Knowing that Lu Bu wanted him to go to Xiliang to find Ma Jun, Yan Xiang asked in surprise: "Chu Hou is also interested in tricks?" ”

"There are many uses for tricks." Lu Bu replied: "The gliders and balloons I built before were all tricks. Since there is a man in the world who is proficient in the art of mechanics, why don't I invite him to be entrusted with the task? You must know that in many cases, if the mechanism is used properly, it can also be used on the battlefield to achieve twice the result with half the effort. ”

Yan Xiang nodded: "Chu Hou really looks at things differently from others, I heard that Ma Jun is very unambitious in Xiliang, I will invite him this time, and I will definitely bring him to Pengcheng." ”

"Yan Gong also knows about Ma Jun?" Lu Bu asked Yan Xiang.

"I don't know, I just know that there is such a person." Yan Xiang replied: "I have never had the opportunity to meet in the past, but this time I have the blessing of the Marquis of Chu, and I can go to Xiliang to talk to him." ”

"It seems that Yan Gong is also a little interested in the trick?" Lu Bu asked, "Why haven't you heard Yan Gong mention it in the past?" ”

"I can't say I'm interested, and I don't even think that those things are just whimsical and ingenious, and they can't be elegantly ranked after all." Yan Xiang replied very calmly: "It was because the Marquis of Chu asked me to invite Ma Jun that I felt that his skills were a little useful, so I also wanted to meet this person." ”

Yan Xiang's answer made Lu Bu speechless for a while.

Just because he planned to recruit Ma Jun actually changed Yan Xiang's perception of a person or even a skill.

It seems that his influence on the people of Xuzhou is not small.

"Yan Gong said that, I can't afford it." Lu Bu said: "My preferences shouldn't be able to influence anyone. ”

"Chu Hou despises himself too much." Yan Xiang replied: "In the entire Xuzhou, from civilians to officials, who dares not to take Chu Hou's opinion seriously? Including me, everyone thinks that whatever Chu Hou thinks is correct, there must be a truth in it. ”

Yan Xiang's answer made Lu Bu feel a burst of darkness.

The people of Xuzhou already have an almost blind worship of him, and this worship rises to a certain height is superstition.

Once people are superstitious that following him can achieve great things, whether he recruits soldiers and horses or issues government decrees in the future, it will be much smoother.

"Yan Gong is exaggerating." Although his heart was refreshed, Lu Bu said very humble words: "Everyone in Xuzhou believes in me, the only thing I can do is to try not to make mistakes." One day, I will take them to accomplish a feat. ”

"What Chu Hou wants to do, he must be able to do." Yan Xiang got up and said to Lu Bu: "I'll go back and pack up and leave Pengcheng early tomorrow morning." ”

"Yan Gong is careful all the way." Lu Bu arched his hand and said, "Whether you can bring Ma Jun back depends on Yan Gong." ”

Yan Xiang said goodbye again and left Lu Bu's study.

Sending Yan Xiang out of the room, Lu Bu returned to the study.

Sun Ce followed him in.

"Bo Fu, did you pass the military order to Lu Zijing?" Entering the study, Lu Bu asked Sun Ce.

"It's been passed on." Sun Ce replied: "Lu Zijing is also on his way back. ”

"Counting the distance, can you get back to Pengcheng before we set out on the expedition?" Lu Bu asked again.

"Jianye is not too far from Pengcheng, and it will take a few days for Chu Hou to go on the expedition, and Lu Zijing should be able to come back." Sun Ce replied: "It's just that he has to escort the ladies along the way, so it will delay time." ”

"The war is about to begin, but the ladies are going back to Pengcheng." Lu Bu smiled slightly: "But this time is different from the past, in the past, it was Cao Cao who crusaded against us, and this time it was us who crusaded against Cao Cao." We have switched from defense to attack, and Cao Cao should not have a chance to capture Pengcheng. ”

"Last time, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao tried to seize Xuzhou, but the Marquis of Chu was well deployed and failed to let them succeed." Sun Ce said: "If it weren't for the fact that Chu Hou successfully intercepted Cao Cao in Dangshan twice, Xuzhou would have fallen into the hands of him and Yuan Shao by now. ”

"In fact, when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought against Xuzhou, I was also bottomless in my heart." Lu Bu said: "When we fought back Cao Cao for the first time, I knew that most of this battle was won by us. ”

"Cao Cao's second crusade against Dangshan, if it weren't for the Marquis of Chu's attack, we might not be able to defend it." Sun Ce said: "Chu Hou challenged dozens of Cao generals alone, and that battle boosted the morale of the soldiers. ”

"I'm still a little worried about the Air Force." Lu Bu said: "When I went back to the Air Force, their morale was not high. ”

"With Zilong here, Chu Hou shouldn't have to worry." Sun Ce said: "I heard that he has selected enough paratroopers and is stepping up his training. ”

"Did Taishi Ziyi go to the Air Force?" Lu Bu asked.

"The order has been given to him, and it should go." Sun Ce asked, "Do you want to send someone over to ask?" ”

"It's good to send someone to ask." Lu Bu replied: "Tell Zilong that the paratroopers will be handed over to Ziyi's commander, and he will teach Ziyi the ability to parachute by himself." ”

"Why don't I go for it?" Sun Ce replied: "Let others pass, I always feel that the explanation is not clear enough. ”

Lu Bu gently patted Sun Ce's arm, smiled slightly and said, "You are doing things more and more delicately now." ”

"I'll go to the air force barracks first, and then report to the Marquis of Chu." Sun Ce bowed and retreated.

When Sun Ce came to the air force barracks, Zhao Yun was standing on the school ground, watching a group of air force gliders take off and fall.

"General Zhao!" Sun Ce greeted him.

Zhao Yun looked back, saw that it was Sun Ce, and asked, "How did General Sun have the leisure to come here?" ”

"Chu Hou gave an order earlier to ask Taishi Ziyi to take over the paratroopers, I wonder if he is here?" Sun Ce asked.

"Yesterday it came." Zhao Yun looked up at the sky, pointed to the air and said, "This will be up there." ”

Sun Ce also raised his head, and he saw several hot air balloons floating in the air.

Just as he was looking into the air, drab flowers bloomed next to the hot air balloon.

Every flower that blooms in mid-air is silver-gray.

The silver-gray flowers bloom and fall to the ground.

After following Lu Bu on a hot air balloon and seeing the parachute tied to the wood open, Sun Ce asked Zhao Yun, "Those are the paratroopers?" ”

"Exactly." Zhao Yun replied: "After General Taishi came, I just taught him the ability to skydive once, and he completely learned it. After learning it, it was out of control, and early in the morning, the paratrooper officers and soldiers were gathered together and went to the sky again. ”

Sun Ce and Tai Shi Ci once had a fight, and it was after that fight that the two of them sympathized with each other, and later Tai Shi Ci voted for Sun Ce, which was very appreciated by him.

At the beginning in Jiangdong, Sun Ce and Tai Shici were not only master and slave, but also friends with each other.

Zhao Yun talked about Tai Shici's performance in the Air Force, and Sun Ce said with a smile: "Ziyi's temperament is like that, if he is interested in something, he must blindly pursue it, and he will not stop until he is proficient in that matter and can no longer forget it." ”

"No wonder the Marquis of Chu will choose General Taishi to lead the paratroopers." Zhao Yun said: "At first, I still didn't quite understand, but with General Sun saying this, I understood a little. ”

"It's not because of that." Sun Ce said: "The Marquis of Chu chose Ziyi as the commander of the paratroopers only because General Zhao was good at using spears. The infantry battle will limit the play of General Zhao, and for the general, the world on horseback is yours. ”

Zhao Yun smiled slightly: "It's still Chu Hou who can see it clearly, in fact, I've been thinking about it all the time, if the Air Force can ride a war horse, it would be great." ”

"There is one more thing, Chu Hou originally planned to talk to General Zhao in a few days." Sun Ce looked left and right, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and said to Zhao Yun: "He plans to transfer the general to command the cavalry, and the air force will be handed over to Lu Zijing." ”

didn't expect such a big move, Zhao Yun was stunned: "Seeing that the war is coming, Chu Hou will change generals at this time?" ”

"Of course not." Sun Ce replied: "I told General Zhao that the general must not spread it. Chu Hou thought that the general could show more skills on horseback than in the air force. This arrangement is also so that General Zhao can make more meritorious contributions in the future. ”

"General Sun doesn't need to say much." Zhao Yun replied: "I understand Chu Hou's intentions. It's just that the Air Force has brought some days, and it is somewhat reluctant. ”

"If it were me, I would be reluctant to bring the soldiers for so long." Sun Ce said: "After all, we are generals under the command of Chu Hou, and Chu Hou thinks we are more suitable for what to do, so we will do it." ”

"It's still General Sun who understands it." Zhao Yun replied: "When the order of the Marquis of Chu is issued, I will hand over the military power of the air force." ”

As the two were talking, the paratroopers who jumped out of mid-air landed one after another.

Tai Shi Ci was the commander of the paratroopers for a day, so he parachuted with the soldiers.

The paratrooper soldiers, who have been training for several days, are no longer flustered in their parachuting skills, although they are not particularly proficient.

Compared with them, Tai Shici, who hadn't jumped the parachute much, should have been a little more apprehensive, but not only was he not the slightest apprehensive, but he was very excited.

Falling not far from Zhao Yun and Sun Ce, he saw Sun Ce at a glance.

Before the parachute strapped to his body was removed, he grinned and walked over to Sun Ce: "When did Bo Fu come?" ”

"I'll be there while you're still in heaven." Sun Ce said with a smile: "Don't take off the parachute quickly, it looks like a tail." ”

"What can have such a thick tail?" Tai Shici took the parachute and said to Sun Ce: "When I got the order, I was still thinking about how to transfer it to the Air Force. There are only 1,000 paratroopers, and it is indeed very aggrieved to take such a few people into battle. Yesterday, General Zhao took me to jump from the sky, but I didn't expect it to be so interesting. When a person falls from mid-air, just because there is such a thing, he will not fall to pieces. ”

"I also know Ziyi's temperament." Sun Ce said: "When you encounter interesting things, you must always make them clear. Jumping from mid-air is something that many people can't think about in their lives, and Ziyi will certainly be interested. ”

"Bo Fu hasn't said why he came to the Air Force?" Tai Shici asked Sun Ce again.

Sun Ce replied: "It was the Marquis of Chu who remembered that he had given Ziyi an order, and the war was just around the corner, so he wanted to make sure if you had come to the Air Force and whether you could be competent in commanding the paratroopers." ”

"Bo Fu also knows that I have always admired warriors." Tai Shici replied: "The paratroopers and soldiers dare to jump from the sky one by one, although there are parachutes, but ordinary people do not dare to jump down easily. As soon as I came, General Zhao told me that Chu Hou said that paratroopers were born to be surrounded by enemy troops. Knowing that he will be surrounded by enemy troops, he has to drill into the encirclement. This courage alone has already made me admire. The paratrooper and I must be able to work well together. ”

Tai Shici obviously likes to mix with the paratrooper soldiers, and Sun Ce came here to get such a result.

He said to Zhao Yun and Tai Shici: "General Zhao, Ziyi, and Chu Hou are still waiting for me to reply, so I won't talk to the two of you here." Later, when we have some leisure, we will have a few more drinks. ”

"I'll send Bo Fu." Zhao Yun returned the salute, and Tai Shici sent Sun Ce outside the air force barracks.

When he arrived at Yuanmen, he glanced back at the barracks, and didn't see Zhao Yun or anyone else following, so he whispered to Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, there is something I want to ask you, you have to tell you the truth." ”

"What does Ziyi want to ask? As long as I can answer, I will know everything. Sun Ce replied.

"General Zhao is a good commander of the air force, why did Chu Hou transfer me to command the paratroopers?" Tai Shici said: "In this way, wouldn't it embarrass General Zhao? ”

"Ziyi and I don't know each other, only for a day or two." Sun Ce smiled and said, "If Ziyi wants to ask anything, you might as well say it bluntly." Why go around such a big circle, which makes people feel like they are surrounded by clouds and mountains, and they don't know what's going on. ”

Tai Shi Ci originally planned to go around in a circle and ask the question again, but Sun Ce exposed it, he smiled very embarrassedly, and then asked in a low voice: "Can Bo Fu tell me that General Zhao is not allowed to lead the paratroopers, is it because he was ...... in Dangshan last time?"

"Ziyi really thinks too much." Sun Ce interrupted him: "General Zhao is good at using a spear, you and I both know that it is inconvenient to carry a spear in mid-air. If you want him to command the air force, won't you force him to abandon the spear and only use the sword? With General Zhao's ability, in case of an accident on the battlefield, it doesn't look like he broke one of Chu Hou's arms? ”

Tai Shi Ci suddenly said: "I said why I didn't let General Zhao lead the paratroopers, but asked me to take over." It turned out that I was using a pair of halberds......"

"It's more than that." Sun Ce also said: "Those who use spears are often good at fighting on horseback, while Ziyi is good at using short halberds, and it is better to fight the enemy on horseback than on foot. Paratroopers fall behind enemy formations, and unless they are snatched from the enemy, it is impossible to have horses, and it is more appropriate for such soldiers and horses to be led by Ziyi. ”

"Chu Hou is really thoughtful." Tai Shici nodded and said: "I thought it was because General Zhao suffered some losses under Cao Jun last time, and he was transferred away by the Marquis of Chu. ”

(End of chapter)