There are two ways to go from the Cao family manor on the bank of the Luoshui River in Yanshi to the Xiaocai Camp in Beibi Mountain, one is to return to Luoyang City, from the east of Luoyang City to the north of the city, and then go to the Xiaocai Barracks, and the other is to go north from Yanshi, to Shouyang Mountain and then turn westward, and go straight to the Xiaocai Barracks along the southern foot of Beibi Mountain.

These two roads are a little farther away from the Luoyang road from far and near, but the road is wide and flat, usually Cao Liang usually chooses to take the road of Luoyang, but today he is on a whim and goes north.

In the drizzle, the road looked very muddy, Cao Liang had to walk slowly, before leaving, he and Fang Bu put on a coat to talk about shelter from the wind and rain.

Although this road is not too wide, but there are a lot of people who usually come and go, the traffic is busy, the traffic is endless, it rains today, but the pedestrians are scarce, it is very empty.

It's just that the road conditions are relatively bad, muddy, and even the horse riding by Cao Liang keeps skidding, and he can't run at all.

This makes Cao Liang miss the asphalt roads of later generations, flat and clean, even if it is a rainy day, it is also unimpeded, it is like now, the sky is gray, the rainy day cement road, potholes, bumpy and bumpy.

Not far away, Cao Liang regretted a little, he knew that he wouldn't take a shortcut, then take the official road in Luoyang, this small road is too bad, the suburbs of the imperial capital, not to mention that the road is well repaired.

However, he has walked more than ten miles, and when he looks back at this moment, Cao Liang seems to be a little unwilling, so he simply keeps moving forward, he wants to see, and if he goes further, it should become easier to walk.

However, it backfired, and as the rain became heavier, the road conditions could only get worse, and the carriage in front of it was stuck in a mud puddle, and it was impossible to get out.

It was a relatively rudimentary carriage, with a trunk of plain willow wood, mottled with paint, and a somewhat old look, and the coachman was wielding his long whip vigorously and whipping the emaciated old horse to crawl out of the mud pit.

The old horse let out a mournful neighing sound, and rushed forward with all his might, but the wheel on the left side of the back was sunk very deeply, and the whole carriage was seriously tilted, and the wheel slipped so badly that even if the old horse tried harder, the carriage still did not rush out, but fell deeper and deeper.

At this time, the passenger in the carriage jumped out of the car, about a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed plainly, but very neat and clean, looked at the muddy road, he hesitated, or jumped out of the car, a pair of black soap shoes were immediately covered with mud.

But he couldn't care about anything else at the moment, and immediately ran to the back of the car, pushing the cart with all his might.

The wheels were sunk deeply, and most of the wheels were stuck in the mud pit, and even if the middle-aged man tried his best, he couldn't move the carriage even a bit.

The rain was very heavy and heavy, and soon the middle-aged man was soaking wet, and the wheels kept slipping and flying, splashing countless mud spots, all of which were thrown on him, and he was embarrassed.

He pushed the cart desperately, exerting all his strength, even the green tendons on his forehead were exposed, and his head was full of water, and he couldn't tell whether it was rain or sweat.

He gasped for air, seeming desperate.

At this moment, he saw a pair of white hands on the carriage, and a very magnetic male voice said, "Come, let's push together." ”

The middle-aged man was a little stunned, he turned his head and saw a young and handsome smiling face, the middle-aged man was quite moved, this is simply a send-off.

"Thank you...... Thank you. The middle-aged man stammered a little.

Cao Liang smiled, did not say a word, but struggled with the middle-aged man to push the cart.

With the help of Cao Liang and Fang Bu, the carriage was finally pushed out, and there was still a lot of strength in numbers.

"Really...... It's so ...... Thank you so much! The middle-aged man looked a little incoherent, and his speech became more and more stammering, but it could be seen that his gratitude was sincere, and without the help of Cao Liang and Fang Bu, he would probably be trapped here today.

"It's just a matter of effort." Cao Liang waved his hand freely, but at the moment of waving, a large piece of mud on the cuff flew out.

This is really embarrassing, and then look at the muddy water all over my body, the whole person is like being fished out of the mud, and there is no demeanor at all.

It would have been a good thing to help others, but to make yourself so embarrassed was something Cao Liang had not expected, and it seemed that he couldn't turn back if he didn't want to.

The middle-aged man saw that Cao Liang was wearing a brocade robe inside the robe, and then looked at Cao Liang's demeanor, so he concluded that Cao Liang was a noble son, and it was really commendable that the noble son could personally jump off the horse and help push the cart in the mud pit.

The middle-aged man's face was full of gratitude, and he warmly invited Cao Liang to his carriage to change clothes.

Cao Liang thought that it was indeed difficult to see people in this appearance, so he got into the car and changed his coat.

Although the middle-aged man has caused a stammer, he is enthusiastic, Cao Liang can't help but think of Ma Jun, Ma Jun is also a stammer, not good at speaking, but he is ingenious, and he can be called the first craftsman in the world.

During the chat, Cao Liang asked the name of the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man bowed his hand and said, "Under the surname...... The surname is Deng Mingai, and the word is ...... Shizai, no...... I don't know if the son is like ...... How to call it? ”

Cao Liang was stunned, wow, this good luck can't be stopped, today he took such a bad road on a whim, he was still complaining, but he didn't expect to accidentally bump into Deng Ai, could it be that there is a providence in the dark?

Deng Ai is also a person, those who have read the Three Kingdoms must be no stranger, he is a famous general of Cao Wei, the first hero of the destruction of Shu, although the final end is a little tragic, but it does not affect his reputation at all.

The glorious feat of crossing 700 miles of flat and dangerous paths, running thousands of miles to attack CD, and breaking Shu in one fell swoop, was used by later generations as a classic example of sneak attack warfare.

Some people may say that Deng Ai's success is accidental, but behind the accident, there are inevitable factors.

At this time, Deng Ai should be just an unknown petty official, Cao Liang didn't expect such a chance encounter to bump into him.

If Cao Liang didn't help push the cart, he could only pass by Deng Ai.

Fortunately, Cao Liang saw Deng Ai in trouble and jumped off the horse to help him, and well-wishers will be rewarded in the end!

Cao Liang couldn't help but sigh with emotion, this fate is really good at playing tricks on people, and the meeting with Deng Ai was so dramatic.

Life is full of surprises!