When Yang Xiu and the others came to the camp, Sun Ce was watching the assessment of the students in the martial arts hall. These trainees are selected from the army as chiefs and army commanders, have a certain foundation, have made some meritorious contributions, and are sent to the lecture hall for further study; if they pass the examination, they will be promoted or increased after returning to the army, so they attach great importance to this assessment. The martial arts hall also attached great importance to this, and specially sent the martial arts head Beidou Feng to come to the command of the formation.

The physical exercise has ended, and now it is a real combat exercise, and 50 trainees form a small formation and fight with 50 people. The Yicong battalion is the strongest infantry under Sun Ce's command, and can withstand their attacks for a certain period of time, and these students will command a team and a tun in the future, and they will have the strength to fight in the face of any opponent with the same strength, so as not to mess up.

At this time, there was no need for Beidou Feng to command, he stood under the general stage and watched the battle, chatting with Lin Feng. After several major battles, Lin Feng has been transferred from outside the battalion to the personal guard battalion from Yi, and is now the commander of 500 people. When the two old friends met, they had endless topics to talk about, and from time to time they let out a knowing chuckle. Sun Ce stood on the platform, two feet above their heads, and occasionally interjected a sentence or two.

Knowing that Ma Chao and others were coming, Sun Ce was a little surprised. Sent someone to lead them into the camp, and saw Yang Xiu, Ma Chao, and Yan Xing walking side by side from a distance, and Sun Ce glanced back at Guo Jia. Guo Jia was also a little surprised. "This Yang Dezu is not simple, he quarreled a lot last night, and now it is so good that he mixes oil in honey, how did he do it?"

Sun Ce chuckled: "Feng Xiao, he may be inexperienced, but he is very smart and can draw inferences." With you as an opponent sparring partner, his progress will not be bad. With the family background of the fourth generation and the third prince as the foundation, such a person deserves your attention. ”

Guo Jia laughed and shook the feather fan. "Ma Chao may be moved by him, but Yan Xing will not. If the general doesn't believe him, we can make a bet. ”

"I'm not going to bet on you about that." Sun Ce also smiled, waved his hand to Yang Xiu and the others, and motioned for Dian Wei to let them come over.

Ma Chao and the others got off the horse and walked side by side towards the general. When they approached, the fifty students of the martial arts hall had been surrounded by the righteous servants, but they refused to give up, fighting and struggling to support. In their hands, they are holding unopened blades for the exercise, but the lethality is still not to be underestimated, especially in the case of killing red eyes, they really have to take two blows, and it is common for their heads to break and bleed, and it is not uncommon to break a few bones.

Ma Chao and Yan Xing were attracted at a glance. Fighting in formation has always been the weakness of the Xiliang army. When they have the upper hand, they rush up and scramble to be the first. Once the situation is not right, it will quickly collapse, and no one will listen to military orders or anything. Therefore, the Xiliang Army is a bit unpredictable in its operations, accidents often occur, and those who can often win are not won, and those who should not be defeated are defeated. They were surprised to see these students so strong.

"Come up and see." Sun Ce greeted.

Ma Chao and Yan Xing were not polite, they went to the general's platform, condescendingly, and saw it more clearly. Yang Xiu also climbed up and greeted Sun Ce and Guo Jia. He already knew that Guo Jia not only preempted contact with Ma Chao and others in front of him, but also preempted it for more than ten days, until he arrived in Xixian County, and when he saw Guo Jia at this moment, he couldn't help but sarcastically say a few words.

"It's hard work to sacrifice wine."

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Haha, I'm not hard, I have food and drink, so I should relax." Yang Gongzi is a genius called hard work, and he has to compete with the Nanyang family during the day, and he has to go to Wushan with the officials and slaves at night to fight the battle of heaven and man. ”

Yang Xiu's face was flushed suddenly, and he stared at Guo Jia with hatred. Needless to say, that official slave was arranged by Guo Jia, and maybe he reported the morning to Guo Jia just now. He was indeed very tired these days, and he drank too much wine last night, and his energy was low, so he was laughed at by the woman. As soon as he thought that such words reached Guo Jia's ears, he was ashamed of himself, and he couldn't wait to scold Guo Jia twice. It's just that in front of so many people, he can't do such a thing, and it took half a day to squeeze a sentence out of his teeth.

"It's a lot of trouble to sacrifice wine."

"Young Master Yang is here, and he is also the favor of Yuan and Yang's families, if you don't receive it well, if you blame it, how can you afford it?" Guo Jia smiled even more happily, not feeling embarrassed at all. "Young Master Yang, the people of Nanyang are cunning and snobbish, and women are no exception, you don't have to mind."

Yang Xiu couldn't laugh or cry. When encountering a bottomless guy like Guo Jia, he really doesn't know how to deal with it. If Guo Jia is really forced to tell the story, it is not only him who will be embarrassed, but Hongnong Yang will also be affected. He wisely ended the battle and turned to look at the soldiers who were exercising.

"This is the student of the Martial Arts Hall?"

"Well, just graduated from the first term." Sun Ce turned to look at Yang Xiu. He heard what Yang Xiu and Guo Jia said clearly, but he didn't understand it very well. He usually doesn't ask about these things, and Guo Jia, who needs him to know, will naturally tell him. Judging from the tone, it should be that Yang Xiu was calculated by Guo Jia and suffered a loss. He pretended not to hear, and said with a smile: "Comment on the point? ”

Yang Xiu shook his head while looking carefully, admitting that he didn't know anything about military affairs, so he didn't dare to say anything, and turned the topic to Ma Chao and Yan Xing. Ma Chao is also not welcome. "These subordinates of the general are very refined, and it can be seen that the training is very good, but the martial arts are slightly worse. This is also normal, Kanto people, eat rice noodles, relatively weak, unlike my Kansai people who eat beef and mutton, strong. ”

Sun Ce smiled and talked about him left and right. "General Ma came all the way from Chang'an, and the journey was hard, so Yang Gongzi should make proper arrangements to let them rest well and recover their strength as soon as possible. It won't be long before the warriors from all sides gather in Wancheng, and you may not have time to rest. ”

Seeing that Sun Ce avoided the battle, Ma Chao didn't wait for Yang Xiu to speak, and immediately followed. "If I fight against a general, I will burn incense and bathe in it, fast for a few days, and fight with all my might, as a sign of respect. Others, it's just a gesture and there are no stakes, so you don't have to be so troublesome. ”

Sun Ce raised his eyebrows. "General Ma, as the saying goes, the fist does not leave the hand, the song does not leave the mouth, even if the martial arts are good, you must practice from time to time to maintain the state. You have come from afar, even if your physical strength is unharmed, I am afraid that you will neglect to practice, and it is inevitable that there will be delays when you go into battle in a hurry. Wouldn't it be better to rest for a few days, practice a little, and let me wait to admire your stunts? ”

Ma Chao laughed. "General Sun cares and is very grateful. However, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and for decades, although I may not have practiced every day like the soldiers in the military camp, I have never left my bow and spear in my hand, and fighting with others is a common thing, so I don't need to prepare deliberately at all. Liangzhou has been in chaos for so many years, and we are used to it. ”

Sun Ce nodded. "How many enemies can General Ma have?"

"If it's those students, I can fight ten at a time. If it were these people, I would be able to fight five of them at a time. I'm talking about foot combat, not cavalry combat. If it's a cavalry battle, it doesn't hurt to double it. ”

Sun Ce chuckled softly, with a hint of indescribable meaning. "General Ma is worthy of being a hero from Liangzhou, bold enough. In this way, General Ma is a first-class warrior in the northwest, and it would be rude to let ordinary soldiers fight. I also have a few warriors around me, let them fight with the general, see the general's invincible skills, and open their eyes. "He patted the railing, and the clouds were light and the wind was light." Zhong Kang, you accompany General Ma to try your hand, General Ma is a messenger of the imperial court, don't slack off, you pay attention to proportion. ”