The sound of horse hooves became clearer and clearer, and along with a series of extremely peculiar whistles, Zhou Cang let out a sigh of relief.
"Old Zhou, you are back!"
Outside the mountain gate, a loud voice came, followed by a burly man walking into the Taoist temple. The rain was heavy, and the scene in the Taoist temple was clear at a glance. When he saw the presence of a stranger, Wang Meng immediately stopped and subconsciously clenched his hands.
spear, and stepped back.
"father!"
A figure rushed down the steps and pounced on Wang Meng.
That shout made Wang Meng tremble, and the spear in his hand suddenly fell out of his hands, falling into the muddy water with splashes of water.
"Tiger head!"
Wang Meng took two steps and hugged Wang Mai who rushed forward.
In front of the main gate of the Main Hall, Cao Ji, Cao Peng and Deng Ji stood quietly, looking at the scene of father and son reuniting in front of them, they both smiled...
Counting the days, today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Father and son were separated for fifteen days! But during these fifteen days, how many changes happened?
The concern in his heart cannot be explained to outsiders. Wang Mai has never expressed his thoughts, but at this moment, the feelings hidden in Wang Mai's heart burst out. Cao Peng, who always thought he knew Wang Mai, couldn't help but smile slightly.
Moved. He sighed in his heart, and unconsciously, the appearance of a white-haired old man appeared in his mind. In this life, father and son may never be reunited again.
A big hand rested on his shoulder!
Cao Peng turned around and saw Cao Ji with a kind smile on his face.
Feeling warm in his heart, he held Cao Ji's arm tightly: In my last life, I failed to take good care of my father, but in this life, I will never make any mistakes again.
After Wang Meng and his son were excited, Wang Meng also saw Cao Ji.
Two old brothers hugged each other at the entrance of the Main Hall and had a thousand words to say, but they didn't know where to start.
At Deng Ji's reminder, Cao Ji let everyone into the hall. The Mahavira Hall, which was originally quite empty, suddenly seemed a little crowded when more than twenty people came in.
Zhou Cang settled down his people first, and Deng Juye brought the cooked noodle cake soup.
This group of heroes, who usually eat large chunks of meat and drink from large bowls, were hungry after running around all day. Regardless of the humble pancake soup, they ate it with relish one by one. Wang Meng and Zhou Cang also drank it
A bowl of noodle soup started the conversation.
"Qu Shuai..." Zhou Cang asked, "How is the situation?"
Wang Meng said with a smile: "What can a bunch of idiots do to me? I took them for a spin around Jiyang and then withdrew. At this moment, those idiots are probably still wandering in the ditch.
I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up for a while. How is the situation over there?"
"Same as Qu Shuai's situation, those idiots can't catch up with us at all."
After saying that, the two couldn't help laughing.
"Uncle, this Zhou Yingxiong..." Cao Peng couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Cang waved his hands repeatedly, "Little brother, I can't be called a hero, I can't be called a hero... If Qu Shuai hadn't saved my life back then, Zhou Cang would have become a withered bone in the grave. It's a pity that Qu Shuai later became anonymous, otherwise
Then it’s my turn to make the decision in Tufu Mountain?”
It can be heard that Zhou Cang admires Wang Meng very much this time.
Wang Meng stood aside with a look of astonishment on his face.
"Old Wang, what are your plans next?"
"Next..."
Without waiting for Wang Meng to answer, Zhou Cang said: "Plan? Of course, we are going back to the soil to recover the mountains and live our happy life. Brother Cao, I say you all go there. These brothers, it seems that they are all capable."
People, we can be happy and free on Tufu Mountain."
Wang Meng said: "We can't stay in Jiyang any longer. Now we can only go to Tufu Mountain and settle down for the time being...Old Cao, why don't you come with me? With your temper, you will be bullied wherever you go. Old Zhou
The situation there is not bad, there are two to three hundred brothers under my command, and the surrounding officers and soldiers can do nothing about them. How about we return to the mountains and settle down now, and wait until the situation is better in the future to make plans?"
Wang Meng and Zhou Cang's words angered someone!
Dian Wei said angrily: "When a man is born in this world, he should serve the country. You are all capable people, why do you want to be such a sneaky person?"
Wang Meng and Zhou Cang were immediately angry!
"Who are you?"
"If a man does not change his name in business and his surname in office, Chen Liudian and Wei will belong to a certain family."
There was a strong smell of gunpowder in the words spoken by both sides.
Cao Ji quickly tried to persuade him, but Cao Peng grabbed his arm and gently shook his head to signal him not to speak.
Unexpectedly, after Dian Wei signed up, Wang Meng and Zhou Cang were stunned.
"Are you Dian Wei?"
"Exactly!"
"But under Mr. Cao's command, Colonel Wu Meng and Dian Wei Dian are Ming?"
Dian Wei stood still and nodded proudly.
Just looking at that style was enough to make Cao Peng nod secretly. I am afraid that only Dian Wei dared to tell his name without fear in this situation.
"I've heard about Mr. Dian for a long time, but I never thought that we would meet today. How presumptuous is Zhou Cang!"
Zhou Cang hurriedly stepped forward to salute, while Wang Meng also bowed his hands and bowed slightly. At the same time, he looked at Cao Peng and others with doubtful eyes, but received affirmative nods from Cao Peng and others.
"I've been waiting for someone to say that Mr. Dian is in Wancheng..."
Dian Wei's face turned red, but he replied readily: "Yes, Dian was ambushed in Wancheng and almost lost his life. If Ah Fu and Wen Chang hadn't rescued him, he would have been dead by now. You two, you two.
It’s not pleasant! I still say the same thing, after a man has practiced his skills, he should use the three-foot sword to achieve unparalleled achievements. But how can you two just want to be bandits and have no ambition?"
Wang Meng and Zhou Cang looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
Zhou Cang said: "Dianjun, we don't have great ambitions. It's really... As you know, we originally served in the Yellow Turbans. After the death of General Zhang Mancheng, we were scattered by the army and wandered around. In the early years, we also moved
I was too attached to the imperial court...but later..."
Wang Meng is even simpler, "We are thieves. Once we are thieves, we will always be thieves. No matter what we do, the court will always support us."
Lao Zhou and the others wanted to surrender at first, but they were almost killed by the army... What was that man's name? Lao Zhou, you told me."
Zhou Cang said bitterly: "Sima Wenpin of Nanjun."
Wei Yan seemed to suddenly remember something and blurted out: "I remember, are you the Green Forest Bandits?"
Zhou Cang was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"In the beginning, we were looking for a living in Green Forest Mountain. After Liu Biao took control of Jingxiang, he began to eliminate heroes from all walks of life. At that time, the guy named Wenpin was in charge. He first deceived us down the mountain, and then... we lost a lot of money in that battle
It was so tragic that in the end we had to flee to Tufu Mountain."
"I see……"
Wei Yan suddenly realized.
Dian Wei frowned and said, "Liu Jingsheng is a self-defeating thief and cannot be expected to be a big deal. He doesn't want you, why don't you go and join Duke Cao?"
Zhou Cang said: "It's not because we don't want to, but we really don't have anyone to recommend us. Furthermore, Duke Cao had not captured Yuzhou at that time. Even if we wanted to defect, we would not even be able to pass through Yuzhou. It's not like you don't know.
, the Yingchuan family in Runan hates us to the core."
I think back then, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Runan, Yingchuan, was indeed the hardest hit area.
In particular, the local wealthy families were deeply influenced by the Yellow Turbans. After the Battle of Changshe, the Yellow Turbans declined, and the Yuzhou clan's attack on the remnants of the Yellow Turbans was brutal. In addition, Liu Chong, the king of Chen at that time, also suppressed the Yellow Turban thieves, making
The local yellow turban thief had to stay away from his hometown. Zhou Cang seemed reckless, but he was also a person who knew the importance of things. When he said this, Dian Wei understood.
"In that case, why don't you come with me? If a certain family is not talented, I can introduce you to you in front of Duke Cao, and you can gain fame in the future. It is better than being a bandit all your life, and even your children will be implicated by you.
Being laughed at by others." Dian Wei said with wide eyes.
Zhou Cang's eyes lit up, but after hesitating for a moment, he looked at Wang Meng.
Wang Meng looked at Cao Peng...
"Old Wang, let's go to Xudu!" Cao Ji saw Wang Meng's worry, "Since Brother Dian has spoken, there is a way out. This is probably how we will be for the rest of our lives. It doesn't matter where we go. But we have to
Think about the children, it’s better to be a bandit all your life, don’t you think that’s the truth? In the past, we had no one in Xu, so we were afraid of being bullied. But now, with brothers here, we have someone to rely on... Hutou is still young.
I'm not young anymore. When I get to Xudu, I'll have some experience and maybe I can become a general in the future."
Cao Ji's words spoke to Wang Meng's heart.
Why did he leave the Yellow Turban Army in the first place? On the one hand, it was because he saw that the Yellow Turban Army had become obsolete; on the other hand, it was because of Wang Mian's future considerations.
"In this case, I have to ask Nori-kun!"
Dian Wei grinned widely and laughed, "Easy to say, easy to say."
He patted his chest and confirmed, which also made Wang Meng and others feel more at ease.
"Qu Shuai..."
"Old Zhou, since we are determined to defect to Duke Cao, please don't mention the word "Qu Shuai" again in the future. Calling me big brother is enough!"
Zhou Cang nodded quickly and said: "Brother, I still have some brothers in the mountains..."
"Come together, come together." Dian Wei said with a smile: "Cao Gong is determined to revive the Han Dynasty, and now he needs help. When I go back, I will introduce him to you."
Zhou Cang said: "I still have some trivial matters in the village, and I'm afraid I won't be able to get there at once. Moreover, although I want to defect to Cao Gong, not all the brothers in the village may be willing... It's better that my eldest brother goes with Mr. Dian first, and I
I and Zuoqiu will go back to the village to sort things out. After the arrangements are made, I will take my brothers and go to Duke Cao... Mr. Dian, what do you think of this?"
Dian Wei didn't care and nodded lightly.
It was Cao Peng who reminded: "Uncle, when Zhou Cang and the others go to Runan, they will need a token to prove their identity. Why don't you leave something behind? They will save themselves trouble when they go back.
It can make the people in the village feel at ease."
"In this case...just go back with my big halberd."
Dian Wei thought for a while, took out one of the double iron halberds and gave it to Zhou Cang.
Everyone sat around and discussed the details in detail... The rain outside gradually became lighter!
Wang Meng said: "The rain has stopped, let's get on the road as soon as possible! Although it is hidden here, it is not very safe after all... Lao Zhou, you leave ten people with me, you and Zuoqiu take the others back to Tufu Mountain. Arrive.
Then, we brothers will meet in Xudu and we will do something great together."
Zhou Cang agreed, ordered ten people to stay, took the others, and left.
Cao Peng and others tidied up and asked Deng Juye to drive the carriage. Madam Zhang Hong and Cao Nan sat in the carriage, while the others rode horses and left Laojun Temple in the setting sun after the rain!
In the Nine Women's City camp, Huang She sat in the middle, somewhat numbly.
Chen Ji knelt in front of the case and said: "Young General, I am incompetent and was run away by those thieves!"
Huang She glanced at Chen Ju, waved his hand and said, "Just run away... Anyway, those untouchables can't cause any trouble."
"Major General..."
"We should go home!" Huang She stood up and said softly: "Old man Pang sued us! I didn't expect that old man to be a pariah... My father sent someone to say that there is some unrest in Jiangxia and let us go back immediately
.Tomorrow morning, Deng Ji will come back to take over."
As he spoke, he bypassed the long case and walked out of the military tent.
The air after the rain was especially fresh. Huang She took a deep breath, suddenly raised the corner of his mouth, and said to himself: "Cao Peng, I count you lucky!"
