Originally, Ah Da turned his head three times with one step, and Cao Wu pointed at Xiao Qiao, indicating that he had a hostage, and then she left with a pale face.
After they all left, Cao Wucai sighed silently in his heart.
Sure enough, one should not be too complacent. I was thinking about riding a flying dragon on my face before, but I changed hands and was in danger.
Yes, my brother is still in a situation where the flying dragon is riding on his face, but I have a good plan here, why did it end up like this.
It is not that he did not take into account the situation of encountering enemies in his plan, but because it was a night operation, it was difficult for Sun Ben to mobilize a large group of cavalry to chase them in a hurry. If there were dozens of people, just a few of them would be able to break out. A way out.
Who would have thought that we would encounter so many cavalry marching in the middle of the night!
Looking at Sun Shangxiang's gray face, he probably went out hunting at night.
Sun Ce was assassinated while hunting. Sun Quan was hunting tigers and Zhang Zhao pointed at his nose and said that Sun Ben and Sun Shangxiang also liked hunting. This gene of the Sun family is really speechless.
If he is really Zhang Song, he just needs to go back and wait for Sun Quan to come back.
But he is lying. No matter whether Sun Quan wins or loses, as long as he learns that Yizhou not only did not send troops, but also sent people to support Cao Cao, the secret will be revealed soon, and his ending will be self-evident.
Now I am still holding a bottle of oil in my arms, and there are so many people on the enemy side, which is really troublesome.
Sun Ben looked at Cao Wu with burning eyes.
Before Sun Quan left, he assigned Sun Ben, a member of the clan, to defend the rear, but he retained a hand, and Sun Ben took charge alone. These three hundred cavalrymen were just transferred from the Chaisang garrison. None of his men in Yuzhang were here. In Chaisang City behind him, there were thousands of infantrymen who were not his subordinates.
During the day, Sun Bi and Zhang Zhao had a quarrel because they failed to coordinate Yuzhang's troops. They were angry and went out to hunt in the city at night to relax, but they didn't expect to meet Cao Wu who was running away at night.
While waiting for A Da and others to go away, Sun Ben's people were slowly approaching.
Sun Ben couldn't take his eyes off the iron pipe in Cao Wu's hand. Long-term battlefield experience told him that there was something wrong with these things that only had long arms and didn't even have sharp edges.
Sure enough, Cao Wuping raised the iron pipe and said to him: "I heard this, the governor of Yuzhang, Sun Bi, went out of the city in the middle of the night to capture and kill the Zhou Qiao family. He disobeyed the governor of the left, which is tantamount to conspiracy! You can take a step forward and fight with him. Same crime as conspiracy!"
The cavalrymen looked at each other and subconsciously stopped.
Regardless of whether Sun Bi was treasonous or not, Xiao Qiao in Cao Wu's arms was recognized by Sun Bi and Sun Shangxiang as genuine. They dared not move lightly because of Zhou Yu's prestige.
Sun Ben's hands were trembling with anger, and he said loudly: "You guys are eating the inside out, and you will believe it after others say a few words! You are all chosen by me, how can I trick you!"
Cao Wu said: "Whether it is treason or not, God knows. Zhang has already sworn an oath. If you are not treason, do you dare to swear an oath?"
Sun Ben believed that he was a general who fought hard on the battlefield. Even if he fought alone, he was not afraid of Cao Wu. He wanted to talk to Cao Wu while looking for opportunities to rescue Xiao Qiao and then capture Cao Wu. So while slowly approaching, he pretended to be confused and asked: "What oath?"
Sun Shangxiang also quietly approached, but the other cavalrymen hesitated and made no move.
Cao Wudao: "If you conspire to rebel, you will be punished by thunder from heaven!"
Sun Ben laughed loudly: "Zhongmou is my brother, who am I trying to rebel against? Against my own Sun family?"
Cao Wu said coldly: "Isn't it the clan that was responsible for the chaos in the Seven Kingdoms during Emperor Jing's time? Don't you dare to swear?"
"It's a joke, why don't you dare! Everyone heard it, if I really rebel, then I will be killed by thunder from heaven!"
As soon as Sun Ben finished speaking, he heard a loud "bang".
The cavalrymen saw that Sun Ben was still swearing one moment, and the next moment, his mount, the divine yellow-maned horse, had its head exploded and fell to its knees with all four hooves.
Sun Ben, who was riding a horse, fell off his horse and did not know whether he was alive or dead.
Sun Shangxiang was the closest, and the horses were frightened and ran a long distance before stopping.
The cavalry horses were making a fuss, but when they saw Cao Wu on the opposite side holding up an iron pipe, he shouted: "Sun Ben has rebelled and has been executed. The rest of them should return to the city quickly to inform Zhang Changshi!"
The cavalry were shocked and confused, but after hearing an ouch, Sun Ben got up from the ground covered in dirt. His body was covered with the blood of his own horses, and he looked hideous and terrifying in the moonlight.
Seeing that he could still stand up, Cao Wu sighed in his heart. This iron barrel gun was indeed unreliable. It couldn't hit accurately at such a close distance. It was clearly aimed at the chest, but it hit the horse's head.
It seems that when I go back this time, I have to find a way to improve the firearms. Even if it is limited by productivity and cannot make good equipment and cannot be mass-produced, I still have to improve the accuracy.
Seeing Sun Ben standing up and still shaking his head, Cao Wu raised the iron barrel gun again.
His iron barrel gun could only be fired once and could no longer be used after firing, but Sun Ben didn't know that.
As soon as Sun Ben saw the iron pipe gun raised, he immediately hid behind the horse that fell on the ground and shouted: "Everyone, please pay attention, this kid knows witchcraft! That iron pipe is a witchcraft!"
"What kind of sorcery? You swore that it aroused the wrath of heaven!"
Cao Wuqi laughed, turned around and said, "Wait for the other riders to help the tyrants, and wait until Zhang Changshi takes care of you when you go back!"
After saying that, he hit his horse and left.
Sun Ben said anxiously: "Everyone, hurry up and chase!"
As a result, none of the many cavalrymen moved.
As soon as Sun Ben finished his oath, a loud noise occurred. The soldiers in the back row did not know the truth and could not help but not ring the oath. The ancients are not modern people. These soldiers did not have much culture. They believed in things like the oath of heaven and earth. They were afraid that Sun Ben would really rebel, so they hesitated for a while.
Sun Ben was furious: "This guy has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. He calls the black things white. Are you all bewitched by this magic?"
As a result, Sun Shangxiang's voice came from the side: "Brother Boyang, are you really planning to rebel? Was it really a divine punishment just now?"
Sun Ben's face turned green with anger, and he pulled out his sword with a "clang" sound. Only then could he urge the cavalry to catch up.
In this moment, Cao Wu had already galloped far away.
At first he walked along the main road, but then he decided that it was not possible and turned into a small road.
"Ada and the others should have taken the high road. If I took the high road, it would bring them trouble."
Even though he had rested enough before, he was still tired after riding for more than an hour.
After walking for a while, I saw a river standing in front of me. I didn't know which tributary of the Yangtze River it was.
He heard no news of the pursuers from behind, so he put down Xiao Qiao, who was wrapped in a quilt, and went to the river to wash his face.
The water in the river was cold and I felt energetic immediately.
He filled a bowl with some water and brought it back to Xiao Qiao. He lifted a corner and revealed his face. When he saw it, he was shocked.
Xiao Qiao's face was as red as an apple, she was covered in sweat, and it was even worse when she saw the wind and cold.
He quickly adjusted Xiao Qiao's position, letting her rest on his lap, and poured water into her chapped lips.
The water was too cold. Xiao Qiao's mouth was wet, and his eyebrows were wrinkled. He slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw it was Cao Wu, he weakly said: "Don't drive... Sir, what happened... before, Xiao Qiao... heard it."
Cao Wu nodded and let her drink some water, and her complexion improved.
Cao Wudao: "I had no choice but to take this step. Madam, don't blame me!"
Xiao Qiao shook his head hard, and said with bloodshot eyes, "I don't blame you, sir. I want to ask you for something. Can you help Xiao Qiao?"
"What's up?"
Xiao Qiao rested for a while and said with difficulty: "My husband and eldest sister have gone to Xuande Gong for support. I really can't feel relieved and want to take a look, but... Xiao Qiao has never been out of the cage in his life. Since the husband has already been with General Sun, Form an alliance, that is also an ally of Duke Xuande, can you take me there..."
Halfway through her words, she felt that her request was too much, and then added: "If it doesn't work, just leave me here and I can go by myself."
In the original plan, Sun Shangxiang was brought with him. This little girl was unruly and willful, but she did have some martial arts skills. Cao Wu felt no psychological burden if he let her go. But Xiao Qiao is different.
Cao Wu looked at Xiao Qiao's fragile body. This woman actually claimed that she was in a cage. It seemed that her life was not as glamorous as it seemed.
She is too weak. Now Jiangxia is in chaos. It is estimated that several children will be able to rob her. Let her go to Liu Bei by herself. Of course, it will not work.
But he had just escaped from danger, so naturally he would not go to Liu Bei's place to enjoy the excitement. After what happened with Chai Sang, Pang Tong must have been wary of himself, and it would be even more difficult for him to distance himself.
Cao Wudao: "Madam, you should go back to Chaisang! There should be pursuers behind you now. When they see you, they will save you."
Xiao Qiao stopped talking. Only when Cao Wu looked again did he realize that probably due to last night's troubles, Xiao Qiao's typhoid fever worsened and he had fallen asleep.
Cao Wu had no choice but to find some medicinal materials in his bag. Cao Ah Shi had prepared small medical bags in advance for emergency use.
He rummaged inside and found a medicine pack to treat injuries, but there was no hot water around him, so he had to give up.
"It's really..."
He could only help Xiao Qiao onto the horse, then get on the horse himself, still holding Xiao Qiao, and walked along the river embankment for a while, when he suddenly remembered something.
He turned around on horseback and stepped heavily on the place where he had just washed his face a few times. He also tore off a piece of cloth from the quilt that wrapped Xiao Qiao, placed it on the ground and stepped on it, then stepped on the river bank and made a slide. Traces in the water.
Then he rode his horse and walked south along the river embankment.
The sky was already bright, and Cao Wu was walking by the river, looking for good land and trying not to let Xiao Qiao get knocked over.
This is a tributary of the south bank of the Yangtze River. The further south you go, the narrower the river becomes. There should be a bridge to cross the river. Then follow the river north and you will find the Yangtze River.
Cao Wu has studied the Yangtze River for a long time and is very familiar with the terrain of the Yangtze River. When the time comes, he only needs to go upstream along the Yangtze River to find his way back to Jiangling.
If you come across a place where you can stay and rest along the way, then think about Xiao Qiao's affairs.
After he left, Sun Bi and Sun Shangxiang led people to chase him here. They immediately saw the fragments of Xiao Qiao's quilt and the traces of someone falling into the water.
Sun Shangxiang was shocked: "Brother Boyang, this... ugly monster will not fall into the river and drown!"
Sun Ben squinted his eyes and carefully looked at the traces. After a long time, he said: "In the chaos, I can still think of making fake traces. This pine is really amazing. There must be countless such traces in the future to fake the real ones. It's really amazing."
Sun Shangxiang immediately became unhappy: "But we still have to chase him, Sister Xiao Qiao is still in his hands!"
Sun Ben's face was uncertain, and he had already been convicted of hurting Xiao Qiao. Even now, rumors that he was punished by Tian Lei for swearing had probably spread in Chaisang City.
This Zhang Song is really abominable for ruining my reputation!
Sun Ben gritted his teeth and said: "Keep chasing!"
So everyone got on their horses and divided their troops to chase upstream and downstream.
…
Further up the river, at the head of Xiakou City, Liu Bei blew the cold wind all night on the east gate tower, but failed to wait for reinforcements. Instead, he received extremely bad news.
Shiyang City fell.
