The relationship is almost settled like this, even if the engagement ceremony has not yet begun, the two have already tacitly acquiesced to each other's fiancée in their hearts, not only getting closer, but also a few love words in the conversation.

However, the good times did not last long, and after a while, there were footsteps outside, and the two hurriedly separated and sat down. So much so that when Zhen Yi and Lu Yan came over, they were stunned. The expressions of these two people, could it be that they can't get along?

Fortunately, under careful questioning, I realized that it had been negotiated, but I needed to wait for three years before I could get married. Zhen Yi is in favor of this, not to mention that his wife Zhang does not want his daughter to marry so early.

"Brother, it's almost ...... time" Lu Yan reminded, there are still two quarters of an hour before the next banquet, so I have to go back and change my clothes a little or something.

I ate something here, drank a glass or two of wine, and there was some taste on my body. The object of the banquet is the Taishou of Zhongshan County, and if it passes like this, it will be a bit rude.

"Speaking of which, it seems that there is still an appointment with Taishou, right?" Zhen Yi also reacted, compared with Taishou, Zhen's family, who has no official position, is indeed incomparable.

"Seriously, I don't really want to go, after all, it doesn't feel like a good thing." Liu Tao stood up slowly, "Next time I have time, I will bother again, I just hope that the head of the Zhen family will not blame." ”

"Haha, I definitely won't blame it, but I hope that the next time we meet, Deran can call me 'father-in-law'." Zhen Yi said half-jokingly.

The two are almost the same age, and the problem is here, among the Zhen children of the same age, there are no female clansmen who wear more age. is suitable, but he is a little too old, so he has no choice but to take out his daughter for marriage.

People who are about the same age as him call themselves 'father-in-law', although Zhen Yi feels a little uncomfortable, deep down, he thinks it is quite interesting.

"Well, the engagement thing, always has to be done." Liu Tao didn't refuse, but when the time came to marry Zhen Jiang, it was a matter of saying whether he would have a chance to meet again.

After saying goodbye to Zhen Jiang, the two left Zhen's mansion and headed towards the camp. On the way, Lu Yan had to ask Liu Tao how he felt about Zhen Jiang, although this was a suspicion of such a move.

"People are good, I like the personality, I already have a beauty blank at a young age, but I'm too young." Liu Tao didn't hide it, "It's good, let's let it go for three years first, and then it's not too late to marry when our career is stable." ”

"It's okay on my brother's side." Lu Yan nodded, "Just now, I discussed material matters with Zhen Yi. It is mainly based on Xianhe, and the Zhen family sent one or two clansmen to help liaise and allocate supplies. In addition, the Zhang and Zhen clans, as well as the Su clan, will probably gather 1,000 soldiers and 2,000 auxiliaries for us, and the cavalry will also be expanded to 300 people. ”

"Five thousand subordinates, will the imperial court allow it?" Liu Tao was just worried about this, even if there were only 2,000 soldiers among them.

"In the past 20 years, permanent captains and 5,000 soldiers and horses under their command abound, which is not conspicuous. Besides, there are only 2,000 soldiers, so it is not a big problem. The key is that the five hundred auxiliaries are craftsmen and their apprentices who are skilled in crafting siege equipment, and these craftsmen are indispensable if we want to recover the counties of Zhongshan. ”

There were also tanners, carpenters, and blacksmiths who helped repair armor and weapons, and the three of them were really bleeding this time.

"If it's just 2,000 people, you can march sixty or seventy miles a day, and if you have 5,000 people, the marching speed is even slower, and it's estimated that it's fifty miles a day. Even if the spell is blessed, it will not exceed seventy miles. Liu Tao reminded.

"We don't have to be that fast!" Lu Yan said with a smile.

"I'm just worried that in the case of a field battle, it will not be easy for us to avoid the edge of a large force of enemy forces." Liu Tao thought further. The more people there are, the more cumbersome they are, not to mention the 3,000 more people, these 3,000 are all new recruits, and if they are diluted, their combat effectiveness will decrease instead of increasing.

"Rest assured, there are almost no enemies in Zhongshan County who need us to fight a tough battle." Lu Yan was already prepared, "At the same time, Lu Nu will also help us, pay attention to the situation in Julu County, if there are thieves going north, they will naturally inform me in advance, so that we can prepare early." ”

"That's ......" Liu Tao didn't refute anything when he heard this.

When I returned to the barracks and changed my clothes, I found that I seemed to have put on the last replacement, and I wanted to change it when I came back. You must not tell your own soldiers to help wash your clothes, and then iron them for later use.

After more than a year, Liu Tao naturally knows that there is an iron in this era, which is a bit similar to a long spoon, with a charcoal fire in the spoon and ironing clothes with a flat bottom. It seems that cannon branding was born from irons, and it can be said that irons already existed during the Shang Dynasty.

Only then did they go out, but this time they were riding horses, and the four of them went at the same time, and in less than five minutes, they came to the yamen.

The banquet venue has been set up, mainly simple, Zang Min has been waiting for a long time, and when he saw four people coming, he stepped forward to salute. The four returned the salute and then took their seats as arranged.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the left was respected, and the Qin and Han dynasties were honored by the right. After the Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms period seemed to respect the right, and it was not until after the Jin Dynasty that the left was restored. After taking the seat, Zang Min sat on the head, Liu Tao and Lu Yan sat on the right side, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei sat on the left side. The county lord and the county lieutenant were not there, apparently a private banquet.

"Lu Nu has been trapped for more than a month, although the food has not yet reached the end of the season, the material reserves are not abundant." Zang Min arched his hand towards the four of them, which can be regarded as a confession, "Besides, now that the yellow turban is in trouble, it is not good to have singing and dancing, and the banquet is rude, I hope the four of you don't mind." ”

"When the national disaster is at hand, it is indeed not suitable for extravagance." Liu Tao came forward to reply, and the other three also echoed one after another.

The banquet is very simple, three dishes and one soup, two meat and one vegetable, not a good dish, barely able to eat. The wine is a normal cloudy sake, slightly sour in the mouth, with a hint of lees.

Zhang Fei wanted to take out the wine fairy brew, but Liu Tao didn't give it, only saying that these two cars of wine were of great use and should not be opened lightly. The county guard of Zhongshan is not yet eligible to accept his gift.

There is no singing and dancing, you can only say some wind and moon, otherwise it is really boring to simply eat. Zang Min is a native of Guangling, rich in knowledge, and his resume is even more unusual.

"Wu Erhong, last year I was sent to the county magistrate, but I don't know if I ...... it now" Speaking of his son, Zang Min showed a little worry. It was not until this time that Liu Tao discovered that this Zang Min was actually the father of Zang Hong, who was recommended by Yuan Shao as the assassin of Qingzhou in the future!

"It's just that this official is now guarding Zhongshan County, and in order to protect Lunu from loss, it is not good to go out to recover other counties. But he couldn't, and sat back and watched the counties fall into the hands of thieves. Zang Min finally got to the point, he looked at Liu Tao, "Can you...... Would you like Liu Sima to do it for you? ”