Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 17 Hatred
In the middle of the night, more than a dozen fast horses galloped from the countryside of Zenting.

Although it was very late and the road could not be seen clearly, the mountain fire in the distance dyed half of the sky red, even if it was more than ten miles away, it could be seen.

Under the reflection of the moonlight and fire, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun rushed there like lightning.

Halfway there, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes approaching ahead.Both Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were from Youzhou, and they were so familiar with the sound of galloping horses that they almost immediately reined in their horses and stopped to watch.

From a distance, a horse galloped ahead, and there seemed to be pursuers behind, but even with the light of the fire, it was not very clear.

In particular, Guan Yu likes to watch the Spring and Autumn Festival by lighting candles at night. He is a bit short-sighted and can only vaguely see a blurry figure getting closer.

"My lord, it seems to be that little gentleman."

Zhao Yun had the best eyesight. About half a mile away, he saw the figure of Shen Chen on the horse through the light from the distant mountain fire.

At this moment, Shen Chen kept patting the horse's buttocks. For an eight-year-old child, without stirrups, it was extremely difficult to ride a horse without falling off the horse.

But there are also certain psychological factors in this. In fact, as long as you overcome emotions such as fear and fear, and firmly fix yourself on the horseback, you can run on a horse.

I don't know if the video of elementary school students riding a horse to school in later generations is a joke or a real story, but they are indeed galloping on horses, and it is a little girl riding backwards.

Shen Chen was far from equestrian like others, but he was smart enough to hold on to the saddle tightly, clamping his legs tightly around the horse's belly, and using the metal buckle on the saddle as a support point, no matter how bumpy he was, he didn't fall off.

Although I felt that my brain was about to shake out, but after the state improved, the riding became more and more stable. Taking advantage of the advantage of being the first mover, I left Cao Ren's pursuers behind at first.

However, he has never dared to urge the horse to gallop with all his strength, basically trotting all the way, and the speed is far from as fast as he imagined.

When he ran out of Zhuangyangju and entered the territory of Zhuangting, the pursuers behind him had already slowly chased him over. At that time, he let go of five horses and rode one himself, and there were eight horses left. Follow behind.

Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and the sound of horseshoes came from ahead, Shen Chen became more calm. He raised his head and looked around. He knew that it was impossible for Cao Jun to appear in the direction from Shan County.

Because Cao Cao was anxious to go back to Yanzhou to fight Lu Bu, and he would never stay behind in Shan County. That was undoubtedly the most stupid decision.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the people coming from the direction of Shan County are Tao Qian's troops, and it is even very likely that they are Liu Bei.

"Sir!"

Liu Bei's voice came from afar, and Shen Chen's hanging heart immediately let go.

The two sides rushed in both directions, and soon came together.

However, in order to get rid of the pursuers, Shen Chen kept speeding up the horse, while he lay on the saddle. Once he let go of the reins, he might be thrown off by the horse, so he never dared to stop the horse.

Fortunately, Zhao Yun discovered the clue after getting close. He made a beautiful turn over and dismounted, and then turned sideways to get on the horse. While embracing Shen Chen, he quickly pulled the rope.

"Shut up!"

Zhao Yun reined in the horse, bent down and stretched out his hand at the same time, and put Shen Chen on the ground.

"Thank you!"

Shen Chen's face was covered with blood, and his eyes were full of calm.

But it was because it was so calm that anger was brewing like before a storm.

The pursuers behind him had already come, and they heard the sound of galloping horses from a distance, and also saw the torches here.

Cao Ren immediately ordered the soldiers to stop, because before Shen Chen let go of six horses, he rode another one himself, so there were only eight horses left.

But there seemed to be a lot of enemies in the distance, more than a dozen horses could be vaguely seen by the light of the fire, and it was unclear whether there were other people behind them.

At present, only Cao Ren is left in Xuzhou's Cao army. As a Yanzhou herdsman, Cao Cao doesn't have many horses. If the opponent has horses, it means that they are not ordinary villagers, at least they are Tao Qian's regular army.

Therefore, after Cao Ren saw the cavalry that suddenly appeared, he did not dare to continue to pursue, but shouted: "Go!"

The eight knights turned their horses and left.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was about half a mile, that is, about 200 meters. The sky was too dark to see the specific situation. Under the reflection of the Jushan fire in Zangyang, we could vaguely see the flickering figures in the distance.

Seeing the other party leave, Liu Bei quickly asked: "Sir, I saw a fire broke out in Zangyangju, what happened?"

Shen Chen replied with a little frustration: "Cao Cao sent people to attack our village. Everyone in the village was slaughtered. I escaped by chance."

His expression was low and slightly sad, but anyone could tell that there was some kind of anger suppressed in the sadness.

"what?"

Liu Bei was shocked and said: "How could Cao Cao do this? As a Yanzhou shepherd and a member of the imperial court, he sent people to attack the village in the dark?"

Shen Chen solemnly cupped his hands and said, "I also ask Mr. Xuande to save my parents. This kindness will be remembered forever!"

Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Mr. Tao, since I am invited by Tao Gong to help Xuzhou, I will save the people of Xuzhou from fire and water. Yun Changyide, you follow me, Zilong stays to protect Mr. Xiao."

Shen Chen shook his head and said, "I also want to go with Duke Xuande. Cao Jun has already burned down my village village. I can't feel at ease if I don't see my parents."

This request was actually a little too much. Marching and fighting is not a child's play. Shen Chen is only an eight-year-old boy. Zhao Yun has to protect him while fighting the enemy. If he is not careful, he may be injured or even killed because he has to take care of Shen Chen.

But Shen Chen had no choice. His parents didn't know whether he was alive or not, and the situation in the village was not very optimistic.

More importantly, if he goes, he can also act as a guide and lead the way for Liu Bei and the others.

Otherwise, Liu Bei would go to Zhuangyang at most, and the other villages in Huangmenting would not be able to get through if they didn't know the way.

"Zi Long!"

When Liu Bei heard Shen Chen's words, he didn't immediately agree, but looked at Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun smiled brightly and said, "It's on me."

"That's good."

Liu Bei nodded, looked at Shen Chen and said, "Sir, Zilong will take care of you."

"Thank you, Uncle Zilong."

Shen Chen bowed his hand to Zhao Yun earnestly again. Zhao Yun is 27 years old this year, so there is nothing wrong with calling him uncle.

Immediately, several people remounted their horses and galloped away in the direction of the pursuers.

After galloping for about four or five miles, the group finally arrived at Zangyangju. At this time, the sky was full of flames, and the sky and the earth turned red.

The sky is filled with countless ashes, there are burned houses everywhere, ruined walls, and the fields have become a barren land.

Shen Chen looked at all this with sadness in his eyes. This is the land where he was born and raised for eight years. If the memories brought by the previous life time travel are discarded, then this is the hometown of the big man Shen Chen.

But now, the people in my hometown turned into corpses, the vegetation turned into fly ash, the houses and fields were burned, and even the mulberry forest where I used to go when I was young turned into raging flames.

In addition to the smell of burning vegetation, there seemed to be a faint smell of blood in the air. Maybe it was the bones of some uncle or relative, or maybe it was the sadness of hundreds of ghosts who died in vain in Zangyang.

Shen Chen suddenly knelt down on the ground at this moment. He had never cried when he learned that Cao Cao was going to wash Xuzhou with blood; the villagers had never cried if they didn't believe him; even the back was burned by the fire before, and now there is severe pain , and did not make him cry.

But now tears were streaming down his cheeks like pearls, and he knelt limply on the ground, covering his face and sobbing in a low voice.

Gone here are his former relatives, friends, and ethnic groups.

Before yesterday, they would greet him cordially when they saw him. Some would call him Uncle, some would call him Ah Chen, and some even jokingly wanted to marry their daughter to him.

Uncle Qi's family raised some chickens, and he used to call him over every year when the chickens were slaughtered.Uncle Wu's family once killed a cow, and the best beef was left to him.The uncle loves him the most, and when he learned that Shen Chen loves to read, books from the clan's collection were all sent to him.

just now.

All turned to ashes.

"Ugh."

Liu Bei sighed softly.

In such troubled times, he has seen too many such things.

Guan Yu looked away, he couldn't bear to see this kind of sadness.

Zhao Yun gently stroked Shen Chen's back, and said in a low voice, "Mr.

"I'm fine."

Shen Chen wiped away his tears, and staggered up from the ground.

Although it was difficult, he finally stood up, his face was still sad, but there was more hatred in his eyes.

Liu Bei said coldly: "Sir, Cao Jun must not be far away, we will catch up and avenge you!"

"Wait a minute!"

Shen Chen shook his head and said: "Mr. Xuande is not in a hurry, please just follow behind Cao Jun slowly, don't chase after him right now."

Liu Bei asked, "Why?"

Shen Chen said: "My family is training the soldiers in the area near Lanshanju. There is a lot of movement here. It is impossible not to notice it there. We must organize our team to check. If we meet Cao Jun on the way, we can stop them. At this time, Xuande If you attack from behind again and attack from front to back, Cao's army will surely be defeated!"

The flames in Zhuangyang gathered half of the sky red, and in several villages northwest of Huangmenting, as long as one person saw the situation here in the middle of the night, they would immediately beat drums and gongs to wake up all the villagers.

It's just three o'clock in the middle of the night, and the temporary organization of the villagers will definitely be very slow, so unlike Liu Bei and the others, they have already come to Zhuangyangju directly.

But now Cao Ren has just fled to the northwest. If Liu Bei pursues, more than a dozen of them will face a large number of Cao troops.

Shen Chen didn't know exactly how many people came from the opponent, but there must be a lot of them. Even if Liu Guan, Zhang Zhao could fight again, the opponent would have a large number of people, and the sky was too dark, so it would be difficult to use it in the dark.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, it is safest to attack with the township soldiers organized by Huang Menting.This will not only ensure the safety of Liu Bei and the others, but also ensure that none of the invading Cao Jun can escape under the attack from front to back.

This is an old-fashioned opinion, and Liu Bei immediately nodded in agreement.The crowd got on their horses again and urged the horses to chase forward. They chased Cao Jun for about four miles in the direction Cao Jun came from, and finally caught up with the fleeing Cao Cao soldiers!
(End of this chapter)