It is said that Li Su returned to Lü Bu's base in early March, which is located in the north of Wudu County, on the south bank of the Yellow River, and has now developed into a medium-sized castle.

The castle is more than five miles long, more than three zhang high, rammed earth is built, there are two gates of east and west, and it is named Linhe City.

The transportation here is convenient, it is the road that connects the Xiongnu royal court and the Xiongnu right Xianwang department, and many past merchants have added vitality to here.

Li Su was shocked by Lu Bu's development in the past year.

didn't bother to go home, Li Su went to see Lu Bu first.

Lu Bu was also very surprised that Li Su had returned so quickly, and shouted enthusiastically: "Haha, welcome Fuyun back." ”

Li Su smiled: "Feng Xian is polite, Su is back to pick up his wife this time, thank you Feng Xian for taking care of me." ”

"Haha, it's good to say, since you're back, don't be in a hurry to leave, let's have a drink first." Lu Bu said, pulling Li Su into the inner hall.

The accompanying guards took over the reins of Li Su's war horse and the weapons in their hands in time.

Although Li Su is older than Lu Bu, Lu Bu is stronger, which sometimes makes Li Su very unhappy, but he never shows it on his face.

And when Lu Bu saw the horse that Li Su was riding and the elite guards who followed, he guessed that Li Su was not bad now, and he seemed more enthusiastic, and even changed his name.

Entering the inner hall, Lu Bu ordered someone to buy wine, and sent someone to invite Zhang Yang and others to accompany him.

Li Su first asked about the situation of his family, and Lu Bu told about it, and Li Su expressed his gratitude to him and asked the guards to present the gifts he brought.

After a while, Zhang Yang, Wei Xu and others arrived, and it was inevitable that they would be polite again.

Lu Bu and Wei Xu are very proud of the development in the past year, and Wei Xu took the initiative to talk about the development in the past year.

Last year's drought, the number of displaced people increased greatly, not only the Han people, but also the Huns, there were many displaced people, Lu Bu seized the opportunity, recruited a lot of strong people, so that the cavalry expanded to 4,000 people, infantry to 3,000 people, the strength increased greatly, so he expanded the castle, built into the current state.

Around the Chinese New Year, the climate was cold, the sky was snowing heavily, and the Xiongnu Youxian Wang Department was to guard against Zhou Fei in the south, and the Xianbei tribe on the north bank of the Yellow River had to guard against Gaoshun in the east; This provided an opportunity for Lü Bu to plunder, first crossed the frozen Yellow River several times in a row, plundered the Xianbei tribe, and made huge profits, and then went west along the Yellow River many times, plundered the Xiongnu Youxian Wang, and captured a lot.

Relying on the captured war horses and the rescued Han slaves, 2,000 cavalry and 1,000 infantry were formed, and the strength was even stronger.

And since the second half of last year, the grain prices in Wuyuan County and Yunzhong County have been very cheap, and the cattle, sheep, and horses they looted have also had good sales channels, making the life of Lu Bu's forces very comfortable.

Wei continued to tell, Lu Bu smiled silently, and his complacent feelings showed on his face.

However, Li Su knew very well in his heart that it was the work of Zhou Fei and Gao Shun to take advantage of the situation to plunder the Xiongnu and Xianbei, if they hadn't launched a war and contained the main cavalry force of the Xiongnu Youxian Wang and Xianbei, Lu Bu's raid would never have been so smooth; As for the whereabouts of those cheap grains and livestock, they are also directly related to Gaoshun, if it is not for the delivery of so much grain through the partial pass, how can there be low-cost grain to buy? He has lived here for two years and is very familiar with the situation.

Li Su is a very snobbish person, and he can perceive the world, and he constantly compliments Lu Bu in this situation, which makes Lu Bu and Wei Xu even more complacent.

Soon, the wine was on the table, and the roasted whole sheep was also brought up, and everyone began to drink freely, but Li Su was used to drinking Shanggu wine, and he was very unaccustomed to drinking this kind of wine, and he felt tasteless and difficult to swallow, so he didn't want to drink more.

Lu Bu said angrily: "What does Fuyun mean? Do you look down on us? ”

Li Su knew that Lu Bu's ability was above him, and he didn't want Lu Bu to join the Gaoshun forces and become his competitor, so he took the opportunity to say: "Haha, Feng Xian thinks too much, you don't know that you are bitter for your brother, the army is very strictly managed, for more than a year, let alone drinking, even the taste of wine has not been smelled, Su has long forgotten the taste of fine wine, this sudden drinking, I am really not used to it, please forgive me first." ”

Hearing Li Su's explanation, the anger on Lu Bu's face disappeared.

Wei Xu picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all, glanced at Li Su with disdain, and said in a low voice: "Good man, if you can't drink happily, what's the fun?" ”

Li Su felt that no matter how large the number of Lu Bu's army was, it was also a rabble, with lax management, no military discipline, lack of training, incomplete armor, and even the most basic battle formations and mutual cooperation. This group of uninformed recklessness, if they knew that Gao Shun's forces were not allowed to drink, they would definitely not defect to Gao Shun, they were unwilling to be subject to that constraint, and he would have many fewer competitors.

Zhang Yang has an honest and unassuming personality, and he was very happy about Li Su's return, so he asked with concern: "Where is Brother Fuyun now?" ”

Everyone put down their wine glasses, ready to listen to Li Su talk about things outside.

Li Su said with a smile: "Hehe, it is also quite difficult to be a brother for more than a year, first went south, ready to defect to the imperial court officers and soldiers, but they lost one after another in Liangzhou, no achievements, and even the commander was dismissed, Su had to turn to the north again, and defected to the champion Hou. ”

Although Lu Bu's forces are located on the border, they have many businessmen who come and go, providing them with a lot of information, and Lu Bu often sends people out to inquire about the news, and is no stranger to the situation in the Han Dynasty, and has a certain degree of understanding of the surrounding forces such as Dong Zhuo, Gao Shun and Zhou Fei.

Zhang Yang had a very good attitude towards Gao Shun's forces, and he suggested that Lu Bu defect to Gao Shun, and when he heard that Li Su had defected to Gao Shun, he was very interested, and hurriedly asked, "How is Brother Fuyun's development?" Are you still used to it? ”

Li Su was very complacent, smiled slightly and said: "The champion Hou is not bad to Su, and after he went, he was inspected first, and then he was appointed as a cavalry candidate and led the Wutun cavalry." ”

When Zhang Yang was in Taoyuan Fort, he was only the commander of the cavalry, and Li Su was a military waiter, so he was very envious in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "What about after that?" ”

"Champion Hou, if you want to be promoted, you must have military merits, and I have been in absence, but I am busy getting acquainted with the army and training the army, and I have not participated in any war; Until around the Chinese New Year, Xianbei attacked, we were forced to fight, for my brother to apply strongly, to get the opportunity to be the vanguard, fought with the Xianbei cavalry several times in a row, and finally relied on military merits to promote to other Sima. ”

Everyone knows the official name of Sima of the other department, due to the different situations of each army, the army under the jurisdiction of the Sima of the other department and the treatment enjoyed are also different, Zhang Yang asked again: "Brother Fuyun, how many soldiers and horses can Sima of other departments bring?" What are the benefits? ”

Li Su said: "Haha, Sima of the other department is the highest military position that the champion Hou can entitle, Su only enjoys a salary of 800 stones, and the cavalry under his jurisdiction is six divisions, a total of thirty cavalry tuns. ”

Zhang Yang's interest is even greater, how many feats does it take to be promoted to such a high status? Then he asked, "How many feats has Brother Fuyun made?" How dangerous is it to fight against the Xianbei cavalry? ”

This is Li Su's proudest experience, and he explained excitedly: "Haha, the Xianbei cavalry is nothing more than that, Su as the vanguard, several times led the troops to charge into battle, several times in and out, the Xianbei cavalry that was directly killed was rolling, the blood flowed like a river, the captured cattle, sheep and livestock were countless, and the captured Xianbei people were thousands. ”

Lu Bu was very disdainful of this, with an angry face, he snorted coldly, and said sarcastically: "Champion Hou is too ignorant, Fuyun is strong in battle, and he has made such a great achievement, only leading 3,000 soldiers, and his salary is only 800 stones, so he can't tolerate people?" ”

Others were very envious of Li Su, who enjoyed a salary of 800 stone at a young age, and could lead 3,000 troops alone in less than a year after defecting, and his future achievements were limitless.

Li Su looked at everyone's expressions one by one, and in order to dispel their thoughts of defecting to Gao Shun, he said: "Haha, Feng Xian has raised Su, the champion Hou is full of talents, Su's combat power is not worth mentioning, there are many people who surpass Su, Su is at least ranked outside the top ten, and Su is very satisfied with today's achievements."