"Form up, sleep!" Seeing the fighting happening here, it looked quite fierce. Cao Xing and Wei Yue quickly came with their troops. There was no need for Chu Nan to command. After seeing the two warring parties, they immediately formed their formation.
The generals of Cao's army were trapped together with Wei Yan.
"General, Cao Cao is dead and the war is over. Since the general is not dead, it is considered lucky. Why should he risk his life now?" Chu Nan walked out of the army after watching the two sides being trapped in the middle.
Looking at the general of Cao's army, he smiled and said, "This life is hard-won. Why don't you put down your weapons and have a good chat?"
General Cao's expression changed when he heard this, he looked at Chu Nan and said solemnly: "What did you just say?"
"Can't you understand people? Cao Cao is dead. You are lucky to have escaped with your life. If you want to survive at this time, you should put down your weapons and surrender quickly!" Wei Yan glared.
"Nonsense! My lord can't possibly die!" General Cao shouted angrily and struck at Wei Yan with his sword. The sword was so violent and so powerful that it caused the entire military formation to shake.
Wei Yan had been on guard for a long time, and when he saw him taking action, he was not polite. He slashed with the long sword in his hand. The opponent's weapon was obviously not suitable for him. After fighting for more than ten moves, there were many gaps in the ring-headed sword, but Wei Yan's sword was still strong.
During the fight, Wei Yan gradually gained the upper hand.
Chu Nan looked at this and smiled outside the formation: "Looking at the general's skill and armor, he is an extraordinary soldier. He should have a certain status. If Cao Cao had not died and Cao's army had not been defeated, how could there be our troops and horses all around?
How could the general be missed so far? Even if the general really died in battle, his body should have been taken away."
General Cao is not stupid, so he is naturally thinking about these issues. As Chu Nan said, we don't know whether Cao Cao died in the battle, but Cao Cao's army must have been defeated. As Chu Nan said his words, his face gradually darkened.
"Go and get Cao Cao's head!" Seeing that his moves had slowed down, Chu Nan knew that he had been shaken, so he immediately called a bodyguard beside him to bring Cao Cao's head.
After hearing the words, the bodyguard quickly left and soon came to Chu Nan holding the processed head of Cao Cao. Chu Nan pointed to the head in the box, looked at the general and said: "General, look carefully, you can see
Who got this head? Do you really want to bury a dead person?"
General Cao froze and looked at Cao Cao's head with a bit of shock and disbelief in his eyes, but his movements stopped completely and he did not attack Wei Yan again.
Chu Nan signaled Wei Yan not to take action, looked at him and said with a smile: "I haven't asked the general's name yet!"
"I'm asking you a question!" When the other party didn't answer, Wei Yan shouted dissatisfied.
"Commander, please don't be rude." Chu Nan waved his hand and asked the bodyguard to take away the head. He looked at the other party and said, "Victory and defeat are common matters for soldiers. On this battlefield, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and everyone will die.
Maybe, I know what happened today is difficult for the general to accept, but it is a fact. Now Xuchang has not yet come, and I do not ask the general to surrender now, but I also hope that the general will think carefully about whether he still wants to be loyal to the Cao family.
Even to the point of being buried."
Wei Yan's martial arts has improved rapidly in the past year. Even if he is not as good as Huang Zhong, he can still fight Huang Zhong for dozens of rounds. There are people who can fight Wei Yan again and again. Regardless of whether he is remembered in history, he has the value of being left behind.
Of course, if the other party wants to be loyal to Cao Cao and wholeheartedly avenge Cao Cao, Chu Nan has nothing to do, but there are not many such people.
"General, please be imprisoned for the time being. After our army captures Xuchang, the general will inform me of the general's choice!" Chu Nan saw that although the other party did not speak, he had no intention of resisting. He waved his hand and asked someone to come up and capture him.
locked.
This time, the other party did not resist, and ordered the soldiers to tie him up.
"We don't know the general's name yet." Chu Nan asked again with a smile.
"Xu Huang!" After a moment of silence, Xu Huang sighed.
"It turns out to be General Gongming, whom I have admired for a long time!" Chu Nan clasped his fists at Xu Huang and said, "I have wronged the general for a few days. When our army conquers Xuchang, we will have a good talk with the general!"
After saying that, he asked people to take Xu Huang down.
"Lord, I'm afraid I won't be able to tie him up like this!" Wei Yan followed Chu Nan, glanced at the direction Xu Huang left, and frowned.
With Xu Huang's strength, not to mention ordinary ropes, even iron chains can be broken by you in a hurry. He always felt that Chu Nan's actions were a bit hasty and it was easy for him to let the tiger go back to the mountain.
"Of course I know that this rope is not to lock his body, but to give him a choice." Chu Nan said casually as he walked.
"What do you mean?" Wei Yan was a little confused. How to choose a rope?
"If he is locked by this rope, it means that there is talk, and it will probably be our Pao Ze in the future." Chu Nan said with a smile, sometimes giving each other some leeway when talking, and each other tacitly giving each other a step up, if the other party is willing
Come down, you are a friend, a comrade-in-arms, if you don’t want to...haha~
"I see." Wei Yan suddenly nodded when he heard this, and then asked: "What if he just wants to escape? Is it possible that he will let the tiger go back to the mountain?"
"Then he is destined to be an enemy." Chu Nan looked at Wei Yan and said with a smile: "Since he is an enemy and a capable enemy, naturally he cannot let the tiger go back to the mountain. However, my father-in-law and General Huang will handle this matter. As for the fate, I can only
I wish him good luck!"
"Lord, you are so... benevolent and righteous." Wei Yan looked at Chu Nan and wanted to curse, but thinking that this was his own lord, he finally turned it into a compliment. A rope seemed to be trusting. In fact, Xu Huang had no other choice but to surrender.
They are all dead ends. What do you call giving people a choice?
"Just think you're praising me." Chu Nan sighed. He didn't know when he started. His thoughts and methods of thinking about the problem had changed unknowingly. After all, he would never be able to return to that innocent boy.
He took two steps forward and suddenly stopped, frowned and looked at Wei Yan and said, "I always feel like something is missing."
Wei Yan shook his head in confusion, everything was normal and he didn't feel anything was missing.
"Forget it, you go find General Zhang Xiu and arrange for them to camp. You have time in the evening to discuss the attack on Xuchang. Another person will go to the nearby city to look for siege equipment. If it doesn't work, find some ready-made wood." Chu Nan thought.
He thought about it.
There is no question whether to attack the city tomorrow or not, but Xuchang must go. Cao Cao is dead, and the few defenders have suffered heavy losses after this battle. Xuchang is at its weakest now. If we don't take it now, we will
Missed opportunity.
"Here!" Wei Yan agreed, turned around and left.
When Chu Nan followed the induction and found Jia Xu, he was seeing Zhou Cang's ice sculpture.
"..."
Chu Nan and the ice sculpture looked at each other for a while and then said, "Sir, do you have a solution?"
"I'm helping him get out of trouble." Jia Xu released the Yin Formation and walked a few steps. You can see that the ice sculpture has actually melted a bit, especially the nostrils that have been artificially dredged.
Chu Nan stretched out his hand to explore and found that he was still breathing. He was slightly relieved. Guo Jia, the instigator of this kind of thing, should be the one to solve it. He immediately wanted to recruit Guo Jia to crack the ice sculpture.
"Excuse me, wait a minute. When Guo Fengxiao came here, didn't he know that he was going to take action?" Jia Xu fumbled with the ice sculpture for a moment and then patted it, and the ice sculpture immediately broke into pieces.
"Hiss~" Zhou Cang trembled, hugged each other stiffly, and looked at Jia Xu tremblingly, his eyes full of resentment and anger.
"Go and warm yourself by the fire! Don't let the root cause of your illness fall on you." Chu Nan quickly asked someone to take Zhou Cang to warm himself by the fire to avoid any disputes. Then he looked at Jia Xu and said with a smile: "Thanks to sir for what happened today."
"I don't understand what your Majesty said." Jia Xu shook his head with a smile and looked at Chu Nan with a blank look on his face.
Chu Nan was stunned for a moment, and then understood.
Although Cao Cao was killed by Lu Bu, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, it was Jia Xu who broke the Qimen formation jointly set up by Guo Jia and Lu Bu at the critical moment. It was Jia Xu who allowed Lu Bu to appear beside Cao Cao. After Cao Cao's death, Jia Xu absolutely occupied the position.
Indirect factors, this is a big feud. Jia Xu obviously doesn't want to take this revenge. Even if he doesn't take any credit, he doesn't want the hatred of the Cao family to fall on him.
"Slip of the tongue." Chu Nan now probably understood why Jia Xu made that blood contract in the first place. He recalled the demon ants on his shoulders and walked with Jia Xu. As he walked, he said: "This time we defeated Cao Cao's army.
They all died in this battle, and the next step is to conquer Xuchang. This matter is not difficult for our army now. Sir, there is something... I want to mention."
"It doesn't matter what you say," Jia Xu said with a smile.
"If this Central Plains is finally captured by our army, sir, can you persuade General Zhang to lead Nanyang to join our army? After all, this is the former land of the country, and Nanyang's position is of vital importance. Our army cannot sit back and watch as it is not under our control." Chu Nan
He sighed and said, "Sir, you can rest assured that as long as General Zhang is willing to come, our army will not treat General Zhang badly."
"If the general asks about this, I will explain it to him and persuade him to surrender. However, I feel that the matter you want to consider now is far from Nanyang, but in Xuchang." Jia Xu said with a smile.
"Oh?" Chu Nan looked at Jia Xu: "Sir, please clarify."
"With the current situation, it is not difficult for Marquis Wen to invade Xuchang, but where will Marquis Wen and Shijun go after they capture Xuchang? Have Shijun ever thought about it?" Jia Xuxiao asked. As Lu Bu's think tank, this question is
Chu Nan couldn't avoid thinking about it.
"Sir, what do you mean by how to deal with the emperor?" Chu Nan asked.
"Yes." Jia Xu nodded: "With all due respect, there is still a difference between governing the court and governing a state. If it cannot be handled properly, it may not be possible for Marquis Wen to conquer the Central Plains.
It’s a blessing.”
Chu Nan frowned slightly, looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Sir, can you clarify my doubts?"
"Although I have been an official in the court, I have never participated in how to run the court, so you are asking the wrong person." Jia Xu shook his head and smiled.
Governing a state and governing a court?
Chu Nan frowned and nodded, without saying anything more, he arranged for Jia Xu to be sent back to the Nanyang army to rest for a while and then come together in the evening to discuss matters in Xuchang.
After bidding farewell to Jia Xu, Chu Nan walked on the way back to the camp, frowning and thinking about Jia Xu's words. He always felt that there was something in the old fat man's words...