Chapter Thirty-Seven: Encountering Pursuers on the Road
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Zhao Yun held the spear tightly and was about to kill them while they were not paying attention, but at this time, a fellow villager behind him suddenly shouted: "Zilong, I also heard that the second son of Tao can watch the heavens, and today the people of Xiapi say that the second son can know the heroes of the world, and Zhang Fei said that it was you recommended by the second son, since he attaches so much importance to you, why don't we go to him?" ”
After the fellow villager finished speaking, Zhao Yun was shocked, yes, why didn't he go to the second son? What if what Zhang Fei said is true? As soon as they heard that the young general in front of them was also going to take refuge with the second son, the group of chaotic people also began to shout: "Are you also going to take refuge with the second son?" ”
"Why don't we go to the second son together!"
I heard that the second son mentioned the young man in front of him, then this young man must be the heavenly general that the second son spied in the heavenly machine, then follow him, the second son will definitely take them in!
So fifty or sixty chaotic people all shouted: "Let's take refuge in the second son, join the second son together!" ”
So many people followed and coaxed, and Zhao Yun had nowhere to go for a while, so he said: "Okay, just one time for you, you lead the way, let's go to the second son!" ”
So a group of chaotic people surrounded Zhao Zilong and went to Pengcheng, dozens of people walked all the way through the snow, from Xiapi to Pengcheng to walk for a few days, especially in the cold winter, sixty or seventy people walked all the way to find food.
The villages between Xiapi and Pengcheng were sparsely scattered, and most of the common people fled to the south due to the arrival of Cao's soldiers. Many ordinary people moved away with their families, so Zhao Zilong and others were also hungry along the way.
Dozens of people walked for a day, and night fell, seeing that it was impossible to reach Pengcheng that day, Zhao Yun led dozens of people to spend the night in a dilapidated village.
Many of the surrounding areas of Pengcheng are high mountains, and this village is at the foot of a hillside, and there are not many fertile fields around, and there are woods everywhere. Zhao Yun tied the horse to a tree and asked a soldier to go to the village to inquire about the situation, the soldier dismounted and pushed open the gate of the village, and when he entered the village, he found that the village was really not small.
Facing the gate is a main road that leads to the slope of the hill, and on both sides of the main road are houses, some of which are mud huts, some of which are made of stone, but they are not very tall.
The yard was empty, there was not even a dog, and the soldiers walked around the yard on horseback, and there was not a single person around. Pushing open the fence door of a farmhouse, I walked into the hall, the door of the hall was locked, and it seemed that no one had lived in it for a long time.
After inspecting the circle, the soldiers returned to the door to tell Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun led a group of farmers into the village. After shopping for a long time, I found a house made of stone and lived in it temporarily, and someone found a lot of dry firewood, and the house crackled and burned firewood, so that it would not be so cold in late winter and early spring.
A few soldiers skinned the rabbits they shot on the road and roasted them on the fire, it was dark outside, although they had reached the boundary of Pengchengguo, but this was still the range of Cao Bing's activities, so Zhao Yun arranged for someone to go to the sentry again.
A few rabbits had just been roasted, and the little soldiers who were guarding outside hurriedly ran back, shouting as they ran: "Oh no, no, there are Cao soldiers killed outside, Cao soldiers are killed!" ”
As soon as he heard Cao Bing, the forty or fifty farmers were so frightened that they squeezed back, Zhao Yun took a bite of the rabbit meat in his hand and said with a smile: "Cao Bing's reputation makes you so scared, when he asks the second son of Tao to let you and others fight Cao Bing, don't you be scared to pee your pants?" ”
After hearing this, one of them shouted and stood up: "Who do you say is scared?" The second son asked us to fight Cao Bing, we will definitely sacrifice our lives to move forward! ”
Some people stood up to speak, and others responded. Zhao Yun pinned the rabbit meat to his waist, reached out and picked up the spear beside him, and then untied the knife on the horse and threw it to the young man who replied to his words.
"If you're really not afraid, you can prove it to me, and if you're not afraid of death, go out with me to have a look, and beat off Cao Bing's rabbit meat and distribute it to you!"
After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he stepped on the horse with his gun and walked towards the outside of the village, and the rest of the soldiers also got on their horses and followed. The dozens of farmers looked at the young man with the knife, the young man looked at the knife in his hand, a group of people, you look at me, I look at you, but no one is willing to move.
"Erniu, you have a knife, you can go!"
"Yes, Erniu, seeing that little general uses you so much, maybe when you take refuge in the second son, someone becomes a general, and you can be promoted to be a personal soldier or something, and then you will be fragrant and spicy!"
A group of people looked at the young man named Erniu with some playfulness, and the young man snorted and said: "Go and go, I'm not Erniu if I'm afraid of death!" ”
The night in the north was dark, and the sky was a little cold, Zhao Yun rushed to the gate of the village, and there was a big fire burning at the entrance of the village. Zhao Yun angrily scolded the soldier and said, "I said that how could Cao Bing come here when the black light is blind, it turns out that you made a fire here!" ”
The soldiers hurriedly extinguished the fire, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance, and soon a cavalry detachment appeared. In the night, Zhao Yun stood on the stone pile and counted, and there were nearly forty or fifty torches.
"It's not good, there are too many enemies, let's quickly enter the village to defend!"
As he spoke, Zhao Yun shouted to a few fellow villagers to rush to the village, and closed the gate of the village when he entered the village. Look at his side, there are only more than ten people in total, Zhao Yun wanted to mobilize the group of people in the house to come out to help defend the village, but at this time, a person ran from behind, and there was not a single ghost behind him!
Erniu panted and ran to the gate of the village, and Zhao Yun was standing on the village wall made of stones at the edge of the village. Er Niu walked up to him and shouted loudly: "Hey, I heard that you are their leader, what kind of official are you!" ”
When asked about the official position, a soldier next to him said proudly: "Hmph, what's the matter, if you want to join us, can't you?" The official position of our leader scares you to death if you speak out! When our brothers were numerous, there were more than 1,000 cavalry under their command, and how many cavalry were there over 1,000, do you know that? ”
Zhao Yun coughed fiercely after hearing this, if it weren't for the darkness, his ashamed face would have been seen through a long time ago. There are more than a thousand cavalry, he is a small leader, how can he have so many soldiers in his hands? Not to mention the cavalry......
As soon as Er Niu heard that it was a cavalry commander, he became excited for a while: "Really? This general commanded so many men at such a young age, which is really amazing! ”
Zhao Yun finally couldn't sit idly by, jumped down from the wall, Zhao Yun came to Erniu's side and patted him on the shoulder and said, "What's your name?" Why are you alone and the others coming? ”
Erniu hurriedly patted his chest and said: "The leader just calls me Erniu, they are afraid of death and are hiding from the fire in the house, it's okay, with me to help you guard, no matter how many people come!" ”
After speaking, Erniu shook the knife in his hand.
The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and more than a dozen people were looking into the distance with bated breath, and when the torches appeared in the visual range, Zhao Yun realized that the dozens of horses were chasing a person!
In the light of the torches, the man being pursued was dressed in the clothes of a merchant, but under his seat was riding a horse, and at a glance he knew that he must be a spy. But from a distance, the people chasing him are wearing Cao Jun's clothes, and the enemy's spies must be friends!
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun hurriedly raised a torch and shouted: "Alas, that strong man in front, run this way!" ”
Seeing the torches, the chasing man hurriedly ran to this side, and the soldiers also hurried over to open the gate of the village, and a war horse rushed into the village before stopping.
Before the young man who was being chased could see who had saved him, the cavalry behind surrounded the village. Dozens of war horses lingered at the entrance of the village, and after a while, a horse ran out of the herd of war horses, and a cavalryman on the horse shouted to this side: "What kind of stockade are you?" We all have orders, as long as you drive out those who have just entered, we will keep you safe!" ”