At this time, Zang Ba's body had recovered to seventy-seven eighty-eight, he and Xu Sheng jumped off the ox cart together, came to the outside of Pengcheng and shouted: "Listen to the people in the city, a certain is your old friend, surnamed Zang Mingba, quickly open the door and let me enter the city!" ”

What answered him was a mess of arrows, if it weren't for the fact that both of them had some skills, dodged in time, and were almost shot into hedgehogs.

Xu Sheng smacked fiercely towards the city, turned around and said, "Brother Zang, I don't think you should remember any old friends anymore, Peng Cheng doesn't seem to be able to enter, why don't you go to Wu County with me to join Mr. Mi." ”

These days, the two stay together all day, get acquainted with each other, and talk to each other casually. Zang Ba had the heart to take refuge in Cao Cao, but now he didn't have a single soldier in his hands, and he didn't know if Cao Cao was willing to accept him, so he had no choice but to say: "That's it, let's go to Guangling first." ”

Closing the county gates and preventing the fleeing people from entering was indeed an order from Zhenrong. Zhen Rong knew the combat effectiveness of these soldiers under him, and he didn't know if he could defend the city, let alone fight with Cao's army. It was no longer a time of peace, and although the city could resist the enemy's attack for a while, the supplies in each city were limited, and one more person would consume more, so he naturally refused to let the fleeing people into the city.

Xu Sheng and Zang Ba got back on the ox cart, bypassed Pengcheng, and it was getting late when they came to a manor.

Zang Ba said: "Xu Zhuangshi, can you and I go to that Zhuangzi for one night?" ”

Although they have an ox cart, they can't enter the city these days, so they can only sleep in the wilderness, Xu Sheng really wants to find a place to sleep well, and immediately agreed. However, as soon as they entered the Zhuangzi, they were greeted by a chaotic scene, and people were busy packing up and preparing to flee.

It turned out that this was Zhang Zhao's Zhuangzi, he took his family to live in the village a few days ago, and as a result, there were rumors that Cao Jun was going to attack on a large scale, and then, the city gates of all counties were tightly closed, prohibiting anyone from entering and leaving, and they couldn't go back to the city if they wanted to.

This situation was definitely something that Zhang Zhao never expected, and he couldn't help but fidget. If it is better in the city, after all, there is a tall city wall to block it, and the government will also send Ding Zhuang to guard the city, maybe it can resist for a while. However, his manor is not good, there is not even a fence, how can he resist thousands of troops.

Zhang Zhao also thought about going out to escape, one is that it is difficult to leave his homeland, and the other is that his family business is difficult to give up, and when he is in a dilemma, he heard that two people came to stay in the village, and when he saw it, he was taken aback and said: "Isn't this Langya too guarding Zang Ba Zang?" ”

Zang Ba also knew Zhang Zhao and knew that he was a famous man in Xuzhou, so he said with a wry smile: "Zang is not an adult now, just a person who has fled, and I hope that Mr. Zhang will take him in." ”

After listening to Zang Ba and Xu Sheng's narration, Zhang Zhao was also embarrassed, he didn't know that Zang Ba had ever moved to surrender to Cao Cao, he only knew that this person still had some skills, if he was in Langya, Cao Cao would not be able to attack easily. When Tao Qian entered Xuzhou, he sent someone to ask Zhang Zhao to go out of the mountain to help, but Zhang Zhao felt that Tao Qian could not make a big difference, so he did not agree, and now he saw him self-destruct the Great Wall, and admired how wise his original decision was.

Zhang Zhao had already secretly made up his mind to flee to Wu County with them. Although a few days ago, he also heard that Mi Zhu had set up a refugee camp in Wu County, but he was not sure that this news was true, and now that these two people also said so, maybe it is not clear if there is something really going on. However, even if there is no refugee camp, the Zhang family has a lot of money in this manor, although it is less than one-tenth of the entire Zhang family's property, it is better than Zang Ba and Xu Sheng, who are almost penniless. Since even they dare to go to Wu County, how can their family not go?

Moreover, the arrival of Zang Ba and Xu Sheng also relieved Zhang Zhao of his worries. Although there are many servants in Zhang Zhao's manor, there are few who can really wield knives and guns. And if there is chaos today, thieves are rampant, and legend has it that there are countless water bandits and mountain bandits in the south of the Yangtze River. As a big family, and with a lot of property, it is inevitable that he will not fall into the eyes of those thieves. Now with these two people, there is no fear. Zang Ba can rush the yellow scarf, not to mention martial arts, and Xu Sheng also looks like a powerful martial artist.

Hearing that Zhang Zhao was willing to go south with them, and Zhang Zhao also knew Mi Zhu, Xu Sheng was naturally very happy, so there was no obstacle to going to the refugee camp. Zang Ba muttered: "It's just that Mr. Mi's refugee camp is located in Jiangnan, and now, with so many people fleeing, I'm afraid that it will not be easy to find a boat at that time, but it is really difficult to cross the river." ”

Zhang Zhao thought for a while and said: "Zhang has a close friend, also surnamed Zhang, a single name, he is from Guangling, maybe there is a way to get a boat, it is better to go to Guangling to vote for him first, and then discuss the matter of crossing the river, what do you think?" ”

Zhang is also a famous person in Xuzhou, Zang Ba and Xu Sheng have also heard of it, and now that they are cornered, how can they not agree to Zhang Zhao, but who knows that Zhang Zhao has made up his mind to use the two of them as bodyguards.

There was no word all night, and in the early morning of the next day, Zhang Zhao asked people to lead two majestic horses, handed them to Zang Ba and Xu Sheng, and said: "This is left here by the Jingzhou army, and the right to be used as a mount for the two." I have my own hanging equipment in this village, and the two of you choose each other, so let's go on the road. ”

Zang Ba and Xu Sheng also knew that this road would not be peaceful in the past, so they were naturally grateful, and when they changed their cloaks and stepped on their war horses with knives and guns, a young man suddenly came to them on horseback and said, "Two generals, this horse is not ridden like this." ”

Zang Ba was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "Zang has practiced riding and archery since he was a child, but now he wants a little doll to teach him to ride a horse, isn't it ridiculous?" Haha......"

Zhang Zhao shouted on the side: "Cheng'er is rude! ”

The young man was Zhang Zhao's eldest son Zhang Cheng, although he was dismissed by Zhang Zhao, his face was full of unconvinced, he threw away the reins with both hands, clamped the horse's belly between his legs, and actually performed riding skills in front of Zang Ba and Xu Sheng.

Xu Sheng already knew that this young man was Zhang Zhao's son, and when he saw that he was really superb in riding, he couldn't help but praise: "I didn't expect Zhang Gongzi to have such riding skills at such a young age, so he must have practiced it since he was a child." ”

Zhang Chengce galloped around and had already returned to them, and when he heard Xu Sheng's words, he said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the two generals, the art of horseback riding has only been practiced for less than a month. ”

Zang Ba said in disbelief: "Zhang Gongzi said that he laughed, even if he is quite talented in this area, he will not be able to achieve such skills without three or five years of hard work." ”

Zhang Zhao listened to them praising his son, and he stroked his beard with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "The dog didn't lie about it, he did practice horseback riding more than a month ago." The trick lies in the two hoops under the saddle. ”

Zang Ba and Xu Sheng looked down and saw that there were really two iron rings hanging under the saddle, they followed Zhang Cheng's example, carefully stepped their feet into the iron rings, and then manipulated the war horse, it was really much easier, and they couldn't help but praise: "Mr. Zhang is really very human, he can actually come up with such a thing!" ”

Zhang Zhao smiled embarrassedly: "This is not what Zhang came up with, it is the original equipment of the Jingzhou Army." Let's hurry up and get on the road, I heard that Wu County is now under the rule of the Jingzhou army, maybe there will be other surprises there. ”

At this time, Cao Cao's army had already passed Langya and killed all the way to Xuzhou, where there were really corpses all over the field and rivers of blood. When Tao Qian heard the news, he broke out in a cold sweat and fell ill.

His body has been treated by Zhang Qing and has improved greatly, but he still needs to pay attention to conditioning and practice Wufowl Opera diligently. It's just that the recent events have made him upset and anxious, and the five bird operas have long been unable to practice calmly, and he can't even do it quietly. To tell the truth, Tao Qian is still more concerned about the people below, and now he heard that because of his momentary mistake, tens of thousands of people died in Huangquan, and he was immediately angry, and finally fell ill again and couldn't get up.

Liu Bei stayed in Xiaopei for two years, waiting for this news, he thought that after that little miracle doctor, his plan would be all in vain, and he was planning to gradually grasp the military power of Xuzhou, and then forcibly seize the entire Xuzhou, so he would first provoke Tao Qian to send troops to pursue Zhang Liao, and then take the opportunity to kill Sun Guan and collect Langya's soldiers and horses. Unexpectedly, happiness came too suddenly, Tao Qian fell ill again, he knew that this was the result, and he didn't have to think so much.

In fact, if it weren't for Liu Bei's secret trick to attack and kill Cao Song, and also calculated Zang Ba and Sun Guan to open the door to the north of Xuzhou, how could Tao Qian suddenly fall ill?

When Liu Bei heard the news of Tao Qian's illness, he did not immediately go to visit, but sat in the mansion that originally belonged to Mi Zhu, waiting for Tao Qian's call. He could also take the initiative to visit, but he didn't plan to do that, because, he knew that after two years of suffering, if Tao Qian proposed to give up the position of state pastor again, he would definitely not be able to control himself, and the good reputation he had worked so hard to build would be gone. So, when his mind was calm, he couldn't go.

However, Tao Qian did not let Liu Bei wait long, counting from the time Liu Bei learned the news, but in half an hour, Sun Qian appeared in front of the former Mi Mansion and now the Liu Mansion. Jian Yong welcomed Sun Qian into the hall, and saw Liu Bei burning incense and kneeling there, chanting words in his mouth, as if he was praying for something.

Sun Qian was about to speak, but saw Jian Yong make a silent gesture towards him, led him out of the door, and whispered: "Gong, Xuande Justice is praying for Tao Yuanjun, and he has been kneeling there for half an hour, let's wait a little longer." ”

Originally, Sun Qian had a lot of complaints about Liu Bei's delay in taking the initiative to visit Tao Qian, but now he heard that Liu Bei had been burning incense and praying for Tao Qian, and he couldn't help but feel that he had wrongly blamed the good people, and felt guilty, and also whispered: "Xianhe, can you persuade Xuande Gong, Tao Yuanjun's time is running out, waiting to see Xuande Gong for the last time." ”