After hearing Cao Zhi's comfort, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a lot. Cao Cao was thinking about the difference between the so-called "brothers", "Yes! After all, he is his brother, and he knows how to repay him. Wasn't Yuan Shao the one I rescued from Han Fu?
Why doesn't he know how to repay him?"
When Cao Cao and Cao Zhi were talking, there was a burst of shouting from outside the tent. Cao Zhi settled down and Cao Cao stood up. He opened the tent and took a look. It turned out that it was Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Le Jin, and Li Dian who had also found them with hundreds of remaining soldiers.
here.
As soon as the two parties met, there was a lively shouting and a close call. They were young and not as sentimental as Cao Cao, so they naturally swept away their worries and started talking and laughing.
Seeing Cao Zhi appear at this time, Cao Ren was the first to jump over, patted Cao Zhi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhi is so awesome, he is like a heavenly soldier and a heavenly general! Tell me! How did you know we were in Xingyang?"
When Cao Zhi heard Cao Ren's question, he immediately felt dizzy. Just when he was in a dilemma about how to answer, Cao Hong, Li Dian, and Yue Jin were chatting with Xu Chu and Cao An at first, but now they all gathered around and asked all kinds of questions.
With this, it can be regarded as relieving Cao Zhi.
"Brother Zhi, your 2,000-horse infantry army is well-dressed and armored. How come you didn't get a drop of blood from the Xiliang army you just defeated? How are they so powerful?"
"Big Brother Shenwu, reinforcements from thousands of miles away."
"I haven't seen you for a few days. How did Brother Zhi develop his body? He looks so powerful. Just standing like this is like a hill, with his back straight and his back straight, like a tiger or a lion. His momentum is intimidating! Haha.
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"Uh-huh!" As Cao Cao spoke in the big tent, everyone stopped talking.
"Come in, everyone! I can't sleep either." Cao Cao's deep words came from the tent.
Everyone looked at each other and filed in. Cao Zhi saw that Cao Cao looked better than before, so he said nothing more.
Cao Cao glanced at everyone and silently counted the number of people. In addition to Xia Houyuan who was accompanying his younger brother Xiahou Dun to heal in another tent, there was also a missing Wei Zi. Although he knew what might have happened, he still asked: "Where is Wei Zi?"
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All the generals except Cao Zhi suddenly knelt down with sad expressions. Cao Ren replied: "The last general was incompetent and failed to protect the safety of our lord. Brother Wei Zi also died in the battle when he broke through the encirclement."
After hearing that Wei Zi was dead, Cao Cao couldn't help but his eyes turned red, and he choked out "Alas". To hide the tears, Cao Cao wiped his face with his hands and continued: "How many troops are left?"
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Cao Ren continued not to raise his head and replied in a low voice that only he could hear: "Five or six hundred people!"
At this time, the camp was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Naturally, Cao Cao heard Cao Ren's report clearly. His face was dark and he didn't say a word for a long time.
Cao Zhi thought about how he had led his troops to the west with great ambition, and lost Weizi and tens of thousands of horses in the first battle alone. Cao Zhi also lost all the money Cao Zhi had given him and some supplies of food and supplies raised from donations in Chenliu.
Thinking of this, I not only looked up to the sky and sighed: "Oh my God! Is it destined that I, Cao Cao, will accomplish nothing?"
Everyone looked at each other for a while, and Cao Zhi stepped out and asked Cao Cao for instructions: "Brother, take care of yourself. People can't be resurrected after death. I hope that I can express my condolences. Money is something outside the body. Mencius said that heaven will fall."
When you hold a great position on someone like this, you must first struggle with his will and derail his actions. If my brother has this calamity, it may not necessarily be a bad thing. Maybe God will give you a new opportunity soon."
Everyone said "yes", and Le Jin also said: "My lord is an extraordinary person, and God has to temper him even more. Wasn't it also extremely bad luck when Jiang Taigong didn't make a fortune?"
Le Jin is telling the folk story of Jiang Taigong. It is said that at that time, Jiang Taigong was driven by his wife to sell noodles in Chaoge City. Unexpectedly, before arriving at Chaoge, a galloping horse kicked over the noodle basket and scattered the flour.
Suddenly, a gust of wind happened to blow the white noodles all over his face. Jiang Taigong looked up to the sky and sighed, "Why am I so unlucky?" Unexpectedly, a crow flew up and dropped a piece of bird droppings on his face.
. Jiang Taigong bent down to pick up stones and throw them at the crows. He wanted to wipe the crow droppings from his face with his hands. However, Jiang Taigong, who was wiping his face with his hands, did not realize that there was a scorpion under the stone, and he was stung hard again.
hand......
This story is quite interesting and contains philosophical meaning. Cao Cao couldn't understand Yue Jin's good intentions and couldn't help but chuckle.
Seeing that Cao Cao showed signs of relief, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Cao Zhi immediately said: "Brother, I won't stay here for a long time. If your health is still okay... we..."
Cao Cao waved his hand to interrupt Cao Zhi's words, took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and decisively shouted: "Bring out the camp!"
Cao Cao returned to Luoyang with the remaining soldiers, only to learn that more than a dozen other troops had moved to Jujube. It is no wonder that Luoyang is now desolate. If the army is stationed in a desolate and populated place for a long time, it will be difficult to supply various rations, so
It makes sense to describe the common people as "water" and the army as "boats".
Cao Cao had no choice but to move Suanzao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, and Qiao Mao to his camp in person or by sending people to express condolences. On the next day, Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to escort Wei Zi's coffin back to Xiang for burial.
Bao Xin's younger brother Bao Tao was also killed in the Battle of Bishui Pass, and Bao Xin himself was wounded. Cao Cao and Bao Xin had a good relationship, and they happened to catch up with Bao Xin to escort his brother's coffin back to his hometown of Mount Tai for burial on the same day.
When two sad people meet together, they inevitably comfort each other.
Cao Cao comforted Bao Xin: "How long is life? How hurried it is to gather and disperse!"
Bao Xin nodded and said, "Yes, brother, don't be too sad. I'll bury brother Tao and come back soon to fight side by side with him."
Cao Cao was so moved after hearing this that he couldn't help but burst into tears. A friend in need is a friend indeed!
Cao Cao told Bao Xin: "Don't be anxious. After returning home, you can rest assured that your health is the most important thing."
Cao Cao walked a few steps holding on to the curved shaft of the Xuan chariot that Bao Xin was riding in, then stopped and asked: "With today's defeat in Xingyang, will Zhao still not change his original intention?"
Cao Zhi on the side couldn't understand what Cao Cao said, but Bao Xin understood what Cao Cao meant and replied without hesitation: "Of course, I still said the same thing - in the world today, the only one who can lead the masses to bring order to chaos is Cao Mengde!"
When Cao Cao heard this, his blood boiled. He needed encouragement so much now.
Cao Cao bid farewell to Bao Xin and asked Cao Zhi and others to return to the camp first, regardless of the fact that his injury was still recovering. He hurried to Zhang Miao's camp.
Cao Zhi knew that Cao Cao went to Zhang Miao to talk about sending troops to Xingyang. If Zhang Miao could listen, he would have listened. Cao Zhi did not try to persuade Cao An and several personal guards to follow Cao Cao, and he walked around the camps.
There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in this camp now. Almost all the heroes of the Three Kingdoms are gathered here. It is not to be missed. At least you can see what these heroes look like.
ps: I came back late yesterday, and it was past midnight when I posted the chapters. I’m really sorry for everyone. Yesterday was a bad year, and the computer at work broke down again. I’m really anxious. I’ll try to post more chapters today.