Chapter 645

Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu followed behind Duan Yu.

Further back were Lu Bu, riding the Jade Dragon, and Zhang Xiu, riding the Ink Jade Qilin Beast.

Dozens of personal guard cavalry followed on both sides.

The horses' hooves struck the blue stones of the long street, producing crisp sounds that echoed in the early morning.

People in the shops on both sides of Zhuque Street looked out from time to time.

Not long after, Duan Yu led his dozens of personal guard cavalry to the Pingcheng Gate.

The captain guarding the Pingcheng Gate, upon seeing Duan Yu, immediately ordered the city gate to be opened and the drawbridge over the moat to be lowered.

When Duan Yu led his dozens of personal guard cavalry out of the Pingcheng Gate, he immediately saw a cavalry unit waiting in front of the gate.

There were about dozens of them.

The leader was on horseback, of average build, wrapped in a black robe.

Upon seeing this person, Duan Yu was stunned.

"Aman?"

Duan Yu shouted in surprise.

Cao Cao, riding on his horse, gave a grin, his small eyes squinting together.

"Ziyi."

Duan Yu flipped off his horse and walked quickly to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao also flipped off his horse.

Upon reaching him, Duan Yu smiled and looked Cao Cao up and down.

"You've gotten fatter and darker; is life back home too comfortable? You've just been putting on weight at home," Duan Yu said with a smile.

"Hehe." Cao Cao chuckled: "Ziyi seems to have become even more robust."

Cao Cao reached out and gestured at Duan Yu's height.

"Why are you here?" Duan Yu looked at Cao Cao with surprise and astonishment.

Cao Cao smiled and replied: "The Son of Heaven summoned me as a Cavalry Commandant and let me lead troops."

"This is all thanks to you, Ziyi. Last year in Liangzhou, you took me to fight the Qiang tribe; His Majesty remembered my merit and knew I understood how to lead troops. Coincidentally, the war at the front was going poorly, so he conscripted me as a Cavalry Commandant."

"I heard you were coming to Luoyang, Ziyi, so I rushed here without stopping."

"I arrived in Luoyang last night and learned you hadn't departed yet, so I thought I'd set out with you, Ziyi, to mix in some merit."

"I didn't expect I'd actually wait for you."

Cao Cao chuckled and said: "You have to help me build merit this time, Ziyi."

"Now that you are a Provincial Governor, Ziyi, it wouldn't be too much for me to mix in some military merit and get a General title, right?"

"Haha."

Duan Yu laughed happily and patted Cao Cao on the shoulder: "Of course it wouldn't be too much."

"With me here, there will be no shortage of merit; rest assured, rest assured."

Cao Cao then called over Cao Ren and a group of clansmen to greet Duan Yu.

They were all acquaintances, having met in Liangzhou before, so there wasn't much small talk.

The two walked hand in hand toward the camp of the Left and Right Yulin Guards that He Jin had outside the city.

As they walked, Duan Yu smiled at Cao Cao and said: "I really liked those singing and dancing girls you sent me last year, Aman. I didn't expect you to think of me from thousands of miles away; you really have a heart."

Cao Cao, who was walking, suddenly tripped and almost fell face-first to the ground.

It was Duan Yu who reacted quickly and reached out to pull him.

That was the only reason Cao Cao didn't fall.

"What's wrong, Aman?" Duan Yu asked with a knowing smile.

Sure enough, Cao Cao, who looked up, had a slightly resentful look in his eyes.

But he immediately covered it up: "That's right, that's right. Look at the relationship between you and me, Ziyi; a few singing and dancing girls are nothing, nothing at all."

Cao Cao's eye twitched slightly, but he still waved his hand with feigned generosity.

"Ziyi... what do you think of those singing and dancing girls?"

"If... if you are not satisfied, why don't you send them back to me, and I'll exchange them for some others for you."

"Yes, yes, yes. At the time, I even said that the lead dancer was a bit old, and I was afraid you wouldn't like her, Ziyi."

"How about this: if you don't like them, just send them back to me, and I'll send you back some younger ones," Cao Cao blinked.

"Hey..." Duan Yu waved his hand and said: "How can you say that?"

"I like everything you send me, Aman; how could there be any reason for me not to like them?"

Cao Cao's expression stiffened again, and his mouth twitched.

"Well... it's fine. You and I are not outsiders, Ziyi. If you don't like them, just send them back; I still have younger ones in my residence, and I'll send them to you then."

Watching Cao Cao's extreme tug-of-war.

Duan Yu wanted to laugh.

This guy is still thinking about Lady Bian.

So Duan Yu said with a smile: "I like them, how could I not like them?"

"And don't even say, your taste is quite good, Aman."

Duan Yu teased: "Especially that dancer, Lady Bian; she is truly a masterpiece of the human world."

"Very moist, very moist, very moist indeed."

"I feel like I can't put her down."

Cao Cao twitched his mouth, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Ha... haha... hahaha..." Cao Cao gave a dry laugh, his expression pained: "Ziyi... as long as you like them, Ziyi, that's good."

"I... I am so happy."

"Seeing that you like them, Ziyi, I am so happy."

Behind Cao Cao, Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, and others couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Where are we sending troops to this time, Ziyi?"

The pained Cao Cao didn't want to continue the topic of Lady Bian.

So he immediately changed the subject and talked about the direction of the march.

"Yingchuan."

Duan Yu said without hesitation: "Sending troops from here, the closest place so far is Yingchuan."

"And the rebel forces in Yingchuan are rampant enough; let's wipe out this most rampant group first."

Cao Cao nodded: "I have the same intention."

Duan Yu also nodded.

There were actually many reasons for wiping out the Taiping Dao in Yingchuan first.

One was because of Zhang Rang, and another important reason was an intelligence report transmitted by Jia Dong from Jizhou.

Jia Dong stated in the report that the Taiping Dao in the Yingchuan area had already turned against Zhang Jiao.

As for the specific reason, it was probably related to the Yuan clan.

But he didn't know the specific reason yet.

Also, the Taiping Dao in Jizhou was currently facing a split.