After Yuan Shao returned to Bohai, he relied on the golden signboard of the Yuan family and quickly became a group of scholars. Among them, the more famous ones were Tian Feng, Xu Shou, Xu You, Xun Chen, and Shen Pei.(As for Feng Ji and Guo Tu, I really don't want to mention them. Just look at the history books and you will know that although these two people are famous in Hebei, they are probably not as sensible as Liu Chan...)
To be honest, the main reason he had gathered the troops was not to charge into Luoyang and save Emperor Xian from the abyss of suffering. It was probably to protect himself so that Dong Zhuo would not dare to attack him easily due to his strength. []
In April, Cao Cao issued a false edict to the world. A total of thirteen marquises responded and agreed to meet in the wild jujube. By the time Zhang Feng arrived with 750 cavalry and 20,000 infantry, Cao Cao had already been there for three days.
Just like in history, Yuan Shao became the Alliance Master, but he probably also felt that the position of Alliance Master was his, right? Cao Cao was the advisor, but because he was a civilian (without any official position), it was not easy to get along. Yuan Shu was the grain supervisor, and Sun Jian was the vanguard.
Hearing that Zhang Feng had arrived, Yuan Shao put on airs and did not come, but Cao Cao and Yuan Shu came together to welcome him, causing Zhang Feng to be very surprised.
"Zhiji has finally arrived. I've been waiting for you.”Every time Yuan Shu saw Zhang Feng, he felt very close to him. When he was around, his brother usually didn't get any good treatment. This made him treat Zhang Feng as a mascot.
Facing Yuan Shu's face, Zhang Feng didn't dare to act rashly. After all, there was still the jealous Boss Cao watching. He quickly cupped his hands towards Yuan Shu, then strode forward and knelt in front of Cao Cao."My lord, please forgive me for being late!”
Cao Cao smiled and helped him up. Yuan Shu was already making a fuss,"Aiya, why did Zhiji join Meng De?？Meng De was in trouble, and now he was still innocent?”
Why does this small-minded fellow have to force my boss to fall out with me?
Zhang Feng replied with a solemn expression,"My lord has thousands of gullies in his chest, and his heart is full of the world. I am not as good as him. I am willing to serve him." It's just Puyang County Magistrate. It's okay to abandon him. Feng swore to follow his lord and never had second thoughts!”
Who said that Yuan Shu was a fool and an idiot? They wanted to poach Cao Cao's character the moment they met.
Hearing this, Cao Cao was so pleased that the pores all over his body enlarged several times. The smooth airflow in his body surged rapidly. He could not suppress his good mood and let out a small fart.
Behind him, Xia Hou and the other generals looked shy. Only Zhang Feng's face was cold and he did not look uncomfortable at all.
Yuan Shu silently moved two steps to the side and grabbed Zhang Feng's hand.""I haven't seen you for a few years. Zhiji has become very famous. I'm very happy for you.”
Taking advantage of the fact that the two of them were very close to each other, she added in a low voice,"If you are not satisfied in the future, you can come to the art department and I will definitely welcome you.”
In his opinion, Cao Cao couldn't possibly be doing better than him, right? He had always been on good terms with Zhang Feng. He did not believe that he would not come and join him! Besides, he was born as a duke of four generations, while Cao Cao was born as a eunuch. What could he do? Although he was only the second son in the Yuan family…
After leaving with this annoying little brain, everyone gathered together and took advantage of the time when Cao Cao was sending Yuan Shu off to ask for the armor that Zhang Feng had promised to give them.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't be noisy. Marching is already tiring. Other than the armor, they also brought dozens of high-quality weapons. After meeting the lord, each of you can choose one, right? What, one wasn't enough? F * ck, I only have one weapon myself. You didn't even spend a single coin. Why should I give you another one? Don't think that just because your surname is Cao, I'll suck up to you!”
Everyone laughed. Zhang Feng's character of opening his mouth to talk nonsense was not disgusting. It was just a little fresh. Usually, everyone was serious and serious. Only when they sat down and drank together did they dare to let go a little. However, with Zhang Feng around, things were different. Even in front of Cao Cao, he dared to curse, and Cao Cao let him do whatever he wanted. Compared to this small flaw, Zhang Feng could bring too many benefits.
Cao Hong's face turned red in embarrassment. He was the one who wanted to take advantage of their close relationship to get a weapon. Now, he was choked like a thick-necked chicken by Zhang Feng's words.
After sending Yuan Shu off, Cao Cao quickly returned. Seeing that the generals were chattering around Zhang Feng, he sighed and said loudly,"Shut up."
When everyone heard this, they fell silent out of fear.
He squeezed into the crowd of burly men and patted Zhang Feng's shoulder with a smile.""Zhiji, how much did you bring?”
Everyone was in an uproar. So Cao Cao also knew how to joke.
Seeing Cao Cao's attitude, Zhang Feng returned to his original self.""Boss, I brought a total of 750 cavalrymen, all equipped with chainmail armor. There are 20,000 infantrymen, but they don't have enough armor, only 3,000 of them.”
The crowd surrounded the two of them and clamored to strip off a portion of the armor from Zhang Feng's infantry to equip their own personal guards.
"Bullsh * t, if you want to, you should give it to the boss's personal guards first. Just you wait!”Zhang Feng began to curse again. Then, he stole a glance at Cao Cao's reaction. Fortunately, he was in a good mood when he heard this. His eyes narrowed into a line, and the curse automatically filtered out.
As one of Cao Cao's subordinates, he had to hand over the order to the alliance leader. Cao Cao brought Zhang Feng to Yuan Shao. Along the way, there were all kinds of camps, and Yuan Shao had the most people. However, when it came to equipment and weapons, compared to Zhang Feng's, they were all trash.
Although the battle was imminent, other than Sun Jian getting the vanguard to attack the Yang people, the other marquises didn't have any specific tasks.
After entering Yuan Shao's commander tent, Zhang Feng felt that his attitude was different. Compared to Cao Cao's simple tent, Yuan Shao's place was like a royal palace. Behind him were two large bookshelves filled with rubbish books from unknown third-rate writers. However, each book was beautifully packaged, and they were all sewn together with thread.
There were two copper stoves on a pearwood table, emitting a fragrant mist. They were antique and had some strange symbols carved on them that seemed to be oracle bone inscriptions. They seemed to be worth some money.
Beside Yuan Shao was a candlestick that was half the height of a person. It was hard to tell if the golden candlestick was made of real gold or not. There was a square chair with a tiger skin on it, placed on a temporary step, and a scarlet carpet was laid below it, leading to the outside of the tent. The rule that there were no women in the army did not seem to be suitable for the next head of the Yuan family. There was a maid standing behind each of them with a fan.
It's April now, and it's so cold. Why did you bring two big fans? Did he catch a cold from thinking about it?
He wondered if Yuan Shao had the same hobby as the Spirit Monarch back then, which was to make all women wear open-crotch pants so that he could go into heat more easily. Zhang Feng had been staring at the two women's lower bodies since he entered the tent. However, the wide skirts were too big, and they had not moved a single step. He really did not know if there were any loopholes...
Seeing Zhang Feng staring at his maid as soon as he came in, Yuan Shao despised him a little in his heart. How could he achieve great things when he only paid attention to women at such a young age? However, it was a good thing to have such a weakness. Perhaps Zhang Feng could bring Puyang and Zhangcun to join him. Those were two gold mines…
Yuan Shao took out the demeanor of a leader and smiled like a chief to receive Zhang Feng."General Zhang, you have come from afar! This time, I hope that you will do your best to deal with the bandits. Come, let me introduce you. This young general is Zhang Feng, Zhang Zhiji, who is famous for his unruly behavior. He is now a general under Meng De!”
There were a few people sitting in the tent, but Zhang Feng had gone to look at the woman the moment he came in and did not notice them at all. At this moment, he bowed to the surroundings and said,"Zhang Feng from Cao Gong's camp greets all sirs!”
Zhang Feng wasn't like the others, who placed his position at the front. Instead, he brought up Cao Cao, who was beside him, which made him feel much happier.
Everyone's expressions were different. There were people who looked disdainful like Yuan Shao, there were people who were surprised, and there were also people who looked happy. They were old acquaintances, Qiao Maoqiao.
"This is the Governor of Hanoi, Wang Kuang. This is the Governor of Jizhou, Han Fu. This is the Governor of Yanzhou, Liu Dai…"
When introducing Han Fu, Zhang Feng paid special attention to one of the famous fools in the Three Kingdoms. At this time, Zhang He and Jieshou should still be under him, right?
Liu Dai? Wasn't it the so-called 'Han clan relative' who immediately became Qiao Mao after the alliance meeting? Looking at Qiao Mao who was smiling at him, Zhang Feng hesitated whether he should help him.
Except for Qiao Mao, everyone only nodded slightly at this youth with a reputation for madness. This prodigal, his father did not learn and went to Puyang to be a businessman. Although he did have some useful but not orthodox things, although he once defeated more than 100,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, it was unknown if he had hired a sniper to write a false military report...
After everyone finished their hypocritical greetings, Zhang Feng asked,"May I ask, Alliance Master, has General Sun Jian been appointed as the vanguard to attack Xingyang?”
Yuan Shao nodded. His slightly dignified square face had the shadow of a hero."That's right. What do you need, General Zhang?”
"I don't dare to accept your advice. It's just that this is the first time I've seen such a big scene. Although Alliance Master is wise and resourceful, I'm still nervous. I heard that General Sun is extremely brave, so I'm willing to be your backup.”
Yuan Shao was pleased that Zhang Feng finally didn't make things difficult for him, so he nodded and agreed. He took out a token arrow from a few cases and said,"Since that's the case, I'll appoint you as the deputy vanguard. General Zhang, you can lead your troops to reinforce them.”
Cao Cao didn't say it directly, but he was puzzled. However, Zhang Feng's actions had always been unexpected, so he must have had his reasons. After returning to his tent, he asked impatiently,"Zhiji, I know you are serious, why do you suddenly want this job?”
Zhang Feng wanted to say,"Aiya, Old Cao, I'm doing this for your own good. It's none of our business whether Sun Jian is dead or not. That Hwa Xiong is a real fierce person (Information about Hwa Xiong is in the related works). But who would believe that?"
"Boss, that Sun Jian is known as the Tiger of Jiangdong, but since the Nayang people are the southern gate of Luoyang, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to take them down. It's possible that Sun Jian was unprepared after the first victory, but after a long time of siege, he didn't have much rations, so the morale of the army was unstable. The rations were all dispatched by Yuan Da…Alliance Master Yuan, and transported by Yuan Gonglu.”
Cao Cao pondered for a while. In the early days, he had indeed only hoped to get the position of "Western Conquering General" in the Great Han Dynasty. It could be said that he was wholeheartedly for the public. Of course, he did not want to fail in this alliance meeting. After weighing the pros and cons, he said,"Zhiji, the world says that you are crazy, but I say that you are not bound by the secular world and are a great talent. I think God has given you to me. Go and prepare quickly. Don't miss it. If things don't go well, you can retreat safely. Don't be childish.”
These words were probably from Cao Cao's heart. The concern and exhortation in his words made Zhang Feng feel warmth for the first time from outside of his parents, Huang Wen, and the others. Looking at Cao Cao, who was almost half a head shorter than him, Zhang Feng knelt down willingly for the first time and put away his usual game mentality."My lord, Feng Wuxiang is valued by my lord. I don't dare to say that I'll do my best, but I'll do my best!”
"Please get up!" Cao Cao could tell whether Zhang Feng was sincere or not. A competent superior could judge from his subordinates 'eyes, small actions, and habits.
At this moment, Zhang Feng's eyes were slightly red, and his shoulders were trembling slightly. He couldn't be pretending, right?
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