The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 186 The working environment in Xuzhou is better, so we apply for transfer!

On this side, Gao Lan led his troops to intercept the fleeing people of Qingzhou.

They ran into the rearguard troops led by Li Yi and Zhang Fei.

Over there, Zhang Fei had already grabbed the Zhangba Snake Spear and was ready to go into battle. When he saw Yuan's army, he urged his horse to attack.

Gao Lan was a famous general from Hebei who had fought on the battlefield for a long time. When he saw an army approaching in front of him, he remained calm.

"Whoever comes, please tell me your name."

"I will not kill nameless people!"

Gao Lan shouted sternly.

The fierce Zhang Fei didn't even say anything, but stabbed Gao Lan's right leg with his spear.

Gao Lan quickly rolled up his right leg and chopped Zhang Fei in the face with his axe.

Crying...

The two weapons were stuck together. Zhang Fei saw that this guy was also brave and knew that he must be a general in Yuan's army.

Only then did he ask his name.

Gao Lan responded and Zhang Fei looked at him with wide eyes.

The person in front of him turned out to be the current commander-in-chief of Qingzhou. If he were captured, wouldn't he be given the first credit for the northern expedition to Qingzhou?
"Hey! You thief with ring eyes, since you know my name, how dare you trespass!"

Gao Lan cursed and started chopping with his axe.

Zhang Fei blocked it and shouted:
"We are following the emperor's orders to fight against the enemy. You, the Yuan clan, have invaded our Han city. How dare you claim that this is your territory?"

"Strong words!"

Gao Lan chopped with his axe again, but Zhang Fei was not afraid. He pulled himself together and stood up to fight him.

A bloody battle ensued between the two armies.

When the battle was going on well, suddenly a horn sounded.

Tian Yu on the left and Chen Dao on the right each led a thousand soldiers to charge out.

The battle between Yuan's army and Xuzhou's army was in full swing when they suddenly heard shouts from both sides and cried out in surprise:
"Oh no! The people of Xuzhou are setting up an ambush!"

A soldier immediately passed the news back to Gao Lan.

Gao Lan was also surprised and said:

"Could it be that Li Yi knew I was coming here and set an ambush here in advance?"

Deputy General Guan Tong advised from the side:

"General, it's dark now, the soldiers are fighting in a mixed crowd, and it's hard to see clearly."

"We've been ambushed again. It's better to stop the loss in time and withdraw temporarily."

"How about fighting the people of Xuzhou again in broad daylight?"

Gao Lan followed his advice and ordered Guan to lead an army to cover the retreat.

He led the remaining soldiers and broke out of the encirclement.

Gao Lan was a fierce general after all. With the huge axe in his hand, anyone who was hit by him would die, and anyone who was hit by him would be injured.

After hacking and killing all the way, he finally broke out of the encirclement.

However, Chen Dao and Tian Yu blocked their retreat, making it difficult to return to Linzi.

I had to go east and go to Guangcheng to rest for a while.

Fortunately, Gaolan is playing at home and can rest his troops anywhere.

We kept running until daytime came.

Suddenly, we saw a soldier blocking the road ahead, blocking our way from the valley.

Gao Lan was leading the army in the front. He looked up and saw a general in a white robe on the mountain.

Gao Lan knew that he was definitely not from Yuan's army, so he went up to the hill and shouted:
"Hey! How dare you, a lonely and poor general on the hill, block my way home?"

"Please tell me your name quickly!"

The general was also surprised when he saw Gao Lan, so he raised the silver spear in his hand.

Suddenly, countless people and horses appeared on the mountain.

"Oh no, is there another ambush?"

Gao Lan was shocked when he saw this, and couldn't figure out what was going on.

Li Yi could predict that I would pursue him, but could he also predict where I would escape to?
Set up an ambush here in advance?
The white-robed general pointed his spear at Gao Lan and said:
"Young General, you can first tell me your name!"

"I am Gao Lan, the vanguard general in front of General Yuan Gong's tent. I will leave my name here!"

"I am Zhao Zilong from Changshan, and I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

It turned out that Zhao Yun took the task upon himself and led the people to the south first.

On the way, they ran into Chang Xi's reinforcements, so Zhao Yun entrusted all the people to Chang Xi.

Nor were all of them moved to Xuzhou, but remained in the southern territory of Qi, which was controlled by the Taishan soldiers.

Strictly speaking, the southern part of Qi and the southern part of Beihai both belong to the sphere of influence of Xuzhou.

In other words, they all belong to the sphere of influence of the Taishan Gang headed by Zang Ba. Long before Liu Bei conquered them, they already had a strong influence here.

However, due to the low administrative efficiency and sparse population in ancient times, it was difficult to clearly divide the power units.

However, the Taishan Gang has been deeply rooted in Langya and the areas north of Langya for many years, and it is more than enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.

Zhao Yun thought of his teacher who was covering the rear, so he wanted to lead his troops back.

Zhu Taishan advised, "This battle has been over for a long time. Even if you rush back now, it will be useless. I am afraid that the victory or defeat has been decided."

"It would be better to leave one army behind and set up an ambush east of Jishan to wait for Gao Lan's men."

The prerequisite is that Zhao Yun and others must be certain that Li Yi can defeat Gao Lan’s army.

Zhao Yun thought to himself, our Xuzhou army is well-trained, and you are a master at using troops. Even three generals can defeat ten thousand enemies.

Not to mention brave generals like Guo Rang and Shu Zhi.

Even though there are fewer people, Gao Lan may not be able to defeat them.

But it is difficult to capture him alive.

He led his troops to the east of Jishan and set up an ambush, waiting for Gao Lan to arrive.

Zhao Yun was not completely sure that Gao Lan would go this way.

If you had not been able to cut off Gao Lan's return journey in advance and made him return to Linzi.

Zhao Yun had no choice but to go back and reunite with his master's troops.

Unexpectedly, by such a coincidence, I actually ran into Gao Lan here.

"Young man, come down and fight!"

Gao Lan provoked Zhao Yun at the foot of the mountain and asked him to come down to fight him in duel.

But I was thinking in my heart, I am in the light and they are in the dark, and I don’t know how many ambushes there are in the mountains.

If we rush up to the mountains rashly, we might be tricked, so it is better to lure him down.

After all these years of training, Zhao Yun is no longer just a brave man with a momentary display of valor.

Both his teacher and his lord Liu Bei often taught him.

War is not fought based on who has higher military strength.

In the past, Xiang Yu was so strong that he could move mountains and his courage was unparalleled throughout the ages.

But he was still defeated by Emperor Gaozu.

Fighting a war requires strategy, that is, the right time, place and people.

Now Zhao Yun is leading his troops in an ambush on the mountain, having gained the advantage of geographical location.

The terrain is in his favor, I am above and the enemy is below.

Isn't it an advantage to be in a superior position?
Even in Baldur's Gate, being on a high ground has advantages.

"You thief, climb the mountain to die!"

Gao Lan shook his head. He had been on the battlefield for many years and was well versed in military tactics. How could he be easily deceived by Zhao Yun?
"Young General, you can go down the mountain and die. I will be waiting for you here!"

Yuan's soldiers were also shouting and joking at the foot of the mountain, asking Zhao Yun to come down the mountain to fight.

One refused to charge up the mountain, and the other refused to go down the mountain, so the two sides just kept wasting time like this.

Zhao Yun thought to himself, our army is well-rested on the mountain and is waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out, so we are not afraid of him.

Gao Lan had just suffered a defeat and was in urgent need of rest. How could he hold on for long?
If I insist on not going down the mountain, he must retreat first, and if he retreats, he will meet you, sir.

No matter which route I take, it’s good for me, so why rush down the mountain?

Therefore, he didn't take Gao Lan's call seriously.

Gao Lan also gradually realized that this kind of stalemate was not a solution. If Li Yi led his troops to chase after him, he would be surrounded from front and back.

Even if you have the courage and strength, it will be difficult to escape.

"What do you think of Zhao Yun's abilities?"

Gao Lan asked the generals.

Or someone answered:

"In his early years, he served under Gongsun Zan, commanding the White Horse Volunteers, and was invincible."

"The young hero on the Jie Bridge in the past was exactly this man."

Gao Lan narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself that Zhao Yun was able to fight Wen Chou to a draw in the past, and that his martial arts were not inferior to Wen Chou's.

I don't think he can completely suppress himself.

In short, we cannot continue to fight like this.

With this in mind, he drew his giant axe, rushed up the mountain, and shouted:
"Young man, keep fighting!"

Zhao Yun raised his spear to meet the enemy, and the two horses met, and the battle lasted only a few rounds.

Zhao Yun pretended to be defeated and fled. The morale of Yuan’s army was greatly boosted and they rushed up the mountain in one go.

When everyone was on the mountain, someone suddenly reminded Gao Lan:

"General, please stop!"

"Zhao Yun is luring the enemy, there may be an ambush."

Gao Lan was stunned and secretly cursed you for not telling me earlier.

We have all rushed up the mountain, what's the point of saying there is an ambush now?
Thinking of this, Gao Lan could only pretend to be calm, with a hint of pride on his face, and said to everyone:

"The enemy is just like this. Even if they are surrounded by ambushes from all sides, there is no need to be afraid!"

However, this was just Gao Lan's words to boost morale. He knew that if there was really an ambush, it would be too late to run away now.

He decided to go all out and led his troops to the top of the hill and chopped off Zhao Yun's head.

Then the battle is declared over.

So he led his troops to charge with all their might and rushed straight to the top of the mountain.

After walking a few steps, I suddenly heard a horn sound.

Zhao Yun personally led his troops back to join the battle.

Gao Lan had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight Zhao Yun.

"How dare you return when you are defeated?"

Zhao Yun laughed coldly:

"You have fallen into my trap and you don't even know it."

As soon as he finished speaking, shouts and screams arose from all directions, and countless soldiers and horses rushed out.

Gao Lan was shocked and thought to himself that it was indeed a plot to lure the enemy, as there were many ambushes on the mountain.

Seeing this, they had to cheer up and fight to the death.

The two armies engaged in a melee, and Yuan's soldiers were caught off guard.

The killing was so intense that corpses were everywhere and blood flowed like a river.

This time it was Gao Lan's turn to fight and retreat, and he was defeated all the way.

Over there, the white horse ridden by Zhao Yun was fast and was chasing Gao Lan.

Gao Lan saw that he was coming at him fiercely and knew that he could not fight him head-on, so he quickly turned his horse around.

He gathered all his strength and swung his axe at Zhao Yun who was chasing him.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun was quick and dodged by turning his horse sideways.

Gao Lan's axe hit nothing because he used too much force and couldn't stop the axe.

The axe hit the tree stump just right, and with a "crack", it was embedded in the stump.

It's too late, but it's soon.

Zhao Yun seized the opportunity and thrust his spear at Gao Lan while Gao Lan was unable to pull out his axe.

A bit of cold light arrived first, and then the gun came out like a dragon.

The silver spear hit the axe head with a loud "clang" sound, and the axe head was bounced away with a "click".

As Gao Lan was trying hard, the axe bounced off and caused his palm to become numb.

Zhao Yun showed no mercy and swung his spear at the painful spot.

The encounter gave Gao Lan a look.

"what!!!"

Gao Lan screamed in pain and blood spurted from his nose.

He fell off his horse, and the soldiers on both sides pulled the chains and tied him up.

"Catch it! Catch it!"

"Hurry! Hurry! Don't let him get away."

"This thief is very strong, be careful."

More and more people rushed up and held Gao Lan down.

Even though Gao Lan's arms were as strong as a thousand pounds, he was like a bird in a cage or a fish in a net, and there was no way he could escape.

"Congratulations, General Zhao, for capturing Gao Lan alive in this battle!"

"When we return, the Grand Commander will definitely reward us generously!"

Zhao Yun was also delighted. Since he had joined General Liu, this was the first time he had truly led troops on his own.

Despite having listened to your teachings for many years, theory is still no match for practice.

When it comes to actually practicing, I am still very cautious and dare not make mistakes.

"Okay, okay, Gao Lan's head is very valuable, don't lose it!"

Zhao Yun was overjoyed and immediately ordered his men to arrest Gao Lan and keep him under strict surveillance.

He led his army westward and joined forces with Li Yi's army.

After meeting Li Yi, he told him what had happened.

When the generals heard that Gao Lan had been captured, they were all extremely happy.

Because they were just relocating people, even if they thought that Yuan's army would come to chase them, the most they thought about was to repel them.

Who would have thought that they could capture Yuan’s main general alive?
But the situation on the battlefield changes so rapidly.

There are too many uncertainties.

All the generals stood up and congratulated Li Yi.

Li Yi returned the greeting:

"If you do not serve me, I will fight to the death."

"Even if Li has a complete plan, he cannot capture Gao Lan alive."

"It is Li who should thank you all."

Indeed, being able to capture Gao Lan alive was beyond Li Yi's expectations.

However, what made Li Yi more happy than Gao Lan was Zhao Yun's growth.

Zhao Yun was very talented in both military and political affairs, but he lacked opportunities to hone his skills.

I didn't expect that this was my first time using military force and I would achieve such a significant result.

No matter what is said afterwards, Lao Zhao's achievements must be praised in front of Lao Liu.

"Grand Commander, Gao Lan led the Qingzhou troops. He was the commander-in-chief, but now he has been captured by us." "Can the Qingzhou war be settled?"

A soldier asked.

Li Yi shook his head, "It's not certain yet."

"Although Gao Lan is the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou, the counties and prefectures of Qingzhou are still guarded by Yuan soldiers."

"How could they open the city gates and surrender the city to our army just for Gao Lan?"

When these words came out, all the generals looked at each other in bewilderment.

Yes, after all, the soldiers in Qingzhou are named Yuan, not Gao.

Even if they lost Gao Lan, for the Yuan family it would just be the loss of an ordinary brave general.

For the Yuan family, which has a large family and thousands of generals, they can send a new general to take over the military affairs of Qingzhou at any time.

"...Eh! So, it's useless to capture Gao Lan?"

Zhang Fei stamped his feet and thought to himself that they had clearly captured Yuan Jun's main general alive, but how come he had become like a hot potato?

You said killing him would be such a pity.

Keep it, it seems to be of no use.

It's actually tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away.

“…Not completely useless.”

Li Yi nodded and ordered his men to bring Gao Lan up.

Gao Lan had his shirt stripped off and was shirtless.

"Your Majesty!"

The two warriors pressed Gao Lan's shoulder blades and were about to press him to the ground.

Gao Lan was a man of steel and would not kneel even if beaten.

"……alright."

Li Yi waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop struggling.

"I have heard that a defeated general should not be humiliated."

"General Gao is a famous general in Hebei and should not be treated like this."

He ordered people to untie Gao Lan's bonds and also ordered people to give him a seat.

Gao Lan was deeply moved and bowed to thank Li Yi.

Li Yi asked Gao Lan:

"I wonder how many soldiers and horses Qingzhou still has?"

Gao Lan hesitated for a moment and then replied:
"About fifty thousand."

"...Hahahaha, is this a lie?"

"It's not a trick."

Gao Lan replied sternly, "When the eldest son was here, Qingzhou already had 30,000 soldiers ready to fight."

"The eldest son led the troops to the southern part of Bohai and took away 10,000 men."

"And I was ordered by the general to come and defend Qingzhou, and I brought 30,000 people with me."

"The total is fifty thousand, which is not an exaggeration."

When the generals in the camp heard this, all their faces frowned.

If Qingzhou really still has 50,000 soldiers and horses, it will undoubtedly become a very tough nut to crack.

According to the original plan, the strategic deployment of the Xuzhou Army's march north was based on the fact that Qingzhou had only 20,000 to 30,000 combat-capable soldiers.

If what Gao Lan said is true, then the Xuzhou army on the front line will probably have to ask Lao Liu for more reinforcements.

After all, you still have to divide your troops to guard the conquered territory.

If there are too few soldiers left, accidents are likely to happen.

But Li Yi knew that this must be Gao Lan's bragging.

The number of troops must have been false.

According to his estimation, Qingzhou still has at most 20,000 to 30,000 combat-capable soldiers, and it is impossible to increase the number to 50,000.

And this army also includes the soldiers who are defending the city.

Qingzhou was not originally the main battlefield of Yuan’s army.

Not to mention, in addition to Jizhou itself, Yuan Shao specially transferred troops from three other states.

How is it possible that after withdrawing all the troops, there are still 50,000 left?
If there really were still 50,000 left, Li Yi would directly suggest that there was no need to fight and just invest.

"There are still so many soldiers and horses left in Qingzhou. General Gao, as the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou, has yet to show his skills."

"You have fallen into my camp, so you must be dissatisfied?"

Li Yi did not expose him, but just went along with what he said.

"Marquis Li Tan is a master at using troops. I admire him immensely."

"But as the commander-in-chief of a state, I still have great military responsibilities to shoulder."

"I dare not sacrifice the public interest for the private one."

Gao Lan organized his words for a long time before he uttered these words.

"Okay, since General Gao refuses to accept, I will let you go back!"

what! ?

As soon as these words were spoken, before Gao Lan could react, the soldiers around him became restless.

"Grand Commander, we fought bloody battles to achieve today's results."

"How can we put it back so easily?"

"That's right, haven't you heard that letting a tiger loose for one day will cause trouble for generations to come?"

"You can't let him go! You can't let him go! Grand Commander!"

All the generals advised Li Yi not to release the person.

Li Yi waved his hand, signaling everyone to stay calm.

"Gentlemen, there is no need to do this. The merits of this battle will still be counted."

"I will speak well of you in front of General Liu later."

"As for General Gao, he is a famous general in Hebei and should not be subjected to such humiliation."

"I'll put you back, keep my word."

This……

Gao Lan was deeply moved by Li Yi's kindness.

He had long heard that Liu Bei of Xuzhou was respectful to the wise and tolerant of heroes, but he didn't expect that even his subordinates were so charming.

This is much better than the working environment in the Yecheng office, where one has to scheme against colleagues all day long.

At this moment, Gao Lan really had an urge to give up the high-paying and high-ranking position and turn to Liu Ying.

If Li Yi made an invitation at this moment, Gao Lan would really be willing to surrender.

But that obviously doesn't work.

As long as Li Yi doesn't speak up, it would be too cheap for Gao Lan to take the initiative to propose it.

"Thank you, my Lord!"

Gao Lan bowed respectfully to Li Yi.

"I have ordered people to retrieve General Gao's clothes, and also brought back some wine and food."

"After General Gao has had enough food and drink, you can go back."

Gao Lan nodded and thanked him again.

Afterwards, he lifted his clothes, mounted his horse, and went to Linzi.

Li Yi personally went out of the camp to see him off and watched Gao Lan go away.

Zhao Yun came out from behind and asked:

"Grand Commander, I have just seen that Gao Lan has the intention to surrender."

"Why didn't the Grand Commander take this opportunity to recruit this famous general from Hebei?"

The intrigue within Yuan’s camp was very serious.

In the later period, it had even become so serious that people would arbitrarily frame and put accusations on others during wartime.

Gao Lan and Zhang He were both deeply harmed by this.

As a general in the Hebei camp, he has a high status and a high salary.

However, Gao Lan and Zhang He were so angry that they turned against their allies and directly burned the siege equipment.

He turned around and led his army to join Cao Cao.

In this era, surrendering to the enemy on the battlefield is not a glorious thing.

That requires a lot of determination on your part, and it would be best if someone could give you a way out.

For example, the enemy actively recruits you by appealing to your emotions and reason.

But Gao Lan and Zhang He surrendered without anyone recruiting them.

Moreover, they surrendered with their subordinates, and there were quite a few of them.

Although there is no clear record in history books about how many people the two men brought to surrender to the enemy at that time.

But at that time, the two men surrendered to Cao Hong, who did not even dare to accept their surrender.

Because there were too many people, Cao Hong was afraid that he would not be able to control the situation even if the engineering equipment had been burned.

If they were pretending to surrender, Cao Hong’s camp would be finished.

In the end, it was Xun You who stepped forward to persuade Cao Hong, saying that the two men must have surrendered sincerely and there was no need to doubt it.

Only then did Gao Lan and Zhang He successfully enter Cao's camp.

In this way, you can imagine how miserable the mental state of Hebei generals such as Gao Lan and Zhang He was tortured by these factional struggles over the years.

"Now is not the time..."

Li Yi did not explain in detail why he did not recruit Gao Lan now.

The fact that Gao Lan is now able to be the governor of a state’s military affairs shows that his status in Yuan’s camp is not low.

It doesn't matter whether you kill him or employ him now.

For Yuan Shao, the damage was not great.

Instead of waiting for Yuan Shao to send a new and possibly stronger general to take over Qingzhou.

It would be better to keep a tainted defeated general.

Given the level of "harmony" within Yuan Shao's internal ranks, it was impossible for Guo Tu and his gang not to make a fuss about Gao Lan's defeat.

"Well, everyone, thank you for your hard work in today's battle."

"You can go back and drink as much as you want. We will continue our march tomorrow and attack the remaining counties in Qingzhou!"

Li Yi gave the order and all the soldiers went back.

Not stated.

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Hebei, Jizhou.

At this time, Yuan Shao had already sent Yan Liang and Wen Chou to the front line.

He led an army of 110,000 and advanced slowly behind him.

Although Yuan Shao's military order had already been issued, the military supervisor Ju Su still stood up and said:

"A person who is kind and narrow-minded cannot be alone, even if he is brave and valiant."

"My lord, please quickly withdraw the front line, otherwise we will surely fail."

Yuan Shao was furious when he heard this, and thought to himself, is Ju Su teaching me how to do things?

Then he scolded:
"My army has not yet set out, how dare you spread rumors to confuse the people and disrupt our morale?"

He wanted to behead Ju Su, but was persuaded by his generals to stop.

In fact, for Yuan Shao, even if he knew that Yan Liang and Wen Chou could not be in charge alone, he could not listen to Ju Su.

Because the order had been given, even though I knew I was wrong.

Just because of your words, I will change my orders immediately.

Then do I still want to maintain my prestige as the lord?

How can I lead my brothers in the future?
Seeing that Ju Su was in a weak position, Guo Tu took the opportunity to advise:
"Reporting to Lord Yuan, Ju Su is in charge of the internal and external affairs, and his power is feared by the three armies."

"If it gets worse, how can you control it?"

"When a minister is with his master, he will prosper; when his master is with his minister, he will perish."

“This is what Huangshi is afraid of.”

"And you should control the people outside, not know the inside."

These words were obviously a short essay written by Guo Tu to Ju Shou.

The core idea is to impeach Ju Wei for having too much power, being lawless, and being rebellious.

This is really damaging to your prestige, Mr. Yuan.

If the ministers have the same power as the monarch, that is a sign of the country's demise!

Although this was Guo Tu, as a member of the Henan faction, plotting against Ju Su of the Guangping faction in Hebei.

But Yuan Shao felt that what Guo Tu said made sense.

How can a person who commands an army outside be allowed to participate in domestic affairs?

Yuan Shao then removed Ju Su from his post as military supervisor and divided his powers into three parts.

Ju Shou, Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong were each in charge of an army.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the internal struggle within Yuan’s camp.

As soon as they find an opportunity, they will stab you in the back.

When the news reached Ju Shou, he heard that he had been removed from his position as military supervisor.

Then he sighed quietly while facing the boat:
“I am full of ambition and dedicated to my work. The Yellow River is vast and I will cross it!”

So Ju Su simply resigned from his post.

He simply abandoned Yuan Shao's army and planned to resign and return home due to a serious illness.

Yuan Shao certainly disagreed with this.

He didn't care how important Ju Shou was, but if he really let Ju Shou go, it would be a slap in the face of Yuan Shao!
"My army has not yet been dispatched, how dare Ju Su do this!"

Yuan Shao was so angry that his face turned blue, and he firmly disagreed with Ju Su's request to resign.

But ministers from other parties felt that this was a good opportunity to defeat the Guangping faction in Hebei.

So, they all advised Yuan Shao that Ju Su might really be sick.

It would be better to let him go home to recuperate first. It will be the same when he recovers and comes back to the front line.

This gave Yuan Shao a way out.

Yuan Shao didn't want any unnecessary complications before the war, so the better.

So he took advantage of the situation and agreed to Ju Su's request to resign from his post and return home on the grounds of illness.

Ju Su rode his horse at full speed all the way back home.

The first thing to do is to gather all the members of the clan.

All the wealth in the house was distributed to everyone.

The clan members did not understand what he meant and asked one after another:

"Lord Yuan will soon unify the world. The destiny is with him."

"If Lord Ju can assist Lord Yuan, he will be able to serve the emperor in the future."

"Why is this so!?"

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(End of this chapter)