Chapter 113: The Flames of War (2)
"Look at the knife!" Cao Cao They heard a loud shout from a distance, and saw Dian Wei and a man with a big waist and a round waist in the move, just now this voice is obviously shouted by the man, just look at the big knife in this person's hand, the tiger and the tiger are strong, and the strength is also very great, and Dian Wei can attack each other hard, Dian Wei's big iron halberd is strong and heavy, and every time he attacks, he can see sparks, and the two have fought hundreds of rounds unconsciously, and they are very impressed by each other.
"What kind of person is your yellow-faced man, if you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Xu Chu shouted, as the owner of Xujiazhuang and the number one master in the vicinity, Xu Chu is still very personable.
"I am Lord Cao Cao of Qingzhou, and Dian Wei is also!" Dian Wei shouted, at this time he also saw Cao Cao and the others arrive, and couldn't help but be a little nervous, for fear that Xu Chu would take the time to go over and slaughter Cao Cao.
"Haha, I thought you were the remnant of the Rogue Yellow Turban Army around here!" Xu Chu laughed, since it was not the Yellow Turban Army, the people in his village would be saved!
"This strong man, dare to ask the surname Gao, in Cao Cao!" At this time, Cao Cao's opening was just right!
"Ahh Meet Lord Cao, Xu Chu Xu Zhongkang! It's the owner of this village! Xu Chu hurriedly saluted, this is a person who has become famous recently, I heard that he still loves the people very much!
"Xu Zhuangshi, please get up!" Cao Cao hurriedly helped him up, and his heart blossomed, this is a treasure, if he can subdue him, then his power will be multiplied! "How could Lord Xu Zhuang fight with me, General Dian Wei?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.
"Alas, it's a long story, recently some remnants of the Yellow Turban Army came to the village every day to ask for food, the last time they came, I happened to be away, they robbed a few carts of grain, a few days ago came to rob the cattle, I was beaten away, said to come again in the next few days, just now I saw this general coming, he looked more fierce and vicious, I misunderstood!" Xu Chu said with some embarrassment,
"Alas, it seems that I still have a problem with my appearance!" Dian Wei, the big boss, suddenly said humorously, which made everyone laugh, I didn't expect this guy to joke, and the timing was so coincidental!
"It's my fault for failing to protect this side's peace. Xiahoudun obeyed the order and ordered you to bring a thousand elite soldiers to clear all the rogues in this vicinity! Cao Cao said that he gave an order to Xiahoudun, so that Xu Chu respected Cao Cao even more, and he had begun to recognize Cao Cao in his heart, although Chengfeng was famous, but Xu Chu had never seen him, and now Cao Cao looks good!
"Hurry, Zhuangli, please. You can't talk on this road! Xu Chu hurriedly invited Cao Cao and others into the village, on the way Cao Cao learned that this Xu Chu is powerful, through chatting with the villagers, Cao Cao learned that this Xu Chu gathered thousands of families in this village to jointly resist the thieves. There was once a lack of food with the thief to exchange the cow for grain, the cow came to the other party's hands and ran back, but Xu Chu dragged the cow's tail with one hand and walked a hundred steps, the thief was shocked, and he didn't dare to ask for the cow and left. Cao Cao wanted this general even more, and by chatting with Xu Chu, he also found that this baby was relatively simple, and he didn't have so many careful eyes, which was exactly what Cao Cao needed, plus Dian Wei in hand, presumably the next time he met Lu Bu, he could directly deal with him!
"Master Xuzhuang, I won't hide it from you, your martial arts are buried here, if you can afford me Cao Cao, then I was born, everyone in this village will go with me, go directly to Xuchang City, you and General Dian Wei will serve as my guard general, I don't know what to expect?" Boss Cao is so happy, and he doesn't beat around the bush to find out the news, and directly expresses his thoughts to Xu Chu, but he doesn't know that his approach is exactly what Xu Chu's appetite is.
"That's great, I've been listening to Lord Cao's reputation everywhere recently, the Lord assassinated Dong Zhuo alone, this courage is admirable, the mind of the Lord for the country and the people is the sun and the moon! Since the adults don't dislike it, then I will take refuge in the adults and Xu Chu will meet the lord! The more Xu Chu spoke, the more excited he became, and finally made a big salute directly, making Cao Cao overjoyed, "Hurry up, hurry up!" Haha, this time I got Zhongkang and Dian Wei, what a blessing! ”
"Thank you, my lord!" Xu Chu is also very happy, his martial arts are finally buried! At this time, Xu Chu found that Cao Cao and others were wearing plain clothes, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled, seeing Xu Chu's expression, Cao Cao told what happened, Xu Chu was a well-known filial son, and Dian Wei was famous for his morality, and the two of them were furious at the moment, and directly asked Cao Cao to go to war, and asked the horse to step on Xuzhou City!
Cao Cao did not rush into the army, but arranged the clansmen of Dian Wei and Xu Chu, the clansmen of Dian Wei are some perennial hunters, after following Cao Cao this time, he actually fed the war horse and the tiger together, and unconsciously created a powerful class of troops for Cao Cao - tiger and leopard riding, which made Boss Cao feel very good!
Sun Jian quietly transferred all the forces to Jiangdong, as for his hometown Xiapi, Sun Jian gave up directly, there are Tao Qian's 100,000 Danyang soldiers, it is not easy to get along with, and now there is such a thing, the situation is even more chaotic, after Sun Jian withdrew from Luoyang, he directly joined Sun Ce, and ran to Chaisang with all his belongings and children, although the court named him Changsha Taishou, but as long as he is not a fool, he knows that now Changsha is in the hands of Liu Biao, and he only has a reputation, After Sun Jian delayed for a few days in Xiapi, he took advantage of Yuan Shu's failure to react and directly crossed the Shouchun Lujiang River to the edge of the Yangtze River.
"Everyone be careful, cross the Yangtze River, and you can reach Chaisang!" Sun Ce opened his mouth and said, Sun Ce is now eleven years old, but no one dares to underestimate him, in the days when Sun Jian is away, Sun Ce has taken care of Xiapi in an orderly manner.
"Young master, we are taking a safe route, and we must be able to reach it soon, but the route taken by the lord will pass through Liu Biao's territory, I'm afraid it won't be so easy!" Cheng Pu said with a smile, he has never agreed with Sun Jian's strategy of dividing the troops into two ways, for fear that something will go wrong, especially Liu Biao's attitude, you must know that the temptation of the jade seal of the country is very great!
"It's okay, even if Liu Biao sends troops, he can't stop his father's footsteps, let's hurry up, I made a bet with my father, I have to go to Chaisang first!" Sun Ce said confidently, this confident teenager also affected the others, making them all smile, only Cheng Pu was faintly uneasy in his heart, but seeing that everyone was very good, Cheng Pu didn't say much.
"Get on board, target Chaisang! Let's go! Sun Ce said in high spirits, with a squeaky sound, they set sail and headed for Chaisang along the Yangtze River, but at this time, Sun Jian was in trouble!
"Kill!" Sun Jian heard the shouting and killing sound from all sides, a little confused, he didn't expect this Liu Biao to really dare to attack himself, in this Jiangxia realm, Sun Jian can be said to be unfamiliar with life, there is no trace of available resources, seeing that he was ambushed, Sun Jian was also a little anxious.
"Lord, hurry up and seize Jiangxia Port, let's go by water!" Zu Mao shouted
"You come with me!" Sun Jian shouted, let Huang Gai go with him to attack, this side will be handed over to Zu Mao to resist, Sun Jian is strong in martial arts, Huang Gai is brave, the two of them took the lead in rushing directly to kill the past, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun couldn't resist directly, and Sun Jian rushed out of the encirclement.
"Shoot the arrows, kill me!" Cai Mao was a little anxious, but he had made a guarantee with Liu Biao, and he would definitely leave Sun Jian here, and he also inquired very clearly, Sun Jian brought thousands of people this time, as long as he grasped the opportunity, he could kill Sun Jian, and then the jade seal of the country would be in his hands!
Zu Mao changed his armor with Sun Jian in advance, the two of them were about the same size, and they couldn't tell the difference in this chaotic army, and now seeing Sun Jian Huang Gai rushing out, Zu Mao was also relieved, now the Jingzhou army is besieging himself layer by layer, it is really difficult to rush out, Zu Mao made up his mind to use the three thousand people in his hands to drag the Jingzhou army here, creating an opportunity for Sun Jian Huang Gai, "Kill!" Zu Mao shouted, personally carrying a big knife to fight in front, the Jingzhou army did not have any generals, and few people were Zu Mao's opponents, so he was like a fish in water here, and quickly repelled several attacks by Cai Mao!
"Metropolitan Governor, we have to take Sun Jian quickly, his generals have already rushed out, if we wait for them to bring reinforcements, we won't be able to deal with them!" Zhang Yun said,
"That's right, I've already notified Huang Zu to come over, with him joining, we can be much easier, this Huang Zu doesn't know what shit luck he had, he actually recruited a Jinfan thief, it's really good luck!" Cai Mao said sourly, what this Jinfan thief is actually talking about is Gan Ning, at this time Gan Ning has been robbing houses on the Yangtze River, robbing the rich and helping the poor, and later after being transferred, he felt that he couldn't go on like this, so he took refuge in Liu Biao, but he didn't expect Liu Biao to send him directly to Jiangxia Huangzu without even seeing him, so that Gan Ning had a very bad impression of Liu Biao, in fact, Liu Biao also looked down on him, thinking that he would have lost his identity if he recruited a thief, if it weren't for the fact that Gan Ning was familiar with Xichuan, Liu Biao probably wouldn't accept him! Unexpectedly, as soon as Gan Ning came to Huang Zu's subordinates, he directly cleaned up all the big and small water thieves in the vicinity, and gave Huang Zu a naval army with extremely strong combat effectiveness for no reason, which made Cai Mao and others blush!
"It's not good, Sun Jian wants to break through!" Zhang Yun suddenly shouted, which startled Cai Mao, and sure enough, Sun Jian in the encirclement was directing the soldiers to assault,
"Quick, you all press on me, shoot them to death with arrows, don't be reluctant to use them anymore, hurry up and release the arrows!" Cai Mao shouted, as soon as the order was given, the arrows of the Jingzhou army rained down, causing heavy losses to the Jiangdong army, Zu Mao smiled bitterly, it seems that he will not be able to leave this time.
"Lord, go quickly!" Huang Gai killed a few Jingzhou sailors, captured a small boat, and didn't care about others, so he hurriedly pulled Sun Jian and ran to Chaisang with four or five people, just when they gradually disappeared into the distance, the Jiangxia navy arrived.
"Hmph, let them go. You go with me to besiege and kill Sun Jian, as long as you kill Sun Jian, then Jiangdong can be pacified! Huang Zu said in high spirits, and then rushed directly to the place where Cai Mao and the others were with the army.
"Haha, come on, I see who else dares to come!" Zu Mao laughed, he didn't know how many people he had repelled, now there were less than five hundred people left around him, there were corpses everywhere, all the Jiangdong troops were Sun Jian's most descendants, and at this time, in order to create opportunities for Sun Jian, they were doing their best to delay time!
"Attack me, who told you to stop!" Cai Mao said angrily, the Jingzhou army was so frightened by the Jiangdong army that he didn't dare to advance, which made him, the governor of the capital, a little embarrassed, he brought 30,000 troops to deal with Sun Jian's 3,000 men and horses this time, ten to one, he was so frightened by the other side that he didn't dare to step forward, what a shame it would be if it was spread out!
"Kill! Killing one is a crime, Tu Wan is a hero, let's kill it happily today, where are the Jiangdong disciples? Dare to charge with me! Zu Mao shouted loudly, he estimated that Sun Jian should have escaped, and now he could finally let go of his hands and feet to fight!
"The disciples of Jiangdong are still here, and they are willing to make a comeback for the king!" The remaining five hundred Jiangdong soldiers shouted in unison, and the sound unexpectedly overshadowed the shouting and killing of the Jingzhou army, which surprised Cai Mao and the others, and they forgot to attack!
"Kill!" Zu Mao shouted, and personally went forward to kill, where he passed, there was not a single grass, a piece of people were rolling, Cai Mao and the others who killed were frightened, and no one dared to stop them, "Kill!" Kill! Kill! The momentum of the five hundred people directly overshadowed the Jingzhou army, and Huang Zu, who was looking at the distance, almost scolded, Cai Mao and the two of them were too wasteful.
"Gan Ning listened to the order and quickly went to behead Sun Jian!" Huang Zudao, in fact, he was also a little stunned, but since he came, he couldn't let them go! Gan Ning didn't talk nonsense, he directly carried a knife, and rushed up with a knife and a horse, Jiangdong Army had already been exhausted after fighting for most of the day, and now it was just relying on faith to support it, Cai Mao and others didn't dare to make a move, they could hold on a little longer, this Gan Ning was not afraid of heaven and earth, and they found the problem when they fought directly, they saw Gan Ning chopping melons and vegetables, and he beheaded four or five people in one face, these guys can't do a fight, but they are still opportunistic, and they figured it out in an instant, Just look at Cai Mao and Huang Zu all screaming and rushing forward with people, making Zu Mao bitter for a while, the only thing he is glad about is to send Sun Jian away!
"Take your life!" Huang Zu shouted, the spear was like a dragon, and he quickly killed the Jiangdong army with a cold light, Zu Mao's five hundred elite soldiers were slaughtered in the blink of an eye, leaving him facing the Jingzhou army like a wolf and a tiger, "Sun Jian put down his arms and surrendered, I can spare your life!" Cai Mao laughed,
"Idiot, just because you are worthy of calling my name, there is a kind of you come here, I will split you with one hand!" Zu Mao sneered, and the murderous aura in his words made Cai Mao cold from his head to the soles of his feet, and he couldn't help but laugh a few times!
"Sun Jian, don't talk nonsense, now you have become a loner, if you want to survive, be honest and obedient, don't think about tricks!" Huang Zu spoke, directing people to clean up the battlefield as he spoke.
"Haha, you're so stupid!" Zu Mao laughed. It seems that this group of people didn't know that the real Sun Jian had already left, and now Zi Zu Mao was completely relieved, he thought about it silently, and found that he really couldn't run away, and he couldn't even kill a few more soldiers, because he had no strength, but he couldn't cheapen this group of goods, thinking of this Zu Mao, he began to work, and all kinds of classic three-character scripture quotations greeted everyone, so that Cai Mao and the others were pale!
"Haha! Happy, refreshing! You despicable villains are not going to end well, and it is impossible to get news from me! Someone will avenge me! After Zu Mao finished speaking, he swung the big knife in his hand and slashed at his neck, and then fell down in the frightened eyes of everyone.
"This, just dead? I haven't asked him about the whereabouts of the jade seal! Cai Mao said anxiously, "Hurry up and clean up the battlefield, bring me back all the clothes and armor, and you can't lose anything!" Zhang Yun was also shouting loudly, only Gan Ning frowned slightly, he could see that this person was not Sun Jian at all, and he was about to speak, but when he found Huang Zu's smiling expression, he knew that things were not simple, it seems that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes!
Cai Mao and the others cleaned up the battlefield and hurriedly went to Liu Biao to return to him, and when he heard the result, Liu Biao frowned deeply, this is also too much of a loss, countless soldiers were killed and wounded, but they didn't catch anything, and they also formed a big enmity with Sun Jian, no matter whether they killed Sun Jian or not, they will not be able to stabilize with Jiangdong in the future. Liu Biao glared at Cai Mao a little helplessly, this guy is really not enough to succeed and more than to lose! Sun Jian and Huang Gai finally escaped back to Chaisang, and waited for a few days to get the news here, when everyone in Jiangdong knew that Zu Mao died for Sun Jian, they were all excited, but because they had just come to Chaisang, there were not many troops, Sun Jian temporarily endured, and planned to take the opportunity to let Sun Ce go to Jianye Huiji and Wu and other places to take down, so that he would have six counties and eighty-one states in Jiangdong.
"Father, rest assured, the child will definitely take these places, but the father still needs to wait for a few days, don't fight with Liu Biao in these days, the most important thing is to subdue the talents and families of Jiangdong, only in this way can we gain a firm foothold!" Sun Ce said
"Well, that's reasonable, then post a recruitment list, and I'll go to these four families in person to have a look, and strive to reach a consensus with them!" Sun Jian said with a smile, seeing Sun Ce think so thoroughly, Sun Jian was also sincerely happy!
Just when Jiangdong and Jingzhou were preparing for war, Chen Deng also came to Pingyuan County, and when he told Liu Bei the ins and outs of the matter, Liu Bei immediately agreed to help, and finally found a chance to show his face, maybe he was lucky enough to occupy Xuzhou, this kind of good thing may not be found even if he is playing a lantern, Liu Bei took the opportunity to take his three thousand men and horses, broke away from Gongsun Zhan, and just jumped out of the war quagmire in Jizhou, this Liu Yu just didn't get fooled, and in the end Gongsun Chan was angry, directly killed Liu Yu, and took the opportunity to occupy the entire Youzhou, so that the good reputation accumulated by Gongsun Chan was completely gone, after all, Liu Yu is a well-known saint and gentleman, and now Gongsun Chan is a little crazy, and he doesn't care about anything, first grasp the soldiers and horses in his hands.
After Cheng Feng got these news, he didn't make much arrangements, but quietly summoned Zhang Liaotian Yu and others, briefly sorted out the situation in Jizhou, and then asked Zhao Yun to pay more attention to the dynamics of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan, as for Cao Cao's side, Cheng Feng could only smile bitterly, his own troops were too small, and he couldn't deal with them at the same time, so he could only deal with him one by one