Although very reluctant, Cao Su still took up the promise. On this kind of terrain, his bear-like brute strength allowed him to show his skills, and Shi Nuo, who was not light, did not affect him at all. He is still walking and moving forward.

During this period, Cao Miao's beating during this period also benefited him a lot, the standing pile made his lower plate more stable, and the footwork training made him more flexible.

Shi Nuo was lying on Cao Su's back, hugged by Cao Su's legs, and was still a little embarrassed at first, but was soon attracted by Cao Su's vigor.

"He's ...... Ranger? ”

Cao Miao looked at the depressed Cao Su and nodded. "Sort of. But his identity is complicated, and it's not just a ranger. Don't ask, I won't tell if you ask. ”

Shi Nuo pursed his lips, didn't say anything more, and turned his head to look at the scenery. Cao Su walked very steadily, much safer than riding a horse.

Cao Miao slowed down, widened the distance between Cao Su and Shi Nuo, and beckoned Liu Chen. "It's about to cross the border, you should be vigilant, keep your mouth shut, and don't reveal your identity. If someone finds out, you know what the consequences will be. ”

Liu Chen nodded again and again. "Don't worry. From now on, we are your personal guards, and we are only ordered by the townspeople. ”

Cao Miao looked around, compared with the terrain that Tian Fu had described to him, and estimated his position. This mountain is the main vein of the western part of Dabie Mountain, and several peaks are arranged from west to east, like a roof. In the meantime, the sky is like a line, steep and abnormal.

Nominally, this is still Yiyang County, and there is even a Xiling City in the south. In fact, this is the place where both sides scout and haunt, and there are clashes almost every day. If Zhong Xuan sent someone to hunt him down, this would undoubtedly be the most ideal location.

With Zhong Xuan's old scheming, he naturally will not send his troops to fight, which will leave clues. It is undoubtedly more common sense to use hidden powers, such as the rangers of the cities, or even the killers of the house.

He has reason to believe that the Ren family, like Ren Hongchang, is an organization influenced and even controlled by Zhong Xuan.

Ranger and killer have high martial arts, but they are not in the army, and they will not have some equipment that only the army has. Judging from the information collected by Tian Fu's knights, most of those who have appeared recently only have short weapons on their bodies, and their bows and crossbows are also private soldiers with limited range. This doomed the battle not to be a battle between the two sides, but a small-scale robbery.

Only then will he have room to play. If he really wants to meet the army, he will be covered by a rain of arrows from nearly a hundred steps, and even if he is good at martial arts, he can only obediently become a hedgehog.

Cao Miao pointed to several commanding heights. "Is there someone up there?"

"It's arranged, they are all skilled archers, picked out from prison, and no one knows their details."

"Is the contingency plan okay?"

Liu Chen smiled confidently. "Don't worry, folks. For us, it is best to go back alive and be promoted and rewarded. In case it doesn't work, it's acceptable to die in battle, and the wife and children can still get a bereavement pension and leave the civil service. Being captured or surrendering is the worst, not only do you have no future, but your family also suffers. ”

As he spoke, Liu Chen snorted. He can become the leader of these five school affairs, and his wife and children will naturally become hostages. When the mission fails, his family bears the brunt.

Cao Miao didn't say anything more. He believes in Liu Chen, and he also believes in Cao Ei. Cao Rong may have the intention of borrowing a knife to kill people, but that was after he completed the task. Now Cao Rong is under great pressure, and he needs to make some moves in Jiangdong to earn back a little face.

After walking more than two miles, the sun set, and Cao Miao arrived at the predetermined location, the west bank of a lake.

The lake is formed by the convergence of mountain streams, and the area is vast, and the water is crystal clear. In the northwest corner, there is a river called Yellow Water, which flows through Xiyang and finally joins Huaishui. The lake is surrounded by mountains, there is one in the southeast and northeast, one is Huangwu Mountain, the other is Muling Mountain, also known as Mulan Mountain.

The lake has several names, one of which is called Mulan Ze, which is marked on the map of Yiyang County brought by Liu Chen. The Wu people are called Huang Wu Ze, named after the Huang Wu Mountain in the southeast corner. Sun Quan was named the queen of Wu, named Wei State Domain, but in fact, he established his own era name Huangwu. Marking this lake in the name of Huangwu is equivalent to claiming that this is the territory of Wu.

Political games only. In fact, although the Wei army could not really control this mountainous area, neither could the Wu people. Most of Jiangxia fell into the hands of Sun Quan, but Jiangxia County was still firmly controlled by the Wei army. Wenpin has been stationed in Jiangxia for more than ten years, and the security of Jiangxia County, Lucheng, like Hefei, has become a thorn in Sun Quan's flesh, which cannot be swallowed or pulled out. With Anlu City here, Sun Quan could not attack northward on a large scale, so he could only send spies and infiltrate.

After more than ten years of campaigning, Wenpin was riddled with injuries. Jiangxia will change generals, and it is likely that a key turning point will occur. The Wu army strengthened its reconnaissance of Yiyang, preparing to advance the battle line to Dabie Mountain in one fell swoop, forming a tendency to outflank Anlu, and then swallow the entire Jiangxia.

It was in this vicinity that Shi Nuo was attacked and captured.

Without Cao Miao's orders, Liu Chen was on guard, and Cao Su ordered his subordinates to prepare camp, light a fire, and prepare dinner.

The lake is very wide, 300 steps from east to west, and at least 500 steps from north to south. If you want to attack from the other side of the lake, you need at least a strong crossbow of ten stones, which is obviously not something that the Ranger or the Guild House can have. Even if there were, I was not sure of a hit.

The only place that could attack the camp was the northwest slope, and Cao Miao asked Cao Su to arrange his troops in this direction to focus on protection.

How to arm the defense, then he doesn't have to worry about it. Cao Su has followed Cao Xiu to learn how to use soldiers since he was a child, and this basic common sense is still there.

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On Huangwu Mountain, several people crouched in the bushes, looking at the camp on the other side of the lake with the last touch of afterglow.

A middle-aged woman took off her helmet and slowly arranged it.

"Any news new?"

"General Hui, no." A young Duber next to him said, looking respectful. He paused, and then said, "There is another situation, maybe it has something to do with this." ”

"Say." The woman said lightly.

"Forty or fifty horsemen, with a dozen or so carts, appeared behind us."

"Forty or fifty horsemen?" The woman's expression was slightly grim, and she turned her head to look at young Dubo. "Who's in charge?"

Young Dubo shook his head in horror. "It's too far away to see clearly. However, judging from the knight's mounts and riding skills, it doesn't look like a Central Plains person. It may be the part of Runan Taishou Tianyu. ”

The middle-aged woman's eyes flashed slightly, and she did not speak. After arranging her helmet, she put it back on. "Revisit."

"Whoa." Young Duber turned and went.

The middle-aged woman squinted her eyes and looked at the camp on the other side of the lake, the corners of her mouth slightly raised. "It's Cao Xiu's son again, and Tian Yu's subordinates, what does this madman want to do?" She thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Since you open a restaurant, you are not afraid of big-bellied people." It doesn't matter what he wants, he just takes it all. ”