Chapter 658: The Battle of Guandu (19)
Taking advantage of the opportunity to let his sister-in-law get out of the carriage to breathe, Guan Yu told her sister-in-law about her difficulties.
I didn't want to, but Liang Lan didn't think about it, and said that she was not afraid to take a long detour, as long as she could reach it safely. Now if you go directly to Guandu through Chenliu, where the two armies are facing each other, no matter what identity Guan Yu gets there, I'm afraid it won't make sense. What's more, Cao Cao was afraid that he would not inform the defenders of Guandu that he agreed to Guan Yu and his sister-in-law leaving, and he would not treat Guan Yu seriously under the fact that Guan Yu had left, and would be so tolerant of letting people escort Guan Yu to Yuan Shao's camp.
Guan Yu thought about it and felt that this was the case, and now, the safety of himself and his sister-in-law can only rely on himself. If you go directly to Chenliu, it will be difficult to explain your situation to Cao Cao's officers and soldiers along the way, and you may even have a conflict with Cao Cao's officers and soldiers.
If that's the case, then take a detour. However, if you take a detour, the road conditions are even more difficult to walk, because it is more westerly, that is, the Zhongmu County area, these places are already some mountain and forest areas.
Guan Yu is alone, there are really a lot of inconveniences, if this sister-in-law is a man, it is easy to do, let her ride the red rabbit horse with her, then from Xudu to Hebei, I am afraid it will not take half a day to reach the destination.
It's a pity that there is a difference between men and women, Guan Yu naturally can't ride with his sister-in-law.
There is no way, Guan Yu can only open the road in the mountains and build bridges in the water, and carefully escort his sister-in-law all the way forward.
And so, before you know it, a day has passed. Seeing that it was dark, Guan Yu suddenly realized that he was not familiar with these places. At first, there was nothing to walk along the official road, but at this moment he deviated from the route, and he actually came to a wilderness that seemed to be uninhabited all around.
At this point, Guan Yu slapped his big head, blamed himself for his sister-in-law in the carriage, and secretly scolded himself for being confused since he left Xu Du. Guan Yu has never realized that he is not a real march now, but is escorting his sister-in-law on the way. He didn't know what to say. Before it gets dark, find a place to house your sister-in-law.
Well, Guan Yu thinks that it is impossible to let his sister-in-law spend the night in the wilderness, right? Although it is possible to spend the night in a carriage. But Guan Yu thought about it when he left the carriage. He had to leave with his sister-in-law, and if it was too big, he was afraid that it would be inconvenient to travel and he would not be able to get up quickly, so this carriage was actually just a carriage that could only sit on one or two people, not the kind of carriage with a spacious carriage. In other words, the sister-in-law can't lie down and rest in the carriage. Can only sit overnight.
Guan Yu is used to sleeping outside, and it doesn't matter how he spends the night. However, when he thought of his sister-in-law, such a delicate person, how could he bear to let her sleep in the wild all night?
Well, Guan Yu is also to blame for his carelessness, when he left Xudu, he actually forgot to bring a military tent. For this, in fact, Guan Yu can't be blamed, because Guan Yu has always had a personal entourage, and these small things are generally handled by his personal entourage for Guan Yu. Even in Xudu, no matter how big or small, there will be envoys sent by Cao Cao to take care of everything for Guan Yu, and it is Guan Yu's turn to leave with his sister-in-law, and it is normal for him to forget to carry some items for a while.
What's more, where is there no one now? As long as you find some people, you can also spend the night.
If, who knows that now Guan Yu is walking with his sister-in-law, he actually came to a place where he can't seem to see people?
Sister-in-law Liang Lan was in the carriage, and when she heard Guan Yu blame herself for forgetting to find a place to stay for her, she felt that it didn't matter, but she energetically persuaded Guan Yu not to blame herself, and there was nothing to spend the night on.
Hehe, in fact, Liang Lan is now wishing that Guan Yu can't find a way, and she will be delayed if she can return to Liu Bei's side later, and her heart is not in a hurry at all.
And, all the way she came, the tiredness was pretended, the purpose was not to let Guan Yu go too fast, she was in the carriage, secretly watching Guan Yu carefully protect her, busy for her, she was a little sweet in her heart, her heart, even hope, she and Guan Yu can go on like this until they die of old age for a lifetime.
Guan Yu didn't want to think about it, where was Liang Lan so weak? It's not the first time to take a carriage to hurry, after marrying Liu Bei, I don't know how many times Lu Dao escaped by carriage, which time didn't he come and go in a hurry and suffered from bumps?
Another point, Liang Lan actually knows how to ride a horse, after all, she is the daughter of a rich family, and there is no shortage of horses to ride at home, and in private, she once asked the groom to teach her to ride a horse. It's just that Liang Lan won't tell Guan Yu this secret, she is now enjoying every moment with Guan Yu, because she knows in her heart that as long as she returns to Liu Bei's side, she will never have the slightest thought, and can only silently bear her established sad life.
Liang Lan could see that Guan Yu really loved herself, and seeing that Guan Yu was deeply blamed for not being able to find a slightly more comfortable place to stay for herself, Liang Lan couldn't help but get off the carriage, looked at the surrounding rings and said to Guan Yu: "Second uncle, the sun has just set now, and there is still a period of time before it really gets dark." I see that this is attached to the mountains and forests, maybe there will be people not far away, but the people in the mountains are not easy to find, pay attention to the place, if there is a place in the mountain where the smoke rises, it should be a place where there are people. ”
"These Guan Mouzhi Dao, just look at it, the surroundings are very quiet, where does it look like someone is home?"
"Gege ......" Liang Lan actually lifted the hem of her skirt and walked forward and said: "Second uncle is really careless, look ahead, isn't there someone in that col?" Although there is no smoke in the cooking, you can see that there is a house. Let's go, go over and have a look. ”
When Guan Yu heard this, he looked in the direction that Liang Lan was pointing, and sure enough, under the swaying shadows of the trees, there did seem to be some outlines of houses looming.
Seeing her sister-in-law Liang Lan walking in front of her sister-in-law a little happily, Guan Yu hurriedly led the red rabbit horse and the carriage to follow.
After walking for a while, I really saw the house, which should be a small village, with a total of about a dozen households.
However, Liang Lan and Guan Yu stayed on the way to the entrance of the village.
Because. It turned out to be an abandoned village, and the village was overgrown with weeds half a man tall. It is known that this village has been abandoned for a long time. The outline of the house that I saw just now was actually just some broken walls, and none of the houses were intact and inhabitable.
However, Guan Yu still took Liang Lan into the small village.
In the village, Guan Yu found a house that was barely intact, well, it was said to be in good condition. It's just that the walls of the house are still solidly built, and they haven't completely collapsed. The thatch on the roof of the house was long gone, and the roof beams were broken.
Guan Yu directly used his internal strength. The weeds and debris in the house were cleaned up by two, and then next to the village, a big tree was cut down with a knife. Cut off the branches and leaves, and take the straight tree poles as the roof beams. As for mowing thatch, it's easier. The Qinglong Moon Knife sent out a knife aura, and the thatch that grew luxuriantly outside the village fell neatly in patches.
It doesn't take half an hour before and after. Guan Yu tidied up a thatched hut.
Guan Yu invited her sister-in-law into the hut and lit a fire in the house.
It's a pity that there is no water in the village, so Guan Yu has to go to a small river not far outside to get water.
has a place to shelter from the wind and rain, especially Guan Yu's magical means of turning decay into magic in this short period of time, which made Liang Lan like this thatched house at once.
Guan Yu said that he would go to find a water source to get water, and let Liang Lan go with him. But Liang Lan asked Guan Yu to go and come back quickly, she was waiting here.
Guan Yu didn't think too much about it for a while. So he went to the village and looked at it.
Guan Yu realized that although this place was between mountains and forests, there were no rivers and streams flowing in the mountains around this small village, and he didn't know how to find a water source for a while.
He didn't know what to say, this village actually uses well water, there is a well in the village, but there is only one, and now it has been blocked by weeds, and Guan Yu can't notice it for a while.
On one side of the village is a large wooded mountain, and on the other side is a small hill that is not too high, with some jagged slopes in front and behind.
Guan Yu wanted to go to a farther place to see if there was a water source, so he subconsciously rode the red rabbit horse.
No, the red rabbit horse was fast, and in the blink of an eye, he had already left the village and turned a hill.
He Yu finally saw a small river, looked at the sky, and after taking the water back, I am afraid that it will really be dark. He didn't want to let Liang Lan wait alone in the village for a long time, after all, even if there were no enemies in the mountains and forests, there would be wild beasts.
Guan Yu filled a lot of clear stream water with a water bag, and was about to go back, but he thought that his sister-in-law Liang Lan was a woman after all, and she was tired from this day, and if she could take a bath, she might be more comfortable. If you have a good night's rest, you will be in better spirits tomorrow, so you can speed up your journey.
When Guan Yu thought of this, he thought about it for a while, and immediately cut down some trees, and directly used the Qinglong Moon Knife to split the tree poles into pieces of wooden planks, and then used the planks to make two large wooden barrels, filled two large buckets of clean water respectively, hung them on both sides of the red rabbit horse, and led the war horse back to the small village.
After such a delay, when Guan Yu returned to the small village, it was really dark.
As soon as the sky was dark, the mountain wind blowing, coupled with the screaming of the insects around him, actually made Guan Yu feel a little lonely.
However, when he saw the carriage that was originally left at the entrance of the village, his heart trembled, and an indescribable sense of panic rose from the bottom of Guan Yu's heart.
Because, the carriage, which was originally good, was destroyed at this moment, completely scattered, and scattered all over the place. The horses that pulled the cart, which were also tied to the stump at the mouth of the tree, were nowhere to be found at this moment.
Sister-in-law!
Guan Yu's first reaction was to think that his sister-in-law Liang Lan might have had an accident.
Guan Yu didn't think about it, his figure spread, and he quickly pounced on the thatched house that he had tidied up.
As soon as he arrived, sure enough, what Guan Yu was worried about really happened.
Because, the door that was originally made by him with some wooden boards is shattered to the ground at the moment, and in the house, where is there still his sister-in-law Liang Lan's people?
"Sister-in-law!"
Guan Yu glanced into the house with red eyes, and saw that the fire that had been born had also been extinguished, and the burned firewood was scattered in the house, and some of them were still billowing white smoke.
"Sister-in-law!" Guan Yu couldn't help but shout, and shouted angrily: "Who is it?" Whoever dares to move a finger of Guan's sister-in-law, Guan will definitely make your life worse than death! ”
Guan Yu rushed into the house, jumped on the roof and looked around. But I didn't see half a figure.
It was already completely dark, and there was no moonlight, which made the mountains even darker.
Guan Yu walked back to the Red Rabbit Horse. Put down two large buckets of water and dip one end directly into one bucket of clean water.
Guan Yu needs to be calm now.
He knew that his sister-in-law must have been robbed by someone. The time he left the village to fetch water was not too long. It is definitely not a good thing for a woman to be robbed, if she can't save her sister-in-law as soon as possible, if she harms her sister-in-law and suffers humiliation. Guan Yu felt that he could not redeem himself even if he died.
So, now, he needs to be calm. As long as he calms down, it is possible for him to sort out how such an unexpected incident happened, and it is possible to find clues about his sister-in-law's whereabouts. It is also possible to find my sister-in-law in time and rescue my sister-in-law.
There was a bang. Guan Yu raised his head from the cold water violently. Then use your hands to wipe the water stains on your face, regardless of the water dripping down your cheeks due to the blisters on your hair. Guan Yu seemed to be talking to himself: "I was too careless, I thought I would be safe if I left Xu Du, and now, depending on the situation, it is estimated that someone has been staring at me and came to rob my sister-in-law while I was not here." Well. Who will be the one who will rob my sister-in-law? Is it Cao Cao's man? This seems unlikely, as Cao Cao didn't have to. If you want to rob Liang Lan, you don't have to wait until now. ”
"So, is this a deliberate event or an unexpected event?" Guan Yu walked to the vandal carriage again, rummaged for a while, and found that all the valuable things in the carriage were gone. Guan Yu didn't have time to deliver the things in the carriage to the house for a while, so the valuable things were all in the carriage, and now they are gone, is someone robbing money? And then see my sister-in-law, and rob again?
Thinking of the robbery, Guan Yu really couldn't calm down, he felt that he must find his sister-in-law as soon as possible no matter what.
It's a pity that it's dark now, if outsiders have been here, there will definitely be some clues, and if you trace the past along those traces, it is estimated that you will definitely be able to find the culprit.
No, I can't stay here any longer, I haven't been away from the village for too long, and the direction in which I just got water is not the direction in which the person who robbed my sister-in-law left, because I didn't meet him. Then, it should be the other direction.
Thinking of this, Guan Yu didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and rode directly on the red rabbit horse, letting the red rabbit horse rush in the dark.
Well, why is there a saying that Maxima travels a thousand times a day and eight hundred nights? That's because horses can travel at night. At least, the red rabbit horse can.
Guan Yu felt that the red rabbit horse walked at night, although it was not as fast as the daytime, but it was not too slow, and it was rare that the red rabbit horse could really walk at night, running fast, and would not hit foreign objects, no matter whether the road was smooth or not, the red rabbit horse was still as steady as flying.
However, Guan Yu estimated that with the speed of the red rabbit horse, he ran with him for a while, and it was estimated that he had walked more than ten or twenty miles, but he didn't seem to meet anyone along the way, and he didn't even see a little light.
The whole thing reveals a strange smell.
For no reason, his sister-in-law was robbed, Guan Yu really felt very inexplicable.
But at this moment, he can only be anxious in his heart, but there is no way.
When Guan Yu was in trouble, and he didn't know how good Lu Dao was, he saw a light not far away as if he had seen a savior.
Guan Yu didn't dare to hesitate, and hurried to the light. Either way, I can finally see the figure.
When Guan Yu rode his horse and approached the place where the lights were lit, he found that it was just a family in the mountains, and it seemed to be a lonely family in the situation.
Guan Yu didn't care too much, and stepped forward to knock on the door.
I didn't want to, but there was a voice in the room that seemed to be an old man's voice and scolded: "Get out! Kill a thousand knives, there is no food at home, don't do your duty to work at home, go up the mountain to be a thief, our Mo family doesn't have your son, in the future, don't come back! ”
As soon as Guan Yu heard this scolding, he could get a lot of news from it. He estimated that the old man in this room misunderstood that his son had come home, and his son was not ordinary, he should have fallen into the grass. Therefore, when the old man was disappointed in his son, he would not let his son go home again.
This old man's son fell into the grass? Guan Yu's heart moved when he heard the news, at least, he knew that there were thieves around here, so he also had a direction to try to find and rescue his sister-in-law.
Guan Yu thought of this, and hurriedly shouted through the door: "Don't scold, old man, I just passed by here and saw a light before I came, and now there is no village in front of the village, and it is not easy to see a family." ”
"Huh? It's dark, and there are still people passing by in this mountain? The old man in the house seemed to be surprised when he heard this, but he shouted again: "No, are you also a bandit and robber?" Tell you, the old man has no food at home, and there is no money, you go somewhere else to rob it, our son is also walking with you, be careful that my son comes back to you desperately. ”
When Guan Yu heard this, he couldn't help but cry and laugh a little, the old man in this house was still scolding his son who was a thief, but at this moment he wanted to use that son who was a thief to intimidate himself.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not a thief, my surname is Guan Mingyu, because of some problems, I want to ask my uncle to solve my doubts. If the old man doesn't dare to open the door, then he can answer through the door, and he will be rewarded for a while. Guan Yu didn't want to spend too much time here, so he asked directly: "May I ask my uncle, are there any bandits and robbers around here?" A thief who specializes in robbing money and sex and harming the people? ”
"This ......" The old man in the house was not sure who the person outside the door was for a while, so he was thinking about whether to answer Guan Yu's words truthfully. (To be continued......)