Cao Thief

Chapter 652 A Counterattack (33)

Wan, Qu Cao is self-defeating.

It has two meanings: one is that the grass covers the ground; the other is that the four sides are high and the center is down.

To some extent, the topography of Wancheng also fits the characteristics of Wancheng.Surrounded by mountains on three sides, there are undulating mountains in the east, west, north, and Yushui (now Baihe River) flows in the south. The land is fertile.As the seat of Nanyang County and the accompanying capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the city wall of Wancheng is high and strong, and the eight-foot-high city wall has been repaired several times with the passage of time, revealing a majestic atmosphere.

This city has also experienced wars.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Mancheng, the commander of the south, mobilized millions of troops to besiege Wancheng and failed, but he also destroyed this ancient city.Later, after being repaired by the prefect, today's Wancheng city wall is more majestic than it was back then...

This is a city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack!

At nightfall on May 12th, Jian'an [-]th year, a group of people quietly came to the city of Wancheng.

Looking at the armor of the soldiers, it seems to be a defeated army, with about six to seven hundred people... The leading general is covered in blood, and he is staggering on his horse, as if he has been seriously injured.When this group of people appeared at the end of the official road, it immediately attracted the attention of the Wancheng defenders.Someone immediately reported to Mifang, the order of Wancheng. When Mifang heard the news, she put on her personal entourage and hurriedly boarded the city wall.

"Wait, where is the army horse?"

"Magistrate of Mixian County, we will gather reinforcements when we go south. I don't want to be ambushed by Cao Jun on the way, losing troops and losing generals, so I have to go back the same way."

"Gather reinforcements in the south?"

When Mi Fang heard this, she was startled.

He ordered people to throw torches down the city, and saw that the uniform of the defeated army was indeed that of Liu Bei's army.

Could it be that the lord failed to gather in the south?
"Cao Jun, how did he appear on the West Bank?"

"Go back to the county magistrate, this morning Cao's army stormed south and gathered, and General Guan Ping was seriously injured.

I was ordered to rush to help, and I didn't want to be ambushed by Cao Jun who was forcibly crossing the thorny water... All the way back, only these soldiers and horses remained, please ask the county magistrate to open the city gate and let us enter the city to rest. "

"Where is the lord?"

"I'm waiting for the pawn, how can I know the whereabouts of the lord?"

It is true that Liu Bei's whereabouts are kept strictly confidential.

In the south is the camp, apart from Guan Ping, only Mi Zhu and Chen Zhen know about it.

How could these pawns know Liu Bei's movements?If they could really answer, then Mi Fang would definitely have doubts.However, it was precisely because these soldiers were unclear that Mi Fang's suspicion was dispelled.Tan Ma said that there was indeed a war in the early morning of Nanjuju.Presumably these soldiers were soldiers and horses gathered from the west bank to help the south, and were ambushed by Cao Jun.How many people in Cao Jun crossed the river?Who is the main general?

Mi Fang suddenly became nervous, and she gave orders to open the city gate, ignoring the interrogation.

"In a while, take that army Sima and come to see me."

Mi Fang is in Wancheng, so she doesn't know much about the battle ahead.However, according to his thinking, this battle should be like destroying the dead.But I didn't expect that Cao Jun would take such a huge advantage in the South, and even Guan Ping was seriously injured.

Strange to say, Mi Fang and Mi Zhu, although they are brothers, have completely different temperaments.

Mizhu is graceful and dignified, calm and friendly, but what about Mifang?But it seems a little frivolous and rough, and reckless, very fussy.To use a more common phrase to describe it, Mi Fang is narrow-minded, ambitious, and likes to compare with others.

There was not much harmony between him and Guan Yu.

In terms of the origin, it can be traced back to when Liu Bei first arrived in Xuzhou.Tao Qian entrusted Xuzhou to Liu Bei at that time, but Mi Fang did not agree.

As a native of Xuzhou, he is more inclined to Tao Qian's son Tao Shang than Liu Bei.

For this reason, he did not get along well with Liu Bei.It wasn't until her younger sister Mihuan married Liu Bei that Mifang changed her attitude.

However, the relationship between him and Liu Bei has eased, but the conflict with Guan Yu has always existed.

Guan Yu is arrogant and high-minded, he doesn't take Mi Fang seriously; but Mi Fang is also an arrogant person, he thinks I am Liu Bei's brother-in-law, why do you Guan Yu look down on me?As a result, the two had conflicts many times. Fortunately, Mi Zhu and Liu Bei mediated in the middle, and finally the conflicts did not intensify.However, this contradiction exists after all, neither of the two looked down on each other, so they ignored each other.

Guan Ping is the eldest son of Guan Yu, and to a certain extent, he inherited Guan Yu's disposition.

Like his father, he despises Mi Fang; however, Mi Fang likes to put on airs of an elder in front of Guan Ping, which also makes the two often have disputes.It was like this in Xuzhou, it was like this in Runan, and it was still like this in Jingzhou... Later Liu Bei couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply left Guan Ping in Nieyang, and brought Mifang to Wancheng, and separated the two of them. separate.Now, when Mifang heard that Guan Ping was seriously injured, although she was worried for Liu Bei, she felt an inexplicable joy.When she walked down the gate tower, Mi Fang still had a weird smile on her face.I couldn't stop muttering in my heart: The little thief is incompetent, why didn't he destroy Tanzhi's life?

At the same time, the soldiers under the city also opened the city gate.

The defeated army slowly approached the city gate, and the leader of the army, Sima, was still prostrate on the horse, looking precarious, and might fall off the horse at any time.

At this time, a young man with the appearance of a school captain stepped forward.

"What's your name?"

"The last general, Peng Fu, has met the general."

Jun Sima got off his horse as he spoke, staggered a few steps, and almost lost his footing.

When the captain saw it, he couldn't help frowning, and hurriedly stepped forward to support him, "Peng Fu, can you still hold on?"

"The last general, still able to persevere."

"Come with me, the county magistrate has something to ask you..."

Hearing this, the army Sima hurriedly cheered up and followed the lieutenant in the school.

Behind him, the rout soldiers slowly entered the Wancheng city cave. The two armies had a tacit understanding and moved to the left and right. Inadvertently, they got stuck in the city gate.

"Dare to ask who the general is?"

"Uh, a certain non-general, a lieutenant in charge of the Wancheng commander...my name is Xiang Chong.

After being inquired by the county magistrate, you will be under my account and obey orders.By the way, who is your general?Why do I see you so strangely? "

It seems like a very casual question, but it hides murderous intentions.

Jun Sima couldn't help but thump in his heart.

This is Xiang Chong?
Is that Xiang Chong who was talked about as "able" in the list of teachers?
Judging by his age, he is only eighteen or nineteen years old now, but he has already been appointed as a captain of the commanding army, which shows that Liu Bei attaches great importance to him.But thinking about it, it doesn't seem surprising.Liu Bei married the daughter of Xiang Lang in Yicheng, and he and the Xiang family can be regarded as a family.This Xiang Chong is a member of the Xiang clan, but he doesn't know what his relationship is with Xiang Lang.Then, it is reasonable for Liu Bei to reuse this person... This person should not be underestimated.

"The last general is General Zhao Rong's army commander."

"Uh, it's General Ziyu's part... By the way, how is General Ziyu?"

"The general is still in good health. When he heard that Nanjiu was attacked, General Zhao planned to go there in person... But there are many affairs in the army, so he ordered the general to go to the rescue with another army. Who knows, being ambushed by Cao Jun... it is really terrible I am ashamed of my expectations of General Zhao."

"Ha, Thief Cao is cunning, and it is reasonable that you are not his opponent."

Xiang Chong and Jun Sima talked while walking.

After a while, he came to the door opening.I saw a man standing behind the door. Judging by his age, he was probably in his early thirties.He was dressed in a brocade robe, covered with armor, and held a saber in his hand.In the firelight, the man's face was like a crown jade, with a short beard growing under his jaw.

Standing there, it looks quite dignified.

Xiang Chong said: "This is the magistrate of Mo County."

While speaking, Xiang Chong nodded towards Mi Fang, which meant to tell Mi Fang: I checked my mouth, and there seems to be no problem.

Mi Fang smiled slightly, feeling relieved immediately.

Although he let this team enter the city, it is impossible to say that he was not on guard.

After all, although this team is wearing Liu Bei's army uniforms, who can guarantee that they are not dressed up by the enemy?The questions asked by Xiang Chong were precisely to test this army Sima.If Peng Fu made the slightest mistake at that time, Xiang Chong would order to take Peng Fu's head.

You know, although Peng Fu has soldiers in his hands, they only entered the city a little.

At this time, if Xiang Chong makes a move, he can easily kill Peng Fu and others...

Mi Fang stepped forward and took a look at Peng Fu.

For some reason, he felt that Peng Fu seemed familiar.

It was this kind of familiarity that made Mi Fang completely let down her vigilance... Since the eyes are familiar, she must have seen them before.Maybe he had dealt with this person when he accompanied Liu Bei to inspect military affairs.However, thinking of him as a dignified close minister of Liu Bei, how could he deliberately remember a small military school?Mi Fang felt relieved, and stopped when she was still a few steps away from Peng Fu.

"Let me ask you, can you see clearly, who is the commander of Cao Jun who ambushed you?"

"Uh... the incident happened suddenly at that time, and the last general didn't see it very clearly. But among the Cao army, there was one who was extremely brave and killed me a lot. The last general vaguely heard someone calling him..." Peng Fu made a face Looking back, taking advantage of people not paying attention, he took another two steps forward and got closer to Mi Fang. Just as Mi Fang was about to speak, Peng Fu yelled, "I remembered, Cao Jun called that man."

"Sir?"

When Mi Fang heard this, her eyes lit up.

"What is the attire, what are you doing?"

"That man is holding Fang Tian's painted halberd...and wearing the armor of Tang Yan...uh, his mount is extremely steed. When it neighs, it sounds like a dragon singing and a tiger roaring, and all the beasts are startled.

The general had some impressions, his horse seemed to be the legendary liger. "

Cao Peng, have you crossed the river?

After hearing Peng Fu's description, Mi Fang immediately realized who Peng Fu was talking about.He and Xiang Chong looked at each other, and saw a look of horror in each other's eyes.

Cao Peng actually crossed the river!

At this moment, a soldier went to lead Peng Fu's mount.

Who would have thought that the horse suddenly became angry, raised its hoof and let out a long neigh, like a dragon roaring like a lion, raised its iron hoof, and kicked the soldier to the ground at once.

"That horse is like the mount of the last general."

"what?"

Hearing Peng Fu's words, Mi Zhu suddenly shuddered.

An ominous premonition came out of his mind. He subconsciously wanted to hold the saber in his hand, but he saw that Peng Fu suddenly jumped out of his body, and with a fierce impact on his shoulder, he knocked Mi Zhu to the ground. .Lifting his left hand, an iron meteor flew out of his hand and hit Xiang Chong.Xiang Chong was startled, and instinctively dodged to dodge.It was too late, but it was too late, Peng Fu drew his sword and went up, shouting violently, "Flying camel soldiers, do it!"

(End of this chapter)