But he said that Liu Bei's effort in escaping was indeed true. He knew that Ma Chao had tens of thousands of cavalry, and it would be easy to chase and kill the infantry under his command. Therefore, Liu Bei gave up most of his luggage and only brought some gold and silver and other soft items. Not long after nearly 100,000 people left the city, Liu Bei asked Guan Yu to join Jian Yong and Sun Qian to stay behind. In fact, this was only in name. In fact, it is to deceive people and make false claims in the east and attack in the west. Guan Yu had already taken Liu Bei's direct troops and fled towards Yanzhou. Liu Bei took his fianc¨¦e and the remaining soldiers and continued to rush to Yangzhou with the people, not forgetting to incite hatred among the people of Xiaopei along the way. As soon as it got dark, Liu Bei ignored Gan Qian and Tai Shici, and took advantage of the night to slip away on horseback and chase Guan Yu. By the time Ma Chao led the army to attack, Liu Bei had already completed the golden cicada's escape, and took his family's fortune to Yanzhou to defect to Cao Cao. Taishi Ci saw that the situation was not good and did not want to be buried with Liu Bei. When he saw Ma Chao's cavalry approaching and Liu Bei disappeared, he took dozens of his own cavalry and rushed towards Lingbi. At this point, it was useless for him to stay. If Ma Chao really wanted to massacre the people of Xiaopei, he wouldn't be able to stop him with just a few dozen horses. Liu Bei ran away, but the Gan Quan brothers and sisters who were abandoned by him were in a bit of trouble. After all, Gan Qian and Liu Bei had already decided on their identity and only needed the final wedding ceremony. According to the rules at that time, if the female relatives of an enemy general were captured, the general result would be to give them to subordinate generals as slaves or concubines, and then stay in the army to do hard labor. Gan Qian was only sixteen years old and in her prime, and she was born in a beautiful country. How could Gan Quan let Ma Chao give Gan Qian away? Gan Quan thought about this all the way and finally came up with a good idea, which was to dedicate his sister to Ma Chao. Even being a personal maid is much better than being a concubine for an ordinary general. The brothers and sisters took the time to discuss it. Although Gan Qian was reluctant, she had heard about Ma Chao's name for a long time, and Liu Bei was ruthless and ruthless, so she gritted her teeth and agreed. Gan Quan was overjoyed. He came from a poor family. If he could embrace Ma Chao's thick legs, his future would be limitless. Immediately, he found Zhuge Jin, who was in charge of Ma Chao's diet and daily life, to arrange the matter. Zhuge Jin is an ancient man through and through. He thinks that it is normal to find a personal maid for his lord to have fun, but Gan Qian is willing to do so. Extraordinary beauty. He was not even weaker than Mi Zhen of the Mi family and Princess Wannian whom he had met, and they were prisoners, so they agreed after thinking for a while. So there was the matter of the beauties bathing together and having fun in the same bed that night. Ma Chao has never met Gan Qian. She didn't even know that she had given up Empress Liu's mother in a daze. And she is still a yellow flower girl. Early the next morning. Gan Qian endured the sequelae of the broken melon and got up early to help Ma Chao change his clothes and wash himself. Ma Chao had a lot of trouble last night, and the desire that had been suppressed for more than three months was completely released. I just feel refreshed. Recalling Gan Qian's awkward situation in bed, Ma Chao was also puzzled. He immediately asked: "Who are you? Judging from your behavior last night, you don't seem to be an advocate!" Gan Qian's pretty face turned red, her beautiful eyes were shy, and she said in a sweet voice : "General, Gan Qian, a daughter of the people! She is a local girl from a good family in Xiaopei, not an advocate!" "What! Are you Gan Qian, Liu Bei's Mrs. Gan?" Ma Chao was so shaken that he blurted out in surprise. . Gan Qian said: "I am exactly Gan Qian. Although I am engaged to Liu Shijun, I did not get married, and we only met briefly once! I can't count. I forgive my concubine for Mrs. Gan's name." I don¡¯t dare take it!¡± After Ma Chao was shocked, his heart was very complicated, and he secretly sighed that power was such a great thing, especially in the ancient era when the emperor was the leader. As long as you have power, countless people will squeeze their heads to rely on you. If you can become the emperor, once Chrysostom opens his mouth, everyone in the world will have to follow your orders. Of course, the puppet emperor is not among them. "Looking at Mrs. Gan's plump and graceful figure, her fair and jade-like skin, her delicate and beautiful face, her beautiful eyes and loving look, I feel great love in my heart. Originally, he wanted to hide Gan Qianxue and give her to some meritorious general as his wife or concubine in the future, but now that he has a close relationship with her, how could he give away such a delicate beauty? She smiled and said: "Although Liu Bei is a rebel, I have no intention of occupying his female family members! Was what happened last night voluntary? Or was someone forcing you?" Gan Qian blushed and said coquettishly: "I am not Liu Bei. The female family members heard that the general wanted to give his concubine to his subordinates for fun! Instead of doing this, it would be better to surrender to the general to avoid being insulted! But no one forced the concubine to do so! " Ma Chao nodded, playfully! He stood up and suddenly said seriously: "In this case, I will not treat you badly. I will just find you a good family in the future and ensure that you will be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of your life!" When Gan Qian heard this, her face instantly turned pale, and she said with a trembling voice: " Could it be that the generalcould it be that he dislikes this concubine? Although she is from a humble background, she is a truly good woman. Starving to death is a small act of disobedience but a big deal. Now that she is a great general, she has to live with her for a long time. The general dislikes me, how can I have the dignity to live in this world?" After saying that, tears streamed down his face, and he turned around and hit the pillar. Ma Chao had quick eyes and quick hands, and took two hurried steps to stop in front of the pillar. Gan Qian couldn't stop and ran into his arms. Holding the beauty in his arms, Ma Chao's heart was filled with excitement, and he said softly: "Don't be offended, beauty! I deliberately tried to test her with my words, and I have no intention of abandoning you! You have a beautiful face, chaste temperament, knowledge and etiquette, but I can't even cherish you enough, how can I bear my heart?" Give it away!" Gan Qian was surprised, happy and ashamed when she heard this, and her heart was filled with sweetness. She had long heard about Ma Chao's reputation as marrying a ghost, and she had already fallen in love with him. She only regretted that she had no chance to meet him, but instead fell in love with Kong Rong. Under the arrangement of Liu Bei, he almost got married. Unexpectedly, by mistake, it happened that Ma Chao attacked Xiaopei on her wedding day, and she became a prisoner. Coupled with Gan Quan's obstruction and Liu Bei's ruthlessness, she did not resist dedicating herself to Ma Chao. Now that a good thing has come true, Ma Chao has expressed his stance. Although he has no status, he is extremely happy in his heart. Ma Chao doesn¡¯t want to publicize this matter. Gan Qian¡¯s identity cannot be exposed yet, so she can only take her with her to take care of her daily life. Liu Bei's fate also underwent earth-shaking changes. First, both of his wives were robbed by Ma Chao, Zhang Fei was lost, and Xiao Pei was lost. With no food, grass or territory, he almost became a bereaved dog. After having breakfast under Gan Qian's service, Ma Chao started to deal with the aftermath and praised Zhuge Jin greatly. Because of nepotism, Gan Quan was immediately promoted to Peiguo County Lieutenant. As for the placement of more than 20,000 Yellow Turban elites, Ma Chao had already thought of a way. First, he asked Wenpin to select 1,000 people from more than 20,000 people to supplement the military losses. Choose one from twenty people and select them strictly according to the recruitment system. The selected ones are all the best among the best. These people had already seen the equipment of Ma Chao's army, and after learning about the generous treatment and reward system, they were shocked, and most of them wanted to join Ma Chao's command. However, the places and available equipment are limited, so most people fail to do so. In order to settle the remaining miscellaneous soldiers, Ma Chao asked the people in Xiaopei to elect officials at all levels of the county government. Gan Quan was appointed as the county captain, and 3,000 people were selected from the miscellaneous soldiers to serve as county soldiers. At the same time, the yamen's agents, servants, jailers, etc. all came from these miscellaneous soldiers. Even so, there are still more than 10,000 people who cannot be resettled. Ma Chao appointed him General of the Yue Cavalry and temporarily assumed the post of Administrator of Pei State. He was responsible for wiping out powerful local families and distributing the recovered land to miscellaneous soldiers and local civilians. Gao Shun was also awarded the title of General Zhechong for his meritorious service in battle. In addition, Cao Xing and Chen Dao, who were awarded the title of General Zahao in Qingzhou, all received rewards for their battles. These are all things for later, let¡¯s not mention them for now, but before noon, soldiers suddenly reported that General Huang Zhong and General Xu Huang did not encounter Liu Bei, but only intercepted some civilians and miscellaneous soldiers, asking for the next step! Ma Chao had long expected that Liu Bei would not flee to Yangzhou and Yuzhou. Now that it has been confirmed, Liu Bei has no choice but to go to Yanzhou to join Cao Cao or Lu Bu. And Lu Bu was an eagle dog that he supported, and he probably defected to Cao Cao. Ma Chao immediately ordered the two men to protect the people and escort the prisoners to Xiaopei for further discussion. Huang Zhong and Xu Huang immediately set off for Xiaopei after receiving the order. There were as many as 10,000 people returning home, including many prisoners who were Liu Bei's miscellaneous soldiers. It was initially estimated that there were more than 3,000 people. Ma Chao led a group of soldiers out of the city to greet him. The people in the city were worried about their separated family members, so they all left the city to look for relatives. As a result, tens of thousands of people gathered at the city gate. Ma Chao moved his horse forward, and laughed from a distance: "Han Sheng and Gong Ming have worked hard. I only hate Liu Bei for being cunning and not falling into the general's trap, otherwise he will be destroyed in one fell swoop!" The two of them even said they didn't dare, Xu Huang Holding his fists, he said: "Liu Bei defeated Zhang Fei and lost most of the story. Although he escaped with his life, it is unlikely to happen! Huang is willing to lead an elite army to the west to attack Cao Cao's thieves and completely annihilate Liu Bei at will!" Ma Chao was very excited when he heard this! My heart is beating, now Cao Cao is fighting with Lu Bu in full swing, if Xu Huang is sent to stab him in the back, he will be disabled even if he is not dead. However, it is difficult to eliminate Cao Cao with this move. It will inevitably drive him to Yuzhou to defect to Yuan Shao, and will speed up Yuan Shao's pace of sending troops. It is a quick decision. After thinking about it, Ma Chao shook his head and said: "Now that Xuzhou has just been recovered, the people's morale has not returned, and the military's morale is still undecided. There are still three local warlords Zang Ba, Zuo Rong, and Zhao Yu who have not been pacified internally, and Guangling County in the south of Xuzhou, close to Yangzhou, has not yet been pacified. The small prince Liu Yao is entrenched. These local forces are unstable factors within Xuzhou and are a top priority." Xu Huang nodded, clasped his fists and saluted: "I am willing to listen to my lord's arrangements!" Ma Chao said with a smile: "Why should you be so polite, my dear fellow? My younger brother, Ma Xiu, is your son-in-law. He is not an outsider, so you can just call me Meng Qi in private. " Xu Huang repeatedly said that he did not dare, but he was extremely satisfied with Ma Xiu as his son-in-law. As Ma Chao's younger brother, Ma Xiu has been sitting in Yecheng for several years and holds the military power of the entire Jizhou. Speaking of which, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun are both Ma Xiu's subordinates. Although Ma Xiu did not have outstanding achievements, he was diligent and studious, courteous to virtuous corporals, and jointly governed Jizhou with Ju Shou, and played an important role in governing Jizhou. At present, Matthew and the Xu family areNow that the wedding ceremony has been carried out, the wedding date has yet to be set. (To be continued)