When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 400: Shooting Horses
"Brother, I'll leave these prisoners to you."

Zhang Fei looked at the defeated soldiers led by Han Meng who were tied up tightly. He thought that these people would be trouble if they stayed in Bingzhou, so it would be better to let Guan Yu take them back to Chang'an or Luoyang by boat.

Guan Yu, who was stroking his long beard, glanced at Zhang Fei and said, "Yes, I will remember General Zhang's order!"

"Ah?" Zhang Fei was a little confused, and couldn't help looking at Guan Yu's face, as if trying to find some clues. However, no matter how he looked at it, he saw anger. He thought to himself, "Oh no, could it be that my second brother is angry?"

He asked tentatively: "Second brother, why are you doing this?"

"What are you talking about, General Zhang? You are the commander-in-chief, and I shall follow your orders!"

"what?"

Seeing Zhang Fei's stunned look, Guan Yu laughed, "It was just a joke!"

"Huh!" Zhang Fei exhaled a breath of foul air, and he smiled with relief, "I was really scared, I thought my second brother was mad at me!"

Guan Yu reached out and patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder, "How could I be angry with my third brother? Third brother, you must be more careful on the road ahead."

"Brother, don't worry." Zhang Fei patted his chest vigorously. He couldn't help but look at Jia Xu and said in a low voice: "What's more, Wen He is here."

Guan Yu stroked his beard and nodded. This was true. Jia Xu was indeed reassuring. Suddenly, Guan Yu thought of something. A trace of worry appeared on his red face. He asked, "Did you find out just now that when we were attacking the city, a group of people left in a hurry. Their purpose was to inform the enemy?"

"Not bad." Zhang Fei nodded.

Just when Guan Yu wanted to say, 'Third brother, why don't you send people to pursue?'

Zhang Fei was one step ahead of Guan Yu and explained the reason, "Second brother, do you still remember us as spies in Lu Bu's army?"

"Of course I remember." Guan Yu nodded. He was very familiar with that man's name. He suddenly thought of something, "Third brother, could it be that Yuanlong and that man had already anticipated this?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "That's right."

Guan Yu suddenly realized, "No wonder you are not in a hurry, brother. So that's why! Brother, what's the name of the leader of that group?"

"What's his name?" Zhang Fei recalled carefully, "His name is Cao Xing, and he is one of the eight generals under Lu Bu."

Guan Yu stroked his beard, looked toward the north, and muttered, "Cao Xing."

"Drive, drive, drive!"

On the official road covered with wild weeds, Cao Xing, with beads of sweat on his forehead, tightly grasped the reins, controlled the warhorse, and led dozens of riders towards the nearest city. The warhorses were already running at the fastest speed, but they still seemed unsatisfied, and their whips made loud noises, as if there were evil ghosts chasing them and demanding their lives.

A knight asked, "Sir Cao, since the military situation is urgent, why don't we disperse so that the situation can be better transmitted to different places!"

"No!" Cao Xing refused on the spot. "There are many bandits here, and we are few in number. If we gather together and march under the banner of General Yan and General Lu, the bandits will be afraid of us. They may wonder if we have a large army behind us. If we scatter, let alone a disaster, even if the bandits dare not attack us alone, we will not be able to support each other if something important happens."

The knight nodded and said nothing more.

Cao Xing sighed in his heart. He knew that his idea was not the best way to deal with the situation, but he could not think of any good solution for a while. What the knight said was not wrong, but he was very self-aware. His bravery was not as good as Hao Meng's. The knights under his command were not Gao Shun's trap camp. If they were scattered, what would they do if they really encountered bandits who were not afraid of their identities? Single targets are often easier to deal with than those in groups. By the time Yan Liang and Lu Bu find them, I'm afraid their bodies will have been taken away by wild dogs!

"Damn it! It's all because General Hao didn't listen to Captain Cao's advice! If we hadn't gone to that water, how could we be like dogs that have lost their homes?!" a knight cursed inwardly.

Another knight agreed, "Not bad, not bad. I think it's good to follow General Lu. General Hao insisted on joining Dong Zhuo, and then joined Yan Liang. After joining Dong Zhuo, he probably wants to join Zhang Yide again!"

"Joining Zhang Yide? I'm afraid you'll end up as a pile of dust!" Another knight mocked. Cao Xing couldn't stand it any longer, so he shouted, "Shut up, don't talk nonsense about General Hao!"

The three of them shut up, but the one who first started the topic couldn't help asking, "Captain, isn't it General Hao who has done you a favor? Captain, you have followed General Hao for a long time. In my opinion, this favor has long been written off!"

Cao Xing remained silent, seemingly agreeing with the knight's statement.

He was no longer surprised by the knights' words. After all, when Hao Meng came to ask for his opinion, he said bluntly, "General Lu is so brave that he cannot be defeated. Besides, General Lu and Prime Minister Dong are like father and son. Why should we serve Prime Minister Dong and abandon General Lu? It will be extremely difficult for us to return to General Lu's command in the future!"

However, Hao Meng refused to listen and quickly drew a line between himself and Lu Bu. Even the situation this time was no different from the last time.

As for the commander Han Meng who was guarding the pass, although he was smart and capable, he underestimated the enemy. He found traces of the enemy on the water, but Han Meng didn't care. He said bluntly: "Guan and Zhang are nothing. Even if Sun Wu was resurrected, he would never be able to pass through here!"

The results of it.
He and several knights fled in a hurry, not because there were no extra cavalry in the pass, but because the war horses were frightened and only these few horses could be pulled back in a short time.

Recalling this, Cao Xing's expression became more bitter.

However, misfortunes never come singly.

A knight shouted in fear: "Tripping horse rope!"

However, it was still a step too late. One knight failed to control the galloping warhorse. The horse hit the tripwire and fell to the ground. The knight was thrown out and fell on the ground, wailing in pain.

The rest of the knights did not have a good end either. They turned their horses around in time, but accidentally rushed into the pile of weeds outside the official road. Their horses seemed to have stepped on something, and they let out a painful wail, and fell off their horses.

Fortunately, Cao Xing was more skilled. He rode his horse up and jumped over the tripwire. However, before he could be happy for even a moment, he heard the knight behind him shouting, "Tribulus! It's thorns! Who put thorns in the grass?"

Cao Xing felt a bad feeling in his heart.

There are thorns in the grass, and behind the tripwire.
!

He widened his eyes, and sure enough, there were thorns on the official road ahead!
The thorns just covered the place where his horse landed!
Snapped--

The warhorse stepped on a thorn plant and fell to the ground. Even Cao Xing was dizzy and saw stars, but fortunately he was still able to stand.

At this point, all the war horses lost their ability to move.

Several knights came over, looking dusty and dusty. "Captain, what should we do?"

Cao Xing's eyes darted around. The surroundings were forested and he couldn't find any trace of the culprit. He retracted his gaze and spoke through his teeth, "Continue!"

"Yes." The knights responded without objection and bowed their heads.

The dark shadows hiding in the woods made hoarse sounds, like the rustling of wind through the leaves.

"Have they any horses left?"

"No more, all gone. Do we need to shoot them?"

"No, no need. Follow Mi Jun's instructions and don't expose our whereabouts. Besides, by the time they arrive, it will be too late."

(End of this chapter)