Troops arrived one after another that night, and the whole camp was not quiet for a moment, and many people were so noisy that they could not sleep. So when the sun fell again, many of the soldiers who had "rested" for the night had dark circles under their eyes.

It is strange that Liu Dai did not convene the princes to discuss the military situation, but when he thought about history, Liu Zhang was also relieved, the original Kwantung Coalition Army (the princes are all east of Bishui Pass, so it is called the Kwantung Coalition Army) raised troops to fight against Dong, most of them were not loyal to the Han family, but to make political capital for themselves, except for Wang Kuang, Sun Jian and Cao Cao fought a few battles, the rest of the princes were all in the back to watch, so that Cao Cao's army was defeated and returned to the rear to see the princes feasting and drinking day and night, and led the troops to Yangzhou to the army in disappointment. If it weren't for Dong Zhuo's belief that Luoyang was a place of four wars, it was not easy to stay for a long time, and there was a disturbance in the Baibo Yellow Turban in Hedong, and he took the initiative to evacuate Luoyang, I am afraid that the coalition forces might not have entered Luoyang City after spending three years before the Bishui Pass.

What is even more strange about Liu Zhang is that now that the princes have not gained a stable foothold, and it is another plate of scattered sand, Dong Zhuo did not order an attack, but put the soldiers and horses in Bishui Pass and waited passively.

On the third day, Liu Daicai sent someone to summon Liu Zhang to the Shuai camp to discuss matters. Liu Zhang tidied up his clothes and led Xun You, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu to the handsome camp.

met Yuan Shao at the gate of the camp and also led Xu You and Guo Tu to come. Liu Zhang stepped forward and said, "The original public security is good, Zhang is polite!" ”

Yuan Shao glanced at Liu Zhang coldly, turned his head and left without saying a word. Seeing this, Dian Wei and Xu Chu wanted to go up and teach him what etiquette was, but fortunately he was stopped by Liu Zhang, if the princes staged a full martial arts in the Shuai Ying Army, it would be interesting to spread it!

Xu You, Guo Tu and Xun You knew each other, but seeing that the lord's face was unhappy, they didn't dare to talk to Xun You, nodded slightly to apologize, and then followed Yuan Shao into the tent.

Looking at Dian Wei and Xu Chu, who were still indignant, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Okay, don't punish yourself with other people's mistakes, it's not worth it to be angry!" He lowered his voice and said, "He's just a rough man who doesn't know etiquette, so don't worry about him!" ”

Dian Wei and Xu Chu were secretly amused when they heard it, and the anger in their hearts disappeared. Xun You shook his head, although he knew that Liu Zhang's back was inappropriate, but he also knew that he was just a joke and did not make it true, not to mention that this matter was rude to Yuan Shao.

Liu Zhang entered, first met Liu Dai, and then greeted all the princes one by one, and even Yuan Shao did not miss it. In front of the public, Yuan Shao didn't embarrass him and returned the salute. Yuan Shao knew very well that if he openly showed his hostility to Liu Zhang, it would only be him who would be embarrassed in the end, and he was naturally unwilling to leave a stain in front of everyone with great ambitions, but he secretly swore in his heart that one day, he would capture Liu Zhang alive and let him lie at his feet and beg for his pity.

After a while, the princes gathered to discuss the military situation under the auspices of Liu Dai.

said that it was to discuss the military situation, but in fact, Liu Zhang was just a joke, and few people in the big tent would really be willing to send troops to the tough and powerful Xiliang Army. After discussing for most of the day, the substantive decision was not decided, and in the end there was only one conclusion - wait!

After Liu Zhang returned to his camp, he told the results to the people, everyone was angry, and Xun Yu bluntly said that the princes had misled the country.

Although Liu Zhang was also disappointed, it was not unexpected by him, not to mention that even if he agreed to send troops, with his more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to fight against Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of elite soldiers who occupied the dangerous pass, he was not yet arrogant.

When the princes of the rear were singing and dancing, Liu Zhang did not let his troops relax. In the words of later generations, soldiers must always be ready, because battles can break out at any time, and a small slack can lead to destruction! The army conducts training for two hours in the morning and evening, and soldiers are strictly forbidden to go out, drink alcohol, and gamble, and a large number of sentry posts patrol and garrison day and night, and all those who violate military discipline are severely punished. On the first day, seven soldiers gambled and three tried to walk out of the barracks, and the consequences were three broken sticks! What made Yan Yan and other Yizhou officials feel shameless was that these ten people were all Dongzhou Army, and the British military that ordered the ban was trained hard, and even increased the amount of training on their own, no one had the slightest complaint, and no one violated discipline, Liu Zhang immediately announced after learning about it, rewarding the British Army with three catties of pork per person! The Dongzhou Army is naturally greedy, but their reputation as the strongest army in Yizhou has long been swept away, and they dare not make trouble easily, and Yan Yan and others have well guided the resentment in the hearts of the Dongzhou Army, turning it into a fighting spirit that does not admit defeat. The competition between the two armies made Liu Zhang's camp resound every day with howls and shouts that soared into the sky, as well as the sound of shouting for battle. At first, the army of the nearby princes felt a panic, thinking that the enemy army was attacking the camp, but when Liu Dai sent someone to understand the situation, everyone gradually became surprised.

The value of Liu Zhang's strict military discipline was soon revealed.

On the fifth day, for the first time, the Dongzhou army received Liu Zhang's verbal and practical praise for the first time, the Dongzhou soldiers who were biting the cooked meat were dripping with oil from the corners of their mouths, saying meat jokes, and from time to time they also raised the big meat in their hands to demonstrate to the British soldiers who were eating together, and the dripping soup made the surrounding laugh and scold. The British were disdainful, and they received extra rewards almost every day!

A commander of the Dongzhou army looked at the disdain of the British army, fiercely withdrew the cooked meat that was raised, took a bite and swallowed it, and said: "What are you dragging, sooner or later one day will beat you down, the first strong army in Yizhou is still us after all!" ”

One of the commanders of the British army smiled and said: "Then you have to wait, I don't know if I can wait until that day, but don't worry, if I can't see it, I'll ask my son and grandson to help me see it, haha, with our Yingwu army, you will always be the second, no, maybe the third or fourth!" ”

"Hmph, we'll see!"

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The two armies competed openly and secretly, but the longer they got along, the more the two sides got to know each other, and gradually in the fierce competition, the two armies actually had the feeling of heroes cherishing heroes, and the competition still existed, but the feelings between the two armies were very deep.