Xie Ming

Divide the matter into two halves and speak from two ends.

The loyal officials in the city were anxious to save face, but at the critical moment outside the city, Yuan Ping and his troops were also in a better mood.

In a flash, half an hour passed, and just when Jin Yuanping and others, the leader of the team, were getting impatient and wanted to curse Xianjie.

Suddenly coming!

A hundred steps ahead, the east gate of Yanzhou suddenly opened wide.

In the inner room, through the doorway, there were shadows, forming two lines on the left and right, lining up to welcome them.

Not long after, a rider with sword-like eyebrows, tiger eyes, and a big body came out on horseback!

This is because the sound of loud laughter can be heard before the person comes to you.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Hahaha!"

"Brother Yuan! Brother Yuan!"

"It's been a while since we last met, but I missed you so much! Huh?! Hahaha."

The lone barbarian rushed forward, and Li Huchen opened his mouth wide and spoke a lot of nonsense.

After comparing it, Yuan Ping was angry and choked back his words.

"Definitely!"

"Stop doing this!"

"What's going on?"

"I've already reported my number. It says it's me, Yuan Ping, who has arrived."

"What's the matter? Are you leaving me out here to show your power?"

"General Li, I haven't seen you for over a month, and you're getting more and more exaggerated!"

"Next time I come back, if I don't use some connections and get some money, I won't be able to enter the city before the sun goes down! Huh?!"

Yuan Ping was indignant and immediately started to tease and confront him.

Upon hearing this, Hu Chen put on a good face and smiled.

"No, no, no!"

"No way, look at what your brother said."

"I was just here. I really had something to do and didn't have time to spare." Hu Chen agreed.

"Humph!"

"You didn't open the door for a long time, and I was still thinking, maybe he's lying on some young wife's bed and can't be pulled out in a short time! Huh?!"

Yuan Ping was harsh and shameless as he continued to tease.

Upon hearing this, Li Huchen was unable to argue and admitted defeat. He hurried forward, grabbed the man by the arm, dragged him to Yuanping, and stuffed him into the city.

As for Yuan Ping, he couldn't defeat him, so he had to take advantage of the situation and let him do whatever he wanted.

The two sides continued to quarrel with each other and entered the city defense.

Then they welcomed the rest of Yuan Ping's cavalry into the city and lined the roads on both wings. Seeing that Hu Chen's troops were in full camp and in good order, Yuan Ping could not help but express his admiration.

During the conversation, Hu Chen seemed to be puzzled and wanted to ask about the journey.

"Hey, Brother Yuan, did your journey go smoothly?"

"I heard that the young emperor promised Huang Degong the power of governor of Shandong military affairs."

"People are gone, and the Chuzhou soldiers are now on the border with Shandong, and they are everywhere taking advantage of the situation!"

"Don't let this happen to you, you won't be able to show your face and ask others to be polite to you!" Hu Chen said casually.

"Oh, hi, that's good."

"We are cavalrymen, taking the Qingzhou-Zibo-Tai'an route. We will not stop at any city we encounter along the way, which saves us a lot of trouble." Yuan Hui.

"Ah, that's right."

"Oh, by the way, logically speaking, I just sent out a scout team just before noon!"

"The focus of the reconnaissance is the area of ​​20 to 30 miles to the east."

"But how come you have already entered the city, and our scouts haven't responded yet?"

"Tell me, where on earth did you come from?!"

"This is a surprise attack on me! Huh?!" Hu Chen muttered to himself.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ping couldn't hide his proud expression and grinned.

"Haha, you can't really blame your scout sentry for this."

"My team is small and highly mobile."

"After bypassing Sishui, we went through the forests and mountains all the way down from the north."

"It's normal that they didn't encounter our cavalry." Yuan explained.

"Oh" "Okay! I admit it."

"Some time ago, a report came in saying that you and the bandits in the east were fighting so well!"

"Coming and going like the wind, swift as thunder, huh?!"

"Seeing is believing!"

"Okay, brother, your cavalry is really not simple. You have shown me your skills!"

"I was just calculating in the city. I think the journey from Laizhou to Yanzhou is more than 700 miles. Even if you fly, it will take at least three days."

"Oh, I never thought that your brother would be here right after I finished talking!"

"It's fucking amazing!"

"Eh? According to the Duke's order, Zhao Yingyuan's team should be coming with you!"

"He, their man."

As Hu Chen was talking, he started to talk about Zhao Yingyuan from another team.

"Oh, they are a whole battalion of newly recruited soldiers, so they are naturally slower. I estimate that they will not be able to get here in four or five days."

"I'm in a hurry, so I'll just come here first. I hope I can have a good rest when I get to your Yanzhou!"

"Eat your food, drink your food, and wait for your people to serve you! Huh?!"

Yuan Ping has a carefree temperament. His reckless and reckless character is exactly the right match for Hu Chen.

Upon hearing this, Hu Chen was delighted and immediately agreed.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"That's easy, easy to say!"

"This little thing must be done! Haha, it must be done!"

"Well, come to think of it."

"You guys here and the east side, you guys have a lot of people!"

"I remember that when Zhao Yingyuan returned from the north of the Yellow River, he asked Minglu to dismantle the team according to the Duke's wishes!"

"It turns out that there are only a thousand people left as a base!"

"And he is a new surrendered general who has joined the group."

"Since he can replenish the full strength of the battalion, then Pei Zhong and the others..."

Taking advantage of the situation, Hu Chen started to think about finding out about the recruitment situation of the brother troops.

Look, Yuan Ping glanced at him and felt that the big black guy was funny.

"Hahaha, Brother Huchen, you, you!"

"To tell you the truth, Peizhong's army has now expanded to two fully staffed infantry battalions, with a total of around 5,000 men."

"Well, Jizu, they are our brothers. We were limited in manpower before, and we lost some of our strength in the north of Texas. So, we have fewer soldiers now, maybe 2,000."

"Li Hongsheng, expand the army to a full battalion."

"The last one is Zhao Yingyuan, who is also a fully staffed battalion."

"how?"

"With De Minglu and Qi Gang backing us up, the recruitment speed shouldn't be slow, right?!" Yuan Ping told him everything truthfully.

"Hiss——" Hu Chen took a deep breath after hearing it.

"Then, how come you still have these 1,800 cavalrymen?"

"What is your relationship with General Xiao?"

"You are just too honest. If you want to obey me, you should expand two camps for yourself first. It will be easier to get things done with more people, ok?!"

Although Hu Chen spoke rudely, he was sincere to Yuan Ping.

But Yuan didn't agree with this kind of calculation.

"Hi!"

"Expanding the army is not difficult."

"I had my own plans, so I didn't add too much."

"Think about me, Yuan Ping. I know my own worth."

"I can't compare with your general."

"As for me, I enjoy taking revenge and I don't think in a tactical way when I'm fighting. I have too many people under my command, and it's annoying to see them."

"With just 1,800 elite cavalrymen, it's quite a sight. I'll be content to serve as your vanguard!"

Yuan Ping and Hu Chen rode side by side on horses through the streets of the city, chatting with each other and going on a lot of small talk.

(End of this chapter)