Lord Yuan

Chapter 170 The Zhao family’s hand stretched too far

The sentry seemed to be used to this. When he pointed to a plain outside the wall, Yuan Shao discovered that in the wilderness that should have been flat, looking from a distance, there was actually a team of thousands of people. Little black spots are moving.

Because of the extremely long distance, no movement there was heard, and the sentinels looked over there from time to time, their eyes full of envy.

"You mean that thousands of people in this fortress are now training with Yan Sima?" Yuan Shao was surprised. After all, Yan Liang is still just a military Sima. Although his reputation has reached its peak, many people will show up if he raises his arms. There was a queue to support him, but after all, Zhao Jian, who had been promoted to battalion commander, was still here.

The only reasonable explanation for the current situation is that Zhao Jian is also involved, whether it is for Yan Liang or for himself. Only in this way will the entire fortress choose to go together.

What Yuan Shao didn't expect was why Yan Liang would choose to practice outside the fortress. There was a vast plain. If the Xianbei cavalry attacked unexpectedly, the Han army would have no room to resist.

When the sentry heard this, he looked puzzled and said: "Yan Sima said that he was following the order issued by the chief official and then went to practice outside the fortress. He said that it could strengthen our Han army's emergency measures to deal with emergencies, and it could also make the Han army more capable. The army is no longer afraid of the outside of the Great Wall, the foreigners can go south, and our Han army can also go north."

This news made Yuan Shao a little confused. After thinking about it, before he left, he just told Yan Haosheng to cultivate his body and train his soldiers. In the future, he might go to the outside of the Great Wall to blitz the aliens. He didn't say that he would. Pull all the soldiers out of the fortress for training.

After all, theoretically speaking, the soldiers in this fortress should belong to Zhao Jian as the battalion commander. Even Yuan Shao only has the theoretical right to mobilize. As for whether Zhao Jian listens or not, it can be decided based on The situation on the battlefield is to act cheaply.

Is it possible that the two brothers Yan Liang and Wen Chou have a good understanding of each other, and that Wen Chou's character has changed, and Yan Liang's character has also changed with it?
"What about battalion commander Zhao Jian? Could it be that he also followed?" Yuan Shao said.

The sentry shook his head and frowned, thinking: "The battalion commander has not been to the military camp in person for dozens of days. He seems to be at home. I don't know why."

What's happening here?As the battalion commander, Zhao Jian did not stay in the military camp. Instead, he stayed at home and was idle. Could it be that after an unprecedented victory, he felt that those Xianbei people would not go south?
Things shouldn't be that simple. Then Zhao Jian is not such a person. Yuan Shao relied on his understanding of him. From the first time he met Ying Sima, he could tell that he was calm and serious, not like such an arrogant and dissolute person.

Even if he was promoted to battalion commander, he should understand that he was actually in the glory of Yan Liang, and he should be rewarded by the superior officers. As the commander of the battalion, he would be promoted to the front.

Now, what happened to the Zhang family happened again, and Yuan Shao silently considered the relationship between it.

But for now, Huang Zhongwen Chou still needs to be assigned to the camp so that he can practice well and become familiar with the lifestyle in the camp.

Under the respectful eyes of the sentry, Yuan Shao took Huang Zhong and Wenchou out of the wall.

The Xianbei corpses that used to be piled up under the city wall have now been almost cleared away, and most of them have been recovered by the Xianbei people.

Of course, the weapons and the pitiful armor left by the Xianbei people were naturally intercepted by the Han army as trophies, and those sturdy Xianbei war horses were given to them by the Xianbei people with all their might. recapture.

If he could harvest tens of thousands of Xianbei war horses, it would be enough for Yuan Shao to organize a cavalry of ten thousand people, and they were extremely fast cavalry, especially good at running attacks.

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Yuan Shao felt that asking for a thousand horses was a bit of a disadvantage. He ignored the tens of thousands of horses in front of him and relied on Kan Ji, the Xianbei leader, to lose a thousand horses. This deal No matter how you look at it, it's a bit of a disadvantage.

This was Xu You's reminder that if he really took so many war horses for his own use, with the Xianbei people's desperate efforts and bloodthirsty and cruel character, even if they captured the Xianbei leader, then maybe he would really be able to This will make these Xianbei people furious, and they will choose to fight against all odds.

Kan Ji can only be used as a rat-throwing weapon, but it must not be completely used as a bargaining chip, let alone tens of thousands of war horses.

Whether it is to the Xianbei people or the Han army, the significance of these tens of thousands of war horses cannot be underestimated. The Xianbei people would rather risk being killed on the spot by the Han army than they would fight to the death to recapture these horses. In addition, the Xianbei people were almost completely attacking the fortress at that time, so Yuan Shao gave up.

And if you look carefully, you can still vaguely find some traces of blood. This is caused by the piles of Xianbei corpses. With the blood that has nowhere to flow, even the solid city walls will inevitably be stained.

Huang Zhong didn't know the tragedy at that time, so he could only roughly guess the situation through these faint traces.

Through the built pontoon bridge and across the river, several people rode horses to the plain where Yan Liang trained his soldiers.

Perhaps it was because of the noise of the entire scene. Soldiers everywhere were vigorously waving their sharp weapons to assassinate, and their shouts resounded throughout the world. With the help of the sun in the sky, the Han soldiers devoted all their energy.

If nothing else, it’s all because the current training leader is Yan Liang, one of the few peerless generals in the world today. Being able to get such guidance from him makes the soldiers proud, and at the same time it can improve their own combat effectiveness. After all, they can Feedback to the battlefield will increase the probability of survival.

In fact, even Yuan Shao himself did not expect that a battle in Liaodong would have such a huge impact. This could almost be called an ancient god-making plan. It was just a dangerous and risky strategy, but it allowed Yan Liang to succeed. Ascending to the altar, his prestige and reputation completely swept the entire Liaodong.

The soldiers shouted: "Yan Sima is brave!"

Yan Liang, who was surrounded by many soldiers in the middle, was riding on a horse, straightening his waist, as if he had transformed into a general.

He is clearly not as old as the many soldiers present, but now he is surrounded by many soldiers. It would be sheer hypocrisy to say he is not excited.

Yan Liang roared loudly and responded: "All the soldiers are brave!"

Accompanied by the overwhelming shouts, the soldiers' eyes glowed with passion, and their eyes were full of fanaticism. They stretched out their hands and raised all their weapons above their heads.

"Yan Sima is brave!"

Yan Liang likes this feeling very much, but he knows that these are all brought to him by Yuan Jun. Without Yuan Jun's sharp eyes and eyes, the world of the Han Dynasty would be thousands of miles away, but even in this situation, Yuan Jun can still With an extremely peaceful attitude, he did not act as a disciple of the Yuan family, but more like a bole, and he was the thousand-mile horse.

If Yuan Jun hadn't made this plan and even made himself take the lead, how could he have accomplished this?How can you get such an honor?

Therefore, Yan Liang knew very well that he was just a follower of Yuan Jun's subordinates. Even if he was comparable to him, Wen Chou was still there. With Yuan Jun's ability, he didn't know how far he could reach it in the future, but at least he Being able to follow him is actually a unique prerequisite.

So, Yan Liang waved his hands, took a deep breath and said loudly: "It is not Yan's bravery, but the contribution of the long history. In this battle, without the strategy of the long history, how could Yan make such a contribution? All the soldiers should take it upon themselves." Putting Chang Shi first, we should praise Chang Shi for his bravery."

The soldiers were startled when they heard this. Of course, they knew that most of the credit should fall on Chang Shi, but after all, he never had the bravery and supernatural power of Yan Sima. The soldiers would always have trouble with those who dared to join the battle to kill the enemy. Extra bonus.

And this also resulted in the fact that even Yuan Shao's reputation in the camp was far inferior to that of Yan Liang.

But Yan Liang doesn't care about all that. Without Yuan Shao, he wouldn't be where he is today. No one can doubt or even slander Yuan Shao in front of him. This is his lowest bottom line.

"Chang Shi is brave!" Yan Liang continued to shout.

At this moment, a village commander quickly ran up to Yan Liang, respectfully raised his hands and whispered: "Yan Sima was a famous general at that time, and his martial arts made even the Xianbei people fear him."

"Although Chang Shi has made great contributions, after all, he is still much weaker than Yan Sima who captured the enemy general before the formation. What's more, now that Chang Shi has not arrived, the battalion commander has not been in the camp, and other The commanders and commanders of all departments are also on the lookout, and commanders do not need to be too modest."

In the military camp, seniority and status are always judged by merit. Even if you are parachuted in from Luoyang Court, if you don't have some real skills, it will be extremely difficult to be recognized by these unruly frontier soldiers.

As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the team.

Many soldiers looked at each other and looked around. Although many soldiers felt that they believed the words of the village chief named Zhao, after all, this was in public, even if Chang Shi was not present, they were just ranking based on seniority. , ranking Chang Shi after Sima, I always feel an indescribable feeling.

No one chose this time to come out and echo.Even the hundred-man team under his command remained silent at this time, watching helplessly as the village chief made such a move that was not conducive to unity.

Yan Liang was planning to tell Yuan Jun's merits, hoping to transfer the respect of these soldiers to Yuan Jun, but he never thought that the commander himself would hit the muzzle of the gun.

Just as he was about to speak angrily, another person, two, ten, or even a hundred people stood up from the team.

"Without Chang Shi, how could you all stand outside the fortress today? Do you dare to leave the fortress and stand on this plain? If it weren't for Chang Shi's advice that allowed Yan Sima to decide the world in one battle, just you, a small village commander, But it was only because of this skill that I was promoted, so where do you have the confidence to say that Chang Shi's skill is still inferior to that of Sima?"

"Where were you when Chang Shi attacked Xianbei at night? Where were you when he defended the city? How dare you bark here without having experienced the bloody battle in Liaodong?" The furious Xu Da immediately pointed at the village chief surnamed Zhao, with a look on his face. The anger can be seen by anyone.

The people behind him were all the village chiefs, and they all looked at this man with indignant expressions.

It was just a team leader dispatched from other fortresses, with only 50 reinforcements under his command. Even so, it just happened to meet Yan Liangli's opportunity to capture Kan, thus breaking Xianbei's determination to continue to resist. These people just came to fight. Qiu Feng did not actually participate in the war.

In order to make mutual assistance between the various fortresses come faster, the leaders above promoted him to the rank of commander.

Xu Da and the soldiers under his command fought bloody battles with real swords and real spears. Among the hundreds of cavalry led by Yan Liang, Xu Da and other cavalrymen could be said to be Yuan Shao's true direct line cavalry.

Seeing that this person dared to slander Yuan Jun wantonly, of course they couldn't sit still.

The village chief surnamed Zhao did not expect that he would become the target of public criticism. Seeing the eyes of this group of people getting colder and colder, as if they were looking at dead people, he had to hug Yan Liang's thigh tightly and said to Yan Liang eloquently: "Who People don’t know that Yan Sima worked hard and accomplished great things. In order to capture the enemy’s general, he succeeded even at the cost of an injured waist. What about Chang Shi? He just stood up and talked without pain in his back.”

"It's true that he was the one who made the plan, but Chang Shi didn't really participate in the battlefield. No matter what, I support Yan Sima."

His performance made many soldiers present feel that he was out of his mind and crazy. Anything that was not conducive to the unity of the military camp would basically disturb the morale of the army. If he followed the law, he would be punished in the lightest way and be executed in the worst case.

The village chief with the last name seems to have no understanding of these rules, and it is just to suppress Chang Shi.

But the two of them had never met, and even Xu You felt that this was very unusual. He was still talking and talking, and he kept spitting out some slanderous words about Yuan Shao.

In fact, he even ran directly to Yan Liang's ear and whispered.

Gradually, Yan Liang's expression became worse and worse. The village chief didn't seem to notice it and kept talking.

Finally, Yan Liang couldn't bear it anymore and shouted angrily: "That's enough!"

Enraged by the words of the ignorant village chief, Yan Liang even decided to cut it in half on the spot.

At this moment, Yuan Shao suddenly appeared at an inappropriate time.

The soldiers present were shocked and immediately stood up straight and shouted: "I have seen Chang Shi!"

As soon as he said this, even Yan Liang, who was about to punish the village chief, hurriedly ran over, followed by Xu Da and others, while Xu You walked over leisurely.

"Since Yuan Jun is here, why don't you say hello in advance so that Yan can be prepared to welcome you?"

Yan Liang's face was very ugly. Although he had no intention of betraying Yuan Shao in his heart, he could not stand up to everyone's talk, especially the ignorant village chief who dared to tell some arrogant things in his ears without any shame. If Yuan Shao hadn't appeared at this moment, he would have almost been unable to suppress the anger in his heart.

Wen Chou sneered from behind and said, "If Mr. Yuan comes to the meeting again late, it may be your turn to be the leader of the long history!"

Wen Chou's attitude was very bad. He had seen the scene just now and was very dissatisfied with Yan Liang's performance.

Yan Liang looked ashamed at the ridicule of his sworn brother. He was about to explain it in front of Yuan Jun, but Yuan Shao smiled and shook his head and said, "We will talk about it later."

"I wonder who you are? What is your current position? I don't seem to have seen you here?" Yuan Shao focused on the village chief who was still in the central area.

Because he clearly found the same mark on his neck as that of the bandits who had oppressed the Zhang family. However, there were so many soldiers at the moment that it was not appropriate to alert the enemy.

The commander of the camp had a serious face when he saw the rightful master coming. Then he put on what he thought was a kind smile and walked quickly to Yuan Shao: "I have met Chang Shi. My name is Zhao Li. I am now the commander of the camp. I am in other fortresses." They were sent here as reinforcements, so Chang Shi has never seen me."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he was convinced.

Even in this camp, the so-called powerful Liaodong family, the Zhao family, can stretch their hands so long.

First there were the camp commanders, Zhao Jian, and other fortress commanders. It was unclear how many members of the Zhao family were hidden among them.

"What I just said is very much in line with my wishes. Yan Sima should be the first to take the lead, so don't worry about it."

It seems that he did not expect Yuan Shao to have this attitude. Zhao Li was so shocked by what he said that he was stunned. He had almost reduced him to the point of being worthless, but the other party still had this attitude. Even if he was originally He had a hidden mission and didn't know what to do at this time.

"Today's drill ends early, you have a good time to practice. Tomorrow Yan Sima will still take you to drill." Yuan Shao dismissed the team, including the commander Zhao Li who had always wanted to follow Yan Liang. His face was full of indignation. , I was just one step away from completing the task, but unexpectedly, I was interrupted by Yuan Shao on the spot.

He shook his head in disappointment, glanced at Yan Liang, and made secret calculations in his mind.

When many soldiers mounted their horses to respond, there were only more than a hundred riders left in the mighty team in an instant. These can be said to be the foundation of Yuan Shao's career in Liaodong.

"Chang Shi, why are you so polite to the village chief and slandering you like this? You should have been punished with two hundred censures, but Chang Shi has a good temper." Xu Da was a little dissatisfied and watched Zhao Li leave. His back looks like he wants to go up and kick him.

The remaining soldiers were also very angry. No one could match Yuan Shao's status in their hearts, not even Yan Liang.

At this time, Yan Liang was lowering his head, lost his mind and didn't know what to do. He was very sad. He originally planned to publicize Yuan Jun's achievements, but unexpectedly, the damn village chief almost made him suspicious of Yuan Jun. , Even Wen Chou didn't look good at all at this time.

Yuan Shao smiled and shook his head and explained: "It doesn't matter, they are different from you after all. As he said, I have never been on the battlefield. It all depends on you fighting hard. What he said is right."

Xu Da sighed and said: "Without a long history, how could we achieve what we have achieved today!"

Yan Liang also echoed: "Exactly!"

Wen Chou sneered at the side: "You were far more majestic just now than you are now. Looking at your posture, even Yuan Jun is no longer in your eyes. Do you really think that you are invincible just because you have won the first prize? If Yuan Jun is not here, how can you do it? I have you as my brother today.”

After saying that, Wen Chou glanced at Huang Zhong nonchalantly, patted Yan Liang's shoulder and reminded: "You must know that there is a sky outside the world, and there are people outside the world. This world is so big, there are countless capable and strange people."

(End of this chapter)