Chapter 20: Reversal
Yuan Yun Meteor Catching the Moon generally took more than a hundred guards and began to set off from Luoyang to chase Cao Ang's army, and it was already half a month apart, how easy was it to catch up?
But Yuan Yun didn't care about this, he just felt anxious, and letting him continue to stay in Luoyang City was simply a kind of torture, so even if he didn't know how to ride a horse, he still chose to rush without rest, and after arriving at Guandu by the boat of the big river, he immediately changed horses, and then kept changing every day, the horses were fine, but Yuan Yun's inner thighs were ground to pieces.
After ten days of travel, Xiao Liu returned and reported that he had discovered the tail of Cao Ang's army, but the 20,000 gunpowder army did not move, but camped in place for a long time, which can be basically understood as long as you see the camp.
After Yuan Yun heard the news, his heart kept sinking, if there was no emergency, it would be impossible for the army to stay in place for so long, after all, the logistics supply of 20,000 people is not a small number, so standing still is a very wasteful thing.
Glancing at the sky, Yuan Yun asked, "We may go to the camp of the prince in the evening?" ”
Xiaoliu immediately hugged his fists and said: "It's only noon, as long as you ride for another hour, you should be able to arrive, it's just ......"
Xiao Liu was halfway through speaking, and looked at the blood oozing from Yuan Yun's trouser legs, he really didn't know how to continue, if he arrived within an hour, then the horse speed must be maintained, so Yuan Yun's inner thighs would inevitably become blurred.
Yuan Yun glanced at Xiao Liu, and directly said: "Human life is at stake, where is there time to care about so much, Xiao Liu immediately opened the way, and if he doesn't arrive after an hour, the military law will serve." ”
As soon as Yuan Yun's voice fell, more than 100 people continued to move forward, everyone was worried, after all, they were all veterans of the battlefield, as soon as they heard that Cao Ang's camp had not moved for a few days, they all guessed that something had happened, and when they saw their own lord in such a desperate hurry, they all felt that what happened was definitely not a good thing.
Galloping all the way, the team seemed extremely quiet, no one would talk nonsense, except for the wheezing of the horses, only the sound of the horses' hooves remained, and the atmosphere of a team of more than 100 people looked extremely weird.
When Cao Ang's camp finally appeared in front of him, Yuan Yun immediately had a feeling that his heart was in his throat, if he entered the camp and found that Cao Ang was dying, he really didn't know what to do later.
The existence of Luoyang is completely based on the name of Cao Ang, once the misfortune of this son of the world occurs, then the existence of Luoyang will become a disadvantage in Cao Cao's eyes, and any power is not in the hands of his own family, Cao Cao will never allow it, so Cao Ang had better be fine, once something really happens, then the next Luoyang will definitely not have any good results.
The guards in the camp were very familiar with Yuan Yun, and suddenly saw the handsome man who had led them in the past appear, everyone was puzzled, but no one dared to stop them, and even someone immediately came up to lead the horse, and then waited for this marquis to start walking towards Cao Ang's camp.
Yuan Yun originally wanted to ask the people around him why the army stayed here for so long, but this question finally began to be suppressed, he didn't want to hear the bad news at this time, if something really happened, it would be better to see it directly with his eyes.
When Cao Ang's camp appeared in front of him, Yuan Yun was completely stunned, only to see Cao Ang holding a huge steel bow, and then shot a feather arrow from a distance, and with a bang, it was firmly rooted in the arrow target fifty steps away.
After taking a closer look at the arrow target, Yuan Yun immediately changed from stunned to surprised, because the arrow target was tied to Cao Pi, only to see that this former handsome boy was now covered with injuries, and his armor was also tattered, and it seemed that he had experienced a very hard battle.
Cao Ang had already received a report from his subordinates earlier, saying that Yuan Yun was here, so when he saw Yuan Yun himself, he was not too surprised, but when he saw blood oozing from Yuan Yun's inner thigh, a deep emotion immediately welled up in his eyes.
After instructing someone to lift the seat, Cao Ang pointed to Yuan Yun's trouser leg and said, "But how many days have you been riding a horse in a row?" ”
Yuan Yun nodded and said, "I was really in a hurry when I came, and I had to travel day and night all the time, I have never ridden a horse for such a long time in my life." ”
When Cao Ang heard this, a wave of emotion flashed in his eyes again, and he continued after a long time: "Brother Yun should have received the news that Cao Pi was going to harm me, so he rushed here without his life, so I, Cao Ang, owe you a favor again." ”
Yuan Yun didn't care much about Cao Ang's gratitude, because the two had actually become a relationship between the king and the minister, and the emperor's gratitude to the courtiers was just a mirage, and those who really took this seriously would end up miserable, which has been proven too many times by countless historical events.
"Why did Cao Pi end up like this?" Yuan Yun did not continue to talk about himself, but turned the topic to Cao Pi, who was tied up.
Cao Ang heard Yuan Yun ask like this, his eyes fell on Cao Pi in the distance again, and he immediately frowned, and scolded fiercely: "Cao Pi has gone completely crazy, he doesn't care about a little brotherhood at all, he planted countless explosives on the road I was passing through, if I hadn't received information in advance, I'm afraid that more than 20,000 people would have been buried here this time." ”
When Yuan Yun heard this, he was secretly frightened in his heart, he could destroy 20,000 people of explosives, which was an astronomical amount, and he could use so many explosives, one can imagine how long Cao Pi had been prepared, after all, obtaining so many explosives at one time would definitely not be able to escape those Xu Du spies, so Cao Ang must have obtained a little bit at a time through a lot of time, and then gradually accumulated to this scale.
Looking at Cao Pi's enemy who was tied up at the moment, his body was already full of arrow feathers, and every arrow was very close to his vital point, as long as Cao Ang's hand was slightly deviated, it would definitely kill Cao Pi.
Seeing this, Yuan Yun's brain kept turning, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Cao Ang, can you ......?"
"Brother Yun doesn't have to intercede for this unfriendly thing, if he really succeeds this time, once I die, it will inevitably be Brother Yun's turn for your whole family, let me ask him Cao Pi does he have the slightest intention of keeping his hand?" Cao Ang didn't wait for Yuan Yun to finish speaking, he had already guessed probably, after all, Yuan Yun had already called his son for a long time, and this time he suddenly changed it to the word "big brother", just hoping that Cao Ang could read some old feelings, but this old relationship could not be talked about anymore no matter what.
Yuan Yun was blocked by Cao Ang, and his mind instantly became a mess, looking at Cao Ang's expression, he seemed to have made a decision, that is, this time he would correct Cao Pi on the spot, and it was impossible to let go of such a scourge again.
But even if he was so decisive, Yuan Yun could only sigh in his heart when he thought of Bian's appearance, and solemnly said again: "Brother Cao Ang, such a thing as killing your brother has a great impact on your reputation in the future, and now that we have captured Cao Piren's stolen goods, he will never have the opportunity to stand up, so it is better to leave him alive, and in the future, we will put him under house arrest, and after everyone in the world will forget about it, we can easily do it if we want to deal with him, why rush at this time?" ”
Cao Ang's brows were furrowed very tightly, and when he heard Yuan Yun say this, he still didn't mean to change, but his eyes looked at Cao Pi on the arrow target and became colder and colder.
Looking at Cao Ang like this, Yuan Yun was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly comforted again: "Brother Cao Ang is angry, you will be the Ninety-Five Supreme in the future, and you must not let anger occupy your mind when you make any decisions, this time it is better to regard it as a temper, and you must not be momentarily discouraged." ”
Cao Ang saw that Yuan Yun was so resolute, and saw that the sides of Yuan Yun's thighs were still oozing blood, and finally sighed deeply, and said: "Let me think about this matter again, if Brother Yun still wants to ask something, then ask, Cao Pi's life is left for the time being." ”
Yuan Yun felt a little relieved, and cautiously glanced at the embarrassed Cao Pi, then turned his head to Cao Ang and asked, "Has Sima Yi caught it?" ”
Cao Ang was stunned for a moment, and did not answer Yuan Yun's question immediately, but was silent for a moment before slowly replying: "The matter that Cao Pi wants to attack me is the one who reported the news from Sima Yi, this person has no merit, so Brother Yun must not hurt him." ”
Yuan Yun heard Cao Ang's answer, and the whole person was stunned, Sima Yi, Sima Yi, is simply an out-and-out old fox, seeing that Cao Pi's general trend has gone, he finally chose a correct path, that is, to take refuge in Cao Ang.
And the reason why Sima Yi chose this way, Yuan Yun guessed some, that is, it was rumored that he was at odds with Cao Ang before, which immediately made Sima Yi seize a glimmer of hope, in Sima Yi's case, he was never targeting Cao Ang, but him Yuan Yun.
It's ridiculous that the Cao family was played by this Sima Yi in history, and now many historical processes have changed, and the children of the Cao family are still Sima Yi's chess pieces, which can be used and discarded at will.
Now Cao Ang said very clearly, if Sima Yi can't be moved, then he Yuan Yun really has no way at all, after all, he is not in charge of the army now, relying on more than a hundred guards around him, it is estimated that it will be difficult to capture Sima Yi, so this idea can only be suppressed temporarily.
And Sima Yi has made such a great contribution this time, which is equivalent to submitting a very good letter of nomination to Cao Ang, and Cao Ang has always appreciated Sima Yi's talent, so he will inevitably use it, rather than remove it directly, and it is inevitable that he will make the same mistake as Cao Cao, which is really Sima Yi is too easy to use.
"Brother Yun doesn't have to worry about it anymore, I thought about it for a while, Cao Pi will be handed over to you to deal with, as for how to put him under house arrest, I will discuss with my father, before this you take care of him, I am worried that he is in my hands, I will not be able to help but go under the knife after all, alas." Cao Ang said again, he had already summoned the military doctor in the camp and began to treat Yuan Yun with the ulcer on his thigh.
This night has passed relatively peacefully, Cao Pi is now like a soulless waste, his eyes are completely godless, even if he eats and sleeps, he is like a dead man, what you give him, he will accept it, without asking or asking.
Looking at Cao Pi who looked like this, Yuan Yun could only smile bitterly in his heart and muttered, "Why bother." ”
When the sky was shining again, Cao Ang gave the order to set off again, and the gunpowder army stayed here for a few days, which was to dismantle the explosive facilities ordered by Cao Pi, and after such a long time, it can be imagined how much money Cao Pi had invested and how many explosives he placed.
Yuan Yun didn't plan to go to Yecheng, so he could only compromise and start to advance with the army, but he no longer rode a horse, and sat on the baggage cart of grain and grass every day, and took Cao Pi with him for a moment.
When it was time for the lunch break on this day, Xiao Liu brought the tea, and Yuan Yun heard a familiar voice behind him: "Yuan Hou hasn't seen you for many days, don't come unharmed?" ”
A slight sneer oozed from the corner of Yuan Yun's mouth, and even if he didn't have to look back, he could know that it was Sima Yi who was standing behind him.