On the official road, Guangchang Tinghou Lejin and Yishou Tinghou Yu Jin rode together to the east.
The two of them have followed Cao Cao for several years. Although they have been granted the title of marquis, their official positions are not prominent.
At this time, Yue Jin was no more than a Sima of the other army and a captain of the army against the bandits. Yu Jin was also a Sima, and his official rank was that of Chen Xiaowei. Not to mention that compared with Fang Guang, Kaifu Yi was already four or five ranks behind him.
Even compared to Xu Huang, the Yellow Turban general who guarded Nanyang County, he was much inferior.
When Yu Jin was in Dongjun, he was one of Cao Cao's generals and the first person to get acquainted with Fang Guang.
However, he was too calculating and deliberately alienated Fang Guang. Only then did he watch the people around Fang Guang flourish and rise rapidly, while he himself was slow to get promoted.
During this northern expedition against Yuan Shao, Yu Jin and Yue Jin, together with Li Dian, all held their breath and determined to gain more military merit and gain a firm foothold in Cao's camp.
Le Jin is short in stature, has a fiery temperament, and holds grudges the most.
Today, when I challenged the Colonel, he was obviously in a bad mood, with a dark face and no expression at all.
"Wen Qian, everyone knows that in the conquest of Hebei, the number of beheadings depends most on the horses. At the Xiahou Lord's office, we and Mancheng can't get anything! They always say "wait", but I know that yesterday, there were five
Hundreds of good horses were sent to Rangcheng!"
"Comparing people with each other is so annoying!"
Among the five good generals, Yu Jin was the most quick-sighted. He had close friendship with Xun Yu's uncle and nephew, Chen Qun, and Zhong Yao, and had many sources of information.
His words caused Le Jin's eyelids to twitch a few times, and a cold light shot out from his eyes.
"Not only the horses, but also the weapons and armors are all ordinary, Miaocai, they are Fang Guang's iron core. Back then, we dared to lend him food without the Lord's order!"
"It's natural. After all, his nephew Xia Houen is so powerful now. He just joined the army back then and had to be called my uncle. Now, he's just hugging Master Datong's thick legs!"
Le Jinqi's face turned red, and he spoke very fast. He was on the horse, and when the whip was waved, the horse under his crotch could not help but neigh.
"Fish have their own paths, and shrimps have their own paths. We can't get food, fodder, and military supplies by the right way, so we have to think on our own!"
"It's my lord's wish to oust Zhu Ling as soon as possible. If you make that Hebei guy a mere commander today, he won't have anywhere to cry for humiliation!"
A ferocious look flashed across Yu Jin's face. He and Le Jin looked at each other, nodded at the same time, and rode straight towards Zhu Ling's camp.
In terms of history, Cao Cao never wanted to see Zhu Ling and Zhu Wenbo. Although he was above the history books and became a general, he was very depressed!
There is a reason for this! Cao Cao's first pot of gold in Dongjun, in addition to recruiting troops from Qiao County, the three battalions of Hebei soldiers brought by Zhu Ling are also the mainstay!
Yuan Shao has always been scheming, so He Jin summoned Dong Zhuo, and he was the biggest promoter.
Cao Cao was most familiar with his friend, Zhu Ling, who came with a mission from Hebei to monitor him. Ming Gong was convinced of this.
Originally, in history, Zhu Ling was stripped naked in 216 AD. Because of Fang Guang, this Hebei general was about to face humiliation nineteen years in advance.
Less than thirty miles east of Xuchang City, a large red flag flutters in the wind. This is the Zhu Ling Camp.
In the deepest part of the tent, a tall and burly Jizhou man shunned everyone and stood alone in the tent, thinking about something.
As the most promising lurker of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhu Ling's young family members were captured by Gongsun Zan during the war in Hebei. After he kowtowed, he resolutely turned against Gongsun Zan. Several years later, he is still living alone.
Thinking of the prosperous years in Hebei, Zhu Ling couldn't help but choked up speechlessly. The tall man carefully took out a piece of thin silk from his arms.
It has been three years since I received the Lord's order and led the army south to Yanzhou. Only this thin silk and Yuan Shao know Zhu Ling's identity.
On the thin silk is a self-portrait of Yuan Shao, standing on a mountain peak. Next to the portrait, there are also original poems.
"Hebei is warm for thousands of years, and the sunshine shines on Mount Emei!"
"In the fourth year of Chuping's reign, Yuan Shao presented cultural relics to Yecheng!"
"Emei Peak, Emei Peak!"
Zhu Ling carefully looked at the painting in his hand, and a sense of sacred mission instantly filled his body.
Now that the final collision between Yuan and Cao is about to begin, the overlords in the north of Kyushu will decide in a battle. Zhu Ling has already decided that no matter what, he will try his best to hold off Cao Cao in order to repay his lord's trust!
He hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't bear to tear off the silk cloth in his hand. While he was pondering, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps coming from outside the tent.
When he was alone, in the whole military camp, only the captain Lu Zhao dared to enter without orders!
Lu Zhaonai was born into a small aristocratic family in Yuzhou, and was assigned as deputy general Zhu Ling by Cao Cao. In Emei Feng's view, he was very immature.
Zhu Ling carefully put away the silk cloth, grabbed the master's account on the table, and pretended to search carefully. As expected, the account door was pushed open, and Lu Zhao's big face was full of panic.
"General, two of the prime minister's closest ministers, Yu Jin and Le Jin, have ordered troops here and have stated that they want to see the general!"
"What happened? Could it be that my lord intends to let our army be the vanguard and go north with Fang Datong first?"
What Lu Zhao thought was beautiful, but Zhu Ling knew that although he had been extremely cautious, Cao Cao's terrifying intuition was still staring at him.
The vanguard could not get his turn with the three battalions of soldiers. Yu Jin was gloomy and Le Jin was irritable. The two of them entered the camp as if they were visiting by night owls.
"I think Generals Wen Qian and Wen Ze came here because of Duke Cao's new order!"
"Beat the drum and summon all the generals to obey the order!"
Although Zhu Ling's identity is questionable, he managed the army very strictly. Later generations praised him, saying that his command was as good as Zhou Yafu's.
The drums sounded three times, and the lieutenant colonel and generals of the army had all arrived.
Yu Jin and Le Jin were so arrogant that they didn't even dismount their horses. Seeing the generals gathering in front of them, they couldn't help but look at each other and saw the evil in each other's eyes.
"Zhu Wenbo, now that the war is about to begin, Duke Cao ordered me and I to wait for the opportunity to dispatch troops and horses and coordinate each battalion!"
"The soldiers of your three battalions are also veterans of my lord's command. They will enter Jizhou this time. The elite soldiers and armors in the camp can be temporarily integrated with my Taishan tribe!"
"Here, may I ask if there is a military order from the Prime Minister?"
"The Prime Minister's military order is not yet available, but there is a Ming Gong Order. If Wen Bo doesn't believe it, Xuchang is not far away, so you can go to the city and ask!"
Yu Jin was so arrogant that he didn't take Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao to heart at all.
Emei Feng, Hebei Province, swallowed hard. He had a special status and really didn't want to get into trouble.
"When I was under the command of my lord, I resisted Yuan Shao, Tian Feng, and Zang Hong in Dongjun. It was the sacrifice of my officers and men that withstood the Hebei captain!"
"Now I know that the captain of Hebei Province is an elite and fierce man who is the best in the world!"
"There are exactly twenty-one captains in your third battalion. For the time being, all of them should be given to me and Wen Qian!"
"Ah! This!"
Yu Jin's appetite was so great that all the captains were taken away, and the combat strength of the soldiers of Zhu Ling's third battalion was reduced by at least 50%.
The captains under his command were all people who were used to their duties. Being taken away from them in plain sight made him feel sour in his heart.
"When I was under the lord's command, I often heard the Prime Minister say that the military is divided into internal and external divisions and cannot be generalized!"
"When I was under the command of the lord, the Prime Minister loved the Taishan Trilogy very much. He often said that this army can be reorganized and expanded on its own. Now let's use the power of Wenbo to complete the Northern Expedition!"
Yu Jin is extremely cunning and can see that Zhu Ling already has the intention of resisting. In three words, I will not leave you when I am under the lord's command!