Chapter 318

He, Yuan Benchu, would not be able to rest easy!

This was also the reason why, even though he lost a place in Qingzhou, Yuan Benchu still defended Pingyuan Commandery to the death!

There are some places that cannot be lost!

Yanzhou, Chen Liu Commandery.

"Haha, that dog Lu Bu is not worth worrying about!"

Occupying Chen Liu Commandery, Cao Mengde, at this moment, looked at the fleeing Lu Bu and couldn't help but smile!

This time, not only did he defeat Lu Bu, but he also gathered part of the land of Sili!

And then occupied part of Yingchuan Commandery!

His strength was further expanded!

"My lord, looking at the direction Lu Bu fled, I am afraid he will surrender to Yuan Gonglu!"

Yuan Gonglu of Yuzhou had hundreds of thousands of troops and occupied the entire territory of Yuzhou; he had to be guarded against!

And!

The current Cao Mengde, although he occupied the land of Yanzhou!

But it was not a long-term plan!

In the land of Yanzhou, there was Yuan Benchu in the north, Yuan Gonglu in the south, and Lin Ziyuan on the east side!

Cao Mengde could be said to be completely surrounded by these three warlords!

He had to find a way to break the situation!

"Oh? Does Zhicai mean to go to war with Yuan Gonglu?"

Hearing his words and understanding his meaning, Cao Mengde's eyebrows furrowed tightly!

Having just finished fighting, going to war with Yuan Gonglu was a bit too reckless!

"Report, my lord, Sun Jian of Yuzhang Commandery has been defeated and retreated to Lujiang Commandery; the four commanderies of Yangzhou have fallen into Lin Yang's hands!"

Chen Qun, who had rushed over, quickly reported the intelligence he had just received!

In an instant, Cao Mengde and Xi Zhicai, who were discussing, both had their breathing become rapid!

Fast!

It was simply too fast!

This speed of Lin Yang's development made Cao Mengde feel a wave of lingering fear in his heart!

"My lord, we have already fallen behind this person!"

Capturing the four commanderies of Yangzhou so quickly—this speed of Lin Ziyuan's rise was shocking!

In just a few short years, he had actually developed to this point!

"Alas, Lin Ziyuan is no ordinary person!"

With a sigh, Cao Mengde's gaze turned toward the direction of Xuzhou!

He was not afraid of Yuan Gonglu!

He was not afraid of Yuan Benchu either!

But this Lin Yang—he, Cao Mengde, was truly afraid!

"My lord doesn't need to be like this; this time, we still have a chance!"

The light in Xi Zhicai's eyes flickered, but he saw the opportunity in it!

Xuzhou, Donghai Commandery, Xuzhou City.

"Young lady, Governor Lin is coming back!"

In the Mi family mansion, a maid walked in excitedly and spoke to her young lady!

"Xiao Hong, I know!"

She was applying makeup, and hearing that Lin Yang was returning, a smile appeared on the young lady's face!

"By the way, is my brother in the mansion?"

After asking, the young lady knew she had panicked!

With Lin Yang returning, how could her brother be in the mansion!

At this moment, outside Xuzhou City.

Hearing that Lin Yang was returning, the people outside the Xuzhou city gate spontaneously came and stood on both sides to welcome him!

Since rice was planted in Xuzhou, a large number of people had benefited from it!

The simplest point was that everyone could eat their fill, and there was even surplus grain that could be saved!

They could even sell grain and exchange it for a little meat!

This kind of life was something they had never thought of before!

"Father, I'm tired, I want to go back!"

"Tired of what? How long have we been standing? Keep standing!"

"Mother, you are old, you should go back first!"

"No, I must see Governor Lin with my own eyes; this is our family's great benefactor!"

"......"

Words were spoken by these spontaneous people, and Cheng Yu, Mi Zhu, Chen Gui, and others standing at the city gate were all filled with emotion!

In just over a year!

Xuzhou, under Lin Yang's rule, had undergone tremendous changes!

The most obvious thing was that the people under his rule had food to eat!

The number of people starving to death or begging had been eliminated by ninety percent!

Such a scene, in this chaotic world, could be said to be unique!

"They are here, Governor Lin is back!"

Just then, someone shouted, and the next moment, pairs of curious, grateful, and longing eyes all looked into the distance!

On the official road not far away, Lin Yang, leading Guo Jia, Gu Yong, and others, also returned by carriage!

After traveling for a while, they soon arrived outside Xuzhou City and stepped out!

"Zhongde, why let the people be like this? It's better to let them disperse!"

Looking at the season, with the people dressed thinly and queuing up to wait for him, Lin Yang's eyebrows furrowed slightly!

He didn't need this kind of superficial prosperity!

"My lord, these people all came spontaneously to sincerely thank the lord for his kindness!"

Cheng Yu shrugged; he had followed Lin Yang the longest and knew that Lin Yang didn't like these formalities, so he hadn't prepared them!

These were all people who came spontaneously and sincerely!

"Governor Lin!"

Just then, an old woman leaned over tremblingly, holding a child, and called out!

As soon as she approached, she was blocked by the armored guards!

"Stand down!"

Seeing an old woman holding a child being blocked, Lin Yang gave a cold shout, letting the armored guards retreat!

With Dian Wei by his side, Lin Yang wasn't afraid of anyone ambushing him!

"Governor Lin, I am here on behalf of the seven hundred people of Zhang Family Village to thank the Governor for saving our lives!"

The old woman knelt down holding the child, and just as she was about to kowtow, she was pulled up by Lin Yang!

"You must not do this!"

"Governor, if it weren't for your kindness, my family wouldn't have survived, and we wouldn't have had a big fat boy added to the family this year!"

The old woman spoke excitedly, looking at Lin Yang before her, tears streaming down her face, exceptionally moved!

The people of the Great Han!

Although they were not refugees!

Their lives were equally difficult!

The grain produced by one mu of land in ancient times was limited, and there were heavy taxes!

Many people could only survive by drinking thin porridge!

And the people in Xuzhou, although the fields had become public fields, could obtain five or six hundred catties of grain per mu!

This was already double the yield of before!

After paying various taxes, they could still eat much better than before!