Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 466
Yuan Xi's trading strategy for Xianbei outside the Great Wall is very simple.

Food can be given, goods can be given, silk and satin can be given, and even weapons other than armor can be given under the premise of controlling the number.

But the only thing that cannot be given is technology.

From farming to water conservancy, from forging to manufacturing, related artisan tools are not given at all.

What is fought in war is technology. If these things are leaked, sooner or later, foreigners will turn against the Chinese people.

If you want, you can enter the customs and come to Youzhou to settle down, and you will be registered as Qimin.

Yuan Xi didn't think that the current chaos in the Central Plains was a good time for ethnic exchanges and great integration. On the contrary, it was a good opportunity for foreigners to fish in troubled waters, and they would pounce on them like hungry wolves as long as they showed their flaws.

Moreover, in the coming years, the weather will get colder and colder, and there will be fewer and fewer places to cultivate and graze. This is the period when the Huaxia and the nomads outside the Great Wall are fighting to the death. In order to compete for limited survival resources, the two sides will inevitably fall into countless times. Go to war.

Yuan Xi and the Gongsun clan reached an alliance before, and after Gongsun Kang returned, Gongsundu agreed to join forces, but his attitude towards how the two sides would cooperate has always been ambiguous.

Yuan Xi naturally knew that the opponent was still doubting his own strength, so when Xianbei outside the Great Wall invaded the border, he adopted the most violent counterattack method.

Sure enough, after the story of Xianbei's head Jingguan spread throughout Youzhou, the Gongsun family immediately sent envoys to discuss the matter of dealing with the pirates in Qingzhou. Even Wuhuan Shanyu, who was about to make a move before, was scared back and sent someone to show his favor to Yuan Xi.

After Yuan Xi learned that Jizhou sent a high-ranking official to serve as the governor of Bingzhou, on behalf of the Yuan family and the Southern Xiongnu of Bingzhou, he reconciled, and he knew that the threat to the west of Youzhou was temporarily eliminated. Now he was finally free to attack the Qingzhou pirates by surprise.

That's right, I'm afraid no one would have thought that Yuan Xi would send troops during the Chinese New Year!
The Chinese New Year season is the busiest time for sea routes and the most rampant time for pirates, so it is a good time to eliminate them.

The pirates are cunning, so Yuan Xi has done enough to deceive the eyes. Almost none of his generals in Youzhou are good at water warfare, and as the lord of Youzhou, Yuan Xi has just had two male heirs. During the Chinese New Year, there will be no fighting and no fighting, and a big banquet will be held to celebrate.

But Yuan Xi's real plan at this time is to lead a group of elite soldiers, pretending to be members of the Zhen family's caravan, to the sea to join hands with the Gongsun family to wipe out the pirates in the waters near Donglai!

He said to Lu Lingqi: "Are you really going with me?"

"This time it's a water station, not a land battle. You may not be able to adapt to the water."

Lu Lingqi raised her fist, "Are you looking down on me?"

"This kind of trivial matter, why is it difficult for Lu's daughter?"

She didn't know that after a few days, she would regret this sentence for a long time.

Yuan Xi laughed loudly, "Okay, let's go tomorrow!"

He took Lu Lingqi out and found Lu Xun and Tian Yu who were selecting soldiers in the barracks.

Apart from Tai Shici in Xuzhou, these two are already the most proficient water warfare generals under Yuan Xi, and now they are selecting and training elite soldiers suitable for water warfare in the barracks.

Water battles and land battles are completely different things. Marine soldiers need to be tall and strong, able to wear heavy armor, with a solid base and strong strength, so the best of them are all strong men like iron towers.

Water fighters are required to move quickly and quickly, be able to stabilize their figure on a shaking deck, be good at using light weapons, and have strong jumping ability. Therefore, elite water fighters are all lean and explosive people.

Tian Yu and Lu Xun now select soldiers based on this standard, and at the same time, the armor they wear in water battles should not be too bulky, so they all changed into leather armor and pierced armor.

Seeing the hundreds of soldiers moving in unison under Lu Xun's command, Yuan Xi nodded slightly, thinking that he really deserved to be the one who led the family to fight against Sun Ce.

On the other side of the barracks, Lu Lingqi ran to watch Gao Shun train the soldiers trapped in the camp.

I saw two tall soldiers wearing heavy armor and helmets, holding two unedged knives, struggling to slash at each other.

Both sides were fierce with swords, and the ring-head swords slashed at the weak point of the opponent's armor with a stern sound, trying to cut the opponent down.

This is actually quite dangerous. Although the two of them are still wearing lining, if the ring head knife cuts into the gap in the armor, they may not be able to get up for a long time if it is light, or they will be broken directly if it is serious.

But the two celebrities didn't hesitate at all, they slashed hard at each other's head and neck.

Facing the blade coming from the opponent, he didn't blink his eyes, and he didn't even want to dodge. Only when he was fatally hit, he turned slightly sideways and blocked it with his armor.

But even so, the two of them only shook their upper bodies slightly, and their feet didn't even move a single step!
Lu Lingqi has watched the camp training many times, but every time she sees it, she can't help but sigh that the soldiers trained in this way are the absolute mainstay on the battlefield.

The so-called camp is not to dodge the enemy's attack, but to face the enemy's attack, and the mountain collapses in front of it without changing its color. The first task is to firmly hold the position under your feet and push it over.

Soldiers trained in this way, even if they encounter cavalry from the opponent, will never blink their eyes. Supplemented by heavy armor and long swords, they are strong soldiers who can break through heavy cavalry with heavy steps!
Of course, when encountering soldiers on the opposite side, standing and slashing can frighten the opponent, but when facing the impact of a horse, it is unwise to stand completely stupid and bear the impact with your body. At the same time, unloading the impact force requires extremely high skill.

From time to time, Gao Shun gave instructions to the two soldiers on how to unload their strength, and when he turned around and saw Lu Lingqi eager to try, he said helplessly, "Miss, you are already the wife of the envoy, why don't you think about it?"

Lu Lingqi said enthusiastically: "Uncle Gao is too stingy, it would be good for them to practice."

She couldn't help but put on the iron armor next to her, but she took out the double halberds in her hand and put on a posture.

Gao Shun had no choice but to call one of them down and said, "Be careful, if you get hurt, I can't afford it."

Lu Lingqi smiled and said, "How could that be!"

With a swing of her two halberds, she took two steps forward and got within five feet of the opponent.

The soldier was a big man with a height of nearly nine feet. Seeing Lu Lingqi entered the attack range, he subconsciously slashed towards him with a knife.

Lu Lingqi's body flickered, and the long knife was slashed from her side. Just as she was about to raise her hand to hook the opponent's armpit, the long knife turned and slashed towards her.

As soon as Lu Lingqi took a step, she had already appeared beside the man, and swiped out her other hand with a long halberd.

Seeing that the long knife was blocked by her body, the man actually changed hands, and the long knife was turned back, forcing Lu Lingqi to take two steps back and shouted "Okay!"

The two fought back and forth with dozens of stances, one strength and one cleverness, but there was no weapon clash, and everyone on the side watched in complete silence.

At this moment, Yuan Xi and Tian Yu also came over to watch the battle. Tian Yu saw that Lu Lingqi's figure was like wearing a flower, and she didn't blink her eyes at the attacking blade, and she avoided it with great precision. , I’m afraid it has already become famous all over the world.”

Yuan Xi asked, "Do I have half of her talent?"

Tian Yu coughed, as if he was choking, and turned his head away in embarrassment.

Yuan Xi received a critical hit of [-] points.

The man was excited to kill, roared, and finally turned his footsteps, driving the ring head knife to spin, and slashed at Lu Lingqi like a windmill. Lu Lingqi took a few steps back, seeing a flaw, and hooked the two halberds towards the opponent's blade guard.

With a snap, the tip of a halberd was inserted into the ring of the knife handle, and the tip of a halberd hooked the blade, but with the help of the rotating force of the opponent's blade, the two halberd poles were supported together, and the blade was stopped.

The man saw that the halberd edge was stuck on his wrist, and with a little force, his hand would be lost, so he opened the handle of the knife, clasped his fists and said, "I admire it."

At this time, the cheers of the crowd resounded.

Lu Lingqi put her two halberds together, returned the saber to the other party, and said with a look on her face, "Give it up."

But she also knew that in the real battlefield, there would never be such a large space for her to move around. If several people on the other side pushed and attacked together, she would have no choice but to escape.

Therefore, the famous generals are all cavalry, and at least one horse can avoid being beaten by a group, while the fierce generals who fight on foot either have a hard time making a record, or they almost don't live long.

Several people left the barracks together, Yuan Xi said to Lu Xun, "This time there will be Mr. Lao."

Lu Xun hurriedly returned the courtesy, "Boy, I'm terrified."

He didn't understand why the fierce tiger trusted him so much in a boy of sixteen or seventeen, and let him preside over the extermination of pirates?

Tian Yu on the side didn't understand either, but he understood that in the past two years, Yuan Xi has been extremely accurate in seeing people. Even Tian Yu, who has never believed in prophecy, sometimes doubts whether Yuan Xi's subordinates really understand the stars.
But according to my own understanding, no one meets the requirements?

Yuan Xi turned to Tian Yu and said, "Regroup tonight, and tomorrow morning, pretend to be the Zhen family's caravan and hurry to Yuyang port."

"A real caravan set off ahead of schedule the day before yesterday. I have told it to slow down and stay at sea for a while longer, so as to lure out the Qingzhou pirates first."

Tian Yu smiled wryly and said, "It's almost Chinese New Year, the young master must personally conscript?"

"In case something goes wrong."

Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "It's just a small fight, it just happens to be the end of the war to celebrate the New Year."

"I also want to verify some ideas from it, and I can improve it when I come back."

"What's more, with Guo Rang and Boyan, this battle will definitely be victorious."

After hearing this, the two clasped their fists together and said, "Follow the envoy's order!"

When Yuan Xi returned to the house in the mansion, Zhen Mi already knew that Yuan Xi was going out for a while, she didn't ask Yuan Xi what he was going to do, but just said: "Husband, be careful to keep warm, don't catch the wind and cold."

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll bring you some New Year's goods when the time comes."

Zhen Mi shook the sleeping child in her arms, and sighed, "This winter seems to be colder than usual."

Yuan Xi sighed: "It may be even colder in the future."

"Just take care of yourself and your kids"

Zhen Mi smiled and said, "Have you decided on the name of your husband's child?"

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "It's done. I'll write it down when the moon is full and when I'm celebrating with wine."

After hearing this, Zhen Mi said, "How about the marriage with the Hou family?"

"It's almost full moon, you haven't gone to see Mrs. Hou yet, have you?"

Yuan Xi rubbed his nose and said awkwardly, "I'll just go and talk."

He walked to Madam Hou's door, hesitated for a while before knocking on the door, Madam Hou came to open the door, saw that it was Yuan Xi, she was at a loss, she lowered her head to let Yuan Xi in.

She closed the door, feeling a little apprehensive. These days, she has also noticed the conflicts and entanglements in Yuan Xi's heart.

However, all she can do now is wait.

(End of this chapter)