Chapter 24
The commander of the army, Liu Bei...
As Qiao Yan dismounted from his horse and walked toward the camp, he looked at him vaguely.
If we count the founders of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu that would divide the world into three parts, if Sun Jian can be counted, then she has met all of them.
Compared with the period when Emperor Ling of Han died, Dong Zhuo entered the capital and caused chaos, as well as the later period when warlords were vying for supremacy, their ages were much different from Qiao Yan's inherent perception.
In terms of status, Cao Cao was still a Cavalry Commandant at this time, Sun Jian was a Guard Commander, and Liu Bei's position as a Military Commander was one level lower than that of a Guard Commander, but it is undeniable that -
The fact that these people can become giants and tycoons in the future is not just a matter of luck, but some clues can already be seen at this moment.
Sun Jian's bravery was closer to fearlessness of life and death. This kind of fighting spirit of leading the charge and risking one's life as well as his generosity enabled him to gather so many young and strong colleagues to serve him before he joined Zhu Jun's army.
This is not an easy thing to do.
At first glance, Cao Cao now seems to be still living off his father's wealth, but his eloquence and good temperament are evident in his words and deeds, and he also has a good eye for marching, which is clearly the capital for him to dominate the world.
So...what about Liu Bei?
It was somewhat of luck that he was able to study under Lu Zhi. After all, Lu Zhi and Liu Bei were from the same hometown, Zhuo County, Zhuojun.
It can be considered that Lu Zhi took advantage of the fact that the expansion of students from his hometown happened to coincide with the fifteen-year-old Liu Bei who was about to enter school.
But luck alone obviously cannot explain some phenomena.
For example, when he was a student of Lu Zhi, he was able to get support from the father of Liu Deran, his fellow townsman. For example, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, two wealthy merchants from Zhongshan, thought he was a remarkable man and gave him some funding, which enabled him to gather his initial team.
In addition to his youthful and frivolous manner of not liking to read and liking fancy clothes, he must also have a personal charm that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.
However, during this encounter, the only thing that impressed Qiao Yan was his measured behavior and his decisive judgment of whether he was a friend or not an enemy.
He is indeed not a simple person.
Just as Qiao Yan was thinking this, he heard a voice shouting at them, "Brother, why are you back from patrolling the camp so early today?"
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a sturdy, dark-faced young man walking towards them. Judging from his appearance, he was probably a few years younger than Liu Bei.
Although he was only dressed as a centurion in the army, his voice like a bell and his majestic strides with a spear in hand truly showed the bearing of a heroic general.
Now that Liu Bei's identity has been confirmed, the identity of this person is obvious.
"Yide, you are not allowed to make noise in the military camp!" Liu Bei reminded.
This is exactly Zhang Fei Zhang Yide!
It was precisely because of the huge financial support from Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping that Liu Bei had the capital to recruit people in Zhuo County. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both joined his army at this time.
Everyone would be envious of the luck of drawing two SSR generals in one draw, but Qiao Yan felt that maybe he didn't need to be so envious of Liu Bei.
Who made Zhang Fei approach, as if there was some law that like attracts like, he was initially concerned about Liu Bei's early return from his patrol, but the next moment he focused on Dian Wei who was following behind Qiao Yan.
Zhang Fei exclaimed without even thinking: "What a brave man!"
However, perhaps because Liu Bei's words "don't make any noise" still had some restraint, he spoke in a low voice.
And probably, if the current occasion was not inappropriate, he would probably immediately propose a challenge to a duel between the two of them.
"Don't be rude!" Liu Bei reminded him again, then turned to Qiao Yan and said, "Young General, please wait a moment. I will go and report to the Northern Army General."
"Thank you." Qiao Yan replied.
This back-and-forth conversation allowed Zhang Fei to successfully shift his attention from Dian Wei to Qiao Yan.
Inside the military camp gate, outside the second level of the Deer Camp, the lighting was not too sparse, and it was not difficult for Qiao Yan to see the doubt on his somewhat dark face.
However, perhaps because of Liu Bei's two reminders, and the fact that Qiao Yan was able to bring with him a guard of Dian Wei's caliber, and did not look like someone from a simple background, Zhang Fei did not speak again and asked questions like "Who is this person?"
But his doubts were almost written on his face.
This is too young...
Still a girl...
This was also the first feeling that came to Lu Zhi's mind when Liu Bei informed Lu Zhi that Huangfu Song's envoy was coming to visit and Lu Zhi got up, changed his clothes and went to meet Qiao Yan.
"I wonder what Yizhen wants to ask me?" Lu Zhi asked.
Qiao Yan bowed and saluted again, "Two days later, General Huangfu intends to launch a surprise attack to trick the Guangzong city gate open. Please send troops to assist."
This short reply almost startled Lu Zhi.
He originally sat behind the military desk at the top.
According to later records, his height was not much lower than that of ordinary military generals, but it was a little difficult to see clearly because of his sitting posture.
But this does not detract from the fact that this Confucian general is somewhat different from the Confucian scholars understood by later generations. Because of his resolute and awe-inspiring demeanor, he displayed a momentum that can be described as profound and unyielding.
He quickly recovered from the shock, and after pressing the table in front of him, he kept his face as sullen as water and said, "Tell me the details."
Huangfu Song would not attack rashly, nor would he rashly take over the task when Lu Zhi had already been appointed as the commander of the northern route. Naturally, he would not send a child to inform him casually just to embarrass Lu Zhi.
Until now, Lu Zhi had only heard Qiao Yan call himself "Qiao Yan of Yanzhou" when he entered the tent, which was no different from what Liu Bei knew.
But since he had been a teacher, he had some insight into people and could see that Qiao Yan was much more intelligent and mature than her age.
It doesn't seem like he's telling lies.
I just don't know where Yizhen found this person from...
Yanzhou... There is actually a very famous family called Qiao in Yanzhou.
Just as Lu Zhi was thinking about this, he heard Qiao Yan speak again, and he immediately turned his attention back.
Rather than delving into Qiao Yan's identity, the attack on Guangzong that she mentioned is naturally much more important.
"General Huangfu defeated Bo Cai at Changsha and sent General Zhu south to Wancheng to quickly capture Zhang Mancheng, while we will head north to capture Xiaquyang. Zhang Jiao's brother Zhang Bao has been captured by our army, and General Huangfu is trying to use him as an excuse to trick the Guangzong city gates into opening, so please split your troops into two groups."
"We set up false troops along the way to trick Zhang Liang into never leaving this place and go all the way to Guangzong for support. This is written by General Huangfu, with the seal of General Zuo Zhonglang on it, which can prove that what I said is true."
After Qiao Yan finished speaking, she took out the scroll of silk that Huangfu Song had given her before he left and handed it to Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi did not open it immediately, but keenly noticed the message in Qiao Yan's words and asked hurriedly: "Changshe has been won, what about Yanzhou?"
After Huangfu Song defeated the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan, the first opponent he should have faced was the Yellow Turbans entrenched in the East County of Yanzhou, rather than such an unexpected target of attacking Zhang Bao.
Expectedly, there are some unexpected things.
Then he heard an answer that was truly surprising to him.
Qiao Yan replied: "I am not talented, but I have eliminated the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou by using the strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf."
Liu Bei, who had stayed here because his mentor allowed him to sit in on the class, almost lost his composure and cried out in surprise.
He paid some attention to Lu Zhi's expression from the corner of his eye, and saw a flash of surprise on the face of this teacher who was always calm and composed even when faced with a catastrophe.
This time he did not hesitate to unfold Huangfu Song's handwriting and read it quickly. As expected, he saw that in the letter Huangfu Song praised the matter many times without hesitation and mentioned that Qiao Yan still made many achievements in the battle of Xiaquyang.
In addition, he asked Lu Zhi to send troops on time and also asked people to pay more attention to Qiao Yan's safety.
Since Huangfu Song mentioned Qiao Yan's identity as the grandson of Qiao Xuan and the daughter of Qiao Yu in his letter, Lu Zhi had a rough idea of it.
"It's rare to see Yizhen praising a junior like this, but his evaluation of you - you are too stubborn, and I'm afraid you will be loyal to the Xiantai and will not turn back until you die..." Lu Zhi looked at the mature junior in front of him and laughed, "He is really worried about you."
"..."Qiao Yan didn't expect that Huangfu Song would include this in his letter?
By doing this, wouldn't it be like labeling her as "capable but too stubborn"? It is conceivable that Lu Zhi probably wanted to protect her as a mascot.
Although she had guessed this possibility when she came here, when she really saw this restriction, Qiao Yan didn't know whether to say that Huangfu Song cared about her with good intentions, or whether to say that he should let her take over as the strategist.
But what surprised her a little was that Lu Zhi once again looked at the information in his hand and said, "Settle down in the camp first, and come find me tomorrow. I have something to tell you."
It didn't sound like that meant she had nothing to do.
Qiao Yan was thinking a lot in her mind, but she never showed any of it on her face. She responded and then let Liu Bei lead her to find a place to rest.
This historical Emperor Zhaolie of Shu Han obviously did not just have a good relationship with the fellow villagers he brought here with him to fight against the Yellow Turbans, nor did he have a brotherly relationship with just Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
When he led Qiao Yan and his group through the camp, many of the night patrol soldiers greeted him.
Qiao Yan smiled and interjected, "The commander of the troops only leads 500 men, but I see that you have something to say to all the generals and soldiers, which is rare."
Liu Bei originally thought there was some sarcasm in her words, but when he turned around he realized that the look in the child's eyes when she looked at him was clearly filled with admiration.
Qiao Yan really admired Liu Bei.
It is not an easy task to remember the names and information of passers-by. It is impossible to say that you have played with each of them, and it is even more impossible to sleep with each of them.
This is quite different from how Sun Jian and Cao Cao got along with their soldiers.
Liu Bei was still young after all, and he didn't know that Qiao Yan's "praise for the community cow" had some other meaning behind his eyes. He just replied a little embarrassedly: "I am an idle person, and these are the only things I can do."
"You are being a little too modest. I am now temporarily staying in the military camp. If I run into any trouble, I may have to rely on this skill."
Liu Bei didn't understand what was going on. He just thought that since Qiao Yan seemed to have won the teacher's favor the first time they met, there should be no need for his skills.
But based on his habit of leaving more room for maneuver when talking to people, he still agreed first.
After sending Qiao Yan and the others to the camp, he returned to Lu Zhi to report back. He realized that his judgment might not be wrong.
At this time, Lu Zhi still held the piece of silk in his hand.
This is indeed a manifestation of great importance.
Seeing Liu Bei return, he slowly said, "Just now, I didn't say the other sentence of Yizhen in order to prevent the child from being proud. He said that Qiao Yan has the style of Qiao Gongzu and is indeed a talent to assist the king. Xuande should have talked to her just now. What do you think of her?"
Talented enough to assist the king?
These four words are indeed a very heavy evaluation!
Liu Bei couldn't help but feel even more surprised, but he suddenly realized that if he had to give an evaluation of Qiao Yan, it would be difficult for him to give a final conclusion about her. Even in the few conversations just now, he didn't even get to talk about her background, but instead promised her something.
This person certainly doesn't seem to be someone whose age can be used to determine his fate.
Liu Bei thought for a moment and replied, "The young lady has the ability to plan."
"What a great ability to plan..." After Lu Zhi muttered this evaluation for a moment, he seemed to have made a decision in his heart and waved his hand to signal Liu Bei to retreat first.
Only when there was no one else in the tent except him did he look at the candlelight and sigh, "Yizhen, Yizhen, you really gave me a huge problem."
Compared to Lu Zhi's current mental confusion, Qiao Yan felt much more relaxed.
Lu Zhi's military camp was well arranged, so the camp did not seem to be in a state of panic.
Because she was considered a half-guest, they gave her a few more tents.
In this way, at least she, the "leader", can have a space to herself.
Just as the soldiers had arranged everything for her and settled her down, she heard the system ask:
[That's good. After this operation, we have met Sun Jian, Cao Cao and Liu Bei. They all have a good impression of you. Have you decided which camp of Wei, Shu and Wu you want to join? 】
"Why are you in such a hurry?" She fiddled with the candlelight in the tent, and her tone of replying to the system in her mind was quite leisurely.
"I have indeed met the three of them, but what about Yuan Shao? Yuan Shu? Or Liu Xie, who is not older than me? There are many opportunities to choose in this chaotic world. I have made a name for myself now, and it is time to put myself in an invincible position and wait for the price to rise."
The four words "waiting for a price to rise" successfully made the system somewhat tempted, so it swallowed back what it wanted to say: "Joining early can make the merit of following the dragon more significant, and it will also be a token of gratitude for joining us from a humble background."
It then heard Qiao Yan say, "Although most strategists these days don't hold on to a stable job, such as Xun Yu leaving Yuan Shao to join Cao Cao, and Pang Tong joining Liu Bei after Zhou Yu's death, since I want to be the world's number one strategist, I'd better give people the impression that I can hit the target with one strike, and I have a keen eye for the master, don't you think?"
The system thought for a moment and replied: [You are right, we cannot be so hasty]
In front of the big picture that Qiao Yan drew of the entire process of cultivating reputation, becoming famous, waiting for a price, and investing in an owner, the system did not think there was anything wrong with what Qiao Yan said. It just felt that she was more patient than anyone else and did have the ability to fulfill the plan.
When he thought about the fact that once Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song's plan of capturing the city and retreating could be realized, even if Qiao Yan could not achieve any achievements and make a fortune, he would definitely gain corresponding strategist points, the system could not help but rub its invisible claws.
This is not the first time that it has seen her coveting the three-dimensional map after the strategist points reach 100. When it thinks of her striving for rewards, it has an urge to put something in the stage rewards.
However, the newbie system looked through its backpack and found that it had no stock at all. Finally, it decided to just provide spiritual encouragement to the host.
Qiao Yan had just laid down to rest when he heard the system, which had been silent for a long time and no one knew what it was doing, suddenly jump up and say: [Host, you will definitely become the number one strategist! 】
"……Thanks."
This is indeed an atmosphere group.
However, the counselor system noticed that when Qiao Yan closed his eyes to rest, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which seemed to be its credit.
So it also competently served as an alarm clock for her to wake up in the morning, just as Qiao Yan had instructed a few days ago.
There seems to be something wrong with this special purpose...
The system had just begun to grumble when it saw Qiao Yan quickly wash up and change clothes, lift the curtain and walk out. It quickly retracted the thought and continued to observe the situation outside with her.
Lu Zhi's Northern Army Camp was undoubtedly a more important military camp than any other camp she had seen before.
Not to mention the Yellow Turban camps in Yan and Yu states under Liang Zhongning and Bo Cai.
Huangfu Song's army hastily joined the Battle of Changsha, and their troops were not fully present.
Afterwards, people did arrive one after another, but the assault on Xiaquyang in Jizhou was a quick attack, and it was impossible to bring many people with them.
As a result, Qiao Yan had only today officially seen what the camp of a regular army of more than 20,000 people looked like.
She had already felt that the place was orderly and solemn at night.
At this moment, the sunlight fell into the military camp in broad daylight, dividing the camp into sections and clearly illuminating the patrolling soldiers. She walked slowly until she stepped into the military tent for meetings. Only then did she realize that it was true that the superior layout of the military camp could bring great benefits to people.
This is very different from the impromptu plan she came up with based on Liang Zhongning's instructions.
If there was a disturbance in one part of Lu Zhi's camp, it would certainly not have developed to the point where Bo Cai's troops fled to another place to find the enemy.
The point of seeking asylum.
However, if he really wanted to put Qiao Yan in opposition to him, he would not use such a stupid method.
Qiao Yan thought he had arrived early, but he didn't expect that Lu Zhi seemed to have been standing in front of the map for a long time.
As soon as he entered the tent, he heard Lu Zhi's voice, "You are here."
Qiao Yan looked towards Lu Zhi following the sound, and naturally paid some attention to the map.
If we look at the entire Jizhou, Quzhou and Guangzong, as well as where Lu Zhi was stationed at this time, almost intersect at one point. However, during the time that Lu Zhi was digging trenches and building camps here, he probably sent out many soldiers with him to explore the terrain, and finally the result was this map presented to Qiao Yan.
Lu Zhi's Northern Army and Zhang Liang's Quzhou garrison were on one side, and Zhang Jiao's stationed troops in Guangzong were on the other side. The hills and rivers in the middle and the temporary camp of the Yellow Turbans were all clearly presented on the huge map.
Lu Zhi obviously adhered to the style of not fighting an unprepared battle.
Huangfu Song's arrival certainly required him to make major changes to his original plan, but it did not leave him at a loss as to what to do.
The marching route on this map has been outlined by him with charcoal.
"I wonder what Mr. Lu wanted to ask me yesterday?"
As soon as Qiao Yan said this, she saw Lu Zhi put the charcoal pencil aside. When he turned around and looked at her, a subtle smile flashed across his face. "Why do you ask me something instead of asking me for help?"
Qiao Yan replied calmly, "Yan only brought a few dozen cavalrymen with him, but the Northern Army's five schools have far more soldiers than that. Lord Lu has been operating here for many days, and he has a good command of the terrain and his soldiers. He has already shown signs of winning the battle. I don't deserve your help."
Lu Zhi did not comment on this answer, but only replied: "Well, then, I will take it as a question for you."
Seeing Lu Zhi waving at her, Qiao Yan walked a few steps closer and heard him ask, "I will send troops to meet Yizhen today. When do you think it is appropriate to send troops?"
Qiao Yan took a look at his expression and knew that his words did not mean that he was unaware of the matter. Instead, it seemed that he was testing him a little.
After visually estimating the distance between this place and Guangzong, she replied, "We can do it after nightfall. Lord Lu will lead one team to Guangzong, avoiding people along the way, and the other team will go west and turn back. They will return at dawn. It would be best if they raise dust so that the spies outside Quzhou City can see them and create the illusion that Luoyang has sent reinforcements."
"The general has been cautious and prudent since Luoyang has increased its troops. Of course, they will not attack the city at this time. I am afraid that Zhang Liang will not dare to come and rob the camp to test it. So even if the number of people in the camp is less than half of the previous time, it is enough to hold the city until the victory of Guangzong is determined."
Lu Zhi clapped his hands and laughed.
What Qiao Yan said was exactly what he had planned.
"Okay, that's a good point. Then--"
Lu Zhi paused and then threw out a shocking statement, "After I leave the camp, are you willing to take over the responsibility of commanding the remaining soldiers?"
Qiao Yan was stunned.
This was something she had never expected.
However, Lu Zhi seemed not to feel that it was strange to entrust such an important task to a little boy.
Seeing that this time he was not shocked by Qiao Yan's victory, but the child was surprised by his unexpected arrangement, he couldn't help but feel a little bit of evil taste.
He could now understand why Huangfu Song said in the letter that he tricked Qiao Yan into coming here to find a safe place, but in fact he just wanted to let her do something.
"Gishin said that you are quite quick-witted in military affairs, and you gave me a satisfactory answer to my question just now."
Seeing that Qiao Yan was about to stop him from entrusting her with this important task, Lu Zhi raised his hand to signal her not to speak any more, and continued, "I know what you mean, military affairs require extreme caution in planning, and you don't hold a military position, so it would be inappropriate for you to take over this position, and it might even cause unrest in the camp, right?"
"Since Lord Lu knew the key, why did he still do this?"
When he spoke, he was not entrusting her with just a mere reputation, but the lives and deaths of so many people.
“If I say it is because I believe
I'm afraid you won't believe Yizhen's judgment. "Lu Zhi said," But it's not wrong to say that this decision was made under his influence. ”
"Yizhen mentioned a sentence in the letter, which made me think hard for half the night, and finally made a decision. He said that the future of the Han Dynasty depends on the pillars that have not yet been established. Instead of letting the pillars spend ten years cultivating their reputations and studying, and another ten years being promoted to ministers for the selection of filial and honest people, living a mediocre life, and accumulating money for official positions and becoming prime ministers, why not give it a try and give them a chance to come to the fore as soon as possible."
"These are words from the bottom of Yizhen's heart. I cannot help but listen."
Qiao Yan's eyes were shocked.
These words were even more shocking than the words she had received from Huangfu Song earlier asking her to take care of herself.
He was selected as a filial and honest official, promoted to be a minister, and later transferred to be the governor of Beidi. These were not ordinary things.
This is Huangfu Song’s own personal experience.
When he was gradually rising in power, Emperor Liu Hong had already started selling official positions and titles according to the weight of official titles. If the Yellow Turbans had not come with such force, Huangfu Song would have had to spend a considerable amount of money to become the Left General of the Palace, or it would have required an advance payment of his future income from his tenure.
So in his letter to Lu Zhi, he said that he did not want a person who might become a pillar of society in the future to have to struggle for twenty years to get such an opportunity.
It would also be a good idea to take advantage of the Yellow Turban Rebellion to put Qiao Yan in a position where he can gain experience.
It happened that it was impossible for Lu Zhi to evacuate with everyone at this time.
Otherwise, once he was discovered by Zhang Liang in Quzhou City, he might follow behind him and outflank him from both sides before he could break into Guangzong City.
And it just so happened that this team used to deceive Zhang Liang did not engage in direct combat, so the coach was actually in a relatively safe situation, which was especially suitable for someone like Qiao Yan whose ability to protect himself was slightly poor.
What's more, this kind of experience can only be said to have indirectly assisted Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song in breaking through the battle of Guangzong. Judging from Huangfu Song's understanding of Lu Zhi's thoughts, he should not feel too bad about giving up this task.
There is simply no better location than this one.
Seeing Qiao Yan's stunned expression, as if she was moved after realizing Huangfu Song's good intentions, Lu Zhi patted her shoulder and said, "Yizhen also mentioned in the letter that your grandfather Qiao Gongzu had a grudge against Nanyang Governor Chen Qiu, but when he became a senior official, he still recommended him. He conspired with me today to promote you, a little boy, to the position of deputy commander, which can be regarded as a bit selfish-"
"When someone talks about this in the future, they will definitely bring up these two wonderful things. Huangfu Yizhen and I, Lu Zigan, have not even the title of Three Dukes, but we already have the virtue of Three Dukes. Isn't that wonderful!"
When Lu Zhi said this, he laughed out loud.
His voice was as loud as a bell, and his laughter was also very powerful. "What do you think?"
Qiao Yan did not hesitate and immediately replied loudly, "General Huangfu and Lord Lu dare to entrust this matter to me, why not give it a try!"
This is a great opportunity for her.
How many people in this world can really get the responsibility of commanding troops at this age?
Even though she has only temporarily obtained this position because Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi did not report to Luoyang, it can be said that they have reached a tacit understanding to jointly recommend her, which is enough to make people deeply envious of her situation.
Moreover, this is not a task that can be completed in haste.
Since Lu Zhi was going to leave at night, he simply informed everyone during the day that Qiao Yan would be temporarily in charge of the military affairs in the camp.
His steady and cautious personality was also intuitively felt when the troops were divided into two groups.
Although the soldiers he wanted to stay here were a little surprised that Lu Zhi gave the important task of staying behind to Qiao Yan, they were just surprised.
Because Lu Zhi immediately asked a question, "If anyone among you thinks he has the ability to quell the rebellion in Yanzhou, you can take my place if you want."
This is really hard to respond to.
Although they went north to Jizhou with the purpose of attacking Huanglong, they were not completely ignorant of the situation in Yanzhou.
The total number of people under the command of the three leaders of Yanzhou is almost the same as their total number. Even though most of them come from humble origins and would be a motley crowd in a head-on confrontation, the fact that he can defeat three parties alone is enough to be called a legend.
Afterwards, Lu Zhi left Liu Bei to Qiao Yan as his deputy.
"Xuan De likes dogs, horses and fancy clothes. He is not very interested in studying, but he has some talent in marching and deploying troops. Although he is unlikely to win, he is still a qualified deputy general."
The first half of Lu Zhi's sentence made Liu Bei, who was only twenty-four or twenty-five years old, look a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the second half of the sentence was a compliment to him, which made him straighten his chest again.
Qiao Yan tried his best not to laugh at the comment that he was not good at studying but liked fancy clothes. He just said to Liu Bei calmly, "Last night I told the commander of the army that maybe I could use your ability to interact with people. I didn't expect that we would have the opportunity to work together today."
Liu Bei bowed and replied: "It is still the young lady who has foresight."
"It would be better to say that I see that the commander of the troops has the talent of a hero." Qiao Yan also returned the greeting.
Lu Zhi was very satisfied that the two of them seemed to have a promising future in cooperation. He thought about whether he had any shortcomings and said, "Speaking of the warriors that Xuande recruited from Zhuo County, I think Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both very capable. If you need brute force, you can assign these two to do it."
"But I have to remind you," Lu Zhi changed his tone of earnest admonition to the younger generation, and unconsciously became more serious, "Don't underestimate Zhang Liang just because of his success in Puyang, Changsha and Xiaquyang. I have been dealing with this man here for a long time and I know that he is not easy to deal with. Unless there is a good opportunity from heaven, you must not rashly send troops."
Qiao Yan also tried to straighten his face, which didn't look too serious, and said, "Don't worry, Lord Lu. If Guangzong can settle the Yellow Turban War, everything will be settled. I know what is the primary and what is the secondary."
Whether it was the right decision to entrust the important task to the young child, Lu Zhi could not give a completely affirmative answer with a pat on his chest.
But he saw from Huangfu Song's words a general with talent that even Gongsun Zan could not compare to among his disciples.
He has been cautious for a long time, so he might as well take a gamble.
When he led his troops towards Guangzong, he looked back at the military camp and saw sparse lights in the dark night.
He no longer hesitated and rode away at a gallop.
Tonight was a good time to travel, and he didn't have the extra time to waste on things that had already been decided.
At this time, because Lu Zhi led his troops away, the army that created the illusion that there were reinforcements in Luoyang had left, and in Lu Zhi's camp, which was almost empty, the lights in the main tent were never turned off.
Qiao Yan was flipping through the military personnel roster that Liu Bei had just sent her when she suddenly heard the system say, "Wait... is there something wrong here again? 】
"What's wrong?"
[This scene looks familiar. I had previously persuaded you to surrender to Cao Cao, but when the siege of Changsha was not resolved, you were outside the city and Cao Cao was inside. 】
"That's right." Qiao Yan replied as he put another roll of the list in his hand aside.
[Then I was saying last night that you have met Cao, Liu, and Sun and you can choose one of them. If you choose Liu Bei, you will serve under him now, but now...]
When Liu Bei was still in the tent just now, the system widened its virtual eyes and only saw the future founding emperor of Shu Han serving under Qiao Yan.
No matter how you look at it, this relationship is reversed.
But seeing how calm Qiao Yan was now, the system began to wonder if this was some tactic that he hadn't figured out.
Unfortunately, it did not get a reply from Qiao Yan.
After having a general understanding of the origins and affiliations of the soldiers in these camps, Qiao Yan did not feel any pressure from the empty camp before dawn. She stretched, walked out of the tent, and headed towards her resting place.
Dian Wei, on the other hand, seemed to have forgotten that the employment relationship between him and Qiao Yan was actually a temporary one, and he stood guard outside the tent with extreme diligence.
So much so that...
So when Qiao Yan woke up at the system alarm, she went out and saw two figures fighting a little away from her tent.
It's broad daylight now, and I can see all kinds of scenes.
It was so clear that how could Qiao Yan not see that the two people who were fighting in close combat at this moment were none other than Dian Wei and Zhang Fei!
Seeing that Lu Yuan was already standing outside the tent, Qiao Yan seemed to be struggling whether to wake her up. He asked, "What happened?"
"Just now, the commander of the troops sent Zhang Fei to ask if the young lady has given any instructions. Last night, you told the guards that if anyone asked, they should tell them to cook for twice the number of people in the camp."
This was indeed what Qiao Yan ordered.
It was true that Lu Zhi took his men away, but she couldn't reduce the number of stoves and fires used for cooking in the army, otherwise Zhang Liang on the city wall of Quzhou would definitely know that there were fewer people here.
Lu Yuan smiled bitterly, "That's what Guard Dian said, but he looks fierce, and what he said was... not very pleasant. Zhang Fei wanted to fight with Guard Dian the day before yesterday, and today he just found a reason to accuse him of implying that he has a big appetite."
I guess Liu Bei would never have thought that someone could use such an excuse to have a legitimate competition.
Or perhaps if Qiao Yan had woken up a little later, the two would have already decided the winner, and it would have been difficult to hold anyone accountable then.
In a sense... it's quite clever.
Qiao Yan found it funny in his heart but did not show it on his face. Instead, he walked over to the two people fighting with a calm expression and his hands behind his back.
Because these two brave men were restraining their strength in their fight, it took a while to determine the winner. But suddenly, when the fight was at a stalemate, they heard a light cough from Qiao Yan.
As they subconsciously paused for a moment, they heard her shout, "Dian Wei and Zhang Fei, listen to my orders!"
The two looked at each other, and as if they were afraid that the other would move faster, they immediately stood in front of Qiao Yan and shouted in unison, "Yes!"
Qiao Yan glanced at the two of them, his expression unrecognisable, and said, "Leave the camp! Find a tree that can be hugged by two men, and bring it back to make a flagpole for me."
Military orders are as heavy as mountains.
Neither of them knew what Qiao Yan wanted the flagpole for, but they still took a step forward subconsciously.
However, before he took two steps, he heard Qiao Yan say from behind: "Wait a minute, eat a meal for two people first."
"..." Although having food to eat is a good thing these days, these words sound like an insult to them.
But fortunately, this matter was just some rumors in the camp, and the people in Quzhou City did not know about these little episodes.
Zhang Liang climbed up the city wall.
At dawn, he heard someone report that reinforcements of the Han army had arrived, which already gave him a bad feeling. Now, within his sight, he saw a huge tree rising from the camp, which made him feel even more uneasy.
On the flag hanging on the giant tree, there was a huge Chinese character "Qiao" fluttering.
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