Chapter 3: Rush to the Army
"Cao Envoy Jun!"
"Cao Envoy Jun!"
Everyone hurriedly dismounted and surrounded Cao Cao, untied his armor with all hands and feet, wiped his chest, and pinched him.
After a long time, Cao Cao slowly opened his eyes, and then he was clever, crying, staggering, and crawling to the pile of smoking corpses, kneeling on his knees, beating his fists on the ground, and crying hysterically: "Father, father, who harmed you?" I wanted to take you to enjoy the blessings, but I didn't expect to hurt you......"
He cried heartbreakingly, his fists had been hammered, and he didn't know it.
Cao Cao's feelings for his father were not mixed with any falsehood, and he was filial to his father since he was a child, so he was raised as filial piety at the age of twenty.
What's more, he Chen Liu's army was also funded by his father with a large amount of money, and he called on his clansmen to accompany him, which is why he led the history of a state assassin today.
He wanted to welcome his father to be filial piety, but he didn't expect to indirectly harm his father, how could he not be sad?
The surrounding followers wept, but they didn't know how to persuade them.
"Who did it? I want revenge! I want revenge! Cao Cao's eyes flashed with anger, and he suddenly pulled out the sword at his waist and raised his head to the sky and roared.
Although this place belongs to the boundary of Yanzhou, it is already the edge of the sphere of influence, Tao Qian in the southeast, Yuan Shu in the southwest, and even the wandering rogues may kill people when they see wealth.
Cao Cao glared at his blood-red eyes, like he wanted to eat people, and looked at the strategist Cheng Yu next to him.
Cheng Yu, who was wearing a Confucian shirt, was in his fifties, wise and scheming, and had always been relied on by Cao Cao.
"Back to the lord, I just probed around.
More than 100 steps to the south and north of this place, there are traces of burying pots to make rice, and the scale is about 100 people.
In addition, looking down at the shape of the stove, the pot used is a military distribution utensil.
Therefore, it can be clearly concluded that the perpetrator must have been committed by the sergeant. ”
At this time, although the world was in turmoil and the princes were divided, the utensils used in the armies of the princes were all uniformly distributed by the Han Dynasty, and the shape was different from that of ordinary households.
"What did the sergeant do?" Cao Cao asked in a deep voice, "Maybe you can see which sergeant it is?" Tao Qian or Yuan Shu? ”
"The murderous sergeant is only more than 100 steps away from the Taiwei camp, so it seems that the Taiwei is not defensive against these sergeants, they may be following in the name of escort," Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "Taiwei and Yuan, and Tao Qian are all old friends, and both sides may send people to kill people in the name of escorting Taiwei."
The reason why these sergeants were sent to my Yanzhou territory to do it was precisely to hide people's eyes and ears, so that I could not determine who did it. ”
From Langya County to Yanzhou, you can take the eastern route through Xuzhou and pass through Taoqian's territory, but they are all mountain roads, rugged and difficult to walk.
You can also take the western route through Yuzhou, passing through the territory of Yuanshu, although the road is flat but much farther.
It is possible for Cao Song to take these two routes, and at this time, Cheng Yu really can't judge which side did it.
"The revenge of killing my father is not shared!" Listening to Cheng Yu's words, Cao Cao gritted his teeth and roared: "Since you can't escape from what these two parties have done, send an order to Cao Ren and Cao Hong to join with all the troops of Yanzhou, I will destroy Tao Qian first, and then ask Yuan Shu." ”
Since you can't tell the difference, then fight on both sides.
Cheng Yu sighed, he understood that the lord was by no means a person who lost his mind in a hurry.
It's just that the Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and killed his father and hated it, if he didn't immediately raise troops to retaliate, it would definitely make the world laugh.
But at this time, with the strength of Yanzhou, if you want to attack Yuan Shu, whose territory is several times larger than your own, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.
And Xuzhou is equal to Yanzhou's territory, attacking Xuzhou Taoqian is the only choice, anyway, they have also planned.
Cheng Yu opened his mouth to advise, it is a taboo for soldiers to rush into the army, and it is not so simple to prepare for a war, but he didn't say it after all.
Because of this truth, the lord does not understand.
In the face of major rights and wrongs, it is difficult for him to persuade the lord to strike the army.
At this time, suddenly a scout pointed to the top of the mountain in front of him and said, "Look, there are people on the mountain. ”
Cao Cao put his hands on the pergola, and there were indeed two people standing on the mountain in the distance, and he immediately ordered: "Go and tie up those two people quickly, and interrogate them strictly, if you see anyone who killed my father." ”
"No!" Eight colonels rushed to the mountain.
"Take people to outflank them left and right, don't let those two escape." Cao Cao then gave another order.
It is very likely that the two men were witnesses, and if they were grasped, they could be asked who did it.
At the moment of the order, dozens of fast horses galloped out and outflanked the two of them.
……
Liu Ping and Cao Song stayed in the cave until dawn.
Last night they heard the bustle ahead, and there were soldiers searching the mountains, and they were scared enough.
Fortunately, it was too dark for anyone to find their hiding place.
If it's dawn today, they can't stay here.
"Family master, it's not a way for us to keep hiding, I'll sneak to the front to see if the thieves have retreated."
Liu Ping knew that Cao Cao's rescue was probably about to arrive, and it would not be great if he missed it.
After last night's fright, Cao Song had already become a frightened bird, and he didn't dare to stay here alone, so he said, "The old man will accompany you to see it."
If we can get out alive, the old man will remove your slavery and treat you as grandchildren. ”
Liu Ping listened to his words and thought to himself that although he had become his grandchild, Cao Song was afraid that he was nearly sixty years old, and he would not suffer a loss, not to mention that he was the person with the highest rank in the Cao Group.
Who are his grandchildren? Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, have become brothers with these people, and the benefits will not be great in the future?
"Thank you, master!"
"Still called the head of the house? Gotta be called Father. Cao Song corrected.
"Yes, Father."
Liu Ping supported Cao Song, vigilantly climbed the mountain bag, looked down, and saw five or six hundred cavalry in the burned camp in the distance.
I could only see the black armor clearly, but I couldn't tell which side it was.
At this time, the princes of all parties were still in the Han Dynasty, and all the military uniforms followed the Han army standard, and the armor and robes were all black, making it impossible to distinguish.
Liu Ping felt that the eight achievements were the army led by Cao Cao, but he didn't dare to be 100% sure, what if there was an accident?
When it comes to life, it's better to be on the safe side.
"Oh no, we've been discovered," Cao Song exclaimed, only to see a small group of sergeants coming towards their hill with their guns raised.
Liu Ping also secretly shouted that it was not good, he didn't want to gamble with his life, so he hurriedly said: "Father, let's run away." ”
As soon as the two turned around, they found that two teams of cavalry, one on the left and one on the right, had already outflanked them under the mountain, and they had blocked their back roads.
The two of them stood on the mountain bag and didn't move, this daytime, the sight distance is excellent, but it is not as good as the night, how can they escape if they are seen?
What's more, there is Cao Song, an old man who is nearly sixty years old.
"Ping'er, this place is the junction of the three places, before we find out the origin of these soldiers, let's not easily reveal our identities."
Cao Song sighed and said, "If it's our Cao family's army, it's okay to say."
If it is Yuan Shu's army, the old man and his father are old friends, and he has drunk Yuan Shu's little full moon wine, and now that the old man has lost all his money, he will not be embarrassed for us.
I'm afraid, if Tao Qianjun kills a horse pistol, we will be finished. ”