Xu Huang, Xia Houyuan and others were all veteran generals on the battlefield. They didn't know that if they put down their weapons now, they would be slaughtered by others. They stopped their subordinates one after another, and the soldiers picked up their weapons again.
Sima Hui was very worried. If these Cao soldiers did not put down their weapons, they would not be able to deal with it and the situation could be reversed at any time.
At this moment, Sima Yi made a gentle gesture to Shi A, and Shi A immediately put his foot on the crook of Cao Cao's knee. Cao Cao gritted his teeth and made no sound, but looking at Cao Cao's expression, everyone around him knew that it was painful.
There was silence all around. Seeing that the soldiers still didn't move, Shi A kicked him a few more times with great force, and his feet were wearing hard boots. Ordinary people couldn't bear one kick. Big beads of sweat formed on Cao Cao's face.
Falling.
Just when Shi'a was about to kick again, a childish voice suddenly came: "Stop."
Cao Chong walked out from the soldiers and said to Cao Pi: "Second brother, brother Chong, please let go of my father. If you are worried that I will inherit my father's great cause, I can commit suicide here immediately."
As Cao Chong spoke, he had already drawn his sword and put it on his delicate neck.
"Chong'er, don't."
"Young Master, I don't want it."
Cao Cao and the officials shouted, but Cao Chong just looked at Cao Pi with tears in his eyes.
Cao Pi did not look at Cao Chong and said decisively: "Brother Chong, you have always respected me as the second brother, and the second brother has no ill feelings towards you. But if you can commit suicide, can you let Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang commit suicide too?"
Cao Zhi looked at Cao Pi blankly, with fear on his face.
Cao Pi shook his head: "Brother Chong, you are so smart, don't you understand that now that things have reached this point, my second brother can no longer look back.
Brother Chong, you are so smart. Believe in your second brother and your choice. Surrendering to the Sichuan Army will lead to death. The worldly family will not pull down our Cao family. They can only support our Cao family. As long as we get past today, everything will be fine.
Okay, trust me, second brother."
"Second brother, do you believe in yourself?" Cao Chong asked Cao Pi, but Cao Pi stopped answering. After a long time, he lowered his voice and said: "Tell them to put down their weapons immediately. Otherwise, otherwise... Brother Chong, you know, second brother
There is no turning back, we can only perish together."
Shi A responded and drew a bloody gash on Cao Cao's neck with his sword. Cao Chong shouted: "No."
Cao Chong raised his hands to ask Shi A to stop. He shouted to Cao's soldiers: "Put down your weapons."
"No, young master." Zhang Liao, Xu Huangtian, Yu Xia, Hou Yuan and others all tried to dissuade him.
"Didn't you see that they were going to kill my father?" Cao Chong shouted. Cao Chong was good at martial arts and extremely intelligent, but politics was his shortcoming. He almost didn't understand politics at all, and the most fatal thing was that Cao Chong cared about emotions.
Often in the face of emotions, Cao Chong has no resistance.
Because of this, Cao Chong has a good relationship with several of his brothers. Cao Pi, who is politically sensitive, Cao Zhang, who is outstanding in martial arts and despises everything, and Cao Zhi, who is proud of his talent and talents. Although these three brothers have deep conflicts with each other, they are very different from each other.
This little brother has a good impression, because they can all feel that kind of sincerity.
Therefore, when Cao Chong designed the family, his plan was flawless, except that it did not benefit him at all. So far, Cao Chong has not cultivated any close confidants in the court, even though he has been favored by his father.
Perhaps due to his age, no matter how intelligent Cao Chong is, he is very dependent on his father, Cao Cao. In Cao Chong's heart, relatives are everything, and no matter how he uses his wisdom, it is all for the sake of his family.
At this time, seeing that Cao Cao was being coerced and would be killed, Cao Chong suddenly became anxious.
"Young Master." Zhang Liao said loudly: "If we abandon our weapons and surrender now, we will have nothing to rely on. We will have no choice but to be slaughtered by these mobs and traitors. Didn't you hear what Mr. Sima just said? Let's put down our weapons.
All must die."
"Yes, young master, they don't dare to kill the master. They still have to rely on the master to rule Hebei. If the master dies, they will also be in chaos, the Sichuan army will invade, and they will be finished." Xu Huang said loudly.
"They will be doomed when the Sichuan army invades, but my father will die first. If we don't compromise, they will die on both sides, and they will definitely kill my father."
With tears streaming down his pink cheeks, Cao Chong shouted hysterically: "Put down your weapons."
Zhang Liao and others could not refute Cao Chong. Now the Shi clan must know that something happened to Cao Zhang in Bingzhou. If the stalemate continues, the Sichuan army will enter the Taihang Mountains. The Shi clan will surely die, and everyone will be destroyed.
Zhang Liao and others just said no, but could not give a reason.
The soldiers were at a loss and couldn't make up their mind. Cao Chong shouted: "I told you to put down your weapons. This is a military symbol. Do you want to disobey the military order?"
Cao Chong raised the military talisman. Finally, the soldiers could no longer listen to Zhang Liao and others and were about to put down their weapons. Suddenly Cao Cao shouted: "Are the military talismans as big as mine? I now order you not only not to put down your weapons, but also to fight, fight, and kill."
Just these people."
Seeing that the soldier hesitated again, Shi A kicked Cao Cao on the knee again, and at the same time the sword on his neck cut deeper. However, Cao Cao ignored it and shouted with all his strength: "I now officially pass on the throne to the young son Cao Chong as the leader of the Wei Dynasty."
, Chong'er, order the killing immediately, don't worry about the father, compromise with the rebel party, you are just like that beast Cao Pi, disobedient and unfilial, order it immediately."
"Father." Cao Chong shouted sadly.
Seeing that Cao Chong was loose and the family was in great distress, Sima Yi also opened his eyes and finally couldn't help but step out and said to Cao Chong: "Young Master, calmly listen to what I have to say and then decide what to do to ensure you don't regret it."
"Sima Yi, you old fox, Chong'er, don't listen to his nonsense." Cao Cao said loudly.
Sima Yi ignored Cao Cao and said to Cao Chong: "Young Master, Sima Yi just wants to make a deal with you to ensure that Young Master will not lose money.
We both took a step back, and the young master immediately led the troops out of the city. Except for the Cao family, everyone can be taken away, and we let them go.
Young Master, please rest assured. Although many people in our family have different opinions, I, Sima Yi, will definitely keep my promise. I promise you that we will not kill the King of Wei, nor will we kill other members of the Cao family.
In this way, your safety, the safety of the generals who are loyal to King Wei, and the safety of these soldiers are all guaranteed, and King Wei and Cao’s family will not be in danger. Isn’t this happy to everyone?”
"I'm so happy." Xia Houyuan was furious.
Sima Yi smiled and said: "Of course, the young master can also choose not to make this deal with Sima Yi. If the stalemate continues, I believe that the Sichuan army will enter the country soon, and by then no one from our family will be able to escape.
Our family cannot escape, so before that, we must kill King Wei first. There is no other way. Although Sima Yi thinks it is futile, but you know, many people in our family are very petty and like to drag people to be buried with them.
"
Sima Hui and Zhuge Ci were both a little dissatisfied when they heard Sima Yi's words. However, seeing that Cao Chong was a little moved, they didn't want to die together. If the stalemate continued, the sky would collapse.
Sima Hui immediately said: "Young Master, as the elder of the Sima family, I assure you that we will do what Sima Yi said."
"We, the Zhuge family, also make this guarantee."
"The Zhen family is also willing to make a guarantee."
One by one, the clan leaders stood up, they didn’t want to die.
"Why can't we take away the Cao family?" Cao Chong asked doubtfully.
"Chong'er, have your intelligence been eaten by dogs?" Cao Cao immediately became angry when he heard what Cao Chong said.
When Sima Hui, Zhuge Ci and others heard that Cao Chong had given in, they all looked happy. Sima Hui shook his head and said: "Young Master, it's good for you to leave. It's not good for us if everyone from the Cao family has left.
Don’t worry, Young Master, we are just giving ourselves a little more protection, we will never harm these Cao family members, and there will be no shortage of offerings, just like...just like the King of Wei did to the Emperor."
Cao Chong was silent. After a long time, he suddenly knelt down and bowed to Cao Cao three times: "Father, I'm sorry, Chong'er can't watch you die."
"Chong'er..." Cao Cao gritted his teeth.
"Withdraw troops." Cao Chong held up the tiger talisman and shouted to the soldiers. The soldiers moved towards Cao Chong one after another. They were unwilling to put down their weapons, especially the generals. They were all close followers of Zhang Liao and Xu Huang. If they surrendered, the family would be
How will you treat them?
"No, I won't leave." Xia Houyuan shouted.
"I'm not leaving either."
"I do not go."
"I want to stay with my lord."
Xu Huang and other generals, as well as several officials spoke out one after another. Zhang Liao clenched his fists, slowly loosened his fists, and said to Xu Huang and Xia Houyuan: "Gong Ming, Miaocai, the matter can't be done anymore. Let's go. We're out. It's okay."
Think of a way, if we all fall into the hands of the world clan, how can we save our lord in the future?"
Cao Chong decided to withdraw his troops. It was useless for the other troops to stay here and they could only die here. This was in line with the wishes of the clan.
"Fengxiao, let's go, we will definitely come back." Xun Yu said to Guo Jia.
Guo Jia didn't move, and Xun You pulled him. Suddenly Guo Jia started coughing more and more violently, his face changed color, and he suddenly fell to the ground.
"Fengxiao, Fengxiao, what's wrong with you?" Xunyu, Xunyou, Chengyu and others gathered around.
"I...ahem...I...I'm sorry...my lord..." Guo Jia struggled and said, the plan came from Guo Jia's head, and now it has reached this point just because of his own carelessness, how can Guo Jia not blame himself?
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Guo Jialai was ill. He was seriously ill when he was young. Later, he relied on elixirs to maintain his health. However, the toxins in the elixirs accumulated more and more, and his lifespan was shortened.
Later, because Guo Jia wanted to witness the rise of the Sichuan Army and desperately wanted to live, he deliberately stopped taking the pills and just used his will to suppress his illness.
This time after the defeat at Hetao, Cao Cao decided to surrender. Guo Jia finally breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that when the Sichuan army won the championship in Hebei, it would be the time for him to die, but he was willing to do so. At least he saw the Sichuan army win the championship.
But now that he has become like this, how can Guo Jia not blame himself?