Chapter 42: Passing Wu Pass safely

After the battle, Wen Qin rushed back to Ancheng as fast as possible, preparing to take the family and run away with A Dou. Time was tight, and Wen Qin had no time to clean the battlefield, so the county soldiers in Yiyang only took away their own bodies, while Deng Aijun's bodies were placed in place and had no time to clean up.

Wen Qin had just arrived in Yiyang and did not have many loyal subordinates, so Wen Qin did not intend to take the county soldiers from Yiyang City with him. Moreover, A Dou and his group are running away now. If they bring too many people, it will affect the speed of the march, and it will consume more food and grass. Third, there will be more people and big targets, which will easily reveal their whereabouts.

Therefore, Wenqin Lian's family brought more than 30 people in total. More than 30 people were added, which did not have much impact on the marching speed of the A Dou Qisha Guards.

The sun gradually sets, and the earth is gradually covered with black. As the gray moonlight pounces on the ground like a tulle, the temperature gradually drops, and a gust of wind blows, bringing a bone-broken cold air.

On the battlefield, the blood on the ground had already dried up, seeping into the loess, dyeing the soil black. As the cold air rushed in, the black soil gradually became frozen, and a trace of frost appeared on the corpses placed across the ground.

The fingers of a corpse moved suddenly, and then white heat came out of the mouth of the "corpse". After a long time, the "corpse" struggled to get up from the ground. From a distance, it was a young man in his twenties. The armor on his chest had a hole in his arms. You can see that it was a shocking wound.

This person is Deng Ai!

Deng Ai struggled to do it, took a slight breath, and suddenly felt a piercing pain in his chest. Deng Ai slowly lowered his head and began to check his wounds.

Now half of Deng Ai's body has been stained with blood. Although the wound is no longer bleeding, the exposed ribs can be seen from the outside.

"A few ribs broke..." Deng Ai smiled mockingly. At the same time, Deng Ai was also praising his luck. Wen Qin's shot just now was missed and did not hurt his internal organs. So although Deng Ai's injuries looked very serious at this time, they were all skin injuries.

Unexpectedly, he was able to survive after suffering some serious injuries. Thinking of this, Deng Ai couldn't help laughing, but soon, the trembling when laughing broke down Deng Ai's wound and blood flowed out again.

"Well..." Deng Ai gritted his teeth and endured the pain. At this moment, a gust of wind blew, and the cold air in the air slapped Deng Ai's wound. Deng Ai felt the air of the cold air, and his body trembled involuntarily. At the same time, Deng Ai also felt that the energy in his physical strength began to quickly lose.

"It's too cold..." Deng Ai knew that if he just sat here like this in such a cold day, he would be frozen to death soon!

Deng Ai turned around and forgot about it. There were corpses around him. At this time, Deng Ai didn't care much about it anymore. He grabbed a corpse, stripped off his clothes and wrapped it on him.

After adding a piece of clothing, Deng Ai felt much warmer. Then Deng Ai picked up his spear from the side, struggled to stand up with his body.

Deng Ai endured the pain in the wound and walked forward. Although Deng Ai's pace was very slow, he was very firm. At this time, the robber's desire to survive supported Deng Ai, making Deng Ai forget the pain in his body.

Suddenly, Deng Ai stopped. At this moment, in front of Deng Ai, there was a war horse that was about to die. The horse's mouth was slightly hot, but it still had more breathing and less breathing.

Deng Ai sighed slightly, then he lifted the spear in his hand and stabbed the horse's heart. The horse trembled slightly, and then died.

Deng Ai drew out his spear, then knelt on the ground, looking at the rolling blood flowing from the horse's corpse, Deng Ai bent down and started drinking in a big mouthful.

After a few mouthfuls of horse blood, Deng Ai felt warm all over. Then the fishy smell of horse blood came out of Deng Ai's throat. Deng Ai sipped the things in her stomach all over the floor.

After a long time, Deng Ai stood up again, then looked at the West, gritted his teeth and sighed: "Liu Chan, I, Deng Ai, will repay you ten times the humiliation of drinking blood today!

Wancheng is the center of Nanyang. When Nanyang was prosperous, there was a population of one million in Wancheng alone, and the scale was comparable to Luoyang.

However, after years of war, Nanyang was a severely affected area, with severe loss of people, and Wancheng was broken several times. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it was almost massacred. Today, Wancheng is no longer as prosperous as it was many years ago.

It was not until the 13th year of Jian'an that Cao Cao occupied Jingzhou and stabilized the defense line in Xiangyang and Xinye. Wancheng became relatively safe. At this time, Wancheng began to develop slowly and gradually began to recover its vitality.

The current prefect of Nanyang is Tian Yu. Tian Yu is fifty years old this year. When he was young, he was familiar with Zhao Yun and was also guided by Tong Yuan. Although Tian Yu's martial arts are far inferior to Zhao Yun, they are quite good.

When Tian Yu was young, he was recommended by Liu Bei and became the commander of Dongzhou under Gongsun Zan. Later, Gongsun Zan was destroyed by Yuan Shao, and Tian Yu surrendered to Yuan Shao. Later, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, and Tian Yu followed Cao Cao. For thirty years, Tian Yu spent most of his time guarding the northern land and fighting with the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuwan and other tribes on the grassland. Later, when Guan Yu attacked Jingzhou, Cao Cao felt the huge pressure that Nanyang was under, so he transferred Tian Yu from Youzhou to Nanyang to serve as the prefect of Nanyang. On weekdays, Tian Yu was stationed in Wancheng.

At this time, the envoy sent by Deng Ai had arrived in Wancheng.

Tian Yu gently opened the letter sent by Deng Ai, then read it and put it down.

"I didn't expect that Liu Chan would actually pass by me Nanyang!" Tian Yu gently touched the beard on his chin and said softly.

The name Deng Ai has long been spread throughout Runan. In Nanyang, adjacent to Runan, Deng Ai has long heard of the name Deng Ai. Although Deng Ai's record of burning the ancient city is very brilliant, for Tian Yu, an old martial arts world who has fought for 30 years, Deng Ai is just a junior.

In comparison, Tian Yu was considering Adou in his heart. Although Deng Ai's record was surprising, it was only the battle in the ancient city. However, Adou relied on his own to make trouble in Jingzhou. Not only did he rescue Guan Yu from the attacks between Cao Cao and the Eastern Wu, but he also caused the Eastern Wu to lose his troops and generals. Later, he captured Cao Cao from layers of guards, causing the Cao army to lose face. Whether it was civil or martial arts, what Adou showed had already made Tian Yu feel that the future Cao army and the Eastern Wu army would be the biggest enemy!

Cao Cao wanted Adou all over the world, so naturally he wanted Adou to kill him in the cradle. However, Tian Yu did not intend to execute Cao Cao's orders.

Tian Yu is not a child of aristocratic families, and there is no chance to join the official career, but Tian Yu was lucky. He met Liu Bei when Tian Yu was young. At that time, Tian Yu was just an unknown boy, and thanks to Liu Bei's recommendation, Tian Yu was able to become an official under Gongsun Zan. If it weren't for Liu Bei's recommendation, Tian Yu might have been unknown. So from one aspect, Liu Bei was also considered to have a good reputation for Tian Yu.

Tian Yu owes Liu Bei a favor, but Tian Yu has been in Youzhou for many years, so Tian Yu has no chance to repay Liu Bei's favor. Now, Tian Yu has finally found an opportunity.

Tian Yu looked at the Nanyang map on the table. Now Nanyang has been divided into two. The south side of Xinye is guarded by Cao Ren's army, while the north side of Xinye is the final say of Tian Yu.

Judging from the information, Liu Chan is still carrying hundreds of troops now. And A Dou is definitely going back to Hanzhong when he leaves Nanyang.

There are two roads from Nanyang to Hanzhong. One is to go west from Wancheng to Wu Pass, and the other is to go back to Shangyong first. Now Cao Ren has set up defenses on Xinye and Fancheng, and there are people guarding Wu Pass, so no matter which road, it is difficult to walk.

Wu Pass still belongs to the territory of Nanyang. So in fact, Wu Pass is under the jurisdiction of Tian Yu. Wu Pass is located between Wancheng and Chang'an and is located on the important transportation route. However, because Wu Pass is located in the hinterland of Cao's army, there are actually only 200 defenders above Wu Pass.

If A Dou really comes to Nanyang, Tian Yu would like to let him go. However, if he knew that A Dou came to Nanyang but did nothing, Cao Cao might blame him in the future.

Just when Tian Yu was in a dilemma, the school rushed in from outside and said, "Sir, Xu Du is urgent to report!"

Tian Yu took the letter and opened it and looked at it. His face suddenly changed. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was dead!

"Is that the lord going?" Tian Yu murmured.

When Cao Cao was stationed in Mopi, Tian Yu had met Cao Cao, but he didn't expect that Cao Cao would die after just a few months!

Years of experience as an official told Tian Yu that Xu Du must be uneasy at this time. Although the document said that Cao Pi inherited Cao Cao's position, his intuition told Tian Yu that Cao Pi should not be so smooth.

"What a good opportunity!" Tian Yu sighed. Cao Cao was dead, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Adou. At the same time, it was also a good opportunity for Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

But this is great. When Cao Cao dies, Tian Yu will have the opportunity to help A Dou. Now Xu Du must have had a chaotic situation, while Cao Pi is busy gathering his power and taking control of the regime. He probably won’t have much time to take care of A Dou. Now he is taking this opportunity to let A Dou go to Yongzhou!

Thinking of this, Tian Yu called his confidant and began to explain.

At this time, Adou had entered Nanyang.

There are two roads in front of A Dou. One is to go to Shangyong, but this requires breaking through Cao Ren's defense zone; the other is to directly attack Wu Pass, then enter Yongzhou and go directly to Hanzhong.

Adou gently flipped the "Lu Gong's Secret Record" in his hand. Many of the siege weapons recorded on it were very interesting to Adou. But unfortunately, most of the siege weapons are very complicated in workmanship and are difficult to manufacture in a short period of time.

Because Wuguan was established in the Spring and Autumn Period and was established relatively early, during the Three Kingdoms, the city walls of Wuguan were still made of earth, and only the gates on the east and west sides were made of bricks and stones. Compared with the majestic passes like Tongguan and Jiange, the quality of Wuguan is far inferior. So A Dou had the idea of ​​attacking Wuguan.

However, the size of Wu Pass is also a level, and it cannot be captured just by attacking. No matter how solid the city wall is, it cannot be broken in a short time. At this time, Adou began to miss the red-clothed cannon in the future. Although that thing is of little use to deal with foreigners, it is still very easy to use it to bomb the Wu Pass wall.

"Young Master, we have caught a spy!" At this time, Xiang Fei escorted someone over.

"Spy? You're not wrong!" A Dou was stunned. Nanyang had been forcibly moved away by Cao Cao, and it was already empty. He had not seen a few people in the marching days. So A Dou was a little surprised that Xiang Fei captured a spy.

"Young Master, this person has been hanging behind us for more than two hours! It must be a spy!" Xiang Fei said.

At this moment, the spy spoke: "Is this Mr. Liu Chan?"

Seeing this spy speaking a little bit strange, Adou felt a little strange. The soldiers were all rough people, and it was difficult to find a man from Zou Zou.

"Yes, I am Liu Chan. Who are you?" A Dou asked.

"I am a employed person under the command of Nanyang Prefect Tian Yutian. I was ordered to meet the young master."

"What is Tian Yu's engagement?" A Dou was shocked. He said that his whereabouts had been discovered by Tian Yu! This is too fast!

"How did Tian Yu discover us?" A Dou asked.

"That's right. We received a letter from the cavalry commander Deng Ai, saying that the young master came to Nanyang from Yiyang, so my elders had already ordered people to pay attention to the arrival of the young master in important ways everywhere!"

"It's Deng Ai again!" Adou snorted coldly. Unexpectedly, Deng Ai was dead and even caused such a big trouble for himself.

"Is there anything wrong with Tian Yu sending you here?" Adou asked.

"My master sent me a message to the young master. If the young master wants to go back to Shu, then please leave Wuguan. My master has made arrangements to help the young master pass Wuguan safely."

"Ah?" Adou was shocked. Why did Tian Yu help him? Could it be that he let Tian Pengzu go and Tian Yu repay him?

"Young Master, Tian Yu's move must be a fraud. We must not go to Wuguan!" Xiang Fei said from the side.

Adou nodded. Adou himself didn't believe that Tian Yu was so kind to help him. Maybe Tian Yu had already arranged an ambush at Wuguan. But looking back, Tian Yu couldn't think that with this side of the word, he could trick him and the Qisha Guard to Wuguan!

"Why did Tian Yu help me?" Adou asked.

"My master said that today is to repay Uncle Liu's kindness back then. My master also said that if the young master doesn't believe it, he won't force it!"

A Dou suddenly realized that Liu Bei was indeed old with Tian Yu, and A Dou knew about this. But A Dou couldn't remember when Liu Bei would give favors to Tian Yu. However, Liu Bei had been charitable and righteous for the first half of his life, and there were many people in the world who owed Liu Bei favors. I'm afraid even Liu Bei himself could not remember how many people had owe him favors.

If Tian Yu really planned to let himself escape secretly, it would be a big pie from the sky that hit A Dou's head. As long as he left Wuguan and arrived in Yongzhou, it would be much easier to enter Hanzhong. Of course, if Tian Yu had already set up an ambush in Wuguan, then going over by himself would be similar to dying.

This danger and opportunity coexist. Although the risk of going to Wuguan is very high, the reward is also very high. For Adou, this is a great temptation, a temptation that Adou is difficult to resist.

"Haha..." Adou suddenly laughed and asked, "Isn't you afraid that Cao Pi will blame me in the future?"

"Don't worry, this young master has all replaced the adult confidant. This matter will never be revealed."

"Then Tian Yu seems to have forgotten that we know this too! If I pass Wu Pass and let Tian Yu go, the news of spreading it, Cao Pi will still blame Tian Yu in the future."

Tian Yu smiled slightly and said, "My elders are even less worried. Uncle Liu Gao Yi, I think the young master must be the same as Uncle Liu, so the young master will definitely not get my elders into being unrighteous."

Adou was slightly stunned. Unexpectedly, Tian Yu knew him very well. Speaking of which, Adou is not a person who uses any means to achieve his goals. After all, his chivalrous thoughts have been deeply rooted in Adou's heart. The thing about repaying grudges and revenge has far exceeded Adou's bottom line, and Adou still can't do such things.

"Actually, you can rest assured that you believe my elders. Please think, if my elders really want to be unfavorable to the elders, then the ones waiting here will be tens of thousands of troops instead of the next one!"

Adou nodded. What the other party said made sense. If Tian Yu really wanted to be unfavorable to him, he would send a large army directly, and there would be no need to worry about leading him to Wu Pass. At this time, Adou had already believed Tian Yu seven points.

"Let's have a gamble!" Thinking of this, Adou said, "Okay, since that's the case, I believe Lord Tian Yu this time, I'm sorry to lead the way!"

Wuguan.

At this time, Tian Yu had already arrived at Wuguan in person. The soldiers in Wuguan had already been replaced by Tian Yu's confidant.

Tian Yu couldn't guarantee whether A Dou would come. Tian Yu himself knew that with just one-sided words, A Dou would probably not believe him. However, Tian Yu still came to Wuguan in advance and was ready.

Finally, Adou is here!

At the Wuguan, Tian Yu looked at the banner of the Seven Evil Guards from afar, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He is really a heroic young man! This A Dou dares to come to the military officer, which shows that his courage and courage are extraordinary! With such courage and courage, no wonder this A Dou dares to enter Cao Cao alone to hijack Cao Cao!

At the same time, Adou also saw Tian Yu on Wu Pass.

Speaking of which, Tian Pengzu still looks very much like Tian Yu, so Adou recognized Tian Yu on the city tower at a glance.
Chapter completed!