Lu Bu walked around for a long time, waiting for Ding Yuan's words. At that moment, Lu Bu said impassionedly: "Father, there is no need to worry. If the child is here first, Bingzhou will be safe. But we also have to guard against the Black Mountain bandit.
With a large number of people, they have come to divide their troops into many places and come to harass us and the state. If that happens, no matter how brave the child is, there may be things he cannot take care of. Therefore, the child begs his father to recruit troops and horses again and bring them together.
These soldiers and horses are given to the child for training. The child will definitely be able to train an elite army for his father that will never be defeated." Lu Bu did not mention the strategy of recruiting those Black Mountain bandits or pretending to be Montenegrin bandits. This was not Lu Bu's fault.
He was willing to implement these strategies, but Lu Bu wanted to recruit these Black Mountain thieves as private soldiers. Moreover, Lu Bu estimated that Ding Yuan would not agree to the robbery. It would be better for him to do it alone after gaining military power, so that he could still return the favor.
It's a bargain.
Ding Yuan heard Lu Bu's words and felt that Lu Bu's words were reasonable and sincere to him. He said with great relief: "Well, you are my son. You are really filial. With you here, I understand my father completely."
From now on, all my troops and horses in Bingzhou will be left to you to take care of. You must not let down my father's expectations of you."
"Yes. Thank you for your love, dad. Don't worry, dad." Lu Bu said to Ding Yuan humbly.
Ding Yuan burst into laughter upon hearing this.
Later, Lu Bu said goodbye to Ding Yuan, returned to his mansion, found Wei Xu, and ordered him to carry a large sum of money and follow the surrendered Black Mountain bandits to the base camp of the Black Mountain army to recruit the Black Mountain leader. At the same time, Lu Bu secretly told Wei Xu:
"After you meet the leader of Montenegro, no matter what conditions the leader of Montenegro puts forward, you can agree to it. You have to remember that we are just trying to get his soldiers and horses. As long as the soldiers and horses are obtained, we will agree to it.
All of his conditions are not true. And when you make your promise there, you must do so under the banner of the governor of Bingzhou. Only in this way can you appear solemn. Only then can you possibly deceive those Black Mountain bandits. In this regard, you
But remember it carefully. When the time comes, you must act randomly and don't miss my big event. As long as you can successfully recruit and surrender those Black Mountain bandits and return, I will definitely reward you heavily."
Wei Xuwei agreed and accepted the order.
A few days later, Wei Xu, led by Heishan soldiers, came to the base camp of the Heishan army.
The Black Mountain Camp at this time is very different from the original situation when there were only 10,000 brothers. Now, under the leadership of Zhang Yan, the Black Mountain Army has integrated the remnants of the original "Taiping Road" scattered throughout the country.
The army, with its faithful believers as the backbone, selected the strongest to reorganize the thirty-six parties of the "Taiping Road". Each party has three thousand soldiers and horses, and all of them are light cavalry troops. The leader of each party
They are all called generals and are collectively called the "Thirty-Six Generals of Taiping". Because the leaders of these thirty-six parties usually camp around the Heishan Camp to protect the Heishan Camp according to the Zhoutian method, they are also called "Thirty-six Generals of Taiping".
Heishan Thirty-six Guards', and whenever Zhang Yan gave orders, these generals would take turns to attack and plunder according to their directions. As the general leader, Zhang Yan personally led 12,000 people.
The personal soldiers sit in the main forum, train troops and horses, and coordinate the overall situation.
Although Zhang Yan now only commands a 120,000-strong Black Mountain army, these 120,000 troops are all selected from the millions of remaining troops of the 'Taiping Dao'. They are definitely elite divisions, and those
Among the remaining "Taiping Dao" remnants, Zhang Yan sent all the hundreds of thousands of people who wanted to live a stable life to Youzhou and handed them over to Liu Ming, asking Liu Ming to resettle them in some places outside the territory and take care of them.
Looking at their lives, how could Liu Ming not be happy to have so many people to implement his national integration plan? Of course, they all accepted it happily and tried their best to provide those people with a good life. As for those who were used to it,
For those who do not want to settle down in the days of bloodshed, Zhang Yan also arranged them to become the peripheral force of the Black Mountain Army, distributed throughout Bingzhou and Jizhou. Therefore, although Zhang Yan is now called 120,000
The Black Mountain Army, but Zhang Yan's potential strength has reached more than 500,000 troops. Moreover, although the senior and subordinates of these Montenegrin Army do not know the relationship between Zhang Yan and Liu Ming, let alone the mystery behind it,
But the people of the Black Mountain Army all clearly realized that Zhang Yan was definitely a man with powerful hands and eyes, and he had absolutely powerful strength behind him. Even if they and others could not fight on the battlefield in the future, the leader Zhang Yan
Yan could definitely arrange a place for him to spend his old age, so the people of the Black Mountain Army were particularly united and loyal to Zhang Yan.
If Zhang Yan waved his arms at this time, then people from all over the place would respond in an endless stream. Even if Zhang Yan could gather millions of people, it should not be a difficult task. And this point
, let alone Lu Bu, it was unimaginable for Liu Ming and Zhang Yan themselves. Moreover, the leaders of Yuzhou, Jiaozhou and other places who Zhang Yan secretly supported at this time have each gathered tens of thousands.
of men and horses.
The only pity is that, whether it is the foreign leaders who are supported by Zhang Yan or the peripheral troops of the Montenegrin Army, in order to survive, it is difficult for these people to thoroughly implement Zhang Yan's ideal of not disturbing the people and benefiting the people.
Zhang Yan's own Black Mountain Army, an elite force of 120,000, could often borrow food from some small county governments, or ask for some contributions from the herdsmen outside the Great Wall, or rob some landowners.
The powerful can use this to obtain military resources. They don't need to harass the people, but can instead help some poor people.
The reason why Zhang Yan is now able to understand the difference between the peripheral Montenegrin army and his own team is that Zhang Yan learned the lesson of his father's failure to follow his subordinates after the uprising, which resulted in a disastrous defeat. Moreover, combined with Liu Ming's
He established his own intelligence organization, the 'Black Mountain Intelligence Group', based on the management structure and methods of doing things of that secret organization. Only in this way can he be so well-informed. Unfortunately, although Zhang Yan is now clearly aware of the fact that those who have been working against him both covertly and covertly
What the troops did, but I had nothing to do about it. I couldn't let those who obeyed my orders go hungry. This Bingzhou and Jizhou are only such a big place, unless I take all these people.
It is possible to solve this problem by gathering together, occupying cities and counties, dividing one area, and raising troops with the tax revenue of several states. But in this way, you will expose yourself to the public and attract the attention of the court, and you will be far away from being captured.
The annihilation is not far away, and it is more likely to ruin the husband's major event. Besides, he has really separated himself from one side. It is impossible to support so many soldiers. When the time comes, he will still have to reduce the number of soldiers. So Zhang Yan is here
After thinking hard, I just turned a blind eye and closed my eyes. Anyway, my purpose of forming this army was just to cause chaos in the world. I only need a husband to do the aftermath.
.Now the people of Youzhou under the rule of my husband have plenty of food and clothing. If those people can't survive, just move to Youzhou.
Originally, a few days ago, Zhang Yan saw that all the institutions of the Black Mountain Army were on the right track, so he thought about taking a few days to let his few cronies take care of this place, while he went back to Youyou.
Zhou, one is to see her husband and relieve the pain of lovesickness, and the other is my sister Wenji. I heard that she is pregnant, so I have to accompany sister Wenji for some reason. But I didn’t expect that she hasn’t been there yet.
After he set off, one of his generals led an army to snatch a batch of grain and grass, but there was no news about it. After he sent someone to inquire, he found out that he had been annihilated by Bingzhou's soldiers and horses. This made him return to being a private soldier again.
In the middle, some soldiers and horses were separated as the backbone to rebuild this side, and at the same time, soldiers were selected from the peripheral forces to supplement their own soldiers and horses.
And today, just before Zhang Yan left for Youzhou, this Wei Xu came.
When Wei Xu was still far away from the base camp of the Black Mountain Army, Wei Xu was discovered by the soldiers and horses of the side he passed when he came. They disarmed him and took care of him, just because Wei Xu claimed that he had important information.
He met the leader of the Black Mountain Army in person and escaped with his life. However, Wei Xu was extremely frightened in his heart. He secretly complained that he had no choice but to accept such an errand. That Gao Shun and Zhang Liao killed the Black Mountain Army.
With so many people coming here this time, wouldn't it be the same as sending oneself to death? If the leader of the Montenegrin Army didn't like him and lit a lantern in the sky to avenge his dead brothers, wouldn't he have to do it?
An unjust death.
But at this point, Wei Xu was a little too worried. Although Zhang Yan felt very distressed, regretful, and even angry that he had lost so many of his subordinates, Zhang Yan had no desire for revenge at all.
My subordinates are all trained by myself. Of course I feel sad if they lose them. In addition, the horses and weapons of these troops are not a small number. It is a pity to lose them all at once, and since these troops have
I can't beat the horses, so I ran away, but in the end the whole army was destroyed. Can I not make myself angry? I originally planned that even if the leader came back alive, I would have to kill him and give him some treatment.
The crime of incompetence should be used as a warning to others. But I heard that the leader fought to the end and had great courage. This made Zhang Yan feel a little less angry and felt a little more comforted. As for revenge, he used himself on the 'Taiping Island'
I figured it out when the incident happened. To be a thief, you must have the consciousness of being a thief. It is only natural and right for a thief to be killed by officers and soldiers. On the contrary, it is also the honor of being a soldier if a soldier is killed by a thief.
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But Wei Xu didn't know Zhang Yan's thoughts. Wei Xu was blindfolded until he came to Zhang Yan's camp, and then he revealed it. When he saw the soldiers on the left and right, they were all strong and strong.
The weapons were shining brightly. Among the troops he had seen, only Gao Shunde's camp was slightly better. The other troops were simply incomparable. Wei Xu secretly complained: My lord, my lord, you have tricked me this time.
Okay. Look at the soldiers they have this time. What can we use to recruit them? Although our trapped camp may be stronger than theirs, the trapped camp only has more troops, and the troops I see here alone are just
How much will it cost? I will have to adapt to the situation in a while and follow the leader's instructions. It is most important to save my own life first.
While Wei Xu was thinking wildly, words came from the camp: "The big leader has given an order, ordering those who come to report to the door and come in."
Wei Xu heard the message and did not dare to resist. He shouted tremblingly: "Report. Mr. Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, is here. Wei Xu, the marching commander, has signed up to see you." After saying that, Wei Xu followed the leader and entered the mountain village.
When he arrived at the second gate of the camp, Wei Xu shouted again. This happened six times before Wei Xu entered the hall where Zhang Yan was.
Wei Xu originally thought that the leader of the Black Mountain Army would be like a ferocious man with a green face and fangs, and was over ten feet tall. Unexpectedly, when he looked from a distance, he saw that the leader turned out to be a tall and handsome man.
Moreover, he was even more handsome and handsome than his lord Lu Bu. Wei Xu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If the leader of the Black Mountain Army was similar to his lord Lu Bu, then this time
It would be much easier to handle. I am the best at talking to such people. As long as I praise him a few more words and talk to him about the beauty, then he is not the same as his master and has to treat himself as a confidant.
treat.
At this time, Zhang Yan asked: "Your name is Wei Xu? The governor of Bingzhou? You came to us and claimed that you have something important to do with me. What is that matter?"
Zhang Yan's words were not harsh, but Wei Xu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Wei Xu's own kung fu was not very high, but after all, he had followed his master Lu Bu for many years, experienced a lot, had seen a lot, and knew what a master was. On the other side
The great leader of Montenegro was far away from him, and he didn't have much energy to shout loudly, but he could hear it clearly. The voice was neither high nor low. With this kind of skill, he could show off his power to his lord Lu Bu.
I have seen it before. And the leader of Montenegro can do the same. Could it be that this person is a master of the same level as his lord? Moreover, this person speaks softly and lacks masculinity. Could it be that this leader of Montenegro is actually a master?
Who can be a sinister and vicious person? Thinking of this, Wei Xu didn't dare to play rough tricks anymore, and his life was the first priority. After Zhang Yan said this, Wei Xu knelt down, bowed his head and saluted Zhang Yan, and said, "This villain is just the right person."
Wei Xu, I’m here to kowtow to the big leader and say hello.”
Zhang Yan didn't expect the visitor to be so spineless, and couldn't help but be stunned. She thought to herself: Why did the governor of Bingzhou send such a person to convey a message to him?
Wei Xu didn't hear Zhang Yan's words and became even more frightened. Unable to figure out Zhang Yan's temper, Wei Xu said in fear: "Big Chief, I'm here because of my governor.
After hearing about your reputation, I would like to ask you to come out and serve the imperial court. Therefore, my chief governor ordered me to come with heavy gifts, and asked me to serve as an envoy to respectfully invite you, the great leader."