Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 708
Xie Yi jumped outside the dense forest to beat and scold Xiao Yuandong for being immoral, and even summoned all his followers to prepare to rush back into the forest.

This time all the generals went out to hunt meritorious deeds, although his performance was considered excellent, but no one thinks too many meritorious deeds.What's more, the capture of war horses is already among the best in many deeds. If he can get hundreds of war horses, the merit will be much higher than that of beheading a Jienu guard army earlier.

After all, there are too many military positions in the local area. As long as a slave general has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, he can get the title of general, or the position of guard or city lord.If it wasn't for the extremely prestigious one among the slaves, it would be nothing at all, just a stinky slave head.

But war horses are different. In the past in Huainan, the demand for this was not too great.But once the Huai River was crossed, the shortcomings of the Huainan Army in this area were fully exposed.The cavalry is too small to form a large-scale impact, so it must rely on the backup and supplies of the navy, and the dependence on waterways is too serious.

Xie Yi and others have been wandering in the Huaibei area recently, and they have also been trapped by this. It is obvious that the slave soldiers have also seen through the shortcomings of the Huainan army.And even if they encounter each other, once the battle is unfavorable, the slave soldiers can quickly get out of the battle by virtue of their mobility, and it is extremely difficult to wipe them out.

If there were enough horses to organize a large group of cavalry, the Huainan Army's recent results in disturbing the enemy in this area would be several times better than the current one!
However, no matter how much Xie Yi yelled and scolded, there was no sound in the dense forest.He couldn't really lead the crowd to attack, so he was helpless for a while.

After more than half an hour, the sky was completely dark, and Xiao Yuandong walked out of the dense forest in a hurry.

Seeing this, Xie Yi became even more furious, and rushed forward to punch him.But Xiao Yuandong had a complacent expression on his face, and said with a smile: "You are making a fuss here, and you don't feel tired. Instead, the villagers in Huaibei saw that my master Wang's divisions were not in harmony, and I didn't say I wouldn't take you with me."

Xie Yi was still glaring at the beginning, and when he rushed to the front, he heard Xiao Yuandong's words, his raised arms stopped suddenly, his clenched fists stretched out, his palm lightly brushed against Xiao Yuandong's shoulder, and said tenderly: "Yuandong, you What are you talking about? Between you and me, are these the only things that can be said? I heard your emergency message earlier, and I am burned inside, my heart..."

Xiao Yuandong took a step back, knocked down Xie Yi's palm, and said with a half-smile: "Then you were insulting outside the forest just now?"

"It's just learning from the past and learning the new, and I'm not scolding you. Impoverished soldiers like you and me are not as shameless as Yu San and Shen Wu. You have to be diligent in your skills and be each other's arms to compete a little bit."

Xie Yi gave a dry laugh, with an extremely docile expression, clasped his hands, and flattered his face: "I don't know what that villager said just now about hunting horses..."

"Aren't these things the only thing to say between you and me? I'd like to hear what else to say. Tell me."

Xiao Yuandong laughed when he heard the words, this time he finally had a bargaining chip against Xie Yi, thinking of how much this kid had shown off in front of him when he returned to the camp earlier, he felt very proud.

Xie Yi's eyebrows twitched, knowing that this kid would definitely take advantage of this to make things difficult for him, originally face was just a foreign object to him, but he was expelled from the forest at the beginning, and he didn't know how much he could gain.If he only got ten or twenty war horses, it would be a shame for him to lose face.And it won't be finished yet, and this bad friend will definitely laugh at it endlessly in the future.

After thinking about it for a while, Xie Yi straightened up, with a broad-minded and indifferent expression on his face, and said proudly: "Since you don't want to talk more, then there is no point in forcing it. I, Xie Wuyi, am not an unknown person in this Huai region now. , Merit but rely on self-sufficiency, there is absolutely nothing difficult for others.”

"Are you worried that you won't get too much to bow your head to? I might as well tell you a thing or two. If you can succeed this time, you may gather another army of cavalry in the town. If you are willing to join me at that time, that's fine too."

Xiao Yuandong laughed even louder, with an air of complacency.

Xie Yi's eyes became bright when he heard this, and asked quickly: "Could it be possible to get thousands of horses? Are you cheating on me?"

"Believe it or not, it's up to you to decide."

Xiao Yuandong laughed, then frowned and said, "Before you said I was immoral?"

"That's what I said, but if you are willing to change it, you don't have to blame yourself."

After Xiao Yuandong heard this, his laughter stopped abruptly: "What did you say?"

At this moment, Xie Yi's expression was indifferent, and he chuckled: "You have to be more respectful, and carefully tell me what the villagers told you, so that I can consider whether I should help you achieve this success. Don't you think it's just that With one's own department, can you get this miraculous achievement?"

"Xie Er, you..."

Xiao Yuandong felt that he still underestimated Xie Yi's shamelessness, and was angry for a while, but after pondering for a while, he sneered and said: "Forget it, you and I have the same relationship, adding you not much, and abandoning you a lot. So Thinking about it, it would be more appropriate for me to go to find Yu San to discuss this matter."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and went back to Lin Neihang, while Xie Yi behind him had a stiff expression, which turned into resentment after a while, and his tone also turned sad: "Xiao Lang can't bear to abandon me? Yu San is just a gangster. Disciple, how can you be in the same situation as you and I? Who rescued you when you were in trouble? I lost my temper for a moment, but don’t you know what’s really going on in my heart?”

Hearing his tone, Xiao Yuandong suddenly felt creepy, and immediately turned around and waved his hands: "If you want to share the food, shut up immediately! Follow up obediently, and help me send these villagers back to the camp tomorrow, and then talk about other things."

"Listen to you!"

Xie Yi approached with a flattering smile, winked again, and at the same time did not forget to say a few bad things about Yu Man: "Yu San's madman, who has the power of his father-in-law, has been making crazy noises recently. Yuan Dong, if you work with him Conspiracy, but it only adds to his madness. How can you and I stand side by side to achieve great achievements together, and then let other people know who is the hero with ordinary eyes!"

"You are not much more humble than him!"

Xiao Yuandong curled his lips and glanced at Xie Yi.

"Yes, yes! I am a pig pig and I don't know the seriousness. Fortunately, my good friend is generous and forgiving, so that the accumulation will not be hard to return. I will change in the future and be a humble person!"

Xie Yi nodded again and again, with a look of self-repentance, and asked carefully with sideways eyes: "Is there really so much horsepower? But such a big event, how can ordinary villagers know about it?"

"That Liu Di and Liu Erlang is not an ordinary countryman. I intend to introduce him into our department, not to be used as an ordinary soldier. Haha, Xie Er, you are disgusting, and you will not be able to attract such wise men to vote for!"

Xiao Yuandong ostentatiously talked about Liu Di's many supernatural powers, and stabbed Xie Yi a few words at the same time. The resentment accumulated in his heart earlier suddenly felt swept away.

Xie Yi is still looking forward to making great achievements together with Xiao Yuandong, although he was quite indignant after hearing the words, he still responded frequently.

The two returned to the forest and sat back to the flat camp built by the villagers. At this time, by the light of the bonfire, they realized that although the camp was not lacking in simplicity, it was quite organized. Villager Liu Di was also quite curious.

At this time, Xiao Yuandong also no longer regarded Liu Di as an ordinary villager, and he was equipped with a sword as an excuse. After sitting down, he called him to the front, and asked him to repeat what he said before, and let him He and Xie Yi were able to discuss together.The old friendship between each other is deep, ordinary jokes are harmless, but they still know the seriousness of the business.

So Liu Di continued to tell the story again, which was related to his life experience and old career.

What he said earlier was looking for food with his relatives. In fact, in the early years when Zhao Lord Shi Le had not yet unified the Central Plains, he built a boat in Gebei, near Runan, and wanted to attack the Langya King Sima Rui who had not yet established a system in Jiangbiao.At that time, his family was also a rich family in the village, so all the wealth and people in his family were requisitioned by slave soldiers.Later, when the slave soldiers returned to the north, their family could only leave their hometown with the army.

The family was trapped in the slave tribe, and later left the army to sell private horses and work as bandits in the Northland.At that time, there were still Han Zhao and Shi Zhao fighting against each other in the north, so they could survive between the cracks.Later, when Han and Zhao were destroyed in Guanzhong, Shi and Zhao intensified their efforts to suppress them, and with the betrayal of their tribesmen, their gang was defeated, and they either surrendered or died.

Liu Di's parents didn't want to be slaves anymore, so they took a few relatives back to their hometown, but died on the way.Liu Di kept his last wish and finally escorted the bones back to his hometown. Although there are no people in the hometown, it is finally returning to the roots.

"Earlier I heard that Jiangdong Shenhou Tong Wangshi took back Huainan. He originally planned to cross Huaihe and join the army after the funeral, but he didn't expect that the catastrophe was imminent before he moved. He couldn't bear to abandon the villagers, so he could only be taken captive here."

Sighing a bit, Liu Dicai said again: "I went out to buy goods a few years ago, and occasionally I saw my old man working with him in the early years. He was working as a horse in Qiao Guojian. Cattle, horses and livestock are mostly used in Zhuyi, among the fathers of the city. The old man once invited me, But because he didn’t want to be slaved anymore, he refused. Slaves don’t have horses to govern, and they are all used by captives. Today, the king’s master has few horses, and the common people are willing to spy on the truth and get some information for the general to choose.”

When Xie Yi heard this, he realized why Xiao Yuandong was so complacent. This is definitely not a small matter of thirty or fifty horses!You must know that the slave soldiers in Qiao County are currently recruiting and spending for the upcoming looting of the army. It is conceivable that if this can be done, the rewards will be unimaginably rich!

Before that, he was full of confidence and thought that Xiao Yuandong would not be able to accomplish anything without him, but after listening to Liu Di, he realized that even if he was added, it would be difficult for them to manage such a big event with just the two of them, and they didn't even dare to try. try!If it is said that there is still a [-]% chance of success in this matter, but if it is a surprise, it is absolutely impossible to succeed. At that time, it will not be a question of whether they have merit or not, but a big mistake!
Thinking of this, Xie Yi gritted his teeth with hatred. He didn't believe that Xiao Yuandong didn't know the benefits.This kid is obviously still deceiving him, but the matter is not as small as he thought before, but rather big beyond their ability!
"Very good! Xiao Yuandong, I will write this down!"

Xie Yi glared at Xiao Yuandong bitterly. Thinking of his previous low profile, he felt ashamed and blushed.

Xiao Yuandong laughed when he heard the words, his expression could be described as comfortable, and when he saw Xie Yi's gaze sweeping over Liu Di again, he couldn't help becoming vigilant: "What do you want to do?"

"I'm thinking, you probably want to rejoice in vain. If what Liu Di said is true and can help make this happen, the son-in-law may not send him under the brigade."

Xie Yi whispered something in Xiao Yuandong's ear, and when Xiao Yuandong's expression changed slightly and then he became entangled, his mood improved, and then he turned to Liu Di and asked Liu Di about all the things he experienced when he was in Beijing.

Nothing happened that night, and the next morning, everyone set off and rushed to the river.

The Huainan army has its own follow-up supplies, so there is no need to covet the rations of the villagers. After many days, they have finally had enough food, so the spirits of these villagers are also very good, and they feel lucky to be saved. They are all happy.Anyway, no matter how bad it is, it can't be worse than being driven to death by slaves earlier.

Near noon, a group of people joined forces with the navy, which can be regarded as safe for the time being.Xie Yi took a step ahead and rushed to the temporary camp in the south to call for help, while Xiao Yuandong escorted him slowly.

After walking like this for another two days, they arrived at the temporary camp of their army in Huaibei.The scale of this camp is not small. It used to be a bend in Weishui, and there are several water dams built by villagers in the vicinity. Recently, Master Wang came here and recruited villagers to travel and eat. There are many excavations. So far, a place has been formed. The rather large harbor is a water village shared by the Xuzhou army and the Huainan army, where dozens of warships, large and small, are moored, and thousands of soldiers come and go.

The villagers naturally have soldiers outside to guide and resettle them. Xiao Yuandong couldn't wait for the handover to be clear, leaving Xing Yue in charge, and he himself could not wait to lead Liu Di and others to the camp.Halfway through the journey, Xie Yi greeted him with a cheap smile, and Yu Manzhi was with him.The two of them hooked their shoulders, their expressions were narrow and weird, and Xie Yi seemed to have forgotten all the things he despised towards Yu Man long ago.

"what have you done?"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuandong felt something was wrong in his heart, and he glared at Xie Yi with suspicion on his face.

Xie Yi laughed heartily, then turned his head and smiled at Yu Manzhi: "Look at this kid, he seems like a poor man suddenly rich, with a lot of money in his arms, everyone seems to have bad intentions."

And Yu Manzhi also laughed and said: "We still have to be considerate. Yuan Dong is not easy. He travels a lot but gains little. He is not willing to be under my command in the future. Haha, this is inevitable! Master Slave, fought back and forth with me, killed and captured in a row, gained hundreds, and accumulated more merits, it is not possible to catch up in a short time!"

Hearing the two of them sing together, Xiao Yuandong felt even more upset. He rolled his eyes and sneered, "Yu San, you are so stupid! Xie Er told me the day before yesterday that if you are not the father-in-law who can rely on you, you must be at the bottom of the list. , it is absolutely impossible to leap forward!"

When Yu Manzhi heard this, the smile on his face disappeared immediately, and he withdrew his arm from Xie Yi's shoulder, and looked at it with an unkind expression.

"He is provoking..."

"Do you dare to say that you have not said such words?"

"Then you said..."

Hearing the quarrel between the two, Yu Man's face became even darker, and he said angrily: "You mediocre people still have the guts to mock me? In the future, all of you will be my pawns in the camp, and then you will still be arrogant! Besides, my father-in-law is dear, What's so ridiculous? On the contrary, Shen Yunraccoon..."

A few people were fighting here, when a cold snort suddenly sounded from the side: "You are all chosen by the commander, but you still talk so wildly, what kind of behavior do you want the soldiers to follow?"

While speaking, Shen Mu came from the rear, wearing bright light armor, accompanied by forty or fifty personal soldiers behind him, it can be said to be majestic, without anger.Seeing this, several people hurriedly suppressed their smiles, not daring to laugh anymore.Having said that, the reason why they are so eager to make progress recently is probably because of Shen Mu's ostentation!

"Which one is Liu Di Liu Erlang?"

Shen Mu shocked these people, and then turned to look at the villagers behind Xiao Yuandong. After Liu Di went out to meet him, his face became slightly gentle, and he waved to him and said, "You are not a soldier yet, so you don't need to Juli. The soldiers under my command are a bit sloppy, if there is any negligence, don't worry about it. Do you need to take a break after working so hard? If not, can you follow me to see the general right now?"

After hearing the words, Liu Erlang responded in a hurry and respectfully, and followed him to the root.Shen Mu pointed to Xiao Yuandong again, and said, "Yuandong, you can come too."

"Which general?"

Xiao Yuandong was slightly surprised when he heard the words, and then looked at Xie Yi.

"The son-in-law just entered the camp..."

Xie Yixing came up and said with a smile.

When Xiao Yuandong heard this, his face darkened: "Did you report it?"

"I haven't had time yet..."

Xie Yi said regretfully, but also frankly did not deny that he really had this idea.What do you mean he can't attract wise men to vote?He was happy to see Xiao Yuandong also end up in vain.

"What nonsense! If you have nothing to do, return to the camp quickly to rest. There will be troops coming here later, and the barracks will be vacated for the newcomers at that time!"

Shen Mu turned around and scolded in a low voice, and the eyes of several people flickered after hearing the words, and they leaned forward and asked in a low voice: "The army gathered here, is there a big hunt?"

"This is not something you should consider. If you want to know the military situation early, each of you will work hard to make progress in the future. Each of you will be free, and you don't know what it means. When will you be able to supervise the army and learn the secrets!"

Shen Mu assumed the posture of a high-ranking person, and then sighed angrily.

After a few people left, Yu Manzhi said angrily: "Look at his madness, but he is just one step ahead, and he is no one in his eyes! It's just how old I am, now I am the leader in accumulative achievements, and I don't care about it." Not so crazy! If he returns to the capital in the future, if he has less money to spend, everyone should not lend him!"

"You are not much more humble than him!"

Xie Yi twitched his mouth after hearing the words, looked at Yu Man's face and said with disdain.

(End of this chapter)