The long arrow hit the man's chest, and he fell to the ground with a pop and never got up again. Cao Peng recognized that the man who blocked the arrow for him was none other than Zhai Jiu, his personal follower recruited in Hailing. After spending three months together, Cao Peng
Peng didn't have much communication with Zhai Peng. He was very silent, but very responsible. For at least three months, Zhai Jiong tried his best. Although he was taciturn, he actually shared many things for Cao Peng.
"Yan Ming!"
Cao Peng let out a cry of sorrow, let go of Pan Zhang, drew his sword and turned towards the galloping horse, stamped his feet, swung his hips, turned around and slashed with the sword.
The war horse neighed sadly, and the general on the horse was killed by Cao Peng.
He squatted on the bed, only to see that Zhai Jiong had died...
"Sir, leave quickly."
Chu Ge rushed over, took Cao Peng and left.
On the other side, Pan Zhang was also shouting for Cao Peng to retreat.
One after another, the fast horses rushed out of the Xiapi Army camp and chased them madly. Cao Peng was almost dragged towards Quyang City. The screams behind him rang out one after another, making him feel extremely sad. Although he had known it for a long time.
, this is an inevitable outcome. But when Cao Peng felt it personally, he couldn't help but feel extremely uncomfortable. However, he had no other choice. Even if he knew this, he could only rush forward.
Stumbling to the foot of the city wall, Pan Zhang shouted loudly: "Put down the rope."
Countless ropes were thrown off from the top of the city. Cao Peng and Pan Zhang reached out to grab the ropes and quickly climbed along the city wall. There was no way, the city gate had been blocked long ago, and behind the gate was sand weighing dozens of tons.
There is no way to open the city gate with a stone bag.
One, two, three...
When they left the city, there were 104 warriors, but when they came back, there were only a handful.
As the pursuers approached the city, Zhou Cang ordered archers to be in the room at the top of the city to prevent the enemy from getting close.
Cao Xing led a group of troops to the foot of Quyang City, and saw a dozen people climbing desperately to the top of the city. The back of one of them looked familiar. Cao Xing squinted his eyes, and couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.
: If he was not in Guangling, how could he appear here?
However, after thinking about it, Cao Xing still picked up his bow and took out an arrow. He opened the bow to the full moon and aimed an arrow at Cao Peng.
Cao Xing's bow had the power of three stones and more than three hundred kilograms of strength. The sharp arrow shot through the air, obviously different from other arrows, and it roared straight at Cao Peng.
Zhou Cang saw clearly from the top of the city and shouted loudly: "Sir, be careful of cold arrows."
Cao Peng was climbing the city wall when suddenly a warning sign came over him. He instinctively kicked the city wall with his feet, and his body suddenly swayed in the air. The sharp arrow almost brushed his body and hit the city wall.
On the ground, sparks flew everywhere. Cao Peng's body hit the city wall hard. Taking advantage of this moment to turn around, he saw Cao Xing pulling out the second long arrow from Hu Luli, and he couldn't help being shocked.
Others didn't know Cao Xing's archery skills, but Cao Peng knew it.
Although Cao Xing was not on the list of the Three Kingdoms Divine Arrows in later generations, it does not mean that Cao Xing's archery skills are worse than others.
Regardless of the pain on his body, Cao Peng quickly climbed up with both hands.
Cao Xing's eyes were cold, and he opened his bow and fired an arrow.
As soon as the second arrow left the string, the third arrow was on the string. The two arrows were almost fired at the same time, but their speeds were different.
The second arrow arrived later and flew towards Cao Peng almost at the same time as the first arrow. At this time, Cao Peng had already put one hand on the city top. When he heard the noise behind him, he quickly turned sideways. An arrow
He hit the city wall, but another arrow hit Cao Peng on the shoulder.
"ah!"
Cao Peng shouted, his hands softened, and his body immediately fell down the city.
A large hand reached out and grabbed Cao Peng's arm.
Deng Fan stepped on the battlement with one foot and leaned out almost completely. With a roar, he lifted Cao Peng's body up and dragged him to the top of the city.
Cao Xing couldn't help shouting that it was a pity, but his eyes showed relief.
This is the Three Kingdoms!
Even if we are friends, I will never be merciful. If you can escape from my grasp, I will still feel a little lucky for you!
Cao Peng lay on the ground, feeling his head buzzing.
Just at that moment, he once again felt the distance between life and death, so close.
His heart was beating fast, but his face looked extremely calm. He turned over and stood up, and saw Pan Zhang climbing to the top of the city. Followed by Chu Ge, and then... one, two, three... six
After the warriors climbed to the top of the city, there was no movement again.
In other words, out of the 104 people, only these nine came back alive.
Among them, Cao Peng was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, and Pan Zhang was hit by an arrow in the thigh. Chu Ge was hit by three knives, and another warrior was stabbed in the head with a gun by the Xiapi Cavalry Army. After barely climbing up the city, he was already dying. Look.
In that case, Cao Peng knew that it would be difficult to save him.
Struggling, Cao Peng stood up and looked down at the city.
Chen Gong stood on a cart, surrounded by soldiers and horses, and came to the foot of Quyang City, side by side with Cao Xing.
"Chen Gongtai, you are nothing more than that!"
Cao Peng suddenly cursed, "You are a betrayer and a traitor, but you dare to offend me, Haixi. Now I will burn your camp to teach you not to underestimate the world's heroes."
"who is he?"
Chen Gong felt something looked familiar and blurted out a question.
Cao Xing had a gloomy face, gritted his teeth and said, "Cao Peng."
"He actually came back?"
In an instant, Chen Gong seemed to understand.
He had never underestimated Cao Peng. How could Chen Gong not see the tricks Lu Ji had pulled out? But that was Lu Bu's family matter, and he would not interfere. Cao Peng was able to escape intact in that situation.
No matter what means were used, whether it was luck or scheming, it is enough to show that this boy is not simple. If this boy were here and Song Xian was in Haixi, his death would not be unjust...
There was a hint of coldness in Chen Gong's eyes.
"Shulong, let's go back."
"withdraw troops?"
"Um!"
"But……"
"The current situation is not suitable for attacking the city. Let him be arrogant. After daybreak, we will launch another attack and see what methods he has."
Chen Gong looked indifferent and ignored Cao Peng's provocation.
In fact, after so many years, what unpleasant words have he not heard? Including under Lu Bu's account, he plotted Hao Meng's rebellion. Although Lu Bu later did not pursue the matter, it did not mean that others did not pursue it. How brave and reckless the eight strong generals were
Seniors, the scoldings made by Cao Peng are much harsher than those scolded by Cao Peng. To put it mildly, Chen Gong’s heart is calm; to put it worst, he has been numbed by the scolding!
Xia Pi's army retreated just as quickly as it came.
Cao Peng felt even heavier as he watched Xia Pi's army return to the barracks in an orderly manner.
"Sir, Xiaoba is gone!"
Chu Ge cried to Cao Peng.
Xiaoba was the warrior who had a big gun pierced through his stomach. It was a pity that he crawled home desperately, but in the end he still couldn't escape death...
While running all the way, almost all of the intestines came out, and a piece of it was still hanging on the top of the city.
Cao Peng staggered over, knelt down beside Xiaoba's body, and slowly stuffed the severed intestines back into Xiaoba's stomach.
If Chu Ge hadn't told him, he wouldn't even know Xiaoba's name.
In fact, among the nearly a hundred warriors who fell outside the city, Cao Peng knew almost no one except Zhai Jiong.
On the top of the city, there was an almost suffocating and depressing atmosphere. Some soldiers couldn't help but burst into tears...
In the face of death, no one can be calm and calm. Especially when they see Xiaoba's tragic death, not many people can bear it.
"Don't cry!"
Cao Peng suddenly stood up and shouted sternly.
Pairs of eyes stared at Cao Peng for an instant.
"Xiao Ba is dead, Zhai Jiong is dead... There are still many of our good brothers outside the city, who have been sleeping forever ever since. But why did they die? They died to protect their homes and their families, and their deaths were not unjust.
"Cao Peng roared, and the city was silent.
"They are dead, but we are still alive."
Cao Peng's eyes were red, as if they were dripping blood.
"We will continue to be here to protect our land, our home, and our relatives... If anyone is afraid, just look at Xiaoba's face and remember his appearance. He never gave up until he died.
I won’t give up either! Will you give up?”
After a moment of deathly silence, nearly a thousand people on top of the city and inside the city shouted in unison: "We will never give up."
"did you see that!"
Cao Peng kept looking at the faint light of fire outside the city.
"There are eight thousand of them, but they can't stop the charge of one hundred of us.
Brothers, what I want to tell you is that after dawn, we will face a more tragic and cruel battle. But for those dead brothers, for our parents, wives and children, we cannot give up... Who dares to commit the crime?
In my homeland, I will fight him tooth and nail!"
"That's right, let's fight!"
"Fight them desperately..."
"Everyone, go back to your respective positions, pick up your weapons, and use the blood of those Xiapi dogs to pay homage to the heroic spirits of our brothers."
"Kill Xia Pi Dog!"
"Fight with them..."
The shouts gathered together and resounded through the sky.
Cao Peng looked at the excited people and let out a sigh of relief.
"Have someone put Xiaoba's body in place."
"Here!"
When Cao Peng raised his hand, he felt as if all the bones in his body were falling apart.
Just now, he was trying hard to arouse everyone's emotions. But when everyone went crazy, Cao Peng began to feel dizzy.
Someone called a doctor from Quyang to remove the long arrow from Cao Peng's shoulder and bandage it properly.
Cao Peng sat down against the battlement, glanced at Pan Zhang, and suddenly couldn't help laughing.
"Sir, you are smiling so much."
"I suddenly remembered, what were you muttering in your mouth when you charged to kill just now?"
"The dialect of our hometown."
“Do you speak Yanzhou dialect?”
"Um!"
"Teach me a few words later... maybe when I go back to Yanzhou to work, it would be nice to be able to speak Yanzhou dialect."
"It's awful to hear!"
"It's not hard to listen to or learn from..."
Pan Zhang looked at Cao Peng and couldn't help laughing. The arrow wound on his leg was not serious. It was just a red-stem white-feathered arrow that penetrated his thigh. Now that the arrow has been removed and bandaged properly, there is nothing left.
Serious problem. Not far away, the doctor was bandaging Chugo's wound. He was naked from the waist up, revealing his strong body in the firelight. The incision was deep and bleeding, making him scream in pain.
"Find two sheep intestines, wash them clean, and get two bone needles."
Cao Peng stood up, walked to Chu Ge's side, and gave instructions to the doctor.
A sergeant ran down the city to look for the items Cao Peng needed.
"Sir, what are you doing?"
"I'm going to treat your injury...it's very painful, can you bear it?"
"Ha, young master is joking, it's just a small pain, what can't you bear?"
A smile appeared on Cao Peng's face, "Looking at the accent, you're not from Qingzhou?"
"People from Jizhou...lived in Qingzhou with their parents, and later followed Marshal Xue...Xuezhou to Yuzhou Mountain, and now they have settled in Haixi."
"Be my retinue."
"ah?"
Chu Ge's eyes widened and he looked at Cao Peng in shock, a little unable to react.
"You have good skills, you can be my follower from now on."
"good!"
Chu Ge came to his senses and agreed immediately without hesitation.
In fact, with his skills, if he stayed in the army, he would be promoted quickly based on his military exploits. But since Cao Peng said this, Chu Ge naturally would not refuse. The young master wants me to be his retinue, because he thinks highly of me.
As a citizen of the mountains and seas of Yuzhou, why would I not be happy if I could serve as the prince's retinue?
At this time, someone brought bone needles and sheep intestines.
Cao Peng washed the sheep intestines and cut them into fine pieces, then threaded them on bone needles.
He raised his head and said to the doctor: "If you have an injury like this in the future, just follow my method. But you have to remember that it must be clean. It is best to burn the bone needles with fire. When bandaging, it is best to use them first.
Boil it in boiling water, dry it in the sun, and then bandage it."
As Cao Peng spoke, he used bone needles to suture Chu Ge's wounds.
It hurt Chu Ge so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. But he just said such big words, so he endured the pain and didn't scream.
After the suturing was completed, Chu Ge's face turned pale.
Cao Peng found a clean cloth, bandaged Chu Ge's wound, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Let's rest for a while. We'll have to fight with those sons of bitches when we get back... Madman, don't embarrass me, kill a few more."
Chu Ge grinned widely and said with a smile: "Young master, just put it down. Those rascals will not be killed without killing them."
Cao Peng stood up and looked into the distance.
On the horizon, there was already a fish-belly white light, indicating that the day was about to dawn.
"Give me my order and ask everyone to be prepared... after dawn, the Xia Pi Dogs will definitely launch a fierce attack and give me a severe lesson."
"Here!"
Pan Zhang also stood up and said goodbye to Cao Peng.
His duty is to guard the east gate. Now that dawn is coming, he must return to his post.
Zhou Cang followed Cao Peng and said softly: "Sir, it will probably take a while before the sun rises. How about you go back to your house and take a rest?"
"Forget it, follow me around the tower and see if there is anything else that needs attention."
When the morning sun first rose, it did not stir up a cloud of fire.
Surrounding it is a pale rose-colored morning sun, with a bright and soft light. From a long and narrow cloud layer, it floats faintly, reveals its face, and then hides in the surrounding faint purple mist. It is stretching.
At the highest point of the clouds, both sides flickered like small shining snakes... The jumping light beams moved forward, with a solemnity, and embraced a sunrise as if flying upward!
Its daybreak.
From the military camp outside the city, the rumble of war drums could be heard.
Cao Peng stood firm with his hands on the battlements! Facing the rising sun, he took a deep breath of the morning air, then turned around suddenly and stared outside the city!
