Of course Dong Zhuo is not afraid. What he is afraid of is that after he and Ding Yuan decide the winner, they will both end up losing! Only then was he eager to win over Liu Zhang!
"It's not that Dong is afraid of him, it's just that this guy colluded with the Yuan family! The Yuan family is deeply rooted. Without the support of the Yuan family, how could Ding Jianyang dare to be so presumptuous!"
Liu Zhang also guessed this. In the past few days, he had heard a lot about Yuan Shao coming in and out of the Bingzhou Army camp!
"Then what does General Dong mean?"
"I hope General Wei can join me in attacking Bingzhou County and completely remove the Yuan family's help! If it were me, I would really be unable to do it!"
Dong Zhuo didn't beat around the bush and told Liu Zhang very directly, either you fight with me, or I don't care.
Liu Zhang sneered, Dong Zhuo is too naive!
"General Dong, please help yourself. You might as well talk to Ding Jianyang about this."
As he spoke, Liu Zhang even made a gesture of invitation. Now Dong Zhuo dared to threaten him. How could Liu Zhang let him get his wish?
"General Wei, don't get me wrong! Dong didn't mean that!"
Dong Zhuo hurried forward and stopped Liu Zhang who was about to leave. Ding Yuan might have already gone to organize his troops. He had to get Liu Zhang's support.
"General Wei, Dong really didn't mean that!"
"Then what does General Dong mean?"
"General Wei, it was Dong and the general who complained. Among Ding Jianyang's 30,000 troops, there were 10,000 cavalry, known as Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry! They have been fighting against the barbarians outside the Great Wall all year round! Coupled with the secret support of the Yuan family, Dong I was afraid that I couldn’t defeat him, so I asked General Wei for help!”
Dong Zhuo looked very nervous, and what he said was true. The Bingzhou Army is not as weak as imagined, but is very powerful!
Historically, after Dong Zhuo took over the Xiyuan Army and He Jin's Yulin Army, he still did not dare to underestimate Ding Yuan. In the end, he was able to kill Ding Yuan by buying off Lu Bu.
Lu Bu can occupy a place in the complex Xiliang Army, which is nothing more than firmly controlling the Bingzhou Army! As for later rebelling against Dong Zhuo, conquering various places, and finally stealing Xuzhou, they all relied on the Bingzhou Army under his command.
Liu Zhang was also very aware of this situation, but it did not mean that he would send troops to help Dong Zhuo. On the contrary, he would cut a piece of flesh from Dong Zhuo's body!
"General Dong, I really can't help you! You heard it just now in the main hall. I told all the ministers that I am just General Wei, not a general. I have no right to order the soldiers and horses of the world!"
"If I send troops to intervene with you, what will others say about me? They will definitely accuse me of Liu Zhang's unlimited desire for power! If it gets serious, they will say that I want to be a powerful minister and exclude dissidents!"
Apart from anything else, Liu Zhang's embarrassed expression was so spot on that it convinced Dong Zhuo.
"I also know that the general is in trouble, but if the general refuses to save him, then Dong will no longer be loyal to the general!"
Dong Zhuo already felt a little regretful. In the main hall just now, he was sure that Liu Zhang would help him, so he provoked Ding Yuan so unscrupulously! If he had known that Liu Zhang would let him face it alone, he would not have offended Ding Yuan so much!
"General Dong doesn't have to be like this, let's do this! If General Dong can defeat Ding Yuan, then let General Dong integrate his Bingzhou Army. How about that?"
"really?"
Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up. If he could recruit Ding Yuan's troops, it would be worth the sacrifice!
Sure enough, the hawk is out of sight! Dong Zhuo never does anything without profit!
Liu Zhang couldn't help but sneer in his heart, Dong Zhuo didn't know how to hide it, he immediately beamed when he heard that Bingzhou County was incorporated!
"I always keep my word, so naturally I mean what I say! But..."
Sure enough, Liu Zhang must not be so kind!
Dong Zhuo cursed secretly in his heart, he knew that there was no such good thing in the world!
"But what? General Wei, please tell me clearly!"
"Simple, I want two people in the Bingzhou Army, and I ask General Dong not to be reluctant to part with him when the time comes!"
Two people?
This request was indeed beyond Dong Zhuo's expectation. He thought Liu Zhang would take the opportunity to speak loudly!
"General Wei wants Lu Bu?"
If there was anything about the Bingzhou Army that could attract Liu Zhang's attention, Dong Zhuo could only think of Lu Bu! However, Lu Bu almost died under Dian Wei's halberd that day, and Dong Zhuo felt that there was nothing noteworthy.
"No, I don't want to have defeated generals! There are two people in the Bingzhou Army who have some friendship with me. I guess they are at most thousands-man generals or school captains."
"that's it?"
Dong Zhuo still couldn't believe that Liu Zhang would mention this condition that was not even a condition! For these two little people, even if Liu Zhang didn't mention it in advance and asked Dong Zhuo for it afterwards, Dong Zhuo felt that he would not refuse!
"that's it!"
Liu Zhang nodded firmly and also made a guarantee to Dong Zhuo.
"As long as the Yuan family dares to make trouble, I will block them for General Dong and ensure that you will not be interfered by any force, how about it!"
"It's a deal! When the time comes, let alone two people, twenty or two hundred people, let General Wei choose!"
Dong Zhuo agreed directly without even thinking about it. Overjoyed is the most appropriate way to describe his mood!
I never thought that there could be such good things in the world!
What Dong Zhuo fears most is that after he defeats Ding Yuan with all his strength, Liu Zhang will reap the benefits from behind! At that time, his own troops were severely damaged, but Liu Zhang integrated Ding Yuan's Bingzhou Army.
Now Dong Zhuo has a place in the court by virtue of his military power. But once the military strength is greatly reduced, Dong Zhuo will have no choice but to rely on others in Luoyang from now on!
"In that case, Dong will thank General Wei here!"
"General Dong, you don't have to be polite. It's better to go back and prepare as soon as possible. I see Ding Jianyang's angry look, and he may be reorganizing his troops at this moment!"
Dong Zhuo didn't waste any more time and hurriedly said goodbye to Liu Zhang, but the smile on his lips never faded.
"Is there anyone in the Bingzhou army that the Lord likes?"
Letting Dong Zhuo annex Ding Yuan had long been discussed by Liu Zhang and others. This did not surprise Xun You, but Liu Zhang's request for two people did go beyond Xun You's expectations.
"Yes, these two people will only waste their resources by following Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo! Only I can let them shine as they should!"
Liu Zhang had never thought about these two people before, and they did not even appear in his plans! However, the development of the situation has far exceeded his expectations. Getting these two people is no longer a luxury!
Although Liu Zhang was trying his best to restrain himself, Xun You still sensed his joy!
Xun You soon understood that these two people were definitely not ordinary people to be chosen by Liu Zhang!
"My lord is so good at recognizing people, if you look around the world, you will never find an opponent!"
Xun You had to lament once again that people like Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Tai Shici were from humble backgrounds, but they were discovered by Liu Zhang early and recruited into his army. Especially Xu Huang, Xun You still can't figure out how this petty official from Hedong County came into Liu Zhang's sight!
Xun You also specifically learned that Liu Zhang had never been to Hedong County, even when he was traveling across Hebei!
If a military general was discovered by Liu Zhang because of his physical appearance, such as Dian Wei, everyone would know that he was a general! As a counselor, Jia Xu has to be shocking!
Jia Xu was captured step by step by Liu Zhang. Xun You knew very clearly that there was only one reason why Liu Zhang put so much thought into it, and that was that Liu Zhang had long recognized Jia Xu's talent!
And Jia Xu is indeed worthy of his name. At certain times, he even makes Xun You feel afraid!
