Chapter 8: Rootless Swing
"It's really a trick to make people......"
On the north bank of the Yellow River, looking at Cao Cao's army who was rapidly passing through the frozen river, Huang Gai, who was wearing linen and hiding in the snow, said a little bitterly, and beside him, Cheng Pu, who was also wearing linen and showing a bitter face.
This is the boundary of Kuangting, after Kuangting, it is the sealing mound where Yuan Shu is temporarily stationed. Although Yuan Shu's historical evaluation is not good, he is certainly not a fool who can have his own name and surname among the heroes in the late Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao's military mobilization naturally can't hide from him, and his response to this is that people come to attack and investigate.
People are all close to each other, and when they come out in the ice and snow to spy on the enemy's situation and harass the opponent, such a drudgery will naturally be handed over to Huang Gai and Cheng Pu - this pair of generals who are obviously under the command of Yuan Shu, but they still miss the Sun family who died Sun Jian, and their strength is just right.
And when Huang Gai and Cheng Pu received Yuan Shu's order, the two had a hunch that helping Yuan Shu spy on intelligence this time might happen something difficult for them. And the facts proved that the hunch of these two people was still very accurate - the fat man who took the lead in Cao Cao's army and flew in mid-air on the whirlwind was obviously the same person who rescued them from the danger of the palace in Luoyang City.
"Yes, creation makes people, I didn't expect that Xiahou Yuan to be here."
Originally, in the troubled times, everyone was their own master, even if the other party had saved themselves before, there should be loyalty between the conflict of loyalty and righteousness, but the problem is here. If it was for Sun Jian or Sun Ce to be hostile to Xiahou Yuan, not only would the two of them have no psychological obstacles, but they would even be faster than anyone else, but now it is not the Sun family who they really want to be loyal to, but Yuan Shu, who is temporarily reckless and executing expedient measures.
But then again, this Cao Cao looks aggressive, and seems to have come up with something new, if he doesn't disturb and spy on enough information, this Yuan Shu may not be able to block Cao Cao's attack, after all, they also know the strength of Yuan Shu: although there are also generals or strategists like Ji Ling and Yan Xiang, and there are many soldiers and grass, but for Cao Cao, especially Cao Cao, who has a lot of heroes and fierce generals, it is difficult for Huang Gai and Cheng Pu to report any confidence in Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu can die, and Yuan Shu does deserve to die, but Yuan Shu's death here is not what they want to see.
"So what to do...... What is this? ”
Cheng Pu looked at Huang Gai, although Huang Gai looked much rougher than Cheng Pu, but in fact, Huang Gai was a veritable big man with great wisdom, and in the face of many things, Huang Gai was more clear than Cheng Pu.
And the yellow cover has already stretched out his finger to write and draw on the snow, Cheng Pu looked carefully, although the things painted by the yellow cover are very simple, they look very familiar.
"This is, our layout diagram?"
"That's right, you see, now we are here with Cao Cao, and Liu Xiang under Yuan Shu is over there, although they are both in Kuangting, but if Cao Cao's direction of march remains unchanged, and Liu Xiang does not move, Cao Cao is very likely to bypass Liu Xiang and take Yuan Shu's headquarters directly......"
"Liu Xiang...... This person's luck is quite good, if Yuan Shu has a forty percent chance of winning against Shang Cao Cao, then he may not be able to win twenty percent against Shang Cao Cao, Cao Cao is so around, he has a little bit of vitality. ”
"No, you can't let Liu Xiang and Cao Cao pass by, since everyone is in Kuangting, we should meet each other."
As he spoke, Huang Gai drew a heavy line on the snow, connecting Cao Cao and Liu Xiang together.
"Why, do you have a holiday?"
Cheng Pu was a little puzzled, these old members of the Sun family have always been quiet and low-key under Yuan Shu, could it be that Huang Gai has some personal grudges with this Liu Xiang?
"That's not it, it's just that don't you think it's better to let Cao Cao fight with us, and let Liu Xiang meet Cao Cao?"
Under Huang Gai's somewhat playful gaze, Cheng Pu finally turned the corner, if the two of them fought with Cao Cao, regardless of victory or defeat, regardless of injury, for Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, they were somewhat sorry for Cao Cao who had sent someone to save their kindness, and if Liu Xiang and Cao Cao were fighting together, there would be no need to consider this aspect at all.
And the defeat of Liu Xiang will definitely arouse Yuan Shu's vigilance, with this vigilance, even if Yuan Shu is defeated, he will not be defeated, but it can be regarded as worthy of Yuan Shu's kindness to protect their Sun family.
"That's exactly what happened."
Hearing that someone should be with him, Huang Gai also nodded, but in the next second, he realized that this Ying He's voice was not from Cheng Pu beside him, but from the top of his head.
looked up suddenly, but saw a short and fat man standing on one foot on a whirlwind, except for a little stubble on his face, the other appearance has not changed at all from the appearance in Luoyang two years ago, still the same comfortable posture, and a little loose smile on his face.
Xiahou Yuan?!
Huang Gai Chengpu and the two of them got up one by one, and they retreated and flashed out for a long distance until they reached a safe distance, but in fact, this distance was just a self-comfort for the two of them, although Xiahou Yuan's steel ball slingshot sounded like a child's thing, but the ability to take people's lives within a few miles was comparable to a bed crossbow, and these few somersaults alone still didn't have much effect.
With rhino skin on one side and antlers on the other, Huang Gai Chengpu and the others quickly activated their martial arts abilities, and although they had not yet taken out their respective weapons, they had already begun to be on guard.
"Hey, didn't we get along quite happily in Luoyang for a while, why did we get so embarrassed when we met this time......
The whirlwind gradually dispersed, and Xiahou Yuan slowly fell from the air, and he waved his hand at the two of them, signaling that the two of them did not have to be like this.
"Besides, there are only two people on your side, and if you talk about our side, regardless of a few gentlemen, just talking about a few of us surnamed Xiahou and surnamed Cao, it is enough for you to drink a pot, since you can't beat it, isn't it good to be kind to each other?"
Xiahou Yuan said this, but his eyes stayed on the sketch that Huang Gai had drawn on the snow for a long time, and only after he could completely distinguish where Liu Xiang's troops were, did he turn his gaze back to Huang Gai and Cheng Pu.
Huang Gai and Cheng Pu saw that Xiahou Yuan was not an outsider at all, and their vigilance naturally decreased a lot, and the two glanced at each other, and then they both lost their transformation abilities.
"What, do you want to say goodbye, or do you want to talk?"
Hearing that Xiahou Yuan was so casual with them, Huang Gai and Cheng Pu became more and more ignorant of what to say, not that they were afraid of Cao Cao's generals, but that the scene of the two of them calculating Cao Cao was broken, which was really embarrassing.
"Alas, I probably know what you want to ask, Brother Agui'er, he originally planned to do something to Liu Xiang, to put it bluntly, it's actually similar to what the two of you think; As for the matter between Yuan Shu and you, I can still tell the difference, you are the people of the general who broke the captivity, and we will not put you and Yuan Shu together before the Sun family's incense is broken. ”
Although the words were still casual and natural, Huang Gai and Cheng Pu were still vaguely aware that these words did not seem to be what Xiahou Yuan thought of himself, but someone taught him to say.
It is true that even if the whereabouts of the two can be concealed from the generals who are not very sensitive, but for Cao Cao, who has always been cautious, the two of them were exposed to the field of vision of the detection circle early on, and it was also the idea of Cao Cao and Xun Yu to send Xiahou Yuan to negotiate with the two.
In fact, Cao Cao did not fully know the specific relationship between Yuan Shu and Huang Gai, Sun Jian's old subordinates, but it was also excellent to have a plan to divide and dissolve, and it is possible to have two less tricky opponents on the battlefield in the future. And judging from the reaction of the two at this time, this time, Cao Cao guessed correctly.
Although Huang Gai and Cheng Pu didn't fully guess Cao Cao's thoughts, they still clearly felt the kindness released by Cao Cao, and after a few words of greeting with Xiahou Yuan, the two of them simply said goodbye. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that they were now nominally Yuan Shu's people, in the face of Xiahou Yuan's invitation to let them drink two cups in the camp, the two of them would really be moved.
Melting snow and spring cold, who doesn't like to be able to drink a pot of warm wine.
It's a pity, now they have to think carefully about how to deal with Yuan Shu, and how to prevent him from losing too badly in Yuan Shu's predictable defeat, so that they can't protect their real young master, Sun Ce.