When Xiahou heard this, his eyes widened, and he pretended to be angry and said, "Okay, you kid want to make a bet with Brother Yuan Rang, right?" ”

Seeing that Xiahoudun pretended to be angry, Cao Chun was not panicked, and it seemed that he also knew that Xiahoudun was not really angry.

But for Xiahoudun's question, Cao Chun neither admitted nor denied it, but smiled and did not speak.

Xiahoudun knew what this kid meant, and admired his courage, among the brothers and generals, everyone was very in awe of Xiahoudun, even his younger brother Xiahouyuan, when he saw him, he looked respectful.

But only Cao Chun, who is younger than the other brothers, often dares to joke with him.

So Xiahoudun said: "Okay, then I will make a bet with Zi and you, if you return to Yanzhou this time, you will make a great contribution, I will recommend you as a general in front of Meng De, so that you can also lead an army to fight alone!" ”

Now Cao Chun's meaning is to make a bet with Xiahoudun, but unexpectedly, this Xiahoudun, who has always been unsmiling, not only got angry at this time, but also agreed with great interest.

Xiahoudun is usually used to being majestic, and it is rare to smile, which makes people feel that he is difficult to approach.

But this Cao Chun was the only one, not only was he not afraid of him, but he also dared to joke with him, which was the only one among the brothers who dared to do so, so Xiahoudun also looked at him differently, and rarely laughed with him.

Hearing Xiahou Xuan's words, Cao Chun shouted excitedly: "Brother Yuanrang, is this true?" ”

Xiahou Yuan snorted and said, "When does my Xiahou Yuanrang not count?" ”

Seeing Xiahoudun agree, Cao Chun was so happy that he almost jumped up, if they weren't all sitting on the horses, maybe Cao Chun would have been happy to run around at this time.

This Cao Chun is such a person, although he is talented, he always has a childish spirit.

But Xiahoudun did not hate his character, on the contrary, Xiahoudun was very envious of his innocence, because that was what this group of generals who had been fighting on the battlefield for a long time had lost.

Seeing that Cao Chun was a little too excited, Xiahoudun reminded: "Zihe, although I promised you to recommend you after winning, it's too early for you to be happy, we don't even know who the opponent is and where, if you take it lightly."

As a result, the loss of troops will be lost, not to mention that I will not recommend you, and I will punish your crimes, you have to be careful! ”

Cao Chun said with a smile: "Brother Yuanrang, don't worry, I'm happy, and my vigilance will not be relaxed!" ”

Cao Chun said as he looked around, as if he was searching for something.

Xiahoudun was helpless about this lively offspring, he always looked energetic, as if he had endless strength, but it was obvious that they had been running for three days and three nights, even the tiger and leopard rider, who was known for his toughness, also showed some fatigue at this time after running day and night for a few days, but only this young little general, after running for so long, could still be so energetic, even Xiahoudun felt a little incredible.

But this is not a good thing, although Cao Chun's appearance looks a little frivolous, but this time to lead the troops back to Yanzhou, Xiahoudun is a general, Cao Chun is a deputy general, even if he is a little rash, it doesn't matter, after all, there is a calm and brave Xiahoudun in charge, even if Cao Chun makes some mistakes, it can be remedied, and these lessons will become his valuable experience in the future, making him a qualified general

Army.

Therefore, Xiahoudun did not treat him too harshly, but let him learn the experience on the battlefield naturally.

Between chatting, they are not far from Yanzhou, and from a distance, the border between Yanzhou and Xuzhou is on the side of the mountains.

This mountain range is used as the boundary between the two states, one side of the mountain is Xuzhou, and the other side of the mountain is Yanzhou.

The reason why they took this remote road was to hide people's eyes, and they needed to return to Yanzhou unexpectedly, otherwise, with their thousands of troops, it was very likely that they would be intercepted by enemy troops several times their size before they returned to Yanzhou.

Although the tiger and leopard cavalry fought bravely, and was led by the general Xiahoudun, even if they encountered enemy obstacles, they could fight their way out.

But the problem is that they are racing against time in order to return to Yanzhou sooner, once they are discovered by the enemy and stop them, even if they can win, they will waste precious time, and their purpose of working so hard to return to Yanzhou will be meaningless.

It is precisely because of this that Xiahoudun and his party will choose this hidden and remote path to return to Yanzhou.

This road, though

Although it is remote and rugged, it is difficult to walk, but it is also difficult for people to find their whereabouts.

Now that they had galloped for three days and three nights, they had finally reached the border of Yanzhou, and as long as they crossed these mountains, they would be considered home.

"Look, the beacon is lit!"

As soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Cao Chun pointed to a mountain in the distance and shouted.

Xiahoudun was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly looked.

I saw that the place Cao Chun pointed to, there was indeed a thick black smoke burning on the mountain, which was the border warning outpost, the warning issued after discovering the danger, and the way of warning was to light the wolf smoke at the sentinel point, so that the Cao army in the surrounding ten miles could find the enemy situation and quickly convey the information to a farther place, until the place where the army was stationed sent an army to meet the enemy.

This is an early warning method used since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which was mainly adopted by the princes of the Central Plains to guard against foreign invasions, and has been passed down for many years and is still used today.

Now they were shocked to see the beacon in Yanzhou burning with wolf smoke, because it meant that Yanzhou had been attacked by the enemy, and their enemy had already attacked Yanzhou before everyone returned.

Xiahou's face was like frost, although they rushed back non-stop, but after all, they were a step too late, the border of Yanzhou had already burned with wolf smoke, I don't know when those enemies attacked Yanzhou, who were they?

With anger and doubt, Xiahoudun urged everyone loudly: "We have to speed up our pace, because some guys who don't know whether to live or die have come to the door!" ”

"Yes!"

The tiger and leopard riders behind him responded to Xiahou Dun's orders together, and these people's voices were deep and powerful, and when they made a sound together, they were like a herd roaring, which really deserved the name of the tiger and leopard riders.

At this time, on the other side of the mountain, the territory of Yanzhou was already full of war.

These sudden enemies caught the Yanzhou defenders off guard, so that in a short period of time, before the urgent news of Yanzhou's attack was sent, many counties in the territory had already been lost one after another.

This is the hidden hole card in Tian Feng's hand, the reason why he tried his best to drag the large army of Cao Jun is to buy time for these people, once Cao Jun can't rush back before Yanzhou is lost, then Cao Cao will become a lost dog, no need to worry.