"You want to use your efforts to regain Runzhou to atone for the Liang family's sins?"
Xu Churen didn't say anything like "Runzhou has not been restored, how can we falsely claim victory?" After all, he won consecutive battles and all the situations were not as expected by Cao Cao, so he had great confidence in him.
Cao Cao smiled and nodded: "Since Han Wu is determined to help this girl, I, as the elder brother, will naturally help him. I also ask the old magistrate Chengquan to help me fulfill my brother's wish."
Xu Churen couldn't help but laugh when he heard that one of the left and the other was fulfilled, and he couldn't help but said with a smile: "That's all. If I don't agree, wouldn't it make your ears explode if you start nagging me like this? It's just..."
The old man suddenly turned his face solemnly and said solemnly: "The thieves are so powerful that they are destroying the south of the Yangtze River. Since Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, we have never seen such a powerful rebel bandit! If you can restore the state capital first, your contribution will be great. Is General Li really willing to give up on his bright future?"
Cao Cao smiled freely: "If you can't live your life what you want, what's the use of having a future?"
This was said by Han Shizhong just now. After hearing this, Xu Churen couldn't help but show admiration and envy. He nodded repeatedly and said: "What a man! You are so heroic. If I were twenty years younger, I would be brothers with you." .”
Cao Cao laughed and said: "The friendship between men is more important than the heart. Is it possible that the elders are too old to be heroic and loyal?"
Then he cupped his hands and bowed deeply: "If the old magistrate does not give up, Li Dunzi would like to worship him as his elder brother."
Xu Churen was overjoyed and hurriedly returned the gift: "Ah ha ha ha, good brother!"
Cao Cao responded with a smile: "My dear friend, my little brother is here."
Xu Churen felt that he was high-spirited and had the air of an old man talking about being a teenager. He said with a smile: "In that case, your brothers..."
Cao Cao smiled knowingly and said: "The brother of the younger brother is naturally the brother of the dear brother."
"Wonderful!" Xu Churen shook his head with joy, looked at Han Shizhong, and said with a smile on his face: "Since you are my little brother, how can you ignore his marriage?"
What a smart person Han Shizhong is? He immediately slapped the snake on the stick and slapped his chest hard: "Brother Xu, if we attack Runzhou, I am willing to be the vanguard!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Hongyu stepped forward and clasped his fists: "Knowing the state, Mr. Hongyu is also willing to be a pioneer!"
Xu Churen clapped his hands and said with admiration: "Okay! Isn't it true that the husband sings the praises of the wife? There is a saying: a filial daughter atones for her father's sins, and a good son-in-law takes over Runzhou as his wife! This story will be passed down through the ages! Dear brother, these two They are a good match."
Thinking that this good story would be passed down to future generations and have its own glory, Xu Churen became even more excited.
While a few people were chatting and laughing, soldiers and horses from all walks of life returned one after another. Liu Tang swaggered and raised the head of Xu Tong, the "Sixth God", and came happily to report his merits. By now, all the thieves from the east and west gates had been wiped out.
The captured soldier asked for credit and took the initiative to inform him. Five miles outside the north gate of the road, Ying Ming, the "Dunjia God", led two thousand troops to lie in wait on the left side of the road. Another thousand thieves were divided into dozens of teams to capture the people. .
Cao Cao sneered, and asked Xu Churen to buy dozens of large vehicles, disguised as rich people and flee north, with elite soldiers hidden in the vehicles. When Ying Ming came to rob them, the ambush soldiers in the vehicles would rush out together. This is called "subduing with ambush" strategy.
When Niu Gao heard this, he said happily: "My little brother's business is here! If you pretend to be this rich man, you have to look rich and handsome, but who can you give up to me?"
He married Zhu Mingyue, a rich girl, last year. The couple ate and drank all day and night. After a while, his face and belly became round, and he looked a bit rich indeed.
Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "You are a fat man, but you don't have any aura of wealth after all. Next time I want to pretend to be a butcher, but I come to you. Except for Mr. Lu, I will trouble you to do something this time!"
When everyone heard this, they all nodded. Lu Junyi pretended to be a rich man, but he was acting in his true colors.
Lu Junyi took off his duty, took off his armor and changed into a brocade robe. As expected, he was full of wealth and wealth. He couldn't carry a gun, so he just carried a stick. Yan Qing pretended to be a young boy holding a horse, and the master and servant went into battle together.
Cao Cao also ordered Ma Ling and Tang Bin to send 500 troops to two or three miles behind the convoy. When they saw a killing spree from the front, they went up to cover up the killing, and cooperated inside and outside to defeat the thieves along the way.
As for those who divided their troops to plunder, they used all Yangzhou local soldiers and strong people to form a team of one hundred people, mixed with ten Qingzhou soldiers as their bones, and ordered their natives to lead the teams in all directions to encircle and suppress the bandits.
Not long after the soldiers and horses were dispatched here, Wu Song flew into the city and announced the good news: "Brother, the three heroes of the Ruan family are really extravagant. There are 287 large and small ships, and not a single one has escaped!"
Cao Cao laughed: "In this case, my plan is sold out! Come and escort Zhao Yi."
Not long after, several soldiers escorted "Taibai God" Zhao Yi over. Cao Cao first showed him the heads of Shen Gang and Xu Tong. His face turned pale, and then he asked: "Do you want to live or die?"
Zhao Yi said in a panic: "If I can survive, I will be willing to serve."
Cao Cao smiled contemptuously and looked at Han Shizhong: "Now the troops crossing the Yangtze River are outnumbered by eighty-nine out of ten. We just happened to take advantage of the unknown situation in Runzhou to break through! I will let you be the vanguard, and call the three brothers Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, and Yun Zongwu With your help, I will take a thousand soldiers and horses with you to capture Runzhou for my brother. I will arrive soon after all the troops have gathered."
Han Shizhong and Lu Fang responded in unison: "Little brother, take the order!"
Liang Hongyu said quickly: "I'll go too."
However, Xu Churen grabbed Cao Cao and said in surprise: "Brother Xian, there are still 30,000 southern soldiers in Runzhou, how can we underestimate him? Why don't we wait for the troops from all walks of life to come back, and then brother Yu will raise all the Yangzhou soldiers, and they will be dispatched by you, and fight steadily. Wouldn’t it be good to attack Runzhou?”
Cao Cao clapped his hand and explained: "Brother, there is a saying that 'soldiers are valuable and quick'. Moreover, although there are many soldiers, they are not elites. They are either thieves gathered in a roar, or they are the people who are holding them hostage. They are just a mob. Now I have If you are prepared and unprepared for an attack, Han Wu's ability is enough to break it."
Xu Churen heard what he said was reasonable and nodded silently.
Han Shizhong ordered the soldiers and horses, and asked them to change the color of the Southern soldiers' uniforms. He only tied a piece of red cloth on his left arm as a mark. Liang Hongyu went to the mansion to get the swords, horses and armor, and went to Guazhou Ferry in a mighty manner. San Ruan took the The hundreds of people who had seized the boat were resting by themselves. The boatmen who were steering the boat and rowing the oars were all captured by him and tied up on the shore, waiting for Lao Cao to come and punish them.
Han Shizhong took out Lao Cao's warrant, and San Ruan read it correctly. He immediately selected more than ten good boats, personally selected a group of good boat operators, threatened and intimidated him, and left Ruan Xiaoer to guard the prisoners, Xiaowu and Xiaoqi. , all took the opportunity to cross the river with him.
This big river has huge waves. Han Shizhong led the horse and stood on the bow of the boat with a long knife. The water vapor and river wind rushed towards his face. He couldn't help but feel open-minded. He quickly turned back to Liang Hongyu and said: "Miss Hongyu, look at this river scene." , so damn pretty!”
Liang Hongyu had a sudden change in her family today and almost became a prostitute. Fortunately, Cao Cao and Han Wu intervened and got a chance to atone for her sins. She had mixed feelings in her heart. After hearing what Han Shizhong said was vulgar, she rolled her eyes and opened her red lips. , pronouncing jade sounds, reciting a few lines of poetry——
"Today I am crossing the Yangtze River wearing armor, but yesterday I was dressing up in my boudoir.
I first believed that life is like blue waves, and the tides come and go and are ordinary. "
"Oh, good!" Han Shizhong was astonished and clapped his hands in praise.
When Han Shizhong saw Liang Hongyu before, she was stretching the rope to refute Xu Churen's words that "she has no power to tie a chicken." He had never seen Liang Hongyu drop her book bag before, so he was greatly surprised when he saw her writing a poem, and his heart became more and more intense. Fa Huanxi: I am a Qiu Ba. I don’t know a few Chinese characters. My Sanniang is even worse than me. If I give birth to a child in the future, who will educate me? This Miss Liang is so talented and learned, and she just happened to teach my child some of the fragrance of literature and ink.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile: "I didn't expect that my wife is actually good at both civil and military affairs. In the future, our children will not be as rude as my father. I am really gratified."
Liang Hongyu rolled her eyes at him again and said in a low voice: "If you only want to be a warrior all your life, it's okay to be a little rude. If you still want to become a marquis and a general, you should be literate. At least you can read military books and strategies."
When Han Shizhong heard this, his expression suddenly became solemn. Liang Hongyu thought that he was unhappy, so she frowned and thought to herself: Does this person not like to listen to advice?
Then Han Shizhong took two steps back and bowed to the ground: "Han Wu lost his father when he was young and has never had anyone to discipline him. However, how can a man not hope to leave a name in history? Since my wife believes that I will be prosperous, how can Han Wu be willing to do so? Disappointing my wife? This bow is regarded as my apprenticeship. From now on, I will rely on my wife to teach me how to read and write."
Seeing that he was willing to make progress, Liang Hongyu felt sweet in her heart. She turned her head and blushed, and said in a low voice: "Humph, it's so cheap to become a disciple. The child is confused, and I have to give him a few strips of dried meat."
Seeing her shy and charming appearance, Han Shizhong felt itchy in his heart. He looked around and saw that there was no one around. He leaned over and said with a low smile: "Han has a good piece of meat. I will give it to the lady when there is no one around. I hope she will be happy."
Liang Hongyu, a virgin in the boudoir, had never heard of such rumors before, so she took it seriously, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "You look bold, but you are actually a man who knows how to live, it's just a piece of meat, and you want to give it away when no one is around, for fear of your brother Have they eaten your flesh?"
Seeing that she was confused, Han Shizhong became more and more excited. He chuckled mischievously and was about to say a few more words to make fun of him. Suddenly, the deck lifted up and Ruan Xiaoqi emerged from inside. He laughed and said, "We'll eat his voluptuous meat, too." If you don’t want to eat it, you two should enjoy it slowly, haha, haha.”
Ruan Xiaoqi has always been a troublemaker. When Lu Fang said that Han Wu had fallen in love with Liang Hongyu, he deliberately got into the cabin in advance to eavesdrop on how he was trying to get around. When he heard this, he finally couldn't help but jump out.
Han Wu was about to chase Ruan Xiaoqi, but on this boat, there were few people in the world who could match the three heroes of the Ruan family. Ruan Xiaoqi made a slight move, swept across the water for more than ten feet, and jumped to the other side like a big monkey. On a boat, he waved and said with a smile: "Brother Han Wu, bring your good meat."
Han Shizhong looked down and saw the water rolling, and he suddenly felt dizzy. He quickly stood back, pointed his halberd at Ruan Xiaoqi, and shouted: "Ruan Xiaoqi, you narrow-minded devil, don't bump into me on the road."
Ruan Xiaoqi sat on the side of the boat, stretched out his feet to fetch water from the river, rolled his eyes and said, "I'm just waiting for you in the water."
Liang Hongyu didn't know that their brothers were joking, so she was afraid of a disagreement, so she hurriedly said: "Brother Han, I'm just joking with you. If you are willing to learn how to read, that's great. I'll just teach you by myself. No need for any discipline." Let your brother eat that piece of meat."
Ruan Xiaoqi laughed loudly, leaned forward and backward, and accidentally hit his head into the water, causing a big splash. Han Shizhong was immediately happy and pointed: "Look, how lucky is this guy to be able to eat the Sajia one?" Good meat.”
Everyone heard the sound of falling into the water in the cabin and hurriedly came out to take a look. However, they saw Ruan Xiaoqi fluttering his arms and leaping out of the water like a flying fish. He landed steadily on the deck, pointed forward and said, "Don't make fun of me." , after passing those two mountains, you will reach Runzhou Pier, and bring out the 'Taibai God' and ask him to answer."
As the saying goes: Han Wu boasted about having good meat, but Ruan Qi dismissed it as too fishy. The waves passed by three mountains, and the war flags fluttered solemnly along the coast.
(End of chapter)
