"Report ......" a sentry probe came to Zhang Xianzhong on a fast horse, knelt on the ground and reported: "King, there are officers and soldiers in front, and the officers and soldiers are ......."

"Where did the horses come from?" Zhang Xianzhong also grabbed the reins, and asked with some surprise, now Liu Liangzuo's soldiers and horses can be behind them, and a soldier and horse suddenly came out in front of them, which made Zhang Xianzhong very puzzled.

"The other party is playing the Cao Zi flag, which seems to be Cao Bianjiao's soldiers and horses."

"Cao Bianjiao, come so fast, explore again!" Zhang Xianzhong also understood, he missed Cao Bianjiao, when the Cao family army pursued back and forth, this movement speed was comparable to thunder, Cao Bianjiao appeared here, he was not surprised.

"Father-in-law, what should I do, our army has been on the road for a day and a night, and we are already sleepy and tired, if we fight with Cao Bianjiao at this time, I am afraid that we will not be able to get any benefits, and the rear army will report, Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong also joined forces to catch up, according to us, we are only forty miles, and we can get here in half a day."

Zhang Xianzhong didn't know that the situation was urgent, and he calmed down at the moment, how many times the experience told him that he must be calm when encountering things, if he is not calm, he will definitely make a mistake at that time, and a mistake will be the end of no return.

"Wenxiu, you take a team of people to go forward immediately, go to negotiate with Cao Bianjiao, and ask him if he can let us go, what conditions do you have, we all agree, just ask for a way to live, and we will be forced to become thieves."

"Yes!" Zhang Xianzhong's righteous son, Liu Wenxiu, also surrendered to the order at the moment.

This kind of business, Zhang Xianzhong is not the first time to do it, spending money to buy life, this trick is useful in many times, of course, not every time, if you meet a ruthless character like Sun Chuanting, then there is no room for negotiation, this time Zhang Xianzhong still wants to give it a try, and he can also take advantage of this time to think about countermeasures and how to get out of trouble.

After Liu Wenxiu got Zhang Xianzhong's order, he led a team of men and horses to the front of the formation, and when he saw the serious and neat military formation of the official army, Liu Wenxiu knew that this battle was not easy to fight, and the types of officers and soldiers could be roughly divided into three types, one was the kind of loose formation, one was gearing up and ready to try, and the other was the wind and thunder did not move, like the ancient pine on the cliff, the first one was very easy to fight, as long as they rushed over and defeated their front team, they would collapse, and the second one was not a difficult thing, as long as some materials were dropped, They will loosen their ground, and when the time comes, they can completely kill a horse pistol, and the last one is the most terrible, which shows that this army is strictly disciplined and extremely difficult to deal with, and what he sees now is the third situation.

"Liu Wenxiu, the deputy general under the account of the Eighth Great King, dare to ask which one is General Cao Bianjiao?"

Cao Bianjiaoce, who was holding a horse lance, immediately took a few steps forward and replied: "General Ben is, Zhang Xianzhong asked you to come, what do you have to say, you dare to call yourself the Eight Kings, do you want General Ben to salute him?" ”

In the face of Cao Bianjiao's ridicule, Liu Wenxiu also looked embarrassed, and said with a strange smile: "General Cao said that he laughed, I waited for the Kou, I was helpless, far away from the country, running for several years, just to survive, General Cao, I hope to wait for a way for me to live, I am willing to give the money to buy the road, and please ask the general to be merciful." ”

"Haha......" Cao Bianjiao felt that this Zhang Xianzhong was really ridiculous, he regarded himself as someone, spent money to buy roads, and treated himself as a bandit, and at the same time sighed, these tricks are all years of experience, Zhang Xianzhong is definitely not the first time to do such a thing, if he agrees, is it still Cao Bianjiao?

"Liu Wenxiu, you go and tell Zhang Xianzhong that General Ben can let him go, but you have to stay, you stay, and let Zhang Xianzhong send 100,000 taels of silver, and General Ben can let him go, how to choose, it's up to him, General Ben gives him a stick of incense time to consider."

"Okay!" Liu Wenxiu was also puzzled at the moment, why did this Cao Bianjiao do this, asking for money was nothing, why did he want to stay, which made it difficult for him to guess.

Cao Bianjiao is just talking casually, who let this guy show up, and Cao Bianjiao sees that he is quite heroic, so it is good to detain him, as for whether Zhang Xianzhong agrees, for him, it is insignificant at all, because Cao Bianjiao never thought about letting Zhang Xianzhong go, this guy has done a lot of evil, compared to Li Zicheng, he has no personality, so Cao Bianjiao will never let him go.

Liu Wenxiu returned to the formation and reported what Cao Bianjiao said to Zhang Xianzhong, after Zhang Xianzhong listened, he was also uncertain, it was really not easy to choose at this time, if it was a war, he was not sure, if he left without a fight, then he would have to send gold and silver, which was nothing, but to let him keep Liu Wenxiu, he was reluctant, after all, he was raised by himself, and he was worried that he would be complained by his subordinates because of this, and Zhang Xianzhong was still very clear about the stakes.

"Father-in-law, let the child go, now the army and horses are tired, if there is a war, our army is only afraid that it is not Cao Bianjiao's opponent, we still have Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo's pursuers behind us, we can't afford to delay, otherwise when Huang and Liu arrive, Cao Bianjiao will not agree if he is afraid, and he will not agree to give up the child alone, but he can protect the whole army, why is the father-in-law hesitant?" Liu Wenxiu also took the initiative to stand up, at this time, he knew the urgency of the situation, he followed Zhang Xianzhong when he was eleven years old, and it has been twelve years now, Zhang Xianzhong regards him as if he was himself, and he can still repay Zhang Xianzhong with his life.

"Wenxiu, you have followed me for so many years, my father-in-law is reluctant to let you go, after you get to the official army, if you surrender, you can still save your life, but if you don't surrender, you will definitely die, how can your father-in-law send you to death." Zhang Xianzhong also said with a reluctant expression, not knowing what to say.

"The child's life was given by the father-in-law, and it will be returned to the father-in-law today, and the father-in-law will take care!" After finishing speaking, Liu Wenxiu also bowed to Zhang Xianzhong, then turned over and rode away.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't expect that Liu Wenxiu would leave when he said that he would go, and he sighed at the moment, Liu Wenxiu was going to be a hostage, but Zhang Xianzhong did not stop him, it is better to die one than to die all, although he is reluctant, it does not mean that he is unwilling.

Liu Wenxiu rushed to the front of Cao Bianjiao's military formation, dropped the weapon in his hand, and said: "General Cao, Liu Wenxiu is here, and I hope that General Cao can keep his promise." ”

"General Liu, it is really a righteous move for you to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, this general already knows your intentions, please hurry up!"

Liu Wenxiu was stunned there, and was a little confused by Cao Bianjiao's words, but when he heard these words into other people's ears, it meant something else, after Sun Kewang, the former commander of the army, heard Cao Bianjiao's words, his first reaction was that Liu Wenxiu surrendered Cao Bianjiao.

"Liu Wenxiu, you dare to join the enemy!" While speaking, Sun Kewang picked up the bow and arrow of the guards around him, bent the bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at Liu Wenxiu, Liu Wenxiu also hurriedly dodged, but he was still a step too late, and the shoulder blade was shot.

"Hurry up and save General Liu!" Cao Bianjiao also hurriedly shouted, and the sword and shield hands in front of him swarmed up, protected Liu Wenxiu, who was injured by the shot, and helped him back into the formation.