Yan Liang hurriedly focused his attention on the military general beside Yuan Shao, although the light was not too good, he still recognized Wen Chou at a glance according to the other party's figure.

"Wen Chou!" Yan Liang turned over and dismounted, thrust the big knife in his hand into the ground, and ran towards Wen Chou with a quick step.

"Big brother!" Wen Chou also hurriedly greeted him.

The next moment, the two hugged each other, patted each other's backs with their hands, and burst into tears with excitement.

It was a long time before the two separated.

Yan Liang grabbed Wen Chou's arm and said excitedly: "Wen Chou, my brother thought that I would never see you again in this life and this life, but I didn't expect to meet you here." God really treats Yan well. ”

"Brother!" Wen Chou also said emotionally: "When Yecheng fell, the younger brother was captured by Huang Zhong because of the horse's stumbling hooves, and he thought it would be impossible to escape death, but who knew that the Han family released a certain child, returned the horses and weapons, and sent someone to send a certain out of the city. ”

Yuan Shao stood not far from the two of them, happily watching his two henchmen reunite after the catastrophe, and after hearing what Wen Chou said, his smile suddenly froze on his face. He turned his face blank and asked with a frown: "Wen Chou, it turns out that you didn't kill you when you left Yecheng, but the Han family let you out?" ”

"Exactly!" Wen Chou's temperament is straightforward, and he is loyal to Yuan Shao, so he naturally will not hide it in these things, of course, he confesses truthfully: "It is indeed the Han family that let someone go, so that he can reunite with the lord here." ”

Yuan Shao snorted heavily after hearing this, and then said: "Wen Chou, it seems that the Han family's children still take you very seriously, and they will actually take the initiative to let you go." In the opinion of General Ben, you should go back to Yecheng and join him! ”

Seeing that Yuan Shao was going to take him away, Wen Chou was dumbfounded at that time. He hurriedly knelt in front of Yuan Shao and swore to the sky: "The emperor is above, if Wen Chou has the slightest dissent, he will be hit by five thunders, and there will be no corpse!" ”

Hearing Wen Chou make such a poisonous oath, Dong Zhao hurriedly came to Yuan Shao's side, leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Lord, in the opinion of his subordinates, the Han family boy knows that General Wen Chou is loyal to the lord, and even if he is captured, he will never surrender, so he did a favor and let him back." The Han family's children did this just to make the lord and Wen Chou monarchs turn against each other, so that they could lift the lord's wings without much effort. ”

When Yuan Shao heard Dong Zhao say this, he felt that it seemed to be the case. Seeing Wen Chou, who was still kneeling in front of him, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said pretendedly: "Wen Chou, just now General Ben was confused for a while, and he almost fell into the hands of the Han family, and missed you, please don't be surprised!" ”

"Lord!" Yan Liang said on the side: "It's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, let's cross the river early." Even if the soldiers and horses of Jizhou chase after them, they will not be able to find a ship for a while, and they will definitely return to Yecheng. ”

With the help of the soldiers, Yuan Shao got on horseback, glanced at it reluctantly in the direction of Yecheng, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go!" ”

The ferry that Yan Liang was looking for could just carry all the people and horses at once. After waiting for the ship to go offshore, Feng Ji stood at the bow of the boat, looked at the direction of Yecheng in the distance, and said in a voice that only he could hear: "After crossing the river, I don't know what year and month can I return to Jizhou?" ”

Dong Zhao saw Xin Bi standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the north, with a lonely face, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is George thinking?" ”

"My brother went to Youzhou for help, and his whereabouts are still unknown." Xin Bi sighed and said, "Now that my brother's family and I are in Yecheng, I don't know if the Han family's children will embarrass them." ”

After Dong Zhao figured out why he was worried, he hurriedly comforted him and said, "George, please rest assured, in my opinion, even if you and Brother Ling's family fall into the hands of the Han family, there will be no danger." ”

"How so?" Regarding Dong Zhao's statement, Xin Bi, who was concerned about the chaos, didn't believe it very much: "My two brothers advocated welcoming the lord to take over Jizhou, which offended the Han family's father and son; broke off the marriage contract with the Han family, which made the Han family lose face, and it is estimated that the children of the Han family hate me even more. You say, how can I not be worried? ”

Dong Zhao looked around, except for Feng Ji standing a few steps away from the side of the ship in a daze, Yuan Shao and the others had already gone to the cabin, so he lowered his voice and said, "Although you and I are hostile to Han Tinghou, from what I know about him, he is not a person who is desperate to kill. ”

"How so?"

Dong Zhao smiled faintly, and then said: "George thinks that if Han Tinghou didn't let you go, would you be able to leave Yecheng safely?" ”

"Gongren, you really woke up the dreamer with a word." Dong Zhao's words made Xin Biru enlightened, and he figured out many key questions at once: "No wonder when we and the lord go out of the city from the West Gate, Meng Dai and the others stationed outside the West Gate will give us a way, if my judgment is not wrong, this is the Han family's children intentionally." ”

"Yes, it does." Dong Zhao nodded and said: "When I left Yecheng with my entourage, I was also intercepted by the Jizhou army, and it was Han Tinghou who sent someone to pass the order, and the officials in Yecheng must not be embarrassed. ”

"Gongren, are you serious?" Hearing what Dong Zhao said, Xin Bi felt that it was beyond the scope of his understanding, it stands to reason that after the city was broken, the original officials would either be killed or locked up, and only a small number could continue to be retained. It is really unheard of for an original official like Han Zhan to choose to stay on his own.

"Seriously!" Dong Zhao said in a smaller voice: "Don't hide it from George, when I listened to Han Tinghou's general order, I was quite hesitant in my heart, whether I should go out of the city to chase the lord." The celestial and human wars for a long time, and finally decides to continue to follow the lord. ”

The group abandoned the boat on the south bank of the Yellow River and walked thirty miles south, Feng Ji pointed to a Zhuangzi in front of him with a horsewhip, and said to Yuan Shao: "Lord, this village is a friend in the next place, why don't you go to his village to rest for a night?" ”

Although he had crossed the Yellow River, Yuan Shao's heart was still uneasy, he was afraid that the Jizhou soldiers and horses would cross the river and chase him, so he waved his hand at Feng Ji's proposal and said: "No, I have just crossed the river, if I stay here, once the Jizhou soldiers and horses catch up, I can't just be captured." No, let's keep going. ”

Seeing that Yuan Shao rejected his proposal, Feng Ji's heart couldn't help but be nameless, but in front of Yuan Shao, he still said respectfully: "Since the lord is not willing to stay here for a long time, then we will continue to hurry." But after walking for a long time, the lord must have been hungry, so why don't you let your subordinates go to the Zhuangzi to ask for some wine and food, how about it? ”

According to Feng Ji's idea, even if Yuan Shao was unwilling to enter Zhuangzi and let himself go to the village to ask for some wine and food, he should still be able to agree. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao still waved his hand and said, "It's not appropriate, I'll continue to hurry." Seeing that Yuan Shao was like a frightened bird, Feng Ji's hatred for him increased a little more.

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves, coming from the direction of Zhuangzi, which frightened Yuan Shao into discouragement. He shouted: "It's not good, the soldiers and horses of Jizhou are catching up, go quickly!" After shouting, he grabbed the horse's belly with his legs and rushed out quickly.

Yan Liangwen and the others were worried that he was in danger, so they hurriedly chased after him. Feng Ji turned his head to look at Zhuangzi in the distance, and followed helplessly.

Shortly after they left, two young men on horseback came out of the village. They are the young masters of the village, one is called Huang An, and the other is called Huang Shi, who originally came out to ride horses to play, and when they saw a group of cavalry fleeing, they seemed to be far away. Younger brother Huang Shi couldn't help but ask curiously, "Big brother, who are they?" ”

Huang An looked at the people and horses in the distance, thought for a while, and said: "Second brother, I heard that the soldiers and horses of Jizhou are fighting with the Marquis of Yi Township in Wei County. Isn't this the soldiers and horses of the Marquis of Yixiang, who were defeated by the Jizhou army, and they can't escape here? ”

"It doesn't matter if they are the Jizhou army or the people of the Yixiang Marquis." Huang Shi was not interested in Yuan Shao and the others at all, just now he just saw that they looked too embarrassed, and asked casually, at this moment he was in a hurry to ride a horse, so he urged Huang An: "Big brother, let's continue to practice equestrianism." ”

The ferry that Yan Liang was looking for could just carry all the people and horses at once. After waiting for the ship to go offshore, Feng Ji stood at the bow of the boat, looked at the direction of Yecheng in the distance, and said in a voice that only he could hear: "After crossing the river, I don't know what year and month can I return to Jizhou?" ”

Dong Zhao saw Xin Bi standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the north, with a lonely face, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is George thinking?" ”

"My brother went to Youzhou for help, and his whereabouts are still unknown." Xin Bi sighed and said, "Now that my brother's family and I are in Yecheng, I don't know if the Han family's children will embarrass them." ”

After Dong Zhao figured out why he was worried, he hurriedly comforted him and said, "George, please rest assured, in my opinion, even if you and Brother Ling's family fall into the hands of the Han family, there will be no danger." ”

"How so?" Regarding Dong Zhao's statement, Xin Bi, who was concerned about the chaos, didn't believe it very much: "My two brothers advocated welcoming the lord to take over Jizhou, which offended the Han family's father and son; broke off the marriage contract with the Han family, which made the Han family lose face, and it is estimated that the children of the Han family hate me even more. You say, how can I not be worried? ”

Dong Zhao looked around, except for Feng Ji standing a few steps away from the side of the ship in a daze, Yuan Shao and the others had already gone to the cabin, so he lowered his voice and said, "Although you and I are hostile to Han Tinghou, from what I know about him, he is not a person who is desperate to kill. ”

"How so?"

Dong Zhao smiled faintly, and then said: "George thinks that if Han Tinghou didn't let you go, would you be able to leave Yecheng safely?" ”

"Gongren, you really woke up the dreamer with a word." Dong Zhao's words made Xin Biru enlightened, and he figured out many key questions at once: "No wonder when we and the lord go out of the city from the West Gate, Meng Dai and the others stationed outside the West Gate will give us a way, if my judgment is not wrong, this is the Han family's children intentionally." ”

"Yes, it does." Dong Zhao nodded and said: "When I left Yecheng with my entourage, I was also intercepted by the Jizhou army, and it was Han Tinghou who sent someone to pass the order, and the officials in Yecheng must not be embarrassed. ”

"Gongren, are you serious?" Hearing what Dong Zhao said, Xin Bi felt that it was beyond the scope of his understanding, it stands to reason that after the city was broken, the original officials would either be killed or locked up, and only a small number could continue to be retained. It is really unheard of for an original official like Han Zhan to choose to stay on his own.

"Seriously!" Dong Zhao said in a smaller voice: "Don't hide it from George, when I listened to Han Tinghou's general order, I was quite hesitant in my heart, whether I should go out of the city to chase the lord." The celestial and human wars for a long time, and finally decides to continue to follow the lord. ”

The group abandoned the boat on the south bank of the Yellow River and walked thirty miles south, Feng Ji pointed to a Zhuangzi in front of him with a horsewhip, and said to Yuan Shao: "Lord, this village is a friend in the next place, why don't you go to his village to rest for a night?" ”

Although he had crossed the Yellow River, Yuan Shao's heart was still uneasy, he was afraid that the Jizhou soldiers and horses would cross the river and chase him, so he waved his hand at Feng Ji's proposal and said: "No, I have just crossed the river, if I stay here, once the Jizhou soldiers and horses catch up, I can't just be captured." No, let's keep going. ”

Seeing that Yuan Shao rejected his proposal, Feng Ji's heart couldn't help but be nameless, but in front of Yuan Shao, he still said respectfully: "Since the lord is not willing to stay here for a long time, then we will continue to hurry." But after walking for a long time, the lord must have been hungry, so why don't you let your subordinates go to the Zhuangzi to ask for some wine and food, how about it? ”

According to Feng Ji's idea, even if Yuan Shao was unwilling to enter Zhuangzi and let himself go to the village to ask for some wine and food, he should still be able to agree. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao still waved his hand and said, "It's not appropriate, I'll continue to hurry." Seeing that Yuan Shao was like a frightened bird, Feng Ji's hatred for him increased a little more.

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves, coming from the direction of Zhuangzi, which frightened Yuan Shao into discouragement. He shouted: "It's not good, the soldiers and horses of Jizhou are catching up, go quickly!" After shouting, he grabbed the horse's belly with his legs and rushed out quickly.

Yan Liangwen and the others were worried that he was in danger, so they hurriedly chased after him. Feng Ji turned his head to look at Zhuangzi in the distance, and followed helplessly.

Shortly after they left, two young men on horseback came out of the village. They are the young masters of the village, one is called Huang An, and the other is called Huang Shi, who originally came out to ride horses to play, and when they saw a group of cavalry fleeing, they seemed to be far away. Younger brother Huang Shi couldn't help but ask curiously, "Big brother, who are they?" ”

Huang An looked at the people and horses in the distance, thought for a while, and said: "Second brother, I heard that the soldiers and horses of Jizhou are fighting with the Marquis of Yi Township in Wei County. Isn't this the soldiers and horses of the Marquis of Yixiang, who were defeated by the Jizhou army, and they can't escape here? ”