Chapter 434: The Storm is Coming
Xiahou Hui couldn't cry.
Cao Su scratched his head in embarrassment. He is not afraid of your life-and-death fight, but he is afraid of this scene of life and death. Although he hated Sima Shi, he couldn't hate it at the moment, and he was even a little ashamed. The reason why Sima Shi was willing to die had nothing to do with him.
Cao Miao applauded again and praised enthusiastically, but it aroused Sima Shi's contempt and Xiahou Hui's hostility. Even Cao Su felt that it was not appropriate for him to do this, it was a bit of a fall into the well, not a hero's doing.
The school officials on the side were also a little disdainful, and they turned their heads one after another, and some even spat quietly.
Cao Miao was indifferent.
After repeated instructions, Sima Shi set off again and rushed to Houguan.
At Xiahou Hui's strong request, Cao Su arranged for half of his soldiers to accompany him to protect Sima Shi. Sima Shi also arranged for several school officials to escort Cao Miao. The head of the school is called Shen Biao, a native of Wei County, and has a little friendship with Han Dong.
Cao Su and Shen Biao returned to Jianping with Cao Miao. Before the Wu people blockaded the post road, they had to prepare accordingly, especially dry food. Once the Wu people ordered the blockade of the post stations along the route, it would be difficult for them to obtain supplies. The mountains are sparsely populated, and there is no point in trying to rob all the way and feed the war by fighting, except that it will expose your whereabouts.
Of course, Cao Miao doesn't need to do such a thing, and he doesn't need Xiahou Hui to do it, Cao Su will arrange it. After several months of fighting near Wuchang, he was already very familiar with these operations and was very handy in doing them.
Of course, Cao Miao and Xiahou Hui didn't communicate much, and tacitly regarded each other as nothing.
The two female guards of the Relief Camp who came with Cao Miao were very anxious, and they thought about running back to report the news several times, but Shen Biao and the others watched closely and didn't give them a chance. Cao Miao came forward to appease them again, promising to ensure their safety and that they would be released before crossing the river, and they barely quieted down.
After spending a day preparing, Cao Su hurriedly set out on the way home.
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Sun Luban put down the letter in his hand, his eyes puzzled. "Is this really Yunliang's stay?"
Lu Hong nodded solemnly. This letter was handed over to her by Cao Miao herself, and she didn't know what was written in it. But Cao Miao is gone, which makes her very uneasy. As soon as Sun Luban arrived, she reported to Sun Luban.
"What did Cao Jun say?"
"Emperor Wei sent someone to summon him back to Luoyang, he had no other choice, and he didn't want us to meet Cao Su's sword soldiers, so he could only try to persuade the envoy." Sun Luban's face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of murderous energy. "I really can't do it, so I have to go back with them."
"Cao Su?" Lu Hong was taken aback, his face changed again and again, and he secretly regretted it. If she knew that Cao Su was in the ranks of the envoys of the Wei State, she would never let Cao Miao go alone. Cao Su's department is elite, and the southern lieutenant stationed in Jian'an may not be able to control him.
Sun Luban nodded. She was also surprised. No wonder Wuchang has been quiet recently, it turns out that Cao Su is in the envoy team of Wei.
Cao Su is the son of Cao Xiu, and the culprit of the recent bandits in Wuchang, and he once assassinated Lu Xun. In any case, there was no reason for her to let Cao Su go. What's more, he also wanted to take Cao Miao away.
Cao Miao was worried that she would have a conflict with Cao Su and that she would not be able to do it, but she really wanted to fight Cao Su. The more Cao Miao worried, the stronger her fighting spirit became. She must prove to Cao Miao that her achievements in the past few months are not luck, but strength.
She has enough strength to protect Cao Miao.
Still, she wasn't careless. After careful consideration, she asked Lu Hong to inform Mrs. Sun to pass on the book to Huiji, Wu Jun, and Yuzhang, block the relevant roads, and prepare to intercept them.
Cao Su and others went deep into the hinterland of Huiji, and there were no ten days and a half months, and they could not escape from Huiji.
Thousands of miles of chasing and killing, it is another mountain battle that she has recently practiced, and she is full of confidence.
After discussing with Lu Hong, Sun Luban sent someone to invite Jiang Wei. Don't you want to meet Cao Miao? Cao Miao was kidnapped by the Wei people, I am going to save people now, as an ally, are you interested in helping the fist?
Jiang Wei rushed to Hou Guan thousands of miles away, just to see Cao Miao. Hearing that Cao Miao was kidnapped by Wei and that Sun Luban was going to save people, he agreed without much thought. To have the opportunity to fight with the elite of the Wei State, and at the same time to see the strength of the Wu State's troubled soldiers, he couldn't ask for it.
Knowing that Cao Su's troops were limited, only about 100 people, Jiang Wei asked to take the lead and rush to cut off Cao Su's retreat.
Jiang Wei did this with his own selfishness.
Along the way, he had the same experience as Cao Su, and he could probably guess what kind of retreat route Cao Su would choose, figure out Cao Su's habits, and accumulate experience for future wars with Wei. In addition to this, he can also get maps of nearby counties and understand the detailed terrain.
There aren't many such opportunities.
Sun Luban agreed, gave Jiang Wei a map of the nearby counties, and arranged for several guides who were familiar with the terrain. If Jiang Wei failed to intercept Cao Su in these counties, then there would be no need to bother and leave it to her to solve it herself.
In other words, this is the scope of Jiang Wei's test. Within this range, Jiang Wei could get the necessary support and supplies. Out of this range, Jiang Wei can't act at will.
Jiang Wei didn't dare to slack off, and after discussing the contact method, he immediately set off in pursuit.
Jiang Wei passed by Sima Shi.
Jiang Wei knew that Sima Shi was the envoy of Wei, but Sima Shi did not know that Jiang Wei was the envoy of Shu Han that he had been following. Seeing more than a hundred elite armorers hurrying north, he instinctively realized that these people might be chasing Cao Su and his party.
Although he longed for Cao Miao and Cao Su to die, he still sped up. After arriving in Nanping, he asked Sun Luban to meet him as soon as possible.
Sun Luban was very simple, he didn't give Sima Shi a chance to speak at all, and directly ordered someone to tie him up and take him to pursue Cao Su together.
Sima Shi has enough psychological preparation, calm and personable.
Lu Hong and the others secretly appreciated it, and unconsciously compared Sima Shi with Cao Miao. Judging from the appearance, Sima Shi can undoubtedly crush Cao Miao. In terms of temperament, Sima Shi is also obviously superior, even if Cao Miao is the Cao Wei clan.
Sun Luban scoffed at the views of Lu Hong and others. What's the use of looking good? What is the use of temperament? Sima Shi is one of the four congs of the Wei State, don't forget, three of the four congs were beaten by Cao Miao. In front of Cao Miao, Si Cong is a fart.
Regarding Sun Luban's remarks, Lu Hong and others said that they could understand it, but they accepted incompetence.
Of course, they weren't stupid enough to debate with Sun Luban.
Sun Luban wrapped Sima Shi and went upstream.
When she arrived in Jian'an, she received news from Jiang Wei that Cao Su and his entourage had left the official road and entered the boundary mountain between Huiji and Yuzhang, and he had sent people to occupy Xianxialing at the junction of Pingchang and Dingyang counties, but Cao Su might cross Wuyi Mountain and enter Shangrao County in Poyang County. He did not have the authority to get in touch with Shangrao County, and needed Sun Luban's orders.
"Pretty fast." Sun Luban twisted his fingers, and his fighting spirit was even stronger.