Chapter 57: Late Days

After half a ring of joy, Lu Bu packed up and left.

Diao Chan wrote to inform Wang Yun of this news, and now he can't kill the thief alone, so he should report it to the Lord.

Lu Bu intercepted the letter, saw that there was nothing wrong, and ordered someone to put it into Wang Yun's house. Now that it is confirmed that Wang Yun is his enemy, he doesn't need to do anything more, just kill people.

Wang Yun received a letter from Diao Chan, and immediately knew that something was wrong, it was difficult for him to see Diao Chan, and the Hou Mansion was heavily defended, how could it be so easy to send out a letter? Nine times out of ten, Lu Bu became suspicious, and Diao Chan fell into a trap.

Before he could think about it, there was already the sound of soldiers killing outside the house, and he hurriedly took his cronies Wei Qi, Liu He and others to escape from the secret passage.

In February, Lu Bu raided Sikong Mansion and killed dozens of people, and Wang Yun escaped when he heard the news! The world was shocked.

In March, Cao Cao killed the famous scholar Bian Rang and Yi Sanclan, accused of disrespecting him! The world was shocked.

The land of Xuzhou, the spring is getting stronger, the flowers are in full bloom, and the weeping willows are still clinging.

In the spring light of red flowers and willows, a big man is sitting on the bank of Surabaya and sighing repeatedly.

The big man has piercing eyes and whiskers, and his skin is as black as toner, it is Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide who followed Liu Bei to Xuzhou!

Since the beginning of the spring, Cao Cao has sent troops to harass Xuzhou many times, although they have been repulsed each time, but this situation of only being beaten and not fighting back makes Zhang Fei very uncomfortable.

It's a pity that Liu Bei once again vetoed the proposal to take the initiative to attack Yanzhou East County, so Zhang Fei came to the bank of the Surabaya River to vent his sulkness.

muttered: "Big brother is really cowardly, isn't this Cao Apu just a little more soldiers, what's so scary?" I, Zhang Fei, can still poke his head with a spear! ”

At this time, a fifteen or sixteen boy dressed as a personal soldier rushed over, and shouted from afar: "Third general, I have heard!" ”

Zhang Fei heard his voice and knew that he was Liao Xiaosi, a horse keeper under him.

This kid is a good hand at raising horses, he has so many soldiers, he is the most useful, and he is fat and strong in chasing shadows, looking at his current figure, he is not much inferior to Lu Bu's red rabbit horse.

It's a pity that Liao Xiaosi, this kid is not willing to be lonely, he has to be pestered to be a general, Zhang Fei laughed secretly in his heart, how can a general be a good one? I, Zhang Sanye, have also worked hard for many years to survive from the position of foot archer to the current general Pi.

Zhang Fei told him at the time: "If you want to be a general, you can first find out the whereabouts of Cao Cao's army on the border of Xuzhou, and then I will be a general of Yamen." ”

Liao Xiaosi happily accepted the task, lost the errand of raising horses, and went as a scout.

No, I went for a few days, and I only came back today.

When Zhang Fei heard that he had news, he was also very excited, jumped up from the ground, grabbed Liao Xiaosi by the collar, and asked, "Where is Cao Cao's army?" ”

Liao Xiaosi was grabbed by the neck, only feeling that his breath was stuck in his throat, he couldn't get in or out, and he struggled and shouted: "Third master, you let go of me first, I'm going to lose my breath!" ”

Zhang Fei pushed him away, and when he saw him fall in response, he said angrily: "Say it quickly, when you go out, you will become a lot more squeamish." ”

Liao Xiaosi got up panting and said, "I didn't know the whereabouts of Cao Cao's army. But..."

When Zhang Fei heard that he didn't find out the news, he was immediately furious, and he came together to entertain the master? Before he could finish speaking, he whipped his horse, and was about to strike.

Liao Xiaosi has been following Zhang Fei for a few days, and when he saw the movement, he hurriedly shouted: "Master, don't fight yet, there is more important information." ”

Zhang Fei couldn't bear to say: "If there is a fart, let it go, if the news is useless, be careful of your flesh and skin!" ”

Liao Xiaosi approached Zhang Fei flatteringly, and said in a low voice: "This trip, although I didn't find out about Cao Jun's movements, I heard that Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, will pass through our Xuzhou in the past two days and go to Taishan County to seek refuge with his son Cao Cao." In the past two days, I should have been near Dongguan County. ”

Zhang Fei's eyes lit up, and he slapped Liao Xiaosi on the shoulder with one palm, only slapping him on the ground.

Zhang Fei said disdainfully: "It's so useless, how can you be a general, but your news is good, if it's true, your Yamen general is indispensable." ”

Liao Xiaosi gritted his teeth in pain, and when he heard the prospect of promotion, he lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you Third Master, the last general will definitely smear his liver and brain, blood will flow like a river, and expose the corpse in the wilderness, so I don't give up!" ”

Zhang Fei kicked him away and said, "If you don't roll to raise horses, I'll make you bleed like a river now!" ”

Zhang Feitan heard the news that Cao Song passed through Xuzhou, how could Liu Bei not know? I had already received the report early this morning, so I discussed with Guan Yu and concealed the news from Zhang Fei, otherwise with their character as the third brother, how could they let Cao Cao's father leave easily?

It's just that there is no impermeable wall in this world, and it just so happened that Liao Xiaosi didn't hear the whereabouts of Cao Cao's army, and he was worried that he would be whipped by Zhang Fei when he went back. It just so happened that Liao Xiaosi and the scout who found out the news were fellow villagers, and when he heard that he had no intention of talking about it, he kept it in his heart and came back to ask Zhang Fei for credit.

Zhang Fei didn't report to the eldest brother, knowing that once he said that the eldest brother would definitely obstruct it, how could he let Cao Agui's father go for nothing, and if he didn't take revenge, he would be a villain!

At that moment, he looked for the eldest brother with a hippie smile, saying that he wanted to go to Lu to buy a horse, Liu Bei didn't think deeply, and he happened to lack a war horse, so he gave him two silver taels and fifty personal soldiers, and asked him to raise war horses.

Zhang Fei agreed and said, "Don't worry, eldest brother, you can wait with your second brother to hear my good news." ”

Zhang Fei rushed to Lu with Liao Xiaosi and fifty personal soldiers overnight, just to intercept Cao Song's old man! Buying a war horse is fake, killing and revenge is real!

A team of people guarded the road between Luguo County and Dongguan County, and they guarded for two days in a row, but they did not see Cao Song's convoy.

Just when Zhang Fei thought he had missed it and wanted to give up, Liao Xiaosi suddenly shouted: "Third master, look, there is a team!" ”

Zhang Fei looked at it, and sure enough, there was a long fleet, dozens of cars, and the carriages were heavy, and there should be a lot of valuable goods.

Zhang Fei scolded: "Tuniang thief, after all, there is no waiting in vain!" Give it to me, boys! ”

The people covered their faces with black cloths and rushed up like locusts.

Zhang Fei killed more than a dozen guards, rushed straight to the largest carriage, smashed the roof of the carriage with a spear, and saw an old man with a white face and a plump and fat woman sitting inside.

The old man was still calm, and the beautiful woman was already so frightened that her fat body trembled and shrunk into a ball.

Zhang Fei pointed his spear at the old man and shouted, "Are you Cao Song?" ”

The old man nodded and said, "I... I'm officially Cao Song, Cao Cao is my son, please... Please let me go for the sake of his face. ”

Zhang Fei stabbed Cao Song to death with a spear, and then scolded: "Let your mother's legs, children, everyone is killed, all the money is robbed, and those who can't be taken away are burned." ”

In a moment, Cao Song and his family and guards were killed by Zhang Fei with more than 50 people, and they also robbed a large amount of gold and silver.

After coming back, Liu Bei was overjoyed and praised the third brother for his ability, in such a troubled world, as long as you get things done, who will investigate how you did it?

Zhang Fei was even more excited, originally the money given by the eldest brother was to buy a hundred horses at most, but now he directly bought 1,200 war horses, almost hollowing out the horse market in Lu State.

I can't help but feel complacent, now I am also a general who can command a thousand cavalry.

Liao Xiaosi greeted him at the right time, and asked with a scowling face: "Third master, where do you see me going?" ”

Zhang Fei's eyes widened and said, "How?" Did you follow the third master to wronged you? ”

Liao Xiaosi hurriedly said: "No, no, but you promised me something..."

Zhang Fei snorted coldly and said, "Come with me." ”

Liao Xiaosi was overjoyed to follow, and walked to Zhang Fei's bedroom, only to see that the third master turned out a set of armor from the closet, tattered, it should be some years, and it should be worth a lot of money in the antique market!

Zhang Fei said: "This is the armor I wore when I broke the Yellow Turban Army, and I will give it to you, from now on you will be my Yamen general, and you will be responsible for raising horses for me full-time!" ”

Liao Xiaosi grew his mouth and was speechless for a while. Or do you want to raise horses for him?

Under Zhang Fei's persecution, Liao Xiaosi had to put on this antique armor, which was tattered and loose, barely covering the vital point, but smelling the smell above, Liao Xiaosi's whole person was not good.

Zhang Fei smiled at him rarely, and said: "Now that you are a general, your name is very unfavorable, I will give you a new one, and in the future, you will be called Liao Hua, Huazi Hua." ”

In April, Cao Cao's father Cao Song, Cao Cao's brother Cao De, and more than 50 relatives died in Xuzhou! Cao Cao was shocked.

After Cao Cao heard the news, he cried bitterly for three days and three nights, vowing not to slaughter the people and animals of Xuzhou.

Due to the perennial use of troops, there is no need to mobilize, and within a few days, he brought all the fierce soldiers and sent troops to Xuzhou to conquer Liu Bei.

Before leaving, Cao Cao asked Xun Yu: "Lu Bu is watching from the side, do I have any worries about this expedition against Liu Bei?" ”

Xun Yu said with a smile: "It's okay for Ming Gong to go, Lu Buxin got rid of Wang Yun, which caused turmoil in the court, countless officials hung up their seals and left, and the court was in chaos, and they were busy fighting fires, so they had no time to take care of anything else." ”

Cao Cao said: "So I can rest assured." ”

Then 30,000 troops were left in Yanzhou, and Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others guarded the base camp Dongjun.

He also ordered Xiahoudun, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu to attack Pei County on three sides. When passing through the towns and counties, the soldiers were ordered to raise butcher knives, and for a time in Xuzhou, the dead bodies were everywhere, and the blood flowed like a river.

Liu Bei frowned, and asked everyone under Ji Tang: "Cao Cao led an army of 200,000 to attack, slaughtered countless cities, and even dug up the wild graves in the wilderness, slaughtered living beings, humiliated ancestors, and made people frightened, what are your best strategies to retreat from the enemy?" ”

Jian Yong and Liu Bei are fellow villagers, and they started an incident with Liu Bei, they are considered old people around them, and when they heard Liu Bei ask for a plan, they said: "Cao's army is strong, our army can only temporarily avoid the edge, and it is the key to defend the city steadily." ”

Liu Bei said: "Xianhe's words are reasonable, but my army is small, how can we defend these many cities?" ”

Sun Gan said: "I am willing to lobby Yuan Shu for the Lord Gong to make him attack Cao Cao Yanzhou to solve my urgent need." ”

Liu Bei said: "Yuan Shu and Cao Cao were allies, and they joined forces to repel Lu Bu in Runan, how can they easily say that they can move?" ”

Sun Gan said, "Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are both tigers and wolves, and if they are in trouble, they will share the same hatred, and now Luoyang Lu Bu's camp is in chaos, and he is unable to look east, how can Yuan Shu allow Cao Cao to continue to expand his power?" I'm willing to give it a try. ”

Liu Bei: "Gongyou is really a masterpiece, and I am here to wait for good news." ”

He asked everyone again: "Cao's army is powerful, and the forward is besieging Pei County on three sides, who is willing to defend Pei County for me?" ”

Zhang Fei was impatient to wait for a long time, thinking that if he was so grinding, Cao Jun would go to Peixian County, but the audience had made a plan and didn't dare to come forward to talk big, and at this time he had already held back his internal injuries.

Burst out and said: "It's me who caused the trouble, since I went to defend the city, and I'm very good at defending the city, don't rob me." ”

Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei: "Does the third brother really want to guard Pei County?" ”

Zhang Fei said: "It's serious! ”

Liu Beixi said: "Okay, let Yide be stationed in Pei County." Remember to defend it well, and never go out of the city to face the battle, and be attacked by someone to break the city. ”

Zhang Fei patted his chest and said: "Brother, don't worry, I will never take a step out of Pei County, and swear to live and die with the city!" ”

Liu Bei smiled with relief, and said: "Since Yide takes the initiative to defend the city, then Yun Chang will lead 20,000 horses to meet Cao Cao's southern line forward Xu Chu." ”

Zhang Fei listened to the arrangement, and his eyes suddenly widened and he was dumbfounded.

I wanted to earn an errand with a fight, but who would have expected that the eldest brother, who usually cowered, chose to take the initiative at this time, was he being tricked!

The hippie smiled and said to Guan Yu: "Second brother, why don't you change the two?" ”

Guan Yu raised his head and squinted, and said to Zhang Fei: "I am not as good as the third brother in defending the city, the third brother has a heavy responsibility, so there is no need to shirk." ”

Mi Zhu on the side saw that Zhang Fei was depressed, and couldn't help laughing, and persuaded: "The three generals don't need to be discouraged, there is only one army of Xu Chu on the southern front, but there are two vanguards of Xiahoudun and Dian Wei on the northern front, and there are 100,000 soldiers and horses of Cao Cao's headquarters, so you have many opportunities to fight." ”

When Zhang Fei heard this, he came to the spirit again. I didn't dare to delay, and as soon as the meeting was over, I gathered all the soldiers and went straight to the county seat of Peixian.

However, it was said that Guan Yu took 20,000 soldiers and horses and marched all the way to the southwest, scattering scouts along the way, wanting to find the enemy for a decisive battle.

On this day, the army walked to the foot of Jiulong Mountain, Guan Yu ordered the army to camp by the stream to replenish water, it was the height of summer, the weather was unusually hot, 20,000 troops surrounded the two banks of the stream, greedy for cold to drive away the heat.

At this time, Zhou Cang, who was sent out by Guan Yu to investigate the traces of Cao Jun, rushed over, bowed down and said: "Report to the general, the villain is in Xiao Zhen in front and finds the Cao army's camp, according to which it is only ten miles." ”

Guan Yu's red face was shocked, he stroked his long beard lightly, and said: "Very good, send an order to the three armies, rectify the formation, and follow me to kill Xiao Town." ”

Zhou Cang got the order, took out the horn on his waist, and ordered the whole army to attack.

When Guan Yu led the army to Xiao Town, Xu Chu had already received a scout report and was waiting for him.

Guan Yu saw that Xiao Zhen was smoking behind Xu Chu, and he was angry, obviously the villagers in the town had been poisoned, so he stepped forward and said: "Poisonous man, come forward and die!" ”

Xu Chu has lived for so long, and he has never seen anyone who dares to talk to him so arrogantly, and he is furious in his heart, and he is about to kill him and take his life. Lu Xiu, the deputy general on the side, said: "Nameless, why do you need the general to go in person, wait for me to take his head and dedicate it to the general." ”

Without waiting for a reply, it has been killed.

Guan Yufeng squinted at Zhou Cang, and motioned for him to fight, this person has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and at first glance he is incompetent, and he is not qualified to let him use the knife.

Zhou Cang looked at Guan Yu suspiciously, he didn't understand him for a while, and said in his heart: "The general is really brave, and the enemy will kill him, and he won't take it seriously." ”

Guan Yu saw that he was half dead in a stupid manner, and the horsewhip whipped at Zhou Cang's buttocks, and Zhou Cang was already like a cloud, rushing towards Lu Xiu.