Cao Thief

Chapter 221 Dismounting Mawei (33)

Maybe it's really tired.

The noise on the city tower has not stopped, there is a turmoil of people, and there are endless shouts.But it failed to prevent Cao Peng from falling asleep...

In his sleep, he seemed to return to his previous life.

Staring at the scorching sun, walking in the city, but seemed at a loss.

"Tie Cao, let's see where you are going!"

A shout suddenly sounded in my ear, and the world seemed to freeze in an instant.Looking up, I saw Lu Bu standing on a tall building, covered in blood.Holding Fang Tian's painted halberd, and the red rabbit hissing the wind beast under his crotch, he jumped down from the [-]-meter-high building.

"I gave you soldiers and horses, but you refused to save them."

While speaking, Lu Bu had already arrived.But before Cao Peng could react, the Red Rabbit Hissing Wind Beast and Lu Bu disappeared.

Diao Chan wore a thin gauze to cover her graceful body.

"Youxue, save me..."

She stretched out her hand towards Cao Peng, and Cao Peng was about to catch him when he saw a red-faced man suddenly appearing behind Diao Chan, with a big knife dangling in his hand.

"Bitch, take your life!"

"No!"

Cao Peng yelled and woke up suddenly from his dream.

On the forehead, cold sweat was dripping, and the clothes were soaked.

He sat on the bed, panting heavily.Closing his eyes, there was still chaos in his head, as if pots and pans were ringing together, driving him almost crazy.

"Bring water, bring water!"

Following Cao Peng's hasty yelling, a small school ran in from outside the hall.

This small school is none other than the general of Hailing's elite soldiers, Zhai Jiong and Zhai Yanming.After Cao Peng became the master of Hailing, he saw that Zhai Jiong was very skilled, so he let him join him.Holding a bowl of water, he looked at Cao Peng nervously, but didn't know how to ask.Cao Peng let out a long breath, and after taking the water bowl, he drank it clean in one gulp.The chaotic mood seems to calm down a lot.

"Yanming, what time is it?"

"It's almost settled."

Rending, that is, Haishi, is almost between 21-23 o'clock.

In the room, the candles were a little dim, apparently afraid of waking Cao Peng up.

"this late?"

"Yes, County Captain Zhou didn't want to disturb you, he said he wanted you to sleep a little longer."

"Where is Captain Zhou?"

"Just now [-] arrows were found in the treasury. Lieutenant Zhou notified Lieutenant Pan and led people to distribute them in the treasury. They will be back soon."

"Nothing happened."

"everything is normal."

Cao Peng nodded and waved his hand to signal Zhai Jiong to leave the room.

He put the water bowl beside him, sat on the bed, and tried to calm down.He also couldn't explain why he had such a weird dream, but he knew that things in that dream were very likely to happen.Historically, there are different opinions about Diao Chan's ending.But in general, there are several types: [-]. Diao Chan died for Lu Bu; [-]. Diao Chan was accepted by Cao Cao; [-]. Diao Chan was accepted by Guan Yu; [-]. Diao Chan lives in seclusion.

All five outcomes are possible.

But according to Cao Peng's understanding, at least in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after Lu Bu was killed in Baimenlou, Diao Chan was never mentioned again.

Which ending is it?

Cao Peng couldn't tell the difference...

But according to many sayings in later generations, the third and fourth are the most likely.

Beauty, hero!
However, if Diao Chan was accepted by Guan Yu, then it should have appeared in the late Three Kingdoms period; however, after Guan Yu was killed, Diao Chan disappeared.And with Guan Yu's famous personality, Cao Peng can't guarantee that he will accept Diao Chan.After all, before the Republic of China, Diao Chan's reputation did not seem to be particularly good.Excited by Cao Cao?Or is Guan Yu cool?Or live in seclusion, or die in love?

Cao Peng feels that no matter which ending it is, it is not perfect enough.

A strange woman like Diao Chan should have a happy ending... Moreover, Diao Chan and Cao Peng had the grace of saving their lives, and later they also had the grace of supporting them.If the two kindnesses are combined, if you can't repay, Cao Peng is really... But, how can you save Diao Chan?
Cao Peng patted his forehead lightly, sinking into distress.

At this moment, a commotion and noise outside the hall was suddenly heard.

"Why the noise?"

Cao Peng stood up and walked out.

But before he could walk out of the hall, Zhai Jiong stumbled in leading a small school.

"Young Master, the big thing is not good, the big thing is not good!"

"Why panic?"

The little schoolman swallowed his saliva and stammered: "Lü Bu ordered Cao Xing to lead the troops here, and the men and horses under his command are already thirty miles away from Quyang."

Come so fast!
Cao Peng shuddered Lingling and grabbed Xiaoxiao's arm, "Do you know how many people there are?"

"Eight thousand soldiers and horses, the prime minister, came out in full force."

"But Cao Xing is a general?"

"Exactly!"

Cao Peng took a deep breath and rushed out of the hall.

Zhou Cang also got the news, and hurried up to the gate with Pan Zhang.

"My lord, Lu Bu is here!"

"I heard about it."

Cao Peng tried his best to keep himself calm, and smiled slightly, "It's just a low-level army, only eight thousand. Deng Bomiao killed 6000 of his men in a flood, and now eight thousand soldiers are nothing. Yes Now, besides Cao Xing, who else is here?"

The little school quickly replied: "Don't drive Chen Gong as a military adviser in Xuzhou, and go out with the army."

"Chen Gong...you mean Chen Gongtai?"

Cao Peng was still smiling at first, but in the blink of an eye, his expression changed.

"Exactly!"

Cao Peng couldn't help but thumped in his heart, and quickly walked up the gate.He stood on the crenel of the archery tower, raised his eyes and looked into the distance.I saw no ghosts on the black plain.The silence, like a cemetery, makes people feel fearful in their hearts.

Chen Gong, are you here?
Before Cao Peng, it could be said that there were thousands of calculations, but Chen Gong did not expect that Chen Gong would go out with the army.He even counted Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, but he didn't think of Chen Gong.In his opinion, Chen Gong was the mastermind next to Lu Bu, and it was impossible for him to leave Xiapi easily.

did not expect……

"Send me an order, the whole city is under martial law.

Pan Zhang, you should return to the east gate immediately, and take precautions with Deng Fan.Chen Gong is full of tricks and tricks, he must not be taken lightly. "

"Here!"

Pan Zhang intervened and bowed to his orders.

After Pan Zhang left, Zhou Cang stood beside Cao Peng and asked softly, "Ah Fu, what's wrong?"

The flame on the pine oil torch danced and reflected on Cao Peng's face.Although it looked like Cao Peng was very calm.But faintly outlined a touch of haze.I have been in contact with Cao Peng for more than a year.For Cao Peng's temperament, Zhou Cang also knows a little bit about it.

In Zhou Cang's eyes, Cao Peng was a little moody.

No matter how dangerous things are, he rarely shows panic.

Whether it was the killing of Lei Xu at the beginning, or the suppression of the pirates later.Zhou Cang had never seen it before, and Cao Peng was at a loss.And just now, although Cao Peng tried his best to cover up the past, he was still flustered for a while.From Cao Peng's eyes, Zhou Cang caught...

Seeing that there was no one on both sides, Cao Peng nodded.

"I never thought that Chen Gong would come over."

"Then Chen Gong, is it very powerful?"

Zhou Cang has been shrunk in Haixi, and has been busy with farming and navy, so he doesn't know anything about Chen Gong.He had heard of Chen Gong's name, but didn't know Chen Gong's details.This is also in line with his style, and he never cares about things that are not related to him.

"This person is Lu Bu's mastermind."

Cao Peng clenched his fist and slammed it on the crenel with a bang.

"The reason why Lu Bu was able to sit in Xuzhou is all because of his advice.

He was originally the mastermind of Duke Cao's subordinates, and he was also the number one hero who welcomed Duke Cao into Yanzhou.But later, for some reason, he turned against Duke Cao.In the first year of Xingping, Cao Gong raised his troops to avenge the Taigong. It was this Chen Deng who joined forces with Lu Bu to create chaos in Yanzhou and almost drove Cao Gong out of Yanzhou. "

Zhou Cang couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air, and a solemn look appeared on his face.

"Bo Miao's strategy of 'dragging' was based on the premise that Chen Gong was not involved. If Chen Gong came, I was very worried about whether Bo Miao's plan to divide the troops could be realized. Then Chen Gong was not A reckless man with great strategies. Compared with him, Bo Miao may be a little tender."

"Then let's recall Bo Miao immediately?"

"That's too late!"

Cao Peng exhaled forcefully, and said with a wry smile: "Cao and Chen Gong are already [-] miles away from Quyang. It is estimated that at midnight, the troops will come to the city. I am not worried about other things, but I am afraid that Bo Miao and Xingba's plan will fail. , will give birth to reckless behavior... No matter whether Chen Gong is fooled or not, the two of them stay outside the city, and they can always pose a slight threat to Chen Gong. But if they are impulsive..."

Cao Peng did not say what the result of impulsiveness would be.

But all of this is unspoken.

"Then what shall we do?"

Cao Peng pondered for a moment, then suddenly shouted loudly: "Listen to the three armies, the whole city is locked at night, and no light is allowed to show. The sons hide behind the city, and everyone has a piece of paper in their mouths, and they are not allowed to make a sound. If anyone dares to make a sound, they will be killed on the spot. Shoot to kill, there is no mercy!"

"The three armies are on alert, and the whole city is banned at night."

"Hold the title, the three armies are silent..."

After sending out a series of orders, he stood on the tower and looked into the city, only to see that the whole Quyang was plunged into darkness in an instant.

All the torches and lanterns at the top of the city were also taken down and extinguished...

The whole of Quyang seemed to have turned into a dead city in an instant. It was deserted and quiet, and it made people feel an inexplicable fear.

Cao Peng was still standing on the battlement, Zhou Cang stood beside him.

He split He Yi's pair of sabers into two, and handed the long saber to Zhou Cang, while he held the eight-foot short saber himself.Inhaling deeply, exhaling lightly, Cao Peng closed his eyes.

Time is passing by little by little.

An hour passed quickly...

In the black wilderness in the distance, dots of fire appeared.

The flames grew more and more, and gradually gathered into fire dragons wandering in the wilderness.From a distance, the momentum is extremely frightening...

Zhou Cang touched Cao Peng and made a gesture.

That means telling Cao Peng: The enemy army is coming... Otherwise, how to attack?Catch them off guard.

Cao Peng shook his head, stretched out his hand and turned his palm down and pressed down: Be safe, don't be impatient, and wait and see what happens.Tell everyone, hold on, don't panic.

sneak attack?

If the opponent changes, Cao Peng doesn't mind going out of the city to sneak attack while the opponent's foothold is not stable.

But among the enemy army, there is a Chen Gong.

This kind of trick is probably impossible to deal with Chen Gong.If a sneak attack can win, why should Cao Cao be sympathetic to Chen Gong?

Speaking of which, it's a bit strange.

Before the enemy army appeared, Cao Peng was extremely nervous.But when the traces of the enemy appeared, or even when soldiers approached the city, Cao Peng was not afraid anymore.Instead, there was an inexplicable calm.He closed his eyes and took a deep breath of cool air.

If I die in Quyang County this time, I don’t know if future generations will leave my name?

When this strange idea came up, Cao Peng couldn't help but smile on his face: It should be possible.At least I have changed the fate of many people!Dian Wei was rescued by me, Wei Yan was taken to Cao Cao's tent by me, and Yueying... I don't know, what is Yueying doing in Hailing now?Can she guess the crisis I am facing at this moment?
It's a pity that Lao Tzu died and was still a virgin!

When Cao Peng opened his eyes again, he had no fear at all.

His mood was in a state of extreme calmness. Standing behind the city wall, between the crenels, he watched the enemy's actions...

The fire dragons stopped five miles away from the city.

I saw that they did not set up camp immediately, but quickly formed an array.

In the light of the fire, the formation was row by row, row by row, and it looked extraordinarily majestic.The soldiers stood in the cold wind, one by one as calm as a mountain.

Occasionally, a horse neighs.

Immediately afterwards, the formation suddenly dispersed, and one carriage after another came out from the rear.

The soldiers moved quickly, as if they were setting up something in front of the formation.

This seems to be against the law of war!

Zhou Cang and Cao Peng looked at each other, and they could see the confusion in their eyes.

Originally, they wanted to use this silence to deter Lu Bujun.But now it seems that people don't care about this trick at all.

What to do, what else to do.

Cao Peng's trick didn't work, but Chen Deng's trick really made Cao Peng a little confused.

What do these guys want to do?
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard the rapid sound of drums from the enemy camp below the city.In the light of the fire, Lu Bujun set up dozens of trebuchets in front of the formation.Soldiers put round stones wrapped in withered grass on the trebuchet.Immediately afterwards, someone hissed and shouted: "Let go!"

hum-
hum...

Accompanied by the sound of the machine gun, burning fireballs rose into the air one by one, and flew towards the city of Quyang County.

Hearing puffy, a series of loud noises came, the city wall was hit by fireballs, standing on the top of the city, you can feel the trembling under your feet.

Fuck, are they going to attack the city?

Cao Peng hurriedly shouted: "The whole army is on alert, be careful of sneak attacks by bandits."

In an instant, the city wall became chaotic.After the Lu Bu army under the city sent three rounds of fireballs, three teams of archers came up immediately.The arrows in their hands were all entwined with withered grass, and after being ignited, accompanied by a series of passwords, the rocket flew into the sky...

"careful!"

Cao Peng roared loudly.

A fireball roared and flew up to the top of the city, smashed viciously on a big banner, and broke the flagpole in half.

A few soldiers were accidentally crushed under the flagpole, and they screamed sadly.Cao Peng couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, and drew out his long knife.

"Fire arrows!"

Following his order, arrows rained down on the tower.

"Stop it, stop it all!"

Cao Peng found that Lu Bu's army did not launch an attack, but lined up neatly under the city.

What do these guys mean?
Just when Cao Peng was puzzled, a horse rode out from Lv Bu's army.Immediately general, black helmet and armor, with a spear in his hand.

He reined in his horse at the foot of Quyang City, raised his head and shouted sharply: "Quyang garrison listen carefully, you must open the city and surrender before dawn. Otherwise, after dawn, when the city is broken, you will be executed."

With the light of the fire, Cao Peng recognized at a glance that the general was Cao Xing.

I saw him on the horse, bowing his bow and setting an arrow, aiming at the top of the city, and the arrow was shot... The arrow roared, and it hit the rope of a big flag in the middle of the fire, and the big flag floated down in the flames.

Cao Peng had a solemn expression and pursed his lips tightly.

He squinted his eyes, looked at Cao Xing who was retreating ostentatiously, and couldn't help saying inwardly: "Good job, Chen Gongtai, what a good one!"

(End of this chapter)