Chapter 569: As close as a family
It is said that Zhao Yun succeeded in a surprise attack on Hefei City and took into custody Cao Ang, the eldest son of the Wei Dynasty, and Xiahou Ba, the second son of Xiahou Yuan, the general who conquered the west, and ordered them to be closely guarded. Cao's soldiers who defended the city expelled the dead, and the rest surrendered. The people of Hecheng cheered and cheered. Zhao Yun deeply felt that Chen Long's benevolent government had won the hearts of the people.
At that time, Cao Cao's army surrendered General Su Lin, who was originally a learned man from the Central Plains. He was entrusted with an important task by Cao Cao and was appointed as the grain inspector of Hefei, specializing in providing food and fodder for the more than 300,000 troops attacking Lujiang and Jiangxia. This position is not unimportant. Su Lin led Zhao Yun to open the grain depot in Hefei City and saw mountains of grain and grass. Most of them were transferred from the two big cities of Xuzhou and Xiapi, and they had not yet had time to be transported to the combat troops. Zhao Yun ordered his men to take over the defense. If the city was destroyed, they would only burn it with fire.
Seeing that Zhao Yun was trustworthy in employing people, Su Lin was grateful and cried that his family was still in Xuzhou and wanted to ask for help to save his family. Zhao Yun's heart moved. After Cao Cao's army in the north learned that the city of Hefei had been defeated, it was impossible for him to take action. There would definitely be troops coming to rescue Cao Cao. Hefei City has become the centerpiece of this battle, and to the north is Cao Cao's base camp. Not many people know about Su Lin's surrender, so he is the best undercover. So he said to Su Lin: "Since you sincerely surrender to me, you are my brother of the Qinglong Army. How can I ignore your family? You should know that my lord implements benevolent government, pursues the unification of the world, eliminates wars and brings peace, and only wants the people to live and work in peace and contentment." ."
Su Linnuonuo nodded, and Zhao Yun continued: "Xueshi Su, Cao's army has been newly defeated and has fled back to Xuzhou. If you are among them, you will not be suspected by Xun Yu and Liu Ye. Today, on the bank of the Yellow River, our Qinglong Army is occupying In the areas of Juancheng and Yecheng, there are generals Yan Liang, Guan Yu, and Taishi Ci, as well as plotters Guo Jia and Zhou Buyi. You can choose an opportunity to contact any one of them. If you can mobilize troops to harass the important towns in the north, you will definitely be able to ease the defense of Hefei. The pressure will be your first achievement after surrendering." After saying that, he handed the token to Su Lin. Seeing such trust, Su Lin almost shed tears.
Su Lin thanked him and left, making arrangements for his own itinerary. Zhao Yun couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then returned to the temporary residence of the City Lord's Mansion. He saw that the people were still celebrating the Qinglong Army's capture of the city in the courtyard outside the City Lord's Mansion. He couldn't help but feel excited and happy, and tiredness suddenly came over him. After all, it had been three days and three nights. He didn't close his eyes and fell asleep soundly in the Taishi's chair.
The news of the destruction of Hefei City flew to distant Xiangyang and Jiangxia with the carrier pigeons sent by Zhao Yun and the dark clouds surging in the night. After the carrier pigeons taken away by Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and other generals were released, they would basically fly back to Jiangxia. Today's flying pigeon training can only deliver information to these two major cities, and Chen Long is still far away in Xiliang to rescue his beloved wife Diao Chan, and is beyond his reach.
The news of the destruction of the city followed the wings of the flying pigeon. In less than one night, it had already flown into the pigeon coop of Xiakou City Opera Zhicai's mansion. The guard responsible for checking saw the small white roll tied to the pigeon's leg and knew it was Zhao Yun. When the carrier pigeon arrived, they did not dare to neglect immediately and sent horses in two directions to report the news. Several people rushed to Xi Zhicai's front camp, while others directly boarded the clipper to look for Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang.
The clipper going to Lujiang to report news flew straight down the Yangtze River, and happened to pass by a medium-sized merchant ship that was struggling to go upstream. On the outer deck of the medium-sized merchant ship, several Jiangdong troops stood majestically. They were all wearing uniform uniforms and looked like they were escorts protecting important officials.
In the middle of the deck is a towering ship building rising from the wall. On the top is the lookout post and the command cabin. Downstairs from the command cabin is the main cabin. From the main cabin to the next level is the cabin where the host and guests rest. At this moment, the main cabin is quiet and dim. Standing alone against the window is a beautiful woman in regular clothes. She has a slender and well-proportioned figure. Her head is rolled up by dark clouds, revealing a long swan neck. Her eyelashes are black and long, and her profile is very slim. Mei, was quietly looking out the window at a speedboat flowing down the rolling river.
Seeing the clipper passing by quickly disappearing above the waves, the beauty turned around slightly with a hint of melancholy in her eyes, then walked to the porthole on the other side of the cabin to look at the scenery of the north shore. This beauty is extremely beautiful from the front. Her slightly elevated cheekbones are inlaid with black gem-like eyes. The deep and cold black color makes people unable to bear to look away. You will be deeply attracted at the first sight. Under the tall and delicate nose, the cherry mouth is naturally rosy, the snow-white complexion is crystal clear, and the deep unilateral pear dimple makes the man involuntarily intoxicated.
The green trees, mist, mist and mist on the north bank are beautiful, but this beauty frowned slightly, as if she had something on her mind. The sound of footsteps came from behind, and an old voice said: "Da Qiao! Are you still worried about Sun Lang?"
Now on the north bank of the Yangtze River, Sun Ce was injured by an arrow, Zhou Yu was trapped in the Lujiang River, Cao Cao had millions of troops, and the war was looked down upon by many people from the beginning. These annoying news have long been spread from the mouths of the guards to the ears of the Qiao family, which makes people worried. If something happens to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao will only become special subjugated slaves. Not only will their lives be ruined, but their beauty and beauty will not be able to escape the coveting of Cao Cao, an old bastard.
Da Qiao turned around and picked up his father's arm, helped him to the Taishi chair that was sheltered from the wind, and sighed slightly: "Father, the river is very windy and rough, why don't you rest in the cabin?"
Qiao Guolao patted the back of the chair and said, "As a father, aren't you afraid that you will think too much? If your sister had the character, I wouldn't worry."
Da Qiao smiled slightly. His younger sister Xiao Qiao was indeed innocent and lively. To put it nicely, she was informal and to put it worst, she was uninhibited. However, she dared to love and hate, and was sincere and sincere. In this regard, he is somewhat similar to Zhuge Ruoxue. At this moment, this girl didn't know where to go on the boat to enjoy the wind, leaving her alone here looking at the scenery and feeling sad.
Seeing his father's concerned look, Da Qiao smiled and nodded: "Dad, you don't have to worry about me. Look, Governor Zhou has sent many guards. When we get to a safe place in the rear, General Sun and Governor Zhou will be able to concentrate on nothing." Clear out Cao's army."
A trace of doubt flashed across the face of Mr. Qiao Guo, and he said: "I have never seen these guards. The original guards have disappeared. Now they say they will send us back to the south bank for a temporary stay, but The direction is upstream, and I don’t know where to end up. Isn’t even Jiankang City safe?”
Downstream from the Lujiang River is Jiankang New City, and upstream is towards Chaisang and Jiangxia. Regardless of whether it is downstream or downstream, as long as you reach the south bank, you can find safe homes on both sides. Therefore, no one was confused about where they were going this time. Qiao Guolao thought it was just a special arrangement by Zhou Gongjin and Sun Bofu.
But the ship was getting farther and farther, and occasionally some warships seemed to be in different uniforms. Qiao Guolao didn't see the boat approaching the south bank, but just kept moving forward. He was already doubtful, but he only had two daughters by his side. How could he have traveled far away? Not to mention seeing the hydrology clearly.
Da Qiao's heart skipped a beat, but on the surface he remained calm and cold, saying, "Dad, let a maid ask about this and she will find out."
Qiao Guolao held on to the armrest of the chair, stood up and said, "Why use a maid? I'll ask myself."
After all, she was the wife scheduled by Sun Boxu and Zhou Gongjin. There were still a few helpers around, helping Qiao Guolao to the deck. Qiao Guolao saw his second daughter, Xiao Qiao, chatting happily with the strong soldiers on the deck. He quickly went over and asked, "Xiao Qiao! You are running around again! What a decent girl!"
When Xiao Qiao saw his father coming out of the cabin, he leaned over with a smile, put his arm around Qiao Guolao and said, "Dad, my daughter is so bored, and the eldest sister doesn't want to talk to me! But this little brother turns out to be from Jiayu County like us. Where’s my fellow countryman!”
When Qiao Guolao heard that he was a member of the township party, he couldn't help but feel a little happy. He slightly arched his hands and asked, "Brother, may I ask if we are going back to Jiayu County this time?"
Unexpectedly, before the guard brother could answer, Xiao Qiao had already said quickly: "Dad, I have asked about this a long time ago. This young man said that there is going to be a big war here, and the south bank is not safe. Governor Zhou wants to send our family away We are going to Xiangyang! Brother, please tell my dad how far it is to Xiangyang and whether it is safe or not?"
Qiao Guolao knew about Xiangyang. He couldn't help but trembled all over and asked: "Xiangyang? Isn't that Chen Long's territory?"
The guard brother looked serious and said to Mr. Qiao: "Sun Long Alliance! Sun Long Alliance! Have you heard of it? Now that General Sun and General Chen have formed an alliance, they are as close as one family. !”
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
