The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 20 The Unlucky Zhang Liao

There is such a passage in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", however, Dong Zhuo fought with Ding Yuan and lost to Lv Bu's prestige, then Li Su volunteered to persuade Lv Bu, but Lv Bu then killed Ding Yuan and surrendered to Dong Zhuo.

At that time, Li Su said this to Lu Bu: Su and his good brother rarely see each other, but your father often comes.

But at that time, Lu Bu made it clear: a certain person was at Ding Jianyang's place out of helplessness.

As long as this is the case, it can be seen that Lu Bu is no longer Ding Yuan's adoptive father.

"Ding Jianyang is in vain the governor of a state, but he is so short-sighted, it's really ridiculous."

Recalling the scenes in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Wei Tao couldn't help but smiled and shook his head.

Wei Tao saw it with his own eyes. When Lu Bu paid homage to his father, he paid his respects sincerely. Even when he returned victoriously not long ago, it could be seen that Lu Bu sincerely wanted to assist Ding Yuan.

So, how did it end up being so unfamiliar?

Even if the original history is followed, in the end Lu Bu personally said, "I want to kill Ding Yuan and lead the army back to Dong Zhuo", and then killed Ding Yuan and surrendered to Dong Zhuo.

It can indeed be said that Lu Bu is ambitious, capricious, greedy, etc., but is it that Ding Yuan is not at fault at all?
The position of the master book is high but the power is not heavy. If the chief official trusts, his power is only under the chief official. If he is not trusted, it is just a vain position.

Looking at Ding Yuan's actions, I'm afraid it was more about making Lv Bu a general, and even Lv Bu's former subordinates were treated in this way. It is no wonder that they will be so dissatisfied with Ding Yuan in the future.

Even at this time, Wei Tao couldn't help feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

"How is the young master planning? Do you still want to obey Ding Jianyang's words? If not, how about asking for a transfer? In the name of my Chen Liuwei family, Ding Yuan will definitely not dare to embarrass the young master, but it is not difficult to transfer to other places."

Hearing Wang He's words, Wei Tao frowned and shook his head slightly.

"Uncle Wang, I know you are doing it for my own good, but I have to think about this matter more."

In fact, it cannot be said that Ding Yuan's suggestion is a complete frame-up, at least, if it is changed to another place, it is impossible for someone to serve as the county captain, or even act as the county magistrate.

It can be said that it is just that, as long as some time passes, Wei Tao will be able to get some qualifications out of thin air, and he will not be just a general in other places.

But Wei Tao understands even more that he is just a boy in his teens, and it is impossible to really use himself no matter where he is.

In this way, a place that can be autonomous is naturally extremely attractive.

Fortunately, he had just returned from outside the Great Wall, so Wei Tao didn't have to rush to take up the post, and still had time to think about it slowly.

But soon Wei Tao found another trouble.

Originally, after he was promoted to be a general, Wei Tao was able to control a hundred people, but he didn't get any supplements at all. Even Wei Tao's original 50 people were cut off in half in the past few days.

With the identity of Wei Tao, he is just a small general, even if he asks to sue, there is no way.

But before this incident, Cao Xing had promised to teach Wei Tao the art of bow and arrow, and Wei Tao used this as an excuse to ask to see him after a little thought.

"Since Ziyu wants to learn from me, it is not difficult. In fact, although there are various skills in the art of bow and arrow, there is only one core, which is to shoot a thousand arrows every day. After three years of practice like this, the top archer may not be able to count, but he will hit every shot. Walking through Yang with a hundred steps and so on are all easy to do."

Cao Xing shook his head and smiled slightly after learning about Wei Tao's intentions, and without waiting for Wei Tao, he handed over a small notebook again.

"This is some of my experience in practicing bow and arrow, and I also recorded some exquisite skills of bow and arrow, you just use it to practice hard."

For this, Wei Tao naturally accepted it with a smile. Although Cao Xing may not have the ability to suppress the bottom of the box, it is still very rare.

"General, I have another question. Now, Lord Jianyang has granted me the position of Mayi county captain, but the general where Mayi is also knows. If you don't bring people to go, it may be difficult to gain a foothold. But now..."

Before Wei Tao finished speaking, he shook his head when he saw Cao Xing.

"General, is there something wrong?"

Wei Tao froze for a moment in his heart, knowing that things might really not go as he wished.

"Actually, your lord has already issued an order. Now that our Bingzhou has relieved the troubles of the Xiongnu, there is no need for so many soldiers, so your lord has decided to implement the policy of persuading Jia to return to the people. General Lu can only agree with this matter, and we How can it be?"

A sneer suddenly appeared on Cao Xing's face. The smile was very cold, but it was obviously not directed at Wei Tao.

"Nowadays, every camp is short of manpower. If it weren't for the position of Mayi County Captain who was kissed by an adult, others would not dare to do too much. You can still have ten people and you will be considered lucky."

Wei Tao can only be indifferent.

No wonder that when Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo, his Bingzhou sergeants did not cause much mutiny. Obviously, Ding Yuan's eagerness to cut power also greatly aroused the dissatisfaction of many generals.

You must know that although Cao Xing and others also received awards and promoted their positions this time, in fact, except for Gao Shun, the others are mostly empty positions and have no real power at all.

Everyone is not a fool, even if you didn't pay attention at the time, how can you not know the reason afterwards?

For a general like Cao Xing, really governing one side is far worse than commanding an army. If the high cabinet is idle, one mistake will be taken away.

It is naturally depressing to have to be a man with your tail between your legs.

If it wasn't for Wei Tao's good relationship before, if he didn't give any advice at this time, I'm afraid Cao Xing wouldn't even meet him at all.

"What can I do? Even if there is no trouble with the Huns, but the border customs are tough and hard to subdue, what should I do?"

Wei Tao let out a long sigh.

"Tao is really helpless, so I ask the general to hand it over to me."

This time Wei Tao also sent a big gift. Although Cao Xing was a little greedy, he was not a person who crossed rivers and demolished bridges. Hearing Wei Tao's exclamation, he also frowned and thought.

"Have it!"

After a while, Cao Xing said suddenly.

"This matter may be unsolvable for others, but it may not be impossible for you."

"Also ask the general for advice."

Wei Tao immediately got up and bowed respectfully to Cao Xing.

"Actually, it's not incomprehensible for this lord to be like this. The people's livelihood in Bingzhou is poor, and they can't afford to support so many soldiers. If Ziyu can support the soldiers by himself, as long as it is within his control, then the lord will not forbid it."

Wei Tao could only smile wryly at once, it was indeed possible for him to do this.

There is a cost to raising soldiers, and as much as it is on the roster, then the amount of money and food will be distributed.

However, Ding Yuan had already counted the number of people in the martial arts performance in the school before, and basically eliminated the empty salary, and now he has further reduced the salary.

And the method Cao Xing gave was to raise the salary and money by himself. In this way, he could raise soldiers without spending a single grain and silver from the Bingzhou government. Even Ding Yuan must agree.

As for the fact that those people are Wei Tao's private soldiers, it doesn't matter.

After all, the number of people is not too many. Which family does not have such a number of people?
"Thank you, General, for your guidance. Although the Wei family has little wealth, it may be difficult for Tao to be so independent. This matter still needs to be carefully considered."

After leaving Cao Xing's residence, Wei Tao was very depressed.

With Wei Tao's identity, it is naturally impossible to meet Ding Yuan who is the governor, but now Cao Xing's words are basically Wei Tao's only way.

If it is true that only so many people are brought out of Yanmen Pass, it will be death. I am afraid that Lao Fang and the others will not be willing if this is said.

Although it was impossible to ask to meet Ding Yuan, Wei Tao still asked Ding Yuan for instructions according to the procedure. Before going to meet Cao Xing, Wei Tao had already made a decision in his heart.

There was no response, but he didn't reprimand either. Obviously, Ding Yuan also acquiesced in this matter.

Recruiting people is not so easy, especially in such a situation.

Fortunately, Wei Tao was not in a hurry and just returned to the camp, first to make his deployment stable.

As soon as he returned to the camp, Wei Tao found that there were a lot of people gathered in a corner of the camp at this time.

This is a military camp. You must know that military camps have their own rules, and it was impossible to see such gatherings in the past.

But the situation is different now, except for Gao Shun who is still in command of the trapping camp, everyone else has been put on vain positions.

The elite veterans, including many generals, even resigned after receiving rewards, so all disciplines in the barracks are now lax.

It was only a few days later, and the entire barracks relaxed.

"Is the Bingzhou Army going to be abolished just like that? But it's not necessarily true, otherwise how will Ding Yuan compete with Dong Zhuo in the future?"

Shaking his head secretly, originally Wei Tao would not pay attention to such things, but he didn't know what to do for a while, so he just leaned over casually.

"What do you want to do?"

What Wei Tao didn't expect was that as soon as he approached, he heard a familiar voice, Zhang Liao.

"Hmph! Speaking of which, you also followed the raid on the Xiongnu this time? Such a good thing made you catch up. It is said that you were able to come back intact. You are really lucky. Oh, yes! You are the same this time, kid You got some rewards, why don't you take them out and treat us to a meal?"

Hearing the unceremonious voice inside, Wei Tao knew that the matter might not be that simple, so he pushed aside the crowd and squeezed into it.

If it is someone else, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction. This is a military camp.

However, Wei Tao is now quite well-known in the Bingzhou army. Almost everyone knows that he killed two Xiongnu in a row before the battle. The most important military merits of a member of the army naturally dare not compete with Wei Tao.

Entering the inner circle, Wei Tao realized that Zhang Liao was in a panic at this time. More than ten people surrounded him. It seemed that Zhang Liao was also in a panic.

"What happened here?"

Wei Tao frowned slightly, and instead of going forward immediately, he turned to the soldier next to him and asked.

(End of this chapter)