Chapter 40: The Number of Famous Generals (Part 1)

  It's said that Cao Xin and others have suffered a lot of injuries in these days, but most of them are not fatal. However, there are many wounds on their bodies, big and small. Zhou Yu is the most serious one. If it weren't for Cao Xin using some methods to prevent wound infection, I'm afraid that by now, few people would be able to walk.

  However, Cao Xin's method was still in its infancy. After all, medical equipment during the Three Kingdoms period was almost zero, and being able to do simple treatments was already quite good. Nevertheless, when people first heard Cao Xin say that he wanted to use a hot iron to scald the wound, they were still a bit frightened.

  In the blink of an eye, time flies by quickly.

  There is not much time left before Cao's return, but what lies in front of Cao Xin is still extremely arduous.

  A team of over a thousand people, with three thousand captives, slowly marched on a hillside. Cao Xin led the way, proudly riding his horse, when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist. It was from the wound he got during the siege a few days ago, when he had been shot in the abdomen and luckily managed to dodge quickly, or else he would have been pierced by the enemy's bullet.

  Exhaling a mouthful of turbid air, Cao Xin looked at the distance and said to Liu Yue who was closely following behind him: "Tell your brother to hold on for a bit, after rushing for a day's journey, everyone must be tired......" As he spoke, he pointed to the halfway up the mountain in the distance and said: "Let's rest there, we'll set up camp here tonight."

  At the same time, Liu Yue nodded and said: "Sir, how should these captives be dealt with?"

  At the sound, Cao Xin calmly said: "Send someone to keep a close eye on them. They are unarmed and dare not act rashly for now. It's best to keep Wei Xu under control, he is the key to weakening Lü Bu's army." With a faint smile, Cao Xin immediately spurred his horse and rushed towards the main force.

  Seeing Cao Xin's spirited appearance from afar, Liu Yue couldn't help but smile wryly and shake his head behind him, "Indeed, he's really hard to grasp..."

  In this way, a group of people marched for nearly a day and arrived at a hillside by the creek to set up camp.

  But just at this moment, something unexpected happened.

  "Hey! But what about General Cao Xin's army?"

  A large group of people had just set out when two figures suddenly stood up from a nearby hillside, as if they had been waiting for a long time, and waved their hands in this direction.

  More than a thousand cavalrymen stood majestically in front and back, while in the middle were those three thousand unarmed prisoners. Dian Wei was keeping an eye on their every move when he heard the distant shouting and was the first to react.

  He hastily rode his horse to Cao Xin's side and suddenly said: "General, it seems like there is someone over there?"

  Hearing this, he was also taken aback. Cao Xin didn't pay much attention, but seeing Dian Wei's puzzled expression, he immediately looked in the direction that the former had spoken of.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, on the distant hillside, two blurry figures were moving, and they seemed to have waved their hands.

  Perhaps due to the darkening sky, Cao Xin didn't quite see those two figures clearly, only vaguely able to distinguish that one was slightly taller and the other slightly shorter. The rest wasn't clear, seeming very unfamiliar.

  Shaking his head, Cao Xin said: "I'm not clear, I don't know these two people, what are they talking about?"

  Just want to ask one question.

  But from afar came again the sound of shouting.

  "But what about General Cao Xin's army?"

  "Is it General Cao Xin?"

  As soon as they heard this, Cao Xin and Dian Wei were suddenly shocked, but it wasn't shock, rather it was somewhat unexpected at this time.

  It's also unclear who it was, but Cao Xin still didn't dare to be negligent. He immediately instructed Dian Wei, "Go and take a look, ask them clearly about their origins."

  "Haha, big brother, I'll go take a look instead. Let Dianwei and He Qi, the two brothers, take the lead in front and back, I'll go probe their depths!" A loud, rough laugh echoed from behind the troops, as Zhou Yu rode up to Cao Xing with his black gold spear at the ready, shouting.

  Helplessly glancing at the other person, Cao Xin continued in a serious tone: "Don't resort to violence, if it's just ordinary civilians then that's fine, but if you discover anything out of line..." As he spoke, he made a slashing motion across his neck.

  His eyes widened in shock, and Zhou Yu saw this gesture at that moment, suddenly exclaimed: "You want me to invite them to dinner!?"

  In an instant, Dian Wei and Cao Xing collapsed, the latter laughing and scolding: "Stop your nonsense! Go quickly!" As he spoke, he kicked the warhorse's buttocks with one foot.

  The war horse was suddenly stimulated and rushed forward at high speed.

  But the two people behind couldn't help but exchange glances and smile wryly.

  And at this time, on the distant mountain slope.

  Among the crowd of people and horses, a war horse was quickly running towards them, at this moment, these two people couldn't help but feel somewhat tense.

  A slightly thin young man suddenly looked at his companion on one side and said, "Xu Zhu brother, it seems like someone has arrived."

  "They've seen us." At the same time, a solemn expression appeared on their faces. These two were none other than Xu Chu and Xu Shu, who had been searching for Cao Xin just the other day.

  A lone horseman was approaching from afar. Xu Chu had never seen such individuals on the battlefield before, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

  "Halt! Who dares to be so insolent here? Don't you know that we are in the midst of war?" Just then, Zhou Yu rode up on his warhorse before Xu Chu and the two others, his face suddenly stern as he asked. His hands, however, had already begun to stretch out impatiently, looking like they hadn't moved all day and were itching for action.

  Xu San was startled at this time, suddenly seeing the body in front of him that was not much different from Xu Zhu's, and seeing the faint bloodstains still remaining on Zhou Yu's armor, Xu San couldn't help but shudder all over.

  However, this does not mean that Xu Chu on the side is also like this. "General, I am Xu Chu, and this is my good friend Xu San. We would like to ask, is this Cao Xin's army?"

  Xun saw that Xu Chu was not afraid of him at all, and Zhou Yu looked up at him a few times, but his face still flashed with disdain, saying: "What do you want to see General Cao Xin for?"

  Xu Chu awkwardly said: "We want to surrender to General Cao Xing, please introduce us."

  As soon as he heard this, Zhou Yu suddenly became interested and coldly laughed: "You think you can see my general? In this desolate mountain wilderness, even if my general didn't believe it, I wouldn't believe it either. If you're spies or something, how would I explain it to the general?"

  "We sincerely surrender to General Cao Xin! Please don't stop us." At this, a look of displeasure flashed across his face. Seeing Zhou Yu's discourtesy, Xu Chu immediately spoke in an angry tone.

  A cold smile flashed across his face again, Zhou Yu rode on his war horse, looking down at the two in front of him and said: "If I block you, what will you do?"

  "Don't blame me for being impolite!"

  "Looking for death!" With a cold shout, he didn't care if the opponent had reacted or not, Zhou Zhuang stabbed out with his spear.

  Xu San was so frightened that he let out a loud cry, while Xu Chu, on the other hand, was also quick-witted and remained unflappable in the face of Zhou Yu's sudden thrust.

  Waist slightly sunk, suddenly a lion's roar, like a lotus fan-like pair of hands welcoming the dark gold cone-shaped sharp golden hook, is to grab it head-on.

  "Hiss——"

  The war horse's anguished whinny suddenly rang out.

  Xu Zhu's powerful body, like a lion, suddenly blocked the war horse's path. His two hands grasped the black gold helmet with great force. Before Zhou Bo could react in surprise, Xu Zhu let out another mighty roar and, in an instant, lifted both man and horse high into the air!

  "Hah! Ahhhhhh..."

  Cao Xin in the distance suddenly saw this scene and couldn't help but praise: "Good strength!"

  PS: Just received a QQ from the starting point editor in the background, hoping it's good news...