After a general understanding of the situation today, Liu Zheng changed his words and suddenly asked, "Pengfei, I heard that Ling Zu is the Duke of Yingchuan Yuanli?" ”

Li Pengfei was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Liu Zheng suddenly asked about this. Still, he said, "Exactly." Adults also know about the grandfather? ”

Liu Zheng nodded and said, "Yuan Ligong is a famous national scholar in the world, how can I not know?" Moreover, in the past, Yuanli was too punctual for Yuyang, and he took care of his father a lot, and his father still remembers it. ”

Hearing Liu Zheng say this, Li Pengfei remembered that his cheap grandfather really had a lot to do with Youzhou. He used to be the Taishou of Yuyang, although his tenure was not long, only three or four years, but he left a very important mark, and even in the surrounding counties are very influential. It can be said that Li Pengfei's chamber of commerce has been able to develop so smoothly in the past two or three years, and it has a lot to do with his grandfather, who has passed away for more than 10 years.

Not only that, Li Ying later came to Youzhou for the second time. This time he was appointed as the captain of the Wuhuan Guard.

At that time, Xianbei violated the border many times, and Li Ying often carried arrows and stones, and defeated them every time, which made the enemy very afraid.

Talking about Li Ying's tenure in Youzhou that year, everyone was interested. Of course, Li Pengfei has limited knowledge of the details. In his memory, his father Li Jin rarely mentioned these things to him, perhaps it was related to the situation of the Li family at that time, after all, the Li family was exiled to this northern border county, and all prosperity was already in the past. And Li Ying himself passed away very early, when Li Pengfei was only five years old and was not sensible at all. However, Liu Zheng and Gongsun Zhan are familiar with Li Ying's affairs.

And Li Pengfei also wanted to know more about his grandfather, whom he had never met, and he also asked the two for advice very sincerely. So everyone chatted very warmly, and Liu Zheng and Gongsun Chan also told him a lot of anecdotes.

Especially Gongsun Zhan, he spoke highly of Li Ying's appointment as the captain of Wuhuan.

Li Pengfei had some doubts about this. According to age, when Li Ying was the captain of Wuhuan Guard, Gongsun Zhan was not necessarily born, how did he know the situation at that time?

After Gongsun Chan told a story, Li Pengfei understood what was going on.

It turned out that the lives of Gongsun Zhan's parents were saved by Li Ying.

During Li Ying's tenure as the captain of Wuhuan, Xianbei often attacked the border of Youzhou, and Wuhuan itself was also restless and often rebelled.

About 150 years ago, there was a time when Wuhuan and Xianbei jointly invaded the western part of Liaoxi County, burning, killing, and plundering, and doing all kinds of evil.

At that time, Gongsun Zhan's father had just come of age, and it was the time when he was young and frivolous. He took Gongsun Zhan's mother and a few servants on a trip, and happened to encounter the rebels of Xianbei and Wuhuan, and almost died. happened to be rescued by Li Ying, who heard the news of the joint attack of Xianbei and Wuhuan, who led the army to arrive.

Since then, Gongsun Zhan's father has regarded Li Ying as an idol and is very interested in his deeds. Gongsun Chan has been exposed to it since he was a child, so he has naturally been greatly affected. Especially Li Ying's tough attitude towards Xianbei and Wuhuan, Gongsun Zhan agrees very much.

Li Pengfei was a little speechless, no wonder Gongsun Zhan's attitude towards Wuhuan and Xianbei and other ethnic minorities was so tough, it turned out that there was such a relationship in it. And his cheap grandfather can be said to be the direct cause.

From Gongsun Zhan's words, Li Pengfei also learned some other content. It is rumored that Gongsun Chan was born in a noble family, but his mother had a humble status, and it seems that this is the case, and his mother should have been his father's maidservant.

Because of Li Ying's relationship and the fact that he saw Li Pengfei himself again today, Gongsun Zhan's attitude towards Li Pengfei, an old man, has changed a lot and he is very friendly.

Leading 3,000 men and horses to storm the camp of the 80,000 Yellow Turban Army is not something ordinary people dare to do. Not to mention being able to break the formation with one blow and destroy 80,000 yellow scarves, this is even more like a miracle.

And Liu Zheng is similar, Gongsun Chan is his son-in-law, and this son-in-law is very capable. In addition, he himself also respects Li Ying, loves the house and Wuxia, and is also very optimistic about Li Pengfei.

Of course, the more direct reason is that today Li Pengfei also led a large army to relieve the siege of Tuyin City, saving him from the fear of his life. The Yellow Turban Army started from Jizhou to the north, attacked the city and broke the pond all the way, and the handling of the officials of the imperial court was also very rough, and if they were caught, they were beheaded. Tuyin City was besieged, Liu Zheng looked calm on the surface, but to say that he was not afraid in his heart would be really a lie.

Now, Li Pengfei led a large army to come, and the 80,000 Yellow Turban army was wiped out overnight, not only relieving tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Tuyin City, but also saving his life. In addition, the situation of the troubled times has now emerged, and Liu Zheng is a far-sighted official who is very optimistic about Li Pengfei's future, so when facing Li Pengfei, he does not act like an elder at all.

After drinking and eating, Liu Zheng left Li Pengfei to discuss the matter of continuing to attack the Yellow Turban Army.

According to Liu Zheng's meaning, he hoped to immediately send troops to attack Zhang Bao in Jicheng, but Li Pengfei refused. The reason is very simple, Zhang Bao has an army of 200,000 and a steep Jicheng, and Li Pengfei took the initiative to attack the city, which is simply hitting a stone with an egg.

Although he did not look down on the combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turban Army, Li Pengfei did not blindly lose his mind because of this. The so-called ants can bite elephants to death if there are too many ants, and Zhang Bao's 200,000 troops, plus the 100,000 people of Gao Sheng's Yanzheng Division, who may return at any time to help, are 60 times the strength of Li Pengfei's troops.

Besides, cavalry did not make a living for siege warfare in the first place, only in the vast wilderness, where the cavalry galloped vertically and horizontally. And the cavalry who dismounted was not even as good as the infantry.

Attacking the strengths of oneself is a fool's approach. Although Li Pengfei does not think he is very smart, he is not a fool either.

In fact, when it comes to May, the person who should be in a hurry is Zhang Bao.

After receiving strong support from the imperial court and the powerful clans from all over the country sent troops, the Han Dynasty sounded the horn of a counteroffensive, and the predicament faced by the Yellow Turban Army will become more and more serious.

Especially after entering June, after Lu Zhi defeated Zhang Jiao several times, and finally surrounded Zhang Jiao in Guangzong City, the situation will be fundamentally changed.

At that time, Zhang Bao will definitely be in a hurry to return to Jizhou.

And this is Li Pengfei's opportunity, and his thousands of cavalry will have a great future on Zhang Bao's way back to the division, and even completely eat up Zhang Bao's troops.

Knowing that things would change in the short term, how could Li Pengfei agree to take the initiative to attack Jixian County at this time?

Liu Zheng saw that Li Pengfei was not moved at all, and he was also helpless. Li Pengfei was not his subordinate, and it was impossible for him to order Li Pengfei. Moreover, what Li Pengfei said was also reasonable, his 5,000 cavalry did not have the strength to attack Zhang Bao at all.

As for Liu Zheng himself, he is even more powerless about such a situation. He only has 2,000 soldiers, which is not enough to fill the teeth of Zhang Bao's army. If Li Pengfei left Tuyin City, what he needed to think about was not attacking Jixian County, but how to prevent Zhang Bao from sending a large army to attack him again.