As early as a few days ago, the news that Cao Cao was about to commit a large-scale crime had spread all over Langya, and many villagers had already entered the city to join relatives and friends, which made the people in the city panic. Now I see Langya’s defenders. Suddenly he left the camp, and even a lot of his belongings were discarded, and he became more sure. For a while, the people in the city, no matter how high or low, rich or poor, all packed up and fled south, because the rumors spread throughout the city were so eloquent. It is clear that Cao Cao is here to avenge his father this time. Cao Jun will not leave the chickens and dogs wherever he went, and the ants have survived, not to mention the people in this city.
At this time in Langya City, the prefect Zangba disappeared. Du Wei Sun Guan and other officials were mostly strangled by Liu Bei's army. Even the guards at the gate of the city were gone, let alone someone to maintain order, people Fighting to get out of the city, it was overcrowded and almost blocked the city gate,
In fact, Liu Bei also knew that these people were important resources. They could not only provide taxation and military service, but also solve a large number of soldiers. Although he wanted to take these people away together, he could not do so because he just took over. With Zangba’s army, it’s difficult to convince the people, and the military will naturally be unstable. If you bring these people with you, if something happens on the road, the situation will become complicated. Otherwise, Liu Bei dare not bring it. There are two reasons for the people, one is to affect the speed of the march, and the other is because he has always been low-key, except for Xiaopei, he has no reputation in other places in Xuzhou, and the people are not necessarily willing to listen to him.
I heard that Cao Jun’s forwards were all cavalry, and they would soon chase them. The people desperately fled south. However, many of the fleeing teams were dragging their families, especially those with old people and children in their homes. , I couldn't walk much for a long time, so I gradually fell behind. However, along the way, more people would hear the rumors and join in. Therefore, the entire fleeing team grew stronger, and finally reached as many as 200,000 people.
The rumors are not wrong. Cao Jun’s forwards are indeed cavalry, but they did not chase them up as quickly as they thought.
Although Cao Cao acted very cruelly, he was a man with a long-term vision. Of course, it was impossible to give such an order to massacre the villagers, saying that he would kill the whole Xuzhou without leaving the dogs and chickens. It was just a rumor spread by the Phantom Secret Spy. Cao Cao’s order was that anyone who refuses to surrender and tries to resist will be killed without mercy.
However, the news of the Phantom's dissemination was unfortunately right. The villages and towns that Cao Jun passed through were really a scene of chickens and dogs, because Cao Cao still sent the Qingzhou army this time, even the 10,000 elite cavalry. Was also selected from the Qingzhou army,
Most of the Qingzhou Army was originally the Yellow Turban Yudang who had been driven out from Xuzhou, but now they have returned and become a veritable "return home group." The Yellow Turban Army used to be honest peasants, but these farmers made it. Once back, when he was a robber, his temperament also quietly changed.
Although Cao Cao had orders not to kill the surrenders, these Qingzhou troops didn’t care about it. They not only had to report their revenge for being expelled from Xuzhou, but also looted them. They really killed everybody. Regardless of whether you surrender or not, the villages you pass by are all scorched earth,
At the beginning, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan turned a blind eye to the acts of burning, killing, and robbery by their subordinates, but this also affected the marching speed of the cavalry, because the cavalry of the brigade was busy killing people and selling goods. After the empty city of Langya, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan had to gather their teams and stationed in the city for the time being, waiting for the arrival of Cao Jun’s brigade.
However, it is said that Zang Ba was inexplicably attacked by Guan Yu that day. Although he used the "Bull Bull Array" to escape his life, he was also seriously injured. After being supported by his soldiers on the horse, he ran all the way for more than fifty miles, and finally Exhausted, he fell off his horse and fainted. When he woke up, he found himself lying in a hut. Zang Ba was struggling to get up. He only heard someone say: "Master Taishou, you finally Woke up,"
When Zang Ba looked at the sound, he was a big man, and he couldn't help asking: "Where am I and who is the strong man?"
The big man helped Zang Ba up and said, "In Xia Xusheng, it was an adult who ruled the next Xiaomin. This is Xiaomin's home. Just when he came back from the ground, he saw the adult fell on the side of the road. I saw an adult in Langya City, so I recognized it, so I rescued the adult. Xiaomin checked it just now. The adult’s abdomen was stabbed with a sharp object. Fortunately, he didn’t hurt his internal organs. It should be no problem to raise it for a few days. I know who hurt the adults like this,"
Zang Ba smiled bitterly. The wound on his stomach was stabbed by a sharp object. It was clearly broken by a horn. I really don’t know how to tell him. However, Zang Ba also knew that he was called Xu Sheng. People who rescued him, looking at the furnishings in this room, presumably he was also a poor person. Zang Ba himself was born in poverty. Xu Sheng was gracious to save him, so he didn’t dare to treat Xu Sheng too much and hurriedly. He wanted to give a gift, but was stopped by Xu Sheng.
Xu Sheng helped Zang Ba to sit down, and said, "My lord, it's too late today. Early tomorrow morning, Xiaomin will send the adults back to the city."
Zang Ba hurriedly said: "Never, I can't go back to Langya City,"
Xu Sheng was taken aback, and quickly asked: "I heard that Cao Cao is going to invade Xuzhou again a few days ago. Could it be that Langya City has been captured by him,"
Zang Ba shook his head and said, "It's not Cao Cao, it's the Liu Bei who Tao Shijun took in. He pretended to be laboring, and suddenly went into trouble and wanted to take my life."
Xu Sheng pondered: "Xiaomin once heard people say that when Liu Bei and Liu Xuande were in Xiaopei, he had nothing to do with Minqiu. He should be an upright gentleman. How could he do such a thing?"
Although Xu Sheng had heard of Liu Bei's deeds a long time ago, Zang Ba has also done a great job in Langya in recent years, and he is also very good to the local people, so he can't make up his mind for a while. This is Zang Ba and Liu Bei. Who is right and who is wrong,
Zang Ba sighed and said, "Knowing others is hard to know. Who knows the things in the world accurately. When I will raise them for a few days, I will go back to see Shijun Tao and ask them face to face."
However, early the next morning, Xu Sheng rushed in and said, "Master Zang, the rumors outside are getting more and more prosperous. It is said that Cao Cao’s army has gone south. I’m afraid I can’t stay here anymore. I’ll take my lord. Let's go to Xuzhou together,"
Zang Ba thought for a while and said, "My injury has not healed yet. If I meet Liu Bei, wouldn't it be a self-inflicted snare? Pengcheng Ruorong and Zang have some friendship. It is better to go to Pengcheng for a while and then make plans. "
Although Xu Sheng works in the countryside to earn a living, he likes to study literature and martial arts in his spare time, and he often inquires about current affairs. He has long heard that Ruo Rong is greedy and doesn't catch a cold with him.
However, to save people to the end, it is impossible to send Zang Ba back to Langya City, and Zang Ba is obviously not sure if Liu Bei suddenly acted out of Tao Qian’s idea. For the time being, he definitely dare not return to Xuzhou. He was on his way to Pengcheng,
There was nothing valuable in Xu Sheng’s house. There was a broken car, which was used to pull grain and grass, so he brought the old cow over the farmland, put it on the car, and helped Zang Ba onto the car. The fire burned that broken hut and headed to Pengcheng,
After a night's rest, Zang Ba's spirit was much better, and there was some blood on his face. He saw Xu Sheng actually burned his hut, and he couldn't help but say in surprise: "Xu Zhuangshi, what are you doing?"
Xu Sheng picked up a bag of dry food and put it in the cart. He sat behind the cowl and "slapped" his whip. The old cow walked forward slowly with a "moo". Xu Sheng returned. He overstepped and said: "Don't hide it from your lord, if it wasn't for yesterday to save you, Xu would leave yesterday afternoon."
Yesterday the two people chatted for a long time. Zang Ba already knew that although Xu Sheng’s family was poor, he still had a few acres of thin fields, and his life was decent, but he suddenly wanted to leave his hometown. It was even more strange. He asked, "Could it be that you are also worried about Cao Cao’s attack? "
To tell the truth, Zang Ba still had a good impression of Cao Cao, and thought that this person was a hero. When the rumor that Cao Cao was about to commit an army came to his ears, he had also considered that if Cao Cao really came, he would fight. There is no shame in hitting it after it is beaten, but it is not ashamed to drop it, so he did not take the news of Cao Cao's attack to his heart.
Xu Sheng drove the bullock cart and smiled and said, "I am indeed worried, but there are other reasons. Master Zang should have heard of Mr. Mi, right?"
"You mean Mi Zhu," Zang Ba groaned, "It's not just that I heard that there are still some friendships with each other, but I don't know why he suddenly abandoned the lord, and even killed the lord and the Jingzhou army. I really can't figure it out, you ask him what he is doing."
Xu Sheng said: "A few days ago, I heard that Mr. Mi has set up a refugee camp in Wu County to gather people who have fled from various places. Not only do they take care of food and shelter, they will also distribute winter cotton quilts, and will allocate fields in the future. , I don’t know if it is true or not, so Xu wanted to go over and have a look."
Zang Ba was taken aback, and blurted out, "Wu Jun, isn't that going to cross the river?"
Xu Sheng said without hesitation: "What are you afraid of when crossing the river, I will send you to Pengcheng first, then turn to Guangling, and find a boat."
Zang Ba stopped talking, lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking. On the way, he encountered people fleeing from time to time. Many people actually met to go to Guangling, because going to Guangling and Pengcheng are not the same way. After turning around the fork, the people on the road did not decrease. It turned out that these people had also heard that Cao Jun had come and were hurriedly fleeing their homes. Moreover, it is said that many people have been killed by Cao Jun in Langya. After hearing this, he sighed secretly. Fortunately, his own family members are not in Xuzhou, so don’t worry too much.
After three days of traveling, I passed several county towns along the way. The gates were closed, and they refused to let a fleeing citizen into the city. It was said that they were worried that Cao Jun’s spies would be mixed in, so Xu Sheng had to drive an ox cart around the seats. The city, went straight to Pengcheng, who knows, Pengcheng is also the four gates closed, the soldiers on the city’s head are all out of sheaths, arrows are wound, like a big enemy,