xymnovel Chapter 107 Yuan's army is defeated, and Li Zhao benefits!
Chapter 107 Yuan's army is defeated, and Li Zhao benefits!
Jizhou.
Yuan Tan, who was left to guard the city, was very depressed.
As the eldest son, he always believed that he was the rightful successor.
But his father always kept Yuan Shang by his side, personally teaching him everything, big or small.
Shouldn't I be the one enjoying these privileges in that position?
Like this time...
Such a large-scale war, and he was left to guard Jizhou, only to do things like dispatching provisions and mobilizing weapons and equipment.
Yuan Shang, however, stayed by his side, and there was always a chance for him to make a contribution.
Once this kid has earned some military merit, he can't even imagine what it will be like when he comes back.
Therefore, after Yuan Shao personally led his troops away, Yuan Tan completely let loose and became unrestrained.
He spent his days drinking and having fun, and even hired more than a dozen young women to dance and play music for him all day long.
All other matters, big and small, were delegated to his subordinates.
of course.
They obeyed all of Yuan Shao's orders, regardless of their importance!
Since we've already done all this, what else is there to worry about?
Even the grain delivery team from Qingzhou was handed over to his subordinates.
Why not take advantage of free benefits?
But he completely forgot the many instructions Yuan Shao had given him before he left.
Never accept any benefits from Qingzhou without his explicit orders.
"Young Master Qi..."
"More grain has arrived from Qingzhou, and this time it seems there are many other things as well. I heard they are specialties of Qingzhou, and I even saw..."
A middle-aged scholar quickly approached and respectfully spoke.
At this moment, singing and dancing were taking place in the main hall, and Yuan Tan was also quite drunk.
Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows. "What else did you see?"
"There seem to be dozens of women, said to be there specifically to curry favor with the eldest young master, thanks to Li Zhao!"
"Is this really true?" Yuan Tan sat up abruptly.
"That's true. The people and supplies have already been delivered to the city gate. We're just waiting for the young master's order to bring them in!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Go and bring them here right now!"
Yuan Tan waved his hand dismissively and threw his seal away.
The middle-aged man quickly withdrew, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
"This Li Zhao is really sensible. He's such a good person; I should definitely befriend him if I have the chance in the future!"
"You agree, right?" Yuan Tan said, looking at the person next to him, slightly drunk.
Those serving nearby all smiled and nodded.
How could they dare say anything?
No matter what this young master says, just nod and flatter him.
at the same time.
Li Zhao, along with Lü Bu and several hundred men, entered Jizhou City in a grand and imposing manner.
The moment they entered the city gate, Gao Shun, one of Lü Bu's men, swiftly made his move.
They defeated the garrison with unimaginable speed and silence.
For them, now that they've entered the city, dealing with these people would be very easy.
The people at the city gate have all been replaced, but those on the city tower have not yet reacted.
The rest is quite simple!
They quietly took control of the north gate, and then gradually spread to the other four gates.
After defeating the guards at the four gates, Li Zhao, accompanied only by Lü Bu, led dozens of women and various gifts towards the Yuan residence.
As he stood outside the hall, he could still clearly hear the singing and dancing inside, as well as Yuan Tan's loud laughter.
"Wonderful, wonderful..."
"Excellent! I'll take it all!"
"Um... hey you, go check if the people outside have been brought in yet?"
Yuan Tan's voice came from inside. Li Zhao slowly shook his head and stepped inside.
He bumped into a servant who rushed out and was casually thrown away by Lü Bu.
"Huh?" Yuan Tan, who was too drunk to stand up, saw the fierce-looking person who came in and immediately felt that something was wrong.
"Who are you? Do you know where you are?"
"Get out of here right now! I'm in a good mood today and don't want to lower myself to your level!"
Before Li Zhao could even speak, Lü Bu led his men to drive the women out and take control of everyone.
All of this happened very quickly!
Before Yuan Tan could even react, he was all alone.
"What...what do you want to do?"
"Who exactly are you?" Yuan Tan, now mostly sober, stared at Li Zhao in disbelief and asked.
"I've given you so many nice things, and you don't even know who I am!"
talking.
Li Zhao picked up a bowl of rice in front of him, which was full of white rice.
Although it had long since cooled down, you could still smell a faint fragrance.
"It's such a waste to feed you such good stuff!"
Yuan Tan's eyes widened in terror. "You... what is your relationship with Li Zhao?"
"My lord, why waste words with him? Just kill him!" Lu Bu couldn't stand it anymore.
"Then it's up to you!" Li Zhao casually raised his hand.
moment.
Yuan Tan felt as if his feet were dangling in the air, as if he were being lifted up.
Just as he was about to be dragged out of the lobby, he hurriedly shouted, "Don't kill me..."
"I...I'm still useful! I can help you control the entire Ji Province!"
"Now all the troops here, including the officers, obey my orders!"
"You don't need to kill me... I can help you!"
He screamed with all his might, not caring about anything else at that moment; saving his life was the most important thing!
"Oh?" Li Zhao turned around slowly, his hands behind his back. "Are you sure you can control everyone?"
"Absolutely certain! I...I'll go right now and make them all surrender; there won't be any resistance whatsoever!"
"Then let's go..."
Lu Bu nodded knowingly, picked up the man, and turned to leave.
Looking at the leftover food and wine jars scattered around him, Li Zhao couldn't help but shake his head.
Yuan Shao's defeat was not unjust at all!
They actually entrusted the entire Ji Province to such a person!
He had someone tidy up the surroundings casually, then sat there quietly and waited.
Jizhou has very rich reserves, and he was really curious to find out how much he could find.
And... how many people are here?
Lu Bu was extremely excited; he had never fought such a lucrative battle before!
They entered Jizhou City openly and legitimately with only a few hundred men.
There was also a fool who offered to help him solve all his problems.
That's really true!
Wherever Yuan Tan took him, everyone was very obedient and dutifully handed over their power.
She even took the initiative to surrender and very considerately gave him instructions on what to do next.
The whole process went exceptionally smoothly; if Lu Bu hadn't experienced it firsthand, he might have even doubted that it was real.
It took only half a day after they completely controlled the entire Ji Province.
Without any large-scale battles or even resistance, the power changed hands completely and quietly.
Lu Bu went to the granary there immediately and ordered people to check the household registration.
The storage here amazed him; Jizhou was indeed the richest place.
The grain and fodder reserves were plentiful, and all kinds of weapons and armor were piled up like mountains!
This time we really made a fortune!
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