Overlord!

As the sand spread, Cao Cao and his men could not find the official road previously built by the Han Dynasty, and they could only flee in the general direction.

Fortunately, the group of them rode their cavalry very lightly. After running for dozens of miles, they finally met the fleeing people beside a ruined building.

Cao Cao's soldiers immediately moved forward, stopped a group of refugees, and asked, "Do you know where this is?"

When the refugees saw that their bodies were covered in blood and they were holding swords and halberds, they all trembled with fear. An old man was elected and replied: "This is the boundary of Julu, and its name is Niu Kouzhu."

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone in Cao Jun changed.

Cao Cao's face was ashen and murderous, and he wished he could immediately step forward and stab the old man who answered to death.

This old man was simply cursing him that Cao Cao would die here.

I don't know when Cao Jun went out for this expedition, but he could always hear a strange song near the military camp: "The grass enters the mouth of the cow, and the power will not last long."

The character Cao itself is also written as "曺". The original meaning is "relief grain", "grain" and "grain".

When Cao Cao passed by this place for the first time during his previous march, he hated it very much. Therefore, he deliberately bypassed this place. This place is west of Guangzong. Cao Cao broke out to the southwest and should never come here again.

But he never thought that the road was submerged by floods and sediment, and by some strange combination of circumstances, he actually lost his way to the west, and actually came to this place, Ushikouzhu!

Could it be that all this is God's will?

Guan Yu immediately said: "Mr. Cao, this is a trick of the enemy and cannot be taken seriously. We will kill him and continue to break through."

However, before Cao Cao could reply, the noise of the cavalry in the distance sounded again, and the Song army's cavalry behind them shouted excitedly: "The thief Cao is in front, capture Cao Cao and Guan Yu alive!"

"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!"

The fierce shouts of killing suddenly made Cao's army uneasy again. If he just ran away like this, he would be shot down by his pursuers.

Dozens of Cao Cao's soldiers immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Mr. Cao, I'm waiting at the rear to hold off the enemy. Gong Cao, leave quickly."

"Don't leave Cao Cao!"

"Where can Thief Cao go!"

Before Cao Cao could continue to ride his horse to break out, there were loud noises coming from the front. Guan Yu and Cao Cao looked forward at the same time, feeling a chill all over their bodies and feeling like they were falling into the abyss.

I saw flags fluttering in front, stretching for nearly ten miles. They were all the enemy's elite soldiers in red robes and black armor, and they were gathered on foot and horse, equipped with bows and crossbows.

If dozens of cavalry dared to attack such a majestic formation, they would be shot into hedgehogs by arrows in an instant.

Ma Zhong, the captain of Zhao Yun's command, rode his horse forward, looked at Cao Cao and Guan Yu who were surrounded by groups, and said calmly: "Mr. Cao, I have been waiting here along the road. I have been waiting for a long time."

Ma Zhong was a fierce general of the Song Army and had been serving under Zhuge Liang. At the beginning, as a Sima, he participated in the siege of Dian Wei, the most powerful general of Cao's army.

This is simply a fierce general killer of Cao Cao's army. He and Zhao Yun divided their troops to ambush in various directions. Unexpectedly, he was so lucky that he met Guan Yu, the most powerful general of Cao Cao's army now.

But it is a pity that Cao Jun, the most powerful general, is now short of men and horses, especially the horses that have been hungry and exhausted for many days. Guan Yu is still capable of fighting, but after running for dozens of miles, his horses are no longer able to carry him fiercely. A fight.

Faced with the siege of the Song army with strong bows and crossbows, Cao Jun had no choice but to surrender.

Ma Zhong then gave birth to Cao Cao and his sons Cao Ang, Sima Guan Yu and others.

While Cao Cao was being held captive, the Song Army did not stop advancing. A few months after the war began, the Song Army had already begun counterattacks on thousands of miles of fronts.

Jiankang's efforts to raise grain and troops rushed northward to help.

General Jiang Qin of the Song Army had led more than 10,000 troops out of Nanyang and marched into Henan.

Jiang Qin had more than 10,000 elite troops and advanced rapidly. Due to the emptiness of Luoyang, there were not many troops that could stop him.

When the Song army left Luyang, they marched to Liang County. This was Sun Jian's original route to defeat Dong Zhuo and attack Luoyang.

After passing Liang County, to the north is the seat of Henan Yin, which is now the capital of the world, Luoyang.

This is why once the officials of the imperial court fled, they rushed to Nanyang and Jingzhou in the south, because they were really close.

The Han Dynasty also immediately sent Luoyang's troops southward to guard Yique Pass and Dagu Pass among the eight passes in Luoyang.

These two passes are the most important passes from Nanyang to Luoyang. If the Song army captures any of these passes, it means that the gate of Luoyang is open and there is no defense.

However, the attack and defense of these battlegrounds were not intense. It can even be said that Jiang Qin captured these two places without any bloodshed.

The main reason is that the generals guarding the pass no longer have the will to fight. The guard general Yique Pass and the captain Changshui Zhongji are still willing to fight to the death. However, Xincheng County Magistrate Yang Pei said: "Cao Gongping is sure of the three rivers, the eagle is rising over the river, and the soldiers and horses are strong. Once you are captured like this, doesn't it mean that your destiny has been fulfilled? It is better to ask for orders with all your heart and do nothing to ruin others."

To do nothing to destroy people means to stop causing disasters to the people and causing them to be displaced, killed or injured.

Hearing this, Zhongji was silent for a day, and then hanged himself in Guanzhong that night to repay the Han Dynasty.

Even a minister like him who was loyal to the Han Dynasty could see that the destruction of the Han Dynasty was inevitable.

Especially when Cao Cao was defeated in Hebei, his main force was lost, and the Han Dynasty was no longer able to resist Song Gong's military attack.

As long as there is still a little chance for the Han Dynasty, he will fight to the end.

But now the Han Dynasty only has one county in Luoyang left. Even if he fights desperately, besides causing countless casualties to the people, it will not change the situation in any way.

So he had no choice but to hang himself, so as not to be worthy of the king and not to harm the people.

When Zhong Ji died, Yang Pei divided his soldiers with all the property in the treasury and ordered them to disperse.

Later, the Song army came to Luoyang City. Zhao Yan, the Han Dynasty servant, led Henan Yin, Hedong Taishou, Hongnong Taishou and other ministers and county governors to the place in Guanzhong, and surrendered with the emperor's jade seal and six other seals.

In June, the news of the great victory reached Jiankang smoothly!

Zhang Zhao personally went to Sun Ce's Zhaoming Palace to congratulate Sun Ce on his victory.

"Song Gong, my king's army has defeated Cao Cao's troops, and more than ten Han generals including Cao Cao, Guan Yu, etc. have been defeated. The army has also defeated Luoyang and Shangdang. Now Yuan Shao has usurped the rebellion, and Cao Cao has remonstrated. The two villains will be executed immediately. Put an end to chaos in the Central Plains."

"With the current situation, the world will be settled."

The world is about to be settled. This is undoubtedly the most gratifying thing.

Sun Ce also had a smile on his face: "The army is on the side of the Qing Dynasty, helping the court. It is so comforting to be lonely." After the troops entered Luoyang and took control of the emperor, no one in the Central Plains could threaten Sun Ce.

Even the subsequent abdication process can be started immediately.

Now that both the Emperor's Six Seals and the Imperial Jade Seal are in Sun Ce's hands, the transfer of the artifacts is a matter of course.

Needless to say, there is no need to say more about the jade seals passed down to the country, including the six seals of the emperor,

Emperor's Seal: Used to give to princes.

Emperor's seal: used to seal a country.

Emperor's Seal: Used to send troops.

The Emperor's Seal: Used to grant titles to foreign monarchs.

The emperor's seal: used to summon ministers.

Emperor's Seal: Used to worship the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth.

Just by looking at these powers, you can know that when all this falls into the hands of Sun Ce, you will know that the military and political power of the entire country has been transferred from the hands of the emperor to Sun Ce.

At this time, whether he wanted to or not, he could only move on.

Moreover, it has been more than a year since Sun Ce was granted the title of Duke of Song Dynasty. His foundation and reputation have been solidified. Now with the power of his great victory over Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, it is time for him to ascend to the supreme position and complete the change of Yuan Dynasty.

Zhang Zhao immediately took the opportunity to say: "The destiny of heaven is not the usual, and the emperors have different surnames. The origin is still there. The Han Dynasty was late, and it has been a long time. An and Shun have fallen, and the order of the world has been lost. The three generations have been short and short. Without heirs, the imperial line will suffer losses, and the imperial code will be in decline."

"When the emperor came to the throne, he encountered disasters from heaven and met with unreasonable misfortune. It was a period of ignorance and confusion. The chariot hub changed, and the disaster was caused by the eunuchs. Dong Zhuo took advantage of the provocation, and the evil was so great that he poured water on the cattle, and robbed and moved the provincial governor. The palaces and temples of the imperial servants thus caused the nine states to be divided, powerful enemies and tigers fought, China was in a state of chaos, and vipers blocked the roads."

"At that time, there was not enough land to restore the Han Dynasty. How could one man restore the Han people? Fortunately, the Duke of Song Dynasty was virtuous and blessed, and he vigorously promoted his martial arts. The barbarians were violent, and the Qing Dynasty settled Xia and protected the Sui royal family. Today, the Duke of Song Dynasty is so virtuous and glorious. Yu Heng is not confused, Buddhism is far-reaching, the sound of teaching is spread all over the world, and benevolence fans the ghosts. Therefore, the four directions follow the treasure, people and gods respond, and the calendar of heaven is true to Song Gong."

"In the past, Yu and Shun had made twenty great achievements, and they gave Xun Chan to rule the world; Yu the Great had great achievements in guiding people, and Zhong Hua Chan took the throne as emperor. The Han Dynasty inherited the destiny of Yao, and had the meaning of spreading the saints, adding favor to the gods, and enlightening the destiny of the sky. "

"Today it is actually appropriate to practice the system of Zen and yield, to obey nature and respond to people, and to enlighten the world with virtue."

Zhang Zhao is undoubtedly Sun Ce's absolute confidant. Sun Ce cannot handle this kind of thing personally with great fanfare. There must be a confidant to promote it.

So Sun Ce nodded and said, "You will be solely responsible for this matter."

When Sun Ce changes the Yuan Dynasty and ascends the throne, Zhang Zhao's position as prime minister will definitely be indispensable.

Therefore, Zhang Zhao is very motivated on this matter, but he cannot rush this matter.

Changing the Yuan Dynasty is equivalent to changing everything that the whole world has taken for granted from top to bottom.

The Song Dynasty has only completed the replacement of the calendar, and other matters related to the Yuan Dynasty change have not yet been fully prepared. Etiquette, official system, salary, official selection, and the Five Elements have not yet been promoted to the whole country.

In particular, Hebei and Bingzhou have not yet stabilized, and Liu Bei in Guanzhong and Hanzhong still has an army outside.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty must first complete military cleaning and deployment and stabilize the situation before promoting the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhang Zhao's first step in this regard was to order Cao Cao captured in Hebei to be escorted to Jiankang, where he would then be punished.

In July, Cao Cao was escorted outside the Zhaoming Palace in Jiankang and was beheaded in front of the moat in front of the palace.

After Cao Cao was escorted over, Sun Ce did not see him.

Mainly because Sun Ce had nothing to say to him.

This prince is a typical feudal cruel ruler. One of his most proud self-comments is: "If there is no one in the country, I don't know how many people will be called emperors and how many will be called kings."

It is this comment that vividly demonstrates his identity, his style, and his cruelty.

From the beginning to the end, his eyes only focused on the kings and princes, and he never even mentioned the common people at the bottom. Not to mention Tang Taizong's words "Water can carry a boat, it can also overturn it", and even Liu Bei's "people-oriented", he never said it.

Later generations may have remembered and longed for these troubled heroes of the Three Kingdoms era, and that was because they all brought themselves into the perspective of rulers.

From the perspective of the people, Cao Cao is undoubtedly one of the most cruel rulers. He led animals to eat people, broke coffins and exposed corpses, dug up graves to find gold, killed indiscriminately on suspicion, squeezed the people, massacred millions, massacred cities, and killed many people. The severity was perhaps the most severe in the late Han Dynasty.

But when the day of Ming Zhengdian's execution came, Sun Ce went to the palace tower in person despite the heat of July, and watched as more than a dozen members of Cao Cao's family were pushed out of the palace gate.

Qiao Ying stood next to Sun Ce with a fan in hand, helping Sun Ce gently fan the cool breeze. Seeing that Sun Ce remained silent, she took the initiative to speak and asked: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao was punished by Ming Zhengdian, not to eliminate a big enemy for your Majesty. Is that so? Why is Junhou not in high spirits?"

Qiaoying is Daqiao. Among the many beauties in Sun Ce's palace, she is as outstanding as the bright moon with her beauty and fragrance. What's even more commendable is that she has never fought or grabbed, is considerate, and often reads poems quietly on the swing. Book, plant vegetation on Bailu Island.

So when Sun Ce wanted to be quiet, he would always take her with him. When he wanted to talk, she could listen quietly.

At this time, Sun Ce looked at the disheveled Cao Cao who was forced to kneel in front of the palace gate.

"Today, when he was sentenced to death here in the Ming Dynasty, I remembered that Cao Mengde's original ambition was just to be a general of the Han Dynasty conquering the west."

"However, the world is in turmoil and heroes are rising together, which makes him involved in disputes and causing more and more massacres. However, no matter what, he can be regarded as a transcendent hero by clearing the Central Plains."

"Today the hero dies, but I will rule the world. I have lost a powerful enemy, and I have also lost a bronze mirror. I am in poverty all over the world, and my fortune will last forever. Will I be able to warn Cao Cao the next day?"

While speaking, Cao Cao also raised his head and looked up at Sun Ce, who was high above the palace. Under the sunlight, he was as dazzling as the scorching sun.

Cao Cao had a romantic and heroic demeanor. Even when facing execution, he was quite self-deprecating. He shouted to Sun Ce: "Only the 22nd Han Dynasty has bad integrity. He wears a crown and wears a monkey, knowing the small but seeking the strong. Hesitate without hesitation." Dare to cut off, because I am hunting the king. The white rainbow is shining through the sun, and I will suffer first."

"Song Gong, when Gu is defeated, it is fate. If Song Gong achieves peace in the prosperous age, Gu is willing to bury his head in Jiankang Qingshan and see how Song Gong outlines the four seas and clears the world. If Song Gong is also defeated, I am willing to cooperate with you. Song Gong is under Jiuquan, who will he conquer as a ghost hero again?"

His character is majestic and his voice is generous and sad.

Sun Ce waved his hand, and Zhu Ran, who was in prison below, immediately shouted: "Execution!"

The butcher's knife fell, blood splattered, and Cao Cao and more than ten members of his clan were executed.

Cao Cao's head was hung in the palace, but Sun Ce did not throw the body out of the city to feed wild dogs.

Sun Ce then ordered: "Bury Cao Cao's body on Zhongshan outside the city! Build a monument and build a tomb for him, and send people to guard his tomb. I want him to see it with his own eyes. Not only can I defeat Cao Cao, but he will also prosper. Expanding the territory is beyond his reach!" (End of this chapter)