Volume 1: Xu Du Fengyun Chapter 73: The Eve of the Round Trip

A fire burned Yuan Shu's huge palace.

The blazing fire reflected on Cao Ang's face, and he stared intently at the monstrous and fierce fire, as if he saw Yuan Shu holding a jar of honey syrup in the firelight.

In his cognition, it seems that Yuan Shu and other heroes will not fail inexplicably, it is true that Cao Ang did his best in this expedition, but he really did not have a chance to show it in his chest, so he became what he is now, which is puzzling to him.

Before Cao Ang entered Yuan Shude's palace, he thought that he would be able to hear the impassioned and dismal ending of the heroic Mo Ruth, but who knows, he seems to have accepted this ending very indifferently.

This is more than ten years of painstaking management, and it was in vain in the blink of an eye, and Cao Ang felt that if he was the party concerned, such a result would be absolutely unacceptable. He thought about it a lot, thinking that Yuan Shu would break the jar and want to die together, and that Yuan Shu would temporarily lie dormant for the next day, but he really didn't expect that after a moment of thought, he calmly accepted the result and then calmly "left".

Before he died, his last words were just to drink a jar of honey syrup, and that's it?

Cao Ang rubbed his face, if he asked him to write a conquest of Yuan Shu, Cao Ang didn't know how to write it, not to mention that the process was tortuous and thrilling, I was afraid that he couldn't even talk about it straightforwardly, which was completely different from his previous guess, such as when the two sides went to war, they each used their own tactics, and they had to have a fierce contest, and the bloody rush between the two armies against each other, "Don't hurt my lord." "The thief will die, and he will come with his life." And so on and so forth.

If it weren't for some injuries on his body, if it weren't for Ji Ling and Wei Yan surrendering one after another, all of this would not seem to be real.

In this way, when he saw Cao Zhen coming to him, he still felt that the person in front of him was not so real. "Zidan?" Cao Ang confirmed.

Cao Zhen noticed that Cao Ang was different, and was about to step forward to help him, but he raised his hand to stop him, "Why do you need to do this, I'm fine." ”

"Big brother, what's wrong with you."

"Zidan, is all this real? Did we really break through Runan? Did Yuan Shu really kill himself? Cao Ang asked.

His appearance made Cao Zhen startled. The probe touched Cao Ang's forehead, probably thinking that he had a fever and a cold, but when he looked at it, he was no different from ordinary people, and he was a little scared: "Big brother, what do you mean by this?" Don't scare me. ”

Cao Ang smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just confused. As he spoke, he told Cao Zhen about his doubts one by one, and the latter listened silently, and Cao Ang kept talking until the fire weakened, and the once prosperous and extravagant "Zhong's" palace turned into a charred ruin, until the environment was not so hot at this moment, and Cao Ang's story was over.

"Brother, you're on the tip of the horns." Cao Zhen grabbed Cao Ang's shoulders and said word by word: "All this is true, just like Yuan Shu in your mouth, who doesn't like sweetness?" ”

"Who says that the princes must be impassioned?" How could Cao Ang not understand this? It's just that his own subjective consciousness is dominant, even if the real 3 situation is appearing, Cao Ang will really not be able to turn the corner for a while. Cao Zhen's big definition of him is that Cao Ang's spirit is in a high degree of tension and concentration these days, which led to his current state.

"Don't think about that, go back and get some sleep." Cao Zhen said.

"After all, Uncle Liu Huang is the current coach, so I don't have to tell him." After hearing this, Cao Zhen waved his hand and said: "Uncle Huang is busy "interrogating" Yuan Shinu now, my brother still doesn't want to disturb him." ”

The word "interrogation" bit very hard, for fear that Cao Ang would not understand what he meant, and Cao Ang was not stupid, since this was the case, it was really not good to disturb the beautiful things of the imperial uncle, nodded and followed Cao Zhen outward, looking back at the new ruins from time to time, he seemed to still be able to see Yuan Shu beckoning to him inside.

When the soldiers entered Runan, Cao Jun burned forged palaces and palaces, and a forbidden thing; The so-called imperial weapons in Runan City were all plundered. At this point, Runan. Huainan Quanding. And the grain and rice were not damaged, and the strength of Cao's army increased unprecedentedly.

After sending Cao Ang back to the account, Cao Zhen wanted to rest, but when he saw that a personal soldier came to report, Liu Bei wanted to summon the generals to discuss the matter, Cao Zhen secretly paid: "At such a time, how can the imperial uncle be reluctant?" When Cao Zhen arrived, all the generals rushed over one after another, Liu Bei sat on the main seat like a golden knife, his face was kind, and even Cao Zhen seemed to have a sense of pride.

After everyone sat down, Liu Bei spoke, Cao Zhen realized that tonight was mainly to discuss the matter of stabilizing the two counties, although Yuan Shu ruled extremely laborious and costly, but the resources were abundant, and the population was also dense, which was considered rich, Cao Jun got such a "big granary" out of thin air, and was naturally extremely happy.

"Brother, look at all of you here, who cares about Yuan Shu's life and death besides you?" Cao Zhen muttered to himself.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this county is close to Xuzhou, Linluhuai, I am here when General Zixiao wants me to arrange everything in the county before the arrival of the new Taishou, and I have summoned you to come to discuss, what do you have to say?" Cao Ren had previously informed Liu Bei that the new county guard was Sikong's henchman, so Liu Bei's move was normal, and there was no suspicion of overstepping the death, and Cao Zhen who was present naturally would not question it.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Liu Bei raised his head and said sadly: "This county is a city with high moats and deep moats, as long as you pay a little attention, it is not a problem to defend against the enemy." The water and grass are abundant, there are many uncultivated lands, and the land of Yanzhou is decreasing day by day, and now it is time to ask Cao Gong whether he can send people to Huaibei to cultivate and farm, as a long-term plan. ”

Cao Zhen hugged his fists and said: "What Uncle Huang said is very true, as the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass go first, in the future, this place is indeed an important place for our army to store grain, but I don't know what Uncle Huang wants to deploy?" ”

Hearing that Liu Bei's set was similar to Cao Ang's previous deployment in Huainan, Cao Zhen pursed his lips, thinking that Liu Bei's move was inevitably suspected of picking up Cao Ang's teeth, but it was not easy to break it, so he had to say, "Uncle Huang Gao." ”

"The reason why we were able to break the rebels of Yuan Shu and preserve the prestige of the Han family was to win the trust of the Son of Heaven Hongfu and Cao Gong. Er Lai Zhugong ...... life" As he was speaking, Liu Bei looked around and asked, "Why don't you see Ziyu?" ”

"So that the imperial uncle knows that my brother has rarely rested since the war, and this time he defeated the rebels, and he was finally tired, so he fell asleep at the right time, and Rong Mo will confess." Cao Zhen arched his hand and said.

Liu Bei said with a straight face after hearing this: "This battle is the first merit, this is a well-known thing, how can you say that you are guilty?" Now that Ziyu has fallen asleep, I will wait for him to wake up and be here to celebrate, what do you think? Liu Bei was so humble, everyone naturally refused, and said yes again and again.

"Uncle Huang, this battle for the three of your brothers can be described as painstaking and very hard, please see these things, Uncle Huang should not be too restrained." Cao Zhen complimented.

Liu Bei stroked his beard and chuckled, and said again and again: "Where, where." He shook his head slightly, and said: "Prepare for Cao Gong's care, Cao Gong's great grace, prepare for the day and night never forget, the sun and the moon can be learned!" Now that he has been blessed with all the strong men under the command of Ming Gong, he will fight and rebel together, and even if he dies on the battlefield, it is difficult to repay Ming Gong's great kindness. ”

Liu Bei said, only to see Wei Yan and Ji Ling nodding again and again, Cao Zhen couldn't help but sigh, Liu Bei! That's amazing! I really don't know if I haven't seen a real person, Shicai's words, it may be nothing to others, but from Liu Bei's words, not only the true feelings are revealed, but there are many men who are heroic, which is touching, but also heartbreaking, if it is not for Cao Ang's point, knowing what kind of person Liu Bei is, he will inevitably be attracted by Liu Bei's unique personality and temperament.

Mo said that Guan Zhang and the others looked at Liu Bei with admiration on their faces at the moment, and said that Ji Ling and Wei Yan nodded in approval from time to time, which is enough to show that Liu Bei's personal charm is strong. The camp was still complimenting each other, and said that Cao Ang was at the place, and suddenly woke up from his sleep. I gasped for breath and woke up to find my back soaked with sweat.

Cao Ang got up suddenly, Wang Ping heard the movement and flashed into the camp, and when he saw his son-in-law panting, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is the son?" Wang Ping looked anxious.

"I just woke myself up from a dream. Nothing. Cao Ang pinched his eyebrows with his hands and said with his eyes closed.

"What time is it?"

"Childe has only slept for more than an hour, and it's still early." Wang Ping replied subconsciously.

Cao Ang was stunned, and saw that although Wang Ping was sleepy, he was still fighting his spirit, this posture was definitely guarding outside and never leaving, and he was really grateful in his heart, "Zijun, there is no need for this." ”

Wang Ping shook his head and said: "This is my mission, and I should be a good guard around Gongzi." Wang Ping said stubbornly. Cao Ang couldn't help crying and laughing when he heard this, nodded helplessly, and said, "It's okay, it's up to you." ”

Wang Ping pursed his lips, drove to Cao Ang's couch, and put his hands in front of Cao Ang after purifying the towel and water, Cao Ang thanked him and took it in his hand, wiped his forehead and neck briefly, and seemed to remember something and asked, "Uncle Huang has had a big celebration banquet tonight?" ”

"No, Gongzi is the first merit, if you don't come in person, what kind of credit is this?" After that, Wang Ping was a little inclined to speak and stopped, but Cao Ang saw it and asked: "Why are you still talking to me, just talk about it." ”

"Zidan instructed me to inform Gongzi that the two new generals you have recruited had better keep a distance from Liu Bei." Cao Ang was shocked in his heart when he heard this, "Could it be that the two of them have already taken refuge in Liu Bei?" "No wonder Cao Ang thinks so, who calls him Liu Bei, the personal charm of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, is too strong.

"No, if these two people are really like this, there is nothing to be sorry for, but Zidan said that Liu Xuande's generous statement in the tent today really attracted the two of them, and he is still saying that Uncle Liu Huang is a loyal and unparalleled person."

Zidan has a heart. Cao Ang nodded, and he was relieved, if he had just accepted these two good cattle and was cut off by Liu Bei, then he would have lost his hair if he Cao Zi was embarrassed, yawned, a sense of sleepiness hit, stretched his waist and said: "I have the right to sleep, don't be tired of yourself." Wang Ping just nodded, and after holding his fists, he stayed outside the tent again, motionless like a sculpture.

"This guy." Cao Ang laughed and scolded, lay on the couch, raised his eyes to look at the top of the tent, and didn't think about these haunting troubles in his heart first, speaking of which he had been away from home for a long time, it was time to go home to take a look, after all, sleepiness took over, Cao Angfu fell asleep again, he was really tired.