Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 631: Dialogue between Two Heroes
Liu He marched slowly, and had just retreated less than three miles when a scout quickly came running over.

"My lord, I just saw a large number of Cao's soldiers appearing in the woods on both sides of the official road. They have joined forces with our troops, and their marching speed is obviously much faster than before."

"Well, it's just as I expected."

Liu He mentioned Yangming Poni Zhan and said, "Commendants, I have broken the ambush of Cao's army. Now they are fleeing in panic. It is time to chase them. Follow me and kill them back!"

After receiving the order, the Black King was extremely happy. He spread out his four hooves and flew out like a sharp arrow.

"Kill..."

The two sides were less than ten miles apart, and Liu He quickly led his troops to catch up.

This time he did not hesitate any more. He slapped the Black King, who roared to the sky, leaped forward, and jumped several feet away. In a blink of an eye, he jumped into the group of Cao's soldiers who were running at the back.

"Click..."

Liu He raised his sword and chopped down an enemy soldier before the Black King actually landed on the ground.

The Black King was not willing to be outdone. He pounced with his front paws, pinned down a Cao soldier, then opened his bloody mouth and bit off the soldier's neck in one bite.

"The imperial army has come back again..."

"Help! It's a tiger, it's a tiger..."

"The general is here to kill us, run away..."

Without a general to command them, the defeated troops had no power to resist such a sudden and fierce attack, and soon the rear army was thrown into chaos.

The 50,000 troops brought by Liu He came to Luoyang with great difficulty. Originally, there were no battles to fight and no chance to make merit. They were just feeling depressed. Now that a great opportunity has reappeared before them, naturally everyone wishes they had an extra pair of hands.

Cao Cao heard some noise behind him and was about to ask a question when a soldier stumbled over.

"Report... Lord, something terrible has happened... The general has returned with his army..."

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately exclaimed: "Oh no, we've fallen into a trap!"

He quickly ordered: "All soldiers, stop advancing, follow me and fight back immediately!"

He drew out the Yitian Sword and without any hesitation, he was the first to rush back.

Le Jin and others dared not delay for even a moment. They led a group of soldiers and followed Cao Cao closely, leaving only a group of personal guards to protect Jia Xu and other advisers.

Jia Xu looked at the battle situation in the distance with a very deep gaze, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Xi Zhong sighed, "The lord was born, but there is another Liu He. His wisdom is obviously better than ours. He also has Xun Wenruo, Xun Gongda, Cui Zhouping and others to assist him wholeheartedly. I'm afraid the lord's journey in the future will be a hundred times more difficult than before."

Cheng Yu also frowned, his face full of anxiety: "If there is no Liu He in the world, the one who can rule the world will be none other than our master. Now, it is still unknown who will win. We should be more careful. If our master fails, we and our families will not be spared. Even if Liu He is lenient and does not exterminate the nine clans, there will be no place for our family in the court of the Han Dynasty in the future."

Like Jia Xu, Guo Jia stared blankly into the distance without saying a word, but there was a hint of determination in his eyes.

Cao Cao, with his generals, led the front and center armies to fight back, and soon launched a full-scale battle with Liu He's army.

Just in this wilderness, more than a hundred thousand soldiers were fighting fiercely, the ground was stained with blood, and the surrounding grass, trees and stones all turned scarlet.

There were several generals in Cao's army who were in charge of guarding the city gates at the time. They had not seen Liu He's bravery in the palace. When they saw Liu He riding a black tiger beast and looking extremely ferocious, they thought that he was just relying on the power of the beast and were very disdainful of him.

"My lord, I think Liu He is nothing but this. I often went hunting with my father when I was young. How could I be afraid of a mere wild beast? Watch me capture Liu He!"

A general slapped his horse, brandished his sword, and charged towards Liu He.

"Don't be reckless..." Cao Cao wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

Liu He looked at an enemy general coming to kill him, sneered in his heart, and ignored him, continuing to kill the soldiers. "Liu thief is hateful, how dare he look down on me, look at the knife."

He raised the long knife in his hand high and chopped it down fiercely.

When the broadsword was only a few feet away from Liu He's head, Liu He suddenly raised his right hand. Yang Mingpo chopped down a Cao army soldier with a reverse slash, and then he slashed up quickly from bottom to top. The movement was so fast that the enemy general only felt a flash of black light, and the broadsword in his hand had been chopped into two pieces.

"You..." He was about to speak, but found that he had no strength left. He slowly lowered his head and saw a huge wound on his chest with blood gushing out.

Liu He glanced at him with disdain, and then ignored him. The enemy general soon died and fell to the ground.

Cao Cao only glanced at the general and frowned slightly: "Why would you want to die if you don't know your own abilities?"

Then he looked at Liu He and shouted from afar.

"General, please wait. I have something to report to you!"

Liu He ignored him, figured out Cao Cao's location, looked over here, spotted him, then slapped the Black King and rushed over here.

Cao Cao was startled and was about to dodge when he saw his murderous look, but he changed his mind and forced himself to suppress his fear.

"General, I was deceived by a villain and lost my mind for a while, so I made a big mistake today. I hope the general will forgive me!"

Liu He's eyes were stern. "Villain? Which villain can slander you, a noble prince? Moreover, you are guilty of treason today. Even if you exterminate your entire clan and execute by slow slicing, it is only right."

Cao Cao forced himself to remain calm and shouted, "To be honest, I was able to raise an army to fight against Dong Zhuo thanks to the support of the Chenliu Wei Clan. The Chenliu Wei Clan is a branch of the Hedong Wei Clan, and they had a history with the general. However, they had done me a favor and made some suggestions, so I trusted them. That's why I was not careful enough and believed what they said, thinking that the general was going to harm your majesty."

"Chenliu Wei family?" Upon hearing the name, Liu He couldn't help but stop.

Of course he knew this family. Their eldest son Wei Zhong was captured by him in Wuyuan County. This son was found among several coffins at a funeral outside the imperial palace in Luoyang City.

"Hmph, so what? It is absolutely true that the emperor was kidnapped by you. Regardless of your intention to murder me, even if I can let you go in this matter, the crime of holding His Majesty hostage is enough to exterminate your entire Cao family."

I serve the emperor to punish the disloyal. If the emperor is missing, wouldn't it be a one-man show? Moreover, I have been with Emperor Xian for many years. In name, we are the emperor and his subject, but in reality, we are more like uncle and nephew. I have long been using him more than just for the sake of using him. I have truly developed a caring relationship with him as an elder. How can I sit back and watch Emperor Xian being abducted by Cao Cao?

For both public and private reasons, and for both emotional and logical reasons, I must rescue him at all costs, even if it means exhausting the little money and food I have left.

However, just as he was about to continue attacking Cao Cao, a word from the other party made him hold down the Black King.

"Reporting to the general, although I made a big mistake today because I believed what others said, it was not my intention to kidnap Your Majesty. I am willing to return the emperor and submit a petition to apologize. At the same time, I will offer the heads of all the members of the Wei family to show my repentance!"

"Oh? Are you really willing to hand over the emperor? Then why did you set up such a battle to fight me?"

Liu He was half-believing and half-doubting. He didn't believe that Cao Cao was instigated by Wei, but if he could really save Emperor Xian without a war, why not do it? As long as he solved the problem of food and grass, with his own army of no less than 300,000 or 400,000, what would he be afraid of, let alone Cao Cao, even if there was another one?

Cao Cao, however, had an embarrassed smile on his face, and his look was very similar to a spineless defeated general who knelt on the ground begging for mercy. But the more he was like that, the more alert Liu He became.

"As expected of the Emperor Wu of Wei, he is flexible, wise and brave. It is said that Liu Bei is a great actor. I think you, Cao Cao, are not inferior to him."

While he was thinking about this, Cao Cao spoke up: "General, please forgive me. Although I am willing to apologize, I am still... I am a person who values ​​my life. Especially since the misunderstanding has not been clarified yet, if I die with the charge of disloyalty and rebellion, wouldn't it be unjust?"

Liu He thought for a moment and said, "Well, as long as you hand over the emperor, I will return to the court immediately and will not make things difficult for you. As for how to deal with you, I will have to discuss it with His Majesty and the ministers before I can decide. Quickly bring the emperor out and let me take him back."

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't trust the general, but I have always admired the might of the general's army. If after I hand it back to the emperor, the general's army of tens of thousands suddenly attacks, won't I be killed without a burial place?"

Liu He raised his eyebrows: "Why, you don't trust me, Liu He? If so, why should I trust you? No need to say more, let's see the truth with our hands."

"Wait a minute, General! I have a foolproof plan."

When Liu He heard this, he became curious: "What is the perfect plan? Tell me first."

(End of this chapter)