"The water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, rushes to the sea and never returns."

Looking at the huge yellowing torrent in front of him, he felt a feeling in his mouth.

In August, the rainy season in the Yellow River basin has just passed. The rainwater that has been accumulated in the past two months is slowly collecting from the tributaries to raise the water level of the Yellow River.

"Brother's seven words, it's really magnificent!"

The person who said this was Xie Xun, the son of the late Bo Caishuai, who had recently worshiped Zhang as his brother.

After several months of running-in, the hundreds of Yellow Turban Army that originally belonged to the remnants of "Bo Cai Shuai", except for a few who defected to "Guan Hai Shuai", most of them have gradually integrated into the ranks of the Tianping Army.

In this process, the person who played a leading role was Xie Xun, who spoke just now. Because he was optimistic about the future development of Zhang Mad, Xie Xun took the initiative to hand over the personnel in his hands, and treated Zhang Qiang with the attitude of treating his brother.

Driven by Xie Xun's tame attitude, the arrogance that was originally wary of the remnants of these "talented and handsome" finally accepted Xie Xun, the little brother of the all-round civil and military talents, after several months of observation.

However, there are gains and losses.

After cooperating with Lejin and completely annihilating the knights of the Northern Army of the Han Army, Yu Poison, the little marshal of Guan Hai's subordinates, simply refused the temptation of arrogant recruitment on the grounds of "different roads", and decisively led hundreds of cavalry under his subordinates to return to the location of Guan Hai Shuai's main force. This move made the available mobile cavalry power in Zhang Qiang's hands shrink by more than half at once.

Moreover, due to the consumption of war horses in previous battles, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Tianping Army has also decreased significantly, and it needs to take a break. Otherwise, the number of horses that die from overwork will rise considerably.

Regarding what Xie Xun just said, Zhang Qiang naturally wanted to show humility. However, the minds of two people will not always fall on these poetic paths.

In fact, the insolent sight, the best time out of ten, is gathered on the few small boats boating on the Yellow River.

The turbulent Yellow River has always been regarded as a huge obstacle by travelers on both sides of the river. Among the travelers who intend to cross the Yellow River, they are even called "heavenly moats".

Due to the turbulence of the river, every year on the side of the ferry on both sides of the Yellow River, more than a dozen to dozens of people drown while crossing the river. Especially now, when the flood season of the Yellow River has not yet ended, crossing the river is not only full of danger, but also the time spent on making a round trip is extremely anxious.

However, in order to go north to join the "Tiangong General" Zhang Jiao, the Tianping Army must hurry up and cross the Yellow River as soon as possible. Because, behind the Tianping Army, there is also a team of volunteers with thousands of people. Although the strength of these volunteers was not good, they became less courageous after Liu Bei's team was defeated, after all, there were many people, and after all, Zhang Qiang felt a little troublesome.

Ever since Liu Bei's night attack plan failed, he had lost the courage to keep an eye on the Tianping Army. It wasn't until the main force of the volunteers commanded by Yilang Tao Qian followed that Liu Bei once again had the strength to challenge the Tianping Army.

Of course, if it weren't for Zhang Fei being released by Zhang Fei, Liu Bei's courage would have been afraid that he would not have come back so soon. However, in doing so, Guan Yu can join, but he doesn't feel a loss.

At this moment, Guan Yu, a burly man with a length of nine feet, stood expressionlessly behind Zhang Qiang. Due to the problem of the heart knot, Zhang Qiang expected that for several months, Guan Yu would not move a finger against his command. However, after a long time, slowly and imperceptibly, Zhang Yu didn't believe that Guan Yu would always be like this.

Moreover, against Dian Wei, an extremely powerful "10,000 enemies", Guan Yu is above the top, but he can't help but face him squarely. With Dian Wei as the entry point, Zhang Qi is not worried about whether Guan Yu will be able to work for himself in the future.

Insolence is now worried about only one thing.

――With so few ferries, will there be any accidents when crossing the river?

Due to the collection and control of ships by the local officials of the Han dynasty after the start of the war, the ferries that the Tianping Army could collect on the banks of the Yellow River were really not enough. Even if the Tianping Army broke through a water village built on the side of the Yellow River and obtained more than a dozen small boats, it could only transport more than 300 people in a single ferry. Counting the hundreds of carts of baggage, hundreds of war horses, and horses pulling carts carried by the army, I am afraid that it will take three or four days for the entire army to be transported.

After all, the county seat of the Tianping Army, where the Tianping Army is now, still belongs to the Han family. Most of the ships were secretly collected by the local tycoons who were hostile to the Yellow Turbans. They were afraid that they would rather burn all the ships than let the Yellow Turbans go. As a result, in the case of insufficient ferries, the current Tianping Army was helplessly divided into two parts, half on the south bank of the Yellow River, and half on the north bank of the Yellow River.

This situation is a very dangerous situation. The Art of War often says that "attacking them in the middle of the crossing" is exactly the situation that the Tianping Army is currently facing. If it weren't for the fact that the volunteers behind him were driven out by a counterattack by the Tianping Army two days ago, they would not dare to approach easily, and they would not dare to cross the river so swaggeringly.

While Zhang Qi and Xie Xun were talking about some poetry, the sound of horses' hooves sounded from the south. Zhang Qi didn't care about it at first, but after taking a closer look, he immediately raised his vigilance.

More than a dozen cavalrymen, wrapped in fiery red battle robes, marched forward as if no one was around. But these cavalry are not the scout knights of the Tianping Army, but the rangers of the Han Army!

The large camp of nearly 1,000 people of the Tianping Army is not far away. From time to time, there are teams of Tianping sergeants, haunting the neighborhood. And these knights of the Han army actually used this enemy-controlled area as a racetrack, galloping unscrupulously!

- What an arrogant Han army!

In addition to the anger in Zhang Qiang's heart, he couldn't help but secretly admire. Such boldness, although a little reckless, is far beyond ordinary people.

Moreover, just by looking at the fact that almost everyone is holding the belly of the horse with their legs, it can be known that these more than ten cavalrymen are all excellent equestrian and brave warriors.

As for the horses they rode on, they were tall and strong, and they were all fine horses. Zhang Qiang secretly compared it, and found that in his team of 2,000 people, he couldn't find a few good horses that could be comparable to the war horses ridden by these people!

Zhang Mad was thinking about where these Han knights were sacred, and they dared to come to their own territory to provoke. But I saw that the knight who was surrounded by these cavalrymen in the middle as if they were holding the moon lined up with many servants, came to the front row, and curiously looked at the group of people who were arrogant and Xie Xun.

Although there is a distance of nearly 100 steps, the "Taiping True Qi" cultivated by Zhang Qi is the world's first true qi method. With the blessing of such a wonderful method, Zhang Qiang's eyes were strong enough to see what this richly dressed knight leader really looked like.

The face is like a crown of jade, the body is toned and straight, and the short beard on the chin is carefully groomed, which makes this person more and more wise and powerful. Such a appearance is really worthy of the evaluation of a "turbidity world's best son".

――Such an outstanding character must not be an idle character!

――So, who is this person?

"Yuan Shu!"

This name that was suddenly called out surprised Zhang Qiang very much. He turned his head to look at Xie Xun, who had just spoken, and asked suspiciously:

"Yuan Shu? But the one called Yuan Highway? ”

"Yes, it's Yuan Highway. This person is the sister-in-law of Sikong Yuan Feng, the half-brother of 'Yuan Benchu, the world's model'. A few years ago, the younger brother once followed his father and went to Luoyang to meet Yuan Feng, who was the secretary, and had a relationship with this Yuan Shu. ”

Before the uprising, Taiping Dao had actually been highly respected. The scope of the spread even included eight or nine of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. From lowly homeless people, sons-in-law and the like, to the ten permanent servants in the palace, there are a large number of believers. At that time, even the Runan Yuan family and the Hongnong Yang family, known as the "Four Worlds and Three Princes", were polite to the high-level figures of Taiping Dao.

Therefore, Bo Cai's identity, as one of the eight disciples under Zhang Jiaozao, was able to meet a high-ranking official of Yuan Feng's level, but it was also reasonable. And Xie Xun, as Bocai's son-in-law, has dealt with Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and others, so it is very normal.

"I heard that this Yuan Shu has always acted high-flying, and the name of the Jingshi is 'Yuan Changshui, a fierce ghost in the road'. When I saw it today, it was really appropriate. ”

Seeing Yuan Shu and his party, obviously seeing Zhang Mad and the others, they were still talking about watching unscrupulously at a distance of less than 100 steps, and Zhang Mad couldn't help but be a little impressed by this famous straw bale prince in later generations.

At least, this Yuan Highway's courage is not ordinary.

"Brother, although Yuan Shu is a high-ranking official, he is not incompetent. The last time the younger brother saw this person, although it was difficult for this person to hide the arrogance in his bones, but he acted and spoke, which made people feel at home.

Although Yuan Shu was unscrupulous in Beijing before because he acted freely, he was ridiculed by someone who made up a nursery rhyme of 'Yuan Changshui, a ghost in the road'. However, under the guidance of the elders and celebrities, this person has realized his original shortcomings, began to pay attention to his own behavior, and worked hard to associate with the world's heroes.

It is said that in order to compete with his brother Yuan Shao for fame, Yuan Shu changed his rank to corporal, and he has already attracted many chivalrous heroes. But there are many children of the family in the Jingshi who are willing to associate with this person. Recently, he has been recognized by many ministers of the court as the 'No. 1 Qixia' in Beijing. ”

Hearing Xie Xun's words, he was arrogant in his heart, and couldn't help but complain wildly.

- Sure enough, history is about winning and losing. Yuan Shu, who was evaluated as a character like a wine bag and rice bag, if it was really as unbearable as the history books said, how could he drive countless heroes and heroes under his command to establish extraordinary achievements?

――Does anyone really think that even a pig, sitting in the position of the "Four Worlds and Three Princes" Yuan Clan, can successfully divide one side of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty and become one of the few giants in the world?

――Wouldn't it be too wrongful if he despised this Yuan Shu because he believed in historical records too much, and then he seized the opportunity to die of Yin?

At this moment, Zhang Qi was more curious about this tomorrow's star of the Han Dynasty who was finally spurned by history.