The young general Chen Zhi was very satisfied that he had a spear and saber that were almost exactly the same as Liu Cun, but he was deeply interested in Liu Cun's martial arts, and took this opportunity to ask Zhai Chao, who was four years older than him, in a low voice:

"Brother Zhongming, it is rumored in the army that the lord used only one round to provoke Zhang Ju's general, Zhang Xun, was my brother present at that time?"

Zhai Chao smiled proudly: "At that time, I and several other senior brothers were pressing behind the lord, and the lord's shot was not only unexpected by the enemy general Zhang Shu, but all of us were also shocked, it was too bold and too risky!" ”

"You must know that at that time, they were hedging against each other, and the speed was very fast, and a cloud of blood mist exploded almost in the blink of an eye, and then Zhang Xun's head was on the tip of the lord's spear...... Zhang Xun's headless corpse still ran more than forty steps on horseback before it was blocked by our soldiers, and then there was a period of cover-up, and the battle was hearty! ”

Wei Yan hurriedly asked, "How did the lord shoot him?" ”

Zhai Chao quietly pointed to Liu Cun, who was warming up with his beloved horse more than ten steps ahead: "You'll know later, no matter how busy he has been for several years, the lord has insisted on honing his martial arts and archery, although his archery skills are slightly inferior to General Taishi and General Yan Shen, but they are on par with General Xu Sheng, General Zhang He, and General Le Jin." ”

"In fact, the most powerful thing for the lord is still under the horse, the lord's fighting skills are unrivaled in the army, and the sword training materials and hand-to-hand combat materials used in the army are written by the lord himself...... I was knocked down by the lord almost every three or five times, looking at the whole army, only my brother Zhai Yue could support twenty rounds under the lord without falling to the ground, and no one else could! ”

Wei Yan and Chen Zhi were shocked.

During the three-month intensive training at the Shadowless Mountain Base Camp. They were impressed with their hand-to-hand combat and knife training. Great attention is paid to the precise drawings and clever and vicious strikes in the two textbooks. I thought it must be taught by an unnamed master from outside the world, but I never dreamed that it would be the masterpiece of the lord I followed.

Zhai Chao saw the two of them surprised and inexplicable, and told the two of them a secret: "Of the twelve textbooks of the Martial Arts Academy, the main five subjects are the ...... compiled by the master."

"Today, there are more than 100 young instructors among the three hundred instructors of the Martial Arts Academy, most of them are graduates of the first and second phases of the Chengyang Martial Arts Academy, and they are all very important generals of the master. While serving as instructors, he summed up that many people have been promoted to deputy generals in various departments one after another. ”

"Brother Wen's lieutenant general, Zhang Pu and Zhang Yiyuan, is the best among the first graduates of the Martial Arts Academy, this person is brave and strategic, good at planning, good at training and long-distance running......"

Speaking of this, Zhai Chao looked around, approached Wei Yan slightly, and said in a low voice: "There is a secret in the army, I believe you will know it soon." It's just that the two of you need to remember that this secret is only qualified at the rank of colonel in the army. After listening to it, remember not to spread the word: the head of Liu Dai, the former Yanzhou assassin, was cut off by Zhang Pu, if it weren't for the lord naming Zhang Pu as the deputy general of Brother Wen, I am afraid that General Ji Wei would be killed and would not want to let go. ”

Wei Yan and Chen Zhi were completely shocked, and Wei Yan's mind immediately appeared with the image of Zhang Pu, who was two years older than him: thin, ordinary-looking, always with a kind smile on his face, slow and methodical, easy-going and helpful, deeply loved by officers and soldiers, and a well-mannered teacher.

If it weren't for the mouth of Zhai Chao, a confidant disciple of the Duke of Zigong, Wei Yan and Chen Zhi would never have believed that Zhang Pu, who was not amazing in his literary quality and appearance, actually cut off the head of Liu Dai, the world-famous Yanzhou assassin history!

In the next cavalry and foot combat competitions, Wei Yan and Chen Dao, who were a little in a trance, were defeated by Liu Cun, and Liu Cun, who was barely born in sweat, saw that the two were obviously not in a state, thinking that the two could not let go, and they had no interest in continuing the competition.

After Liu Cun then completed several rounds of riding and archery training, he sat alone on the edge of the field and drank water, admiring the riding training of Zhai Chao and others. Wei Yan hesitated again and again, and finally mustered up his courage, walked up to Liu Cun's side and asked in a low voice, "Lord, did Brother Yiyuan really cut off Liu Dai's head?" ”

Liu Cun was stunned for a moment, thought about it and nodded to Wei Yan, and then asked curiously, "How does Wen Chang feel about this?" ”

Wei Yan truthfully said his thoughts: "Liu Dai has always been brutal and arrogant, and his notoriety is far and wide, and it is not a pity to die...... The subordinates were only deeply shocked by Brother Yiyuan's martial arts and courage, and to be honest, the subordinates had underestimated him a little before. ”

"Come, come, sit down and talk...... In fact, Zhang Pu's martial arts skills are not very high, if I really want to fight with you, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand ten rounds, haha! ”

Liu Cun asked Wei Yan to sit beside him and introduced: "Zhang Pu is an orphan, and Xu Sheng is a good brother who has played since childhood, he was often bullied when he was a child, and Xu Sheng has always protected him, whether he is learning literature or martial arts, Zhang Pu's talent is not high, but he works very hard, insists on martial arts training while learning the art of war every day, usually in the dead of night, he is still practicing hard, and he stands out from the three thousand comrades with this ruthlessness and is admitted to the first phase of Chengyang Martial Arts Academy. ”

"I taught him for three years, I saw every bit of his progress, and he taught him more things than other students under the praise, and at the end of the three-year period, Zhang Pu's grades in various subjects ranked third among the first phase of the Chengyang Martial Arts Academy."

Wei Yan was surprised and emotional, admiring his new partner Zhang Pu.

Liu Cun continued: "After graduating from Zhang Pu, he entered the most elite Lingshan Battalion in the army at that time as a team leader, and made the next level of combat merit in the surprise attack on Mengyin County, and was promoted to the Lingshan Battalion Fake Soldier, and two years later was transferred to his side by his martial arts enlightenment master, that is, General Ji Wei, the superintendent of the Martial Arts Academy, as an instructor in the two disciplines of reconnaissance and raiding. ”

"Later, there was a war in Taishan County, which seriously threatened the safety of my Qingzhou, so I ordered Zhang Pu to lead five hundred elites into the war zone to trouble Liu Dai, he did not let me down, the whole operation was carefully calculated, and the action was as fast as a tiger, and finally he successfully cut off Liu Dai's head, and also cut off one of Yuan Shao's arms, avenging countless Yanzhou people who were ruined by Liu Dai and their wives were scattered."

"Since then, more than 100,000 Yellow Turban soldiers and old and weak women and children entrenched in Mount Tai have migrated westward in batches, and with the help of our army and government officials at all levels, they have built their own homes, reclaimed wasteland, mined and smelted iron, and now they are all living a stable and prosperous life."

"Because this matter is too confidential, can not be publicized, Zhang Pu did not get the honor he deserves, after the war he silently returned to the martial arts academy as an instructor, this time the formation of the seventh division of the Qingzhou Army, I found an opportunity to transfer him out, awarded him the rank of lieutenant in the army, as your assistant, to assist you in commanding the soldiers."

Speaking of this, Liu Cun sighed with emotion: "Two and a half months ago, it was the day Zhang Pu rushed to the base camp of Wuying Mountain to meet you, his first son had just been born, and his wife almost died of dystocia, I got the news and regretted it too late, I knew this, I should have asked him to report to you a month later, but Zhang Pu had no complaints, and only returned to the barracks after three days with his wife and children. ”

"Yesterday afternoon, he came to receive the supplies of your Seventh Division, and when he was done, he came to me to report, and finally solemnly recommended to me your personal guard commander Wei Tong and the other five people, asking for permission to enter the fourth phase of the martial arts academy that opened in June, and told me that the five Wei Tong are rare talents, and if they obtain systematic military study, master our army's various military laws and military orders and advanced training methods, and be familiar with our army's command system, they will definitely become high-level leading generals in the future."

"I was just thinking of asking for your opinion at dinner, if you are willing to let go, let Wei Tong and a few people go back to Jinan with me the day after tomorrow, Wei Tong and their family have settled in Jinan, it would be better if they could take this opportunity to get married and start a family."

Wei Yan was moved, stood up and saluted Liu Cunshen: "The subordinates thank the lord for his grace on behalf of the clan brother and others, please rest assured, the subordinates will humbly ask Brother Yiyuan for advice, and never disappoint the lord's trust and cultivation!" ”

Liu Cun was very satisfied with Wei Yan's shrewdness and understanding, and after he let Wei Yan sit down, he asked in a low voice, "Do you know why I didn't transfer the more famous Xu Sheng or General Guan Hai to Taigu Pass, but instead transferred you Wei Yan to guard the town?" ”

Wei Yan thought for a while and truthfully stated his speculation: "It is estimated that his subordinate's hometown is in the south, and he is familiar with the topography around and south of Taigu Pass, but it is just ...... It seems that General Guan Hai, who has led the Yellow Turban Army to fight in all directions for several years, is more familiar with the Yellow Turban Army that is still entrenched in the border areas of Yuzhou, Jingzhou and Sili! ”

Speaking of which, Wei Yan frowned.

Liu Cun smiled and said, "That's right...... However, have you forgotten that Guanhai is also very familiar with the Yellow Turban Army and the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro north of the Yellow River. ”

Wei Yan's eyes immediately widened: "The lord wants to recover the two counties of Hedong and Hanoi to the north of the Great River?" ”

Liu Cun nodded: "These two counties were originally the subordinate areas under the direct jurisdiction of Luoyang, but now it is very difficult to recover the two counties, even if I make up my mind, I am afraid it will take more than a year of preparation time, and I have to persuade and disintegrate the Yellow Turbans, including Yang Fengsuo, who occupies Hongnong, which requires Guan Hai's prestige in the Yellow Turban Army!" ”

"So far, we have nothing to do with the Yellow Turbans from all walks of life, there is no contact, and there is no bad relationship, but for a long time, our military operations must be based on the stability of Luoyang, and now the greatest threat to Luoyang is in addition to the Bingzhou in the north and the Xiliang Army in the west, that is, Jingzhou in the south, Yuzhou in the southeast and Yanzhou in the east, and war will break out in these directions at any time."

"I and the gentlemen of the shogunate have decided that in the future, no matter who dares to think about Luoyang, where we are stationed, we must teach him a hard lesson, and even destroy him, otherwise we will not be able to keep Luoyang, which has just been reborn, not only will we not be able to cope with the hundreds of thousands of people gathered from all directions, but we will also not be able to show the majesty of our army."

"Therefore, compared to the famous Guan Hai and Xu Sheng, the burden on your Yiyang Wei Wenchang is not light at all!"

When Wei Yan heard this, his blood immediately boiled, his fists were clenched, and he looked at Liu Cun with blazing eyes.

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