Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1649 Making excuses
There is boundless darkness all around, only a little light under the feet.

Cao Cao looked around in a daze, but he didn't know where the road was.
Feeling a little panicked, Cao Cao started to walk forward, at first he just took small steps, but then he didn't know why, maybe he started running, or he was pushed by the shadows around him, Cao Cao started running non-stop, And it was still dark all around.

There is great fear in the darkness.

Is this a dream?
Cao Cao wanted to open his eyes and get rid of all this, but found that his hands and feet couldn't be controlled at all...

"It's coming!"

"Run!"

"Madman! Butcher! Thief!"

"You will be quartered by five horses! There is no place to die!"

Noisy human voices sounded in a staggered and confused manner.The surrounding figures swayed, like waves, coming towards Cao Cao in waves. He was running, some waves pushed him forward, some waves stopped his footsteps, and some even tried to push him forward. He was lost in this darkness...

Don't look back--

It seemed that there was such a voice reminding Cao Cao.

Can't look behind...

Cao Cao warned himself in his heart.

However, amidst the chaos and noise, the voice behind him became louder and louder, and it even seemed that hot blood was sprayed out and sprayed on his back...

Cao Cao couldn't bear it, and began to slowly turn his head backwards.

Many human heads flew out of the darkness, and the one at the front, with a face full of blood and misery, looked like the head of his son Cao Ang!
Cao Cao suddenly turned over and sat up, only to find that his hands were pressing on his chest at some point, his whole body was covered in cold sweat, and he was out of breath...

The light in the bedroom was still dim, and the scent of sandalwood still remained in the incense burner beside the bed.

Sandalwood could have soothed the nerves, but unfortunately it still had no effect.

Cao Cao's consciousness was still immersed in the dream for a while, and the situation in the dream still made Cao Cao's heart beat, making it a little uncomfortable.

Before dawn, Cao Cao took the big cloak hanging on the side and put it on his body.The small noise woke up the servant girl who was serving outside, and after asking Cao Cao for instructions, someone came in to tidy the bed for Cao Cao, someone went to fetch hot water for Cao Cao to wash, and someone brought clothes and hats for Cao Cao to wash.

Cao Cao has gradually recovered his usual composure.

These years, he must be calm.

He must be resolute in dealing with various affairs in the court, he must be dignified and prudent in dealing with various relationships among the gentry, he must be decisive in the battlefield arrangements among the army, and even for ordinary people, he must be decisive. He had to put on a friendly appearance, and he also had to show kindness to ordinary soldiers, but Cao Cao knew that all these appearances were not his true self.

And in those years, when he was young, in the Imperial Academy, when he was sailing in the Weishui River, rippling in the weight of wine and music, he was his true self, the self with an open mind and no defenses.

Cao Cao rubbed his face with a hot towel, the heat dissipated little by little, and the remaining confusion and sadness in his eyes seemed to dissipate with the heat...

"Ma'am..." Cao Cao said in a deep voice, "Have you not gone out yet?"

The servant girl responded weakly and lowered her head, not daring to look at Cao Cao.

Although the war with Yuan Shao has come to an end, it does not mean that Cao Cao can sleep with his feet up. The breath of war is still lingering in the sky, just like the ice and snow on the top of the mountain that will never melt. Transformed, but still cold.

The battlefield is a Shura field where you can live and die, and no one will have any compassion.Because those with a compassionate heart have already died among the first batch...

When Cao Cao passed the gate of the backyard, he stopped for a moment, stared blankly at the closed gate for a moment, then walked forward with his head raised.

At this moment, still can't stay.

Or rather, he couldn't stay anymore...

"Wait a little longer..." Cao Cao said in his heart, "Maybe...wait a little longer...we'll talk about it after we've been busy for a while..."

Outside the front hall, officials were already waiting with their heads bowed. After seeing Cao Cao's figure, they approached in small steps, and reported in a low voice: "Mr. Cao, the latest news from Jizhou..."

Cao Cao snatched it with his hands, and walked away while watching.

In the backyard, Mrs. Ding sat with disheveled hair, facing the empty bed, she did not shed tears, because the tears had already dried up while guarding Cao Ang's body.

Following Mrs. Ding's gaze, there is a tall vase on the low table next to the bed, and inside the vase is a dried peach branch...

...here is the dividing line curled up...

Qingzhou.

The big victory that Yuan Tan was looking forward to, the victory that Yuan Tan was looking forward to meeting in Xu County, did not happen after all.Not only that, Yuan Tan received the news even after Yuan Shao had retreated...

Those few cold words made Yuan Tan's fiery heart gradually cool down.

Yuan Tan originally thought that as long as he worked hard and paid, he would be seen and recognized by everyone, but now he suddenly realized that his efforts and dedication were worthless.

Yuan Tan has already forgotten what it's like to be surrounded by his father's knees, it seems... not at all?

At that time, my father was still in Luoyang, still in the Yuan family's mansion, and did not move out. It seemed that every day he left early and returned late, and the time to see each other was very little. Even if we met, it was only a few words , and after Yuan Xi was born, part of the time talking with his father would be given to Yuan Xi...

Then there was Yuan Shang.

"How is your studies?"

"What's the improvement?"

It seems that there are always two sentences repeated like this, and then Yuan Tan speaks, Yuan Shao nods, that's all.

that is it.

Yuan Tan once thought that when he grows up, he will be fine, and after arriving in Jizhou, there will be some changes. After his father has been busy for a while, he will have a chance...

However, Yuan Tan finally found out that Yuan Shao's gaze was still cold, without the slightest warmth.

It's even better to look at those so-called Jizhou celebrities, or ordinary soldiers!At least at that time, Yuan Shao still had a smile on his face!
Even if it's a fake smile...

Just because you are a family member, you should bear these coldness, you should always understand, and you should not even deserve this fake smile?

Yuan Tan didn't know.

As his father Yuan Shao got older and his territory expanded, the struggle for power seemed to be like a dark tide rolling under the shadows, centering on Jizhou, spreading out,
Ever since Yuan Tan had a younger brother, not only his father, but also other people kept saying that he should look like an older brother, be modest, tolerant, and courteous...

Ever since, Yuan Tan gave up the position surrounded by his father's knees, gave up the time to be with his father, gave up a stable and comfortable life, and gave up the slender and beautiful woman. Let, now, suddenly find that he has nowhere to let go.

Yesterday afternoon, Yuan Tan met one of Tian Feng's guests. He told Yuan Tan that Tian Feng was dead and was killed by Yuan Shao's order.

Tian Feng's guests may have left Jizhou because of disappointment, or they may have left Jizhou, or to fulfill Tian Feng's legacy, he told Yuan Tan that Yuan Shao intends to pass on the power to Yuan Shang, and Yuan Tan has nothing to do with him. Tan doesn't want to accept such a result, it's better to start preparing now...

"Preparing for what?" Yuan Tan asked.

Tian Feng's guests smiled but did not answer.

Yuan Tan asked again: "Sir, would you like to stay here?"

Tian Fengbin shook his head, and finally drifted away.

Qingzhou is not a good place. Because of the climate of the Han Dynasty, there will be typhoons from time to time. There are several records of encountering big waves throughout the Han Dynasty. In addition, the hilly area occupies nearly half of the area, so it is naturally not as good as Jizhou is rich, if it is not possible to dry salt, there is not much benefit.

But Jizhou is different. There are people, money, iron, copper, almost everything...

This time, are we really going to fight?

Yuan Tan couldn't help but feel a little flustered in his heart. Even the saber, which he usually handles very easily, trembled slightly when he picked it up...

There are some bloodstains on the sword.Over the years, Yuan Tan led soldiers to exterminate mountain bandits, rectify bandits, calm down areas, and lead troops to fight, all with this knife.Because this sword was given to Yuan Tan by his father, Yuan Shao, when he was about to go to the battlefield. On the handle of the sword, there was Yuan's jade pendant as decoration...

"Father... what do you think, can you tell me..."

Yuan Tan stared at the jade pendant.

He originally thought that when Yuan Shao handed him this knife, it represented a kind of authority, but now it seems that it is not, it is just a knife.

It's just a knife...

...Here is the dividing line with a strand of dull hair...

In the north of China, in the desert, the flames of war and beacons suddenly ignited.

The Wuhuan people who spoke the same language and wore the same clothes suddenly raised their swords and guns at each other.This kind of thing happened suddenly, and it seemed to be a matter of course.

Since the moment when human beings took up arms, they have also cut off the heads of many of their own kind in the struggle against nature.Perhaps in the evolution of the entire civilization, human beings rank second in the behavior of hunting and killing of the same kind, and I am afraid that no species dares to be the first.

The Wuhuan people originally came from the Donghu people just like the Xianbei people, but they took a different path, but in Ta Dun's eyes, it was just because a sandalwood locust tree appeared among the Xianbei people.

Since the Xiongnu moved westward, the northern grasslands have become the world of the Xianbei people, and even the [-] people who stayed on the grasslands of the Huns "all call themselves Xianbei".However, compared with the Xiongnu tribe with a clear ruling system, the tribe system of the Xianbei people is very loose.The Tanshihuai of the Xianbei Tribal Alliance established in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty was initially established step by step because of "bravery and wisdom", "casting spells and prohibitions, being straight and straight, and no one dared to commit crimes". The Khan Court made Xianbei "all the adults from the east and west return to Yan".

Ta Dun felt that he was the "Sandalwood tree" among the Wuhuan people...

The division of the Xianbei people was because Tan Shihuai divided the Xianbei people into three major groups, left, middle and right. After Tan Shihuai's death, they went their separate ways. It also made the current Xianbei unable to be unified in one place, and even had constant disputes.

Now that there is such a lesson, how can the Wuhuan people allow them to follow the old road of Xianbei again?

Now is an opportunity, the best opportunity, an opportunity for the Wuhuan people to rise.

Tadun should be like Tanshihuai, reintegrating the entire Wuhuan people together into a whole, and not splitting into East Wuhuan and West Wuhuan, so that they can expand, expand, and expand again during the Xianbei civil war. Expand until it becomes the same scale as when Tan Shihuai was alive...

Therefore, those who obstruct the unification of the Wuhuan people are the sinners of the Wuhuan people!

Ta Dun finally persuaded Su Butan to act with him, and the war among the Wuhuan suddenly broke out...

Clans slashed and slashed at each other, and fierce battles took place across the entire front.

Because of chasing water and grass in the desert, the tribes of the Hu people are not regularly distributed. Therefore, when the whole war broke out, many Wuhuan people only reacted when the swords were cut on their heads.

However, as the battle progressed, this situation gradually decreased and disappeared, because a no-man's land had been cleared out on the line where the war took place, and those who failed to react or reacted slowly, There is no need to make any more reactions.

Don't know when it started, King Nanlou began to retreat.

At present, it seems that King Nanlou is unable to resist Ta Dun's attack, and retreat has become a trend. When Ta Dun led his men and horses to kill all the way west, he felt that the resistance encountered on the way had become very weak.

"They ran away! They ran away like mice, for their lives! These cowards! Cowardly dogs!" Ta Dun sat on the horse, full of energy.

Of course, there are still some tribes belonging to the faction of Nanlou, either did not receive the signal, or did not have time to push away, and still resisted Tadun's troops, but in this way lost the mutual response array and the resistance of the inferior number , In fact, it doesn't have much effect, and it can't resist the advance of Tadun's people.

Su Puyan, who followed Ta Dun, was also speechless.

Compared with Tadun, Su Puyan is so long that he can be called handsome. After all, he comes from the high mountain blood of Donghu, so Su Puyan has deep eye sockets and a straight nose bridge, but his appearance is not as good as that of Wuhuan people. Not as important as fists.

This time, Su Puyan was somewhat hesitant at first, but he still followed suit.After Lao Shanyu's death, only Tadun stabilized the entire Wuhuan people at that time. Although Lou Ban is the blood of Lao Shanyu, it is a pity that Su Puyan has not seen Lou Ban's display of what can be done in the past two years. In this troubled world, the ability of the Wuhuan people to survive.

This world is a cannibalism.

All those who are not aware of this will become a delicious meal on someone else's plate.

Although tadun is not very good, it seems to be more suitable for this cruel world than soft louban.

"Louban...I've already given you a chance..." Su Puyan murmured, "This...you can't blame me..."

　Human beings have one thing in common, and the author Bacteria is no exception. Sometimes he will find various excuses for himself...

　　But during the Spring Festival, when it's time to accompany your loved ones, don't make excuses...

　　At least, in these two days, spend more time with your loved ones, even if you don’t say anything, just sit quietly together, drink tea, eat melon seeds, it’s good...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)