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

Chapter 401: Lu Bu: Oh, the disloyal and unrighteous man (four thousand)

"what!"

Yan Liang's eyes widened as he heard the messenger's hasty report. There seemed to be bursts of thunder in his ears, making him dizzy. He stumbled and fell on the chair. Just as he learned that Zhang Fei had entered Bingzhou, someone came to report that several cities had fallen into Zhang Fei's hands. Even the fortress that was built with great difficulty was taken down by Zhang Fei. Even Jinyang was in danger. The ferocity and speed of his offensive were truly jaw-dropping.

His head was buzzing and he regretted not listening to Tian Feng, but now facing the generals, he had to pretend to be indifferent and said, "Hiss - I have a headache, a headache, an old illness."

next moment.

Another messenger came to report.

"Report——"

"General, Captain Cao wants to see you!"

Yan Liang, who suffered a huge shock from "Captain Cao", did not react for a while and did not even know who the 'Captain Cao' mentioned by the messenger was. It was not until the personal guard beside him reminded him of 'General Hao Meng' that he woke up from his dream and remembered that this man was a general under 'Hao Meng'.

"Quickly call Captain Cao!" Yan Liang said hurriedly. He had to find out what happened to the Weishui waterway! They were guarding a dangerous pass, but it was easily breached. Even the whereabouts of the commander were unknown. Even if they were replaced by a pig, it would not be like this!
"Sex. Meet General Yan."

"Captain Cao"

Yan Liang wanted to stand up to greet him, but the moment he saw Cao Xing's appearance clearly, the corners of his mouth froze and his brows wrinkled uncontrollably. The man in front of him didn't look like a general at all. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a refugee. He was unkempt, haggard, and had drooping eyelids. His clothes were normal, but they made him feel strongly uncomfortable, as if he was a refugee who had stolen clothes from a rich man. There was almost no good skin exposed. It was either blue and purple, or covered with scars of varying sizes and depths.

Fortunately, after a closer look, his appearance does match the "Cao Xing" in my memory, although the look is particularly fragmented.
Escape from the dead
These four words popped into Yan Liang’s mind. Is Zhang Yide so powerful?

He shook his head and stopped thinking about how powerful Zhang Yide was. He just wanted to know what had happened to the Weishui waterway.

So he asked, "Captain Cao, what happened?!"

Cao Xing smiled bitterly and said, "General Yan, I was ordered to patrol that day and saw Guan and Zhang driving warships to attack. Their ships were strong and their arrows were sharp, which was extraordinary. Guan and Zhang fired crossbows, arrows and rockets at the same time, breaking the pass and killing people. The war horses were frightened. Only a few of us followed General Han's military order and rushed here at night to report."

Hearing this, the generals in the camp looked at each other in bewilderment. They all had the same doubts. If Cao Xing was coming on horseback, why did Zhang Yide take down several cities before Cao Xing arrived? This was not a little late.
Fortunately, Yan Liang was there, and even though the generals had doubts, they did not speak out to interrupt Cao Xing, but continued to listen with their ears perked up.

"We encountered bandits on the way, and our horses died. We had no choice but to walk. However, Zhang Yide was faster than us. Every time we were about to reach the next city, we learned that Zhang Yide's army had arrived."

Hearing this, not only the generals in the camp, but even Yan Liang felt the despair in Cao Xing's words, and his scalp tingled just thinking about it.

Looking at the haggard Cao Xing, Yan Liang could not help but sigh and said from the bottom of his heart: "Captain Cao, you are really a brave man. Since General Hao is missing, let's do this. Captain Cao should take good care of his injuries. When he recovers, the captain, no, the general, will take over General Hao's position!"

"Thank you, General Yan," Cao Xing clasped his fists and bowed in thanks.

With Cao Xing's words and the recent battle situation, the generals present knew the urgency of the situation. They frowned and whispered. Yan Liang appeared calm and indifferent, but in fact he was sitting on pins and needles and his eyebrows were in a hurry. However, he could not come up with any good solution to deal with the current situation. He had to order all parties to speed up their deployment of defenses, and then waved his hand and announced that the discussion was over.

All the soldiers said "yes" one after another, bowed to Yan Liang, and then left with uneasy thoughts in their hearts.

After watching the last person leave, Yan Liang could no longer maintain the calmness on his face. He hurriedly stood up and said to the guards beside him in a low voice: "Come on, follow me to visit Military Advisor Tian!"

"Why do you have such an expression on your face, Captain? You should be happy that General Yan appreciates you. Why are you so unhappy?" On the way back home, the knight who followed Cao Xing smiled.

Another knight said coldly: "Oh, you are just too dumb to talk, and now you call yourself a captain?"

The knight suddenly realized, "Haha, indeed this is my fault. Now I should call you General, General Cao!"

However, instead of showing any joy on Cao Xing's face, he stopped in his tracks. This made the knight wonder, thinking: What happened to General Cao?
Fortunately, one of his companions gave him a look, telling him to follow Cao Xing's gaze.

When he saw the three people opposite him clearly, he was so scared that he blurted out the honorifics, "General Lu! Lieutenant Gao! And Military Advisor Mi!"

Neither Lu Bu, Gao Shun, nor Mi Fang paid any attention to the knights. They looked at Cao Xing coldly, especially Lu Bu, whose eyes were full of disgust. He even mocked him, "Haha, you are so arrogant, General Cao. You were just a captain in the past, but now you have become a general. You are really good at this."

"General Lu" Cao Xing, who was silent, clasped his fists and said "General" to Lu Bu, but he didn't say much. What else could he say now? It was true that he followed Hao Meng to leave Lu Bu, but now he wanted Lu Bu to treat him kindly. Isn't this just wishful thinking?
But the knight behind Cao Xing couldn't stand it any longer. He stepped forward and said to Lu Bu, "General Lu, Captain Cao was also forced to do so. Captain Cao also tried to persuade General Hao, but General Hao didn't listen!"

However, these words did not improve Lu Bu's attitude. Instead, Lu Bu's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and the contempt on his face was about to burst out. He sneered and said, "Admonishing Hao Meng? What a joke, it's really a big joke. Now that Hao Meng is dead and there is no evidence, you can say whatever you want. Do you really think I don't know?! It's obviously you who instigated Hao Meng! You are such a disloyal and unrighteous person, I am ashamed to associate with you!"

"!"

Cao Xing's pupils trembled, his hands shook, and his calmness just now could no longer be maintained, and it was peeling off like paint on a wall. What did he hear? Did Lu Bu call him disloyal and unrighteous?

He quickly explained: "General Lu, is there any misunderstanding here?"

"Oh, misunderstanding?" Lu Bu sneered. He didn't even want to look at Cao Xing. He turned and left.

Cao Xing hurriedly spoke out to try to keep Lu Bu, but Lu Bu turned a deaf ear to him. He gritted his teeth and had no choice but to look to Mi Fang for help. You know, Mi Fang's words occupied a place in Lu Bu's heart, and he believed that with Mi Fang's wisdom, he would be able to recognize that what Lu Bu just said was nothing but hearsay!

"Mi Jun."

Before he could even utter the word "mentor", Mi Fang interrupted him. With a look of disgust in his eyes, he said in a sarcastic tone, "I am just a country bumpkin. How can I be worthy of being called a 'military advisor' by 'General Cao'?"

The three words "General Cao" were even emphasized.

Although Mi Fang did not say that he was disloyal or unrighteous, it sounded so harsh that it hurt his ears.

Cao Xing tried to struggle again, but just as he was about to approach Lu Bu, he was stopped by Gao Shun, who said coldly: "General Cao, as a former colleague, I advise you that now that you are serving General Yan, you should serve well and never do the same thing again!"

"Father Xiao, there is no point in talking any more," Lu Bu urged.

Gao Shun glanced at Cao Xing, said, "I hope you will take care of yourself," and quickly caught up with Lu Bu and Mi Fang.

Looking at the three people's departing backs, Cao Xing was stunned. His face became more and more bitter. It was unfair, unfair, he really didn't do those things!
Ugh.

Mi Fang withdrew his eyes and apologized to Cao Xing in his heart. Lü Bu and Gao Shun didn't know that they had wronged Cao Xing, but he knew very well that the suffering Cao Xing had endured along the way was related to him. Even Lü Bu's harsh words were caused by him.

Of course, there is also the reason why Lu Bu hates others betraying him. The more indecisive people are, the more he hates indecisive people under his command.

Mi Fang knew Lu Bu's character very well.

As for why they want to slander Cao Xing.
Firstly, it gave Lu Bu an outlet for his anger, and secondly, it was because of Cao Xing's archery skills.

Cao Xing’s bravery was mediocre, even inferior to Hao Meng, but his archery skills were truly amazing.

Mi Fang, who happened to see Cao Xing's archery, was particularly impressed.

He subconsciously thought of the battles between Lu Bu, Cao Xing, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on the battlefield. Both of them were capable of defeating thousands of enemies, and they also had a common characteristic, which was charging into battle. Even if there were two more generals like Hao Meng, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would not be afraid.

If it is Cao Xing.
Thinking of this, Mi Fang couldn't help but shudder. Guan and Zhang were brave, but weren't they afraid of sneak attacks?

In order to verify his worries, he contacted Chen Deng through letters and asked Chen Deng about the records about Cao Xing in Xianxiang.

Soon Mi Fang received a reply from Chen Deng. With a nervous mood, he opened the letter.

As expected, his worries were not groundless. Cao Xing drew his bow and shot an arrow into Xiahou Dun's left eye.
If it is closed
Mi Fang thought that Mi Zhu and Guan Zhang were as close as brothers, and if Guan Zhang was shot in the left eye, Mi Zhu would also be sad.

Therefore, he made up his mind to make Lu Bu lose Cao Xing's helper.

Until today, he succeeded.

Yan Liang rushed to Tian Feng's residence almost without stopping. He thought Tian Feng was blaming him for his previous behavior, and even brought a visiting card.

However, as soon as he stepped into Tian Feng's door, a servant seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time. The servant bowed and saluted, "General Yan, my master has been waiting for a long time, please come in."

Yan Liang was shocked and thought to himself: I guess Military Advisor Tian knows about my situation.

He nodded to the servant, quickly stepped over the threshold and walked into the hall.

As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw a handsome figure standing next to the main seat. Just by looking at this figure, Yan Liang's anxiety and uneasiness in his heart disappeared, and he inexplicably felt a sense of security.

He decisively lowered his head towards the figure, "Military Advisor Tian"

Tian Feng turned around slowly, with a hint of fatigue in his tone, "General Yan, you are here."

Yan Liang always felt that Tian Feng's condition was a little strange, but from the tone of his voice, Tian Feng didn't seem to blame him. He was delighted and quickly raised his head, looking at Tian Feng with burning eyes, "Military Advisor Tian, ​​I was wrong before. The situation is critical now, please teach me, Military Advisor Tian!"

"Teach?" Tian Feng chuckled, "General Yan, it's too late. It's too late."

"?"

Yan Liang looked at Tian Feng in a daze. He really didn't understand what "too late" meant. Zhang Fei was still some time away from Jinyang. He had to either hold on or retreat. Couldn't he retreat according to Tian Feng's original suggestion?

As if seeing Yan Liang's doubts, Tian Feng smiled bitterly and said, "I have been doing nothing these days. On the one hand, I studied Liu Xuande, and on the other hand, I wrote a letter to Gong Yu."

"What does this have to do with the present?" Yan Liang couldn't help but ask.

"Of course there is a connection. General Yan, do you know? I sent Gongyou several letters, but Gongyou didn't reply to any of them. No matter how busy he is, Gongyou can't just ignore it."

Yan Liang's face was full of confusion. If he didn't reply, then he didn't reply. Why make a fuss?
Tian Feng sighed helplessly and reminded, "General Yan, haven't you noticed that the food and supplies from Jizhou are getting less and less?"

Yan Liang's pupils widened, and he immediately understood what Tian Feng meant. He looked at Tian Feng in disbelief, "Military Advisor Tian, ​​are you saying that our food supply has been cut off?!"

"Yeah." Tian Feng nodded solemnly.

Yan Liang staggered back several steps. As the commander-in-chief of an army, the importance of food and fodder was self-evident. Without the supply from Jizhou, what would the army do with so many mouths to feed? Could it rely on Bingzhou?

There are thieves inside, Zhang Fei in the south, Li Jue and Guo Si in the north.
"General Yan, I said before that I was studying Liu Xuande. He is not an ordinary person. I am not absolutely sure and cannot make a final decision. He will not take action."

Yan Liang breathed a sigh of relief and heard what Tian Feng said.

Yan Liang felt that what Tian Feng said was a little wrong. He gritted his teeth and said hurriedly, "Military Advisor Tian, ​​it's time now, why are you still talking about Liu Xuande? What's more, everyone knows that Liu Xuande is in Liangzhou and is fighting with the weak to defeat the strong! The commander is Zhang Yide!"

Unexpectedly, Tian Feng shook his head and said, "General Yan, although Zhang Yide is the commander-in-chief, it was Liu Xuande who made up his mind to attack Bingzhou. Don't you know the slogan Zhang Yide raised?"

"Military Advisor, are you talking about punishing the rebellious ministers?"

"Yes, Liu Xuande was at a disadvantage when he suppressed the Qiang Rebellion before, but he gradually turned the advantage to himself in tactics, so that he was sure of victory when he later conquered the Western Regions and pacified Jingzhou. General, you only saw Zhang Yide marching across Bingzhou, but you didn't know that from the moment Zhang Yide set foot in Bingzhou, our way to Jizhou was blocked!"

Yan Liang thought that Tian Feng was worrying too much. How could the way to Jizhou be blocked? It was simply a joke. Not to mention anything else, it was completely possible to take the Jingxing Road in Taihang Mountains!

Just as Yan Liang was thinking this, a soldier came running over. As soon as the soldier opened his mouth, he felt like he was struck by lightning.

"Report——"

"General, something terrible has happened. Something terrible has happened!"

"Jizhou is in danger. Huang Zhong, Liu Biao and Gongsun Zan are raising troops to attack! The Black Mountain bandits are even more rebellious!"

Yan Liang was struck by lightning. Wasn't he victorious before? Why was he suddenly in danger?!
(End of this chapter)