Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 288 Active Invitation

The food transportation team to Liang County in the southeast was led by Xun Yu, Ma Chao and Zhong Yao.

When the team arrived in Guangcheng County, Xun You, who had gone to Funiu Mountain first, also rushed back to meet up.

In this way, the people and horses along the way have officially arrived.

"Did Gongda and Old General Zhu agree on a plan?" Xun Yu was the commander in chief of this operation, and he had to ask when allies would be able to participate in the layout, so as to make macro-control.

Xun You replied, "Uncle, it was originally planned that the volunteer soldiers from Funiu Mountain would go around to Guangcheng County to ambush in two days, but General Zhu wanted to invite Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, to help out, so it may have to be postponed for three days."

"Can you come here in five days?" Zhong Yao on the side showed a thoughtful expression after hearing this.

"Guangcheng County is 150 miles away from Liang County. If Xu Rong sends troops to receive food and grass in advance, it will be difficult to implement the plan we made earlier to encircle the spot!"

Xu Rong's people just came yesterday to urge the food transportation team to move forward quickly. If the food transportation team suddenly delays for five days, Xu Rong will definitely become suspicious.

"What Yuan Chang said is very true." Xun Yu nodded in agreement, but he already had a plan for this accident.

Xun Yu said with a smile, "Since we can't delay the time, why not just take the initiative to invite Xu Rong to send troops to receive the food and grass."

"Oh! If Wen Ruo is full of confidence, he must have made up his mind a long time ago. It seems that I am worrying too much!" Zhong Yao knew that the two uncles and nephews of the Xun family were resourceful and far-reaching people, and it would be the easiest to carry out tasks with them , because he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.

On the same day, Xun Yu asked Ma Chao to lead troops to harass outside Guangcheng County pretending to be bandits, and then the grain transport team retreated to Ruyang County on the grounds of avoiding bandits.

Ruyang is more than 100 miles west of Guangcheng County. Once there, Xun Yu asked his nephew Xun You to go to Liang County in person to ask Xu Rong to send troops to help clear the road of bandits.

And in this way, it took a day.

……

Xun You came to the Liang County military camp to meet and explain his purpose.

After hearing this, Xu Rong attached great importance to the harassment by bandits. After all, Liang County's granary was about to bottom out, so the safety of the grain transportation team was his top priority.

It's just that Xun You's arrival still caused him a little misgiving.

I thought to myself, didn't this Xun You abandon his official position and quit his job? Why did he become an errand under Liu Yu?

"Farewell half a year ago...Gongda is still fine." Xu Rong asked in a probing tone: "After hearing that Gongda resigned, he returned to his hometown Yingchuan, but he didn't expect to be working under King Zhongshan now. .”

Xun You used to be the servant of the Huangmen, a member of the royalist faction, but Xu Rong was from the Xiliang faction. The former hostile members participated in the delivery of food, which made Xu Rong have to be cautious.

"Thank you for your concern, the former general!"

Xun You smiled slightly when he heard this, and explained: "The former general didn't know that, King Zhongshan personally escorted the grain and grass to General Niufu in the Southwest. Due to the lack of manpower, the grain team to Liang County asked General Ma Teng and Lord Sikong to help. "

Xun You is a member of the Xun family, and Liu Yu is nominally a member of the royalist faction, so it is reasonable to ask the Xun family for help.

But Xu Rong thought that Liu Yu was an undercover agent hiding in the royalist faction, so he felt that the royalist faction also wanted to intervene in the transportation of grain and grass, so he asked Liu Yu to let Xun Yu and his nephew Xun You help transport the grain.

And Ma Teng came to Luoyang as an errand with Xu Rong, and he still trusted Ma Teng's people.

Food and grass are of great importance, whether it is bandits or royalist Xu Rong, they have to beware of their troubles.

"In that case, then I will dispatch five thousand elite soldiers to clear the road, and Lao Gongda will guide my subordinate Erlang!"

"Don't worry, the former general, I will be a good guide!"

Xu Rong sent the school lieutenant Wu Gan to Guangping County to wipe out the bandits.

Under the guidance of Xun You, this team checked around Guangping County several times back and forth, but there was no sign of a bandit soldier.

However, the fact that the bandits raided the city was true, and the local people could testify, but before Wu Qian came, he had received a secret order to ensure the safety of food and grass, so he took the initiative to ask for an increase in the search area tomorrow morning.

Two days passed like this, and Wu Qian still didn't find a shadow of a bandit soldier.

Back in the county town, Wu Gan found Xun You.

"Guangcheng County has been searched for a radius of more than ten miles, but no bandits have been found. Presumably they are afraid of our army and have already fled away!"

"Lieutenant Wu is so brave, the bandits naturally ran away."

Xun You smiled and said a few compliments, "Since there are no bandits to harass, then please lead the troops back first, and tell General Xu that the grain transportation team will leave for Liang County immediately."

Wu Gan waved his hand and replied: "Before I came, my general had an order to protect the grain transport team along the road after we wiped out the bandits, so as to prevent further mistakes on the road, so I asked Mr. Gongda to take my troops to join the grain transport team." Bar!"

"That's great!" Xun You agreed without thinking.

"I have long heard that Colonel Wu is the most heroic person under General Xu's command. With your protection along the way, I will no longer be afraid of thieves who rob me!"

"Hahaha, Mr. Gongda is absurd, but don't worry, the 5000 people under my command are all elites, not to mention three or two thousand thieves, even if Zhu Jun leads the troops personally, I can also fight against them!"

Before Wu Gan was just the Captain Mojin under Xu Rong's command, no matter how he was praised so high, he was a little carried away at that time.

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Xun You led Wu Qian and his party to the outside of Ruyang City, and then he left first on the pretext of returning to the city to report.

Wu Gan's subordinates were busy for more than two days, and then they rushed to Ruyang and were already exhausted. Wu Qian ordered everyone to repair on the spot and wait for people from the city.

About half an hour later, suddenly a small soldier came to report that a group of bandits outside Ruyang City were attacking the city gate.

Wu Gan was taken aback when he heard this, and thought to himself that no wonder there was no sign of a bandit soldier in Guangping County, so they came here.

When the soldiers said that there were only [-] bandit soldiers ahead, Wu Qian immediately ordered the whole army to attack.

"General Xu said before he came, that the food transport team cannot afford to make mistakes, and those who have meritorious deeds in killing thieves will be rewarded heavily!"

The [-] Xiliang troops rushed down the city fiercely, while the bandits dispersed in a hurry.

At this moment, Xun You stood on the city wall, pointed to the east, and shouted, "The bandit soldiers have fled to Yingshui, please send some soldiers and horses to chase after Captain Wu!"

Wu Qian thought that two or three thousand bandit soldiers would not need to go to war, so he asked his trusted assistants to lead 3000 people to pursue them, and he himself led the rest into the city to protect food.

Seeing that Wu Qianzhen had divided his troops, Xun You on the city wall smiled knowingly.

Immediately after Wu Gan's troops entered the city, they were warmly received by Xun Yu's uncle and nephew.

Not only Wu Qian himself was invited to the banquet, but the two people he brought were also specially responsible for entertaining.

"Master Xun, don't worry, with me, Wu Gan, there will never be any more thieves coming to harass the food delivery team!"

How could Wu Qian have been treated so courteously? After three bowls of wine, he felt a little flustered.

(End of this chapter)