Chapter 81

“Liu Xuande, what’s wrong? Are you missing your wives at home?”

Liu Bei laughed,

“No, I just realized a spear technique.”

“Realizing a spear technique while drinking? Do you think I don’t understand martial arts?” Cao Cao laughed,

“You must be punished with three cups of wine!”

What could Liu Bei do? Drink it!

At the same time,

the system’s voice also sounded in the minds of the Xia people,

[Ding, Liu Bei performed excellently in the battle at Hulao Pass; the physique of the Xia people +2, lifespan +3 years!]

“Every time Liu Bei performs excellently, my time increases a bit; thank you so much!”

“My wife no longer worries about my strength; haha.”

“Go Liu Bei!”

Bai Yuekui and Hua Hua Mulan, far away in Taiyuan, were very happy; what woman doesn’t love beauty,

“Aging slowed; hee hee, can’t we maintain our beauty for a long time!”

Bai Yuekui smiled at the corner of her mouth,

“This captain is too awesome.”

Hua Hua Mulan also nodded,

“Except for being a bit of a flirt, he seems pretty good otherwise.”

Bai Yuekui looked at Hua Hua Mulan strangely,

“Sister Hua Mulan, you don’t secretly like him, do you?”

Hua Hua Mulan’s face turned slightly red,

“Little girl, it’s you who likes him, talking about the captain all day long.”

Bai Yuekui snorted,

“Impossible, I won’t be fooled by this scumbag!”

In the Alliance camp,

Lu Bu didn’t dare to go to battle these past few days, and the others under Dong Zhuo didn’t dare to go to battle either,

and the Alliance forces challenged them under the pass every day, but the Xiliang soldiers just wouldn’t come out.

Liu Bei finished his wine and returned to his camp,

and Guan Yu came to find him,

“Big Brother, this Zhang Zhang Wenyuan is actually not bad; his martial arts are extraordinary, and his character is also loyal.”

Liu Bei nodded,

“It seems you’ve been chatting well with Zhang Zhang Liao these past few days; have him come to the tent.”

Zhang Zhang Liao soon arrived at Liu Bei’s tent and cupped his hands,

“Inspector Liu, thank you for sparing my life.”

Guan Yu had told Zhang Zhang Liao,

Ding Yuan Shao wanted to use Zhang Zhang Liao to sacrifice to the flag, but was stopped by Liu Bei; he was his prisoner, so there was no need to trouble the Alliance Leader!

Liu Bei said in a deep voice,

“Zhang Zhang Liao, Zhang Zhang Wenyuan, from Mayi County, Yanmen Commandery, Bingzhou; a descendant of Nie Yi, the initiator of the Mayi Plot; generations of loyalty. Why are you serving a thief now?”

Zhang Zhang Liao cupped his hands,

“Inspector Liu, as a warrior, I can only obey orders.”

Liu Bei asked again,

“What do you think of Dong Zhuo?”

Zhang Zhang Liao didn’t hesitate,

“Dong Zhuo is a thief of the Han Empire; he defied the world to abolish the Emperor and poisoned the Empress Dowager and the Prince of Emperor Hongnong; he is even more shameful than a powerful minister.”

Liu Bei nodded,

“Zhang Zhang Wenyuan, your family has lived in Bingzhou for generations; I intend to appoint you as my Cavalry Commandant of Bingzhou; are you willing?”

Zhang Zhang Liao knelt on one knee,

“With my master above, I, Zhang Zhang Liao, will surely do my utmost!”

Liu Bei helped Zhang Zhang Liao up,

“Zhang Wenyuan, the Hu people in our hometown have been driven away, and everyone is living quite well.”

Zhang Zhang Liao’s eyes were red,

“My Lord, only with you can the people of Yanmen live a good life.”

Zhang Zhang Liao admired Liu Bei extremely; assassinating the old thief Dong Zhuo, wiping out the Xiongnu and Western Western Xianbei, and letting the people on the border no longer suffer the bullying of these foreign tribes—

things his ancestors hadn’t completed in over two hundred years, Liu Bei had truly accomplished!

Liu Bei patted him on the shoulder,

“You will be my Cavalry Commandant for now; there are still many Hu people occupying Shuofang Commandery, Wuyuan Commandery, and the Hetao Plain; let’s drive them out together.”

Tears welled up in Zhang Zhang Liao’s eyes; this was his ancestor’s dying wish, a vision he had dreamed of completing!

Liu Bei was also very happy to have recruited this fierce general,

Zhang Zhang Liao’s personality was steady and he was brave in battle, especially with his debuff bonus against Sun Quan; eight hundred death soldiers breaking Sun Quan’s one hundred thousand army! Making Sun Ten-Thousand famous from then on!

The livestream chat also had many more comments,

“Flowers, the Big-Eared Thief has recruited another fierce general.”

“This Zhang Zhang Liao is not bad; although Zhao Yun didn’t want to hurt him, he still lasted twenty rounds.”

“The Big-Eared Thief now has fame and prestige, and fierce generals are flocking to him!”

“Who still remembers Miss Diao Chan in Wang Yun’s backyard? Big-Eared Thief, hurry up!”

“+1!”

On Hulao Pass,

Dong Zhuo’s brows were locked,

“Li Ru, now that the rebel forces are powerful and I have been staying in Hulao for a long time, I fear changes in Luoyang!”

Li Ru cupped his hands,

“My Lord, since Liu Bei defeated Lu Bu, the morale of the Alliance has greatly increased; it will be difficult for us to defeat them in the short term.”

Dong Zhuo slammed the table fiercely,

“Damn Big-Eared Thief, repeatedly opposing me; I should have killed this rebel back then!”

Li Ru’s eyelids twitched; it was he who suggested Dong Zhuo win over Liu Bei with virtue back then.

“My Lord, Liu Bei’s martial arts are extremely high, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are all fierce generals of the era; in a head-on conflict, Lu Bu is no match.”

Dong Zhuo thought about it; he should be glad he escaped with his life from Liu Bei’s hands.

He frowned,

“Li Ru, I intend to move the capital to Chang’an; what do you think?”

Li Ru praised the idea and incidentally shifted the topic away from Liu Bei,

“My Lord, this plan is excellent! Luoyang is now a target for everyone; the lords of Guandong won’t leave until they break it. If you move the capital to Chang’an and defend it by relying on the dangerous terrain, these lords with different intentions will inevitably turn their spears against each other to fight for territory!”

Dong Zhuo rose to his full height,

“Good, arrange the move of the capital starting today; when the lords of Guandong are fighting, I will send troops to wipe them out one by one! Especially that Big-Eared Thief!”

A few days later,

the lords of the Alliance were still drinking in the main tent; no one wanted to risk their lives to attack the city, and everyone was just wasting time under Hulao Pass.

“Report!~”

A scout entered the tent,

“Alliance Leader, all four gates on the west side of Luoyang are open, and the Xiliang soldiers are driving the people of Luoyang toward the west in a massive crowd!”