The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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With the permission of their parents, Xin Ai, Xin Ping, and Xin Pi began to select people from the guests, disciples, and slaves in the family early the next morning.

Before the selection, Xin Ping and Xin Pi asked Xin Ai for his opinion and asked him how many people he wanted to bring.

Xin Ai replied, "Twenty rides are enough."

Xin Ping said, "Twenty riders?"

Xin Pi asked, "Are you going to bring only knights and no infantry?"

"Exactly. There are 100,000 thieves, and there are only 2,000 people under Xun Ju's tent. The guests, disciples, and slaves in my clan together, four or five hundred people, even if I take them all away, I will kill the thieves. Words don't do much. Instead, it's better to bring only brave knights."

What Xin Ai said makes sense. Xun Zhen had only 2,000 people, and Bo Cai had a hundred thousand people. Even if he brought all the people who could be used in the clan, it would only add a few hundred more people to Xun Zhen. There is little difference between 2,000 people versus 100,000 people and 2,000 people versus 100,000 people. Rather than that, it is better to bring only brave knights. Soldiers are not expensive.

Xin Ping and Xin Pi approved his opinion after consideration.

When I helped defend the city a few days ago, there were many people from the various clans in the city, and the Xin family also sent some guests, disciples, and slaves. They were all brave and reliable, and they were selected from these people. First select those who can ride and shoot, about 30 people. From these thirty people, those who have parents but no brothers do not want them, and those who are injured or sick do not want them. In the end, twenty-three people were selected.

Xin Ai put on leather armor, hung up his long sword, and led the twenty-three people to worship under the tree in the courtyard, saying goodbye to his parents.

The parents sat in the hall and received their worship. Afterwards, they dressed up and came out of the hall. They helped Xin Ai and others up one by one, and sent them out with Xin Ping, Xin Pi and other clansmen.

Xin Ping and Xin Pi wanted to send Xin Ai to Xun Zhen's camp, but the parents stopped inside the house and stopped them from going out. Xin Ping and Xin Pi didn't understand what they meant, and their parents didn't explain it. It wasn't until Xin Ai led the 23 people away and disappeared on the street corner that they said, "Yu Lang has the ambition to be a hero in the world, and sacrificed his life to take risks. This is what a man does, why should you follow the way of a woman?"

Xin Ai led twenty-three people, went out the door, went up the long street, and went straight out of the city, attracting many eyes along the way.

"Isn't this Yu Lang of the Xin family? Wearing armor and a sword, riding a horse, what is this for?"

"He went to the east. Outside the East City Gate is where Xun Jue was training new soldiers. Could it be that he is going to join the army and go south?"

"Fleeing to the south? Ah, if that's the case, that's amazing!"

Xin Ai is beautiful. Whenever he goes out, women often follow him. Hearing others guess that he is going to join the army, the women who are chasing him admire him more and more. to his horse. However, Xin Ai is not good at women's lust, and does not look sideways, just rushing the horse and leaving them far behind.

When approaching the city gate, they encountered a carriage. Xin Ai drove past the car.

A man in the car lifted the curtain of the car, looked out, saw the back of Xin A leading the crowd passing by, looked behind the car, and saw many women on the street either dancing in surprise, or screaming in disbelief. : "Who is this?"

A woman on the side replied, "Only one man in Yangzhai can cause such a scene when he travels in the whole city. It must be the Yulang of the Xin family."

Although the man who spoke earlier was not from Yangzhai, he had been to Yangzhai several times and heard the name of Xin Ai. He tutted his tongue in admiration and said, "I don't know how beautiful this Xin Yulang is, but he actually caused the women in the city to go crazy. It's a pity, I didn't see his face just now."

"Listening to the screams of the women on the street, he seems to be going out of the city to join the army. Since the husband wants to see his appearance, we can hurry up to the city, or we can meet."

The two people in the dialogue are Fei Chang's brother Fei Tong and Fei Tong's wife Chi Chi. After Yang Zhai cleared the siege two days ago, Fei Chang was worried about their safety and picked them up from the village. As soon as they arrived in Yangzhai, they heard that Xun Zhen was going south to attack thieves, and then they heard that he was training troops in the east of the city. The two of them grew up in the countryside, they didn't know much, and they had never seen what it was like to train soldiers, so they planned to go to the city to see.

Fei Tong nodded and said yes, and said, "Okay!" He urged the driver to drive quickly to the place where he climbed the city. Fei Chang sent two servants to serve the two of them, and the guards recognized them and did not dare to stop them. When he got to the top of the city, Fei Tong held down the battlements impatiently, looked down, and saw Xin Ai and twenty-three people crossing the moat bridge.

Maid Chi didn't look at Xin Ai, but looked from a distance to the training ground in the distance.

On the high platform in the field, a man dressed in black, wearing a high crown, knelt and sat under the flag of the general. To the left and right of this man, two soldiers stood with red flags. Beside this man, another soldier stood with a sword in hand. Under the stage, there were more than 20 knights in armor standing opposite each other.

In front of the high platform, on the vast field: 2,000 people are divided into seven or eight places, or practice formation, or practice flag and drum, or practice crossbow shooting, or practice force. Shouting to kill, the sound of golden drums shook the ground, and the dust filled the air. Although the sound was loud, it was seen from a distance from the top of the city, and the whole was orderly.

Maid Chi thought: "The person kneeling and sitting under the banner must be Xun Zhen."

She guessed right, this person is Xun Zhen.

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Xun Zhen was sitting on his knees/on the stage watching the new soldiers and Ding Zhuang practice, and a soldier came to report: "Xin Ai, please see me."

"Xin Ai?"

"He brought more than 20 people and said that he was going to join the army and go south."

Xin Ai is lazy by nature, and because he is favored by his clan, he is often outspoken when he talks to others, saying whatever comes to his mind. For those who are not familiar with him, he seems to be "arrogant". Laziness, arrogance, and unpleasant temperament.

Xun Zhen had known him for many years, and knew a lot about his temperament. He had also been "offended" many times by him. Although he didn't mind, he was also a headache. Now that he heard that he brought people here and wanted to join the army south, he was startled. , but got up overjoyed and said, "Yu Lang is here? Okay, okay! Quickly take my horse, I want to welcome him!"

With so many wealthy families in the city, Xin Ai was the first and possibly the only one who came to join the army and wanted to go south from him. It's so rare. Moreover, the Xin clan was not only a gentry, but also an in-law of the Xun clan. No matter from which aspect, Xun Zhen should be welcomed.

Moreover, Xin Ai, who was defending the city a few days ago, also left Xunzhen to "fight the thieves" and rescued Wen Pin once in the battle with the "thief soldiers". Ruoyan's ability to fight on foot is not as good as Xu Zhong and Liu Deng. , but compared to riding and archery, he is better than Xu and Liu, and he can be regarded as a brave general.

Compared to these advantages, his unpleasant temperament is nothing more than a minor flaw worth mentioning.

After getting off the high platform, Xun Zhen ordered Cheng Yan: "Go and call Gongda and Zhicai."

Xi Zhicai was training the hundreds of people. Xun You, on the other hand, patrolled the songs of the new pawns.

The two of them came quickly.

Xun Zhen said, "Yu Lang has brought someone to join the army, let's go meet him."

Xun You was very surprised and sighed: "Zhenzhi, I heard that we and others are heading south, and the city is full of clothes and crowns, and only Yulang has come. In times of crisis, only show heroes!"

Xi Zhicai and Xin Ai have known each other for many years, so they are not surprised. He smiled and said, "Yu Lang is a brave man. I knew he would come!"

The three mounted their horses and met Xin Ai outside the moat.

The two sides met and dismounted from their horses.

Xun Zhen stepped forward quickly, held Xin Ai's hand, laughed and said: "In the past, the old prefect went to spring, and many handsome and handsome people in my county followed him, and the minister was also among them. At that time, I was in Xixiang. When I came to my hometown, I talked about shooting and hunting. , Qing sighed: 'I learned fencing at a young age, and I practiced archery fifteen years ago. I feel that I have gained something. !'

"At that time, I knew that Qing had great ambitions. A few days ago, the thieves were besieging the city, Qing lightly armed with bows, galloping among the thieves, firing from left and right, defeating the thieves and soldiers, rushing to save Zhongye, as if entering no man's land. Call: 'General of the United States'. Now I am heading south, and you are here to help me again! Now that you have the emperor, it will be easy to pacify thieves!"

Just like what Xin Ai said to the parents of the Xin family, Xin Ai's friends were all Yingjie from this county, and he didn't care about Xun Zhen at first, thinking that he was just an ordinary person, but then he first went from the old prefect of Yin Xiu Xingchun to Xixiang, and saw it with his own eyes. After arriving at Xun Zhen's popularity in Xixiang, and then seeing Xun Zhen's bravery and ability to lead troops in the defense of the city a few days ago, this completely changed his perception of Xun Zhen.

Although he changed his perception of Xun Zhen, his arrogant temperament was difficult to change. He freed Xun Zhen's hand, put one hand on the saddle, and the other with the whip, leaning on the horse and smiling: "I am only one person, and there are no more than twenty people with guests and servants. It's up to you, Xun Zhenzhi!" He raised his whip, pointed at Xi Zhicai and Xun You, and said, "Zhi Cai and Gongda, both of you are not as brave as me, and you both dare to go south from Zhenzhi, let alone me? Let’s try it out and see who has the most credit!”

Everyone laughed in unison.

Although the Xin clan was a member of the Yangzhai clan, they were not generals. They had good bows, arrows and swords, but not so many armors and war horses. Only half of the twenty-four people including Xin Ai rode on horses, and a dozen or so wore armor. Xun Zhen was not wealthy, so he immediately sent people to the prefecture, and also brought some war horses and fine armor from the prefect of Wen, and gave them to Xin A, making up twenty-four cavalry.

Since the guests were assigned to the officers of each group, Xun Zhen's cavalry was only left with the twenty-odd personal guards. Now, with Xin A's twenty-four cavalry, the power in terms of mobility has been greatly improved. Replenish. If used properly, it can also be a miracle soldier.

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On the top of the city, the maid Chi watched Xun Zhen and Xin A meet from a distance.

Xin Ai's beauty further set off Xun Zhen's heroism, and she was heartbroken.

Maid Chi grew up in the township and rarely saw the children of famous clansmen. She had a good impression of Xun Zhen, otherwise she would not have reminded Xun Zhen at Zhang Zhi's "Hongmen Banquet" and warned him. Hongyan originally loved heroes, but now she hears that he is going south to save the five counties in Runan, and she loves it even more.

Not knowing what his wife was thinking, Fei Tong watched the scene of military training in the distance with great interest, and said, "It's really lively and beautiful!" The maid Chi gave Xun Zhen twice, looked at Xun Zhen from a distance, and thought to herself, "Bless Xun Jun this time. Go south, you can break the thief and triumph!"

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Fei Tong didn't know what the maid was thinking, and neither did Xun Zhen.

After arranging for Xin Ai to wait for twenty-four cavalry, he invited Xin Ai to take the stage, sit with him, and watch the new soldiers practice together.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai each returned to the court to continue what they had just done.

Xin Ai noticed that the 2,000 people in the training ground had different training contents. He asked Xun Zhen, "Why are there those who practice in formation, those who are discerning, and those who practice archery?"

Xun Zhen replied: "It is the iron officials and slaves who are training the queue. They have already learned the flag and drum. Today, they are playing the sound of the golden drum and ordering from the flag to practice advancing and retreating. Zhuang, they were just classified as Shiwu yesterday, and they didn't know the name and strength yet, so they learned it today. Xu Zhongqu, who learned archery, is a slap in the face. When facing the enemy, they don't need to go to the front enemy. The crossbow needs to be fired at the rear, so today I don’t practice lining up, I specialize in volley shooting.”

"I see!"

Xin Ai watched the arena, and noticed that Xun You and Xi Zhicai would point someone out from time to time during their inspections and drills. After these people are out of the queue, they will be led by a special person to sit together on the left side of the high platform.

At this time, about a dozen people had gathered on the left side of the stage. There were also people on the right side of the stage, and there were even more people. About 40 or 50 people sat together.

He asked, "Zhenzhi, why don't these people participate in the drill?"

"These are the people I'm going to use."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Yu Lang, have you read "The Art of War of Taigong"?"

"Tai Gong's Art of War" is "Six Tao". At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhang Liang got a book from an old man, which is this book. This book of war was very famous in the Han Dynasty. Xin Ai replied, "I have read it."

"There is an article "Training Shi" in "The Art of Taigong". In this article, King Wu of Zhou asked Taigongwang: 'What is the method of training troops?' How did Taigongwang answer?"

Xin Ai suddenly realized, and said: "In the army, there are those who are brave, who dare to die, and who are happy to be injured. Those who have a long sword with a strange appearance, and who are connected to the ranks of the military, gather as one soldier, called the brave man, ... 'Yunyun. Zhenzhi, you plan to train a fine soldier according to this, these people are your choice Is there a warrior who came out with a knife?"

"Exactly. The people on the left side of Taiwan are the brave and violent soldiers selected from the iron officials, slaves and Ding Zhuang."

"What about the one on the right?"

"The one on the right side of the stage is the 'dare to die'."

"'The man who dares to die'." Xin Ai recited it twice in silence, and said, "'The children of those who have a death will want to take their revenge into one soldier, and they are called the man who dares to die.' I know, these Everyone has hatred for thieves."

"The sons of those who have died want to take revenge with them, and they will gather together as one soldier, and they are called warriors who dare to die." This sentence is also Taigongwang's answer to King Wu of Zhou. After "The Brave".

"That's right. The 800 people Zhong Gongcao recruited for me are mostly people from the north of the county. Bocai thieves are everywhere, and the north of the county is also harmed. Many of these people have relatives who were harmed by the thieves. This morning, Zhicai selected 50 brave warriors who were both grief-stricken and courageous. I am going to make them into a team and give them a name, which is called 'The Expendables'."

Xun Zhen paused, glanced at the left of the stage, and then said: "The people on the left of the stage, I also plan to select fifty people, and they will also be organized into a team, named 'The Blade Team'. The two teams were combined into one tun, and this tun was named 'Tang Array Tun'."

Prefect Wen only gave Xun Zhen five days of training time. With this amount of time, he could only let the new soldiers and Ding Zhuang learn some simple orders. After fighting the enemy, they might not be defeated, but it would be difficult to win. . At this time, you have to rely on the dead to fall into the battle.

Originally, the guests under Xunzhen's gate and the people trained in Fanyang Pavilion were enough to be used as dead soldiers, but now they have other important responsibilities, and they are the backbone of the new army, and they cannot be used. Therefore, Xun Zhen could only think of another way. This "trapping" is the way he came up with it.

Xin Ai nodded and said: "With these hundred people, plus my twenty-three cavalry, plus your personal guard more than 20 cavalry, there are more than 150 brave and daring cavalry, Zhenzhi, this is Pan Nan down has one more chance of winning."

Xun Zhen smiled slightly, her face was calm, as if she was winning, she thought in her heart, "I hope so!"

Xun You and Xi Zhicai selected very carefully, and it was only in the evening that they had selected fifty men who would fall into battle.

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As the sun went down, the day's practice was over, and Zhuqu returned to camp.

After the meal, just like the previous two days, the officers from each Qu team gathered in Xunzhen's tent to discuss the gains and losses of today's training. After the discussion, they learned from the experience and lessons~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Practice details for tomorrow. After this council meeting, the officers scattered back to the battalions. Xun Zhen called Xin Ai, took Cheng Yan and other personal guards, and went to the camp again.

This has to be put in the first two days. After the camp tour, there is nothing to worry about. There is one more thing today.

After returning from the camp, Xun Zhen summoned a hundred people from the newly formed "dead array" to the front of the tent, and then called Liu Deng to appoint Liu Deng to be the head of the colony in public. After the appointment, he brought Liu Deng to inquire about the names and origins of these hundred people one by one, and the "dare to die" who had relatives who were killed by "thieves". A man in battle", he generously encouraged him.

Finally, he said to the hundred people: "The princes are selected from two thousand people. The ancients said: 'Those with more than 10,000 people are called heroes, those with a thousand people are called handsome, those with a hundred people are called outstanding, and those with ten people are called outstanding. The so-called 'hao', a hundred people such as Jun are selected from two thousand people. Those who are like Jun can be described as strong and strong. Now they are gathered in a colony. This colony is the crown of our army. Looking forward to fighting thieves in the future, Jun If I can live up to the reputation of being a strong man and a champion. I will make a promise with you, and I will also live up to you. I will do my best to make those who have enemies get revenge and those who are brave enough to gain fame. Please! Please!" The hundreds of people called "Jianzhen Tun" lived in the Central Army, resting in idle tents on the left and right of their tents.

He called Liu Deng to the tent again, and explained to him: "These hundred people are either brave or grief-stricken, and they are not afraid of death. Although you are brave, they are not familiar with you. I am now the head of your village. , they may not be convinced. Tomorrow, you don't have to participate in the training, you can test your martial arts skills by yourself, one, so that they can get to know each other faster, and two, you can also take the opportunity to stand out."

When the officers were first appointed, Xun Zhen did not give Liu Deng any position, but only asked him to train with Xu Zhong, just for this day. Hundreds of people in the camp are all warriors. If they can be the leader of the colony, Liu Deng is very motivated and promises loudly.