Three Kingdoms King of the North

Shi Zhang agreed, and then waved to his subordinates, motioning to bring them over.A moment later, more than a dozen people dressed as Zhuang Ding knelt down in front of the horses of Zhao Yun, Xun You and others.Xun You looked down at the man kneeling on the ground, and asked, "Who are you guys? I'll recruit you for my army division!"

One of the Zhuang Ding looked up at Xun You, who was sitting on horseback, and shouted: "My lord, I am wronged. The younger one is Cao Shiliu, the servant of Cao Man's family in Caojiazhuang, because there is a yellow scarf thief who wants to kill him." Entering Zhuangzi, but the master listened to the rumors that there could be no yellow scarf thieves. In desperation, the villain had no choice but to knock him out, and ran here with his shoulders. He was going to the city to reunite with his wife and young lady. Who would As soon as Zhizhi came here, he was arrested by several military masters as a yellow scarf thief."

Xun You glanced at Cao Man who was lying on the ground not far away. Judging from his attire, he really looked like a rich man.Just when he was about to continue asking, he suddenly heard another woman's voice from the side: "Daddy!"

Then, he saw a young and beautiful woman running towards the man lying on the ground with her skirts in her hands.When she came to the man's side, she immediately squatted down, shook him vigorously, and shouted desperately: "Daddy!"

And those Zhuang Ding who knelt in front of Xun Youma couldn't help showing surprise expressions when they saw the crying woman beside Cao Man.Cao Shiliu looked up at Xun You again, and said excitedly, "My lord, this young woman is my lady. She can testify to us that we are not yellow scarf thieves."

On the way here, Xun You had already met Cao's mother and daughter face to face. Now seeing Cao Qiuping crying on Cao Man's body, he felt that what Cao Shiliu said should be true.But just to be on the safe side, he still ordered a soldier: "You go over and invite that Miss Cao over here, my military advisor has something to ask her."

Chapter 400 Returning to Caojiazhuang

Cao Qiuping came to Xun You and knelt down, saying: "I will see you, my master!"

Xun You said: "Miss Cao, I ask you, the man lying over there is your father?"

"That's right," Cao Qiuping replied affirmatively, "It's the father of the slave family."

Xun You turned his gaze to Cao Shiliu and others who were kneeling beside him, and then asked, "I will ask you again, are these people behind you from your Cao family?"

Cao Qiuping turned her head to take a look, then nodded vigorously, and said, "That's right, they are all servants of the slave family, and the leader is Cao Shiliu."

Seeing that Cao Qiuping admitted that these people were her servants, and the information was consistent with what Cao Shiliu said, Xun You waved at the soldiers holding weapons, motioning them to step aside.In order not to delay the army's itinerary, Xun You took the initiative to say to Zhao Yun: "General Zhao, you might as well take the army to the front and set up camp, and leave me a troop of soldiers. After finishing the matters here, I will go to the barracks again." .”

Zhao Yun did not object to Xun You's proposal. After all, not long after the Yellow Turbans were repelled, there might be their stragglers nearby. After that, he led the army forward again.Tai Shici, who was originally on the side, was also sincerely happy for Cao Qiuping when he saw the reunion of the Cao family's father and daughter. He felt that he could not intervene in the next thing, so he turned his horse and followed Zhao Yun's army to the barracks.

"Tell me," Xun You waited for the army to go away, and then asked Cao Shiliu: "It shouldn't be that close from Cao's Village to here, right? Why hasn't Master Cao woke up yet?"

Hearing Xun You's question, Cao Shiliu smiled wryly and said, "If you go back to my lord, it's about [-] miles from Caojiazhuang to the county seat. The villain was in a hurry at the time, and he might have acted a little harder, so that my master came to the county seat." Haven't woken up yet."

Only now did Cao Qiuping realize that the reason why her father was unconscious was Cao Shiliu's masterpiece.She walked up to Cao Shiliu on her knees, grabbed his skirt, and asked excitedly: "Cao Shiliu, my Cao family treats you well, why did you do such a cruel thing to my father?"

"Miss, you misunderstood." Cao Shiliu did not defend himself, but a servant next to him took the initiative to explain the reason to Cao Qiuping: "If it weren't for Shiliu Lang, I'm afraid we would have died at the hands of the Yellow Turban Bandits. "

When Cao Qiuping heard what the servant said, she knew that she had wronged Cao Shiliu, so she quickly let go of her hand and asked Cao Shiliu curiously, "Sixteen Lang, what's going on here? Tell my servant quickly."

"Miss, I have been paying attention to the surrounding movement since I heard you say about the red corpse." Cao Shiliu quickly replied: "Today, outside the village, I met a commoner who escaped from the north. He said there were tens of thousands of people. The yellow turban thief is coming towards our Zhuangzi. When the villain heard about it, he immediately returned to Zhuangzi to report to the master. Unexpectedly, the master Zhou was there at the time, and he actually said that the villain was spreading rumors and causing trouble, which is impossible What kind of yellow turban thief? The villain was worried that the master would be in danger, so he knocked him out in a moment of anxiety, carried him and ran outside."

When Xun You was listening to Cao Shiliu's narration, he looked at his burly figure, and then at Cao Man, who was lying on the ground with a somewhat fat body, and thought to himself that this Shiliu Lang was quite strong, and he actually carried his master on his shoulders. After running for more than ten or twenty miles, I still haven't got tired.However, when he heard Cao Shiliu's mention of the red corpse aura, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

It stands to reason that Cao's father and daughter reunited, and then they should go back to the city and go to his family's other courtyard.Unexpectedly, after listening to Cao Shiliuer and others, Cao Qiuping suddenly made a request to Xun You: "My lord, I want to go back to Zhuangzi. I wonder if my lord can send someone to escort my family?"

"There must be a lot of Yellow Turban thieves in Caojiazhuang." Xun You said hesitantly to Cao Qiuping's request, "Why don't you return to Caojiazhuang after two days, after the army has wiped out the remnants of the Yellow Turbans near the county town."

"My lord." Seeing that Xun You did not agree with her request, Cao Qiuping said anxiously: "There are quite a few good sisters in my family, and they probably didn't have time to escape from Zhuangzi. Maybe if we go back now, we might be able to save them in time."

Xun You originally wanted to reject Cao Qiuping's request, but after thinking about it, he remembered the red corpse Qi mentioned by Cao Shiliu. In order to find out what was going on, he hesitated and said, "Miss Cao wants to go back to Zhuangzi." Take a look, this military division can personally lead an escort. But you are a weak girl, I am afraid that you can't ride a horse, and I am afraid that you need to prepare a carriage."

"Your Excellency, there is no need to prepare a carriage." Cao Qiuping waited for Xun You to finish speaking, and immediately replied: "My family has been proficient in bowing and horses since childhood, so riding a horse is naturally easy."

Hearing that Cao Qiuping could ride a horse, Xun You was not surprised at all. After all, there was a female general named Xia Houyun in Jizhou.

Cao Qiuping got on her horse and told Cao Shiliu: "Liu Lang, go to the cart and fetch the servant's weapon."

Before two sticks of incense, Cao Qiuping heard from the soldiers in the army that several yellow scarf thieves had been caught, so she asked Madam Cao to wait in the carriage, and went to see what happened by herself, but she found out that it was her father and A bunch of servants.Because she was so excited and Xun You kept asking questions, she forgot to send someone to inform Mrs. Cao of the news.

Cao Shiliu hurried to the place where Mrs. Cao's carriage was. Cao Fu, an old family member who was guarding outside the carriage, couldn't help asking emotionally when he saw Cao Shiliu: "Isn't this Shiliu Lang? I don't know where the master is now." ?”

"Uncle Fu," Cao Shiliu bowed to Cao Fu, and replied respectfully: "Before the yellow scarf thieves rushed into the village, I escaped with my master and several family members on my shoulders. Now the master is safe and sound, and the young lady is here Front."

Knowing that his master was still alive, Cao Fu couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly said to the carriage compartment with curtains hanging: "Madam, I'm overjoyed, the master is still alive, and now I'm talking to the young lady in front."

"What, Master is still alive?" Mrs. Cao suddenly opened the curtain when she heard the news, and asked in surprise, "Is this all true?"

"The villain sees your wife." Seeing Mrs. Cao's head emerging from the carriage, Cao Shiliu hurriedly saluted her, and said respectfully: "The villain has already rescued the master before the yellow scarf thieves rushed into the village." .but"

Seeing Cao Shiliu's hesitation to speak, Mrs. Cao became anxious: "But what? Shiliu Lang, you should hurry up and talk."

"When the villain reported the news to the master, Master Zhou happened to be there. When he heard the villain talking about the attack of the Yellow Turban Bandit, he actually sneered, saying that the villain colluded with the young lady to deceive the master." Cao Shiliu said cautiously: "The villain Seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly knocked the master unconscious, and carried him out of Zhuangzi. It may be that he was in a hurry, and the attack was too severe, so that the master has not woken up until now."

After hearing what Cao Shiliu had said, Mrs. Cao didn't care about scolding him, and hurriedly urged: "Hurry up and take me to the master."

After arriving at the place where Xun You and Cao Qiuping were, Mrs. Cao saw Cao Man lying on the side of the road, got out of the car in a hurry, and told Cao Fu: "Cao Fu, hurry up and get the master into the car."

After everyone hurriedly carried Cao Man into the carriage, Mrs. Cao saw Cao Qiuping riding on the horse, with a carved bow on her back and a spear in her hand, and asked in a panic, "Pinger, What are you doing?"

"Mother, I'm going back to Zhuangzi to have a look. There are still a few sisters who haven't escaped."

"No, no." When she heard that her daughter was going back to Zhuangzi, Mrs. Cao hurriedly objected, "It's too dangerous there, so I can't go. Even if I want to go, I have to wait until the officers and soldiers repel the Yellow Turban bandits before going back."

"Mother, if we go back now, we might be able to save a lot of people from the village." Seeing that her mother opposed her going back to the village, Cao Qiuping quickly explained to him: "After the officers and soldiers have to eliminate the yellow scarves around the county, Only then can we mobilize troops to go to our Zhuangzi, by then it will be too late."

When Mrs. Cao heard Cao Qiuping say this, she knew that no matter how much she tried to persuade her, she would not be able to change her mind, so she could only say helplessly, "Pinger, if this is the case, you should be more careful."

Seeing that Cao Qiuping was ready to go, Xun You called a corporal commander and said to him, "Lead these people into the city, and tell General Zhao that my army division has led people to Caojiazhuang."

Cao Qiuping, as a guide, walked in the forefront of the soldiers and horses.

Xun You walked side by side with her, and asked curiously: "Miss Cao, just now I heard from your servants that you guessed it based on the celestial phenomena a few days before the Yellow Scarf raid. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Regarding Xun You's question, Cao Qiuping didn't deny it. She nodded and said, "That's right. The slave family saw the red corpse aura that appeared in the sky based on the skills taught by my teacher. It is said that this aura is also called sprinkling blood in military books." , The country will be destroyed, the army will be defeated, the city will be defeated, and within seven days, there will be swords and soldiers, and the people will die."

When Xun You heard this, he couldn't help taking a deep breath, and asked, "Dare to ask Miss Cao, who is your teacher?"

"When I was young, there was a Taoist who taught my family some skills in managing the sky." Cao Qiuping said hesitantly: "When he left, my father asked his name, and he only said Zuo Ci."

"So it's Zuo Ci." Xun You nodded slightly, and said with a smile on his face, "So it's him, no wonder no wonder!"

Cao Qiuping looked at Xun You, and asked curiously, "Does Master Xun know your teacher?"

Xun You nodded and replied, "There was a relationship once, but there is no deep friendship."

Cao Qiuping wanted to ask something more, but she heard the sound of horseshoes in front of her. She looked in the direction of the sound, and it turned out that it was a scout horse sent by Xun You in the direction of Caojiazhuang.Seeing Tan Ma come back, Cao Qiuping's heart couldn't help but raised her throat. She was eager to know the situation in the village, but also afraid to know the current situation in the village.

Just when heaven and man were at war in her heart, she only heard Tan Ma report to Xun You: "I told the military commander that the villain arrived near Caojiazhuang and found that half of the village was on fire, and corpses were scattered all over the village."

After Tanma finished speaking, Xun You asked again: "I wonder how many yellow scarf thieves are there in the village?"

Tan Ma hesitated for a moment, then replied: "According to the villain's observation, it is no less than five thousand."

"5000 people?!" Hearing what Tan Ma said, Xun You couldn't help laughing bitterly. He had only 500 people under his command, and if he wanted to deal with 5000 people from others, he might have no chance of winning.He called the Marquis who accompanied him and asked, "Marquis Jun, did you hear that? Report back, there are no more than 5000 people in Zhuangzi. Look, shall we move on, or turn around and return to Tugu?"

"If you go back to the army division," Junhou heard Xun You ask himself, and quickly replied, "In my opinion, let's move on. Although we only have 500 people, it is still no problem to deal with thousands of yellow scarves. questionable."

When Cao Qiuping heard Xun You's question, her heart beat faster. She was afraid that Xun You would worry about the Yellow Turban bandit's power, so she would turn around and go back. Killed a few yellow turban thieves, but in the end it was the end of both jade and stone.

Fortunately, Junhou's words calmed her down.In any case, the five hundred well-trained Jizhou cavalry had a good chance of winning against the mob who had just picked up their weapons.