Under Shiyang City, when the last ray of the setting sun fell into the earth, the invincible Qinglong Yanyue Sword slashed at Wenpin's neck.
There was just a "dang" sound, and an arrow shot from an unknown distance. It deflected the Qinglong Yanyue Saber by three points and passed across Wenpin's back, bringing up a cloud of blood.
Guan Ping shouted: "Father, a ship is coming!"
Guan Yu looked back, and saw the bow of a huge building ship emerging from the corner of the city wall. Dozens of fast boats surrounded the building ship, and the torches on the building ship were brightly lit.
Shiyang City is surrounded by water on both sides, where the Jing River and the Han River meet. This building boat goes down the Han River and turns up to the Jing River.
A general in white armor and a white helmet stood on the boat with a long bow and shouted: "The bandit general Zhang Wenyuan is here. The traitor must die!"
Cao Jun's reinforcements arrived.
The seven armies led by Zhao Yandu also fought ten battles in ten days under the harassment of Jinfan thieves.
They set out from Xiangyang and headed east along the Han River, and finally hit the first nail in the road.
Shiyang City.
Guan Ping's eyes turned red as he looked at the ship, which was taller than the walls of Shiyang City.
Wenpin also noticed the turning point, gathered his strength, rolled on the spot, and fell into the water.
Guan Yu ignored Wenpin and shouted: "My sons, go back to the city!"
Several ropes were dropped on the city wall, and Guan Ping led the suicide squad to climb up the city wall quickly.
Guan Yu stood on the bamboo raft holding a knife, looking at Zhang Liao's figure, regardless of whether the opponent's arrow could hit him, he shouted to himself: "But Zhang Wenyuan under Lu Bu's tent?"
When Lu Bu was in Xuzhou, he had many contacts with Liu Bei. Later, the two had a quarrel. Guan Yu and Zhang Liao also had enemies, but they still admired each other.
Unexpectedly, time passed and they faced the enemy again. One of them was still under Liu Bei's command, while the other had become a fierce general in Cao's camp.
Zhang Liao sighed and said loudly: "Marquis Shouting, the emperor is still here, why don't you come to celebrate the festival?"
Guan Yu stood on the bamboo raft with a horizontal sword and scolded: "I'm afraid the thieves have kidnapped the emperor! It's useless to talk more. Let's fight before we talk!"
As he spoke, he saw from the corner of his eye that Guan Ping and others had crawled back, and then they headed towards the city with a knife on guard.
Zhang Liao put down the bow and arrow in his hand, but raised a sword and swung it down.
He has given enough time, and his benevolence and justice have been exhausted. Next, everyone depends on their own ability.
So the arrows were like locusts, heading straight for the city.
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Cao Wulai brought ten guards, all of whom were good at fighting ten.
However, in order to put on a show and make it easier to escape, after forming an alliance with Sun Quan, he released five people. They said they were returning to Yizhou to report the news, but in fact they went to deliver the news everywhere.
As a result, Cao Wu was left with only A Da, Zhang Xia and four guards.
Because there was something important going on in the evening, everyone took turns to go to bed early and refreshed themselves early.
When it was midnight, Zhang Xia heard several closing sounds from Sun Shangxiang's courtyard next door, and guessed that they had fallen asleep.
After waiting for more than an hour, it seemed that Sun Shangxiang and the two maids were already fast asleep. Zhang Xia pressed himself against the wall, climbed up the wall with a bang, and climbed into Sun Shangxiang's courtyard.
The two guards followed suit, while the other two went to the stables to prepare the horses.
Zhang Xia slowly drew the knife with one arm, came to the door of Sun Shangxiang's house, gently inserted the knife into the crack of the door, and slowly lifted it up, and the wooden bolt on the door was lifted.
He only had one hand and could not greet his companions, so he raised his foot and kicked a few times. Two guards came up and gently pushed the door open and entered the house.
After a while, the two wrapped one person in a quilt and carried him out.
After succeeding, the three people quickly met up with Cao Wu and Ah Da, and went to the stable to take the horses.
Cao Wu was about to check on the kidnapped person when suddenly there was a gong sound. It turned out that someone was calling the clock outside on the street.
Ada said softly: "There is a curfew now. Will we alarm the guards if we ride horses?"
Cao Wu nodded. The escape route had been established long ago. Even if he walked, he was not worried.
The group of people led the horses and secretly left Da Qiao's mansion. It took a long time to bypass the watchman and the patrolling city guards, and headed towards the east gate along the city path.
The east gate faces the hinterland of Jiangdong and has always been the commercial gate of Chaisang City. Many merchants were waiting outside the city before dawn.
The battlefield in Jiangdong has always been in Jiangxia, which is farther west. Just like Shiyang City in Jiangxia, Chaisang in Jiangdong is also a rear city that has been without war for a long time. The opening time of the east gate was advanced to facilitate merchants.
Zhang Xia looked at the moonlight and said: "The city gate is about to open, the time is just right!"
Cao Wu also looked at the moonlight. The moon was not as easy to tell the time as the sun. As an otaku who stayed at home all year round in his previous life, he had no idea what time it was wherever the moon went. He couldn't help but admire the ancients.
While he was thinking about it, the sound of the winch was heard, and the heavy iron door was slowly lowered.
Cao Wu and others looked at each other and mounted their horses one after another.
Because Cao Wu's little red horse was the best, Sun Shangxiang, who was tied in the quilt, was naturally on Cao Wu's horse and was held in Cao Wu's arms.
The weather was cold and the horses were neighing with heat. When the city gate was completely lowered, Cao Wu shouted: "Let's go!"
Six horses quickly sprang out from the houses on the edge of the city and rushed to the city gate before the city gate guards could react.
Zhang Xia shouted: "If you don't want to die, just stay away!"
Then the sword "swished" twice, and the two guards were chopped to the ground.
The other guards were startled and shouted to retreat. The gatekeepers clamored for the city gate to be closed, but there was still no time!
When the city gate was closed back, six horses had already jumped out.
Cao Wuyi reined in his horse and laughed loudly: "Tell General Sun Ben that I am Pang Tong, the military advisor under General Liu Bei of the Left Army. I am going back to Jiangxia today!"
After saying this, everyone mounted their horses and circled along the city wall, from outside the city to the west gate, and then headed west.
The general at the gate of the city gave way to the city gate and ordered someone to report the news to Sun Ben.
When I arrived at the city lord's mansion, I looked everywhere for Sun Ben, only to find out that Sun Ben was not in the city.
On the other side, Cao Wu had only traveled a few dozen miles to the west when a cavalry team of several hundred people came from afar.
There is only one road, and both sides are going towards each other and will meet soon.
"What's going on? How could someone be marching in the middle of the night!"
Ada asked with a frown.
Cao Wu licked his lips and thought for a while, but he couldn't think of a reason.
At this time, they had been seen by each other, and they either ran away or tried to hide it.
He and Ada looked at each other, and Cao Wudao said: "We are envoys, not death row prisoners. Anyway, we still have hostages here. We should be polite first and then attack. If we can't, we will break through!"
So the six of them had no choice but to ride their horses forward. As they got closer, they saw that the opponent's cavalry was not wearing armor, but seemed to be out for an outing.
Getting closer, the leader of the cavalry shouted to them: "Who are you? It's not yet dawn. Where are you going?"
Cao Wudao: "We are businessmen from Wu County. We heard that Jiangxia has been restored, so we went to see if there is any business. It is not easy for businessmen. We are in a hurry. Please make it easier for the general!"
A set of lies was made up at random. Cao Wu's face turned red and he was out of breath, and what he said was true.
After saying that, he asked Ada to take out some money and hold it in his hand, and asked the guard to hand it over.
The general squinted his eyes, took the money, and said with a chuckle: "You are not from Wu County. But it doesn't matter. Jiangxia is a melting pot battlefield. If you are willing to die, go to hell!"
Then he looked at the figure who was hugged by Cao Wu in front of the horse and wrapped in a quilt.
Cao Wu sued and said, "General, don't blame me if someone in my family is sick."
Hearing that it was an epidemic, the general immediately retreated.
Cao did not plead guilty and repeatedly handed over his hand. The six horses were put aside to let them pass first.
The cavalry passed them by, and Cao Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When they reached the end of the team, several cavalrymen suddenly came from the direction Cao Wu and the others were coming from. They ran and shouted: "General! Don't drive Zhang Song away from Yizhou!"
The general, who was weighing the money, reacted immediately and turned back to his horse.
However, Cao Wu reacted faster and the six horses ran wildly again.
Cao Wu cursed as he ran, what kind of luck did he have today? He finally got out of the city, but he met the cavalry team who went out in the middle of the night.
Moreover, people in the city discovered that he had run away so quickly. It was really Mercury retrograde.
He was about to turn around and curse a few words, but he saw from a distance that among the chasing cavalry, there was a woman holding a sword and looking at him angrily.
The woman opened her mouth and shouted: "Brother, where are you going? Why don't you take me with you!"
He was stunned and almost stunned.
Isn't that Sun Shangxiang?
Sun Shangxiang was there, so who was he kidnapping?
