Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 909 Besieged on all sides (4000)

"Since your father passed the order like this, there is naturally a reason for him."

Cao Chun was silent for a moment, and finally said, "You and I are supervising this matter, so naturally we only need to care about the gains and losses of this matter. Your father is in command of the entire Cao camp, and what needs to be concerned about is the overall gains and losses. We only need to follow the orders. Don't worry about the rest."

"My son and my uncle are right. My nephew just sees that Wu Youcai doesn't know how to advance or retreat these days, and feels a little indignant in his heart, so he can't help complaining."

Cao Pi let out a long breath, nodded and said.

"But I also think it's fast."

Cao Chun said again, "You don't want to see Wu Youcai and the Huan army walk out of Yingchuan and enter Nanyang smoothly. Your father is naturally more aware of the consequences of allowing them to enter Nanyang. From what I know about your father, since your father ordered us to stand still, we must It is because they have made arrangements in advance on the road ahead, and they will never leave Yingchuan."

"I hope so."

Cao Pi looked at the Huan army who were still on their way in the distance, a fierce light appeared in his eyes that should have been clear and innocent at this age, and then asked, "Son and uncle, Wu Youcai dared to do such a thing, you say my father will How will he be dealt with after he is captured?"

"You want him dead?"

Cao Chun looked up at Cao Pi with complicated eyes.

"This person is bold and reckless, especially in this period, doing such a thing is damaging my father's great affairs according to the law and reason. If it were me, I would never let him go lightly."

Cao Pi said angrily.

"This person has helped your father turn things around several times, and he has saved your father from danger several times, and he has also saved your brother and me... It can be said that everyone in the Cao family owes him favors, and now he It's still your brother-in-law, your father's son-in-law, even if he acted too impulsively this time, the essence is not betrayal, but he wants to protect the soldiers of the Huren army who have shared weal and woe with him. In my opinion, such a person is not guilty. die."

Cao Chun said solemnly, and then added, "As long as he is willing to turn around, your father will not be willing to kill him."

"What if he refuses to turn back?"

Cao Pi asked again.

"This person is extraordinary. Not only has he mastered many of our army's strategic secrets, to be precise, these strategic secrets are all from him. If he is taught to go to other people, it will definitely become the biggest obstacle to our army in time..."

Although Cao Chun did not directly answer this question, he has already given a clear answer.

"Zi and uncle, I don't think he will look back."

Cao Pi sank for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said.

……

Half a day later, Wu Liang and the Tuan Army finally arrived at the Rushui River.

Rushui is not a big river, but it is not a small river. In fact, this era is not without the ability to build bridges across the river. According to historical records, as early as more than 100 years ago, during the period of Emperor Guangwu, Gongsun Shu once built a "Xiangjiang River" across the Xiangjiang River. floating bridge", the scale of the Xiangjiang River is much larger than that of the Rushui River.

But today, more than 100 years later, the bridge across the river is still very rare.

Because most of the pontoon bridges "use the boat as the beam" and rely on the buoyancy of the boats under the bridge to maintain stability, this kind of bridge not only costs a lot to build, but also costs a lot to maintain. If there is another natural disaster such as flood, it will be washed away immediately , can be regarded as a bridge with very low cost performance, and it is impossible to get large-scale promotion.

Therefore, in this era, bridges across the river are not common. Most of the time, people still choose to rely on boats to cross the river, even the army. If some luggage in the army cannot be transported by a boat, they will even be disassembled first. Come on, wait until you cross the river before assembling.

From this came into being the very common ferry business.

Almost every big river has several fishing villages that specialize in the ferry business. On weekdays, these people make a living by fishing, and if someone needs to cross the river, they also take care of the ferry business.

Of course, they don't get paid every time.

Once an army came to cross the river, their ships would often be requisitioned, and they would be forced to requisition without pay. It would be fine if they actively cooperated, but if they dared not cooperate, their families would be ruined if they were not careful.

"My lord, the situation is not very good."

After arriving at the riverside, Yang Wanli immediately led people into the fishing village to look for boats. When he came back, his face was full of worry, and he reported to Wu Liang in a low voice, "There are only some old and weak women and children left in this fishing village. I asked about it." Only then did I know that an army of thousands of people suddenly came here yesterday, and all the men and ships in their family were requisitioned by this army, and they didn’t come back all night, and no one can tell where they went.”

"army?"

Wu Liang also frowned, "Have you ever found out whose soldiers and horses it is?"

"They couldn't tell clearly, and they didn't see the army showing its flag."

Yang Wanli shook his head.

"It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Send an order to teach our people to continue down the river!"

Wu Liang ordered immediately, but his brows did not relax.

He actually realized something.

Yingchuan is now Boss Cao's territory, and because he defeated Zhang Xiu in the Southern Expedition half a year ago, Boss Cao's control over this area has become more stable.

Therefore, if Liu Biao from the south and Zhang Lu from Hanzhong did not come to attack, the only person who could mobilize thousands of troops here would be Boss Cao.

Coupled with the fact that Cao Pi and Cao Chun were just following behind these days, the patience they showed was extremely unusual.

Wu Liang had long speculated that they must have received a secret order from Boss Cao, and that Boss Cao must be planning to personally deal with the matter of the Liren Army...

And this feeling became stronger as it got closer to the border of Yingchuan.

"promise!"

Yang Wanli also had a bad premonition, so he quickly responded and ran to deliver the order.

……

As a result, the Huanren army turned around and only marched less than half a mile downstream towards Ru River, their premonition has been most fully verified.

In front of them, a army of thousands of soldiers appeared.

And behind them, at some point, a group of soldiers and horses of the same size surrounded them.

at the same time.

There was a messy sound of water breaking in the river, and hundreds of fishing boats appeared from the upstream and downstream of the Ru River, and soon blocked the entire river.

Look at the direction of Cao Pi and Cao Chun's pursuers.

In addition to the original cavalry, more infantry have been mixed in, and the scale has become extremely impressive.

"It's over..."

The complexions of the people in the Huan army changed drastically.

Especially those family members who have never been involved in a war, and who have never even seen a big scene, are silent at this moment. Many women shiver in the crowd, and some children are honestly huddled in their mother's arms. His eyes were full of fear, but he didn't dare to cry easily.

They have been surrounded, soldiers and horses are all in the southeast, northwest, like iron barrels.

"Young master, look at this... what should we do?"

Yang Wanli ran to Wu Liang's side, breathing a little shortly while speaking, which showed that even he was already nervous.

Although Dian Wei still had no expression on his face, he had silently removed the twin halberds behind his back, as if he was facing an enemy.

"Pass down the order, tell everyone not to panic, and leave everything to me. Since I choose to lead everyone to escape, I will definitely ensure that everyone leaves this place safely!"

Wu Liang took a deep breath, looked towards the direction where Cao Pi and Cao Chun were, and shouted at Yang Wanli.

Yang Wanli went down to deliver the order, but Cheng Yu's sigh came from beside him.

"Ugh……"

I saw Cheng Yu looking at Wu Liang sincerely, and said with a salute, "Brother talented and virtuous, you are a good man to the end, please order someone to tie this old man up, the tighter the better, this old man can bear it." Stay, thank you in advance."

"It's easy to say, if I order someone to beat you up again, you will be more like a hostage with some injuries on your body."

Wu Liang turned around and said.

"That's unnecessary...you talented and virtuous brother, the old man has already said what should be said, and the next step is up to your own choice. The old man should say something more. You are also a man with a family now. It's not shameful to think about yourself and your family, that's all for now."

Cheng Yu said earnestly again.

"Ah."

Wu Liang nodded slightly and winked at Dianwei.

Dian Wei immediately pulled out the hemp rope and stepped forward, and tied him tightly amidst Cheng Yu's cries of pain, obviously tighter than Cheng Yu thought.

at the same time.

The backbones of the Tuan army also gathered beside Wu Liang one after another. Although they didn't say anything unnecessary, the determination in their eyes and expressions made it easy to see their determination to advance and retreat with Wu Liang.

"Gentleman, these should be my father's troops, right?"

Cao Ni stepped forward and tugged on Wu Liang's cuff, his face was full of apology and uneasiness.

How could Wu Liang fail to see that this girl was the saddest during these days of fleeing. The sadness on her face has almost never disappeared, and her temperament is no longer as lively as before. It has been a long time since she said a word Well, even when eating, she hid aside silently by herself, and ate a little bit in a very perfunctory manner.

Wu Liang deliberately taught Bai Jingjing and Zhen Mi to talk to her more, and he would go over to chat with her when he had nothing to do.

But even so, it didn't change Cao Ni's mood in any way, and what she got in exchange was her getting depressed and thinner day by day.

Wu Liang understood her thoughts.

Everyone in the Huanren Army also understood her thoughts.

In fact, no one blamed her because of this incident. After all, she is just a girl, and has no right to influence and control Boss Cao's decision. Even before this incident, she was as ignorant as everyone else. .

But Cao Ni obviously didn't think so.

She still stubbornly took the responsibility onto herself, and let herself fall into a vortex of dilemma. She had no way to untie this knot by herself, and the persuasion of others would not have much effect.

Especially now.

Seeing that the people in the Huan army were in such a predicament, the struggle in her heart immediately became more intense. If the Huan army was hurt by this, and this injury came from her father, she felt that she would have no face to face the Huan people again. The soldiers are not qualified to stay by Wu Liang's side.

"Don't worry about it, let alone feel guilty. All of us know that this matter has nothing to do with you. This is a conflict between the Huren Army and your father. It was destined to be inevitable as early as the day when the Huren Army was established."

Wu Liang squeezed Cao Ni's little hand, and said with gentle eyes.

Although Wu Liang had previously rejected Cao Ni because of the relevant records in the history books, since marrying Cao Ni, he has already changed his prejudice, and at this moment, he only feels that the little girl in front of him is distressing.

"Gentleman, if it is my father who is here, can you please allow me to speak to my father first?"

Cao Ni nodded slightly, and said to Wu Liang with flickering eyes.

"I'm afraid this is..."

Wu Liang didn't think it was necessary.

But before he could finish speaking, Cao Ni got short, grabbed Wu Liang's hand tightly, and begged with tears in his eyes: "Please, gentleman, promise Ni'er, Nier knows his father's temperament, and also knows that Nier's words may not be able to change his father." decision, but we are father and daughter after all, if we don't say some things now, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to say them again in the future!"

"This... well, I promise you."

Wu Liang hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement.

After all, Cao Ni is Boss Cao's biological daughter. Based on Wu Liang's understanding of Boss Cao, he knows that no matter how far he and Boss Cao get into trouble, Boss Cao will never attack Cao Ni, and there is no need to worry about Cao Ni's safety. .

In addition, what Cao Ni said is right. After this escape, Wu Liang will definitely not have contact with Boss Cao again. Cao Ni follows him. Indeed, if there are some things that are not said now, there will be no chance to say them again in the future. It should be given to Cao Ni. Here is an opportunity to say goodbye to my father and the Cao family.

For a second, Wu Liang felt that Cao Ni should be returned to Boss Cao instead of taking her with him...

……

The people of the Tuan army were besieged by the river, besieged on all sides.

The pursuers from Cao Pi, Cao Chun and others slowly approached Wu Liang, but finally stopped a hundred meters away.

At this moment, Wu Liang and the others in the Huan army finally saw clearly that there was a tall horse between Cao Pi and Cao Chun. This horse Wu Liang was very familiar with.

Wu Liang was more familiar with the slightly short black fat man sitting on top of Jueying. He was none other than the expected Boss Cao.

"You are talented, you come forward!"

Boss Cao stared at the shrinking Huan army, and at the same time his chest contracted, he let out a breathy voice, "You and I have long been in love with father and son. If there is anything we can't say, why bother?"

After a while, the soldiers of the Tuan Army made way for Wu Liang to walk out of the crowd together with a petite figure.

"Minggong, I do have a lot to say to you, but before that, Ni'er would like to say a few words to you first."

Wu Liang responded loudly, and stopped not far from the Huan army.

But Cao Ni continued to walk forward for a few feet, and finally stopped between Huan Renjun and Boss Cao.

Looking at the stern-faced father in front of him, Cao Ni seemed suddenly a little nervous, clenched his fists tightly, rubbed his fingers helplessly, and remained silent for a long time.

"Nie, what exactly do you want to say?"

Boss Cao waited for a while, finally lost his patience, stared at Cao Ni and asked in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)