after being kidnapped by the general

Without delay, Wu Kai got on the horse with a weapon and fought Wang Er head-on.

Both of them were very excited and in good condition. Each of them wielded their spears vigorously, and they could emit dazzling sparks when they collided.

But with such a powerful force colliding together, the two of them could still sit firmly on the horse, and neither of them slipped off the horse.

The more the onlookers watched, the more excited their hearts were.

At the end of the day, everyone present kept silent about what happened today, and just quickly followed up on the stirrup making process.

After making enough stirrups, Yuan Li gathered his troops, equipped them with stirrups, and began to train them as cavalry.

The extra iron ore was forged into Xuanjia by Yuanli.

After Yuanli knew that Zhong Ji's big gift was an iron mine, he had an ambition just around the corner.

He wants to build a terrifying heavy cavalry.

Cavalry is divided into light cavalry and heavy cavalry.Heavy cavalry is a soldier covered in armor, which can effectively fight against the enemy's swords and spears.The requirements for heavy cavalry are also very high. First, the horses must be strong and tall. Secondly, the cavalry must be powerful and muscular. They must be able to support heavy armor and wield axes and spears.

The speed of heavy cavalry is slow and their agility is not great, but their lethality and impact power are definitely the first.

When the war encounters a stalemate, sending heavy cavalry to break through the enemy's shields and formations can often achieve unexpected results and even decisive victories.There are no real heavy cavalry regiments in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. One is because the energy and money required to raise one heavy cavalry can support three light cavalry. Second, because there are no innate conditions for stirrups, few soldiers can cover their cavalry from head to toe. The armored ones charge on horseback.

But now with the stirrups, the second problem can be solved.

The more Yuanli thought about it, the more excited he became.

But he still suppressed his excitement and started training from the most basic skills.

These parts of Yuanli can ride horses, but because Yuanli didn't get many horses in the past, they can only "ride" at most, but now, they need to learn to fight on horses.

During the training, Yuanli found that the [-] plays he brought to Youzhou were still too few, and he sent a third of them to the seaside to purify fine salt. Now there are only about [-] people left.

Although 200 people are all elites, they are still not enough to use.He looked at the trainees in deep thought, and Liu Jixin asked curiously, "What is my lord thinking?"

Yuan Li said, "I'm thinking about conscription."

Liu Jixin understood, he stroked his beard, "It's time to conscript. Although the general has an army of 13, the 13 army needs to be stationed at the border after all. Youzhou needs its own garrison, otherwise Yuanshui rescue If you can’t get close to the fire, once something happens, it will be too late to come from the border guard.”

"That's right," Yuan Li sighed, "Youzhou's garrison is going to be built, and Chu Hechao's 13 army is actually very small despite its large number. He also needs to be recruited."

Liu Jixin nodded, "The combined forces of the Karasuma people have at least a dozen or 20 troops. Once the Baimi people coerced the people to rebel, there were more than 30 people. The general should indeed be recruited. I don't know if the general also has What do you mean?"

Yuan Li chuckled, "He? As long as there is enough food, he would like to recruit another 13 people."

As for that prodigal son, how could Yuanli not know?

If it weren't for the lack of conditions, Chu Hechao would have started conscription long ago.

When Yuan Li mentioned food, Liu Jixin was also a little worried, "My lord, if we recruit soldiers, there may be a shortage of food."

Yuan Li smiled calmly, "Don't worry, isn't it the autumn harvest now? It's too early for us to quell the war. The fields in Youzhou haven't been damaged too much. What's more, Chang Yue, don't you forget that Zhang Yue and I Shi, Yu Shi, and Liu Shi cooperated in selling soap? Calculate the time, and the money from the first batch of soap sales will also be sent to me."

Liu Jixin did the math and said with a smile, "From this point of view, conscription is enough."

Yuan Li smiled slightly, "Yes, but I don't plan to conscript now. I will collect the tax after the autumn harvest, and then I will conscript in the spring of the Chinese New Year."

Liu Jixin thought for a moment and reminded: "My lord, there are not only bandits in Yanzhou who call themselves the Yishan Army, but there are also many bandits in Youzhou. The autumn harvest is when they like to plunder villages. You should prepare in advance. .”

Yuan Li raised his chin towards the cavalry in the field, "Using the bandits in Youzhou as the actual combat opponents of the cavalry can effectively train the cavalry and destroy the bandits in Youzhou. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

"It kills two birds with one stone, but aren't there too few of us?"

Yuan Li: "Of course I don't just expect these 200 people to train a frightening cavalry. When Chu Hechao comes back, I intend to ask him for some people."

Now is not the time for conscription, Yuanli plans to select some people from Chu Hechao's army to join his team and train them to become a devil cavalry team.

But this matter had to be discussed with Chu Hechao.

Yuan Li didn't think that Chu Hechao would not agree, because the existence of this cavalry would obviously be of great benefit to Chu Hechao.

In the army, each general has his own cronies.Like Yuan Congyun, Yang Zhongfa and He Lang, they all have their own personal soldiers, and these personal soldiers are loyal to their respective generals, not the emperor or Chu Hechao.

The national conditions of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were like this. If a general quits, and this general is extremely attractive, then there is a high probability that a large number of soldiers will be willing to leave with the general.

Yuanli is a general in the military division that Chu Hechao personally recognizes, and he will also have his own soldiers.Just like Wu Kai and Wang Er, they can also be said to be his personal soldiers.

The cavalry trained by Yuanli will naturally become his own soldiers, but Chu Hechao and Yuanli are bound together. Yuanli's goal is not to be a famous general, and he will not go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Although the cavalry were his personal soldiers, Chu Hechao could also use them as long as they were on the battlefield.

Yuan Li has always been very clear in his heart that although he wants to use logistics to have the right to speak in Chu Hechao's army, Yuan Li has absolutely no intention of tearing down Chu Hechao and replacing him.Chu Hechao is the general with 13 soldiers and the next King of Chu in Youzhou. This will never change.The domains of Yuanli and Chu Hechao do not conflict, they can completely complement each other.

I believe that after Chu Hechao saw the strength of the two hundred cavalry, he would definitely agree to his request.

Yuanli calculated the time when Chu Hechao would come back, and according to the speed at which they collected rice all the way back, it would be at least a month later.

But he didn't expect that half a month later, Chu Hechao returned to Ji County with his army ahead of schedule.

When Yuanli received the news, the sun had already set, and night covered the sky and the earth.

He was already lying on the bed. After getting the news, he hurriedly got up and dressed, ordered Chu Hechao and his party to clean the room, prepare food and hot water, and when he hurried to the gate of Chu Palace, the army had already stopped outside the palace. .

Yuan Li's breath was slightly disturbed, and he looked at the person at the front of the line.

Chu Hechao was turning over from his horse, his cloak billowing.As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Yuanli.

They came so suddenly that Yuanli was unprepared.When he came all the way, he didn't even tie up his hair. His black hair was hanging behind him, and he was wearing a thin single garment. When the wind blew, his robe and hair would be messy.

His face was made too white, making him look younger and more beautiful, but Chu Hechao always felt that he was a little cold.

It is now late autumn, and the night is also cold and windy, let alone the wind is blowing tonight.

Chu Hechao frowned, stepped forward at a faster speed, and walked up to Yuanli in a few steps, took off his cloak and covered Yuanli's body head-on.

Yuan Li saw that he still had some anger hidden in his heart, but he had to create a good uncle and sister-in-law in front of outsiders.As soon as the fake smile appeared, it was covered tightly, and the smile froze on his face.

Immediately, he heard Chu Hechao scolding Lin Tian, ​​"You let him run out wearing so little?"

Lin Tian bowed his head, "The villain is wrong."

Yuanli took off his cloak, "General, I'm not cold."

Chu Hechao frowned and looked at his pale face and the tip of his nose, which was blown red by the wind, and said in a deep voice, "Put it on."

Yuan Li had just bathed, and he really didn't want to put on his dusty cloak, so he casually handed the cloak to Lin Tian, ​​and changed the subject, "Why did the general come back so soon?"

Chu Hechao looked at the cloak from the corner of his eye, and was silent for a moment, "It's just harvesting rice from a few cities, how long will it take?"

During the speech, Yang Zhongfa and the others had already come to the front.

Compared to Chu Hechao, who couldn't see any joy or anger on his face, Yang Zhongfa and He Lang could see the exhaustion on their faces at a glance.The front of the mansion is not a place to talk, Yuanli took the lead to stop the greetings and led them into the mansion.

He Lang was so tired that he couldn't lift his arms, he was weak, and he couldn't be happy when he stepped into Chu Palace for the first time.But his eyes still looked around, and sighed: "As expected of the Chu Palace, the momentum is great. But there are only Mr. Yuan and the general, it's still too deserted."

Yuan Li responded casually, and suddenly remembered the two Yu family beauties he had given to Chu Hechao.He immediately cast a teasing glance at Chu Hechao, and smiled, "Maybe it won't be so deserted in a few days."

After Yuanli sent several generals into the room, he went back to the room, but Chu Hechao did not return to his room, but followed Yuanli all the way back to Yuanli's residence.

"General," Yuan Li stopped, "what are you doing with me?"

Chu Hechao said, "I'm here to apologize to my sister-in-law."

Yuan Li smiled bluntly and said, "How are you going to apologize?"

Chu Hechao glanced at the servants, and all the servants of Chu Palace dispersed, leaving only Lin Tian alone.Seeing this, Yuan Li nodded slightly to Lin Tian, ​​and Lin Tian retreated silently.

Yuan Li looked at Chu Hechao leisurely. He had to admit that his fists started to itch when he saw Chu Hechao's face. On that mouth.

"There are no more people, the general can start."

Chu Hechao raised his hand to take off the armor on his body, and the heavy armor hit the ground.He said in a deep voice, "Do it."

Yuan Li was taken aback, "What are you doing?"

Chu Hechao pressed his eyebrows together, "Let you vent your anger."

Yuan Li didn't expect him to be so direct, he was speechless for a while, "Is this your sincerity?"

Chu Hechao let out a sound from his throat, seeing that Yuanli hadn't moved yet, there was still impatience urging in his eyes.

Yuan Li laughed immediately.

He rubbed his wrists, his eyes were eager to move, "General, then I will not be polite."

After speaking, he swung his fist out.

Everyone was in front of him, and Yuan Li was not one to swallow his anger.One is willing to fight and the other is willing to endure, of course this kind of opportunity cannot be let go.

But because we have to cooperate in the future, it's not good to make people look bad.After all, Yuan Li's fist did not land on Chu Hechao's face, but on Chu Hechao's body.

For a whole quarter of an hour, Chu Hechao didn't say a word, and sweat kept dripping down, soaking his clothes.

Yuan Li accepted it as soon as he saw it, and was sweating profusely.He breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Chu Hechao crisply, "Okay, I forgive you."

Yuan Li's attack was actually very measured, it wouldn't hurt anyone, but it would hurt a lot.Chu Hechao was the first person who could survive without crying out for pain, and Yuanli lost his breath after beating him.

Chu Hechao swallowed the fishy smell in his throat, his voice was hoarse, his face was wet with sweat, and there was a bit of sex appeal, "Calm down?"

Yuan Li nodded honestly, "Calm down."

Chu Hechao relieved the depression that had accumulated in his heart for half a month. He raised his eyes and saw a small bug lying behind Yuanli's robe.

Yuan Li yawned, feeling sleepy, turned around to leave, "General, I'm going back to rest first, please go back too."

But as soon as he took a step, Chu Hechao stopped him, "Sister-in-law, there is a spider on your leg."

Yuan Li stopped immediately, looked down at his lap, "Where is it?"

Chu Hechao went to his legs and squatted down. During the period, the wound was pulled, and he coughed a few times in pain, "Behind."

Yuan Li shivered, "Get it off for me quickly."

Chu Hechao was too tall, and when he squatted down on one knee, his head could reach Yuanli's waist and buttocks.He lowered his head, raised his hand and knocked off the spider on Yuanli's left calf.

Yuan Li asked: "Has it been destroyed?"

The spider fell further down, near the ankles.Chu Hechao bent his back even more.But I don't know if it was too painful from being beaten by Yuanli, or because he was too tired all the way back, Chu Hechao couldn't hold on to this posture all of a sudden, and when his figure was about to become unstable, he subconsciously grabbed Yuanli's robe to stabilize himself stature.

But the next moment, his huge strength directly tore Yuanli's robe.

Yuan Li was startled, and then exclaimed with an ugly face, "Let go!"

But he yelled too late, and the tight robe was torn to the thigh like a cheongsam with high slits.The most embarrassing thing was that Yuanli didn't wear any pants because he got up too fast. He was wearing boxers made by himself.At this moment, the crack opened to the bottom of Yuanli's boxer trousers. At first glance, it seemed that he was not wearing anything inside.

The smooth and fair long legs were instantly exposed to Chu Hechao's eyes.

Chu Hechao's pupils shrank in disbelief.

The torn robe dangled, looming.The spider fell off the robe, moved its lazily body, and quickly disappeared.

But at the moment no one noticed the spider at all.

Chu Hechao looked at his legs with a strange expression, "Are you wearing no pants?"

Chu Hechao really did not expect to encounter such a situation.

Who can know that Yuanli didn't wear pants in it?If he knew that he wasn't wearing it, Chu Hechao wouldn't have pulled his robe to stabilize his figure if he fell.

But the leg is really white and straight... Broken.

Chu Hechao's face froze, and he looked up at Yuan Li's expression.

"..."

Yuan Li's face was livid, he didn't see the specific actions of He Chao clearly, he only thought that Chu He Chao did it on purpose.He turned to face Chu Hechao, his face gradually darkened, and he suddenly lifted his foot and kicked Chu Hechao to the ground.

This kick used a lot of strength. Chu Hechao was squatting, but was kicked to the ground by this kick. Yuan Li stepped forward quickly, raised his foot and stepped on Chu Hechao's chest, expressionless. Cruelly pin the man to the ground.

Chu Hechao coughed a few times, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Yuan Li's cold face and... half of his legs were exposed from the cracks in his robe because he was stepping on him.

He turned his eyes and only stared at Yuanli's face.

"What are you doing?!" Yuan Li completely lost his usual gentle look, his eyes filled with anger, he looked down at Chu Hechao, his heart burning with anger, "Chu Hechao, why do you always forget to eat but not to fight. "

In his previous life, Yuanli also encountered many challenges when he was doing logistics and training soldiers. Gentleness cannot make others obedient, but strength can.

After admitting mistakes again and again, sincerely, and apologizing, Yuanli realized.

Chu Hechao didn't like Rou at all.

Yuan Li paused every word, "Is this how you treat your elders?"

Chu Hechao frowned, "You and I are of the same generation."

He was also a little irritable.

It's hard to coax a good person, so what's the matter.

"I can explain." Chu Hechao.

Yuan Li wanted to see what reason he could explain, could it be that he was bitten by a spider, so he slipped his hands and tore his clothes?

He withdrew the suppression with a sneer, squatted down, "Okay, you say."

Chu Hechao glanced at him, then immediately withdrew his eyes and looked up at the dark sky.Tonight's night is not good, only a few dim stars.In the half a month of rushing all the way, it seems that there are not a few days when the night sky is full of stars.

Yuan Li said aside: "Explain."

"I want to apologize to you, but you went to the empty building the next day." Chu Hechao's voice was still hoarse, as if wrapped in wind and sand, "I was afraid that you would run away, so I hurried all the way to get back to Jixian so quickly. .”

Chu Hechao clenched his hands, leaned on the strength of his back and raised his upper body abruptly from the ground, and leaned in front of Yuanli. He lowered his head slightly, smelling of sweat, "I was too tired all the way, and I made you go out again." I was angry. When I caught the spider for you, I didn’t hold it steady, and that’s why I tore your robe.”

"Sister-in-law, is this justified?"

Yuan Li didn't see any signs of him lying, so he asked suspiciously, "Really?"

"Really." Chu He Chao's brows frowned, a little annoyed that he would be suspected if he told the truth.

Yuan Li looked at him for a long time, and after a while, he slowly stood up, "Then let me trust the general for a while, it's getting late, the general should go back and rest."

Chu Hechao heaved a sigh of relief, turned over neatly, turned around and prepared to go back.

But just two steps away, he turned his head again, looked Yuanli up and down with a subtle expression, "Sister-in-law, I didn't expect you to like to dress like this. But don't wear it like this next time. It's okay if I find out. It’s not good for others to find out.”

Veins popped out of Yuanli's forehead, "I'm wearing pants."

Chu Hechao snorted, perfunctory, "Okay, I'm blind because you're wearing pants."

After speaking, without waiting for Yuanli to explain, he turned around and left quickly.