Some things are destined to be kept in the heart. For example, Zhang Heng's dirty thoughts at this moment, he would never dare to say them out, although the look he looked at Tai Shi Ci became more and more weird.
"Your righteousness is high!" Zhang Heng praised, "Since you are determined to fight against thieves, why not go to the city to discuss important matters with all the princes?"
Hearing this, a trace of disdain immediately flashed in Taishi Ci's eyes.
"The princes of Jujube are all afraid of Dong like a tiger. How can they achieve great things? I am here to punish thieves and repay the kindness of the public. I am not wasting my time here."
The time when Taishi Ci arrived was actually after Liu Bei left Suanzao.
When the Suanzao princes saw that he only had 700 soldiers and horses under his command, and that he himself was only a county official, they naturally didn't take it to heart.
Therefore, Taishi Ci, like those small forces, received the treatment of being stationed on standby, and it was outside the city.
Originally, Taishi Ci didn't care, as long as he could challenge Dong, Taishi Ziyi never cared about other people's opinions. However, after waiting outside Suanzao City for more than ten days, Taishi Ci did not see any movement from the princes to invade. Couldn't help it anymore.
Zhang Heng couldn't help but shake his head and smile when he saw that Taishi Ci looked down on the jujube princes in his words and deeds.
"Then how can we explain today's matter?"
Taishi Ci quickly clasped his fists and said, "Captain Rongzhen, I am really eager to please the thief, so I just showed up to block the Captain's way. Please forgive me for being rude."
"Why, Ziyi is planning to go with me?" Zhang Heng said in surprise.
"Yes, that's what I meant." Taishi Ci said loudly, "I heard that the captain and Xuande Zhenggong were attacking thieves at the front and winning consecutive battles, so I wanted to follow them. Although there are only a few soldiers, I still have some knowledge. He is skilled in martial arts and has a rough understanding of the art of war. I hope the captain will not dislike him."
Hearing this, Zhang Heng looked happy and felt extremely excited.
Look, look, what does good people get rewarded for? This is it!
As expected, God will not treat him badly if he takes the lead in attacking thieves.
I originally wanted to persuade (hu) (you) Tai Shici to join his team, but who would have thought that he would actually come to his door himself.
This discussion with the director will definitely take a long time. After getting along day and night, are you afraid that you won't be able to conquer this guy?
The way Zhang Heng looked at Tai Shici at this moment was just like the way Liu Bei looked at Zhang Heng. Although it was inconvenient to recruit him openly, he still wanted to play the emotional card to retain this person in the future.
"No, I've always heard that Ziyi is highly skilled in martial arts, skilled in bow and horse, and is a wise and brave general. How can I refuse?" Zhang Heng laughed.
"It's rare for the captain to appreciate you. I'm going to ask Dong for help. I will be willing to wait for your orders!"
Seeing that Zhang Heng agreed to join the gang, Taishi Ci also smiled and changed his title at the same time.
Although Taishi Ci was young and arrogant, he was not unreasonable. He knew that even if it was just a joint operation, there could only be one commander in the army, so he decided on the master-slave position on the spot.
"Okay, okay, with Ziyi's help, we will be more confident in killing Dong's thieves! If Ziyi doesn't give up, how about asking him to be the commander of the army?"
"I will obey your orders!"
Taishi Ci cupped his fists and said.
The military commander's rank is higher than that of a thousand stones. This official position is not big or small. It belongs to the assistant officer of the army commander.
According to the regulations of the Han Dynasty, in a battalion, the commander-in-chief is the captain, and below him there are military commanders, chief clerks and other assistant officers, who are roughly similar to deputy generals. As for who has more power, the Army Sima or the Chief Registrar, it depends on whom the Commander trusts more.
With the help of Taishi Ci, Zhang Heng was in a good mood and immediately ordered to continue on his way. However, after the jujube came out, the direction changed. No longer heading west, but heading south.
"Captain, why don't we go to Xingyang?"
Looking at the direction of travel, Taishi Ci said with some doubts.
With the frequent reports of success these days, everyone knew that Liu Bei was fighting Dong Zhuo's army in Juan County, and Taishi Ci was no exception.
"We won't go back to Xingyang for the time being." Zhang Heng shook his head and said, "Let's go to Luyang."
"Why go to Luyang?"
"Go find reinforcements." Zhang Heng sighed.
"Reinforcements?"
"Yes, it's reinforcements."
Zhang Heng's goal on this trip to jujube was almost achieved. As long as Dong Zhuo's vanguard army can be defeated next, the jujube princes will definitely flock to him.
But... Zhang Heng really didn't dare to have any hope for the fighting power of these people.
Regardless of how many games Liu Bei had won before, there was a lot of luck involved.
Frankly speaking, Dong Zhuo today is just like the big boss in later film and television novels.
As for those jujube princes who regarded Dong Zhuo as a rookie, they were the real weaklings.
If Dong Zhuo had personally led one hundred thousand Xiliang elite troops, even if the Suizao princes had nearly two hundred thousand troops in their hands, it would not be enough for Dong Zhuo to fight.
If you want to defeat this big devil-level BOSS, you must summon heroes from all walks of life. Just like in the novel, after various difficulties and obstacles, he summoned friends and finally succeeded in gathering seven dragon balls and summoning the dragon to defeat Dong Zhuo.
Therefore, Zhang Heng planned to find a reinforcement army, a reinforcement army that truly dared to fight and could fight.
Who is this person?
Naturally, he is now the benchmark for bravery in the world, the Jiangdong Tiger, the God of War Sun Jian!
In this era when the brave generals of the Three Kingdoms have not yet emerged, there are two generals recognized in the world as the most capable generals. One is the Jiangdong Tiger Sun Wentai, and the other is Liu Bei's senior brother, the heroic Northland Gongsun Zan.
The late Han Dynasty was an era of wealthy families, but Sun Jian came from a mediocre background. The reason why he achieved his current status was all due to two words - being able to fight!
As a superman wearing underpants, Sun Jian's experience is legendary.
He was a county official when he was young, and he recruited troops to quell the rebellion before he was even crowned a weakling. Later, he participated in the campaign to suppress the Yellow Turbans and put down the Liangzhou rebellion. He rushed and killed all the way, and finally unlocked the highest dream of all military generals in the Han Dynasty - to be granted the title of Marquis!
In the original history, Sun Jian was even called Dong Zhuo's nemesis.
The so-called eighteenth-century princes challenged Dong, in fact, it was Sun Jian's personal show.
You heard it right, it’s Sun Jian’s personal show.
Cao Cao defeated Bianshui, and other princes did not dare to move. Only Sun Jian went out to fight alone, and lost every battle. At one point, Dong Zhuo sent an envoy to marry his daughter to Sun Jian.
In the end, after Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang'an, it was Sun Jian who took the lead in conquering Luoyang, and then continued to attack Chang'an, vowing to kill Dong Zhuo before he would stop.
In the end, if Yuan Shao hadn't attacked Sun Jian's captured territory by surprise, causing Sun Jian to become furious and turn around to attack Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo would not have dared to sleep peacefully in Chang'an.
At the end of last year, Sun Jian responded to the Kwantung princes and raised troops to rebel against Dong. He fought all the way from Jingzhou and finally joined forces with Yuan Shu in Nanyang. He is now stationed in Luyang, which is only more than 500 miles away from Jujube and can be reached in three days on horseback.
Being able to fight and having a short distance was the first reason why Zhang Heng chose Sun Jian.
As for the second reason, it is because of identity.
Speaking of which, Sun Jian and Zhang Heng still have some relationship. To be precise, it has something to do with Zhang Heng's uncle Zhang Wen.
From official Zhang Wen to Taiwei, his officialdom had been ups and downs for decades, and he had led troops to quell chaos countless times. When he led the army to conquer Beigong Boyu in the past, Sun Jian was under his command, so there was still some affection among them.
It is worth mentioning that when Zhang Wen conquered Beigong Boyu, he recruited local warlord Dong Zhuo to come to help in the battle, but Dong Zhuo was procrastinating, late, and even made rude remarks. Sun Jian was furious and asked Zhang Wen to order Dong Zhuo to be killed with military force. Zhang Wen was concerned about Dong Zhuo's reputation in Xiliang and did not take action.
If Zhang Wen had followed Sun Jian's advice, I don't know what the world would be like now.
Thinking of this, Zhang Heng shook his head and smiled, then waved his sleeves.
"Ziyi, let's go to Luyang to meet this Jiangdong Tiger!"
