Chapter 91: Plundering

Xiahou Yuan and Yu Jin saw hundreds of soldiers' corpses lying inside and outside the city. Seeing that their clothes were all from Xuzhou, they wondered, "Why are they fighting in Fei County?"

The Cao army is far to the north, so why are the Xuzhou soldiers fighting the Yuan army here?

At this moment, Zhang He came out from the city and rode forward. Xiahou Yuan was stunned and said to Yu Jin, "Doesn't that man look familiar?"

Yu Jin looked carefully, his expression grave, and said, "That's Zhang He, Zhang Junyi!"

Xiahou Yuan was even more surprised and exclaimed, "A general of Ji Province, what is he doing here?"

Yu Jin saw Zhang He standing next to a young master, and the flag behind him had a large character 'Yuan' on it. His heart skipped a beat. What exactly happened in Fei County?

As a result, the young master rode forward and said, "I am Yuan Xianyi from Ji Province. May I ask the names of the generals who have come?"

Both of them felt a thump in their hearts and quickly clasped their fists.

"Xiahou Miaocai."

"Yu Wenzhe."

Yuan Xi rode forward and said with a smile, "So you are fierce generals under Lord Mengde. I have long admired you."

The two quickly returned the greeting.

Xiahou Yuan asked strangely, "Why is the young master here?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I was stationed in Ji Province, but I met an extraordinary person who said that there was someone Lord Cao wanted in this place. Thinking that I had nothing to do, I brought troops over to take a look."

Xiahou Yuan and Yu Jin certainly didn't believe this. They looked at each other and said, "That's strange. I wonder if the young master has found him?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I have found him, and perhaps the two of you will be interested."

He nodded to Zhang He, who understood and ordered the soldiers to bring out more than a dozen carriages.

When Xiahou Yuan saw the markings on the carriages, his heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, the car door opened, revealing Cao Song's old face.

Xiahou Yuan and Yu Jin quickly dismounted and bowed to Cao Song, saying, "Your subordinate, Xiahou Yuan (Yu Jin), greets Lord Cao!"

Cao Song sighed, looking utterly hopeless, "You've finally come. It wasn't easy for me to see you. I was almost killed by those Xuzhou thief soldiers. My son must avenge me."

Yuan Xi briefly explained Zhang Kai's assassination attempt and said to the two, "Zhang Kai is a subordinate general of Tao Qian and harbored ill intentions. Fortunately, I arrived in time to kill him, which was a stroke of luck."

"Later, Liu Bei led people to arrive and attacked my army. Both sides suffered many casualties. Later, seeing that the two generals were leading troops here, he retreated."

Cao Song quickly said, "Thank you, Young Master Yuan, for saving my life."

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "Lord Cao, you are too polite. Now that the matter is over, please leave with the two generals as soon as possible, lest the Xuzhou army come and cause further accidents."

Cao Song shrank his neck in fear and jumped into the carriage, "Then let's leave quickly!"

He suddenly felt that something was wrong and said, "My hundred or so large carts..."

Yuan Xi smiled and didn't answer, complaining to Xiahou Yuan, "If it weren't for the deep affection between my father and Lord Cao, he wouldn't have sent me to such a dangerous situation. The two generals don't know, but I almost lost my life."

"To save Lord Cao, more than half of the thousand soldiers I brought died or were injured. It will be difficult to explain to my father when I return."

Xiahou Yuan and Yu Jin instantly understood Yuan Xi's meaning.

You've already been rescued, and you still want to take the wealth back? No way!

If it were someone else, Xiahou Yuan could have said a few words, but the person in front of him was Yuan Shao's son. At this time, Cao Cao was still Yuan Shao's vassal, so how could he fall out with him?

Moreover, the other party sent his own son to rescue Cao Song!

Cao Song bit his sleeve. This Yuan Shao's son was too greedy. He wanted to swallow all the wealth he had accumulated in his life!

He said pitifully, "I have nothing of value, only a little meager savings..."

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I am not such an excessive person. Captain Zhang, pull out five carts for Lord Cao to take away."

"If there is a chance in the future, I will try to return some to Lord Cao."

Xiahou Yuan and Yu Jin looked at each other. You really dare to say that!

But they had no choice!

Cao Song was unwilling in his heart and sighed. He suddenly remembered something and asked Yu Jin, "My son Cao De rode out last night to find reinforcements. Have you encountered him?"

Yu Jin couldn't help but look at Xiahou Yuan when he heard this.

Xiahou Yuan looked pained, "We did encounter him, but Young Master Cao De was too anxious, asking us to rush over overnight. As a result, he led the way in front, but he accidentally fell off a cliff with his horse."

Cao Song cried out and fainted in the carriage. Everyone was in a flurry.

Yuan Xi thought this was interesting and sighed to Xiahou Yuan, "The Cao family has suffered a great disaster. I, Xi, express my deep regret. Please take Lord Cao back and take good care of him."

Xiahou Yuan and Yu Jin thanked him and took Cao Song and the soldiers back to the north.

Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief after the other party left.

Damn it, I worked so hard to fight this battle and saved this dog Cao Song's life, and he still wants to get away with it?

If it weren't for the sake of fame, he would have killed this corrupt official Cao Song with one knife to be done with it.

Originally, all these hundred or so cars were mine, and my heart is bleeding to give you five cars!

However, Yuan Xi increasingly felt the usefulness of Yuan Shao's son's identity. He was almost openly robbing Cao Song's property, and the two generals of the Cao army did not dare to say anything.

This is the benefit of the gentry, with one level suppressing another.

Moreover, Yuan Shao is currently the lord and has the strongest momentum to dominate the world. Cao Cao does not dare to offend the Yuan family now.

However, the matter of Cao De is interesting. He died inexplicably. This time, I sent Cao Cao a living Cao Song, which may give Cao Cao a headache for several years.

He smiled at Zhang He and said, "This time, I am all relying on Brother Junyi, otherwise things would not have gone so smoothly."

Zhang He modestly said a few words. Seeing Qu Yi and Gao Lan leave with thirty iron cavalry, he asked doubtfully, "They...?"

Yuan Xi said, "I asked them to go back first."

Zhang He praised, "Those two masked generals are no less skilled than He. The young master's subordinates are indeed full of talents."

Yuan Xi smiled, thinking that his father Yuan Shao had even more talents under him. If he could poach a few more people, it would be much faster than recruiting from outside.

Speaking of Gao Lan, I have to thank Yuan Shang's unscrupulous methods, otherwise it would not have gone so smoothly.

The people of Xuzhou in Fei County looked at Cao Cao's army leaving with unease. Seeing Yuan Xi leading his troops into the city again, they couldn't help but become nervous and retreated unconsciously.

They were afraid that Yuan Jun would give an order and kill everyone.

Yuan Xi coughed, "Everyone can leave."

As soon as these words came out, the people of Xuzhou looked at each other. Are they really letting them go?

Yuan Xi said again, "Everyone, don't delay after leaving the city. Hurry south, as the Cao army may return at any time."

"If you are afraid of the war in Xuzhou, you can follow me back to Ji Province, and I will arrange a place for you to settle down."

As soon as he finished speaking, many people knelt down and said, "Young Master, we are grateful for your kindness and are willing to follow you!"

They were not stupid. Xuzhou was full of wars. The Cao army was obviously going to occupy all of Xuzhou, and there were constant massacres in the middle. Even if they fled south, could they guarantee a safe escape?

It would be better to follow the Yuan army back to Ji Province, at least to save their lives!

The crowd surrounded him noisily. Yuan Xi counted and found that nearly a thousand people, more than half of them, wanted to follow him, and only two or three hundred people wanted to go south.

He ordered the people going south to leave first. As a few carriages passed by, he thought that there were still gentry in here.

Zhuge Xuan's carriage left the city, and he breathed a sigh of relief, telling the coachman to hurry south.

Zhuge Liang looked back at the direction of Fei County, thinking that this Yuan family son seemed very different from the gentry he had seen. Only those with great ambitions could do not harm the enemy's people, right?

If I want to change the world, there are still many things I need to learn.