Relying on the guidance of Fan Rui's magic, Cao Cao and others traveled dozens of miles overnight, dressed in the morning sun, and charged in like tigers and wolves.
It is said that Xin Xingzong's men and horses are several times more than him, and they have been recharging their strength for several days. Even if they are attacked, they should be able to fight.
However, the terrain here was narrow and uneven, making it difficult for thousands of troops to deploy, and the trees were extremely dense. I don't know how many soldiers and horses were killed at one time. In addition, a group of tiger generals hit them head-on, and there was a chaos of killing.
Xin Xingzong went deep alone, and his courage was inevitably insufficient. Seeing the ferocity of this group of people, he didn't want to fight. He jumped up in shock and said in a panic: "Go quickly, go quickly, take the Fang family puppy, and leave here quickly!"
His past few days have not been wasted. He has already asked people to explore around and got familiar with the road. At this moment, he can save his life.
Fang Jinzhi was saved from a desperate situation, and her heart was beating wildly. But before the joy could be seen in her eyes, she saw Fang Tianding being placed on the saddle by several officers and soldiers, and running away from the opposite direction of Lao Cao. He shouted anxiously: "Wu..., hurry up, save my brother!"
I was going to call Wu Zhi brother, but suddenly I remembered that Lao Cao had borrowed Song Jiang's name and just called himself "Wu". He must not have wanted to reveal his identity, so he swallowed the words when he said it, thinking that everyone in the world would have the surname Wu. There are so many things that people can guess about Wu Zhi.
When Cao Cao heard her voice coming from far away, he was full of anxiety, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart——
He planned to cause Fang Tianding to be captured. One was because he was worried that Fang La would not be able to move out due to the overwhelming strength of the officers and soldiers, which would make the battle protracted, so he wanted to provoke him into fighting. The other was because he had some dark thoughts. If Fang La died and had no son, It would be more logical to inherit and take over the power of the Ming Cult.
Unexpectedly, man was not as good as God. He dug this hole with bad intentions and almost got Fang Jinzhi into it. Fortunately, he didn't make a mistake. Otherwise, wouldn't he be receiving the retribution for harming others and himself?
Seeing Fang Jinzhi in such a hurry at this moment, even though he was the hero of Lao Cao's life, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, and secretly thought: This woman treats me with sincerity and infatuation, but I calculated on her father's property and harmed his biological brother. It is really extraordinary. It's a heroic act——
Fortunately, I planned to hide it from her for the rest of my life. Since she doesn't know, it means I didn't do it. Well, that's it.
He seems to act casually, but in fact he has always been cautious. For example, when Xin Xingzong was captured and released last time, only a few people knew the inside story. This time, only Fan Rui knew about the secret conspiracy, so it was not easy for others to find out.
At that moment, he responded loudly: "Don't worry, Jinzhi, Tianding is in danger, Wu will bear the responsibility." Pointing the knife: "Brothers, kill me, don't let that dog officer go!"
However, these words were just words that hurt his teeth. He had not deliberately held back. However, Xin Xingzong's three thousand soldiers and horses were crowded in this narrow mountain road. If he wanted to run away, even if Xiang Yu was reborn or Lu Bu was reincarnated, it would be extremely difficult to catch up. , when Cao Cao fought hard to the foot of the mountain, Xin Xingzong had already disappeared without knowing where.
Fang Jinzhi took the remaining female soldiers and slowly climbed down the mountain. Cao Cao dismounted, panted and stepped forward to continue, saying in a low voice: "Miss Jinzhi, it is Wu who is incompetent. He tied up Tianding and ran away. Now As a plan, I will send you back first, and then I will chase the thief myself. Don’t worry, I will catch him and rescue your brother even if I go to heaven or on earth!”
Fan Rui looked at Cao Cao's anxious expression and his firm and gentle words, and secretly admired him: "This brother of mine is really extravagant, and he is so heroic, intelligent and courageous, which is rare in the world. This trace of treachery is even more rare - 伱Seeing how he goes to great lengths to deceive the woman who admires him, and he will lead us to compete for supremacy in the future, he must be the only one who bullies others. Who can bully him?
As the saying goes, Fan Rui saw it in his eyes and wanted to make progress. He immediately acted anxiously, grabbed Cao Cao's hand, and shouted in a panic: "Brother, you have been running around all night and fighting for a long time. Are you made of iron?" ? Even if people are not afraid of being tired, horses can't stand it. Now Tong Guan's army will arrive at a moment's notice. You rush to pursue it. If you make a mistake, where will you put your brothers? "
Although Shi Jin and others did not know the reason, they sincerely did not want Cao Cao to take risks, and immediately said: "Brother, let this girl go back first. As for the young leader, I will take Chen Da and Yang Chun to rescue him."
Jin Zhi's mind was in chaos. He could hear their brothers talking at random, and seeing Lao Cao being covered in blood and sweating through his robes, how could he have the heart to let him pursue him?
He cried and shook his head: "Brother Wu, what your brothers said is right. How can we catch up if we are tired of people and horses? If there is a mistake, wouldn't it be me who has harmed you? You, don't worry, since they have not killed Tian Ding , I think I must have something to ask for, so let my father negotiate with him, ask for money and land, and at least give it to him in exchange for Tianding's return."
She told Lao Cao to rest assured, but in fact, it was more like she was telling herself to let herself rest assured for the time being.
Several female soldiers nearby hurriedly came forward to comfort them. Some of them were bold. They looked Cao Cao up and down, and when they saw that he didn't seem to be very fierce, they took courage and said angrily: "You, you are our lady. I miss you." Uncle Wu? Miss, I have been waiting for you for several years, thinking about you day and night, why did you come just now..."
Jin Zhi stopped crying and hurriedly hit the female soldier on the arm and said: "What are you talking about? Who is looking forward to this day and night? Brother Wu has important things to do, and he didn't come late on purpose..."
When Cao Cao saw her crying so hard, he felt pity for himself. After hearing what the female soldier said, he felt even more unbearable and thought to himself: In the past, we had to say goodbye in a hurry. Although we had an appointment to see each other, he only wanted to say goodbye to her. The girl is ignorant and just deals with it smoothly... In the past few years, how have I ever really taken it seriously? Alas, I didn’t expect that this woman was so deeply in love, and she spent several years in vain for me. That's right, she was probably in a hurry to bump into Xin Xingzong because she heard Song Jiang's name and was eager to meet me...
Thinking of this, my heart felt hot, and I suddenly made up my mind: That's all! A real man would rather lose the world than lose his beauty. She treats me so sincerely, how can I be so scheming? That Fang Tianding, if Tong Guan doesn't kill him for the time being, after Fang La's defeat, he can find a way to rescue him and promise him a life of wealth, that's all.
Having made up his mind, he couldn't help but nod secretly: That's what I am! That’s the nature! From now on, if his siblings live up to me, I will never live up to them again. Alas, I read history books and most people call me a traitor, but how many people know that I am also a kindred spirit? Tsk tsk.
All of you readers are knowledgeable people, so you naturally know that those who love the country more than the beauty, would rather give up the country to win the smile of the beauty. Only in this way can we call it love. But looking at this man again, he feels guilty and guilty, but he still wants to plot his father's inheritance!
Now he plans to rescue his brother-in-law who was framed by his family, so he boasts that he "would rather lose the world than lose his beauty." Such a kind-hearted and shameless person cannot be said to be unprecedented, but to some extent is the best in the world.
Seeing that Fang Jinzhi was still crying, and it was difficult to hold him in his arms to comfort him in front of many people, Cao Qingzhong rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "Brother Tian Ding retreated a few days earlier than me, how come he ended up among the officers and soldiers?" In your hands? His group of officers and soldiers came here very strangely! Shi Dalang, you bring the captured general, I want to interrogate him."
Xin Xingzong's 3,000 cavalrymen, and more than 1,000 who escaped with him, Lao Cao and others killed six or seven hundred. The rest were desperate and all surrendered. They all surrendered their weapons and were held aside.
When Shi Jin heard this, he went to inquire among the prisoners and brought out a few generals.
Lao Cao knew that Xin Xingzong was most likely unwilling to reveal that he was an insider, so he pretended to interrogate them. As expected, the generals had no clue. After talking to each other for a long time, they all thought that Xin Xingzong had left them in the camp in advance. In the middle of the night, Suddenly troops were sent out, and they also talked about how to bypass Fuyang, how to track Fang Tianding, how to surround the village and intercept and kill him.
After hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly realized: "Well, I already know what this guy is planning to do - at that time, our army was fighting fiercely with Tong Guan. This man named Xin must have calculated that we were going to retreat to Fuyang, so he ambush us behind him in advance. When Tong Guan came to attack the city, he attacked us from both sides, but Tianding evacuated early and he recognized him, so he chased us all the way."
His inference was based on the art of war on the outside and the logic on the inside. Fang Jinzhi was convinced of it, and could not help but feel a little angry at the indisputable fate. He complained: "This is destiny. Since my father has delegated important matters and the army has not withdrawn, why should he withdraw first?" ?If my father knew about it, I'm afraid he would beat him severely again."
Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "Don't say that. Tianding evacuated in advance and led the imperial court to ambush, but it was a great contribution. Otherwise, we would have been attacked from both sides. With an army of tens of thousands, I don't know how many people would have been able to return."
Fang Jinzhi stamped his feet and said, "You don't understand my brother. If he is so brave..."
Cao Cao interrupted her loudly and said: "I may not know if he is so brave, but it is true that he led the ambush. As a sister, it is not good for you to always look at him with old eyes. You must know that we have been apart for three days. It’s amazing to look at...”
His words were so serious that Fang Jinzhi was stunned. She didn't expect that Lao Cao would be so cruel to her. She blinked and was about to shed tears when Lao Cao leaned close to her ear and said warmly: "Your Tianding is the son of Sheng Gong. I want to There are high expectations since childhood. However, if the method of raising talents is only strict, people will develop a restrained attitude. They will not be responsible when the situation arises. Therefore, the best policy is to be lenient and strict, just like destiny. He is young and has an undecided temperament. Only with a lot of encouragement can he know the responsibilities and honors of a man, and he will truly grow into a hero in the future! As your sister, even if he has some shortcomings, you can talk about it in private, and never in front of him. Everyone has lost his skin."
Fang Jinzhi said "Ah" and finally shed tears. It was difficult for her to describe the warm and exciting emotions in her heart at this moment. If she had been born a thousand years later, she might have known how to describe this feeling: He is so gentle, I cried to death...
At this time, shouts came from the forest and the river at the same time, and everyone followed the sound. It was the "Jade Claw Dragon" Chenggui who came up the river, leading more than 200 fast boats down the river; on the road, there were "rushing waves" Qiao Zheng, the Dragon, and Xie Fu, the Pearl Dragon, rushed over with one or two thousand people.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Haha, the three brothers came well. I took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and luckily rescued the princess. I also conveniently captured a thousand officers and soldiers, as well as two thousand horses. The manpower was small. I didn't know what to do. How to deal with it, but three brothers arrived in time, wonderful, wonderful."
The three rushed closer and saw corpses all over the ground. They were all secretly shocked: There were hundreds of people in Wu Zhi, but they fought so arrogantly. No wonder they were so famous. They all saluted in unison: "Brother, you are a light soldier." We rushed forward and saved the princess in time, we brothers feel the same great virtue."
He also greeted Fang Jinzhi and said, "We were careless and incompetent, but we frightened the princess."
Fang Jinzhi was in a turbulent mood, how could she have the emotion to pay attention to him? He said smoothly: "It would be nice if my brother from the Wu family came to save me."
When the three of them saw her red eyes, looking at Lao Cao with deep affection, their hearts suddenly trembled: What Shi Shuai said was indeed true! It looks like this dwarf is going to be my family's prince-consort.
But I heard Cao Cao smile and say: "Brother Chenggui, last night I was in a hurry and said something I didn't mean. Many brothers will not offend me for this."
Cheng Gui secretly cursed: You are also a hypocrite. Yesterday you said that I am not as good as a loach, but now you have saved my mother-in-law and come to show your kindness. If your mother-in-law is wrong, she will chop off my head to vent her anger.
With a smile on his face, he hurriedly returned the gift: "Brother Wu, what are you talking about! My incompetent brother almost let the princess suffer. If Brother Wu hadn't intervened, how could I have gone to see the Holy Duke? I had no choice but to throw myself into the Fuchun River. also."
Cao Cao secretly curled his lips: You are also a hypocrite. You are a dignified Zhejiang Four Dragon. How can you drown if you throw yourself into the Fuchun River? I was really afraid that I would just swim away and escape.
But there was a sincere smile on his face: "Brother Chenggui is loyal and courageous. It is really gratifying to have a righteous man like you under the command of the Holy Duke."
Everyone was as conceited as if they were snakes, and then when they heard that Fang Tianding had been captured, Chenggui and the other three were shocked: "Such a major event should be reported to the Holy Duke as soon as possible."
So everyone buried the soldiers who died in the battle, took the prisoners, drove the horses, and hurried back to the water village at dusk.
However, Fang Qifu didn't stay. When he learned that Fang Tianding had been captured by the officers and soldiers, he couldn't help being shocked: "He had clearly left a few days ago, how could he fall into the hands of the officers and soldiers? In this way, Shenggong still doesn't know about Hangzhou." fall?"
Cao Cao sighed and repeated what he had said to Fang Jinzhi before. Fang Qifu said with an moved expression: "There are quite a few experts among the officers and soldiers. If God hadn't happened to lure him away from the ambush, he would have killed us when we were retreating." , I’m afraid it will be another big defeat!”
Then he became restless, turned around a few times, and suddenly bowed deeply to Lao Cao: "Brother Song, ah no, Brother Wu! I have something to ask of you. For Jin Zhi's sake, please help me teach him something."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Seven Buddhas, even if Jin Zhi is not here, because of the loyalty between you and me, Wu will also accept you."
Fang Qifu asked curiously: "Brother Wu didn't ask me what my younger brother wanted?"
Cao Cao casually pointed in the direction of Wulong Ridge: "Besides guarding this pass, what else can I do?"
Fang Qifu sighed: "Brother Wu is so wise that I cannot match him."
Then he said seriously: "I thought I would go back to Muzhou and send troops here, but today I was delayed for another day... I thought that since the imperial troops arrived first, Tong Guan's army might not be far away. If the troops were not sent in time, it turned out that If we fail this, the consequences will be disastrous! Now that I and Shi Bao are both injured, we can only ask Brother Wu for help. Five thousand strong soldiers will be left to listen to your orders. The rest will be brought back to Muzhou overnight for repairs. In a few days, Reinforcements will be sent.”
Cao Cao cupped his fists and said, "Seven Buddhas, don't worry, Wu is here and is in prison!"
Seeing his resolute expression, Fang Qifu was deeply moved and almost on the verge of tears. He quickly turned to look at Fang Jinzhi: "Jinzhi, you..."
"I will help Brother Wu guard the pass!" Fang Jinzhi knew that he wanted her to go home, so he rushed to say: "Brother Wu is now carrying the identity of Liangshan Songjiang, and when it comes to a life-and-death battle, if the soldiers below refuse to obey his assignment, won't I mess up? Here, no one dares to disobey his orders."
Fang Qifu only thought that she was cheating, but unexpectedly she actually told some truth. He could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "Well, in that case, please take care of Jin Zhi, Brother Wu."
After a few words, everyone immediately split up and took action:
Lao Cao took his own men and 5,000 people selected by Fang Qifu and went directly to the Wulongling Pass to station themselves. Among the twenty-four flying generals, the "fatal scholar" Tang Fenshi and the "White Eagle" Bei Yingkui were both left behind. Next, help Cao Cao guard the pass.
Zhejiang Silong still guarded the water village and guarded the prisoners of the Western Army.
Fang Qifu led the rest of his men and horses, and rushed to Muzhou overnight with the nearly two thousand horses captured today.
Cao Cao led his people to the pass immediately, and hundreds of defenders in the pass hurriedly came to pick him up.
At this time, the night was getting dark, and the bright moon in the sky illuminated the pass like silver. Old Cao ordered the soldiers to rest separately, and he also went to his room to take off his armor. He only carried a Dragon Transformation Sword, intending to take advantage of the moonlight to kill the four soldiers. Let's take a look around.
When he came out of the room, he saw a pretty figure standing under the moonlight. He couldn't help but smile and said: "I have been frightened for days. It's late at night and it's hard to sleep. Why are you hanging around in front of my door?"
Fang Jinzhi puffed up his mouth and said, "There are so many people today, but we haven't even said a few words. You came to see me after so long, and you still want to drive me to bed?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Since you don't want to sleep, come with me to patrol the pass."
Fang Jinzhi agreed and turned his eyes on him: "It's okay if you use this sword in battle. Now that you have no enemies, why do you still need to use the sword? My Qingluan sword is light and easy to use. Wouldn't it be useless to hold it? Save effort?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, looked slightly panicked, and couldn't help but tangle his tongue: "Ah, um, that sword, that sword is too small for me to use, I still have..."
Before he finished speaking, Fang Jinzhi looked like a monster. His mouth was slightly open, his eyes were wide, his face was as red as fire, and he turned around suddenly: "Stop! You, you are not allowed to say anything, I don't want to see... …”
This is exactly:
Infinite melancholy, separated by the north and the south, my daughter's thoughts are always at a loss. The relationship has been entwined for three years and has been peaceful and joyful, and the love is destined to be happy when we meet again.
(End of chapter)
