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Cao Xiu rode up the half-frozen river, and the more than 100 brothers behind him only hesitated for a moment and followed the main general. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Soon after they stepped onto the ice, the Han army pursued them to the edge of the Luoshui River, and these pursuers did not dare to venture onto the ice, so they had to stand at the water's edge and shoot those who fled with their bows and crossbows.

There was the sound of whizzing arrows in his ears, and behind him, people kept planting horses, and those soldiers who followed behind became Cao Xiu's meat shield, blocking the rain of arrows that came rushing for him.

Suddenly, a stone bullet fell from the sky, Cao Xiu heard that the sky was different, and hurriedly turned his horse to avoid it, and after an instant, he only heard a boom, and the stone bullet hit the ice a few feet behind him.

How could the ice surface that had just condensed withstand such a violent blow, only to hear a click, and immediately cracked a hole more than three feet wide.

Cao Xiu narrowly avoided this blow, but the soldiers behind him were not so lucky, they couldn't avoid the suddenly cracked ice cave, just like the grasshoppers strung together, one after another slipped into the ice cave.

When Cao Xiu took the time to look back, the crack had split sharply, splitting Luoshui in two, and the remaining thirty or so soldiers who were lucky enough to not fall into the water were all sealed to the other side of the water. With no way out, all of them became the targets of Ren Hanjun's shooting.

Cao Xiu's heart was sad and happy, he didn't dare to take a second look, just rode his horse and galloped, finally, he was out of the range of the Han army's arrows, and in front, he could already see Xu Huang's rear army waiting on the ice side of the north shore.

Just when Cao Xiu thought that he had escaped and ascended to heaven, all of a sudden, the war horse under his crotch neighed, stepped on a thin ice, and even the people and horses immediately fell into it, and in just an instant, the biting river water poured into the armor.

At this moment, Cao Xiu's mind was full of horror, and the breath of death was so close that the moment he fell into the water, the whole person was blinded.

The ice was unremarkable, but beneath it was an undercurrent, and the icy river swept him down like a devil's claw.

However, the instinct to survive quickly overcame fear, and Cao Xiu threw himself up desperately, and his hands were lucky enough to catch the edge of the ice, so that he was not swept into the ice by the current. However, because he was wearing heavy armor, the water under the ice was so fast, and the ice he was grasping was so light and slippery, let alone climbing to the surface with it, it was a problem to even support it.

The surrounding river was rapidly condensing, and Cao Xiu knew that if he didn't climb up again, he would have to freeze to death if he didn't drown. However, he struggled for a long time, but he was never able to break free from the entanglement of the river.

Just when his strength was exhausted and his whole body was so cold that he was about to lose consciousness, suddenly a rope flew and landed right next to him. Cao Xiu didn't think about it, so he quickly grabbed it.

The other end of the rope used force, and after a while, Cao Xiu was dragged onto the ice. Cao Xiu, who had escaped from the ice cave, was exhausted, and his whole person was so frozen that he almost lost consciousness, just curled up on the ice and shivered violently.

In a daze, Cao Xiu saw the figure in front of him dangling, and he seemed to be carried ashore by a group of people noisily. Then, he saw the roaring fire, and the temperature around him gradually warmed up, and his consciousness gradually woke up.

When he opened his eyes again, his whole sanity had basically returned to normal, he saw Xu Huang's anxious face, and heard him keep shouting: "Wen Lie, Wen Lie, what's wrong with you?" ”

Cao Xiu sneezed, recovered himself, and found that he was not dead, but still alive to see Xu Huang, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, but then, he remembered the tens of thousands of brothers who followed him to the south bank. So, he jumped up violently, wrapped himself in a thick coat, separated the onlookers, and staggered to the river.

The sky was already bright, the fire on the opposite side was extinguished, and there was no noise to be heard, as if the battle was over, however, the towering banners of the Han army on the shore seemed to show off the triumph of victory to them on the other side.

The wrapped jacket fell to the ground quietly, Cao Xiu's eyes were blank, and he muttered to himself: "Defeated...... Did you lose like that......"

The head of the city of Linjin on the north bank, the head of the city in the middle of winter, Cao Ying, who was also in a trance, long before the stars and the moon had not fallen, he led a cadre of civil and military forces, and climbed the head of the city of Linjin early, overlooking the upper reaches of Luoshui, hoping to receive the good news sent to him by Cao Xiu at the first time.

When the fire of the Han camp on the south bank of the upper reaches rose to the sky, Cao Ying was so excited that he almost had the urge to recite poetry, and the civil and military people present also congratulated their King Wei in advance and praised the King of Wei's clever calculation.

At this moment, Cao Ying seems to have regained the pride and chic of when he dominated the world and swept away the heroes.

When the sky was dark, a scout came from the north, claiming to have brought an urgent battle report.

"Hehe, it seems that this battle has been won, Wen Lie is in a hurry to ask for credit." Cao Ying smiled with confidence, and asked the scout to pass it to the city.

The scout hurriedly went up to the city, knelt down in front of Cao Ying, and said tremblingly: "King Qiyu, our army has been ambushed by the thief army, and more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, including tigers and leopards, have been lost, and Cao Zi and the general are unfortunate...... Unfortunately, he sacrificed his life for the country. ”

As soon as the words fell, the city, which was originally a relaxed and lively atmosphere, suddenly fell silent, and time seemed to freeze in an instant, followed by the rigid and stunned expressions of everyone.

'I've been struck by the big-eared thief again, I've been struck by the big-eared thief again......

Cao Ying was suddenly stunned at this time, it turned out that Liu Bei's subordinates had their own strange people, and he had already calculated that he would not believe Zhang He's surrender, he still didn't know it, and he was still so proud and self-righteous, but now, where will his face exist?

There was a mixture of shame and anger in his heart, and when he heard the news of Cao Chun's death, Cao Ying only felt that the qi and blood in his chest were overturning, and he screamed, and opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"King!" The ministers screamed, and they all rushed forward to hold the crumbling Cao Ying.

Cao Ying sprayed three mouthfuls of blood in a row, and the stasis in his chest was only released, but under such a blow, he was already haggard, and his whole person seemed to be lost and depressed.

With the support of everyone, he staggered to his feet, looked at the Han army banner on the other side, and waved his hand weakly: "That's it, that's it, pass on the order of the orphan, and the whole army will withdraw from Guanzhong." ”

………… Thousands of miles away, at this moment, Fang Shao was on his way back from Hefei to the south.

Sun Quan is still relatively trustworthy, the 150,000 army is already storming Shouchun at the moment, after confirming that the Wu army and the Cao army are engaged, Fang Shao took the initiative to propose to Sun Quan to fulfill the matter of ceding Guiyang County. As a result, Fang Shao was able to return south and go to Chaisang to negotiate with Lu Su about the transfer of land.

The boat traveled along the fertile water and entered Chaohu Lake in the evening.

Before he hurried away, he didn't have time to enjoy it, but after completing the task and returning with a relaxed body, Fang Shao was in a good mood, so he asked the boatman to go slowly, enjoying the scenery of Chaohu Lake along the way.

Unconsciously, it was getting late, and he found a few fishermen on the shore, so Fang Shao called the fleet to dock, asked the fishermen to buy some rice and meat, and more than 100 buried pots on the shore to make rice, planning to rest here for one night and go on the road again tomorrow morning.

There were about a dozen people in these fishing families, mostly young and strong men, but also some women and children, and only a few thatched huts were built on the shore, and most of them ate and lived on boats.

The smoke curls up, the fragrance of fish and rice overflows, Fang Shao is enjoying the beautiful scenery of Chaohu Lake while eating, and his mood is quite happy.

There is meat and rice, but there is no wine, but it is a fly in the ointment.

Jiang Wei is also a good drinker, and at this time, his tongue was itching, so he walked to a few fishermen who were also eating, and asked with a smile: "How many people, I don't know if you have good wine?" ”

The fishermen shook their heads, Jiang Wei was a little disappointed, swept around, and saw that under a big tree not far away, an ugly-looking fisherman was leaning against the big tree, chewing cakes and drinking a jar of wine, and there was another jar beside him.

"Who said there was no wine, didn't it clear that there was wine?"

Jiang Wei got off the boat, strode over to the fisherman, and said loudly, "This brother, can you sell us the jar of wine next to you?" ”

The fisherman looked up at him, and replied very dryly, "I drink this wine myself, and I don't sell it." ”

The fisherman was also in good shape, but his face was scarred, as if it had been left by a wound and burn. Whether he was eating or drinking, he only used his left hand, as if his right hand had been injured in some way and he was unable to move.

The fisherman's words and tone made Jiang Wei a little displeased, so he said, "If you want to drink, an altar in your hand should be enough." Why don't you sell me another jar, and I'll pay you twice as much." ”

Jiang Wei said, then beckoned his own soldiers, took out a bunch of money and handed it to the fisherman, and said: "This money is enough for you to buy seven or eight altars another day, what, sell it or not." ”

Jiang Wei shook the string of money in his hand, clanging bells, for these poor fishermen, this hanging money is a lot of money.

However, the fisherman did not seem to be moved at all, and did not even look at the money, but said coldly: "I said, my wine is not sold." ”

He was kind and good-spoken, and this fisherman had such an attitude, Jiang Wei was immediately unhappy, so he threw the money in front of him, and snorted coldly: "Do you like the money or not, I want to decide this jar of wine." ”

As he spoke, he leaned down to get the jar of wine, and just as he was about to touch the jar of wine, the fisherman suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Jiang Wei's wrist.

Jiang Wei was stunned, he didn't expect this fisherman to dare to stop him.

However, he is a person who has practiced martial arts, and his arm strength is much stronger than that of ordinary people, how can he take this fisherman in his eyes.

At that moment, he used his strength on his wrist and wanted to use it, but to Jiang Wei's surprise, the fisherman's strength was amazingly great, and no matter how he used his strength, he couldn't shake the other party's restraint at all.

(To be continued)