"Miaocai, you go and report to brother, I will chase Niu Fu first!"
Cao Ren said urgently and rushed out without even looking back.
At this time, he couldn't care about the enemy soldiers in front of him. A Niu Fu was worth much more than them.
Cao Cao quickly received the news, and his first reaction was disbelief, but then he recalled what Zhang Heng had said before the war started.
After the enemy army is defeated, the remnants will inevitably go to high and dangerous places. After the flood recedes, they will flee back to Chenggao. Duke Cao can lead his soldiers and horses to guard the road they must pass. This will surely gain something!
At that time, Cao Cao also said that Zhang Heng wanted to give all the credit to his own people, so he deliberately separated himself.
Now that I think about it, Zhang Heng truly treats everyone equally, and the credit depends entirely on luck.
"Zi Yi is indeed a true gentleman!"
Cao Cao sighed, then opened his eyes suddenly and shouted: "The whole army listens to the order. The person running away in the distance is Niu Fu, the leader of the thieves. Follow me and kill him. Whoever captures Niu Fu alive will be rewarded with millions of dollars and promoted to five officials." class!"
Facing Niu Fu who was at the end of his rope, Cao Cao chose to go all out without hesitation.
This is Dong Zhuo's former army commander, a general in charge of 30,000 troops. If placed in the Kanto Alliance, Niu Fu's status would definitely be no less than that of the princes. If this person can be captured alive, it won't be a problem to make him a marquis!
Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men.
Following Cao Cao's order, the elite soldiers under his command who had been preparing for a long time rushed out and went straight to Niu Fu.
Niu Fu was still secretly glad that no one was chasing him, but suddenly he heard the loud shouting of killing behind him.
When I looked back, I was almost scared out of my mind!
Good guy, everyone rushed to kill him. Even Cao Hong, who had been chasing the fleeing soldiers before, heard the news and came over.
What evil have I done!
Niu Fu lamented, but he could only forcefully urge the mount on his crotch and try his best to escape.
But the war horse under his crotch had finally managed to escape from the flood with his life, and it carried Niu Fu and ran wildly in the middle of the night. At this moment, it was at the end of its strength, and no matter how much Niu Fu urged, it could not speed up any more.
During the battle with Zhang Fei in the middle of the night, Niu Fu sold his soldiers and finally got a chance to escape. On the way, he encountered a few horses that were lucky enough to survive.
Niu Fu was overjoyed immediately, mounted his horse and continued to escape. On the way, he also encountered escaping soldiers one after another, thus organizing a team of hundreds of people. Just when Niu Fu was sighing that he was finally lucky, he encountered Cao Cao's ambush.
What's more, the enemy seems to have recognized his identity and rushed towards him like a mad dog.
Seeing that Cao Ren was getting closer and closer to him, but the horse under his crotch was getting slower and slower, Niu Fu felt anxious, so he pulled out his sword and stabbed the horse in the butt.
The war horse neighed in pain and began to run wildly.
Relying on this method that was almost like drinking poison to quench thirst, Niu Fu finally distanced himself from Cao Ren again.
But the good times didn't last long. After escaping for a while, the mount's speed slowed down again.
The wound on his butt was still bleeding, and all his strength had been exhausted. Ushisuke on the horse was still struggling to drive away. Under the triple pressure, the war horse finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground.
Faced with this sudden change, Niu Fu reacted quickly and rolled off the horse like a lazy donkey. At least he did not hurt himself.
Looking at the war horse again, it was foaming at the mouth, twitching all over, and after neighing twice with all its strength, it stopped moving.
It looked like he was exhausted.
This time Niu Fu was completely desperate.
The sound of horse hooves in the distance is getting closer and closer, as if death is coming.
"God is really going to kill me!"
Niu Fu couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, his eyes filled with despair.
"I don't know whether you are immortal or not, but you fell into my hands today and you didn't run away."
Cao Ren, who was chasing from behind, couldn't help laughing when he heard these words.
The next moment, a spear thrust out, right in the middle of Niu Fu's roar.
Niu Fu was already despairing at this time and did not put up any more futile resistance.
"Tie them up!"
Cao Ren held a gun in one hand and ordered.
The soldiers beside him immediately dismounted and rushed forward to tie Niu Fu up with ropes.
By the time Cao Cao arrived, everything had settled.
"Brother, this is Ushifu!"
Cao Ren pointed at the tied Niu Fu, smiling happily.
This is a great achievement!
When Cao Cao heard that it was Niu Fu before, he was quite excited. But now that he had the credit, he calmed down and looked at Niu Fu with neither sadness nor joy.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered Wei Zi who died in the Bianshui battle that day, and Bao Xin's younger brother Bao Tao.
"You, a thief of Dong, are so vicious that you acted as the aide of a tiger. When you committed crimes, did you ever think that this day would happen?" Cao Cao looked at Niu Fu and sneered.
"Hmph, who are you? Although I am unfortunately captured, I am not something someone like you can humiliate."
Niu Fu knew that he was going to die, so he just toughed it out.
Hearing this, Cao Ren was furious and scolded: "You thief, you dare to be so arrogant when you are about to die! Brother, why don't you just kill this guy and take his head back. Anyway, the credit is the same."
"No, although we captured this thief, we still have to take him back and wait for Liu Xuande to be punished."
Cao Cao waved his hand to stop Cao Ren who was about to take action, and then ordered to return to the army.
The biggest fish has been caught, and it is already three o'clock in the day. The soldiers who can escape have almost escaped. There is no point in continuing to defend this place. It is better to take Niu Fu back as soon as possible.
But what Cao Cao didn't know was that shortly after he led his army to leave, another group of people came galloping on the official road, and it was Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew.
When it comes to marching and fighting, Zhang Ji can only be said to have mediocre abilities.
But when it comes to how to survive, Zhang Ji can be said to be a master.
He had long expected that Liu Bei's army would not only take advantage of the flood to attack, but would also set up an ambush on his way back, so he was cautious along the way and sent people to investigate the front every few miles to make sure there was no danger before leaving. Extreme.
It was precisely because of this caution that the uncle and nephew and his party escaped smoothly without encountering pursuers.
By the afternoon, we were completely out of Xingyang, so we were safe for the time being.
Zhang Ji looked around and saw that there was no one around. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and ordered his soldiers to dismount and rest for a while.
If he keeps running, even if the horse can resist it, the man will not.
Zhang Ji ordered his soldiers to light up several bonfires, and the uncle and nephew gathered around the fires to keep warm.
"Uncle, where are we going now?"
After a while, Zhang Xiu finally felt a little warmer and couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, Zhang Ji couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly.
It stands to reason that since they have escaped, they should go to Chenggao to find Dong Zhuo's large army and report the news of their defeat.
But even Zhang Xiu from Zhizhangzi didn't think about it, which shows that this is really not a good place.
With Dong Zhuo's temper, after learning that his 30,000-strong army had been wiped out, he would definitely be furious and would probably kill the uncle and nephew directly.
Zhang Xiu may be a little dazed, but he is definitely not stupid!
But if he doesn't go back, his family members are still in Luoyang. Once Dong Zhuo finds out that he is absconding in fear of crime, he and his nephew Zhang Xiu's wife will definitely be attacked.
So how to protect yourself now has become a problem.
He had just experienced a near-death escape, and now he was still thinking about how to survive from his own people. It was really ridiculous.
Seeing that Zhang Ji was silent, Zhang Xiu thought for a while and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Uncle, why don't we sneak back to Luoyang quietly and pick up my aunt and return to Liangzhou."
Zhang Ji shook his head and said, "When Prime Minister Dong goes to war, he must leave a letter and give priority to his students to guard Luoyang. Can we pick up his family members from under his nose?"
Mentioning the tall and thin figure, Zhang Xiu stopped talking and could only shake his head.
In the entire Xiliang army, the most feared person was not Dong Zhuo, but Li Ru.
After a long silence, Zhang Ji finally spoke.
"Let's go to Chenggao, meet with Prime Minister Dong, and explain clearly the cause and effect."
Zhang Xiu said anxiously: "Uncle, Prime Minister Dong is cruel and will definitely not let us go."
"Of course I know, but if I can find someone's help, I will definitely be able to find a way out from Prime Minister Dong."
"Who?" Zhang Xiu asked confused.
"Mr. Jia Wenhe."
When the name was mentioned, Zhang Jilian's tone became respectful.
