Chapter 45: Possession for Yourself
Xiahoudun reluctantly left with the guards, and Wang Lei's eyes were bright.
This Xiahoudun is not simple!
Wang Lei and Xiahoudun's words were completely humiliating, especially the two horses given, which can be said to be a humiliation to Xiahoudun. But Xiahoudun's face was not red or breathless, he calmly accepted the two horses presented by Wang Lei, and calmly left with the guards. Such a mind is impossible for ordinary people to do, and it is worthy of Cao Cao's right-hand man.
On the battlefield, soon only Wang Lei and his party remained.
The soldiers of the Tiger Battalion suffered few casualties, no more than twenty dead and less than fifty wounded.
On the contrary, the soldiers of Xinshi County lost more than 100 losses and suffered more wounds. At the beginning, the soldiers of Xinshi County were attacked by Xiahoudun and Liu Bei and suffered heavy losses, but Wang Lei was killed later to save the killed soldiers of Xinshi County. Wang Lei glanced at Pan Feng, who was already dead, and immediately withdrew his gaze and didn't take it to heart.
Until now, Wang Lei didn't know that the person who died was Pan Feng, and only thought that he had died a very inconspicuous small role. The military Sima of a county can't get into Wang Lei's eyes.
"My lord, the war is over, please send soldiers with us to escort the war horse back to Xinshi County. After returning to Xinshi County, the county order of my Xinshi County will definitely be thanked. ”
The chief plucked up his courage and spoke again.
Wang Lei did not answer positively, but said: "Brother, your surname? ”
The tun chief replied: "Lord Huiyu, the lowly name is Ma Yuan!" ”
"Ma Yuan, good, it's a good name. If I remember correctly, one of the founding heroes of Emperor Guangwu is also called Ma Yuan. Your name is good, but your advice is poor. Wuji County has just been attacked by Black Mountain bandits, and this official does not have enough troops to escort the war horses to Xinshi County, and you have suffered heavy losses, and you can't protect this batch of war horses, so this official will escort all the war horses back to Wuji County and temporarily put them in Wuji County. ”
Wang Lei snorted, and ordered: "Dian Sima, escort the war horse back to Wuji County, and set off immediately!" ”
Dian Wei was extremely excited, waved his big hand, and acted immediately.
Ma Yuan was worried about his situation when he returned to Xinshi County, and knew that if he didn't bring back the war horse, he would definitely be in a miserable situation, so he said loudly again: "My lord can't do this, this is the war horse of Xinshi County." ”
"Humph......"
Wang Lei stared at Ma Yuan and snorted, his expression was cold, and his eyes were like knives.
Call!!
The Ugin Snake Spear was across his chest, and an invisible pressure instantly spread.
Ma Yuan was so frightened that he took two steps back, and even Ma Yuan was worried that Wang Lei would poke him with a spear.
Wang Lei said: "The official's order is unquestionable, you go back to Xinshi County." ”
"Yes!"
Ma Yuan didn't dare to refute anymore, and hugged his fists and said: "My lord, I will resign!" He immediately summoned the soldiers of Xinshi County under his command, and reluctantly glanced at the majestic and sturdy war horses, his eyes were full of sorrow, and he had no choice but to leave. Even though Ma Yuan knew that he would be punished by the county order when he went back this time, he could only go back, and he didn't dare to provoke the person in front of him, and he couldn't afford to provoke it.
Ma Yuan turned his horse away, and the soldiers of Xinshi County also followed and left, disappearing from Wang Lei's sight.
Dian Wei watched the return of the war horse with excitement and grinned. This batch of 600 war horses has been harvested, and this batch of war horses is enough to equip the soldiers under Wang Lei's command, which will be a sign of Wang Lei's rise in Wuji County.
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Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei led their troops north, and only stopped after staying away from the battlefield.
At this time, Guan Yu's face was flushed and he couldn't help coughing.
Liu Bei stopped and asked with concern, "Second brother, how is your health?" ”
Guan Yu shook his head lightly, his expression was resolute, and said, "Thank you brother for your concern, Guan Yu was only a little injured, and there is no major problem." Let's keep going, if the county commander of Nawuji County leads the army to chase after us again, it will be very unfavorable to us. ”
Liu Bei said: "After he won, he will be dragged down by the war horse, and he will not chase him." ”
Guan Yu sighed lightly, and said ashamedly: "It's all Guan Yu's incompetence that dragged down the eldest brother." If Guan Yu can defeat the black-faced man with the big iron halberd, with the ability of our three brothers, he will definitely be able to turn the situation around in one fell swoop. We have too few soldiers, and we can't kill the opposing generals, so we can only fail. ”
Liu Bei called the soldiers and ordered: "Stop advancing and rest in place." ”
When the order was issued, Liu Bei helped Guan Yu to sit down and said, "Second brother, this failure is not your fault, it is because of my brother's lack of strength." Even if we are defeated, if I still have soldiers who can fight in my hands, at this time, if I lead the troops to kill back quietly, I will definitely be able to kill the county commander of Wuji County by surprise, and then recapture the war horse, but it's a pity...... After this battle, the number of soldiers under our command was reduced again, to less than seventy. ”
As he spoke, he looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and said lonely: "Yun Chang and Yide were both tigers at that time, and their martial arts were outstanding, but it's a pity that they followed me around, and they haven't had a foothold yet, Liu Bei is incompetent!" ”
He was sad, and tears couldn't help but roll in his eyes. Thinking that he is a descendant surnamed Liu, but he has fallen into the footsteps of intercepting and killing the war horses of the government to increase his strength, and he has not succeeded, and the humiliation in his heart can be imagined.
That sadness is hard to erase.
faintly sad, infected Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.
Zhang Fei looked disappointed, but said excitedly: "As long as our brothers work together, we will definitely be able to create a career." ”
Guan Yu calmed the injury in his heart, and said unhurriedly: "If you want to achieve a great cause, you must suffer a lot. It is quite difficult for the eldest brother to revitalize the Han family. But as long as the eldest brother does not give up, with me and Yide to help the eldest brother, it will definitely succeed. ”
"Yes, it will work."
Liu Bei gritted his teeth and looked firm.
The three of them looked at each other, and the three hands were stacked together, containing endless expectations.
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Xiahoudun led the troops away, and after he was far away from the battlefield, his face was completely gloomy.
Xiahou Yuan followed Xiahou Yuan's side, although Xiahou Yuan didn't speak, but he really felt the anger hidden in Xiahou Yuan's heart, Xiahou Yuan said: "Brother doesn't have to be angry about the previous matter, in exchange for our advantage, it is impossible to hand over the war horse in our hands." We can only blame our weak strength, if we were strong, today's incident would not have happened. ”
Xiahoudun nodded and said: "I understand the reason, but although the county of Wuji County is not big, it is an old and spicy person, and it is a difficult character." This time we only caught two horses, but the people under our command lost nearly twenty people, what a pity! ”
Xiahou Yuan said: "The matter has come to this, brother doesn't have to worry about it. ”
"Okay, let's go back to Yanzhou."
Xiahoudun was depressed, and reached out and slapped the horse's back. The war horse was in pain, shook off its hooves and ran, and instantly ran in front, and the guards under his command began to speed up.