Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

At midnight, the Tuan Army and all the family members had assembled.

Without saying goodbye to anyone, and no one came to see them off, a group of [-] people left the Zhuan army garrison in the dark, and walked southwest all the way in silence.

No one questioned Wu Liang's decision, because everyone knew that this matter was life and death, but they were somewhat unwilling. They have been running around for Boss Cao under Wu Liang's leadership over the years, and helped Boss Cao at critical moments several times. Turning things around, who would have thought that they would end up in such an end that they had to give up everything and leave their hometowns.

Fortunately, there is still hope in everyone's hearts.

Although they don't know where Wu Liang intends to take them until now, everyone in the Huan army doesn't feel that the future is bleak. They believe that as long as they follow Wu Liang, life will get better soon, especially those soldiers of the Huan army. They have become Wu Liang's subordinates since the first mission of the Huren Army, and since then, they have lived a prosperous life without worrying about food and clothing, sometimes even forgetting that it is still a troubled time.

It's a pity that this action was relatively sudden, and their horses were lacking.

Only the elderly, weak, women and children who are really handicapped can ride in a carriage, and the rest must rely on their legs to walk, so that the speed of travel cannot be too fast.

Therefore, there are still many variables in this escape.

Not to mention the chasing soldiers that may appear at any time later, it is impossible for them to move on such a scale without alarming everyone, and they will inevitably encounter obstacles from other forces...

It went on like this all night.

When it was dawn, the people of the Tuan army finally arrived at the border of Chenliu County, and they would enter the territory of Yingchuan County.

Yingchuan County is the jurisdiction of Yuzhou. In history, Xuchang, where Boss Cao made his capital for the first time, was here, so it is still Boss Cao's sphere of influence.

Once out of Yingchuan County, they entered Nanyang County in Jingzhou.

Nanyang County was originally Liu Biao's sphere of influence. Later, Liu Biao handed it over to Zhang Xiu in order to use Zhang Xiu's troops to contain Cao Boss. Half a year ago, Cao Boss Nanzheng destroyed Zhang Xiu again, and now he has become Cao Boss. of the territory.

However, Boss Cao's strategic focus is currently on Guandu in the north, and with Zhang Biao in the south looking at him like a tiger, Boss Cao has not stationed troops here, so Nanyang County is actually a relatively chaotic area now, which is owned by Boss Cao in name. It belongs to the territory, but it is actually controlled by some local gentry. At the same time, Liu Biao's power has also infiltrated, and he even intends to take advantage of the war between Boss Cao and Yuan Shao.

Therefore, as long as the Huan army can escape into Nanyang County, it is equivalent to initially breaking away from Boss Cao's control. If they enter the Yizhou area controlled by Liu Zhang, they can declare that they have completely walked out of Boss Cao's sphere of influence. If he is capable, he will never chase into Yizhou regardless of the Guandu battle, and can only watch the Huan army flee.

After that, it will depend on the Huanren Army's own abilities.

Liu Zhang's forces, many indigenous forces in Shu, and local snakes should not welcome the arrival of the Huan army.

In particular, Wu Liang planned to lead the Tuan Army to Du Guangzhiye, that is, the Guanghan area where the Sanxingdui site is located. It is actually located 40 kilometers north of Chengdu, the capital of Yizhou. At this time, it should be called Luo County.

This is tantamount to hammering a nail into the bridge of Liu Zhang's nose. Even if Liu Zhang is blind, it is impossible for him to remain silent.

So Wu Liang decided to make some changes and set the initial foothold of the Tuan army in the remote mountainous area in the northwest of Chengdu. This area is sparsely populated and not too far from Luo County. This area is not within Liu Zhang's control, and it doesn't even belong to the territory of the Han Dynasty.

The main residents here are Qiang people who do not want to deal with Han people. These Qiang people form tribes and live in seclusion in deep mountains and old forests. Uncle Liu Huang established the Shuhan, but he was still unable to get involved in this area.

Wu Liang had no intention of suppressing these Qiang people.

He just intends to lead the Tuan army to find a place in this deep mountain and old forest. During this process, there may be some conflicts with the local Qiang tribes, but as long as the combination of grace and power is handled properly and there is no expansion ambition, it should not be difficult to integrate into it. too difficult.

In short, it is better than confronting Liu Zhang head-on. After all, no matter how bad Liu Zhang is, he is still a state shepherd with tens of thousands of regular troops. If the Ruren army blatantly settles in Luo County, it will be tantamount to washing themselves clean and putting them on Liu Zhang's cutting board.

……

It's a pity that things don't go as planned.

When the first ray of sunlight illuminated the earth in the early morning, there was a messy sound of horseshoes coming from behind the Huan army.

This is a heavily armed heavy cavalry. The heavy horseshoes on the ground will bring up a lot of dust every step of the way, as if a dark cloud is shrouded in the Huan army.

"Young master, there are pursuers coming!"

The soldiers of the Tuan army in the back immediately ran to report to Wu Liang.

Wu Liang heard the movement early in the morning, turned around and recognized the person who came after only a few glances. It was Cao Pi, Cao Chun, and hundreds of tiger and leopard cavalry under Cao Chun's command.

Although Boss Cao now has some confidence, he is still unable to form a full-fledged heavy cavalry. These hundreds of tiger and leopard cavalry are all his belongings.

But after the Battle of Guandu, the situation was different.

At that time, he will seize a large number of excellent armor from Yuan Shao's army, and the number of tiger and leopard cavalry will soon reach several thousand, so that when Boss Cao wiped out Yuan Shao's two sons, the tiger and leopard cavalry will have the scale to go into battle , Yuan Tan was beheaded under his horse in the Battle of Nanpi.

"Yang Wanli, get ready!"

Walking quickly to the rear of the Huan army, Wu Liang said to Yang Wanli calmly, as if he had expected this to happen a long time ago.

"promise!"

Yang Wanli immediately led a few people to remove the sackcloth on the carriages behind.

Hidden under the sackcloth are a few mechanisms that are somewhat similar in shape to the trebuchet, but the volume is much smaller than the ordinary trebuchet, and it is just right to fix it on the carriage.

The upper force principle of this small trebuchet is similar to that of the three-bow bed crossbow.

"Quick! Work hard!"

Yang Wanli let out a soft drink.

Several Tuan army soldiers started to turn the winches behind several small trebuchets, and the winches made a "creaking" sound, and the ropes connected to the winches became tighter and tighter.

At the same time, Yang Wanli and several other soldiers stood aside holding a Thunderbolt each.

After finishing their efforts, they finally ignited the fuse of Zhentianlei.

Then immediately put it on the small trebuchet, and stepped on the projection mechanism.

"call--!"

Accompanied by the sound of breaking through the sky, several thunderbolts soared into the sky, tumbling and flying towards the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry who were chasing them.

"This is……"

Cao Pi and Cao Chun were both taken aback when they saw something flying towards them.

next moment.

Several thunderbolts had landed only a dozen feet away from them.

"boom--!"

"Boom-boom-!"

Accompanied by deafening noises, flames and black smoke instantly blocked their way.

"Chirp—!"

"Chirp - chirp -!"

The tiger and leopard cavalry horses were frightened, screaming and jumping to escape. The well-trained battle formation suddenly became chaotic. Many tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers fell off their horses uncontrollably. The soldiers turned and ran in the opposite direction.

"Sky Thunder?!"

Cao Chun turned pale with shock, and his tone became a little flustered, "Didn't Wu Youcai say that the Thunderbolt was gone long ago, I didn't expect him to have hidden some!"

"Thunderstorm?"

It was not easy for Cao Pi to control the horse and sit down, with the same expression of shock on his face, "Ziheshu, you said that this thunderous thunder, could it be the thing that Wu Youcai rescued my father when he defeated the camp in Anyi? ?”

"Exactly!"

Cao Chun looked in the direction of the Huan army through the rising black smoke, with a worried look on his face, "Once this thing is sacrificed, it will shake the world like thunder on the ground. Gao Shun's camp is heavy armored infantry. The armor of the tiger and leopard riders is much thicker, but they are not even strong against Zhentianlei. If Wu Youcai hid Zhentianlei privately, things would be difficult to handle, but Wu Youcai still showed mercy in the end. He is planning to attack us, he only needs to bring us closer, and then the thunder will explode in the tiger and leopard cavalry formation... the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"This person actually concealed my father's private possession of Zhentianlei. I'm afraid he will be uneasy early in the morning, and he will be punished!"

Cao Pi gritted his teeth and cursed.

"..."

Cao Chun was silent.

In fact, whether this matter is right or wrong, everyone has a steelyard in their hearts.

Although Cao Chun never asked Boss Cao why he suddenly wanted to dispose of the Huren Army, but if it were the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that he had built by himself, the same thing would happen...Cao Chun didn't know what he would do.

As Boss Cao's younger brother, Boss Cao's decision is Cao's decision. For the benefit of the family, he should obey unconditionally.

But if he simply stood at the point of view of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry leader, he would also be unable to sit back and watch the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry be slaughtered, otherwise he would surely live in a nightmare in this life.

But ask yourself, can he give up everything like Wu Liang without hesitation and lead his army to flee?

Cao Chun's heart is complicated, he can't be as free and easy as Wu Liang, and he doesn't have the determination of Wu Liang. In the end, he may still choose to compromise, and even send the tiger and leopard rider to the grave with his own hands...

Have to admit.

In this matter, although Cao Chun is an executor and has a naturally contradictory position with Wu Liang and the Tuan army, when he suddenly heard the news that Wu Liang led the army to escape in the early morning, the first thing that came to his mind was not shock and anger. , but admiration and respect.

Wu Liang did what he didn't dare to do, what he couldn't do, but he thought he should. Few people in the world can do it...

"Zi and uncle, what should we do now?"

Cao Chun didn't get a response, so Cao Pi asked again.

Cao Chun glanced back, at this moment the tiger and leopard riders behind him had barely stabilized, and the fleeing horses were also under control, regrouped, and then said: "It was just Wu Youcai's warning to us, although he didn't want to hurt us, but If we press every step of the way, it will be hard to say..."

"Are you just letting them go?"

Cao Pi immediately asked back, "Son and uncle, you also know that this is the first thing my father entrusted to me. I must do it beautifully, and there is no room for loss!"

"..."

Cao Chun was silent again.

Although Cao Pi is still young, his ambition is not small at all, and this is Boss Cao's family business. Even if he is Boss Cao's younger brother, he should not express his position on this matter in advance.

at this time.

"Second Young Master, General, Cheng Taishou also came with Chen Liu's garrison!"

A soldier came up to the two and gave a salute to report.

"Cheng Yu is here?"

When the two heard the words and looked back, they saw Cheng Yu leading a light cavalry coming.

However, Chen Liu's garrison is mainly light infantry, and the horses in the army are very limited. Now there are only a hundred or so cavalry accompanying Cheng Yu, and their combat power is far below Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry.

"What's the use of him bringing so few people?"

Seeing this, Cao Pi frowned slightly.

"otherwise."

However, Cao Chun shook his head and said, "Cheng Yu and Wu Youcai have a lot of personal relationships on weekdays, and people like the Tuan Army who are stationed in Yongqiu are often taken care of by Cheng Yu. Now you and Wu Youcai are in a stalemate, and we need someone to make peace. Cheng Yu is If he negotiates with Wu Youcai as the best candidate for the peacemaker, there may still be room for discussion."

"So that's the case, then quickly ask Cheng Taishou to come over!"

Cao Pi suddenly realized, and quickly said to the guard behind him.

……

the other side.

"My lord, those pursuers have temporarily stopped, but there seem to be more pursuers coming to support them, what should we do now?"

Yang Wanli also noticed Cheng Yu's arrival, and quickly asked Wu Liang what he meant.

"Don't bother, pass on the order and continue on your way!"

Wu Liang said with firm eyes.

The throwing mechanism just now works well, it can instantly throw the Thunderbolt to a distance of [-] meters, this distance is much rounder than manual throwing, and it can already be compared with the range of an ordinary longbow.

This is exactly the effect he wants, otherwise if the pursuers use the range advantage of the longbow to suppress them, they will still suffer even if they have the thunder and innuendo.

"promise!"

Yang Wanli hurriedly went to deliver the order.

But at this moment, the people in the Tuan army and the accompanying family members were somewhat worried.

Now that Chen Liu has been chased by the pursuers before he has even left the boundary, and the number of pursuers is still increasing. Will this escape really be successful?

After a moment.

The Huan army moved again, still maintaining their formation and marching southwest.

It's a pity that with the current personnel structure and horse condition, their marching speed is destined to be impossible, and it is absolutely impossible to get rid of the cavalry-based pursuers, unless they voluntarily give up the pursuit.

at this time.

A familiar voice suddenly came from behind: "Wu Taichang! Wu Taichang stay here for now, Lao Cheng has a few heartfelt words to tell you, and it's not too late to leave after finishing speaking!"

I saw Cheng Yu riding a horse and chasing the Huan army alone.

As for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and Chen Liu's garrison, they stayed where they were and did not do anything to stimulate the Huren Army.

"Young master, look at this..."

Cheng Yu was considered an old acquaintance of Huan Renjun, and naturally everyone in Huan Renjun would not attack him easily, so they could only look at Wu Liang.

But Wu Liang said without thinking: "Let him come here, and take him as a hostage as soon as he gets close. We also want the horse he is riding on. You are welcome."