Chapter 13: Xu Chu brings the Zhao siblings
After learning of Xu Chu's arrival, Cao Ziyou led Dian Wei to greet him quickly.
Seeing Cao Ziyou's galloping figure, Xu Chu's eyes turned red.
He remembered the scene when he and Mr. Ziyou met for the first time a few days ago.
It was a sunny afternoon, when he was resting in the forest with his fellow farmers, they met two fierce tigers.
Xu Chu was naked from the upper body, fighting with one of the tigers. The rest of the farmers jointly deal with the other one.
It happened that Cao Ziyou took Dian Wei and the guards passing by. After watching for a while, he asked Dian Wei to help.
Xu Chu and Dian Wei worked together to kill both tigers.
As a thank you, Xu Chu invited Cao Ziyou to Xujiazhuang as a guest. In Xujiazhuang, Xu Chu and Cao Ziyou made a bet.
The two wrestled their arms, if Cao Ziyou won, Xu Chu would only have Cao Ziyou as the master from now on. If Xu Chu wins, Dian Wei will stay and become the farmer of the Xu family.
Dian Wei's martial arts skills were revealed when he was fighting tigers. Even Xu Chu was not sure that he could beat Dian Wei.
Coupled with the fact that Cao Ziyou's appearance was extremely deceptive, Xu Chu decided to agree once his mind became hot.
The final result was shocking. With the physical fitness rewarded by the filial son system, Cao Ziyou won the competition with ease.
At first, Xu Chu was still a little reluctant, but Cao Ziyou directly handed over all the belongings he carried with him to Xu Chu, and asked him to take the farmer to Youzhou and other northern places to buy horses.
"Master Ziyou, are you not afraid that I will run away with my belongings?"
"I believe you!"
With just three words, Cao Ziyou won Xu Chu's loyalty.
Xu Chu traveled thousands of miles to the north to buy horses with his belongings and dealers.
Before leaving, Cao Ziyou ordered:
"I'm going to buy horses now, remember to go to Changshan. There is a Zhao family in Changshan, please respectfully invite them back to Yanzhou."
Although Xu Chu didn't know why Cao Ziyou valued the Zhao family so much, he was loyal and completed Cao Ziyou's task perfectly.
When he just came back from North , Xu Chu was very moved when he saw Cao Ziyou coming out quickly, with one shoe missing on his feet!
"This is Zhao Zhuangshi!" ( A chinese story about someone who appreciated talents so much, that he would meet them any time and sometimes even forget wearing shoes to meet them in hurry."
Xu Chu stood up straight and was about to meet Cao Ziyou's arms when he saw Cao Ziyou holding the hands of a woman behind him.
For a moment, Xu Chu felt cold.
"My lord, I'm here!"
"Oh, yes, Dian Wei, take Xu Chu down."
Cao Ziyou's gaze was still on the woman, and her face flushed red looking at him.
"I'm Zhao Yu, not a strong man."
"Hey, I remember that Zhao Yun has an older brother?"
Cao Ziyou was stunned for a moment, the history of this era is slightly different from the previous Three Kingdoms period.
Could it be that Zhao Yun's brother was replaced by a younger sister?
"Ahem, Zhao Feng, this is Zilong's elder brother. This young master, can you let go of my sister's hand?"
A big man stood up from behind, his eyes stayed on the hand that Cao Ziyou and Zhao Yu were holding.
"Oh, I got the wrong person, I'm sorry. My fair lady, the gentleman is so good, don't blame Sister Yu. Let me introduce myself, I am Cao Xuan, named Ziyou, and I am the second son of Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao. This time, l invite you two It was really reckless to come to Yanzhou without explaining in advance."
Cao Ziyou is a good-looking talent, coupled with these words, he has a gentleman's demeanor, which makes the Zhao brothers and sisters feel good.
Le Jin and Dian Wei on the side scratched their heads and looked at each other, feeling that the Second Young Master is extremely abnormal today.
You must know that Cao Ziyou has never been so polite even when facing Cao Cao.
Could it be that this pair of siblings possess special skills?
What the two of them didn't know was that it wasn't their brother and sister that Cao Ziyou fell in love with, but their younger brother, Zhao Zilong from Changshan !
Zhao Feng and Zhao Yu are just commoners in Changshan, while Cao Ziyou is the son of Yanzhou Mu. Who wouldn't be moved by the dignified son of the State Shepherd treating him like this?
So Zhao Feng bent down and said respectfully:
"What's the matter, Mr. Ziyou? Please tell me!"
"It's not a big deal. I formed a cavalry battalion and I'm short of a commander, so I invited two of you. I think Brother Zhao Feng is not in good health. How about recuperating in the Cao Mansion for a while?"
As soon as Cao Ziyou finished speaking, Le Jin became anxious.
"Mr. Ziyou, absolutely not! The command of the cavalry battalion is very important, why not leave it to General Xiahou or Cao Gong!"
"Wen Qian, your current master is me, not my father, understand?"
As soon as You Lejin intervened, Zhao Feng and Zhao Yu had no choice but to refuse.
"Thanks to Mr. Ziyou's kindness, although we brothers and sisters have riding skills, they are not suitable to be commanders. I have a younger brother, Zhao Zilong. His martial arts are far superior to ours, but he can serve in the cavalry battalion!"
This is what Cao Ziyou was waiting for. After Zhao Feng settled down, he asked them to write a letter and sent someone to deliver the letter to Zhao Yun.
Back in the camp, looking at the sullen Xu Chu, Cao Ziyou kicked his ass.
"What's wrong? Are you jealous?"
"No, son, why are you so nice to this brother and sister?"
"Hmph, you'll know when their younger brother comes to the camp. I've already prepared fine wine and cooked meat, let's eat!"
Xu Chu smiled and agreed.
Because Zhao Feng refused to live in the Cao Mansion, Cao Ziyou left him in the barracks and appointed them as the coaches of the cavalry battalion. When the horses were in place, the stirrups were also put on.
After trying it out for a while, Zhao Yu happily asked:
"Mr. Ziyou, what is this? With this, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry can be greatly improved!"
"This is a stirrup. I think that when riding a horse, the cavalry needs to spend a lot of energy on controlling the horse, trying not to fall off the horse. So I created the stirrup according to the characteristics of the horse. It is not only beneficial to the cavalry but also better for Controlling the horses also liberates both hands, making it easier to ride and shoot!"
"Wow, Mr. Ziyou is amazing!"
Zhao Yu looked at Cao Ziyou adoringly.
Unexpectedly, although Cao Ziyou was young, he was very capable.
Ten days passed quickly.
Cao Cao went to Cao Ziyou's yard to look for him but couldn't find him. He asked his attendants and learned that he was in the barracks, so he led his guards and rode to the barracks.
"Stop! No entry without a military order!"
As soon as he arrived at the gate, Cao Cao was stopped by soldiers at the gate of the barracks.
"Huh? This kid is good at running the army. I guess it's Le Jin's credit."
Cao Cao stood outside, nodding secretly.
"Go and report, and say that Cao Mengde, the shepherd of Yanzhou, has come to pay a special visit to Cao Ziyou."
Soon, soldiers with Cao Ziyou's permission brought Cao Cao in.
Along the way, the soldiers strapped heavy objects, or were running long distances, or climbing rocks.
There were also some soldiers standing straight on the ground, motionless.
Cao Cao has never seen such a training method. And he can be sure that this is not Le Jin's idea.
Because when Le Jin was training in the army, he had seen it before.
As he got closer, there was a sound of horseshoes. Looking up, Cao Cao was shocked.
"Ziyou actually formed a cavalry battalion?!"
Not far away, hundreds of cavalrymen rode war horses, held bows and arrows in their hands, and continued to practice throwing.
Cao Cao had never seen the two leaders, a man and a woman.
"Hiss~~ Who are they? Where did Ziyou find it?"
The more he looked at it, the more surprised Cao Cao was.
After seeing each other for just ten days, he found that his son had given him a big surprise.
"Hey! Who are you? What are you hanging around in the barracks?!"
Just as Cao Cao watched the cavalry training with gusto, he was startled by a loud shout.
Turning around and looking, a big man with a majestic appearance and tiger eyes was looking at him.
"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Xu Chu said proudly:
"Hmph, I am the deputy commander of Ziyou's army, so is Xu Chu and Xu Zhongkang! In this barracks, Mr. Ziyou is the boss, Commander Le Jin is the second, and I am the third!"