Since Gongsun Zan could become a powerful force in the Three Kingdoms, his soldiers were naturally measured in tens of thousands, and they were stationed in Youzhou, blocking the barbarians from the outside with the power of one area, and killing the foreigners who did not dare to invade the border. Naturally, they were extremely powerful.
Not to mention the tens of thousands of soldiers whose combat prowess was beyond the Great Wall. After fighting with the nomads outside the Great Wall for several years, Gongsun Zan fully understood the importance of cavalry and archery, so he selected the best from the best and selected the most courageous and diligent soldiers from each battalion. The soldiers formed a pro-military guard.
This pro-military guard only has a small number of people, comparable to the number of 3,000. If one person dies, he will be replaced by another person from the army. The number has never exceeded 3,000. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is one in a hundred.
"Book of the Later Han Dynasty" says: Zan often rode with dozens of people who were good at archery, and they all rode white horses as his left and right wings. They called themselves "White Horse Yi Cong". Wuhuan even told each other to avoid the white horse for a long time.
That's right, these three thousand pro-army soldiers are none other than Baima Yicong!
It's a pity that Baima Yi, who was brilliant in battle, encountered Yuan Shao's general Qu Yi from behind and was completely wiped out.
Of course, that's a story later.
Only Baima Yi, the most powerful soldier among them, could serve as Gongsun Zan's personal bodyguard, and the young general in front of him, who was as white as jade but majestic, was naturally qualified to play this role.
Because his name is Zhao Yun, the same Changshan Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong who surrounded the young master and killed seven in and seven out in front of Changban Slope!
Qi Zhen reluctantly withdrew her gaze from Zhao Yun, smiled apologetically at Gongsun Zan, and said softly: "This young general looks so talented and majestic. He was distracted for a moment. I hope General Gongsun won't blame him."
"Zilong is indeed a warrior." Gongsun Zan praised with a smile, turned to Zhao Yun and said, "See Xuande soon."
Zhao Yun clasped his hands and saluted, and said loudly: "The last general, Changshan, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, have met you all."
Only then did Liu, Guan, and Zhang realize that this young general was extraordinary. Just like how modern soldiers feel to others, it is difficult to imitate the temperament exuded by a person's gestures. Experts only need to follow his inadvertent look and expression. You can see some clues through his movements.
Gongsun Zan was busy with official duties, so he naturally did not have time to accompany everyone here to chat and chat in a pretentious manner. Liu Bei came to him and wanted to make some achievements in the army. Both parties knew this matter well and there was no need to make it clear.
Liu Bei was eager for Gongsun Zan, naturally because of the soldiers in his hands, but Gongsun Zan was not a fool, how could he give it to him just as he said.
After continuing with the past, the conversation turned to the main topic. Gongsun Zan's words were concise and concise, and his words were tactful. The following is the general meaning of the two people after Qi Zhen translated it in his mind. He was really drowsy listening to those elegant words.
Gongsun Zan said that if you want to achieve success, you can do it, but under my hands, there is no way.
Liu Bei said, Brother Zan, we are from the same school, you must give me a chance to settle down and show my ambition.
Gongsun Zan said that was easy. How about you go to Qingzhou to find Tian Kai? I will write you a letter and you take it with you. When you get there, he will settle you down and he will never neglect you.
Liu Bei said, "I just came back from Yizhou, and you turned around and sent me to Qingzhou. Isn't it a bit too much?"
Gongsun Zan said, how about you rest at my place for a few days? Anyway, I have a place for you to stay, but there is a point where you can't rely on me to leave. I'm very busy all day long and I don't have enough people to support me. Idle people.
Liu Bei said yes, brother, everything you say is right, can you let me visit the soldiers of the Youzhou Army? I have always heard that the Youzhou Army is good at fighting, and I have been yearning for it for a long time.
Gongsun Zan said yes, I will find someone to take you to the military camp tomorrow, and then you should hurry up and go to Qingzhou.
Liu Bei said, "Brother Zan, don't be so polite to me. I can go by myself."
Gongsun Zan said, "Don't tell me. If you break into the military camp without permission and get killed later, I will have to spend money to bury you."
Liu Bei said that's fine, why not let General Zhao take us around?
Gongsun Zan thought for a while and agreed.
When a group of people came out of the government office, it was already noon, and the faces of the three people in the team were not very good.
Mainly because they really didn't expect that chatting between ancient people would be so laborious!
It wouldn't take five minutes to talk about such a simple matter, but these two people talked about it for several hours.
Liu Bei was quite happy. It seemed that he was not sure about defecting to Gongsun Zan in the first place. He was already a little grateful that the other party could allow the group of people to have a place to settle down.
Qi Zhen felt a little uncomfortable, thinking that even though Liu Xie hadn't taken over yet, you were pretending to be the future emperor's uncle. It was so low-key and arrogant that in the end, they didn't even let you have lunch. It was really not very good. Show your face.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both looked normal, mainly Zhang Fei. Before Liu Bei entered the house, he had been warned by thousands of people not to talk nonsense. However, he was so choked up that he started to talk non-stop when he left the house.
What he said was nothing more than that Gongsun Zan was too arrogant and dared to talk to my eldest brother like this. If he hadn't asked for something, someone would have slapped him with a smile on his face.
Liu Bei turned around and began to lecture his incompetent three brothers. It was not easy for him to receive us during his busy schedule, let alone give us a chance to show his ambitions. We must be grateful and don't judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. belly.
The training made Zhang Fei nod his head obediently.
Qi Zhen felt very happy. When she turned around, she saw Mr. Guan stroking his long beard with a smile on his face.
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Qi Zhen said: "Second brother, for the current plan, we can only go to Qingzhou to join Tian Kai first, but there is one thing that I will not complain about."
Guan Yu suppressed his smile and asked softly: "Brother, it doesn't matter if you say it."
Not to mention Guan Yu, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei also stopped talking when they heard what Qi Zhen said and looked at him together.
"Actually, it's nothing serious. I just thought that no matter what, we... must take away the brave general next to Gongsun Zan." Qi Zhen pondered for a moment and said.
"Is there anything extraordinary about that heroic general?" Liu Bei interjected and asked.
Qi Zhen already had an idea in her mind and said in a deep voice: "To be honest with my three brothers, I knew a little bit about the art of astrology and fortune-telling before. Just now I met the young general and did some calculations with my fingers. I found that this general is closely related to the fate of several of us. It seems that We have the intention of complementing each other, and it will be a big regret if we miss each other. Now that I am going to Qingzhou, I don’t know when we will see each other again. I am afraid that I will regret it later, and it will be too late.”
To put it simply in human terms, I know how to tell fortunes. This person is very important to us. If we don’t seize this opportunity, we don’t know when the next time will be.
Of course Qi Zhen knew when everyone would meet again if they missed Zhao Yun this time, but he couldn't say it at this time.
He didn't want to wait. Some things had to be done at this time, otherwise the battle line would be stretched too long. He didn't want the team to accompany Liu, Guan, and Zhang in troubled times.
From this point of view, the team cannot be said to be fortune tellers in this game, but rather to be prophets of the future. It would be a waste if they could not make good use of the historical knowledge in their heads to make fortunes come true.
Liu, Guan, and Zhang believed in what Qi Zhen said, but it was not based on groundless trust, but based on Qi Zhen's ability to predict the unexpected when she faced the sneak attack of three hundred Yellow Turban troops.
After deciding on the strategy, everyone discussed some details again, and then went to the post house to rest according to Gongsun Zan's arrangement.
The time he will stay in Youzhou is uncertain, when will he instigate Zhao Yun to rebel, and when will he leave.
But everyone knows that this is not a simple matter.
In the room of the post house, the three members of the team gathered together to discuss the next arrangements.
"I know you have thoughts about Zhao Yun, but according to history, this person will not join Liu Bei until nearly ten years later. If you do this in advance now, will there be any impact? ?" Liang Sicheng asked.
"Of course there will be some impact, but as long as the direction is controllable, it will only benefit us for our future plans, so we don't have to worry too much." Qi Zhen said thoughtfully.
"But Gongsun Zan now clearly doesn't trust us. To put it bluntly, sending us to Qingzhou is just to end the friendship with Liu Bei. I can guarantee that if it weren't for Liu Bei who opened up the situation in Qingzhou in history, Let alone the eighteen princes attacking Dong Zhuo, Gongsun Zan will never look at us again." Liang Sicheng said.
"So this is our advantage." Qi Zhen nodded, "Except for the team, no one knows that we know the direction of history in advance, so Liu, Guan, and Zhang will still be worried, and Gongsun Zan will still not take us seriously. If we do nothing, the wheel of history will still move forward slowly according to the set goals, and we..."
Qi Zhen clenched her fists, her eyes shining with determination: "I'm just here to disrupt the situation!"
"How you mess up this situation depends on what purpose you want to achieve. Your thoughts are definitely not limited to winning over Zhao Yun. Then you have to tell me what purpose you want to achieve." Liang Sicheng He looked at Tang Yi, who was quietly lost in thought, and then said, "We can help you find a way."
"What do you think of Gongsun Zan?" he then asked.
"What do you think?" Qi Zhen asked.
Liang Sicheng started biting his nails again, and said vaguely while chewing: "It's quite arrogant. The city is not deep, but it is definitely not stupid."
"If he was stupid, how could he kill Liu Yu and become the leader of the four states?" Qi Zhen said.
"Then you want to take him under your wing?" Liang Sicheng asked.
"Can Yuan Shao accept it?" Qi Zhen asked.
Yuan Shao is a strong man who can never be avoided in the Three Kingdoms. Unlike Liu Bei, he already has great influence in Luoyang at this historical period.
"Yuan Benchu..." Liang Sicheng changed his fingers and continued to chew, "After all, it is a game. How will you know if it works if you don't try it?"
