The smoke and dust in the sky were getting closer and closer, and the first to break through the smoke and dust appeared in front of Liu Wei's eyes was a cavalry riding a white horse and carrying a short spear.

Except for short spears, the thousands of white-horse cavalry were not equipped with round shields like the cavalry of Yanyun Iron Cavalry, but behind each of them, they all carried a longbow.

At the head of the group of cavalry was a middle-aged general wearing silver scale armor and a long black beard floating on his chin.

Although Liu Wei had never met Gongsun Zhan, he could see the middle-aged general, from the figure and bearing of the middle-aged general, he still determined the identity of the person at a glance.

Behind the thousands of white-horse cavalry was a piece of Yanyun Iron Cavalry wearing fine iron scale armor, and behind the Yanyun Iron Cavalry was the boundless Jizhou cavalry.

The Jizhou army fought against the northern Yidi all the year round, and because the main enemy they dealt with was the foreign army that was known for its cavalry, the establishment of the Jizhou army gradually broke away from the structure of the Han army and changed to a combat structure with cavalry as the main and infantry as the auxiliary.

Gongsun Zhan's army was getting closer and closer, and he rode in front of several Jizhou generals with Liu Bian, Gongsun Xu turned his head to look at Liu Bian, his lips moved, but he didn't speak.

Through Gongsun Xu's expression, Liu Wei could already see what Gongsun Xu wanted to say, he didn't speak, turned over and got off his horse, took a few steps forward, straightened up and looked at the Gongsun Zhan army that was getting closer and closer.

Liu Wei got off the horse, Gongsun Xu turned his head and glanced at the several Jizhou generals who followed him, seeing Gongsun Xu's color, several Jizhou generals jumped off their horses, took a few steps forward, and stood behind Liu Wei.

After these Jizhou generals stood behind Liu Bian, Gongsun Xu also dismounted, and walked to a slightly later place on Liu Bian's left side without hurry.

The army marched to only more than 20 steps away from Liu Wei and the others, and Gongsun Zhan, who saw Liu Wei already dismounted and waiting, stopped the war horse and raised his arm to stop the advance of the team.

Turning over and getting off the horse, Gongsun Zhan led several generals under his command, and walked quickly towards Liu Bian, and when he arrived in front of Liu Bian, he arched towards Liu Bian with both hands in his fists, smiled loudly, and said to Liu Bian: "I heard that the dog reported that he saved His Highness from the Yellow Turban thief. The old man has been entangled in military affairs recently, and he has not gone to see him immediately, but now he wants His Highness to dismount and greet him. How can the old man have this honor! ”

Greeting with Liu, Gongsun Zhan did not regard himself as a subordinate, but called himself an old man, which obviously meant that he was a little arrogant.

Liu Wei didn't seem to notice that Gongsun Zhan's attitude was not respectful, he clasped his fists with both hands, arched to Gongsun Zhan, returned a salute, and said to Gongsun Zhan: "The former general has worked hard and made great achievements, and the affairs in the army are busy, and it is a trivial matter to see this king. Now that the former general has returned to Jizhou, this king has arrived first, so he should dismount to greet him. ”

"Your Highness is hard!" After meeting Liu Bian, Gongsun Zhan said to Liu Bian with a little smile: "Earlier, His Royal Highness entered the coincidence, and the old man specially explained to Gongsun Fan and others, and when the old man met His Highness, he led the army to cooperate with His Highness to conquer Yanzhou in the south, I don't want to wait for the old man to arrive at the coincidence, His Royal Highness has already left, it's a pity!" ”

Walking forward side by side with Gongsun Zhan, listening to him mention what happened in the overlap that day, Liu Wei smiled slightly, and said to Gongsun Zhan: "Don't hide it from the former general, this king was in a hurry to leave the reunion that day, because he heard that the Yellow Turban rebels wanted to attack Puyang. The whole world is not the king's land, since he was born as a Han clan, this king has the responsibility to defend the territory for his majesty today, how can he sit on a large army and watch the Yellow Turban Army break through Puyang? General Gongsun Fan did not disobey the instructions of the former general, and the Bohai Navy in the city also wanted to force the king, but the soldiers under the command of the king who did not know what to do were surrendered, so that the king saw the former general today, and he still felt guilty! ”

"The old man understands this very well!" Gongsun Zhan nodded twice generously, then turned his face to look at Liu Wei, and asked him with a bit of condemnation in his tone: "What makes the old man puzzled is that by the Jishui River, His Highness did not hesitate to send cavalry to confront the old man's white horse Yicong in order to save the Yellow Turban rebel party, I don't know what His Highness considered at that time?" ”

"What a thing!" mentioned that the Guan Hai brothers and sisters were rescued by the Jishui River, the smile on Liu Bian's face became brighter and brighter, and he opened his mouth without blushing and lied to Gongsun Zhan and said: "Just because the Guan Hai brothers and sisters crossed the river, they discussed with this king in advance and wanted to come to serve this king." I didn't want to cross the river, but I was intercepted by the former general, and the people who were supposed to serve the king lost a lot that day! ”

When Liu Wei said this, he actually turned the responsibility of intercepting Bai Ma Yicong into Gongsun Zhan's attack on friendly troops without asking the reason, and Gongsun Chan was also stunned.

After a few words, on the surface, the two did not mention particularly sensitive topics, but secretly they did the first round of competition, and it was obvious that Gongsun Chan was slightly inferior in this first round of competition. He pondered for a moment before he continued to say to Liu Wei: "It is a blessing for His Highness to come to Jizhou!" The old man deserves to be hospitable. I also hope that His Royal Highness can live in Jizhou for a longer time, so that the old man can listen to His Highness's teachings more! ”

"The former general is an important minister of the imperial court, and this king is just a down-and-out clan, how dare he speak and teach!" Liu Wei waved his hand, with a friendly smile on his face, and said to Gongsun Zhan: "This time I came to Jizhou, this king also plans to stay for three or two months, and learn some ways of conquest from the former general!" ”

"The old man must know everything!" Hearing Liu Wei say that he would live for three or two months, a smile appeared on the corner of Gongsun Zhan's mouth, and he made a gesture of invitation to him and said: "Yuyang City is not far ahead, and please get on the horse!" ”

"Please!" After replying to Gongsun Zhan's gesture of please, Liu Wei and he remounted their horses and rode towards Yuyang City.

Yuyang City, located in the north. In the mouth of the Central Plains people, this place is often described as a barren land where plants and trees do not grow. But after entering the city, Liu Wei found that Yuyang was not as unbearable as he had heard in the past.

Compared with the Central Plains, which suffered from the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Yuyang is more prosperous than many cities in the Central Plains.

Riding into the city with Gongsun Zhan, what appeared in front of Liu Wei was the wide bluestone streets and the endless flow of pedestrians. The shops on both sides of the street are also open for business, and some merchants from other places who come here also lead cattle and horses to do business with local merchants.

Not only is the shop business endless, but the roadside restaurants are almost full, and the singing of the singer accompanied by the melody of Yaoqin and Konghou floats out of the song and dance workshop and floats along the street, making Liu Wei on horseback also have a scene of singing and dancing in his mind.

When the army entered the city, the pedestrians on the street gave way to the side of the road, and their eyes looked at the army that was marching slowly along the street, although there was no cheering, but Liu Wei could feel from their eyes that the people in Yuyang City still admired Gongsun Zhan very much.

"This Yuyang is prosperous!" Looking at the shops, restaurants, and song and dance shops on both sides of the street, Liu Wei said to Gongsun Zhan, who rode forward with him: "The former general must have spent a lot of thought here. ”

"Your Highness has won a false prize!" Liu Wei praised the prosperity of Yuyang, Gongsun Zhan smiled slightly, and said to him: "Yuyang is located in the north, once it enters the winter, the snow is all over the sky, and the wilderness is vast, and it is inconvenient for merchants and local people to travel. ”

Gongsun Zhan said "His Royal Highness's fallacious award", but in response to Liu Bian's words, it was not humble, but a little self-selling and boastful.

Turning his head to look at Gongsun Zhan, Liu Wei not only did not point out that he was selling himself and boasting, but climbed up the pole and said to him: "The former general is too humble, Yuyang is located in the north, although it is not a bitter cold zone, but it is not as fertile and populated as the Central Plains. To be able to develop such a spectacular city here, the former general is really a capable minister who rules the world! ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the compliment!" After listening to Liu Bian's praise, Gongsun Zhan smiled, hugged his fists and arched at Liu Bian, and said to Liu Bian: "Your Highness is optimistic about this Yuyang, why don't you stay here often?" ”

"This matter is still up for debate!" Liu Wei knew that even if he promised Gongsun Chan at this moment, Gongsun Chan would never believe that he was willing to give up on recovering the Han Dynasty, so he did not lie, and said to Gongsun Zhan: "Dong Zhuo is a rebel thief, and he still occupies Chang'an and holds the current majesty hostage, if this thief is not removed, the Han Dynasty will not be safe!" How can this king sleep in peace? ”

"Dong Zhuo is a traitor, and he should be rid of it!" Speaking of Dong Zhuo, Gongsun Zhan also frowned, gritted his teeth and said to Liu Wei with a look of righteous indignation: "Your Highness, rest assured, when the old man prepares his troops and horses, within a few months, he will definitely lead the army to the west to crusade against Dong Zhuo!" ”

"The former general bothered!" Although he was very dissatisfied with what Gongsun Chan said in his heart, Liu Wei still arched at him with both hands and fists, and said with a very respectful attitude: "Dahan Sheji, thanks to the protection of the former general!" ”

Liu Wei said that the Dahan Society was blessed, but Gongsun Chan did not shirk at all, but with a smile on his face, he nodded slowly, which was very pleasant.

Gongsun Zhan's former general's mansion is located in a not very lively street in Yuyang City.

Compared to the streets that you passed through when you entered the city, this street was much more deserted because there were not many pedestrians.

Surrounded by a group of white horse righteous servants, Liu Wei and Gongsun Zan and others arrived at the gate of the former general's mansion. Liu Wei first glanced up at the plaque hanging on the door. On the black-background plaque, there are four small gilt seal characters of "Former General's Mansion".

Looking at the four golden little seal characters, Liu Wei suddenly had the feeling that Gongsun Zhan was just a nouveau riche who had been poor all his life, but suddenly got a windfall, and he couldn't help but feel a little contempt for him in his heart.

I have seen a lot of government mansions, and I have also seen a lot of officials' mansions. Most of the officials' mansions are only white plaques on a black background, and only some corrupt officials who have huge wealth hidden in their homes and whose brains are relatively slow to react will gilt the words on the door.

Born as a former general who led the army to fight, Gongsun Zhan also paid attention to such low-grade luxury, which really surprised Liu Bian.

"Your Highness, please!" Liu Wei was looking at the plaque on the door, Gongsun Zhan jumped off the horse with the support of a white horse servant, made a gesture to him, and said to him: "Please Your Highness enter the mansion to rest!" ”

"Thank you, ex-general!" Arching his hand towards Gongsun Zhan, Liu Wei turned over and jumped off the horse, and followed Gongsun Zhan into the gate of the mansion.

Gongsun Xu, Guan Qing and some Jizhou generals who accompanied the two to the mansion also got off their horses and walked into the mansion.

After more than ten days of walking, Guan Qing's ankle injury has healed most of the time, although he can't run fast, he has no big problem walking.