Chapter 445: Xu You

"Lu Lu Lingqi, do not be arrogant. Before I became a father, I thought there was no one in this world who could fight, but I didn't expect to meet Su Li yesterday!"

"If not for the Red Hare, perhaps I would have fallen in battle yesterday!"

After his defeat yesterday, Lu Bu turned from his initial sharpness to a calm state, which undoubtedly left an even more terrifying impression.

"Father, I understand!"

Lu Lu Lu Lingqi only nodded symbolically; having never tasted defeat, she still did not take Lu Bu’s words to heart.

On the other side, Wang Kuang, who had fled in a panic, breathed a heavy sigh of relief. At this moment, he was hesitating about where to go; although he had been driven out of his position by Lu Bu, he could not truly lead his army to retreat.

But he was unwilling to confront Lu Bu alone. After thinking about it, he decided to take his army to the alliance leader Yuan Shao, as the central army possessed a million elite troops, making it the safest place.

The unsettled Wang Kuang led his subordinates to advance toward the center of the military formation. Not long after, he met Ju Yi, a general under Yuan Shao—a joyous occasion indeed.

After all, he was still worrying about whether he would suddenly encounter Lu Bu, and was highly alert at every moment as he fought his way out of the encirclement.

"General Ju!" Wang Kuang shouted excitedly, flying straight toward where Ju Yi was, never thinking about why Ju Yi would bring people here.

With a loud shout, Ju Yi turned his head. "Well, well, the old fellow Wang Kuang has delivered himself to my door." Ju Yi immediately swung his great saber toward Wang Kuang’s head, beating him until he was dizzy and disoriented without a word.

He had long wanted to do this; those feudal lords with a bit of ink in their bellies were usually arrogant and did not take his martial generals to heart. If not for Xu You telling him that the lord’s secret order was to capture them alive, he would have sent Wang Kuang away with this one strike.

"My lord!" The generals following behind Wang Kuang, seeing their lord captured, could not stop themselves; they immediately took up their weapons and unleashed various martial arts techniques at Ju Yi.

"Oh..."

Ju Yi sneered. As a top-tier martial general, these second or third-rate generals were completely beneath his notice.

Lifting his great saber, he unleashed a special technique.

After a cruel battle, Ju Yi held his saber stained with scarlet blood, and Wang Kuang’s subordinates were routed. He finally brought Wang Kuang before Yuan Shao’s formation.

At the same time, Xu You and Chunyu Qiong arrested Zhang Yang and Kong You, the Administrator of Yuzhou, respectively.

"Xu You, you little brat, you schemed against me?"

"Oh, bring the prisoner!"

"Chunyu Qiong, you scoundrel, how dare you act against the world!"

Another feudal lord along the way, Liu Dai, the Inspector of Yanzhou, was closer to Cao Cao’s formation and, with the fierce momentum of his general Yu Jin, successfully escaped into Cao Cao’s camp.

"What on earth is this Yuan Benchu doing?"

This sudden arrest of feudal lords left Cao Cao frowning, not knowing what madness had suddenly seized Yuan Shao. The remaining feudal lords also heard the news and rushed over, panic beginning to set in.

"Xu You! Where have these feudal lords been taken? Take them for questioning!"

Cold, fierce energy flashed in Yuan Shao’s eyes; if any more feudal lords dared to collude with the enemy, he would not be blamed for being ruthless.

"My lord, now is not the time for questioning. Luoyangcheng is right before our eyes. As long as you order the entire army to act quickly, with the powerful momentum of the coalition, breaking through Luoyang will certainly be easy."

"I ask my lord to act quickly!"

Xu You, who was profiting from this, naturally would not allow Yuan Shao to interrogate those feudal lords; once the matter was exposed, he would meet such a fate.

After the matter was over, Yuan Shao could interrogate them however he liked. In any case, he had left a sentence behind, and besides, he had already obtained the precious Five-Fire Seven-Bird Fan; at worst, he would just leave.

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Xu You, who was profiting from this, naturally would not allow Yuan Shao to interrogate those feudal lords; once the matter was exposed, he would meet such a fate.

After the matter was over, Yuan Shao could interrogate them however he liked. In any case, he had left a sentence behind, and besides, he had already obtained the precious Five-Fire Seven-Bird Fan; at worst, he would just leave.

"This..." Yuan Shao became indecisive in his heart, always feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put it into words, and Xu You’s glib tongue made it impossible to fend him off.

"Report...!" Just as Yuan Shao was suspicious, a messenger stepped forward and knelt on one knee: "Alliance Leader, there is an enemy in our rear, and they are attacking the grain camp! Please, my lord, send reinforcements quickly!"

"My lord, look..." Before Yuan Shao could speak, Xu You stepped forward and said coldly: "Dong Zhuo’s camp has long been eyeing our grain supplies. Fortunately, we discovered these feudal lords in advance; otherwise, if they acted from within and without, our army would be in danger."

"I suggest to my lord that we send a portion of reinforcements to support the rear grain supplies, and then have the main force continue to advance. As long as our grain supplies are not obstructed, with our superior numbers, how can we not take Luoyang?"

Xu You’s glib tongue could be described as terrifying. Li Ru had simply deployed a force to attack the rear and harass the coalition.

He directly gave the explanation that they were colluding with the various feudal lords, and in this back-and-forth, he frightened the indecisive Yuan Shao.

"Hmm!"

Yuan Shao immediately listened to Xu You’s suggestion, ordered a portion of his forces to support the rear, and then the remaining elite troops accelerated their march toward Luoyang.

He directly put the matter of these feudal lords aside and imprisoned them in cells.

This left the remaining feudal lords on edge; after all, although Yuan Shao was the alliance leader, in terms of status, they were equals. What right did he have to imprison the remaining feudal lords?

This behavior was undoubtedly like holding a sharp sword over the heads of all the feudal lords.

And at this moment.

Ma Teng, the Administrator of Xiliang, as a man from the barren lands of Liangzhou like Dong Zhuo, had never been highly regarded by the various feudal lords.

But Ma Teng had a pure heart and regarded saving the Son of Heaven as his mission. He ignored the indifference of the other feudal lords and persisted to the end. But today, a man walked before him, an old man in black...

"Who are you, daring to trespass in my camp!"

Ma Teng roared. He did not know when this old man in black had appeared before him, which was both shocking and surprising.

"Administrator, please calm your anger. This old man is Jia Xu from Yongdu, Liangzhou. I heard that you, Administrator Ma Teng, who is famous among the Hu and whose reputation has spread beyond the borders, are here to punish the rebels. I have come specifically to help you."

The old man in black was respectful and hurried, taking the opportunity to claim himself as a fellow countryman from Liangzhou, his words not lacking in wisdom.

"Hmm?"

In his surprise, Ma Teng restrained himself and immediately grasped the intentions of this person; he wanted to see what medicine the old man in black was selling in his gourd.

"This Administrator would like to hear what high insight you have!"

Ma Teng said noncommittally, smiling.

"I dare not claim high insight. I do have a plan. There is a small path outside Luoyang that leads to Luoyang. Now that Dong Zhuo’s main force has all come out, no one is guarding it, but the mountain is very high, and ordinary troops find it difficult to climb."

"But for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry you lead, which can handle both mountainous and flat terrain, it is very easy. You only need to lead the Xiliang army to avoid Dong Zhuo’s main force and descend directly to Luoyang via the small path to save the Son of Heaven. Wouldn't that be beautiful?"

The old man in black’s words were astonishing.

Ma Teng thought that if what the elder said was true, and Dong Zhuo’s main force had indeed all left, then instead of fighting with the feudal lords outside the city, Luoyang was equivalent to an empty city. With the strength of his Xiliang Iron Cavalry, breaking through Luoyang and saving the Son of Heaven would indeed be easy.

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