Chapter 141 I visited Brother Zilong to save General Liu Xuande

Zhang Yan followed Zhou Xing's wishes and moved his troops very slowly, while paying special attention to the movements of Yuan Shao's troops.

Zhou Xing first sent a guard back to Beihai to report what happened here to Liu Bei. Then he led three guards and worked hard to reach Changshan Zhending in just one day.

After searching all the way, we soon found Zhao Yun’s home.

Zhao Yun is a character that Zhou Xing likes more. Compared with the arrogant Guan Yu and the reckless Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun has almost no shortcomings.

In terms of force, he is not weaker than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and in terms of intelligence, he is not mediocre.

It's just that he has very few opportunities to lead troops alone, making it difficult for him to show off his talents.

After Liu Bei captured Yizhou, he competed with Cao Cao for Hanzhong.

Huang Zhong proposed to rob the grain transported by Cao Cao, and Zhao Yun went with him to take charge of it.

The agreed time for the response passed and Huang Zhong did not return. Zhao Yun led dozens of cavalry to leave the camp for a visit, and unexpectedly encountered Cao Cao's vanguard troops. Cao Cao's army arrived during the battle.

Zhao Yun retreated to the siege. At that time, the besieged Mianyang Chang Zhang Yi wanted to close the camp gate, but Zhao Yun ordered the camp gate to be opened wide, silenced all banners and drums, and sang an empty city plan.

Cao Cao's troops suspected that there was an ambush in the siege and did not dare to attack, so they retreated.

Zhao Yun ordered his troops to shoot arrows from behind, and thunderous drums shook the sky. Cao Cao's troops were frightened and fled, and many of them trampled on each other and fell into the water to death.

The next day Liu Bei came to inspect the place where yesterday's battle was fought and sighed: "Zilong is full of courage!"

Therefore, the army called Zhao Yun "General Huwei".

There was also the Battle of Jigu. Although the army was weak and the enemy was strong, they were defeated without suffering any losses. This shows that Zhao Yun is actually a person with the ability to lead troops.

It's just that Liu Bei has captured Zhang Fei, and he doesn't have many troops under his command before getting to Yizhou. Zhao Yun has no chance to lead troops and show off his talents.

Zhou Xing has been looking forward to Zhao Yun returning to Qingzhou with him all the way. If Zhao Zilong helps again, Liu Bei will have generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tai Shi Ci, Zhao Yun and Liu Zheng under Liu Bei's account.

As long as there are enough troops, horses, and food, it is not difficult to capture Jizhou, but it should not be difficult to hold Qingzhou.

When he saw Zhao Yun, Zhou Xing couldn't help but sigh secretly.

The opponent is eight feet tall, has majestic appearance, looks talented, and exudes a sense of righteousness, which is admirable.

Zhou Xing bowed his hands and saluted: "Brother Zilong, I am Zhou Xing, the military advisor of General Liu Xuande. I am named Wensheng. I am here today on the order of General Liu."

He did not mention Liu Bei's positions such as Hou Pinghou, General Zuo and Qingzhou Mu, and there was no need to mention those things to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun looked at Zhou Xing, raised his hands and returned the greeting: "I know you. I heard that the demise of the three major thieves in Qingzhou Donglai was due to your plan, but I didn't expect that you would be so young."

Zhou Xing was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that Zhao Yun had heard of him.

Changshan in Jizhou is so far away from Donglai in Qingzhou, how could his reputation spread so widely? Or Zhao Yun is more concerned about Liu Bei's situation, so he has heard of himself.

Zhou Xing believes it should be the latter.

Even if the Donglai incident is spread, it is to spread Liu Bei's reputation for tax reduction and exemption, as well as the reputation of Zhang Fei's black-faced general and Guan Yu's red-faced general. Although he takes a lot of credit, he is plotting behind the scenes. In fact, no one who knows about it

Not much.

It seems that although Zhao Yun is at home, he is more concerned about Liu Bei's affairs.

"Since Brother Zilong has heard of me, he must know that General Liu has implemented a tax reduction and exemption policy in Donglai and Beihai counties?"

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "I did hear that General Liu treated the people so well. Yun expected it. You should know that I have worked with General Liu before, and General Liu has always been someone Yun respects, but..."

"Just what?"

Zhou Xing guessed what Zhao Yun wanted to say.

He probably wanted to say that he already belonged to Gongsun Zan and could not switch his allegiance to Liu Bei, so he returned home in the name of mourning his brother and waited for an opportunity to follow Liu Bei.

"Nothing, please come inside."

Zhao Yun did not answer and invited Zhou Xing into the house.

Zhou Xing looked carefully and found that Zhao Yun's house was wide and tall. He was a wealthy family, not an ordinary family.

No wonder the county asked him to lead Yi Cong to vote for Gongsun Zan, which shows that their family has a certain status in Changshan.

After Zhou Xing sat down, a servant brought wine and cakes.

"I heard that Feiyan has led his troops south and threatened to attack Yecheng. Is Zhou's military advisor coming to Jizhou this time just for me?"

After sitting for a while, Zhao Yun looked at Zhou Xing and asked.

Feiyan is Zhang Yan. He is very agile, so he is called "Feiyan".

Although Zhao Yun lives at home, he is always concerned about current affairs, especially when Zhang Yan leads his people south and makes big threats in advance. He must have known about it.

At this time, Zhou Xing suddenly came to visit again, and Zhao Yun immediately thought that Zhang Yan led his people to the south, which should be related to Zhou Xing.

Whether Zhang Yan was going east to aid Yijing or going south to besiege Yecheng, his purpose was to understand the siege of Yijing and save Gongsun Zan.

But if Gongsun Zan sent someone to ask for help, he would undoubtedly have led his troops to Yijing to relieve the siege, instead of letting him go south to besiege Yecheng.

There is only one possibility for Zhang Yan to do this now, and that is to listen to other people's advice.

And this other person should be Liu Bei’s military advisor Zhou Xing.

Zhou Xing paused for a moment, Zhao Yun asked so directly, and it was really not easy for him to answer.

If he said yes, it would make Zhao Yun think that he did not mean what he said and was not a trustworthy person.

If he says no, it will make Zhao Yun feel that Liu Bei despises him, and it will be more difficult to persuade him to follow him.

After thinking for a long time, Zhou Xing replied: "Yes and no."

"Oh, what's the explanation?" Zhao Yun asked in confusion.

Zhou Xing straightened up, smiled softly and said: "To be honest with brother Zilong, I did go to Zhongshan Kingdom first, met with Qu Commander Zhang Feiyan, and persuaded him to lead his troops south to besiege Yecheng, and then came to Zhending to visit brother Zilong."

For General Liu or for me, this visit to Jizhou, whether it is to visit Zhang Feiyan or to visit Brother Zilong, is equally important. They are both here on a special trip, so I say yes and no."

"The purpose of visiting Zhang Feiyan is to save General Gongsun Bogui, and to visit Brother Zilong is to save General Liu Xuande. We put others before ourselves, brothers before brothers. Therefore, in accordance with General Liu's wishes, I went to visit Zhang Qushuai first, and then arrived

Visit Brother Zilong here." Zhou Xing continued.

Although Zhao Yun couldn't stand Gongsun Zan's behavior, especially after Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, Zhao Yun did not want to follow him anymore and returned home on an excuse.

But no matter what, Gongsun Zan is always Zhao Yun's old master. He also hopes that the other party will be better off, and it is impossible to make him an enemy.

Zhou Xing said this with the intention of giving priority to Gongsun Zan, which not only showed Liu Bei's virtue, but also comforted Zhao Yun so that he would not think that Liu Bei had underestimated him.

Zhao Yun raised his glass to toast Zhou Xing. After the two drank together, they put down their glasses. Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Master Zhou's words are serious. I don't care who I go to see first. General Liu stepped down to see me. It shows that the general still misses Zhao Yun."
Chapter completed!