Chapter 6 Zhong Mou was captured

The reason why the three of Cao Cao were able to escape from Luoyang was due to careful planning. The moment Niu Fu's victory news came, Cao Cao expected that Dong Zhuo would summon all the generals to drink, and this was a great time for the golden cicada to escape its shell.When Feng Fang entered the city, Yuan Shu shaved off his beard and pretended to be a soldier. The gate guard officers and soldiers never expected that the dignified general would wear such a dress, and they didn't notice it either. The most difficult to escape is actually the eyeliner in the camp.For these people, the three of Cao Cao played tricks.In the evening, Cao Cao chatted with the officers of his subordinates, and accidentally mentioned that there might be a banquet in the evening, so he used this as an excuse to go to the camps to ask the generals.

At the beginning, there were people following him to observe him, and seeing him gossiping with Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding, etc., talking endlessly, so he took it lightly and stopped following him.Cao Cao just let the horse rein in the battalions to visit, but he went farther and farther, and gradually got to the outskirts of the garrison in Luoyang City. Half an hour after Cao Cao left, Feng Fang also set off with Yuan Shu, who was pretending to be a soldier. The two of them asked where Cao Cao was when they met, and claimed that several small schools in the battalion were noisy because of the uneven food distribution. He went back to deal with it.The two of them talked and laughed all the way to find Cao Cao, and the grand-sounding also touched outside.It was November, and it was getting dark very early. The sun had already set when the three of them met, and they disappeared in the darkness immediately.

Leaving Luoyang does not mean safety, because Li Jue, Guo Si and other ministries in Liangzhou are looting everywhere, as long as they don't escape from Henan, they may encounter these beasts at any time.And just behind him, Dong Zhuo may have noticed that the pursuers might have set off. The only way is to run forward with courage and keep running!In this way, the three of them took advantage of the hazy night and fled eastward without stopping. No one spoke a word for the whole night.I don't know how long I have been running, and I can't tell how far I have run. Intuition that the mist has receded and the sky is about to dawn. Cao Cao hastily reined in the horse: "Stop! Stop!"

"What's the matter?" Feng Fang hurriedly pulled the rein and asked, "Is there any movement?" Yuan Shu's mount was not as good as his two's, and he stopped slowly behind, both man and horse were panting. "It's almost dawn, we have to change our clothes." Cao Cao jumped off his horse and took off his helmet and armor. "It's impossible to run like this. The dry food is limited and there is no fodder. We are exhausted and can't get out. Let's just change into casual clothes Pick a small path and walk slowly, if you meet a farmer, you will be able to fight famine." Feng Fang also disarmed: "It is good, but if Dong Zhuo is transferred to Xizhou County, it may not be easy to get lost along the way."

"I'm not afraid, I'm just an ordinary deserter now." Yuan Shu pretended to be a soldier, without any armor or other attire, "Now I don't even have a beard, even if the pictures are different , who would have guessed it was me." He got off the horse, stretched his legs a few times, and said to the east, "Hurry up and change, it's almost dawn, farmers get up early, if you look like this, don't you?" Not garish?" Cao Cao also glanced to the east: it's so beautiful!The sky in front of him has already turned pale, and the sun that has not yet risen has drawn a golden border on the earth. Finally, a new day has arrived, full of vitality and hope, and the fear in the vast night seems to be over... He suddenly realized I realized that I was still on the way to escape, so I must not take it lightly, and quickly threw the armor on the ground, and changed into the ordinary clothes in the bag.

"What about our armor?" Feng Fang had already finished changing. "Give it up, stay by your side and get in the way." "It's a pity..." Feng Fang seemed to be unable to bear it, but it would be troublesome to be seen by others, so he had to follow Cao Cao and throw them into the wild grass.When Cao Cao turned his head and saw his Dawan horse, he couldn't help shivering: "Our horses have to dress up too." There are many decorations on the war horses, which are not like folk things, especially the mounts of military officers are more exquisite.Cao Cao hurriedly took off the luan bell, removed the red gold single stirrup, grabbed a few handfuls of soil from the ground and spread it evenly on the horse.So the brown-red Dawan horse turned gray, but the tall and majestic body could not be changed.

After the three of them packed up, they hurried off the post road and drove into the country road. After walking for another hour or so, it was already broad daylight.It took a long time before I found a farmer in a remote place, sat by the well and drank some water and horses. After inquiring carefully, I found that not far ahead was the boundary of Zhongmou County. Cao Cao couldn't help being overjoyed. Seeing the peasants go far away, he smiled and said, "We have been traveling like crazy all night, and we don't want to get here. As long as we leave Henan, Dong Zhuo won't be able to catch us."

"You can't be too happy." Feng Fang said with a serious expression, "Let's take a detour, I'm afraid Xiliang Kuaima has already sent the paper to Zhongmou." "It doesn't matter, how can they arrange ambushes all over the county? Let's continue to walk through the village, cross the small road, and go around the city." Cao Cao took out a piece of cake and took a bite. "The question now is, where should we go?" Feng Fang froze for a moment, he hadn't thought about this question.But Yuan Shu said: "Of course I want to go back to Runan, and go back to recruit soldiers, buy horses, gather grass and store food, so that I can fight the old thief with my life."

"Don't have too much hope." Cao Cao said while chewing, "Since you escaped at the beginning, Dong Zhuo's people in your village have been eyeing you. Maybe all your people have fled abroad, and it may be nothing to go back." Feng Fang patted Yuan Shu on the shoulder: "It doesn't matter, if there is no one in Runan, you can go back to Nanyang with me. Now Zhang Zi is serving as the prefect with us, and they are all our own people. When you go there, you will feel like returning home." Cao Cao knew Feng Fang's details.He is from Nanyang, and his family background is not very high, but because he married the adopted daughter of Cao Jie, a great eunuch from his hometown, his official career has been promoted smoothly. I can't afford any storms.

"Meng De, are you going back to Qiao County, Peiguo?" "Ok." "What a coincidence, we first went to Peiguo, then passed through Runan, and then went down to Nanyang. Our journey is really smooth!" Yuan Shu nodded repeatedly. Cao Cao shook his head and said, "However, Qiao County is too close to Henan. The most urgent thing is to go back and report. I plan to relocate my family. I will flee to Yanzhou first." Feng Fang smiled and said, "Why are you going to Yanzhou? Why don't you just bring your family to Nanyang? Just like the road, be my own soldier."

Cao Cao was noncommittal, and teased, "Let's talk about it in Peiguo." In fact, he also had a small plan in mind, the Yuan family's prestige was too high, if he followed them, he would definitely become a vassal of the adult family in the future.Ning Chong is not a phoenix tail, and Yuan Gonglu is not a very authentic person. Instead of following him all the way south, it is better to go back to his hometown and pull a team, or go to Yanzhou or stay in Yuzhou, and protect the villagers.Thinking of this, he remembered his side wife Bian, his son Cao Pi, and his brother Cao Chun, who were still in Luoyang. Their lives and deaths were still unknown, so he couldn't help sighing. Yuan Shu's mind is easy to use. Seeing him sigh, he immediately understood his thoughts: "Meng De, is it possible that you are worried about the little one?" "Exactly." "Why does a man have to worry about not having a wife? If children love each other, they must be heroes. Don't say that they may not be killed. Even if they are killed, don't you still have a wife and son in your hometown?" It's true that standing and talking doesn't hurt your back, dare you not be your wife and children.At this time, Cao Cao was not good at arguing with him, so he said: "I hope they are safe and sound." "My wife and children are all in my hometown, which can be called a great fortune." Feng Fang breathed a sigh of relief, "Gaolu, you escaped from danger at first, and Taifu will be in danger." Yuan Shu felt sad in an instant: "Uncle told me, run as long as you can, he is willing to go all out at his age. Dong Zhuo is his old official, so he probably won't do anything wrong." Cao Cao glanced at him: You are still so naive until now.At the beginning, Yuan Kui acquiesced in calling Dong Zhuo to Beijing because he was an old official, but after entering Beijing, how did Dong Zhuo's actions put his old boss in the eyes?Now that Dong Zhuo is the prime minister, how can he tolerate a grand tutor in the court?I'm afraid Yuan Kai had already expected that there would be no good death, and his nephews and nephews could count as one if they escaped.He is not the only one who cannot escape, but also Zhou Yan, He Yong, Yang Biao, Huang Wan, Zhu Jun, Wang Yun, Yuan Ji, Xun You... What will happen to these people in the future? Cao Cao didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he got up quickly and said, "It's important for us to hurry, let's go!" The three of them left the farmer's house and continued on their way, looking for a small path in the village.Along the way, there are ruins and ruins everywhere, and some villages don't even have a single person.There was no war in Zhongmou, it was all caused by Xiliang soldiers looting, looting all their belongings, and some families simply fled their homes and fled. A good village was destroyed, and refugees were forced out of the Central Plains. This kind of thing is even more infuriating than the Yellow Turban Rebellion back then.After traveling for more than ten miles, there is not a single decent family, the fields are deserted and no one is farming, the trees wither in the severe winter, and there are dilapidated scenes everywhere. Cao Cao and others came out from the barracks with only a small amount of dry food, which they had already eaten up, but they still felt hungry after running all night.Even so, they still didn't dare to go towards the county seat, maybe they would be captured immediately when they got there, so they had to fight their way with hunger.After walking through one village after another, it was already noon, and finally I saw smoke from the village in front of me. "Oh! We're almost beyond the border of Zhongmou County, and finally we've come across a village with people!" Yuan Shu let out a sigh of relief, "It's better to find someone to live with." The three of them got off their horses and led their horses into the village, but people in the village walked around when they saw them.Cao Cao became suspicious: "I think the customs here are not good, we'd better leave quickly." Feng Fang grinned and complained: "Out of Zhongmou County, I don't know how many miles to go in the wilderness. Benyangdi is still far away. This month, we can't even find wild fruits. If we don't see people anymore, we can't find anything to eat. You have to starve to death!" "I'm going to find someone's house and ask for some food." Yuan Shu said and was about to leave. Cao Cao thought that Yuan Shu was a son of a wealthy family, so he would be arrogant and angry when he spoke, so he quickly stopped him and said, "Stay on the road, you look like a deserter and it's hard to do things, I'll go!" "Okay, go back quickly, be careful." Cao Cao led the horse off the dirt road and walked up a dirt slope.Seeing that there are firewood houses and fenced yards all around, but there are a few more decent tile-roofed houses in the middle, and at a glance, you can tell that they are rich and noble families in the village, so they approached in twos and threes, shouting: "Is anyone there?" After calling three times in a row, a man's voice came from inside: "Who detained my firewood?" Cao Cao felt the voice was sour, and replied patiently: "Those who are traveling, please give me some food." After a short while, the man came out from the house.He has a baby face, small eyes and a short beard, and a short figure. He is dressed in blue cloth, although it is not a good material, but it is exceptionally clean and looks very energetic. "Brother, I'm a traveler. I'm out of dry food. I beg you to give me some food. I will be very grateful." As he said, Cao Cao took out a golden hairpin from his bosom.This was what he had brought with him before, but he replaced it with a tree branch because he changed his clothes. The short man took the golden hairpin and looked at it, then looked Cao Cao up and down and said with a smile: "Why is this brother so polite? It's just a meal, so I'm so polite. I'm so anxious. Gentleman, I don't want this reward, I just eat it." Cao Cao almost laughed out loud. This man had only a half-knowledge of knowledge, but he was full of sourness and fake jealousy. He hurriedly said, "Thank you, brother, but please accept this hairpin. There are two of my companions over there, can you please?" Share some more food." "Woohoo! If you want to stand up, you can build up others. If you want to achieve yourself, you can achieve others. Brother is a real husband! Brother loves money." He said, picking up the golden hairpin, "however, in the barren village, fish are not available, and bears You can't get palms, neither fish nor bear's paws. Brother, don't be anxious, and wait here for a while, until the little brother goes back to get food, come back, come and go..." Obviously just a few words If he can explain it clearly, he just wants to quote allusions indiscriminately, and he makes it so obvious. Seeing him wandering into the house, Cao Cao couldn't help it anymore, and burst out laughing. Suddenly, there was a bang bang sound.I saw the man beating the gong and rushing out, shouting: "Catch the thief!" Following his yell, seven or eight men rushed out from each room, each holding a big stick. With the sound of gongs and shouts of people, Cao Cao panicked immediately. He had a ghost in his heart and dared not make a move, so he turned around and wanted to escape.Little did he know that the gong was a signal to catch thieves in the village, and when they heard the sound of the gong, all the households would respond.Cao Cao raised his eyes to watch, and saw people running out of all the woodshed yards, all of them strong and strong men from the village, densely packed.Some held sticks, some took hoes, some held rakes, and some rushed out holding the top door bars! Unable to resist at this moment, Cao Cao mounted his horse hastily.But in order to avoid people's attention, the single stirrup had already been taken off, and after finally climbing on the horse, he was hit hard on the back with a stick.He didn't have time to protect the pain, so he hurriedly rode his horse down the slope, but the villagers in front had already cut off the road, someone tripped over the horse's leg with a door bar, and Cao Cao fell to the ground with both his horse and him. Feng Fang and Yuan Shu had seen it from a distance, and both drew their swords. But there are dozens of villagers in this group, and they are aggressive and will not give in. Not only can they not rush through, but they are about to be surrounded by villagers.Cao Cao fell on the dirt slope, his intuition was dizzy, and he shouted loudly: "Leave me alone, run away!" Before he finished shouting, three or five men had already crushed him. "Meng De!" Feng Fang was so anxious that tears almost came out.Yuan Shu flicked his sword to block the stick: "Let's go! If you don't go, it's over!" The two had no choice but to whip and whip the horse and fled. Cao Mengde, who once led the battle of the Yellow Turbans, fell into the hands of these villagers in such a muddle-headed manner, and was tied up tightly in a short while.