The army moved to Kuangting in the south of Yanzhou.

It was the mildly hot weather at the turn of spring and summer, and the clouds on the horizon were clear and distinct, rippling and fluttering in the wind in the pupils of the eyes.

"Report—General, Yuan Shu's camp is only a hundred miles away from our army." The scouts in front hurriedly fell to the ground to report.

Cao Cao nodded, and only ordered one word in a cold voice: "Chasing."

As soon as the sonorous and forceful voice fell, the little soldier had to be ordered to leave.

At this moment, he looked at A Sheng who was on a bay red horse, with an appreciative smile on his face: "Madam can actually ride a horse."

"Xun Wenruo taught it."

Hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly stopped speaking, and the air suddenly disappeared.

For a long time, he raised the whip in his hand, pointing willfully at the endless plains and hills in the distance, vast and vast, and silent long-winged birds flitted across the wind-blown grassy ground.

"This will be the battlefield." He said lightly.

The blood is flowing, the battlefield of Shura in the world.Before that, everything was so stable, the mountains were not moving, and the river was still.

"Are you afraid?" She heard Cao Cao asking whether it was intentional or unintentional.

She started to nod, but she shook her head back: "You are here."

He smiled, with a gentle and tolerant smile in his eyes.He always looked at her like this, as if he was looking at the most precious person in the world.

Are you scared?Naturally I was afraid.Why doesn't she want to escape those wars filled with gunpowder, those cruel and bloody scenes that often appear in nightmares that frighten her.When you wake up, you will break out in a cold sweat, panting and panicking.

But now that she has him, she can only make herself no longer afraid.Love often surpasses love, and it is also a responsibility that must be borne and faced, and it is a sincere bond between two people.

***

After six hundred miles of pursuit, Cao Cao's light cavalry and elite infantry quickly defeated Yuan Shu's already exhausted troops, and Yuan Shu was forced to defend Xuyi and Huaiyin.

In the quiet afternoon, Cao Cao was discussing matters with everyone in the camp, and A Sheng was taking a nap alone in the tent.Recently, she is particularly prone to sleepiness. Spring has long passed, but she is still very lethargic.

"Who are you, why are you here to see Mrs. Bian?" the soldier outside the tent called in a low voice while she was half asleep, probably trying to stop a visitor.

A Sheng rubbed her sleepy eyes. She was not sleeping soundly in the middle of the barracks, and she was easily woken up by the deliberately lowered voice just now.

She heard a slightly youthful voice from outside: "I am Bian Bing, Mrs. Bian's younger brother."

Xiao Bing?Ah Sheng suddenly came to his senses, floated happily on clouds of joy, and got out of bed to meet his younger brother without even caring about putting on his shoes.

Xiao Bing was dressed in a silver-white battle armor, but he was still a young boy who was not as weak as a crown, so it was still a little immature to dress so mighty.

She grabbed Xiao Bing's shoulders excitedly, and looked at him carefully from top to bottom in surprise, for fear that he might get hurt.Xiao Bing in front of him has grown stronger after only a few months, and his cheeks have a healthy color.Although it was hard work in the military camp, Xiao Bing seemed to be full of vitality that belongs to young teenagers.

She poured him a glass of water in relief, and asked him to sit on the small stool next to him: "How is General Cao treating you?"

As she expected, Xiao Bing nodded, drank the clear water in the cup, and wiped the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, sister, the general takes good care of me. Xiao Bing's food is many times better than before, and there are fresh ones every day." Meat to eat."

A Sheng took the small cup that his younger brother had finished drinking and put it back to its original place, rubbed his thick hair, and said with a smile: "No wonder you have gained weight too."

"Yeah." Xiao Bing seemed to suddenly think of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "At the beginning, Dad always hoped that you would find a good family and stop suffering, but now that General Cao treats you so well, Dad can rest assured. "

For some reason, Ah Sheng should have been shy the moment he heard these words, but he felt very at ease in his heart.She didn't want to refute, and felt that there was no need to pretend to be hypocritical in front of her younger brother.

"Then Xiao Bing, since you're here, come and have dinner with us." She beckoned her younger brother to sit in the tent, and said, "I'll go to the camp to see if the general's business is settled."

A Sheng went to the back curtain of Cao Cao's tent, and heard the heated debate in front of him.She peeked at their faces from behind the thin curtain of his seat, trying to identify each of the generals and advisers clearly, so as to avoid embarrassing encounters in the future.

She knew Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan and Cao Ren acquaintances. In the past, she always went to Cao's mansion as guests. Cao Cao said that they were all trusted generals who could stand on their own.

The man with tiger eyes and beard and fierce face was Dian Wei, and there were two majestic iron halberds tied around his waist, which according to others weighed a hundred catties.

Next to him was a general who was equally strong and burly, with scars on his face, Xu Chu. Every time my husband mentioned him, he would also marvel and praise him.

That Xiahou Yuan opened his eyes wide, clenched his fists and argued sharply to the audience: "Tao Qian dared to take the opportunity to attack my city in pursuit of Yuan Shu this time, which is unbearable!"

Xiahoudun was calmer and less aggressive, with a majestic and resolute look in one eye, he looked firmly at the lord above him, and bowed with fists folded: "My little brother thought that the old uncle was still in Xuzhou, under Tao Qian's control. The general should bring his uncle here first, and then send troops to intimidate Tao Qian. It will not be too late."

On Cao Cao's face, he had an expression that he had expected. He bowed his head and wrote down the military order stroke by stroke, "I have already sent troops to take my father and Cao De to Yanzhou. There is no longer any worries. Therefore, the attack on Tao Qian cannot be delayed. .”

Seeing that the lord was already prepared, Xia Houyuan couldn't help but yelled, "The little brother asks himself to lead [-] soldiers, so that Tao Qian can taste his blood."

At this moment, the curtain was lifted suddenly, and a dirty, masked and travel-stained soldier stumbled into everyone's sight, crying loudly amidst everyone's astonishment.

"General, General!" The bloody soldier shouted sadly and indignantly. His helmet had long since disappeared, and a feathered arrow had been pierced in the back of his armor.

Standing behind the thin curtain, Ah Sheng suddenly saw Cao Cao's face darken, and he knew something bad was going to happen in his heart, and he was afraid that something would happen.But she could only continue to listen with her hands clasped in a calm manner, not daring to step forward to disturb her.

The soldier fell to his knees with a "plop" and was almost sobbing. With strong self-blame and guilt, he pulled his messy hair weakly: "Old Master Cao was killed!"

As soon as the words fell, the pen in Cao Cao's hand fell straight down, drawing a shocking ink mark on the dark yellow bamboo slips, and the strokes of the pen splashed everywhere.

He sat down in a daze, his eyes stunned, as if he couldn't believe the bad news just now.The corners of the bloodshot eyes were filled with tears that were about to burst out, just because the shock hadn't had time to break through the barrier.

A Sheng also didn't care about whether he was reserved in front of the generals, and rushed up to hug him without hesitation, letting his head gently rest in his arms.She felt that he was trembling constantly, clutching her sleeves tightly as if grasping a life-saving straw, seeking the only comfort in hope and despair.

Ah Sheng's tears couldn't help falling down, she had never seen him so out of control, he was as desperate as if the world had collapsed and the world was annihilated, seeing him in such a state of despair, her heart seemed to be torn apart by something In two halves, the pain was heart-piercing.

Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren remained calm, patted the weeping soldier on the shoulder, and asked him, "Who killed uncle?"

The soldier suppressed his weeping and beat the ground with his fists, crying loudly to the sky: "It's Tao Qian! Tao Qian sent troops to chase and kill the old man."

He wiped his tears and slowed down, then choked up and said: "Originally, we have traveled to the border of Mount Tai, how could we expect that there will be pursuers. The old Hou Ye couldn't let go of the little lady, so they were killed by the bandit soldiers together."

"Where's Mr. Cao De?" Xia Houdun asked angrily with veins popping out of his forehead.

"Young master also..."

"That's enough, stop talking!" Cao Cao interrupted the soldier before he could say anything.Immediately, he ordered in a low voice: "Let's all go out."

The entire audience was completely silent and terribly dead silent, but no one dared to speak.They knew that at this moment they should give him quiet time alone to digest and lick the sorrow, and slowly opened the tent and retreated, leaving only the sharp friction sound of the armor shaking in the wind, rubbing the deep-rooted chill in their hearts little by little.

He suddenly grasped A Sheng's hand tightly beside him, grasping harder and harder, as if he was afraid that she would disappear from his side.The world in front of him was empty and empty, trying to devour his soul and body in an attempt to completely crush him.

But as soon as he felt her warm body temperature, that inexplicable peace of mind flowed to the bottom of his heart, as if all the dignity and loneliness in front of her could be abandoned.The true self can be hidden in those gentle eyes, but it is willing.

The tears in the corners of his eyes no longer need to be hidden, he can freely express his emotions that need to be suppressed in front of others.

This was the first time she saw him cry so sadly, and this man who was imprisoned by sorrow and surrounded by pain was her husband.He used to be so high-spirited, fresh clothes and angry horses, as if the whole world was just a thing in the palm of his fingers, looking at all directions.

But now, he is just a son who just lost his father.

"From now on, I am no longer Mr. Cao." He leaned his head tightly against Ah Sheng's embrace, his voice hoarse and dull.

"Ah Man." He heard her bitter but gentle voice.It's like birds flying across the sky, reluctant to break the tranquility, so they can only suppress it as much as possible.

This once familiar name will probably only be heard from her mouth in the future.

In the gentle silence, he felt her gently stroking his hair, as if she was careful not to disturb him.Her movements are very gentle, like a breeze blowing over her head, slowly, slowly stopping the passing time.

He could even smell the elegant fragrance of plum blossoms in the tent, fresh and intoxicating but as beautiful as ever.

"No matter what, you will always be by my side, right?" He was suddenly afraid of losing her, and asked like a child.

He felt her nodding in the wind.

"I want to capture Xuzhou and capture Tao Qian alive as a blood sacrifice for my father. My father's son will not stop here."

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