The evening of early spring, although not as cold as the harsh winter, is unbearable, but it is also unexpectedly cold, with a little bit of winter that has not yet passed.

The wind brushed the ground, rubbing the green grass that had just pulled out the buds and had not yet fully grown, making a "rustling" sound.

The sky was full of stars, twinkling stars blinking at each other, and countless shining points of light were dotted in the night sky, which was as pure as washing.

On a moonless night, although the night sky is dotted with stars, the ground is pitch black, and it is difficult to see five fingers when you stretch out your hand.

A team of 2,000 people quietly left the Luoyang Army camp, and rushed towards the upper reaches of the Yishui River under the heavy cover of night.

The soldiers of this team all wrapped thick linen cloth around their feet, because of the linen barrier, although they ran fast, they did not make heavy footsteps, but their calves rubbed against the grass, and the rubbed blades of grass would make a slightly different "rustle" sound from when the wind blows.

None of the 2,000 Tiger Ben guards had lit torches, and when selecting the Tiger Ben Guards, Deng Zhan deliberately chose soldiers who were strong and had normal night vision.

In this way, the Tiger Ben Guard, Dragoon Guard, and Yu Lin Wei under Liu Wei are all teams that can fight day and night. It is precisely because Deng Zhan made such a choice when selecting the soldiers of these three armies, and now that he is about to fight, Liu Wei will rest assured that Hu Benwei will advance along Yishui to the upper reaches of Lu at night.

In the dark night, the Tiger Ben Guards ran very fast, and the night covered their armor, but the snow-white feathers on their helmets were faintly recognizable in the dark night.

The officers and soldiers of the Tiger Ben Guard, who walked behind, looked at the feathers swaying in front of them, took the snow-white feathers as a sign to guide the way, and followed the team closely.

In the camp of the Luoyang Army, every ten or so steps, there will be a brazier that is burning with flames.

The flames in the brazier jumped, and all the braziers were connected together, and the general's camp was reflected in the light.

With one hand on the hilt of the sword, Liu Wei stood facing west, looking at the direction of Hu Benwei's departure. It was too bright inside the barracks, but it was pitch black outside the barracks.

Standing inside the barracks and looking outside, it was dark in the distance, and you couldn't see anything at all.

Behind Liu Wei, Guan Qing and Pang Tong stood side by side, looking at the dark west of the military camp like him.

"Your Highness really wants Zhang Liao to lead the army?" Looking at the outside of the barracks, Pang Tong, who was standing behind Liu Bian, said to Liu Bian: "Although Lu Bu is marching with the army now, he is not a usable person after all, Zhang Liao is his subordinate......"

"There is no doubt about employing people!" Before Pang Tong's words were finished, Liu Wei intercepted his words and said to him: "Wen Yuan is a kind person, this king believes in him, values him, and respects him, he will not let this king down!" ”

While Liu Wei was talking to Pang Tong, Zhang Liao was following a soldier of the Luoyang Army and walking briskly towards Liu Wei's tent.

Previously, Liu Wei had asked him to summon him to discuss the crossing of the river. Zhang Liao, who was summoned, was just before he arrived at the Shuai tent when he heard the conversation between Liu Wei and Pang Tong.

In the silent barracks, apart from the sound of flames jumping in the brazier, there was only the sound of the wind passing through the tent. The conversation between the two reached Zhang Liao's ears very clearly.

Hearing from Pang Tong's words, there were still some doubts about him leading the dragoon guards across the river, Zhang Liao stopped, and a touch of loss appeared on his face. Just when his mood had just fallen to the bottom, Liu Wei's words suddenly made him feel a warm feeling in his heart.

Although he was inexplicably moved by Liu Wei's words, Zhang Liao did not immediately approach Shuai Tent, after all, Fang Cai Pang Tong's words made it clear that he did not trust him.

If you walk out at this time, it will be to break Pang Tong's back and say bad things about him on the spot, although for the time being, he is only staying in front of Liu Bian's account for the time being, and the relationship with Pang Tong will be too stiff, and there will be many constraints in his actions.

With his brain running fast, weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Liao decided to stay here for a while longer, consume some time, break the moment when he heard the conversation between Liu Wei and Pang Tong, and then go to meet Liu Wei who was standing outside the tent.

"General Zhang......" Seeing that Zhang Liao stopped, the soldiers of the Luoyang Army who led the way turned around and called him softly.

Waving his hand at the Luoyang soldiers, Zhang Liao did not immediately move his steps. He stood straight and stood in a corner not far away, looking at Liu Wei who was standing outside the coach's tent with endless gratitude in his eyes.

After standing in place for a while, thinking that if it was according to the speed of travel, if it was at this time, it should not make Pang Tong suspect that he had heard Fang Cai's conversation, and then Zhang Liao strode forward and strode towards Liu Wei and the others.

"Your Highness!" Walking quickly to Liu Bian, Zhang Liao hugged his fists and bowed, first saluted Liu Bian, and then said to Liu Bian: "The last general has an order, and I am here to listen to His Highness!" ”

Hearing the footsteps, Liu Wei already knew that Zhang Liao had arrived. When Zhang Liao spoke, he turned his face, smiled at Zhang Liao, and said to Zhang Liao: "I called Wen Yuan to come at night to discuss the matter of crossing the river with Wen Yuan. ”

What Liu Fang said to Pang Tong just now touched Zhang Liao's heart very much, and after following Lu Bu for a long time, Lu Bu has never trusted him so much, but blindly reused Wei Xu and other close cronies. Now although he is temporarily in Liu Bianjun, Liu Biao will trust him so much as an outsider. Weighing the two compartments, how can Zhang Liao not feel more emotion in his heart?

Thinking of the sentence "employing people without doubt", Zhang Liao was full of excitement. But he couldn't be too excited, so he could only suppress his gratitude, clenched his fists and bowed, and said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness has orders, and the end will just die!" ”

"There are only five hundred dragoons!" Turning his head to look at Zhang Liao, Liu Wei raised his hand towards Yi Shui, who was dark in the night and could not see the riverbed at all, and could only vaguely hear the river "booming" flowing, and said to Zhang Liao: "If a big boat crosses the river, the enemy can easily shoot rockets into the boat, once the boat is on fire, it is extremely difficult to put out the fire." This king plans to transfer a batch of small boats, how does Wen Yuan feel? ”

"That's great!" Before Liu Wei's words fell, Zhang Liao hurriedly answered: "The small boat is long and narrow, and the soldiers only need to put shields on both sides of the hull to resist arrows. Even if one or two rockets fall on the ship, they can be extinguished instantly. ”

"Good!" After Zhang Liao finished speaking, Liu Wei nodded at him with a friendly smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to him: "Wen Yuan has been resting for the past two days, recuperating, and when he crosses the river, he has to rely on Wen Yuan to lead the army to break through the enemy army dozens of times that of the dragoon guard!" ”

"The last general will not fail in his mission!" Clenched his fists and bowed again, Zhang Liao said to Liu Wei arrogantly: "Even if the last general dies on the battlefield, he will definitely lead the dragoon guards to break through the enemy's defense line and open up a way for the army to cross the river!" ”

"Be careful!" As soon as Zhang Liao expressed his determination, Liu Wei took a step closer to him, stretched out his hand to hold his hands, and said with endless concern in his tone: "If Wenyuan has three longs and two shorts, this king will definitely be uneasy for life." Wen Yuan must take care, at that time, the king will warm up hot wine in the army, just wait for Wen Yuan to succeed, and then get drunk with Wen Yuan! ”

"Your Highness......" When talking to Liu Bian, Zhang Liao has always restrained the excitement in his heart, his hands were held by Liu Bian, and when he heard such a heart-warming instruction, where could Zhang Liao still suppress his emotions, two hot tears were already in the sockets of his eyes, and he called Liu Bian, but the words behind him were choked and could not be spoken.

After the time of the two pillars of incense, Liu Bianshuai was in the tent.

Guan Qing, who had already removed his armor, brought in a basin of hot water from outside the tent and placed it in front of Liu Wei, who was sitting on the bed.

"Your Highness!" After placing the hot water, Guan Qing gently called Liu Wei and whispered: "Scalding your feet, you will sleep much more peacefully at night." His Highness has been working hard all day these days, and Qing'er always sees that His Highness can't sleep at night, and her heart is really uncomfortable. ”

Sitting on the bed, Liu Wei bowed forward, stretched out a hand, picked Guan Qing's chin with his fingers, picked her face slightly upward, stared at her eyes as clear as a pool, and said to her: "This king has really slept unsteadily these days, Qing'er knows it, and she hasn't slept well......

"Your Highness can't sleep well, how dare Qing'er sleep?" His chin was held up by Liu Wei, Guan Qing blushed, and replied softly: "Qing'er didn't dare to get up, just lay there and stay with His Highness without sleeping." ”

"Good! Have a good night's sleep! Putting down the hand holding Guan Qing's chin, Liu Wei put his two bare feet into the basin in front of him, took a long breath very comfortably, and praised with an intoxicated face: "Qing'er is really a good wife, the water temperature is just right, and it is really refreshing to be hot!" ”

Squatting next to the basin, Guan Qing gently rubbed Liu Bian's feet while teasing the water, and said to Liu Bian: "Your Highness just said to the military advisor, I don't know if it has been passed into that Liao's ear. ”

"The soldier who led him here has already returned, Zhang Liao heard the two of us talking, and stood far away for a while!" Looking down at Guan Qing's slender hands who were rubbing his feet for him, Liu Wei lowered his voice and said: "If he comes and breaks the words of the general, he is just a reckless man, he can be regarded as a general, but he is definitely not a handsome talent!" Zhang Liao's thoughtfulness shows that this person is brave and strategic, but it is a pity that it is unlikely to receive him before receiving the account at the moment, so he can only leave a little more and wait until the time is ripe in the future, and then act not too late. ”

Guan Qing didn't speak again, just lowered his head and silently helped Liu Wei rub his feet. Such a scene, if someone who knows Guan Qing sees it, he will definitely drop his jaw in surprise.

In front of everyone except Liu Wei, Guan Qing's image is as strong as a man. Although her appearance is delicate, whether it is her figure or appearance, she can be regarded as a superb beauty. But on weekdays, she is always dressed as a man, and she is also extremely brave on the battlefield, which makes everyone forget that she is actually just a woman.

"Qing'er, this king can already soak his feet, you can also soak your feet, let's rest early." After a while, he lifted his feet, took a burlap cloth from the side, and gave an order to Guan Qing while wiping his feet.

"No!" Guan Qing answered, and only after Liu Wei wiped her feet did she stand up, walked to the bed, sat down, took off her shoes and put her feet in the basin.

As soon as Guan Qing put her feet into the basin, Liu Wei on the side reached out and hugged her waist.

The soft waist was hugged by Liu Bian, Guan Qing knew what was about to happen, so he sighed, and leaned his upper body obliquely towards Liu Bian, his pretty face flushed with shame, and snuggled in his arms.