It was noon, the sky was clear, and the white sun made the ground seem to be smoking, dazzling and painful. Zang Ba, Sun Guan and Wu Dun also began to regret their decision to use force to intimidate Master Tao - let a thousand soldiers

Standing under such a bright sun while fully armed, what is the point of not letting the soldiers suffer in vain?

No, after only standing there for more than half an hour, the originally neat team of Langya Zangba Army was already in chaos. The Langya Army soldiers who were full of energy and gearing up were also swaying around. There were also those who had been shouting to scare Tao Ying out of his urine.

Sun Guan, who came here, hid in the woods beside the road early to pour water. In the end, Zang Ba, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Chang Xi, Sun Sheng and others could not hold it any longer and all got into the roadside.

They took shelter in the woods and sent only a few scouts south to explore the location of Tao Ying's team.

Fortunately, Tao Ying and his party moved very quickly. After waiting for a while, the scouts heading south reported on flying horses that Tao Ying was approaching. Zang Ba and others had to rush out of the woods and ordered the already messy soldiers to reorganize their troops.

Ge held his halberd and stood in full uniform. After a while, more than ten cavalrymen appeared in the sight of Zang Ba and others. In addition, there was a group of Zang Ba's army scouts following closely. They were called to protect Tao Ying as he went north, but in fact they were under surveillance.

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"Hahahahahaha!" Sun Guan, who had always been disgusted with Tao Ying, suddenly laughed wildly, pointed at Tao Ying's team and laughed loudly: "Brothers, have you seen it? As Master Mi said, Tao Ying's son is indeed riding a North

Hun pony, a northern Hun pony not much taller than a donkey!"

Everyone took a closer look and found that the war horses ridden by Tao Ying's group of more than ten riders were all on the short side. They were a head shorter than the ordinary war horses ridden by Zang Bajun's hundreds of generals next to them. They were not majestic at all. Sun Guan kept chattering.

He publicized the horse selection process of Tao Ergong that he heard from Mi Fang, and wildly laughed at Tao Ying for being blind and ignorant of military matters. He tried his best to belittle Tao Ying. Zang Ba, Wu Dun and others could not help but have feelings for Tao Ying.

He was extremely contemptuous and felt that Tao Ying's reputation as a nerd was indeed well-deserved. He knew nothing about military matters and yet he dared to build his own army and train his own troops.

"Brothers, there is actually something even more stupid about Tao Ying. The army he recruited with the money and food given by Tao Qian was actually named the Junzi Army, and he also flew two secondary flags, one with five words written on it.

The two words are benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, and a flag also has five words written on it, gentleness, courtesy, thrift and concession. Tell me, when such a flag is put on the battlefield, will it make people laugh their teeth off?!"

Amidst Sun Guan's unbridled ridicule, Tao Ying's team quickly arrived in front of Zang Ba's team. Zang Ba had met Tao Ying several times before, and his impression of Tao Ying had always been that of a white-faced scholar.

Reunited after a long separation, Tao Ying's new impression on Zang Ba was that he was darker, stronger, and his eyes were a little brighter. Only Tao Ying was dressed as a Confucian scholar, and he still vaguely looked like the nerdy Mr. Tao from back then.

It was not the first time for Zang Ba to meet Tao Ying, but it was the first time for Tao Ying to meet Zang Ba. It was almost as Tao Ying imagined. Zang Ba was actually only twenty-eight years old, with a thick beard on his face and a good figure.

Zang Ba is tall and burly, more than half a head taller than Tao Ying. He suddenly looks like he is in his early thirties. He has a rough personality and rough style, but his dazzling copper bell eyes make Tao Ying stand out.

It gave Zang Ba a new impression in my mind - he was definitely a ruthless character who was rough on the outside but delicate on the inside.

"Zang Ba, the commander-in-chief of the last cavalry, has met the young master." Zang Ba, who was honorably a subordinate of Tao Qian, was honored and took the initiative to grab Tao Ying's horse and salute Tao Ying with clasped fists. "I haven't seen you for four years. How are you doing, young master?"

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"General Xuan Gao, there is no need to be polite." Tao Ying hurriedly dismounted, returned the salute to Zang Ba, and said: "General Xuan Gao, in terms of age, you are Tao Ying's brother, in terms of position, you are the Cavalry Commander, and the last general is just a point.

Army Sima, who is one level lower than you, how can I ask you to salute the last general? Isn't that just killing Tao Ying?"

"It's not bad, at least I'm not putting on airs." Zang Ba nodded secretly, and said with a smile: "Young Master, you are polite, I will salute you at the end. Firstly, you are the son of the overlord, and secondly, you respect your sacrifice for the sake of saving Xuzhou.

It has nothing to do with the prince's official position."

"General Xuan Gao has received the award. What's the point of trivial matters?" Tao Ying laughed, took Zang Ba's hand and said affectionately: "General Xuan Gao, we are friends as equals. If we match our official positions and status,

It is inevitable that we will be separated from each other, so it is more affectionate to treat each other as brothers. Brother Xuan Gao, you are older than you should be. From now on, I will call you Brother Xuan Gao, okay?"

"I don't dare to take it, I really don't dare to take it." Sun Guan interjected next to him, and even Wu Dunla couldn't hold him back. He just said in a strange way: "Young Master is a scholar (gentry), and Brother Zang is from a common people, how dare you treat him as brothers?

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"This general has said that princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind. What is the difference between common people and scholars? Isn't it just that they have two ears and one mouth?" Tao Ying laughed and said: "The emperor of the Han Dynasty was born as a pavilion chief, and Fan Kuai butchered pigs.

Killing a dog, a small official in Xiaohe County. In the end, didn't they join forces to create the 400-year-old Han Dynasty? What shame can there be in being born in the common people? Moreover, with Brother Xuan Gao's identity, status and achievements, how many scholars in this world are there?

Is it possible for people to achieve it?”

Tao Ying's flattery was well done. Zang Ba and others, who were born as common people, were already very sensitive to their status, and also hated the nobles who talked empty talk and had their eyes above their heads. When they heard Tao Ying pull out

He used the examples of Liu Bang, Fan Kuai and Xiao He to belittle the nobles and elevate the common people. Naturally, he felt comfortable all over and had a great impression of Tao Ying. Even Sun Guan shut his mouth. Although it could not be said that he immediately changed his impression of Tao Ying.

, but I also had doubts in my heart, "Are the words Mi Fang'er said about Tao Ying'er true?"

"Young master, you've done me a favor." Satisfied, Zang Ba also gave up his plan to show off his power to Tao Ying, and made an invitation gesture to Tao Ying, "Sir, please. The general has already prepared a simple meal in Kaiyang City. Please invite me.

Entering the city for a banquet."

"Brother Xuan Gao, you should just call me Ming Wu. How dare I call myself a master in front of you? Huh?" Tao Ying said politely as if he had wiped honey on his lips, and he seemed to have just discovered Zang Ba and others.

Like the thousand soldiers behind him, they exclaimed: "Brother Xuan Gao, why did you bring so many Langya soldiers to greet me? How dare I do it?"

"This..." Zang Ba hesitated, but Zang Ba reacted quickly and immediately changed his words: "Master, please don't misunderstand, bandits are rampant in Langya area. In order to ensure the safety of Master, the general led a team out of the city.

Come and welcome the young master into the city."

"Brother Xuan Gao has a job to do, but I really don't dare to do it." Tao Ying seemed to have really not seen Zang Ba's demonstration, and praised loudly: "I have heard for a long time that my brother is good at using troops. When I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation! This

Qian Langya's soldiers are all fighting against bears and tigers, they are so majestic and majestic. I am lucky to see you today!"

"Why is this boy so sweet-mouthed? Is he really stupid or pretending to be stupid?" Zang Ba muttered in his heart, and said modestly: "Young Master, I'm sorry. I heard that Young Master also has an army, called Junzi, who was trained by Young Master.

, is quite famous in the five counties of Xuzhou, I think he is a warrior of bears and tigers, a master of hundreds of battles."

"You did this on purpose, right? My Junzi Army has fought a few battles, but it's either pretending to be a robber or a bandit. Even Cao Hong didn't know the details of my Gentleman Army, so it's quite prestigious?

"Tao Ying was also muttering in his heart, but he shook his head and sighed: "They can't succeed. They have only learned 30% of the essence of tactics I taught them. How can they be considered a master of hundreds of battles?"

Speaking of this, Tao Ying simply turned to the topic, while shaking his head and admiring Zang Bajun's team, he said with a pun: "Tiger and Wolf Division, Tiger and Wolf Division! Unfortunately, this Tiger and Wolf Division

It is a pity, a pity, to sit idle in a corner of Langya without being able to go into battle to kill the enemy or make achievements, and to cast my pearl in secret."

"Sure enough, they are here." Zang Ba snorted coldly in his heart, blinked his copper bell eyes, and said pretending to be puzzled: "What do you mean by this, Master? Although Zang Ba's team is stationed in Langya, the last time the Cao thieves invaded Xuzhou, Zang Ba

This team did not hide and ignore them. They also fought side by side with General Cao Bao's team to resist Cao's thieves. Why do you think the young master is idle in a corner of Langya?"

"Brother Xuan Gao, I mean now." Tao Ying was even more straightforward, saying directly in front of Zang Ba and his accomplices and lackeys: "Although the Cao thieves have temporarily retreated, the Xuzhou army's vitality has been severely weakened, and bandits are rampant in the territory.

To the south, the traitor Zuo Rong seized control of Guangling and tortured the people. To the west, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu waited for the enemy to destroy the country. They were in danger of internal and external troubles. At a time when their survival was in danger, brother Xuan Gao's army of tigers and wolves chose to stay in Langya and refused to do so.

Wouldn’t it be a pity to go to a wider world to show off one’s talents, to protect the environment and the people, and to make contributions?”

Zang Ba had nothing to say, and Wu Dun next to him intervened and said: "Master, it's not that we don't want to make contributions to our lord and kill thieves to put down the rebellion, but the people under your lord can't tolerate us, and how did your lord treat me before?"

Wait, Master, didn’t you witness it with your own eyes?”

"My father has some ways of being sorry for you generals, and Tao Ying is well aware of this." Tao Ying also did not hide Tao Qian's fault of class discrimination, and said: "But my father also has his own difficulties. Generals, please

Ask yourselves, if my father had not followed those powerful families, would he have been able to sit in the position of Xuzhou governor to this day?"

"For the sake of his throne, are you going to take it out on us?" Sun Guan shouted unconvinced.

"General, please ask yourself again." Tao Ying asked Sun Guan again: "Compared with other princes, is my father less than the superiors or more than the inferiors in dealing with the surrendered subordinates? Generals have been stationed in Langya for several years.

If you don't listen to orders or obey orders, will my father say a bad word to you, or will he punish you at all? I would like to ask all the princes in the world, who else can be as open-minded and broad-minded as my father? A gentleman does not remember old evil, so generals must remember those things in the past.

A trivial matter?"

Sun Guan had nothing to say. The other generals of Zang Bajun thought about it carefully and thought that it was true. Although Tao Qian was not a thing, he was much better than the so-called fourth generation and three masters of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Duo, if we had defected to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, we would not only have suffered a lot, but we might all be dead now. And Zang Ba is not the kind of person who is content with just being rich. After hearing Tao Ying's words

, it was inevitable that I was slightly moved - but it was only a little bit.

"Brother Xuan Gao." Tao Ying turned to Zang Ba again and said sincerely: "You should know from the past situation that you and the generals suffered a lot of grievances. My father had no choice but to feel guilty about you. But it is different now.

Well, after Cao Cao’s riot in Xuzhou, the vitality of Xuzhou’s army was severely damaged, and the strength of Xuzhou’s powerful families was also severely damaged. Xuzhou’s top and bottom, the scholars and the people, are actually looking forward to Brother Xuan Gao, who can forget the old evil and lead the army to return.

,Brother Xuan Gao, when you go back this time, you will naturally not suffer from the same arrogance as before."

Speaking of this, Tao Ying smiled slightly and added: "For example, the pair of brothers who used to often slander Brother Xuan Gao as a Taishan thief don't dare to say it now, right? Not only do they not dare to say it, they seem to take the initiative to say so.

Brother Xuan Gao, are you getting closer? What do they want? Isn’t it that they hope that Brother Xuan Gao can return to Xuzhou to protect the people and elders of Xuzhou, and also protect their family property? "

The generals of the Langya Army, including Sun Guan, all laughed. They all despised the Mi Zhu brothers who were arrogant at the front and respectful at the back. Only Zang Ba did not laugh, and there was no expression on his face. After a while, he said calmly: "Young Master.

The words were so frank, and Ba did not mince words. Ba was very clear about his lord's thoughts, and Ba also knew that now that he has returned to his lord, he would definitely treat our soldiers well, but what about the future? After the crisis in Xuzhou is resolved, or our army is fighting with

After the bloody battle with foreign enemies, my strength has been weakened and I can no longer be used by my lord. How will my lord treat me? How will my lord's subordinates treat me?"

"Brother Xuan Gao's concerns are very true." Tao Ying said in a surprising way, "The donkeys are killed by the grinding mill, and the birds are hidden by the bows. This has happened since ancient times. It is not uncommon. The emperor of the Han Dynasty ruled the world, Han Xinyingbu died an untimely death, and Xiao He had to destroy himself.

To protect myself, not to mention Brother Xuan Gao, I am afraid that all the generals present are worried about this."

The generals of the Langya Army nodded silently, knowing that what Zang Ba and Tao Ying said was the truth. Now that Xuzhou's army was severely weakened, and internal and external troubles were coming, it was in urgent need of Zang Ba's new force to quickly replenish its strength. Now the Langya Army has returned to Tao Qian's side.

, Tao Qian will definitely treat him kindly with all his strength, there is no doubt about this - but what about the future? Once the Langya Army loses its use value, or the Langya Army suffers heavy losses in the bloody battle with the enemy, Tao Qian will still treat Zang Ba and others who are from a humble background.

Are they human? Who can guarantee whether those powerful nobles in Xuzhou will poop and urinate on Zang Ba and others again?

If you want to know what's going on, please read the second half of this chapter. Deputy Director Tao's first accomplice and thug with a foreign surname is about to appear, so stay tuned.
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