The warm sun is shining on the earth, the snow has completely melted, and the temperature has risen slightly, but it is still cold and makes people shrink their necks.

Cao Shuo rode a tall horse, followed by eight men in dark clothes.

The men carried long swords and longbows at their waists, and the quiver was stuffed with feather arrows, and followed closely behind Cao Shuo.

Dressed in Ayaluo, Cao Shuo's body on a horse swayed slightly, with a hint of arrogance and uninhibition on his face, like a spoiled rich boy.

The eight selected dead soldiers also had expressions that did not know the height of the sky, and there was no trace of the defeat of Cao's army from them at all.

They don't even look like soldiers in the army at all, but like thugs raised by rich families!

"It's not very far from Wancheng." Cao Shuo said: "You all have to be careful in what you do, and no one is allowed to act without permission." Once you do it, you only have one chance, not an achievement or a failure! ”

A man who had been a thief said: "Don't worry, when you arrive in Wancheng, if anyone dares to disobey Childe's orders, unless you don't want it!" ”

Another man who had been a thief echoed the call, and the others were silent.

Since leaving the barracks, the two men who had been thieves worshipped Cao Shuo as a god, and no matter what he said, they followed behind.

No wonder they do!

Because of the things they have done before, their reputation in the army is not very good, and it is almost impossible for them to get ahead.

Fortunately, Cao Shuo took a fancy to them and gave them this opportunity.

Of course, the two of them were grateful in their hearts.

Others don't think so.

Although Cao Shuo has been a little unexpected recently, he has no experience in leading troops after all.

Six veterans who have been on the battlefield for many years still doubt whether he has the ability to lead the team!

The sun was setting and it was getting dark.

As he was walking, Cao Shuo saw a little fire in the distance.

There was some distance between the two flames, and someone was supposed to have lit a torch.

"The place where the fire is shining in front should be Wancheng." Pointing forward, Cao Shuo said, "Tonight, we will find a secret place outside the city to settle down first, and enter the city early tomorrow morning." ”

"Wouldn't it be too ostentatious to go into town during the day?" A man couldn't help but ask.

"You mean to go into town at night?" Cao Shuo asked.

"It is much safer to climb over the walls at night than to enter the city during the day." The man said.

"I don't want to say if I can go up." Cao Shuo said: "Even if we succeed in entering the city, where will we stay at night? Wandering around the city at night, if you meet a patrol soldier, will it trigger a shopping fight? Once your whereabouts are revealed, how can you steal the body? ”

"It's okay to be questioned, but you have to weigh the pros and cons." Cao Shuo continued: "Tomorrow morning when we enter the city, we can swagger to find a building to settle in." Stealing a corpse is not as simple as a wild cat going to someone else's house to pick two salted fish, it is better to be cautious! ”

The man who questioned did not dare to ask again.

Less than a mile away from Wancheng, Cao Shuo ordered to settle on the spot.

They couldn't set up their tents with a swagger, so they had to find some dry place and spread the covers they had brought with them.

The place chosen by Cao Shuo can clearly see Wancheng.

There were several small dirt slopes nearby, and it was difficult for the defenders of Wancheng to spot them.

After settling down, Cao Shuo asked the four people to inspect the four gates of Wancheng separately.

The four men left, and Cao Shuo sat on the dirt slope, staring at Wancheng with a piece of hay in his mouth.

"After a few days of driving, Childe didn't rest much." A man who had been a thief approached him and said, "It's not early, so let's rest early." ”

"I don't think they can find the body at all." Cao Shuo said: "It is likely that Zhang Xiu collected the body into the city. ”

"Didn't you get word that the body was hanging at the head of the city?" The man asked blankly, "What are you doing in the city?" ”

"Even though it's winter, it will smell like hanging in the city for a long time." Cao Shuo said: "Don't say that the soldiers guarding the city can't stand it, and the people who enter and leave the city gate can't stand it, of course, they must be collected into the city before they rot." ”

"If you do get it into the city, how do you get it out?" The man asked.

"I didn't know until I entered the city." Cao Shuo said.

"What's your name?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Liu Shuang." The man replied.

"Second in line?" Cao Shuo asked.

Liu Shuang was stunned and asked, "How does Childe know?" ”

"Do many families in your village name their children according to their ranking?"

"That's right." Liu Shuang said: "The children of the untouchables, it would be good to have a surname, how dare you expect a name!" ”

"Your name is already good." Cao Shuo said: "It's stronger than calling Liu Erqiang directly." ”

"Don't dare to hide it from my son, I was originally a twin." Liu Shuang said: "There is an elder brother above who starved to death during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. ”

"The world is in turmoil, and it's no wonder that you learned to pick the door and lock it."

"Actually, I can't steal anything." Liu Shuang said: "There are several wealthy families in our hometown, and they were looted during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. All I could steal was some rations, my father and brother starved to death, and I only had one old mother still alive, and I couldn't watch her starve to death! ”

"Your parents are not far away, how do you want to be a soldier?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Although I can steal, how easy is it to support my family in this year?" Liu Shuang said: "They are all poor, they steal other people's, and if they live by themselves, others will starve to death." Two years ago, Cao Gong happened to come from our hometown, and my old mother asked me to be a soldier. ”

"You're a soldier, what should she do?"

"Cao Gong promised that as long as he became a soldier, his family would have food to eat, and he would not starve to death." Liu Shuang said: "Counting up, I haven't been home for more than two years. ”

"When I return to Xudu, I will be the master and let you go home to see your old mother." Cao Shuo said.

Hearing him say this, Liu's eyes suddenly burst into tears, his legs fell weak, he kowtowed to him and said, "If the son is willing to let me go home to visit my old mother, it will be like having the grace of recreation." ”

"When you are a soldier and fight, you just want to fill your stomach." Looking at the direction of Wancheng, Cao Shuo said: "How many fields are barren, and how many sons have died on the battlefield. Pity the orphans and widows of the world......"

Kneeling on the ground, Liu Shuang sobbed and did not say a word.

Cao Shuo said, "Get up." People's hearts are made of flesh, in fact, I also miss my home and parents......"

When it comes to his parents, Liu Shuang is only regarded as Cao Cao and Mrs. Bian, who raised Cao Shuo, and said: "Duke Cao and Mrs. Cao are in good health, and they will definitely enjoy a hundred years of blessings." ”

The corners of his mouth pulled up a faint arc, and Cao Shuo did not speak.

No one knew what he meant by what he had just said, and there was no way he could explain it to anyone.

He was not thinking about Cao Cao and Madame Bian, but about his parents who raised him to adulthood and sent him to the army two thousand years later.

It's been a few days since they came to this era, and I don't know if they're okay across time and space......