At the junction of Yanzhou and Xuzhou, Yuan Shang Daying.

In a clean tent, Yuan Jun's doctor was treating the wound of Zhang Liao, who had never healed from his leg wound, but now suffered another arrow in the chest, making the injury more and more serious, almost life-threatening.

What's even worse is that the current Zhang Liao seems to have no desire to survive, and his life is gradually losing along his wounds, making him panting like silk, his face is like ashes, and he looks almost like a dying old man.

Just as Yuan Jun's doctors were treating his wounds, Zhang He also stood to the side, looking at Zhang Liao helplessly.

"Zhang Liao, life and death are fateful, wealth is in the sky, others are reluctant, I should have persuaded you at the beginning, I also persuaded you, but you insisted on not listening, and you fell to the point where you are today, which can be regarded as your own fault." Zhang He let out a long sigh and spoke slowly.

Zhang Liao, who was lying on the bed, heard this, slowly opened his eyes, and when he heard this, his face twitched unnaturally, his voice was hoarse, and his breath was weak.

"What life and death, all this...... Obviously, Yuan Shang calculated well...... If it weren't for Yuan Shang's poison to calculate me, how would I have ended up where I am today? ”

Zhang He shook his head and said: "Soldiers are not tired of deceit, at this point, you can't hate my lord, this is a strategy, the two armies fight according to their own abilities, and they can't complain about others." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang He paused again and said, "Moreover, have you ever thought about it carefully, the reason why things have developed to this point is that in the final analysis, Xiahou Shang is prejudiced against you. He has never regarded you as a colleague at all, and if he truly trusts you, how can he succeed with these basic means of discord from my Lord? ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, he sighed helplessly.

After a while, I heard Zhang Liao say, "Is there water?" ”

Zhang He hurriedly turned his head and ordered someone to carry Zhang Liao into the water, but he was now seriously injured. The doctor didn't dare to let him drink too much.

After drinking a little water, Zhang Liao's spirit was a little fuller, and he turned his head and stared at Zhang He with his eyes inexplicably gloomy, which made Zhang He's goosebumps fall straight down.

"Zhang Liao, what do you see me doing?"

Zhang Liao was silent for a while before he spoke: "What happened to those people under me?" ”

Zhang He smiled slightly and said, "It's all rescued, as long as it's still angry." All that was left was brought back. ”

"Oh." Zhang Liao nodded, and there was a hint of gratitude in his heart for Zhang He's actions, although he didn't show it.

"Zhang He, you're not a bad person."

Listening to Zhang Liao's words, Zhang He couldn't help laughing.

"A general on one side, fighting in the east and west, killing people like hemp, how can there be any good guy and bad guy."

Zhang Liao said lightly: "So." I just said that you are not bad, but I did not say that you are a good person. ”

"Haha

Zhang He couldn't help but smile on his back when he heard this, looking at Zhang Liao who was frank to himself, he suddenly felt a burst of sadness in his heart. silently prayed that Zhang Liao would survive and become his colleague.

After all, it is a pity that a good general like Zhang Liao died so much.

Zhang Liao didn't know what Zhang He thought. just said to himself: "In terms of bravery, in terms of soldiers, you are one of the most amazing generals I have ever met." And you're not bad, why do you want to follow Yuan Shang's treacherous villain? Just because he is Yuan Shao's son? ”

Speaking of this, he saw Zhang He shook his head and said: "At the beginning, maybe it was just because he was the son of the old lord, but today, I don't have that kind of thought, to put it mildly, if I were to choose between the old lord Yuan Shao and the lord Yuan Shang, I would still choose the current lord!" In the eyes of your Cao army generals, the lord may be a heinous, insidious and cunning, and scheming person, but there is one thing you can't help but admit, for the real descendants and subordinates, the lord is absolutely like a brother and sister, no matter when, or what kind of difficulties he faces, the lord will not give up any of his relatives' friends, such as the prison ransom of Tian Fu, seeking medical treatment of Deng Chang, Guanzhong saving Zhao Yun, and Jingzhou looking for Sima...... The lord does it himself every time, spares no effort, and doesn't even care if he is in danger! He never gave up on any of us...... The divisive strategy may be useful to you, but I dare to assert that if this strategy is changed to our soldiers, it will be of no use, as long as there is a lord, our Hebei monarchs and ministers will be ironclad, and there is no place to insert needles. ”

Zhang He's words couldn't help but move Zhang Liao.

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On the border of the Yellow River, Linzi City Rong Border is a place.

Lu Lingqi led a group of guards to camp here, including men and women, most of the men were the elite generals of the Yuan army who were responsible for protecting his safety, and the women were all personal servants trained by Lu Lingqi herself.

Since the last time she fell out with Yuan Shang because of Chen Deng's affair, Lu Lingqi led her men and horses out of the Xuzhou camp with her own care, intending to return to Hebei, but after the group traveled to the Qingzhou border, they suddenly stopped leaving.

Just because Lu Lingqi was not happy in her heart, and thought that if she returned to Yecheng so obediently, wouldn't it be equivalent to admitting defeat and bowing her head to Yuan Shang? And letting him take in Chen Deng's dog thief is not just following his wishes.

Lu Lingqi has a strong personality, and with his father Lu Bu, he can be regarded as a master who does not eat hard and soft, and he has no idea for a while, so he temporarily camped on the border of Qingzhou, looking for what he should do next. Maybe he can wait until Yuan Shang changes his mind and sends Chen Deng's head with her.

But what she never expected was that when she was treated like this, Chen Deng's head didn't wait, but waited for a big bad news.

Rumors came from Yanzhou, saying that Prime Minister Cao Zhi reactivated his second brother Cao Pi, who was defeated under him in the battle for succession, was reactivated by Cao Zhi, and before Cao Pi led the troops to leave Xudu, he even took away Lu Lingqi's voice mother Yan, as well as his other two aunts, Cao and Diao Chan. Its intention is obvious, that is, it intends to use them to threaten Yuan Shang to comply.

As soon as the news came back, Lu Lingqi's eyes suddenly darkened, and she almost fainted. Fortunately, the maids shook and pinched, and pinched people, and it took a long time to wake up Lu Lingqi.

After waking up, Lu Lingqi's two eyes were instantly filled with tears.

And several personal maid guards were also kind words on the side.

"Don't worry, ma'am. I heard that Cao's Xuzhou has been lost, and the frontal battlefield in Zhongzhou is greatly unfavorable, and Cao's army is in danger and is in danger, so he resorted to such shameless means, but with the general here, he must have a way to protect his wife's maiden relatives. ”

Lu Lingqi smiled miserably when she heard this, and said: He? For the sake of his hegemony, he has long forgotten our original agreement, and he can affect his march for the sake of my mother. He fell on deaf ears of my promise to him, let alone a few ...... he had never seen a human being."

"This ......" The maid still wanted to persuade when she heard the words, but she didn't know how to persuade Lu Dao, it seems that through Chen Deng's incident, Lu Lingqi has completely lost confidence and trust in Yuan Shang.

"Madam, in this situation, if you don't believe the general, what can we do?"

Lu Lingqi stood up and reached out to wipe her tears. Said: "I can't count on him, everything can only be relied on by myself, my mother and two aunts were tied up by Cao Pi as hostages, but I am afraid that they will die on the eve of death." This time, I personally went to save it, and if I could save it, I would have saved it, and I couldn't save it. I will die with my mother, even if I abandon this life, it can be regarded as the whole of her fertility. Our family can also meet in Jiuquan. ”

"Ma'am, this ...... Do you want to send someone to consult with the general? ”

"No need, he only has his hegemony in his heart, and I don't want to go to him to make trouble."

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Yanxu junction, Yuan army camp.

When Zhang Liao opened his eyes again, he didn't know whether the sky outside the tent was black or white, and in the past few days, Yuan Jun's military doctors had conditioned and treated him several times, and finally stabilized his injuries, so that Zhang Liao did not die young, and his life was whimpered.

After coming to his senses, Zhang Liao turned his head to look around, and saw that there was no one else, so he immediately exerted his strength and wanted to get up, but because of the pain in his chest, he fell back to the soft couch, and he was tired and sweating.

It was at this time that the tent curtain was opened, Yuan Shang walked in from outside, and saw Zhang Liao on the sickbed trying to support himself, so he smiled slightly and said, "You finally woke up, do you know that you have slept for a few days, it really makes me wait." ”

Seeing Yuan Shang appear, Zhang Liao's spirit lifted, and he wanted to sit up again, but as soon as he exerted his strength, there was a heart-piercing pain from the chest injury. Zhang Liao frowned darkly, cold sweat flowed out, and his teeth were gritted.

Yuan Shang hurriedly stepped forward, restrained his smile, pressed his shoulder, and said, "Don't move, lie down and rest!"

"Whew!" Zhang Liao sighed, relieved for a while, the pain in his lower abdomen was reduced a little, he glanced at Yuan Shang, and then was silent for a while, before he said slowly: "Why do you want to save me?" ”

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said, "General Zhang is a smart person, he shouldn't ask such a stupid topic." ”

Zhang Liao sneered and said, "You saved me because you wanted me to switch to your command!" ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "That's right, that's it, I appreciate your bravery and ability to command troops, and I hope you can become my subordinate." ”

Zhang Liao said hesitantly: "You are still so shameless, and you speak very directly." ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "It's always been like this." ”

Zhang Liao was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Xiahou Shang has now decided that I am rebelling, he will definitely sit in front of the prime minister to confirm my rebellion, even if I am released by you now, there is no place for me, the only way out is to take refuge in you, you plan to do so, right?" But what if I insist on not surrendering to you? ”

Yuan Shang smiled when he heard this, and said: "I have also thought about this, if you insist on refusing to surrender, I will not force you, I will send someone to send you back to Yanmen Mayi, which is your homeland, right?" You can go back there and guard the border for me, and manage the Xianbei or Huns who have recently moved into Hebei, this request is not excessive, right? ”

Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said, "You won't kill me?" ”

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows: "Why do I want to kill you?" ”

"Generals who can't be used for their own use, it's a scourge to keep them, why don't you kill them?"

Yuan Shang smiled when he heard this.

"According to common sense, I really should do this, but you are not only a general who is hostile to me, but also the benefactor of Lingqi and her family, if you have not taken care of Xu Du for so many years, Lu Bu's widow doesn't know if Lu Dao can live until now, based on this alone, I, as a husband, should thank you, Xie Lu, thank you for taking care of my wife's family for me for so many years."

“…………”

Zhang Liao was stunned when he heard this.

"I didn't think I'd know the truth, did I? In fact, according to your personality, when you were in Baimen Tower, you could have died with Lu Bu, why did you want to join Cao Cao's command? Of course, Cao Cao has his unique personality charm, which I do not deny, but it is enough to be a reason for you to rebel against the enemy, and if you add this article to protect the family of the deceased, it may be reasonable. ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Shang paused for a moment and said, "Of course, this is also the most important reason why you have repeatedly met Lingqi's subordinates on the battlefield to show mercy. ”

Having said this, Zhang Liao's heart couldn't help but have mixed feelings, his heart was surging, and he couldn't calm down for a long time, not because Yuan Shang told his secret, but because he could actually see it as an enemy in this matter.

What should I do now? What to do? Is it to surrender to Yuan Shang, or to commit suicide and martyrdom, or according to Yuan Shang's thoughts, go to Yanmen Mayi to escape the world and live in peace?

As if seeing the hesitation in Zhang Liao's heart, Yuan Shang stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Have a good rest, I'll go first." ”

"Wait a minute!"

Zhang Liao suddenly opened his mouth to stop him.

Yuan Shang turned around slowly.

"What about my men? How are they? ”

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows slightly.

"You want to see them?"

"Yes!"

"Okay, I'll have them brought over now."

“…………”

When he was young, the representatives of the Cao generals who were rescued with Zhang Liao walked into Zhang Liao's tent, led by two deputy generals in Zhang Liao's headquarters army, and when they saw Zhang Liao lying on the bed, everyone gathered around, couldn't suppress the excitement in their hearts, and said in a trembling voice: "General Zhang! ”

While speaking, these people also cried bitterly.

Seeing them, Zhang Liao's heart was full of flavors, it was very complicated, he was happy and guilty in his heart, after all, it was because of him that many soldiers could not return home, and they were regarded as traitors by their own people.

Zhang Liao let out a long sigh and asked, "How are you doing?" Have you been abused by Yuan Jun? ”

Zhang Liao understood that although they were not prisoners of Yuan Jun, they were not much different.

To his surprise, however, everyone's heads shook like rattles and said, "No! Yuan's people treated us well, especially General Zhang He, who ordered his soldiers and horses not to abuse us, and gave us grain, saying that if we wanted to leave, they could let us go at any time, but General Zhang, we really don't know where to go now. ”

"............" (To be continued......)