Yuan Xi's eyes were bright as he eagerly looked at Yan Liang opposite him, making Yan Liang feel embarrassed.
"Young Master, do you have any ideas?" Yan Liang probed.
Yan Liang had a good impression of Yuan Xi. If it wasn't some excessive request, Yan Liang would try his best to satisfy Yuan Xi.
"General, may I ask how Gongsun Zan's surrendered generals are settled now?”Yuan Xi said anxiously.
After Yuan Shao destroyed Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan's entire family would definitely not be able to survive, but Gongsun Zan's subordinates would definitely be able to survive as long as they were willing to surrender.
The general that Yuan Xi suddenly thought of was Zhao Yun, who had once served under Gongsun Zan.
After Gongsun Zan was destroyed, he might have stayed in Yuan Shao's camp. When Liu Bei defected to Yuan Shao, Zhao Yun once again joined Liu Bei.
"A fierce general like Zhao Yun has to be in our hands. Especially now that Zhao Yun is in trouble, the difficulty of obtaining him will undoubtedly be lower.”Yuan Xi made up his mind.
Yan Liang was stunned by Yuan Xi's question. He didn't expect Yuan Xi to actually set his sights on the surrendered general. He pondered for a moment and said,"Young Master, Gongsun Zan's surrendered generals and soldiers are currently being detained. Are you planning to choose a lieutenant from among the surrendered generals?”
"Not bad." Yuan Xi nodded.
"Young Master, you can't! Gongsun Zan still has the morale of the army. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to last so many years under our siege.
These surrendered generals were only forced to surrender to us. It's hard to guarantee that there won't be people among them who care about the old master's kindness. If the surrendered generals attack young master..." Yan Liang immediately advised.
The risk was too great. Moreover, Yan Liang could not bear it at all either. If Yuan Xi was killed by the surrendered general's sneak attack, Yan Liang would also have no face to face Yuan Shao.
"General, you worry too much. I just want a surrendered general to be freed from captivity. He will definitely be grateful to me, let alone let him command a battalion of soldiers.
Moreover, Gongsun Zan was already dead. The generals who were truly loyal to Gongsun Zan had long died on the battlefield with Gongsun Zan. The surrendered generals who survived were either afraid of death or did not have such a deep friendship with Gongsun Zan, so they were still very safe.”Yuan Xi's analysis was logical.
When Yan Liang heard this, he also agreed. A true loyal person would have long died with Gongsun Zan. Since these surrendered generals were willing to surrender in order to survive, there was no reason to attack Yuan Xi.
"Alright, then I'll take young master to take a look first.”Yan Liang nodded and agreed.
Regarding Yuan Xi's act of choosing surrendered generals, Yan Liang was also happy to be prejudiced. The lieutenants under him were not willing to be the security captain. If one could be chosen from among the surrendered generals, no matter how one looked at it, it would be a happy matter.
Soon, under Yan Liang's lead, the group arrived at a heavily guarded military camp next door.
Yuan Xi took a rough look. There weren't many people, less than 2,000.
Perhaps seeing through Yuan Xi's doubts, Yan Liang explained,
"Young Master, these people were all officers in Gongsun Zan's army. As for those ordinary soldiers who surrendered, they have long been incorporated into our army.”
Yuan Xi suddenly understood. It was easiest to recruit soldiers at the bottom.
In this day and age, the soldiers ate grain and went out to fight to earn a living. Whether they ate with Gongsun Zan or Yuan Shao, it was actually the same.
As long as the soldiers were fed, there was no need to worry about them rebelling.
However, it was different for those who had served Gongsun Zan as a general officer. These people had received Gongsun Zan's kindness to a certain extent. The higher the position, the greater the kindness they had received.
Therefore, even if they surrendered, for the sake of safety, they could not accept all of them directly. They had to constantly filter them.
"General, please help me find a surrendered general called Zhao Yun.”Yuan Xi said to Yan Liang.
Yan Liang's face revealed a look of surprise. He did not expect Yuan Xi to have some understanding of Gongsun Zan's surrendered generals and actually pick them by name.
Yuan Xi was afraid that there would be people with the same name, so he added,"Zhao Yun, also known as Zilong, is from Changshan."
Yan Liang didn't ask any further and immediately signaled for his personal guards to go and pick up the person.
The army was the most efficient, and there weren't many surrendered generals. The personal guards returned very quickly with another person by their side.
Yuan Xi looked at the person who had come. He was eight feet tall and had a majestic appearance!
Although his clothes were ragged, it was difficult to hide his outstanding temperament. He had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. Although he was a surrendered general, he was still neither servile nor overbearing.
"Guilty General Zhao Yun, may I know what orders General Yan Liang has for me?”Zhao Yun came near the crowd and cupped her hands slightly.
"You are Zhao Yun? It's not that I want to see you, but the Second Young Master specifically wants to see you.”Yan Liang said as he took a step back, giving way to Yuan Xi.
The shock on Zhao Yun's face disappeared as she looked at the handsome and gorgeously dressed Yuan Xi.
"Zhao Yun greets Young Master."
"General Zhao, there's no need to be so formal." Yuan Xi looked at Zhao Yun without blinking, unable to hide the excitement on his face.
This was Zhao Yun! Now that he was standing right in front of her, how could Yuan Xi not be excited?
After calming down, Yuan Xi slowly asked,"
"General Zhao Yun, I'm going to Youzhou to be the provincial governor. I have a battalion of troops under me and need someone who is good at commanding troops.”
Zhao Yun looked at Yuan Xi in a daze and shook her head after a while.
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