Cao Miao was taken aback.

This is a strong crossbow, and it is likely to be a six-stone strong crossbow used in the army, and the appearance of such an occasion indicates that he has successfully offended some of the military bosses with heavy troops, so that they use the most drastic means to assassinate them in the street.

In terms of the macro situation, this is certainly a good thing. Some people do not hesitate to kill him even if they tear their faces with Mrs. Sun, and even ignore the life of Sun Tai's clan, whether they succeed or not, they will inevitably provoke trouble within the Wu State and cause internal friction, which is in line with his expectations.

It's a pity that he is not watching the excitement now, but facing life and death, and he can't get excited.

Cao Miao didn't have time to think about it, and dragged Sun Tai to the side of the road, the tall and thick inner wall could allow them to avoid being attacked on their backs. Cao Miao also brought the mount over and acted as a meat shield. He grabbed the horse's reins tightly with one hand, pressed Sun Tai's head with the other, and pressed against the horse's belly, revealing only a pair of eyes, scanning the surroundings.

On a watchtower opposite, there are swaying figures.

Two more feathered arrows were fired, and the war horse was hit by the arrow, and his body trembled and he couldn't stop hissing.

"Hu, can you determine the location?"

Ah Hu didn't look back. "Neighborhood, about a hundred steps."

Cao Miao estimated it and gave up his plan to force the assault. If the assassin on the same side was inside him behind him, he only had to take a dozen steps against the wall to rush in through the inner door and go straight to the watchtower, without worrying about the crossbowman on the opposite side. The Assassin was in the next mile, which meant that he had to walk more than a hundred steps before he could enter the inner gate of the next mile, and the Assassin on the watchtower had enough time to escape, and the probability of success was extremely low.

In that case, there is no need for him to take any risks, let the relief camp have a headache.

Mrs. Sun used him as bait, and it was impossible not to send someone to follow.

Sure enough, a horn sounded, dozens of horses galloped in, some people turned over and dismounted, set up a defensive formation in front of Cao Miao and Sun Tai, and some people rode forward, shouting in unison "Relieve trouble", scattered in more than 100 steps in front, and rushed into the inner doors on both sides of the road.

The one on the opposite side of the watchtower is still there, but the direction of shooting has changed. Judging by the posture and speed of shooting, it should have been changed to a weapon, with a bow.

He is good at bows and crossbows, and he is a master of archery.

"Is it your enemy, or mine?" Under the protection of dozens of trouble-relieving soldiers, Cao Miao breathed a sigh of relief and joked with Sun Tai.

Sun Tai glanced at Cao Miao, tidied up his clothes, and said, "My mother has taught me since I was a child to be kind to others, so I have no enemies." Then he turned to look at the squire knight, lying in a pool of blood. Now there is. ”

Cao Miao couldn't help laughing. Looking at this kid's face, I didn't expect it to be a tease. He thought for a moment, and then said, "I've been in the Relief Camp lately, and I know that the people who may appear here can be counted on one hand. ”

Sun Tai frowned and said nothing.

After a while, Mrs. Sun rode her horse. She was fully armed, with a large bow in her hand and a sinister face. Seeing Cao Miao and Sun Tai standing by the wall chatting, their expressions relaxed, not like they were injured, she was obviously relieved, but she didn't say anything, and went straight forward.

The road has been blocked, the inner doors of the nearby Zhuli have been closed one after another, the figure on the watchtower on the opposite side has also disappeared, and the originally crowded road has become empty, leaving only Cao Miao and others. Cao Miao let go of the reins of his horse and ordered his mount to be taken aside. The poor horse was hit by two arrows, one of which pierced the abdomen, and it was not known if it could be saved.

This is the Liaodong good horse sent by Sun Luban yesterday, just a few days after it was sent to Wuchang, the market price was at least 200,000, and it was gone.

It is not painful to say that it hurts, it is false, although Cao Miao is not short of money now.

About half an hour later, Mrs. Sun returned, followed by a group of relief soldiers, carrying seven or eight prisoners, and a few corpses. There were a lot of wounded soldiers, and at a cursory glance, there were more than a dozen of them who needed help, and their blood-stained robes.

"Can I still go to the feast?" Cao Miao raised her face and asked.

Mrs. Sun nodded. "Of course you can, just be careful."

"Let Madame be my escort, how can I stand it."

"I know I can't stand it, so I cooperate." Mrs. Sun was expressionless, kicked the horse's belly lightly, and walked away.

Cao Miao looked at Mrs. Sun's straight back with a smile, and Sun Tai's eyes widened in horror. He tugged at Cao Miao's sleeve. "Yunliang, you've been talking to my aunt like this?"

"Not really." Cao Miao scratched her head. "We've had conflicts, twice."

Sun Tai was completely down and didn't say anything for a long time.

Sun Tai asked people to bring over a horse, which was far inferior to the Liaodong horse before Cao Miao, and in Cao Miao's opinion, it was not even a real war horse, and it was just barely a substitute. Sun Tai's mount is not much better, which shows that he really has no row to speak of.

The two got on their horses and continued to move forward, and when they arrived at the mansion of the Marquis of Wucheng, it was already noon. Sun Tai's mother, Mrs. Cao, was sitting in the hall and was talking to the crown prince Sun Deng, while Zhuge Ke and Chen Biao stood aside. Seeing Sun Tai leading Cao Miao in, Zhuge Ke and Chen Biao got up and saluted, Sun Deng sat still and didn't move, just sat quietly with a reserved smile on his face.

Sun Tai didn't dare to slack off, and stepped forward to salute Sun Deng. "Your Highness has been waiting for a long time. I encountered an accident on the way, which delayed a lot of hours, and I ask your Highness for forgiveness. ”

Sun Deng waved his hand generously. "It doesn't matter. I don't come to visit my uncle for a long time, so I just ask her for some righteousness of the Futu Dao. Pepin, you're not hurt, are you? He said with concern, looking like a brother and a brother.

Sun Tai thanked him again and again. Sun Deng looked at Cao Miao again and nodded in acknowledgment.

Cao Miao's expression was solemn, straightened the crown, and tidied up his clothes again. Zhuge Ke and Chen Biao glanced at each other, with a knowing smile in their eyes. Sun Deng remained silent, but his hand unconsciously moved his position, ready to reach out at any time and help Cao Miao, who was paying a big salute.

In the hot eyes of everyone, Cao Miao knelt down and made a big salute to Mrs. Cao.

"My aunt is above, from my son Cao Miao, I have seen my aunt."

The smile that had just bloomed on Sun Deng's face suddenly froze, and his half-stretched hand froze, embarrassed and embarrassed. The corners of Zhuge Ke's eyes twitched, and a hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes. Sun Tai and Chen Wu were also surprised, and they were stunned in unison.

Mrs. Cao was also stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Yunliang, get up and speak." "Stretch out your hand and point at Sun Deng." This is my great prince Wu, hurry up and see you. ”

Cao Miao also smiled. "Auntie, we already met last night, and there were some skirmishes." He turned his head to look at Sun Deng and deliberately looked around. "Why didn't you see the one from yesterday?"

The corners of Sun Deng's mouth moved, and then he regained his composure. "Zimo has something to do today, he didn't come, let him ask Cao Jun to ask for guilt another day."

Cao Miao nodded, and said: "There is one thing, I don't know very well, and I hope His Highness will give me some advice." ”

Sun Deng glanced at Zhuge Ke uneasily. Zhuge Ke was also a little uneasy, but he still nodded. Sun Dengqiang said with a smile: "Cao Jun's words are serious, and he is shallow in his knowledge, how dare he teach Cao Jun." Uncle and aunt are in the hall, we don't have to be so restrained, it's better to meet each other as a family courtesy, more casual. ”

Cao Miao smiled slightly. "Why, Your Highness only considers me a family now? I have a happy relationship with my sister Princess Luban, and it caused such a big turmoil, did Your Highness not hear any rumors, or did you not approve of this family business? ”