"Who are you?" On a sentry post outside Fan City, someone saw a large number of warhorses rushing over and quickly went forward to organize them. At this time, there were dozens of soldiers inside. They were leaning against the mountain stronghold. When they saw the enemy coming, their bows were already raised. As long as the enemy came close, they would immediately shoot a flurry of arrows.
"Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand!" The soldier in white quickly went forward and waved his hand. He threw his sword on the ground and signaled to the people inside the Tu Shan Stronghold that he had no evil intentions.
"We are allies, Yangzhou's army. We are your allies!" The soldier in white waved his sword and shouted.
"Yangzhou's army?" A steward walked out of the Earth Mountain Camp and looked at the group of cavalrymen below and asked doubtfully.
"Yes, we are the White Horses under His Highness the King Of Shu. We have something to report in advance!" The soldier in white said to the people on top of the Tu Shan Stronghold.
"White Horses?" The manager was very cautious. He asked his subordinate next to him. One of his subordinates told him that the King Of Shu had such a White Horses under him. They wore white clothes and rode white horses. Liu Mang's White Horses did not wear such uniform. After all, the White Horses were under Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan occupied You Zhou, which was a place where horses were produced. Naturally, he could pick any horse he wanted. Liu Mang had so many good horses that he sold them as pants. However, one could still see the white emblem of the White Horse Following Righteousness.
"General in the stronghold, we listened to Scout Liu's words and came to report!" The White Horse Cavalry below the city walls said once more. This was to dispel the apprehension of the Jing Province soldiers in the mountain stronghold.
"Scout Liu? It's Liu Laogen? "The manager seemed to know Liu Laogen.
"Yes! It is Scout Liu! "The White Horse Rider nodded and took out a token from his hand.
"Hand it over!" As he said that, a basket fell from the stronghold. The soldier in white did not hesitate to hand over the token.
"Marquis, that really is Marquis Liu's token!" A Jing Province soldier said to the Marquis beside him.
"I know!" The manager nodded, but he still didn't give up. This was because people in their line of work needed to be careful. What if they killed Liu Laogen?
"General, we still have Scout Liu's notes!" Fearing that the people on the city wall wouldn't believe him, the white-clothed cavalryman took out another item from his bosom and handed it over using the hanging basket.
"This?!" This marquis was very familiar with Liu Laogen. Naturally, he recognized Liu Laogen's scribbles. The message on the scribbles stunned him.
In order to gain the trust of Jing Province's sentries, Zhao Yun had Scout Liu Laogen write a message.
"The Yuzhou Army has been mobilized?!" The subordinates at the side also saw what Liu Laogen had written and were all panicking.
"Quick, quick, light the fire!" The Jingzhou military marquis of Tushan Stronghold didn't hesitate at all. He ordered his subordinates to light the fire beacon and use it to inform the defenders of Fan City to close the city gates and prepare to face the enemy.
"Thank you, general!" The marquis of the Jingzhou Army thanked the white-clothed cavalryman below.
"This is what I should do!" The white-clothed cavalryman nodded. "You and my lord have already formed an alliance. Isn't Jingzhou's matter my Yangzhou's matter?"
"That's right!" The marquis nodded and said.
"General of the stronghold, we still have to go to other places to report. We rushed here on horseback and have been starving for a long time. Can you give us some food and water?" At this time, the white-clothed general asked.
"Yes, yes, yes. Thank you for your hard work!" The marquis hurriedly nodded. They came to deliver the message. Looking at the sweaty faces of his allies, he couldn't bear not to entertain them. "General, it's better for you to rest in my stronghold for a while before you leave. I'll immediately ask my subordinates to prepare hot food!"
"That's great!" The white-clothed cavalryman retreated. However, the marquis of the stronghold was still enthusiastic. He opened the gate of the stronghold and even personally came down to welcome them. They came all the way here to deliver the message. If it was true, then it would be a great merit. Of course, he was willing to entertain them.
Just as the marquis opened the gate of the stronghold with a smile and was about to welcome them, he didn't notice that the expressions of the white-clothed cavalrymen below had changed.
"Kill! Leave no one alive! " As soon as the gate of the stronghold was opened, the expressions of the white-clothed cavalrymen suddenly changed. The swords in their hands were once again unsheathed and the horses began to roar.
"What!" The marquis was really stunned. However, he had no chance to regret because he couldn't go back. With just one slash, his head directly flew into the air. Under the charge of the horses, even the corpse was trampled by the horses.
"Marquis, Marquis!" The sentries of Jing Province were simply stunned. However, the white-clothed cavalrymen didn't show any mercy. Although the sentries of Jing Province were considered elites, they were no match for the white-clothed cavalrymen. That's right, these white-clothed cavalrymen were none other than the white-clothed cavalrymen sent by Zhao Yun.
In less than an incense stick's worth of time, the entire stronghold became cold.
"How is it?" The leader of the white-clothed cavalrymen asked.
"Reporting to the general, there were a total of 42 people in the stronghold. They were all killed without exception!"
"Reporting to the general, the fire has been extinguished!" Another subordinate came to report.
"Good! Let's go to the next stronghold! " The white-clothed cavalrymen didn't hesitate much and immediately rode away, leaving behind the word "Liu" on the scene.
"General, there are sentries in this jungle?" The white-clothed cavalrymen went to another place. This was a jungle with no roads.
"If it wasn't for the map left behind by Scout Liu, I wouldn't have been able to see it like you!" The white-clothed cavalryman said. This was a hidden sentry post. There wasn't even a road into the jungle. However, there was a sentry post here.
"Team one, follow me. Team two, team three, stay here. If any enemy enters, shoot them dead!" Under the command of the white-clothed cavalryman, the cavalrymen quickly got down from their horses. With the guidance of the map, they quickly found the location of the sentry post.
The sentry post was very hidden. Unfortunately, there were only two people in it. The white-clothed cavalrymen had ten people in each squad. Very soon, the sentry post was eliminated after sacrificing one person. Not a single person was left alive. This wasn't because the white-clothed cavalrymen were vicious. It was because they were following orders. Zhao Yun gave them a note to kill!
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"Hm?" The Xiliang Cavalrymen moved again. After the rest, Liu Bei directly urged the cavalrymen to move. This made Liu Bei frown.
The scouts quickly returned. Jian Yong was among them. Jian Yong took the lead and rushed over. He cupped his fist towards Liu Bei and said.
"Reporting to Milord, we found a total of twelve sentry posts within a hundred miles of Fan City!" Jian Yong's scouts were very capable. Everyone was carefully searching but they only found twelve sentry posts.
"Twelve!" Liu Bei couldn't help but frown. He wanted to attack Fan City but he didn't expect there to be so many sentry posts in Fan City. Although this Liu Biao was a sick dog, this old dog still had teeth. The defenses of Fan City were not lacking in the slightest.
"These twelve sentry posts have all been taken care of!" Jian Yong continued to report.
Liu Bei's frown eased a little. As long as these sentry posts were destroyed, the news couldn't be leaked. They could then attack Fan City and take it down in one fell swoop.
"But!" Jian Yong spoke again.
"What's wrong? Xianhe? "Liu Bei asked doubtfully.
Jian Yong smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Milord, none of these twelve sentry posts were taken care of by our people!" When Jian Yong's group of scouts went out to explore the sentry posts, they saw many sentry posts. They didn't even need to make a move before corpses were already taken down. Their Yu Province's scouts were more like cleaning up the battlefield.
"Someone is helping us?" Liu Bei suddenly wondered. He didn't have any allies in Jingzhou.
"Milord, could it be the military advisor?" Hu Che Er suddenly interjected from the side.
"Military advisor?" Liu Bei froze for a moment. Pang Tong's life was still unknown. Although his third brother was with him, he had been missing for a long time.
"Milord, think about it. Since this is the military advisor's plan, naturally, the military advisor will do his best for Milord! This may also be the military advisor's plan! "Hu Che Er said to Liu Bei and Jian Yong.
"Is it the military advisor?" Liu Bei was still hesitant.
Jian Yong spoke up. "It may really be the military advisor's plan!" The reason why Jian Yong said this was because he found the word 'Liu' written in blood at the scene. Originally, Jian Yong didn't notice anything. After all, Liu Biao was also surnamed Liu. But now, after Hu Che Er said this, Jian Yong naturally connected this' Liu 'to Yuzhou's Liu Bei.
"The military advisor is really talented! He actually planned this for me, Liu Bei! " Liu Bei comforted himself in his heart. There were twelve sentry posts. If he missed even one, then his long distance raid would be nothing more than an illusion. It would only be a joke. If it wasn't Pang Tong's plan, then who would be so kind to help? Pang Tong liked to use a chain of plans. It was very similar to Pang Tong's style.
In fact, Liu Bei and the others were wrong. It wasn't twelve sentry posts, but seventeen. Five of the hidden posts were also eliminated. These were all the credit of the White Horses.
"It's getting late. Let's hurry to Fan City. I want the army to camp in Fan City tonight!" Liu Bei waved his hand and said in high spirits. "Take the gold and silver in Fan City!"
When Liu Bei said this, the Xiliang Cavalry immediately became spirited. For these Xiliang Cavalry, they weren't interested in anything else other than robbing.
Naturally, Liu Bei didn't dare to massacre the entire city. If he did, then even if Liu Biao was willing to negotiate, the nobles in Jingzhou wouldn't agree. Liu Bei also didn't want to ruin his reputation. Look at Cao Cao, he only massacred a small city with three thousand people and was called Thief Cao. If he massacred Fan City, then Liu Bei would become a butcher.
When Liu Mang massacred Fan City, he only massacred the nobles in Fan City and not the entire city. If Liu Mang massacred the entire city, then Liu Mang wouldn't be able to conquer the world because he didn't have the capital to do so. Therefore, when Liu Bei said that he wanted to take the gold and silver, he wanted to rob. There were many merchants in Fan City. After all, this place was connected to Jingzhou and the nobles in the west. There was even a war horse trade here. That was why Pang Tong could buy more than a hundred thousand worth of food here.
After entering Fan City, there was naturally a lot of money. The Qiang Cavalry only wanted gold and silver! Now that they were in Fan City, Liu Bei wasn't afraid of offending Liu Biao.
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