The horizon stretched out in front of me, the sound of horses' hooves echoed in my ears, and the dust under my feet fluttered like a cloud. In the blink of an eye, the livestock under the seat also spewed white gas.

"Let's rest for a while."

Yuan Xi raised his hand, and the whole team gradually slowed down, methodically divided the reconnaissance and the guard, and collectively surrounded Yuan Xi, Tian Feng, Tian Yu, Zhao Yun, Lou Jingshu and others in the central core.

Yuan Xi got off the horse, rubbed his numb buttocks, and asked, "How far is it?" ”

Tian Feng said: "I will arrive at Liyang in less than half a day." ”

Yuan Xi said: "Great, when the time comes, we will be able to act as the vanguard and force the crossing of Baimajin." ”

Tian Feng said: "Second son, how do you know that the Lord Guild has appointed you as a pioneer?" According to me, whether you are allowed to send troops or not is another matter. ”

Yuan Xi said: "I call it cutting first and then playing." When his vanguard is thwarted one after another, it will be our turn. ”

Tian Feng was even more strange: "How do you know that the vanguard will be frustrated again and again?" ”

Yuan Xi smiled and said nothing, the heads-up in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms may be fake, but Guan Yu's beheading of Yan Liang should be true. But now he naturally can't say that Yan Liang must have been beheaded, this is not scientific.

Tian Yu stood up and checked his mount, and said: "My lord, this horsehoe idea is really good, except for a few horses whose hooves are cracked, not to mention running flat on the ground, but also prolonging the combat time, it really kills two birds with one stone." ”

Yuan Xi said: "This is nothing, it's just an idea." "The innovation on the horse is very limited, the more powerful the cavalry, the main thing is the people, the control of the horse, and the archery skills on the horse, are all places that determine the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. Compared to the Jurchens, the Mongols, this cavalry was still very tender.

Tian Feng looked up at the sky and asked, "Since we are close to Yecheng, do you need to inform the other side, after all, we still have to receive grain and grass." ”

Yuan Xi said: "No, wait until Liyang." ”

Tian Feng said: "If you disobey the order so much, it will be difficult for the lord and his old man to do it." ”

Yuan Xi said: "If we obey the order, do we still have a chance?" ”

Tian Feng said: "Tian is very strange, the second son is in a hurry to go to the battlefield, what is the picture?" Just to overwhelm your two brothers and become the rightful heir? ”

The topic of Yuan Shao's heir is a very sensitive topic in the Yuan camp. But fortunately, Tian Feng and Yuan Xi have been together for a long time, and they gradually became uninhibited and spoke freely.

Yuan Xi smiled: "Uncle Tian thinks I'm qualified?" ”

Tian Feng coughed and said: "Since you call me uncle, I will rely on the old man to say a word, even if you win on the battlefield, your influence is very limited." Your two brothers, one is justified and the other has deep roots, and this is not something that can be won back by two battles. ”

Yuan Xi said: "You can't sit still, if the two of them sit firmly, I will have to bear it then." ”

Tian Feng said: "Why don't you be a rich idler and stay away from disasters. At this time, it is still mixed up, isn't it just setting yourself on fire? Moreover, the more brilliant you are in this battle, the deeper the jealousy of others will be. ”

Yuan Xi sighed and said, "Lao Tian, you are right. I'm also a little shaken now, is it better to help win, or is it better to hope that he loses? I always felt that my father had lost, and maybe it would be better for me. ”

Just now he was still called uncle, and now he opened his mouth and closed Lao Tian, Tian Feng was angry and funny, and said: "How can you expect your father's defeated son?" Besides, with you, can this battle be won? ”

Yuan Xi said silently in his heart: "That's right, with me, I can really win, but it depends on whether Yuan Shao accepts his own affection." "I have already recalled that it is written in the history books that the burning of the Wuchao was the turning point of the Battle of Guandu, but I have no concept of where the Wuchao is and when it was burned. If Wuchao were told to Yuan Shao now, maybe he wouldn't have made the same mistake, and the tide of victory and defeat would have been reversed. But now that I am far away from the decision-making level, I cannot make suggestions. Besides, is it good to really win? After defeating Xudu, Yuan Shao may be the next step to become the emperor, and when the time comes, Yuan Shang will be appointed as the crown prince, and he may be driven out and killed. In front of the throne, the brothers will also turn their faces. There is only one step at a time.

The cavalry standing guard in the distance suddenly whistled shrill whistles.

"Someone's coming...... Be on your guard—"

Everyone immediately turned over and got on the horse, even Yuan Xi was no exception. Cavalry is destructive only when charging, and a head-on encounter is not beneficial to cavalry. After they got on the horse, they put on a formation to run away at any time, as long as the opponent couldn't catch them, they could turn around and grab each other at any time.

"My own people—" the warning cavalry immediately shouted.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but thinking about it, if they ran into Cao Jun on the north bank of the Great River, then Cao Jun would be too fierce. At present, Yuan Shao's army has not moved, and Cao Cao is only in Xudu, and the war has not yet begun.

But Yuan Xi didn't expect that he met an acquaintance.

The old tangerine peel that went to camp first.

Now, the skeleton of the Xiandeng battalion has been dispersed, and most of the people have been split into other units, only Lao Chen Pi, a group of veterans of a hundred battles, is still there, with about two or three hundred people.

When Lao Chen Pi saw Yuan Xi, his mood was complicated and indescribable. At the beginning, Lu Yi handed over the troops to Yuan Xi, but this guy actually poached a hundred people and ran away, leaving only one sentence, Taoguang Yang. Tao, your damn Tao, now that the troops are scattered, it is clear that there is going to be a war, and they have been sent to the rear of the Pavilion Tao University to garrison, and the glory of the past has now become the ridicule of others. Lao Chen Pi walked in the barracks, not daring to raise his head.

Yuan Xi took Lao Chenpi's hand and said, "It's hard work." ”

Lao Chen Pi said: "Second son, don't talk about these vain, you give a word, where will we go in the future?" Although the first camp has been demolished, there is still a foundation, and the old brothers want to hear your opinion. As long as you say a word, we don't want fame and fortune, just follow you. I can't stay in this place for a day. ”

After Koji Yi went, this first camp was yesterday's yellow flower. But why did Koji Yi prefer to go by himself in the first place, and also to protect this army, isn't it just for these old buddies? Yuan Xi said: "You better endure it any longer." For the sake of their families, for the sake of their subordinates. ”

"The Great General used to say that the Horse Leather Shroud left us useless old bones...... Think about it, if we don't die on the battlefield, what is the value of those of us who are soldiers? ”

He choked up as he spoke.

Although Lao Chenpi is old, he still has a sense of arrogance in his bones, and this kind of person really can't get along in this environment. If everyone recognized the reality as clearly as Chun Yuqiong, maybe it would be better.

In short, after separating from Lao Chenpi, Yuan Xi's heart was a little heavy. He always felt that there were some things that he hadn't considered before, and some things were free from the victory or defeat of Guandu, when Koji Yi died, he deeply penetrated into his bones once, and then forgot about it in the process of rushing around and desperately trying to survive. People are always like this, once they look down at the road, they forget where they are and forget the meaning of their existence.

How he was positioned by the times.