Congtai has been the symbol of Zhao and Handan since the Warring States period. In addition www.biquge.info Congtai is also a symbol of the power of soldiers and horses. In the past, King Wuling of Zhao imitated the Hu people and introduced the method of Hufu cavalry and archery in the era of prevalent chariot warfare, and the training place at that time was Congtai.

And now, Congtai is the training place of the Yanbei Xiaoya Army.

Congtai is not so much a parade platform, more like a small city, surrounded by a moat formed by the water diversion outside, the inner city is six zhang high, all of which are rammed into solid earth, there are battlements and shooting platforms, and hundreds of rebels can be seen standing on both sides of the battlements with bows and crossbows, spears and spears.

It's a closed training ground!

Wei You followed Yanbei all the way through half of Handan City on his legs, and when he walked outside Congtai, he listened to the sound of the great martial arts coming from Congtai in the distance, and couldn't help but smile in his heart, and finally came.

Yan Bei brought himself here, must have been to give himself a dismount. Show yourself like the strength of the earth overlord.

However, along the way, Wei You's understanding of Yanbei has indeed reached a higher level. Handan City is not anything to talk about, it is nothing more than everything according to the previous decree, but Yan Bei dared to walk all the way through Handan City without a guard, and the people he met by chance in the streets and alleys would actually retreat to the side of the road and salute him with a smile.

I have to say that Yan Bei treated this rebel leader as if he were a real county leader, which was already worth Wei You's high look.

And when Wei You followed Yan Bei into Congtai, Deng Shi's eyes widened. Everything here is far from what he imagined!

He is from Youzhou, since ancient times, the hometown of Yan Zhao in Youji is the source of the world's strong soldiers, and now there are outstanding people like Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, and more than 1,000 white horses under his command can be described as elite, originally Wei You thought what kind of soldiers and horses he had not seen, and Yanbei's dismount could not intimidate him.

But after stepping into Congtai, he didn't think so anymore.

The soldiers and horses inside Congtai are completely different from the rebels outside!

This is a heavy infantry of nearly 2,000 people, everyone wears a layer of leather armor and a layer of large armor, each strong spirit, the armor weighing nearly 30 catties is worn on them as light as nothing, the lightly armed sword and shield pawn carries more than ten catties of big shield around the high platform and flies, and the foot soldiers holding more than a spear carry the armor and hold the soldiers to advance layer by layer, and even more...... The sergeant wearing two layers of armor and carrying a heavy crossbow and spear still moved freely!

"Yan, General Yan, those crossbowmen are fully armored, I'm afraid they will have to be seventy catties, right?"

Yan Bei took Wei You all the way up to the high platform, and in the top pavilion, he could see the entire Cong Tai, hearing Wei You's question, Yan Bei smiled, and pointed to the crossbowmen who were training and said: "A pair of big armor weighs forty catties, a heavy crossbow and thirty arrows weigh twenty-seven catties, a spear twelve catties, if you add an iron pocket, eighty catties." ”

Xiaoya into the army in February, under normal circumstances, it is difficult for soldiers to achieve this quality, but Yanbei's army is not a new army, but from the counties to put forward the most brave and good at fighting elite, although it is not yet possible to reach the elite soldiers and horses to be ten combat effectiveness, but in the physical fitness and equipment of the sergeants, Yanbei has the confidence to compete with the most cutting-edge armed forces in the whole world.

This has gone beyond the configuration of conventional sergeants, and now that the Eastern Han Dynasty has shown its decline, the Han army still maintains a policy of elite soldiers. Therefore, this army has not yet shown much specialness. But what Yanbei didn't know was that in the near future, the imperial power would fall, and soldiers and horses would rise up, and after the earliest power struggle, the warlords around the country would be able to raise more soldiers, but it would be difficult to come up with enough armor to equip them.

At that time, how much shock will the Snaptooth Army, which is now showing absolutely luxurious force, bring to the world?

Beckoning Wei You to sit down, Yan Bei asked: "Dare to ask Brother Wei, if Duke Liu of Youzhou sent you to see me, will you also send envoys to Su Fuyan, the king of Wuhuan, Qiu Liju and others at the same time to forgive their guilt?" ”

Asked about this kind of thing, Wei You was a little embarrassed, but this expression only flashed away, and then he said: "Yes, Liu Gong has already sent Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin brothers to visit Su Fuyan and Qiu Liju respectively, so that they can withdraw their troops and return to their territories." ”

Without waiting for Wei You to say anything more, Yan Bei closed his eyes and sighed, shook his head and said: "According to the virtue of the Wuhuan people, they plundered the Han land for several years, but I am afraid that as soon as the envoy says, they will go all the way north non-stop, Zhang Gong and Zhang Ju are afraid that they will not be able to stop them, without the arch guards of the Wuhuan people, with their thousands of soldiers and horses, I am afraid that the imperial court soldiers and horses will defeat them as soon as they come!" ”

"What General Yan said is extremely true."

Yan Bei got up and pointed to the trained soldiers and horses under the Cong Tai and asked again: "Brother Wei is watching Yan's soldiers all over the world, how is it?" ”

"General Yan's ordinary soldiers are enough to be compared with the veterans of the Han army, if there are more than 10,000 elite soldiers in Congtai, I am afraid it will not be difficult to defeat 100,000 Wuhuan people."

When Wei You saw the Xiaoya army in Yanbei, he naturally had some calculations in his heart, such two thousand people were enough to defeat 10,000 Wuhuan soldiers on the battlefield where they met on a narrow road!

"I want to send this army of soldiers and horses to Liu Gong Gong to defend Jixian County, together with all the people under Yan Mou's command and all the generals, all of them to Liu Gong." Yan Bei gritted his teeth, and said a little ruthlessly: "Yanbei has been crisscrossing Youji for more than a year, and he has left such a little family foundation, and he is willing to give it all to Liu Gong, the only thing he wants is that Liu Gong will accept our troops and horses into Youzhou in the spring of the next year, whether it is to drive them to fight, let them disarm and return to the field, I hope that Liu Gong can properly settle them." ”

"Zhongshan Zhang Gong is kind to Yan, even if he is bound to lose, even if the Wuhuan people forget their righteousness when they see profit, Yan can't watch Zhang Gong fall into a defeated and die situation. Although Yan has lived little in this life, he will also cross Jizhou for more than 300 days because of fate, attack the city and seize the land, recruit good men to fight under his command, capture more than 20 cities, and defeat tens of thousands of enemy troops. ”

"However, my sons and daughters are working hard for someone, and I must not mistake the lives of others. Yan is a native of Liaodong, and has heard the virtuous name of Liu Gong, if they can be entrusted to the hands of Liu Gong, not seeking wealth but seeking no disasters in the second half of his life, Yan will be able to look at it under Jiuquan in the future. I also hope that when Brother Wei returns to Jixian County, he can truthfully relay Liu Gong's wishes, as for whether it is all up to Liu Gong's decision, if there is an afterlife, he will vote for Liu Gong's disciple as a dog, and he is also willing to repay Liu Gong's kindness! ”

"This ...... Could it be that General Yan still has to fight for the rebels? Wei You heard that Yan Bei's words had sprouted the will of life and death, and couldn't help but say in a hurry: "General Yan, that traitor is bound to lose, it is not a secret, when he set off, the imperial court has sent Zhonglang General Meng Yi to lead more than 10,000 troops to Yuyang, and the governor Sun Zan also led the army to lead 3,000 cavalry to attack, why did you go north at this time and miss your life!" ”

It is also interesting to say that when Wei You began to hear that Yan Bei wanted to lead thousands of people to Liu Yu's disciples, he was still unwilling. But at this moment, I learned that Yanbei just wanted to plan for the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command from the beginning, and he had already made a plan to go north alone, but he felt sorry for Liu Yu.

Yan Bei is not said to be talented, but looking at his leading troops and training, even in terms of character, he is not inferior to those in Youzhou, and his achievements in training soldiers are not weaker than the governor Sun Zan in Wei You's opinion.

Such a person, if he can work under Liu Yu with peace of mind, it is not a beautiful talk.

"Brother Wei doesn't need to say much, although Yan doesn't understand righteousness and is not a hero, he also understands what it means to believe in words and what it means to be fruitful in deeds. In the past, I had a dirty relationship with Zhang Gong, but Zhang Gong was not concerned, and even still regarded Yan as a general, only asking Yan to live up to him. This kind of grace is the same as reinvention. If there is no Zhang Gong, how can Yanbei be majestic now? Although Yan did not help Zhang Gong to break the enemy's bravery, he still had a fight with Zhang Gongjun and his ministers, and he could still do it to serve him! ”

Wei You pursed his lips, opened his mouth but didn't say anything in the end, just got up and walked to the side, slowly bowed down, and said with a serious face: "When I return to Jixian County next time, I will definitely entrust the heart of a strong man to Liu Gong, and I will say something for a strong man." However, with Liu Gong's benevolence, the strong man does not have to worry, no matter whether it is successful or not, he will treat your subordinates well! ”

Yan Bei nodded heavily, then got up and said, "Thank you!" ”

Seeing that Wei You's face was still a little unbearable, he smiled and comforted him: "You don't have to care about this matter, as long as you can truthfully inform Liu Gong of Yan's wishes at that time." What Liu Gong wants is the stability of the border county, what the people want is to avoid the disaster of war, what Zhang Gong wants to raise troops to export evil anger, and what Yan wants is just the heart of benevolence. ”

"If this can be done, then everyone can get what they want, and everyone is happy, so why not?"

Wei You shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said to Yan Bei again: "I used to think that this kind of bearing could only be cultivated by the heirs of the famous crown clan, but I didn't want to see you in this martial arts platform today, you are a figure like Tian Heng in the Han Dynasty, if your subordinates know that you have such a bearing, where will they not serve you." Wei sighed to himself that he was not as good as you! Since you have something to ask, Wei is not easy to persuade, if you really die in the north, Wei will collect the body for you, and worship incense every year. ”

"Hahaha! So very good, when Yan was on the ground for 20 years, he played the current situation with both hands, so that he could be fed and clothed, if there were still people to worship every year in the ground, what more could the husband ask for? ”

Yan Bei and Lu Yi didn't talk very happily on Congtai last time, but this time although they and Wei You have only known each other for a day here, they are like confidants and friends who have known each other for several years.

In any era, in any period, character is always a prerequisite for people's fellowship. In Wei You's view, Yanbei had a grudge against Zhang Chun when he was in power, but he helped him even at the cost of his life when he lost power, which can be called Gao Yi.

The more he admired Yanbei, the more unwilling he was to let him die alone. Such a man should live, live among his friends.

Wei You hoped that he could really survive and be loyal to Liu Yu. If the virtuous Liu Yu can have a heart-to-heart relationship with him, at least the land of Youzhou can be added to an insurance, and there is such a figure who will save the mansion to stay in Youzhou, which is enough to bless hundreds of thousands of people in Youzhou!