Under Lu Bu's command, Zhang Liao's status is actually quite special.

To be precise, Zhang Liao cannot be regarded as Lu Bu's real subordinate.

Zhang Liao worked as a minor official in Yanmen County in his early years, and his status was the same as that of Lu Bu, and he was an official under the jurisdiction of the Assassin of Bingzhou.

Later, he was sent to Luoyang as a subordinate of the general He Jin, together with Zhang Yang, the current Hanoi Taishou Zhang Yang.

When it comes to the qualifications of being an official in Luoyang, Zhang Liao's qualifications are still above Lu Bu.

He Jin died, Dong Zhuo was in power, Dong Zhuo still had the position of pastor of Bingzhou at that time, Zhang Liao was a native of Bingzhou, and there was no way out in Luoyang, and he heard that Lu Bu, who was also from Bingzhou, demoted Dong Zhuo, so he simply demoted Dong Zhuo.

Under Dong Zhuo, because he was born in Bingzhou, Zhang Liao naturally became good friends with Lu Bu and had a close relationship with Wang Yun.

Together, they formed the Bingzhou Group, and killed Dong Zhuo as the main force, counterattacked, and took charge of the government, thinking that good days were coming, but Wang Yun was quickly defeated.

The days when the Bingzhou group was in charge of the government were over, and in this case, Zhang Liao could only flee with Lu Bu.

However, under his command, Zhang Liao had a position of 2,000 stones, maintained a certain degree of independence, and was not a complete subordinate of Lu Bu.

is also closely related to Lu Bu, as well as Zhang Yang, who is the Taishou of Hanoi.

The three of them were the only three remaining forces of the Bingzhou group after the Chang'an Mutiny, and when Lü Bu went north to seek refuge with Yuan Shao, he also contacted Zhang Yang and sought refuge in Zhang Yang.

But because of the pressure of Li Dao and Guo Yan, Lu Bu had to continue to go north to join Yuan Shao.

Zhang Liao followed Lu Bu all the way to seek a place to settle down, because he was literate and knowledgeable, so Ping Suli would also give Lu Bu some advice.

Now facing such a situation, it is the time when Zhang Liao needs to make suggestions.

Zhang Liao thought for a while.

"General, Guo Zifeng can fight well, let's go rashly, we may not be able to succeed, this is just a ploy made by Yuan Shao who is unwilling to accept the general."

"Of course I know that."

Lu Bu sighed and shook his head: "I was a little excited at first, but now that I think about it, it's true, Yuan Benchu wanted to use me to attack Guo Peng and give him a chance to breathe, but this is not an opportunity for us." ”

Lu Bu was fed up with the days of exile and wanted a place to settle down, he said this, and Zhang Liao agreed.

can give them support soldiers and horses, grain and grass, ordnance, and can also provide specific methods and methods, provide righteousness, as their backing and alliance, as long as they can open up the situation in Yanzhou, they will inevitably be favored by Yuan Shao and get a place to settle down.

The only problem now is that Guo Peng is strong and good at fighting, the army has strong combat effectiveness, and there are many generals under his command who can fight, which has left a relatively deep impact on Lu Bu.

In the original battle in Luoyang, Lu Bu also confronted Guo Peng head-on, understood Guo Peng's strength, and felt that Guo Peng was very difficult to deal with.

"Guo Zifeng is good at fighting, if we invade Yanzhou, we will inevitably be enemies with Guo Zifeng, Yuan Shao is not Guo Zifeng's opponent, so he has to drive us to deal with Guo Zifeng, Feng Xian, have you thought about what to do?"

Gao Shun stood up and asked Lu Bu.

Lu Bu looked at Gao Shun.

"I don't want to send people anymore, I was driven from Guanzhong to Yuzhou, and from Yuzhou to Hebei, you wait, don't you feel that you can't continue to live such a turbulent life?"

Lu Bu's words are also the inner thoughts of the entire Bingzhou Group, everyone escaped with nine deaths, not to continue to be displaced, but to want a place where they can settle down.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were famous, and Lu Bu didn't dare to do it.

To the west is the Liangzhou group that hates them to the bone, not to mention.

Xuzhou is too far away, and Guo Peng is separated by it.

At a glance, the only one who can do it is Guo Peng's territory.

"Guo Zifeng is just a pastor of Qingzhou, and Yanzhou was not appointed by the imperial court, if I take it, won't there be a righteous name? Do I still have to be afraid of Guo Zifeng? ”

Lu Bu had already made a decision.

Zhang Liao understood Lu Bu's thoughts, Gao Shun also understood Lu Bu's thoughts, and the rest of the generals also understood Lu Bu's decision.

And so the decision was adopted.

Zhang Liao looked at the majestic Lu Bu, and was a little worried in his heart.

There is no other reason, Guo Peng has a strong ability to command troops, leads the army to win many battles, and is recognized by the world as a famous general.

Although this battle was a surprise attack, although the chances of victory were great, once Guo Peng's anger was aroused, he tried his best to meet the battle, and he may not be able to win in the end.

Even if he wins, he will have a mortal enmity with Guo Peng, Guo Peng has his back on Yuan Shu, with Yuan Shu's support, and attacking Guo Peng is equivalent to offending Yuan Shu and Guo Peng at the same time, and Lu Bu has to be tied to death on Yuan Shao's chariot.

Yuan Shao......

While Guo Peng was not playing the sneak attack war, he was not Guo Peng's opponent, but was defeated by Guo Peng's counterattack, not to mention the loss of troops, and the population of Qinghe Kingdom and Bohai County was also taken away.

After Zhang Liao's observation, it was found that Yuan Shao was not as broad-minded, benevolent and fraternal as rumored, and his power was not as strong as others advertised.

Gongsun Chan to the north, Guo Peng and Yuan Shu to the south, Yuan Shao has no helpers around, it is purely an enemy on both sides, if there is no one to relieve the pressure on him, he is very dangerous.

He was worried that Guo Peng would take the opportunity to attack him, so he asked Lu Bu to be the big boss to attract Guo Peng's attention and hinder Guo Peng's actions.

However, Lu Bu wants a place to settle down, which is a good choice for Yanzhou.

With his back to Yuan Shao, the rear is worry-free, and Yuan Shao also needs Lu Bu's help to contain Guo Peng, if he really succeeds, it may not be a good choice.

The question now is that if you really want to become a mortal enemy with Guo Peng and Yuan Shu's alliance, can Yuan Shao become the object that can be relied on?

Unlike Lü Bu and a group of fighters under his command, Zhang Liao was quite politically minded, good at taking sides and speculating, and saw the direction and preserved himself in the very dangerous chaos of Luoyang and Chang'an.

How can you survive with the resume of the old department of the great general He Jin in Luoyang and Chang'an, two places with extremely high mortality rates that Guo Peng avoided, without some ability?

So Zhang Liao thinks more and thinks further.

Does it have to be bound to Lu Bu?

This thought rose in his heart, and the past that Zhang Liao had buried in his heart for several years was revealed.

It was about the Zhongping period, three years or four years, and it was five or six years ago.

Zhang Liao was still a minor official in Yanmen County at that time, and he had not yet had time to be appreciated by Ding Yuan and become his subordinate.

At that time, Zhang Liao once received a solicitation from Guo Peng, who was then the Taishou of Shanggu.

It is said that Guo Peng's subordinates lacked talents at that time, and they heard about the reputation of Yanmen Zhang Liao, so they came here.

Zhang Liao actually thinks it's a little strange, I'm a native of Bingzhou, you are a Taishou in Youzhou, and you summoned me to be an official?

At that time, the Han Dynasty was far from the situation of troubled times, and Emperor Ling was still alive, of course Zhang Liao felt that it was not feasible, so he excused himself on the grounds of taking care of his mother, and the other party did not insist.

Now Zhang Liao couldn't help but have a reverie, would it be better if he had agreed to Guo Peng's solicitation at that time?

became a subordinate official under him, followed him all the way to develop, became a Qingzhou pastor and occupied Yanzhou, and his power developed so well, do you still have to live in exile like now?

Zhang Liao knew that assumptions were meaningless, but it was precisely because he had the opportunity that he would have regrets now.

Now under Lu Bu, he has to go against Guo Peng and fight with him, and he doesn't know if he can win.

No matter how you look at it, I don't think it's a reliable decision.