Jizhou, Changshan country.

The ancient road is full of yellow dust, and a team of about 1,000 people marches neatly to the east, and several large and small flags with "Changshan" written on them are displayed in the wind.

More than 1,000 people in this team are dressed in various colors, different costumes, and the weapons in their hands are also knives, guns, sticks and spears, all on foot, only the first two people are riding horses, one of them is rich and handsome, it is Changshan Zhao Yun, and the other person is more handsome, but the temperament is much worse than Zhao Yun.

After a short time, Zhao Yun and the young man led the team out of the Changshan country, entered Zhongshan County, and arrived outside Wuji County, Zhao Yun was muttering whether to go to Zhongshan Zhen's Mansion to visit Ji Ping.

Suddenly, the gate of Wuji County opened, and a team of about six hundred people rushed out, Zhao Yun and the others couldn't help but be startled, and were about to be on guard, when a gentle and clear voice came from afar: "Hehe, Zilong, wait for me." ”

Zhao Yun couldn't help but be stunned, his face was slightly happy, the people and horses that came out of Wuji County were similar to the people and horses he led, the clothes were chaotic, they were all county soldiers, but the leader had three horses, and Zhao Yun recognized the three of them immediately.

The first is Zhang He, the second is Li Ru, and the third is the young man who spoke just now, smiling gently, but who is it not Ji Ping.

Zhao Yun patted the horse out, came to Ji Ping, jumped down, and said happily: "Changsheng, Mr. Li, Junyi, you are taking people and horses, but where are you going?" ”

Ji Ping raised his head and bared his teeth, and smiled: "Zilong, we were kicked out by Mrs. Zhen, and we will follow you as a hero in the future." ”

Hearing what Ji Ping said, Zhao Yun, who was quite a bit young and old, couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Changsheng, don't tease your brother." ”

Ji Ping shook his head. "Hero, please guide us forward." ”

looked at Zhao Yun's speechless appearance. Zhang He and Li Ru on the side couldn't help but be a little funny, at this time. The young man who was traveling with Zhao Yun rushed over and saluted Ji Ping and the others in a proper manner: "Junior brother Xiahou Lan, are you going to join the army of Jihou?" ”

Zhao Yun was stunned, then he reacted, and couldn't help but look at Ji Ping.

Ji Ping smiled: "Brother Xiahou is still very smart, yes, we are the same as you, we are also going to seek refuge with General Gongsun." ”

A trace of helplessness flashed in Li Ru's eyes beside him, and he made plans for Ji Ping that day. Send a general to lead some soldiers and horses, and under the recommendation of Liu Zihui, the Taishou of Zhongshan, take refuge in Gongsun Zhan, and take advantage of the chaos. He originally built yì himself and Zhang He to blend into Gongsun Zhan's army, but unexpectedly Ji Ping also joined in.

This made Li Ru a little helpless, but he couldn't help but admire. He was born in Guan Liang and is accustomed to the battlefield of the lord, such as Dong Zhuo at the beginning, although there is a certain danger. Can but can best gather the hearts of the military and control the core of power - the armed forces.

Regarding the princes of his own side disguised as young generals to join Gongsun Zhan, Ji Ping was not a little aggrieved or embarrassed at this time, but a little excited. Although I sighed twice in my heart, it was obscene, very obscene.

He's not just fun, either. Because he understands that sentence, power comes out of the barrel of a gun. He wants to cloth in Qingzhou. You have to go on a trip in person, this troubled world. The lord who does not control the gun has no future, and is most likely to be hollowed out, and is swayed by the family or the powerful minister. The princes of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other princes in history had a very clear understanding of this, and all major battles were led by the army to conquer in person.

However, Ji Ping did not bring Dian Wei and Geng Zhong this time, and even the Tiger Battalion and Ghost Shadow only brought less than twenty people respectively, or as grassroots generals and instructors in the army, and the rest were Zhen family soldiers and newly recruited strong soldiers, the generals only brought Zhang He, and the strategists only brought Li Ru, in his opinion, this is enough.

As for Dian Wei and Fu Zhu, firstly, they did not return to Zhongshan, and secondly, Ji Ping wanted to leave Dian Wei and the Tiger Battalion, Geng Zhong and the ghost shadow in Zhongshan, and assist Xu Huang in attacking the lair of the Montenegrin army after Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan started the war. Both the Ghost Shadow and the Tiger Battalion are extremely good at mountain warfare, and it is far better to deal with the thieves in the valley with a small elite force than to enter the valley together.

In terms of pacifying the Montenegrin army and seizing the two counties of Changshan and Zhongshan, he planned to invest the three top strategists Xun You, Fu Zhu, and Tian Feng, Xu Huang, Xun Di, Dian Wei, Geng Zhong and other generals, as well as the Tiger Battalion, the Ghost Shadow Department, the Shadow Division and the 20,000 army, as well as Zhang Fei, Duan Xuan, and Zhang Liao of Jinyang in Hanoi, and planned to take out the million Black Mountain thieves who had been entrenched in the 800-mile Taihang Mountain for eight years in one fell swoop at the most appropriate time.

Next, Ji Ping and Zhao Yun went all the way south to catch up with Gongsun Zhan's army.

At this time, Gongsun Zhan's army had already marched south to Julu County.

"Smack!" In the military tent, Gongsun Zhan slapped the desk and roared angrily: "Yuan Shao! Yuan Shao! Villain too! Dare to calculate so-and-so! Inserted a knife horizontally, took advantage of the situation, and a certain person must have taken his dog's head personally! ”

The generals below were also angry, their army went south to shock Han Fu, but Yuan Shao secretly took advantage of their momentum to replace Han Fu as Jizhou Mu, they traveled thousands of miles to marry people, how can they not be angry!

After listening to what Lu Mao said that day, Gongsun Zhan did not stay in Zhongshan, and marched south all the way, but he still couldn't catch up, or when they were still in Zhongshan, Yuan Shao had already become a pastor in Jizhou.

After a long time, Gongsun Zhan calmed down, looked at Gongsun Xu, the eldest son of the lower head, and said in a deep voice: "Xu'er, you send someone to urge Zhang Yan of Montenegro again, and let them quickly send troops to attack Yuan Shao with a certain pinch!" ”

"Yes! Father. Gongsun continued to take the order.

Gongsun Chan couldn't help but patted the desk with hatred, looked at the generals below, and said sharply: "Order!" The whole army went south, attacked Yecheng, and broke this villain! ”

Below, Lu Mao glanced at Gongsun Zhan, sighed secretly, and did not speak. Gongsun Zhan attacked at this time, there are many unfavorable factors, one of the important factors is the instability of the rear, in addition to Liu Yu's restraint on him in Youzhou, there are also the newly occupied Zhongshan, Hejian and Julu counties have not yet been completely stabilized, and it is easy to have an unstable incident in the rear.

But Gongsun Zhan's choice is not wrong, at this time, Yuan Shao is also unstable in Yecheng, it is a great opportunity to break him, it depends on whether Gongsun Chan can seize this opportunity.

Although on the surface, Gongsun Chan is far stronger than Yuan Shao in terms of strength and combat strength, but Lu Mao is not optimistic about him, because Gongsun Chan has always been led by Yuan Shao's nose, and he has already lost the initiative.

At this moment, a personal guard came into the account to report: "There are people who claim to be Zhao Yun and Zhang He who lead the children of Changshan and Zhongshan to serve the general." ”

Gongsun Chan was stunned, his eyes flickered, and he said lightly: "Call in." ”

Soon, two young men entered the big tent under the leadership of the guards, it was Ji Ping and Zhao Yun.

The two saluted Gongsun Zhan, and Zhao Yun said loudly: "Changshan Zhao Yun, on the orders of Changshan Xiang and the people, leads 1,128 sons and is willing to serve General Gongsun." ”

Ji Ping glanced up at Gongsun Zhan, although he was a middle-aged uncle, he was indeed dignified, with sword eyebrows and a high nose, a cold and angular face, and quite handsome.

Secretly praised, Ji Ping learned from Zhao Yundao: "Zhongshan Changsheng, on the orders of Zhongshan Liu Taishou and the people, led 666 children, willing to serve General Gongsun." ”

Naturally, his Liu Bian's name can't be used, and Ji Ping's name is also used a lot, including many princes who know that it is not suitable to use at this time, so they directly use the homonym of the word "Changsheng" "Changsheng".

Ji Ping didn't notice that after the two of them came in, a strange look flashed in Lu Mao's eyes on the side.

"Zhongshan Liu Taishou?" Gongsun Zhan looked at Ji Ping in surprise, and his expression was a little unhappy: "When did Zhongshan County have Taishou?" Who is this? ”

Ji Ping said: "Mrs. Liu Shou respects the name Hui, the word Zihui, which is recommended by everyone and the people of Zhongshan County to lead Zhongshan County to serve General Gongsun." ”

Gongsun Zhan nodded, stared at the two for a while, and suddenly showed a somewhat sarcastic smile, and hummed: "You and other people in Jizhou are all attached to Yuan Shao, why do you two come to serve a certain person, this is called lost and know how to return?" ”

Ji Ping was stunned, they came to join him, this Gongsun Chan is also a hero, why do you still have a gun and a stick between your words? Immediately, he reacted, I am afraid that Yuan Shao was the pastor of Jizhou, and he was very excited about Gongsun Zhan, and he was suspicious, and he tried to say it.

While he was thinking about it, Zhao Yun had already spoken: "Dong thief is in chaos, the world is slanderous, I don't know who is the master, but the people of Changshan have the misfortune of hanging upside down, and after discussion, the county wants to follow the benevolent government, not to alienate Yuan Shao and get close to the general." ”

Gongsun Zhan was nominally a subordinate of Liu Yu, the pastor of Youzhou, and Liu Yu implemented benevolent government in Youzhou, the people were happy, and the aliens were convinced, which made Changshan Xiang and the people very yearning.

It was not because I was personally alienated from Yuan Shao that I became close to the general, but only because I followed Renzheng that I came to Gongsun Zhan...... Ji Ping couldn't help but roll his eyes, Zhao Yun really spoke straightforwardly, without the slightest flattery or disguise.

He looked at Gongsun Zhan, and sure enough, there was not much joy on this guy's face, but he eased it a little, although Zhao Yun's reason was not to be heard, but it made Gongsun Chan believe it.

"What about you?" Gongsun Zhan turned his head to look at Ji Ping: "Why did Erzhong Mountain County serve this general?" ”

Ji Ping hugged his fists and said: "Dong thieves are in chaos, the world is slanderous, I don't know who is the master, but the people of Zhongshan have the misfortune of hanging upside down, and the county has discussed that they want to follow the benevolent government, not to alienate Yuan Shao and get close to the general." ”

He said word by word, and Zhao Yun said that there was only two words: Changshan and Zhongshan.

The corners of Gongsun Zhan's mouth couldn't help twitching, and he was about to get angry.

Ji Ping added: "But as far as I can see, the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are on the wall, harboring evil intentions, and taking advantage of the time to create chaos, but they are not as good as General Gongsun's internal rebellion, and the external peace of foreign races, which is really a heroic act." ”

This is also what he said in his heart, no matter what the purpose, but Gongsun Chan still admired him very much in terms of resisting the alien Koubian.

When Gongsun Zhan heard what Ji Ping said, a hint of triumph flashed in his eyes, and his complexion immediately eased a lot, and he glanced at Tian Kai next to him, and said, "If you two step down, you will follow General Tian first, and you will be rewarded for your merits." ”

He also instructed Guan Jing on the side: "Shiqi, equip them with armor and weapons." (To be continued......)