【Chapter 699】 Draw salary from the bottom of the kettle
"You are still stunned, kill him for me, and avenge the lord for you!"
Seeing Zhang Miao's head cut off in front of him, and the blood spurting from the broken neck splashed Cao Cao's face, he suddenly shouted urgently, and ordered Zhang Miao's personal soldiers and thousands of men and horses to intercept and kill General Yuan.
"Wait!" Before Cao Cao's words fell, he saw a team of people rushing behind him, and the leader was Yuan Shao's general Chun Yuqiong.
"Why did Meng De order the killing of my generals, didn't he think that my Jizhou army was easy to bully, and he would kill if he wanted to?"
Chun Yuqiong beat his horse and galloped to Cao Cao's side, his tone was very unkind, and he glared at Cao Cao angrily, as if he wanted Cao Cao to give him a satisfactory answer, otherwise he would never sit back and watch Cao Cao wantonly kill the generals of the Jizhou army.
Speaking of which, the reason why Chun Yuqiong dared to call Cao Cao in public was indeed for some reasons. Back then, he and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao had the same smell, and they often went in and out of wine shops and fireworks and willow alleys together, and they had a great friendship with each other. When Emperor Ling formed the soldiers and horses of the Eighth School of the West Garden, he and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and other four people were the eight captains of the West Garden; And Xu You is a guest under Yuan Shao's account, and his status is still below him. But since Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang, the situation faced by Chun Yuqiong took a sharp turn for the worse, not only did he lose a battalion of men and horses in his hands, but the mansion was also confiscated by the Xiliang army, forcing him to jump over the wall in a hurry and had to defect to Yuan Shao's command. In the past, Yuan Shao's follower Xu You jumped into the dragon gate, turned over and became a very relied on strategist under Yuan Shao's account, calling for wind and rain, and the power was by no means comparable to Chun Yuqiong.
There is another point that has to be mentioned, that is, the so-called Luoyang celebrities who followed Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others in the past. Since Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang, most people chose to defect to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and few were willing to join Cao Cao. After all, the Yuan family is a famous family of the fourth and third dukes, and the number of connections and resources that can be borrowed far exceeds that of Cao Cao. Therefore, all the playmates who played together in the past defected to the Yuan brothers, but no one was willing to assist Cao Cao. Among them, the most famous are: Xu You, Chun Yuqiong, Chen Lin, Xun brothers and others.
At this moment, seeing that Chun Yuqiong dared to name him in front of him, Cao Cao was very annoyed and wanted to order Chun Yuqiong, a snob, to be slaughtered. Once upon a time, Chun Yuqiong also secretly befriended him Cao Cao and often exchanged letters. Talk about friendship and leave it for good karma. Especially when he occupied Yanzhou, Chun Yuqiong didn't even dare to breathe in front of him Cao Cao. Be respectful and respectful, and dare not be presumptuous at all. does not admit that the world is declining, and now his Cao Cao Yanzhou foundation has been taken by Lu Bu, and he has lost troops one after another. Completely downcast; And Chun Yuqiong finally showed an ugly snobbish face. actually dared to shout in front of everyone and make a big statement.
Such a villain's behavior really made Cao Cao deeply disgusted and extremely shameful.
However, the shape is stronger than people, even if Cao Cao is reluctant at this time, he is helpless and powerless. treats Chun Yuqiong, not only can he not be offended in public. On the contrary, there should be some concessions, false grievances, and not compete with Chun Yuqiong. Conflict in public. Otherwise, all the efforts he had made before would come to naught, and he would do everything possible to defeat Chun Yuqiong's slanderous words in front of Yuan Shao.
Out of the corner of his eye, he paid attention to the handsome Yuan Jiang cutting off Zhang Miao's head with one shot, Cao Cao caught a glimpse of this person not only did not rush out of the official road at the first time, but also stayed in place and wantonly killed Zhang Miao's soldiers, killing all directions, no one could stop him.
Seeing this scene with his own eyes, Cao Cao saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, while deliberately intercepting and killing this group of suspected arsonists, he was also very jealous, for fear that this Yuan general would rush in front of him and stab himself under the horse like Zhang Miao, and his body would be in a different place.
"General Chun Yu is a little calm, and listen to Cao's explanation." Waving his hand to stop the movement of the soldiers around him, Cao Cao pointed to the handsome Yuan general holding a spear more than 20 steps away, and asked in a deep voice: "The general might as well take a good look, this person is the general under the account of the Yuan League?" Moreover, this person has just killed Zhang Miao Taishou in public, and led fifty or sixty young men to kill all the way out of the valley granary. ”
Speaking of this, Cao Cao's words changed sharply and continued: "Regardless of whether this person is a general under the command of Yuan Meng, just because this thief dares to kill Zhang Miao in public, he is a bold and arrogant person, and the blame cannot be escaped. Moreover, although the dozens of people in this group have Jizhou accents, their behavior is very suspicious. They rushed from the granary of the valley, and no matter whether they encountered the Jizhou army or the Yanzhou soldiers along the way, they were all killed without mercy. Such an abnormal behavior is really suspicious, and I can't help but doubt their true identity. Therefore, Cao concluded that these people did not belong to any of the princes of the Allied Army, but the enemy villains sent by the Xiliang Li Thieves to rob the camp and set it on fire! ”
"The camp-robbers sent by the Li thief?" Chun Yuqiong was shocked when she heard this, and was stunned: "Meng De is saying that more than 50 people are soldiers and horses under the command of Li Thief, and they came to burn our army's grain and grass camp?" ”
"General Chun Yu guessed it as soon as he guessed it." Cao Cao bowed his head slightly, and said thoughtfully: "If Cao is not mistaken, these murderers wearing Yuan Jun's armor are actually a group of men and horses specially sent by Li Li to rob the camp!" ”
"Ugh!" Chun Yuqiong was stunned when she heard this, but her eyes had already looked at the bloody battle not far away, and she couldn't help frowning, her face was very ugly. But seeing that the handsome Yuan general with a spear in his hand was really as Cao Cao said, regardless of friend or foe, he shot extremely viciously, and killed all along the way, leaving no one alive!
With such a fierce team, Chun Yuqiong didn't need to think much to know that the Jizhou army did not have such a strong force that was not afraid of death, and the only elite division was the first dead soldier who stayed behind in the rear of Jizhou, and was commanded by Jizhou General Ju Yi to fight against Gongsun Zhan, who was entrenched in Youzhou. In addition, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under Yuan Shao's command are almost the same, and they are not elite soldiers.
The most important thing is that Chun Yuqiong felt that the handsome Yuan General who killed Zhang Miao looked very faced, and he seemed to have never seen it. This surprised him greatly, because he Chun Yuqiong was a veteran who had followed Yuan Shao for many years and knew a lot about the generals of Jizhou; He knew all the generals above the rank of commander, and there was almost nothing he didn't know or hadn't seen. Chun Yuqiong still has this self-confidence, and he is convinced.
Because of this, Chun Yuqiong couldn't help but believe Cao Cao's words a little, maybe this lawless Yuan army was indeed not a Jizhou soldier, but a thief sent by Li Thief to set fire to the camp. It's just that Chun Yuqiong cares about his face, even if he has already noticed that this Yuan army is very suspicious, nine times out of ten it is the Xiliang thief army, but he is unwilling to admit it head-on, and his face has to continue to pretend.
"Even if it is as Meng De said, there is no need for Meng De to take action personally, I will clean up the door for my father-in-law, and I don't worry about Meng De. Meng De temporarily led the troops to retreat, and waited for a certain person to capture the thief alive, and then he would know the reason when he asked! ”
Seeing that Chun Yuqiong had no one in his eyes, Cao Ren raised his war knife indignantly and shouted: "How can this be reasonable!" Chun Yuqiong, you dare to despise me so much, do you really think that a certain Cao Ren will not dare to kill you? ”
"Zixiao, shut up!" Without waiting for Cao Ren to fight his horse and go out of the battle, Cao Cao immediately grabbed Cao Ren with his eyes and hands quickly, and shouted to stop.
Immediately, Cao Cao raised his hand to signal his soldiers to retreat, and said to Chun Yuqiong with a smile: "Since General Chunyu doesn't want Cao to interfere, then ask the general to capture this thief and find out!" ”
After finishing speaking in an unkind tone, Cao Cao casually turned his horse's head and pulled Cao Ren to lead the army to retreat: "Zi Xiaoxiu wants to say more, since it is the internal affairs of Jizhou, how can we interfere without permission?" All the soldiers listened to the order, retreated 300 steps, and immediately executed, go! ”
Seeing that Cao Cao was so cowardly, Chun Yuqiong nodded pretend, but there was a look of ridicule and disdain in his eyes.
When Cao Cao led the army back dozens of steps, Chun Yu Qiong's battle knife was swept away
In the midst of the loud shouts, but seeing Chun Yu Qiong riding a horse and waving a knife, he rushed straight to Yuan Jiang who was holding a spear, and the attack was fierce and violent, and it looked full of posture. However, when he slashed at the side of the "spear General Yuan", unexpectedly, the "Yuan General" who was in a fierce battle suddenly swung his spear like a stick, instantly flying four Zhang Miao's own soldiers, and then flew a spear like a silver snake and stabbed at the cold rays.
is a good Chun Yuqiong, one of the eight captains of the West Park in the past, and he is by no means in vain. At the critical moment, I saw that the war knife he swung suddenly changed direction, and the slash turned into a horizontal block, volleying the spear that "Yuan Jiang" stabbed into, and then gritted his teeth and shook his arm to prop up the spear, swinging the knife to counterattack.
"Qiang, Qiang, Qiang!"
Chun Yuqiong, who was riding on horseback, and the "spear general" who was fighting on foot suddenly clashed, and the war knife and spear collided violently in the air, sparks flew everywhere, and the battle was very fierce. In the blink of an eye, Chun Yuqiong actually fought against the "spear Yuan General" for ten rounds, although there was less attack and more defense, but after all, he was undefeated for more than ten rounds.
Just when Chun Yuqiong and the "spear Yuan General" were in the midst of a fierce battle, Cao Jun, who retreated to three hundred steps away, watched on the wall, and Cao Ren, who was supporting the pure left and right, sighed softly: "I can't imagine that Chun Yuqiong, this fool's martial arts are not bad, and he can fight with the thief for more than ten rounds, it seems that he is not a pure wine bag and rice bag disciple as rumored, and he does have some ability!" ”
Cao Cao bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "What Zixiao said is good. Everyone in the world knows that Chun Yuqiong is an out-and-out snob, seeking good fortune and avoiding trouble, and has no virtue. However, this guy's martial arts are indeed very extraordinary, the reason why Emperor Ling ordered him to serve as one of the eight captains of the West Garden, is that he is brave and good at fighting, and his martial arts are really not to be underestimated, and he is the number one person who was all the rage inside and outside Luoyang City back then. Because of this, he was selected by Emperor Ling to enrich the soldiers and horses of the eight schools in the West Garden, and his bravery can be seen from this. ”
"Well, what the lord said is very true." Cao Ren nodded lightly, and asked curiously: "Oh, by the way, how did the lord know that this evil thief is Li Lei's thief?" ”
"It's simple." Cao Cao smiled indifferently, staring at the bearded man behind the "spear Yuan General" with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Doesn't Zixiao feel familiar when he sees this person?" This thief has fought with us several times, and has been entangled with the Jizhou army for many years, but I don't think he actually defected to the Li thief. Fight for the tigers! This person is one of the "leaders of the Montenegrin Army"! ”
———————————— (To be continued......)