The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 133
"That's not necessarily the case. You should know the strength of Gongsun Zan's three men, Liu Guan and Zhang. If Liu Yu loses, you will be the next one. Then you can stop it? What's more, Gongsun Zan's Baima Yi Cong is an elite, even if Liu Yu loses, you will be next." No matter how elite soldiers are, it is difficult to withstand its offensive."

Wei Tao also smiled coldly, staring at Zhang Ning and said slowly.

"If you want to do something, just say it directly. It's meaningless to be so secretive."

"Okay, I want to borrow generals, how about lending me the three generals Zhou Yu, Zhang Liao, and Zhao Yun to defend against Yuan Shao?"

Zhang Ning was straightforward enough, but even Wei Tao felt his face twitch after hearing her words.

"Loan general?"

Wei Tao smiled coldly and didn't want to say much at all. The three of Zhou Yu are handsome and generals, so how can they borrow words at will?
"It's a good idea for you to use your lord's subordinates to defend against Yuan Benchu. Not to mention anything else, once this matter happens, I'm afraid Yuan Benchu ​​will hate my lord to death. It's really a good idea."

At this moment, Xun You just spoke.

"Bingzhou is adjacent to Jizhou. If Yuan Benchu ​​fights with my lord first, then you will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman. It is a good plan."

Hearing this, Zhang Ning's face remained unchanged, but when he turned to look at Xun You, his face was a little more cautious.

"May I ask who this gentleman is?"

"Xun You and Xun Gongda are under the lord's tent. There is chaos in the world today, and wars are everywhere. Gongsun Zan is fighting in Youzhou, Yuan Shao is fighting in Jizhou, and Cao Cao is attacking Xuzhou. My lord can't sit still and wait for death. The generals under him have their own uses. Why should we Can you borrow it?"

Xun You remained calm and answered slowly.

"What if the city is changed? If we can borrow the power of the three of us, Shangdang and other prefectures and our Heishan Army will all withdraw, and then hand them over to Master Wei."

Zhang Ning didn't say much else, he just said it directly.

"If you can go to Shangdang and other counties, then with your Wei Ziyu's power, you can grasp Bingzhou in a short time, and only after a while, even Yuan Shao would not dare to start the war lightly. And I have you as a general to defend Yuan Shao, the battle will never stop. You can still sit back and watch me and Yuan Shao succeed or fail, and then take advantage of it, so what should I do?"

"One city for one general?"

Wei Tao smiled, then shook his head.

"How can Gongjin, Wenyuan, and Zilong be as talented as this? There is no need to say more about these things, please go back. Now you are also accepted by the imperial court, I hope you can do it yourself."

How could Wei Tao do such a transaction-like thing?

Aren't you afraid that the hearts of Zhou Yu and others will be chilled?

"you……"

Zhang Ning gritted his teeth hard, but finally took out a letter and handed it to Wei Tao.

"It was given to you by Zhou Yu. The idea of ​​helping us was first proposed by him. Now there is no problem!"

"Is it Gongjin who wants to do this?"

Wei Tao was taken aback for a moment, and immediately took the letter. He really didn't expect it to be Zhou Yu's intention.

"Brother, you should know what I mean when you see the letter. Yuan Shao's fourth generation and third prince have a deep family background. It would be difficult to compete with him. Although the strength of the Black Mountain Army is not weak, it is not enough to compete with it. On the contrary, it will help. If you want to defeat Yuan Shao, Montenegro The army needs our help, and we will fight Yuan Shao here, and my brother will unite the prefecture, so that we can compete with Yuan Shao now, and the three parties will stand together at the right time, each according to its own ability."

The letter was not long, and it didn't have too complicated meaning, but after reading it, Wei Tao felt a burst of emotion in his heart.

"Why should Gongjin, Wenyuan, and Zilong be like this!"

Seeing Xun You's curious eyes, Wei Tao thought about it, and handed the letter to Xun You.

"My lord, I'm afraid Zhou Gongjin and the three of them are already helping Montenegro."

First he thanked Wei Tao, and then Xun You read it carefully. After a while, Xun You sighed.

"Zhou Gongjin would rather smear her own name to help the lord. The lord must not waste her heart in vain, or agree to this matter. I am afraid that at this time, the lord will resist with faith, and it may not help."

Wei Tao was speechless again, and it took a long time before he let out a long sigh.

"Gongjin, Wenyuan, and Zilong are all my brothers! How can I feel at ease if I let them do this?"

"Hmph! What you are saying, as long as my Black Mountain army defeats Yuan Shao and captures Jizhou, and they are justified as princes of one side, then they will just be obedient to others. How can they tarnish their reputation?"

Zhang Ning was very dissatisfied with Wei Tao and Xun You's views.

From Wei Tao and Xun You's point of view, the Black Mountain Army is the remnants of the Yellow Turbans. Although Zhou Yu and the three of them are helping Wei Tao, they can be regarded as joining the bandit army, and they will inevitably be infamous in the future.

But in the eyes of someone like Zhang Ning who is determined to overthrow the big man and build a new country, Zhou Yu and others are naturally not considered acts of thieves. Even Zhang Ning still intends to use this to win over Zhou Yu and others for his own use.

If not, Zhang Ning would not have talked too much with Wei Tao before.

"This matter is settled, with a period of one year. When the time comes, if Gongjin and the others return, you can't stop them. If there are obstacles, no matter what difficulties I face, I will definitely fight with your Black Mountain Army!"

"Humph!"

Zhang Ning snorted coldly.

"If you stop me, you won't stop me, but sooner or later our Black Mountain Army will have a battle. Don't forget that you, Wei Ziyu, are also the enemy of my Black Mountain Taiping Army!"

If Zhang Ning hadn't mentioned Wei Tao at this time, he would have forgotten that Zhang Liang, the former land general, would have died in his own hands.

But Wei Tao didn't want to talk nonsense with Zhang Ning anymore, so he picked up the tea bowl and said it directly.

"Come on, see off!"

Zhang Ning took another serious look at Wei Tao, then turned around and left with Zhang Niujiao and the others.

"Mr. Gongda, I don't know if you still have something to say?"

Just now, Xun You secretly hinted to Wei Tao that Wei Tao should deal with this matter. Although Wei Tao was a little unclear, he still followed Xun You's instructions after thinking about it. Now that Zhang Ning left, he naturally wanted to ask for clarification.

"Since Zhang Ning will come with his subordinates, it is obvious that someone blocked Yuan Shao's advance in the battle ahead. If there are such people in the Black Mountain Army, why call for a general? This must be the work of the three of Gongjin. .”

Hearing Xun You's words, Wei Tao nodded slightly, which even Wei Tao didn't think of.

"Since the three of Gongjin have great talents, they still have deep meaning in doing so. One is to prevent Yuan Shao from unifying Jizhou, the other is to train elite soldiers for the Lord, and soldiers who have not seen battle are not elite soldiers. , I’m afraid it’s because the lord subdued the Black Mountain army.”

"Conquer the Black Mountain Army?"

Wei Tao can naturally think of the first two points, but Wei Tao has not thought of the last point.

"Yes, the Black Mountain Army developed from the former Yellow Turban Army. The Yellow Turban Army swept the world in the past, and its foundation must not be weak. If the Black Mountain Army can be obtained and subdued, then the lord's ambition will be achieved even more easily."

Xun You nodded and said with certainty.

"The Black Mountain Army was developed from the Yellow Turban Army. Sir, I also know that the local general died under my command. In the disaster of the Yellow Turban, I also killed many Yellow Turban bandits. I am afraid that there is a lot of hatred in his heart." .”

Wei Tao shook his head, he couldn't believe it.

"If it's just that, that's all. After all, time has passed, and the old hatred can be let go, but Zhang Ning and others are determined to overthrow the big man, and my only ambition is to protect my big man from being invaded by aliens. Such ambitions are opposite. Is it possible to subdue it?"

"Gongjin's thinking is not to subdue Zhang Ning and others, but to subdue those other ordinary people. Even though Zhang Ning and others are indeed unwilling to join the big man, are the others also unwilling? After all, the disaster of the Yellow Turban in the past It’s just because ordinary people can’t make a living that the outbreak happened, if they have fields to farm, clothes to wear, and food to eat, how can there be a Yellow Turban disaster?”

Xun You is worthy of being a wise man in the world, but he has seen this matter clearly.

And if you think about it carefully, you will find that it is not that there is no chance at all.

"That's all, that's all. In the past, I already handed over all the affairs of Changshan County to Gongjin. Now that Gongjin has made such a decision, I should support it."

Wei Tao finally shook his head and didn't say much more.

"I believe that Gong Jin will live up to my expectations."

I have to say that this time Zhang Ning was indeed very observant of the contract. Only after he left that day, he ordered all the Black Mountain Army stationed in Shangdang and other counties to leave, and then handed over all the Shangdang and other counties to Wei Tao. manpower.

In addition, Hanoi, which was originally controlled by Wei Tao, suddenly, one-third of Bingzhou fell into Wei Tao's hands, and now Wei Tao's army can be said to be the strongest in Bingzhou.

Even if there is no need to kill chickens and monkeys, what will be the final ownership of this state is already a conclusion.

The prefects of the counties and cities are not stupid people. Naturally, it is impossible to really fight against Wei Tao to the end. He has strength and righteousness in his hands. It can be said that Wei Tao has the conditions to unify the entire state at this time.

"My lord, let me invite you again. I believe that this time, the eunuchs dare not refuse at will. As long as they get the support of the counties and cities, and the unification of the state is in sight, and then integrate the power of the state, the lord's ambition can be expected."

Xun You made a suggestion now, but Wei Tao obeyed.

It's a pity that the result this time surprised Wei Tao even more. Half of the eunuchs didn't reply to the banquet this time, and the remaining half hesitated and hawed.

"Why is this?"

Wei Tao was naturally puzzled, but soon, Wei Tao got the answer.

Wen Hou Lu Bu.

Ever since Chang'an was defeated and fled, Lu Bu hadn't returned to Chang'an. Now that Chang'an was already occupied by Li Cui and others, Lu Bu naturally didn't dare to go back.

It can be said that although Wen Hou Lu Bu's reputation is still great, there is no room for him. Moreover, after experiencing the incidents of Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, who else in the world would dare to subdue Lu Bu, a fierce tiger?
Under such circumstances, Lu Bu returned to Bingzhou with the regrouped soldiers.

Bingzhou was once under the leadership of Ding Yuan, and Lu Bu was Ding Yuan's adopted son. More importantly, when Lu Bu was there in the past, he repelled the offending Huns several times, and protected Bingzhou from being invaded by the Huns for several years.

Therefore, Lu Bu has great prestige in Bingzhou.

Now that Lv Bu is back, naturally some prefects who are unwilling to obey Wei Tao choose to take refuge in Lv Bu, and even if the rest of them are unwilling to take refuge in Lv Bu, they are also unwilling to take refuge in Wei Tao at this time.

Despite his bad reputation, Lu Bu is still recognized as the number one general in the world.

"I didn't expect that it was Lu Fengxian who came back, so it's no wonder it would be like this."

Wei Tao shook his head slightly, although he was helpless about this result, it was not unacceptable.

"I'm afraid there will be another battle between me and Fengxian."

Wei Tao didn't remember what the history was like, at most he remembered that Lu Bu occupied Xuzhou later, and then he was defeated in Xuzhou.

Naturally, the already unreliable history cannot be used as a basis. Now that Lu Bu is here, with Lu Bu's temperament, unless he himself seeks refuge with Lu Bu, there will inevitably be a battle between the two.

How could it be possible to rely on Lu Bu?

Although Wei Tao also had the idea of ​​defecting to Cao Cao, he also believed that Cao Cao would unify the north, and Cao Cao's ambition was the same as his own ambition to destroy aliens and prevent the chaos of China.

Not to mention that Wei Tao himself is now in charge, this idea has faded a bit.

Just talking about Lu Bu is not the master of the Ming Dynasty. How could Wei Tao be willing to take refuge in him?
"My lord's words are not bad, and this time Lu Bu probably got the help of counselors."

Xun You nodded slightly, but said something that surprised Wei Tao.

"If Lu Bu's temperament in the past, I am afraid that he would not take the lord seriously. He would definitely send troops to Hanoi to force the lord to surrender. If he refuses to accept, he will forcibly attack the city. It is a delusion to decide with one action. What he is doing now is to win over the prefects of various counties. Cutting off the help our army received in Hanoi is like cutting off my arm. If there is no expert to point out, how could Lu Bu act like this with his temperament?"

"I do know one person."

Wei Tao nodded and said after being silent for a while.

"The last time I saw me, I talked to him. In the past, Meng De once met a man whose surname was Chen Minggong and style name Gongtai. He was quite strategic. But later, Chen Gong thought that Meng Defei was the master of the Ming Dynasty, so he left. At that time Meng De once said that this person is very likely to be in Bingzhou, and now that Lu Bu is so abnormal, he probably got the help of Chen Gong."

Wei Tao's words are not true. The reason why Chen Gong knew Chen Gong was because of Wei Tao's two generations. Lu Bu.

"Chen Gong? I've heard of this person's reputation. If it is this person, it will be troublesome. Although Lu Bu is brave, he has no plan. You can take advantage of it. If you get Chen Gong's help, you will be like a tiger with wings. Think It will not be easy to win again.”

Xun You also frowned slightly.

"If that's the case, it would be inappropriate for the three of Zhou Gongjin to help the Black Mountain Army. Now that only Dian Wei is there, can he fight against Lu Bu?"

But Xun You subconsciously excluded Wei Tao. In Xun You's view, Wei Tao should seldom go to battle to kill the enemy himself.

After doing the calculations like this, it might not be easy to resist Lu Bu.

(End of this chapter)