Chapter 639: Enough Crying
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Cao Wenzhao, the deputy commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, has been besieged on the mountain for five days by 30,000 people's troops led by Li Dusi, the leader of the people's army. In the past, Cao Wenzhao led the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to attack the camp of the people's army, but now Cao Wenzhao has broken through the defense line of the people's army.
Cao Wenzhao led his troops to rush several times, but due to the heavy encirclement of the people's army under the mountain, coupled with the roadblocks set up at various downhill intersections, the cavalry charge was seriously hindered.
There were less than 300 soldiers around him, and there was a drought in the mountains, so Cao Wenzhao had to kill horses, eat horse meat and drink horse blood.
The throat was like a fire burning, Cao Wenzhao saw that the lips of his soldiers were dry and severely dehydrated, but the reinforcements of the court had disappeared for a long time, and their morale was very low.
The deputy general came over with a steel helmet filled with a little horse blood, handed it to Cao Wenzhao, and said, "General, drink a little, this is taken out from the war horse that was just killed, it is still hot, and it will not be good if it is cold and solidified after a while." ”
After Cao Wenzhao took it, he looked at the dark red viscous liquid at the bottom of the steel helmet, forcibly endured the smell of blood, poked it to his mouth, frowned and drank not a drop. Then he returned it to the adjutant general and asked, "How many war horses do we have?" ”
The lieutenant general said sadly: "I counted it just now, and there are more than five hundred horses." General, Guyuan's reinforcements have not come for a long time, and it is not a way for us to defend on this mountain! ”
Cao Wenzhao thought for a while, licked his chapped lips, and said: "Order, kill more than a dozen horses tonight, the big guy has a full meal, and break through with General Ben in the early morning!" ”
The adjutant listened. His face was even more sad, "These are all good horses we brought from Liaodong......
Cao Wenzhao looked discouraged, and helplessly patted the deputy general's shoulder, and was comforted.
That night, seventeen more horses were killed on the mountain, and more than 300 people on the mountain roasted and ate them on a bonfire. Then in the early hours of the morning, Cao Wenzhao led everyone down the mountain quietly.
The early hours of the morning were the time when the people's defense was the most lax, and Cao Wenzhao and others were not discovered by the patrolling people's troops until they approached the people's tent.
Cao Wenzhao didn't talk nonsense, shouted loudly, and led more than 300 people under his command to rush into the defensive circle of the people's army. Before the People's Army could respond, Cao Wenzhao broke through two camps one after another.
In front was the third battalion, and Cao Wenzhao knew that Li Dusi had arranged three camps at the foot of the mountain, as long as he broke through this last camp. Cao Wenzhao was considered a successful breakthrough.
Then the movement and delay of the first two battalions finally made the third battalion ready, when Cao Wenzhao rushed to the front of the third battalion, they were greeted by the civilian army in array, countless torches lit up the night sky, countless spears glowed with cold light, facing Cao Wenzhao and others who rushed over.
It's a matter of success or failure! Cao Wenzhao couldn't care about anything else, and shouted violently. Facing the dense array of spears, he rushed behind him. The remaining more than 100 horsemen rushed forward with Cao Wenzhao in the mood of seeing death as home.
Bang! More than 100 horsemen and the civilian troops in the array collided fiercely, people neighed on their horses, countless spear arrays were scattered, and dozens of horses were picked off their horses by the spear array.
Cao Wenzhao's lieutenant blocked a spear for Cao Wenzhao, and his eyes widened angrily. yelled: "General, go away!" Protect the General!! ”
Cao Wenzhao danced wildly with the spear in his hand, shot down the weapons handed to him one by one, rushed out of a distance, and when he turned back, he saw that the deputy general had been entangled by the people's army. And the people who followed him closely behind him were only four horsemen.
Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound, and then a rain of arrows shot out of the people's army array, covering Cao Wenzhao.
Seeing this, the four knights behind him shouted: "General, go away!" Then he hurriedly turned the horse's head, and the weapons flew in the back, resisting the falling arrows with his flesh and blood as much as possible, giving Cao Wenzhao time to break through!
The muffled snort of the cavalry behind him, the screams quickly moved away, and Cao Wenzhao finally broke through the third battalion of the people's army and rushed into the night. Immediately, there was an angry curse in the people's army, and more than 200 cavalry were chased out!
A long chase in the dark night! By dawn, Cao Wenzhao had rushed out for more than 100 miles, and the pursuers behind him were less than 100 horsemen.
Seeing that the distance between the two sides was gradually narrowing, Cao Wenzhao was anxious. Originally, Cao Wenzhao's mount was a good horse brought from Liaodong, and his foot strength was higher than that of ordinary war horses, but because he was trapped in the mountain for five or six days, there was no water on the mountain, and people lived by killing horses and drinking horse blood, and horses were also thirsty for profit. Under the thirst, Cao Wenzhao's mount foot strength is less than sixty percent!
Twenty miles away is the city of Ganzhou!
However, the pursuers behind Cao Wenzhao had already narrowed the distance by less than a hundred paces. Cao Wenzhao looked back and saw that the person in charge was none other than Li Dusi, the leader of the People's Army who he tried every possible means to kill!
Cao Wenzhao clenched the spear in his hand, and the idea of killing a horse pistol in his heart was very strong, if it weren't for the dozens of horsemen around Li Dusi who were following closely, Cao Wenzhao would really have to turn back to Li Dusi to fight alone!
"Driving !!" Cao Wenzhao stared at the front unwillingly, thinking that twenty miles ahead was Ganzhou City, if he could happen to meet the court army patrolling out of the city at this time, then he would have picked up a life! I can't kill it back, and kill Li Dusi by the way!
The panting sound of stepping off the war horse was like a bellows, and people were worried that they would fall to the ground at any time. The sound of horses' hooves behind him was very close.
The distance between the two sides of the chase was further reduced to fifty paces.
And then thirty steps!
The pursuing cavalry of the People's Army began to shoot arrows at Cao Wenzhao! Li Dusi was already laughing heartily: "Cao Wenzhao, you are dead today!" Give up, you won't be able to escape! ”
Cao Wenzhao lay on his horseback, carefully paying attention to the arrows that were shot at him from time to time, and replied loudly: "Li Dusi, if you have the ability, it's not too late for you to catch up with General Ben and say big things!" ”
Later, Li Dusi gritted his teeth in anger and shouted: "Release the arrow!" Shoot him with an arrow!! ”
Woohoo! The pursuing civilian army was ordered, and another round of arrows was fired!
Cao Wenzhao lay on the horse's back, successfully dodged all the arrows, and was happy in his heart, when he suddenly heard a mournful roar from his mount, and his footsteps staggered! Cao Wenzhao looked around, only to see an arrow on the horse's buttocks and a horse's belly, and the arrow was inserted into the horse's belly, shaking as the war horse ran!
Finished! Cao Wenzhao sighed in his heart and clenched the spear in his hand. Feeling that the war horse was shaking more sharply, and finally the body shook, the front legs of the war horse fell, and Cao Wenzhao leaned forward and flew out, fell to the ground and retreated six or seven steps away, and stood still. raised a gun to face Li Dusi and the others.
"Hahaha...... Uh......" Seeing this, Li Dusi should have laughed proudly, but suddenly choked and looked at Cao Wenzhao's back with wide eyes.
The pursuing cavalry also followed closely and looked hesitantly at the rear of Cao Wenzhao.
The footsteps of heavy infantry marching on the ground! Cao Wenzhao looked back, and saw countless Liang soldiers behind him marching towards the front in a neat phalanx, and in front of the Liang army were dozens of knights and soldiers embracing a Liang army general, it was the Pingliang guerrilla general Luo Rucai!
Li Dusi hesitated to stop, and Luo Rucai also waved his hand to stop! The eyes of both of them fell on Cao Wenzhao, who was in the middle of the two parties.
Li Dusi was less than twenty steps away from Cao Wenzhao. And Luo Rucai is still fifty steps away from Cao Wenzhao!
Li Dusi was also a ruthless person, and immediately pointed at Cao Wenzhao in the middle and shouted: "Kill him!" Dozens of horsemen behind him echoed, and they rode towards Cao Wenzhao!
"Rat dares!" Luo Rucai also shouted violently, and rushed over against the civilian cavalry, and dozens of horsemen around him also rushed over.
Cao Wenzhao would never have dreamed that one day he would become a sought-after commodity that Luo Rucai and Li Dusi were vying for! He was stunned and looked at Li Dusi's cavalry. Turn around and withdraw your legs and run in the direction of Luo Rucai!
Desperately running!
The distance of twenty paces was approaching in a blink of an eye, and the cavalry of the People's Army who were chasing at the front laughed. Lifting a gun and stabbing Cao Wenzhao in the back who was running with his life!
As soon as the spear was stabbed, there was a loud roar, and an arrow was shot accurately in the chest of the cavalryman! The cavalry snorted and rolled off the horse unwillingly!
Luo Rucai put away his bow and arrows, pointed his gun forward, and shouted: "Kill!" ”
Dozens of horsemen around Luo Rucai shouted in unison. In the farther direction, countless Liang Army infantry shouted in unison and began to charge forward!
Li Dusi glanced at Cao Wenzhao resentfully and regretfully, turned the horse's head, and shouted unwillingly. Dozens of horsemen who rushed forward were thrown down, and one person ran away.
Cao Wenzhao has been running backwards, running lifelessly. Luo Rucai roared past him, dozens of cavalry of the Liang army roared past him, and countless soldiers of the Liang army ran past him with high morale......
Cao Wenzhao passed through the entire Liang army from the front of the Liang army and ran to the rear of the Liang army. I couldn't catch my breath when I ran, and my chest felt like it was about to explode. Finally, he could no longer see a Liang soldier in front of him, Cao Wenzhao's legs were weak, he fell to the ground, knelt in the loess and yellow sand, and finally couldn't run anymore!
Blowing a cool breeze with a lot of dust, listening to the overwhelming shouts of killing, Cao Wenzhao threw away the spear in his hand with a bang, inserted his hands into the soil, and began to cry loudly!
His grievances, anger, sadness, despair, and all other emotions seemed to melt into crying, tears, lying on the ground, hugging his head and crying, crying so much that his liver and intestines were broken, and he was heartbroken!
After a long time, a voice rang out: "Have you cried enough?" ”
Cao Wenzhao shook his body, got up from the ground with his hands and feet, picked up the spear on the ground, turned to look at Luo Rucai who was questioning, rolled up his sleeves and wiped his face, and then looked at Luo Rucai.
The disdain in Luo Rucai's eyes was undisguised, and it was so frankly shown on his face, he sneered: "If you haven't cried enough, then continue to cry on your stomach for a while!" It's still early, I'm not in a hurry. ”
Cao Wenzhao's eyes flashed with anger, and he glared at Luo Rucai and said, "If General Luo has something to say, please say it directly!" ”
Luo Rucai sneered again, "Look, that's how you treat your life-saving benefactor?" ”
Cao Wenzhao pursed his lips and glared at Luo Ru before answering.
In fact, Luo Rucai didn't want Cao Wenzhao to answer at all, he said lightly: "If you cry, please go on the road, Lord Xu, the governor of Shaanxi, wants to see you." ”
Cao Wenzhao's face changed, and he shook his head and said, "Don't go." General Ben wants to rush back to Guyuan to report to the governors of the three sides! ”
Luo Rucai smiled angrily, pointed at Cao Wenzhao and said: "Cao Wenzhao, I think you haven't figured out your situation yet, you are now in the hands of me Luo Rucai!" It's not up to you to decide whether to go or not! After that, Luo Rucai waved his hand, and saw four Liang soldiers come forward to tie up Cao Wenzhao.
Cao Wenzhao raised the spear in his hand horizontally and snorted softly.
Luo Rucai looked at him and said coldly: "The surname is Cao, you can go hundreds of miles to Chang'an City, you had better cooperate obediently on the road, otherwise, hum, I Luo Rucai will not care what kind of deputy chief soldier of Shaanxi you are, in my eyes, you are not a fart!" Luo Rucai nodded at Cao Wenzhao and sneered: "I sincerely advise you, don't make yourself unhappy!" ”
In the governor's yamen of Chang'an City, Xu Liang saw Cao Wenzhao, the deputy chief soldier of Shaanxi who was injured and mistreated, frowned, waved his hand and said, "Take him down, wash it and come to see me again." ”
So, Cao Wenzhao, the deputy chief soldier of Shaanxi who had been hungry for more than ten days, finally took a hot bath in the governor's yamen, and the standing ring helped rub his back, and rubbed half a catty of mud off his back! Then I finally had a hot meal and drank hot tea.
Cao Wenzhao, who had eaten and drunk enough and changed into clean clothes, was brought to Xu Liang again, and Xu Liang motioned for Cao Wenzhao to sit at will.
Cao Wenzhao was not polite and sat down.
Xu Liang sneered and said, "General Cao, what happened to you on the road to Chang'an, this official has already heard about it. Pingliang guerrilla Luo Rucai has gone too far, I will definitely criticize him when I look back! ”
Cao Wenzhao snorted lightly, still staring at Xu Liang, and did not answer. Pingliang guerrillas so openly beat the deputy commander-in-chief of a province, such a big crime of disrespect, in Xu Liang's mouth, the punishment was a fluttering sentence: Tell me about him?!
Cao Wenzhao felt that he was a little disgusted with Xu Liang's feelings! With such no distinction between good and evil, blindly biased towards his subordinates, holding the pole of soldiers, and having ill intentions, how can such a person become the governor of Shaanxi? !
Xu Liang felt the unfriendliness in Cao Wenzhao's eyes, smiled awkwardly, and asked with concern: "I heard that General Cao was trapped in the mountains for five or six days before he was rescued by Liang Jun, with no food or water to drink?" Can the wine and food I asked the kitchen to prepare is still in line with General Cao's taste? ”
Cao Wenzhao looked at Xu Liang coldly and sneered: "The governor has arrested this general here, what do you have to say?" You and I don't know each other, and we don't have any friendship at all, so it's better to say it directly! ”
Xu Liang's tone was suffocated, he sighed lightly, and said, "Since General Cao insists on this, then the official has also said it directly." Aside from General Cao's misunderstanding of his own officer......"
Cao Wenzhao raised his eyes and glared at Xu Liang, and interrupted: "Lord Governor, General Ben has not misunderstood you!" ”
Xu Liang explained: "What I want to say is about your relationship with former cabinet minister Cao Yubian......
Cao Wenzhao interrupted Xu Liang again: "Lord Governor, the death of Elder Cao Ge is the court's own public opinion, and General Ben doesn't want to say more." ”
“…… Good. Xu Liang couldn't help but take a sip of tea, looked at Cao Wenzhao's eyes a little annoyed, and muttered for a while, Xu Liang said: "Let's put it bluntly, this official came to you because he thought that General Cao was such a good general, and there were only two or three thousand cavalry under his wave, which is really too burying talents!" There is a cavalry under this officer, and there is a lack of a commander, I wonder if General Cao is interested? ”
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