"Don't be angry, Marquis Wen." Wang Ding said with a smile.
"This world belongs to the Han Dynasty, not to one family. On behalf of the people of Bingzhou, I would like to thank Marquis Wen for his contribution to the stability of Bingzhou over the years. Marquis Wen should have noticed this time, and Yuan Shao has already expressed his gratitude to
Bingzhou watched with eager eyes and sent his nephew Gao Gan."
"I don't want to seize Marquis Wen's inheritance, but if I don't send troops this time, will Marquis Wen be able to come back? I'm afraid Bingzhou has already fallen into Yuan Shao's hands."
This is the reason, but Lu Bu cannot understand it.
He said: "Now that I'm back, shouldn't you return Bingzhou to me?"
Wang Dingdao: "Now that Bingzhou is handed over to Marquis Wen, can Marquis Wen stop Yuan Shao?"
Lu Bu now only has 10,000 remnants in his hands, and they have suffered successive defeats at the hands of Cao Cao. Both Lu Bu and his remnants have no morale at all.
Even Cao Cao couldn't defeat him, so how could Lu Bu defeat Yuan Shao now?
Wang Dingdao: "Marquis Wen, you are a minister of the Han Dynasty. Today the court can make you the shepherd of Bingzhou, and tomorrow it can also make you the shepherd of Yanzhou, or even the shepherd of Jizhou. Why should Marquis Wen bother with Bingzhou?"
Compared with Yanzhou and Jizhou, Bingzhou is really not worth mentioning, otherwise Lu Bu would not have always wanted to occupy Yanzhou before.
"Wang Ding, what you said is easy, is Yanzhou and Jizhou so easy to win?" Lu Bu said.
Wang Ding said: "I have soldiers, horses, and food in my hands. If the general is willing to be the vanguard, it will not be easy to capture Jizhou."
Lu Bu is not easy to control.
But it is definitely a sharp knife. If Lu Bu is willing to be a vanguard, Wang Ding is also willing to give him a troop of soldiers, horses, and food to let him lead the army to attack Yuan Shao.
Lu Bu, whose face was flushed, was already somewhat convinced by Wang Ding.
What he lacks most now is soldiers, horses and food.
Now even if Wang Dingzhen returns Bingzhou to Lu Bu, Lu Bu cannot immediately raise an army.
Bingzhou has been hollowed out by him.
Now that Lu Bu wanted to send troops again, he could only rely on Wang Ding's help.
Chen Gong said: "Thank you so much, General. Marquis Wen will definitely take Yanzhou and Jizhou on behalf of the General."
Chen Gong got up and quickly agreed to come down for Lu Bu.
This condition is already very good.
Chen Gong didn't want to cause any more trouble.
Wang Dingdao: "This time, I have already submitted a petition to Your Majesty to make Marquis Wen the Chariot and Cavalry General."
Although Liu Xie is just a puppet now, and the official positions of the Han Dynasty are basically decided by Wang Ding, but when it is time to raise the banner of Liu Xie, Wang Ding still has to raise the banner of Liu Xie.
Regardless of whether Liu Xie is a puppet or not, it cannot change his status in people's hearts.
Most of the anger in Lu Bu's heart finally dissipated.
In Lu Bu's opinion, if he exchanged a Bingzhou Shepherd for a Chariot and Cavalry General, he would not lose at all.
Chen Gong helped Lu Bu sit down.
Lu Bu let go of his worries. He had already drank a lot of wine and soon became drunk.
The next day, Lu Bu woke up early.
"Chen Gong, I didn't do anything excessive at the banquet yesterday, right?" Lu Bu asked nervously.
Now that he had sobered up, Lu Bu felt scared.
He also knew in his heart that he could no longer offend Wang Ding now.
Otherwise, Chen Gong would not persuade him to stay when he returned.
Chen Gong said: "General, from today onwards, please refrain from drinking alcohol."
Lu Bu said: "Yesterday, did I say the wrong thing?"
Chen Gong said: "We were almost going to the underworld with Marquis Wen."
"Fortunately, the general ignored the past grudges and wanted to make Marquis Wen the general of chariots and cavalry, so that Marquis Wen could lead the troops to attack Yuan Shao."
Lu Bu said happily: "I have been made a general of chariots and cavalry?"
Chen Gong nodded and said: "Marquis Wen must not talk about annexing the state again from now on."
Lu Bu said: "Don't worry, Gongtai, I won't mention it again."
Being awarded the title of Chariot and Cavalry General, Lu Bu was very satisfied for the time being.
All his life, he has pursued fame and fortune.
Now that he has been awarded the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry, only the great general Wang Ding can suppress him.
In terms of military positions, everyone else is now higher than Lu Bu.
"Marquis Wen, the general has invited you." Wei Xu entered the camp to report.
"I'll go right away," Lu Bu said.
He took Chen Gong and a group of generals to Wang Ding's military camp.
At this time, Wang Ding had also put on his armor and stood on the general's stage.
"Marquis Wen, I am going to attack Luoxia Peak today, are you willing to be the vanguard?" Wang Ding said.
Lu Bu said: "I would like to be a pioneer."
"Okay, you will lead 10,000 elite soldiers as the vanguard."
Lu Bu took Chen Gong and others and set off.
Ten thousand elite soldiers are the remaining soldiers he brought back from Yanzhou this time.
But Wang Ding has redistributed equipment to these 10,000 remaining soldiers, and they are now elite soldiers.
Wang Ding himself led an army of fifty thousand and followed Lu Bu.
He is willing to make Lu Bu a chariot and cavalry general, and Lu Bu also needs to show his strength.
Gao Gan has been stationed at Luoxia Peak for half a month. Before that, Wang Ding had already sent Gao Gan to cut off the food route.
However, Gaogan still transported grain and grass to Luoxia Peak from other places.
The grain road was not completely cut off.
Lu Bu soon arrived at Luoxia Peak.
It is still difficult to attack Luoxia Peak by force, and Chen Gong does not recommend Lu Bu to attack by force.
This time, Yuan Shao also sent General Gao Lan to Bingzhou to support the high officials.
Although Gao Gan did not go well in Bingzhou, Yuan Shao did not want to give up on Bingzhou.
Taking Bingzhou completely ended the alliance between Wang Ding and Gongsun Zan. He took the opportunity to take Youzhou.
Even if Bingzhou cannot be captured, Bingzhou cannot be allowed to fall into Wang Ding's hands easily now.
While sending Gao Lan, Yuan Shao himself also led an army northward to fight Gongsun Zan to the death.
According to the original plot, Gongsun Zan should have retreated to Youzhou and no longer wants to confront Yuan Shao.
But after Wang Ding sent Fa Zheng to lobby, Gongsun Zan's confidence now greatly increased.
Facing Yuan Shao's attack, he no longer cowered in western Liaoning, but personally led his army south to confront Yuan Shao in Zhuojun.
But now Yuan Shao's strength, even on Bingzhou's side, is partially restrained by Wang Ding, and Gongsun Zan cannot resist it.
Like Wang Ding, Yuan Shao's strength has been growing in recent years.
On the contrary, Gongsun Zan has not been as good as before in recent years, otherwise he would not want to hide in western Liaoning.
Last year, he already felt that when facing Yuan Shao, his chances of winning were getting lower and lower.
Gongsun Zan has fewer and fewer talents, while Yuan Shao has more and more talents.
In Zhuojun, Gongsun Zan could only barely hold on to the city.
Now he can only wait for Wang Ding's support.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to defend Youzhou on his own.
Luoxia Peak!
Lu Bu still launched the attack.
Since he is a pioneer, he should have some achievements.
The terrain around Luoxia Peak is long and narrow, which is not conducive to the use of cavalry, but Lu Bu now has infantry under his command.
And with new equipment, they are now an elite force.
And Lu Bu is in charge personally, so there is no need to worry about their combat effectiveness.