Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 156
Yuan Xi led the people away for a long time, and they were about to arrive in Rongcheng.

Since he returned to Yecheng, he hasn't ridden a horse for a long time, but he feels a little uncomfortable.

Moreover, in the last few wars, he commanded from the rear, and now he personally led the troops on patrol, which made him feel both familiar and unfamiliar.

The team of scouts has many more people, all of whom are veterans who survived the war in Beixin City.

These personal guards are not suitable for government soldiers to garrison fields, they belong to Yuan Xi's private army, and they are like recruits from the Tang Dynasty.

China's thousands of years of war history, both in terms of equipment and military thinking, are gradually improving.

Although the recruiting system of the Tang Dynasty was not perfect, it also had its advantages compared with this world.

The difference lies in military merit.

In the Han Dynasty, the soldiers who paid for food were rewarded with the distribution of goods and goods for winning battles. If they did not make great contributions, they would basically be soldiers for the rest of their lives. Very fast, this is the backbone of middle-level officers.

The so-called pay more, get more, it is different from the starting point.

For example, the ordinary sergeants led by Yuan Xi may run away after losing a battle, regardless of Yuan Xi, the coach.

But Yuan Xi's private soldiers lived and died with Yuan Xi, and would never leave him to escape, so the food, weapons and armor they could get were also the best.

Seeing Sun Li following him in a serious manner, Yuan Xi joked, "Why, becoming a father is like a different person?"

When Sun Li heard it, he said with a bitter face: "Don't mention it. After I left, my mother scolded me every day, saying that the young master didn't take me away last time, because I was too loose, which made the young master despise me. She also said that I was the son of the Sun family." shame."

"My mother was very happy when she heard that the young master came back. She kicked me out of the house directly, saying that this time I must be good with the young master, otherwise she will go back and beat me."

Yuan Xi laughed when he heard this, and was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed, and he took out a telescope from his pocket to observe.

After he saw the situation of the telescope clearly, he felt relieved, it was Tai Shici who brought people to welcome him.

Yuan Xi suddenly realized that he had fought a few big battles, and the more he watched life and death on the battlefield, the more afraid of death he became.

This is not right, isn't the more wars fought, the braver people are?

After a while, Tai Shici came with dozens of cavalry to meet Yuan Xi, and the two sides joined forces and went to Rongcheng together.

On the way, Tai Shici talked about the matter of leading troops to garrison the fields, but everything went well. Although Yi Jing was occasionally harassed by cavalry, seeing that Rongcheng was well-prepared, they all retreated.

Yuan Xi couldn't help nodding his head repeatedly when he heard that Tai Shici's arrangement was clear and orderly. Tai Shici is quite talented, so it's very reassuring to entrust the matter to him.

Yuan Xi remembered that he had been on the battlefield a lot, but he was more and more afraid of death, so he told Tai Shici.

He finally said: "I heard that Brother Zi Yi once rode out of the city alone and broke through the siege of Guan Hai's yellow scarf. Was he not afraid at that time?"

Tai Shici laughed, "How is that possible."

"At that time, what I was most afraid of was that the enemy Liu Ya would shoot my mount to death, and then I would die in the chaos."

"If I'm not afraid, it's better to say that there was no time for me to be afraid at that time."

"At that time, I was surrounded by heavy siege, and I had to keep turning my head, looking around in all directions, and guessing the movements of all the enemies approaching me."

"How many arrows are shooting, how many are approaching me, how many are actually threatening me, how to deal with the arrows that come, I have to predict the enemy's plan first, and guess it in advance, so as to seize the gap to escape .”

"Only by doing this, can I find a chance."

Yuan Xi was dumbfounded when he heard this, it was enough for him to have a headache just listening to it, but in fact he couldn't do it at all!

He couldn't help saying: "When I saw countless people die instantly in the Chinese army, my body would tremble. It seems that I am far inferior to Ziyi."

"At the beginning, I personally led the scouts to kill the horse thief, but I was not so timid."

Tai Shici shook his head and said, "I don't agree with Young Master's idea."

"Young Master is the commander of an army. He is different from a general like me. Protecting himself is the greatest protection for the generals and soldiers under his command."

"If the young master is not afraid of death, he may not care about the life and death of his subordinates when commanding. This is not a good thing."

"With all due respect, in the earliest days, the young master was protected by scouts to kill horse thieves, which was considered bullying the weak, not facing death at all."

"My son, those few battles in Qingzhou should be regarded as a real general."

Yuan Xi sweated profusely, and Tai Shici spoke too bluntly, which clearly stated that when he started, he was just a stunned young man who was not afraid of death.

But if you think about it, you can only know the value of life if you know the fear of death.

Tai Shici took the opportunity to whisper: "I still feel that the young master shouldn't put himself in danger. Then Tian Yu may not be fooled. How many people will he bring?"

Yuan Xi whispered: "I understand what Brother Ziyi means, but Tian Yu must be dealt with before the Yijing battle."

If Tian Yu participated in the battle of Yi Jing, it is hard to say whether he would survive. Yuan Xi would definitely participate at the crucial time. If Gongsun Zan was killed, it would be very difficult to recruit Tian Yu. The same is true of Yuan Shao in history.

But Tian Yu is very important to Youzhou. He is very good at dealing with Wuhuan and Xianbei.

If it can be used by Yuan Xi, Youzhou will be much safer in the future.

After hearing this, Tai Shici stopped talking.

In the following days, Yuan Xi led his scouts out of the city to hunt every day, but Tai Shici seemed to have disappeared.

In Yijing City, in a certain hut, two people were sitting facing each other drinking.

Tian Kai, Tian Yu.

They are all Yuyang Yongnu people, so they are distant relatives of the same clan.

Tian Yu said in a deep voice: "The news from the spies has been confirmed. It is indeed Yuan Xi who comes out to hunt every day in Rongcheng."

"Wait for me to lead Baima Yicong and avenge Qingzhou for you."

Tian Kai shook his head and said, "That's the Yuan family's vicious tiger, so please don't act rashly."

"This person is not only good at planning, but I heard that his force is also extremely terrifying. Even Liu, Guan and Zhang were beaten back by him."

Tian Yu shook his head, "It is precisely because this person is a great threat that we need to get rid of it as soon as possible."

"The three battles in Qingzhou were all planned by this person. Wouldn't it be more dangerous if he attacked Yi Jing with the army?"

Tian Kai was silent, hesitated for a while, and said: "A person like him will not come to Rongcheng for no reason, he must have a plan.

"It's even possible that he came here for the country."

Tian Yu raised his head, drank the wine in the glass in front of him suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "I also understand that the other party may be trying to lure me out."

"But as the son of the Yuan family, the other party uses his body as a bait, if I refuse to fight, wouldn't it be embarrassing for the Tian family?"

"I will find the right opportunity and trade my life for my life."

"As for Yi Jing, I'll leave it to Brother!"

Tian Kai listened, bowed his head in silence, and raised his head after a long time and said, "Guorang, don't wade into this muddy water. Marquis Ji (Gongsun Zan) is no longer the Lord of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no need for you to accompany him to death."

After hearing this, Tian Yu stared at Tian Kai and said, "What about brother?"

Tian Kai sighed, "Marquis Ji is kind to me..."

Tian Yu said: "I am not the same?"

The two were relatively speechless. They both understood that with Gongsun Zan like this, it would be a matter of time before Yi Jing was captured.

And their fate is already doomed.

Tian Kai hesitated for a while, but he still didn't say anything about going with Tian Yu.

His personal force is very average, even if he followed him, it would only be a hindrance.

He raised his glass and said, "Then I wish Guorang the best of luck."

Tian Yu laughed: "Brother Cheng said auspiciously, whether it will be successful or not, brother will bring a jug of wine on my grave in the coming year."

He had no intention of coming back.

Tian Kai sighed in his heart, news came from Yecheng that the army was about to be mobilized, how could we wait for the next year.

He also laughed and said, "Whoever can survive between the two of us will go to the other's grave!"

The two cleaned up the wine in their cups, and looked out the window at the same time. Gongsun Zan should still be inside the towering watchtower in the distance.

A thought came to the two of them at the same time.

Damn it, how did Gongsun Zan become like this!
With a whoosh sound, Yuan Xi shot out an arrow, and the rabbit in the distance was hit by the arrow, rolled a few times on the ground, and then stopped moving.

With a cheer, Sun Li beat the horse over, clasped the saddle with one hand, leaned sideways, stretched out the other hand, and picked up the rabbit on the ground.

He swung his body and sat back on the saddle.

This move was extremely beautiful, and the scouts cheered.

Satisfied, Sun Li carried the rabbit around in a big circle before returning.

Yuan Xi was not very happy, he had been out for seven or eight days, why there was no movement in Yi Jing, dozens of miles away, did he act too obviously?
If this continues, he can't afford to procrastinate. He can't waste time here all the time. There are many things in Beixin City waiting for him to go back.

He and the others shot a few rabbits and pheasants to death. Seeing that the day was going to pass like this again, they had to take people to Rongcheng.

When they were still some distance away from the city wall of Rongcheng, they encountered soldiers who were farming.

Now that the spring plowing is over, these soldiers are digging ditches to bring water from the nearby river into the farmland.

When the soldiers saw Yuan Xi coming, they quickly straightened up. Yuan Xi jumped off his horse and signaled them to leave him alone.

When the soldiers saw it, they waved the tools in their hands to dig up the soil again.

The digging tools at that time were not the shovels and pickaxes of later generations, but an in-line digging tool called 锸, also known as 臿.

"Shiming" "臿, inserting, inserting the ground to raise soil".

The earliest 锸 is a wooden 锸, which is similar to a 逜, or it is a 逜. A metal sleeve blade is added to the end of a wooden 锸 blade to become a 锸, which can reduce wear and increase soil digging ability.

It was developed in the Warring States Period and prevailed in the Han Dynasty. It has been used until the Southern and Northern Dynasties. There are mainly two types of one-shaped and concave-shaped. They play a great role in the construction of water conservancy and soil extraction. , the ballad of "destroying the canal for rain" - "Han Shu Ditch Zhi Zhi".

Yuan Xi picked up a handful of shovels and dug up the soil with the soldiers.

A few miles away, Tian Yu was lying in the weeds in the forest, staring at Yuan Xi closely, reaching out to grab the bow by his side, and then let go.

For several days, he has not found a suitable opportunity, so he can only wait.

But as long as he finds an opportunity, he will be [-]% sure to send the arrow into Yuan Xi's body.

Yuan Xi's reputation as a fierce tiger was too great, so Tian Yu didn't have the confidence to kill the opponent alone, and the opponent would not give him this chance.

He didn't want to bring too many people out, the goal was too big, and many people would die in vain.

So he can only use the last resort.

Assassination.

(End of this chapter)