Seeing Lu Su, Zhou Ping cupped his hands and smiled.
Lu Su is now twenty-five years old and Zhou Ping is twenty-two years old. There is not much age difference between them.
"I heard that your husband once visited my home, but I had already left home at that time and could not meet him. Su felt very regretful in his heart!" Lu Su returned the courtesy with his hands in hand.
"Brother Zijing, don't regret it. It's not too late to meet you now!"
The current Lu Su may be more useful.
After the two met each other politely, they returned to the village.
Zheng Bao hosted a banquet in honor of Zhou Wen'an. He had heard of Zhou Wen'an and knew that he was a man who could predict events and have uncanny plans. He was now the most trusted person under Liu Bei, the shepherd of Xuzhou.
After greeting each other again, Zheng Bao welcomed Zhou Ping into the meeting hall.
Zhang Wu and Xu Chu followed him inside and stood behind Zhou Ping. The ten knights from the Hu Shi Camp were guarding outside the hall.
"After all, it is not a long-term solution for you to gather people here. It is better to help the good and fight against the rebellion, make achievements, and you will be able to serve as a general in the future. To be honest, Yuan Shu has sent troops to attack Xuzhou before, and now he has sent his general Sun Ce to capture Danyang and Danyang. Wu Commandery, my lord Liu Xuzhou is about to send troops to attack Yuan Shu. If you are willing to lead the crowd to help, my lord will remember your merits and will not treat you badly."
After three rounds of drinking, after finishing the polite conversation, Zhou Ping got to the point.
Zheng Bao asked: "General Yuan has many soldiers and horses, and Sun Bofu is extremely brave. I wonder how many soldiers and horses Liu Xuzhou will lead to attack?"
"Thirty thousand." Zhou Ping replied.
"Hahaha... As far as I know, General Yuan has nearly 50,000 troops in Shouchun, and General Liu only brings 30,000 troops to attack. How can he win?" Zheng Bao asked with a laugh.
"So, I am here to borrow Zheng Shuai's power. If Zheng Shuai helps, we will be able to defeat Yuan Shu quickly."
"Did Commander Liu really only lead 30,000 troops to attack Shouchun?"
Lu Su was also surprised when he heard that Liu Bei only brought 30,000 troops to attack.
After all, Yuan Shu had 40,000 to 50,000 troops garrisoned in Shouchun, and he only brought 30,000 troops. His chances of winning were really slim.
But he thought again, now that Zhou Ping had persuaded Tai Shici to lead five thousand people across the river, if he had more than ten thousand people, it would not be difficult to defeat Yuan Shu.
"Yes, Xuzhou currently only has 30,000 soldiers available." Zhou Ping replied.
Xuzhou now has only 50,000 soldiers and horses. According to Zhou Ping's plan, 3,000 people will be left in Langyaju County, 2,000 people will be left in Kaiyang, and 5,000 people will be left in Xiapi. Tian Yu from Pengcheng will be given 2,000 people. , Chen Deng in Guangling wanted to guard against Sun Ce, and even five thousand soldiers could not move.
There was also Liang Lu who was stationed in Xuyi. Zhou Ping did not want to mobilize the 3,000 men he commanded, so they were stationed in Xuyi. They could not only aid Guangling in the south, but also rescue Xiapi in the north. They were a mobile force.
Calculating this, Liu Bei only had 30,000 men to bring to attack Shouchun.
Although there were few people, Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses were really outnumbered, and according to Zhou Ping's plan, there would be help from people like Tai Shici and Zheng Baolusu, so it would not be difficult to defeat Yuan Shu.
"Hahaha... If we help General Liu capture Jiujiang, I wonder what reward General Liu will give us?" Zheng Bao asked with a laugh again.
Zhou Ping felt that there seemed to be some pride in his words, and before his troops moved, he was already thinking about rewards.
"How to reward depends on the merit. In short, my lord, General Liu, will not treat those who have meritorious service poorly. Commander Zheng can rest assured."
"Haha, this must be made clear. If I don't make it clear, my teacher will be unknown."
"Then what reward does Commander Zheng want?" Zhou Ping's face darkened.
Discussing rewards without meritorious deeds is to threaten to negotiate terms. Such people will not be loyal, and Zhou Ping has a faint murderous intention in his heart.
Lu Su hurriedly said: "Commander, this matter can be discussed later."
"No, if we don't decide now, I can't send troops." Zheng Bao said firmly.
"Please tell me clearly what your requirements are, Commander Zheng."
Zhou Ping's gloomy face showed a smile again.
Zheng Bao laughed sinisterly: "Hey, if General Liu wants to defeat General Yuan, he needs our help. This shows how great our achievements are. If we can defeat Yuan Shu and win Jiujiang, General Liu will let me be the governor of Jiujiang. That's right."
Is that okay?”
Why do you want to be the governor of Jiujiang?!
Zhou Ping was raising a glass to drink, and suddenly stopped and looked at Zheng Bao, unable to believe that he would make such a request.
It would be nice if he appointed a lieutenant general, but this post of prefect can only be held by loyal people.
Then he looked at Lu Su, who was sitting next to him, and saw that Lu Su also had a look of astonishment on his face.
"Commander, we have not sent out troops at this time. It is too early to discuss this matter. It is better to wait until Jiujiang is reached." Lu Su felt that the atmosphere was a bit gloomy and said quickly.
Zheng Bao ignored Lu Su, looked at Zhou Ping and asked, "Sir, you can send someone to ask General Liu. If he agrees, I can send troops to help. If he doesn't agree, then I will lead troops to cross the border."
Jiang went to follow General Sun Bofu, hahaha..."
Lu Su was shocked when he heard this and said anxiously: "Commander, I have told you about this before. Lord Liu of Xuzhou has a benevolent heart and will treat the people well. If we surrender to him, we can take off the name of thieves."
As a sergeant, a commander can also be called a general, why do you say that now?!"
"Humph, what's the use of benevolence and righteousness? General Sun Bofu is a brave young man and invincible. I heard that Jiang Gongyi of Shouchun, Jiujiang, and Chen Zilie of Songzi, Lujiang, can be worshiped as Sima if they follow General Sun across the river. If I do
If everyone goes there, he will be made a general immediately, and he will be appointed as a prefect soon."
"Commander, you..." Lu Su really didn't expect Zheng Bao to have such thoughts.
Zhou Ping smiled slightly, stared at Zheng Bao, and asked calmly: "If General Liu does not agree to Zheng Shuai's request, will Zheng Shuai be determined to defect to Sun Ce?"
"Yes, I will also give your head to General Sun. I have already heard that you killed two of General Sun's generals. With your head as a meeting gift, General Sun will use it more heavily on me, hahaha...
..." After Zheng Bao finished speaking, he laughed again.
"Here comes someone."
Zheng Bao suddenly stopped laughing and shouted loudly.
Immediately, dozens of thieves poured in from outside the door, all holding swords in their hands. The ten knights who were guarding the door by Zhou Ping were also surrounded by dozens of thieves.
Zhang Wu immediately drew his long bow from his back and quickly aimed an arrow at Zheng Bao.
Xu Chu held the knife in his hand and jumped in front of Zhou Ping to protect him.
Lu Su stood up in shock and shouted to Zheng Bao: "Commander, no!"
Zhou Ping also didn't expect Zheng Bao to behave like this. Although he was slightly shocked, he sat still and asked with a chuckle: "If you kill me, do you think General Liu will let you go?"
"Haha... I will behead you and then cross the river to follow General Sun. Why are you afraid of Liu Bei? Enter."
Zheng Bao shouted again, and the thieves obeyed the order, raised their swords, and rushed forward.
"slow."
Lu Su shouted loudly and raised his hands to block Zhou Ping.
He was the second leader. When the thieves saw him standing in front of Zhou Ping, they hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to rush over or not, and then stopped.
Zhou Ping looked back at Zhang Wu, winked, and shouted softly: "Shoot."
Zhang Wu had already raised his arrow to point at Zheng Bao. At this time, after receiving Zhou Ping's order, he loosened his grip and the arrow flew off the string, hitting Zheng Bao's forehead.
Zheng Bao didn't have time to scream, he just stared wide-eyed and immediately fell backwards.
Zhang Wu quickly drew his arrow and nocked his bow, and raised it towards Lu Su.
Seeing this, Zhou Ping hurriedly shouted: "Ziwei is incompetent."
When Zhang Wu heard the shout, he held back his arrow.
When Xu Chu saw Zhang Wu shooting down Zheng Bao, he jumped over, raised his sword and chopped off Zheng Bao's head, held it in his hand, and returned to Zhou Ping, glaring at the thieves.
This sudden change shocked Lu Su and the thieves, and they were stunned for a moment, not knowing how to deal with it.
Zhou Ping stood up and said: "Brother Zijing, Zheng Bao is dead, so you should be the one to make the decision here, right?"
"Exit."
Lu Su calmed down at this time. Indeed, as Zhou Ping said, Zheng Bao was dead, and all the thieves would have to obey his orders.
The thieves saw their commander die like this, but Lu Su had no intention of pursuing those people. After hesitating for a moment, Lu Su shouted again: "Commander Zheng is dead, won't you listen to my words?"
Then everyone slowly retreated, and the ten knights guarding the door were able to enter the room, holding swords to protect Zhou Ping.
