Seeing that Zhang Tong was a little restrained, Cao Liang smiled without any hesitation. After the celebration banquet was gone, he invited another table alone and had a drink with Zhang Tong.

Zhang Tong really didn't expect that he could sit in such an equal position with the famous general of the world's rebellion, and felt a little unreal.

"Governor, I..."

Cao Liang personally poured a glass of wine for him and smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, there is no major governor here. You and my brother are talking about the past without being restricted. We have not drunkenly for many years. We have rarely met again today. How about we stop drank after we are drunk?"

When Zhang Tong saw Cao Liang's kind appearance, he seemed to have returned to ten years ago, and his nervousness slowly disappeared. Zhang Tong was originally a talkative person. After he opened up, he talked endlessly. When Zhang Tong recalled the things he was on duty in the palace back then, he was filled with emotion.

Before they knew it, the two of them pushed the cups and drank Zhang Tong's tongue a little straightened. He said drunkenly: "Brother Ziming, you invited me to go to war with me, but I... haven't left. Until now, my intestines... are all regretful. Why do you think my eyes are so short? If you really mess with you, why would you be so miserable?"

Cao Liang smiled slightly and said, "You are not afraid of being late for good wine, and you are not afraid of being late for good food. Are we brothers together again? Don't worry, there will be a bright future in the future, and the world will be ours. But here we are saying that, with our brothers' friendship, you should come here earlier. Why bother to work hard for Sima Yi? On the battlefield, there is no eye on the sword. If there is a long and shortcoming, wouldn't it be a pity for life?"

Zhang Tong smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Ziming, you are now a prince. Brother, I come to join me empty-handedly. That... that's so embarrassed, so I... thought about giving me a big gift, so I burned Sima Yi's food and grass, and gave it to Ziming a gift..."

Zhang Tong was so drunk that he had just finished speaking that his head slammed on the table, and he never woke up again.

When Cao Liang heard this, he realized that the fire of Sima Jun was actually released by Zhang Tong. The fire burned out Sima Jun's food and grass, and forced Sima Yi to advance easily to fight quickly and make it easier to get into the ambush circle of Bingzhou Jun.

It can be said that the fire was released at the right time. In terms of credit, the arsonist was the first to achieve the fire. However, Cao Liang had never known who released the fire. Now that Zhang Tong took the initiative to say it, Cao Liang immediately understood that Zhang Tong and him were real brothers, willing to take such a big risk to do this. You must know that Sima Yi’s military camp was so strict. It was not easy for Zhang Tong to succeed, and he had to escape the Sima army's search afterwards. If he was not careful, he would be a disaster!

Cao Liang ordered people to help Zhang Tong down to rest, and ordered people to pass Zhang Tong's subordinates and ask carefully about the whole story. He couldn't help but feel deeply moved. Zhang Tong's move was not just taking risks, but was simply dancing on the tip of a knife. Sima Yi had a 70,000 army. If Zhang Tong walked slowly, he would probably not even have meat sauce left.

In Cao Liang's impression, Zhang Tong was not such a brave person. Although he was the grandson of the famous general Zhang Liao, he did not inherit the courage of Zhang Liao in his bones. The courage to do such a dangerous thing this time did prove that Zhang Tong and himself were in a strong relationship. In order to give this "meeting gift", he almost brought himself in. Cao Liang was really moved. There was no doubt that Zhang Tong was a real brother. Although this friendship came relatively late, as Cao Liang said, he was not afraid of being late for a good meal. At the critical moment, Zhang Tong used his actions to prove that their friendship would not be weakened by the passage of time.

The next day, Cao Liang officially announced Zhang Tong's achievements and appointed Zhang Tong as the prefect of Hedong. Chen Yang, Ma Long and Zhang Jin also had rewards, and they were promoted several levels in a row, much better than being a commander in the Sima army.

Chen Yang, Ma Long and Zhang Jin were very grateful. You should know that the 70,000 cavalry of Sima Army had been destroyed. If they had not followed Zhang Tong to do this major event at that time, they would have become cannon fodder at this moment. How could there be a complete egg when the nest was destroyed? Chen Yang and the others knew that the reason they could survive was entirely due to Zhang Tong's contribution.

This time, not only did not suffer any disaster, but instead became a blessing in disguise and was promoted to several levels. It felt like a dream when I thought about it.

Zhang Tong made great contributions this time, and it was not surprising that he was appointed as the prefect, but what was a little confused was that Hedong County is still in the hands of Sima Jun, and Cao Liang named Zhang Tong as the prefect of Hedong. Wouldn't that be the remote leader?

The remote leadership was the most common official position during the Three Kingdoms period. Whether it was the Wei State, Shu State or the Wu State, there were a large number of remote leadership positions. For example, Jiang Wei served as the governor of Liangzhou, and Shu State never controlled Liangzhou for a long time.

To put it bluntly, getting a remote check is just a blank check. If the Bingzhou Army did not take over Hedong County, then Zhang Tong's Hedong prefect would be equivalent to a false position, with only a salary but no real power.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little confused. Although Zhang Tong had just surrendered, his contribution was real. Just setting fire to Sima Jun's food and grass was already a great achievement. No one could erase it no matter where he was placed.

However, Cao Liang asked Zhang Tong to take over Hedong County from afar and give him a short official position. Isn’t this a painting to satisfy your hunger and fool people?

It doesn’t matter to Zhang Tong. He was originally a surrendered general, but now Cao Liang has promoted him to 2,000 stones in an extraordinary way. If you don’t like anything, just take him away.

However, Cao Liang had a long plan. Not to mention his friendship with Zhang Tong, even if Zhang Tong's contribution this time, it would not be an exaggeration to appoint him as a real prefect. However, there is no vacant position now, and Cao Liang, who puts Zhang Tong in a remote county, also felt that it was not appropriate, so Cao Liang turned his attention to Hedong County in the south.

Hedong County is a big county, and its geographical location is special, so the position of Hedong Prefect is quite important. Although Cao Liang has not yet captured Hedong County, he has long regarded Hedong County as his belongings. After this Jinyang victory, the Sima army may not be able to defend Hedong anymore. Cao Liang's next move is to rush his troops south and take Hedong directly. At least he has to pay back some interest from Sima Yi first.

PS: Sorry, I'm sorry, I kept out of power this morning, so I couldn't upload the corrected chapters. I went to the county town and found an Internet cafe to upload it. I'm really sorry!
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