Later, Zhang Han conveyed to Cao Chun the difficulty of the trip and stated that he might encounter an ambush on the way...
Cao Chun said there was no need to worry.
"I'm very familiar with the road to Runan, especially around Xincai. Nothing will happen." Cao Chun promised, patting his chest.
Damn it, you are like the old general on the stage, with flags all over your body and slander.
But he patted him on the shoulder solemnly: "This time is to show off your power in Huairu. Although the general is familiar with the road, bandits have been rampant in the past two years and have entrenched themselves everywhere. I don't know where the ambush is. I have a guide and listen to it." Their message intelligence.”
"Brother Zihe, Leopard Cavalry is good at long-distance attacks. They use bows and horses to win. They should mainly hunt to break the morale of the bandit army and then recruit them. Once Xiahou Miaocai's infantry army arrives, they can surrender."
Cao Chun clasped his fists: "Thank you Bo Chang, I understand."
He looked "amazing", pulled the reins of the horse and turned away. I heard it and would adopt it, but it doesn't mean that I don't have arrogance!
The army was dispatched, and the cavalry in the military camp was much empty. Zhang Han looked with his hands behind his back and looked at the sky. He estimated that there would still be half a day until night.
So he planned to hang out in the military camp without going back to resume his life... This was very consistent with his pattern when he was working in his previous life.
If he is busy at work, there is nothing he can do, but if his superiors ask him to help deliver some documents, that would be great. He can go half an hour away for a day, and when he comes back, he can complain to his colleagues about the current traffic jam.
"When I get home in the evening, I will tell my lord that there is a lot of traffic and it's too congested."
Just do it.
Zhang Han took Dian Wei and Gao Shun to stroll around the military camp, attracting many admiring glances whenever they passed by.
Some looked at Zhang Han, but most of them admired Dian Wei and looked at his figure.
"Look, it's Dian Wei."
"Dian Wei, which Dian Wei?"
"Du Bo Dian Wei is a guard of Chief Bo Chang. He is extremely brave and can be said to be unparalleled in the world."
"Haha, that's too much, just a guard."
"It is said that this man defeated Lu Bu single-handedly. That night in the wild mountains and forests, he and Lu Bu fought for 300 rounds. They were exhausted. Lu Bu was frightened and ran away."
Suffer what? ! Zhang Han pricked up his little ears for gossip, all kinds of empty ears, and listened very enthusiastically, and the picture was weird.
I accidentally remembered the invincible combination of Lu Bu and Dian Wei on horseback.
"Hey, brother Dian, I heard that Zhang Liao surrendered recently, and he conducted special training in the camp and selected more than a thousand elite soldiers from among the surrendered soldiers. Do you know this news?"
"I know," Dian Wei nodded, tightened the bright silver spear in his hand, and said, "I heard it from several brothers a few days ago, but I've been feeling sleepy at night lately, so I forgot to tell you."
Zhang Han: "..."
You are really competent. Who did you learn this attitude of dereliction of duty from?
Forget it, I am more than one guard, but why didn't Gao Shun tell me about such a big matter?
Zhang Han looked at Gao Shun.
Gao Shun said calmly: "Sir, I don't know about this..."
"Lü Bu's old troops plus Xuzhou's newly recruited soldiers and horses, roughly more than 10,000 people have returned. After selecting the elite, there will be more than 1,000 people, equipped with war horses and spears. They can become Zhang Liao's troops in the future. Didn't I say that I wanted to make friends with him before? If you want to, then today is a good time to invite him to your house to have a drink and have a good time."
My newly assigned mansion is large and comfortable. Every time when the garrison in an important town was divided into houses, Cao Cao would always give Zhang Han a spacious and gorgeous house.
In order to show praise for their achievements, to be honest, sometimes the treatment is better than that of Cao Chun and others.
"Yeah," Dian Wei didn't care. It was his wish to make friends with powerful men, so he nodded immediately.
Gao Shunze was silent for a moment, then sighed: "I really don't drink."
"If you don't drink for a long time," Zhang Han replied quickly: "Just drink for half an hour."
Gao Shun: "..."
In the Xiying camp near a large open space on the mountain road, Zhang Liao was called back to the gate from the school grounds by a sentry rider. After dismounting, he quickly walked towards Zhang Han and others.
At this time, Zhang Liao's armor was replaced by chainmail armor, and he wore a general's helmet, which was slightly covered on both sides of his cheeks, leaving only the front exposed. After taking off his helmet, he quickly straightened his beard and walked up to Zhang Han. , looked at him with a more complicated expression.
He cupped his fists and said, "The last general, Zhang Liao, has met Mr. Zhang."
He didn't know why Zhang Han was here, but he didn't know how to respond if he was being ridiculed. Zhang Bochang had a prominent position in Cao Ying. Although his official position was very low, he was just the chief secretary, but after all, he was a close minister by his lord's side, and he was highly respected.
As a surrendered general, Zhang Liao was naturally more sensitive. He believed that Zhang Han would not ask for anything from him, and Cao Cao had recently given him only one task: to train Lu Bu's remaining troops, select as many elites as possible, and then equip them as elite cavalry for Zhang Liao to lead.
But at the same time, he had a good impression of Zhang Han. Apart from anything else, Zhang Han continued to speak for them, including his family members, after entering Tancheng.
Although Lu Bu's old general has lost his home and property now, he will definitely be rewarded for his meritorious service in the future.
Zhang Liao was also allocated a small house, which was not comparable to the previous one, but at least he had a place to stay.
He himself also understands that he is not worthy of receiving rewards even if he has not accomplished even an inch of merit.
Zhang Han bowed his hands and bowed, his eyes were calm, and with a warm smile, he said softly: "I have heard about Wenyuan's name for a long time, and thought about the hard work of training soldiers during this period. You and I were friends in the first battle. Tonight, I will How about holding a banquet at home and inviting Wen Yuan to the house to have a drink and talk?"
"Oh," Zhang Liao's face relaxed, and then he felt a little ashamed in his heart. He quickly clasped his fists and said, "Sir, please obey."
"Okay, please Wenyuan arrange patrols at night and arrange for the deputy generals to train. My mansion is huge, and friends are gathered together. If you are happy with the drink, you can rest in my place and return to the military camp tomorrow."
Zhang Liao thought about it for a while. It was his first time to be invited. The host was so enthusiastic and it was hard to refuse.
He unconsciously liked Zhang Han a little more. This young man was easy to make friends with, he liked to be lively, he had the demeanor of a noble man, and he didn't have the airs of a Confucian scholar.
Good.
…
In the evening, Zhang Liao arrived as promised.
At this time, Zhang Han happened to be carrying wine with Sun Qian and others outside the door to prepare to enter the house. When he saw Zhang Liao, he immediately laughed and waved.
The servants carrying the wine were in front, while they walked slowly behind.
Zhang Han straightened his back and stepped into the door, pointing towards the front yard, which was as spacious as a school field or a martial arts field. There were four weapon racks in the courtyard, including straw men, grass targets, and bow and arrow racks. The front yard was full of Even if he doesn't practice martial arts, if he walks around on the thick bluestone every day, he can admire the row of bamboos in the corner. He likes it the most.
"Wenyuan, this is just the front yard. Going inside is the atrium, main hall, and a rockery garden."
"I know," Zhang Liao's voice suddenly became resentful, and he said: "The backyard is connected to three courtyards, and the deepest garden is connected to the back river. Not only can you wash clothes, but you can also go out and walk horses..."
"How did you—" Zhang Han was slightly stunned and turned around blankly.
Zhang Liao's eyes drooped, and his voice became softer and softer: "This mansion used to belong to the general..."
Zhang Han suddenly felt regretful: "Oh, it's okay, be happy... I live here now, we have the same surname. We were one family eight hundred years ago. We are all one family, so there is no difference between us."
Zhang Liao almost wanted to cover his face and mouth. You said it so nicely. I'm actually a little lucky.
There was a banquet in the main hall, and after enjoying the wine and dancing, Zhang Han asked in a low voice: "Does Wen Yuan need to be served? The fourth girl in Qingyi just now can choose, but remember to give some gifts tomorrow. She likes jade bracelets and the like. .”
These are all maids who are willing to do this. Being able to serve celebrities is not even Zhang Han's request, it is their own secret efforts. Zhang Han simply didn't care about it later, and they were not his own maids anyway.
Zhang Liao shook his head, his face was slightly red but his expression was as usual, he clasped his fists at Zhang Han and said, "Thank you sir, if you live here late at night, I hope you can teach me some calligraphy and scriptures."
I don’t know how, Zhang Hanxin said, but on the surface, he still looked at him with admiration and approval.
When talking about this, Zhang Liao also showed gratitude and talked about some unknown things, "Sir, there is no need to test the general."
"Although Liao is not talented, he is not a person who is greedy for beauty. This noble sentiment is what he taught him. We brothers all respect him very much."
"Why?" Zhang Han asked doubtfully.
Dian Wei and others also cast surprised glances. This was the first time he heard someone say that Zhang Han had a noble temperament.
No one knows better than him, his personal guard, that Zhang Han will not refuse money, beauty, mansions and even good horses.
But Dian Wei never accuses him, because he can also take part of it, even himself.
So where did the rumors about Zhang Liao's noble temperament come from?
Zhang Liao continued: "Previously, my lord wanted to have Marquis Wen's concubines serve, but he gave up only after Mr. Wen's advice. And since then, my lord has taken great care of Marquis Wen's family and never interfered."
"This feeling alone has made us old members remember it in our hearts. When we first surrendered, our hearts were a little turbulent. After the news spread, our old members felt grateful and sincerely surrendered."
He smiled and said, "Otherwise, how could there be such a scene of active training of troops and drills day and night?"
"Although we frontier warriors are vulgar, we are also people who know how to repay kindness. We are more arrogant and unreasonable to others, but we are willing to follow those who are worthy of respect with our lives."
Hearing this, Zhang Han's face changed drastically and he couldn't help but slap the table with a serious expression.
Hold! Loss of blood.
He looked solemn and raised his head: "Promise me, next time I invite the lord to come, please be sure to talk about this again."
If you say it in front of me, I wonder who is here who doesn't know it, but if you say it in front of the lord, it's different. I can at least get back a lot of the one-year salary I lost.
Wenyuan, you must control your emotions and don't relax easily.
"Mr. Bo Chang, this is the truth. I am not deliberately flattering you. There is no need to be angry." Zhang Liao saw that his face was not so good. He quickly stood up and clasped his fists, and said sincerely.
At the same time, I got to know Zhang Han a little better in my heart. This young gentleman didn't like compliments, and his character was indeed noble. What the outside world said about his out-of-touch temperament may just be due to alienation and not understanding.
Zhang Bochang is really a good young man.
"It's okay, Wen Yuan, just drink with confidence. Sir is magnanimous and of course he won't be angry." At the left corner, the slightly rich Sun Qian picked up a glass of wine and invited Zhang Liao for another drink.
After the scene became heated, Zhang Liao also talked about the current resettlement situation of these family members in Xuzhou. Some of the widows who had no relatives or friends volunteered to marry and were taken as concubines by many generals.
In some cases, because their husbands refused to surrender, they could only be exploited and used as technicians in the camp.
Judging from their fate, Lu Bu's family members indeed received preferential treatment. Although traveling was very inconvenient, their lives were not in danger.
"Marquis Wen has a wife named Yan, a concubine called Diao Chan, and a daughter named Wen."
"They all live in a house in Tancheng, protected by military guards. The lord has personally ordered to give food, gold, jade and cloth. This is a kind favor. If you can live to the end of your life without trouble, In fact, he is worthy of Marquis Wen."
That night, the more Zhang Liao talked, the more speculative he became. Late at night, he even revealed to Zhang Han and others the reason why he was really willing to surrender to Cao Cao.
That is, there are still more than 200 of his own soldiers. They told what they experienced in the Lu camp after they were captured. Although Lu Bu blocked Song Xianhou Cheng and others, he allowed them to break through from the south gate and die. .
After hearing the news, Zhang Liao thought that he and Wen Hou were no longer in debt, so he decided to join Cao Ying for his future fame, hoping to use his talents and follow Duke Ming to make achievements in troubled times.
Speaking of this, several people were sighing.
…
In the middle of the night, Zhang Liao decided to return to the camp, so Zhang Han came out to see him off in person and prepared a chariot for him at the crossing instead of riding back by himself.
"Sir, there is no need to worry. The general is still awake and can naturally go back to the military camp. This carriage..."
It's too expensive. How dare a person of my status dare to travel in a carriage...
"Wenyuan, don't drink while riding, and don't drink while riding. This is the minimum. Go out in a carriage. I will come back to the army to talk to you tomorrow. I will stay with the soldiers in the guard camp and practice tactics with you."
"Thank you, sir!" Seeing his sincere expression, Zhang Liao got on the carriage prepared by Sun Qian and went all the way out of the city. Even before turning the street, Zhang Liao raised his hand to lift the curtains, stretched out his head and looked at Zhang Han. Not willing to give up.
It is a kind of healing for a surrendered general to make several friends with whom he can talk frankly and talk happily over wine overnight.
"Let's go back."
Zhang Han was about to turn around and go back home, when suddenly a soft call came from behind him.
He turned around and saw the three brothers Liu Bei walking from the street entrance. Guan and Zhang were waiting behind them. They nodded to Zhang Han as a greeting. Guan Yu smiled and was quite friendly.
Liu Bei walked directly to him, smiled heartily and said, "Bo Chang doesn't drink?"
As soon as he got closer, he asked about Zhang Han. The strong smell of alcohol on his body made Liu Bei feel a surge in his stomach. Of course, he was angry. There was no other meaning in coming to ask now. They were just passing by.
I simply wanted to see how Zhang Han would respond after the collision.
Zhang Hanyuan looked at the corner of the street where the carriage disappeared, and said slowly and emotionally: "In this situation, it's hard to find a close friend. I'm not drinking, I just drank up the years we spent by mistake with Wen Yuan."
Liu Bei: "..."
Say goodbye, say goodbye, don't mess with me.
…
After five days of drinking and conviviality.
News of Runan flew by and arrived in front of Cao Cao.
As soon as Cao Chun led his army to arrive, they defeated the Yellow Turbans at Gepi in Runan. They defeated the Yellow Turbans in Gepi and destroyed their gathered camps, causing everyone to collapse and flee. Now they are waiting to defeat them one by one, so they can recruit tens of thousands of people to surrender. At the same time, they informed Cao Cao that Xu Chu, the hero of Runan, It's true. After the matter is completed, people will immediately rush to come and submit.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and exempted Zhang Han from half a year's salary.
Zhang Han was happy and gathered everyone to drink.
The next day, he was fined again.
Bah, thief Cao!
"Sabi author, why is the chapter so late this morning!? Give you two slaps!"
"Sorry, I'm speeding up already."
(End of chapter)
