"So you are Prefect Gao! Alas, I almost misunderstood a loyal and righteous man!" Yuan Shao blurted out.
Xu You, however, became suspicious: "Prefect Gao's Changshan is over a hundred miles from here, how did he know about our defeat?"
Gao Lan immediately said frankly, "With so many troops of the governor appearing in Wuji, and the Zhen family manor being deserted, it goes without saying that it is Youzhou who is up to our Jizhou."
"I received the news immediately that you were leading your troops toward Baiyangdian. I sensed something was wrong and worried that you might be ambushed. So I gathered a thousand light cavalry under my command and rushed over at top speed."
"I never expected that in my hurried journey, I would still encounter the adults retreating from Baiyangdian."
"Fortunately, we arrived in time, and the adults did not suffer."
Upon hearing Gao Lan's frank explanation, Yuan Shao rebuked Xu You: "Ziyuan, Prefect Gao is utterly loyal, how can you still doubt his intentions?"
Xu You knew perfectly well that Yuan Shao was deliberately making him take the blame, so he stepped forward and said:
"Prefect Gao, please forgive me!"
"This must be the highly talented and learned Mr. Xu! My apologies for my rudeness!" Gao Lan said with a smile. "Given the suddenness of the matter, it is only natural that Mr. Xu would suspect me."
"Fortunately, Prefect Gao arrived, and I was saved from danger!"
Yuan Shao said, "We shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's go back first!"
They joined forces and headed towards Wuji.
There were still 5,000 infantrymen that Han Meng had brought with him stationed there.
Before they had gone far, another army of a thousand men appeared from the southeast.
"Who...who is this reinforcement coming?" Yuan Shao asked.
"You'll know once you get closer!" Gao Lan said calmly.
Before long, the army approached, and another handsome general with a white face and short beard dismounted and bowed:
"Zhang He of Mo County apologizes for the late arrival of the Governor!"
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