Chapter 237: Falling Short
Guan Yu nodded vigorously and said, "I promise you to raise them."
When Hao Kun heard Guan Yu's answer, his pale face regained a hint of ruddyness, and he held the short knife in his hand, passed through Guan Yu, and met the chasing Yellow Turban soldiers.
"Let's go"
Hao Kun exerted his last strength, and the short knife was raised, and it was held up by several spears. Then the spears stabbed together, several spears sank into the body, and several Yellow Turban soldiers used their strength together, raised high and fell heavily. Hao Kun's eyes widened, but he didn't have the strength to close them, and the last thing that remained in his mind was the increasingly dim sky.
Guan Yu glanced back, suppressed the impulse in his heart, ran a few steps, took the opportunity to jump up, turned over the street, and disappeared into the night.
Xi Zhicai waited anxiously with Hao Zhao, the guards who entered the city together had already been contacted, and they went separately to find Guan Yu's whereabouts.
This is a simple small courtyard, there are several low houses in it, the courtyard wall is very low, Guan Yu, under the leadership of the guards, climbed over the courtyard wall and walked into the house.
The room was dark, Jia Xu stood at the door, saw that it was Guan Yu, put down the hilt of the sword in his hand, and relaxed slightly.
Hao Zhao saw that there was only one person, Guan Yu, and hurriedly asked Guan Yu's father about the situation, Guan Yu told the truth, Hao Zhao learned that his father had been killed, and he was inexplicably sad. Although he was already prepared in his heart, it was still difficult to accept it, and waited until Hao Zhao calmed down. Guan Yucai asked where Hao Zhao's house was, and how many people there were. learned that Hao Zhao's family was outside the city and that there was only one sister in the family, so he took advantage of the night to take Xi Zhicai and Hao Zhao. Climbed over the city wall and went out of Xiangling County.
The entire Xiangling County is full of yellow scarves, breaking open the doors of families and taking the opportunity to loot some money and food.
The night outside the city was like ink, a group of cavalry galloped through the night, the rapid sound of horses' hooves startled a group of birds, hovering in the dark night sky, not daring to fall back to the trees for a long time, and the wild wolves in the distance also stopped howling, whimpered and hid back in the cave, all of which indicated that tonight was not simple.
After a night's journey, the cavalry found a secluded recess before dawn, leaving the patrol guards, and the rest fell asleep.
A round of red sun broke through the thick clouds and sprinkled thousands of rays of light, although the fighting and escape experienced last night, Guan Yu still got up early and practiced his knife skills.
When Guan Yu saw Jia Xu coming, he withdrew his long knife and walked back to the cave with Guan Yu, in the cave, Hao Zhao's eyes were closed, his hands were holding a token tightly, his whole body trembled slightly, and he muttered something in a low voice. may have been awakened by the footsteps of the two, opened his eyes, and saw Xi Zhicai and Guan Yu coming in, and hurriedly got up and saluted.
"Boy Hao Zhao has seen the general"
"Don't be polite, there is a sudden change, it's hard for you, please mourn, I was friends with Ling Zun before my death, since Brother Hao entrusted your sister and brother to me, I don't know what you are going to do" Guan Yu said.
"Zhao wants to join the army, kill more Yellow Turban thieves, avenge his father, and hope that the general will be fulfilled" Hao Zhao said.
"You are still young, and the battlefield is too dangerous, it is better to send someone to pick up Sister Ling, and you two sisters and brothers will go to Taiyuan to live, which is also what your father meant. What do you think?" Guan Yu said.
"As a son of man, he should obey his father's orders, but his father died tragically in the hands of the Yellow Turban, if he can't avenge his father, how can he survive in the world, and hope that the general will be fulfilled" Hao Zhao suddenly knelt down.
Guan Yu stretched out his hand to pull Hao Zhao up, glanced at him appreciatively, and said, "You bring someone to bring Sister Ling first, and then we will discuss it together." ”
"Thank you to the general" Hao Zhao bowed, walked out of the tent, led a dozen cavalry, and headed south.
Xi Zhicai kept watching Hao Zhao leave, his eyes were a little wandering, as if he remembered the past, or the time was too long ago to remember it all for a while.
"Mr. is very knowledgeable, he is well-versed in the past and the present, and he is willing to accept apprentices" Guan Yu looked at Xi Zhicai.
"Guan Sima is talking about Hao Zhao, this son has a calm personality, and is good at grasping the situation, listening to and speaking is like reading a book, if you can find a good teacher to teach carefully, you will become a great tool in the future," Xi Zhicai said.
"Where is Mr. Lao," Guan Yu said.
"I'm afraid that I'm not good at learning and misleading people's children," Xi Zhi smiled bitterly.
"Sir, please do your best, after Hao Zhao is Guan's deceased, if he can become a talent in the future, it will be considered to subtract Guan's guilt" Guan Yu finished speaking, and gave a deep salute to Xi Zhicai.
"Guan Ma keeps his promise, I will do my best to help, but this son is intended to be in the field, and he is good at bows and arrows, so he might as well hand it over to General Chu Yu for training, and General Huang Zhong of Yanmen is also good at archery" Xi Zhicai said.
The two discussed the military situation again, and the whereabouts of the army were estimated to have been exposed, and the defenders in the city had learned the news and were gathering troops. I just don't know if the Yellow Turban can guess where the people outside the city came from.
Ten miles south of Xiangling City, in a Yellow Turban camp, Li Le received a report from the county seat, yesterday a few people mixed into the county seat, in the inn, clashed with a hunter, the leading Yellow Turban soldiers were shot, please Li Le lead troops to support, to ensure the safety of Xiangling County.
Li Le ordered the soldiers to leave, closed his eyes and pondered alone in the big tent, and the few people who suddenly appeared in the county seat did not sneak into the county seat to inquire about information.
Li Le couldn't make up his mind. I'm afraid of a ploy. The current situation is only to send more scouts to understand the situation in the vicinity, and in the event of a sneak attack, they will not be in a hurry, so that they can deal with it calmly.
Near dark, a Yellow Turban soldier reported that traces of cavalry had been found in the north of the county. Li Le coughed deeply a few times, and the corners of his mouth overflowed with a touch of red, it was because of his injury that Guo Dacai left Li Le in Xiangling County, mainly because of the deterioration of Li Le's injury. Xiangling, as the rear, showed traces of war horses, which attracted Li Le's attention.
Immediately, he personally led 5,000 Yellow Turban soldiers to garrison Xiangling County. He couldn't think of it, it was the cavalry from that side, but it was not wrong to be stationed in Xiangling. Li Le had been wounded by a stray arrow, and it was impossible to go into battle to kill the enemy, but the deployment of troops in the rear was not affected.
Xi Zhi got the news and couldn't help but sigh, Xiangling was impossible to capture. Guan Yu next to him hurriedly knelt on the ground and said with his fists clenched.
"It's the last general's impulse, and it's a big thing for Mr., Guan asks for punishment"
"General Guan attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and rescues each other, it is normal for people to go to Taiyuan in person, and report this matter to the general" Xi Zhicai comforted Guan Yu again, and arranged for the soldiers to prepare for the return trip.
After three days of hurrying, Wang Gang and his entourage finally came to the fork in the road in Fenyang East. Wang Gang called Lu Bu to tell a few words, and Lu Bu was overjoyed when he heard it, and took a hundred cavalry to escort the carriage. I went along the mountain road in the direction of Luming Mountain.
Wang Gang continued to Fenyang County, without the drag of the carriage, the cavalry marched a lot faster, less than half an hour, and arrived at the gate of Fenyang County, a heroic young general on the city wall, with excellent eyesight, saw a group of cavalry from the mountain road from a distance, and the general of Zhenbei was also among them. Hurriedly sent someone to inform Gao Shun in the city, and he also rushed down the city wall.