Chapter 3: Going to Collect Grain

  "Not dwelling on achievements, not being arrogant, not wrong." Looking at Xu Feng's back as he walked out of the big tent, Zhou Cang stroked his chin whiskers and nodded in approval.

  "What's going on? Brother Xu, is the great leader going to reward you?" Seeing Xu Feng come out of his tent, Xue Cheng, who had already known everything beforehand, hurriedly came up with a smile.

  "Xue brother, aren't you being unfair? Aren't you harming me? You just arrived and gave the position of Wu Zhang to your brother, isn't this making things difficult for me?" Xu Feng's face sank as he said with feigned anger.

  "Xu brothers, how... you refused?" Seeing Xu Feng nodding, Xue Cheng sighed, "Ah, you, brave and powerful, skilled in martial arts, far surpassing us several old rough men, letting you be the squad leader, I am willing to repay..."

  "Stop it, we're brothers, don't be so polite with me. If we keep going on like this, we won't even have a chance to be brothers." Xu Feng hastily interrupted Xue Cheng.

  "Alright, let's go, we'll welcome our brother with a feast." After helping Xu Feng finish the registration, the four brothers found an empty space and prepared a lot of food to celebrate enthusiastically for Xu Feng. Although Xu Feng was only 16 years old, his appetite was astonishing. Having been hungry for two days, this meal was wolfed down by Xu Feng in a flash, leaving the people from Xue City stunned.

  "Brother, how many days haven't you eaten?" Xue Cheng asked in surprise while pouring wine for Xu Feng.

  "I don't remember clearly, probably about two days ago." Xu Feng said casually.

  "I've been starving for two days, and just now in the intense battle, one against six, you're still so fierce, you're a monster! Alright, from now on, we'll follow you, come on, let's all call him Peak Brother." Xue Cheng proposed with a face full of respect.

  "No way, in terms of age, I'm actually younger than you." Xu Feng was shocked.

  "If it weren't for Brother's help, the three of us would have ended up dead by the river today. We owe our lives to him. From now on, let's not consider age or seniority, whoever has the most ability will be the leader, that's how we'll decide it. Come and call Peak Brother."

  "Brother Feng."

  Brother Feng

  Hou Sanma Wu, it was really satisfying, and without thinking, he shouted out "Feng Ge".

  "Brother Feng, get some rest early tonight. In a few days, we'll be setting off." After serving the dishes and settling Xu Feng's accommodation, Xue Cheng patted Xu Feng's shoulder and said softly.

  "Departure? Where are we going?" Xu Feng asked in confusion.

  "Zhuo County, our leader said that in a few days, although we are not many in number, we will still be sent to the front line to assist General Cheng Yuanzhi in attacking Zhuo County and clearing the way for the Lord's destruction of the imperial court." Xue City said with a serious face, "I also overheard this when our leader was drunk, so don't go spreading it around."

  "What year is it this year?" For the past few days, Xu Feng had been starving and busy escaping for his life, and until now he still didn't understand what year of the Three Kingdoms era it was.

  "Guang and Qi seven years, what's up brother?"

  "It's not about being early, but about being timely. It seems that something big is going to happen." Xu Feng's eyes gleamed with a sharp light, born in a chaotic era, a man should be willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good, create some remarkable achievements, and hope that his arrival will not let the Yellow Turban Rebellion repeat its mistakes, but as long as he has breath, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Sun Jian... you absolutely won't be too bored.

  Traveling through the Three Kingdoms, wouldn't it be a pity not to meet all the heroes of the world? Of course, there's another thing - the beauties of the Three Kingdoms. Thinking about the famous beauties of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Feng's eyes shone even brighter.

  "Brother, are you okay?" Xue Cheng asked with concern as he saw Xu Feng standing still in his original position.

  "It's nothing, I'm fine." Xu Feng hastily nodded and said.

  Xu Feng, who had eaten his fill and was full of energy, arrived in the Three Kingdoms for the first time feeling solid and substantial. How could he not feel that way? If he hadn't encountered the Yellow Turbans, he would still be running around with an empty stomach. In these times, being able to eat one's fill was a luxury for many people.

  In just a few days, the war on the front line broke out, and the Yellow Turbans swept through the states and counties in an instant, starting the thunderous Yellow Turban Rebellion. Xu Feng and others followed orders and quickly marched towards Zhuo County to assist Cheng Yuanzhi in attacking Zhuo County. As they walked along the road, thinking about the upcoming great battle, Xu Feng was excited beyond measure. Zhuo County was after all a place with three fierce tigers waiting for him, and it was only to be expected that he would encounter them.

  There is the so-called "invincible" Liu Bei, the loyal and righteous Guan Yu, and the bravest of the three armies, Zhang Fei from Yan. Any one of them would be a formidable character that strikes fear into people's hearts. However, at this time, the three of them did not have any great reputation or achievements, so naturally no one knew how powerful they were. But Xu Feng was an exception, after all, he was a man who had traveled through time and space.

  After two days, the crowd found a thicket to camp and repair. Xu Feng and others were sent out to requisition grain stores. To put it bluntly, they were robbing the wealthy. In Xu Feng's understanding, this was equivalent to the later generations' practice of "beating local bullies" and "fighting landlords". This wasn't hard to understand. The wealth of these people mostly came from unjust means, and who knew how much sweat and blood of the common people they had extorted? Robbing them was what they deserved.

  Xue Cheng brought more than a dozen people, plus Xu Feng, and they walked along the main road towards the nearby town.

  "Feng Ge, this time we can't return empty-handed, or else we'll definitely be held accountable. Last time the mission failed, Da Tou Ling didn't blame us, that's already being very lenient." As soon as Xue Cheng mentioned Da Tou Ling, his face clearly showed a few more shades of fear. It seemed that in this Zhou Cang's army, discipline was strict and rewards and punishments were meted out fairly. Zhou Cang's astonishing aura could intimidate ordinary people just with one glance, let alone someone like Xue Cheng who wasn't even a notable character.

  Xu Feng would probably have ended up like Xue Cheng if he hadn't learned some martial arts skills from a hermit in his past life.

  "Don't worry, this time we'll be careful, I'm here, nothing will happen."

  After walking for about two hours, a small village finally appeared. There was no other choice, as the northern direction had been plagued by drought and abnormal weather for years, causing many people to flee to the south. Moreover, outside the Yanmen Pass, the Xianbei and Huns were eyeing them covetously, frequently sending troops to raid nearby villages. The strong cavalry made it impossible for the government army to do anything, and the court had repeatedly sent troops to surround and annihilate them, but to no avail. The officials turned a blind eye, which only further encouraged the arrogance of the Xianbei people. Not only did they come and go frequently, but bandits also became more rampant, leading to a situation where people were scarce, towns were desolate, and places with good resources were even scarcer.

  "Brother Feng, there's a town ahead." Luckily, they were close enough to see it clearly. The town wasn't big, and on the tall gate, three large characters read: "Wuhe Town".

  The city wall is only a few meters high, the city gate tower hangs a suspension bridge, and there are sentries patrolling above, with not many guards, roughly counting, also just over ten people.

  "Boss Feng, we only have seventeen people, how are we going to take the city?"

  "It's no good during the day, be patient and wait, let's take action after dark." Xu Feng's eyes rolled around, and he had an idea.

  New book rolling over, everyone, don't be stingy!