Liyang Camp was a standing garrison in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because it was stationed in Liyang, it was named after it.
Because it was a military camp directly affiliated with the central government and the first barrier for the imperial court in the north, the equipment and elite level of the sergeants of Liyang Camp were comparable to those of the Northern Army's Fifth Battalion.
It can be said that the most elite equipment of the Han Dynasty can be found in the Li camp.
After Zhao Yun received Liu Jian's order, he took Liu Jian's handwriting and went to Liyang Camp in person to meet with the captain Zhang Fei.
Liyang Camp was heavily defended, and Zhao Yun was stopped by his sentry soldiers three miles away from Liyang Camp.
After asking about the situation, the sergeant of Liyang Camp immediately led Zhao Yun to meet Zhang Fei.
After Zhao Yun saw Zhang Fei, he was quite surprised because he really didn't expect that Zhang Fei was not much older than him, that is, he was in his twenties.
But if you think about it carefully, Liu Jian is only just twenty-two years old this year. Zhang Fei, as Liu Jian's adopted brother, naturally cannot exceed this age.
Liu Jian himself, as well as his adopted brother's direct descendants, are all such young and high-ranking figures. This makes Zhao Yun very envious and admired. He deeply feels that compared with Liu Jian and others, there is still a huge gap.
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You still need to work hard, and those who come after you will catch up.
Zhang Fei is sitting in the main seat, wearing black armor and a red hood, looking majestic and very stylish.
This captain of Liyang Camp, whose rank is higher than that of two thousand stones, makes him enjoy the job!
After all, he is the military leader of one side, and all three soldiers respect him. That feeling cannot be described in just one or two sentences.
On his left was Sima Handang from Liyang camp, Zhang Fei's second in command.
After Zhang Fei took the letter delivered by Zhao Yun, he read it carefully and then handed it to Han Dang who was standing by.
When Han Dang took the letter and was reading it, Zhang Fei turned to look at Zhao Yun and said, "Thank you for your hard work, this messenger. I wonder if he has any position in Yecheng?"
Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said loudly: "When I return to the school, I will tell you that the last official is in the army of the Ministry of Animal Husbandry and is appointed as the commander of another department."
Zhang Fei was a little surprised when he heard this: "At such a young age, you have taken up the post of Sima of another department in the Ministry of Shepherd's Army? Why do you rely on it?"
Zhao Yun's face was calm and he stood up and said: "The school captain is young and has become the commander of a battalion. I wonder what the school captain does as a guard of honor?"
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment after hearing Zhao Yun's answer, and then couldn't help laughing.
He pointed at the young Zhao Yun opposite Han Dang and said, "Yi Gong, I like this guy! Why don't you talk to your brother and transfer him to our Liyang Camp?"
Han Dang had just finished reading the slip in his hand and said: "Captain, since this Zhao Sima can be reused by Shaojun, holds an important position in the state and county, and is only under Cheng Demou in the Jizhou army, he must be Shaojun's right-hand man."
, how can you, young master, give up your love so easily and send it to our Liyang Camp?"
When Zhang Fei heard this, he didn't feel disappointed at all. Instead, he laughed.
"Yigong is right! My brother has collected all the heroes in this world!"
Han Dang pointed to the slip and said: "The letter sent by Shaojun is to ask us to do two things. The first is for the school captain to lead the Liyang camp soldiers to Yin'an, Jizhou to practice martial arts with Shaojun.
, planning big things, the other thing is for us to help pay attention to a few people."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Yes, brother asked us to pay attention to the famous warriors in Jizhou, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan... But of these four people, I have only heard of two of them, and the other two
People really don’t know.”
Han Dang said: "The two people the captain knows are Zhang He and Gao Lan from Hejian Kingdom, right?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Don't you think Lord Yi also knows about these two people?"
Han Dang said: "Of course we know that these two people are well-known heroes in Hejian Kingdom! You and I have been in Jizhou for a long time, and we have heard about the names of these two people. I heard that these two people have now been
The king of Hejian, Liu Bei, was recruiting troops. After the king of Hejian opened his palace, they entered the palace of the king of Hejian and helped him recruit troops!"
After being reminded by Liu Jian, Liu Hong finally decided to give the princes and kings the power to open their own houses in order to increase the local weight of the Liu family clan, so that the princes and kings who had been silent for many years in the local area finally straightened their backs.
The pole became tough again.
Liu Bei, the king of Hejian, had just been on the throne for four years. He was young and vigorous. As soon as he heard that the princes and kings could open a palace, he immediately took action. At the same time, he also recruited his own warriors Zhang He and Gao Lan.
Zhang Fei said curiously: "But it seems that I have never heard of Yan Liang and Wen Chou... I will go back and report this matter to my brother. I will pay more attention to Yan Liang and Wen Chou in the future."
Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said, "I should go back and report to the envoy."
Zhang Fei called to the sergeants of Liyang Camp to take Zhao Yun down to rest.
After Zhao Yun left, only Zhang Fei and Han Dang were left in the camp.
Han Dang asked: "Captain, the young master has another plan for Yin'an. In your opinion, what is this plan?"
Zhang Fei, who has been practicing on the border of Bingzhou for several years, is no longer the reckless young man he used to be. As a commander-in-chief and experienced in battles, his knowledge and intelligence are far beyond those of his peers.
He can be called a hero of his time.
Zhang Fei said in a deep voice: "I know your brother's intentions very well. When he first took charge of Jizhou, people did not support him. Especially the local county officials in Jizhou and the famous families wanted to divide the power with my brother!"
"At this time, my brother asked us to take action. The first is to let the tribes in Jizhou know the importance of my brother. The second is to let them know how powerful my brother is in the land of Jizhou!"
Han Dang nodded when he heard this and said: "It's just that if you want to realize Shaojun's plan, you need to communicate with the bandits and discuss with the supervisors of Liyang Camp."
The so-called supervisors are the supervisors stationed in the army under the orders of the emperor.
His status in the camp can be said to be above that of the school captain. Although he does not have the power to command troops, he has the responsibility of supervision and supervision. Now that the central government of the Han Dynasty has been consolidated, such a position cannot be underestimated.
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Not to mention anything else, a memorial from the supervisor was delivered to Luoyang, which was enough for the captain who was commanding the troops to drink a pot.
Zhang Fei said: "You and I will work separately. I will go and tell the supervisor personally. As for how to negotiate with the bandits and fulfill my brother's instructions, I will leave it to Duke Yi to take full responsibility!"
Han Dang didn't hesitate at all and stood up immediately: "Don't worry, Captain, I will do my best to make this happen!"
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After dividing the work with Han Dang, Zhang Fei went to see the supervisor of Liyang camp in person.
In the current Han Dynasty, eunuchs serve as supervisors for all camps including Liyang Camp and Duliao Camp.
Only when eunuchs serve as supervisors of various camps in various places can Liu Hong of Luoyang feel at ease.
After all, eunuchs are the extension of the imperial power, and they are also the emperor's most loyal servants, able to serve the emperor to the best of their ability.
However, most eunuchs have a huge weakness.
If it were in the capital, under the threat of the imperial power, the eunuchs might not dare to exaggerate this weakness too much, but in the local area, without the constraints of the imperial power, the eunuchs would be somewhat lawless.
If it were the historical Zhang Fei who served as a captain in the Liyang camp, he would definitely be unable to negotiate with the eunuchs. If one of them didn't like it, it would be possible to tie the eunuch to a wooden stick and whip him.
But Zhang Fei is different now.
After Liu Jian's training and Han Dang's control, Zhang Fei made great progress in his interpersonal sophistication.
Although his nature is still as fierce as fire, in some specific aspects, it has become much more mellow.
Just like this time, Zhang Fei ordered people to prepare a huge amount of goods and luggage, and went to visit the eunuch Wu Cen, the supervisor of Liyang Camp.
Over the years, Liu Jian has always been very generous with money to these brothers who are working hard in the local area.
Every quarter, Su Shuang would send people to give them a huge "favor fee" to use to get through Shangguan, and also to buy local bandits' informants.
In Liu Jian's view, in the early stages of starting a business, all other money can be saved, but human expenses cannot be saved.
But it was precisely because of Liu Jian's generosity in this regard that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and others were promoted smoothly in their respective places.
Although Zhang Fei hated eunuchs, he had learned to hide his disgust.
Although Wu Cen, the supervisor of Liyang camp, was greedy for money, Zhang Fei got along very well with him.
This is Zhang Fei's great progress.
"Hey, Lieutenant Zhang, look at this, how can this person come here again to show off his courtesy? This is so embarrassing!"
Although Wu Cen's words were polite, he still reached out and took out a piece of jade from the big box, greedily caressed and looked at it, his eyes were shining brightly, and his eyeballs seemed to fall out.
Zhang Fei burst out laughing. He reached out and patted Wu Cen's shoulder with such force that he almost knocked him over.
I don’t know if Zhang Fei did it on purpose.
Wu Cen rubbed his shoulders, glanced at Zhang Fei with a hint of resentment, and said, "Yide, don't use such force. Mr. Wu is weak and can't compare to you, a strong general in the army!"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "The supervisors are also heroes. I have watched the supervisors shoot arrows before, and they were accurate nine times out of ten. Why should I be humble?"
If it were the Zhang Fei of the past, he would definitely not speak like this.
But now, I can say a few polite compliments.
Although Wu Cen is greedy, he is not the kind of person who has no bottom line and knows how to take advantage of others.
He was very fond of Zhang Fei, the captain. Ever since Zhang Fei became the captain of Liyang Camp, he had been paid tribute to him every now and then, and every time he had to do something big, he would spend a lot of money on it.
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In addition, Zhang Fei's ability was indeed outstanding and he trained the sergeants of Liyang Camp into more capable warriors than before, which also made Wu Cen appreciate him even more.
After going back and forth, the supervisor formed a "deep friendship" with Zhang Fei.
"Yide, are you okay? If you are okay, just tell me! Why should we be polite between you and me?"
Zhang Fei sighed and said: "Actually, there is really an important matter. I need to supervise the army and report it to the court in handwriting at the same time."
"What's the matter?"
"Move troops to fight against thieves!"
Wu Cen nodded suddenly, so that was it.
The sergeants of Liyang Battalion were ordered to garrison Liyang and not to move lightly if anything happened. However, if there was an emergency war, they could move their troops.
Now, Zhang Fei wanted to move his troops under the pretext of asking for thieves. According to the rules, there was nothing wrong with it. However, looking at the various battalions in the north and south of the Han Dynasty, few of them had been able to successfully move their troops in recent years.
Just because if you want to move troops, the battalion lieutenant colonel and the supervisor must report to the court in writing at the same time, which means that both the general and the supervisor must agree.
However, almost all the chief generals and lieutenants of each camp in the Han Dynasty were related to the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government.
However, the supervisors of each camp are all eunuchs.
Therefore, the generals and supervisors of each battalion are basically incompatible with each other and cannot get along with each other.
It would be extremely difficult for both of them to reach an agreement at the same time.
Unless there is a direct order from Luoyang, the chance of each battalion taking the initiative to send troops to distant locations is almost zero.
But right now, Liyang Camp seems to be an exception.
Captain Zhang Fei and eunuch Wu Cen get along like brothers!
Other people's brotherhood is like a "friendship of death", but the relationship between Zhang Fei and Wu Cen is a "friendship of bribery".
"Where to send troops?"
"Wei Jun Yin'an."
"Oh, that's not too far. Are there many thieves over there?"
Zhang Fei affirmed: "Too many, too many! Bandits are rampant. If we don't send troops to control them early, it will definitely become a big problem! The supervisory army may have heard about it. I, Zhang Fei, was the former official of Liu Deran, the shepherd of Jizhou, and now I have been handed over to him.
In Jizhou, we are troubled by bandits, so I send troops to help at this time, not only to repay the country's favor, but also to maintain our personal relationship!"
"Well, Yide is a man of loyalty and is both loyal and righteous. It is really rare. If I don't agree, wouldn't it damage the name of loyalty?"
When Wu Cen reached this point, there was no doubt that he agreed.
Hearing this, Zhang Fei smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.
He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much for the help from the supervisors! If we can wipe out all the thieves this time and relieve Jizhou's troubles, all the captured bandits' property and belongings will be donated to the supervisors!"
Wu Cen Dayi waved his hands calmly and said: "How can I be such a greedy person? Please don't underestimate me!"
After saying that, I saw him reaching out and taking out another piece of tiger pattern crystal from the box, and started playing with it fondly.