Cao Cao sent someone to the mountain to observe the specific situation, and came back to report again: "There are several places on the side of the small road and the road is normal, and there is no movement." Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Huarong Road."
Let's walk the path!"
The generals were a little confused and said, "Where there are smoke, there must be military horses, and there may be ambushings. Why don't you walk on the road while leaving it alone? "
Cao Cao laughed and said, "I am familiar with military books. Haven't you heard that it is true, and it is false? Zhuge Liang is still a little trick, so he deliberately sent someone to set off some fireworks on the other side of the road to let our army go.
I deliberately did not dare to go here, but set up an ambush on the main road, but I couldn't do it as he wished, but I didn't fall into the trap."
After hearing this, everyone felt it was very reasonable and praised: "The Prime Minister's magic tricks are impossible to achieve."
So everyone drove to Huarong Road. At this time, people were already trapped and many people could not hold on. So they simply lay on the ground and waited for death. Some soldiers with a little strength supported some people, and the injured person who was hit by the arrow was dragging it heavily.
The pace was walking slowly, and it looked very difficult. The armor on their bodies was already wet, many people were not fully dressed, and the military flag was also broken. Most of them were chased by Zhang Fei on the Yiling Road.
He could only ride an empty horse, throw away his armor, and run wildly forward. It was the cold winter season, and there was no clothes, no food or drink, so the pain he suffered can be imagined.
After walking for a while, Cao Cao saw the team stop and asked what the reason was.
Some soldiers found out the situation and reported: "The mountain road ahead was very narrow because it rained in the morning, and there was water accumulation in the pit, and the horse's hooves were deeply trapped in the mud pit and could not move forward."
After hearing this, Cao Cao was very angry and said angrily: "My army opens the road through mountains and builds bridges when encountering water. How could there be a reason why I can't walk when I encounter a mud pit?" So he sent an order to let the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers go.
Walking slowly behind, the strong people weave some objects with soil and straw, and prepare to fill all the mud pits on the road ahead. We must act as soon as possible, and those who disobey the military orders will behead them immediately.
Everyone had no choice but to dismount and cut down trees with weapons on the roadside to fill mud pits. Cao Cao was afraid that someone would come to chase him, so he asked Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, and Xu Huang to bring hundreds of swords and axe players to the martial law behind, and he was too slow to move.
The soldiers were also beheaded directly.
At this time, the soldiers were already at the end of their strength, and they were too tired to do so, and they all fell to the ground one after another. Cao Cao ordered the soldiers to move forward directly, and trampled on the soldiers' bodies. Many people were trampled to death in a while.
The past comrades-in-arms were crying, and the crying sounded endlessly.
Cao Cao was very angry and said, "Life and death have a life, what's the point of crying? If there is someone crying, behead it immediately!"
In this way, the mud pits were slowly filled up. After passing the steep road, the road was a little easier to walk. Cao Cao looked back at the soldiers who followed him. There were only more than 300 cavalrymen, and none of them had their clothes intact.
Cao Cao urged to move forward as soon as possible, and the generals said, "The horse is almost exhausted, so take a break before moving forward."
Cao Cao said: "The danger has not been lifted yet. Let's go and rest when we arrive in Jingzhou."
Everyone had to force forward. After walking for a while, Cao Cao immediately smiled at the sky again.
Everyone asked, "Why is the Prime Minister laughing?"
Cao Cao said: "People say that Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang are resourceful. In my opinion, they are still incompetent people. If we ambush a place here, we will have to surrender!"
Before he finished speaking, a cannon suddenly sounded, and five hundred swords and axes on both sides were swaying. The general in charge was Guan Yu. He carried the Qinglong Yanyue Sword and rode the Red Rabbit Horse, completely cutting off the way Cao's army was going.
When Cao Cao saw it, he was surprised and looked at each other.
Cao Cao said: "Since we have arrived at this place and it is the last place, let's go up and fight to the death!"
Everyone said, "Although people can fight, horses are no longer able to do it, and they have no combat power!"
Cheng Yu saw that the other party was Guan Yu, so he suggested: "I know that Guan Yu is very arrogant, but he actually sympathizes with the weak in his heart. He bullies the strong but not bullies the weak. He has a clear distinction between gratitude and grudge. Trust and righteousness are spread all over the world. The Prime Minister has been kind to him before.
, Now you can tell him personally, then our difficulties will be lifted."
At this time, life is the most important. Cao Cao followed this suggestion, rode forward, and said to Guan Yu: "General, okay, don't be fine!"
After all, he was kind to himself, Guan Yu was very polite and said, "I have been waiting for the Prime Minister in this place for a long time."
Cao Cao said: "I am defeated so much now, and the situation is very critical. There is no way to go. I hope the general will give us the most favor in the past!"
Guan Yu said: "The favor I had with me before was indeed very heavy, but I had already killed Yan Liang, killed Wen Chou, and untied the siege of the white horse. It was a reward. Today's matter is official business, how can I use my private life
Where is the abolished man?"
Cao Cao said: "When the general passed five passes and killed six generals, do you still remember those things? A real man puts trust and righteousness first. The general is very familiar with "Spring and Autumn Annals". Don't you know about Yu Gongzhi's pursuit of his son and Zhuruzi?"
Guan Yu was originally a person who valued friendship very much. Thinking of Cao Cao's various cares for him in Xuchang before, he also had many kindnesses, including passing five passes and killing six generals later, he did not blame himself. How could he not be so at this time
I was moved? Seeing Cao Jun again, his clothes were not complete, his face was covered with wounds, trembling in the cold wind, and he looked sad. Cao Cao's hair was already spread out, and he no longer had the style of the prime minister as before.
The atmosphere was very miserable. I couldn't bear it for a moment, so I moved the horse away and said to everyone: "Let them all disperse."
This was obviously intended to let Cao Cao go. Seeing Guan Yu's appearance, Cao Cao did not hesitate for a moment and rushed over with all the generals.
When Guan Yu turned around again, Cao Cao and everyone jumped out of the encirclement. Guan Yu shouted loudly and was about to chase him, but he saw that Cao Cao and others had already got off the horse and cried on the ground. He was thanking Guan Yu for letting go.
After Guan Yu saw it, he felt even more unbearable. While he was hesitating whether to pursue it, Zhang Liao also came over. When Guan Yu saw it, he remembered the relationship between the two before, sighed and did not pursue it, so he simply let it go.
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After Cao Cao left Huarong Road, he arrived at the entrance of the valley. When he turned around to look again, he found that there were only twenty-seven soldiers and horses following him. The sky gradually became darker. When he arrived in Nanjun, the torch lighted around him and suddenly appeared.