It is said that Sun Jian defected to Yuan Shu, and Liu Bei also began to rise after following Gongsun Zan and leaving Jujube.

Although there were only more than 3,000 men left in his "Nineteenth Town", they had all survived after many battles on the battlefield. Seeing that the world was in chaos, these rebels admired the courage and strength of the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang, so they joined forces with them.

Liu Bei returned to Gaotang County together.

The whole world was in chaos, and there was no one to take care of the lack of officials in various counties and counties. Liu Bei was no longer satisfied with a small Gaotang County Magistrate.

He knew that Gongsun Zan was going back to fight Liu Yu, but Liu Bei didn't want to get involved. In the end, it seemed that Liu Bei simply led his troops to directly capture Pingyuan County in Pingyuan County. Although it was not far from Gaotang County,

But it is much richer than Gaotang County.

It is also because Liu Bei is not very famous. The major families in Pingyuan County are still here, and no one can look up to Liu Bei, so Liu Bei's life in Pingyuan County is not easy.

He had no food, so he could only rob big households to feed his army. The good thing is that Liu Bei did not rob the poor people's food. He left a good reputation in Pingyuan County to suppress the Yellow Turbans, and many people also believed in him. Liu Bei then went to Pingyuan County.

Slowly steady your feet.

However, if he wants to capture other counties in Pingyuan County, he must obtain the support of local aristocratic families, which will take some time for Liu Bei.

In Jizhou in the west of Pingyuan County, Yuan Shao has also tightened his ties with the Jizhou family. If Yuan Shao wants to capture Jizhou, he must capture Han Fu. The Han family is the largest family in Jizhou, and it was Dong Zhuo who deliberately set up a stumbling block for Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao also

Thinking about how to capture Han Fu.

He knew to contact Han Fu's first general Ju Yi. Ju Yi had Yuan Shao's support behind him and began to disobey Han Fu's orders. Han Fu knew that if he could not defeat his men, Jizhou would inevitably fall into Yuan Shao's hands.

Han Fu, like Liu Yu, also raised troops to conquer Ju Yi, but the war failed and he could not capture Ju Yi. Yuan Shao finally intervened to mediate the conflict between the two sides, and ended up in the same situation as Youzhou.

Seeing the opportunity, Gongsun Zan sent troops to capture the Zhongshan Kingdom, Hejian County, Changshan County, and Yanmen County in Jizhou. When Han Fu saw this, he pretended not to know and did not resist. He wanted Gongsun Zan to attack near Bohai County and let him

Only by facing Yuan Shao can he survive in Jizhou.

Ju Yi was a top general in Jizhou, but he had no talent as a monarch. He settled in the southeast of Jizhou and did not conflict with Yuan Shao and Han Fu. As a result, the situation in Youzhou and Jizhou began to gradually stabilize.

On August 16, Liu Xin led his army into Yizhou. Dongba County blocked the 30,000-strong army and stood in line, guarding Wushan Pass to prevent them from passing through. Liu Xin was in a stalemate outside the pass for two days. Zhang Ren took the initiative to ask to be an envoy to see Dongba.

The governor of Bajun finally opened and closed the door to let Liu Xin in.

On September 20, Liu Xin spent more than a month entering Guanghan County from Dongba County, passing through six counties and four passes along the way, and finally arrived outside Mianzhu Pass. At this time, he saw that tens of thousands of people had gathered at Mianzhu Pass.

The commander of the army and guarding the pass was Zhang Lu.

"Zhang Tianshi, since last winter I have responded to the world's rebel army to attack Dong Zhuo, and today I am leading the army back to Shu County. Please ask Zhang Tianshi to let me go!" Liu Xin said to Zhang Lu at Mianzhu Gate.

Zhang Lu looked at Liu Xin at the Mianzhu Pass. He was only a few steps away from the Mianzhu Pass gate. He was wearing a bright silver armor and looked very majestic. Tens of thousands of troops behind him stood quietly behind him, but he didn't even make a sound. Zhang Lu couldn't help but sigh.

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Liu Yan had been paying attention to Liu Xin's movements. After all, Liu Xin, as the prefect of Shu County, was the person with the most apparent power besides Liu Yan, the shepherd of Yizhou.

Seeing that Liu Xin was suppressed by the Chengdu County family in Shu County and did nothing, Liu Yanben was still thinking about when Liu Xin could ask for help from him, so that he could slowly reach out to Shu County.

But Liu Xin's performance surprised Liu Yan. Liu Xin was a heroic figure in Youzhou, but when he arrived in Shu County, he was driven to the bandit den in the south of Linqiong County by a family from Chengdu County. A county guard treated him as a

This is quite embarrassing.

Liu Yan and the aristocratic families he brought from Nanjun could not help but look down upon Liu Xin, but at the beginning of this year, they actually heard rumors that Liu Xin was leading troops to attack Dong Zhuo.

At this time, the entire Shu County family and the Liu Yan Group realized that Liu Xin had been hiding his strength, or that his military power was much stronger than they imagined, but he had not yet arrived in Shu County.

Hearing that Liu Xin had led an army of one hundred thousand into Guanghan County, Liu Yan sent an army to garrison Mianzhu Pass. He knew that if he let Liu Xin in, Liu Xin would probably become his biggest competitor in Yizhou. When his army of one hundred thousand arrived,

Who can resist Shu County?

Zhang Lu was sent to guard the pass. Liu Yan had made it clear in private that if he could resist Liu Xin, he would resist with all his strength. If he could not, try not to provoke him. Liu Xin killed Xiliang's first general Hua Xiong with one move at Hulao Pass, and led six

The Qianxiandu cavalry pursued Dong Zhuo and trapped him in Huangqiu Mountain. If it were not for the incompetence of the rest of the coalition, the alliance would have won a complete victory.

Therefore, Liu Yan is also very careful when dealing with people like Liu Xin. Although he has now begun to take control of Yizhou, most of his decrees can only be issued to Jianwei, Bajun, and Guanghan counties, and the officials in these counties all obey them openly.

For himself, he only actually controlled the six counties of Shifang, Mianzhu, Fuxian, Zitong, and Jiameng in Guanghan County. Luo County, the largest county in the south of Guanghan County, and Xindu County were still outside Liu Yan's actual control.

Liu Xin stood outside Mianzhu Pass and waited quietly. He gave Liu Yan time to make a choice. If the other party did not open the door, he would take over the entire Mianzhu County today. When he returned to Shu County and captured the entire Shu County, he would also take over Guanghan County.

He also captured Mianzhu Pass and the entire western Yizhou road was blocked. After a few years of development in Shu County and Guanghan County, he would have the strength to control the entire Yizhou.

But just when Liu Xin lost patience and was about to let the soldiers start to attack the key points, the gate of Mianzhu Pass opened, and Zhang Lu came out with several generals in the pass.

"I've met Prefect Liu!" Zhang Lu bowed to Liu Xin. Although he was someone Liu Yan valued, his status was incomparable to Liu Xin.

"Master Zhang Tian led his troops back to Shu County today and passed by Guanghan County, but he was disturbed!" Liu Xin returned the greeting.

Zhang Lu invited Liu Xin into the pass, and Liu Xin led three thousand Xiandu cavalry at the forefront. Many Mianzhu guards saw the powerful momentum of the Xiandu cavalry and couldn't help but stay away from them.

Liu Xin walked all the way to the outside of Mianzhu County. At this time, his army was still passing through Mianzhu Pass. The gate of Mianzhu County was closed tightly, and the villages outside the city were silent. Liu Xin came to the outside of Mianzhu County and looked at the defenders on the city wall. He responded to Zhang Lu's

I also admire the courage.

"Master Zhang, I am passing by Mianzhu. I should pay a visit to Mr. Zhou Mu. I wonder why the gate of Mianzhu County is closed. Does this mean I am not welcome?" Liu Xin looked at Zhang Lu beside him and said deliberately.

"Lord Liu, you are worrying too much! Mianzhu County has been invaded by bandits recently. Sir Zhou Mu just led troops out of the city to suppress the bandits a few days ago. The city gate has been closed for many days, and I am afraid that I will not be able to entertain you.
Chapter completed!