"I'll stay..." A loud voice suddenly sounded in the room that had been quiet for a long time.
The generals of the Lu army all looked towards the source of the sound. Some were gloating about the misfortune, and some were sad and joyless. They had different expressions. Zhang Liao didn't care about this. His bright eyes were fixed on Lu Bu, waiting for the other party's response.
reply.
Lu Bu did not answer hastily, his eyebrows were furrowed, and he weighed the question repeatedly in his mind.
Zhang Liao thought to himself and said: "When the general goes south, he must bring a strong force, otherwise he will not be able to make achievements. In this way, the only way to defend the Pass is to win the troops. If it is not to embolden others' ambitions and destroy his own prestige, if Han Sui comes, he will be fierce..."
"This statement makes sense." The person who spoke a was Cheng Lian, who was talking to Zhang Liao just now. I heard him say in a nonchalant manner: "Han Sui has hundreds of thousands of troops, who dares to attack a stone with an egg? People who boast about Haikou, I can't help but make me doubt.
I'm afraid that as soon as we leave, someone will abandon the pass and go north to join Gai Jun..."
"You bastard, you have repeatedly provoked me, do you dare to bully me into killing you?" Zhang Liao was furious, jumped up, unsheathed his sword, and was about to rush forward and kill Cheng Lian on the spot.
"Afraid of you? Come on and kill me. I will step back and give you the last name Zhang..." Cheng Lian was not to be outdone and responded fiercely with his sword drawn. He used to be a horse bandit leader, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil. He lived a day-to-day life
Counting the days, a certain robbery of a merchant traveler fell into the hands of the Han army. The leader of the Han army was Lu Bu. He thought that his fate would be passed down here today. He didn't want Lu Bu to see his bravery and didn't want to kill him.
Then, he asked him if he was willing to join the army, serve the country, and make contributions. Cheng Lian traveled to Han and Hu all the year round. In his eyes, he had no national concept at all. All he knew was to remove the halberd from Lu Bu's neck.
From that moment on, his life belonged to Lu Bu. Cheng Lian was only loyal to Lu Bu. He would kill anyone who made the latter unhappy.
"No..." The generals were frightened and stood between the two of them to persuade each other.
The good meeting turned into a bustle. Lu Bu couldn't help but get angry and shouted: "Stop all your arrogance." As he said this, he slapped several cases with his palms. The several-inch-thick wooden cases suddenly shattered as if they were made of paper.
, scattered on the ground. All the generals in the room, including Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian, all stopped their movements and turned to look at the furious Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was silent for a long time with a sullen face, and then said to Cheng Lian: "Those who are taboo in the army are the ones below who are guilty. Now that the army has just been formed, if the hearts of the people do not kill you, it will be impossible to run the army..."
Cheng Lian broke away from the two people on his left and knelt on the ground without saying a word, which was quite tough.
The generals knew that Lu Bu was just talking. Cheng Lian was his confidant and no one was more loyal than him. How could Lu Bu break his own arm? They all rushed to intercede for Cheng Lian. Lu Bu borrowed the donkey from the slope and kept a straight face.
Said: "If it weren't for your many military exploits in the past and the generals interceding for you, otherwise, your head would be beheaded. But this is just this one time, and it won't be the same next time."
"Thank you, General, for not killing me." Cheng Lian kowtowed and thanked him.
Lu Bu glanced at Zhang Liao and saw that his expression was expressionless. He knew that he had not calmed down yet. Also, he might not be much stronger than Zhang Liao in his place, so he planned to drag Cheng Lian out and whip him thirty times to ease the relationship between the two parties.
However, before he could speak, Zhang Liao spoke first: "When we broke through the encirclement before, I had more than 200 people, and now there are still 100 people. They are all brave and good at fighting. One is worth ten. The general gives me a thousand people. I am sure that I can win at least half of the army for the general."
Months of time.”
He is determined to leave me...
Lu Bu knew that Zhang Liao was quite dissatisfied with him, so why wasn't he the same?
The origins of the two determine their respective positions. Lu Bu was born into a commoner family, rarely lost his parents, and had no worries. His home was wherever others were, and he could go anywhere in the world. Zhang Liao, on the other hand, was from the Yanhao family.
A descendant of the Zhang family, his roots are in Bingzhou. He used to be in the Western Capital and commanded the imperial army. He was serving the imperial court. Maybe it was nothing. Now that he has escaped from the capital, he is certainly more inclined to join Gai Jun, the overlord of Heshuo, than to follow Lu Bu all over the world.
This is the most fundamental contradiction between the two.
Also due to his background, Zhang Liao was respectful and fearless to him. The relationship between the two was more like that of collaborators rather than monarchs and ministers. There are many other things, such as personality, views on things, etc...
However, Lu Bu was dissatisfied with Zhang Liao, but it did not mean that he wanted to give up on him. Zhang Liao was born in a noble family, and he had read tens of thousands of military books. At the age of eighteen, he became a servant of the county thief Cao Cao. In just one year, he led the county soldiers to defeat the horse thieves and bandits.
, dozens of Hu bandits, and became a famous young warrior in northern Xinjiang. At the age of nineteen, he became a state official. He attacked Black Mountain in the east and slaughtered various tribes in the west. He repeatedly beheaded the bandits. Chief Hu also showed his outstanding military talent.
The former successor as the governor of Bingzhou saw his close confidants and ordered him to lead a large number of troops.
Zhang Liao then went south with Ding Yuan, and was consulted by General He Jin, but he was ordered to return to his hometown to recruit troops. When he returned, He Jin was defeated and Ding Yuan died. Faced with the complicated situation in the capital, he had no choice but to rely on Lu Bu. However, gold is gold, and always
It will shine, and Dong Zhuo quickly fell in love with him. At the age of twenty-two, he became the Commander-in-Chief of the Cavalry. This year, Dong Zhuo was defeated, and Zhang Liao was immediately promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General of the Feather Forest by Wang Yun. At this time, he
Only twenty-four years old.
Lu Bu knew very well that he was of low origin and had a shallow foundation. With his bravery, he had gathered a group of warriors around him, but when it came to talents, there was only Zhang Liao. How could he be willing to keep him?
But on the other hand, Zhang Liao is the best candidate to guard the gate, and his mind has been made up...
"That's it..." After a long time, Lu Bu replied, his voice sounding extremely tired.
The next day, Lu Bu captured the troops and left Zhang Liao with 1,700 men, including hundreds of soldiers from Yuanyao Pass. Although these people were brave soldiers from the border areas, if they could be controlled, they could increase the army by several hundred.
Unfortunately, Lu Bu didn't have time to recruit them for his own use. He was about to go south and would go deep into the enemy's territory. It would be inappropriate to take them with him as it would only increase the number of variables.
Lu Bu's army only has a total of more than 5,300 people. After allocating 1,700 people at once, there are only more than 3,600 people left in the headquarters. The number of people has plummeted by more than 30%. The strength seems to be weakened a lot, but when it comes to
The real combat effectiveness has slightly increased. After all, winning troops and weak soldiers have been eliminated. Moreover, after the soldiers were streamlined, their mobility was greatly improved, the army no longer looked like a clump, and it became easier to command, making him as if
The feeling of using your arms and fingers.
Zhang Liao stood at the gate, watching the Lu army go further and further away, with a slightly melancholy expression. This Lu army was a new army, but it was built with the people of Bingzhou as its backbone. Even though he was usually irritable and often hurt people, in the end
They are comrades who have known each other day and night for several years and fought side by side on the battlefield. How could they not have feelings...
Zhang Liao gritted his teeth, forced himself to retract his gaze, turned around, and looked north...
If he wants to defect to Gai Jun without any worries, then he will fulfill his promise and stay here for half a month...a