Youzhou. Yuyang County. Quanzhou County.

Along the Bohai Bay, from east to west, looking from a distance, a group of men and horses whose head and tail cannot be seen is like a giant dragon, stretching across the land, winding and moving slowly.

On the left side of the men and horses, there is an endless vast sea, and the frozen ground is as smooth as a mirror.

On the right side of the people and horses, there is a snow-capped plain. The sparse villages and faintly discernible mountains in the distance are all covered with snow.

At the front of the team, on a tall white horse, sits Zhao Yun, dressed in silver armor and white robes. He holds a gun in one hand and a rein in the other, looking back at the men and horses behind him and the countless cattle, horses and sheep from time to time.

From time to time, a flash of brilliance flashed in his eyes.

"Today is the New Year. Before the New Year comes, my lord will definitely be able to eat beef and mutton from Youzhou!"

If he had not rushed back to Jizhou and plundered the Wuhuan people in Youbeiping, Zhao Yun, who was addicted to the Xianbei people, would have wanted to continue.

"Zilong, this time we robbed tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses from the Wuhuan and Xianbei people. Do you think the Marquis of Jinan will give us a great credit? Will you be promoted?"

Xia Houlan, who was also extremely excited, had changed from the trepidation he had when he first entered Youzhou. He admired Zhao Yun's power and courage, and he also had more expectations for his future.

"Di Lan, these are nothing to my lord, and they are nothing to me, Zhao Yun!"

Zhao Yun turned around and glanced at Xia Houlan, who was looking forward to it, with a smile on his resolute face.

"Don't worry, my lord not only knows people well and makes good use of them, but based on your performance in Youzhou, my lord will definitely give you a suitable position!"

Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan were not only childhood playmates, but also brothers in the same school. But even so, Zhao Yun did not take special care of Xia Houlan.

Not to mention the military commander in charge of a thousand people, Zhao Yun did not give him the position of captain of fifty people, and only made Xia Houlan his personal follower.

Of course, this is not only because Xia Houlan has not made any achievements and is difficult to convince the public when he is promoted; Zhao Yun also has a selfish intention. He wants to directly recommend Xia Houlan, a "young acquaintance", to Tao Ying.

"From the Lord's perspective, Xia Houlan will definitely be given a place suitable for his talents!"

Xia Houlan knows the law, and Zhao Yun knows everything.

If Tao Ying personally appointed Xia Houlan, compared with Zhao Yun's promotion, the starting point would be completely different.

Because Zhao Yun was cautious and had the overall situation in mind, under him, Xia Houlan could only serve as a corps commander in the army, and he was very successful in battle.

And this, given Zhao Yun’s current status, is exactly what Zhao Yun doesn’t want to see.

"Hey, I just want to be by Zilong's side and charge into battle."

After Zhao Yun saw through his thoughts, Xia Houlan's face turned red and she hurriedly tried to cover it up.

"Zilong, I'll go to the back team to have a look!"

As soon as Xiahoulan turned his horse's head, there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats. Xiahoulan reined in the horse again and turned around to look back curiously.

"Report!"

I saw a Xuanjia Army scout galloping towards me on horseback, looking at Zhao Yun from a distance and starting to call his number.

"General Zhao, a group of troops appeared in front, with about 300 cavalry and 800 infantry. They are suspected to be Quanzhou troops."

After hearing the report, Zhao Yun frowned, then relaxed again.

"Explore again!"

After sending away the scouts, Zhao Yun did not stop and continued to move forward.

"General Zilong, the troops that appear at this time are definitely coming towards us, we have to guard against them!"

Tian Chou, a twenty-year-old from Peiping, rode up on horseback to remind Zhao Yun.

"What Zitai said is true. In this case, you will lead the team to move forward, and I will take people up to see what happens!"

The opponent only had a thousand men and horses, and they were Han soldiers. Not only was Zhao Yun not too worried, Xia Houlan, who was cautious and cautious, also did not feel at ease after seeing Zhao Yun's powerful combat power.

"Zilong, Lan will go with you!"

Zhao Yun waved the spear in his hand and rejected Xia Houlan.

"You and Zitai will protect the cattle, sheep and horses, and I will go up alone!"

After gathering the two hundred cavalry, Zhao Yun urged the horses and left.

……

"Brother, Zhao Yun is Tao Ying's son. I'm afraid he won't listen to eldest brother!"

Looking at Liu Bei with a fiery face, Zhang Fei couldn't help pouring cold water on him.

"Nonsense, Zhao Zilong is the Wen'an Order of the Han Dynasty, and the traitor Tao Ying has nothing to do with him except for his merits!"

In just one month, Zhao Yun led his troops deep into Youbeiping, which was controlled by Wuhuan rebels, killing and plundering Wuhuan and Xianbei people everywhere. The limelight eclipsed that of Gongsun Zan, and Liu Bei suddenly began to think of poaching.

"Besides, the traitor Tao Ying has been dismissed by the imperial court as General Wei and Marquis of Jinan. Soon he will not even be able to retain his position as Taishan Governor. Who will follow him to fight against the imperial court?"

When he thought of Tao Ying's group of civil servants and generals, Liu Bei's deep eyes revealed deep greed.

"Come on, come on, come to my Liu Bei's house, and let Baoer wait for glory and wealth!"

Even though he is just a small Quanzhou order under Liu Yu's account, Liu Bei does not feel that he is in a humble position.

"I have many men and horses under my command. Not to mention the governor of a county, I, Liu Bei, will be able to lead a state as a pastor soon!"

The fiery Liu Bei began to fantasize about taking over Tao Ying's men, and Jian Yong beside him also helped Liu Bei cool down.

"Xuande, if the imperial court forces Tao Ying into a panic, it will have to prevent him from imitating Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju and supporting his troops to stand on his own feet!"

Jian Yong knew very well what was going on in the three counties of Jizhou, and he never believed that Tao Ying would sit back and wait for death, nor did he believe that Tao Ying would kill the hozens.

Jian Yong had known Liu Bei since he was a boy and had a good relationship. When Liu Bei returned to Youzhou, Jian Yong immediately came to seek refuge with him.

"Xianhe, Tao Ying's reputation as a child is not good, and Tao Qian is old. However, a wise man like Zhao Zilong will never follow the Tao family to confront the court. He will definitely assess the situation and make a decision...

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"Rumble..."

Before Liu Bei finished speaking, a deafening sound of horse hooves came, interrupting Liu Bei's words.

"Brother, Zhao Yun must have come to kill him!"

Guan Yu, who was watching with cold eyes, suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves and looked at the horse from a distance. He narrowed his eyebrows slightly and waved the big sword in his hand, eager to try.

"Zhao Yun, I will let you know how sharp the sword in my Guan Yu's hand is!"

Having been bombarded repeatedly by Liu Bei in the past half month, Guan Yu, who originally didn't take Zhao Yun seriously, gradually developed a sense of jealousy and unknown anger.

"Hmph, a Taishan thief who only knows how to rob herdsmen of cattle, sheep and horses will soon let his fellow thieves know how powerful I, Zhang Fei, am!"

Dissatisfied with Liu Bei's praise of Zhao Yun all day long, Zhang Fei, who has a perverse personality, also started to strive for supremacy in his heart.

"Uh, is my Zilong here?"

Unlike Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who rejected Zhao Yun, the smiling Liu Bei unabashedly poured out a rich excitement in his eyes.

"Xi Lv Lv..."

The deafening sound of horse hooves finally dissipated, but the billowing snow dust continued to roll over, lifted by the wind and landed on the faces of Liu Bei and others, making everyone shiver.

Looking out through the hazy snow dust, Zhao Yun's cavalry formation looked fierce and murderous.

For a moment, people were so depressed that they couldn't breathe. They only felt a strong killing intent filling the world, making people shudder.

"Hiss!"

"This..."

The enemy Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other and exclaimed, and couldn't help tightening the swords and spears in their hands.

"Xi Lv Lv..."

Even the war horse under his crotch became restless, snoring constantly, and a pair of front hooves kept digging at the frozen soil beneath him.

"I have an order below, Colonel Zhao Yun of Huwei. I wonder where the troops and horses are in front of you?"

Looking at the stunned Liu Bei and others, Zhao Yun frowned, waved the steel gun in his hand, and immediately asked loudly.

"Uh, Zilong, I am..."

"Hmph, what a powerful captain, he must be the traitor Tao Yingfeng, right?"

Liu Bei, who had come back to his senses, had just put on a kind look and wanted to introduce his royal status when he was drowned out by Zhang Fei, who sounded like a bell at the same time.

"Third brother is right, the power of a tiger is about the same as that of a cat!"

As Zhang Fei's "yes man", Guan Yu stared at the heroic and majestic Zhao Yun with narrowed eyes, and the sword in his hand tightened again and again.

"This guy is better than Pan Zhang!"

Liu Bei was impressed by Zhao Yun's grace when he first saw him. He was about to win over Zhao Yun, but was interrupted by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, who made sarcastic remarks. This shocked Liu Bei and he quickly scolded him.

"Second brother, third brother, don't talk nonsense!"

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei and Guan Yu with dissatisfaction, and immediately drove their horses forward and apologized to the gloomy-looking Zhao Yun.

"Don't be upset, Zilong. Quanzhou ordered Liu Bei to apologize on behalf of the two brothers!"

Zhao Yun, who had already slightly raised the steel gun in his hand, saw Liu Bei come out to apologize. His sharp eyes glared at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei with disdain. He slowly suppressed the anger in his heart and returned the salute to Liu Bei, the smiling man.
To be continued...