When a person is cornered, they often don't have time to conceive lies that are beneficial to themselves, and they will tell their hearts and minds truthfully, right?

Thinking of this, Cao Cao barely squeezed out a smile that did not match his state of mind, and teased: "Hey, originally, you see, I'm going down here." ”

Yuan Shao was really anxious, he waved his hand and stood up, the scales of the armor on his body staggered in the gust of yin wind. "Don't get down, my good Mengde, come with me into the house, it's raining!" Yuan Shao couldn't help but pick up Cao Cao and drag him to the main house.

Cao Cao also pretended to be reluctant, looked back a few times, pointed to the chessboard and said: "This chess has not been finished yet, it has not been finished yet, Yuan Benchu, this is going to be regarded as your loss." ”

"Okay, good, I'll lose, I'll lose, it's just a game of chess." Listening to the chess game, Yuan Shao's voice became farther and farther away, and the moment he and Cao Cao walked into the house, the heavy rain poured outside, and the lightning flashed and thundered. The raindrops of beans fell on the stone chessboard, messing up the chess surface for a while.

When he arrived at the house, Cao Cao unhurriedly held the lamp in his hand, ready to listen to what Yuan Shao had to say. He let Yuan Shao sit down on the seat, and sat down in the hall himself, the two looked at each other, and Cao Cao couldn't help laughing.

"Is Meng De still in the mood to laugh?" Yuan Shao didn't have the time to say anything about the opening remarks, but went straight to the point, "Above the court, Dong Zhuo's actions are also in your eyes, it is getting more and more excessive, I am really afraid that one day he will do something rebellious!" Before Yuan Shao's ass could sit firmly, he stood up, facing Cao Cao, pointing out of the room, filled with anger. After he finished speaking, in an instant, several thunders rang out, and the rain became heavier.

Cao Cao looked down on this old friend in his heart, and he couldn't take care of the small chess, so why should he take care of the overall situation. In Cao Cao's view, discussing the current situation with Yuan Shao is tantamount to playing the piano to a cow.

Cao Cao casually took the teacup from the table next to him, slowly skimmed the tea leaves with the teacup lid, and whispered: "I was worried about it at the beginning, don't argue with the thunderstorm, everything can be whispered." ”

Yuan Shao was counted down plainly, but he didn't care about refutation, so he had to suppress his voice and reason with Cao Cao: "Have you ever heard that the recruits found from all over the country have returned to Luoyang one after another, but the number recruited by the Dong family army is four or five times that of the Han army!" And according to my eyeliner, the recruits under Dong Zhuo are all heroic, what about the Han army? They are all people who don't know how to do anything. This must be a conspiracy between Dong Zhuo and his son-in-law Li Ru! ”

Cao Cao smiled again, Yuan Shao came to visit this time, and what he did was really as he expected.

"Why are you laughing again, what's so funny?" Yuan Shao asked incredulously, he really didn't understand how this old friend acted, how could he be so unreliable, if it weren't for the fact that he was an official in the same dynasty and had a close relationship, he was unwilling to discuss everything with Cao Cao.

Cao Cao finally said something serious; "What should I do in my original opinion?"

Yuan Shao swallowed his saliva, took a deep breath, and said confidently: "In my opinion, you and I might as well leave the court, I will go to Hebei, you go to the Central Plains, and set up your own door." I can see it clearly, Dong Zhuo will rebel after a long time, and at that time, we will have the capital to compete with it, and in addition to this traitor, I will not lose the gift of being crowned the king and worshipping the prime minister. ”

Cao Cao was surprised in his heart, this old friend still had two brushes, and he had such a blueprint in his heart, but he had to pretend to be calm.

In terms of qualifications and connections, Cao Cao is not as good as Yuan Shao. He wasn't even prepared, so he wanted Yuan Shao to wait. Otherwise, if Yuan Shao already has the advantage, let him take the first step, Cao Cao's future is worrying. In fact, Cao Cao has not given up hope for the Han Dynasty in his heart, he still wants to support the general of the building, and he firmly believes that he has this ability.

The rain outside the house was light, but it had not stopped, Cao Cao cooked warm wine for Yuan Shao and drank with him. After pushing the cup and changing the lamp several times, Yuan Shao was attracted to show the depression in his heart, Cao Cao persuaded him with good words, and finally persuaded Yuan Shao to endure it, and wait and see for a while for the sake of the court.

Outside the city of Xuxian County, there are a few dead trees in the open field, and Zhao Yue and his party settled here.

Not far away is Xu County, there are still bursts of cooking smoke floating in the small city, it is already noon, Han Kui ordered to rest for a while and leave, and he is not ready to let Zhao Yue and others enter the city.

Zhang Duan leaned over, took out a wild fruit from his arms and rubbed it, then handed it to Zhao Yue, and said with concern: "Changjiao, are you thirsty?" I have here to pick fruit along the way, and I will give you one. ”

Zhao Yue felt warm, took it and took a bite, and suddenly the juice filled the dry mouth, vague, but she didn't forget to thank her: "Well, thank you, big brother." ”

Along the way, the Han army and Dong Jun both marched in the order of front and back, Zhang Duan and Zhao Yue, the two good brothers, did not talk at all, and found this opportunity, the two were finally able to chat for a while.

Zhang Duan sat down next to Zhao Yue, fanning the wind with a big leaf he had picked up, although his body was strong, he was very prone to sweating, and naturally he couldn't stand the heat. Zhao Yue was gnawing on the fruit, eating half of it, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked Zhang Duan: "Big brother, go all the way, how can you have the kung fu to pick the fruit, and where did you pick the fruit?" ”

Zhang Duan didn't care too much, and said casually: "No matter what you do, you just eat, just now we didn't pass through an orchard, more people went to pick it, and I went too." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yue silently put down the fruit in her mouth and stopped making a sound.

When Zhang Duan saw it, he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, Changjiao, the fruit is not delicious?" ”

"Ugh." Zhao Yue sighed and said to Zhang Duan: "The fruit is delicious, but it also comes from the orchard, it is planted by others, and the eldest brother and everyone pick his fruit, he will not have a good harvest in the future, not to mention that he will not be able to pay the taxes of the government, and he may not be able to support the elderly in the family and raise the children under his knees." Thinking of this, how do I swallow? ”

Zhang Duan was also a little unbearable by Zhao Yue's words, but he defended: "Brother, you are too kind-hearted, according to you, how to kill the enemy on the battlefield in the future, those soldiers in the opposite camp are also raised by their fathers and mothers, but if you don't kill them, they will kill you." Besides, the fruit was picked just now, and the military marquis Han also said that he could pick it, so why should you worry about it here. ”

When Zhao Yue heard this, she didn't have the heart to eat the fruit, but lowered her head and pondered on the side.

War is cruel, if you don't kill me, I will kill you. That seems to be the case. Zhao Yue has an old mother at home to support, but the people in the opposite camp have no children to take care of? When the two armies face each other, how can they talk so much, each for its own master, just kill.

Xing Yi noticed Zhao Yue's frustration, and in order to ease the atmosphere, he took the initiative to talk about his two children, causing everyone to gather to listen. Even Zhang Duan no longer paid attention to Zhao Yue, but focused on Xing Yi's narration, he thought that although Zhao Yue was kind and filial, he was too cowardly and thought too much, and he needed to reflect on himself.

Xing Yi sat aside and began to speak: "Brothers, my family lives in Kunyang City, and makes a living by making wine, and the conditions are better than yours, but the days are also very difficult, you think about it, I have two parents, a man and a woman, and two dolls. ”

One of the people in the crowd asked, "That's why you're here to be a soldier, Captain?" ”

Xing Yi followed the prestige and said to the man: "Alas, that's right, the family will be taken care of by my wife, I will come out to be a soldier, see if I eat my own food, if I am lucky, I can bring them back some money in the future." But I, a craftsman who makes wine, have never fought a war, and I am not like you young people, who are strong, so it's a pity that I couldn't join Dong Zhuojun, but I became the commander of the Han army. ”

Zhang Duan's eyes rolled, but he became interested in the two children, he squeezed away from others, sat down next to Xing Yi, and then asked, "Chief Xing, how old are the two dolls in your family, a man and a woman?" It's cute, isn't it? ”

"Hahaha!" Xing Yi's face was full of sweat from the journey, and at this time he was full of happy smiles, and said happily: "The boy is seven years old, and the girl is six years old, they are all very cute." ”

The young man who mentioned Gongsun Zan when he was in a hurry earlier didn't care about the child, he cared more about the Kunyang City that Xing Yi said. I saw him glaring at a pair of curious eyes and asking: "Chief Xing Wu, tell us what life in the city is like, most of us are from the village, we farm and raise chickens all day long, and we really don't know the scene in the city." ”

Xing Yi scratched his head: "Life in the city? Actually, that's it. After speaking, he looked at Xu County, which was not far away, clapped his hands, pointed to the city gate of Xu County, and said: "Our Kunyang is similar to this Xu County, presumably there are wineries, workshops, oil mills and other places in this Xu County, I heard that a metropolis like Luoyang Chang'an, as well as merchants and farmers, I have not been there, I don't know whether it is true or not." ”

"I think," Zhao Yue wanted to speak and stopped, biting her lip tightly, squinting her eyes at Xu County, muttering in her mouth, attracting everyone's attention, only to hear him continue: "This Xu County will definitely develop in the future, and it is definitely not comparable to a small city like Kunyang." ”

Zhang Duan was a little anxious, and retorted: "Come on, Changjiao, you are increasing the morale of others and destroying your own prestige, where is wrong with our Kunyang, I think it is stronger than this Xu County." ”

Zhao Yue ignored Zhang Duan, but looked at Xu County Town in distraction, and after a while, frowned and said: "Seriously, you see that although this Xu County is small, the land around the city, including the place where we sit, has not been reclaimed, it should be a good good land, but no one cultivates it, it's a pity." I think that if someone can make good use of it in the future, Xuxian County is definitely a big city. ”

Xing Yi said compassionately: "The war has just ended, how can the people have the spare power to farm the land, alas, I only hope that as you said, there will be a virtuous official in the future to lead us to peace." ”

"I think my Lord Dong Zhuo is." Zhang Duan stood up and patted his chest proudly.

In Zhang Duan's heart, he was deeply proud that he was a soldier under Dong Zhuo, not to mention, he also led ten people under him, and he was also a leader. Counted, it is higher than Xing Yi's status. It's just that he ran in the wrong place.

Not far away, Han Kui walked over with a gloomy face, and after seeing Zhang Duan, he coldly scolded: "A Dong Jun commander, not honestly staying by his subordinates' side, but lowering his own value, came to the Han army team, and listened to the story of a military commander, what kind of system is this?" Zhang Duan, get back to where you should be. ”

With a three-point sword in his words, Zhang Duan is not stupid, he can hear it. Although he is unruly and skilled, he also knows that orders are forbidden, and as a soldier, the most important thing is to listen to the general. At this time, Zhang Duan, who was reprimanded, didn't say a word, stood up, and quickly ran back to Dong Jun's ranks.

Han Kui didn't seem to be angry, waved his hand, and shouted loudly: "Don't talk nonsense to me, the whole army stands up and prepares to march, not far ahead of the state border, there is a mountain road, it is said that there are still the remnants of the Yellow Turban Party, if you don't want to die, give me honest orders." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of sounds of packing up things, and then everyone stood up in a sparse manner.

When he got up, Zhao Yue found that his legs were a little sore, and while he hurriedly patted hard, he said in his heart that the army was really hard to travel, and it was really different from going up the mountain to collect medicine every day. After his legs eased up, Zhao Yue looked up at the sky, the sun in the sky didn't know which cloud it had hidden, and the weather was much cooler. In this way, the Han army continued to take the lead in the front row, and the rear of Dong Jun's palace set off towards Luoyang.

Soon, everyone came to the state border that Han Kui said, and as far as the eye could see, it was indeed a rugged mountain road.

This pedestrian did not take the official road, and only walked here, but the trail in front of them was really difficult to walk, not to mention the potholes everywhere, and there were stones everywhere, many people were wearing tattered shoes, stepping on sharp stones, and the wounds were cut on the soles of their feet, and they were bleeding nonstop, so they had to be supported by their companions and temporarily wrapped in a headscarf to stop the bleeding.