Cao Peng sat in the small tent, quietly took out the long knife, found a soft and dry rag, and polished the blade. There was no blood since the Hanhuan knife came into his hands, but there was a faint stain on the edge.
A cold red light also showed that it had drunk blood.
"Afu, what are you doing?"
Wang Mai returned to the small tent and prepared to take off his clothes and armor.
He leaned the halberd against the shelf, then took the hook off his arm and stretched his body.
Cao Peng raised his head and asked, "Where is my brother-in-law?"
"I'm inspecting the camp with General Wei Tun..."
As a subordinate, Deng Ji had to take on many things.
However, he should not be doing this kind of inspection. But out of caution, he still patrolled the camp with Wei Yan.
The reason for the big banner being broken by the wind is unknown.
Both Wei Yan and Deng Ji became extra cautious because of this reason.
Cao Peng put the knife in its sheath, stood up and walked to Wang Mai's side, "Brother Hutou, my right eyelid keeps twitching. People often say that the left eye jumps for wealth and the right eye jumps for disaster. I'm a little worried that this will happen.
What happened?"
"misfortune?"
Wang Mai glanced at Cao Peng in surprise, "What can happen?"
"I have no idea!"
Cao Peng couldn't explain why he was so uneasy. Therefore, he didn't know how to explain it to Wang Mai.
Wang Mai smiled and said: "Afu, you are thinking too much! We are still one day away from Wancheng, and we are very safe here."
"This...just think it's just my random thoughts." Cao Peng smiled bitterly and walked to the door of the small tent. The wind whistling outside the tent seemed to be getting louder and louder. He frowned and suddenly turned around and asked
Said: "Brother Hutou, is there anything weird about Ma Yu?"
“Very honest!”
Wang Mai thought for a while, "He hardly talked to anyone throughout the whole day, and he worked very hard."
"Brother Hutou, I want to ask you something. If something happens, you must protect my brother-in-law and leave. If you can escape, then go home immediately. Take my father, mother and sister with you to Tufu Mountain...
…Before I left, I asked your father to go to Tufu Mountain to seek help. There are some of his old brothers there. Can you protect my father and the others and go to your father?"
Cao Peng's expression was very solemn, which made Wang Mai become a little nervous unconsciously.
"Afu, what's going on? Why are you so suspicious? We're not on good terms now, what could possibly go wrong?"
"Don't worry, I just want you to promise me!"
Wang Mai hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded to express his understanding.
"What about you?" he asked worriedly.
Cao Peng smiled and said, "I will follow General Wei Tun. With his protection, there should be no danger."
"Okay, my father told me before we set off, asking me to listen to you...but I really don't see what danger we are in now."
Wang Mai couldn't help but muttered something, which made Cao Peng laugh.
There are some things that I can’t tell. But if you are prepared and careful, you will never make a big mistake...
"Cao Peng, Wang Mai, hurry up and gather in the camp."
While Wang Mai and Cao Peng were talking, a primary school student suddenly shouted loudly outside the tent.
Neither Cao Peng nor Wang Mai took off their armor, so they immediately picked up their weapons and rushed out of the tent, "Brother, what happened?"
"Uncle Wei Dub, something happened!"
"ah?"
Cao Peng couldn't react for a moment.
It wasn't until Wang Mai pulled him to run that he realized that Uncle Wei Du was Wei Ping.
Wei Ping, what happened again?
Cao Peng and Wang Mai hurried to the center of the camp and saw Wei Yan sitting astride his horse.
Twenty spearmen lined up behind him. Seeing Cao Peng and Wang Buy coming over, Wei Yan said nothing and shouted sternly: "Cao Peng, mount your horse immediately."
"Here!"
"Wang Mai, you stay and follow Deng Jiecong personally."
"Here!"
Cao Peng quickly got on his horse and glanced at Wei Yan in surprise.
Wei Yan ignored him, but said to Deng Ji and Tang Ji who were at the gate of the camp: "Deng Jiecong, Old Tang, you two are here to pack up the camp and protect the supplies and food. I will go to the mangroves right now, and in
Before I come back, you must not act rashly and be careful."
Deng Ji and Tang Ji quickly accepted the order!
Cao Peng, who was confused, still didn't understand the situation.
Wei Ping, something happened?
"Afu, take the people and follow me!"
After Wei Yan said this, he and Cao Peng rushed out of the simple camp with twenty spearmen.
"Deng Jiecong, what happened?"
Deng Ji looked solemn and said softly: "I just got the news that Wei Dubbo was ambushed in the mangrove when he led the scout army to patrol the surrounding area..."
"Ambush? Who ambushed?"
Deng Ji shook his head, "I don't know yet, General Wei Tun just went to check.
Hutou, you follow me and continue to inspect the camp. Tang Ji, lead the people to keep an eye on the supplies and food, and if there is a situation, immediately counterattack."
Tang Ji agreed and left with the people.
But Deng Ji had a worried look on his face, because Cao Peng's earlier reminder was still ringing in his ears.
Like Cao Peng, Deng Ji was also worried at the moment...
Wang Maimai subconsciously tightened his grip on the snake spear, and tightened the hook on his arm with the shield. Taking a deep breath, he could only pray secretly, hoping that nothing would happen. It seemed that Ah Fu's concerns were not unfounded.
That makes sense. The current situation is really chaotic.——
Cao Peng followed Wei Yan and galloped on his horse.
Twenty spearmen behind him ran wildly, following closely behind.
It seems that these Yiyang warriors have received special training. Although they have two legs, they are only not far behind Wei Yan, Cao Peng and others when running.
"General Wei Tun, what happened?"
Cao Peng rode up to catch up with Wei Yan and asked loudly.
Wei Yan slowed down his horse slightly and briefly told Cao Peng what had happened. It turned out that just now, a Yiyang cavalry ran back covered in blood and told Wei Yan that Wei Ping and others were ambushed.
The opponent's situation was unclear, and the ambush appeared very suddenly.
Wei Ping led several scouts to fight against the opponent, and sent the scouts back to ask for help.
Travelers often have a huge flaw. They may be able to grasp the general trend, but they cannot grasp the mystery of the details.
Cao Peng also has this problem.
Even if he can say the classic saying of ten victories and ten defeats, he has no understanding of the nuances of what happened in this era. So far, he is running around like a headless chicken. During the Battle of Wan, did Cao Cao ever
Did you also use soldiers and horses against Liu Biao?
At this time, in this place...
The only person who might use troops against them seems to be Cao Cao.
However, Cao Cao had just surrendered Zhang Xiu, so he had the ability to use troops against Liu Biao at this time?
Cao Peng can't be sure either.
The mangrove is located about thirty miles northwest of the Sunset Camp. Because there is a maple tree here, in autumn, when seen from a distance, the maples are as red as fire, so it is called the mangrove. Wei Yan took Cao
When Peng and others rushed to the mangroves, they saw a few lone ownerless horses wandering outside the woods and neighing sadly. Beside them, there were several corpses...
Wei Yan was so excited that he shuddered!
Although the distance was still far, he could still recognize at a glance that those horses were Wei Ping and his scout troops.
He hurriedly urged his horse to whip up. Outside the woods, Wei Yan jumped off his horse, walked two steps quickly, and half-crouched next to a corpse. The corpse was lying on the ground, with its back turned to the sky, and the blood under its body turned the ground into a pool of red.
mud.
"Afu, torch!"
Wei Yan roared, and Cao Peng quickly jumped off the horse, took out a torch from the horse's back pocket, lit it with a fire stick, and illuminated the surroundings. He walked quickly to Wei Yan, and before he could speak, Wei Yan
He snatched the torch from his hand, lowered his head and turned the body over, carefully identifying it.
He is his own scout!
His eyes were wide open and his expression was very strange.
Wei Yan might not be able to see anything, but Cao Peng, who was a criminal policeman in his previous life, also saw something strange.
The deceased's expression was clearly one of incredulity. He seemed to be dead and still couldn't believe it. The wound on his body was also very obvious. It was a gunshot wound right at the choked throat. There was a bloody hole the size of a baby's fist.
The blood is still flowing...
Cao Peng took a look around and found that there were obvious traces of struggle left around him.
However, the wounds on the corpses were different. Three of the corpses were obviously hacked to death with knives during a fight, while the other scout was killed from behind. The wounds were the same as those of the previous deceased.
The fatal wound is a stick of iron.
"Afu, have you found Uncle Wen's body?"
While Cao Peng was observing the corpses, he heard Wei Yan shouting loudly from behind.
The spearmen had arrived in front of the mangroves, panting, and their formation was a little scattered. Cao Peng turned around, but suddenly, he felt a hairy fear. That kind of fear was like being invisible in the dark, snakes and insects.
Climbing in, you can feel the fierce beasts approaching...
"Brother Wei, be careful!"
Cao Peng shouted loudly and his body suddenly fell forward.
At the moment when he was leaning forward, a series of bowstring sounds suddenly came from the mangrove forest behind him. Dozens of sharp arrows pierced the air and made a sharp whistling sound. Cao Peng fell down with a thud.
On the ground, the arrow grazed his back and passed by!