On the first day of the first month of May, Pang Lin came to Duyang.

Tian Xin greeted him on the side of the road, where a simple bamboo shed was built for the messengers traveling from north to south to rest and eat.

Pang Lin looked like a businessman, and Tian Xin said: "Since Cao Pi's usurpation, news has circulated in the Central Plains, saying that the Son of Heaven has been victimized. Today, the Han family has no owner, and the ministers have persuaded them to enter, filial piety should not be delayed, and it should be written early. ”

"An envoy has been sent to Jiangling, Brother Shiheng went to Yexian, is it to supervise the troops, or to withdraw the army?"

"For the withdrawal of troops."

Pang Lin handed out a prepared silk letter to Tian Xin and said: "If the king of Han is in charge, General Zuo should not be left alone. Yexian wheat yellow, harvest is just around the corner in the near future. The king of Han sent me out of Ye County, so he had the intention of matching all the armies and collecting wheat and retreating from the army. ”

Tian Xin examined the official document, and after seeing that the procedure and content were correct, he handed it back with both hands: "General Meng Qi collects the wheat, and the Wei army will definitely make a move." Recently, General Meng Qi has also sent a letter that in order to prevent the Wei army from setting fire to the wheat, some of the green wheat has been harvested as horse feed. and intended to transfer me out of Zhenye County to escort the retreat of the army. ”

Yexian garrisoned 5,000 Huya troops in Tunmadai, 4,000 Guanping Longxiang troops, 2,000 light infantry of Xu Zuo's water army, and 800 cavalry of Zhang Bao.

The morale of the army is high, how can you abandon the wheat fields that are about to ripen and retreat in stride?

Harvesting the wheat and then withdrawing has become an inevitable thing that everyone knows about it.

The Wei army could anticipate the retreat of the Han army, and it was normal to make some pursuit arrangements for it.

If Pang Lin doesn't come, Tian Xin will also come forward to help Ma Chao withdraw his troops.

Pang Lin was calm and asked rhetorically: "Xiaoxian, when our army retreats, can we lead the Wei army to chase after it and win it again?" ”

"It's difficult, Xiahou is still calm with his troops, if I answer, he won't dare to pursue."

Tian Xin said and chuckled: "Unless Cao Pi makes Cao Zhang a general, this withdrawal is nothing more than a danger." ”

Pang Lin sighed and smiled slightly: "It's me who is greedy, I wanted to win a small victory, and I thought it was the king." Filial piety, the fact that the summer clothing of the various armies in Nanyang is insufficient is helpless, and the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition must have clear banners, and the King of Han wants to make a big gift, and consumes more cloth. The treasury was depleted, so he had to temporarily aggrieve the armies of Nanyang. Not only the armies of Nanyang, but also the right army did not have summer clothing. ”

"I have sent a letter to ask Shangyong Mengfujun to temporarily borrow 5,000 cloth from Nanyang, it is better than nothing, and I hope that filial piety will not be disliked first."

"Brother Shiheng doesn't need to persuade me, this is all trivial and trivial matters, and it can't be put on the table."

Tian Xin took a sip of the cold tea and said, "I am building a house under the Fuyu Mountain, and I have sent a letter to entrust Guan Hou to send someone to Jingnan to search for tea trees. At this time next year, I will be able to taste the new tea I made with Brother Shiheng. ”

Pang Lin shook his head and laughed to himself, and asked, "Xiaoxian wants to block the sun for a long time?" ”

"I don't know, if the Eastern Expedition goes well, our army will accumulate military funds for one year, and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains the year after tomorrow, and the Yang Neng Army will be stationed for three years. If there are other changes, I will go back to Maicheng Juntun and open up a mountain villa in Jingshan to plant tea trees. The love of my life is nothing more than tea and oranges. ”

Kunyang, Xiahou Shang is stationed in the stronghold, and now the armies are easier to wear, and there are yellow military uniforms everywhere, which makes Xiahou Shang a little uncomfortable.

In terms of the color of the uniform, the red color of the Han army is more eye-catching, bright, and the dress is also spiritual.

But who made Cao Wei claim to be the country of Tude?

If you want to be dedicated, you will use the color of earthy yellow.

The last one to wear earthy yellow clothes was Yuan Shao, the last one was Yuan Shu, the emperor of the Zhong family, and the last one was the Yellow Turban Army.

I didn't want to think about these unfortunate things, but when I saw the unsightly Tuhuang army flags and robes, Xiahou Shang could always think of these unpleasant things.

He came to a camp outside the city, where more than 800 strong men were sweating and practicing hard, and these soldiers were at least seven feet eight inches tall, all of them were fierce warriors.

These warriors were divided into eight formations and practiced two weapons.

They all wear single clothes, one is to carry an equal shoulder tall oar in the left hand, and wield a halberd in the right hand to practice the change of formation and combination; The other is a standard battle array spearman, wearing two crotch armor, the right shoulder is exposed without armor, and the left shoulder is hung with an oversized fish scale shoulder guard to protect the shoulder and big arm, and the two crotch armor overlap to protect the heart.

The most peculiar thing about these spearmen was that the spearhead was three feet long, and the blade was no more than a foot, but the iron spear shaft was two feet long, and it was equipped with four pairs of barbs.

In charge of training this group of warriors is Du Wei Dianman, as well as Yu Ban, who is full of white hair.

Xiahou Shang took out a short halberd from the weapon rack and checked it in his hand, couldn't help frowning, and asked the Dianman who greeted him: "This halberd weighs about eight catties, and the sergeant may be difficult to wield." ”

Dian Man was in the prime of life, picked up another short halberd and shook it, and said helplessly: "General, Tian Xiaoxian can fight tigers, and the Fang Tian halberd he holds is a god soldier in the world, and his total weight is thirty-two catties." Ordinary blades snap at the touch of a button, or are knocked out of their hands. These halberds, I especially dislike them as inferior and light in quality, and the general should not complain about their heaviness. ”

Xiahou Shang frowned: "This is all made of wrought iron, and it consumes a lot of labor. If it is aggravated, I am afraid that Tian Xiaoxian will not be able to hurt, and he will have been defeated by his sergeants. ”

How many times can an eight-pound halberd be wielded on the battlefield?

It can't be waved, there is no difference between there and nothing, the sergeant is a lamb to the slaughter.

Dian Man waved the halberd smoothly, and the sound of breaking the wind breathed into his ears: "General, only the high-quality halberd, everyone can use it together, and you can lock the Fang Tian halberd, and Broken Tian Xiaoxian has an arm." If you can't make a contribution in one fell swoop and make this person defenseless, then you have to find another good way. If this is the case, all the previous blessings and hardships will be wasted. ”

The prototype of the halberd shape and style comes from the short halberd of Dian Wei, who is good at foot combat, holding a short halberd in his left hand and a long knife in his right hand.

The halberd is like a hook in Dian Wei's hand, it is an off-hand weapon, which plays the role of blocking and locking the opponent's weapon, locking the opponent's weapon, and the right hand can be easily slashed with a swing of the knife.

Xiahou Shang also knew this truth, but looking at the soldiers in the army who were tired from wielding a halberd and had weak arms, he hesitated: "This is to prevent Tian Xiaoxian, if you don't see Tian Xiaoxian, after this battalion of elite soldiers goes into battle, they will be tired by the equipment." ”

Dian Man smiled: "It depends on how the general arranges the formation, the last general only has the ability to coach the martial arts and formation of the battalion soldiers, and has no ability to command the troops." However, if the general thinks that the halberd is heavy, it is better to add a ring-headed knife so that the battalion can use it for fighting. If you see Tian Xiaoxian, it is not too late to replace the halberd. ”

"That's all it takes."

Xiahou Shang looked at Yu Ban, who was sitting on the bed at the other end of the Hu and watching the spear formation joint attack drill, and asked, "How is the old general doing?" ”

"There is also dissatisfaction with the construction of spears, the old general has always wanted a five-foot long iron spearhead, and it needs to be made of wrought iron, which must be thick and resistant to cutting."

Dian Man replied on his behalf and asked: "General, Fang Tianji is the first divine soldier in the world, and sharpening iron like clay is known to the world." In a battle with the right general, the iron-inlaid shield made by the right general was also broken by Fang Tian's halberd, so the battalion soldiers were more afraid. If you can't prepare superior equipment, you may steal Fang Tianhalberd? ”

"It's difficult, Fang Tianji is under the care of his township party department, and ordinary officials can't take a closer look, let alone steal it."

Xiahou Shang put his hands behind his back, and walked to the forbidden place with Dianman: "I have gathered thousands of six-stone and eight-stone strong crossbows in the army, as long as this person appears in the array, he will be able to shoot and kill." ”

Dian Mancai is a little relieved, there is a fierce father, naturally knows how much destructive power a fierce general with a magic weapon can explode in the right terrain.

Of course, if there is a targeted treatment, it is not difficult to deal with.

Yu Ban saw Xiahou Shang, and his attitude was cold: "General Xiahou, the old man has repeatedly reiterated that he needs a five-foot iron spearhead to succeed, and the construction office is only three feet now, and it is shoddy and brittle." It's hard to be old and incompetent, so please find another master. ”

"Don't worry, the old general, it's not a bad thing to delay the company, it's really a short construction period, so I have to send a three-foot spearhead for emergency first."

Xiahou Shang comforted, but Yu Ban got up and picked up a spear, and after moving his body, he danced with the spear and smashed it on the ground, and the iron spearhead cast by three-foot pig iron was too heavy, so it broke away from the spear shaft and flew away.

Yu Ban glanced at Xiahou Shang and casually discarded the spear shaft: "The person who supervised the construction is not even willing to refine iron, how can he be the enemy Heavenly Halberd?" Do you have to kill yourself in the official workshop, and use the old blood to quench the blade? ”