Chapter 811 Granary Fire

Jizhou, Zhen family.

Cao Xiu, who recovered from his wounds, rubbed his sore eyes and lit up the oil lamp. Staying up for several days in a row also made the 'Cao's Qianliju' with a warm face look haggard. The green beard under his jaw that quietly bred has made Cao Xiu look a little sloppy. Occasionally, he can't help yawning, which makes Cao Xiu look like a teenager.

However, even so, Cao Xiu still plans to fall asleep and rest: since the last time he followed Xia Houyuan and was defeated by Ma Chao, Cao Xiu has vowed to 'surpass Ma Chao and assist Cao Cao' as his lifelong wish. At this time, Cao Cao entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of protecting the food for the survival of the whole Cao family. Cao Xiu felt that even if he died, he could not live up to Cao Cao's trust in him.

So, Cao Xiu woke himself up a little more with cold water. He sat back at the desk, rubbed his hands, reached out to get a volume of documents, and skillfully pulled off the silk rope of the outer bundle: these days, the grain and straw supplied by the Zhen family were intermittent, and the number was also calculated day by day. Cao did not want to review it again to avoid any mistakes in the final number.

However, just then, a faint shout came from the window. Cao Xiu's previously tired face suddenly turned ablin and listened.

"It's water!"

Only this sound, Cao Xiu's whole body rushed out like an arrow from the string.

A clearer shout came from the outside, and Cao Xiu's heart trembled with the shouting: July was sultry and dry, and the Zhen family's granary was mostly built with wooden fur, and he was most afraid of fire. If it burns, it will be endless.

What's more, for Cao, who is short of food at this time. What was burned was not only tens of thousands of stone grain, but the whole Cao family's foundation!

But Cao Xiu still came a step late, and the grain and grass were blown over angrily. He was shocked to see that the Zhen family's granary in front of him ignited a fire under the south wind, and the fire lit up half of the sky.

At this time, the Zhen family's granary has been in a mess. The guards and guards are running around, shouting, shouting everywhere, some running outside the granary, some running inside the granary, like a group of headless flies. Most of them are village soldiers and villagers hired by the Zhen family. They have not received any training at all. They are completely at a loss when they encounter this kind of thing.

Of course, there were also some Cao soldiers standing high and shouting, trying to control this chaotic situation, but unfortunately no one listened to them at all.

Looking at this scene, in the sultry weather in July, Cao Xiu suddenly felt that his bones began to freeze. However, at this time, it was not the time of regret, after his heart jumped. He seemed to suddenly wake up, pulled out his sword at his waist, killed a villager who fled from him with a sword, and shouted, "Where is the tiger and leopard riding?"

"The tiger and leopard ride here!"

As soon as Cao Xiu's words fell, the tiger and leopard cavalry, who had never let him down, immediately rushed out of the fire and stood in front of Cao Xiu: At this time, they were all covered with helmets and armor, and their clothes were not messy. Obviously, none of these guarded tigers and leopards were lazy or derelictions.

However, the more so, Cao Xiu's heart became more frightened: no one slackened on the 300 tiger and leopard rider, so how did this fire burn up?

Cao Xiu suddenly shook his head, hurriedly expelled the doubt in his mind that did not need to be considered for the time being, and shouted, "Group of five, quickly gather Cao's soldiers to get water to put out the fire. For those strong men who take the opportunity to make trouble and escape, kill them!"

"No!" Hearing the order, the tiger and leopard cavalry and soldiers, according to the group that had already been set up, dispatched five times, shuttled through the whole fire like a dragon, shouting Cao Xiu's order, and organizing Cao's soldiers and villagers to put out the fire.

Looking at the performance of the tiger and leopard riding, Cao Xiu's heart temporarily calmed down a little. However, at this time, he did not dare to relax at all. Instead, he called someone around him and shouted, "Who is on duty today?"

"Lord Lu Xiang."

After hearing this, Cao Xiu couldn't help frowning: Lu Xiang was the general of the Yuan family, and the Zhen family's granary was under the joint care of Cao and Yuan. At this time, even if Lv Xiang could not get rid of the incident, as a member of the Cao family, he did not have any right to reprimand Yuan's general at this time.

After all, Cao's words are better and accept Yuan's care; and realistically, Cao's is a begging, and there is no reason to bully the Lord?

However, even so, Cao Xiu pondered for a moment and shouted again, "Where is he?"

Before the man answered, a general in armor ran over in panic. Cao Xiu recognized him as Lu Xiang and asked coldly, "Where is your man?"

Lv Xiang seemed to have just been woken up from his sleep, and his mind was still a little confused. Hearing Cao Xiu's question, he held his helmet and gasped: "They are all outside... Humph? Why did you make me drink?!"

Lv Xiang finally reversed his efforts, but he chose the wrong time. At this time, Cao Xiu had smelled the smell of alcohol and the smell of women's rouge from Lv Xiang. Obviously, Lv Xiang did not take care of the big deal of the granary at all, and actually drank and prostituted at night!

Cao Xiu was furious at the thought that Cao's foundation was destroyed in the hands of such fools. However, after trying to calm down, Cao Xiu still went a little too far.

Cao Xiu suddenly kicked out, kicked Lv Xiang to the ground, stepped forward to stop Lv Xiang, pointed his sword at Lv Xiang's throat and shouted, "Lv Xiang! Although our Cao family accepts the food and fodder from your family, you should also understand that this is because our Cao family is useful to the Yuan family! And your dereliction of duty caused the Zhen family to catch fire with 30,000 stones of grain and grass. I'd like to see how your master guild will deal with you!"

"You, you..." Lu Xiang was excited all over, and the wine immediately woke up. The struggling body began to tremble, and he couldn't help asking Cao Xiu, "Little general, the matter in front of us..."

"Hold your military charm quickly and call Yuan soldiers to put out the fire! Now that the fire has just started, you can save your dog's life if you can save food and grass!!"

"Yes..."

After all, this is Jizhou, and Lu Xiang's subordinates are also several times that of Cao Xiu. Therefore, although Cao Xiu was angry, he had to rely on Lu Xiang. After being shaken by Cao Xiu, Lv Xiang also had scruples about Cao Xiu's 'yellow-mouthed child' and quickly got up to take orders and left.

Subsequently, Cao Xiu caught several housekeepers of the Zhen family and asked them to quickly gather their men and gather in front of the granary to put out the fire. With Cao Xiu taking charge, with the influx of tiger and leopard riding and Lv Xiang soldiers, the panicked crowd gradually restored order.

After dealing with these, Cao Xiu was a little exhausted. But at this time, he couldn't fall down and caught up with him in three steps and two steps. Looking at the granary fire getting bigger and bigger, he became more and more suspicious and tired, and he felt that he could feel the heat wave a hundred steps away.

Cao Xiu was so anxious that he saw a group of people in front of him carrying grain and grass regardless of their lives. Looking at his clothes, he was not from the Cao family. He couldn't help but look up and shouted, "I'm Cao Xiu, who joined the army of the Cao family. Who is ahead?"

A man dressed in a Confucian robe, but he quickly tied it around his waist and rushed up: "Is it General Cao?"

"It's Cao Xiu!" Cao Xiu did not see the face clearly, but when he heard the accent, he already knew that this person was from Hebei. He hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you to the righteous man for saving food..."

"General Cao doesn't need to be polite. At this moment, it is still important to quickly extinguish the fire and transfer grain and fodder!" The man hurriedly picked up Cao Xiu and said.

At this time, Cao Xiu saw that this person was not someone else. It is the current owner of the Zhen family, General Yu and Qu Liang Changzhen. Zhen took over the Zhen family after the death of his father and eldest brother. Instead of falling into this person's hands, the Zhen family has become more and more prosperous. What's more, he was deeply valued by Yuan Shao under Yuan's account. From this, it can be seen that this person is not like Lv Xiang's wine bag and rice bag.

However, at this time, Cao Xiu also knew that it was not the time to talk nonsense. After hurriedly ordering his subordinates to fight the fire, he also picked up the bucket and wanted to put out the fire in person.

However, Zhen Yu grabbed Cao Xiu and whispered, "General Cao, this fire is very strange..."