Even if Bao Chu is fierce, he is only one person after all, and he has to take care of two older women, so he is naturally powerless. Moreover, Cheng Lian seems to be an extremely difficult general with strong martial arts, and it is reasonable for him to refuse the other party's invitation when he appears so abruptly.

Although Bao Chu rescued his own mother and the neighbor's mother at the same time, there are still many villagers who have been arrested by thieves.

That's what Bao Chu's mother thought, and she also wanted those people to come back safely and soundly. As soon as she heard Cheng Lian's words, she opened her mouth to persuade her son, first go to see what the other party's strength is, if it is strong, it is not too late to let her son make a move, if it is not strong, she will not let her son put himself in danger.

From this bizarre and tortuous experience, it can be seen that Bao Chu is a dutiful son, and he will naturally not refuse his mother's orders.

"The old man understands the righteousness, and I am really grateful. Of course, if your son doesn't like my lord's strategy and strength to exterminate this thief, he can also not participate in this battle. My lord will not force this strong man. Although Cheng Lian was a rough person, he was also deeply surprised by Bao Chu's mother's attitude, and hurriedly dismounted and took a step forward, and said respectfully.

"Bao Li, don't believe their words! Who knows if they are in a gang or not, besides, why didn't they just make a move to see where your son is fighting alone? Bao Chu's mother and son have already agreed, who knows, the old woman he rescued questioned the identity of Cheng Lian and others on the side.

"Hehehe, what this old man said is actually not wrong. My son-in-law and people are just passing by here, and it is said that if they are ordinary people, those thieves will not hurt us in the slightest, and the people who were taken away just now are neither related to nor related to my father-in-law, so they are in the middle of the two. Anyway, even if I contradicted the lord before, I didn't disapprove of it.

But my father-in-law said that people are like this, and most people will choose to hang high when they encounter things that have nothing to do with them. But if he is like this, what will happen the next time it is his turn to encounter this kind of crisis, when it is our turn? My lord said that if we can't see it, we naturally won't care about it, but since we have seen that scene just now, why don't we care about it?

Old man, to tell you the truth, the reason why my lord invited this strong man to discuss the extermination of the thieves is only because he has a fancy for your son's outstanding martial arts, and if he makes a move, our men will have fewer casualties! Cheng Lian smiled and said truthfully to Bao Chu's mother.

Sometimes, although the truth hurts people, if the truth is used in the right place, it will go straight to the heart.

"Well said, let's go! Let's go over and have a look! With that, she patted her son on the shoulder.

Bao Zhu carried his mother and led the horse back to Jin Jue's side, and the neighbor old lady was naturally afraid of being alone, so she could only follow Bao out and come here together.

"Jin Gongzi, tell me what you have come up with! What do I need to do? As soon as Bao Zhu saw Jin Jue, he asked straight to the point.

"I have sent my brothers, who are good at climbing mountains, to block the back of those thieves, and by this time, they must have found each other's lair in the mountains. Zhuangshi, your martial arts are so good, I ask you to go with these brothers, and reduce the casualties of the people who were swept away and my side as much as possible. Of course, your safety is the most important thing, and if you don't want to, you don't want it. Jin Jue also replied sincerely.

Since Jin Jue said so, Bao Chu had no reason to refuse. He put down his mother, and followed Cheng Lian with fifty Xuzhou soldiers along the mountain road.

There were thirty people left, and Jin Jue wanted to send them all, but neither Cheng Lian, Li Feng, nor Bao Chu agreed. One is worried about Jin Jue's safety, while Bao Chu is worried about his mother's safety.

This time, Jin Jue chose people very well, although the thin Xuzhou soldier who looked very much like Lei Gong's cub was relatively timid, he was really good at climbing mountains and finding mountain roads. Even if this was Lushan, which he had never been to before, he quickly found the right way to enter these thieves' cottages from the clues on the mountain road.

Since these thieves dare to eat people, they naturally won't leave too many people at home, not to mention, there are not too many valuable goods or food and other things in this broken cottage.

Therefore, the twenty of them entered the cottage smoothly, and the speed of the thief's return was not slow. They did not clean up the inside of the cottage, but hid directly behind the door of the cottage, ready to attack these thieves at any time.

The rest of the battle is much simpler.

These thieves didn't expect that someone would sneak into their cottage so quickly, and they kept the meat tickets in the front line, so as soon as these meat tickets and a small number of thieves entered the cottage door, Xuzhou soldiers killed these thieves who were guarding the meat tickets and closed the door.

And Cheng Lian and Bao Zhu, who were chasing after the thief, immediately seized the opportunity of the other party's astonishment, chose to assault, and killed them all in one fell swoop on the road between the mountain road and the walled gate.

Some thieves, as soon as they saw that Cheng Lian and Bao were so fierce and extraordinary, knew that they were not opponents, and they rushed everywhere in a panic, and most of them either fell off the cliff or died under the Xuzhou soldiers who pursued from behind.

There are only one or two locals who are more familiar with the situation in Lushan who can really escape from this mountain road.

Although the bandit leader was most familiar with Lushan's situation, Bao Zhu set his sights on him as soon as they met, and he was not given a chance to escape at all, so the bandit leader of this gang of thieves also died in the hands of Bao Zhu.

Even if you run one or two, those are small minions, and they won't make much difference.

Just as Jin Jue expected, with Bao Chu's help, he really let the Xuzhou soldiers be uninjured in this battle. Of course, there is also the credit of the small group of Xuzhou soldiers who set off in advance, if they did not find the other party's cottage in time, and if they attacked suddenly in strict accordance with Jin Jue's orders, they would not have made these thieves so panicked and lost the courage to fight back.

You must know that at this time, if the other party ignores the people who are chasing them behind or the people who intercept them in front, and desperately rushes in one direction, no matter how brave Bao Chu and Cheng Lian are, they will not be able to stop all the thieves.

The only thing that disappointed Cheng Lian and Jin Jue was that in this cottage, there was no edible food to be found except for the dry bones of the dead.

During the time when Bao went up the mountain, Jin Jue asked his mother Bao Li to understand the situation, and immediately sent someone to ride a horse to find Bao Zhu's brothers and those people from Xinfeng County who wanted to go to Jingzhou together but lost their families here.

By the time Bao came down the mountain, his four brothers were already kneeling in front of their mother.

"Old lady, listen to what you mean, you want to go to Jingzhou." When Bao walked in, Jin Jue asked deliberately.

"Yes, little boy! Guanzhong has been completely messed up. Those two great generals have gone crazy! He didn't care about the lives of the people! Bao Li nodded in reply.

During this time, Jin Jue helped her find several sons, and Bao Li was naturally very grateful to him. As for the sons who didn't follow the third child to save him, she wasn't angry because of this.

Because, she knows very well that in addition to the third son, if the other sons really chase after them, they will only bring food to these thieves. Not only can't he save her, but he has to put himself in it. If that were the case, she would rather her sons not be able to catch up.

"Alas......!" After hearing this, Jin Jue sighed and warned: "Old lady, Guanzhong is in chaos. However, Jingzhou at this time was not a good place. Liu Jingzhou protects the territory and the people, but refuses to take the Son of Heaven to Jingzhou, and he may also have a heart of disobedience. Besides, Liu Jingzhou is old, and he may not be able to keep Jingzhou for too long.

What's more, I'm afraid you don't know that Zhang Xiu, the general of the Liangzhou Army, that is, the nephew of the hussar general Zhang Ji, happened to occupy Nanyang County and blocked your way to Jingzhou. Therefore, at this time, if you go to Jingzhou again, it will become more difficult and dangerous than before. ”

Jin Jue was telling the truth, however, the real threat did not come from Zhang Xiu, but from Cao Cao. The arrival of Jin Jue has partially disrupted the original historical development. He himself didn't know whether Cao Cao would follow the original history and go to Zhang Xiu in the second year of Jian'an.

Because Liu Bei listened to Jin Jue's advice and had already formed an alliance with Liu Biao, he sent Zhang Xiu. can listen to the meaning of Zhao Yun's words before, I am afraid that now Zhang Xiu has listened to Jia Xu's demagogy and is ready to take refuge in Cao Cao, who is stronger and more capable.

Liu Biao's ability, even the current Zhang Xiu has seen it. He is a good shepherd who guards the land and the people, but he is not a good lord who can rule the world in troubled times.

The so-called good minister in the ordinary world, the mediocre minister in the troubled world.

In fact, this comment has not yet explained the essence of Liu Biao.

It can be seen from his past actions that he may not be a pure minister, when Emperor Han Xian defeated Cao Yang, he did not have any strength around him that could threaten Jingzhou, but he obviously had the strength and space to take Emperor Han Xian into Jingzhou, but he did not do so. This is also the reason why Zhang Xian of Changsha raised troops and united the four counties of Jingzhou and Jiangnan to oppose Liu Biao.

Liu Biao's biggest concern is that everyone in the world can coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but the princes surnamed Liu can't do this.

That's the real reason.