Thinking of the military pay from the past two months, Hou Cheng cursed outright.
"Damn it, those Zheng Family bastards are truly underhanded! They knew the general was the commander of the garrison force, that he had come from You Province with eight hundred personal guards, yet they deliberately withheld the military pay for my eight hundred Wolf Cavalry from the Ministry of War!"
A sharp glint seemed to flash through Lu Bu's eyes, but he merely shook his head calmly. He was not angered by this.
"Duke An's Mansion only has these few tricks left. Don't worry. The time is about right. What belongs to us cannot be taken by anyone. Lord Bai's side should already be prepared."
"Miss Haitang was right. To catch a big fish, one must be willing to cast bait. Duke An's Mansion wants to make trouble for this general, but don't we also want to use this opportunity to seize complete control of the garrison force?"
"Besides, we do not need to concern ourselves with those matters. What we need to do is control the garrison force's troops and keep that military strength in our own hands before the new deputy commander arrives."
With that, Lu Bu rose to his feet, looked at the four men, and said lightly.
"All right. Same as usual today. Let the officers spar and conduct practical combat drills. It will still be Zheng Sanyuan's men!"
"Yes, sir!"
Just as Lu Bu had said, the time was about right. Only one day later, on May twenty-fourth, rumors began spreading throughout Tiandu City!
"Have you heard? General Lü, the newly appointed commander of the garrison force—the Flying General Lu Bu who made Great Feng tremble in fear during the Battle of Youzhou—was transferred to the capital, yet even his