Yuan Shang has only been in Nanpi for more than ten days. During this period of time, Hebei was calm, and Yuan Shao's side was secretly accumulating strength and watching the changes in the Central Plains. Therefore, in addition to sending Yuan Xi to Youzhou, he also sent Yuan Shang out to Nanpi to serve as the Taishou of Bohai County.

Bohai County is Yuan Shao's hometown, when he came out of Luoyang, he returned to Nanpi to start an incident. It is also the main road of traffic between Qingzhou and Youzhou, the terrain is flat, the population is thriving, and it is a treasure of feng shui. The Yuan clan is deeply rooted here, with many connections, and it is also a place where the entire Hebei clan gathers.

When Yuan Shao arrived in Nanpi, he was like a fish in water, gave full play to his advantages, and became a mess with the big families here, calling him a brother and a brother, and received unanimous support.

However, he also has a heart disease, that is, he does not have military power in his hands. In this era, the princes are divided, and the flames of war are burning all over the land of Kyushu, and everyone is either you fight me today, or I will fight you tomorrow, and whoever has military power in his hands can go sideways. Therefore, even a person with no foundation like Lu Bu can turn the world upside down in troubled times, but a famous person like Kong Rong can only rely on others.

Yuan Shang knew that his weakest link was military power, so after arriving in Nanpi, one of the two most important things was to put together a team, about 3,000 people, called the Nanpi garrison. Although it was a garrison, it used the best equipment, Zhang He's halberd soldiers replaced the iron armor, and the eliminated armor and leather goods were asked by him to come over and put them on. Then, with the help of Nanpi's craftsmen, he created a sharp halberd, which was only a little shorter than the halberd of Zhang He's troops, but the materials were more sufficient. It can be said that the entire unit has been replaced with new equipment and has a completely new mental outlook.

Nanpi is full of skilled craftsmen and is unique in wrought iron technology. As a result, the resulting weapon armor is also sturdy and durable. After the Nanpi army changed into new clothes, everyone was like an impregnable fortress, invulnerable. Yuan Shang also wanted people to create a fully enclosed helmet, only revealing the eyes, so that even the bow and arrow did not have to worry, but due to technical problems, he could not create it, so he had to give up.

Leading such a force, Yuan Shangzhi was full of pride, supervising the military parade on the school field every day and watching the drills of the troops under his command. The general in charge of leading this army is called Wei Yuanjin, who was originally from Hanoi, defected to Yuan Shao last year, and was co-opted by Yuan Shang.

Wei Yuanjin has a big bald head, and his head is not hairy, which is especially conspicuous in the whole team. He had a big beard, a fierce appearance, and a scar at the top of his right eye, which is said to have been left when he fought against the Hanoi anti-thieves, and almost cut off half of his head at that time, which shows that this man fought bravely.

Under the sun, everyone's armor reflected white light, and with a loud roar from Wei Yuanjin, they began to practice with a long halberd, and their momentum was like a rainbow.

A satisfied smile appeared on Yuan Shang's face, and he said to the entourage next to him: "This army is strong, enough to compete with the Qingzhou army." ”

The Qingzhou army is the army of the eldest brother Yuan Tan, they fought bravely in Qingzhou, all the way to the country of Lu, and then they confronted the righteous thief Zang Ba near Mount Tai, and no one on either side could help anyone. Yuan Shangzhijun also secretly held his breath and wanted to compete with his eldest brother Yuan Tan. Therefore, as soon as he came up, he used the best armament, and used the surplus money in the treasury of Nanpi Mansion to seventy-seven-eighty-eight.

Among the three brothers, now the second brother Yuan Xi has been assigned to Northern Xinjiang, and Yuan Shao's heir position is only him and his eldest brother Yuan Tan. He is better than having someone by his father's side, but this is not safe, and he also knows the rules that have been established since ancient times. But as long as he is good enough, he can defeat the eldest brother and become the head of the Yuan family.

His entourage is named Gao Yi, who has been his companion since he was a child, and he is very clever, so he immediately said: "What the third prince said is that the general started his career in Nanpi back then, and the men here are all majestic and high-spirited, you see that the person over there is a cut taller than the people in Yecheng, and his body is very strong." ”

Yuan Shang swallowed a mouthful of saliva when he heard this, and then felt that something was wrong, glared at Gao Yi, and said, "This son said, from today onwards, I won't talk about men." Did the lady I asked you to find for me send it to the house? ”

Since listening to the advice of his second brother Yuan Xi, he put away his interest in men and tried to get along with women instead, but the effect was not very obvious.

II-VI has been catering to his needs for so many years, and he is used to it, so he couldn't change his words for a while, and then hurriedly said: "It's all ready, they are all first-class beauties here." ”

Yuan Shang asked, "Aren't you from Qinglou?" A woman in that kind of place can't ask for it. ”

Gao Yi said: "Listen to the orders of the son, they are all daughters who have not left the cabinet, and there are also a few singers with outstanding appearances, all of whom are privately hidden by several mansions, and I heard that the third prince likes them, so they are specially offered." ”

Listened, nodded, although it is not a good move to search for beautiful women, but at least it can prove to outsiders that he is normal in this regard. Ever since Yuan Xi saw through his sexual orientation at a glance, Yuan Shang was a little inexplicably nervous, and he paid attention to his behavior all the time.

Wei Yuanjin asked the troops to train separately, and then stepped forward and told Yuan Shangyu: "Report to my lord, today's training is over, the morale of the troops is high, and the brothers are all gearing up to go into battle to kill the enemy. ”

Yuan Shang was very happy to hear this, and said, "You tell them not to worry, there will be opportunities in the future." ”

Wei Yuanjin took another step forward and said in a low voice: "Third son, although this unit trains well every day, it lacks actual combat after all, and if you can see blood, the effect will be better." ”

Yuan Shang was startled and asked, "See blood?" ”

Wei Yuanjin smiled and said, "If there are any bandits and thieves nearby, you can just go to encircle and suppress them." ”

Wei Yuanjin is not very peaceful, and after coming here, he has been training every day, and he has been bored. If this continues, he might as well go back to Hanoi and become a general. There is no merit in training alone, when will you be promoted? Yuan Shang can wait, but he can't wait.

Yuan Shang understood what he meant, and said: "But this place in Nanpi has good weather and rain, the people are simple, and there are no bandits." If you go north, there are thieves rampant in Youzhou, but unfortunately it is my second brother's territory, and I don't want to help him suppress bandits. ”

Wei Yuanjin had no choice but to retreat in disgust.

"Report-report-" A subordinate suddenly sent a letter, saying, "An urgent letter from Yi Jing's general Zhao Rui." ”

Yuan Shang took the letter and looked at it, his jaw was about to drop, and he exclaimed: "There is such a thing? ”

Wei Yuanjin turned around, looked at him, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Yuan Shang carefully read the letter, put it in his sleeve, and then a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Wei Yuanjin, your opportunity has come." It is said that the remnants of Gongsun Chan appeared near Yijing, and Zhao Rui of Yijing asked me for help. ”

After hearing this, he smiled, and couldn't help but clench his fists.