"You are that Zhao Cen?"
After Sun Jian had settled the matters inside the pass and arranged for the generals to take turns to guard, he went to the meeting hall inside the pass after taking in the captives.
Zhao Cen was kneeling on the ground. When he heard this, he quickly knelt down and replied,
"Surrender general Zhao Cen greets general!"
Seeing this, Sun Jian quickly got up and helped him down from his seat.
"General, you are a person who has made great contributions. Why do you have to do this?”
Zhao Cen said in embarrassment,"
"How can a defeated general talk about merit!"
"I only hope that the general will not give up. I am willing to lead the horse and hold the whip under the general's command!”
"Hey! General, why do you say that?"
Sun Jian smiled and said,
"General, you are able to understand the times and abandon the dark to the light. It is already a great merit for you to guard the treasury and not let the resources escape!”
"Right now, our army is lacking talents and we want to use you, General. Why are you saying such disheartening words?”
"However, there is one thing that I do not understand.”
Zhao Cen was overjoyed when he heard that Sun Jian was willing to use him regardless of past grudges.
Seeing that he was puzzled again, he hurriedly said,
"If there's anything that my lord doesn't understand, this subordinate will tell you everything I know!”
Seeing that Zhao Cen was using the pole to climb up and call himself his lord, Sun Jian could not help but smile again. Then, he asked,
"It's nothing much. It's just strange. When our army was attacking, there were still more than 20,000 soldiers guarding the city. It's fine if Li Su escaped, but why didn't General follow him?”
"Why are you staying here and defecting?”
Hearing this, Zhao Cen felt awkward.
Leave?
He wanted to leave!
However, after thinking about it carefully, how should he go?
Of the four generals that Dong Zhuo had sent to reinforce Mushui Pass, he had the lowest rank.
Now that Hu Zhen had been killed by Sun Jian and Hua Xiong was dead, only he and Li Su were left.
However, when he was guarding the pass yesterday, he was worried about Hua Xiong blaming him and advised Li Su to switch on the switch, which led to his defeat.
Thinking about it, if he and Li Su returned to Dong Zhuo's side, Li Su would definitely push all the responsibility to him.
He did not know if Li Su would die, but he would definitely die!
After all, Dong Zhuo had many talents under him, and there were many generals like him.
It was not surprising to kill one to vent his anger.
Instead of escaping and dying, it was better to stay here and surrender.
Because Sun Jian had already invaded the pass, it was impossible to offer the pass, so he had to guard the treasury and surrender.
In short, he had no choice.
However, since Sun Jian had asked, he naturally could not answer truthfully. He could only say righteously,
"Dong Zhuo is a traitor to the country!"
"Ever since he caused chaos in the court and ruined the fate of the country, I have long hated him.”
"Coincidentally, the feudal vassals 'righteous armies rose up together, and this general had long wanted to join them. Unfortunately, my official position is low and my soldiers are few, so I don't have a chance.”
"Fortunately, my lord is brave and has won many battles.”
"This general sees my lord's rebel army in front of me, so how can I join you!”
"That's why I led the army to surrender to my lord!”
"Thank you, Lord, for not abandoning me. I am extremely grateful. Please accept my bow again!”
With that, he fell to his knees again.
"Hahahaha... I can't!"
When Sun Jian heard this, he immediately laughed out loud, but he still helped Zhao Cen up.
These words sounded righteous, but in reality, they were less than 10% believable.
However, he didn't say anything.
He laughed for a while and said,"
"Since General is so righteous, how can I sit idly by?”
"I wonder what position General holds under Dong Zhuo, and how many troops do you command?”
When Zhao Cen heard this, he hurriedly said,"
"General, I am a Cavalry Lieutenant under Dong Zhuo and Deputy General Hu Zhen. I command three thousand soldiers and two thousand cavalrymen.”
Commanding cavalry?
Sun Jian narrowed his eyes when he heard that. It just so happened that he wanted to build a cavalry unit.
Now that he had surrendered, he couldn't go to Dong Zhuo's subordinates, but he could be of use!
"Since you are the commander of the cavalry army, then I will appoint you as the commander. I want to form a cavalry army with a total of eight thousand people.”
"This... I'm afraid I can't do it!"
Hearing this, Zhao Cen hesitated for a moment and did not dare to take over.
He knew how much he was worth.
It would be very difficult to lead infantry and cavalry.
As a surrendered general, he did not dare to take on everything!
Sun Jian frowned when he heard this.
It seemed like this cavalry commander was still a big problem!
However, he did not have any cavalry under him. Although Han Dang and Cheng Pu were generals in the north, they had never led cavalry before.
However, he could only try his best now!
He pondered for a while and said,"
"First, go and select soldiers to form the cavalry. If there are any movements in the future, make arrangements!”
"Yes!"
Seeing that Sun Jian had some leeway, Zhao Cen couldn't reject him and could only agree.
As the two of them were talking, they suddenly saw Zu Mao walk in with a face full of joy,"
"My lord, Mister Baili has arrived!"
"Oh? Sir is here?"
When Sun Jian heard this, he immediately became spirited and said happily,"
"Where? I'll go now!"
Zu Mao hurriedly said,
"In the backyard!"
"Good!"
Sun Jian replied, then pointed at Zhao Cen and said to Zu Mao,
"This is Zhao Cen, temporarily the commander of our cavalry. Da Rong, bring him to familiarize himself with the situation of our army!”
Then, without waiting for Zu Mao's reply, he hurried out of the residence.
Only Zhao Cen and Zu Mao were left standing there, staring blankly.
After a moment of silence, Zu Mao brought Zhao Cenxing out.
Along the way, he did not look down on Zhao Cen because he was a surrendered general.
Halfway there, Zhao Cen suddenly asked,"
"General Zu, may I ask who this Mister Bai Li is to be so highly regarded by the lord?”
"Who is it?"
Zu Mao chuckled when he heard this.
"You are a god. Without you, our army would not be able to pass through the water.”
"This... I see!"
Zhao Cen's body trembled when he heard that, and he subconsciously stopped in his tracks.
It seemed that Li Su's deduction was correct!
Sun Jian's army indeed had an expert!
Mister Baili?
What kind of immortal was this!
......
"Sir, how is it late? I've been waiting for a long time!"
Just as the two of them were discussing Baili Ming, Sun Jian had already brought Dian Wei and a few soldiers into Baili Ming's courtyard with a large box.
This courtyard wasn't big, but it wasn't small inside the pass.
It was quiet!
Baili Ming was taking a nap in the study. When he heard this voice, he quickly got up and walked out with a smile.
"General is indeed not an ordinary person. You're still so energetic after a night of battle!”
Sun Jian looked at Baili Ming and felt more and more delighted. He smiled and said,"
"The harvest from this battle is extremely bountiful. It's impossible to not be energetic!”
Seeing Sun Jian's radiant face, Baili Ming pretended to invite Sun Jian to sit down and said with a leisurely smile,
"Looking at the general's appearance, he must have obtained great benefits!”
"I'm willing to hear the details!"
"Let's not talk about this matter for now. There are two things that need to be done!”
Sun Jian smiled and ordered the soldiers to put down the boxes.
After opening the box, several large boxes of gold cakes were revealed. The golden light illuminated the room, making it look dazzling.
Baili Ming glanced at it casually and smiled.
"General, what do you mean?"
Sun Jian didn't keep him in suspense and hurriedly said,"
"This is two thousand gold, which I obtained in Guanzhong. Now, I'm handing it over to you to thank you for your contribution!”
Baili Ming shook his head and smiled.
"General, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that this is a little too much!”
"Yesterday, I only asked for a hundred gold. This is twenty times more.”
"Not much!"
When Sun Jian heard this, he firmly shook his head and said,"
"According to your plan, not only did our army break into the pass, but we also obtained a large amount of rations, solving our urgent needs and earning more than hundreds of millions!”
"In my opinion, not only is it not much, it's even less!”
"If Mister doesn't accept it, I'll be ashamed!”
“嗐!”
Baili Ming smiled and said,"
"Forget it, since it's difficult to refuse General's kindness, I'll accept it!”
"However, this matter can be considered as one matter. What is the other matter, General?”
Seeing that Baili Ming did not refuse, Sun Jian was delighted.
However, when he heard his second sentence, his expression changed again.
He immediately ordered the soldiers to leave, leaving only Dian Wei behind.
Seeing Sun Jian's expression, Baili Ming narrowed his eyes and said,
"General, why are you doing this?"
However, just as he finished speaking, Sun Jian took a few steps forward and came to the side of the table. He solemnly sat opposite Baili Ming and bowed.
"The second matter is to ask Mister to come out and assist me in killing the traitor!”
His words were powerful and sincere!
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