Chapter 25: Human Affection
It is not unreasonable for Zhang Cheng to say this, Liu Bei, the founding emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty in history, has been a prisoner of Cao Cao many times, but Cao Cao has never been a killer, and finally let Liu Bei rise, and the two have become lifelong enemies, until death, there is no winner or loser.
In fact, if there was no Liu Bei at the beginning, Cao Cao could easily destroy Liu Zhang in Yizhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and then there would be no Three Kingdoms.
Now Zhang Cheng owes Cao Cao a favor, and this sentence should be regarded as a courtesy.
"Mende Remembers"
"Say goodbye" Zhang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and strode towards the door, and after coming out, Zhang Cheng found that his back was already soaked.
"There are 100,000 pieces of grain and grass under the government office opposite, General Zhang can take it" Cao Cao's voice came again.
"Thank you"
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"Big brother, you just let him go, and you still want to give him grain and grass?"
After Zhang Cheng left, Cao Ren suddenly said angrily.
"He has an army of 50,000 in his hands, if it really starts up, we 5,000 people will not be able to take advantage of it at all, and if the net is broken in the end, no one will benefit" Cao Cao shook his head.
"But"
"Those who achieve great things are not informal, and if we take the grain and grass, it will inevitably fall into the mouth, and if it is placed here, these corrupt officials and corrupt officials will not give food to the people."
As soon as Zhang Cheng walked out of the door, Zang Ba and Chu Yan were already waiting.
After Zhang Cheng told them what happened, they were also embarrassed, but they didn't expect Cao Cao to help them in the end.
Zhang Cheng knew very well in his heart that Cao Cao set up an ambush because he wanted to be cornered and finally used by him.
In fact, this is also a good choice for Zhang Cheng, but in the end, Zhang Cheng decided to break out of the world.
Maybe it's because of Zhang Jiao's deathbed entrustment, or maybe it's because of the Nine Sections Battle, but there is one thing Zhang Cheng knows that it will be difficult to have a good end in the end if he follows any emperor.
The cunning rabbit is dead, the lackeys are cooking, the birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden!
If you want to live, you must stand on the top!
After commanding the army to carry the grain and grass, Zhang Cheng led the army to prepare to leave, and Cao Cao was already waiting at the city gate.
"General Zhang is here, I hope there will be a day of reunion"
"General Meng De, don't worry, you and I will see each other again, and I hope to be friends at that time" Zhang Cheng's words were a little insincere.
Cao Cao was later Emperor Cao Weiwu, as an emperor, he was called a lonely widow, how could he have friends?
After the army was full of food and drink, Zhang Cheng and Chu Yan discussed and decided to speed up the march, and the two began to lead the army on a rapid march.
There are more and more homeless people on the roadside, many of whom are ragged and thin-skinned, almost indistinguishable from beggars.
"Once upon a time, the Han Dynasty was extremely brilliant, but I didn't expect it to decline now!" Chu Yan sighed, as if she didn't want to see more, she slapped the horsewhip, and the war horse galloped forward frantically.
"Yes, I remember that there used to be hundreds of families in this village, but I didn't expect that now there are only more than 100 households, and most of them are old and young women and children," Zhao Xiong, who was next to Zhang Cheng, also sighed.
"You've been here?" Zhang Cheng was a little strange.
"Yes, Qu Shuai, it is Changshan Zhending people below, and it is Changshan a hundred miles north from Zhao State."
"Changshan?" When Zhang Cheng heard this, he was taken aback, Changshan Zhao Zilong? Isn't Zhao Yun a native of Changshan?
'Wait! Zhao Xiong, Zhao Yun? Is there any connection between the two? ’
"Zhao Xiong, there is a person named Zhao Yun in your village, about twenty years old," Zhang Cheng asked excitedly.
"Huh? Qu Shuai, what do you do with my brother's name? Zhao Xiong said strangely.
When Zhang Cheng heard this, he was excited, if it weren't for the fact that there were so many people, he really wanted to hug Zhao Xiong and kiss him.
This is Changshan Zhao Zilong's brother, a white horse and a silver gun, who dominates the world, is undefeated in his life, and is known as a victorious general! If Zhao Yun can be recruited, then it would be great!
Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows, but then frowned.
To be honest, Zhang Cheng is really a little drumming in his heart, he is now a thief, Zhao Yun's heart is towards the big man, can he really use it?
"Zhao Xiong, where is your brother now?" Zhang Cheng asked.
Zhao Xiong said: "Qu Shuai, my brother has been infinitely powerful since he was a child, and he regrets going to Yanshan to learn art, speaking of which, I haven't seen him for five years."
"Oh? It turned out that this was the case" Zhang Cheng was a little disappointed, but Zhang Cheng also knew that it should not be far from Zhao Yun's departure from the mountain.
"Qu Shuai, I want to go home" Zhao Xiong was a little embarrassed.
"Homesickness, human nature, you go" Zhang Cheng agreed very happily.
When Zhao Xiong heard this, he was overjoyed, and then rode away.
A black shadow had already appeared far ahead, huge, and Zhang Cheng knew that this was Taihang Mountain.
The closer you go, the more you can feel the majesty of this Taihang Mountain, the mountains and fields are in pieces, there are terraces in the middle, it looks like the article of a zebra, and many ancient trees need to be hugged by several people.
"Look, brother, this is Taihang Mountain, when we get here, we don't have to worry about being scared anymore" Chu Yan said excitedly.
"It's really magnificent and majestic," Zhang Cheng couldn't help but admire.
"Brother, look at the mountain peak in front of you, called Qinglian Peak, there is a Qinglian Village on it, which is one of the fifty-one villages under my father-in-law's account."
"Five directions and forty-one villages?"
"Yes, these five parties refer to the leaders of the five parties under my father-in-law's account, namely Zhang Leigong, Zhang Baiqi, Yu Shugen, Li Damu, and one is the foolish brother me, and these forty-one villages refer to the forty-one big peaks of this Taihang Mountain, each peak has a village, four or five thousand people in Dazhai, and two or three thousand people in Xiaozhai."
When Zhang Cheng heard this, he immediately gasped, there are 5,000 people in Dazhai, 2,000 or 3,000 people in Xiaozhai, roughly calculated, it is also more than 200,000 people, no wonder this black mountain thief is so rampant, it turns out that this strength is terrifying.
I glanced at the mountain peaks in the distance again, towering into the clouds, with a radius of nearly 100 miles, and ravines, I am afraid that even if the imperial court wants to encircle and suppress the army, it is impossible.
"Who?" In the dense forest at the foot of the mountain, a group of men and horses appeared, all of them dressed in coarse cloth, and they were all fierce and vicious.
"Tell Mrs. Li, just say that Chu Yan is here," Zhang Yan said lightly.
Among the group of people opposite, the leader glanced at Zhang Yan, and then his face changed: "It turned out to be the real leader of Chu Yan."
"Yes, it's me," Zhang Yan said proudly.
"Subordinates meet the leader of Feiyan" A group of people saluted, but it seemed a little nondescript.
"Where's Mrs. Li?"
"Chief, Mrs. Li was invited by the big leader to attack Yecheng."