Hebei and Prefecture - West of Shangdang County, the Black Mountain Range

Zhang Yan sat alone at a stone table, staring blankly at the food on the table that had already been dried, and the previous picture kept flashing in his mind.

Five days ago, Zhu Jun and Tong Yuan sat opposite each other, Zhang Yan sat aside, several people each held a cigarette invented by He Si'an, and on the round table in front of them were a pot of wine and a few side dishes.

"It's been a long time since I've had such a hearty drink!" Tong Yuan took a deep breath of cigarette and said with a laugh!

"Mr. Tong should drink less wine, there are still two big battles waiting for the two of us!" Zhu Jun on the side changed his previous taciturn and said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, although Tong has reached the age of doing what he wants, he still has a lot of alcohol! It won't affect the next big battle! Tong Yuan waved his hand and said indifferently.

"Do you really want to do this? Such... Is it worth it? Zhang Yan, who was silent on the side, finally spoke.

Zhu Jun looked up at the mountains in the distance and slowly spoke: "Huh! ~, where is General Zhang! To say something disrespectful, Zhu has watched His Majesty grow up, from being submissive to the point where he is now, Zhu Jun is very pleased!

Now that the situation is tense, His Royal Highness can't get out of Yizhou in the south, although Yuan Zhi is very smart, but after all, he is still young, and Zhu has also reached the age of ear shun, it is better to be vigorous! Finally in the help of His Highness the next time! ”

"Good! You can say that again! What's more, now there is no need for the brothers to send our brothers to death, but to bring the dead soldiers provided by Yuan Shao, isn't such an opportunity a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Without waiting for Zhang Yan to reply, Tong Yuan on the side stood up and said loudly.

"Let's go, it's time for us old guys to go out!" As he spoke, he lifted the iron gun on the ground and walked out of the yard hand in hand with Zhu Jun on the side!

I don't know when, a strong man came over, put a big coat on his body, and said: "Big brother, this was originally the choice of Mr. Tong and Master Zhu, why do you care?" ”

"Hey... I'm just..."Zhang Yan wanted to say something, but her voice was extremely dry!

"Big brother, I'm a rough person, I only know that we have lived a life of today and no tomorrow all these years! What to say for the people of the world is nonsense! But for the sake of my wife and children to have a way out, I will cut off this head without saying a word! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yan rubbed her face, got up and punched Yu Poison, and then stretched her waist.

"How's it going? We're going to our new home too! ”

"Everything is ready, Yuan Shao's side has quietly opened the kettle pass, we can leave for Wudu at any time!"

"Well, that's good, while Yuan Shao didn't react, let's hurry up! By the way, did the third brother miss your mother-in-law and the puppy? ”

"Haha, of course, don't you..."

The two gradually walked away, and the courtyard returned to silence!

Chang'an, at night

"Back to Lord Assassin Shi, the Sikong army will arrive in Chang'an tomorrow afternoon!" The one who spoke was Zhang Xiu's subordinate strategist Lou Gui, who was promoted to chief strategist by Zhang Xiu because of his resourcefulness, mainly responsible for intelligence collection and other matters, because he had known Cao Cao in his early years, Zhang Xiu sent Lou Gui to be responsible for matters related to Cao Cao's contact!

"What Zibo (Lou Gui's words) said is true? Why is it in such a hurry? Didn't you say that you wouldn't arrive in Chang'an until three days later? Zhang Xiu frowned and asked.

"Hey, originally Lord Sikong was originally going to rectify in Meiwu, but he didn't expect to pass through Longxian County, and he was suddenly attacked by Ma Chao, and he was directly killed! finally got rid of the entanglement of the other party, but was attacked by a mysterious team of troops near Yixian, and Lord Sikong was almost assassinated directly! After Lou Gui finished speaking, he was also embarrassed!

"How can there be a mysterious army in Yixian? At this moment, Wudu should not have the strength to arrange this matter! Zhang Xiu frowned and asked.

"The subordinates only know that this force is about 500 people, and the leader is quite old, armed with a black iron spear! Martial arts are very hard to get, especially the last shot, if it weren't for Sikong's subordinate guarding Dian Wei, who fought hard to get seriously injured and barely stopped it, Lord Sikong is afraid that he would..."

Quite old, armed with a black gun, and his marksmanship has reached the realm?!

Zhang Xiu's eyes were dull, and a sturdy figure with a serious face gradually came to mind.

I recall that when I was young, I followed Master Tong Yuan to practice martial arts, although the master was strict, but when teaching myself, he did not hide his selfishness and taught him! Zhang Xiu couldn't help but feel more and more uneasy in her heart!

"The man... What now? Zhang Xiu's voice trembled a little.

"Hey, there are about 500 people in the entire army, including the old man who led the leader, all died in the chaos, and none of them were spared!" Lou Gui replied.

"My lord? What's wrong with you? Lou Gui saw that Zhang Xiu was silent for a long time, raised his head and asked suspiciously.

Without answering Lou Gui's question, he waved his hand, and Zhang Xiu staggered out of the hall.

What Zhang Xiu didn't notice was that Lou Gui's eyes behind him narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth were imperceptibly hooked, revealing a weird smile.

returned to his house in a daze, and nine times out of ten the assassins of Cao Cao were his master Tong Yuan, and then thinking of the tragic death of his uncle Zhang Ji, he couldn't help but feel even more miserable in his heart. When I looked up, I found that I didn't know when I walked into the courtyard gate of my uncle Zhang Ji.

Not long after his uncle died, he was left alone with his beautiful uncle Zou as a widow!

Zhang Xiu's parents died when he was a child, and after leaving his master Tong Yuan, he followed Zhang Jinan to fight in the north, and the two were called uncles and nephews, but in fact they were no different from father and son! It can be said that Tong Yuan and Zhang Ji are the most respected people in Zhang Xiu's life!

In the dead of night at this moment, Zhang Xiuzi would not rashly break into the house and share a room with his uncle and mother!

Originally, Zhang Xiu planned to go out secretly, but the conversation coming from inside the house made Zhang Xiu pause!

"Madam, I heard that Cao Sikong will arrive in Chang'an tomorrow, how should I deal with it if I come to bully Madame again?" Speaking crisply, it should be the personal maid of the Zou family!

"What can we do now? The most reassuring thing about the husband before his death is Youwei (Zhang Xiu's words), and now Youwei's career is all determined by the words of Lord Sikong, and I can only rely on this skin to still be able to enter the eyes of Sikong when trying to fight for some benefits for Youwei..."Speaking of this, Zou couldn't say any more, just lowered his head and wept silently...

Liangzhou, Cao Cao's army

If Yuan Shao's previous rebellious text was only the reason for Cao Cao's withdrawal, then this piece of information in front of him made Cao Cao eager to put on his wings and fly back to Xuchang immediately!

The incident happened yesterday when he went to the court, and the reason was that Zhu Jun, who was supposed to be in Montenegro, suddenly appeared in the court, pointing at the princes of the court and scolding!

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Cao Cao is Wang Mang's generation, and he wants to usurp the Han dynasty and replace him! Why do you turn a blind eye? The minister Zhu Jun acted in a bright and upright manner all his life, worthy of the monarch and the people, and was willing to use a death in exchange for the public to know that this world is the world of the Han family! After saying that, he killed himself on the spot!

Seeing this scene, there was chaos in the DPRK and China, some spoke sharply, some dodged their eyes, some cried, and even Liu Xie, the emperor of Han Xian, who was sitting on the dragon chair, bowed his head and wept!

And as soon as this happened, Guo Jia immediately decided to block the news! However, Zhu Jun's sudden appearance in the court proves that this matter is quite suspicious, not to mention that there is an impermeable wall in the world? In just half a day, the whole Xuchang is well known!

"Hey!" Cao Cao sighed, he was extremely embarrassed at this time! The outer robe on his body obviously didn't fit very well, and the original flowing beard was also cut in pieces!

Looking back at the scattered troops behind him who were killed by Ma Chao, Cao Cao couldn't help but squint slightly, and then raised his head and laughed!

"Why is my father laughing?" Cao Ang on the side hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern, for fear that Cao Cao would collapse because of the fiasco of this battle.

When the surrounding soldiers heard Cao Cao's laughter, they also turned their eyes over, paying attention to this so-called "capable minister who rules the world, and a traitor in troubled times!" "Lord Sikong!

first gave his son a reassuring look, and then Cao Cao said loudly: "I naturally laugh at myself and that Xu Shu child, the old man thinks he is famous, Feng Xiao and Zhicai are also comparable to Guan and Le (Guan Zhong and Le Yi were famous military strategists during the Warring States Period), and that Xu Shu is also a rare young talent!" We calculated with others, but we didn't expect that in the end, the brave and resourceless Ma Chao Xiaoer picked up the cheap! The old man is okay, although he was defeated, he also got most of Yongzhou, on the other hand, Xu Shu, not only lost his troops, but also gained nothing! Do you think it's ridiculous? ”

When everyone heard this, they all showed a contemplative look, and I don't know who first laughed out loud, and then a series of laughter rang out!

After everyone laughed, Cao Cao called Xiahoudun on the side, coughed twice, and commanded him loudly: "Yuan Rang, the brothers who died in this battle, the pension must be paid in full!" In addition, the brothers who went out with the expedition will have their families have their food taxes reduced for one year! ”

Hearing this, deafening cheers rang out all around! Cao Cao pressed down on his palm, and then shouted: "Don't delay, everyone, let's go home with Cao!" ”

After speaking, Cao Cao took the lead in turning over his horse and leading the troops to run straight to Chang'an!

On the afternoon of the next day, Cao Cao's army finally arrived near Chang'an, and saw Zhang Xiu neatly lined up outside the city to greet him, and Cao Cao was completely relieved!

After all, Ma Chao was in hot pursuit, and he was assassinated by a dead soldier on the way, and Cao Cao was already physically and mentally exhausted at this moment.

After greeting Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao knew that he should continue to set off at this moment, maybe he could arrive in Xuchang at night, but Cao Cao couldn't help but flash the beautiful lady in filial piety clothes and with a bewitching figure in his mind.

Swallowing his saliva, Cao Cao hesitated slightly, but still called Xiahoudun on the side and ordered: "Yuan Rang, you lead the troops to return to Xuchang first, and I will stay in Chang'an for one night to discuss the follow-up matters about Yongzhou with Zhang Tingshi!" ”

"But the lord's safety..."Xiahou stopped when he wanted to speak.

"General Xiahou rest assured, there is the evil of the ancients, what is there to fear? The last few shots of the old man were so exquisite, didn't he still die under the double halberd of the captain? As he spoke, he patted Dian Wei's shoulder and said to Xiahoudun with a smile.

At this time, Cao Ang on the side also stepped forward and said, "If Uncle Xiahou is not at ease, I will work with An Min (Cao Anmin, Cao Cao's nephew!) Bring a team of men to stay here to protect my father! ”

In the end, Xiahoudun led his troops back to Xuchang first, while Cao Cao and others entered Chang'an accompanied by Zhang Xiu.

Although Zhang Xiu at this moment is respectful on the surface, there is a bit of truth in his smile, and a little bit of falsehood is intriguing!