On the first day of the first lunar month, the New Year was celebrated. The modern New Year is mainly to entertain others and oneself, but in that era, it was mainly to worship the heavens and all kinds of ghosts and gods. The whole chicken, the whole pig's head, the sheep's head, and the cow's head are the main sacrificial items. After the sacrifice is completed, choose a person of high moral integrity, or a fair and just person, and distribute the wine and meat of the sacrifice evenly among the people participating in the sacrifice, which can be regarded as the joy of heaven. This person is called "Zai", and it is said that Chen Ping did this, and it was also because of his equal distribution, so that he became famous.

In this sacrifice in Pingyu County, in which all major families participated, everyone recommended Tian Fan to be this "slaughter", but Tian Fan shirked the past. He doesn't think he has Chen Ping's ability, don't divide it and don't have it anymore, then this face will be lost. In the end, Tian Fan handed over this power to Su Laohan. Su Laohan is highly respected, so naturally no one has any objections. Because of this incident, Tian Fan also gained a reputation for being modest and respecting the elderly, which he did not expect in advance.

After the noon sacrifice, Tian Fan had a meal with the patriarchs of some local clans in the afternoon.

After the meal, two miles from the north gate of Pingyu County.

A team of about 50 people, surrounded by several carriages, was waiting in front, and Tian Fan was saying goodbye to Li Tong and Man Pang.

Tian Fan hugged his fists and said: "Boning, Wenda, take care!" ”

Li Tong's family was sent by Jia Xu at noon today.

Man Pang and Li Tong looked at Tian Fan with complicated eyes, and were speechless for a long time. They think they have some ability, they believe that as long as they return to Cao Cao, they can still lead the troops, they will still be important to Cao Cao, and when they get to the battlefield, they will still be Tian Fan's enemies, and they will pose a certain threat to Tian Fan. But they didn't understand what Tian Fan asked Cao Cao to do, and he actually let them go with their families.

They also have mixed feelings. Back to Xu Du, it is said that he should be happy, but why is it not a taste in his heart? The battle is defeated, the city is lost, and this is nothing. They also want to open, Zhang Xiu can defeat Cao Cao, naturally defeat Li Tong, Lu Bu can defeat Cao Cao, and naturally defeat Manpang, not to mention Gao Shun, Lu Yi, and Tian Fan. There is no shame in losing in their hands! Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and if you lose, you will lose, as long as you find the cause in the future and try your best to avoid it.

However, they have a little bit of a sense of contempt! Tian Fan captured them alive, neither persuaded them to surrender nor killed them, and was directly imprisoned for two days, serving them with good food and drink, and then released them today. This made them feel that they were not in Tian Fan's eyes at all, which was an insult to them who thought they had some ability. Even though, Tian Fan had already told them that it was because he had a request from Cao Cao.

Man Pang and Li Tong clasped their fists, and Man Pang said: "General Tian, today's humiliation, Pang will definitely repay on the battlefield!" ”

Li Tong also hugged his fists and said: "Not bad! General Tian, even if we are your bargaining chips, you despise us, which is an insult to us. On the battlefield in Japan, I will go all out to capture Your Excellency alive, and then ...... I'll have something to ask the general for, too! ”

Tian Fan laughed and said, "Wenda is happy to say this!" Well, well, waiting for that day next! After that, he took out a letter from his sleeve pocket and said, "This letter, please transfer it to Meng De, and say, please!" ”

Man Pang took the letter, put it in his pocket, hugged his fists and said: "General Tian, there will be a period later!" ”

Tian Fan clenched his fists: "Two, cherish!" ”

Li Tong and Man Pang clasped their fists and said: "Treasure! ”

Seeing the two of them leave in the car, Tian Fan sighed.

I don't know when, Pang De came to his side and said in a low voice: "Boguang, you let these two people go privately, will the lord be angry when he finds out?" ”

Tian Fan glanced at him and said, "How many people have seen these two people?" When he caught Pang, only Wang Da Cake and the first Ascendant Lu Shi knew that it was my personal guard who guarded him. When Li Tong was arrested, he saw a lot of people, but mainly the backstabbing soldiers. Do you think Bongxian and Lao Koji's subordinates will betray me? ”

Pound couldn't help but choke, puffed for a long time, and did not speak.

Tian Fan said to himself: "Putting two enemy generals in the battle is not a big deal at all. Moreover, although the abilities of Li Tong and Man Pang are not weak, the lord may not be able to see them. It doesn't matter, even if it reaches the lord, I have my own reason to prevaricate. ”

With that, he turned and walked towards Pingyu.

Pang De followed behind him, looking at Tian Fan's back, he always felt that today's Tian Fan was no longer the Tian Fan of the past, but he couldn't tell why.

In the evening, Tian Fan received a military report that Zhang Xiu was coming!

Zhang Xiu came to see Tian Fan, the main purpose was naturally to discuss what to do next, and the secondary purpose was that he was very curious about Tian Fan.

Tian Fan personally went out of the city to greet him, and Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Liyi, and Pang De went together, which can be said to be very high.

When Zhang Xiu was twenty steps away from them, he jumped off his horse, handed the spear in his hand to the big man beside him, and then walked three steps in front of Tian Fan. Clenched his fists and said loudly: "Zhang Xiu, I've seen General Baihu!" ”

He had just surrendered to Liu Bei, and he didn't know exactly what official position he would get, so he just called himself by name and didn't report his official position.

Tian Fan helped him up, looked at him a few times, and said with a smile: "What a man!" Haha, Youwei, Tian has admired you for a long time, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation! He is worthy of being a disciple of the Gun Absolute Child! ”

Zhang Xiu smiled heartily and said, "General Tian's name, that's like thunder!" Zhang doesn't dare to compare with the general! As for the tutor, hehe, he has only learned one-tenth of his old man's skills, which is really insulting to his old man's reputation, hehe, don't mention it! ”

Tian Fan smiled and said, "Youwei, you still call me the word, so it seems close." Come, come, I'll introduce you to a few of the generals of my White Tiger Legion! ”

After that, he introduced Lu Bu and others to Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu naturally greeted him one by one, and his words revealed a kind of Zhongping atmosphere that neither fell behind his identity nor was too public, but for this reason, Tian Fan fell in love with this person.

Lu Bu laughed and said, "Youwei, since you are a disciple of Old Mr. Tong Yuan, we have time to compete!" ”

Zhang Xiucheng hugged his fists in fear and said: "Hehe, Wen Hou's martial arts must be much higher than in Xia, so there is no need to compete, and Wen Hou will be convinced." ”

Lu Bu laughed and said: "That's not good, the contest must be contested, but we are not in a hurry, and when we return to Xiapi, we will beat him well for three hundred rounds!" ”

Tian Fan smiled: "Fengxian, okay, don't say it!" The matter of the contest will be talked about when I return to Xiapi. Hehe, but, Fengxian, Zilong is Youwei's junior brother, and he can still fight with you for a hundred rounds, I estimate that you may not be able to win Youwei for two hundred rounds! ”

Zhang Xiulian said that he didn't dare and said: "Boguang, this is inappropriate!" Hehe, Zilong's spearmanship is also very admired in Xia, but I am afraid that there is still a gap between Xia and this little junior brother who has never met before! ”

Tian Fan didn't continue the topic, he said: "That's all in the future, let's go into the city quickly, it's going to be dark soon!" ”

Zhang Xiu nodded again and again, turned around and shouted, and a big man walked over.

When Tian Fan saw it, he was immediately shocked! I just looked at Zhang Xiu just now, and I didn't pay attention to this big man. Now that he approached, it felt like a mountain coming along.

This is really a big man, nine feet tall, with a waist of eight girths, arms as thick as Tian Fan's legs, legs thicker than Tian Fan's waistline, a beard, and eyes like copper bells. Tian Fan looks at it, this guy is simply a strengthened version of Zhang Fei!

Seeing Tian Fan looking at him, Zhang Xiu smiled and said, "Boguang, this person is my subordinate general, named Hu Che'er!" ”

After that, he turned his head to Hu Che'er and said, "Hu Che'er, why don't you come to see General Baihu soon?" ”

Hu Che'er listened, and with the strength of his arms, he inserted his big knife and Zhang Xiu's spear into the ground at the same time, and sank into the ground a foot into the ground. It's frozen ground now, how much strength do you have to do this time? Tian Fanxin said, no wonder Cao Cao likes this guy!

Lu Bu and the others cheered in unison and said, "What a lot of strength!" ”

Hu Che'er strode three steps in front of Tian Fan, pushed Jinshan and poured the jade pillar to kneel with his fists, and said angrily: "Villain Hu Che'er, I've seen General Tian!" ”

Tian Fan hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but he didn't want this person to be stupid and rude, and he couldn't help him at all.

Hu Che'er stood up and looked down at Tian Fan.

Tian Fan was a little uncomfortable, hurriedly took a step back, leveled his gaze slightly, and then asked: "Hu Che'er, haha, what a man!" What is your current position in the Youwei Army? ”

Hu Che'er said: "The villain is now holding the position of a partial general in the general's army!" ”

Tian Fanle is great!

He turned his head to look at Zhang Xiu and said, "Youwei, how many people does General Hu Che'er command now?" ”

Zhang Xiu said: "He has two battalions and 4,000 people!" ”

Tian Fan nodded slightly and said, "Four thousand...... What is the level? ”

It's a bit reckless to ask like this, but Zhang Xiu still replied: "It's a fierce general, but it's a pity that you don't use your brains to fight, you only know how to fight, and you will never become a general!" ”

Tian Fan laughed and said, "Youwei, if you ask for something, I don't know if you can agree?" ”

Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "Boguang said it clearly! As long as Zhang can do it, he will definitely agree! ”

Tian Fan said: "Okay! Youwei is happy! Youwei, I want someone from you, it's Hu Che'er in front of me! ”

Hu Che'er was stunned, Zhang Xiu's smiling face stiffened, he really couldn't imagine that Tian Fan would poach people from him just after they met.

When Tian Fan saw their faces, he suddenly remembered that he was Meng Lang! He was just about to explain, but he heard Zhang Xiu laugh and said, "Hu Che'er, General Baihu has taken a fancy to you, it's your blessing, don't you want to thank you?" ”

Hu Che'er was stunned and didn't speak, just looked at Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu sighed and said, "Hu Che'er, what can you do with me?" Let's follow Boguang! The White Tiger Legion is full of talents, and it will be of great benefit to you in the future! Thanksgiving? ”

Tian Fan hurriedly said: "Youwei, it's Fan who has some Meng Lang!" Well...... That's right, my White Tiger Legion will start at the beginning of next year, and will form an army, not many people, two thousand people, and the weapon used is a weapon that has never appeared before, for Mo Dao! This kind of knife is seven feet long, the handle is four feet five inches long, and the weight reaches more than 40 catties. Of the three hundred guards under my account, there are four of whom I plan to send into the Modao battalion, but none of these four have commanded a real army of more than a thousand to fight, and I am afraid that they will not be able to command two thousand men. As soon as I saw Hu Che'er today, I wanted him to be the leader of this battalion. ”

After a slight pause, he said: "If Hu Che'er doesn't agree, then forget it!" ”

Koji Yi hurriedly said: "Boguang, didn't you say that you want Wang Da Cake to go?" Why have you changed your mind now? ”

Tian Fan said: "Lao Koji, Wang Da Cake is the leader of your Lu Shi, he went, what should you do with your Lu Shi?" I feel that Hu Che'er is a little condescending in the normal army, so I want him to go! ”

Lu Yi looked uncomfortable, looked at Zhang Xiu with envy, and said, "Youwei, you don't know the power of the Mo Dao Battalion!" That's simply people blocking and killing, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha! And you, Hu Che'er, what is it to command an ordinary 4,000 people? The armament of one battalion of the Modao battalion is worthy of more than five battalions, and the combat power of this battalion is enough to be compared to four thousand cavalry, if it is a foot soldier, there are no ten thousand people who want to take them! ”

When Hu Che'er heard this, he was moved.

Zhang Xiu was also busy: "Hu Che'er, don't you agree soon?" ”

Hu Che'er clenched his fists, and said angrily: "Hu Che'er is willing to go, please General Tian to fulfill it!" ”

Tian Fan breathed a sigh of relief, nodded again and again, and said, "Youwei, Hu Che'er, wait until you get to Xiapi and see if what I said is true, and then make a decision!" Luckily? ”

The two hurriedly agreed.

Tian Fan was a little afraid, he didn't understand why Zhang Xiu agreed so happily? I remember that in the battle between Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao in Wancheng, it was because Cao Cao won over Hu Che'er that Zhang Xiu surrendered and rebelled, and almost killed Lao Cao. Why, this time Zhang Xiu is so happy? After thinking about it for a long time, he understood! Because Tian Fan is an upright dignitary, not a gift to Hu Che'er like Lao Cao. Hu Che'er is Zhang Xiu's general, you give Hu Che'er a gift, Zhang Xiu naturally wants to be crooked, thinking that you are buying people's hearts and trying to kill him. But today, Tian Fan directly asked Hu Che'er to come, even if Tian Fan treats him well in the future, he will not threaten Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu is naturally easy to agree!

However, Lao Zhang is still very righteous! ps: Thank you for the old turtle in the river dam, thank you