As Ding Xiao expected, the night passed without incident.

However, everyone was a little tired from the night's journey, so they found a small forest, made a fire to cook, and had a brief rest.

At that moment, there was a sudden and noisy sound of horses' hooves outside the woods.

"Alert!!"

Everyone was shocked, and immediately got up and gathered around them with all their eyes on guard.

"Wake up your brothers and gather in the middle of the crowd." Escape expert Sima Lang hurriedly ran in front of Sima Yi and nervously arranged.

"What should I do?"

Cai Yan looked at Ding Xiao with a solemn face, "Now that Brother Dian is not here, relying on us people, I'm afraid it's ......."

"It shouldn't be."

Ding Xiao frowned, and his mood became a little heavy, "Could it be that Li Ru personally brought someone to chase after him?" ”

"Looks like there's a big fight down there." Han Rong squinted at the outer path of the woods.

"Ding family boy, if you are defeated in a while, you take your people to leave first, we are Dong Zhuo's people, and he will not embarrass us." After Chen Ji thought for a while, he turned his head to Ding Xiao and said.

“…… All right. ”

Seeing that victory was in sight, but he encountered the pursuers, Ding Xiao was extremely unwilling, but there was no better way, so he could only nod and agree.

He then ordered his subordinates, "Prepare to break through!" ”

"No!"

More than 20 dead soldiers responded in unison, immediately drew their weapons, turned over their horses, and prepared for battle.

As far as the eye can see, there are shadows outside the woods, and it is obvious that a lot of people have gathered.

Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of many dead soldiers, and the pressure on the scene suddenly increased a lot, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

"Is there Major General Ding Xiao ahead?"

A question suddenly came from outside the forest.

"Huh?"

After being stunned for a moment, a smile suddenly appeared on Ding Xiao's face, and then he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, everyone, it's your own person!" ”

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers and horses in front appeared, it was the Ding family's Bingzhou wolf horse, and the person at the head was the general Zhang Liao.

"Brother Wenyuan!"

Ding Xiao was overjoyed, and immediately rode his horse to meet him, "Why did you come here in person?" ”

"Brother Xiao, haha, it's okay if you're okay!"

Zhang Liao rode up to Ding Xiao and laughed, "General Ding said that you want to go home, so I naturally have to pick you up in person." ”

At this time, Zhang Liao was energetic and had the style of a general, compared with the unsatisfactory state in the past, he was simply a different person.

"Brother Lao has a trip." Ding Xiao hurriedly thanked.

"What's polite with me?!"

Zhang Liao replied with a smile, and urged, "Everyone has arrived, just waiting for you to go back, let's hurry up and get on the road." ”

"Oh?"

Ding Xiao's eyes were full of surprise, "Could it be that Brother Xu Huang has also arrived in Hanoi?" ”

"Yes, I was looking for you about this."

Zhang Liao smiled, "You don't know, that guy is amazing now!" After he killed Guo Tai, the leader of the White Wave Army, he not only took over the 50,000 horses of the White Wave Army, but also recruited Yang Feng and other four tiger generals, plus Cheng Lian, now he has strong soldiers and talents. ”

"Fifty thousand White Wave troops?"

Ding Xiao's eyes lit up.

The Baibo army reached 100,000 people at the time of its victory, and Dong Zhuo sent troops to recruit and suppress several times, but they all returned with feathers, and finally had to recruit the Baibo army.

Although there were only 50,000 of Bai Bo's army now, it was much more than the 30,000 when he left, and he was very satisfied.

"Isn't it!"

Zhang Liao took over the topic again, "Now, Xu Huang commands 50,000 troops, and Fengxian also has 40,000 horses, but the 30,000 horses in our headquarters have become the least, and half of them are under the direct command of General Ding, and I only have 15,000 left here...... Or, can you help me talk about it, and let Xu Huang give me some soldiers and horses to come out? ”

"Brother Wenyuan, I have promised Brother Xu that all the recovered Baibo Army will be under his command."

Ding Xiao finally knew why Zhang Liao came so actively, but he still refused with a smile, "Besides, our wolf cavalry is an elite army, how can it be compared to the Baibo army?" ”

"Brother Xiao, you can't say that."

Zhang Liao retorted, "Although we are elite, but against the Shangxi Liang Iron Cavalry, the numerical disadvantage is too obvious, if you are willing to let Xu Huang divide my 20,000 horses, in less than half a year, I can train all of them as elite!" ”

"Brother Wenyuan, this really doesn't work."

Ding Xiao said regretfully, "I have already promised Brother Xu about this matter, if I regret it at this time, what will he think of me?" ”

After a pause, he reassured, "At most, I asked my father to hand over all the 30,000 and state troops to you to command, leaving only some personal guards and Gao Shun's eldest brother's 1,000 camps, what do you think?" ”

"Okay."

Zhang Liao smiled helplessly, and then asked again unwillingly, "If you don't give people and horses, you give me one of Xu Huang's generals." ”

"Don't talk about it!"

Ding Xiao pouted and said, "You have three generals, Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, and Song Xian, why are you still worried about other generals?" ”

"No, I ......"

Zhang Liao wanted to quibble a few words, but was interrupted by Ding Xiao with a smile, "Besides, I didn't say that we can't expand the state army!" As for the generals, if there are more soldiers recruited, it is natural that there will be excellent generals who will stand out. ”

"Expansion?"

Zhang Liao's eyes suddenly lit up, "You mean, we don't have to be limited by the establishment and recruit troops by ourselves?" ”

"Of course."

Ding Xiao smiled slightly, "Now that Dong Zhuo is in chaos, let's recruit more people, also to help the Han family, isn't it?" ”

"Not bad."

Zhang Liao nodded approvingly, "Dong Zhuo has 200,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses in the Beijing Division, we must recruit as many people as possible." ”

"So, it's hard to say who will be the strongest in the future among you, Brother Xu, and my brother-in-law." Ding Xiao laughed.

"I see."

Zhang Liao suddenly realized, and immediately urged, "Then let's go back quickly, after I go back, I will immediately go to the counties to recruit troops!" ”

"Okay."

Ding Xiao said yes and beckoned everyone to start again.

"I didn't expect Ding Yuan's subordinates to have such a general besides Lu Bu."

Before getting into the car, Chen Ji praised casually.

"This Ding Yuan was not famous before, but his subordinates hid dragons and crouching tigers, and this time he recruited famous people from all over the world...... It seems that the picture is not small! Han Rong sighed beside him.

"The Han family is in decline, Dong Zhuo dominates the dynasty, and the princes from all walks of life support their own troops, and the world is afraid that it will be completely chaotic."

Chen Ji sighed with emotion, and then hoped, "Maybe this Ding Yuan can really rise up and resist Dong Zhuo." ”

"If that's the case, the old man will do his best to help him succeed!"

Han Rong finally said a word, sat back in the carriage, and put down the curtain, "Let's go." ”

The carriage moved slowly, followed the procession, and headed for Hanoi.

Speechless all the way.

By the time the carriage came to a stop, it was already evening.

After being invited into the Assassin's Mansion by Ding Xiao and others, Han Rong and Chen Ji were really taken aback.

Because in the main hall, there were no less than twenty people gathered at this time, and the cultivation of these people was all in the upper realm of the division!

"Shhhh

The two glanced at each other, and suddenly had a new assessment of Ding Yuan's strength in their hearts.