Chapter 103

"Report~!"

"My lord, Advisor Xu has returned with several Yellow Turban generals."

Liu Bei led his men to welcome them.

Several Yellow Turban generals dismounted one after another.

"Liu Pi of Runan and Gong Du of Runan pay our respects to Lord Liu Xuande."

Liu Bei dismounted and helped them up one by one.

"Good. Since you have abandoned darkness for light, follow me, Liu Bei, from now on. I guarantee I will treat everyone equally; those who perform meritorious service will be rewarded, and those who commit crimes will be punished!"

Liu Pi and the others cupped their hands.

"My lord, your prestige shakes the world; we are willing to serve you to the death!"

Liu Bei did not promise them how well he would treat them; instead, he told Liu Pi and the others to rest easy. Those were empty words; Liu Bei's words were very sincere.

Based on Liu Bei's reputation, he wouldn't cheat them.

Liu Pi presented the heads of He Yi and the others, which counted as a formal surrender.

Liu Bei selected eight thousand elite soldiers from the fifty thousand Yellow Turban troops.

Liu Pi and Gong Du each led three thousand, and two thousand were handed over to Chen Dao to lead.

The remaining forty-two thousand would be incorporated into the Bingzhou agricultural colony army.

Zhang Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun looked at each other, secretly praising that their lord's prestige was already so high.

Fifty thousand men came to attack, and they all surrendered!

Xu Shu explained briefly that He Yi and the others did not want to surrender and were killed by Liu Pi and the others!

The fifty thousand refugees following Liu Bei were also stunned.

"Lord Liu Xuande surrendered these Yellow Turban soldiers in the midst of laughter!"

"Ask the heroes of the world, who can compare to Lord Liu Xuande!"

"Following Lord Liu Xuande was the right move!"

Beauty Feng's eyes were filled with adoration.

"My husband's prestige is too high!"

"Wuwuwu, what should I do? I adore him so much."

"But he is so fierce sometimes, yingying."

There were also many more comments in the live stream.

"Miss Feng, driving without following the rules will make your loved ones cry!"

"The Big-Eared Thief is doing well now; fifty thousand men came to surrender in the midst of laughter!"

"I really want to see Beauty Feng cry, but unfortunately, I can't see it!"

After Liu Bei had chickens and sheep slaughtered to entertain Liu Pi and his group, the army continued to advance.

By the time they reached the White Horse Ferry, Liu Bei's army had already reached over two hundred thousand people.

Xu Shu sighed with emotion.

"My lord's power of appeal is truly too strong!"

"As long as you give them a bite to eat, you can recruit so many refugees; it shows how difficult the times are."

Liu Bei felt some emotion and some regret.

He had sent men to wander around Chen Liu, but they didn't find the brave warrior named Dian Wei; he hadn't found him last time in Xiaopei either. It was not meant to be.

It was not easy for two hundred thousand people to cross the river, but fortunately, Liu Bei was not in a hurry; the grain promised by the warlords south of the Yellow River was only being delivered one after another.

It would be three more days before the grain from Taking Xuzhou, escorted by the Mi family, arrived.

Liu Bei stayed on the south bank of the Yellow River, training his soldiers,

and teaching Beauty Feng some chatting techniques. Fortunately, Beauty Feng was diligent and eager to learn, and her physical fitness was good, as was her flexibility.

In the Nanyang Commandery seat, Wanxian,

Ding Yuan Shu kicked over a table.

For the past few days, he had been fantasizing about Liu Bei being killed by the Yellow Turban army.

The news he received was that the Yellow Turban bandits didn't kill Liu Bei, but were instead shaken by his prestige and surrendered directly!

"Trash, these Yellow Turban bandits are all trash!"

"My Beauty Feng!"

He returned to Wanxian and looked at his previous concubines, instantly feeling that they were tasteless; the gap was too big!

He had no way to deal with Liu Bei before, and now he had even less of a way.

Yan Xiang cupped his hands.

"My lord, Liu Bei occupies Bingzhou, especially Hedong; Dong Zhuo views him as a thorn in his side. Once the spring plowing is over next year, Dong Zhuo will inevitably use troops against him."

Ding Yuan Shu's eyes lit up.

"That's right, I can't hit Liu Bei, but Dong Zhuo will naturally want to take revenge."

"Hmph, I hope Liu Bei is utterly defeated by then!"

Yan Xiang shook his head secretly; how long had his lord been hating someone over a woman?

"My lord, Ding Yuan Shao wrote a secret letter asking us to support Liu Yu as Emperor. What should we do?"

Ding Yuan Shu was angry again.

"This Ding Yuan Shao, a concubine's son, is still plotting for Jizhou, and he dares to support a new Emperor? He truly doesn't know how to die!"

Yan Xiang wanted to say something but stopped.

"My lord, Ding Yuan Shao is powerful; now that he is on good terms with Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and others, it is disadvantageous to our army."

Ding Yuan Shu waved his hand.

"No matter, I have already written to Tao Tao Qian and Brother Gongsun Zan to form an alliance with them, and then we will attack Ding Yuan Shao from the north and south!"

Yan Xiang cupped his hands.

"My lord is wise!"

He sighed in his heart; it was a pity that the Ding Yuan family was not united. If Ding Yuan Shao, Ding Yuan Shu, Ding Yuan Yi, and others were united, this Great Han world would likely belong to the Ding Yuan family very soon.

At the White Horse Ferry,

"Brother Zizhong, I am very happy to see you this time. Come, drink!"

Liu Bei pulled Mi Zhu, who was helping Tao Tao Qian deliver grain, to drink and chat happily.

Mi Zhu's mood was stirred; he didn't expect that Liu Bei, a hero of the world, would value him, a small person from a merchant background, so much.

He cupped his hands and said,

"Lord Liu Xuande, I heard of your deeds in Taking Xuzhou—stabbing Dong Zhuo, defeating Lu Bu, saving the people of Luoyang—and I thought to myself, how wonderful it would be if I could know such a hero."

"Unfortunately, I am from a merchant background and didn't dare to associate with Lord Liu Xuande at all."

Liu Bei laughed.

"Brother Zizhong, when I, Liu Bei, make friends, I only look at whether our temperaments match. As for background, although I, Liu Bei, am a member of the Han imperial clan, my family's fortunes fell long ago. I don't fear Brother Zizhong laughing at me, but I used to be a merchant who wove mats and sold sandals."

Mi Zhu felt that Liu Bei was particularly honest; he had only heard of Liu Bei's loyalty, righteousness, and bravery before.

After meeting him, he realized that Liu Bei was truly worthy of being a hero; his words and actions made people feel very comfortable.

He hurriedly waved his hand.

"Lord Liu Xuande, although you started from humble beginnings, in a short time your reputation has shaken the world. How mighty, how loyal and righteous!"

Zhang Fei was also sighing about life.

"I was just a pig butcher at first, selling off my house and shop to follow Big Brother. This is the most correct decision I've made in my life. Now I am also the Prefect of Yunzhong, a general leading ten thousand troops! It's much better than butchering pigs!"

Zhao Yun also sighed and said,

"I was just an inconspicuous personal guard under Brother Gongsun Zan at first; it was all thanks to my lord's cultivation."

Xu Shu, who hadn't joined long ago, sighed and said,

"I was still a wanted criminal who killed people, from a humble background. My lord didn't mind my past and gave me heavy responsibilities; I won't be able to repay this kindness in this lifetime."

The three of them were each sighing about life.

The speaker had no intention, but the listener did; Mi Zhu was "flexed" by the three of them!