Cao Chong led Dian Man, and Xu Yi led five hundred elite Cao troops to the east, chasing after Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, and a group of accompanying officials from the court.

However, the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches were behind, and Cao Chong and the others followed the Son of Heaven closely, but they didn't want him to be followed by Deng Ai and Yuan Mai.

At this moment, the soldiers and horses of the Son of Heaven have traveled to the western border of Yanzhou and are about to arrive in the territory of Sili.

From Xudu to the border of Sili, although there are many checkpoints on this road, the important soldiers will either go north to negotiate with Cao Zhi, or move to the southwest to block Guan Yu's 50,000 elite soldiers who may attack Zhongzhou at any time.

Seeing that the honor guard of the Son of Heaven and his entourage was getting farther and farther, Xun Yu's heart was getting colder and colder, but he had no choice but to drive into Xijing helplessly.

The Son of Heaven and his entourage hurried towards the west, the Son of Heaven sat on the Luan car, full of spirit, behind him a group of civil and military personnel, there were soldiers and retinues and domestic slaves, the most of which was the fine soft frame of the accompanying officials, the car pulled and carried, it was very spectacular.

Liu Xie went out of Xudu, like a dragon going to sea, flying birds returning to the forest, his heart was very comfortable, he looked at the convoy behind him, and asked Xu Shu who was riding a horse next to the Luan car with a smile: "Xu Aiqing, in your opinion, how are my soldiers and horses?" Spectacular, isn't it? ”

Xu Shu waved his whip gently, looked back at the team of warriors behind him, who were only two thousand, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

"Who are the people Your Majesty is talking about?"

Liu Xie nodded proudly and said: "Yes, these two thousand dead soldiers are all the dead soldiers who have been buried over the years, Yoshimoto, Geng Ji, Wei Huang, Huang Kui and other loyal ministers of the court have secretly recruited me for the snares, and this time they returned to Luoyang." These dead soldiers are the confidence and courage of the uprising! With them as the pillars, I will be invincible and invincible! ”

Xu Shu looked at Liu Xie coldly for a while, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, if Your Majesty uses these people as your team, I am afraid that it will not take more than three months, and things will fail." ”

Liu Xie frowned when he heard this. Said dissatisfiedly: "Xu Aiqing, although these people are not elite soldiers, but they have also undergone strict training for many years, Aiqing has never seen them move, so he knows that they are useless?" It's arbitrary. ”

Xu Shu smiled faintly and said: "You don't need to watch them do it, just look at their march Brichen to know that they are recruits who have not fought a day of battle, and Fu Guozhang is the training team under His Majesty." Naturally, they are doing their best, but after all, they are only civil officials, and they don't know how to march in the military, and these people have practiced brute force. But there is no responsibility for the army, it is okay to be a nurse, but for the soldiers, I am afraid that there is still some distance. ”

Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this. Said melancholy: "In that case, what should I do?" ”

Xu Shu smiled and said: "If Your Majesty is trustworthy, after returning to Luoyang." The minister can be given the right to train this army of soldiers and horses, and be responsible for recruiting new troops with full authority, the minister does not dare to guarantee that he can train an invincible army of a hundred battles, but within three months, he can also train a qualified army of the Son of Heaven, open up territory for His Majesty, and compete in the world. ”

Liu Xie was overjoyed and said, "Aiqing not only knows how to strat, but also can train soldiers?" ”

Xu Shu said: "The war of the soldiers is my strength, and in Xinye, the minister also helped Liu Xuande train an elite and defeated Cao Ren Li Dian. ”

"Okay, since that's the case, I'll ask Aiqing to handle the major military affairs in the future!"

"How dare you not be unsatisfied."

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a commotion behind them, and when they were young, they saw Shaofu Geng Ji rushing over.

"Your Majesty, the scouts have come to report, ten miles away from the rear, there are hundreds of soldiers and armor rushing towards us! The soldiers and horses are not under the banner, but they are not like the soldiers and horses guarded by the pass! Please also give instructions from Your Majesty! ”

Liu Xie was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly turned his head and asked Xu Shu, "Xu Aiqing, what's going on?" ”

Xu Shu's face remained unchanged, and he said indifferently: "What else?" It must have been Cao Zhi who got the news and sent troops to chase after him. ”

"What?" When Liu Xie heard this, he suddenly felt a thrill all over his body, and said, "Aiqing, how should this be good?" ”

Xu Shu glanced at Liu Xie indifferently and said: "Your Majesty, look at our eastward formation this time, Your Majesty and the pro-army of the hundred officials and important towns are in front, and the lower position of the hundred officials and the entourage Ding and the baggage are behind, Your Majesty can know why this is the road?" ”

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment when he heard this, thought for a while, and said: "Those who stay in the rear are all unimportant officials and baggage, Aiqing's intentions, don't you want to use them to block the pursuers?" ”

Xu Shu glanced at the Son of Heaven deeply, didn't say more, just arched his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, please go quickly, and the ministers will go to the rear to command the dead soldiers and the families of various departments, and block for Your Majesty for a while." ”

After that, regardless of the opinion of the Son of Heaven, he turned around and rode away.

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Under the leadership of Cao Chong, the five hundred soldiers were already approaching the rear of the Son of Heaven and his entourage, and at this time, Xu Shu had already arrived at the rear of the imperial horse, and he ordered the personnel in the rear to put their baggage in the middle of the road as a defensive fortification, and on the other hand, let these people hold weapons in their hands, stationed on the spot, and put on a posture to resist Cao Chong and his party.

Seeing that the personnel at the rear of the Son of Heaven's team were in a defensive posture, the Dianman beside Cao Chong asked loudly: "Young boy, what should the other party do if he blocks the road with his baggage and blocks it on the spot?" ”

Cao Chong raised his head and looked ahead, and said: "Although the other party has a lot of baggage and a lot of people, it seems that they are just a group of subordinate families, and they are not considered soldiers in battle. ”

After that, Cao Chong added another sentence: "The matter is urgent, it can't be done if you don't fight, but I also ask the two generals to do less killing and save more lives, let's still welcome back the Son of Heaven as the first thing." ”

"No!"

As Cao Chong's order was issued, he saw that Dian Man and Xu Yi each led a Biao army, divided into left and right roads, and only rushed towards the baggage team in front.

It stands to reason that there are many teams in the rear of the Son of Heaven, and they are the side that has a burden as a barrier defense, so they should have an advantage, but most of these people are just Liu Xie or the retinue of loyal officials at all levels of the Han family, and their skills are not high, if they are in Yuan Shang's words, at most they are just a group of scum with a combat strength of only 5.

And the men and horses led by Cao Chong, although there are only five hundred, but each of them belongs to the elite armor, and all of them are ten on the battlefield, and this group of weak brigades faces them. It must be only the share of the slaughter.

What's more, on Cao Chong's side, the two generals who led the soldiers and horses, Dian Man and Xu Yi, are both after the tiger body ape class, the father and son are famous, although they are not first-class generals, but they have also followed their own fathers to practice martial arts for many years, and their martial arts are absolutely comparable.

Xu Yi's long-handled steel knife was powerful and heavy, and the swinging Huo Huo was windy, only three or two times. He split a baggage cart blocking the road, leading the soldiers to kill the generals, the pawn of the car is even more powerful, he adheres to the natural power of his father Dian Wei, and dances a big iron halberd in each of his left and right hands, rushing back and forth, and no one dares to approach the half-zhang land around.

Although Xu Shu kept asking people to put the car across the road, relying on it, he couldn't stop the offensive of hundreds of people in this area. Let them continue to assault inside.

Seeing that the obstacles set up by his celebrities were like nothing under the conflict between the two of them, Xu Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Sure enough, although he earned Xu Du, his strength was still too weak. At the critical moment, there is not even a general who can be entrusted with big things, just facing two little-known young generals is so embarrassed, if you wait for the real fierce arrival of Cao Jun. And how?

When he was in Xu Du, although he recommended a cadre of people to Liu Xie, he only recommended them. Haven't hired yet!

And even if all those people are hired, whether it is brave or strategic, compared with Zhao Yun and Zhang He Ma Chao under Yuan Shang, Cao Ren Zhang Liao and Xu Huang under Cao Zhi, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei Chen under Liu Bei's account, it is still a big difference, and it is even said that there is no comparative value at all.

Xu Shu looked up to the sky and sighed, frowning and pondering, the world's well-known generals have now fallen into the hands of the major princes, where should the good generals of the Son of Heaven be?

Just when Xu Yi broke through the rear of the Son of Heaven's honor guard, he suddenly heard a high horn sound in the distance, almost rising to the sky, and its sound came straight from behind Cao Chong's soldiers and horses.

"Uh......h Woo......"

Dian Man and Xu Yi were suddenly shocked, and almost unanimously pulled the reins of the horse, and turned their heads to look.

But seeing a cavalry contingent of hundreds of men appearing from a distance, this army formed a battle charge in a horizontal line, and marched towards it with a terrifying momentum like a sea of mountains.

Dianman and Xu Yi glanced at each other, and they both saw a look of surprise in each other's eyes.

Although they don't know who the opponent of Lu Dao is, the two of them know that the soldiers and horses sent by Prime Minister Cao Cheng to chase the Son of Heaven this time are only their own, so it seems that the other party will definitely not be their own reinforcements!

The two swallowed their saliva gently, hurriedly beat their horses and returned, surrounding Cao Chong's side, lining up their troops, and quietly staring at the soldiers and horses in the distance.

Seeing this, Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and ordered the rear team to retreat slowly, but he did not act rashly and looked into the distance.

When I was young, I saw that the soldiers and horses came to a stop not far away, led by four people, the two in the middle were not very old, and they looked similar to Cao Chong, and there were two majestic generals beside them, looking at their appearance and posture, they didn't seem to be good at stubble.

Dian Man and Xu Yi intended to go up, but they were stopped by Cao Chong, Cao Chong thought for a while, slapped his horse and took two steps forward, and arched his hand towards the opposite side.

"Who is the head of your army? Can you come out and answer? ”

The soldiers and horses on the opposite side were silent, and no one answered.

Cao Chong raised his eyebrows and said, "Under Cao Chong, please answer the head of your army." ”

When the words fell, he saw Yuan Mai's eyes on the other side suddenly lit up, and he also took two steps forward on his horse, and said in a loud voice: "You...... Is it Cao Chong? ”

Cao Chong nodded and said with a smile: "In the next place, I don't know the name of this son?" ”

Yuan Mai waved his hand and said: "It's easy to say, I am the fourth son of Yuan Shao, the former captain, and today's Wei Wei Yuan Shang is the younger brother, and the surname Yuan Ming bought it, it is the son of me!" ”

At this moment, all parties were silent, and Yuan Mai's voice was very loud, and it soon fell into the ears and eyes of everyone on all sides.

Cao Chong frowned, before he saw Yuan Mai and the others coming, he roughly guessed that the other party was the Yuan family's soldiers and horses, but he didn't want to be the Yuan family's relatives, and at this moment, the prodigy's heart had begun to calculate silently.

Xu Shu narrowed his eyes, first looked at Yuan Mai's team, and then turned his head to look at Cao Chong's team, a strategy to drag the soldiers and horses of their two sides began to rise sharply in his chest.

With a slight wave of his hand, Xu Shu instructed a personal dead soldier beside him: "Go, find Fu Baolang for me, hurry!" ”

"No!"

Cao Chong was anxious to find the Son of Heaven, and when he saw Yuan Mai and others coming, he couldn't help but be anxious, thought about it, and then said: "I have heard the name of the fourth prince of Hebei for a long time, and it is very comforting to see you today, I don't know if the fourth prince of Yuan is not in Hebei, what is the important thing to come to the realm of the division here?" ”

Yuan Mai waved his hand and said: "Don't talk about anything else, Cao Chong, I heard that you are less smart and chaqi, when you were five or six years old, you have the wisdom of an adult, known as a prodigy, this son is not convinced, today I am here to compare with you!" Do you dare to compare with me? ”

Cao Chong was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect Yuan Mai to say this: "What does Yuan Gongzi mean by this?" ”

"Let's compare wisdom, I won, the name of the prodigy belongs to me, and you worship me as a godfather! If you win, the name of the prodigy will still belong to you, and I will accept you as my godson, how about it? ”

Cao Chong frowned when he heard this, and reminded Yuan Maidao with kind words.

"Fourth Prince Yuan, don't say anything else, you can put forward such fair conditions as soon as you open your mouth, and you don't treat me as a prodigy at all...... You think I'm a god pig, right? ”

"............" (To be continued......)