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Chapter 103 Ally with Lu Bu
Feng Yao said: "Okay! Let's go according to this plan. The whole army rests for three days. On August [-]th, we will march into Yanyang City. Our army will set up camp three miles east of Yanyang City! Support Gongdu's army!"

The two of them were still waiting to elaborate, when Yang Wu, who was guarding outside, reported, "My lord, Lu Bu has sent an envoy to see you!"

Hearing this, Feng Yao was refreshed and thought, "This must be for the purpose of forming an alliance!" So he stood up quickly, and Zhi Yue followed.

Open the door, walk out of the secret room, and stand beside Yang Wu respectfully.

"Where is the messenger?" Feng Yao asked.

"This subordinate has already brought it to the lobby." Yang Wu reported.

"You did the right thing, let's meet the messenger for a while!" Feng Yao said seriously.

Zhi Yue, Yang Wu, and two other entourage followed Feng Yao as ordered, and the group headed towards the lobby.

As soon as he entered the lobby, Feng Yao saw a familiar figure.

"It's you! Brother Geng!" Feng Yao laughed loudly, walked over with big strides, and bowed his hands to show his friendliness to Geng Liang.

When he was in Lu Bu's army, Feng Yao had met Geng Liang a few times, and he had a very good impression of him. This time Lu Bu was able to send his confidant, Geng Liang, to come here, which shows that Lu Bu attaches great importance to Feng Yao.

Geng Liang was also full of excitement, looked at Feng Yao with admiration, and smiled: "I, Geng Liang, will change my name to Feng Fujun from now on!"

Feng Yao quickly stopped and said, "Brother Geng, you and I don't have to be so polite, if you don't see anyone, just call me Zimou!"

Hearing this, Geng Liang nodded with a smile, and said, "Zimou! I never imagined that after saying goodbye to you last time, you would become such a high-ranking official in a blink of an eye. The world is really unpredictable! What's even more unexpected is that while you are in a high position, you still It’s really admirable to be able to maintain a sense of normalcy!”

Feng Yao also likes Geng Liang's straightforward character very much. Seeing Geng Liang's demeanor that still speaks well, Feng Yao feels as if he has returned to the past.

"Yang Wu!" After turning around, Feng Yao called out to Yang Wu, who was standing beside him, and ordered: "You send orders to the guards guarding each gate. No one is allowed to come in without my order. If there is an urgent matter, you must Notify in advance!"

Yang Wu was ordered to leave immediately.

Feng Yao ordered another follower to say: "Go and tell Zhao Wang quickly to prepare a good banquet, and I will welcome Brother Geng."

Feng Yao said to another entourage: "It's getting late, and it's time for dinner. You go tell Commander Xu, Captain Dai, and Commander Liu to come here!"

The two parents followed the lead and went to carry out the order separately.

After the few people left, there were only Feng Yao, Geng Liang, and counselor Zhiyue in the entire hall. After the three sat down, Geng Liang cautiously glanced at Zhiyue who was sitting beside him, as if he had some scruples.

Feng Yao then said: "Brother Geng, he is my confidant and adviser, but you can say anything if you have something to say, there is no outsider here!"

Zhi Yue cupped her hands to Geng Liang and said, "My surname is Zhi Mingyue, and I'm from Wan County, Jiujiang."

Geng Liang also smiled and cupped his hands, "A certain surname is Geng Mingliang, from Chen Liu!"

After the two got to know each other and Feng Yao's words, Geng Liang took out a letter from his bosom. The seal of the letter was sealed with red lacquer. Geng Liang presented the letter to Feng Yao and said, "This is Marquis Wen ordered me to deliver the letter to you personally!"

Feng Yao took the letter with a solemn expression, and looked at the lacquer seal. The big seal of Marquis Wen was clearly visible on it, proving that no outsider had opened the letter.

After opening the lacquer seal, I looked at the contents, and sure enough, as I expected, Lu Bu not only agreed to Feng Yao's request for an alliance, but also agreed to Feng Yao's request to marry his daughter Lu Lingqi.

At the end of the letter, Lu Lingqi's birthday is also attached: at noon on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Gengshen year, it would be 180 years according to the AD.

Feng Yao was amazed, and said to himself: "It turns out that Lingqi was born on the same day as mine, but she is two years younger than me!" Thinking of this, Lu Lingqi's charming face could not help but come to mind. I can't wait to see Lu Lingqi immediately!

However, this thought only lasted for a short time, Feng Yao abruptly let go of his longing for Lu Lingqi temporarily, "Now is not the time to focus on other aspects! I must quickly gain a firm foothold! Only then can I change the future. Those misfortunes that happened!!"

Feng Yao closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and took another breath. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes became firm and bright again.

Lu Bu also mentioned an important thing in the letter!
Cao Cao has already sent General Cao Ren to capture Juyang County in Dongjun County, captured the city guard Liu He alive, and threatened his brother Liu Yu, the prefect of Dingjiyin County, with Liu He's life, so Lu Bu hoped that Feng Yao would send troops to attack Ying County as soon as possible. Chuan County, by controlling the Xun clan in Yingchuan, can use this to restrain Cao Cao's subordinates to govern Xun Yu.

If Yingchuan can be captured, Xun Yu's nephew Xun You will lose the ability to attack Chen Liu. As long as Chen Liu can escape from the battle with Xun You, he can send reinforcements to help Lu Bu attack Cao Cao!
Feng Yao looked at Geng Liang, nodded and said: "I already know the specifics, I will write a reply in the evening, and I can leave tomorrow! Is that okay?"

Geng Liang nodded in agreement, but Geng Liang noticed the change in Feng Yao's expression just now, so he let out a hearty laugh and said, "Zimou, you probably don't know yet! Li Jin has now been promoted to a military lord." , He talks about your past deeds in front of me every day! He is almost going to call you a military god!"

Feng Yao recalled the jokes he had made when he was the corporal leader under Shichang Li Jin, and couldn't help laughing, and his mood immediately improved a lot.

Geng Liang talked about some unimportant things about Lu Bu's army, Feng Yao listened with great interest, and the three talked about it all night.

Xu Chu, Dai Ling, Yang Wu, Liu Shun, and Zhao Wang also arrived one by one soon.

Zhao Wang took out his special skills and made a sumptuous dinner. The eight people ate and drank and talked happily.

During the banquet, Feng Yao suddenly remembered the matter of the horse stirrups, and his heart moved, "If all the hundreds of cavalrymen under Lu Bu can be equipped with horse stirrups, the battle situation will be much more favorable!" A pair of all-bronze stirrups was given to Geng Liang.

After Geng Liang took the stirrup, he asked in puzzlement, "Zimou, what is this?"

"This thing is called a stirrup! You can put your feet in it, which can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of cavalry!" Feng Yao explained.

Geng Liang's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood that this seemingly inconspicuous thing would be an important thing to change the entire way of cavalry combat!This gift from Feng Yao is too heavy!
"I thank you on behalf of Marquis Wen and the whole army!" Geng Liang replied sincerely.

A group of eight people talked for nearly an hour before they left each other reluctantly.

The next day, Geng Liang bid farewell to Feng Yao early, and brought Feng Yao's letter about the alliance, as well as the latest battle situation in Runan.

The scout came to report.

After Colonel Zhou Cang led the army to attack Nandun, his reputation spread far and wide. First, the Ruyang defenders abandoned the city and fled. After Zhou Cang captured Ruyang City without any effort, what happened afterwards was beyond everyone's thinking. The adjacent Zhengqiang and Xihua counties also fled, and all the soldiers fled to Zhaoling.

Ji Ling fought all the way to the three counties of Shenyang, Beiyichun, and Ancheng, but because the three cities were relatively close to each other, the three cities attacked and defended each other, so they resisted Ji Ling's attack.

(End of this chapter)