People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 45: The Yellow Turbans are more advanced than you (Please read on!!!)

In order to make tactical deployment more flexible, Zou Jing finally chose to hand over the 2,000 volunteers who had come from all over the place to Gongsun Zan for command, including the 500 volunteers under Liu Bei's command.

Of course, the tactical adjustment was just an excuse. In fact, Zou Jing only saw that Gongsun Zan was in a dilemma of having no soldiers, so he just went with the flow and did him a favor.

For Zou Jing, having been promoted to lieutenant general of the Northern Army, he would sooner or later have to rush to the central government to take up a post. Now he was just being held back by the Yellow Turbans.

In this way, he would not value the troops under his command so much, because after he left, these troops would eventually be taken over by others.

Now he only kept 3,000 elite soldiers from his own headquarters, and handed over the rest of the troops to Gongsun Zan as a favor, which indeed made Gongsun Zan very grateful to him.

A total of 5,000 officers and soldiers rushed to Gu'an in a mighty manner. They thought they would fight a fierce battle with the Yellow Turbans here, but they did not expect that even after speeding up their march, they still ended up with nothing.

The county town of Gu'an had been completely destroyed by the Yellow Turbans, and they all felt like they were back in Zhuo County.

Of course, the Yellow Turbans used the same old tricks, and Gongsun Zan could also play the same old tricks. After entering the city, he would do the same as in Zhuo County and take back the things that had been distributed to the people. As for whether he would accidentally take too much in the process, that was not his concern.

As a result, complaints were heard everywhere in Gu'an City.

Liu Bei saw all these things and felt both reluctant and worried.

"The Yellow Turbans are again giving money to show their kindness here. I'm afraid this is also their plot to destroy our hearts. If they play the good guys in every county and we play the bad guys, the people's hearts will collapse in the long run, and the disaster will be exacerbated!"

When Liu Bei spoke, he looked at Gongsun Zan earnestly, but Gongsun Zan remained unmoved and had no intention of listening to his advice.

He didn't care about the warning in Liu Bei's words at all. Even if the common people felt resentful, so what? If they dared to commit a crime, it would be a military merit delivered to him, so why not accept it with a smile?

"A woman's kindness is not that of a real man. If you have to worry about this and that when doing something, then you won't be able to accomplish anything. Xuande needs to learn more from me on this point."

Gongsun Zan, standing on the top of the city wall and watching the soldiers and civilians fighting for wealth and goods, just smiled faintly, then patted Liu Bei's shoulder heavily, turned around and left with a laugh.

After watching Gongsun Zan go away, Liu Bei just shook his head silently. Just now, Gongsun Zan seemed to be patting his shoulder in a friendly manner, but from the strength of the pat, he could already feel Gongsun Zan's dissatisfaction with him.

Liu Bei had a clear mind, while Gongsun Zan was proud and arrogant, so how could he be willing to be lectured by others? Even if the relationship between the two was okay, it was based on the fact that Gongsun Zan was in a superior position.

How can a superior listen to the teachings and exhortations of an inferior?

"What a pity! Bogui is obviously very brave and courageous, but he is also born with a perverse and stubborn character. If not for this, his future achievements will definitely be much higher..."

Although Gongsun Zan looked down on Liu Bei, Liu Bei was not angry. Instead, he felt sorry for Gongsun Zan.

As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei behind him frowned and snorted.

"He is just a county magistrate, but he is so arrogant. He really doesn't know how high the heaven is and how deep the earth is. He should be thankful that he is not our enemy, otherwise I can take his head with one move!"

"Me too. If that guy had made a louder noise just now, I would have smashed his head with my spear!"

One of the two men stood upright with a stern look in his eyes, while the other one gnashed his teeth and glared with his eyes wide open. They did not take Gongsun Zan seriously at all.

Liu Bei suddenly felt a headache. When it comes to arrogance, his two younger brothers are much more powerful than Gongsun Zan. Not to mention himself, the eldest brother, I wonder how many people in this world can catch their eyes.

The two brothers' capital of arrogance is naturally their own strength, but being too arrogant is not a good thing, and often they need their elder brother to calm them down. "Bogui is my classmate, and he has taken good care of me before. There is a kind of friendship between us. The two brothers don't need to be so angry, and just treat it with a normal heart."

Liu Bei gave them some advice, and the two of them listened and nodded immediately. They still accepted what their elder brother Liu Bei said.

"Brother has spoken, so I will obey. Besides, Gongsun Zan is a mean person, so I am too lazy to argue with him."

"Me too!"

After hearing the two brothers' statements, Liu Bei finally breathed a sigh of relief. If he didn't give them a warning, it would be very difficult for him if they had a conflict with Gongsun Zan in the future.

Just hearing that the two people had the same evaluation of Gongsun Zan as himself, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh.

"If we ignore the comparison of standpoints, Brother Bogui is far inferior to the Yellow Turban leader. The leader's style of doing things is quite benevolent and righteous, but it's a pity that he went astray and became a bandit. Otherwise, he might not be able to become a hero for a while."

Guan Yu shook his head disapprovingly: "There is no hero in the world but Big Brother You. A mere demon is not worth mentioning."

Zhang Fei also echoed, but his words were much more brutal: "Who cares if he's a hero or a bear? I'll just hit him with my spear and blow his head off!"

Liu Bei laughed out loud: "My two brothers are right. No hero in the world can compare to you and me!"

Several people chatted and laughed for a while, but when Liu Bei looked at the chaos of the soldiers and civilians fighting in the city, there was always a look of pity in his eyes. Although he wanted to stop it, he could not change Gongsun Zan's mind, so he could only watch.

The officials of the Han Dynasty are not as compassionate to the common people as the bandit Xu Chen. What can we do?

Liu Bei was very disappointed with Gongsun Zan. He shook his head, then took Guan and Zhang away from the city. Since he couldn't change it, he could only ignore it and not be bothered by it.

Zou Jing and Gongsun Zan did not stay in Gu'an for too long. After a short rest, they immediately led the army to search for the movements of the Yellow Turbans again.

After investigation by scouts, they finally learned that when the Yellow Turbans left two days ago, they headed towards Fan Yang.

"This group of Yellow Turbans is running very fast. If we fall behind by one step, we will fall behind step by step. We can only hope that Fanyang can hold them back, but we must not lose Gu'an in one day like they did!"

In front of the army, Zou Jing led the troops on horseback. On the way to Fan Yang, he was quite worried.

During the pursuit of the Yellow Turbans, he felt that his marching speed was not slow, but from Zhuo County to Gu'an, and then from Gu'an to Fan Yang, he was always left behind by the Yellow Turbans.

He wondered if this group of yellow turbans had four legs, as this is how they could run so fast.

When Gongsun Zan heard Zou Jing's words, he immediately recalled the situation when he first pursued the Yellow Turbans, and suddenly felt a little traumatized.

"General Zou is right. This group of Yellow Turbans are indeed very strong and difficult to chase. I didn't expect them to be so good at attacking cities. Based on their previous style, if they were allowed to capture Fanyang, I'm afraid the noble families in the city would also be in danger."

Speaking of the Fanyang family, Gongsun Zan suddenly thought of Lu Zhi, whom he had once studied under. Isn't the Lu family the Fanyang family...

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