Wangwu Mountain.
Since Sima Zhao had been captured alive, the troops stationed in Bing Province had withdrawn as well.
And this had sent Guo Ze's reputation soaring.
Word had spread everywhere that Guo Ze had laid ambushes and traps along the roads, making the government troops afraid to act rashly and finally forcing them to withdraw.
Guo Ze sat in the seat of honor, looking at the many "generals" before him.
Liu Lu sat beside him. By now, Liu Lu was Guo Ze's favorite, as well as a rising figure on Wangwu Mountain.
He was better suited than Guo Ze to dealing with these people.
Better suited even than Wang Yuan.
Although Wang Yuan had been the first to raise the banner of resistance, he had come from a powerful clan, after all. He had also been a Wanderer, but there were differences even among Wanderers.
In the past, some scions of the great clans had also enjoyed being Wanderers. They generally went carousing with their servants and friends.
Sons of powerful clans like Wang Yuan also liked to take their tenant farmers or household retainers out carousing.
Only someone of common birth like Liu Lu could be counted among the lowest ranks of Wanderers.
Liu Lu and these bandits in the mountains were quite similar in their experiences, their way of speaking, and many other respects.
After publicly appearing at Guo Ze's side, Liu Lu had begun approaching the various chiefs. In a short time, he had become a popular figure in the mountains, frequently associating with all sorts of people and becoming their friend.
Compared with Wang Yuan, who had an air of bureaucracy about him, Liu Lu found it easier to befriend them.
Here, he was truly a fish in water.
Even Guo Ze could not help