In the early morning, the glow of the sun shines on a large river. On both sides of the river, countless soldiers, servants, prostitutes, and servants dressed in single clothes and hakama walked out of the barracks one after another, or washed their hands, or went into the water to rub their backs, or washed in the basin, or gave water to the cattle and horses. Men and women, hip-hop and slapstick, don't look like they have just lost the battle...... Also, winning and defeating is all Shangguan's business, and it has nothing to do with these little pawns, that is, they just grab less things, why are they sad?

Ma Han is also among these people, stretching his body comfortably, doing squats, frog jumps, one-arm push-ups and other activities before entering the water.

Youzhou army is located in the boundary bridge of the big camp near the Pan River, the river is dozens of zhang wide, when it is the turn of spring and summer, the river is surging, there are two long bridges that can accommodate four horses in parallel. As long as hundreds of elite soldiers are sent to the bridge, it will be difficult for the Jizhou army to break through.

Yesterday, the Youzhou army was defeated, and the Jizhou army pursued at the end of the ranks, because the Youzhou army held the double bridge in time, so that the Jizhou army returned in vain.

Just after a bloody battle, both armies sent vehicle servants to the battlefield to collect the bones of their own dead soldiers and burn them for burial. This work will not be difficult to complete in three to five days, during which time there may be friction between the two sentinels, but there will be no more major battles.

Therefore, the Youzhou army relaxed the camp system and allowed the soldiers to go out of the camp to freshen up and relieve the mental pressure caused by the defeat. A veteran like Gongsun Zhan, who has fought an old war, naturally does not know this.

"Little brother, come down!" Someone by the river waved at the horseman.

Ma Han turned his head to look, it was not Zhao Yun, but he was a little familiar, it should be one of the thirty white horse servants who rushed to the aid yesterday, and he smiled and waved in response: "Just come." ”

Ma Han took off his military clothes, took off his military boots, and was about to take off his camouflage pants when his fingers touched something in his trouser pockets on both sides, and when he took it out, it was a metal pocket watch-like thing. Oh, it's a military aluminum alloy multi-function compass, with night vision, ranging, angle measurement, mapping distance, magnifying glass, etc., this thing was quite useful in ancient times.

The other, however, is a pen-shaped infrared signal transmitter. It is also made of aluminum alloy, the size of a fountain pen, and has two built-in high-energy lithium batteries, which can support infrared emission for two consecutive months. Infrared rays are invisible to the naked eye, and only when they encounter obstacles will they form red spots of light, the size of which are equivalent to a penny coin, and the maximum distance is up to a kilometer.

This thing is a tool that is assigned to him to send a signal on the white rock on the top of the mountain when the mission is successful, so as to notify the helicopter to respond. It's just that it attracted a group of killers.

Ma Han couldn't think of any use for this thing for a while, anyway, it wouldn't be in the way to keep it, so he put the two things in his pocket bag, and threw them to Hu Servant along with his pants and military boots: "Little pebble, wash your pants, brush your leather boots, and then go down to the river with me." ”

Xiao Shizi was a short and thin boy of twelve or thirteen years old, and he was one of the ten servants that Gongsun Chan gave to Ma Han to serve him in his daily life. In addition, there is a Karasuma man who is in charge of the livestock and is walking his horses and shepherding sheep for him in the distance. It is said that it is a reward of ten, but so far only two have been in place, as for what Shangtian and the house, they are all in Yuyang, and now there is not even a shadow. Oh, but I saw the title deed papers, and I don't know if they correspond to the real thing.

As for the rewards such as money, cloth, wine and meat, sheep and horses, etc., he is also the biggest highlight of this battle, and he can't convince the public without heavy rewards.

For someone to serve, it is natural for Ma Han to be served. Whether it was the deputy leader of Hong Shuntang at the beginning, or the later jungle owl, he never had no less than 100 people under him, and he was used to serving by special people, and he had long been accustomed to it.

Xiaoshizi was dressed in rags, his hair was unkempt, and his face was black as if he could never be washed. Hearing the owner's greeting, he shook his head in confusion: "No, I don't go down the river." ”

"Go down to the river and wash it, and I'll make new clothes for you."

"Thank you, master, I'll just wear this...... And, I ...... I don't know how to water. ”

Ma Han laughed, threw his clothes and elastic vest on the rocks, ran to the river wearing a flat horn**, jumped up, crossed a beautiful arc, and poofed into the water, only splashing a small splash.

Everyone who saw it applauded, "Good water!" However, more people were attracted to Maham's strange **. In this era, there is nothing to say, not even shorts. The soldier who went into the water either wore long pants or a bare buttocks, how could he have seen such a peculiar **?

Even those few white horses came up to ask strangely. Ma Han, do you have time to talk about this? They split their heads and asked about their concerns. For example, which emperor is reigning at the moment? Has Dong Zhuo entered Beijing? Why did the Marquis of Ji go to war with Yuan Shao? What is the situation of the generals and troops on Yuan Shao's side, and so on.

Some of these questions can be answered, while others cannot. After some conversation, combined with his knowledge of the Three Kingdoms, Ma Han roughly figured it out: at this time, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had already burped, and the Young Emperor was also warped, and now it was King Chen Liu, who was later Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Xian was established by Dong Zhuo, this troubled hero has naturally entered Beijing, and the heroes have already entered Beijing, and the heroes have fought against Dong Zhuo, and the battle of the Tiger Prison has also happened to shock the world.

The latest news is that Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yun and Lu Bu, and Luoyang has fallen into a state of warlord melee. And those princes who will be famous all over the world in the future are grabbing territory and expanding their power everywhere, and the world has entered the era of separation.

Gongsun Zhan and Yuan Shao are new to Jizhou, and their forces are connected to each other, and the two major northern forces, the old and the new, will have a battle sooner or later. There is a reason to fight, and there is no reason to create a reason to fight. This battle has nothing to do with causes, no right from wrong, only interests.

Ma Han quickly digested and analyzed in his mind, and smiled lightly, this fight for the world is essentially no different from his previous gang grabbing land and interests, the difference is only in the size and grade of the scale.

While pondering, I suddenly heard a turmoil on the shore, and when I looked up, I saw someone fluttering by the river, as if drowning, but there was a strong black man with a green scarf wrapped around his head on the bank and laughing, and he shook a pair of boots triumphantly - slow! Isn't this their own army boot? Wouldn't the person who fell into the river be ......

A wave of anger rose, Ma Han took a deep breath, looked for the direction, and stabbed into the water. But count the time, no! Breaking through the water, he lifted the drowning small stone high with one arm and walked ashore step by step.

The golden light of the morning sun shone on his almost ** body, smeared with a layer of pale gold, as if the Spartan warrior had descended.

The movement on the shore also attracted many onlookers, and the servants and military prostitutes looked at this heroic and majestic young man, and their eyes were shining, and they were so fascinated that they didn't even know that their rinsed clothes were washed away by the water.

Ma Han's rescue was very timely, Xiaoshizi only choked a few mouthfuls of water, spit out a few mouthfuls of water and was fine, but his face was gray, and he looked like he wanted to cry without tears.

"What's going on?" Ma Han stared into his eyes and asked lightly. In fact, when he saw those boots, he already knew a little bit in his heart, but he needed more direct testimony.

Xiao Shizi finally cried, sobbed and said: "The little slave is washing the boots for the master, and the soldier wants it when he sees that the master's boots are excellent." If the slave doesn't give it, he will take it and kick the slave down the river......"

Ma Han saw that Xiaoshizi's feet were as thin as hemp rods and were a little lame, so he knew that the other party's kick was very hard, maybe the other party didn't use too much force, but Xiaoshizi's body couldn't bear it.

A trace of haze flashed under Ma Han's eyes, he slowly stood up, and when he turned around, his eyes were already clear, his face was calm, and he said indifferently: "Do you like these boots?" "The boots are field scalp boots, the leather is Italian calfskin, the wear-resistant cow tendon is the bottom, and the boot can also hide a knife, whether it is comfortable or strong and wear-resistant, it is not comparable to the rough leather boots of this era. After being washed with water, the dirt and blood stains were gone, revealing a shiny and smooth leather, which immediately attracted many greedy eyes, and this black man was one of them.

The black strong man looked at the tall and strong body in front of him, and the corners of his eyes twitched unconsciously, if it was this young man who washed his leather boots before, he might have weighed it, but now it is difficult to ride a tiger. It's one thing to not get your hands on something, it's another thing to spit it out when you grab it.

The black strong man's eyes rolled, and he smiled: "A certain is the account governor of Du Caidu under General Feiyan, named Hu Yuan." What do you call a brother? What is the position in the army? ”

Ma Han was a little dizzy by the series of titles reported by this guy, and asked Xiaoshizi in a low voice: "What is this guy talking about General Feiyan, what is the cavalry governor and the account governor, what's going on?" ”

Xiao Shizi had stopped crying, stared at his master with wide eyes, and looked surprised: "General Feiyan is General Zhang Feiyan, the commander of the Black Mountain Army!" Du Caidu is the Du Chang Cavalry Governor of the Black Mountain Battalion of the Left Battalion, and the Tent Governor is the guard of the Du Caidu. ”

So that's the case, Zhang Feiyan of the Montenegrin Army, whose real name is Chu Yan, was later renamed Zhang Yan. This person is famous, Ma Han has naturally heard of it, but he didn't expect to join forces with Gongsun Zhan, and also sent a Black Mountain battalion of nearly 10,000 people to help. Du Changqi has never heard of it, but he can command an army of 10,000 people - although the army of the Black Mountain Army is similar to the Yellow Turban Army, counting all men, women and children, I don't know if there are 1,000 people out of 10,000 who can fight, but he is more or less a figure who can get on the stage.

A guard of the Governor is so arrogant.

Ma Han remained silent: "I am Ma Han, the scout of the Hou Ji headquarters is the leader of the Qu team." He had already figured out what the position of this "team leader" was, and if he was in charge of fifty people, the captain was called the "team leader", and the scout was the scout, and he was equivalent to a reconnaissance platoon leader in later generations.

Hu Yuan's eyes narrowed, it turned out to be just a small squad rate, if it weren't for the scout team rate of the Jihou headquarters, he would take this pair of leather boots and leave, and he wouldn't talk to the other party for half a sentence. Even so, the result will not change, just say a few more words and let the other party have a step down.

"These boots are finely made and have a peculiar shape, and I believe that the Lord will be happy when he sees them." Hu Yuan's crossed hand pressed the handle of the knife, and he didn't smile, "I will convey the respect of Brother Ma to the lord." ”

I can't see that this black man also knows how to use power to suppress people, or that he has done it too many times and is skillful. If Gongsun Chan takes a fancy to these boots and asks the guards to ask for them, Ma Han will offer them unequivocally. Even if Du Chang wants, he just needs to open his mouth well, and he will give it. It's just that Ma Han can't see it, what he really wants is this Hu Yuan, he just lifted Du Chang to pressure himself.

This little trick could not be put in the eyes of Ma Han, not to mention beating his own people and robbing his own things. In the barracks, the most important thing is a momentum, once it is suppressed, don't think about having a good life in the future. The truth is that the rivers and lakes have been rolling for so many years, how can Ma Han not know?

No matter who Hu Yuan's backstage is, if he dares to slap his face, he must be aware of being beaten back.

Ma Hun slowly put on his half-wet camouflage pants, buckled his belt and said, "Du Qidu wants these boots?" That's easy, you put the things down, and I'll personally go to the Black Mountain camp to deliver this thing later, and I won't bother this old man. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden sound of surprise around him, and anyone could hear that this Xiaolang was not going to give Hu Yuan face. Several women even approached slightly and whispered, "This little man, you can't afford to mess with this hairy bear, a few veteran soldiers were beaten by him last time." Give him the boots, and my sister will get some leather, and she will make you another pair. ”

Ma Han looked back and smiled: "Thank you, it's just that I have never been the only one who robbed others, and no one dared to rob my things." ”

Hu Yuan laughed wildly when he heard this: "My Black Mountain Army is the ancestor who specializes in stealing things. Boy, to be honest with you, these boots, the master is going to be decided! ”

"Go find the Dragon Lord and ask for it!"

Ma Han, who was wearing pants, was naked and sturdy with his upper body, and the wind rushed over, jumped up, and drove his left fist with his whole body strength to slam Hu Yuanmian's door.

Hu Yuan's right palm had already been pressed on the hilt of the knife, and as soon as Ma Yan moved, he immediately pulled out the knife from the sheath and slashed the opponent's right shoulder and arm obliquely, sneering in his heart: "Look at whether your fist is fast or Hu Ye's knife is fast." ”

Ma Han pounced from ten steps away, but Hu Yuan volleyed within three steps, and he could think of it with his knees, it must be Hu Yuan's knife fast. Sure enough, Hu Yuan slashed Ma Han's right hand with a knife...... Palm.

In this world, except for some martial arts dramas, in real combat, no one dares to buckle the blade. This action is too dangerous, the slightest mistake, half of the palm is gone, no one will be crazy enough to use their own palm to play handsome.

Horse warrior dares! The blade of the knife is like that, no, it is simply firmly clamped by iron tongs. Then the body swooped like an eagle, and his left fist hit Hu Yuan's cheek with a swift momentum.

Bang! Hu Yuandou's big head tilted back, a stream of bloody arrows spurted out of his mouth and nose, seven or eight teeth shot out, his huge body rose from the ground, the knife was taken off, and the leather boots were thrown away. When your feet hit the ground, stagger back, one, two, three, and four steps...... He took seven or eight steps back, and finally plunged into the water.

Hu Yuan's two entourages were dumbfounded, and their heads couldn't turn for a while. It wasn't until Ma Han calmly put on the general's boots that he calmly glanced at Hu Yuan, who was still fluttering in the water, and reminded: "It seems that Brother Hu's water nature is not very good." The two attendants woke up like a dream, and they didn't care about the trouble of looking for horses, so they hurriedly went down to the river to get people.

"Xiaolang is so good!"

"Brother Ma is very skilled!"

"Well played, this guy should have cleaned up a long time ago."

The surrounding soldiers, women and children cheered in unison. The most important martial arts in the barracks, especially among the lower-ranking officers and non-commissioned officers, whoever has a hard fist has prestige. Hu Yuan is a soldier of the Black Mountain Battalion, often with the cavalry governor Du Chang to break through the formation, known as the "hundred enemies", like to loot property, regardless of the enemy and me. Unexpectedly, he was punched by this white scholar Xiaolang and fell into the river, and he was surprised, and he all clapped his hands.

At this time, a horse galloped from afar at the gate and shouted along the river: "Where is Ma Han'an?" ”

"So-and-so here, is it Brother Zhao?" Ma Han heard that it was Zhao Yun's voice, and thought that there must be something important, so he hurriedly agreed.

Zhao Yunce rode forward and called: "The lord has an order, the Jizhou military sentry cavalry is rampant, and the scout Qu of the headquarters is ordered to ride out as much as possible, and cooperate with the Black Mountain Battalion to patrol the sentry, and the sentry must be released for thirty miles." Go quickly. ”

Ma Han immediately whistled to the groom, took the clothes thrown by the pebbles, and hurried away.

Zhao Yun was about to turn the horse's head, when a gentle voice came from behind him: "Zilong, wait a minute." ”

Zhao Yun turned his head and said happily: "Brother Xuande." ”

The person who spoke was about thirty years old, dressed in a short blue coat, with wooden feet and a rather casual attire. Looking at its appearance, the aspect is wide, the ear chakra is huge, the three locks of long beard hang down the chest, and the eyes are bright and gentle, which is Sima Liu Bei and Liu Xuande of the other department. If Ma Han was present, he would have recognized the person who spoke for him in the tent yesterday.

Liu Bei stepped forward and said with a smile: "This horse warrior is a young warrior, and he doesn't seem to be under Zilong. It's a pity that the young man's heart is not forbearant enough. ”

Zhao Yun said: "What's ......?"

Liu Bei elaborated on the battle between the two of them, and Zhao Yun was shocked when he heard it: "Oh no! I combined Ma Han's scout team with the Deng Tongtun soldiers of the Black Mountain Battalion into a patrol team. ”

Liu Bei was puzzled: "Most of the Black Mountain battalions are natives of Jizhou, they are familiar with the terrain, and the two armies have always been on joint patrols, which is not inappropriate." ”

Zhao Yun smiled bitterly: "This Deng Tong and Hu Yuannai are township party (fellow villagers), I am only afraid that he will wait for an opportunity to retaliate...... No, I'll have to go back and remix. ”

"I'm afraid it's too late." Liu Bei sighed and pointed to Yuanmen.

I saw that the six gates of the Youzhou military village were opened, and a team of cavalry galloped out, hunting in the wind with flags of all colors, thousands of horses' hooves, trampling on the two wooden bridges trembling up and down, and even the Panhe River under the bridge caused a circle of ripples.

In April of the third year of the early peace of the Han Dynasty (192), the battle of Jieqiao, which was supposed to come to an end, was in full swing.