Koji sat alone on a stone by the river, looking out at the rising sun. The reddish light pierced through the clouds and struggled to penetrate outward.

One of his own soldiers came over and handed him a kettle. He took a bite and couldn't help but look at the old soldier in surprise.

"Fresh goat's milk, yesterday I passed by a sheep farmer and asked for it."

The old Chen Pi who spoke had a wrinkled face, the corners of his eyes drooped, and although he was only in his early forties, he looked very old.

Ko Yi sighed and said, "Old Chen Pi, you have been following me for more than ten years." ”

Old Chen Pi said: "It's been eleven years, general." At the beginning, my father was the servant of the Pingyuan Koji clan, and he traveled from Jizhou to Bingzhou, and then to Xiliang, speaking of which, the general and I were both born in Bingzhou, and we are half of the people of Bingzhou, and half of them are from Hebei. ”

Lu Yi said: "The people who followed me from Jinyang's hometown to Xiliang to serve as a soldier are now the only ones left. ”

Lao Chen Pi said: "The land of Jin is rugged, the cold land is bitter cold, and we have survived the hardest days." Now that we have returned to the Central Plains, the general has led us to fight the country, and the brothers have come out of the way. ”

When Koji heard this, he couldn't help but sigh again. Not to mention the distance, just take the current tension between him and Yuan Shao, and the uncertainty about the future, so that he doesn't dare to promise anything to these old guys under his subordinates. Thinking that Yuan Shao deliberately sent his son Yuan Xi to be nailed in his camp, he felt even more uncomfortable.

Old Chen Pi was obviously mistaken and asked, "The general is worried about the challenge of Yuan Ergongzi?" Don't worry, we are used to seeing big scenes, and a few recruits have not killed as many people as I am, so what's there to worry about? This time, the kid must kneel in front of the general and call grandpa. ”

When Koji Yi heard this, he became even more annoyed, and said, "How can I care about that kid?" He is a man who has never led a soldier, no matter how powerful he is. I'm really worried about the cavalry in Youzhou. ”

As soon as the old tangerine peel frowned, the folds of the entire face squeezed into the center of his eyebrows.

Lu Yi said: "Yuan Xi's side is just a child's game, if he wants to play, I will play with him." When the time comes, if he is willing to admit defeat and kneel down and kowtow three times, it doesn't matter if his grandfather screams or not, and I don't want to take advantage of him. But Gongsun Zhan's white horse righteousness is a hurdle for us old brothers. ”

Old Chen Pi puffed up his chest and said: "As long as the general says a word, even if we go to the soup, we will never frown." ”

Ko Yi glanced at him and said, "This is what I'm worried about, we people have been adrift for most of our lives, and we finally returned to our homeland to settle down, and we can't all be defeated in such a battle." If there is a big chaos today, Dong Zhuo made a rebellion in the past, and then the Eastern Heroes were divided, and this Han family is over. If you can change the dynasty, presumably everyone will be able to live a stable life if they are disarmed and return to the field. I'm going to live. ”

Old Chen Pi said: "Now let's follow Yuan Gong, he is the fourth and third dukes, and he is well-known in the world." Moreover, there is the wealth of Jizhou and Qingzhou, once he occupies Hebei and becomes king in the south, he may replace the Han family. Won't we be the founding ministers of the country when the time comes? The general has not always admired Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, but wants to follow Han Xin's example to assist Gaozu and create a prosperous era of the Han Dynasty, this is an opportunity. ”

Emulating Han Xin has always been a faint idea of Koji Yi, but he has not said it openly, and he knows about it to the people close to him. But when I heard someone in my ear talk about it, there was some irony. Han Xingong was highly regarded as the master, and he was proud of his achievements, and was finally killed by Liu Bang. He Liyi originally led the army to rebel against Han Fu and defected to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao valued him very much, and privately named him the "general", it can be said that at that time, he thought he had found the hero of this life. Since then, however, things have gone from bad to worse. Yuan Shao is a soft-eared person, he listened to the words of Guo Tu, Xu You and others, and always disagreed with him on important decisions, and even turned against him. This made him gradually smell something similar to Gaozu Han Xin.

He thought about it for a while, and then he didn't bother with it, and it was a big deal about the Horse Leather Shroud. If it really becomes Han Xin's great cause, it will not live up to the vigor.

Thinking of this, he returned to the battle in front of him, and said: "Gongsun Zan killed Hu Ren Shan Yu, killed the Yellow Turban thief soldiers, killed Liu Yu of the clan, and killed a bloody road, and became a prince, and his subordinates can fight well." Those thousands of elite cavalry alone are enough for us to drink a pot. For the past few days, I've been thinking about how to break this white horse cavalry. ”

Old Chen Pi said: "Oh? Did the general think of anything? I thought you were worried about the competition with Yuan Xi's boy, but I didn't expect to think of this stubble. Or the general has a vision......"

Koji Yi said: "Don't be a sycophant. When you were in Liangzhou, you also saw the cavalry tactics of the Hu people, who were brave and good at fighting, coming and going like the wind, and extremely difficult to deal with. The former Dong Zhuo gathered the righteous servants in Huangzhong and entered Luoyang, and the heroes of the Kanto region were helpless, which can be seen. ”

Old Chen Pi said: "In my opinion, it is still the first in the world of Xiliang cavalry." We have been in Liangzhou for so many years, and we have also dealt with each other, where are the cavalry in this Youzhou still in our eyes? ”

Koji Yi shook his head and said, "Although they are all cavalry, they are not quite the same. The cavalry in the world, the number of Xiliang, and the state, Youzhou are the most prosperous. Among them, Xiliang horses are good at charging because they can endure bitter cold and have a tough temperament. The horses are small in size, but they have good endurance and are good at running in small units, and if they are large-scale transfers, harassment and reconnaissance, this kind of cavalry is really the best choice. And Youzhou archers, the best at cavalry and archery, often before the two armies have clashed, they are crushed by their troops, and finally collapsed. ”

Old Chen Pi said: "What is the general's way to defeat the enemy?" ”

Koji Yi said: "Youzhou Ma is full of strength at the beginning, but not good at fighting for a long time, as long as he maintains a good formation, unites as one, and waits for his fatigue, supplemented by a heavy crossbow salvo, he will be defeated." ”

Old Chen Pi's old face was just about to smile, and he immediately said, "It's a pity." If I'm surrounded by all you veterans who followed me to the Northwest, maybe it would work. Now half of them are local recruits and supplementary soldiers in Jizhou, I'm afraid ......"

Old Chen Pi said: "Then how can we still have time to play with the kid surnamed Yuan?" General, if you give me the job of training the troops, and let me train these little rabbits fiercely, I believe that I will definitely win Gongsun Zhan. ”

Koji Yi stood up and sighed, thinking in his heart why he had agreed to that kid at that time. Maybe it was because Yuan Shao sent him, he was angry in his heart, and he deliberately wanted to frustrate the stunned boy's spirit. Or was it because he saw the neat formation, and the soldier's strength to raise his head and chest, made him suddenly burst out with a solution to the white horse's righteousness?

Either way, after this competition, he will start to act. Now Yuan Shang sent an envoy to Youzhou to contact Liu Yu's old department, once he returns, the grain for the autumn harvest is almost ready, and there will be a war with military rations.

The morning sun in the distance had completely emerged from the clouds at this time, and the entire red ball jumped into the air.

The surrounding soldiers also began to tidy up, and the hustle and bustle made a sound.

Ko Yi said: "Old Chenpi, go and prepare, let's go." ”