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At dusk, when White Horse Camp returned to Boiling City, it was immediately stirred up — Zhao Yun, who was walking in front of the group, raised his spear high, and a head was stuck into the tip. It was shockingly Qu Yi, the person who caused both hatred and fear in Army of Heishan. Other than Qu Yi's head, there were also tens of prisoners who had come to camp first. They had their heads down while carrying the tattered 'Qu' banner, letting others know that they had been completely annihilated.

"How is this possible!?" Could it be that this old man was mistaken? " Atop the city walls, Tao Sheng who had been waiting for good news couldn't help but cry out as he rubbed his eyes hard.

Tao Dayong said hesitantly: "Uncle, this nephew remembers that Gongsun Xu only brought a thousand men with him when he left the city, but look" he quietly pointed to the bottom of the city, "No matter how you look at it, there are three thousand men, where did the extra people come from?"

Tao Sheng was right, when Gongsun Xu left the city, he was also there, and it was clear that there were only a few thousand people there! Now that Gongsun Xu had suddenly gained two thousand troops, Tao Sheng could only think of two possibilities. The first possibility was that these people had secretly come over from the Youzhou to assist him, and the second one was that the additional people had secretly left the city! The moment he thought about the second possibility, he felt a cold shiver down his spine. In the entire city, only Zhang Yan could have two thousand men quietly leaving the city and hiding from his eyes and ears! Why did Zhang Yan want to hide it from him? Could it be that he already knew that he had colluded with Yuan Shao?

The more Tao Sheng thought about it, the more afraid he became. He grabbed Tao Dayong and instructed him softly, "Da Yong, quickly go and find out how many people are left in the White Horse Camp encampment!"

Tao Dayong was startled, but immediately understood what Tao Sheng meant. He nodded and ran down the wall.

Just then, Zhang Yan heard the news and rushed to the city gate with Yang Feng, Bai Rao and the rest. Tao Sheng restrained the fear in his heart and slowly walked down the city wall towards the city gate.

"Nephew, you truly shocked this old man to the core, to actually kill Qu Yi! "Haha" When Zhang Yan saw Gongsun Xu coming over, he laughed out loud and went up to welcome him.

"Uncle got it wrong!" Gongsun Xu jumped down from his horse and walked over quickly. He pointed at Zhao Yun and said with a smile, "It was Zi Long alone who killed Qu Yi.

"Oh?" Zhang Yan was shocked, and sized Zhao Yun up. This person had always been unknown, he could not believe that Qu Yi would actually die under his hands.

"This is absolutely true!" Gongsun Xu saw that Yang Feng and the rest were also in disbelief, and immediately explained in detail about how Zhao Yun killed Qu Yi.

Zhang Yan and the others listened in silence, and when they finished, their gazes towards Zhao Yun immediately became respectful.

"Actually, Zi Long is not an unknown person, it's just that outsiders do not know about him." Since Gongsun Xu wanted to gain Zhao Yun's reputation, he decided to tell him about some of the important things that Zhao Yun had done before.

Zhang Yan and the rest were extremely impressed, they finally understood why Gongsun Xu valued Zhao Yun so much.

That was why he had sent a pigeon to Yuan Shao saying that Gongsun Xu could not even withstand a single blow. But now that Qu Yi had killed Qu Yi, even if he went to camp first, he had almost annihilated the entire army. If Yuan Shao were to pursue this matter further in the future, he would definitely blame it! It was a pity that Tao Sheng did not know that he was just a small piece of chess in Yuan Shao's eyes. Yuan Shao would never tell him about the urgent matter of using someone to kill Qu Yi, and because Bai Rao had sent several precise and useful messages, Yuan Shao trusted Bai Rao more than Tao Sheng.

Zhang Yan cupped his hands towards Zhao Yun and said: "So it turns out that Academy Officer Zi Long had actually done such a great thing. This old man was truly disrespectful before!"

"I don't dare! "Lord Prefecture Overseer is being too courteous." Zhao Yun had already given Qu Yi's head to Gongsun Jia, so he quickly bowed in return.

Zhang Yan stepped forward to help Zhao Yun up, and laughed while looking at Qu Yi's head: "Academy Officer is worthy! He deserved it! This thief is incomparably rampant, but today, his life is lost to the hands of Academy Officer Zi Long, causing all of us in Army of Heishan to be in high spirits.

Zhao Yun said indifferently: "Lord Prefecture Overseer is exaggerating."

"Academy Officer Zi Long is too humble, haha" Zhang Yan laughed as he asked Gongsun Xu, "Nephew, why not hang the heads of Qu Yi's scoundrels on the city walls, it would definitely be able to raise the morale of the soldiers."

"Uncle is right, let's do it." Gongsun Xu nodded and waved goodbye to Gongsun Jia.

Gongsun Jia lifted Qu Yi's head and ran up the city wall. Under the cheers of the Army of Heishan, he hung his head on the city wall.

"Let's go, this old man has already set up a celebratory feast. Everyone, let's go over and have a good drink tonight." Zhang Yan waved his hand, and the group of people jumped onto their horses and rushed towards prefectural governor's mansion.

Not long after, the news of being the leader of the's army being annihilated spread. The entire Army of Heishan was elated, the entire city was as lively as if it was a festival, Zhao Yun's name quickly spread throughout the entire city. In the mouths of the people of Army of Heishan, White Horse Camp had also leaped up from the previously silver pewter spearhead to become the world's most powerful elite that was even more powerful than when he first went to camp. This was something that Gongsun Xu did not expect.

Originally, Zhang Yan was not too optimistic about Gongsun Xu's trip, he thought it would be good if he could leave without a problem, but he never expected that Gongsun Xu would actually fight until the whole camp was destroyed, and when Zhang Yan first received the news, he was extremely happy, he immediately ordered the feast to be prepared, and even intentionally brought out a few jars of good wine that he was reluctant to drink. When the group arrived at prefectural governor's mansion, more than ten tables worth of feast were already set up, it was much more sumptuous than the last time they welcomed Gongsun Xu.

The feast continued until they were full. Yang Feng, Gui Gu and the rest were extremely excited as they toasted to Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun. Ever since they came to the Hejian County, most of the conflicts between them and Yuan Shao's army had ended in failure. Furthermore, that fellow Qu Yi frequently brought them to the Hejian County to wreak havoc, causing them to feel extremely miserable.

Gongsun Xu had also snuck a glance at Tao Sheng before, and realised that he was truly cunning, his every move was extremely calm, and there was no sign of him being unhappy.

After the banquet had ended and everyone had dispersed, Zhang Yan brought Gongsun Xu to the study room and inquired about the details of the battle. After asking about it, he frowned and said, "This nephew's trip was actually so smooth.

"Uncle's words are very true. There is indeed something fishy about it." Gongsun Xu put down the teacup and softly said: "When I brought my men to the floating bridge, all of the troops that were sent to burn the floating bridge had already been annihilated. However, Chunyu Qiong was only anxious to exchange the corpses of my subordinates for the prisoners that were sent to camp first. At that time, I was thinking that maybe Chunyu Qiong didn't do it to protect the pontoon bridge, but to destroy it! If that's really the case, then Wang Wei and those one hundred people died in vain! "

"What?" Chunyu Qiong was also going to destroy the pontoon bridge? Nephew, isn't this guess too preposterous? " Zhang Yan was flabbergasted, he didn't believe Gongsun Xu's words at all.

"To tell the truth, uncle has also bought a few spies from Yuan Shao, it is said that Yuan Shao is already very unsatisfied with Qu Yi, if not for the fact that he is in use, Yuan Shao would have already killed Qu Yi. Therefore, my guess is that Qu Yi suddenly did something stupid, and it caused Yuan Shao to be unable to endure it any longer, which was why he borrowed my blade to kill Qu Yi, and took his life. "

Zhang Yan stroked his beard, and said in deep thought: "If that's the case, Nephew's guess is reasonable, but this old man is still somewhat suspicious of it. It's just that in the midst of a great battle, it's impossible for Yuan Shao to do such a foolish thing, right?"

"Uncle, let's put this matter aside for now. There's no point in continuing to argue with him." Gongsun Xu stopped talking, and laughed softly: "At most, three to five days from now, there will be definite news, and then we will know if my guess is accurate or not. No matter what, Qu Yi dying is always a good thing, going to the camp first is a very powerful force, if not for Qu Yi underestimating his opponents and advancing forward, I am afraid that White Horse Camp would have suffered great casualties. "

"Good!" Then we'll wait for the news from there! Zhang Yan laughed coldly: "If Yuan Benchu really borrowed a person to kill him, it only means that this person has no tolerance for others. By doing so, it is impossible for him to succeed in his career."

Gongsun Xu laughed: "Uncle is right! If Yuan Shao was not from a famous clan, how could he have reached his current achievements? This time, the Youzhou Army and the Army of Heishan will join forces, and Yuan Shao will definitely become a stray dog! "

Zhang Yan smiled and said: "When Bo Guixiong's army arrives, our army will leave the Hejian County and attack him, let's see how Yuan Benchu will defend against that!"

"Our army will win this battle!" Gongsun Xu nodded his head and laughed: "Uncle, there is a good saying. Since we can come and disturb the Hejian County first, why can't we do the same? This nephew wishes to dispatch a few cavalrymen to harass Yuan Shao's territory and intercept his scouts before my father's army arrives so that he will not be able to clearly investigate our exact information. "

"Haha, this is doable. I'll let Yuan Benchu have a taste of his anger and grievance! However, it is said that under Yuan Shao's command, other than going up to camp first, there is also a person called Zhang He who is an expert in the use of cavalry, this nephew should pay more attention to him. "

"Zhang He!" Gongsun Xu repeated this name, and lightly nodded: "Many thanks for Uncle's reminder, I will make my soldiers be careful of this person!"

Seeing the tired look on Gongsun Xu's face, Zhang Yan didn't say anymore and stood up: "This nephew has worked hard all the way.

Gongsun Xu stood up and cupped his hands: "Thank you for your kind intentions, uncle, but this nephew still wants to return to the army camp. Three to four hundred people have died today, this nephew needs to go back and calm the emotions of the soldiers.

Zhang Yan sighed: "This old man has long heard that Nephew is very considerate towards his subordinates, he even gave land to the soldiers, and arranged the families of their soldiers well. No wonder Nephew received the support of the soldiers under his command! At this point, even I feel ashamed of myself! "

"Uncle is too kind, it's only because I don't have many subordinates. If I had a million people like uncle, I wouldn't have been able to take care of it."

Zhang Yan shook his head and laughed, "Nephew, don't comfort this old man anymore. It's getting late, you can go back to the army camp now."

"Young Nephew will take his leave." Gongsun Xu bowed and turned to leave.