is the so-called exchange of courtesies, after Cai Ji showed everyone the largest warship of the Qi army, Cao Cao, who is the chief of the Han Dynasty, naturally has to express it. The river wind in May slapped the flag of the flag held high by the flag bearer, and the spears shining dazzlingly in the hot sun, Cao Cao and Cai Ji galloped side by side, followed by Cao Pi, Xiahou Yuan, Wen Rui and other military generals, all the way through the layers of military formations to the camp of the Cao army. The neatly arranged phalanxes along the way, as well as the camp tents that cannot be seen at a glance, all show the strength of Cao's army.

"Sikong's victory in this official crossing, and the thief army fell in the wind wherever Wang Shi went, which can really be said to be the heart of the world." Cai Ji glanced at Cao Jun, who was surrounded by complex ingredients, and said in a slightly flavorful tone. In her impression, Cao Cao had two large-scale pit killings in history. The first time was to avenge his father Cao Song and conquer Xuzhou. One was to defeat Yuan Shao in Guandu and kill the soldiers of Hebei. It is said that there are more than 100,000 people in total. Of course, these two pit killings are not recorded in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", but only appear in the "Zizhi Tongjian" and other documents. Judging from Cao Cao's previous appearance in Xuzhou, Cai Ji has reason to believe that the account of Cao's army killing and surrendering troops is true. It's just that the scene in front of him shows that Cao Cao doesn't seem to have killed Yuan Shao like in history in another time and space.

Cao Cao had already learned from Cheng Yu that Cai Ji was living in his own mansion in Juancheng, and at this moment, when he heard the other party quote the inscription in his Juancheng study, he couldn't help but laugh half-truthfully, "If it weren't for the Marquis of Qi killing Yuan Shao in Yanjin, Lone would not dare to recruit this official to defeat the army." ”

As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, Cai Ji became even more depressed. Dare to love Cao Sikong can be resurrected in a full blood state on the spot, or is it the credit of the Qi army to intercept and kill Yuan Shao?! But since this matter has become a fact, it is not interesting to dwell on it any more. Therefore, Cai Ji quickly adjusted his mentality and replied humbly, "Sikong is ridiculous." Ji is just bent on fighting against Yuan thieves for the Han Dynasty. At this moment, seeing that the Sikong soldiers were strong and strong, Ji was finally relieved. ”

"Oh? Qi Hou is worried that he will not be able to go on the Northern Expedition if he is alone in Guandu? Cao Cao said coldly. is really as Jia Xu judged before, Cao Cao does not eat the set of showing weakness at all. In his opinion, the more humble Cai Ji is in front of him. The more it shows that this woman has evil intentions.

At this moment, in the face of Cao Cao's initial temptation, Cai Ji still lowered his posture and replied, "Yes." If there is no general leader, the overall situation. Yoshijin didn't know how to crusade against Heshuo. ”

Hmph, it's better to say than to sing - Cao Cao snorted secretly and coldly. Continued to pressure Cai Ji and said, "Qi Hou He said this. Lone Ke heard that the soldiers and horses under the account of the Marquis of Qi had already jumped across the Yellow River and won the three counties of Bohai, Hejian and Qinghe. It can be seen that there is no lonely Qi Hou who also knows how to attack Heshuo. ”

"This is a mistake. If it weren't for Sikong and Yuan Shao's army to confront Guandu, how could Ji go deep into the hinterland of Jizhou. Therefore, the conquest of Heshuo still needs to be seen by the horse. Cai Ji replied without humility or arrogance, thinking to himself that who wouldn't be disgusting.

"Humph......"

"Hehe......"

While Cao Cao and Cai Ji were testing each other all the way, the group had already arrived at Cao Cao's Chinese army camp. But I saw Zhao Yun, who had been waiting in front of the gate for a long time. Ignoring the Cao generals lined up around him, he pulled the reins and stepped forward, and saluted Cai Ji directly, "Lord." ”

"Zilong." Cai Ji also greeted Zhao Yun enthusiastically, "Zilong has worked hard, are the soldiers okay?" ”

"Thanks to the blessing of the Lord, the soldiers have not suffered many casualties in this rescue officer." Zhao Yun replied with his fists clenched, not taking Cao Cao on the side in his eyes at all.

Cao Cao saw that Zhao Yun and Cai Ji looked like a master and servant, and then saw that Zhao Yun was still wearing the old armor covered with scratches, not the unicorn armor he had gifted. I can't help but secretly sigh in my heart that loyal and righteous people are really not something that high-ranking officials can buy. But emotion is emotion. In front of Cai Ji, Cao Cao still praised Zhao Yundao without hesitation, "General Zhao is righteous and thin, he is a gall, and he is really the enemy of ten thousand!" ”

Listening to Liu Bei's sigh of "being a gall" became Cao Cao's evaluation of Zhao Yun. Cai Ji found it interesting, but also saw Cao Cao's sympathy for Zhao Yun and Zhao Yun's indifference to Cao Cao. I'm sorry Sikong, Zilong is most disgusted with murderous people like you in his life. After Cai Ji slandered Cao Cao in his heart, he responded instead, "General Xiahou and General Xu under Sikong are also loyal and righteous, if it weren't for his desperate breakthrough and came to Qingzhou to ask Ji for help, Ji wouldn't know that Sikong was in trouble." ”

Cai Ji's factual praise made Xiahou Yuan behind him show pride. Even Cao Cao's own mood was much better. After all, Xiahou Yuan is his brother-in-law, and he is not inferior to Zhao Yun in terms of loyalty. And Xu Huang's appearance in the battle of Guandu also made Cao Cao feel that he had another handsome talent under his command. However, this alone could not calm Cao Cao's unwillingness to dig into the corner. But seeing that he glanced at Zhao Yun's mount, he twisted his beard and said with a smile, "Although the lonely commander is as fierce as a cloud, he is not as skilled as Qi Hou to help." The iron hooves and wear-resistant hooves of General Zhao's mount make Gu Haosheng envious. I wonder if Qi Hou can borrow one or two skillful craftsmen to teach Cao Jun to create this thing? ”

Iron hooves and stirrups were the two major weapons of the Qi cavalry. In the early years, in order to preserve his strength and prevent secrets from leaking to Yuan Shao, Cai Ji only equipped these two things in the elite cavalry led by Tai Shici. It wasn't until Cai Ji and Yuan Shao turned their faces and no longer had to act with Yuan Jun that the Qi army began to equip the cavalry with iron hooves and stirrups on a large scale. Even so, before Zhao Yunchi came to the aid of Guandu, Cai Ji still warned him to be careful to keep these two little secrets of the Qi army, and not to be learned by Cao Cao. It's a pity that the stirrups can still be put away when there is no fighting, but the iron hooves that have been nailed cannot be removed. After a long time, with the shrewdness of the generals of Cao Ying, he naturally would not fail to notice the iron hooves nailed on the horses of the Qi army. Cao Cao had asked Zhao Yun many times for this, but he was pushed by Zhao Yun one by one with Donglai craftsmen. Now that the main master, Cai Ji, has arrived in Cao Ying, Cao Cao naturally has to ask him for a few blacksmiths who can nail horses' hooves.

Cai Ji didn't expect that Cao Cao had already taken a fancy to Iron Hoof, and he would ask him for a craftsman in public so bluntly. In a hurry, he had to prevaricate, "The iron hoof is just an iron piece nailed to the horse's palm, and there are many talents under the empty account, how can the little iron hoof be rare Cao Ying's skilled craftsmen." ”

Cao Cao didn't eat this set at all, but when he saw him, he pretended to sigh helplessly and said, "Qi Hou doesn't know. The craftsmen under the lonely tent are all incompetent. The iron hooves nailed are either too shallow and easy to fall, or too deep to hurt the horse. Therefore, it is necessary to ask the craftsmen under the account of Qi Hou for advice or two. ”

When Cai Ji heard Cao Cao say this, he knew that Cao Jun should have tried to produce iron hooves by himself according to the appearance of Qi Jun's iron hooves. It is only because the technology is not up to par that there is no copycat success. It is important to know that the horse's hooves are composed of two layers, the one that comes into contact with the ground is a layer of hard keratin about 2-3 cm thick, and the upper layer is live keratin. The horse's hooves are in contact with the ground. Corrosion by ground friction and stagnant water will quickly fall off. The main purpose of nailing the horseshoe is to delay the wear and tear of the horse's hooves. The use of horseshoes not only protects the horse's hooves, but also gives the horse's hooves a firmer grip on the ground. It is good for both riding and driving. When nailing a horseshoe, the main thing is to remove a thin layer of aging keratin, just like a person cutting nails, only in the right way will not hurt the horse's hooves. Cao Jun would certainly not succeed if he thought that the horseshoe was to use a hammer and a nail to brutally drive this thick piece of iron into the sole of the horse's feet. In fact. The blacksmith under Cai Ji also found the trick after a long period of exploration.

At this moment, since Cao Cao's words have been said to this, Cai Ji naturally can't pretend to be stupid anymore. After all, the two sides are still in the alliance relationship, and it is really worth the loss to reject Cao Cao for the horseshoe. What's more, Cao Jun knew that there was such a thing as iron hooves, and he could always master the technique of nailing horseshoe after trying for a while. Thinking of this, Cai Ji generously promised Cao Cao, "In that case, Ji will send two blacksmiths from the camp to Cao Ying later." ”

"Qi Hou is so refreshing! With this sharp weapon, the lonely spirit will definitely be able to add wings to the tiger. Cao Cao, who had won back a game, laughed loudly, and Xiahou Yuan and the others behind him also showed excitement.

And just when Cai Ji endured the pain and cut his love, Cao Cao was triumphant. Xun You led a cadre of Cao Ying Wenwu to the two of them and said, "I've seen Sikong, I've seen Qi Hou." A feast has been prepared in the big tent, so please invite the two of you to sit down. ”

Cao Cao paused his previous verbal exchange with Cai Ji. Instead, he made a gesture of invitation to Cai Ji in a chic manner, "Qi Hou, please." ”

Cai Ji also responded politely, "Please do it." ”

After that, a group of generals, including Cao Cao and Cai Ji, turned over and dismounted, and entered Cao Cao's Chinese army tent under the leadership of Xun You. In other words, this is not the first time Cai Ji has come to Cao Ying for a banquet. In the early years in Wancheng, Cao Cao had a small banquet for three days and a big banquet for five days, but he invited Cai Ji less. Therefore, Cai Ji and many generals under Cao Cao are also familiar with each other, and Zhao Yun has fought with Cao generals for more than half a month, which makes the atmosphere of the whole banquet quite harmonious.

During the banquet, Cao Cao also introduced to Cai Ji Yuan Shao's generals such as Han Juzi, Lu Weihuang, and Zhao Rong. Thinking that these people who should have been called Cao Cao's ghosts under the knife in history became Cao Jiang in a blink of an eye, and Zhang He and Gao Ran became his ministers, Cai Ji had to sigh in his heart that the wheel of history had entered a track that he could not predict.

"Qi Hou is so distracted, what are you thinking?" Cao Cao held the wine bottle in his hand and looked at Cai Ji who was stunned beside him with great interest.

Cai Ji, who was interrupted by Cao Cao, quickly came back to his senses and responded, "Don't hide it, Ji is thinking about how to attack Heshuo next." ”

Cao Cao listened to what Cai Ji said, and immediately laughed and said, "The wine and food are in front, what does Qi Hou want to do." ”

"Sikong is right, Ji will punish himself with a cup." Cai Jiyan raised the wine bottle on the dining table and bowed to Cao Cao, and then raised his neck and drank it clean.

"Qi Hou has a good amount of wine!" Cao Cao gave a thumbs up and praised loudly, which attracted the guests present to applaud and echo. And Cai Ji was also under the influence of alcohol, and his fair cheeks couldn't help but flush with a blush. Seeing this, Cao Cao was even more energetic, and then leaned over to Cai Ji and asked, "When Qi Hou was in Juancheng, did he ever see the words inscribed by Lone in his study?" ”

"What Sikong said is the words 'the world returns to the heart'?" Cai Ji asked knowingly. In fact, for the four words "the world returns to the heart", Cai Ji can be said to be very familiar. This sentence comes from Cao Cao's famous "Short Song Xing", which is quite popular in later generations.

Sure enough, Cao Cao nodded proudly and said, "This is the word in the "Short Song Xing" made by Gu. ”

Cao Cao, who was a little drunk, put the wine bottle in his hand on the dining table, stood up and took the double halberd from Dian Wei's hand with one hand, and gestured to the musician with the other. Seeing this, the musician immediately played the music "Xianghe Song. Flat Tune. As the solemn and elegant tune sounded, Cao Cao walked to the front of the hall, dancing with a halberd in both hands, and singing in a deep voice, "When you sing about wine, what is your life?" For example, the morning dew is bitter in the past. Be generous and unforgettable. How to solve the problem? Only Du Kang. Qingqing Zijin, leisurely my heart. But for the sake of the king, he has been groaning so far. Yo yo deer chirping, eating wild apples. I have guests, drummers and shengs. It's as clear as the moon, when can it be ?......?"

Everyone present didn't expect that the dignified Han Sikong would personally chant poetry and dance halberds, and they all stopped the cups in their hands and watched them quietly. And Xiahou Yuan and others, who were familiar with Cao Cao, were even more excited to shoot the case, bringing a bit of Jin Ge Iron Horse to the original elegant tune, which made people's blood boil. As for Cai Ji on the main seat, he was deeply attracted by Cao Cao's vigorous halberd dance and heroic singing, and couldn't extricate himself.

If someone asks Cai Ji what his first impression of the men of the Han Dynasty was. She will not hesitate to answer "sword" and "poem". Although the Qin people set foot in Kyushu, they were too martial and brittle. Although the Song people had beautiful rhetoric, they were too weak and were eventually trampled by the northern aliens. However, the men of the Han Dynasty perfectly integrated the two seemingly opposite images of killing the enemy with a sword and chanting poetry. "For example, like the morning dew, the days are bitter", in the short life of the morning dew, they killed the enemy, they chanted poems, and left the most magnificent stroke on the long scroll of history.

Everyone in the world said that Cao Mengde was short in stature and ugly in appearance, but in Cai Ji's eyes, Cao Cao, who combined sword and poetry, was the most beautiful and irreplaceable. His position in the Chinese literary world is unshakable, and he has won 30 victories, one defeat, and one draw in the battle against foreign races, which can be called a unique record in ancient and modern times. Thinking that he was about to oppose such a legendary figure, and might even destroy this beauty with his own hands, so that Sancao would no longer exist in history, Cai Ji's heart couldn't help but feel an indescribable unease and contradiction.

However, since the battle for supremacy, Cai Ji has no way out, for her own ideals, for the ideals of many partners under her command, she must move forward, and she must eliminate the obstacles in front of her. Even if it's to destroy something precious. So the next moment, Cai Ji secretly made up his mind in his heart that he would always remember this moment and remember the magnificent figure of this halberd dance.

Book friends pointed directly at Xiao Cai: Admit it! There is only one truth! Meng Decai is asking for it in his heart, and he can't drop the barnacle hall~~~

Xiao Cai pointed to his fingers: I can't ask for it, I love and kill Shenma Di the most hated birds~~~ Raising Shenma Di is even more annoying~~~

Turf peeking: Qi Hou is looking at his father in a daze~~~Ah~~~ Is that shiny thing ~~~~

Sunday's section is presented ~~~ Since the re-update, subscribe to the miserable drip ~~~ cough, let's have a show~~~ In addition, regarding the poetry in the book, Liu Ding can not steal poems in principle, not steal poems (I hate to steal poems through novels, and I have a habit of literature and youth, please forgive me), and the plot must appear in poetry and will not steal the poetry works of the characters in the book. (To be continued)