Zhu Ling hurried away with his guards, no one spoke, only the sound of hurried horses' hooves and weapons hitting armor, and occasionally heard a few curses.

Zhu Ling didn't say a word, and hurried away. He knew that the guards were in a bad mood, but he didn't say it clearly because of his face. He also held back a sigh of anger in his heart. For more than ten days, he had been looking for fighter planes in vain, and now he suddenly received an order from Yuan Tan to rush back to Junyi overnight to attend the meeting. What kind of meeting was so urgent that he needed to put down his army and rush back overnight?

This is a very reckless act, and if the other side seizes the opportunity, the 10,000-strong army without command is likely to suffer heavy losses.

But after Zhu Ling received the order, he only thought about it for a moment before deciding to accept the order and rush to Junyi. The battle for more than half a month told him that without Yuan Tan's support, it was impossible for him to defeat Sun Ce on his own strength. Without Yuan Tan's support, he couldn't even gain a foothold here, so he could only go back to Hebei in disgrace. Regardless of whether Yuan Shao has the intention of abolishing the elder and establishing the young, he will not tolerate a general who disobeys his orders.

The loss of 10,000 troops still has a chance to replenish, and Yuan Tan is characterized as an unusable person, and his future ends here. The general who never flinched on the battlefield was forced to bow his head in the officialdom, and Zhu Ling's mood could not be good.

It was afternoon when I received the order, and it was already the beginning of the morning when I arrived at the Junyi camp. Yuan Tan's Chinese army tent was very lively, and he received the sound of silk and bamboo outside the camp, smelling the aroma of wine and meat, Zhu Ling's muscles and intestines were wet, and he was stimulated by the aroma in the air, and he was even more hungry. He turned over and dismounted, threw the reins of the horse to the attendants, and only took his personal guard Zhang Wei into the camp and came to the outside of the big tent.

The door of the tent was wide open, and it was lively inside, Yuan Tan sat in the center, Bian Rang, Wang Yu, Mao Jue and others sat on one side, Liu Bei, Cao Ang and others sat on the other side, and there were a few more fresh faces. A few kabuki danced softly and slowly in the middle of the banquet, and the musicians sat outside the tent playing and singing, so it was not lively.

Zhu Ling took a deep breath, rubbed his face with his hands, eased the skin that was too tight, and bowed down.

"Zhu Ling, the general of Zhonglang, meet the envoy."

Before Zhu Ling arrived at the camp, Yuan Tan knew. Seeing that there was only one guard by Zhu Ling's side, and everyone else stayed outside the big tent, but Zhu Ling was so respectful, Yuan Tan's heart that mentioned his throat and eyes finally let go. He sat still and didn't move until Zhu Ling signed up again, and Mao Jue reminded him again, that he pretended to look like he had just seen it, pushed his glass up, raised his sleeves, and motioned for the kabukas to retreat.

"It's noisy, it's noisy, the five colors are blinding, the five tones are deafening, and sure enough, it's a capital crime to snub General Zhu."

Seeing Yuan Tan so enthusiastic, Zhu Ling was very surprised, and he didn't know how to react for a while. Yuan Tan pulled him, strode to the middle of the seat, pointed to the chief on the armed side and smiled: "Look, I've been waiting for a long time. ”

Only then did Zhu Ling notice that there was still an empty seat, and it was a single seat, which was very unexpected. Not only that, but there was a row of seats behind this solo seat, which should have been reserved for his entourage. Each general would bring an entourage, but usually there were only one or two people, and one seat was enough. Behind him there were two seats for four people, a specification that no one else had.

Zhu Ling's heart warmed, and most of the grievances he had suffered for a long time were scattered at once.

"Hey, what about the general's subordinates, why is there only one person?" Yuan Tan was very "surprised", and then his face sank. "Although the general is strong in martial arts, when the two armies are fighting, safety comes first. Sun Ce is cunning, in case he encounters an ambush and has a loss, how can this be good? ”

Zhu Ling hurriedly said: "Thank you for your concern, my personal guards are waiting outside the camp, safe and sound." ”

Yuan Tan was relieved at this time, and immediately asked people to invite Zhu Ling's personal guards in. He pulled Zhu Ling to the big tent next door, pointed to the table and said, these are all prepared for the general's personal guards. I know this order is a bit urgent, and you may not have time to eat, so I'm ready, as a little apology to the general.

Zhu Ling was so grateful that he almost burst into tears. After a while, Zhu Ling's personal guards entered the camp and were overjoyed when they saw the wine and food specially prepared for them. Zhu Ling followed Yuan Tan to the chairman to take a seat, pushed the cup and exchanged the lamp with everyone, drank heartily, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

During the banquet, Yuan Tan and Zhu Ling exchanged views. Because of Zhu Ling's containment of Sun Ce, Chen Liujun did not have any other losses except for the loss of crops in several counties, and now that the autumn harvest is about to end, the black mountain thieves in the city have also reached the end of the crossbow, and it is estimated that Zhu Jun will soon return to the division to relieve the siege. The war is about to begin, and Zhu Ling, a heavy general, will also take on more important tasks.

Zhu Ling was ashamed. He originally took the initiative to ask to stop Sun Ce, but he couldn't do it, and watched Zhu Jun snatch the crops in those counties. Yuan Tan didn't blame him, he was already very grateful, and said that he had merit, and he was embarrassed. Now that he heard that there was a new mission, he immediately asked for battle.

"Please give the king's command, and the spirit will never give up."

Yuan Tan was very satisfied with Zhu Ling's deference. "I and Zhujun have come up with a way, but I don't know if it's feasible, and I ask General Zhu for advice."

"The king's words are heavy, and the spirit does not dare to be."

"Our army is comparable to the army led by Zhu Jun, and it is slightly better in civil and military affairs. General Zhu is a premier general, rivaled by Sun Ce. If you fight each other, the winner is between the two sides. The second is Liu Dongjun, who is brave and good at fighting, and the two warriors about Zhang help each other, and the strength is roughly equivalent to the Danyang soldiers led by Cao Bao and Xu Wei. Secondly, the various ministries led by me and Zhu Jun, to be honest, are indiscriminately filled, and they should not be of great use. ”

Zhu Ling's face was red, and he didn't even dare to say it.

Yuan Tan and Zhu Ling originally sat at one table, and as they spoke, they moved together. "I want to imitate the old skills of the ancients, the general is erudite, I should have heard the story of Tian Ji horse racing, right?"

Zhu Ling suddenly realized, and praised it convincingly: "So that Jun really has a family history, and he is old enough to use soldiers, and he is not comparable to other idlers." It's just ......" he frowned again. "Does the envoy want to fight against Sun Ce in person? Even though the spirit was foolish, he felt that it was not appropriate, and did not dare to obey the commandment. ”

Yuan Tan laughed, reached over, and patted Zhu Ling's knee. "Thank you for your concern, I'm not so arrogant. This time they robbed Chen Liujun's autumn grain, Zhang Chen Liu's brothers hated him to the core, and were ready to fight him to the death. ”

Zhu Ling was overjoyed. Brother Zhang Miao had always been reluctant to leave Yuan Tan before, and bought a thousand knives from Sun Ce to protect himself, what means did Yuan Tan use to pull him over again and want to fight Sun Ce? The autumn grain in several counties was robbed, Zhang Miao was in a hurry? He couldn't understand it, and he didn't want to bother to understand it, that was something that Yuan Tan and the others should worry about. But Yuan Tan attached so much importance to him and listed him at the top of the generals, on a par with Sun Ce, which made him very moved.

"Let the king be thoughtful, the spirit is beyond the reach of the dust, and I am willing to make the king serve the dogs and horses."

Cao Ang watched Zhu Ling bow down to Yuan Tan and obey his orders, turned sideways, exchanged a look with Chen Gong behind him, and smiled knowingly.