The first year of Jian'an, early May.

Liu Bei and Lin Chen combined their troops and took Xiling down with lightning speed.

Su Fei, who fled all the way to Xiling and became the supreme commander in the city, chose to surrender when he saw that the situation was hopeless.

After Liu Bei was very happy and warmly received the reception, he arranged for him to Lujiang without any grudges, and his status was only under Guan Yu and Lu Su.

For a time, his reputation of benevolence spread like wildfire, and many young generals who had originally wanted to resist in the city expressed surrender.

Immediately afterwards, on May 2, Zhang Feijun also received good news. Yan Shaxian had conquered him, and during this period, he captured hundreds of warships and more than 2,000 surrendered.

Not only that.

Zhang Fei's troops and horses later joined forces with Guan Yu and are now sweeping away the resistance forces in the southeastern area of ​​the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

By this time, the power of Liu Bei's army had initially grasped the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

And the influence naturally soared several times.

It can be said that almost no one in the area along the Yangtze River does not know Liu Bei’s name.

Along with this series of events, the resistance forces in the Yangtze River area quickly came to peace.

Meng Lian, the Anlu guard general who heard the "bad news", wanted to escape directly, but at this moment, Huang She came.

"Young Master, you can't delay any more!"

"Liu Bei is obviously not a good person. I am afraid that he will attack Anlu and Sui County in the future..."

"Why, the young master invites Liu Jingzhou to help?"

Although he could not escape, Meng Lian was still very frightened by Liu Bei. Even if Huang Shoe was beside him at this time, he still couldn't feel at ease.

Huang She was very disappointed with Meng Lian, but she did not show any of them. After thinking about it, he spoke, "This matter will be left to Brother Meng!"

This arrangement is mainly because Meng Lian is unreliable. If Liu Bei surrenders as soon as he arrives, he will be finished.

On the other hand, once Meng Lian leaves, he can naturally become the Anlu guard.

With this title, Huang She believed that even if he could not beat Liu Bei, he could delay for a long time by relying on the fierceness of the Shushui River.

When Liu Biao's reinforcements arrived later, he would have more room for his performance.

"Okay, I'll go now!"

Meng agreed without even thinking about it.

"Brother Meng, take care of him."

"Liu Bei..."

After seeing Meng Lian off, Huang She gritted her teeth and turned to the direction of Xiling City in Dongfang: "The revenge of killing her father must be avenged!"

"What are you going to do?"

On the other side, Meng Lian was surrounded by a group of people as soon as he left the city.

"@￥#￥%(is it him)?"

The leader who surrounded him looked at a pretty well-dressed man beside him.

"Yes, he is the Guardian of Anlu."

The man looked at Meng Lian for a while, then focused his attention and said, "If the leader could hand over this person to Duke Xuande, then the barbarians in Yunmengze area would be treated as the Wushui Barbarian!"

"#@￥*&…(Mr. Xuande really can treat us fairly)?" The leader frowned.

"Absolutely!"

The man said decisively: "The Wushui Man Xuande Gong can accept it, let alone you, the leader?"

"That's good!"

The leader finally felt relieved. Looking at Meng Lian, he smiled and showed his black teeth: "This person looks really worth a little money, take it away!"

"Do you know who I am? I am Anlu's garrison. Do you dare to arrest me? If you believe it or not, Liu Jingzhou will send troops to slaughter you?!"

Meng Lian, who was caught without understanding, naturally struggled.

"Of course we know who you are, otherwise why would you arrest you?"

"Since I know who I am, why do you dare to arrest me?" Meng Lian felt a bad premonition in his heart.

"Of course I want to exchange for some benefits for you to Xuande Gong."

The Han man who was with the barbarians chuckled and said, "Donald Xuande is the real hero. As for Liu Biao, he is just a man!"

In a sense, this guy is really right.

After all, Liu Bei is indeed better than Liu Biao.

However, the reason why he was able to come to this conclusion was not because he had a long-term vision or had heard of Liu Bei's reputation...

The reason why he came to this conclusion was simple.

When he was a teenager, he was captured by local barbarians. From childhood to adulthood, he lived the same life as barbarians.

Of course, they are often discriminated against or even abused by the Han people.

For this reason, he was very unhappy with the people around him. If the barbarians hadn't dared to conquer the city, he might have been a traitor.

Although the traitor was extremely good, after he learned that Liu Bei accepted the Wushui Man, he subconsciously determined that Liu Bei was the hero of the world.

By chance, he was right...

...

"No, it's not good!"

"Meng County Magistrate was captured!"

"Who?! Who captured the County Magistrate Meng?" The scout hurriedly sent the news back. Huang Sho, who had just had a little hope in his heart, was shocked in an instant.

He grabbed the scout's clothes directly, and all his usual upbringing was gone.

"Yes, it's a group of barbarians..." The scout struggled to say this, and then signaled that he would be almost suffocated to death.

"Has the barbarian taken away?"

Huang Xi was startled and subconsciously thought of the Wushui Man who had been stored by Liu Bei before. Combined with some of the previous things, he was stunned for a moment and then made a decision.

Click!

The scout's neck was cut off.

At the moment of his death, his face was still filled with deep confusion and confusion.

He didn't understand why he just passed on a message and died so innocently.

"You can't survive. If you survive, the morale of the army in the city will be shaken."

Huang She looked at the fallen scout's corpse coldly, murmured for a few words, and then shouted: "Come on, pull the spy's corpse down and bury it!"

...

May 4th.

Before Liu Bei's army, a group of people dressed in tatters came.

Since Liu Bei's army accounted for the majority of the five rivers at this moment, there would be no inconvenience in communication.

Soon, Liu Bei learned about Meng Lian's arrest.

"Ziyuan thinks, can this person be used?" He quickly called Lin Chen.

"Of course you can use it!"

Lin Chen subconsciously glanced at Anlu's direction, and his military sense of smell quickly helped him to conclude: "Meng Lian has always been famous in Anlu. If the lord can conquer this person, it will be much easier to conquer Anlu."

"Ziyuan is just like what I think." Liu Bei laughed loudly, and then someone called Meng Lian.

"I'm willing to surrender!"

Before he could speak, Meng Lian had already thought of it on the way and expressed his idea of ​​surrender: "The name of Xuande Gong's kindness has spread along the Yangtze River, and Meng has long admired Xuande Gong for a long time. It is God's will to be able to surrender to the King of Ying at this moment!"

This person is shameless.

Lin Chen muttered in his heart, and at the same time he was speechless: "..."

"Meng County Magistrate is willing to surrender, so it is of course the best!"

Liu Bei was stunned. While smiling, he helped Meng Lian up, he said, "I want to conquer Anlu. I wonder if County Magistrate Meng has a clever trick?"

As he said that, he blinked at Lin Chen.
Chapter completed!