Chasing Sun Ru and working together to suppress the thieves. As the soldiers and horses on both sides meet more and more often, even if they don’t plan to make a blood alliance, they will maintain the stability of their relationship. Out of their temptation, Li Tianqu and Yang Xingmi, two monarchs representing their respective forces, always meet in detail.

Located in the suburbs of Liyang County in the southwest of Jiangsu Province in later generations, there were countless mountain paths with rolling hills. Hundreds of light cavalry under Li Tianqu were heading to explore the road, and the sentry was distributed very scattered. After all, they were originally responsible for reconnaissance and alertness, and today they were just coming to discuss and meet with Yang Xing. The guard range of the patrol was very wide, just to search for whether there were still people who had left Sun Ru's headquarters nearby, but there were still thieves of a certain scale.

The two sides passed by the fast horses and quickly agreed on the time and location of the meeting. Yang Xingmi was eager to eliminate Sun Ru, so he personally led a group of troops to temporarily set up camp twenty miles east of the mountain. It was only more than 200 miles from Yangzhou to the border of Liyang. Li Tianqu also had a personal army and several groups of troops escorted him to the meeting, and he also had to meet Yang Xingmi, the founding monarch of the Southern Wu regime after the crossing of the Yangtze River.

Li Tianqu was surrounded by a group of sharp cavalry and urged his horse to move forward, looking around, and experiencing the scenery of the mountains in the south of the Yangtze River. However, he saw that the water mist was everywhere around the mountain road. Although there were high mountains standing in the distance, Liyang was mostly low mountains and hills. Scouts had visited them in detail before, just in case, there were no ambush on the surrounding mountains.

After traveling about seven or eight miles to the west, the light cavalry in front of him came back to report that Yang Xingmi also sent a group of soldiers to greet him. Li Tianqu continued to march and saw five hundred sergeants standing on the other side. The soldiers stood quietly in armor and blades, and also revealed a solemn aura on their bodies. It seemed that most of them were warriors who had experienced bloody battles.

The general who commanded the group of soldiers waiting closer looked closer and saw that he had a good appearance, but there were a few shocking scars on his face and neck. Moreover, the general looked tough and grim, and his whole body exuded a fierce and handsome look. He was definitely not the kind of creamy boy. It seemed that he had been struggling in the sea of ​​corpses and blood. Even if he was stabbed a few times, he would not frown. In short, he was not a person who should be provoked easily in the face.

The general also went forward with Li Tianqu and a group of soldiers following his own soldiers. He walked forward, gave a clean and neat greeting, and said loudly: "The last general is Zhou Ben, the general under the command of the governor Yang. I will come to take Li Jieshuai and ask your troops to follow the last future!"

Li Tianqu's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he immediately asked: "Are you all the Zhou Zhuangshi who was famous in the four towns after Zhou Gongjin and Zhou Meilang at the end of the Han Dynasty who killed tigers with bare hands in the fields?"

The general who signed up for Zhou Ben was stunned after hearing this. Although he was not polite to Li Tianqu, he obviously had to keep a certain distance. However, when Li Tianqu said that his predecessors and the feats he had done back then, Zhou Ben couldn't help but smile embarrassedly, and his smile became more friendly:

"I never thought that such a noble and noble official as Li Jieshuai, he knew the origin of the last general... Wu Dongyu Gong of Luling was indeed the ancestor of the last general. However, the last general was poor in virtue and talent, and he was not as handsome as his ancestors. If his thinking was profound, he could only be so passionate and full of strength to shine his family's lintel, and he was really ashamed of his ancestors. Although he had killed the tiger with his bare hands, the tiger boy he ran into in the countryside was not very majestic, and he was beaten to death. Unexpectedly, Li Jieshuai knew about this. Haha, hehehe..."

Zhou Ben said humbly, and he was a little embarrassed, and his smile seemed a little stupid. Li Tianqu also remembered that according to historical records, "I don't know books, but I can respect Confucian scholars, and I meet my subordinates with etiquette, and the scholars love them. I am simple and clumsy, and I have no other talent. Only those who know about military affairs are born." Zhou Ben was addicted to drinking and was happy to give Zhou Ji. Others advised him to save less and make plans for his descendants... and Zhou Ben laughed and said that I was a commoner and a general, and I was completely in a state of drinking and drunkenness today, and I was happy to help others... It seemed to be a heroic temperament who was free and straightforward in dealing with the world.

In this way, he is indeed like Zhou Yu, who is handsome and handsome in his later generations...it is definitely not the same type as his ancestor.

Li Tianqu also thought to himself that it was a pity. When Zhou Ben joined the army, he first went to the tent of Zhao Yi, the governor of Chizhou. Chizhou was located south of the Yangtze River, and later Zhao Yi was promoted to Xuanshe Observation Envoy, but just as he caught up with Yang Xingmi to expel the rebel general Bi Shiduo. Qin Yan later began to mercenize the troops and territory of Gao Pian's old subordinates. Yang Xingmi conquered Xuanzhou and occupied it and fought against Sun Ru's fierce attack. Zhao Yi was defeated and died, and Zhou Ben was also captured. Because he was brave and brave, he was surrendered to his command by Yang Xingmi.

In other words, Zhou Ben went to join the army not in the Jianghuai area, but in the southern Anhui area south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, even if Li Tianqu had known this powerful general, he had almost no chance to recruit him under his command.

Moreover, it can be seen from the scars on Zhou Ben's body that he was the first to seize the formation after he surrendered to Yang Xingmi and fought. He achieved his first merit, but he fought all over his body and had no muscles. Although he fought with the Wu Yue army in the battle between Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu, he had suffered losses many times when facing Qian Liu's chief general "Monkey Gu" Gu Quanwu, but there were also classic examples of tens of thousands of Gan Army, which were ridiculed by seven thousand soldiers in the battle of Ivory Pond. He was also a kind of fierce general who was willing to sacrifice his life when fighting, and once he captured the opportunity to break the enemy, he could immediately launch a fatal attack.

It can be seen that Zhou Ben is indeed a honest hero. Li Tianqu praised his ancestors and his ability. This time, Zhou Ben also started talking and laughing, and led the soldiers and horses to move forward together, chatting enthusiastically, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

However, Li Tianquxin said that he would not have the chance to persuade Zhou Ben to surrender in the future. Since he had already surrendered to Yang Xingmi, his life would only be loyal to the Yang family of Wu. According to the official trajectory, before and after Li Bing usurped Wu and established the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhou Ben dared to slam the poisonous wine he gave to the usurpation emperor's face, fighting to protect Yang Xingmi's descendants and country. Until Wu was replaced by Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhou Ben ended up in depression and resentment... Such a person with a firm mind had already identified his lord, and he would never betray him.

Therefore, Li Tianqu was completely out of his appreciation for this week's nature, and he talked with him very much. After traveling about two or three miles, Li Tianqu saw dozens of tents connected to the foothills ahead, with various banners standing outside the tent, dancing in the wind.

Someone came to report that Li Tianqu was about to arrive in advance. There were also a group of civil and military generals in the village surrounded by a tall man and walked to the gate of the village. The man was not covered with armor, but was wearing a red battle jacket, and a jade belt around his waist. He was about 40 years old and had a tall figure. He looked at that station and could be called majestic.

However, when the man saw Li Tianqu and his army horses approaching him, his face infiltrated and he couldn't help but snort heavily.

However, when the man and the subordinates behind him began to step forward to meet him, the change in his expression seemed to be much more interesting... Originally, his face was as deep as water, and his face seemed to be covered by a layer of annoyed evil spirit, but as he got closer and closer with Li Tianqu, the evil spirit on the man's face gradually dissipated, and his expression gradually became calm. Then his eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of his mouth gradually raised, showing a smile-like expression.
Chapter completed!