Chapter 433

That very day, Xu You took the opportunity of reminiscing to find Yang Hong, the chief strategist under Yuan Shu.

While chatting over drinks, Xu You said to Yang Hong, "Speaking of which, Bi'e (Yang Hong's courtesy name)! I heard that last time your lord, Brother Gonglu, had a battle with Su Xuan in Nanyang, and Brother Gonglu even paid a huge amount of Qian Liang because of it. Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Hong's face darkened slightly, and he looked at Xu You with some dissatisfaction, asking, "Xu Ziyuan, are you here to deliberately humiliate me and my lord?"

"Haha! Naturally not!"

Hearing this, Xu You hurriedly laughed to smooth things over, saying, "I was just curious, that's all."

"Besides, I also want to learn more about General of the Vanguard Su Xuan!"

"After all, this person seems very mysterious, and the strength he has shown so far is also very strong!"

"My lord is very wary of this Su Xuan and wants to learn more about him in advance, so as to limit his development, right?"

Hearing Xu You's explanation, Yang Hong's expression softened, and he nodded, saying, "That is true!"

"Ziyuan, you don't know how brutal this Su Xuan is! And how formidable the troops and generals under his command are!"

"In that battle a few months ago, my lord sent General Ji Ling and his 30,000 elite troops, plus Sun Jian and his 20,000-plus elite troops, to attack the small city of Xinye;"

"And the result? They didn't even touch the city walls much before they were defeated and routed. Both Ji Ling and Sun Jian were captured in that single battle!"

"The total time taken was less than half a day;"

"Furthermore, the vast majority of the tens of thousands of troops were also captured by him!"

"Afterward, that Su Xuan even sent an envoy to my lord to negotiate peace and made my lord pay to ransom the captives;"

"For this, my lord spent a massive amount of Qian Liang to ransom back General Ji Ling, Sun Jian, and the five-army force!"

"My lord was in a foul mood for a long time because of it!"

"From this, one can see the terrifying combat power of Su Xuan's army!"

"Since then, my lord has not had any friction with him!"

"He has been trying to strengthen the army and prepare for war, intending to take revenge in the future."

Speaking of this, Yang Hong still felt a lingering fear.