Zhuge Liang took Zhao Yun, Zhang He and Zhang Liao, commanded 30,000 troops, all the way to Pingyuan County, and marched to Pingyuan County, under the banner of guarding the border passes, guarding the plains, and did not reveal to outsiders the news that he was going to attack Yanzhou. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because, Zhuge Liang knows the truth that things are made in secret, and words are used to vent defeat, the 30,000 troops assembled this time include a strong escort team secretly formed by Liu Jing and Zhang Wuji, with more than 2,000 people, which Liu Jing called 'Shadowless Army'.

The establishment of the Shadowless Army was specially set up to deal with Cao Cao's 'Tiger and Leopard Cavalry', they were the elite divisions selected by Liu Jing in the army, and the soldiers who could be selected for the Shadowless Army were all the best among their peers, and then their equipment was all tailor-made by Pu Yuan.

Needless to say, there are hundreds of steel knives and stainless steel armor, these are the standard equipment of the Shadowless Army, and these troops have also undergone overload training that is difficult for ordinary people to bear, and Liu Jing trained them according to the training standards of the Huaxia Dynasty army.

At the same time, Liu Jing was extremely concerned about the diet and daily life of the sergeants, and his care for the Shadowless Army was very delicate, whether it was food, drink, or use, it was all prepared according to the best match at that time, and the treatment of these people was also extremely generous.

In addition to eating and drinking, their income alone amounted to one tael of silver per person per month. This kind of treatment can be described as sky-high among those who joined the army at that time, so many people also cut their heads and wanted to drill into it.

However, Liu Jing was very strict with the requirements of the Shadowless Army, and he also personally went down to supervise military affairs and inspect the military situation from time to time, and handed over the position of the first leader of the Shadowless Army to Dian Wei, who was loyal to him, to ensure that the Shadowless Army was absolutely loyal to him.

Moreover, Liu Jing also has a maximum limit on the number of shadowless troops, Liu Jing stipulates that the upper limit of the number of shadowless troops shall not exceed 5,000 people, and the last elimination system is implemented, and those who are eliminated from it will directly engage in the lowest management positions when they go to the general army.

These benefits are not the most attractive aspects, the most attractive part is to say that Liu Jing's method of selecting generals for higher positions, when the Shadowless Army was not founded, Liu Jing mostly used people to discover by himself, or recommended by people around him.

After the establishment of the Shadowless Army, the scope of Liu Jing's selection of senior generals was greatly reduced, and more than 90 percent of the senior generals were selected from the Shadowless Army, that is to say, the current non-commissioned officers of the Shadowless Army have more opportunities to be selected as senior generals in addition to eating well, drinking well, and being treated well.

Therefore, for a time, among all the soldiers and horses under Liu Jing in Youzhou and Jizhou, many people who were strong and healthy and had excellent comprehensive strength were eager for the Shadowless Army, so Liu Jing was not worried about the formation of the Shadowless Army, and at the same time ensured the iron quality of the Shadowless Army.

This time, Liu Jing sent Zhuge Liang south to conquer Yanzhou, and the shadowless army sent by him temporarily had Zhao Yun under the commander, this is the first batch of shadowless troops to be trained, Liu Jing just wanted to use this real gun and knife battle to make an assessment and test of this batch of shadowless army, Liu Jing wanted to see how strong the real combat effectiveness of this army was.

When Zang Ba eliminated Yuan Shao and the class returned to Xuzhou City, it was already ten days later, in order not to let Tao Qian find out, he slipped away with soldiers and horses in the surrounding area, and suppressed the nearby bandits or something, in order to go back and not let Tao Qian punish him.

However, it just can't contain the fire, and Zang Ba doesn't think that he has done anything too much in this matter, in order to get rid of a henchman in Xuzhou, this is also what everyone around Tao Qian's loyal generals is willing to do, but Zang Ba himself is more introverted, not good at words, and not good at performance, so he wants to keep things low-key.

However, in such a situation, to do such a big thing, no matter who it is, it is impossible to keep a low profile, when Zang Ba returned to Xuzhou City, Zhao Yu first went out of the city to greet him, but the way Zhao Yu came out was sneaked out.

Zang Ba saw a nervous, slightly anxious Zhao Yu, seeing Zhao Yu like this, Zang Ba was curious: "Yuanda, I see that you are so embarrassed, is something happening?" You've always been relatively calm, how could you suddenly be like this? ”

Zhao Yu's face was a little gloomy, he looked at Zang Ba, and said worriedly: "Xuan Gao, you don't know, the news that Yuan Benchu was killed has spread to Xuzhou City, and after the lord heard the news, he was very angry and panicked, and said that Yuan Highway would raise tens of thousands of troops to attack my Xuzhou!"

This news is really appalling, Yuan Highway is coming to avenge his eldest brother, this time we are really stabbing the hornet's nest, now the people in the entire Xuzhou City are in a hurry, no one has a good way to contain Yuan Highway, what do you say this can do? ”

Zang Ba's face suddenly became surprised, he didn't expect that after killing a Yuan Shao, the consequences would be so great, according to it, Yuan Shao suffered a lot, he Yuan Shu should have a longer memory, how could he still come here to find trouble?

What Zang Ba was worried about was not his own situation, but directly considering the safety of the entire Xuzhou, which is the commendability of Zang Ba, and it is also one of the most direct reasons why Tao Qian will reuse him.

Just when Zang Ba was in a hurry, Zhao Yu spoke: "Xuan Gao, you better don't worry about Yuan Highway first, right now the Lord is angry, once you enter the city, maybe something will happen!" I advise you to hurry up and hide somewhere else for two days, and then go to meet the lord when his anger is gone! ”

When Zang Ba heard that Zhao Yu didn't let him enter the city, he was anxious: "Don't let me enter the city, how can it be done?" Now is the time when the lord is in danger, and it is also the time when Xuzhou needs manpower the most, don't let me enter the city, where can I go? I don't hide anywhere else, why should I hide? I didn't do anything bad because I want to solve problems for the Lord! I'll take care of my own trouble! ”

Zhao Yu saw that Zang Ba was still insisting, so he was silent for a moment, and then said: "I have already found out that Yuan Highway wants to go to Xiapi this time, first attack Lu Bu stationed there, and if you want to avenge his brother first, you can go there and camp there first, and work with Lu Fengxian to resist Yuan Highway."

Although Lu Fengxian is arrogant and unstable, for us, it is uncertain whether he is an enemy or a friend, but the current situation is obvious, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, and we have no other choice but to cooperate with him first, as long as Yuan Highway is blocked on the east bank of the Surabaya River, let him suffer a little, and it is best to retreat in the face of difficulties! I'll discuss the rest with the lord!" ”