Xie Yi jumped outside the dense forest and scolded Xiao Yuandong for not preaching morality, and even gathered his own subordinates and prepared to rush back to the forest.

This time, the generals went out to hunt for merit, although his performance was still excellent, but who had too much merit. What's more, the capture of war horses is already among the best among many deeds, and if he can obtain hundreds of war horses, the merit will be much higher than when he killed a slave protector earlier.

After all, the slaves were rampant in the local military positions, and as long as the slave generals had a few hundred thousand soldiers, they could get the title of a general, or the position of a protector or city lord. If it weren't for the prestige of the slaves, it would be nothing at all, nothing more than a fishy slave head.

But War Horse is different, in the past in Huainan, the demand for this aspect is not too large. However, once the Huaishui River was crossed, the shortcomings of the Huainan Army in this regard were exposed. The cavalry was too small to form a large-scale impact, so it had to rely on the support and supply of the navy, and the dependence on the waterways was too serious.

Xie Yi and the others have been wandering in the land of Huaibei recently, and they have also been trapped by this, and they obviously feel that those slave soldiers have also seen through the shortcomings of the Huainan Army, and their activity area is as far away from the waterway as possible, and it is becoming more and more difficult to meet suitable opponents. And even if they encounter each other's battles, once the war is unfavorable, the slave soldiers can rely on their mobility and quickly get out of the battle, and it is extremely difficult to completely annihilate them.

If there are enough war horses to organize a large group of cavalry, the Huainan army's recent results in harassing the enemy in this realm will be far more than several times better than the current one!

However, no matter how Xie Yi scolded, there was no sound in the dense forest. He couldn't really lead the crowd to attack it, and he was a little helpless for a while.

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

Seeing this, Xie Yi was even more angry, and rushed up to raise his fist to fight. But Xiao Yuandong looked complacent, and said with a smile: "What are you arguing about here, you don't feel tired, but let the villagers of Huaibei see that my Wang Division's departments are not harmonious, and I didn't say that I won't take you on a ride." ”

Xie Yi's eyes were still angry at the beginning, and when he rushed closer, he heard Xiao Yuandong's words, his raised arm suddenly stopped, his clenched fist was also stretched, his palm was gently brushed on Xiao Yuandong's shoulder, and he said warmly: "Yuandong, what are you talking about?" Between you and me, is this the only thing to say? I got the news of your emergency earlier, I am burned inside, and my liver and gallbladder are ......."

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

"It's just a matter of reviewing the past, and I'm not scolding you. Like you and me, who are not as shameless as Yu San and Shen Wu, they must always be diligent in their skills and take each other as arms in order to compete for one or two. ”

Xie Yi laughed dryly, his demeanor was extremely docile, his hands were weak, and his face was flattering: "I don't know what the villager said about hunting horses, I don't know what it ...... to say."

"Isn't this the only thing to say between you and me? I'd like to hear if there's anything else to say, you can say. ”

Xiao Yuandong smiled after hearing this, this time he finally had a bargaining chip to hold Xie Yi, thinking that this kid had returned to the camp earlier to show off a lot in front of him, he had a great feeling of exhalation and raising his eyebrows.

Xie Yi's eyebrows trembled, knowing that this kid was bound to take advantage of this to embarrass him, his face was just an external object to him, but he was expelled from the forest at the beginning, and he didn't know how much he could get. If he only had one or twenty war horses, it would be a pity for him to lose his face. And it won't be finished, and in the future, this bad friend will definitely laugh at it endlessly.

After a slight change of thought in his heart, Xie Yi straightened his waist, with a blank and indifferent expression, and said proudly: "Since you don't want to talk more, it's useless to be reluctant." I, Xie Wuyi, am not a nobody in this Huai domain now, and my merits are self-inflicted, and there is no difficulty for a strong man. ”

"You're worried that you're getting too little to bow your head, right? I might as well tell you one or two, if it can be done this time, the town may be able to gather another army of cavalry, and if you are willing to come under my command at that time, this is also easy to say. ”

Xiao Yuandong laughed even louder, and his demeanor was full of complacency.

When Xie Yi heard this, his eyes were already bright, and he quickly asked, "Could it be that you can get thousands of war horses?" You're not lying to me? ”

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

Xiao Yuandong laughed, then frowned: "Earlier you said that I was immoral? ”

"That's right, but if you change it, you don't have to blame yourself."

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

At this time, Xie Yi had an indifferent look on his face, and smiled: "You have to be more respectful and carefully tell me what the villagers told you, and then I will consider whether to help you achieve this." Do you think that you can achieve this miracle by relying on what you have to do alone? ”

"Xie Er, you ......"

Xiao Yuandong felt that he still underestimated Xie Yi's shamelessness, and he was angry for a while, but after a little muttering, he sneered: "That's it, you and I are also the same, adding you not much, abandoning you a lot." Thinking about it this way, it would be more appropriate for me to go to Yu San to discuss this matter. ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked back to the forest, while Xie Yi behind him had a stiff face, and after a while, he had become resentful, and his tone turned sad: "Xiao Lang'an forbears abandoning me? Yu San is just a murderer, how can he be more worried than you and me! You have been trapped so far, who has saved you? I'm a momentary gaffe, but don't you know what my heart is? ”

Xiao Yuandong listened to his tone, and suddenly felt creepy, and when he turned around and waved his hand: "If you want to share the food, stop immediately!" Come up obediently and help me send these villagers back to camp tomorrow, and then talk about the rest. ”

"It's all up to you!"

Xie Yi came up with a smile, and squeezed his eyebrows again, and at the same time did not forget to say a few bad words about Yu Manzhi: "Yu San, that madman, has the potential of his father-in-law to fight, and he has been crazy recently." If you conspire with him, Yuandong, it will only increase his madness. How can you and I work side by side to achieve great achievements, and then let others know who is the hero! ”

"You are not much more humble than he is!"

Xiao Yuandong pursed the corners of his mouth and glanced at Xie Yi.

"Yes, yes! I'm a dolphin, and I don't know how heavy it is. Fortunately, Liangyou is elegantly inclusive, so that it will not be difficult to return, and it will change in the future, and be a humble person! ”

Xie Yi nodded again and again, with a look of self-remorse, and squinted his eyes and asked carefully, "Is there really so much horsepower?" But how can such a big event be known by ordinary villagers? ”

"That Liu Di and Liu Erlang are not ordinary rural customs, I plan to introduce him into our department, not as an ordinary pawn. Haha, Xie Er, you have a bad reputation, you can't recruit such a wise man to vote! ”

Xiao Yuandong talked about Liu Di's many abilities without showing off, and stabbed Xie Yi a few words by the way, and the resentment in his heart earlier was suddenly swept away.

Xie Yi is still looking forward to hunting with Xiao Yuandong for great success at the moment, although he is already quite indignant in his heart after hearing this, he still responds frequently.

The two returned to the forest and sat back to the flat camp made by the villagers in the woods, at this time, by the light of the bonfire, they found that although the camp was not lacking in simplicity, it was quite orderly, so they were also quite curious about Liu Di, a villager who was admired by Xiao Yuandong.

At this time, Xiao Yuandong no longer regarded Liu Di as an ordinary villager, and it was used with a knife, and after sitting down, he called the person to the front, and asked him to repeat what he said before, so that he and Xie Yi could discuss it. The old friendship with each other is deep, and ordinary jokes are harmless, but they still know the importance of business.

So Liu Di continued to tell again, which is related to his old career.

What he said earlier about foraging for food with his relatives was actually in the early years when Zhao Zhushi Le had not yet unified the Central Plains, he had made a boat in Gepi near Runan and wanted to attack Sima Rui, the king of Langya, who had not yet been established in Jiangbiao at that time. At that time, his family was also a giant family in the township, so the family wealth and people were requisitioned by the slaves. Later, when the slaves returned to the Northland, the family had no choice but to leave their homeland with the army.

The family was trapped in the slave department, and later left the army, so they sold smuggled horses and worked as bandits in the Northland. At that time, there were still Han Zhao and Shi Zhao in the north, and they could live between the cracks. Later, Han Zhao was destroyed in Guanzhong, and Shi Zhao increased the power of the purge, and the betrayal of his subordinates, their gang was broken, 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 adhered to his last wish and finally escorted the bones back to his hometown, although the countryside has long been different, but it is finally a fallen leaf and returned to his roots.

"I heard that the Jiangdong Marquis Shen's commander had recovered Huainan, and I originally planned to join the army after the funeral, but I didn't expect that the body had not moved, and the catastrophe was coming. I can't bear to abandon the villagers, so I can only be taken captive here. ”

After a little sigh, Liu Dicai said again: "When I went out to buy goods a year ago, I occasionally saw an old man who worked with him in the early years, and he was working as a horse in the state supervisor. Cattle, horses, and livestock are mostly used in Zhuyi, between the city fathers. The old man invited me, but he refused because he did not want to be used again. The slaves have no horse politics, and they are all used for captivity. Today, the king has few horses, and the small people are willing to spy on the truth and get a little information for the general to choose. ”

When Xie Yi heard this, he realized why Xiao Yuandong was so complacent, this is definitely not a trivial matter of thirty or fifty horses! You must know that at present, the slave soldiers of Qianjun are already collecting and consuming for the upcoming army, and it is conceivable that if this thing can be done, the gains will be unimaginable!

Previously, he was full of confidence and thought that Xiao Yuandong couldn't do without him, but after listening to Liu Di, he found that even if he was added, it would be difficult for them to operate such a big thing with their two manpower alone, and they didn't even dare to try! If there is a chance of success in this matter, but if you startle the snake, it is absolutely impossible to succeed, and then they will not be a question of merit, but a big mistake!

Thinking of this, Xie Yi hated itchy, he didn't believe that Xiao Yuandong didn't know, all they could do was to report this matter, and they didn't dare to try it privately. This kid is clearly still cheating on him, but the matter is not as small as he thought before, but big beyond their ability!

"Very good! Xiao Yuandong, I wrote down this matter! ”

Xie Yi glared at Xiao Yuandong hatefully, thinking of his previous low posture, he felt blushing and was deeply ashamed.

Xiao Yuandong laughed when he heard this, his demeanor could be described as pleasant, and when he saw Xie Yi's eyes sweeping over Liu Di again, he couldn't help but be vigilant: "What do you want to do?" ”

"I'm thinking, you're probably going to have a good time. If what Liu Di said is true and can help make this happen, the horse may not put him under the brigade for dispatch. ”

Xie Yi whispered in Xiao Yuandong's ear, and when he saw Xiao Yuandong's expression change slightly, he was entangled, and his mood improved, and then he turned his head to ask Liu Di what he had experienced in the north.

Nothing happened that night, and the next morning they set out for the river.

The Huainan Army has its own follow-up supplies, but there is no need to covet these rations from the villagers, and they have finally been able to eat well for many days, so these villagers are also in excellent spirits, and there is a kind of happiness in being saved, and they are all happy to see where they will be arranged in the future. Anyway, no matter how bad it is, it can't be worse than being driven to death by the slaves earlier.

It was almost noon, and the group joined the navy, which could be regarded as safe for the time being. Xie Yi took the first step and rushed to the temporary camp in the south to inform for help, while Xiao Yuandong escorted him slowly.

After two more days, they arrived at the temporary camp of their army in Huaibei. The scale of this camp is not small, it was originally a river bay on the whirlpool, there are several water dams built by the villagers near the left, recently because the king is here, and recruit the villagers to swim and eat more and excavate, so far a large area of the harbor has been formed, it is a water village shared by the Xuzhou army and the Huainan army, dozens of large and small warships are berthed, and there are thousands of soldiers who come and go.

The villagers naturally have soldiers outside who are responsible for the guidance and placement, Xiao Yuandong can't even wait for the handover to be clear, leaving Xing Yue in charge, and he is impatient to lead Liu Di and others to the camp. Halfway through, I saw Xie Yi greet him with a cheap smile, and Yu Manzhi was accompanied by him. The two hooked their shoulders, their expressions were both narrow and eccentric, and Xie Yi seemed to have long forgotten many things about his contempt for Yu Manzhi.

"What did you do?"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuandong already felt a little bad in his heart, his face was full of suspicion, and he glared at Xie Yi angrily.

Xie Yi laughed, then turned his head to Yu Manzhi and smiled: "Look at this kid, he seems to be a poor man who is rich and rich, and he has a thousand daughters, and everyone seems to have bad intentions." ”

And Yu Manzhi also laughed and said: "You still have to be considerate, Yuandong is not easy, there are many rushes, but you get little, and you are unwilling to come to Japan under my command." Haha, it's inevitable! Earlier, I should have attached a slave master, attacked me back and forth, killed and captured in a row, gained hundreds of dollars, and accumulated more merit, but it was not a moment to catch up! ”

Listening to the two of them singing and harmonizing, Xiao Yuandong felt even more uncomfortable, and after a turn of his eyes, he sneered: "Yu San, you are really vulgar and stupid!" The day before yesterday, Xie Er also told me that if you are not in charge of the army, you will be at the end of the accumulation of merit, and it will be impossible to jump forward! ”

When Yu Manzhi heard this, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and his arm was withdrawn from Xie Yi's shoulder, looking at it with an unkind face.

"He's provoking ......"

"How dare you say you haven't said anything like that?"

"Then you still say ......"

Hearing these two people arguing, Yu Manzhi's face became even darker, and he said angrily: "You mediocre people still have the face to ridicule me? In the coming day, the camp will be my pawn, and you will still be arrogant at that time! Besides, I have to be loved by my own father-in-law, so what's so ridiculous? On the contrary, it is Shen Yun's raccoon dog ......"

Several people were making a fuss here, and a cold snort suddenly sounded on the side: "You are all already the choice of the commander, but you are still talking so wildly, what do you want to let the soldiers and teachers do?" ”

As he spoke, Shen Mu came from the rear, wearing bright light armor, and there were forty or fifty personal soldiers accompanying him in the rear, which could be described as majestic, not angry and self-threatening. Seeing this, several people were busy reining in their smiles, not daring to laugh anymore. Having said that, the reason why they have been so keen on accumulating merit and striving for progress recently is most likely forced by Shen Mu's swagger!

"Which one is Liu Di and Liu Erlang?"

Shen Mu shocked these people, and then turned to look at the villagers behind Xiao Yuandong, and when Liu Di came out to salute, his face was slightly gentle, and he beckoned to him and said, "You are not in a position now, but you don't have to be formal." I led these commanders to be a bit prodigal, if you are lazy, don't care. Do you need to take a break? If not, can you follow me to the general now? ”

After Liu Erlang heard this, he was busy and responded respectfully, and went with him. Shen Mu pointed at Xiao Yuandong again and said, "Yuandong, you can come too." ”

"Which general?"

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

"The colt has just entered the camp ......"

Xie Yixing came up and said with a smile.

When Xiao Yuandong heard this, his face turned dark: "You reported it?" ”

"Haven't had time to ...... yet"

Xie Yi said with regret, but he also frankly did not deny that he did have this idea. What does it mean that he can't recruit Magi to vote? He was happy to see Xiao Yuandong also rejoicing.

"What nonsense! If you have nothing to do, you can quickly return to the camp to rest, and later all the armies will gather here, and then they will have to vacate the barracks for the new division! ”

Shen Mu turned around and scolded in a low voice, and when several people heard this, their eyes flickered, and they leaned up and asked in a low voice, "All the armies are gathering here, is there a big hunt?" ”

"This is not something you should consider, if you want to know the military situation as early as possible, you will work hard to improve in the future. One by one, I don't know what to say, when will I be able to supervise the military horses and learn the secret! ”

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

After a few people left, Yu Manzhi said angrily: "Look at his crazy state, but he has reached one step first, and there is no one in his eyes!" It's just a few years older, and I'm now the top of the accumulators, and I'm not so crazy! When he returns to the capital in the future, if he has less money, no one should borrow him! ”

"You are not much more humble than he is!"

The corners of Xie Yi's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he looked at Yu Man with a disdainful face.