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Hu Zhen did not personally welcome Lv Bu and Hua Xiong, but waited for them inside the Big Account s to meet him. He wanted to show them his might and establish his own, but he didn't expect that the moment he met them, he would be like dust in his nose, and he immediately felt the contempt Lv Bu, Hua Xiong and the others had for him.

Hu Zhen's face darkened, his eyes slowly swept across Lv Bu, Hua Xiong and the other generals, his stomach full of anger. The more useless a person was, the more they cared about the attitude of others towards them. His nose gave a cold ”hmph” and was about to flare up.

”Great Governor, the troops and horses of the two Lord Du Du Du have been properly arranged. May I ask if you have any other orders, Great Governor?” Just as Hu Zhen was about to flare up, his assistant, Sima, hurriedly stepped forward and said.

Hu Zhen understood what Wang Yu meant and immediately calmed down. He knew that this was not the time to be angry, so he forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart and changed his expression, revealing a rare smile.

Hu Zhen waved his hand, allowing Lv Bu and Hua Xiong to sit in the first seats on his left and right sides, while his subordinates casually allowed them to sit on the two sides of the Big Account. With his ranking, Lv Bu and Hua Xiong became the two generals under Hu Zhen's command.

Everyone, after the traitorous Sun Jian has defeated the Thou River, he refused to give up and is not willing to lose. He once again gathered the remnants of Jing Chu's army, the Five ten thousand people s, and advanced northwards.

Hu Zhen's gaze swept across all the generals once again, and his eyes revealed arrogance and conceit. Especially when he saw Lv Bu and Hua Xiong, the corners of his mouth seemed to hang a trace of ridicule. He let out an involuntary ”hmph” and smiled coldly.

”Under the orders of the Prime Minister, this time, we will lead a group of generals to suppress Sun Jian's traitors. As long as you all put in a lot of effort, you will definitely succeed. Sun Jian, the traitor, had been defeated by the King of the Gods, and was not even able to withstand a single blow. If any general managed to get Sun Jian's head, I will definitely report it to the Prime Minister and ask for meritorious service for them. ”

In February, Lv Bu and Hua Xiong's troops had arrived at the Liang County. Hu Zhen had gathered all of his troops and held an oath-master ceremony in the wide area of the Liang County, accusing Sun Jian of betraying his will, raising the morale of the soldiers, and threatening to behead Sun Jian and chase his troops out of the Liang County.

In this battle, Hu Zhen was determined to win. At the end of last year, Thou River defeated Sun Jian severely, and even though Dong Zhuo heavily rewarded Xu Rong and Hu Zhen, but in private, people were discussing about it, as if Hu Zhen had gotten lucky with Xu Rong and picked up a huge bargain. Hu Zhen was unconvinced in his heart, so this time, when he led his troops to fight, he had to defeat Sun Jian heavily to restore his reputation.

The reason why Hu Zhen had held such a grand swearing in as an oath as teacher, was because he wanted to announce to the world that he, Hu Zhen, was the main marshal in this punitive expedition against the traitor, Sun Jian. All of the victories in this campaign was because of him, the capital's commander, Hu Zhen.

He had sufficient reasons to believe that he would definitely return in victory when he attacked Sun Jian this time. Because almost all of Sun Jian's subordinates were handicapped veterans who had fled during the previous battle. They had already seen the power of the West Cold Army, and when they met him again, they could only flee as fast as the wind.

However, Hu Zhen's bold words did not stir the westering officer's desire to die, instead, it caused many of the clan leaders to feel disgusted. Not only were Lv Bu and Hua Xiong not moved, even the generals under his command did not cheer for him.

They were very clear in their hearts about how capable Hu Zhen was. They were very active in following Hu Zhen to rob people, but if they were to follow Hu Zhen to war, everyone would be on tenterhooks.

Lv Bu's face darkened, but in his heart, he was laughing coldly. Although he did not know how heroic and courageous Sun Jian was, when Sun Jian lost, he did not defend himself and still dared to lead his troops to meet Sun Jian. He knew that Sun Jian was not an ordinary person and that Hu Zhen would not be his opponent. Yet, he had to follow this arrogant fellow to meet his formidable enemy. He could not help but feel some sorrow.

Hua Xiong didn't even hear what Hu Zhen was saying as he focused on thinking about what the Zhang Banxian had to say. Although he was not afraid of death, but thinking of his bad luck, Hua Xiong was a little upset, how could he have the mind to fight?

After the ceremony was over, the West Cold Army began to head south, preparing to attack the gathering of the Yang men. As the vanguard, Lv Bu led the ten thousand cavalrymen to the front of the group. During the march, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, Wei Xu and a few other generals ran over to Lv Bu's side, riding together with him.

Song Xian looked left and right, and said in a low voice: ”Lord Du Du Du, Hu Zhen is useless and useless. If we defeat Sun Jian this time, we'll definitely become even more arrogant in the future.