County for many days.
Money and food, these things are a huge temptation for everyone!
Gongsun Zan came here to suppress the bandits without receiving any orders from the imperial court, so naturally he was interested in the money and food. Therefore, he, Gongsun Zan, will definitely do the work of chasing down the rebels."
"It's just that this should have been the credit of our brothers, but now it's been snatched away by that lieutenant general. It's really annoying." Zhang Fei said.
"Hey! Take it, just take it! Besides, we only have these three hundred soldiers and horses now. If we go to encircle and suppress these rebels, we will lose some of our troops. Now we are very powerful.
Weak people should learn to hide their strength and bide their time. Ah, yes, this is about hiding your strength and biding your time. The second brother and the third brother should learn more from the elder brother."
"That being the case, when General Zhonglang was about to accept his eldest brother's appointment as Sima of another department, why didn't his eldest brother accept it?" Guan Yu asked.
"Second brother, think about it. If the eldest brother accepts the fate of the Zhonglang general, then will the eldest brother have to obey the Zhonglang general in the future? Although rebels are rampant now, people in this world still recognize this big man. Big brother
My ambition is to serve this big man, not this general.
There is also the royal identity of the eldest brother. The eldest brother must have told Gongsun Zan about his identity before, but no one proved it at the time, which led to no one believing it. Now that Liu Yu recognizes the eldest brother as his younger brother, that means he has acknowledged his identity. Now Gongsun Zan
Bogui's sudden kindness to his eldest brother may be related to his royal status!"
"It's just that this battle was taken away by others for no reason. It's really a bit unpleasant. The strength I have accumulated all over my body has nowhere to release." After Zhang Fei finished speaking, he struck hard with his fist.
"Hey, third brother, why don't you go and have a fight with the general?" Chen Meng said with a smile.
"Second brother, I know that although I really want to fight with the lieutenant general, I will definitely be taught a lesson by my elder brother later. But now, I have a way to release all my strength."
"What method?" Guan Yu asked.
When Chen Meng heard this, he hurriedly said:
"Third brother, no."
"Fourth Brother, you and I haven't competed for many days. Come on, let Third Brother see how your martial arts has improved recently."
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After Gongsun Zan delivered food and money to Tao Qian, he led his army and left Jixian. After all, the purpose of coming here had been achieved, and there was no point in staying here any longer. Before leaving, Gongsun Zan came to see Liu Bei specially.
The conversation with Liu Bei was very pleasant.
Tao Qian was also a man with great ambitions. Tao Qian also admired the bravery and resourcefulness of Liu Bei's four brothers. Tao Qian naturally wanted to recruit these four brothers.
"Xuande, I have already submitted the achievements of your four brothers to Your Majesty. When His Majesty sees them, I think he will reward them according to their merits," Tao Qian said.
"Thank you very much, Governor. Now in Guangyang County, although the rebels have been wiped out, there are still many bandits and robbers. These should be put down as soon as possible."
"With Xuande here, I don't have to worry about this matter."
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In November of 184 AD, Huangfu Song launched a decisive battle with hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban rebels led by Zhang Bao in Xiaquyang. With Zhang Bao being killed, all three Zhang brothers were dead. So far, the Yellow Turban War in less than a year had ended.
The chaos subsided. This chapter has been completed!