Soldiers come to the world

Deng County Wharf is on the other side of Longzhong Wharf. Because this area is relatively remote, it is nearly ten miles away from Deng County, and it is not a place of interest, so people are used to calling it Longzhong North Wharf, so that it can be compared with the other side. Longzhong Wharf echoes.

At this time, the pier in Deng County was already crowded with people, and groups of soldiers were lining up to board the ship. More than [-] troops led by Cai Mao crossed the river here to the other side. He quickly transported Jingzhou soldiers to the south bank.

Although Liu Jing and Cai Mao had a bad relationship, Liu Jing didn't want to inflict this hatred on Jingzhou soldiers.

On the pier, Cai Mao stood on a small hill, watching the big ships leaving the pier with complicated eyes. If he had a choice, he would never beg Liu Jing, but now he has no choice but to bow his head.

"military adviser!"

A soldier pointed to the east and shouted: "Jiang Xia's army is here!"

I saw a cavalry of a hundred men coming rapidly from the east, running straight in front of Cai Mao, and the first military marquis clasped his hands and said, "I would like to report to Cai Junjun, Liu Taishou, please go to Fancheng!"

When mentioning Fancheng, Cai Mao felt ashamed, but he had no choice but to sigh after a while and said, "Please tell your prefect that I am very grateful for his help, but as a military adviser, there are many official duties that need to be dealt with urgently. , I won’t go to Fancheng.”

"Understood, I will report to the prefect right now."

The Marquis turned his horse's head and led the soldiers to the east. Cai Mao thought of his embarrassment today, and finally he couldn't hold back, and cursed in a low voice, "Fake love and fake love!" '

He turned around and walked towards the big ship. He didn't want to stay in Jiangbei anymore. He was ashamed here. He just wanted to return to Xiangyang.

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Yu Jin was escorted into a small boat, and two soldiers escorted him to the opposite bank. Perhaps because of Liu Jing's order not to abuse him, the ropes on Yu Jin's shoulders and legs were untied, and only his hands were tied behind his back.

The boat was driving unhurriedly in the river. Yu Jin sat in a corner of the boat, staring at the two soldiers with squinted eyes, secretly thinking about how to escape. Although he can turn over and jump into the river now, he is not good at swimming. His hands were tied behind his back again, so going into the water would definitely kill him.

But he still found an opportunity. Behind him was a box with iron sheets on the edge. The iron sheets were sharp and could break the ropes. His body was shaking with the boat, but his wrists were rubbing against the iron sheets.

"Second brother, the ambush of Cao Jun this time is really precise! It will fail if it is a minute earlier or later, which makes me admire the prefect's methods more and more."

Two guard soldiers sat on the other side chatting, their hands under their heads, quite relaxed, and their knives were thrown aside.

Another soldier sneered and said, "Do you think there is such a coincidence in the world? If no one reported secretly, the eunuch would be so accurate."

"Who reported secretly?"

"Of course he's an important figure in Cao's army!" the soldier said, casting a quick glance at Yu Jin out of the corner of his eye.

"Who is it, second brother, can you tell me?"

"I saw a letter on the prefect's desk last night with my name on it."

When the soldier said this, he stepped forward and whispered something in another person's ear. Although his voice was very low, but Yu Jin's hearing was extraordinary, and he still heard the word 'Jia' clearly.

"It's him! Impossible! He is Cao Jun's number two."

"There is nothing impossible. People's hearts are separated from their belly. You know how people can think."

Yu Jin wondered, No. [-] person, he thought of Jia Xu, are they talking about Jia Xu?

But he has no time to thank, 'Beng! With a soft sound, he had broken the rope, but this sound also aroused the vigilance of the two soldiers, and they looked towards Yu Jin together.

Yu Jin rushed towards the saber next to him, grabbed the saber, and before he could draw it out, the two soldiers reacted at the same time and jumped off the boat without a trace.

In a hurry, Yu Jin drew out his saber, stepped forward and put it on the boatman's neck, and said viciously: "Pull the boat honestly, or I will kill you with one knife!"

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As night fell, Yu Jin went ashore from a remote place, quickly got into the forest, and ran desperately to the north.

When the next day was about to dawn, Yu Jin found a team of Cao Jun on the official road to escort grain to Xinye. He got a horse and rode towards Wancheng.

At this time, Yu Jin's heart was in a mess, more than 1 troops were wiped out, and he was responsible for a lot of crimes. How could he explain to Cao Ren?With Cao Ren's strict military temper, he must be killed. Le Jin just robbed Hekou Town and was almost killed. Now that he has lost more than 1 brothers, will Cao Ren let him go?

The more Yu Jin thought about it, the more afraid he became. In this situation, he could only go to Cao Hong to intercede. He and Cao Hong had a very good personal relationship.I hope Cao Hong can help himself.

And he can still find an excuse, that is, Jia Xu secretly communicated with Liu Jing, which led to his defeat this time.

In fact, Yu Jin thought about it for a long time last night, and he gradually realized that Liu Jing asked two soldiers to escort him across the river, in fact, he intended to let him go. How could two pawns know about confidential matters.

This is obviously Liu Jing's clumsy countermeasure, but although it is a countermeasure, Yu Jin feels that this plan can really save him. As long as he has an excuse and uses Cao Hong's hatred for Jia Xu, he may be able to lessen your guilt.

Yu Jin galloped all the way to the north, about [-] miles away from Wancheng, when Cao's army approached, densely packed, thousands of people, with banners unfurled, the team was neat, and the leader was Cao Hong.

Yu Jin was overjoyed, he waved his hands and shouted from afar: "Zi Lian, it's me!"

Cao Hong received Cao Ren's express letter, and learned that Yu Jin's army was ambushed by Jiang Xia's army, and almost the whole army was wiped out. This news surprised Cao Hong, and he immediately ordered five thousand troops to go south to support.

Cao Hong saw a man running towards him on a horse on the official road from a distance, and he heard someone shouting his name faintly, he was startled for a while, and he didn't realize that this embarrassed man was Yu Jin until the man rushed in.He hurriedly ordered Yu Jin to be brought up.

Cao Hong looked him up and down, and frowned, "Wen Ze, why did you become like this? You were not..."

Yu Jin sighed, "It's hard to say! I'll eat something before I talk."

Cao Hong quickly ordered someone to take Yu Jin down to wash and eat, and the team continued to move forward. After a while, Yu Jin changed into a military uniform and washed off the stains on his face, and urged his horse to follow Cao Hong.

"How did you escape?" Cao Hong glanced at Yu Jin and asked with a slight smile.

Naturally, Yu Jin would not tell the truth. He sighed and said, "It's also my luck. The commander of the Jiang Xia Army who was guarding me happened to be from my hometown. I knew his father very well. When we crossed the river, this fellow villager secretly took care of me. After cutting the rope, I found a way to escape."

Cao Hong nodded, "It's really luck, otherwise we would not be able to explain to the prime minister if you were captured and Lu Xiang was killed."

"But the problem is, the more than 1 troops are almost wiped out. How can I explain to the general? You also know his temper. He only recognizes military laws but not people. Can he forgive me?"

Yu Jin's worries are actually Cao Hong's worries. Of course, he is very clear about what kind of punishment Yu Jin will suffer. Although victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, Yu Jin was defeated by an ambush. It's just that he led his troops carelessly. It's not that the army is not as powerful as the enemy. , the responsibility lies with Jin.

With his elder brother's temper like a mountain of military law, even if Yu Jin survived this time, his skin would peel off. Cao Hong also knew that Yu Jin didn't want to go to Xinye to find him. He wanted him to intercede for him, but how could he intercede for him?

After a long silence, Cao Hong was very embarrassed: "Wen Ze, you also know my elder brother's temper. The relatives in the military camp do not recognize him. If there is no reasonable reason, I will not plead."

Speaking of this, he looked at Yu Jin in embarrassment, Yu Jin bowed his head and said nothing, of course he understood what Cao Hong meant, he was a little hesitant at first, whether he should tell about Jia Xu, but now even Cao Hong had no choice but to put all his eggs in one basket up.

"The fellow who saved me quietly told me a secret. The reason why Liu Jing saw our intentions so clearly was because someone in our army secretly reported the news to Liu Jing."

Cao Hong was taken aback, "No way! How can ordinary people know such a secret?"

"The problem is that the messenger is not an ordinary person." Yu Jin sighed.

"who is it?"

Yu Jin hesitated for a while, then whispered, "Jia Xu."

"It turned out to be him!" Cao Hong was furious, "Damn Shu Ru'an dared to betray the prime minister!"

Yu Jin quickly said: "This is just my fellow countryman's words. I don't have any evidence. I'm afraid I can't testify against Jia Wenhe."

Cao Hong glanced at him and said coldly, "You also think the ambush is strange, don't you?"

"Yes!" Yu Jin wiped the sweat off his forehead, "It's really strange. It is impossible for Liu Jing to know that Cai Mao will be defeated, and it is impossible to ambush by the official road so accurately, and with the relationship between Cai Mao and Liu Jing , Cai Hao will not let Liu Jing come to meet him, so I can assert that someone must have leaked our plan to Liu Jing in advance."

"That's fine. Only you, Man Cheng, Lu Zhongshi, Jia Xu, and Wen Xiao know about this plan. Lu Zhongshi was killed by Liu Jing himself. Naturally, it wasn't him. Wen Xiao is the main general. Of course, it can also be ruled out. Then the rest is You, Man Cheng and him, Jia Xu, may leak, but you and Man Cheng are veterans who have followed the prime minister for many years and will never betray. Only Jia Xu, who has already betrayed the prime minister, must be the leaker. "

When Cao Hong said this, Yu Jin was a little relieved, but he felt that there was still a loophole in it. For example, he told his own soldiers last night about the trick to lure soldiers. If Jia Xu used this as an excuse, how should he explain it?Thinking of this, Yu Jin said again: "Maybe someone accidentally leaked it to the soldiers."

"impossible!"

Cao Hong's tone was resolute. He believed that Jia Xu had rebelled against the enemy. He had long wanted to kill Jia Xu to avenge his nephew. Now he had this opportunity, how could he let it go? Cao Hong patted Yu Jin on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry. Now! I will take care of you, I have my own way!"