Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 751: Not worth mentioning
But what disappointed Gan Gui was that when the hat was removed, a face with a slightly elegant air was revealed.

"General Gan, this is General Zhang Liao, who has made a name for himself in Bailang Mountain."

Zhao Yun introduced Gan Gui with a mixture of laughter and tears, and then explained:

"There are tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers in Xincai now, so General Xingba stayed behind to command the situation and has no time to go north."

Gan Gui was a little disappointed for a moment, but he also knew that General Zilong was telling the truth.

With the defeat of Cao's bandits, the large army that had previously gathered in Yuzhou also surrendered.

Lord Xuande certainly could not afford nor did he want to maintain so many soldiers, but if he dismissed them all rashly it would inevitably cause chaos, so he simply followed the example of Cao Cao's previous practice of farming and opened up several military settlements in Runan and Yingchuan, and then began to plan to screen the surrendered soldiers and send them back home one by one.

Those who have parents at home will return first, then those who have no brothers or sisters will return first, and then those who have no older brothers will return, and then those who have a home to return to will also return, and so on.

But even after going through such layers of selection over the past few months, there are still quite a lot of people who have lost both parents and are homeless, and these military settlements still need generals to stay behind.

Gan Gui even heard Mr. Ma Liang talk about the follow-up plans for these military settlements. When all the surrendered soldiers who are willing to return home have returned next year, the remaining people will be screened according to their age. Those over 40 will be provided with land and houses as local civilians. Those under 20 will temporarily follow the army to learn literacy and skills. When they have a way to make a living, they will be dismissed as civilians. The rest will be recruited as soldiers again.

This is undoubtedly a time-consuming and laborious task, but it is also a very important task.

It can be foreseen that as long as this arrangement is fully implemented, Cao's army will be completely destroyed and there will be no possibility of rebellion again.

Although slightly disappointed, Gan Gui could only nod, then turned around and started greeting loudly.

Now that the accompanying personnel have boarded the ship, the fleet, which has completed its rest, should set off again.

Standing on the bow, the cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew in his face, and the scenery on both sides of the river slowly receded. This was an experience similar to riding a horse but completely different. Zhao Yun stood here with great interest and felt it carefully. As expected, he waited for Ma Liang to come over and reminisce about the past.

For Zhao Yun, even though he has been traveling around in recent years, he still remembers clearly what he saw in Gong'an County earlier, especially the fate of Ma Liang who died for his loyalty in later history, for which he has great respect.

After talking about the past, Ma Liang also asked in a low voice:

"I wonder where General Huang is now?"

For Ma Liang, the experience of seeing the veteran Huang Zhong rise up and kill Le Jin in battle when he first joined the army and was his chief clerk was also very impressive. Moreover, the two of them cooperated happily at that time and could definitely be considered old friends.

Zhao Yun recalled:

"I also exchanged letters with General Huang last month, and General Huang was also summoned by the Lord to go to Yecheng."

"However, General Huang's military base is located in Yan County, which is far away from Honggou, so he will most likely travel north by land with Military Advisor Xu."

Zhao Yun couldn't help laughing as he said:

"General Huang also asked me to tell Governor Ma in his letter that we must get drunk at the Chaling Tavern when we get to Yecheng, and Governor Ma must be the host."

Ma Liang also laughed: "It should be so!"

After the two talked about some old things, Ma Liang bowed and said goodbye and went back into the cabin. Only Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao were left at the bow.

Reaching out his hand to catch a few falling snowflakes, Zhang Liao asked softly:

"General Zhao, I wonder how this snow compares to the snow on Changshan Mountain?"

Zhao Yun squinted his eyes slightly, looked at him, and shook his head.
"It was ten times more severe than it is now."

Zhang Liao's outstretched palm suddenly clenched:

"Compared with the snow at Yanmen, compared with the snow at Bailang Mountain, they are nothing."

Zhao Yun naturally knew what Zhang Liao meant. Both of them led elite cavalry troops, but Zhang Liao had lost in both battles. For Zhao Yun, these two times he either relied on the sharpness of the Mo Dao or had the support of General Yun Chang's cavalry. But judging from Zhang Liao's intention, it was obvious that he had lost and he did not want to argue too much.

The meaning of this statement is very clear. Even though he lost two games, Zhang Wenyuan is still better in terms of achievements.

Although his words were impolite, there was not much confrontation in them. Zhao Yun nodded slowly and said:

"Yun will let Wenyuan see that the Bingzhou cavalry can go, and the Youzhou elite cavalry can also go."

Zhang Liao nodded, looked at Zhao Yun seriously, and suddenly said with emotion:

"Although General Zhao has few followers now, his power is far greater than that of the Gongsun clan."

The meaning contained in this sigh was too complicated. It contained both unwillingness and determination, and the taste of not admitting defeat was also very clear.

Zhao Yun nodded and said meaningfully:

"The followers I lead are not the followers of Gongsun clan."

Zhang Liao seemed to be thinking about something and seemed to have realized something, but vaguely he felt that something was very wrong.

Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Liao's expression for a moment, then looked up at the blurry sky in the distance and sighed.

It is true that he came from a righteous family, and he clearly remembered the scene of General Gongsun's white horse moving like wind and thunder when he attacked, but he also remembered clearly the loss of the white horse in the Battle of Jie Bridge. Such elite troops made Yuan Shao famous.

He had previously told his lord that he knew how the White Horse Volunteers trained their troops. This was certainly not a lie, but it was also not true. After all, Zhao Yun's surname was not Gongsun, so how could he know the techniques of the Volunteers?
The tactics of the Yicong cavalry under his command were nothing more than summarizing the gains and losses on the battlefield, analyzing the key points of the cavalry in the light curtain, and finally assisted by the weapons made by the military advisors. The final army was similar to the Yicong of Gongsun clan in appearance but not in spirit.

Only in this way could he rely on a cavalry that had fought in the south and Shu to defeat the elite troops led by Zhang Liao who had fought bloody battles with the Wuhuan in the north.

How could Zhao Yun be such a talented leader of cavalry? What he had achieved now was nothing more than the deduction of the cavalry tactics copied from the light curtain.

But of course he couldn't tell Zhang Liao about this, but Zhao Yun had a vague feeling that the day when he could speak freely with Zhang Wenyuan might not be far away.

The navy went north from Chen County, passed through Chen County and Chenliu, and finally stopped for a brief replenishment in Junyi County.

By the time they got here the snow had become even heavier, and after some careful consideration, Gan Gui directed the fleet to head west and change course into the canal.

This route actually passed directly through Zhongmu, so Zhao Yun and his companions had nothing better to do so they simply gathered at the bow and pointed westward:

"Is that Guandu over there?"

"I wonder which direction Wuchao is in?"

"Wenyuan also participated in the battle, do you still remember the scene of the battlefield?"

Zhang Liao was not hypocritical. He leaned forward and tried to distinguish it. Finally, he said regretfully:

"The snow is a bit heavier. It would be easier to tell if it were a sunny day."

The people at the bow smiled and didn't care. After passing Guandu and crossing Xingyang, two more passengers, one adult and one child, appeared on the boat.

"Mr. Zijing!" This is the meticulous Zhao Yun.

"General Lu." This is Zhang Liao with mixed emotions.

Lu Su returned the greetings one by one, then introduced the young man at hand and said:
"Dan'er, come and meet the generals."

(End of this chapter)