Liu Bei was anxious because he wanted to get rid of Yuan Shu's control as soon as possible. However, although Yuan Shu handed over 30,000 horses to him, he sent the general Qiao Rui to accompany him, so these 30,000 horses were not completely in Liu Bei's hands. However, Liu Bei was a very patient man, he was anxious, but on the surface he was calm and composed, and he marched unhurriedly towards Runan with an army of 60,000.

Qiao Rui couldn't sit still, he came to Liu Bei on horseback, and said: "As the saying goes, saving soldiers is like fighting a fire, like this, when can you reach Runan, and ask General Liu to order the march at full speed." ”

The fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, and the protégés are all over the world, not just a lie. Although Yuan Shu's reputation is not as good as Yuan Shao's, he is the son-in-law of the Yuan family, and he has gathered many talents under him. This bridge is a member of Yuan Shu's love general, and his position under Yuan Shu is above Liu Bei, but Liu Bei has a meritorious contribution to the jade seal, and he has to temporarily succumb to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei raised his horsewhip and said lightly: "General Qiao, now that Runan has fallen, even if you and I fly over with wings, it will be useless, if you rush into the army, in case you fall into the trap of the enemy and miss the lord's major affairs, you and I will not be able to afford to bear the guilt." For today's plan, we should calmly enter the army and slowly plan for it. ”

In fact, Liu Bei's heart was even more anxious than Qiao Rui, but he couldn't speed up the march, because he was still waiting, and he had to wait for an important news. Liu Bei presented the jade seal of the country to Yuan Shu in front of so many people, just to spread the news that the jade seal of the country fell into the hands of Yuan Shu, and this is not counted, he further persuaded Yuan Shu to become the emperor. Of course, all this Liu Bei did not really think about Yuan Shu.

He knew that as long as these news spread, the three most powerful princes in the world, Liu Xin, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao, would point the finger at Yuan Shu, and they would not just stop at verbal condemnation, but would definitely fight Yuan Shu with real swords.

Liu Bei was waiting for such an opportunity, whether it was Liu Xin or Cao Cao, as long as someone sent troops to attack Yuan Shu, he could let Qiao Rui take a group of soldiers and horses back to Lujiang for reinforcements. In this way, he can not only show his loyalty to Yuan Shu, dispel Yuan Shu's last doubts about him, but also justifiably open the bridge, so that he can fully control this military horse, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

As for how to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Runan, Liu Bei was not worried, he originally relied on the suppression of the Yellow Turban to get started, and he couldn't know more about the situation of the Yellow Turban. The so-called yellow turbans are just peasants who can't survive. These yellow scarves did not have much military training, and they relied on many people to fight, so they were called "ant thieves" by the government, which means that these yellow scarves gathered together as many as ants. Although there are many ants, how can they shake the tree?

However, so many "ants" are a rare and important force for Liu Bei at the moment, and he has already made up his mind to take this force for his own use. In the fierce battle with the Yellow Turban, Liu Bei knew very well that the reason for the Yellow Turban's rebellion was nothing more than to solve the problem of food and clothing. As early as Liu Bei's return to Lujiang from Shouchun, he agreed with Jian Yong on a countermeasure, and Jian Yong led a group of men and horses to Runan, trying to get in touch with Gong Du and Liu Pi, the leaders of the Yellow Turbans in Runan.

Liu Bei's conditions were very simple, the leaders of the Yellow Turbans, Gong Du, Liu Pi, and other big and small leaders were allowed official positions, and for the ordinary Yellow Turban rebels, the strong ones were selected to be filled into the army, and the weak ones were given land to ensure that everyone had food to eat and clothes to wear. Liu Bei's subordinates are now unavailable, and Gong Du, Liu Bi and those big and small leaders have some experience in leading troops, which can just solve his "talent shortage". As for the way to settle those ordinary Yellow Turbans who rebelled against the party, it was Liu Bei who stole from Cao Cao's approach to dealing with Qingxu Yellow Turbans. Facts have proved that Cao Cao's approach is very effective, and Liu Bei would be too stupid if he didn't copy it.

Just when Liu Bei and Qiao Rui were still marching slowly in Runan, Jian Yong had already arrived at Xincai, an important town in Runan. Runan is the largest county in Yuzhou, with as many as 37 counties under its jurisdiction, and Xincai can be said to be the gateway to the south of Pingyu, the county seat of Runan.

At this time, Gong Du and Liu Pi not only captured Pingyu, but also conquered more than 20 counties such as Xincai, Shangcai, Xiping, and Anyang, and the momentum became increasingly huge. But Gong Du and Liu Bi did not take it lightly, they were able to escape from the last battle of the imperial court to clean up the Yellow Turbans, relying on the word prudence.

Although Liu Bei's purpose in sending Jian Yong to Runan was to get in touch with Gong Du and Liu Bi and try to persuade them to surrender, in this era of war and chaos, anything could happen. Liu Bei still attaches great importance to this childhood friend who has always been loyal to follow him to the world, so in addition to the 5,000 private troops, Liu Bei allocated another 5,000 soldiers and horses to Jian Yong.

An army of 10,000 men, even if it was all infantry, was quite staggering in the dust raised during the march, not to mention that there were still a considerable number of cavalry in this ranks, so it was impossible to hide the dust from a long distance. And Jian Yong didn't think about hiding his whereabouts, he appeared outside Xincai City with great fanfare, and the Yellow Turban Army defending the city had already sounded the horn of vigilance.

Jian Yong glanced contemptuously at the head of Xincai City, waved his hand, and gave the order to attack the city. Liu Bei asked Jian Yong to rush to Runan's mission to conduct peace talks and recruit peace with Gong Du and Liu Bi, but Jian Yong understood better that now most of Runan was already under the actual control of Gong Du and Liu Bi, and if he didn't hurt them first, there would be no way to carry out this peace talks.

Of all the battles, the siege is always the hardest. From time to time, soldiers fell from the ladders, and some soldiers who had been hit by rolling logs and rocks or arrows and were not dead were lying under the city walls, rolling and wailing in pain. Seeing such a situation, Jian Yong was very distressed, but he didn't feel sorry for these young lives.

The 10,000 people handed over to him by Liu Bei are not only the strongest in combat effectiveness, but also the most loyal to Liu Bei, and the most important capital in Liu Bei's hands.

However, the countless lives did not disappoint Jian Yong, and after nearly two hours of the siege, a group of soldiers finally climbed to the top of the city and consolidated a position at the head of the city. Soon, countless soldiers swarmed up from this newly opened gap, and the small position quickly expanded, spreading to the other city gates, and the Yellow Turban Army, which was already a rabble, collapsed in an instant.

When the news of Xin Cai's regain and loss reached Pingyu, Gong Du and Liu Bi were all taken aback. Yuan Shu was very powerful, at least in the eyes of Gong Du and Liu Bi, but they didn't expect that Yuan Shu's men and horses could be so powerful. They had just received news yesterday evening that an army of about 10,000 men had entered the territory of Runan from Jiujiang, but they did not expect that it was only noon and they would break through the county seat of Xincai.

The news that Yuan Shu's army could not be conquered in Shouchun for a long time, Gong Du and Liu Bi all knew, and it was precisely because they knew that Yuan Shu's army of more than 100,000 troops had not been able to take Shouchun City for a month, that Gong Du and Liu Bi dared to take advantage of the fact that Yuan Shu's army was dragged in Jiujiang.

In order to guard against Yuan Shu's counterattack, Gong Du and Liu Pi sent 30,000 people to be stationed in Xincai. And the army that entered the territory of Runan came from Jiujiang, Gong Du and Liu Pi took it for granted that this army was not good at attacking the city, and did not send reinforcements, but they did not expect that after half a day's effort, Xincai City was lost.

In fact, Gong Du and Liu Bi didn't know anything about the Yellow Turban Army under their command at all. Don't look at the Yellow Turban Army's momentum, it is actually a rabble. What they are most accustomed to is to fight with the wind, and when they win, everyone will rush up, grab money, food, and women, and if they lose, they will smear oil on the soles of their feet, and run as far as they can. When Jian Yong's soldiers climbed to the top of the city, the Yellow Turban Army in the city lost less than 2,000 men, and as a result, they scattered in a hurry and fled one after another. Otherwise, if they organize an effective counterattack in time, it is really difficult to predict who will win and who will lose.

Gong Du and Liu Bi are Zhang Jiao's personal disciples, but among Zhang Jiao's disciples, they belong to the category of mediocre and inconspicuous abilities, so in the last Yellow Turban **, they were not entrusted with important tasks, in addition to being cautious, this is also an important reason why they were able to escape.

Hearing the loss of Xin Cai, Liu Bi's cautious personality came out again, and he frowned and said: "Senior Brother Gong, I can't imagine that Yuan Shu still has such an elite army, let's either abandon Pingyu, escape into the mountains, and wait for the opportunity to rise again." ”

Gong Du paced back and forth for two steps, and said with some reluctance: "Haven't we had enough days in the mountains?" I've had enough anyway! Yuan Shu only sent 10,000 people over this time, which means that there are not many soldiers and horses under his command anymore, let's gather all the men and horses scattered in various counties, even if we slowly consume him, let's wait. ”

These words came to Liu Bi's heart, he is also very satisfied with his current life, he can fish and meat every day, and he can hug one or two beautiful girls at night, he is happier than the gods, and he is not willing to go back to the deep mountains and old forests where rabbits don't. But compared with pleasure, it is obviously life that is more precious, and after hesitating for a moment, Liu Bi still said: "This group of people is not good, we still have to be careful, it is better to send a few people over to explore their reality and tell them about the conditions." ”

After listening to Liu Bi's proposal, Gong Du pondered for a long time before he said: "Senior Brother Liu, in the eyes of those people, you and I are pariahs, do you think they can negotiate peace with us?" In my opinion, we still dispelled this idea as soon as possible, and we still prepared to defend the city on the one hand, and transported some gold and silver, grain and grass back to the cottage on the other hand, and left a way out in advance. ”

Suddenly, a minion ran in from outside the door and said, "Two kings......"

Gong Du's face sank, and he shouted: "I didn't report before I came in, I didn't understand the rules at all, do you think it's still in the cottage?" ”