"Cao Zixiao, today's situation has become a foregone conclusion. Xuchang City will definitely be mine! You are also considered a hero of the world, why didn't you surrender to me early?" Looking at Cao Ren who was still fighting bloody battles on the battlefield, Sun Jian still couldn't give up his love for his talent.
He opened his mouth to persuade him to surrender.
It is true that Cao Ren is a younger brother of Cao Cao, but in such troubled times, brothers can still betray each other, let alone brothers from the same clan?
Sun Jian's goal is not only Xuchang, Hebei, Liangzhou, and Yizhou. In the future, he will bring these places under his control. Sun Jian's ambition is to unify the world, so he urgently needs someone who can conquer it
In the world, talents govern local areas. Although there are many talents in Jiangdong, they are far from enough, not to mention that the more talents, the better. Sun Jian needs more good ministers and fierce warriors to serve him, so if Cao Ren can submit, Sun Jian will definitely be very happy.
Happy.
"I am the younger brother of the current Sikong, An Neng surrenders the thieves!" Cao Ren was completely indifferent to Sun Jian's persuasion to surrender. There was always only one master in his mind, and that was Cao Cao. To him, Cao Cao was unique and irreplaceable.
If Cao Cao is defeated, he will die with him and will never surrender to another lord.
Historically, after Cao Ren died of illness, his posthumous title clearly contained the word "loyalty", and his posthumous title was Zhonghou. This shows his loyalty to Cao Wei.
Hearing that Cao Ren called him a thief, Sun Jian's eyebrows twitched, his expression became a little displeased, and he stopped mentioning the idea of surrendering.
Of course, Sun Jian gave up on persuading Cao Ren to surrender not because the other party insulted him. As a powerful leader, Sun Jian's power was not so small. If there was a possibility of persuading Cao Ren, Sun Jian would not care about being scolded by the other party before then.
.However, although Cao Ren's previous words were brief, Sun Jian felt a determination from it, a determination that he would not regret even if he died. Therefore, Sun Jian knew that it was impossible to persuade Cao Ren to surrender.
Unfortunately, sometimes it may not be a very pleasant thing to see a good general die in front of you.
"My lord, there is no need to worry. After conquering Xuchang, my lord's prestige will definitely increase greatly. At that time, talented people from the Central Plains will come to surrender one after another. Is my lord afraid that he will have no one under his command?" Zhou Yu explained when he saw that Sun Jian was upset because Cao Ren was unwilling to surrender.
Sun Jian nodded and no longer struggled with this matter.
At this time in the battlefield, although Cao Ren killed several people, he was also wounded twice.
Cao Ren had excellent army commanding skills, but his own martial arts was not outstanding. In this kind of hand-to-hand combat, he was already showing his weakness.
Finally, the few remaining soldiers were all killed, but despite this, Cao Ren did not take a step back.
I will never retreat. If you want to enter Xuchang, you can only step over my corpse!
"It's a pity. If he wasn't Cao Cao's younger brother, it would be great. Maybe he could be used by me." Sun Jian only said that Cao Ren didn't want to surrender because he was a younger brother of Cao Cao, but he didn't know.
Cao Ren was loyal by nature. Even if he had nothing to do with Cao Cao, as long as he truly believed that Cao Cao was his master, he would never surrender to Sun Jian.
"An enemy general is here to take your life!" Zhou Tai shouted loudly, and at the same time he rode out to take Cao Ren.
Perhaps moved by Cao Ren's integrity, Zhou Tai felt that such a general should not be killed by his soldiers, so he personally took his life to show respect for him.
Cao Ren couldn't compare to a pervert like Guan Yu. He would fight hard for a long time before feeling exhausted. By this time, Cao Ren already felt that he was about to run out of strength.
Seeing Zhou Tai raising his sword and riding his horse to kill him, Cao Ren reluctantly mustered up his last bit of strength to face the opponent.
With a "bang" sound, Zhou Tai was so powerful, and with the help of his galloping horse, he knocked the spear out of Cao Ren's hand with one blow.
The first blow fell, and the second sword quickly struck Cao Ren.
Can't avoid it.
Am I going to die here...
Meng De... I'm really sorry...
Inadvertently, my thoughts drifted back to my youth, when I and Cao Cao were still young, young and frivolous, wearing bright clothes and angry horses, laughing in the market, hunting in the mountains and forests...
The good times will eventually all pass away...
The sword flashed and Cao Ren's head flew up. The last thing that caught his eye was the city wall of Xuchang City and the banner with the word Cao on the wall that Sun Jian's army had not yet taken down.
————————————————————————————————————“Ah——!” Cao Cao suddenly screamed.
Today's battle was not fierce. There were only some small-scale conflicts between Yuan and Cao. Therefore, Cao Cao, who was exhausted from fighting for days, took a nap in his military tent.
At first, Cao Cao just wanted to close his eyes and rest for a while, and had no intention of falling asleep. After all, the war was going on and there was no room for being too careless.
However, for some reason, as soon as Cao Cao closed his eyes, waves of sleepiness came over him one after another, causing Cao Cao to fall into sleep very quickly.
However, what Cao Cao entered was an unforgettable nightmare.
What Cao Cao dreamed of was an endless plain. Above this plain, the sky was as red as blood, and the earth was already stained with blood.
As for his brother Cao Ren, the beloved general, he was covered in blood armor and his face was covered in blood. However, although Cao Ren was covered in blood, his face did not look ferocious at all. He just stood in front of him and looked at him calmly.
Own.
"Zixiao, you, why are you like this? What's wrong?" In the dream, Cao Cao, who was shocked to see Cao Ren in such a state, took the lead and asked.
However, Cao Ren still just looked at himself calmly, smiling and saying nothing when faced with Cao Cao's questions.
"Zi Xiao? Zi Xiao?"
Cao Ren still didn't answer, but after a long time, he slowly said: "Mengde, do you still remember what happened when we were children?"
Cao Cao felt a little confused. Is the "bloody man" standing in front of him really Cao Ren? Ever since he surrendered to him when he attacked Dong, Cao Ren had always called himself his lord and never called himself by his nickname again.
The two brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan would occasionally call themselves "Meng De" when no one was around, but Cao Ren never did. He always only called himself "lord".
What happened today?
Cao Cao wanted to ask, but failed in the end because Cao Ren continued to talk to himself.
"At that time, several of our children were playing together, and you always had to be the leader. If someone wanted to argue with you, you would fight with him. If you couldn't fight, you would think of some crooked ideas to deal with the other person..." Cao Ren
He spoke in a leisurely tone, and Cao Cao's thoughts drifted back to that time when he was young.
"These are old things, don't bring them up anymore." Cao Cao sighed softly.
However, Cao Ren still didn't stop talking and continued: "Mengde, you know, although we were both young at that time, your momentum when you were fighting for the child king already made me feel proud when I was young.
I have determined that you will be the only person I follow and will never change."
Hearing such words, what could Cao Cao say besides sighing?
"Over the years, I have followed you Mengde, and watching your power grow stronger and stronger, my heart has become more and more happy. My only wish is to always follow you and be with you.
Let’s witness the moment of conquering the world together.”
"Don't worry, we brothers will definitely be able to witness the moment when we conquer the world together!"
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Cao Ren showed a look of relief on his face at first, but then turned to regret, saying: "Although I hope so much, there is still no hope after all... Meng De, farewell forever, no matter how difficult it is.
No matter the dangers, you must win this world..."
"Zixiao, what are you saying goodbye? Where are you going?" Cao Cao was startled and asked loudly.
It was a pity that his questions were destined to receive no response, and Cao Ren's body became increasingly pale, as if he was about to disappear into the air.
"Zi Xiao! Zi Xiao!" Cao Cao was horrified and screamed Cao Ren's words at the top of his lungs until he was hoarse.
But even if Cao Cao screamed, it was still in vain. Cao Ren's figure finally completely disappeared in front of him, leaving only a broken spear standing on the desolate plain.
"Zi Xiao——!" Cao Cao let out a heart-rending scream and suddenly woke up.