Although Gentle Township is nostalgic, it should not be indulged in. For a man with great ambitions, the stage should be the whole world, not the bed; The joy of the bed, Wushan romance can only be regarded as a reward, not an end.

Therefore, before dawn the next day, Yuan Mai got up early. Everything is cumbersome, Hanoi County was plundered by Cao Bing, and many places must be destroyed, and he had to rush back as soon as possible to clean up the situation.

In order to win over the hearts of the people, Zhuge Jin, who had just come out of the city guarding the carriage, suggested to Yuan Mai that he should go into the city to patrol the hearts of the people, extend favors, and gradually win support among the people, so that he could dominate the industry in the future.

Yuan Mai followed, took Fu Hu and Zhou Cang, led dozens of entourages, and accompanied by Li Yang Ling, walked around the streets and alleys, telling the people not to panic, Cao Jun had been killed and retreated.

Outside the city, the sound of horses' hooves was loud, and a light cavalry swept in from the southeast, with the word "Zhang" written on the banner. It turned out that Zhang He received a report from Tanma Fei last night, saying that Zhu Ling led the army to attack Liyang, the rear base camp, Zhang He was shocked and personally led 2,000 cavalry to return to Liyang in the starry night.

When they arrived at the nearest place, they learned from the mouths of the people that Zhu Ling's men and horses had been killed and retreated by Gongzi Yuanmai, and Cao's army had suffered heavy losses and had retreated across the Yellow River. Zhang He's hanging heart just landed, and when he learned that Yuan Mai had not returned to Hanoi, he came to thank him.

At the head of Liyang City, after Yuan Mai and Zhang He met, they naturally greeted each other and said goodbye to each other.

"Liyang is Zhang He's lair, and there is a lot of heavy grain and grass here. Cao Jun suddenly attacked, if it weren't for Gongzi's rescue. I'm afraid that Liyang is no longer guaranteed. If so, it will be difficult for a certain time. Please accept Zhang He's worship! After Zhang He finished speaking, he lifted his armor and was about to bow down on one knee.

Liyang is Zhang He's base camp, only one hundred and thirty miles away from Puyang, the light cavalry can return in half a day. Therefore, Zhang He didn't care too much about defense, but left a thousand soldiers plus five hundred county soldiers to guard the city. and sent a large number of scouts to the south to closely check the movements of Cao's army in Chenliu's territory.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Ling, who had been guarding the Heyin ferry at the gateway to Luoyang, suddenly gave up his position and went east along the Yellow River. Suddenly came to attack Liyang. and successfully evaded the scouts sent by Zhang He. This caught Zhang He off guard, thanks to Yuan Mai's retreat from the enemy, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable, so Zhang He was grateful to Yuan Mai for this help from the bottom of his heart.

Yuan Mai hurriedly grabbed Zhang He. soothed: "General Junyi, where are you talking about this?" You galloped on the battlefield for my Yuan family. Yuan Mai met Cao Jun by chance. It is naturally incumbent upon them to defend against their attacks and defend the city. Why should the general make such a great gift? Hurry up, please! ”

"Since the farewell of the party, it has been half a year, and the son has become more and more robust and calm, and he has become more and more general!" Since Yuan Mai didn't let him salute, Zhang He no longer insisted. took off the helmet and held it in his arms, let the cold wind blow his hair, and praised Yuan Mai from the bottom of his heart.

At the beginning, in the Shangdang to fight against the Huns, although the son shot the Huns Shan Yu with an arrow, and his fame shocked the world, but at that time, the breath of the wealthy son had not faded; Now more than half a year apart, this young man has become more and more mature and stable.

The thin body is getting tougher and tougher, the face has also had vicissitudes, the temples and chin have also grown beards, and it has become more and more man-like; Every move, no longer so frivolous and impetuous, gradually has the demeanor of a general. Time is indeed the best carving knife, which can not only make people decadent and sinking, but also make people reborn and reborn.

"Huh...... General Junyi praised it falsely, in front of you, how dare you call yourself a general. I have an army of 300,000 in Hebei, if you talk about generals, General Junyi, you call it second, who dares to call it first? Yuan Maiwan smiled and put on a "high hat" for Zhang He.

Zhang He hurriedly humbled him: "Childe said this, it really hurts Zhang Heye!" Not to mention that the two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou are the right-hand men of the lord, and the talent of General Liyi is far better than that of Zhang He. This year, the son has sprung up, showing his talent, and breaking the Huns to the son of the party is the first achievement; Later, he occupied Hanoi in front of Cao Ren, and the business flourished. This time, he used the trick of deception to snatch 4,000 men and horses from Cao Cao's hands, and I heard that there is a famous "trapped camp" here, which is a bumper harvest. In last night's battle, Zhu Ling, who was killed, lost his armor and won more with less, which is enough to shine in the annals of history. If you talk about talents, I am afraid that Zhang He will not be as good as his son, how dare he be arrogant! ”

Listening to Zhang He tell him about his military exploits one by one, Yuan Mai noticed that he had already made quite a lot of military exploits in the past six months, although there were no great achievements worthy of special mention, but it was enough to impress the people of the world, so that everyone in the world knew that Yuan Shao had a fourth son, and he was a few points better than his brother!

"Hehe, General Junyi praised it falsely, it's just a fluke, it's just luck." Yuan Mai said modestly, and then shifted the topic to the Puyang side, "I don't know what the battle situation is on the Puyang side?" ”

Zhang He's face was a little heavy, and the fingers holding the helmet kept tapping the helmet, and said: "Puyang City has thick walls, Cao Ren has been operating here for many years, and the fortifications are perfect. It is reported that Cao Cao, who has returned to Xuchang, has sent Xiahoudun and Yu Banbing to rescue Puyang in two ways. I'm afraid the war will be in a stalemate! ”

The situation was unclear, and Yuan Mai was not sure whether this "fraudulent surrender incident" would lead to the outbreak of the Battle of Guandu a year ahead of schedule, so he appeased Zhang He and said: "General Junyi doesn't have to worry, my father has a lot of thinkers in front of him, and he will naturally have a strategy to deal with the enemy, you and General Wenchou just need to act step by step." ”

Both of them were busy with business, and after a moment of idle talk, they waved goodbye and set off separately. Zhang He led the cavalry back to the front line of Puyang to continue to sit in the town, and sent a herald to transfer 1,000 people back to Liyang to strengthen the defense, so as not to attack Cao's army again. And Yuan Mai also led his headquarters to the west.

In the blink of an eye, it was October, and the team was walking in the wilderness, and the cold wind was blowing.

Gao Shun sat in the carriage, and from time to time quietly looked at Yuan Mai in the army from the gap, and found that he really despised him before, although he was a descendant of a famous family, but this prince did not have the arrogance of a nobleman, and he was easy and amiable.

What's more, this young man does seem to have some ability, last night's Liyang encounter, although he was outnumbered, but he was calm and relaxed, with the demeanor of a general who "Taishan collapsed in front and did not change color". Commanding calmly and taking advantage of the geographical advantage to burn Cao Bing, this ability to adapt to emergencies is admirable, but I am afraid that Wen Hou will not be able to reach this realm for the rest of his life!

"Maybe my attachment was a mistake, right? This young man is good, not like his father Yuan Benchu, who is proud of himself and high, maybe he is a person who can achieve great things? Gao Shun quietly looked at Yuan Mai through the cracks, and muttered a word in his mouth.

The mood that was originally depressed suddenly brightened, it was not his fault that he suffered a fiasco in Xiapi, but the lord Lu Bu did not listen to the advice, stubbornly defended the city and was led by the Cao army to irrigate the city, so it was finally broken by the Cao army, and it was not a crime of war! If I meet a master, who dares to say that he will be able to defeat my Gao Shun?

Seeing that Gao Shun had words in his mouth, Xu knew that he was moved, and persuaded softly: "Husband, I think this Yuan Gongzi is a person who can achieve great things, can you help him?" ”

"Let's wait and see, let's go to Hanoi and plant for a few days." Seeing through his wife's thoughts, Gao Shun closed the curtain of the carriage and half-lay in the carriage with his eyes closed, but although his eyes were closed, his heart couldn't be still.

Two days later, Yuan Mai's team returned to Hanoi. was busy with official affairs, and she didn't care about going into the house to visit Helan and the fetus in her womb, so she ordered someone to send Du Yueniang and Lu Lingqi into the mansion to rest first, and then recruit a few maids to wait for these two new wives.

Sending people to send off the two wives and concubines, Yuan Mai rode a horse to the Taishou Mansion and gathered all the generals and staff in the city to discuss the plan. Along the way, Yuan Mai has almost sorted out his chaotic thoughts, and political talents such as Tian Feng, Wang Ling, Tian Chou, and Zhuge Jin are in charge of government affairs, so it is estimated that he doesn't need to bother too much.

He should focus on military affairs, first of all, to strengthen the defense along the Yellow River, and no longer allow Cao's army to easily break through the defense line. The second is to prepare soldiers and horses and establish a few elite troops of their own, just like the teams of tigers and leopards, which must be deeply marked by themselves and leave a strong mark in history.

Before Liyi went to Xuzhou to surrender, Yuan Mai's troops were about 32,000 men, although 4,000 men and horses were brought back from Xuzhou. But after a solid rebellion and more than a dozen battles, Yuan Mai's troops not only did not increase, but decreased by a thousand, which gave Yuan Mai a headache and sent people to continue to recruit troops.

After a morning of military discussions, Yuan Mai finally made a decision to readjust the military deployment in Hanoi. Xu Sheng was promoted to Fenwu lieutenant, and led 3,000 men to the Mengjin ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River to garrison, and Tian Chou was responsible for providing financial support to form a small naval division in Mengjin.

At this time, the Yellow River was abundant in water, which was naturally different from the dry scene after 2,000 years. If you want to cross the Yellow River, you can't do it without boats. Moreover, Yuan Mai thought of the characteristics of the northern soldiers who were not good at water warfare in history, and he should take precautions, first build a group of warships, and train a group of sergeants who are familiar with water warfare, and Xu Sheng is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

Although Xu Sheng is a northerner, he later honed his water warfare ability in Jiangdong, which may be related to the fact that the generals around him are familiar with water warfare. But Yuan Mai believes that Xu Sheng should have the innate genes of being familiar with water warfare in his bones, since he can train extraordinary command ability on the Yangtze River, he believes that the Yellow River can also train Xu Sheng, even if he can't reach the Jiangdong general's familiarity with water warfare, he can practice the ability of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun! (To be continued......)