It's indeed Guan Ping!

I felt excited and rushed over with a sudden attack. In a blink of an eye, I met Guan Ping.

"San...Uncle San!..." Guan Ping turned over and dismounted, looked at me blankly, and shouted in a trembling voice.

I jumped off the black horse, walked forward a few steps, and looked at Guan Ping up and down. Is this the shy boy I remember? The originally round face is now thin and haggard, with bloodshot eyes, and the light green battle robe is already worn out and covered with blood. It can be seen that the child has suffered a lot in the past few days! But what made me feel extremely relieved was that Guan Ping's body clearly showed an unprecedented temperament - perseverance! The hardship did not crush him, but instead made him mature quickly!

Suddenly, I stretched out my right hand and straightened Guan Ping's slightly tilted helmet, then patted him lightly twice, and said with a big laugh: "Good boy, I've really grown up! I look a little manly! Hahaha..."

"Uncle San! Ping'er finally meets you..." Guan Ping knelt on both knees, lowered his head, and couldn't help crying. For many days, in order to control the hundreds of soldiers under his command to complete the guard mission, Guan Ping has been forcibly restraining the fear and confusion in his heart, and preventing him from showing any weakness in front of the soldiers. Now, when he saw the respected Uncle San, he felt a lighter all over and finally couldn't help but vent his emotions!

I smiled and looked at Guan Ping crying - after all, I was only an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy who had not experienced much hardship! After a while, I reached out and helped Guan Ping up, and cursed with a smile: "Boy, I just praised you for a few words, but I became a mother-in-law and mother again! I dry my tears, and the man is bleeding, sweating and not crying. Don't let the third uncle look down on you!"

"Yeah~!" Guan Ping nodded and responded, then raised his sleeve and wiped his face hard, and a strong look reappeared on his face. "Uncle San, why did you come from the east? Have you been to Runan? How are you doing with uncle and dad?"

"Don't worry! I've been to Runan. Your father and uncle are safe and sound. Now they have arrived in Shouchun smoothly!" I replied with a deep voice. After a pause, I suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, Ping'er! Who were the ones who were evacuated first by you just now?"

"Ah~!" Guan Ping exclaimed and said hurriedly: "Uncle San, it's Aunt and Mr. Sun, Mr. Mi and Mr. Chen! I'll go and get them back now!"

"Ping'er, you don't have to go!" I pulled Guan Ping back, then turned around and said to Zhao Yun who had already dismounted and stood beside him, "Zilong, please go and go there!"

"Yes, General!" Zhao Yun responded with pleasure, and immediately flew onto a horse, and the little white dragon foal and horse galloped eastward like a lightning bolt.

Looking at Zhao Yun's figure gradually fading away, I showed a gratifying smile on my face - It's great, everyone is still safe, this makes me happy more than anything! If the city is lost, you can take it away again; if a person is "lost", it will never be able to be saved!

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"Hahaha... Gongyou, Zizhong, Xiaoqi, Zifang (Mi Fang's name), are you all okay?" I laughed and said, seeing familiar faces.

"Okay, okay, okay... Third General, I didn't expect to see you again!" Sun Gan said extremely excitedly.

"What's wrong with the third general, lord and general Guan, and what's wrong with Runan?" Mi Zhu asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, brother, second brother is safe and has retreated to Shouchun! But Runan... has fallen into the hands of Cao's army..." I briefly told Sun Gan and the others about the rescue process, and then said with a faint smile: "It's nothing to lose Runan. We have a richer Shouchun. As long as everyone is safe and sound, there will be a day of reorganization sooner or later! By the way, how did you escape that day?"

Sun Gan and others, who were shocked by my life-long rescue process, came to their senses after hearing my question. Sun Gan told me how they escaped from Runan and the next escape process. It turned out that after they left the city that day, in order to avoid the pursuit of Cao's army, they turned eastward under the command of Guan Ping, and tried to march southward as much as possible, which was just apart from me who was returning to Runan. However, due to the existence of two sisters-in-law and Sun Gan and other scholars, the team's speed could not be increased, at most about 30 miles a day, otherwise it would take 200 miles to be completed in more than seven days.

Unexpectedly, Liu Pi still failed to escape the fate of his fate, and still died vigorously in the Battle of Runan. The difference is that in the original historical trajectory, he died in a bloody battle with Gao Lan; but now he died in order to cover his sister-in-law and the others' retreat and block the pursuers. In comparison, Gong Du is much luckier than him, and finally got rid of the fate of death in battle. I sighed in my heart.

"Zilong, let each of the Feng cavalry take out some dry food to give Gongyou and others a hunger first. Then send a few people to contact Zifeng, Wen'an and Yuan Jian, and order them to lead their troops to follow as soon as possible." Then, I said to Sun Gan and the others: "Gongyou, Zizhong, Xiaoqi, Zifang, you should take a break and eat something. After the infantry behind us follow, we will set off together to return to Shouchun. I will pay my respects to the two sisters-in-law first, Ping'er, come with me!"

He brought Guan Ping to the shaft where the two sisters-in-law were riding together, and I said in a singular voice: "Sister-in-law, I am Yide..."

Although the two ladies Gan and Mi had learned about what happened outside from their personal maid, they still seemed very excited after hearing my voice. Mrs. Gan asked in a trembling voice: "Uncle (the meaning of my brother-in-law), can the emperor be safe?"

I replied respectfully: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, brother and others are all in peace, I guess they have arrived in Shouchun safely now! We will set off to return to Shouchun later and meet with our brother soon!"

"Wow~~" Several long exhaled sounds vaguely in the car. After a while, Mrs. Gan's gentle voice came out of the car, "Everything depends on my uncle!"

"Sister-in-law, take care of your health!" Guan Ping and I bowed together to salute the shaft, "The third brother (nephew) took his leave!"

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In the early morning of the second day of the second month of the sixth year of Jian'an, our army, who had joined hands with two sisters-in-law, Guan Ping, Sun Gan and others, passed Nanzhao and officially entered the boundary of Shouchun County.

In the early morning of the fifth day of the second month, our army, which was almost out of food, finally approached Shouxian, the westernmost county in Shouchun County. This was almost two days slower than my original plan. But this was also helpless - with the weak bodies of my sister-in-law and Sun Gan, they could not bear the pain of a fast march!

Although I was close to Shou County, I did not knock on the door and entered the city. If Zhang Liao really conquered Shouchun and occupied the entire county, his rash actions would only cause fire and bring disaster to my thousands of troops. To be on the safe side, I first ordered the Fengqi Camp scouts to inquire about any abnormalities near Shou County. Then I asked Zhao Yun to find out several people from Shou County and inquire about the situation in the city in detail.

After several searches, I finally confirmed that Shou County was still in the hands of our army. While I ordered people to go to the city to report the situation, I led the army to head towards the west gate of the city. Li Bin, the magistrate of Shou County, led all the officials from all over the county to go out to wait for us and welcomed us into the city.

Shouxian County Government Hall Lobby

"Mr. Li, do you know the military situation in Shouchun?" I asked anxiously.

"General, the Cao army that invaded Shouchun has been repelled, Shouchun City is safe and sound!" Shou County Magistrate Li Bin replied loudly.

What a Xu Shu, who did not let my hope down, guarded the final foundation of our army. As long as Shouchun is safe, the eldest brother and the second brother will not be in any danger. The big stone in my heart finally dropped, and I asked again: "Do you know if my two brothers are safe to return to Shouchun?"

Li Bin was one of the 15 scholars who came to Shouchun from Runan to Shouchun that day with Jian Yong, so he naturally knew who I was talking about. "Don't worry, General, the lord and Guan Junhou had arrived in Shouchun five days ago!"

"That's great!" Sun Qian and others couldn't help cheering.

"Huh~~!" After breathing a long sigh, I said to Li Bin: "Mr. Li, please hurry up and raise 6,500 people for two days of food and grass. After half a day of rest, I will immediately lead my army back to Shouchun!"

"Receive the order!" Li Bin left the lobby and arranged for people to prepare food and supplies.

"Zilong, arrange a quick horse to Shouchun to inform my elder brother and second brother of the news!"

"Yes, General!"

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On the west gate of Shouchun City, Liu Bei raised his eyes and stared at the distance, without any movement for a long time.

"Brother, go back to the mansion to rest first. You have been watching for half an hour!" Guan Yu walked up to the city tower, came to Liu Bei's side, and said in harmony.

"It's Yun Chang... Let me wait a little longer, maybe Yide will be back soon..." Liu Bei looked back and said with a smile to Guan Yu.

"Brother! Don't worry, don't you and I know your third brother's ability, he will definitely return safely! Brother, let's go back to the house to rest first, I'll wait for you for third brother!" Guan Yu gently stroked his long beard and advised in a deep voice.

"Lord! The general is back! The general is back!" Wei Yan dragged a soldier and shouted all the way to the Xicheng Tower.

"What, the third brother is back?" Liu Bei and Guan Yu said in surprise at the same time, and then met Wei Yan together. "Where is the Yide people?"

"Lord, General Guan!" Wei Yan bowed to Liu Bei and Guan Yu each and said excitedly: "The general has not arrived in Shouchun yet, but has already arrived in Shou County 80 miles southwest. This brother came to report the message under the order of the general!"
Chapter completed!