The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 53 053 Cao Cao is here
The first year of Xingping in the Han Dynasty, the ninth day of March.

On this day, the sun was shining brightly and the spring breeze was warm. Zhang Yan led the wedding party and set off from Pengcheng at dawn, and arrived at Tancheng at dusk.

Tomorrow is Zhang Yan's wedding day. Considering the distance from Pengcheng to Tancheng, Zhang Yan came to Tancheng one day in advance, and booked an inn where everyone stayed.

As early as a few days ago, the news that Zhang Yan was appointed as General Xiaoqi had been widely circulated in Xuzhou.Now the news that Zhang Yan is going to get married has spread out again, which directly caused a sensation in the whole Xuzhou, because Zhang Yan is going to marry the younger sister of the richest man in Xuzhou, Mi Zhu.

Zhang Yan was suddenly pushed to the forefront, and became the talk of the people after dinner.

Mi Zhu also distributed invitations widely in Tancheng, from Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou to relatives and friends, all were invited to Mi Mansion as guests to witness Zhang Yan and Mi Zhen's wedding tomorrow.

Zang Ba, the captain of the cavalry, was also invited. This person who had hit it off with Zhang Yan once heard that Zhang Yan had arrived in Tancheng a day earlier, so he quickly sent someone to find out where Zhang Yan was staying, and then went alone. to meet.

Zhang Yan had just had dinner and was about to take a bath when he saw Xu Sheng coming in from the door and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

"My lord, Captain Zang Ba is asking to see you outside." Xu Sheng clasped his fists and said.

"Zang Ba is here? Invite him in quickly." Zhang Yan said happily after hearing this.

Xu Sheng responded, turned around and walked out. When he came back again, there was already one more person behind him, and it was Zang Ba.

At this time, Zang Ba had removed all his armor and was only wearing a light and strong suit. As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he saw Zhang Yan sitting there waiting for him, so he immediately took a step forward, knelt down on one knee and said: " The last general, Zang Ba, pays homage to General Xiaoqi!"

Seeing this, Zhang Yan was taken aback, and quickly stepped forward to help Zang Ba up, and asked suspiciously: "General Zang, I really can't bear it if you worship me like this!"

Zang Badao: "I am a general, just a false name. In fact, I am just a cavalry captain, and the general's position as a cavalry general was conferred by the emperor himself. Outside of General Dong, you are the only general, and if I don't worship you, it seems that I don't understand etiquette."

Zhang Yan waved his hand and said: "Brother Zang, get up quickly, I don't regard Brother Zang as an outsider, although I am a general, in my heart, Brother Zang is my friend, brother, and the most trustworthy person I have. With brother Zang's merits, how difficult is it to be named a general? I just had shit luck, and the emperor ordered me to be a general of Xiaoqi."

Zang Ba said with a sneer: "Brother Zhang still has shit luck, I don't even have shit luck. In the past few years in Xuzhou, I have been a riding captain and have never been promoted..."

Zhang Yan could hear the disappointment in Zang Ba's voice. He glanced at Zang Ba and saw a trace of envy in Zang Ba's eyes, so he said comfortingly: "Brother Zang is talented and uses soldiers like a god. One day as a general. By the way, brother Zang, you don’t know why you visited late at night? Could it be that you came to ask me for a drink again?”

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, I came here this time to tell Brother Zhang something serious, not for drinking. Besides, tomorrow is your wedding day. If I drink with you, I must drink to my heart's content. In case you If I get so drunk that I can't wake up tomorrow, then my crime will be serious."

"Hehe, but if you're with brother Zang, it's a pity if you don't drink. Why don't we have a few drinks and talk while drinking. It happens that we haven't seen each other for almost half a year. Let's take this opportunity to catch up on the past. How about it?"

Zang Ba laughed and said, "That's exactly what I mean."

So, Zhang Yan asked someone to bring food and wine, and he and Zang Ba sat face to face, drinking and chatting.

It turned out that Zang Ba came to apologize to Zhang Yan this time, because when he was invited by Zhang Yan, he was also invited by Mi Zhu, because considering that Tancheng was relatively close to Kaiyang City where he was stationed, and the nearest city of Yanzhou Cao Cao was about to move again, which made him dare not go far, so he explained the situation to Zhang Yan, and planned to celebrate Zhang Yan in Tancheng tomorrow, so he would not go to Pengcheng for the time being.

After Zhang Yan learned of this situation, he didn't pay much attention to it, and told Zang Ba to let him stay in Tancheng instead of going to Pengcheng.No matter where he chooses to stay and celebrate him, he feels the same joy.

When Zang Ba heard what Zhang Yan said, he immediately became happy, and drank with Zhang Yan for a while before leaving.

On the second day, Zhang Yan got up early in the morning, and then formally arrived at Mi Mansion with the team to welcome the relatives.

Mi Zhu had already been waiting in the mansion for a long time. Seeing Zhang Yan coming with a welcoming team, they entertained them one after another. The entire Mi Mansion was full of gongs and drums, and there was an endless stream of relatives and friends in the mansion. Seeing Zhang Yan's majestic appearance , are also a lot of admiration.

When the wedding was held, apart from Xuzhou Mu Taoqian who was unable to attend due to illness, other dignitaries from all walks of life in Xuzhou came to join in and witness the match made in heaven between Zhang Yan and Mi Zhen.

After going through a lot of tedious etiquette, Zhang Yan saw Mi Zhen coming out of the boudoir, and the housekeeper Mi Qiang who sent her out had tears in his eyes.

After Zhang Yan took Mi Zhen to bid farewell to Mi Zhu, he boarded the carriage that had already been prepared, and the group left Tancheng and began to return to Pengcheng.

From Tancheng to Pengcheng, Zhang Yan's welcoming team met many people who came to watch, and Zhang Yan rewarded everyone who came to cheer for Zhang Yan.

After finally rushing back to Pengcheng in the evening, the wedding ceremony officially started. Everyone in Pengcheng was celebrating Zhang Yan's wedding with joy.

The whole wedding was presided over by Chen Deng, assisted by Chen Qun, and the two Chen worked together to make the wedding beautiful.

Soon, the wedding ceremony came to the time of praying to heaven and earth, only to hear Chen Deng open his throat and shout loudly: "Pray to heaven and earth!"

As soon as the voice fell, Zhang Yan and Mi Zhen kowtowed to the sky and the earth.

Then, Chen Deng shouted again: "Second salute..."

However, before Chen Deng finished yelling, a man covered in blood stumbled in from the outside, shouted "Master", interrupting Chen Deng's words.

Everyone looked towards the voice, but saw that the person's clothes were torn and his body was injured in many places. His clothes had already been stained with blood, and there were two arrows stuck in his back. Kneeling on the ground, it was the scout sent by Zhang Yan.

"Quickly, what happened?" Zhang Yan recognized this person at a glance and asked hastily.

The scout was out of breath, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, something is wrong, Cao Cao... Cao Cao has started to attack..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone at the wedding was extremely surprised. Many people were originally happy, but in a blink of an eye, they became worried and helpless.

Zhang Yan frowned, and quickly asked, "Where did Cao Cao attack? Where is Cao Jun now?"

The scout replied: "Cao Cao secretly assembled an army of [-] troops in the area of ​​Mount Tai, and launched a fierce attack on Langya Kingdom this morning, and should have reached the area of ​​Kaiyang by now..."

"What did you say? Cao Cao secretly gathered [-] troops on Mount Tai and launched an attack on Langya? How is this possible? Didn't the news you sent earlier say that Cao Cao transferred all his troops to Gaoping County in Shanyang County? Why did Cao Cao There are still [-] soldiers and horses on Mount Tai?"

The scout hurriedly replied: "My lord, there are only 3 Cao troops in Gaoping County. It was just Cao Cao's bluff. It was deliberately done to show us, making us mistakenly think that Cao troops were planning to attack from Pengcheng. But in fact, However, Cao Cao gathered all his forces in the Taishan area, and inquired about the date of the lord's wedding, and suddenly launched an attack on Langya this morning..."

"I sent you out to find out the news, but one or two of you brought back false news to me? What do I need you for?" Zhang Yan said angrily.

The scout was also full of grievances, and hurriedly said: "My lord, calm down, it's not that the subordinates didn't do their best, but that all the brothers who went to inquire about the truth of Cao Jun were caught by Cao Jun and killed. I'm going to Gaoping County During the execution of the mission, he was almost caught and escaped by luck. In order to avoid the pursuit of Cao Jun, his subordinates went eastward, but when they arrived at Mount Tai, they accidentally discovered that the area around Mount Tai was occupied by Cao Jun. Later, his subordinates captured a Cao Jun's scouts, under coercion and lure, finally asked about Cao Cao's strategy of attacking east and west. But his subordinates were soon discovered by Cao Jun. In order to report to the lord, the subordinates retreated while fighting, struggling to support their bodies. Only then can I meet the lord and tell the truth to the lord..."

After Zhang Yan learned the truth, he admired the scout very much, and hurriedly asked people to carry the scout down for treatment, while he stood there with a gloomy face, thinking about what to do.

At this moment, Chen Deng walked up to Zhang Yan, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, Cao Cao's tricks are so clever that they tricked us all around. Now that Cao Cao's army is suppressing the situation, he suddenly attacked Langya from Mount Tai, and we With heavy troops stationed in Pengcheng, I am afraid that Zang Ba stationed in Kaiyang in the east will not last long. If he does not send troops to help as soon as possible, if Kaiyang is captured by Cao Jun, then Tancheng will be directly exposed to Cao Jun's attack. , then Xuzhou will be in danger."

How can Zhang Yan not know this, but what worries him even more is the Cao army stationed in Gaoping County. According to the scout just now, there are currently [-] Cao troops in Gaoping County. The main purpose of keeping one hand is to contain Zhang Yan.

If Zhang Yan sent troops to aid Kaiyang, Cao's army in Gaoping County would be mobilized to attack Pengcheng. At that time, Zhang Yan would be caught in a two-front battle.

At this time, Chen Qun hurried over and whispered to Zhang Yan: "My lord, the wedding should be completed as soon as possible."

Zhang Yan came to his senses and continued to hold the wedding, but he admired Cao Cao very much in his heart. When Cao Cao could not attack Xuzhou, he chose the day of his wedding.

Perhaps, this is an alternative way for Cao Cao to retaliate against Zhang Yan.

When Cao Cao came, Zhang Yan couldn't be happier anymore. After the wedding, he first sent someone to send Mi Zhen into the new house.After that, he pretended to be calm and continued to hold the dinner, but called Chen Deng, Chen Qun, Chen Ying, Mi Fang, Xu Sheng, Lu Dai, Deng Yi, Wang Bo and others all to the conference hall to discuss countermeasures.

(End of this chapter)