It seems that Cao Cao is thinking about Zhang Miao, but in fact, Zhang Chao understands this person's mind very clearly, he just wants to capture Emperor Xian in his own hands, and then serve the Son of Heaven to order the princes to himself, and finally become the actual ruler.

This has long been a well-known thing in history.

Of course, as of now, no one knows about it, or there is no sign of it.

Looking at Cao Cao's expression that he was completely thinking about you, and your Zhang family was about to miss a good opportunity, Zhang Chao sneered in his heart, and at the same time, he said with certainty: "If we really save Emperor Xian, can our Zhang family become a family?" ”

"It's natural." Hearing Zhang Chao's slightly excited tone, Cao Cao knew that this person was moved, and immediately replied in a very positive tone: "What a great merit is to save the emperor's life?" Some achievements are not impossible to rank among the third publics. ”

As he spoke, Cao Cao deliberately looked at Zhang Chao, he wanted to see how this person reacted after hearing this.

Cao Cao was observing Zhang Chao, and he was also being observed.

Zhang Chao looked at Cao Cao's gaze, and said in his heart: "Cao Apu, Cao Apu, you just want to borrow troops to realize your own wishes, okay, then I will fulfill you, but we will each take what we need." ”

With a decision in his heart, Zhang Chao pretended to be very happy and said: "Okay, even if it can bring such great glory to our Zhang family, then I will go with Brother Meng De." ”

"What? Zhiyuan is going, but isn't the Zhang Jiajun you trained infected by the plague? Cao Cao was overjoyed, but his face did pretend not to care, he was worried that Zhang Chao would bargain with him.

"Well, the plague is true, but how long has it been, and it has been healed for a long time. It's just that the number of Zhang Jiajun under his command is only 500. But it doesn't matter, I can transfer 3,000 left-behind troops, but I can barely make up 3,500 people, so I should be able to get some credit. Zhang Chao snapped his fingers and slowly calculated.

"Well, you can get credit, but it won't be huge." For fear that Zhang Chao would ask the lion to open his mouth, Cao Cao said casually.

"The credit won't be great, so there shouldn't be any problem in being promoted from the Taishou of a county to the lord of a state." Zhang Chao asked as if he didn't understand.

gives people the feeling that he only has an official fortune in his eyes.

Zhang Chao's philistine appearance made Cao Cao suddenly feel vigilant after seeing it, and he was worried that it was this person who would grab credit for himself and seize the control of Emperor Xian. But if you just want the name of the lord of a state, it is indeed easy to satisfy a lot, there are thirteen states in the world, if you really let yourself get the emperor, what is the difficulty of allowing him a state. Besides, he was only appointed as the lord of a state, and as for whether he could have real power, it still depended on his ability. Just like the previous position of Guangling Taishou, the face is Zhang Chao's, but when did he exercise his power again.

In his heart, he was very unimpressed by Zhang Chao's request, but on the surface, Cao Cao still looked embarrassed and said: "Brother Zhiyuan's request is really not low." The lord of a state is a heavy position. ”

When he said this, Cao Cao noticed that Zhang Chao had begun to change his face, so he immediately replied: "However, even if Brother Zhiyuan mentioned it, and he is such a loyal person who serves the country, of course I have to find a way to fulfill this matter." But there is one thing, you have to listen to me in everything, otherwise, I am afraid that it will be difficult to talk to you. ”

Zhang Chao looked at Cao Cao and finally agreed, and said with a relieved expression: "This is natural, this time I am going for Brother Meng De's talent, if someone else looks for me, I will not agree." ”

"Hehe, that's good, that's good. It's good to prepare for half a month for Zhiyuan's virtuous brother. Cao Cao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhang Chao promised to listen to him, in this way, he rescued Emperor Xian from Dong Zhuo's hands, and he had more confidence in arranging it in his camp.

As soon as Cao Cao left, Zhang Chao immediately made arrangements. It was still decided that Lu Su would stay at home, and what was left to him was still the 500 Zhang family light cavalry from before, and the general was still Zhang Rui.

Zhang Chao brought Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and other generals. The strategists included Jia Xu and Li Ru. and 500 Zhang's light cavalry and 3,000 Chen soldiers who stayed in the city, a total of 3,500 people and sufficient food, grass and military supplies.

In 192, in March of the third year of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Under the joint of Cao Cao, the general of Ren Fenwu, Yuan Shao, the commander of Bohai County, Sun Jian, the commander of Changsha County, Liu Bei, the commander of Pingyuan County, and Zhang Chao, the commander of Guangling, a total of five armies, with a total of nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses, went straight to Hongnong County.

Among them, Yuan Shao led 20,000 troops, Cao Cao led 10,000 troops, Sun Jian led 5,000 troops, Zhang Chao led 3,000 troops, and Liu Bei led 3,000 troops. The total number is about 42,000 people, and it is known to the outside world as an army of 50,000.

The weather in March was warm and cold, and when the 50,000 troops gathered in Hongnong, some clues could be seen in the equipment and strength of each army.

Yuan Shao, as a family born in the fourth and third dukes, was naturally wealthier, and his soldiers were all wearing thick cotton clothes.

Cao Cao had made ample preparations before the expedition, found some wealthy merchants, and gained support, and their soldiers also had cotton clothes to wear.

Compared with Han, some are Sun Jian's subordinates, and Liu Bei's subordinates.

One of these two is the Taishou, the other is the post of the county commander, who was born in a poor place, this time the expedition is for a will to serve the country, and they have not made much preparations in other aspects, so that the clothes of their soldiers are only autumn clothes, and it is good to talk about it during the day, but it will be cold at night and cannot sleep.

Compared with these four forces, the most comfortable and best-equipped one is naturally Chen Liuzhang Chao.

Under Zhang Chao's instructions, Lu Su had already made preparations, and the 3,500 soldiers under his command not only had cotton clothes to wear, but even a heavy blanket to make them sleep more comfortably and warmly.

Especially among them, five hundred light cavalry of the Zhang family army.

Each of them was dressed in black armor, warm cotton clothes, and even a wine jug hung around their waists, which contained the overlord drunkenness that was not easy to buy with money. As soon as the flask is opened, it immediately exudes a strong aroma.

In addition to the excellent armor that can shine in the sunlight, as soon as they appeared, they naturally became the focus of all eyes.

Zhang Chao was the last to rush to Hongnong County with his team, and when he appeared, there were already many people watching at the city gate, which naturally attracted the fingers of many people.

Among them, there were three such people in the crowd, one was seven feet five inches long, with two ears hanging down his shoulders, his hands above his knees, his eyes could look after his ears, his face was like a crown of jade, and his lips were like grease. His eyes are bright, and anyone who sees him will inevitably have a feeling of being valued. This person is the great-great-grandson of His Excellency Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty after Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan, surnamed Liu Mingbei, and the word Xuande.

The second man was nine feet long and his beard was two feet long; The face is like a heavy jujube, and the lips are greased; Danfeng eyes, lying silkworm eyebrows, dignified appearance, majestic and majestic, wearing a green robe to stand in the crowd, how to give people a sense of standing out from the crowd, he is Guan Yu Guan Yunchang, who is said by later generations to be a generation of martial saints.

The last man was eight feet long, with a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's whiskers, and a head as big as a fight, and a galloping horse. It is Yanren Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide.

Liu Bei had already brought his second and third brothers to see the appearance of Zhang Chao's army.

Liu Bei is a humble person, a corporal who is courteous and virtuous, lenient to others, ambitious, knows how to make good use of people, and is praised by the world for his benevolence. In his heart, he is extremely eager to make a big career, and he values the importance of talent for a group or a group.

Appearing outside the city gate this time was by no means accidental, but to see if Zhang Chao and his people could become friends, and even whether there was even the possibility of further recruitment.

Yes, it's solicitation.

Maybe for others, you are just the identity of a plain county commander, how dare you spy on a general appointed by the imperial court. But it's normal for things to be put on Liu Da'er's body.

There is a modern saying, don't look at me as incompetent, but there are many people I look down on.

Liu Bei belongs to this kind of person, and he has a sense of superiority in his bones by virtue of his identity surnamed Liu. Even in his opinion, serving oneself is serving the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, which is not much different.

This time the alliance of five. He has seen the first three and has been in contact with them, but no matter who they are, they are not easy for him to recruit. Let's not talk about its status, but it is also more than itself in terms of troops. After knowing that the leaders of these three groups all had lofty ideals and ambitions, he set his sights on Zhang Chao.

In terms of age, this is the youngest of the five; In terms of strategy, this person is just able to make some good poems, plus he has fought a long society, so the social experience should not be very rich; In addition, this is just a nominal Guangling who is too self-serving, and actually has no experience in managing any county or county, which is the best object to woo.

Therefore, after hearing that Zhang Chao was going to enter the city, Liu Da'er came to the city gate with two brothers, and there was still an idea in his heart that he did not exhale, that is, he wanted to use the momentum of the two brothers to suppress Zhang Chao, which may play a sufficient deterrent role, so as to lay the foundation for the next step.

It's just that I never thought that this light cavalry of 500 people would be so majestic and majestic, and as soon as they appeared, Liu Da'er didn't dare to underestimate Zhang Chao in his heart.

Five hundred light horsemen came out in an absolutely shocking manner, causing a commotion under the city gates. But the next appearance of Zhang Chao, who was dressed in a snow-white cloak, and Zhao Yun, who was wearing a milky white cloak and holding a bright silver gun, did cause a bigger riot.