Chapter 4 Heading south to Ruyang

Knowing that the trial and the forgery of the will, Han Heng was so disappointed in the two of them that he even called him by his name.

Yuan Xi is right to think about it, he sent troops mainly as a gesture, this battle will end soon, Cao Cao is just a test this time, and he has not made up his mind to unify Hebei.

Yuan Xi finally decided to let Zhang Nan lead 5,000 men and horses south to aid Liyang.

Yuan Shang personally led the troops to Liyang, and sure enough, before the Youzhou soldiers arrived, Cao Cao retreated, and then the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang began to fight.

Yuan Xi can't control all this, he is now worrying about his own mind, the war over there has just ended, and Yuan Xi's wife Wu died of illness.

"Write to Cao Mengde, I want to escort my father's coffin back to Ruyang for burial."

Yuan Xi didn't make a big funeral, just after the first seven days, he asked people to seal the coffin and asked Han Heng to discuss.

Han Heng was taken aback by his words, but after thinking about it, he calmed down, nodded and said: "Cao Mengde doesn't dare to stop it, it's just that the coffin of the lord is in Jizhou, will the third prince agree." ”

"Write to him and tell him that the fallen leaves return to the roots, he is the core of Hebei and can't move, Youzhou is the rear, and it's not a big problem if I'm not there, he will agree, otherwise his mother will not agree."

Yuan Xi calculated that Yuan Shanghui agreed, just so that his two brothers could temporarily stop it, Yuan Shao was not buried, but only Jiling and Yizhuang.

In ancient times, people who died in other places were not buried, and they waited until it was convenient for their families to escort the coffins back to the countryside to be buried in the ancestral graves.

Half a month later, Yuan Xi took five hundred guards, Zhen and his son, escorted the coffin to Yecheng, and then took Yuan Shao's coffin to the south.

"Lord, Yuan Xianyi from Youzhou sent someone to deliver a letter!" (There is also a saying about Yuan Xi's word, which is called Xianyong, but after looking up, it is found that Yuan Mai also has the word Xianyong, which is wrong, so the word Xianyi is used in this book.) )

Xu Du Cao Cao, Xun Yu hurriedly came in and reported.

Cao Cao was slightly stunned, and asked puzzledly: "Yuan Xianyi?" Is Wen Ruo talking about the second son of the first brother? ”

"Exactly, the second son of the Yuan family wants to send the original father and his deceased wife back to the ancestral tomb in Ruyang for burial, please let us go."

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and immediately smiled: "There is a kind of good boy!" I'm not afraid of accidents on the road, but with this filial piety, how can I, as an uncle, stop it. ”

As he spoke, he asked people to pass the order, and the checkpoints were released, and the Yuan family escorted the team without embarrassment.

Yuan Xi calculated that Cao Cao would let him go, in this era, the emphasis is on decency, shameless things can only come secretly, and you must not leave a handle for others, otherwise your life will be wasted.

Yuan Cao and the two are hostile again, but the two have been friends since they were teenagers, and they can fight without scruples on the battlefield, but the etiquette that should be on the battlefield must not be forgotten.

Of course, the most important reason is that Yuan Xi is a little transparent, and he no longer has any talents worth boasting about except for being the son of the Yuan family.

As an elder, Cao Cao, why not show generosity and let the world see that Cao Mengde is not an unrighteous person, and he still remembers his friendship with Yuan Benchu.

Yuan Xi, who received Cao Cao's reply, had been waiting on the bank of the Yellow River for a long time, and as soon as he received the news, he immediately ordered to board the boat, and a group of people went straight to Henan.

After three months of training, his 500 personal guards have already shown a fierce appearance, 300 infantry are all equipped with crossbow machines, and the remaining 200 are cavalry.

These were originally old soldiers, and after his new training, they had the confidence to compete with any strong army of this era.

Yuan Xi opened his head and modified the crossbow machine, so that the Zhuge crossbow came out in advance, each crossbow machine can fire ten arrows in a row, and three hundred crossbow machines are three thousand rounds.

This terrifying rain of arrows dares to shake tens of thousands of people, don't forget that in the battle of the boundary bridge, there were 800 elite soldiers and 1,000 crossbow soldiers in the hands of Lu Yi, and it was hard to shake the army of 30,000 Gongsun Zhan.

Because it should be said that the first general under Yuan Shao is Lu Yi, as for the Hebei Siting Pillar, that is the statement of later generations, and there is no such thing in the Three Kingdoms era.

In fact, among the four, only Zhang He can be regarded as a general, and Gao Ran is inferior to more than half, as for Yan Liang and Wen Chou, they are completely personal bravery, and it is a promotion to say that they are generals.

As a general, he must know the time, geography, and climate, and he must be familiar with the use of various battle formations and be good at mobilizing the morale of the soldiers, so that he can be regarded as a qualified general.

As for the famous generals, he is more demanding, although Lu Yi is short-tempered and arrogant, he is not only brave but also strategic.

The Battle of the Boundary Bridge was the highlight of his life, and in that case, it was really not something ordinary people could do.

At that time, Yuan Shao was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and he was about to have no place to stand, but this battle allowed him to gain a firm foothold, and the biggest hero was Lu Yi.

Only a year later, he was able to counterattack Gongsun Zhan, and at that time, Yuan Shao's subordinates were the most united, so they were able to sweep Zhang Yan and Gongsun Zhan's two-sided attack.

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"Huh! What a strong man. ”

It depends on the fact that the team is almost in Ruyang, and a person standing aside on the official road, obviously seeing the coffin in the convoy stop and avoid.

Yuan Xi saw it at a glance when he rode on the horse, and saw that the person's face was like a heavy jujube, if he wasn't young, he would be like Guan Yunchang.

Yuan Xi had met Liu Bei and Guan Yu, before the battle of Guandu, Liu Bei defected to Yuan Shao, and Guan Yu also found him later.

And he has a good relationship with Liu Bei, in history Liu Bei once commented that Yuan Xi "is magnanimous and has a talent for civil and military affairs." It can be seen that the relationship between the two will not be bad.

Seeing this person now, he was surprised for a moment, and his heart suddenly moved.

Then he took a few steps forward, dismounted and hugged his fists and said: "Ruyang Yuan Xi sent his father and his relatives back to his hometown for burial, disturbing the strong man's hurry, please bear with me." ”

When the man saw him coming, he was vigilant at first, and after seeing him polite, he hurriedly replied: "Wei Yan, a native of Yiyang, Nanjun, has seen Brother Yuan, the dead are the greatest, and it is appropriate to give way, so I dare not be a big gift for brothers." ”

"Sure enough, it's Wei Yan, but how did he end up here?"

Yuan Xi pondered secretly, but his face was very calm, and he bowed again: "Yes, Brother Wei is courteous, how dare Xi not thank you." ”

After saying goodbye, Wei Yan suddenly lost his voice and said: "Ruyang Yuan Xi, you are the son of Yuan Jizhou, Yuan Xianyi, the assassin of Youzhou?" ”

Yuan Xi stopped, turned around and hugged his fists and said: "It's Xi himself, Brother Tai knows Xi!" Thankfully! ”

With these words, the two talked again, and Yuan Xi knew that Wei Yan had not yet gone to Liu Biao to join the army at this time, and was preparing to go north to find a livelihood.

It should have turned to Jingzhou after this time, and if you look at the trajectory of his life, you can know that there must be a reason.

If Wei Yan is in Jingzhou now, he will still be a little Quhou when he leaves with Liu Bei five years later, he will really be deaf to Liu Biao, and he really doesn't know how to win over such a famous general.

Therefore, it can only be said that Wei Yan has not stayed in Jingzhou for a long time, and it is normal to be here now.