Zhu Ling hurried with his personal guards, no one spoke, only the rapid sound of horse hooves and the sound of weapons hitting the armor, and occasionally heard a few curses.

Zhu Ling didn't say a word and rushed to the road. He knew that the guards were in a bad mood, but they didn't say it clearly because of his face. He was also angry. For more than ten days, he had been looking for opportunities but was futile. Now he suddenly received an order from Yuan Tan to rush back to Junyi to attend the meeting overnight. What kind of meeting is so urgent that he needs to put down his army and rush back overnight?

This is a very reckless behavior. If the other party seizes the opportunity, the 10,000 troops without command are likely to suffer significant losses.

But after receiving the order, Zhu Ling only considered it for a moment and decided to accept the order and rushed to Junyi. The war over the past half month told him that without Yuan Tan's support, it would be impossible to defeat Sun Ce alone. Without Yuan Tan's support, he could not even gain a foothold here, and could only return to Hebei in shame. No matter whether Yuan Shao had the intention of abolishing the eldest son or a young man, he would not tolerate a disobedient general.

After the loss of ten thousand troops, there was still a chance to replenish it. Yuan Tan identified as an unavailable person, and his future ended here. The general who never retreated on the battlefield was forced to bow his head in the officialdom, and Zhu Ling could not be in a good mood.

It was afternoon when he received the order, and it was already the beginning of the hour when he arrived at Junyi's camp. Yuan Tan's central army tent was very lively. He received the sound of silk and bamboo outside the camp, and smelled the aroma of wine and meat. Zhu Ling's intestines were dripping, and was stimulated by the fragrance in the air, and he was even more hungry. He turned over and dismounted, threw the reins to the attendant, and brought his personal guard Zhang Wei into the camp and came outside the tent.

The tent door was wide open, and it was lively inside. Yuan Tan sat in the middle, and Wang Yu, Mao Jie and others sat on one side, Liu Bei, Cao Ang and others sat on the other side, and there were a few new faces, gathering together. Several singing and dancing gangsters sang and danced slowly in the ceremonies, and musicians sat outside the tent to play and sang, which was very lively.

Zhu Ling took a deep breath, rubbed her face with her hands, so that her skin that was too tight was relieved, and she bent over and bowed.

"Zhe Chong Zhonglang General Zhu Ling, pay homage to the envoy."

Before Zhu Ling arrived at the camp, Yuan Tan knew about it. Seeing that Zhu Ling had only one guard beside him, the others were left outside the tent, but Zhu Ling was so respectful, Yuan Tan's heart that was in his throat finally let go. He sat down and did not move until Zhu Ling signed up again. Mao Jie reminded him again, and he pretended to look like he had just seen it, pushed the cup up, raised his sleeves, and signaled that the singing and dancing gangsters would all retreat.

"It's so noisy, it's so noisy, the five colors make people blind, the five sounds make people deaf, and as expected, I'll neglect General Zhu, and I'll be guilty of death."

Seeing Yuan Tan so enthusiastic, Zhu Ling was very surprised and didn't know how to react for a moment. Yuan Tan pulled him, strode to the table, pointed to the chief on the armed side and smiled, "Look, I've been spending for a long time."

Zhu Ling then noticed that there was an empty seat, and it was an independent seat, which was very surprising. Not only that, there was a row of seats after this independence, which should be prepared for his minions. Each general would bring a minion, but usually there were only one or two, and one seat was enough. There were two seats behind him, for four people to sit together, which was a specification that no one else had.

Zhu Ling felt warm in her heart, and most of the grievances that had been suffering for a long time suddenly disappeared.

"Hey, why is there only one subordinate of the general?" Yuan Tan was very surprised, and then his face darkened. "Although the general is very skilled in martial arts, the safety is the best when the two armies are fighting. Sun Ce is cunning. If he encounters an ambush and suffers some losses, what should he do?"

Zhu Ling hurriedly said, "Thank you for your concern. My personal guards are waiting outside the camp, so it's safe."

Yuan Tan then let go and immediately asked someone to invite Zhu Ling's personal guards in. He pulled Zhu Ling to the big tent next door, pointed to the tables and said, "These are all prepared for the general's personal guards." I know this order is a bit urgent, and you may not have time to have a meal, so I have prepared it, which is a little apology to the general."

Zhu Ling was so grateful that he almost burst into tears. After a while, Zhu Ling's personal guards entered the camp and saw the wine and dishes specially prepared for them. They were overjoyed. The resentment along the way disappeared and they all took their seats and feasted. Zhu Ling followed Yuan Tan to the chairman's seat, exchanged cups with everyone, drank happily, and the guests and hosts were all happy.

During the meal, Yuan Tan and Zhu Ling exchanged views. Because Zhu Ling restrained Sun Ce, Chenliu County had no other losses except for the crops in several counties. The autumn harvest is about to end, and the black mountain bandits in the city are at the end of their strength. It is estimated that Zhu Yan will return to the army to rescue the siege soon. The war is about to begin, and Zhu Ling, the heavy general, has to shoulder more important tasks.

Zhu Ling was very ashamed. He originally took the initiative to ask to block Sun Ce, but he failed to succeed. He watched Zhu Yan grab the crops in those counties. Yuan Tan did not blame him. He was already very grateful and said that he had made contributions. He was embarrassed. Now that he heard that there was a new task, he immediately asked for a fight.

"Please give me the order, Ling Wan will never refuse."

Yuan Tan was very satisfied with Zhu Ling's respect. "You guys and I thought of a solution. I don't know if it is feasible, so I would like to ask General Zhu for advice."

"I am so serious that I dare not take it."

"Our army is as strong as the army led by Zhu Jun, with a marginal strength. General Zhu is the top general and can compete with Sun Ce. If you fight, the victory or defeat is between two. Secondly, Liu Dongjun, who is brave and good at fighting, and the two warriors Zhang helps, his troops are roughly equivalent to Danyang soldiers led by Cao Bao and Xu Jian. Secondly, the troops led by Zhu Jun, are all the troops led by me and Zhu Jun. To be honest, they are just a substitute and should not be of great use."

Zhu Ling's face was red and her ears were red, and she said she didn't dare.

Yuan Tan and Zhu Ling were sitting in a seat, but as they were talking, they moved together. "I want to follow the old tricks of the ancients and the general is knowledgeable. I should have heard the story of Tian Ji's horse racing?"

Zhu Ling suddenly realized and praised with conscientiousness: "Your Masahidai is indeed a family-leading scholar, and you are old enough to use soldiers, and you are not comparable to idle people. But..." He frowned again. "Is your Masahidai going to fight Sun Ce in person? Although Ling is ignorant, he also feels it is inappropriate, so Qiqi dare not take orders."

Yuan Tan laughed loudly, reached out and patted Zhu Ling on the knee. "Thank you for your concern, I am not so arrogant. This time they robbed the autumn grain of Chenliu County. The brothers Zhang Chenliu hated him to the core and were ready to fight to the death with him. I couldn't refuse my affection, so I had to let the virtuous and plunder the formation for you."

Zhu Ling was overjoyed. The Zhang Miao brothers had been close to Yuan Tan Ruoluo before, and even bought a thousand knives from Sun Ce to protect themselves. What method did Yuan Tan use to pull him over and fight with Sun Ce? The autumn grain from several counties was robbed, and Zhang Miao was anxious? He couldn't understand and didn't want to spend time to understand. That was something that Yuan Tan and others should worry about. However, Yuan Tan attached so much importance to him and listed him as the top of the generals and compared it with Sun Ce, which touched him very much.

"I am thinking thoroughly and have nowhere to reach my mind. I am willing to work hard for you."
Chapter completed!