After the banquet ended, Lu Bu and the other three returned to their residence, and Tian Feng suddenly bowed.

"The lord is above, please accept Tian Feng's worship. Fang Cai Yuan Hao has offended a lot, and he hopes that the lord will forgive his sins. ”

Lu Bu seemed to expect Tian Feng to behave like this, and immediately helped him up.

"Brother Tian is saying this, it is my luck to have my brother's help. It's just that in the future, I hope that my brother will give me advice and give me a lot of advice. ”

Tian Feng said seriously: "Yuan Hao has been loyal and makes suggestions, which is his duty. It's just that the lord, the etiquette cannot be abolished, you and I are never different, and the title of this brother must not be said again in the future, otherwise it will damage the prestige of the lord. ”

Lu Bu knew that Tian Feng was such a serious and stubborn personality, so he was no longer hypocritical, but he was still commensurate with Mr.

"That being the case, as the gentleman said. At the banquet, why did the gentleman suddenly tell me my identity? ”

Tian Feng sat down under Lu Bu's gesture and began to speak: "First, I see that the lord has the meaning of intersecting with Zhen Yao and the Zhao brothers, but the Zhao brothers don't care, this Zhen Yao is a person from an authentic family, and ordinary people are rare to see, although the lord has a life-saving grace for him, but whether it is a merchant or a scholar, it is a heavy profit, if the lord does not have the corresponding identity, I am afraid it will be difficult to obtain the recognition of such people, let alone make him sympathetic; Second, although it is not too difficult to exterminate the Five Tiger Village, the march must have a unified order, and the lord must obey the orders of others when he lives here at this time, not to mention that the attack on the Five Tiger Village also needs to use the official identity of the lord. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Lu Bu wondered.

"That Zhen Yao has already said that the Zhen family and the Wei family have grievances, and the government does not want to interfere. The Zhen family's attack on the Five Tigers Village is estimated that even if the government helps under the instructions of the Wei family, it will be limited, so it will become a crusade against the Five Tigers with the Zhen family as the mainstay, and the bandit suppression force will be dominated by the Zhen family. ”

Lu Bu clapped his hands and laughed: "Mr. is really a god, and there are so many people in an instant. ”

Tian Feng said modestly: "A small plan is not enough to worry about." There are only two difficulties, first, although the horse bandits are a rabble according to the lord today, I am afraid that they are not the enemy of the five hundred guards of the Zhen family, and even if the soldiers of the two places can be recruited, they are only hundreds, which is only half of the number of horse bandits. But the temporarily recruited villagers are afraid that their combat effectiveness is even lower; Second, after all, the lord is a guest house, and if he openly leads the crusade as the head of the state army, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction and condemnation from the two counties between Zhongshan and Hejian and even Jizhou. ”

Lu Bu thought for a moment and then smiled: "This matter is easy." Sir didn't know that there were still 200 elite horsemen in the capital of the state who were my father's old subordinates, who had been following me, and could be transferred to suppress bandits at any time. As for this second point, it is even simpler, Mr. has already said just now, my original intention is to make friends with the Zhen family of Zhongshan and the Zhao brothers, and I will repair a book in a while, so that my father-in-law will inform the history of Jizhou Thorn, and at the same time, I will give all the credit to the two counties between Zhongshan and Hejian. ”

After saying that, Lu Bu immediately wrote hard, and Lu Zhong quickly returned to Jinyang, Bingzhou with a greedy wolf, to send a letter to lead the troops.

Beginning the next day, preparations for the suppression of bandits were in full swing.

Zhen Yao first sent a letter back to Zhongshan, asking his second brother to contact the officials of Zhongshan and Hejian counties, and recruited Xiang Yong.

And Zhen Yao himself continued to lead the caravan back to Zhongshan Wuji, but there were not only more Zhao Yun in the team, but also Lu Butian Feng.

The caravan finally arrived in Wuji County on the fifth day after leaving Zhending.

In five days, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun were already very familiar.

Lu Bu also learned that Zhao Yun's master, Donglai Spear Prodigy Yuan, was not in Jizhou at this time, and had already gone back to Donglai to handle affairs.

The period of return was not even known to Zhao Yun, a closed disciple.

After sighing, Lu Bu could only learn from Zhao Yun.

Although this future god of war is a little immature at the moment, his talent and wisdom and the guidance of famous teachers have made him one of the first-class masters.

When the caravan arrived at Wuji, it was warmly welcomed by Zhen Yan, the head of the Zhen family.

In the hall of the Zhen family, everyone sat down in priority and priority.

After a period of pleasantries, the topic of discussion turned to the suppression of bandits.

Sure enough, as Tian Feng expected, Hejian County only sent 200 county soldiers and several truckloads of grain and grass to support.

Even Zhongshan County, where the Zhen family is located, only sent 500 people, plus all the guards of the Zhen family itself, a total of 1,200 people.

In the past few days, Xiang Yong has recruited hundreds of people, but it is still not as good as the more than 2,000 people of horse bandits.

Zhen Yan is about forty years old and very elegant.

At this time, although he was in the main position, he still asked Lu Budao easily: "Master Lu, now we have less than 2,000 strong men in the army, and there is still a gap compared with the horse bandits. I wonder if Mr. Bookkeeper has any good strategy to retreat from the enemy? ”

Tian Feng came out at Lu Bu's suggestion and said, "Mr. Zhen, the number is not enough to determine success or failure. At this time, the autumn harvest has passed, and it is the agricultural slack season, which is the time of the day; In the previous war, many prisoners of the Five Tiger Village were captured, including one of the bandits, and the Five Tiger Village has been a virtual existence in the eyes of us, which is a geographical advantage; The horse bandits are arrogant and arrogant, and they must think that this time the officers and troops have returned in vain as before, and we are united and working together, and this is a peace. With such a favorable time, place and people in my hands, how can I be invincible? ”

Zhen Yan's originally somewhat sad expression suddenly brightened up after Tian Feng's explanation, and everyone was more confident in this action.

Tian Feng took in everyone's expressions and continued: "At this time, the autumn harvest has passed, and it is the time when horse bandit activities are rampant, and I can go out on the day when the reinforcements from my lord and the reinforcements from Hejian County arrive. What do you think? ”

Zhen Yao echoed and said, "That's very good. Then he continued: "As the saying goes, a snake can't be without a head, and everyone happens to be here today, so we must elect a leader." ”

Zhen Yan continued at this time: "The third brother's words are reasonable. In my opinion, it is better not to bother the two masters. How about this position of leader being assumed by Master Lu. ”

The head of the Zhen family had spoken, and several other elders of the Zhen family had no opinion and nodded yes, and even Zhao Yun was frowning at Lu Bu on the side.

Lu Bu hurriedly got up and excused himself: "Brother Zhen is serious, how can Lu Mou be able to take on the position of this leader." Brother Zhen is highly respected, and Zhizhu is in his hands, so you should be the leader. Lu is willing to be a pioneer and clear the way for the public. ”

Zhen Yan persuaded again: "Master Lu, don't shirk it." Although Zhen was added as Qu Liangchang, he didn't know anything about the marching formation, Master Lu was born in the army, and there were wise people like Mr. Tian around him to help, this position of leader belongs to you. ”

Lu Bu said again: "However, this, there are also the soldiers of the two counties of Zhongshan and Hejian, I think it is better for the general of Hejian County to be the leader of this crusading army?" ”

Zhen Yan said with a smile: "Master Lu, the county guards of the two places have already declared that they will only send troops, and they will not care about other affairs. So in either case, you should be the leader. ”

Lu Bu was embarrassed: "This, hey, okay." Then Lu will be cheeky. However, there are two things that Lu Bu wants to say in front, first, since he has become an army, he must be ordered to prohibit it, no matter who it is, if he disobeys the military order or violates the yang and yin, then Lu Bu will engage in military law and will not tolerate it. ”

Zhen Yan and the others nodded in response: "And it should be so." What about this second? ”

Lu Bu smiled mysteriously and said: "This second, if the bandit suppression fails, the blame for this is all due to Lu Mou's improper command; If it succeeds, the credit goes to all of you! ”

Zhen Yao jumped to his feet and shouted, "How can this be done? You bear the blame, and we will share the credit equally, no, no, no! ”

Lu Bu spread his hands and smiled: "Then if you don't agree, I won't be the leader." ”

Seeing that even Zhao Yun wanted to refute it, Lu Bu explained: "After all, Lu belongs to the Bingzhou Army, and this time to assist in suppressing bandits has crossed the line. What's more, it is the duty of a soldier to eliminate violence and protect civilians, and Lu Mou suppresses bandits but seeks to protect the people on one side, not high-ranking officials! ”

Hearing Lu Bu's heartfelt words, Zhen Yao didn't say anything more.

Born in a family of eunuchs, he knew that Lu Bu's worries were indeed reasonable, and Zhao Yun, who was sitting on the side, was even more excited with admiration.

In the end, it was Zhen Yan who covered the coffin and concluded: "It's not too late to do it after I have exterminated the Five Tiger Village." Since everyone has no objections, then Master Lu, I will bother you to be the leader of this bandit army. ”

After a few days of hurriedness, reinforcements from the river and Lü Bu's own soldiers had arrived.

To Lu Bu's surprise, with the arrival of the Hejian County soldiers, there was also a spontaneous township of more than 100 people who came, and it was Zhang He, a native of Hejian, who led the team.

Hearing that this famous general who was known for his clever changes among the five good generals, Lu Bu was overjoyed and met him personally.

Lu Bu sat on top of the big tent and asked loudly: "Zhang Zhuangshi can lead the villagers to come to help suppress the bandits, which is really righteous. ”

Zhang He is about twenty years old, more than seven feet tall, and is dressed in simple leather armor that wraps around his body, setting off his tall and straight, but his face always has a gentle smile, and his eyes are deep, as if he can see through people's minds.

After entering the military tent, he did not panic, but looked left and right for a while, and then turned his gaze to Lu Bu, and his expression fluctuated when he saw Lu Bu when he was so young.

He replied loudly: "Lord Xie's false praise, the Five Tiger Village has been a disaster in the township for many years, and Junyi has long had the intention to get rid of the thief. The day before yesterday, I heard that the adults were recruiting people to suppress bandits, so I signed up to come, and it was my long-cherished wish to eliminate violence and peace. ”

Lu Bu laughed and said, "Okay, what the strong man said is good." I see that the more than 100 townships from Hejian have a lot of laws and regulations, and even the soldiers of Hejian County have a lot of respect for you. Dare to ask if the strong man has studied the art of war? ”

Zhang He replied: "Let the adults laugh." Since childhood, he loves to practice martial arts, and he has a false reputation in the countryside. Later, he studied the art of military formation and had a little experience. ”

Lu Bu got up and said, "Zhang Zhuangshi, it's better to be like this." More than 100 people were recruited by Hejian and more than 300 people were recruited by Zhongshan, a total of 500 people, and I will hand them all over to you to lead. It's just that this military situation is urgent, and I will give you three days to practice at most, and when you suppress the bandits, I don't ask you to wait to go into battle to kill the enemy, as long as you can suppress the formation and strengthen my prestige, do you dare to take the order? ”

Zhang He didn't expect that the master in front of him would think so highly of him, and he would dare to put 500 people under his command when they met for the first time.

That's a whole song.

Although it is only a few townspeople, and the training time is very short, but you can rest assured that you can hand it over to your inexperienced self, and you can also see the other party's trust in you.

Thinking of this, Zhang He replied excitedly: "Lord Xie trusts, Zhang Jun is willing to make a military order, and will never drag our army back. ”

"Okay." Lu Bu couldn't help but be full of joy when he saw that the effect he wanted had been achieved.

It's a great achievement to be able to make this future celebrity feel so good about himself when they meet for the first time.

At the same time, he did not forget to continue to show kindness: "But you don't have to worry, I will arrange for those soldiers of the Zhen family to escort you and others." ”

Zhang He was so excited at this time that he couldn't express it, knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists and said: "How can you be virtuous, you have to be so cared for and cared for by adults." There is no way to repay the righteousness, this skin is willing to entrust the lord, and the lord's liver and brain will never give up! ”

Lu Bu didn't expect that it would be so simple to subdue a general.

While helping Zhang He up, he secretly sighed to himself: The ancients were simple, they simply fell in love with each other, and this man died for his confidant, which is really a good word.