After leaving Zhending County, we drove all the way south non-stop, heading in the direction of Wei County. Previously, because Ren Hongchang was pregnant, he stayed in Bo Luojin and was taken care of by Qin Yi's wife Du Shi Niang. I have sent Wei Xu and Chen Wei in advance with dozens of brothers, and quickly go to Boluojin to leave with the two ladies, Du Mu and Du Hu, and then meet in Handan as agreed.

It will take some time for Yuan Shao's pursuers to catch up with us. By the time we arrived at the Handan border, the two ladies' team had not yet arrived. The journey from Bo Luojin to Handan was a little closer, but I think it was because Ren Hongchang was pregnant with Liujia and could not suffer from bumps, so the speed of travel was a little slow, but we arrived first.

We waited not long in Handan, and Yuan Shao's pursuers had already reached the bank of the Hao River, forty miles to the north, and at this time the two ladies had only arrived in Quliang County in the east, which was also forty miles away from Handan.

I saw that it was too late, so I said to Feng Xian: "Brother, you and I will first take the brothers to the north to block Yuan Shao's pursuers, and let Wen Yuan and Song Xian lead the soldiers of the headquarters to meet the sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law, and then go directly to the south." ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help asking: "I don't know where to go south?" ”

At this time, Gao Feng suggested: "Two generals, why don't you go to my hometown Chenliu?" It just so happened that my brother Gao Shun was serving under the account of Chen Liutaishou Zhang Mengzhuo, and Zhang Taishou was a righteous man, so I think he would be willing to take us in. ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but doubt: "Zhang Mengzhuo is a person under Cao Cao, the assassin of Yanzhou, and Cao Cao is under Yuan Shao's orders; Will they disobey Yuan Shao's will and take us in? ”

I interjected: "Although Cao Cao is now subject to Yuan Shao, the two are not the same person, and sooner or later they will break up, so there is no need to be suspicious; You just follow Tianyu to Chenliu first, and when you go back, brother and I will take the brothers to join you. ”

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "My subordinates understand." ”

Immediately, Feng Xian and I took our brothers from the headquarters and drove north, and in a short time they encountered the troops of Yan Liang and Wen Chou on the middle of the road. Don't wait for the other person to get closer. Everyone set up their bows and arrows together, and prepared to wait for the other party to arrive and give them a round of food.

However, when Yan Liang and Wen Chou got a little closer, and when they saw the situation ahead, they couldn't help but hurriedly order the troops to stop a hundred paces away. Immediately, I saw them staring at us with such big eyes, and no one dared to take another step forward.

The two sides were in a stalemate for a long time. Since the brothers had traveled more than 300 miles in a row, they had just rested a little to replenish their physical strength, and then they came to meet the battle again, and they were all very tired at this time. And at this moment, Zhang Liao and others have also caught up with the team of the two ladies. So I said to Feng Xian: "Brother, looking at the appearance of these people, they dare not approach easily, so let's withdraw quickly; It just so happened that Wen Yuan and the others had already escorted their sister-in-law to the south. ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "Okay, withdraw." ”

Immediately, the two of us slowly evacuated with the brothers.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou couldn't help but look at each other when they saw us withdrawing. Immediately, he heard the adjutant general on the side ask: "Captain Yan, do you want to continue chasing?" ”

Yan Liang shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's let them go; With just the thousands of us men, it may not be enough for them to stuff their teeth. ”

The lieutenant couldn't help but wonder, "If you let them go." How do you go back to the main bus? ”

At this time, Wen Chou said: "This is not simple; Just say that the people didn't catch up, and let them run away. ”

The lieutenant said, "My subordinates understand; It's still a clever lieutenant, so there is no need for the soldiers to suffer casualties. It can be replaced by the main bus again. ”

Yan Liang couldn't help but shake his head with a slightly wry smile and said, "Okay, let's withdraw." ”

As a result, Yan Liang and Wen Chou also led the crowd to withdraw.

Afterwards. Our two teams met up on the south bank of Pushui, where they camped for the night before heading to Chenliu. The next day at noon. When continuing south through Fengqiu to cross the Yellow River, Gao Shun and the others, who had received the news in advance, came to the other side of the river early in the morning to wait.

Subsequently, when everyone crossed the other side of the river, Gao Shun couldn't help but greet him, and said: "Two generals, below is Gao Shun, the lieutenant of Chenliu County, the character Yuanhe; Zhang Taishou learned that the two generals were coming from afar, and specially ordered Gao Shunbei to get off the carriage and come to greet them. ”

Feng Xian arched his hand and said, "There is a county lieutenant of Laogao." ”

Gao Shun said: "General Lu is polite; Thanks to the two generals for rescuing my little brother Gao Feng earlier, Gao Shun has thanked me here. ”

Previously, when Gao Feng went to Chen Liuliu to inform Gao Shun that we were coming to defect, he told him all the causes and consequences.

Bong Xian said, "Where; If it hadn't been for Brother Ling's prior notification, I am afraid that we would not have escaped safely; Speaking of which, this is just the fate of each other. ”

Gao Shun chuckled lightly and said, "What General Lu said is true. ”

Subsequently, everyone went to Chen Liu to meet Zhang Miao. When we arrived at the place, Zhang Miao had ordered someone to prepare a banquet for us.

During the banquet, Zhang Miao couldn't help but sigh and said: "Alas, if it falls apart today, Wang Gang is abnormal, and the Son of Heaven is in exile; The princes are constantly attacking each other for their own personal interests, and no one is willing to take the Han family to heart, which is really heartbreaking! ”

I couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I heard that Cao Mengde is a person who cares about the Han family, so I think he still has the safety of the Son of Heaven at heart, right?" ”

Zhang Miao couldn't help but say: "Cao Tingshi seems to be a talented person, but others can't guess what his ambition is; As for whether he cares about the Han family or not, it is not clear at the moment. ”

I said, "According to the current situation, it is useless to worry about the safety of the Son of Heaven in your heart; You have just sent troops to rescue the Son of Heaven, and the other side has robbed you of your territory; So I think he should be planning to stabilize his power first, and then go to the Son of Heaven. ”

Zhang Miao nodded and said, "Cao Tingshi rarely talks about welcoming the Son of Heaven with others, but it should be as the young general said." ”

At this time, Feng Xian couldn't help asking: "I don't know what the relationship between him and Yuan Shao is?" If Yuan Shao entrusts him to deal with us, I'm afraid that this matter will also implicate Zhang Taishou, right? ”

Zhang Miao smiled and said, "Please rest assured General Lu about this; Although Cao Mengde and Yuan Shao are young, they have also been friends with Meng Zhuo for many years, and they will definitely not listen to Yuan Shao's instigation to harm the two generals. ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "In this way, we can temporarily settle down under Cao Mengde's tent; After pacifying the land of Kanto in the future, they will send troops to the west to welcome the Son of Heaven; At that time, together with Zhang Taishou, everyone can make a name for themselves. ”

Zhang Miao smiled: "This is exactly what Meng Zhuo wanted. ”

After that, we rested here in Zhang Miao for a few days. In the meantime, Yuan Shao learned that Zhang Miao had taken us in, so he sent a letter to Zhang Miao, asking him to find a way to get rid of Feng Xian and me. Zhang Miao sternly refused, and wrote back to scold Yuan Shao, saying that as the leader of the alliance, he could not lead the generals to welcome the Son of Heaven and support the Han family; He always thinks about killing loyal ministers and virtuous people, which is really a great kindness to the Yuan family.

For Zhang Miao's ignorance, Yuan Shao was quite jealous in his heart. So he sent another letter to Cao Cao, asking Cao Cao to get rid of Zhang Miao and Feng Xian and me. Cao Cao replied: "Meng Zhuo is also a relative and friend, and right and wrong should be tolerated; The two generals and you and I are both Hanchen, and if we are not stable today, we should not endanger each other. ”

It can be said that at this time, the gap between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was basically separated. Although the two are still in an alliance politically, they both understand that one day the two will definitely meet each other in the future, depending on who can become strong first. It's a tacit thing. (To be continued......)