Wang Xu is in the prime of life.

Since his father's generation, he has lived in Hailing and is a native of Hailing. It is precisely for this reason that Wang Xu has a very deep affection for the elite soldiers of Hailing. He joined the army at the age of fifteen and encountered the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Wang Xu followed his father and brother to the battlefield and experienced tragic battles. After the end of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Xiapi Kingdom was destroyed, and Tao Qian then became the ruler of Xuzhou. The Hailing elite soldiers entered the battle again, and Wang Xu became the marquis of the Hailing elite soldiers because of his merits. However, Tao Qian seemed to be more interested in Danyang Bing. After the situation in Xuzhou stabilized, Tao Qian began to recruit Danyang soldiers on a large scale...... And the abandonment of salt desecration made the Hailing elite soldiers lose their original use.

Even the salt field is gone, what kind of salt road is still protected?

The elite soldiers of Hailing also fell into an embarrassing situation and became uncared for.

Wang Xu couldn't bear the decline of Hailing's elite soldiers. As the military marquis of Hailingwei, he must take responsibility for the survival of Hailing's elite soldiers.

At the beginning, Wang Xu led his subordinates to fight bandits and rob their goods. But later, with the extinction of bandits around Hailing County, the situation of Hailing's elite soldiers became even more embarrassing. So, with the help of someone with a heart, Wang Xu began his career as a bandit. Hailing's elite soldiers are soldiers during the day and bandits at night...... Although the salt was disposed of, the private salt from the East China Sea was not cut off.

Wang Xu relied on looting smuggled salt, and then selling it to Jiangdong to seek profits.

It's just that Tao Gongzu died, but Liu Bei came.

Liu Bei took over the elk, and the private salt in the East China Sea became the key to Liu Bei's planning of grain, grass and weapons. It is precisely for this reason that Liu Bei categorically cannot allow Wang Xu to ruin his good deeds. On the one hand, Liu Bei changed the salt road, and after the private salt in the East China Sea was transferred through Haixi County, it was transported from Huaiyin to Xuyi, and then Xuyi was transferred to Huainan, Jiangdong and other places to avoid the robbery of Hailing bandits.

At the same time, Liu Bei also mobilized soldiers and horses, and secretly contacted Chen Jue, intending to eliminate the elite soldiers of Hailing.

Fortunately, Lu Bu came at this time, and before Liu Bei could make a move against the elite soldiers of Hailing, Lu Bu took Xuzhou first, and finally let Wang Xu escape.

Lying on the bed in the military tent, Wang Xu's mood was not too good.

Hailingwei lives in the east of Guangling, does not listen to dispatches, and has faintly self-contained system. But this does not mean how powerful Hailingwei is, on the contrary, this kind of reading power outside the entire Xuzhou will sooner or later bring disaster to Hailing's elite soldiers. How great is the power of the Guangling Chen clan? As a native of Guangling, how could Wang Xu not know. It's just that he has no other choice...... Either be annexed by Chen Deng or perish!

These are the two ways out before him.

Chen Deng has no time to clean him up now, which does not mean that he will not clean him up in the future.

As soon as Chen Deng's move is made, then the Hailing elite soldiers will inevitably face a blow of destruction. can let Wang Xu attach to Chen Deng, but he is not very willing.

has worked hard for the court for many years, and if he says that he is abandoned, he will be abandoned.

Wang Xu was scared!

He was afraid that he didn't know when he would be treated as an outcast again...... Moreover, with the control of Haixi Salt Road by Haixi County, the living environment of Hailing's elite soldiers is getting worse and worse. Wang Xu knew that he had to make a decision. Is it to stay in Hailing County and wait to die? Or find another way! But where is the way out?

All kinds of troubles like these made Wang Xu feel overwhelmed.

Not really...... Lao Tzu really went to be a bandit.

He rolled over and sat up, muttering to himself.

Otherwise, I will take my brothers and go to Jiangdong?

It's just that I heard that there is a team of people stationed in Tanglin Pavilion now, and they are from Haixi, which is extremely fierce.

Wang Xu had secretly gone over to observe, and faintly felt that the soldiers and horses of only 200 people were probably not the elite soldiers of Hailing who could compete with them.

If they are stationed in Tanglin Pavilion for a long time, then the elite soldiers of Hailing will also leave their homeland and find another way out...... Hercy, Hercy!

Wang Xu patted his forehead lightly, since Haixi County came to the county order last year, it has become more and more powerful, and it has faintly affected Huainan.

If this goes on for a long time, the living space of Hailing's elite soldiers will become smaller and smaller!

Thinking of this, Wang Xu sighed and prepared to lie down.

At this moment, there was a sound of people shouting and neighing horses outside the tent. In the calm barracks, it suddenly became extremely noisy.

Wang Xu frowned, not only angry.

"Who's making trouble?"

He got up from his couch and walked out.

But before he could walk out of the gate of the military tent, he saw several colonels rushing in, looking panicked: "Junhou, Junhou...... Oh no, someone broke into the camp! ”

Wang Xu was stunned, and then became furious, "Who is breaking into the camp?" ”

"I don't know!" The junior colonel said: "The brothers were preparing lunch, and when they saw someone breaking into the camp, they beat them when they saw them. Zhai Yi led someone to stop him, but within a round, he was injured by someone who came. Those people are rushing this way, please make a decision quickly. ”

Wang Xu couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and he didn't care about putting on armor, he stretched out his hand and picked up the long knife in the big tent, and rushed out of the military tent. As soon as he rushed out of the big tent, he saw a war horse galloping towards him. The general was dressed in a brocade robe, wearing iron armor, and a seven-foot dragon sparrow sword in his palm. Accompanied by the sound of iron hooves, Wang Xu faintly heard a low bell sound.

Jingle bells!

With the sound of the bell, the war horse came to him.

The knight on the horse slashed at him with a swing of his sword. Wang Xu didn't have time to dodge at all, so he had to raise his knife to meet him. The knife edge hit one place, only to hear the sound of the bell, Wang Xu's whole person seemed to be shot out, the long knife in his hand fell to the ground, and the tiger's mouth in his right hand burst out, dripping with blood. He took a few steps back, and sat down at the door of the tent. And the knight on the horse has flown off the horse.

"Are you Wang Xu?"

"You ......"

"The marquis is leaving."

The two colonels came out of the camp tent, and when they saw Wang Xu sitting on the ground, they didn't say a word, and they wanted to protect Wang Xu.

Unexpectedly, the knight didn't even pay attention to the two of them, the big knife in his hand would come out, and with the sound of the wind, he knocked the little colonel to the ground with two bangs, and then stepped forward, and the dragon sparrow big knife rested on Wang Xu's neck. From the edge of the knife, there was a chill from Sensen, which made Wang Xu shiver.

"Everyone, all stop, otherwise it's your fault that I'm waiting for the marquis."

The knight shouted like a thunderclap that echoed over the barracks.

Hailing's elite soldiers were attacked by surprise, and after a moment of confusion, they finally came to their senses. But just when they were about to fight back, they saw that Wang Xu had already been taken down. The knight in the brocade robe was magnificent, and a shameful smile appeared on his face: "Hailing elite soldiers, but that's it." ”

"Who are you?"

Wang Xu was furious and shouted angrily.

At this time, ten relatives had already arrived behind Gan Ning and surrounded Wang Xu and others in the center.

They also held a young general, Wang Xu recognized it at a glance, the young general ...... It is the Hailing Festival, Zhai Yu.

The knight did not reply, and turned to look out of the camp.

I only heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the camp.

A white horse, leisurely into the barracks. At a glance, the war horse knew that it was not an ordinary thing, and the divine horse was abnormal. And immediately sat a young man, looking calm.

Several Hailing elite soldiers immediately rushed over, trying to stop them.

Who knew that the young man next to the young man shook the two dragon scale spears, pulled the grass to find the snake, snapped twice, and slapped the two Hailing elite soldiers to the ground.

"Whoever dares to act recklessly, it doesn't matter if he kills."

"The new Hailing Lieutenant is here, don't you want to rebel?"

The scribe beside the boy shouted loudly.

The Hailing elite soldiers, who were about to move, were stunned for a moment.

At this time, the young man, surrounded by forty relatives, had come to the big tent.

I saw him jump off his horse, but he was just over seven feet old. The body is slightly thin, and there is a kind of elegance in the gestures.

"Who is Wang Xu?"

"I am!"

Wang Xu was a little stunned.

He couldn't even figure out what was going on in front of him.

But he knew very well, this young man, could it be the new Captain Hailing? But Captain Hailing has not been set up for many years, so send a child to ...... And, if he was Captain Hailing, why stormed the barracks?

Theoretically speaking, this Hailing elite soldier should belong to his subordinates.

"You are Wang Xu?"

The young man walked up to Wang Xu, "I am Cao Peng, the new captain of Hailing, and I have heard that Hailing's elite soldiers are brave for a long time, but I can't think of it...... A body blow! What kind of elite soldier are you? All it takes is one of my subordinates to defeat you. Now, everybody put down my weapons and go back to my tent to wait. Anyone who dares to leave a military tent without my orders will be punished by military discipline and killed......"

Wang Xu seemed to understand a little.

This Hailing Lieutenant, is he going to get off the horse?

"You said you were Captain Hailing, are you Captain Hailing? You ......"

Zhai Yu was young and vigorous, and shouted loudly.

didn't wait for him to finish speaking, he listened to Wang Xu say: "Yanming, stop talking." ”

He saw that the young man had received a seal from the scribe beside him. After all, Wang Xu had been in Hailing for a long time, and he recognized it at a glance, it was Hailing Wei's seal.

Cao Peng held the seal ribbon in his hand and looked around at the soldiers in the battalion.

"Why, didn't you understand?"

With this snort, Gan Ning took a big step forward.

The dragon sparrow broadsword, shining in the sun, is terrifying. Just now he rushed all the way in, and he didn't kill anyone, but with the back of a knife. And now, he turned the knife and pointed outward with a thud, as if he was ready to kill.

"Within ten breaths, everyone put down their weapons and returned to their tents."

Cao Peng shouted in a deep voice and walked towards the big tent.

Xiahou Lan and Bu Qi followed, and fifty elite soldiers immediately surrounded the big tent, and Wang Xu, Zhai Yu and others were besieged in it.

"Hailing Marquis Wang Xu, come in."

Cao Peng shouted in the military tent.

At the same time, the fifty elite soldiers who came with Cao Peng also began to count.

"One...... Two...... Three ......"

Wang Xu smiled bitterly, raised his hand, and waved.

That meant telling the soldiers in the battalion to return to the tent immediately.

"Junhou, let's fight?"

"What to spell...... Do you want to fight with the imperial court?

You didn't see that there were soldiers and horses stationed in Tanglin Pavilion, and these people dared to come, they must have something to rely on. I dare say that if we dare to do it, these people will kill people immediately. There must be Guangling Xiangyong outside the camp, and we will inevitably encounter a fatal blow when the time comes...... Don't be impulsive, I'll go in first and see what Captain Hailing can say. If he can bring us good, listen to his orders, so what? ”

Zhai Yu nodded.

Wang Xu stood up and glanced at Gan Ning outside the military tent with palpitations.

He was a little curious, what is the origin of this Cao Peng? It can be seen that his subordinates are all brave warriors who are one in a hundred, and Gan Ning, who fought with him just now, is a rare fierce general in the world. Who could a teenager be with so many followers and such a powerful general?

Cao Peng sat down in the military tent and picked up a book from the bookcase.

In fact, letting Gan Ning rush to camp is also a last resort...... He didn't know what the situation was with these Hailing elite soldiers. He didn't have that much time to worry about these people, and he had to take Hailing's elite soldiers into his hands as soon as possible to deal with the future situation. Benevolence, edification? It would take a long process, and Cao Peng didn't have that time. The simplest and most direct way is to use force to deter. With a character like Gan Ning in his hand, what is Cao Peng afraid of? That's a fierce general who can take a hundred people and break into the Zhang Liao military camp. Cao Peng is not afraid that Hailing's elite soldiers can trap Gan Ning...... In his eyes, Hailing's elite soldiers are not elite soldiers.

What is Elite Soldiers?

Only those like the Yiyang warriors can be regarded as elite soldiers.

Wang Xu does not have Wei Yan's bravery, and he is also destined to have no soul in this team.

Over the years, he has certainly worked hard to maintain Hailing's elite soldiers, and his contributions have been indispensable. But it is precisely this maintenance that makes Hailing's elite soldiers lose their spirit.

If it was Cao Peng, he would have taken the Hailing elite soldiers as robbers a long time ago.

Who has that kind of surname to stay in this place where birds don't? Buqi seems to have studied the Hailing elite soldiers, so he also has a better understanding of the situation of the Hailing elite soldiers. Wang Xu has the ability to govern the army, but he does not have the style of a general, and he has the kindness of a woman and is indecisive.

This is Buqi's evaluation of Wang Xu.

"Hello reading?"

Cao Peng didn't raise his head and asked.

Wang Xu was already ready to talk to Cao Peng.

Who knows, Cao Peng didn't look at him at all, which made him feel powerful and nowhere to go.

"I've only read two." Cao Peng smiled and put down the bamboo slip in his hand, "Sima Fa, the foundation of soldiers." Since you like Sima Fa, you should know what this noble and cheap Lun Sutra says. ”

Wang Xu couldn't help but hesitate!

The noble and lowly Lun Sutra comes from the law of Sima Fa and the Son of Heaven.

He originally wanted to bargain with Cao Peng, but he didn't know that Cao Peng would not give him such a chance at all.

As soon as he came up, he mentioned the noble and lowly Lunjing, so that Wang Xu didn't know how to answer.

"I am the captain of Hailing, and I am the marquis.

In other words, you are my ministry...... You have been reading Sima Fa for so long, don't you know that when you see Shangguan, you should give a military salute? ”

Cao Peng said, raising his head and staring at Wang Xu.

"I've identified myself, what should you do?"

"The last general, Wang Xu...... Meet your lords. ”

This young man is very powerful, and as soon as he comes up, he distinguishes the level of status, forcing Wang Xu to bow his head.

Wang Xu also understands that as soon as he lowers his head, I am afraid that he will no longer be qualified, and he will continue to negotiate with Cao Peng...... Unless, he wants to rebel.

Cao Peng did not support, nor did he make a gesture of Corporal Lixian.

"Wang Xu, I have also heard what happened to Hailingwei over the years. I know you've suffered! ”

This sentence made Wang Xu's heart tremble, and his resistance suddenly decreased a lot.

"But this does not mean that you can do whatever you want, nor can it be a reason for you not to listen to the dispatch of the imperial court." Cao Peng's voice was suddenly stern, "Wang Xu, in the past few years, you have ganged up with bandits, robbed merchants, and colluded with the East China Sea Salt Lords, but Huainan Salt City is chaotic. At the beginning of its establishment, what was the mission of Hailingwei...... However, this is all in the past, and the official is not to blame.

From now on, Hailing's elite soldiers will resume training.

I know that you have the ability to train soldiers, so I still make you a military marquis. You don't have to worry about the heavy ordnance and food, I'll try to solve it.

Within three months, I hope that the Hailing elite soldiers can take on a new look, instead of relying on a dozen people to beat you to the ground. ”

"I ......"

"I will appoint Gan Ning as the Sima of other departments and stay in the barracks.

If you can't train your soldiers and horses within three months, don't blame me for not giving you face. ”

Wang Xu was reprimanded by Cao Peng's face was red, and he lowered his head and didn't say a word.

"Alright, you can step back now. Tell your rabble and let them be honest. If you want to provoke right and wrong, then the official will never be merciful...... From now on, the supply of food and wages in the camp will be restored. Philosophy is none of your business, go down. ”

Wang Xu was dazed and withdrew from the military tent, his head was still a pot of porridge.

After Wang Xu walked out, Bu Qi couldn't help but ask a little nervously: "Childe, was you a little harsh with this Wang Xu just now?" ”

"If a person who is accustomed to being loose does not treat him harshly, it may be difficult for him to know the benefits and the dangers.

Mr. Zishan, if I had the slightest weakness just now, that guy would have kicked his nose in the face. Some people can be polite, but some people cannot. I don't need them to obey me, I just need them to obey my commands, and the rest doesn't matter.

Not much time for me! ”

Cao Peng said and sighed.

And Bu Qi also closed his mouth, thinking carefully about Cao Peng's words.

Yes, there is too little time left for Childe...... Now that it is almost summer, Cao Ying may conquer Xuzhou at any time.

At that time, Cao Peng could go to the front line at any time.

It is better to educate these stragglers with benevolence, righteousness and morality than to deter them directly.

Corporal Lixian also depends on the environment and the situation. In this situation, it is obviously not the time for Corporal Lixian. It doesn't matter whether Wang Xu will be attached or not. The important thing is that he must train a group of good soldiers, a group of good soldiers who can fight on the battlefield and build up meritorious deeds.

As long as there is a rush, these Hailing elite soldiers will naturally be attached.

Bu Qi nodded and said in appreciation: "What the son said is extremely true!" ”

"Alright, we're ready to go into town."

Cao Peng put away the seal ribbon and summoned Gan Ning.

Fifty elite soldiers were all handed over to Gan Ning's command, and Gan Ning was ordered to stay in the barracks.

What would Wang Xu think?

Cao Peng didn't have the kung fu to pay attention to it.

If he were wise, he would serve; If he wasn't smart, Cao Peng wouldn't mind and use his head to stand up. There is still Hao Zhao in Tanglin Pavilion who is good at training, and Gan Ning is a first-class general. Including Xia Houlan, who was also a general, Cao Peng told the truth, there is no shortage of people.

All he lacks is time!

The horse came out of the barracks, and Cao Peng, accompanied by Buqi and Xiahoulan, went straight to Hailing County.

Since ancient times, grace and power have been combined.

Now, with 'might', where does 'grace' come from?

Immediately outside Hailing County, Cao Peng looked at the broken city wall of Hailing County, his eyes unconsciously narrowed into a line......—————————————————————— Jian'an three years in July, Yuzhou harvest.

The implementation of Tuntian for three years finally made Cangqiao rich. Yuan Shao sent an envoy to borrow grain from Cao Ying, but Cao Ying sternly refused.

Many people can't help but worry about it, but Cao Ying is not afraid at all.

"Initially suspicious. If I lend him food and grass, he will think that I have other intentions; And if I refuse so strongly, he will be relieved. ”

Cao Ying sat in the garden and explained to Cao Pi with a smile.

Cao Pi, who is only eleven years old, is quite a bit like a teenager and an old man. It's just that he obviously can't understand Cao Ying's explanation. But he knew that he couldn't ask Cao Ying. Because there are some things that are not a good thing if they are stated too clearly.

Cao Ying picked up the wine, raised his head, and looked at the clear blue sky.

But seeing the white clouds are long and unpredictable...... Cao Ying smiled suddenly, raised his glass to the sky, and toasted to the sky: It's time to do something to that tiger!

(To be continued)