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Chapter 315 Yanjin Retreat (9) 1/2

On the surface of the Duting River, three improvised pontoon bridges appeared. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The planks are threaded with arm-thick cables to connect the two banks. The pontoon bridge is not too wide, and it can pass two people side by side. The load-bearing is also not very good, and if the pontoon bridge is full of people, the bridge deck will be submerged. When a person walks on it, it is not particularly smooth.

But walking is not a problem, the key is to have order.

At this time, the east bank of the river was already crowded with people, including soldiers, and people from Sujujube.

For this retreat, Cao Peng can be regarded as having a lot of effort. In ten days, he went back and forth between Sujujube and Duting several times, and perfected the evacuation plan again and again. Historically, Liu Bei led the people to evacuate Xinye, and there was no plan or arrangement at all. It is precisely for this reason that the evacuation was extremely slow, and it caused heavy casualties and displacement of people in Nagasakapo.

There is a saying in later generations that the reason why Liu Bei led these people to evacuate was to use these ordinary people to delay the pursuit of Cao's army.

In fact, that's exactly what happened.

If it weren't for the hundreds of thousands of people, Liu Bei would probably have been difficult to escape.

This is also one of the reasons why many people hate Liu Bei, thinking that this person is just hypocritical and not a good thing at all.

Compared with Cao ***'s massacre, the casualties caused by Liu Bei on Changban Slope seem to be greater.

But many people in later generations recorded these casualties in the name of Cao ***...... Cao Peng is not great, let alone benevolent. If he had been merciful, he would not have set fire to the white horse; If he had been merciful, he would not have been indifferent to the casualties of several great wars. War is war, and Cao Peng doesn't understand the truth that Ci is not in charge of the army. But he still insisted on evacuating the people, which was more of a ***. The Night of the White Horse is of great significance to Cao Peng. That night, let him know what he was supposed to do. Not to be a saint, let alone a hero, he just wants to keep some Han seeds as much as possible.

Yuan Shao's ferocity may not be lost to Cao ***.

After the tragic battle in Yanjin, he will inevitably retaliate against the sour jujube.

This has nothing to do with origin, even the overlord of Western Chu and the ancestor of the Han family have all had records of slaughtering cities. Sometimes, the more you read and the more you learn, the more unscrupulous you are to kill people. What about the background of Yuan Shao IV and the third duke? He is treacherous and ungrateful, and there are even more things than Cao ***. Thinking that Dong Zhuo entered Beijing at the beginning, Yuan Shao fled to the Bohai Sea, and Han Fu, the assassin of Jizhou, helped him very much.

But after the battle of the princes against Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao was the first to kill Han Fu.

In later generations, there was a song that was well written: 'Morality is put on both sides, and the words are placed in the middle'. That's pretty much what it means.

Cao Peng rushed up a hill on a horse, put his hand on the pergola and looked at the long human dragon on the east bank of the river in the night, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

"When?"

"It's almost time!"

Cao Peng nodded and said softly, "It looks like the lord should also come." ”

He thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Derun, go down and tell Hao Zhao, *** the bridge, empty the bridge passage." Let everyone pass through the small pontoon bridge in turn according to the number plate issued out of the city. Each time 600 people are released, when the first batch is about to reach the end of the bridge, the second group can board the bridge.

We still have plenty of time, and we should be able to pass it all before dawn.

After you informed Bo Dao, you went to the other side and told Ziyu to light the torches and prepare to receive the people to retreat...... Alright, let's get started. ”

Kan Ze took the order and rushed down the mound.

At the head of the bridge, there was a commotion, but order was quickly restored.

On both sides of the river, bonfires were lit, making the view suddenly transparent. Cao Peng and Xiahou Lan stopped on top of the mound, followed by a hundred flying birds. Originally, Cao Peng wanted Feiyi to follow Gan Ning to Quyuju, but Gan Ning refused to live or die, and only took half of the people away. Later, Cao Zhen transferred 200 cavalry from the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and Cao Peng transferred them to Ganning to garrison Tacun.

"How's the situation on the lord's side?"

"An ambush is being set up in Datan, waiting for Yuan Shao to chase after him."

"I guess, it's about to start."

Cao Peng and Xiahou Lan were talking, and there was a sudden noise on the official road under the hill.

It turned out that it was Cao Jun's baggage vehicle that arrived at the Duting. It was Dong Zhao and Xun You who led the retreat of the baggage chariots and horses. Cao Peng didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went down the hill to greet him.

Xun You looked at the orderly riverbank and the pontoon bridge on the river, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

"Ah Fu, you really did it."

Cao Peng hurriedly replied: "Peng is just doing my best." ”

Dong Zhao couldn't help but speak, "But you still add a lot of trouble to the lord."

Such a large-scale retreat is likely to be detected by Yuan Shao in advance. The lord should have arrived at the Duting Pavilion at this time, but now, he was still waiting for Yuan's pursuit of the army. ”

Cao Peng couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

He didn't know that this kind of behavior added a lot of trouble to Cao ***, and may even cause huge casualties.

However, Cao Peng couldn't help but insist. If 30,000 people were slaughtered by Yuan Shao, the sour jujube would inevitably turn into a huge Shura hell. This was not what he wanted.

"Gongren, Ah Fu did this out of benevolence, although it took some twists and turns, but it is nothing."

Dong Zhao smiled and didn't speak again.

Actually, he didn't really want to blame Cao Peng, he just couldn't help it and complained a few words......

Bang!

There was a sudden loud noise on the official road, followed by the neighing of people and horses.

"What happened?"

"In the middle of the waiting, a carriage overturned and blocked in the middle of the road."

When Cao Peng and the others heard this, they hurriedly rushed to the scene of the incident. I saw a six-*** car lying in the middle of the road, and dozens of soldiers desperately tried to help the car up, but the items on the car were too heavy, so that the vehicle lay on the road without moving. As a result, the originally wide road suddenly became narrow, and the traffic behind had to stop, making the road suddenly congested.

"Lift the car to the side of the road and clear the road."

"But ...... in that car"

"In important things, no human life is important, the order goes down, all the carts are discarded, and the light carts pass through the pontoon bridge at speed."

Cao Peng urged him to step forward and cut off his drink.

Dong Zhao frowned, "Captain Cao, there are still a lot of baggage on this cart. ”

"These things don't matter, they all gather in one place and burn them!" Cao Peng said, and explained to Dong Zhao, "Sacrificing wine, it's not that Cao Peng wants to waste it, the cart is too heavy, and if it passes from the bridge deck, the bridge may not be able to hold it." If there is a problem on the bridge, it will definitely be more troublesome. The lord is now going to evacuate strategically, and some unnecessary baggage should be burned, and discarded when it should be discarded. ”

If you don't know how difficult it is to be a homemaker!

But I have to admit that what Cao Peng said makes sense.

Xun You thought for a while, "Gongren, just follow what Ah Fu said." ”

Dong Zhao pondered for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement. Indeed, the presence of these big cars does slow down the speed...... As a result, six cars were piled up under the hill, and in the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred cars were piled up like a hill. Xiahou Lan ordered someone to pour tung oil on it and quickly ignited it. The flames that rushed to the sky crackled and sounded, illuminating the official road transparently, which made people's hearts suddenly brighten.

Sometimes, this light can bring a sense of security.

The people, who had been a little anxious and worried, suddenly became much quieter when the flames were lit.

One by one, the light vehicles quickly got onto the pontoon bridge and marched towards the other side of the pontoon. The speed of the baggage convoy has more than doubled. Regardless of whether Dong Zhao was comfortable or not, he had to admit that at this speed, when Cao ***'s soldiers and horses arrived, all the baggage convoys could pass. He couldn't help but sneak a glance at Cao Peng, and saw Cao Peng on the side of the road, shouting loudly for the convoy to speed up.

"Gongda, this friend is a bold person."

He suddenly let out a sigh of emotion.

And Xun You smiled slightly, "Otherwise, why would the lord be so accommodating to him?" ”

Dong Zhao couldn't help but laugh too......

When it was almost ugly, from the end of the official road, a team of iron horsemen appeared.

Cao Chun led the tiger and leopard to ride to the Duting Pavilion, and when he saw the sky-high fire from a distance, he couldn't help but be a little stunned. Xun You and Dong Zhao greeted him and asked with concern: "Zihe, how is the battle situation ahead?" ”

Cao Chun smiled bitterly, "After waiting for half the night, I didn't see Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses." ”

"Yuan Shao didn't pursue?"

"Nope!"

Xun You and Dong Zhao couldn't help but look at each other in amazement.

"The Lord ......"

"The lord has ordered Wen Qian to lead his troops to retreat to Fengqiu, he led the Wuwei army and the tiger army to break off, and ordered me to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry, cross the river first, and line up on the opposite bank."

The tiger and leopard ride is the elite created by Cao *** with countless money and energy.

Since Yuan Shao did not pursue, the role of the tiger and leopard cavalry was weakened. The combat effectiveness of the tiger and leopard ride lies in the charge, and Cao *** seems to have decided to retreat, so the tiger and leopard ride is naturally useless. Since there was no place to use it, he simply evacuated first and retreated to Hexi.

At this time, the baggage convoy had all passed.

Cao Peng was at the bridgehead, talking about things with Hao Zhao.

Cao Chun said softly: "Why did you burn all the carts?" ”

Ah Fu said that the bridge can't support the weight of these many large vehicles, so it is better to throw it away and speed up the traffic.

"This kid ......"

Cao Chun couldn't help but smile and looked up to both sides. Seeing a group of people passing over the three small bridges in an extremely orderly manner, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Youxue is careful, and almost everything." If this evacuation can be successful, Youxue should be the first achievement......"

"Well, I heard that he also built dozens of rafts in Quyuju to carry the people.

In this way, the pressure on the side of the Pavilion has been reduced a lot...... When he first made this suggestion, I didn't approve of it. Unexpectedly, such a big thing was actually done by him! Zihe, the children of the Cao family are really extraordinary, and the future of friendship is immeasurable. ”

Hearing the praise of Cao Peng, Cao Chun couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Cao Peng is a child of the Cao family no matter what he says. He did a good job and was recognized, which was actually a kind of glory for the Cao clan.

"Zidan!"

"The end will be."

"Go, take over the defense of the bridgehead, and order the sons and daughters to cross the river quickly."

Cao Zhen hurriedly agreed, led the headquarters of 100 horses, and rushed to the head of the pontoon bridge.

After whispering a few words to Cao Peng, Cao Peng nodded and agreed, and ordered Hao Zhao to lead Hei Wei to quickly cross the pontoon bridge and set up camp on the west bank of the river.

"You are a talent."

Watching Hei Wei quickly pass through the pontoon, Cao Zhen couldn't help but praise.

Cao Peng smiled, "Although Bodao's martial arts are not high, he is rigorous in governing the army and has the style of a general."

Previously, he was a subordinate governor under Zhang Liao, and then he was sent to me...... How can I not repay such affection? ”

Cao Zhen knew that what Cao Peng was talking about was when he let go of Lu Bu's family in Xiapi.

Nodding slightly, he said, "If it were me, I'm afraid it would be the same." ”

"By the way, how is Zhu Mei now?"

"Mei, very good."

Zhu Mei, that is, Zhu Zan's son.

After Zhu Zan's death, Zhu Mei's mother and son were taken in by Cao Zhen, and they worshiped Cao Zhen as their father-in-law. Cao Peng and Cao Zhen have not had too much contact in the past two years, to be honest. So when the two are together, it is inevitable that they will talk about some private things. Naturally, it will also include the living conditions of Zhu Zan's wife and children.

"It's almost two years old."

"Yes, in the blink of an eye, Mei will also speak."

While the two were talking, Cao Chun led the tiger and leopard to ride and began to pass the pontoon bridge.

Xun You and Dong Zhao also traveled with the tiger and leopard. Before leaving, Dong Zhao asked, "Youxue, aren't you just the bridge?" ”

"The lord ordered me to garrison the Desert Pavilion, but he has not yet arrived, how can I cross the river?"

"In this way, it's hard!"

Cao Peng smiled and nodded in agreement.

He said hello to Cao Zhen, and then led Feiwei out of the pontoon.

Cao Peng saw that the speed was still a little slow, so he informed that each passage could increase by 400 people, so that although the pontoon bridge was a little overwhelmed, the speed of crossing the river was also significantly accelerated. After the tiger and leopard rode across the pontoon bridge, Xi's Changshui camp arrived at the Duting Pavilion. With the arrival of a group of people, the pavilion became more and more lively and noisy.

Xia Houlan couldn't help but sigh secretly: If there were no three small pontoon bridges, I was afraid that the Pavilion would become extremely chaotic.

Now, it looks noisy, but there's no chaos. The soldiers walked on the bridge, and the people walked on the small bridge, and they had no influence on each other. He took a deep breath and looked at Cao Peng, who was straightening his waist in front of him and patrolling along the way, and suddenly felt a lot of admiration in his heart.

No, I'm going to try to get Zilong to come.

I think that at the beginning, Xia Houlan once said that she would persuade Zhao Yun to come over and work for Cao Peng.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun finally followed Liu Bei! This also made Xia Houlan feel very unhappy, and even felt ashamed when she saw Cao Peng. He knew where Zhao Yun went, and it was said that he was now in Weizi Township, Nanyang. Moreover, Zhao Yun also asked someone to send a letter to Xiahou Lan, in which he said: Uncle Liu Huang is a member of the Han family, who is orthodox in the world, and his person is magnanimous, and his benevolence and righteousness are unparalleled.

and said that Xiahou Lan abandoned Cao Peng and went to assist Liu Bei.

Maybe she has been following Cao Peng for a long time, so Xia Houlan's impression of Liu Bei is not particularly good.

In several conflicts, Liu Bei's people took the initiative to come over to provoke, which made Xiahou Lan have some rejection in her heart......

Liu Bei is benevolent?

Does he have the benevolence and righteousness of my son-in-law?

My son-in-law can risk death to advise 30,000 people, can Liu Bei do it?

My son-in-law can work tirelessly for these 30,000 people, can Liu Bei do it? My son-in-law is true benevolence and righteousness, and Liu Xuande is just fake benevolence and false righteousness. Thinking of this, Xia Houlan felt that she should persuade Zhao Yun to come over. Just tell him about these things that happened today, and see what else Zilong can say? Although the son is young, if he talks about benevolence and righteousness, he is unparalleled in the world!

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion and commotion in the distance.

Cao Peng hurriedly urged him to step forward, and while appeasing the people, he ordered someone to inquire about the news.

After a while, I saw a junior colonel galloping over, "The big thing is not good, Yuan Shao's chasing troops arrived, and the lord was scattered by Yuan's army......"