Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 490 Who Said That Those Who Stand in the Light Are Heroes?
In half a year, Yuan Shang almost lost half of Jizhou.
Although there are still Bingzhou and Youzhou, the actual controllers of these two states are Gao Gan and Yuan Xi. Whether they will obey Yuan Shang's orders again is a big question mark.

So far,

Only Lu Bu of Qingzhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Sun Quan of Jiangdong, Liu Zhang of Yizhou, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, and Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang remained among the top princes in the world.

Among these princes, Lu Bu of Qingzhou is a hard-core ally, and Liang Ma Teng Han is a close faction; Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu are fighting on their own; Cao Cao's biggest opponents in the future will only be Liu Biao and Sun Quan who have already reached an alliance .

In order to delay the pace of Cao Cao's unification of the north, Liu Biao even wrote to Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, advising the two brothers not to fight each other and take advantage of Lao Cao for nothing.It's a pity that if you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer a disadvantage. After all, the two brothers gave Cao Cao a chance to annex Jizhou.

In June of the sixth year of Jian'an, Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan joined forces with Chen Deng to occupy Yangping County.

At the end of June in the sixth year of Jian'an, Cao Ren, Xu Huang, Le Jin, and Zhang Yan led an army of [-] troops to the north and went straight to Handan!

At the beginning of July in the sixth year of Jian'an, Lu Bu personally led an army of [-] to go north, and surrounded Yuan Tan in Nanpi.

Although Yuan Tan has the advantage of being a city, his heart is scattered and he has no fighting spirit.

Under Lu Bu's attack, although he fought hard to resist, due to the great gap in strength, the city was quickly broken by Lu Bu.

Yuan Tan, with disheveled hair, ran alone on horseback, but was caught up by Lu Bu outside the city on a red rabbit horse, and took off his head with a halberd.

Sadly, Yuan Tankong has ambitions but no matching ability. He not only fights with his brothers, but also introduces two hungry wolves, Cao Cao and Lu Bu, into his house.In the end, the army was defeated and the city lost, and the tragic end of death without a whole body can be regarded as its own fault.

In July of the sixth year of Jian'an,
Lu Yan, Huang Zhong, and Yingwei Zhou Hong rode three horses, and rushed towards Maocheng where Lu Lingqi was stationed.

Lu Yan didn't bring other personal guards, and didn't even want to bring Huang Zhong with him, but Huang Zhong insisted on protecting him, so Lu Yan could only bring him with him.

Since Zhao Xue, the captain of Shadow Guard Ding Ziying, was "fired", Zhou Hong, a newcomer, was slowly pushed to the front of the stage.

Seeing how much Guo Jia and Yan Feng valued him, as well as his own extraordinary ability, it is very likely that he will succeed Zhao Xue as the captain of the Shadow Guard Dingzi Battalion in the future.

There are still more than [-] miles away from Maocheng, and Zhou Hong knows a lot about the battle of Maocheng, so on the last part of the journey, Zhou Hong told Lu Yan and Huang Zhong many details of the battle of Maocheng.

After hearing the details of the battle to outmaneuver Maocheng, Huang Zhong couldn't help admiring: "A captain has such resourcefulness, the shadow guard is indeed a place where talents come forth in large numbers!"

"Senior Zhao disrupted Jiangdong's legendary existence with his own power back then, and we have always admired his wisdom!" Hearing Lao Huang's praise of the shadow guard, Zhou Hong was naturally honored, but he didn't show it.

Zhou Hong's ancestral home is Fanyang, Youzhou. He is 24 years old this year. Both of his parents died when he was young, and he only lives with his elder sister Zhou Yan (book friend [Qin Jiuzhi]).

Back then, when Yuan Shao invaded Youzhou with the intention of destroying Gongsun Zan, Zhou Hong and Zhou Yan were unfortunately separated while avoiding the war.

Zhou Hong entered Jizhou with the refugees, but Zhou Yan's whereabouts were unknown.

Later, Zhou Hong heard that Yanzhou recruited a large number of refugees, as long as those who went there would have food and land.

So Zhou Hong traveled long distances with a few familiar refugees and arrived in Yanzhou with many difficulties.

From time to time, the shadow guard will look for good seedlings worth cultivating among various groups of people. Although Zhou Hong has never read a book, he is alert, diligent and studious.

After Yan Feng discovered him, he decisively introduced him to the Shadow Guard. After three years of training, Zhou Hong has already begun to emerge in various tasks.

Fifty miles is only an hour's time.

When the three of them arrived at Mao City quickly, Lu Lingqi and the others had already been waiting outside the city for a long time.

"Last General Lu Lingqi, I have seen you sir!"

"The last general Gan Ning (Hao Zhao, Zhang Xue) has seen General Hussars!"

Seeing the arrival of the three of Lu Yan, Lu Lingqi and the others clasped their fists and bowed to Lu Yan.

Lu Yan got off his horse, came to them, and said, "Everyone, you have worked hard!"

After everyone got up, Lu Yan said to Lu Lingqi again: "How is the war on your side?"

"The high-ranking officials have been stationing troops all the time." Lu Lingqi shook her head, seemingly dissatisfied, and said, "We speculate that he might be tempted to surrender. It's really boring."

Hearing this, Lu Yan showed a slight smile and said, "That's right, Gao Gan has a lot of ambitions, but it's a pity that he, like his uncle Yuan Shao, has great ambitions but no talents, and he is a good scholar but can't choose others."

"Then what should we do? Do we just watch him surrender to Duke Cao?" Lu Lingqi asked unwillingly. She really wanted to take back her hometown.

"It's time to find an excuse to transfer Gao Gan away. If he doesn't leave, there will be plenty of excuses to deal with him."

"Will this be bad?" Lu Lingqi said hesitantly.

"It's okay, Gao Gan is capricious. He surrendered now because he had no choice but to rebel if he had the chance."

Lu Yan's words undoubtedly gave Lu Lingqi a reassurance, and finally Lu Lingqi smiled and said: "Okay, just listen to the master!"

Lu Yan nodded, and then turned to Zhou Hong and said, "Zhou Hong, I will leave all the information about Bingzhou to you, and I will know all the reactions of senior officials as soon as possible!"

"Your subordinates take orders!" Zhou Hong cupped his fists and was about to leave.

But when he was about to turn around and leave, Lu Yan stopped him again, "You are tired after driving for such a long time, rest for one night before leaving, don't worry."

Zhou Hong was taken aback when he heard the words. He really didn't expect that a high-ranking person like Lu Yan would care about the feelings of a small person like him.

Zhao Xue also admired this young and handsome junior with outstanding abilities. She said, "Just listen to what you say, sir. After resting, you will have more energy to complete the task."

After being separated from his sister for so many years, it was the first time that Zhou Hong was cared about so much, not to mention the people who cared about him were Lu Yan and the legendary shadow guard Zhao Xue.

However, Zhou Hong secretly said in his heart: "Feng Feng told me that the shadow is the institution closest to hell in this world, and it is the darkest area hidden in the light."

Zhao Xue seemed to see Zhou Hong's thoughts, and she said again: "I don't know what Yan Feng told you, but Shadow used to be a big warm family, and the shadow guards also regarded each other as brothers."

Lu Yan sighed in his heart: "But it's different now."

As the special agencies become more and more formal, the human touch will definitely become weaker and weaker. Death and intrigue will accompany everyone, and there is no room for the shadow guards to show any flaws.

But in any case, people have feelings, and Lu Yan doesn't want the shadow to be maintained only by cold dogmas and laws.

"You are all heroes of the big man, and everyone will remember your hard work and blood and tears in secret." Glory and a sense of mission should be the ultimate goals they pursue.

Zhou Hong was suddenly a little dazed, and he didn't know where to put his hands. He muttered to himself: "We...can also be heroes?"

Lu Yan sighed, and said quietly: "Who said that those who stand in the light are heroes?"

　Sorry in advance, there is no codeword today, so I can only post the last chapter.
　　This afternoon there was a sudden earthquake and the shock was strong. The house was shaking everywhere, and I didn’t dare to stay at home to type. I owe a chapter first, and I will make it up for everyone after the Dragon Boat Festival. Let me play a game to calm my wounded little heart
　　
　
(End of this chapter)