77, Mende escapes
In the defeat, people were in panic.
Seeing Cao Hong insisting, Cao Cao did not refuse and went on the horse directly. Cao Hong also quickly drew his sword and followed him. With one horse, the two hurriedly followed the Bian River in the midst of war, looking for a shallow or ferry crossing to cross the Bian River.
Cao Cao knew that the nearby shallows and ferry crossings must be places where the defeated soldiers rushed to flee, which would attract a large number of pursuers from the Western Liang soldiers. Therefore, Cao Cao took Cao Hong and did not run directly to the nearest ferry crossing, but hid his whereabouts and continued to go downstream of the Bian River to find remote ferry that no one cares about.
The emperor pays off. When most of the afterglow in the sky disappeared, leaving only a few clouds dyed red by the setting sun, Cao Cao and Cao Hong, who were hiding all the way, finally found a wild ferry under the Bian River. In the distance, there were two boatmen who were parked a small boat not far from the ferry, as if waiting for something.
Cao Cao and Cao Hong were at a loss and fleeing. They finally found a wild ferry, and there was also a boatman ferrying here. Cao Hong was very happy and wanted to rush forward quickly and call the boatman to get close to the mooring boat.
But Cao Cao had stabilized his mind and stopped Cao Hong's behavior in time. Cao Cao's eyes were as sharp as he was. His experience in encountering troubles and his skills in making a living were richer and more experienced than Cao Hong, and his vision of looking at people was much more vicious.
These wild boatmen who are not far away cannot see clearly, but they do not look like they are good at ferrying boats and coming and going, and they will wait for some lonely businessmen to come here, and then cut the paths and robbers and kill them for money.
Today, Cao's army and Xiliang soldiers fought against the Bian River. The momentum of the fight resounded within a few miles. Ordinary farmers and women, Guizhou Shangshou, had already fled far away to avoid this murderous underworld.
Although this wild ferry is in the downstream, the sound of fighting in the upstream and the corpses of some soldiers who threw themselves into the water are probably already downstream. However, the two boatmen are still fearless and dare to ferry in this wild ferry. The reason behind it can be imagined.
They also want to take the opportunity to make money in war!
After Cao Cao ordered Cao Hong, he walked to the ferry alone, pretending to be panicked, and shouted at the two boatmen who were mooring not far away, wanting to call the boatmen to come and cross him across the river.
The two boatmen, one old and one young, looked at each other after hearing Cao Cao's shouts, and did not immediately take the boat over. Instead, they carefully scanned the situation around the ferry. After confirming that Cao Cao was the only one, they responded, slowly swung the boat and moored the boat to the ferry.
As the boat approached the ferry, the two people on the boat could see Cao Cao clearly. They saw the man's disheveled face. They saw that he was a broken soldier who had just escaped from the battlefield. After the old and young boatman exchanged his eyes, he accelerated his movements again.
After successfully landing the boat at the ferry, the old boatman called Cao Cao to get on the boat, but Cao Cao seemed to have reacted at this time and saw that the old and young man, although they were coarsely clothed and bloated, had a slight face. He trembled and did not dare to get on the boat, but moved his footsteps, as if he wanted to turn around and leave.
The old and young man saw the escaped soldiers tremblingly and wanted to escape. They shouted and showed their fierceness. They took out the swords hidden on the boat, jumped onto the ashore quickly, and rushed straight to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao panicked and ran away. How could the old and young man let the defeated soldiers escape? He also rushed forward and followed closely, but he was getting farther and farther away from their boat.
He was about to catch up with the escaped soldiers in front of him, but unexpectedly, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded behind him. The old boatman who was landing behind was alert and quickly turned around and saw a white shadow jumping over from behind like lightning. The old boatman thought it was not good. He just raised his knife to resist, but Cao Hong, who was on the horse, slashed his head with a knife.
At this time, the young boatman also woke up and stopped chasing, but it was too late. He was surrounded by Cao Hong and Cao Cao and he knew that his legs would never be able to run past the defeated soldier riding a horse, so he hesitated for a moment and had to speak mercy to both of them.
Cao Cao had just made a plan to bring these two boatmen who were ferrying wild brigades and robbing wealth and goods to the shore. Now the plan works and escaping is important. Cao Cao didn't say much, pretending to promise to spare the boatman's life, and then let Cao Hong escort the young boatman straight to the small boatman moored at the ferry.
Cao Cao held the sword in his hand and first got on the boat, and then forced the young boatman to get off the boat. When Cao Hong was about to wait, he looked at the boat, then his horse, and thought that the boat should be able to ride his horse, so he wanted to lead the horse off the boat.
Cao Cao saw it and was anxious. He knew that he was in a dangerous situation and the cavalry of the Xiliang soldiers would arrive in a moment. If Cao Hong was allowed to pull his horse off the ship, not only would the hull be easily lost balance, but the ship reached the middle of the river. Once the young boatman did something wrong and the boat capsized directly, then the two of them would be really dangerous. Moreover, even if the young boatman was honest and had no other bad intentions, the ferry speed would be much slower with such a livestock on the ship. Once the Xiliang soldiers chased him, the arrows were like rain, and they were afraid that they would still be unable to escape and die.
However, this horse was Cao Hong's beloved mount, and he had just given it to Cao Cao, carrying him to escape from the sky. If Cao Cao insisted on abandoning this livestock at this time, it would inevitably make Cao Hong feel resentful and felt that he was a cold-blooded and ruthless person.
While pondering, Cao Cao had a plan in his mind. He suddenly shouted "Xiliang Soldiers", then jumped from the bow of the boat to the ferry, and suddenly reached out and pulled the panicked Cao Hong off the boat. At the same time, inadvertently changing hands of the sword, he took his sword blade across the horse's thigh. The frightened horse immediately raised his head and neighed several feet away under the weapon.
"This beast!"
Cao Cao wanted to grab the bridle, but he didn't catch it firmly, but was almost pulled down by the rush of the war horse. He cursed in anger, and then jumped off the boat quickly, preventing Cao Hong from reacting again. He immediately used his sword to force the young boatman to speed up and drive away from the ferry.
Cao Hong had just stood firm on the boat when he saw his war horse suddenly jumping out. After Cao Cao could not catch it, he jumped out of the boat in a hurry. Although he knew the situation was urgent, he still couldn't let go of the mount he bought for a lot of money. Not long ago, he saved his lives and Cao Cao. He couldn't help but stand at the bow of the boat and call out twice. The white swan was also quite spiritual. After being frightened, he slowly calmed down. After hearing the master's shout, he actually walked back to the ferry.
"Oops!"
Cao Cao looked at the war horse that had just been scared away by himself, and then walked back to the ferry. He cursed in his heart, fearing that Cao Hong wanted to go ashore and take back his beloved mount.
"Dadadada—"
Just at this moment, a sound of horse hooves sounded rapidly. Cao Cao immediately shouted "Xiliang Soldiers" and poked the young boatman's waist with his sword. He scared the young boatman to speed up the ferry in his hand again, and the boat was getting farther and farther away from the ferry.
The person who came happened to be Xu Huang and a team of Feilian cavalry chased him.
After defeating Bao Xin's left army formation, Yan Xing pursued and captured the soldiers of the Cao army who fled from front and back, and sent Ma Lin and Xu Huang to lead a team of Feilian cavalry to pursue Cao Cao.
Ma Lin led a team of Feilian cavalry to wait for the rabbit, and intercepted the soldiers of the fleeing Cao army on the road near the ferry crossing in the battlefield, trying to meet Cao Cao and others who were also fleeing desperately. Xu Huang led a team of Feilian cavalry to take the initiative to attack and chase them along the Bian River to prevent Cao Cao from crossing the remote and unmanned ferrying river to escape to the other side.
After Xu Huang chased after the journey, the Cao army soldiers chopped their heads a lot, but they couldn't meet Cao Cao who escaped, and the thought of chasing Cao Cao in their hearts also disappeared a lot. Now when they arrived here, they happened to find this remote and deserted ferry. Xu Huang, who had the idea, quickly slapped his horse and rushed over with many cavalrymen.
I saw a majestic horse wandering at the ferry. Xu Huang had good eyesight. Such a tall and majestic war horse was not something that ordinary cavalry could possess. His master must be a general or a schoolman.
So after letting his cavalry work together to capture the horses, Xu Huang led his men to the ferry, and saw a small boat that had already left the ferry and was heading towards the center of the river.
Xu Huang looked into the distance. The boat had already left the range of the bow and arrow with the water. Apart from the ferry boatman, there were faint figures of others on the boat. The people on the boat deliberately laid their bodies on the board, and could not see clearly. He quickly shouted:
"Zhoufu, we are the rebels under the command of Jibei Prime Minister to challenge Dong. Come back quickly and cross us across the river!"
Cao Cao snorted coldly when he heard Xu Huang's shouting. Bao Xin's left army collapsed at the earliest, and the casualties were probably not much better than the Central Army formation that carried the main elite of the Xiliang army to death. How could he survive and escape so many cavalrymen? He continued to put his sword against the young boatman's waist, without saying a word, forcing him to speed up.
The young boatman was forced by Cao Cao with a sword, so he dared not speak out to respond to Xu Huang's words. Instead, his movements were getting faster and faster. When Xu Huang saw that the boatman did not reply, he accelerated the speed of the boat. He knew that there must be a ghost on the boat. He immediately asked several cavalrymen who were good at shooting horses and shot arrows along the river. Unfortunately, the boat had already sailed away, and the arrows shot along the river by several cavalrymen had already lost their momentum and fell into the Bian River before they even approached the boat.
Xu Huang saw that he had no hope of shooting. When his mind was lost, he couldn't help but swear a few times. He cursed at the small boat in the center of the river for a while, and then turned around and asked his Fei Lian cavalry to take away the captured horse, and then took the lead in placing the horse to leave the ferry.
When the boat arrived at the center, he saw the Xiliang cavalry at the ferry without success and drove away one after another. Cao Cao was relieved in his heart, but Cao Cao did not relax his vigilance towards the young boatman. He changed into a BMW and Cao Hong, who had a gray face, continued to force the young boatman to speed up. Only by forcing the boatman to put all his mind and strength on the boatman at hand, could he avoid other bad thoughts.
People were in the river. When Cao Cao, who had finally escaped, looked back at the other side, he felt lost again. Yuan Rang Miaocai, Wei Zi, Bao's brothers, filial sons, and sons, I wonder if they could escape this disaster? There are also 30,000 troops gathered by the powerful people in the Cao, Bao, Zhang's family and the place where they defected. How many people can come back alive this time?
Although Cao Cao, who had lost all his troops, was glad that he survived again, looking at the vast surface of the Bian River, he thought of escaping alone and facing the turbulent Sour Zao Camp again, and felt sad.
Chapter completed!