Yijing City, known as the "human flesh mill" by Yuan's soldiers, is located on the Jizhong Plain, which is crossed by Yishui. In the early years, it was just a small county town with no name. Until the second year of Xingping, Gongsun Zhan, who had just experienced the defeat of Baoqiu, led his troops to Yi County, and spent a whole year digging more than ten trenches in the Linyi River, and piled up mounds as high as five or six zhang in the trenches. There are camps built on each layer of mounds, among which the mound located in the center of the trench is more than ten zhang high, and Yijing City is built on this mound. This city is not only high and thick, but also has iron as the gate, and there are three million grains in it. No one is allowed to live in the city except Gongsun Zhan's family. There was no agriculture, no handicrafts, no trade, and there was no normal output in Yijing. This is a city that only exists to protect Gongsun Zhan's life, and it is also a nightmare for anyone who wants to attack this city.

Yuan Xi has been facing this nightmare for more than a year. Early that morning, as usual, he was covered with cowhide armor, lined with woolen felt coats, and hung a three-foot sword at his waist, and after putting on a gray felt cloak on his hand, he opened the door of the tent and walked out of the warm tent. Dressing up like this may make Yuan Xi look a little like a Hu person, but it is undeniable that this is the most suitable outfit for the northern country. Seeing that his master was already fully armed, he surrounded Yuan Xi to inspect the camp and informed him of military affairs in a timely manner.

"Xi, another group of Xianbei people came to join the general this morning, how to deal with it?"

According to the habits of the Central Plains, it seems that after winter, it should be the season of truce between the various forces, but for Yuan Shaojun in Youzhou, the situation is the opposite. As the weather became colder day by day, the livestock of the nomadic tribes in Youzhou were frozen to death in batches, and some nomadic tribes who could not make a living immediately began to drag their families to the outside of Yijing City. In return, these nomadic tribes would also send troops to assist Yuan Shao's army in attacking Gongsun Zhan. In order to show his mind and courage to the tribes in Youzhou, Yuan Shao often accepts all the tribes that come to vote, regardless of size. It's just that in this way, Yuan Shaojun's military rations are also tight.

After listening to the report of his subordinates at this moment, Yuan Xi couldn't help but stop and hesitate to think about it, but finally ordered, "Let them camp by the river to the west of the camp." If they give them some more grain and grass, it will be said that this is General Yuan's reward for their loyalty. ”

"Whoa."

The deling's relatives trotted away from the group. Yuan Xi and the rest of his entourage continued through the neatly arranged tents, flags fluttering in the wind, and piles of weapons. The air was filled with the smell of horse manure and the smell of rice porridge. The snow melted under the feet of the people, and the black soil blended into a viscous mud that covered everyone's riding boots. If Yuan Xi's elder brother Yuan Tan or third brother Yuan Shang were here, he would definitely frown again and again at the harsh conditions of the camp. But Yuan Xi didn't mind this, in his opinion, compared to the battlefield under Yijing City, Yuan's army camp was really a good place to live.

It must be known that to this day, Yuan Xi's nose still remembers the smell of corpses that stretched for hundreds of miles outside Yijing City in June and July. Facing the trenches stained red by corpses and blood, even veterans who have been fighting for more than ten years can't help but be stunned. At that time, Yuan Xi would often secretly wonder in private whether his father was fighting an unprecedented siege battle. Fortunately, the cold wind in Youzhou not only locked the stench of corpses in the sky, but also froze the river water surrounding the outer trench of Yijing City. Without the obstruction of these moats, Yuan Shaojun's offensive suddenly became smooth. In October and November, Yuan Shaojun broke through ten trenches outside Yijing City. The legendary black iron gate of Yijing City was also displayed in front of Yuan Shaojun for the first time.

However, this kind of "shun lì" does not mean that Yuan Shaojun has not paid a heavy price. In order to break through the ten trenches, about 10,000 soldiers died forever outside Yijing City this winter. In order to save fuel and manpower, these unknown soldiers were buried in the trenches on the spot, along with the corpses of their enemies. In this way, piles of corpses were disposed of, and the burial of the trenches was completed. It's just that discerning people know in their hearts that the bitter battle is far from over, and there are still layers of cities in Yijing City waiting for everyone to conquer.

And just as Yuan Xi was worriedly thinking about how to break through the towering city wall, he and his entourage had already arrived at the camp of the Chinese army. It was a veritable big tent, not only was it twice as big as an ordinary tent, but the white canvas was also specially dyed with gold dye to create a circle of gorgeous lines, so much so that some Hu chiefs who had seen the big tent privately called it the golden horde.

There is no need to ask, such a luxurious tent is naturally only available to Yuan Shao alone. At this moment, the guards guarding outside the tent saw Yuan Xi coming, and hurriedly made a report for him. After a while, a clear-eyed attendant led Yuan Xi into the big tent that was burned by charcoal. I saw Yuan Shao in the tent wrapped in a fox fur and talking with Guo Tu, the military advisor of the army. Seeing Yuan Xi's arrival, Yuan Shao immediately stopped the conversation, and instead asked Yuan Xi, "Xi'er, how are the siege equipment prepared?" ”

Yuan Xi solemnly reported with a fist, "Back to my father, the five trebuchets have been properly placed and can attack the city at any time." ”

But after Yuan Shao listened to Yuan Xi's report, he just snorted casually, and then threw another task to him, "Cai Anzhen from Donglai will come today." Thou shalt go and say hello. ”

Yuan Xi didn't expect his father to suddenly let him go to receive Cai Ji, so he couldn't help but stay in place. Seeing that the second person did not react, Yuan Shao immediately waved his hand impatiently and said, "Cai Anzhen is just a state pastor with an empty name." You don't have to be too polite to them. ”

Hearing that his father set such a tone on the issue of receiving Cai Ji, even if Yuan Xi had any doubts in his heart at the moment, he had to bow down and withdraw from the big tent. In fact, for Cai Ji, Yuan Xi himself is still quite contradictory. First, in the course of the year, Cai Ji provided Yuan Shaojun with batches of grain and grass, so that he could recruit a large number of nomadic tribes on such cold days. Second, Cai Ji's bad relationship with his brother Yuan Tan in Qingzhou is also known to the world. As far as Yuan Xi knew, his younger brother Yuan Shang, who was far away in Yecheng, seemed to still be thinking about Cai Ji, who was the same age as him. In short, over the years, Cai Ji has always been in a state of half-enemy and half-friend with the Yuan family.

From Yuan Xi's standpoint, he had no ambition to seduce the female state pastor to seek the land of the three counties, nor did he want to participate in the struggle between them. Yuan Xi had understood a long time ago that the position of the head of the Yuan clan was not his turn to sit. So he just wanted to conquer Yi Jing as soon as possible and bury Gongsun Zhan's family under the ravine forever. Then a beautiful pavilion will be built in Zhuojun City, and Zhen Ji will be brought to live in Youzhou. At the thought of his newlywed wife, Yuan Xi's heart quickly melted like snow blown by the spring breeze. It was precisely because of the desire to end the war as soon as possible that even if Yuan Shao had the intention of giving Cai Ji a horse in the big tent just now, Yuan Xi still didn't dare to slack off.

Fortunately, Cai Ji didn't let Yuan Xi wait too long. When the warm winter sun climbed up the three poles, the messenger brought Yuan Xi the news that Cai Ji was about to arrive. When Yuan Xi arrived at the gate of the camp with a group of cadres, a vermilion double carriage had already stopped in front of the gate. I saw a bright girl in a crimson cloak standing slim in front of the carriage on the left, and behind her were a woman, three men, and four personal staff, as well as a cavalry of about three hundred people.

As far as Yuan Xi knew, there was only one woman who could have such a posture in the entire Youzhou, so he immediately strode forward and bowed his hand, "Cai Yuanjun has worked hard all the way. ”

Cai Ji, who had been waiting in front of the gate for a while, also returned the salute in a soft voice quietly, "Xi is polite." ”

But just as the two were greeting, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves on the hillside not far away. Everyone immediately followed the prestige, only to see a general dressed in black light armor and holding a spear leading a team of cavalry galloping towards this side. In the face of such a sudden change, Cai Ji's subordinates, who were originally cautious and abnormal, immediately showed a defensive posture. Yuan Shaojun, who was present, invariably let out a deafening cheer.

"Koji Shogun Mighty"

"Koji Shogun's Great Victory"

Although Cai Ji had also seen Cao Ang being welcomed by Cao Jun in Cao Ying before. But the black-armored general in front of him was obviously different from Cao Ang, because Cai Ji could not only hear the love and respect from the cheers of the soldiers of the Yuan army around him, but also feel the terrifying murderous aura from the cavalry whose faces were still unclear. In addition, the soldiers of the Yuan army all called each other "General Koji", Cai Ji couldn't help but move, turned back to Yuan Xi beside him and asked, "Xi, who is this general?" ”

"This is our army's general Koji Yi." Yuan Xi pointed to the generals who were getting closer and closer and proudly introduced, "General Koji once fought in the Battle of Jieqiao, slashed Yan Gang, and broke the white horse under the command of Gongsun Zhan. Later, he joined forces with the king of Wuhuan and the son of Liu Yu, defeated Gongsun Zan in Baoqiu, and killed more than 20,000 people including his general Zou Dan. ”

After hearing Yuan Xi's introduction, Cai Ji was already sure that the black-armored general in front of him was the famous Xiliang general Liyi in the late Han Dynasty. Although in the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Koji Yi is a man who was picked off by Zhao Yun with a shot in the Battle of Jieqiao. But in the real history books, Koji Yi is a famous general with outstanding military achievements. As Yuan Xi said, this person not only defeated Gongsun Chan with fewer victories in the Battle of Jieqiao and the Battle of Baoqiu, but also made many miraculous achievements in the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan later. Its reputation is far beyond the "Hebei Four Court Pillars" such as Yan Liang and Wen Chou. It is no exaggeration to say that Lu Yi is a handsome general in the real sense of the word under Yuan Shao, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the first general in Hebei. In addition, the Koji clan has a lot of prestige in Liangzhou, Xiping, Jincheng and other places. Historically, even if Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and unified the northern counties, Koji Yi's Koji Yan still used Liangzhou as a base to resist Cao's army.

And just when Cai Ji secretly recalled the various achievements of Koi Yi in history, he himself had already led the team to the front of everyone. At first glance, Koji Yi looks about forty years old, with a beard. Xu is of mixed race, Koji Yi is not only taller than ordinary people, but also has clear facial features. It's just that there is a layer of cold expression on top of these deep facial features, which makes it difficult for people to get close for a while. Not only that, at this moment, in the face of the two state pastors standing in front of Yuanmen, Li Yi not only did not dismount and salute, but without saying a word, after giving a military salute to Yuan Xi, he led a group of men and horses to rush directly into Yuanmen.

Koji's arrogant attitude made Cai Ji's subordinates behind him quite dissatisfied. But Yuan Xi, as the boss, and Yuan Jun's generals didn't care about this. On the contrary, when the leader of the army passed through the camp, more soldiers of the Yuan army began to cheer, as if the leader had just won a great victory. However, in the midst of this burst of cheers, Cai Ji vaguely heard Jia Xu behind him whispering, "If you are arrogant, I am afraid it will be difficult to die well." ”

If such a sentence is heard by Yuan Xi or the soldiers in Yuan Shao's camp, they will inevitably laugh at Jia Xu, an old man. But Cai Ji, who knows the direction of history, knows that Jia Xu's words are neither jealous nor slanderous, but a prophecy that could not be more precise

In fact, when Cai Ji looked at the distant back of Ko Yi with complicated eyes, Yuan Shao, who was in the golden tent, also heard the sudden cheers outside the tent. He was looking at the topographic map with his staff, and when he thought of the pawn coming to report that Cai Ji was waiting outside the gate just now, he couldn't help but raise his head and frown and ask, "What's so noisy?" But Cai Anzhen entered the camp? ”

The guards who were on duty outside the tent heard Yuan Shao's question, and hurriedly reported to the account, "General Hui, just now the soldiers were welcoming General Koji back to the camp. ”

"Oh. It turned out to be Koji Yoshi's return to the camp. Yuan Shao pretended to be calm and coughed lightly, signaling the guards to continue to stand guard. But the expression on his face was not soothed by the answer. For Yuan Shao, Ko Yi is a figure that makes him quite contradictory. In the early years, when Lu Yi rebelled from Han Fu and took refuge, Yuan Shao was really happy from the bottom of his heart to get a general. And after Ko Yi, he did not live up to Yuan Shao's expectations, and laid a large area for Yuan Shao to destroy Han Fu and ask Gongsun Zan all the way. It's just that with the accumulation of Kojiyi's military exploits along the way, his reputation in Youzhou is also increasing day by day. So much so that some Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes only knew that there was a koji clan but did not know that there was a Yuan clan. For this reason, Yuan Shao specially sent the second Yuan Xi to Youzhou last year to serve as the state pastor, hoping to strengthen Yuan's control over Youzhou. But who would have thought that Yuan Xi would also admire Koji like those hairy boys outside, not only failed to suppress Koji Yi, but made the other party's arrogance even more arrogant. It wasn't until Yuan Shao sat in Youzhou again and dealt with Koyi once again on the grounds that he was attacked, that the situation improved slightly.

Tan'er is too arrogant, Xi'er is too generous, and only Shang'er can handle the heavy responsibility. Yuan Shao commented on the three, and at the same time, he insisted more and more on passing on the family business to Yuan Shang. It's just that when he thought that Yuan Shang was still young, and there were uncontrollable people such as Lu Yi and Cai Ji under his command, Yuan Shao felt that he had to lay a foundation without worries.

At this time, although Yuan Shao tried his best to hide the murderous aura in his heart, his iron-blue face still could not escape Guo Tu's eyes. Guo Tu, who knew the temperament of his lord, immediately stepped forward and whispered in Yuan Shao's ear, "Lord, the overall situation is important." ”

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