Chapter 44: The White Horse (5)
Although Xu Miao is not known for his bravery and fighting, he is also a giant who has been fighting in the north and south for many years, and he has been killed in war for a long time, and his skills are very neat. Not to mention that he knew that he was the enemy, and he always wore armor under his robe every day, and he was never negligent. But this knife was so fast that Xu Miao couldn't react at all, and where its strength was too strong, it cut through the heavy armor like swinging a knife to cut off water, without the slightest obstacle!
The lieutenant general whose status is second only to Cao Wei in the white horse base has become two in the blink of an eye. And Cao Wei didn't hesitate, drew his knife and roared: "Kill them!" ”
Bright red blood spurted into the air with steaming heat, and then sprinkled on Cao Wei's face, as if pouring oil into the fire, arousing Cao Wei's fury. Zhao Lu, what kind of grudge do you have with us? Why did he, as a general under Shi Le, attack Xu Miao, who was an ally? Is it the fire that Shiler has been planning for a long time? Or is it a ploy of the Jin army on the other side of the river? The inside story of this may need to be carefully studied, but where do thieves have so many scruples? Since you do it, I will kill you without leaving a piece of armor!
In Cao Wei's mind, he was fully prepared to besiege and kill the Jin army's spies, so why is it difficult to kill a few horse thieves under Shi Le's subordinates now? With his order, the sword in front of him suddenly dazzled. Dozens of long knives slashed out of their sheaths, slashing and slashing, slashing and stabbing the enemy's body in an instant, and the sound of screams and roars in the ears was incessant, intertwined with the dull sound of musculoskeletal breaking, almost overpowering the roar of the river waves.
This kind of hand-to-hand combat is the most dangerous, and in three or five breaths, more than a dozen corpses are lying on the ground. Cao Wei himself, as a general, is a resourceful figure, so he will never participate in such hand-to-hand combat. He had already seen that Zhao Lu had brought elite people who were worth ten, and most of the fallen swords and swords were his own subordinates. Therefore, he kept shouting in his mouth, waving his sword and dancing in front of him, seemingly fighting, but in fact, he retreated quickly, intending to get out of the way, only needed the crossbowmen and cavalry from a little distance to arrive, and Zhao Lu's fight was poured with iron and copper, and it was also going to be crushed into slag.
Unexpectedly, there was no foundation at the foot of this rocky beachhead, Cao Wei retreated a few steps, did not step on a smooth pebble, and immediately fell to the ground, and the back of his head did not know what he had hit, and there was a muffled sound, and his eyes were black in pain. It's just that the distance between him and Zhao Lu and the others is too close! Before he could stand up, he didn't know how many punches he had received, only to feel that Zhou's body was in pain everywhere, and even his personal armor was about to be shattered. When he was about to struggle again, he felt a cold neck and was held by three or five long knives together.
Not far away, someone shouted, "Stop!" Stop it! Just hold Cao Wei, don't kill him! Someone else shouted, "Pull this guy up and show the thieves!" ”
As soon as this shout came out, the sound of the blades being handed over was extinguished. Immediately, someone lifted Cao Wei up with all hands and feet, tied up and down and pushed him to the front with thick hemp rope up and down, left and right.
Cao Wei can be a general under Wang Mi, who is a thief and a giant bandit, and his military exploits and prestige are not second thoughts, and he is indeed talented in governing the army, and his means of combining grace and power are even more incomparable to ordinary thieves, so although he was transferred away from Wang Mi by Shi Le at the beginning of the year, his subordinates who followed him were still loyal. At this moment, seeing that Cao Wei was being held hostage, many guard knights and archers and cavalry who were originally in ambush rushed forward, but no one dared to move.
Originally, it was to set up a net to besiege and kill the Jin army to cross the river, but how did it finally become like this? Such a gap is really unbearable. Cao Wei had the heart to call on his subordinates not to care about their own lives, and rushed up to kill Zhao Lu and others, but for some reason, he couldn't lift this breath to speak, and his anger only gurgled in his throat, almost holding out a mouthful of blood.
After a few more moments, Zhao Luxian took care of the last few Cao Wei's subordinates who resisted, and then turned out to the front of the queue.
I saw that the person standing on his left was with broken clothes and armor, a blue nose and a swollen face, it was the Captain Mu who had long been identified by himself as a spy of the Jin army and was wantonly trampled on by Zhao Lu; And standing on the right turned out to be the Captain Ma specially invited by Cao Wei from Wang Mi in order to determine the identity of Captain Mu!
At this time, how could Cao Wei not understand that the current situation was definitely not a thief infighting? He exhaled, lowered his head deeply, and laughed miserably, "I see...... It turns out that you are all spies of the imperial court......"
Before the words fell, the corner of his mouth was slammed with the back of a knife, and some teeth were loosened: "Dog guts thief, how do you speak!" ”
Captain Na Mu waved his hand to stop his subordinates from continuing to beat Cao Wei: "I am Mu Lan, a subordinate of General Pingbei of Youzhou, this is Zhao Lu, and that is Ma Bangde." A few of us spent the spirit of the boss to deceive General Cao, I am really sorry. ”
Cao Wei was slightly stunned: "Zhao Lu? ”
Mu Lan smiled: "Exactly." The name of this Zhao Lu Zhao team leader is the same as that of the giant under Shi Le, if it weren't for that, he wouldn't be able to pretend to be so vivid. ”
Zhao Lu smiled innocently: "I have seen a lot of all kinds of thieves, and I can always learn to be like this." It's just that I wronged Xiao Mu. When he stepped on Mu Lan and Cao Wei to answer, his gestures were like a fierce bandit, but at this time, looking at him, the evil qi around his body had disappeared without a trace, and the whole person was just a pure old pawn.
Mu Lan waved her hand without mind, and said lightly: "Don't be polite, uncle, it's all for the general's big business, what's the point of enduring a little hardship." ”
Ma Bangde clapped his hands vigorously, with a touched expression on his face: "Both of them are the pillars of Youzhou, loyal and upright people!" I am really impressed in the next! ”
These three people, one of them were honest, one of them took it for granted, and the other of them looked treacherous, and when they got together, Cao Wei was furious. He usually boasts that he is thoughtful and wise, even if he is captured this time, the previous arrangements are absolutely flawless, but where did he think that the Jin army was so treacherous, and the scammers sent one after another, he spared his own efforts, and finally ...... In the end, I was deceived by such an ordinary veteran! Cao Wei couldn't hold back his emotions, and laughed miserably: "What kind of grievance do I have with you? What grievances? For the sake of the white horse base, it took a lot of energy! ”
"We've been preparing for a long time to earn white bases. In the next pretending to be Hebei thieves and routing the army, mixed into the white horse base, is the first step. It's just that I don't have General Cao's good eyesight, I guess you have already seen the flaws when I crossed the river to cast. Mu Lan coughed lightly: "General Cao inherited the remnants of Qingxu Haoqiang, is proficient in military affairs, and has a sophisticated vision, I admire it very much." It's a pity that you couldn't have imagined my father-in-law's methods. ”
Cao Wei snorted: "I really didn't expect that there would be so many secrets in our army!" ”
"Not bad!" Mu Lan bowed his head: "To be honest, General Cao, although our army has been clearing out the Liukou in Hebei these days, there are actually countless shadows lurking in the south before and after. Ma Bond and I just happened to meet at the right time, and it came in handy at the White Horse Base. You became suspicious of Mu, so you sent someone to Wang Mi's subordinates to urgently transfer the subordinates from Hebei to identify them...... In fact, even if you are not the master of the horse team, there will be other of our troops who secretly ask for orders to come. Hehe, thieves are thieves, if you win, you will swarm, and if you lose, you will scatter, and you will never be as orderly as the master of the imperial court, and it is really simple to enter some capable personnel into it. ”