Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan had been classmates for many years, and they happened to meet King Qin on his way to Luo. They simply combined their forces and formed a town.

While the two were looking at the river, another group of men and horses came from the west. The leader was brightly armored and showing off his power. Even though they were far apart, one could still clearly feel his heroic aura. It was none other than Sun Jian, Marquis of Wucheng.

"General, the visitor is Sun Wentai, the governor of Changsha." A young general in white armor came first to report: "I want to make an appointment with us to cross the river together."

Hearing this, Gongsun Zan nodded to show that he knew. On the contrary, Liu Bei's face lit up with joy and he quickly said: "Please come quickly."

As the saying goes, heroes emerge from youth. At the age of seventeen, Sun Jian was famous in his hometown for his bravery. He was recruited as a false captain by the county guard. At the age of eighteen, he recruited more than a thousand warriors as a county commander to defeat the rebels who had tens of thousands of soldiers.

He was a thief in Xuchang, and then he fought in the north and south. He was awarded the title of Marquis of Wucheng for his military merits. All the heroes in the world knew that he was brave and brave.

Not long after, Sun Jian, who had settled his troops, and surrounded by four generals, rode on horseback to meet with Gongsun Zan. The white-horse Yi Cong who passed by all bowed their hands and saluted, saying: "Junhou."

With a few cries of horses, Sun Jian reined in the green-maned divine horse, jumped off the horse with one leg, looked around, and said with a smile: "I have heard about the name of General White Horse for a long time.

See, it really deserves its reputation."

Although he led his army galloping through the starry night and covered thousands of miles in one night, Sun Jian was still full of energy and spoke with great vigor.

In terms of reputation, Sun Jian is as good as Dong Zhuo. Both of them were awarded titles based on their military merits. Now hearing that he praised himself so highly, Gongsun Zan was very happy: "The words of a prince are serious. How can Bogui dare to say 'talented and romantic'? He is a prince. Now,

Once you see your true appearance, your prowess is far better than the rumors."

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao stood aside, silently listening to the noble family's greetings.

From the time Sun Jian dismounted until now, Liu Bei has never had the chance to talk to him, but Gongsun Zan has not forgotten his classmate, and introduced him on his behalf: "This is my brother who has been with me since childhood. Liu Bei is the commander of Pingyuan. He is the queen of Zhongshan King Jing and the Han Dynasty."

The great-great-great-grandson of His Excellency Emperor Jing, the crown prince of the imperial family."

"Xuande has met the king." Liu Bei saluted.

When Sun Jian saw his extraordinary appearance, his face was like a crown of jade, and his lips were greased, he naturally did not look down upon him. He held his hand and smiled and said, "Since he belongs to the Han sect, there is no need to be too polite."

His eyes were slightly tilted, and Sun Jian looked at the tall and proud man standing behind Liu Bei. One of them had a leopard head, ringed eyes, and a tiger beard.

"Who are these two gentlemen?"

Liu Bei handed over his hand, his attitude neither humble nor arrogant: "Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are sworn brothers."

Next, he asked about their official positions. When he heard that neither of them had official status, and that one was a horse archer and the other was a foot archer, Sun Jian sighed sadly: "It's like burying a hero! When all the evildoers are punished, I will definitely ask for credit for you."

After several conversations, the relationship between the three people improved greatly, and they agreed to build a bridge to cross the river together in half an hour.

During this period, an episode occurred.

During the discussion, a young general passed by the horsemen and said that he wanted to pay homage to his father, but it turned out to be Sun Ce, the son of Sun Jian, Marquis of Wucheng.

Although he is only fourteen or fifteen years old now, he is still a young man with a leading role, but he is already particularly eye-catching.

Not to mention his handsome appearance, he showed no sign of timidity in front of Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei and others. One look at him and it was immediately clear that this boy was definitely no ordinary creature.

What Sun Ce said later made everyone even more suspicious. It turned out that this time he was in a hurry to serve as king. He failed to order all the troops and horses. He only had two thousand elite cavalry and four generals around him. Sun Ce had hidden this from Marquis Wucheng, and his mother Wu acted alone.

, when questioned, the son plausibly said: "The troubled times have come, and men should fight for supremacy in the world and fight in bloody battles instead of staying behind."

Liu Bei, who was nearly thirty years old, only exchanged a few words with Sun Ce before he fell in love with him and praised him repeatedly:

Giving birth to a son should be like Sun Bofu.

at the same time.

Inside Hangu Pass, in the Han military camp.

Both Xiahou and Cao brothers are here.

Lu Li frowned and raised his eyes to look into the distance.

As time went by, local heroes arrived one after another and each found a place to camp. For more than two hundred miles, smoke continued to rise from the kitchens. It was obvious that after a long journey, they were in urgent need of rest and to regain their morale.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun said to Lu Li: "Brother, the righteous army has arrived at Guanxia. Envoys should be sent to carry the Queen Mother's decree and inform the three armies to prevent them from going astray and forming an alliance with Dong Zhuo."

Zhang Yang also advised me in the same way.

Even though he knew the effect would be ineffective, Lu Li decided to give it a try and ordered his deputy Zhang Jing to go out to deliver the imperial edict.

It's a pity that now all the heroes have arrived, but Zhang Jing has never seen such a formation before. He shied away many times, fearing that he would be favored by Dong Zhuo and Yuan Wei's local princes and have their flags chopped off.

In desperation, Zhang Yang decided to leave the customs in person, with only two soldiers by his side.

[In the 15th town, adapt to changes and act bravely when the situation arises. Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangdang, is called Zhisheng]

According to the original process, Zhang Yang should not have appeared here, but as a prince in the fifteenth town. It can only be said that the arrival of the time traveler has changed many things beyond recognition.

"General Lu, my brother ordered us to obey the orders, please give me the order." Xia Houyuan was impatient and did not wait for Zhang Yang to come back, so he came up with a pass to attack Dong.

Since the other party came to surrender entirely for the sake of his elder brother Cao Cao, Lu Li could not treat him as a subordinate, so he tried to persuade him with a few gentle words:

Before you have a clear understanding of the situation, you must not act in a hurry. You must wait and see what happens to avoid being flanked by others and cutting off your escape route.

Xiahou Dun was convinced of this, and together with Cao Ren and Cao Hong, he followed to dissuade his clan brothers.

At this moment, there was no such thing as pulling out the arrow and gnawing at the eye. Xiahou Dun's eyes were clear, and he had only done one thing that made him famous in the world. Someone insulted his master, so as a young man, he drew his sword and killed him.

Thinking about it this way, it is understandable that the four of them have no military achievements and are now anxious to go out to fight and express themselves.

Of course, understanding is understanding, Lu Li will never go into battle easily.

At this moment, the heroes are rising up and the world is shaking.

As King Qin's edict was reported to various roads, the states of Jing, Xu, Yu, Yan, Qing, and Ji were shaken. Heroes with different agendas rushed to Hangu Pass. I am afraid that the light knights who usually hide in the countryside have also attracted the crowd.

Come and choose a wise master to take refuge with.

The fact was just as Lu Li expected.

There was a Pingyang Weiguo man named Le and Jin who originally wanted to seek refuge with Cao Cao, but Duke Meng De was far away in Luoyang, so he could only come to Guanxia.

After hearing his name, Lu Li was overjoyed and went out to greet him personally.

Yue Jin, among the five good generals, is famous for his bravery and determination. He must be the first in every battle, fight hard and break through the strong points, and he will not fall into any strong position.

Perhaps due to historical inertia, or something else, as soon as he came out of seclusion, another fierce general came to seek refuge with him. He said his surname was Li Mingdian, and he was from Julu, Shanyang. Since he had the same temperament as Zhao Yun, both had a bookish spirit, so the two of them came to him.

The conversation was very pleasant.

Where did Lu Bu and Ding Gong go?

Such a camp can fight in the world!

At this moment, Lu Li, surrounded by fierce generals, aroused a surge of pride in his heart. He wished he could lead his troops to charge into the camp immediately, killing people when others were blocking them, and killing gods when blocking gods.

However, Dong Zhuo, who was in trouble, was also in a good mood. This was because he had just received the news that the 20,000 county soldiers he had left in Xiliang were on the way and could cross the Yellow River in the afternoon at the latest to join forces.

As for where the news came from, it was naturally from the rebel leader Ma Teng——

At first, Ma Teng and Han Sui formed an alliance and rebelled together. Later, they were suppressed by Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song and returned to the Han Dynasty.

Compared to Huangfu Song, a pure minister who was devoted to the Han Dynasty, Ma Teng was closer to Dong Zhuo because they were the same kind of people.

Inside Dong Ying's tent, Ma Teng, who was the first to lead the troops to rush for reinforcements, raised his hands and said: "The Yuan family of Runan is famous in the world, and has disciples and former officials throughout the thirteen states. Therefore, many people from all walks of life are willing to help the king."

"Haha, I really didn't expect that the first person to come to support you would be Shoucheng!"

Dong Zhuozhi was so proud that he sat cross-legged on the table, as if he had the overall situation in hand.

On the side, Duke frequently looked at the heroic young man behind Ma Teng and thought to himself: This must be Ma Chao, Flying General Jin Ma Chao.

Later, Tongguan defeated the twelve fierce generals of Cao Ying in a row, and Jiamengguan fought Zhang Fei, Zhang Bao, Huang Zhong, and Yan Yan. He was worthy of the name of a flying general and worthy of the former master of this name, Lu Bu.

Perhaps he noticed that someone was looking at him, Ma Chao glanced sideways, and the two eyes met. Duke gave a friendly smile and directly praised: "Heroes come from young, I think the son of General Hezhong is quite extraordinary, can you tell me?"

Generally speaking, only men can take the word after they reach adulthood, but there are always exceptions.

Sun Jian's eldest son, courtesy name Bo Fu.

He expressed his words at such a young age, which shows that Sun Jian had high hopes for him. Ce, ce, Ming, refers to the appointment of officials by the court, talisman, and tiger talisman, which are carried by the general. What is the purpose and there is no need to elaborate.

Ma Teng didn't know this, but he firmly believed that his eldest son Ma Chao was not weak. The reason why he never asked anyone to choose a name for him was because he couldn't find a suitable person.

Seeing Duke asking questions, he already had a guess in his mind and said readily: "Not yet."

"So, how about I pick a word for him?"

Having said this, Duke walked up to Ma Chao with a sincere smile on his face, but felt uneasy in his heart: picking up words is not a trivial matter and is mostly done by elders. His move is undoubtedly taking advantage of Ma Chao.

"You are already a senior official with thousands of stones at the age of weak crown, and your reputation is famous in Xiliang. If you can give my son a calligraphy, I would be happy to ask for it."

What Ma Teng said is true. Duke became the Sima of the army when he was still young. He was comparable to the champion of the Han Dynasty. He was naturally qualified to give Ma Chao the title. The most important thing is that he was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. With this relationship,

Why worry about your own future?

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo put his hands on his hands and laughed. He was not an ignorant person, so he naturally saw that Ma Chao was extremely extraordinary. He had understood the spirit of war before he had even passed the age of the general.

At this critical juncture, it is of course a good thing to get closer to Ma Teng, who has just joined Ma Teng.

Duke patted Ma Chao on the shoulder and said in a kind tone, "Are you willing?"

"I have heard of the general's name a long time ago. As Aweng said, you can't get more than you want."

For Ma Chao, with the word, he could serve as an official and fight on the battlefield. In addition, Duke was indeed a well-known figure in Xiliang, so he had no objection.

"This son is the eldest son of General Hezhong, and his courtesy name is Mengqi."

Meng and Bo have the same meaning, indicating that he is the eldest in the family, and Qi is the complement to Chao.
To be continued...