In June of the first year of Jian'an (A.D. 196), Yanzhou, Shanyang County, south of Fanghe.

There were a lot of thunderstorms this summer, and the mountain roads were covered with stagnant water, and it was difficult to see the road surface.

Two men in cloak trudged through the rain with difficulty.

"How far is it?" One of them turned to his companion, revealing the face of a woman who was haggard but still beautiful.

"It's almost there, and after passing through here, you will enter the Xiaopei realm." The man next to her replied. Although listening to the voice, the man was not old, but when he turned his head, he showed a full head of gray hair.

The woman said "oh" and stopped talking.

She didn't see the gloomy expression of the man beside her.

"When you get there, you'll be able to see Shi'er, right?"

"It's not Shi'er, it's Mandarin Mandarin."

"It's all the same."

"Hehe, yes, it's all your flesh and blood."

"Hmm."

The man was glad that it was a rainy day, so he didn't let his wife next to him find out that he was crying.

No one would have thought that Li Dao and Xi Yan, who had been expelled from the west, would appear here.

Moreover, there is not a single soldier around.

The two who used to dominate the capital division are now extremely down. Although there are still some soldiers and horses, they can only barely protect themselves.

What's even worse is that Li Wei stabbed his parents to death that day, Xi Yan ...... It's already crazy.

Even if she is as ruthless as her, she can't bear the pain of losing her child, and now Xi Yan is already a waste person who has lost her martial arts.

Li Dao was heartbroken, but he had no intention of military affairs, so he made a ruthless decision.

He ordered several of his cronies to manage the troops as usual according to the established method, while he himself secretly rushed to Xuzhou with Xi Yan.

As for the purpose, there is only one, that is, I hope to see Ling Yuan.

He hopes to make Xi Yan remember it through this method.

In fact, it is not difficult to find out the news of Ling Yuan. The Northern Church was killed, and everyone involved in the Night Blade was reported.

Li Wei also has Xi Yan's old department by his side, so naturally it goes without saying.

They certainly know how to go about finding "companions".

The scattered Northern Hall Yefeng was captured and several people were recaptured, and under severe torture, someone confessed Ling Yuan's whereabouts.

Even if Li Dao was on the road, he couldn't figure it out.

His wife repeatedly told herself that that stupid girl had a simple personality and a bad memory, why did the Northern General Hall send her to assassinate Lu Bu?

Lu Bu...... The relationship with himself is too deep.

Although he really doesn't want to meet his former colleagues again, Li Dao's character will not change as long as he believes in something. So, he came anyway.

He didn't know that the wheel of history was turning forward, and he couldn't catch up......

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Sizhou, Hanguguan.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late today, and I respectfully ask your Majesty to rest here. Start early tomorrow morning and go directly to Luoyang at noon. Cao Cao respectfully knelt on the ground and bowed to the emperor.

"Cao Aiqing bothered." The young emperor Liu Xie seemed to have an innate imperial demeanor.

"The ministers are favored by the emperor, although it is difficult to repay the liver and brain."

"The Han can have a loyal minister like Aiqing, it is really the blessing of the ancestors, and it is a blessing for me."

"Yes, it's rare that the world is in turmoil, and you can still have a loyal courtier like General Cao." Compared with the dictatorship of Yang Feng and others, Dong Zhao, the speaker of the Lang, has a good impression of Cao Cao.

"Okay, then according to Aiqing's words, I will rest here today."

"The ministers have ordered people to prepare the things for the royal use, and if Your Majesty needs them again, the ministers will be ready to dispatch them at any time."

"I know, Aiqing should rest early."

……

When Cao Cao returned to the camp, a group of civil and military officers had been waiting for a long time.

"Lord, how's it going?" Guo Jia asked with a smile.

"In the end, it is the blood of the Liu family, the power of the emperor, and you can't learn it." Cao Cao also had to admit that although this little emperor was young, he had the majesty of an adult emperor.

"My lord, Yang Feng and the others are now stationed outside Hangu Pass, and it seems that they are deliberately keeping a distance from us." Cheng Yu said thoughtfully.

"Zhongde, I haven't thought about your worries. Although we came with a large army, in front of the emperor, after all, it was a preconceived idea, and many old ministers may think that I am no different from Dong Zhuo and Li Dao. ”

"What's more, he almost lost his life." Cao Chun sneered.

"Speaking of which, is Cao Zhen back?"

"I've returned to the camp, but I've just had some flesh wounds and am recuperating."

"Oh, that's fine. What about the Assassins? Cao Cao asked again.

"Hey! Cao Zhen came back and said that he had surrounded it, but he didn't want to ......"

"What?"

"Suddenly a troop of soldiers and horses appeared, Cao Zhen couldn't resist it, and the assassin was also rescued."

"Where are the soldiers?"

"I don't know. Cao Zhen said that they have no banner and seem to be deliberately unwilling to reveal their identities. ”

"Well......" Cao Cao pondered for a moment, "no matter what, you should be more careful tomorrow, and the first thing at the moment is to escort the emperor back to Luoyang." ”

"My lord, there is one thing that must still be decided early." Guo Jia reminded again.

"Hehe, are you afraid that those pedantic old ministers will take advantage of the original Yellow Turban people in Luoyang."

"The Lord is a wise man."

"It's okay, it's time for them to understand the situation. In this world, they are no longer allowed to be powerful. ”

"Yes, the emperor is just a decoration, they are a ......" Cao Xiu also said with a smile, but before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Cao Cao.

He understands that there are some things that should not be said in front of the Xun family.

Xun Yu didn't speak beside him, but when he heard Cao Xiu say that the emperor was an ornament, he frowned.

"The emperor is a symbol of power in the Han Dynasty and is chosen by God. Wen Lie, don't talk nonsense in the future, if you are listened to by the soldiers riding the tiger and leopard, where is your majesty. "Cao Xiu is the guard of the tiger and leopard rider, so Cao Cao said so.

Hearing Cao Cao say this, Xun Yu's expression softened a lot.

Guo Jia couldn't help but smile in his heart. The lord is now in need of the support of famous families, and the Yingchuan Xun clan cannot be provoked.

"Alright, you can go back and rest. Tomorrow will depart. ”

……

In a tent north of the tiger and leopard riding camp, Cao Zhen was lying flat in a daze.

His memory is still stuck in the time of the scuffle......

On the same day, the three parties fought chaotically, and Cao Chun attacked Yang Feng and failed, so he had to unite with him and attack Shen Rong.

Of course, Shen Rong knew that the tiger and leopard were powerful, and he had no intention of fighting, so he immediately ordered a retreat.

After forcing back several pursuits with armpins, he finally got rid of the enemy army.

However, Cao Zhen, who had a grudge against him for killing his father, did not give up.

Just when Shen Rong thought he could relax his vigilance, Cao Zhen led more than a hundred tigers and leopards to charge towards Shen Rong's remaining more than 900 people.

With his previous experience, Cao Zhen ordered all his men to bend over and lower their horses' heads. In this way, all the gaps in the armor are hidden.

When the armpin lost its power, Shen Rong had no choice but to forcibly respond.

Although it is unarmored, although it is already a little tired, it still has an absolute advantage in numbers.

But he miscalculated Cao Zhen's military skills.

Hidden in the Northern Hall for many years, Cao Zhen is not ignorant.

He had a unique understanding of the use of cavalry.

Unlike ordinary cavalry rushing back and forth, Cao Zhen used this hundred cavalry into a bloody mouth.

Twenty-five cavalry were sent to the left and right flanks in front, and fifty cavalry in the middle were behind.

The cavalry that went ahead had only one task, which was to be responsible for slicing the enemy apart.

The cavalry in the middle followed, encircling the cavalry on both flanks and slaying the enemy in the middle.

This method of warfare is like a big mouth, which only eats dozens of enemies at a time, but can constantly consume them.

At first, Shen Rong saw that his companions were surrounded, so he stepped forward to attack the cavalry on both wings.

Cao Zhen naturally knew the weakness of this tactic, so he asked each wing to set aside more than ten horsemen to protect his companions.

It was only then that Shen Rong realized the mistake he had made. After all, the other party was cavalry, and under the high-speed movement, these assassin subordinates, who were not regular soldiers themselves, had no chance to step forward.

Of course, Shen Rong would not let the other party consume it like this.

When Cao Zhen was ready to "swallow" his men and horses for the fourth time, he finally chose to retreat.

At this time, the tiger and leopard rode undamaged, and Shen Rong had already lost more than 100 subordinates.

However, even if you want to leave, it will be even more difficult.

The armpin released had no effect at all, and the war horses he plundered were all inferior horses of the White Polish Army, and their speed was not at all comparable to the selected good horses of the Tiger and Leopard Ride.

Just when Shen Rong was about to break the net and fight back, he suddenly killed a group of centaurs from a distance.

A 10,000-strong cavalry.

Cao Zhen could only confirm that it was not Cao Cao's team, but when the other party was only more than fifty steps closer, Shen Rong judged from his physical characteristics that those people were his companions.

Because the cavalry on both wings were led by their own commanders Lei Xu and Zhang Xian, and the generals of the Chinese army were Zhang Ji's nephew, Zhang Xiu.

Cao Zhen knew from Shen Rong's eyes that he had no chance to fight again.

Despite his reluctance, he decisively ordered a retreat.

This is probably the biggest advantage of the young commander of the leech camp - reason always precedes emotion.

……

Shen Rong didn't want to chase and kill, and he didn't have the strength to chase and kill anymore.

When his subordinates arrived, he could only smile tiredly.

This is Shen Rong's reserved back hand.

He didn't expect Cao Cao to use a trick to lure the enemy, and his plan was to prepare for his subordinates to participate in it.

The four commanders of the book were ordered to bring regular soldiers and horses as the vanguard to disturb Cao Cao's sight, and he himself led 2,000 relatives to take Cao Cao directly.

It was only later that things developed beyond his expectations, so he had to make the first move, but he didn't want to fall for the enemy's tricks.

……

I haven't seen each other for a long time, and Shen Rong and Zhang Xiu and others have looked at each other for a long time.

In the end, everyone dismounted together, Lei Xu and Zhang Xian knelt on one knee, suppressed their excitement and said, "See Shen Shuai." ”

Although it was far away, Shen Rong had always been clear about the movements of his subordinates. Zhang Ji was killed, and Shen Rong was also a little sentimental, after all, Zou Li was widowed at a young age.

Looking at Zhang Xiu, he already had a little bit of Zhang Ji's demeanor, and Shen Rong smiled knowingly.

Unconsciously, the younger generations have grown up......