If it were not forbidden, no one would be willing to get into the mountains and forests where tigers and wolves are everywhere, poisonous insects are everywhere, the wine shops in the bustling city are singing, and the streets and alleys with crowds. Even if people there occasionally complain, they would not leave when they were asked to leave.

Gepo is just a small village in the mountains and fields of Runan. Not to mention prosperity, it is difficult to find a little life. Compared with the prosperity of Yijing and Yecheng, it is one in the sky and one underground.

Therefore, although Ling Tong tried his best to persuade Zhao Yun to go to Jiangdong in south, Zhao Yun was still unmoved. Of course, in addition to Jiangdong being away from the political center of the Central Plains, Zhao Yun also had a concern for the emperor's uncle Liu Bei.

When he first met Jieqiao, Liu Bei in Zhao Yun's eyes was a kind and loyal elder.

When he went to Xuzhou, Liu Bei's eagerness to be righteous and righteous, and his grand manner impressed Zhao Yun.

"Zilong, if I get your help, I will be a blessing in this life!" When I said goodbye, Liu Bei even grabbed Zhao Yun's hand, his eyes turned red, and tears seemed to gush out.

If it hadn't been to vote for Gongsun Zan first, Zhao Yun really planned to stay with Liu Bei and not leave.

Therefore, after Gongsun Zan's death, Zhao Yun did not choose to go to Yuan Shao, who occupied Hebei, or Cao Cao, who occupied the Central Plains with the emperor. He decided to go south to join the left general who admired him, the emperor's uncle Liu Bei.

But now, the mountains and rivers are blocked and finally arrived in Runan. Going eastward is hard to move forward.

"No matter what, I will go to Xuzhou once. I won't force you to go or not." At the gate of the village, Zhao Yun reached out to take the silver spear and jumped onto the horse's back. His posture was extremely free and beautiful.

Ling Tong grabbed the reins of the horse and said, "General Zilong, the fierce battle in Xuzhou is tight. There are Cao soldiers everywhere along the way. If you ride alone, you can't pass the first level, you can't pass the layers of obstacles set up by Cao soldiers."

In the past ten days, Pei Yuanshao and Ling Tong sent scouts to inquire about the news from Runan to Xiaopei Road, but the reply he received was extremely disappointed.

However, these news still failed to dispel Zhao Yun's idea of ​​running eastward to Xuzhou, so he finally decided to take the risk of traveling eastward.

"Public Cri, don't persuade me anymore. Liu Jun has a deep friendship with me. Now he is in trouble. If I don't save me, wouldn't it be the same as a righteous person?" Zhao Yun broke free from Ling Tong's hand holding the reins tightly and said loudly.

Seeing that he could not convince Zhao Yun, Ling Tong had to say, "If Zilong insisted on going, Tong would like to go with him."

"Yuan Shao is also going." Pei Yuanshao said loudly.

He is simple-minded and has been doing his third seat with peace of mind under the care of Zhao Yun and Ling Tong these days. He is responsible for everything. It is not his turn to Pei Yuanshao to worry about it. When he heard that both of them were leaving, he couldn't help but panic.

"Okay, more people are always good. I will be able to send all the soldiers to prepare dry food and weapons and set off immediately!" Zhao Yun shouted.

Although Ge Po's yellow turban soldiers looked not very good in their wear and clothing, they had a life-threatening spirit when fighting under Zhao Yun's training. When it comes to combat, they were even stronger than Liu Pi and Gong Du. If they really got to Liu Bei, they would be a force that could be relied on.

Moreover, Ling Tong and Pei Yuanshao were convinced that having such a unit to help each other is better than a lonely person. Once they have no strength, they will not be qualified to speak. This is the lesson Zhao Yun learned from Gongsun Zan. Of course, Liu Bei was not Gongsun Zan, but he understood that it was one thing for Liu Bei to value himself, and it was another thing for others to value him.

On December 16, the fourth year of Jian'an, Zhao Yun led a thousand soldiers to Caicheng, but suddenly heard the news that Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao in Xiaopei.

"General Zilong, we can't go east any longer. If this news is true, Cao Cao will soon return to Xudu, so that we will be opposite the enemy." Ling Tongjian said.

"Let's explore again. How could the envoy Liu fail in just two or three days?" Zhao Yunyou was a little disbelief.

In fact, in many cases, the balance of victory tends to be more prepared, as is the battle between Gao Chong and Liu Biao, and the fierce battle between Cao Cao and Liu Bei in Xuzhou.

On December 14, the fourth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao personally led his troops to attack Xiaopei. Liu Bei, who was not prepared, rushed to fight. As a result, he was defeated. Liu Bei was panicked and surrendered to Yuan Tan in Qingzhou. After that, Liu Bei's army, who had no leader, had no fighting spirit. By the 17th, Pengcheng and Xia Pi fell into Cao Cao's hands one after another.

This battle actually took a great risk for Cao Cao. Liu Bei originally concluded that Cao Cao could not transfer elite troops from the northern line where Yuan Shao was heavily pressured, but unexpectedly, Cao Cao, the military strategy, actually took a big gamble. He bet that Yuan Shao had no courage to decide to go south yet.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were both one of the eight lieutenants of Xiyuan in the past. They had a special friendship when they were young. They knew Yuan Shao's temperament very well. Although Yuan Shao relied on the family background of the four generations and three dukes and defeated Gongsun Zan to occupy Hebei exclusively, Yuan Shao was indecisive. As long as he released completely opposite news at the right time and formed different opinions among Yuan Shao's counselors, he could make Yuan Shao lose his opportunity to hesitate.

Another reason for Cao Cao's determination to make up his Eastern Expedition was that the secret spy sent to Yecheng sent back an important news at the right time. Yuan Shao's youngest son Yuan Shang was seriously ill. Yuan Shao was frowning all day long and had no intention of listening to the advice of his advisers.

Cao Cao swept Xuzhou with lightning speed. In addition to the urgent recruitment of the people, Liu Bei's soldiers were Che Zhou's old subordinates. Compared with the fierce Cao soldiers, the combat power gap was very large. As a result, in the battle of Xia Pi, Liu Bei's second brother Guan Yu was besieged by Cao Cao. Cao Cao had always loved talents and was a man, so he sent soldiers to surrender. Guan Yu saw that there was nothing to go back, so he had no choice but to accept Cao Cao's command.

On December 18, Cao Cao was worried about the safety of the northern border and rushed to Xudu. At the same time, shocked by Cao Cao's destructive offensive, Zhang Xiu, the Marquis of Wancheng, led his army to Cao Cao north by the persuasion of his adviser Jia Xu. Then, under the arrangement of Xun You, Zhang Xiu's troops were urgently transferred to Chenliu to fill the empty northern border. Wancheng was taken over by Cao Ren to prevent Liu Biao's abnormal movements.

By defeating Liu Bei and eliminating the threat from the east, Zhang Xiu's army's surrender made Cao Cao go to the closest part of his confidant to Xu Du. Cao Cao was naturally in a good mood, so that he could face Yuan Shao's aggressive offensive calmly in the future.

The army stationed in Qiao County.

At this moment, news from Runan made Cao Cao's mood worse just now.

"The Yellow Turban Rebellion in Runan returned, and the troops arrived at the Dingcheng, Nandun and Caicheng, and the defenders fought several times, but they were all unfavorable to be defeated." Looking at this urgent military report, Cao Cao was furious.

"Even if Cai Yang is dead, you can't deal with mere mobs?" Cao Cao didn't care about his identity and angrily scolded his subordinates.

"Duke Cao, it is reported that the one who killed Cai Yang was a young yellow turban general riding a white horse, holding a silver spear, and speaking with a northern accent. The soldiers who fled back said that Cai Yang had not yet walked under his hands." Xun You said.

Cai Yang is not a good meal. Although he is not as good as the famous generals of Xiahou brothers, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Xu Huang, etc., he is also considered a bright general among the generals. He does not want to be defeated by the enemy. Could this person be unpredictable? If so, who among the generals of the Cao army can stop him? Runan County is Yuan Shao's hometown. His disciples and guests are scattered in various counties and are invincible to defend him. The enemy general heard that he was from Yanzhao, so maybe Yuan Shao sent him to harass his retreat. Cao Cao became more and more shocked the more he thought about it.

"Duke Cao, don't worry. I guess Cai Yang's defeat was mostly caused by underestimating the enemy. If it really started a fight, Cai Yang would not be so unbearable. However, Runan County has been frequent thieves and chaos. We can take advantage of the opportunity to wipe out the Yellow Turban Rebellion Party to capture all the separatist forces with independent troops in one fell swoop." Xun You saw Cao Cao's thoughts and advised with a smile.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said, "Well, the one who knows me is Gongda. He ordered Cao Hong and Cao Xiu to lead 5,000 elite troops to quickly attack Runan and completely annihilate the Yellow Turban bandits. At the same time, he ordered Xu Du Ling Man Chong to take over as the prefect of Runan. When dealing with Yuan Shao's army, I don't want someone to be stabbed behind my back."

Man Chong, whose courtesy name was Boning, was from Changyi, Shanyang. He was the governor of the county at 18:00. At that time, Li Shuo, the powerful tyrant in the county, each had troops and persecuted the people. Man Chong was responsible for going to inspect. Within three or five days, he forced Li Shuo to apologize for the crime and disperse the people and made a promise not to harass the people. Later, Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou and recruited Man Chong as the Xu Du Order, which shows Cao Cao's appreciation for Man Chong. This time, facing the mess of Runan, the first thing Cao Cao thought of was Man Chong.

Outside Caicheng.

The Zhao Yun army, who was moving eastward, met the tiger and leopard cavalry that quickly arrived, and the result was conceivable. Although Zhao Yun tried all his strength, he still seemed vulnerable in front of the brave and fighting plain tiger division, the tiger and leopard cavalry.

"Retreat to Gepo!" Zhao Yun personally cut off the back and covered the soldiers running on their legs to escape.

In the face of the rapid pursuit of the cavalry, if Zhao Yun had not blocked the Cao soldiers from approaching, the more than a thousand soldiers would have lost their lives before they fled back to Gepo. Zhao Yun walked and retreated. All the Cao soldiers who were approaching were killed by him. After slaughtering hundreds of people, Cao soldiers, who were usually like wolves and tigers, would never dare to approach them again and could only follow them from afar.

At this time, Liu Pi, who received the news, had already led the remaining troops to escape into the mountains. Faced with the pursuit of Cao's army, Zhao Yun's army, who had finally escaped to Gepo, had been killed or injured, and less than 300 people were left to survive.

Without any help, Zhao Yun finally accepted Ling Tong's suggestion and went south to Guangzhou and defected to Jiangdong.

On December 23, 2018, in the dense forest south of Gepo, a team of less than 300 people was staggering south. Their destination was Guangzhou, the source of the Huai River.

At the forefront of this team, the person in charge of the way was a strong young general. The scar on his cheek made people recognize him at a glance. This person was Ling Tong.

Beside him, Pei Yuanshao, who had lost a lot of weight, reached out to pick a wild fruit on the dead branch, took a bite, and then spit out all of them again.

"Public Certificate, what do you think?" The bitter berries made Pei Yuanshao's stomach even more hungry, and he couldn't help but look around.

Ling Tong looked in the direction pointed by Pei Yuanshao, but saw a wisp of smoke rising from the mountain beams in the distance. Ling Tong was overjoyed and said, "Based on the distance, the front is Guangzhou territory. The smoke must be from the hunter's house. Let's go over and take a look."

When Pei Yuanshao heard this, he said ecstaticly: "It's great. You go and inquire first. I'll go back and report to the general." After that, Pei Yuanshao hugged and ran towards the back of the team.

At this time, the soldiers who were walking all the way heard someone moving ahead and shouted excitedly. Several soldiers who were leading the way with Ling Tong in front followed Ling Tong closely. After a while of rushing, they finally stepped out of the jungle.

"Who?" Before Ling Tong could recover, a loud shout came from his side.

Immediately, dozens of strong men holding weapons surrounded Ling Tong and others.

Ling Tong thought he had met a bandit, so he hurriedly drew his sword to escort the guard. At this time, he heard a voice flirting with Jiang Dongfangyin and asked in surprise: "Are you Ling Gongji?"

In the words of Yuenong in Jiangdong, although Ling Tong was from Kuaiji, his life in Runan for the past year almost made him forget that he was still a southerner. Now, he suddenly heard someone shouting his name, and Ling Tong couldn't help but feel shocked. In the past year, no one except Pei Yuanshao and Zhao Yun had called his own words.

Ling Tong slowly raised his head, and suddenly a familiar face appeared in his eyes. Ling Tong still disbelief, wiped his eyes hard and said, "It's Zhou--!"

Before he could finish his words, the person who asked the question rushed over, hugged Ling Tong, and repeatedly said, "It's public record, are you really?"

"Governor!" Ling Tong recognized that the person holding him was Zhou Yu.

However, after a year of seeing you, Zhou Yu has also changed. The handsome and handsome beauty Zhou Lang has become more mature and less frivolous.

"Governor, why are you here?" Ling Tong cried with joy.

"I want to ask you this too, why did Gong Ji get here?" Zhou Yu slapped Ling Tong's back a few times and laughed. His eyes were wet at this moment.

At this time, Zhao Yun, Pei Yuanshao and Ding Feng arrived one after another, and everyone was very happy. In Guangzhou, a small place hidden in the mountains, the two armies of Zhou Yu and Ling Tong could encounter unexpectedly. If it weren't for God's arrangement, no one could believe that this was true.

Under Ling Tong's introduction, Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun fell in love with each other at first sight, and they met too late. Both of them were handsome men and women. Zhao Yun admired Zhou Yu's wisdom and Zhou Yu admired Zhao Yun's martial arts.

The two of them, one from Hebei and the other from Jiangdong, would have been unable to get together in this life without the chaotic disputes. Now, fate has led them to be together.

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