Zhang Liao had originally intended to refuse Lü Bu.
I, Zhang Wenyuan, am a loyal servant of the Han Dynasty!
If they withdrew like this, the battle line would collapse at once. Where would that leave the emperor in Luoyang?
Seeing this, Lü Bu continued, "Look at Huangfu Song's attitude. When has he ever thought anything of us? If even a military man like him acts this way, what must those Dukes and Ministers in Luoyang be like?
"Preserve your useful life, wait for an enlightened lord to appear, then restore the Han Dynasty's prosperity and leave your name in the annals.
"Wenyuan, are you coming or not? If you won't leave, prepare to die here amid the chaos."
The words "preserve your useful life" struck him right in the heart. Looking again at Zhang Jue's invincible figure sweeping across the field, Zhang Liao immediately convinced himself.
I am a loyal servant of the Han Dynasty!
But the emperor and the Dukes and Ministers don't trust me. They're the ones in the wrong.
Lü Bu knew Zhang Liao well. One look at his changing expression told him the matter was settled.
Zhang Liao's moral threshold was indeed a little higher, but they were all fighting men from the frontier commanderies. The elder brother had no grounds to criticize the younger. Which of them bore no resentment toward the emperor? There was no need to put on an act before their own people.
Though Ding Yuan was the Bingzhou Inspector, the Bingzhou army was actually controlled by generals like Lü Bu and Zhang Liao. Lü Bu stood foremost among them, simply because he was the strongest fighter. Armies believed in strength above all.
Lü Bu and Zhang Liao hit it off at once. Their subordinate generals immediately marshaled their troops, and