Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 264

"King Wei, King Wei!" Seeing that Cao Cao fell off his horse like this, Cheng Yu hurried forward to help him.But Cao Cao is already middle-aged, and his body has become very blessed in recent years.With Cheng Yu's thin and small body, how could he carry the 100-jin meat dumpling that fell from the horse?
"Ah!" With a scream, Cheng Yu was forced to act as a cushion for Cao Cao to fall to the ground.Xu Chu and others at the side rushed to help the two of them up, but they saw that Cheng Yu was just pressed down and there was no serious problem for the time being; Cao Cao's brows and eyes were tightly closed, and he was already unconscious.

"Hurry up and find a doctor!" Xu Chu yelled anxiously, since someone went to look for it without mentioning it.Not long after, several doctors accompanying the army rushed to the hospital, and after a long time of joint diagnosis and treatment in the temporary tent, they all came out sweating profusely.

"Wei Wang suddenly heard the news of General Zixiao's death, and his body was infected with some wind and cold, which caused the wind evil to invade his body, so he suddenly fainted. Now that he has taken the decoction, he will wake up in a few hours. But In a few months, the king of Wei should take care of his health and not overwork himself!" An old imperial doctor who accompanied the army finished his diagnosis and treatment, and made a clear statement to the third prince Cao Zhang who was with the army.

"I see, let's go down first!" Cao Zhang waved his hand to push away the doctors.Cao Cao's sudden fainting indeed caused quite a stir for Cao Jun.However, with the efforts of Jia Xu and others, the chaos did not spread in a wide range.The army crossing the river was still proceeding in an orderly manner, and when the crossing was about to be completed in the evening, Cao Cao also woke up.

After waking up, Cao Cao felt a splitting headache and the smell of medicine in his mouth, knowing that he had been given a decoction when he was unconscious.After breathing for a while, Cao Cao immediately summoned Jia Xu to discuss the matter.

When Jia Xu, Cao Zhang, Xu Huang and the others got the money, they were shocked to find that Cao Cao seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.His always domineering and confident face was shrouded in loneliness at this moment.The fall of Hulao Pass and Cao Ren's death in battle, all of these were unprecedented blows for Cao Cao.

"Wenhe, what's the military situation now?" After panting for a long time, Cao Cao pulled himself together and asked Jia Xu the latest battle situation.

"Ninety percent of the army has already crossed the Yellow River, and the former army will arrive at Caoyang tomorrow. According to reports from Ma Lai, Liu Bei's former army has already stationed in Luoyang, and they think they are going to fight us to the death." Jia Xu picked up the most important thing first.After a pause, Jia Xu continued: "I just received a military report from General Yuan Rang in the afternoon. He led his army across the river to attack Le'an, but was repulsed by Wei Yan and has now been forced to return to Hebei. Besides," said here Jia Xu still hesitated for a while, and finally gritted his teeth: "Just now, General Zixiao's body was also brought back by Liu Bei."

"What? Zixiao is back?" Cao Cao was excited after hearing the words, and quickly lifted the quilt and jumped up. "Father, your body has not recovered yet, so don't work too hard!" Seeing this, Cao Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade you.

"It's okay, I want to see Zixiao!" Cao Cao hurriedly got up, only put on a coat, and hurried out of the tent, Jia Xu and others hurriedly followed.In a remote small tent, the coffin containing Cao Ren's body was parked there.Cao Hong and Cao Ren's eldest son Cao Tai, dressed in white and linen, knelt beside the coffin, weeping silently.In the battle of Hulaoguan, Cao Hong's eldest son and elder brother were all lost. Such a blow made him almost unable to hold on for a while.

"Zixiao, Zixiao!" Amidst the anxious call, Cao Cao hurried over, completely lacking his usual calmness and calmness.After seeing Cao Ren's coffin, Cao Cao seemed to have lost all his strength and fell limp on the ground. Cao Zhang and others who came afterward were slightly relieved to see that Cao Cao did not pass out.

Qiang cheered up and comforted Cao Hong and Cao Tai. Cao Cao asked Cao Tai to lead the people to transport Cao Ren's body back to Yecheng for burial.Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao asked, "Wenhe, you just said that Liu Bei has already occupied Luoyang?"

"Exactly, according to the Malai report, Liu Bei's former army occupied Luoyang the day before yesterday. By today, the entire army must have rushed to Luoyang." Jia Xu thought for a while.

"Zixiao was killed in battle, and there were not many defenders in Luoyang. General Xiahou in Guanzhong confronted Zhao Botao in Hanzhong, and it was difficult to get away for a while, which made it easy for Liu Bei to take Luoyang." Cao Cao heard the words plainly.But Jia Xu noticed that when Cao Ren was killed in battle, a trace of pain flashed in Cao Cao's eyes.

"Don't worry, King Wei. So far, all Liu Bei's actions have been expected. Now that he dares to enter Luoyang, he has already stepped into the gate of hell. We only need to block the waterway of the Yellow River to let Liu Bei go to heaven and earth. , there is nothing to hide!" Cheng Yu quickly relieved when he saw that the atmosphere was a bit dull.

"Zhongde, you came up with this plan, and now it's up to you whether you can kill Liu Bei in one fell swoop!" Cao Cao said indifferently, and Cheng Yu decided not to mention it at ease.Looking at the background of Cheng Yu leaving, Cao Cao suddenly felt a sense of fatigue from the bottom of his heart.Fighting for half a lifetime, sitting on half of the country, now there is only this last enemy left, and after several fights, there are fewer victories and more defeats.Even clan brothers, several people have lost their lives on the battlefield.Whether he can have the last laugh or not, Cao Cao, who has always been confident, is actually a little uncertain.

Cao Cao was out of control, but Liu Bei was in a very good mood now.Revisiting the old place and returning to Luoyang City after an absence of more than 30 years, and returning as a victor, even Liu Bei, who has always been calm and shows his emotions and anger, can't help but feel agitated.

After paying homage to the dilapidated tombs of the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei summoned everyone to discuss matters.It was reported that Cao Cao personally led an army of more than [-], had crossed the Yellow River, and stationed in Caoyang, preparing to fight Liu Bei to the death.

"My lord, it would be very inconvenient for us to have more than 20 troops stationed in the city of Luoyang. In my opinion, we should divide our troops and set up camps on the banks of the Luoshui River in the south of the city. I thought it would be appropriate!" After reporting the military situation, Pang Tong remonstrated with Liu Bei.After all, there are more than [-] people, and they are all crowded into Luoyang City at once. It is inevitable that it will be crowded, isn't it?

"What Shi Yuan said is true, how about this, you and Shuye and Zhongye lead the army to garrison in Luoshui camp!" Liu Bei thought for a while.At present, Pang Tong, Liu Pan and Wenpin led 15 Jingzhou troops and [-] Yuzhou troops, stationed in the big camp by the Luoshui River.Liu Bei personally led an army of [-] troops to Luoyang. Excluding the soldiers damaged in battle and the defenders staying at Xingyang and Hulao Pass, Liu Bei's army was already here, waiting for Cao Cao to avenge Cao Ren.Of course, Cao Cao did not disappoint him either.Five days later, Cao Cao led an army of more than [-] troops out of Caoyang, and came to Luoyang to fight Liu Bei to the death.

"My lord, Cao Cao sent someone to send a letter of war!" In Luoyang City, Kou Feng, who replaced Chen Dao as the captain of Liu Bei's personal guard, rushed over and said.Liu Bei took Cao Cao's war letter from Kou Feng and unfolded it. When he opened it, there were only four words:
Fight to the death.

"Okay!" Liu Bei laughed, picked up the pen and simply didn't write a word, and directly scratched the four characters of Cao Cao, ordering the envoy to bring his corrected homework back to Prime Minister Cao.Then he ordered the three armies to march out tomorrow to fight Cao Cao.

The next day, the more than [-] Liu troops, except for a few who stayed behind in the camp and the defenders in Luoyang, all pressed up and drove towards Caoyang in the west.Cao Jun had already left Cao Yang, and the two sides had only marched face to face for half a day before they met in the wilderness.

"It's a good day for fighting!" Liu Bei looked at the not-too-severe sunshine above his head, and felt the moderate strength of the autumn wind that was very refreshing on his face.In this kind of weather, the most suitable thing is to go out with friends to go horseback riding and hunting, and to play in the mountains and rivers. In Luoyang more than 30 years ago, I did this kind of thing a lot.But the people who messed around together back then, except for myself and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers, and Gongsun Zan, have all become history.Of course, many of them were terminated by themselves.

"Liu Bei, Liu Bei, now you are standing here, fighting to determine the ownership of the great Han world. Where are the princes who laughed at you and ridiculed you at the beginning? What's the point of weaving mats and selling shoes?" Liu Bei With emotion in my heart, I couldn't help but feel a little erratic.It wasn't until Cao Jun on the opposite side roared that he came back to his senses.

In the past, when we met and fought on the battlefield, Liu Bei and Cao Cao always had to catch up on the old days.It doesn’t matter whether you take a formality or put on a show, after all, you have to go through this link.But this time Cao Cao came here for revenge, so he was naturally not in the mood to do these superficial things.Seeing Liu Bei's banner in the distance, Cao Cao was suddenly out of breath.

"Pass down my general order, whoever can capture and kill Liu Bei will be rewarded ten thousand taels, one thousand pieces of brocade, and ten thousand households!" Cao Cao almost roared and issued this reward order.This order was conveyed to the Tiger Guard Army by Xu Chu, and then to every soldier of the Cao Army, and then roared out. For a while, the morale of the Cao Army was greatly boosted, and everyone looked at Liu Bei like a pack of wild wolves looking at a wolf. little sheep.It was this burst of shouting that made Liu Bei wake up from his memories.Seeing Cao Jun's morale boosted again, everyone was screaming, and Liu Bei couldn't help frowning slightly.

"My lord, I have a plan, which can defeat Cao Jun's spirit!" It was Pang Tong who had just approached him who spoke.Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly asked Pang Tong to speak.

Not long after, Liu Jun started to yell loudly: "Whoever captures and beheads Cao Cao, the reward is consistent, a piece of linen, and the inside is long!" More and more people yelled, but there were still many people laughing wildly. .Cao Jun, who was originally in high spirits, couldn't help but shut up in shock when he heard that King Wei was worth such a little thing.

"Liu Bei, when will you use such a trick?" Cao Cao couldn't help but get angry when he heard this.In this way, the whole battle has become a farce.Although Liu Bei failed to boost his morale much, he succeeded in hitting Cao Cao's morale.In this way, I am a little passive.

The momentary drop in Cao Jun's morale was keenly captured by Zhang Fei.Before Liu Bei could speak, Zhang Fei let out an angry roar, and led the pawns behind him to charge up.Wenpin, Huang Zhong, and Gao Lan all launched Zhang Fei's attack one after another. Nearly 20 of the most elite infantry, led by these famous generals, went to Cao Cao's army to kill.Only Zhang Liao and Ma Dai led Fengyun Cavalry and Xiliang Iron Cavalry respectively, not going into battle for the time being, but cruising around, waiting to find each other's shortcomings, and then press on to fight.

"Kill!" Accompanied by Cao Hong's roar, Cao Jun, who had been motionless before, also began to roar and rush forward to fight.Hundreds of cowhide war drums on both sides were pounded loudly, but they could not cover up the roar of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

(End of this chapter)