A team of 3,000 people, hundreds of flatbed trailers carrying grain, and a mighty procession, set up camp in the open field. Before long, the curling smoke of the cooking stove rose, and each battalion began to bury the pot and make food.

Zhang He is really a famous general, and the camp is arranged at a very high level, with the team holding grain and grass in the middle, and the rest of the teams of halberds are surrounded one after another.

However, the west side of Yuan Xi's grain camp was a mud field, but there was no protection, Zhang He suggested that a team of soldiers should be stationed here to make sure things happen, but Yuan Xi refused.

"This place is not much away from the front line of the boundary bridge, how can anyone attack the camp? Captain Zhang was really worried. Even if it is some bandits, our majestic military appearance has already scared them away. ”

Zhang He listened to his words and felt that it made sense, so he no longer insisted.

"Captain Zhang doesn't have to leave in a hurry, let's have a meal together, there are some secrets of marching and camping, I still want to ask you."

Yuan Xi cheekily saved Zhang He.

Zhang He said: "The second son is talented and intelligent, and I heard earlier that he had also practiced in General Koji's first camp. Why do you need to ask me for advice? ”

Yuan Xi said: "In my eyes, Captain Zhang is much more powerful than General Koji. ”

Zhang He's body was shocked, and he hurriedly lowered his head and said, "The second son praised it falsely." If this word gets out, it will be very difficult for me to be a man in the army. ”

Yuan Xi smiled silently. Now Lu Yi is a general, and he Zhang He is just a school captain, but judging from the achievements of future generations, this Zhang He's fame is much louder. No one can say for sure. Let's just say that it is obviously a ministerial-level level, but in the end, it only ended up in a bureau-level pit. This society is very fair, the micro level depends on individual ability, and the macro level depends more on fortune, and how to judge fortune is also a kind of ability.

While talking to him, Yuan Xi also paid attention to the favorability on his head, but found that this Zhang He was really a hard stone, whether he praised it or depreciated it, the numbers were motionless. That day, he protected Lu Fang in the granary, and Zhang He's favorability increased by 5, and he has not moved since.

In fact, the more I talk to Zhang He, the more I can understand his heart. Although this man doesn't talk much, and he carefully hides his true thoughts as soon as he speaks, in the eyes of Yuan Xi, a modern person, he can still see some clues.

Standing in his thirties, he has been mixed in the army for several years, but he is still not reused. Obviously able to win battles, but he often leads a partial army and does thankless errands. For example, this time I accompanied myself to guard the food, and if something went wrong, it would be a big crime to cut off the head, and if it was done well, no one would see the credit, and probably others would only say "it should be like this".

"Cao Cao of Henan attaches great importance to talents, whether they are famous or poor, they are treated equally. Did Zhang Xiaowei ever think that if he defected to Cao Cao, he might be able to be reused. ”

The two were eating face to face, Zhang He heard this, almost spit out the things in his mouth, hurriedly rolled off the seat, and said to Yuan Xi: "The second son is serious, the world can be learned, and Zhang is loyal to the lord." ”

Yuan Xi squinted at this man.

Loyalty is the most important criterion for evaluating a general. It doesn't matter if you can win the battle, but you have to be loyal. If you can win battles and be loyal, you must be a character in the history books. At that time, Li Ling, the good brother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was not guaranteed because of the surrender of the Xiongnu. And Su Wu shepherds sheep, but he will be famous for eternity.

The generals of Liyi and Zhang He were originally Han Fu's people, but after Yuan Shao captured Yecheng, they surrendered to Yuan Shao. It is equivalent to a second-hand general, who has changed into a lord, and is especially sensitive to this aspect. If you are really like Lu Bu and still complacent about being a slave with three surnames, you will be the object of spurning in the whole world.

Zhang He even thought that this second son, who was a hanger, would not be because he broke the conspiracy to burn the granary, so he wanted to clean himself up.

But after a while, Yuan Xi just smiled and said: "Captain Zhang, get up quickly, I'm just chatting casually, my words are unscrupulous, don't mind." ”

Zhang He wiped his sweat and said in his heart: "You said casually, my half life was almost scared away." ”

Yuan Xi looked outside the tent and said to himself, "According to the time, they should also arrive." ”

Zhang He asked, "Is the second son waiting for someone?" ”

Yuan Xi smiled: "Yes, yes, isn't this coming?" ”

I saw Lu Fanggao and Lu Da leading in more than a dozen grain supervisors, these people can also be called the master book, and they belong to the assistant officials in the army who are responsible for recording and taking charge of documents. The entire grain supervision team, except for him and Zhang He, that is, these small officials mastered the movement of the march. The rest of the coolie drivers didn't even know where they were going.

After meeting the three people who asked for directions today, Yuan Xi became suspicious and asked Lu Fang and the others to call all these people, ready to ask if anyone had leaked their whereabouts. It stands to reason that this is the first time I've heard of this place in Cherry, so no one should have asked for directions so coincidentally.

More than a dozen officials lined up in a row, trembling and bowing to Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi beckoned: "Don't be nervous, I just chatted with Captain Zhang He, worried that the food and grass in the army are not safe, so I specially summoned you to ask for clarification." ”

He looked over everyone's heads one by one, and the favorability ranged from fifty to forty, mostly between forty and sixty. This is normal, after all, they are irrelevant people, even if they are their immediate bosses, they don't need to be so close to themselves.

Subsequently, he found that the number was only 12 on a person's head.

Well? It's only 12, which is suspicious.

He said to the crowd, "Everyone else can go, you, stay." ”

The face is square, and his appearance is not ugly, not like a person who steals chickens and dogs. Seeing Yuan Xi pointing at him, he was quite surprised, but he still stood in place and did not panic at all.

When the others left, Yuan Xi said, "Do you know why you stayed?" ”

The man said: "My subordinates don't know, so please show me." ”

Yuan Xi snorted coldly and said, "Reveal the route of the army to Gongsun Zhan, and secretly report the news to you!" ”

The man's face changed suddenly, and before Yuan Xi could say the next word, he ran away. Lu Fang and the other three were already waiting at the door, and as soon as he made a move, he immediately rushed up, the three of them were all powerless people, and the three of them had no advantage over one, and that person could still break free of the three of them with a brute force. was finally lifted up by Zhang He.

"Go!" Zhang He snorted, and his five fingers grabbed his back like a pair of pliers. The man was like a chicken, he grabbed and threw him into the air, and then fell to the ground, and suddenly turned into a pile of soft mud.

Yuan Xi said: "You still dare to run? I'm just scaring you, but I can't imagine that I've really tricked you. ”

The man froze on the ground, gasping for a faint breath and said, "How do you know it's me?" ”

This can't be blamed on him, originally Yuan Xi called the others away and left him alone, he was already like a frightened bird, coupled with verbal intimidation, it was not bad not to be scared to death on the spot.

Zhang He also looked at Yuan Xi with some curiosity.

Yuan Xi naturally couldn't tell the matter of the favorability system, he just said: "The details have betrayed you a long time ago!" When you first enter the door, one hand keeps pinching your clothes, which is a sign of nervousness. Sure enough, as soon as I asked, it leaked. ”

Lu Fang and the others suddenly showed an expression of admiration for him. Just a dozen people stood in a row, who would care about a finger of someone, this second son is really very human, and his observation is so meticulous.

"I see." Zhang He touched the beard on his chin, nodded, looked at the serious Yuan Xi, and thought to himself that this boy was not useless. The favorability of the head suddenly rose by 5 and became 45.

Yuan Xi pointed at the spy who was paralyzed on the ground and shouted: "Come on, how many people did Gongsun Chan send to rob the grain?" ”