It's snowing.

The snow in Yiling came earlier than the east wind of Chibi, and this dense forest had already been covered in silver; Xun Gang walked slowly in the forest in a leather coat, as if the news of the defeat of Chibi he had received before had nothing to do with him.

Cao Cao issued an urgent order to him, asking him to quickly lead troops to meet him, and the place of response was Huarong Road, west of Wulin and north of Yidu; If you want to rush back to Jiangling here, it is very close, and Cao Cao, who has been frightened, has already panicked, and is afraid that Zhou Yu will secretly ambush troops here.

However, Zhou Yu didn't guess where Cao Cao would flee, and he didn't even plan to capture Cao Cao; Although taking Cao Cao will be of great help to the battle situation, it is even very likely to lead to civil strife in the Central Plains. But this is just pouring fire oil on himself, and Cao Cao's heir will inevitably find ways to avenge Cao Cao, so that Liu Bei will have a chance.

So Cao Cao's worries are really unnecessary.

It's just that Cao Cao never thought that Zhou Yu didn't mean to harm him, but there was someone who planned to take advantage of this opportunity to put him to death.

"I remember that it rarely snows in the south, especially on the north bank of the Yangtze River at this time." Xun Gang said inexplicably, "Meng Qi, what do you mean by this snow?" ”

Standing behind Xun Gang was Ma Chao, who had not appeared for a long time, he was dressed in white, with a cross helmet, and a white velvet mink robe rising with the wind, and there were several layers of light frost on his serious face, and there seemed to be anger in his eyes, and there seemed to be helplessness.

He said: "General Xun, this is telling Meng Qi that it is extremely 'shameful'! ”

Xun Gang nodded with satisfaction, he liked this explanation very much, and also said: "Meng Qi, this snow is also telling me...... Shame on you! ”

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, he didn't know much about Xun Gang, so he asked: "Although General Xun is a few years younger than me, it seems that there are more and more exciting stories than me...... It's just that I don't know why General Xun is looking for that Cao Cao? ”

Xun Gang and Ma Chao are now grasshoppers on the same line, although Xun Gang has hidden a lot from Ma Chao, but his story has been hidden in his heart over the years, even if the shame of kneeling back then was extremely bitter, but he still survived until today.

"More than a decade ago...... I can't remember how long ago it was, when the Son of Heaven fled through Luoyang and informed me and Cao Cao of the matter, never thinking that Cao Cao had mastered the Son of Heaven first; In order to protect the Son of Heaven, I did not hesitate to attach myself to Cao Cao and gave him more than twice the territory of Cao Cao...... Now it seems that what a shame! ”

The first time Ma Chao heard about this, he thought that Xun Gang was defeated by Cao Cao when he was in Xiliang, and it turned out that Xun Gang voluntarily surrendered...... No, it can't be called voluntary, he's completely brewing a conspiracy! Cao Cao has unified the north for more than ten years, and he has become more and more contemptuous of Xun Gang, thinking that it is impossible for him to rebel!

I didn't expect it...... Cao Cao, you are cunning, how can you guess that there is a person who has been calculating himself? He has been waiting for more than ten years, and what he has been waiting for is today!

Ma Chao admits that Xun Gang is indeed inferior to himself in terms of martial arts and bravery, but if it is compared to patience and scheming, he cannot be comparable to him; Under this person, I am afraid that I will never turn over again!

"Cao Cao...... If I want to kill him, I really can't bear it; After all, he is a hero, and with my assistance, he is very likely to dominate the world. It's a pity that I don't have the heart to be under him, he has been fighting for half his life...... I'm afraid it's going to change hands! ”

Xun Gang knew that he could not control Cao Cao, just as Cao Cao could not control himself; Perhaps the moment he killed Sima Yi back then, Sima Yi's ambition was attached to his body.

Ma Chao didn't say anything for a long time, he was not Xun Gang's bosom friend, although he knew Xun Gang's thoughts, but he didn't have the ability to put himself in his shoes.

Xun Gang suddenly turned his head and said with a smile: "Meng Qi, Your Excellency's ancestor was shocked for a while, and I admired it very much; But I know that Meng Qi has no ability to be a hegemon, and you can't leave a name in history. If you are willing to serve me sincerely, let you lead the troops outside and become a famous general far beyond horse reinforcement...... History, how? ”

Is history long?

Ma Chao was useless when he was under Liu Bei, and in the end he could only die of depression; And Xun Gang especially understands what a military general needs, let alone the famous Shenweitian general?

"Under ...... Willing to be General Xun...... No, I would like to serve the Lord! ”

Xun Gang nodded with satisfaction, he was no longer the child who was happy to get help from Guo Jia and Xu Shu back then, and now even if Cao Cao came to surrender, he might be like this.

"Go to Huarong Road with Gan Ning to 'answer' Cao Cao...... Meng Qi, you know what to do next, right? ”

Ma Chao nodded: "Kill Cao Cao alone, and the rest of the innocent people should not be killed indiscriminately!" ”

"Go ahead!"

……

"Kill the thief!"

The fire of Chibi burned for a whole night and did not stop, and Sun Ce's 40,000 men and horses divided into two advances, and surrounded Cao Cao's water village; However, Cao Cao had already escaped, and there were only more than 100,000 northern soldiers left in the water village who were not accustomed to water warfare.

It was a one-sided killing, and in the flames, those soldiers could only watch as Sun Cejun's butcher's knife slashed at him, and then blood spurted out of his body cavity, like a blood-colored lotus.

Lu Xun was assigned to the naval army, and Zhu Ran, who was the same age as himself, was a team; Zhu Ran is Zhu Zhi's adopted son, so he was brought out to fight such a battle at a young age.

"Mr. Lu, what should our army do next?"

Zhu Ran Lu Xun's troops were assigned to the end of the navy, and when they went ashore, they were afraid that the Cao soldiers in front of them would be killed by them, and they would be useless, so they would not be aggrieved!

Lu Xun was naturally thinking about how to join Xun Gang's receiving troops, so he said: "General Sun and General Zhou have not arranged soldiers and horses to pursue Cao Cao, so we will pursue Cao Cao and kill him without leaving a piece of armor!" ”

Zhu Ran's face was embarrassed: "Mr. Lu, this Cao Cao has been gone for three hours, how can I catch up?" ”

Lu Xun said with a smile: "Cao Cao left in the middle of the night, he will be tired halfway through, and it will be a good opportunity to attack by leading the army to make fires and make meals, how can we let go of such an excellent opportunity?" If you can kill the thief, it will be a great achievement! ”

Zhu Ran was moved when he heard this, he didn't know that Zhou Yu didn't plan to kill Cao Cao, so he didn't lay an ambush on the road to Jiangling. He knew that Lu Xun was rarely famous, so he listened to his opinion and led his army to pursue Cao Cao.

……

However, it was said that Cao Cao fled all the way west and found a secluded place, so he ordered someone to light a fire here to cook and rest for a while. Looking at the defeated remnants of the army, Xun You, Cheng Yu and other ministers were tired, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel sad.

"Defeated...... Defeated! The defeat is confused, and the defeat is inexplicable! ”

How can he not be remorseful? Before he could make any preparations, Sun Ce suddenly launched a general attack, leaving his army in ashes in an instant.

He looked at the east with hatred and shouted: "When you are alone, you are anxious, and you have become the name of the erector!" ”

Cao Cao is like this, how is he not like Pang Juan who was overshadowed by Sun Bin?

But at this moment, a fast horse in front of him came galloping, gray-headed, it was Xu Huang, and he saluted respectfully: "King Wei, Fang Cai's subordinates have gone to the front to explore the way, and they have never seen Sun Ce's ambush, so the king can move forward with peace of mind!" ”

Cao Cao froze and asked, "Can Xun Gang's receiving troops arrive?" ”

"No news yet."

Cao Cao nodded, for some reason there was always an uneasiness in his heart, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

"After the meal, the whole army repaired for a while, and then moved in the direction of Huarong, no matter whether Xun Gang came or not, the front is the boundary of our army's Jiangling territory!"