The jianjia is green and the white dew is like frost. The so-called beauty is on the side of the water.

The reeds are reeds, and the time of frost is autumn. In autumn, the reed flowers are in full bloom, but they scatter in the wind. The reed poles are swaying, but they are bent but not broken. The setting sun, white fluffy yellow leaves, is really intoxicating.

However, the beautiful scenery is fleeting. As the afterglow of autumn hides the last light and darkness falls, the common reeds in Hebei become disgusting again... The reed poles look soft, but once broken

, the reeds in it are so sharp and tough that they can easily cut the skin; and underneath the fluffy reed flowers is basically a tidal flat. Only after stepping on the cut foot will you know whether the bottom is a muddy nest or a deep puddle!

But then again, on the North China Plain, for the defeated Yuan Army who had just experienced a rout, is there any better hiding place than the reed swamp? And for the guards who could not capture all the prisoners on the plain

As for the general's cavalry, why do they have to go into the dark and dangerous reeds for one or two prisoners?

not worth it!

"General Lu, there is no one on the river embankment!"

In the dusk, at a small river bend more than ten miles west of Liangqi City, as a sound of relief sounded on the embankment, the reeds below the river embankment suddenly started to pick up threads.

Suddenly, a military general who had lost his armor but still held a ring-headed sword led a total of seventy or eighty Yuan Jun deserters in a panic, and braved the blood and mud from the fork of the Baigong Canal built by the famous Prime Minister of Zhao in the past.

He climbed up the embankment, but carefully looked around, ordered the defeated soldiers to form a rough formation, and then turned around with some warriors who still had weapons, and struggled to help the last few important people onto the river.

embankment.

Under the starlight, if anyone looked closely, they would definitely recognize that the four core people among these people were none other than Yuan Shao, Ju Shou, Xu You, and Guo Tu.

"Ming Gong!" Lu Xiang came closer and saw that Yuan Shao's body was covered with mud. He had no robe, helmet or armor, and the short hair on his head was half soaked in mud. However, he couldn't help but feel extremely ashamed. "This subordinate is incompetent.

I was entrusted by Chen Changshi to cover a few miles, but I couldn't rush through. Instead, I was forced to defeat by the opponent's cavalry..."

"I don't blame you!" Although Yuan Shao looked panicked, he seemed to have regained his consciousness after hearing this. "The army was completely collapsed and everyone was running for their lives. How could we rush through so easily? Even later, I was unwilling to abandon the car at first.

Then I met my own nephew, who in turn caused trouble for you... I never imagined that one day I would be expelled by that guy Yang Xiu in public, to the point where I would abandon my helmet and car and hide in the mud!"

"My lord, there is no need to blame yourself, and there is no need to blame Mr. Yang harshly." Guo Tu, who was standing next to him, supported Yuan Shao and spoke sincerely. "My lord was unwilling to abandon the car before because there was the body of General Wen in the car. Moreover, if the lord had not abandoned the car in the first place,

, how can we all escape danger and gather together with the Lord? Later, when we met Mr. Yang, we were helpless, because not only Mr. Yang recognized the Lord at that time, but also the other white-horse nobles who came from Chang'an around him... Under the general trend,

They had to chase a make-believe story!"

"I actually know." Yuan Shao couldn't help but smile bitterly. "I don't blame him for this. After abandoning his armor, his short hair became more conspicuous, so much so that the guard had to cut off his hair when he pretended to be me driving away. How could he be blamed?

Where is it on my body? And I just felt a little emotional... Fortunately, I escaped this time, otherwise wouldn't it be ridiculous if Gongsun drove Yang's nephew and captured Yuan's uncle? "

"Yuan Cheqi, is this the time to talk about this?" Xu You, who was also embarrassed, took off his boots and poured out the mud and sewage, but couldn't help but sit on the ground and angrily yelled. "There are enough things today.

...We should quickly return to Liangqicheng while there are no pursuing troops nearby!"

Yuan Shao sighed and nodded.

"Why should Ziyuan panic? At this point, one step earlier may not mean that you can escape, and one step too late may not mean that you cannot enter the city." Unexpectedly, his left rib was bruised, and his ribs may have been broken. At this time, he could only hold on to his ribs and managed to speak.

Jushou, however, seemed to be disapproving of it. "And today I saw so many dead figures before the battle. In terms of posthumous matters, what's the harm in sorting it out a little? It should be noted that a gentleman cannot escape his crown until death."

Everyone was silent for a moment... Although Jushou's words were a bit unpleasant and unlucky, they were also the truth. The danger was not really lifted at this time. Once we leave this reed swamp and encounter the enemy again on the plains,

, then no one can say what the outcome will be.

In fact, even Xu You didn't refute even when he was dejected... He was just impatient with Yuan Shao and Guo Tu before and deliberately vented his anger.

In this way, everyone was silently adjusting their clothes. After some time passed, and seeing that there were not many fires on the east road, the souls of Yuan Jun finally stopped hesitating, gathered some remaining soldiers, supported each other and stood up to march towards

The east side hurried away.

But after only a few miles, in the howling autumn wind, the ground suddenly trembled slightly, and then the horses' hooves rushed in the dusk. It was obvious that a group of enemy cavalry deliberately did not bring torches and were waiting for prey in the wilderness... At this time, they noticed movement.

Came straight!

A moment later, in the night wind, the excited words of the enemy general were heard: "I knew I could make a profit here tonight! You didn't believe it before?"

Everyone from Yuan Shao on down lost their countenance, but at this time they had no armor and only a few swords in the chain, so there was nothing they could do.

"Unexpectedly, I, Yuan Shao, was defeated and died!" Yuan Benchu ​​was already in despair as he looked at the cavalry figures that were rumbling in but were not in a hurry and surrounded him on all sides.

"Shut up! Lower your head!" Amidst the noise of horse hooves, Xu Ziyuan suddenly pulled Yuan Shao and lowered his voice. "Don't say anything... It's a coincidence that the person who came here may make it happen! Lu Xiang hides him!"

Yuan Shao was confused and puzzled, but he was still forcibly pressed down by Lu Xiang next to him.

At the same time, Xu You actually stepped out of the formation and moved forward with a loud voice: "In front of me is my old friend Xu Youluo, General Wei Yue?!"

The person on the other side was obviously startled, but couldn't help but laugh, and then dismounted directly: "So it's Mr. Xu? This is a great achievement!"

"Great job!" Xu You continued to move forward and yelled rudely. "What credit do you have for capturing me? It's nothing more than getting someone to talk to Gongsun Wenqi day and night, saying that you are greedy and lustful.

Rude and incompetent, not of much use..."

Wei Yue couldn't help but laugh: "Why is Mr. Xu doing this? And if I take Mr. Xu back, I will never believe you..."

"This is not a matter of whether he believes me or not, but whether you are really not greedy for money and lustful, and does your monarch know that you are greedy for money and lustful?" Xu You had already come to the other party's side as he spoke, but

He stepped forward and held the other person's hand directly, then lowered his voice. "Zidu, take a step to speak..."

Wei Yue didn't take it seriously and directly ordered the troops to be careful and not to move without permission. Then he walked dozens of steps with the opponent to avoid it: "Mr. Ziyuan, please speak."

"Wei Zidu, you must have worked so hard today and returned without success... because I am a spy arranged by the Lord to be by Yuan Shao's side. The Yuan family has not been eliminated, so I cannot return! You will know this when you go back and ask!"

"

Wei Yue was stunned for a moment: "Mr. Ziyuan, could it be that he is deceiving me?"

"So what if I cheated on you?" Xu You asked with a sneer. "So what if I didn't cheat on you?"

Wei Yue became more and more shocked and at a loss.

"Let me ask you, based on my friendship with Gongsun Wenqi, I am not his spy. I will follow you back tonight without a position close to the staff or two thousand dan, right?" Xu You asked calmly and calmly.

"With Sir's intelligence and friendship with our Lord, it is indeed true." Wei Yue thought for a moment and simply admitted. "Otherwise, why would I be so polite to Sir?"

"Then let me ask you again, since letting you go will have a good result, why do I ask you to let me go and let me return to Liangqi?" Xu You continued to ask calmly.

"I don't know about that." Wei Yue laughed dryly for a moment. "I am a martial artist, and the only thing I can use is to perform meritorious service immediately. How can I understand Sir's thoughts?"

"You will definitely understand, because you and I share the same disease." Xu You turned around and glanced at the team behind him, then sneered and said with a twist of his tongue. "This matter is spread out, it is actually simple... Think about it, I have offended you before.

Dong Gongren and others happened to be in Yuan Shao's formation, so no matter whether they were spies or not, after this time, they would only have friendship but no achievements. And if so, how could I gain a foothold by Gongsun Wenqi's side? I'm afraid I would be taken down by then.

People are crowding out..."

Wei Yue suddenly realized: "Sir, what you said is reasonable."

"It's natural and reasonable, because the same is true for you Wei Zidu... I just said that you are greedy for money and lustful, is it a lie? Didn't you say it yourself when we drank together at Yuan's house in Luoyang, saying that you didn't want Lu Ziheng to see you? Your family gentleman

Hou Ye has been particularly unhappy with you all day long. In this case, if you want to gain a foothold by Gongsun Wenqi’s side in the future, you will also need to obtain more military exploits..."

Wei Yue sighed slightly, unable to refute.

"Forget it!" Xu You said sincerely when he saw this. "I won't hide it from you today, Wei Zidu. In fact, there is only a slight tacit understanding between me and General Wei, and there is no real spy agreement... It is precisely because of this that I want to go back.

Come to Yuan Shao and ask for great achievements! And if you can help me today, I will benefit from you in the future..."

"What happens in the future..." Wei Yue couldn't help but lower his head and chuckle.

"No one can say what will happen in the future, but you have actually achieved great military exploits today. What extra reward will you get if you catch me extra?" Xu You asked back. "In the end, I have no worries about my future, but you today

Trying to tie me up is just a futile effort to spite me... Instead, wait until I return to Liang period and take advantage of this defeat to gain Yuan Shao's trust. In the future, the right way is to gain more military exploits with you on the battlefield!"

Wei Yue's heart moved slightly.

"Zidu, you and I are both different. In the future, Gongsun Wenqi will become a big thing. If we want to be by his side, we should take care of each other." At this point, Xu You lowered his voice again. "Actually, I am fine.

Now... the world is peaceful, civil servants like me will always have the opportunity to continue to make meritorious deeds. Instead, I will save you, a mere warrior with all the problems. If you can't take advantage of the chaos in the world to make more contributions and get more rewards, then the world will be in trouble in the future.

Once it is pacified, what do you have to rely on to continue to maintain your current position?"

Wei Yue was stunned and speechless.

"That's it!" Xu You said, holding the opponent's gloved hand with both hands. "Let me go today... Go back and tell General Wei that I want to be his spy. He will definitely not blame you, but will

Maybe you can take this as your credit!"

Wei Yue raised his head and sighed, then lowered his head and took off the pair of fingerless gloves popular in Liaodong from his hands, and directly faced the opponent's palms: "Mr. Ziyuan, we have made an agreement that you must take care of me in the future... don't

Going east, there are still some people like me hunting enemy troops in the wilderness, and most of them are Xu Bojin's subordinates. Sir, I may not be able to talk about it... Go south, to Yecheng, or go around from the south

Just go to Liangqi in the past."

Xu You thanked him repeatedly.

A moment later, Wei Yue also returned to the encirclement, but he directly ordered the more than a hundred cavalry accompanying him to be spared: "Mr. Ziyuan is an old friend of the king, and some of you should know... Today is my business."

I will report it to you when I get back, so don’t ask, just pretend you haven’t seen me before and just follow me back to camp!”

"Zidu Gaoyi!" Xu You had also returned to Yuan Shao's side in the defeated army, but he raised his hands and shouted to each other, and then sternly ordered him to whom he was not sure. "Don't ask, just go south quickly!

"

From Yuan Shao on down, how could they dare to ask, they just bowed their heads.

The cavalrymen under Wei Yue all looked at each other in confusion, but since their superiors had orders on the battlefield, they could only get out of the way. Not to mention that they were just horses and horses, and they just came out to take advantage of the victory to get extra seizures... Since the net

On one side, Yuan's army was defeated and did not dare to hesitate. They took the opportunity to head south in panic.

But just as Guo Tu supported Yuan Shao, hid among the defeated troops, and quickly lowered his head and walked south, someone among Gongsun's cavalry who was preparing to return to camp directly lit a torch, and by the light of the fire, others fell.

, Wei Yue was attracted by the hair crown on Guo Tu's head. He glanced at it, but he was a little surprised.
To be continued...