The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 285: Flee in a hurry

In Xia Pi City.

Xun Yu is checking the food supplies in Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is one of the granaries of the Han Dynasty. From Tao Qian to Liu Bei, Lu Bu and now Cao Cao, although there have been endless wars, the weather has been good in recent years and grain has been harvested in abundance for several consecutive years.

"Wen Ruo, Wen Ruo."

At this time, there was a burst of shouting outside, and Man Chong rushed in hurriedly with a panicked look.

"Bo Ning, you are not in Xiaopei, why are you in Xiapi?"

Xun Yu exclaimed.

He asked Man Chong to garrison Xiaopei and monitor the movements in Yanzhou. Unexpectedly, the other party appeared before his eyes.

"The Cavalry Army attacked with tens of thousands of troops, and Xiaopei was captured in an instant."

Man Chong smiled bitterly.

Xiaopei had only a few soldiers, only a thousand men, and was no match for the Cavalry Army. They couldn't even hold out for half a day before they were broken through by the enemy, and Man Chong fled in despair.

"Impossible, impossible. How could Qin Shou have so many soldiers and horses? Yuan Shao couldn't have been unaware of the mobilization of tens of thousands of troops. Could it be that he didn't launch an attack?"

Xun Yu's face changed drastically.

He never thought that Qin Shou sent tens of thousands of troops to attack Xuzhou, but Yuan Shao remained indifferent.

According to his and Cao Cao's idea, under the threat of Yuan Shao, Qin Shou would at most send out 5,000 troops. If he sent more than 10,000 troops, it would attract Yuan Shao's attention, and then he would suffer a crazy attack from the other side.

What's more, with tens of thousands of troops now deployed, this is almost impossible.

"Wen Ruo, it's too late to say this now. The enemy will arrive in Xia Pi tomorrow at the latest. We can only retreat now."

Man Chong did not think that Xun Yu's small number of troops could resist Qin Shou's tens of thousands of troops. This was almost impossible. The only thing they could do was to retreat and leave here as soon as possible with the families of the generals.

Xun Yu glanced around, smiled bitterly, and said, "I didn't expect that we would leave Xia Pi so soon."

He knew that Xuzhou could not be defended, but he did not expect things to develop so quickly, leaving him no time to react.

Man Chong's face was also full of bitterness.

He said: "I don't know where Qin Shou got his troops. Aren't his troops used to fight against Yuan Shao? Why can he mobilize tens of thousands of troops?"

If Xun Yu had known that Qin Shou could allocate tens of thousands of troops, he would never have placed all his hopes on Jiangdong.

It's just too late to say this now.

"Pack your bags and let's leave here!" Xun Yu sighed.

He had already decided to leave here. Facing the attack of Qin Shou's army, he had no chance of resisting and could only withdraw his troops.

"I'll make arrangements right away."

After hearing this, Man Chong smiled bitterly in his heart and quickly ordered the soldiers to pack up. After nightfall, three thousand elite soldiers escorted the families of the soldiers to Guangling County, where they would cross the river and head to Wu County.

The next morning, the people of Xia Pi City discovered that something was different in the city. The soldiers around them seemed to have disappeared without a trace. The officials in the yamen discovered that their superiors were also missing, and they began to talk about it.

"Father, Xun Yu and the others have escaped and seem to have disappeared without a trace."

Chen Deng realized that something was wrong early on, so he hurried to see Chen Gui.

Chen Gui nodded and said, "They left overnight. Man Chong abandoned Xiaopei and came to tell Xun Yu. Xun Yu had no choice but to take Cao Cao and the families of the generals away from Xiapi."

"Xun Yu is still very powerful, resolute and resolute, no wonder he is valued by Cao Cao. If he hesitated for a moment at this moment, he would be blocked by the Prime Minister in Puyang City."

Chen Deng felt sorry.

Although Chen would offer Xia Pi City, it would be a greater achievement if Xun Yu could be kept as well.

"He still has a lot of people around him. It is impossible for our Chen family's private soldiers to defeat them." Chen Gui still knew his own strengths and weaknesses, and did not rush forward with his private soldiers to block Xun Yu's retreat.

"Father, the Prime Minister prohibits private soldiers. My Chen family's private soldiers?"

Chen Deng hesitated for a moment.

"Let's disband!" Chen Gui thought for a long time before sighing.

The arm cannot twist the thigh. No matter how powerful the Chen family is, they are no match for the imperial court. Since they have decided to join the imperial court and become Qin Shou's subordinates, these private soldiers can no longer be retained.

"Father, since we are going to disband anyway, why not offer our private troops to the Prime Minister? I believe the Prime Minister will treat our Chen family well." Chen Deng advised.

"Yuanlong, do you know what the Prime Minister wants most?"

Chen Gui asked quietly.

“Good farmland.”

Chen Deng quickly figured out the key.

"Just wait and see! If the noble families in the city don't offer their fertile land, they will probably be purged by the prime minister. Just the charge of treason can lead to the execution of the entire family. This is the prime minister's method for the noble families. The prime minister will not tolerate us noble families."

There was a hint of worry in Chen Gui's eyes.

The favorite thing for these wealthy families is to buy good farmland, as they believe that good farmland is the most valuable thing.

But now there is an additional cavalry corps, and what they dislike most is the excessive amount of fertile land owned by the aristocratic families.

"Father, do you want to donate all the good farmland in our clan to the Prime Minister?"

Chen Deng asked immediately.

"Give me some of it! We can't become the target of the court. The Prime Minister is a reasonable man. If I give him my private soldiers and good farmland, will the Prime Minister kill me?"

Chen Gui shook his head.

Chen Deng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Those fertile fields were accumulated by the Chen family over a hundred years. How could they be easily lost? Even if they were presented to the prime minister, it would not be allowed.

"Don't worry, the more we give, the more you will get."

Chen Gui comforted.

"What will the Prime Minister appoint me to? Will it be the Governor of Xuzhou? Or even the Governor of Xuzhou?"

Chen Deng said indifferently.

"This situation is not impossible."

Chen Gui looked at his son with a smile and said, "A thousand gold coins are enough to buy horse bones. If the Prime Minister wants Xuzhou, he can only use people from Xuzhou. And in the current Xuzhou, apart from you, I can't find a suitable governor of Xuzhou."

"Sacrificing a little money and good farmland in exchange for a position as governor of Xuzhou is quite worthwhile in my opinion."

Chen Gui looked very confident.

Governor of Xuzhou?

Chen Deng's mind moved. It would be great if he could get the position of governor of Xuzhou. Even if it meant sacrificing some money and land, it would be worth it.

"My son, the Prime Minister is not a simple person. You must serve him well."

Chen Gui warned.

"I know, kid."

Chen Deng did not dare to delay and quickly agreed.

"Sir, the Prime Minister's troops are already fifty miles from Xia Pi City."

There came a voice from outside reporting something.

"Let's go and welcome the Prime Minister."

Chen Gui straightened his clothes and asked Chen Deng to leave the house.

"I hope that from now on, Xuzhou will be peaceful and tranquil."

Chen Gui thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)