The heavy snow that had lasted for several days finally stopped, the sky was clear for several days, and spring returned to the world overnight.

Yuan Shu, the general of the Hu Ben of the Han Dynasty, was dressed in military uniform, and was majestic and handsome. He stood solemnly at the Dagu Pass. Looking north, he saw that the bustling and noisy Luoyang city had already disappeared in the fierce wind and dust. Under the pass, five thousand tigers gathered into a disputed iron stream, playing a sonorous sound of killing, which burned Yuan Shu's chest.

Good men should be determined in all directions. Troubled times are coming, and heroes will rise together. It is at this time that they will make achievements!

"Report~~" Amid the loud slogans, a junior school rushed to the pass and said proudly, "Sun Jian from Jiangdong, led 500 subordinates to come and serve."

Yuan Shu's eyes lit up and he said in a calm voice: "Sun Jian! Is Sun Jian Sun Wentai known as the tiger in Jiangdong?"

Xiaoshao said: "It's this person."

Yuan Shu couldn't help but say, "Hurry and invite me... No, I should go and welcome him in person."

Yuan Shu quickly stepped down the pass and came to the checkpoint. He saw a flag that was eyeing with a big "Sun" embroidered on it. Under the flag, a tiger general stood like a dragon steering on a tiger, majestic! He was wearing a fiery red armor, like a tumbling and burning flame, and his scorching murderous intent attacked him. It was Sun Jian, the Sun Wentai, who had once met him.

Behind Sun Jian, four big men lined up in a row, each with good looks and murderous aura, all of whom were tigers and wolves.

"Is Sun Wentai safe? "

Yuan Shu shouted, opened his arms and greeted him, and his joy was beyond words.

Sun Jian's eyes sterned, his hands clasped his fists, knelt down on one knee, and said with a firm voice: "Jian, under the order of the Left Central Army General, he led 500 Jiangdong volunteer soldiers from his headquarters to come to his command to wait for condemnation."

Yuan Shu stepped forward and helped Sun Jian up, stroking his hands and laughed, "With the support of Wentai and the Hu Ben army in Jiangdong, the eight hundred bandits are not afraid of it."

While speaking, Yuan Shu's eyes fell on the four big men behind Sun Jian and asked loudly: "Who is this?"

Sun Jian replied: "Naijian's subordinates, Zu Mao, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang."

"All of them are heroes. People come and give them cloth robes and thick armor."

"General Xie."

Zu Mao and the other four knelt on the ground to thank him.

...

Wancheng.

The fire in the blacksmith shop was burning vigorously. The outside was covered with ice and snow, and water dripped into ice. However, the heat waves in the shop were swelling. More than a hundred blacksmiths had their chests exposed and their belly was sweating profusely. Some were bellows, some were forged, and some were added to the fire. They were busy and not happy, and the jingling sounds resounded throughout the sky.

Ma Yue stood in front of the blacksmith shop with a frosty expression.

"Si~~"

A blacksmith immersed a U-shaped iron block into the water with a fire tong. He heard a sound, a stream of heat rose from the water, and then the calm water surface swelled up.

Behind Ma Yue, Pei Yuanshao scratched his big head with confusion and asked, "Boqi, you asked the old Guan to mobilize so many blacksmiths to tinker with this iron lump? This thing cannot be used as a hidden weapon or a weapon to play with it. What's the point of slapping it?"

Ma Yue frowned and said coldly: "You know nothing!"

It is no wonder that Pei Yuanshao doesn't understand. Even if the most knowledgeable and insightful people of this era come, he is afraid that he will not understand the wonderful uses of this iron lump. This iron lump seems inconspicuous, but it can greatly improve the durability and weight-bearing ability of war horses, because - it is a horseshoe! Like horse leaping, it is also a powerful tool that transcends time and space.

It is precisely because of the emergence of horseshoes and stirrups that the combat effectiveness of the cavalry has a qualitative leap, thus gradually evolving from auxiliary troops on the battlefield to main troops. The emergence of horseshoes and stirrups not only promoted the emergence of heavy cavalry, but also made the cavalry's long-distance continuous raid possible.

Although the Western Liang cavalry during the Three Kingdoms period was powerful, they could only exert their power on local battlefields and lacked the ability to continuously sprint, and were far from comparable to the Mongolian Iron Cavalry who dominated the world in later generations!

The blacksmith head brought the four U-shaped iron lumps that had cooled down to Ma Yue and said respectfully: "Big leader, the horseshoe you want has been made."

Ma Yue waved his hand and said coldly: "Okay, nail the horseshoe!"

Four pillars had already been erected outside the blacksmith shop. One bandit led a war horse. Four bandits had already stepped forward and tied the horse's limbs firmly to the pillar. A strong man with a big belly rushed forward and spitted in his hand, turning one of the forefoots of the war horse. The sharp dagger in his hand was used like flying, and in an instant, it had cut the horny skewers of the soles of the horse's feet flat and smooth.

The blacksmith handed over the horseshoe and made iron nails. The strong man put the horseshoe under the horseshoe and nailed the iron nails one by one.

...

Three days later, Yuan Shu's army marched into Luyang.

Jin Shang, the magistrate of Luyang County, dared not be negligent, and took officials from all over the county to greet him for ten miles. He was accompanied by Zhang Xun, the commander of Nanyang who fled here. On the way to greet Yuan Shu, Zhang Xun was very scared. Speaking of which, he threw Wancheng away in his hands. According to the previous practice of the new official taking office for three fires, Yuan Shu would definitely use him to establish his authority to shock the Nanyang officialdom.

Ten miles north of Luyang City, Jin Shang, Zhang Xun and a group of officials of all sizes were waiting for each other on the snow. A piece of iron armor slowly drove in from the north. A sharp spear stood like a mountain, and the pitch-black iron armor rubbed like clouds. The cherry-red tassels flowed through them as endlessly.

When Jin Shang, Zhang Xun and others were about to be overwhelmed by the iron armor, a flag that covered the sky and the sun finally appeared in front of them, with a large character "Yuan" embroidered on it, and a general with a horse standing under the flag, wearing a purple gold crown, a brocade robe and a golden armor, with extraordinary appearance. I think it was Yuan Shu, the general of the Tiger Ben Central Army.

"Luyang Order Jin Shang bowed to the general."

"The criminal officer, Zhang Xun, the commander of the Nanyang commander, bowed to the general."

Jin Shang, Zhang Xun and a group of officials of all sizes hurriedly knelt down, touching the ground with their heads, looking very respectful.

Yuan Shu proudly rode on the back of the horse, and the sharp cold flames flashed in his eyes. He immediately changed his face to a friendly smile. He turned over and jumped off the horse's back. He walked forward and helped Jin Shang up. He was still obsessed with Jin Shang's hands intimately, and laughed: "Yuan Xiu is a famous scholar in Nanyang. He has been famous for a long time. Now he has met. He is really lucky in his three lives."

Jin Shangzheng was nervous, thinking that Yuan Shu was a descendant of a famous family and was rarely in a high position, so he could not help but be arrogant and embarrassed. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu was so respectful to the wise and humiliated. So he hurriedly put away his previous contempt mentality and said sincerely: "The general is wrong, and Shang really dares not take it."

Yuan Shu said: "There is no need to be humble in Yuan Xiu. Now that Shu has just arrived in Nanyang, there are so many things to be done. My brother is a famous scholar in Nanyang. He has many old friends and has always had a reputation for being a wise man. He needs to be more supportive in the future."

Jin Shang felt a burst of blood in his heart that could not stop surging, and he said excitedly at that time: "I wish to do whatever I can!"

Yuan Shu smiled and said, "I have received help from Yuan Xiu, and it is just around the corner to pacify Nanyang."

Zhang Xun beside him was both jealous and envious when he saw Yuan Shu taking advantage of Jin Shang. Seeing that Jin Shang's face turned red and retreated behind Yuan Shu, he had to harden his head and take the lead two steps. He squeezed out two tears from the corner of his eyes and cried, "The criminal Zhang Xun is incompetent in defense, and I beg the general to punish him."

Yuan Shu pretended to find Zhang Xun at this time, and immediately grabbed the first two steps to help Zhang Xun up, and said in shock: "Is this the famous Hanoi general Zhang Xun and Zhang Yimou?"

(PS: I checked the information for a whole morning and found Zhang Xun's name and hometown. Who can help me find it? The swordsman is very grateful.)

Zhang Xun thought of thousands of possibilities, but he didn't expect Yuan Shu to treat him like this. He choked up and looked at Yuan Shu blankly and didn't know what to say. Yuan Shu held Zhang Xun's hands and shook them hard twice, and said sincerely: "The mistake of Wancheng is known to Shu. The crime is not due to the fact that Qin Jie's men did not understand military affairs and randomly used troops."

Zhang Xun was at a loss and said in a daze: "This..."
Chapter completed!