My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 242 A truce and blame

The sixth day of the first lunar month.

Since three days ago, it has been snowing continuously for several days and nights. It is hard to imagine that such a scene will be seen in the Yellow River Basin. In later generations, waist-deep snow can only be seen in the three northeastern provinces.

Because of the sudden heavy snowfall, Xu Huang and others who originally planned to set off immediately had to postpone their plans.

Moreover, if you go out to seek revenge in such weather, you may not be able to find those soldiers and bandits, but you may be exhausted.

Therefore, with Wei Cheng's consent, the expedition plan was postponed to half a month later.

"At that time, it will depend on the situation. If I ask you, it's better not to leave until the beginning of spring."

In a private seat facing the street of the restaurant, several coaches of the city guards gathered together to eat hot pot, drink warm wine, and complain to each other.

"My mother-in-law almost squeezed me dry when she heard that she was going to fight again."

"That's a good thing."

"What a fart, if you can't get pregnant, you blame me for not working hard. I've tried my best, okay? I'm almost exhausted."

"Pfft hahaha, Brother Dabao, is this topic we can listen to?"

Several people laughed together, attracting the probes and gazes of several private seats next door. One of the middle-aged people saw the uniforms of the city guards on the several people, and his eyes lit up.

Not long after, a young servant brought up a big leg of lamb that was sizzling with oil.

The faces of the city guards changed, and they looked at me and you curiously, "Did you order this leg of lamb?"

Several people spoke at the same time, and shook their heads in denial at the same time.

The boy put the leg of lamb on the table, bowed, pointed to the elegant seat not far away, and said: "It was given by the guests at that table."

Everyone looked in the direction of the boy's finger, and saw an elegant middle-aged man toasting with them and smiling.

The faces of the few people moved, and the leader of the man bowed his fists to the middle-aged man politely, and then said to the young man: "Please send it back, brother, and say that we will not be rewarded for our merits, and we should not deserve such a big gift. Thank you."

The boy froze for a moment, a little at a loss.

At this time, the middle-aged man stood up and walked over holding a wine glass.

"Several, few, don't embarrass this little brother. This leg of lamb is a little care of Chen. A certain Chen is a merchant. This way north, if there is no city guards to deter Xiaoxiao, Chen will not be able to reach Hedong safely. , so there is such a gift, and I hope to accept it with a smile."

"This……"

"Still, some of you feel that one leg of lamb is not enough. If not, how about roasting a whole lamb?"

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay. Naturally, they were no match for this merchant in terms of eloquence. Now that he said so, if he didn't accept this roasted leg of lamb, it would seem that the city guards took credit for their pride and looked down on mere leg of lamb.

"Uh, no need, no need, the shopkeeper is too polite, then, then we brothers will accept it, thank you very much."

"Hahaha, that's right, come on, come on, Chen Mou respects all the heroes."

This middle-aged man is familiar with himself, chatting and laughing with a few members of the city guards in a few moments. After all, he claims to be a businessman, he is a well-informed person, and his speech is also funny and changeable. is happy.

It was only when the leg of lamb was gnawed that only a few bones remained, that the middle-aged man showed his fox tail.

I saw him looking at the fingers of several people curiously, and said enviously: "The brothers really have good physiques. They have to participate in group training in such a cold day. There is no frostbite on these fingers. Let's take a look at my brother!" This hand... well, it's useless."

The middle-aged man took off the deerskin gloves on his hands, revealing a pair of palms full of chilblains, the kind that gave people goosebumps.

The leader, Dabao, pouted, and said: "Brother Chen didn't know something, we were like you at the beginning, but our young master is a very powerful alchemist, he gave us a magic medicine called Chilblain Ointment, Apply it regularly every day and it will heal.”

As he spoke, he took off his shoes and socks in front of the middle-aged man, revealing his stinky feet.

The middle-aged man held his breath disgustingly at first, but when he saw Dabao's toes, he gasped in shock and almost choked himself to death... The white and tender new flesh looks like healed later results.

"Brother Chen, look at my toe. It was so rotten at first that I had to cut it off. Fortunately, the ointment was applied in time. Now the new flesh has grown out. Although it is still a little itchy, it is no longer a serious problem. Thanks to my son's wonderful medicine."

"Oh, there is such a magic medicine in this world?" The middle-aged man's face was filled with joy.

Dabao didn't think too much, and took out a small bottle of plaster in his arms, and said to him: "I had a great conversation with my brother today, and I will give this half bottle of plaster to my brother. Your situation is already very serious." , it’s better to get medical treatment as soon as possible, otherwise...you’ll have to cut it.”

The corner of the middle-aged man's mouth twitched. It was just tingling and itching.

However, on the surface, he was flattered and reached out to take the medicine bottle, and said gratefully: "Then thanks to brother Dabao, if you can cure this chilblain, I will definitely come to thank you."

···
a day later.

Close to the border of the river east, a certain ferry of the yellow river.

The middle-aged man overlooked the layout of the ferry on the high hill, nodded in satisfaction, then walked to a dead tree and tapped on the trunk.

Soon, a tracker pulling a simple sled suddenly appeared at the opposite ferry, and shouted: "Wuwen across the river."

The corner of the middle-aged man's mouth raised, and he replied loudly: "Here are seven coins for you."

The tracker stopped and shouted again: "What are you doing with two extra pennies?"

The middle-aged man had already walked onto the ice and responded, "Respect the God of the River."

The tracker nodded with relief, and walked quickly, pulling the sled.

"The military division is back. My lord was furious last night and killed several medical servants at once. Alas..."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help frowning.

"Okay, don't discuss this matter again, wait for me to go back and see how far it has gone... You continue to stare here, pay attention to the movements of the guards of Weishi City, don't be easily broken through like last time. "

"Yes."

After crossing the river, we walked for about half an hour.

The middle-aged people appeared in front of a row of tents that stretched for an unknown number of miles. Some ragged untouchables were clearing the snow. The clothes on their bodies were not as thick as the cloak behind the middle-aged people. Their lips were purple with cold and their bodies were shaking.

"military adviser!"

"Ah."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly at the patrolling soldiers, ignoring the people with begging faces, and walked into a large tent.

"Cut off again, cut off again, believe it or not, I cut off your heads?"

As soon as he entered the big tent, he saw an old man dressed as a medical servant being kicked down, and the middle-aged man took advantage of the situation to help him stabilize.

Seeing the middle-aged man, Yuan Shao, who was originally furious, was overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Ziyuan, can I get a magic medicine?"

Xu You, courtesy name Ziyuan, had a close personal relationship with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao when he was young, and the three were considered close friends.

The reason why Yuan Shao united with Cao Cao was mainly because of Xu You's instigation.

However, now because of Wei Cheng's bragging, Dong Lianxie is very jealous of Cao Cao, which makes Yuan Shao very jealous of Cao Cao.

After hearing the news, Cao Cao hid directly in Xuchang, Yingchuan, and did not leave, making Xu You very passive between the two.

Xu You looked at Yuan Shao calmly, feeling very contemptuous in his heart, he went to ask for medicine without hesitation, and when you came back, you didn't ask me a word of hello, you only cared about whether I got the medicine or not, you really are a good lord!
Tightening the plastered hands in the deerskin gloves, Xu You shook his head and sighed, and replied with a face of shame: "You are ashamed of your trust in the lord, Wei Zhongdao does have a panacea in his hand, but when he heard that the lord asked Medicine, unexpectedly, unexpectedly... oh..."

Yuan Shao first showed a look of disappointment, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "So, have you seen Wei Zhongdao?"

Xu You's heart skipped a beat, he thought about it, and said with a wry smile: "But I didn't see myself. At that time, I just took out the lord's token to explain my purpose, and then I was driven away. If you can see Wei Zhongdao himself, you will have seven Cheng firmly persuaded him to donate the medicine."

Yuan Shao frowned slightly, and looked at Xu You thoughtfully, feeling that Xu You was hiding something from him.

The most important thing is that based on what I know about Wei Cheng, he doesn't look like the kind of person who thinks highly of himself. I borrowed five thousand city guards from him.

Seeing that Yuan Shao had a tendency to doubt himself, Xu You hastily cupped his hands and said, "Although I didn't get a good medicine this time, you got a piece of news."

Yuan Shao frowned and asked, "What news is it, Ziyuan tell me quickly."

Xu You gave him a sideways glance, walked to the side of the stove, sat cross-legged on the futon next to the campfire, picked up the meat on the table and ate it.

When Yuan Shao saw this, he raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say anything. It was only then that he realized that Xu You hadn't even said a word of concern since he came back. Something was really wrong.

After eating a few pieces of meat and drinking some nasty wine, Xu You suddenly longed for the life in Anyi.

"Oh, Ziyuan, what is the news, whether it is good or bad, you can tell me." Yuan Shao urged.

Xu You wiped the corner of his mouth with the cuff of his sleeve, and then said: "I got the news that the Wei family is likely to send troops to the south because the caravan was robbed. It is only right to deal with us in the name of suppressing bandits."

"what?"

Yuan Shao's expression changed drastically.

Xu You patted the grease on his cuffs, raised his head and said, "I'm not the only one who got the news, everyone else should have known about it too. Moreover, those culprits are indeed inseparable from us, my lord still thinks about how to defend against Wei's crimes." Let's go to the front of the soldiers."

Yuan Shao's eyes were cloudy and uncertain, he couldn't see emotions, let alone what he was thinking at the moment.

at this time.

There was a commotion outside the tent, and then a soldier ran over quickly, shouting as he ran.

"...Han Shijun has an order to pull out the camp, pull out the camp immediately, and the whole army retreats to Yingchuan."

Yuan Shao was furious when he heard this, and roared, "I see who dares to move!"

Walking out of the big tent, the scene in front of him almost made him feel breathless and vomit blood. He saw that a large number of tents had been dismantled in half, and the soldiers' movements were extremely nimble.

Han Fu walked over with Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and others.

Yuan Shao said angrily, "What do you mean?"

Han Fu glanced at Xu You in the tent, frowned and said, "Didn't you get the news that Mrs. Wei is going to attack us because we robbed several caravans? Why, don't you want to fight against Mrs. Wei?" Can't do it?"

Before Yuan Shao could speak, several other people immediately joined Han Fu, leaving Yuan Shao alone and helpless.

"Where's my second brother Yuan Gonglu?" Yuan Shao scanned around but didn't find Yuan Shu.

Similarly, Yuan Shao didn't notice that Xu You, who was warming in the tent, raised the corner of his mouth, showing an expression of watching the show.

Han Fu sneered, and scoffed: "You still have the nerve to talk about him, just now, his [-] troops have already left camp and set off for Nanyang. If it weren't for that, how would we have known about Wei's attack."

Yuan Shao didn't expect that the boy Yuan Shu was the first to leave. No wonder Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and others looked at him with righteous indignation.

Zhang Miao said: "Brother Benchu, I think that's fine. It's freezing today, and the soldiers have chilblains on their hands and feet. Let alone going into battle to kill the enemy, it's hard for them to kill a chicken... Back off, wait." It’s not too late to discuss in the spring.”

Bao Xin, Wang Kuang and others also said helplessly: "For the present plan, retreating to Yingchuan is the best choice. It just so happens that Cao Mengde is also in Yingchuan. Let's go there first and ask him what he wants to do."

Wang Kuang was still brooding in his heart, for fear that Cao Cao would be another He Jin or Dong Zhuo.

Seeing that the situation was not good for him, Yuan Shao did not persist.

Moreover, if there is no elixir, the problem of frostbite cannot be solved. The combat power of the coalition forces is indeed greatly reduced, so it is better to wait for the spring to come again.

It's just that it's hard to say whether there will be any changes at that time.

Yuan Shao sighed helplessly, feeling that the majesty of the leader of the alliance had disappeared.

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Three days later.

On the official road to Chenliu County.

Zhang Miao planned to return to his hometown with his [-] soldiers and horses, reunite the soldiers who had left home with their families, and deal with the upcoming spring plowing at the same time.

The snow fell well this winter, it was a bit cold, but the auspicious snow heralds a good year, and next year's harvest will definitely be good.

Along the way, Zhang Miao still enjoys the snow scenery leisurely, which is very pleasant.

However, the accident came so suddenly.

When the army passed through a low-lying valley, an avalanche suddenly occurred, and Zhang Miao was buried on the spot because he was in the middle of the team.

The soldiers who escaped the avalanche rushed over to rescue them, but what greeted them was Cao Jun's butcher knife hidden on the hillside.

Brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan charged down with [-] swordsmen and shields, and Baixue was instantly dyed red.

on the hill.

Cao Cao sat on a horse and nodded in satisfaction.

"The military adviser is really good at predicting things. Zhang Miao really intends to go back to Chenliu to work in farming... When I take Chenliu down, recuperate for a few months, and then regroup, I won't be afraid of anyone...except Wei."

Cao Cao cursed in his heart, and looked resentfully at Xiahou Dun and others who were searching for Zhang Miao's body in the valley.

"Although the military adviser told me not to act rashly, it would be a pity to miss such a good opportunity."

Cao Cao took down a cloth bag from the saddle, and took out something from the bag...it was a fragment of Lei Zhenzi.

"There are still two months before the beginning of spring next year. If someone finds this place by then, the corpses should have been eaten up by wild beasts. It's hard to see what was injured, so these fragments will be... hahaha."

Cao Cao raised his hand and threw the fragments of Lei Zhenzi into the valley. There were dozens of pieces in the bag, and he didn't bother to throw them as he rode on the horse, trying to create traces of Lei Zhenzi frying pans here.

(End of this chapter)