The horse dealers in Ji County finally dispersed, and Yuan Xi bought all the horses in their hands, leaving a lot of money left. He saved all the money and prepared to hand it over to Le Hodang for a new round of trade.

To be honest, it is very risky to trade with real money. Yuan Xi originally wanted to use the money as a basis and issue currency. But there is no foundation for everything, he is just a state pastor under Yuan Shao, and he has no credibility at all.

Finally able to get a good night's sleep, he waved away Lou Jingshu and Lu Fang, and lay on the bed alone, closing his eyes. I thought that Shi'er's little fox didn't come to pester herself recently, didn't Yuan Shang, a sissy, want to come to inquire about her situation recently? The spy is a double-edged sword, and he can use this chess piece to make some noise to Yuan Shang at any time. Wait until later and take your time.

Zhao Yun was training a group of soldiers recently, and Yuan Xi came up with a set of plans, telling him to follow the standards of special forces, night battles, field battles, wall climbing, and sniping. The essence is to quickly achieve tactical objectives with a minimum of assault force.

Tian Yu was still complaining about the lack of horses before, but recently this horse was sent over, which should be able to gag his mouth. Training cavalry near Yuyang, life should be very good. It's a pity that the number is still too small. Wen Hui calculated that once the number exceeded five hundred, he might still be able to feed in Yuyang, and when he went south, this supply would go up all of a sudden. So it was always controlled below five hundred, and now there are only two hundred cavalry.

The people's army has expanded rapidly, and now there are nearly 3,000 people, nearly a brigade, but they have been scattered everywhere in peacetime, and if they really want to fight, they have to gather together for special training. It would be good if Gao Shun was the commander, but unfortunately this tall man refused to lead the troops, and was only willing to be a small soldier.

The General Staff Headquarters has dispatched a large number of key generals to participate in various training courses, and now batches of seeds have been planted at the grassroots level, and they will soon be able to take up heavy responsibilities. By making plans and carrying out tactical training, it is better possible for low-level soldiers to implement strategic intentions in war. Finally, the goal of making a finger is achieved.

Speaking of which, Yuan Xi suddenly looked forward to the battle of Guandu. Originally, the Battle of Guandu was a catastrophe, and out of instinctive fear, Yuan Xi had to get busy and try his best to cultivate his strength, just to reverse the historical result of the Battle of Guandu, so as to avoid going down the old path of the Yuan family in history and being swallowed up by Cao Cao, and Yuan Xi himself did not have to die outside the territory. Now, the soldiers are waiting for the day, can they make it bigger?

His heart pounded suddenly. From beginning to end, all he wanted was to help Yuan Shao defeat Cao Cao and win the battle. But I never thought of another possibility. If, just if, let Yuan Shao lose the battle of Guandu, wouldn't it be better for himself? At that time, although Yuan Shao lost, the foundation was still there, and he took advantage of the civil strife between the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan to seize the status of the heir of the Yuan family, so as to become the lord of the entire Hebei Dynasty. Compete with Cao Cao for the world.

It's like a child who buries his head in exercising his body, and one day he looks up, only to find that everyone around him is shorter than him, and his fists are the hardest. The number of the people's army is naturally too small now, and its combat effectiveness has not been tested, but it is not a problem to fight Yuan Tan and Yuan, and he will become Yuan Shao's heir at that time, and he will not be able to compete with Cao Cao if he integrates the troops of Jizhou.

But this is obviously extremely risky, Yuan Shao's fundamentals are the Hebei family, without the support of the wealthy family, there would be no Yuan Shao today. And whether it is Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, or he Yuan Xi, his control over the wealthy family is much weaker. At that time, Cao Cao's family will be dominant, and Hebei will be separated from each other, and it will be easy to be broken by each one, after all, no matter how powerful Yuan Xi is, it is impossible to train all the people in the Yuan army into the strength of the people's army in a short period of time. Besides, he doesn't have that qualification yet.

He silently overturned this assumption in his mind and sighed.

It was also deeper, and he was about to fall asleep when he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps in his ears.

Well? Why are there still people walking around at such a late hour, and they are getting lighter and lighter, what are you trying to do?

He turned to the window, just as there was a "brush" on the window, and the pasted window paper cracked, and a black thing flew in from the window in an instant.

"What?"

Yuan Xi just turned around, and the black thing went straight into the place where he was lying just now.

A cold sweat suddenly came out of his body.

"!"

In the dark, Yuan Xi quickly rolled down to the side of the bed, with a muffled sound, and rolled to the ground with the quilt. Immediately afterwards, I heard another muffled sound on the bed board, which should be a hidden weapon similar to a halberd, which could shoot the enemy with one hand. It must have been the Assassin who had just passed by outside the window, and the man must have been watching the window for a long time.

In ancient times, there was no light at night, there was darkness, and it was also a technical job to be an assassin. An assassin who can infiltrate a house, find the residence of an assassination target, see a target in the dark, and project a halberd, can be killed in one go, and is worth a thousand gold. Who is so boring to pay to kill themselves?

Yuan Xi just rolled to the ground and immediately rolled under the bed. An anecdote about Cao Cao suddenly came to mind. Cao Cao knew that the assassin would not throw the same position repeatedly, so he pretended to be dead in the position where the halberd had just been inserted, and finally the assassin thought he was dead, so he retreated, and Cao Cao saved his life.

I remember that when I first read this story, Yuan Xi admired Cao Cao very much, but at this time, he put himself in his shoes and faced danger, so he scolded the person who made up the story in his heart. If you want to say that someone suddenly throws two halberds in the middle of the night, you dare to lie on the bed and pretend to be dead, it doesn't exist.

But he didn't dare to scream at the moment, as long as he screamed, wouldn't he reveal where he was?

The Assassin must have been trained to see in the twilight of light, and if he spotted himself moving, he was bound to be able to hit himself. Now we can only hope that the assassin will take the initiative to retreat.

However, the Assassin was very bold enough to listen to the silence in the room, and suddenly opened the window. The creaking of wooden windows in the darkness was a thrilling feeling. A piercing voice seemed to sound in Yuan Xi's heart, making him creepy.

Then there was the sound of feet hitting the ground, which was even more sensitive and silent than that of a cat. If Yuan Xi hadn't listened attentively, it would have been impossible to hear it. Now his heart is about to rise to his throat.

Someone walked to the side of the bed, picked up two halberds from the bed, and then let out a mocking dry laugh under Yuan Xi's nervous gaze.

Found under the bed? This is also the logic of normal people!

You can't escape from under the bed, and it takes a lot of time to get up. A sword hung on the wall. The desk is nearby, and there is an inkstone on it that can be used. There was a decorative vase on the wall, but it didn't work. Besides, I really can't think of anything that benefits me.

It's now, Yuan Xi quickly rolled out from the other side, and then blocked the quilt on his body in front of him. Sure enough, with a "whoosh", the halberd came in response and was inserted into the thick quilt.

Yuan Xi quickly moved to the corner of the wall, accurately found the sword on the wall, and pulled it out with a brush. There was a sound in his ears, and when there was a sound, his palm was numb, and the sword in his hand trembled, and he couldn't grasp it tightly, and it fell to the ground.

The Assassin stepped forward.

"Help!"