Reborn in the Three Kingdoms Novel - Chapter 78

Chapter 78 Five-Way Alliance Army Cut Directors
It seemed that Cao Cao was thinking for Zhang Miao, but in fact, Zhang Chao understood this person’s thoughts very clearly. He just wanted to grab the Emperor Xian in his hands, and then serve the Son of Heaven to order the dukes to become the actual rulers.

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

Of course, as of now, no one knew about this matter, or there was no indication of it.

Looking at Cao Cao’s expression that he was completely thinking of you and your Zhang Clan was about to miss an opportunity, Zhang Chao sneered in his heart and said, “If we really save Emperor Xian, will our Zhang Clan be able to become an aristocratic clan?”

“Naturally.” Hearing Zhang Chao’s slightly excited tone, Cao Cao knew that this person was tempted. He immediately replied in a very positive tone, “How much credit was it for saving the Emperor’s life? There are some achievements, even being ranked third is not impossible.”

As he spoke, Cao Cao intentionally turned his gaze towards 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 thought in his heart, “Cao Ah, Cao Ah, you just want to borrow soldiers to fulfill your own wishes. Alright, then I’ll grant you, but we’ll each get what we need.”

After making up his mind, Zhang Chao pretended to be very happy and said, “Alright, that is to say, if you can bring such a great honor to our Zhang Clan, then I will go with Brother Meng De.”

“What? Zhiyuan wants to go, but isn’t the Zhangjiajun you trained infected by the plague?” Cao Cao was overjoyed in his heart, but he pretended that he didn’t care. He was worried that Zhang Chao would bargain with him.

“Yes, the plague is true, but how long has it been? It’s already recovered. However, the number of Zhangjiajun under my command is only five hundred. But it doesn’t matter. I can transfer three thousand troops to Chen Liushou, but I can barely gather three thousand and five hundred people. I should be able to obtain some credit, right?” Zhang Chao waved his fingers and slowly calculated.

“Yes, I can get credit, but it won’t be very big.” Afraid that Zhang Chao would open his mouth, Cao Cao said.

“The credit won’t be great. There shouldn’t be any problem for a county satrap to be promoted to the head of a state, right?” Zhang Chao pretended not to understand.

It gave off the impression that only Shengguan was rich in his eyes.

After seeing Zhang Chao’s philistine appearance, Cao Cao’s vigilance immediately relaxed. He was worried that this person would snatch credit from him and seize control of the Emperor Xian. However, it would be much easier to be satisfied if he only wanted the title of the head of a state. There were thirteen states in the world. If he really obtained the Emperor Offerings, then what would be the difficulty for him to do so? Moreover, he was only appointed the head of a state. As for whether he could have real power or not, it all depended on his abilities. Just like the position of Guang Ling satrap before, his face was Zhang Chao’s, but when had he ever exercised his power again?

In his heart, he didn’t care about Zhang Chao’s request, but on the surface, Cao Cao still looked embarrassed and said, “Brother Zhiyuan’s request is really not low. The head of a state is important.”

At this point, Cao Cao noticed that Zhang Chao Jing’s expression had begun to change. He immediately replied, “However, even if Brother Zhiyuan mentioned it, and he is such a loyal servant, of course I have to think of a way to accomplish this. However, there is one thing that you need to listen to me for. Otherwise, I’m afraid it will be very difficult for me to talk to you.”

Seeing that Cao Cao had finally agreed, Zhang Chao said with a relieved expression, “Of course. This time, I went for Brother Meng De’s talent. If anyone else were to look for me, I would not agree.”

“Haha, that’s good, that’s good. How about giving Brother Zhiyuan half a month to prepare?” Seeing that Zhang Chao had promised to listen to him, Cao Cao heaved a sigh of relief. In this way, he would save Emperor Xian from Dong Zhuo’s hands, and he would have more confidence in arranging it in his camp.

Once Cao Cao left, Zhang Chao immediately made arrangements. He still decided to let Lu Su guard his home, leaving behind the five hundred Zhang Clan light cavalry and Zhang Rui as the general.

Zhang Chao brought zhaoyun, Lyu bu, dian wei, xu chu and other generals. Counsellors are Jia Xu and Li Ru. As well as five hundred Zhang Clan cavalry and three thousand Chen Liushou City soldiers, a total of three thousand five hundred people and adequate provisions and quartermaster supplies.

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

Under Ren Fenwu general cao cao, bohai governor lombardi, changsha satrap sun chien, plain county magistrate liu bei and guangling satrap zhang chao, a total of five armies, a total of nearly fifty thousand people went straight to hong nong county.

Among which lombardi with twenty thousand, cao cao with ten thousand, sun chien with five thousand, zhang chao with three thousand five, liu bei with three thousand. A total of about 42,000 people, known as 50,000 troops.

The weather in March was warm and cold. When the fifty thousand troops gathered in Hongnong, the equipment and strength of the various armies could be seen.

Lombardi as four generations of three dukes of aristocratic family, money is naturally wealthier, his soldiers are wearing thick cotton-padded clothes.

Cao Cao had made sufficient preparations before he left, found some wealthy merchants, and obtained support. Their soldiers also had cotton clothes to wear.

Relative to the cold mix some is sun chien’s subordinates liu bei’s subordinates.

One was a satrap, the other was a county magistrate. He was originally born in a poor place. This time, he went out for a will to serve the country and did not make any other preparations. As a result, the clothes of their soldiers were only autumn clothes. It was easy to say during the day, but they would be too cold to sleep at night.

Compared to the four forces, the most comfortable and best-equipped one was naturally Chen Liuzhang Chao.

Under Zhang Chao’s instructions, Lu Su had already made preparations. Not only did his 3,500 soldiers have cotton clothes, they were even equipped with a heavy blanket to make them sleep more comfortably and warmly.

Especially the five hundred Zhangjiajun light cavalry.

They were all wearing black armor, warm cotton-padded clothes, and even had a wine jug hanging on their waists, which was filled with Overlord Drunkenness that was not easy to buy even if they spent money. Once the wine jug was opened, it immediately emitted a strong wine fragrance.

In addition to the excellent armor that could illuminate people under the sunlight, the moment they appeared, they naturally became the focus of everyone’s attention.

Zhang Chao was the last to arrive at Hongnong Prefecture with his team. When he appeared, there were already many people watching from the city gates, so he was naturally pointed at by many people.

Amongst them, there were three people. One was seven feet five inches long, had two earlobes and shoulders, his hands were over his knees, his eyes could look at his ears, his face was like jade, and his lips were like grease. His eyes were shining brightly. Anyone who was seen by him would inevitably have a feeling of being valued. This person is after zhongshan jing wang liu sheng, emperor han jingdi great-grandson, surnamed liu bei, word xuande.

The second person was nine feet long and his beard was two feet long. Face such as jujube, lips if grease; Red Phoenix Eyes, Crouching Silkworm Eyebrows, dignified appearance, awe-inspiring green robes standing in the middle of the crowd. No matter what, they gave off a feeling of standing out from the crowd. He was Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, who was said to be a Martial Saint of the next generation by the descendants.

The last person was eight feet long, with a leopard head, a swallow-jawed tiger beard, a head as big as a bucket, and a momentum like a galloping horse. It was Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide from Yan.

Liu Bei had already brought his sworn second and third brothers to see Zhang Chao’s military appearance.

Liu Bei was humble, courteous, lenient, ambitious, knowledgeable, and well-used. He was praised for his benevolence. In his heart, he was extremely eager to do something big, and Inl was more interested in the importance of talent to a group or a group.

This time, he appeared outside the city gate, not occasionally, but to see if Zhang Chao could become friends or even recruit more people.

That’s right, it’s recruiting.

Perhaps to others, you are merely the identity of a plain county magistrate. How dare you spy on a general appointed by the imperial court? However, things were normal for Liu Da’er.

There is a modern saying that although I don’t have much ability, I look down on many people.

Liu Bei was such a person. He had a feeling of superiority in his bones because of his identity as a surnamed Liu. Even in his opinion, serving him was serving the entire Eastern Han Dynasty. This was no big difference.

This time, the five families of the alliance. He had seen the first three clans and had come into contact with them, but no matter who it was, it was not something he could easily recruit. Not to mention his status, he was even stronger than him in terms of military strength. After knowing that the leaders of the three groups had lofty ideals and ambitions, he turned his gaze to Zhang Chao.

In terms of age, this was the youngest of the five; In terms of strategy, this person only knew how to write some good poems. In addition, he had fought in the Chang She War, so his social experience shouldn’t be very rich. In addition, this was only a nominal Guang Ling satrap. In fact, he had never managed any prefecture or county before, so this was the best target to win over.

Therefore, after hearing that Zhang Chao was about to enter the city, Liu Daer brought the two brothers to the city gate. He still had an idea in his heart that he wanted to use the momentum of the two brothers to suppress Zhang Chao. Perhaps it could play a sufficient deterrent role, so as to lay the foundation for the next round of recruiting.

However, he never thought that this five hundred-man light cavalry would be so mighty and majestic. The moment they appeared, Liu Daear no longer dared to underestimate Zhang Chao in his heart.

Five hundred cavalry stepped forward, appearing in a manner that was absolutely intimidating, causing a burst of chaos beneath the city gates. However, the appearance of Zhang Chao wearing a snow-white cloak and Zhao Yunyi wearing a milky white cloak and holding a bright silver spear caused even more chaos.