Five thousand people entered the mountains and forests according to the plan, and Liu Biao's scouts had been following them before, but since yesterday, Cao Ang suddenly ordered to kill all the Liu Biao scouts who were still following around, and after clearing these ears and eyes, the army immediately entered the mountain, and then disappeared without a trace. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

After entering the mountains and forests, the frame of the cart transporting black powder could no longer be moved, so all the soldiers had to be responsible for carrying a part of it, but fortunately, a lot of food had been reduced before, and each person was not too burdened to carry an extra ten catties of gunpowder.

"Xunzi Yibing Chapter" said: "Wei Zhiwu's soldiers take it by degree, the armor of the three genera, the crossbow of the twelve stones, the negative arrow is fifty, the crown is on it, the crown is with a sword, and the food for three days is won, and the day is in the middle of the day and tends to a hundred miles." ”

There must be some exaggeration in this, Yuan Yun knows it, and even thinks that it is good to have one-tenth of such combat power, but when he saw these recruits in Xu Du, he felt that maybe those Wei Wushu could really do it, after all, these recruits in front of him were also seventy or eighty pounds each, and they had walked hundreds of miles on foot, and they were still in good spirits, if they didn't have an old mare to walk on their behalf, and all the weight would have been thrown to Shi Shen and Xiaoliu, I am afraid that they would have been tired and lay down.

"It's here!" An old servant beside him suddenly muttered a sentence, and then quickly climbed a high ground to observe.

Dian Man saw Yuan Yun showing an inquiring look, so he explained: "This is the old shopkeeper of our Dian clan, Dian Kuo, some business in the direction of Jingzhou is handed over to him, so he is also the most familiar with the terrain here." ”

Dian Man's speech, the old shopkeeper named Dian Kuo reversed back, and then said with a smile: "This is here, the following is all natural flat roads, which are most suitable for horses to pass through, and the terrain in other places is mostly uneven mountain and stone roads, not to mention horses, people are not easy to walk, so Zhang Xiu will inevitably pass through here if he returns." ”

Yuan Yun looked in the direction pointed by Dian Kuo, and saw that there was indeed a zigzag natural road under the mountain where they were, although it was overgrown with weeds, but it was relatively a very ordinary primitive dirt road, so he searched the map in his mind and found that the distance from here to Jingzhou was indeed the shortest.

"My scouts came to report just now, and they have found a lot of traces of cavalry passing here, and I think Zhang Xiu did sneak into the direction of Yuzhou from here before coming to Zhang Xiu." After Cao Ang finished speaking, he turned over and got off his horse, and soon the two lieutenants sent the map, and after studying it several times, he finally confirmed that this was the only way for Zhang Xiu.

After a while, the order was passed down, and the previous baggage soldiers began to get busy, all their training on weekdays except for transporting grain and grass, that is, how to place gunpowder, so at this moment they all seem to be familiar with it, some people turn over the soil, some people place gunpowder bullets, some people arrange the line of fire, the most powerful thing is that when they turn the soil, they do not damage the weeds on the surface, and they can still remain the same after being buried, and they can not be easily recognized at all.

"There are high ground on both sides here, Zhang Xiu will definitely send someone to spy on these two highlands first when he passes through here, how can we hide it then?" Dian Man had already probed around the ambush place, and when he returned to Yuan Yun and Cao Ang at this moment, he immediately asked questions.

Yuan Yun threw away the branch he was holding, he and Cao Ang had been discussing the surrounding terrain just now, and at this moment the land in front of the two of them was painted with various patterns, and after hearing the question of Dianman, he smiled and said: "Zhang Xiu is in a hurry to rush back to rescue Wancheng at the moment, it is unlikely that he will check the situation in such detail, and this place is very secretive, it is estimated that even his sergeant Jia Xu would not have thought that someone could set up an ambush here." ”

Cao Ang also continued: "If we don't have black powder in our hands, this place is definitely not a suitable place for ambush, although there are high ground on both sides, but it is relatively gentle, and the cavalry can reach the top with a charge, and the ambush here is not enough for the enemy's cavalry to rush and kill, and the vegetation here is not luxuriant, and it is impossible to attack with fire, so Zhang Xiu will not doubt it here even if he suspects." ”

Dian Man looked back at the road when he heard this, just now he was a charge up here, the nearby vegetation has not yet reached the foot, even if it is set on fire, it can't burn much, this place is really not suitable for ambush, so he was relieved, and then asked: "When will Zhang Xiu arrive?" ”

Yuan Yun smiled and replied: "Shi Shen's goods have already rushed to the front to investigate, if those scouts sent out by Wancheng are still powerful, they should have already passed the news to Zhang Xiu, and now Zhang Xiu must be crazy to rush back, maybe this will have entered this mountainous area from the direction of Yuzhou, and we will wait slowly." ”

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When the shopkeeper informed Hu Che'er and Zhang Xian that he was a member of the Taoists, the two of them immediately flashed through their minds. Five buckets of rice said, but they all know that five buckets of rice is a contempt for the right one, if you really want to shout out, the other party must be very angry, and as for the so-called one is a piece, in fact, it is developed from the Heavenly Master Dao founded by Zhang Daoling, this Zhang Daoling is Zhang Lu's grandfather, they think that the Taoist Lao Tzu is the founder of the mountain, and the management of the entire sect is very similar to the Taiping Dao of the Yellow Turban Thief, which is very unpleasant, if Yuan Yun knows at this moment, he will definitely call Zhang Lu a god stick, or a hand-me-down god stick of three generations of ancestors and grandchildren.

Hu Che'er is a mallet, he only knows that it is actually more catchy to shout five buckets of rice, thanks to Zhang Xian's reminder, otherwise he will definitely offend people when they meet, and the reason why they are called five buckets of rice is mainly because of one of their rules, that is, all members of the sect must hand over five buckets of rice as a tribute.

Hu Che'er has been with the person who claims to be with him night after day, the other party's name is Yan Pu, if he remembers correctly, he should be Zhang Lu's military advisor, his own group of people are entering Zhang Lu's territory at the moment, and it is not uncommon to meet this Yan Pu, and because of the addition of this Yan Pu, food is no longer a problem these days, every time he walks anywhere, there will be nearby villagers to send food, which makes Hu Che'er feel very magical, and also has some sense of superiority, this feeling of being loved by the people seems to have never been experienced.

"General Hu Che'er, now that we have entered the territory of my lord, although you can rest assured, whether it is food or safety, there will be no big problem." When Yan Pu spoke, he was still sitting comfortably on his ox cart, his face full of peace.

Hu Che'er snorted, and then nodded, his war horse had been killed by himself and replaced with edible horse meat, and at the moment he could only walk on his feet, following the ox cart of the Yan Garden, and now the only thing he wondered about was what the appearance of this Yan Garden represented? He didn't say that he invited himself to Zhang Lu's camp, nor did he mean to arrest himself to sacrifice himself to Cao Cao, he really couldn't understand the other party's intentions.

"Thanks to Mr. Zimao for taking care of him all the way, now we are far away from the dangerous land in Wancheng, and now I just want to send the children of my lord to my relatives as soon as possible, now that there is no danger, it is better for us to plan for ourselves later, so we will not trouble Mr. Zimao." Zhang Xian's severed arm at the moment has received good treatment, and the Yan Pu in front of him is not only easy-going, but also has superb medical skills, coupled with white hair and silver beard, he does look a little immortal, but now they are out of the catastrophe, and they really don't want to take a pair of children of the lord to go to other lords, so they just want to get out quickly.

Yan Pu also seemed to guess Zhang Xian's concerns, so he smiled and said: "Since General Zhang Xian said so, it is inconvenient for the old man to stay longer, so it is better to part ways, and if there is a chance to drink with the two of you in the future." ”

Yan Pu left after speaking, without any intention of staying at all, and seemed very simple.

Looking at Yan Pu, who was walking so happily, Hu Che'er and Zhang Xian both felt a little guilty in their hearts, after all, the other party had been helping their group, and now it was like driving people away, and they were somewhat unhappy, but after seeing Zhang Xiu's family again, the two still gritted their teeth and endured it, the important thing at this moment is to keep Zhang Xiu's family, and everything else can be ignored, this is the standard of loyalty.

Yan Pu's ox cart gradually walked away, and the servant who drove the cart walked far enough before asking, "Mr. Zimao, let's just let the embroidered family go?" If these people are brought back to Hanzhong, Zhang Xiu will inevitably be restrained by us in the future, is it too casual to let them go like this? ”

Yan Pu smiled, stroked his beard and said: "Although Hu Che'er is loyal, but he is not smart enough, although Zhang Xian is quite smart, but he is too cautious, how far can such a couple go with a group of women and children?" Wancheng in the east is already in Cao Ang's bag, and the people there can't see that Zhang Xiu's family is still alive, and Liu Biao is still alive after the defeat of Xu Du, where do they dare to take in Zhang Xiu's family now, as for Li Dao and these people, I'm afraid that Hu Che'er and Zhang Xian are even more worried, taking Zhang Xiu's family over there is equivalent to sending sheep to feed the tiger, so although we let them go, in fact, they can't move an inch, and they will come back to us sooner or later. ”

After saying this, Yan Pu still frowned, and continued: "We will go to Zhang Village now, spread the news of Hu Che'er and the others, and let the 'Zhitou Great Sacrifice Wine' send Daoists to monitor these people, if they really go in the direction of Xudu, then kill them all, and then send the heads to Cao Cao." ”

On the other side, Hu Che'er and Zhang Xian didn't know that Yan Pu, who was looking at the sincerity, had already killed them, and the two saw Yan Pu's ox cart going away, but they shouted to stop their team, looking at the scorching noon sun, Hu Che'er gave an order and camped on the spot.

The women and children all went into the tents that had just been set up to avoid the daylight, and Hu Che'er took Zhang Xian for a walk around the camp. Although the scout who delivered the letter had been looking for Zhang Xiu for a long time, the two of them thought of Cao Ang's terrible witchcraft, and always felt that even if Zhang Xiu led the army back, the odds were still insufficient, so Wancheng definitely didn't want to go back.

"Zhang Xian, how about we go to Liu Biao? He had made a covenant with the lord before, and if we go to him now, he will not categorically refuse, right? Hu Che'er asked casually, in fact, he also felt that there was not much chance in his heart, in this troubled world, people's faith is really the most untrustworthy thing, which has almost become a universal value.

Zhang Xian just shook his head and smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said: "Liu Biao saw us, he will definitely take the heads of me and others to sacrifice to Cao Cao, he failed to besiege Xu Du, and now it is estimated that he is trying his best to solve this trouble, wouldn't we go to the net?" And Li Dao can't go there, now the lord's family is under the protection of us, once he is taken away by Li Dao, he will inevitably use this to coerce, and Zhang Lu's Zhengyi is actually another Taiping Dao, what is the fate of the Yellow Turban thief, you and I are very clear, alas. ”

Hu Che'er nodded blankly and said, "In this way, we have no way out, alas." ”

Zhang Xian has been thinking about a question for the past two days, what is right and what is wrong in this world? But he can't figure it out when he thinks about it, but he knows very well in his heart that what Zhang Xiu did in Wancheng before, it must be wrong, making the people in the territory miserable, this is the biggest sin, in this case, is he with the wrong person?

Thinking of this, Zhang Xian tentatively asked Hu Che'er: "Why don't we go in the direction of Xudu?" ”

Hu Che'er was stunned and wondered: "Xu Du? ”

Zhang Xian saw that Hu Che'er didn't seem to have any objections, so he boldly continued: "Yes, Xu Du, let's go to Cao Cao." ”