Chapter 259: The Dead City Hides Traces, Qin Xu Draws His Sword in Anger
Lantian County is located east of Chang'an. When Dong Zhuo burned down Luoyang and drove the people of Jinggi to fill Chang'an, the counties and towns along the way were also looted, and small cities such as Lantian were not spared.
"Xing, the people are bitter; Death, the people suffer! Qin Xu, Cao Ang and the others entered Lantian City, and seeing this devastated scene, Qin Xu took a deep breath and said subconsciously.
"General Qin, this place has not been repaired for a long time, and the walls of the city are in tatters, how can it be defended?" Xu Huang was outside Lantian City that day to return to Cao Cao, he was very familiar with the terrain around here, and knew that within a radius of dozens of miles, except for this dead city, it was a plain land of Pingchuan, perhaps due to the influence of 10,000 ill-intentioned cavalry behind him, although he also had some insight into Qin Xu's sigh, but in the end his worries took over.
"Hmph, General Xu asked a lot of questions, obviously Qin Envoy Jun was afraid that he was thinking of letting us enter the city for a while, shrinking his head and waiting for the 10,000 cavalry to pass before coming out." Before Qin Xu could speak, Cheng Yu's voice came over.
"Huh? Brother, is that really the case? Although Cao Ang couldn't figure it out, it was time for Cheng Yu Cheng Zhongde, who was quite dignified in Yanzhou on weekdays, to still say such words of schadenfreude, and I don't know if it was because of his nature, or if he really hated Qin Xu to the core.
"Mr. Zhongde is really comparable to the little worm in Qin's abdomen, and even Xu can guess what he thinks?" If you don't swear, you should hurt people. Qin Xu, a person who has been tempered in the workplace of later generations for a long time, is really not afraid of famous historical strategists such as Cheng Yu, and he is not annoyed at the moment. I didn't want to think about it.
"You...... Hum! Such a small skill of carving insects, even fools want to get it! It's just that I don't know if Ambassador Qin has ever thought about it, if the other party is also tired from traveling far away, and the night wind is tight right now, and he also wants to find a rest, and there is only this small city within a radius of dozens of miles here for shelter, will he happen to come here. That's hard to say! If it is really a certain word, then wouldn't we just be blocked by the incoming soldiers? Cheng Yu seemed to be able to grab Qin Xu's pigtails in front of him, and he didn't care that these words, which were tantamount to a crow's mouth, made everyone on both sides scold sideways. Still reluctantly said: "Even if the soldiers have not been as Cheng said, if we do such a thing of hiding, wouldn't we have fallen into the name of my lord and General Lu?" It is the outstanding achievements of your Ambassador Qin, which is estimated to be in the eyes of others. It's also going to be a big discount. ”
"Mr. Chung-tak. Say less! "Cheng Yu's words are so disgusting, everyone is now a grasshopper on a rope, no one can run anyone, at such a critical juncture, as the only strategist on the Cao Army's side, he didn't even think of a strategy to avoid the enemy, and he was still trying to find a way to ridicule and ridicule his allies, even Cao Jun and his party couldn't stand it. Cao Ang was even more embarrassed to avoid the gaze of more than twenty people with unkind eyes on Qin Xu's side, of course. It's not that I'm afraid, but I feel ashamed, and I stopped Cheng Yu from talking about it at the moment.
"Oh? Since Mr. Zhongde still has such idleness to say that Qin is not, could it be that he already has a clever plan to defeat the enemy? Qin Xu waved his hand, stopping Sima Mao, Lao Xu, Kong Bin and the twenty soldiers who had ascended the battalion behind him from glaring angrily, and only stepped forward to beat Cheng Yu violently before he could relieve his hatred, and suddenly asked Cheng Yu with a smile.
"Humph! Not at all! But for the sake of my eldest son's face, for the time being, I will let you be proud for a while! Cheng Yu saw that Qin Xu didn't seem to be excited by what he had just said at all, and even asked rhetorically, remembering that he had cavalry behind him at the beginning of the year, and it was very likely that Yuan Shao's vanguard cavalry wanted to compete with Cao Cao to pick peaches, he was so frightened that his legs trembled, and he couldn't help but blush.
Cheng Yuben is also a superman of wisdom, or he would not have become one of Cao Cao's henchmen. But somehow, after being scolded by Qin Xu during Lu Cao's night banquet that year, coupled with several defeats in succession, Cheng Yu couldn't help but lose his mind as long as Qin Xu was next to him, knowing that Qin Xu was able to make the most correct choice in the fastest time under this situation where everyone was very nervous, in fact, it was really higher than himself, and it was not within his reach to be surprised, but he couldn't help but say a few words of sarcasm, not because of anything else, It's just looking for something for the sake of finding something.
"Since Mr. Cheng doesn't have a better plan, then please don't open your mouth!" Qin Xu's face suddenly sank, and Cheng Yu shouted. I didn't bother to talk about this kind of thing with Cheng Yu at this time, and glanced at Cao Ang, who was embarrassed and wanted to say something, Qin Xu instructed Sima Mao and the others: "Dead cat, you are doing this, immediately take the brothers to eliminate the traces of our activities nearby, Lao Xu, you send a brother who knows the details of Yuan Jun, to find out if it is Yuan Shao's vanguard cavalry, pay attention to concealment, don't be discovered by him, and report to me as soon as you have the result!" ”
"No!" Sima Mao Lao Xu and the others promised, leaving only Kong Bin alone to guard Qin Xu, and more than a dozen people instantly disappeared in the darkness.
Because of Cheng Yu's disrespectful remarks just now, Cao Ang was also a little embarrassed in the face of Qin Xu at the moment, and Qin Xu's instructions didn't seem to have the idea of borrowing Cao Jun's soldiers, Xu Huang was also quite embarrassed, and he could only squeeze out a smile at this moment, and said: "Ahem, General Qin, your brothers are also running all the way, if there is anything that needs to be used by us, I hope General Qin will not be polite." ”
"Gongming is quite sensible, compared to some people who speak a thousand words, but they don't have a plan to know more, and it is not in vain that you and I had a relationship!" Qin Xu sneered and glanced at Cheng Yu, who was staring at the two of them with a look of resentment under the suppression of Cao Ang's gaze, and said with a smile: "Okay, please ask Gongming and your guards to drive away all the horses we are waiting for, try to move in the direction of Chang'an, and don't be discovered by the incoming soldiers." ”
"No!" Seeing that Cheng Yu seemed to be unable to help it, and was about to say something again, Xu Huang was afraid that this own strategist, who now seemed to behave very differently, would say something cool, so he hurriedly promised.
"Qin Yuanjun and Xu Gongming seem to have a deep friendship!" Seeing that Xu Huang and other generals were so faceless. And such an obvious "help" Qin Xu, the corners of Cheng Yu's mouth showed a little sly smile, and he seemed to be ordinary and whispered to himself. It's just that this voice is enough for everyone present to hear it clearly.
"Mr. Chungdeok!" Cao Ang said in an accentuated tone. The face is not very good-looking. I don't know what to say about my father's henchman, where is the strategic, intelligent, upright and dignified Cheng Zhongde on weekdays? Why is it so nonsense at this time? Is it really a bit boring out of thin air? Seeing that Qin Xu didn't seem to care, and even looked a little wrong, Cao Ang couldn't help but secretly admire No wonder Qin Xu was able to do a state assassin at a young age, and he was a general of Fenwu. This kind of mind alone is far from being able to do so.
"General Qin, the brother sent out is back!" Just when Cao Ang didn't know what to say, he could slightly ease the relationship between the two armies that had become a little strange because of Cheng Yu's nonsense. Seeing that Xu Shang, the commander of the trapped camp who had just been arranged by Qin Xu to go out to find out where the soldiers belonged, he came to the low wall where Qin Xu and Cao Ang were located, and said in a hurried voice: "According to the brothers who came to the camp first, there are about more than 10,000 people who came. All cavalry. There is a big face written on the banner of the head, looking at the equipment system, it should be the cavalry vanguard led by Yan Liang, the general under Yuan Shao, and it will arrive in a moment. Moreover, the direction of their march seems to be exactly where the county seat of Lantian is located. ”
"Qin Xu, I'm waiting for you to kill you! It's not a pity for you to die as a thief, my eldest son is the future lord of Yanzhou. How poisonous your intentions are! Before Qin Xu could speak, he heard Cheng Yu blowing his beard and glaring angrily. Even Cao Ang can't hold it.
"Shut up!" Before Cheng Yu finished speaking, he was glared at by Qin Xu, and pulled out the horizontal knife on Kong Bin's waist with his backhand, put it on Cheng Yu's neck, and shouted in a low voice. Originally, he also had a high evaluation of Cheng Yu's history, and some history books also listed Cheng Yu and Guo Jia side by side, which shows Cheng Yu's attitude at this time, Qin Xu really can't wait to split Cheng Yu's head to see if this famous strategist is full of paste. Seeing that Cheng Yu was caught by Kong Er's stunned waist knife, Qin Xu said angrily: "Cheng Zhongde, in vain you are still a strategist under General Cao, can you station 10,000 cavalry in such a dilapidated town?" Do you think that Yan Liang is like you? Kong Bin, you hold this knife to hold this old madman, if he dares to say a word again, he will miss our whereabouts and behead him! ”
"Qin Xu thief, you dare to ...... Not! Cheng Yu only thought that Qin Xu was intimidating, and was about to struggle, but when he saw Kong Erzi, who took the handle of the knife, his eyes were murderous, and a few points on his neck were pressed tightly by the cold blade, which aroused a small piece of goosebumps.
"Zixiu, I'm in a hurry, I'm sorry!" Seeing that Cheng Yu was restrained by Kong Er's stunned, Qin Xu acted like he was nothing, and rushed to Xu Huang and the others who were rushed over to protect him in the center, and confronted the more than 20 people who came back from Qin Xu's side, Cao Ang, who was stunned, smiled slightly and said.
"This ...... Brother Zhong Ming, Mr. Zhong De is actually ......" Cao Ang also smiled bitterly, and was about to say something, but before the words fell, he heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the low wall, and even the floating soil on the low wall was shaken down a lot.
"Zixiu is silent!" Qin Xu's expression was abrupt, and he knew that he was at a loss, and was about to say something soft for Cheng Yu Cao Ang's shoulder, lowered his body and hid under the low wall.
Yan Liang's cavalry has arrived! A stone's throw away! Even the other party can hear each other clearly!
"General Yan, this is Lantian County! How...... How did it come to be like this? A panicked voice came with a hint of hesitation.
"It doesn't matter, this place is located on the main road from Luoyang to Chang'an, there was Dong Zhuo's rebellion first, and Cao Cao's military disaster, it is also a blessing to be able to survive. Don't worry about it, it's getting late, I'll wait for a little rest in the city, and I'll be able to see that Cao Mengde tomorrow! The other rugged voice didn't seem to care, chuckled a few times like a gong, and said loudly.
"Huh!? ...... "Hearing that the people outside the low wall wanted to enter the city, Cheng Yu, who was held hostage by Kong Er with a knife, and was gagged by a rather rude person, was about to bulge out, and he was eager to make a sound, but he felt a sudden stabbing pain in his neck, and he suddenly stiffened. Almost all of them subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife in their hands, even Qin Xu's face showed a little nervousness, could it be that I was wrong?
"Slow ......" (To be continued......