Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 404: The End of Cao Cao

Zhu Huan and Wei Yan were unstoppable on the walking path of Baqiu Water Village, almost collapsing as soon as they came into contact.

This is not difficult to understand at all. You must know that the naval forces on the walking road were tortured by Lu Lin's army on the river to the point of collapse. They were once afraid that they would launch an attack and were in a high state of mental tension.

At this time, Wei Yan and the others suddenly attacked from behind, and they did not have time to replace their weapons. Fighting at close range, using bows and arrows to fight against the sword, was not much different from burning fire sticks.

At the same time, there were only a hundred or ten people guarding the stairs under the water village, but they completely ignored the thousands of people who had gathered.

A handful of lime powder made Han Hao cover his eyes and shout that his 24K quark dog was blind, which made the others instinctively retreat. After all, the wind was blowing from the northwest at this time. As long as the lime dust was thrown casually, it would be close to Those who win will definitely win.

"Quick! Get the shield!" After being stunned for a while, someone finally started shouting to the soldiers behind him, hoping to use the shield to block Xi Hui and advance forward.

But in just such a moment, more than half of the Jingxiang crossbowmen on the horse walking path of the water village were killed. Wei Yan turned the valve with his own hands, and with the sound of the iron rope rolling, a water gate was pulled up.

Before the water gate was fully raised, Lu Xun was already commanding the small warships such as the Kankan and the Red Horse to file in.

Along with the muffled sound of iron ropes, the second, third, and fourth water gates were opened one after another.

After opening the eight water gates, hundreds of ships, red horses and fighting ships have entered the Baqiu Ferry. Even the building where Huang Zu was located has also entered.

Standing on a high place and overlooking the battlefield, Baqiu Ferry was crowded with a large fleet of ships. In the end, only eight large ships were left that did not enter.

All eight buildings blocked the water gate, forming a seal. As for the other water gates, they were also guarded by Wei Yan and Zhu Huan.

Cai Hao and Zhang Yun's reaction was quick, and they had already ordered the soldiers to board the ship to fight. Even though the ferry was not big, it could still accommodate the soldiers for a water battle.

Originally, after suffering a defeat last night, the combat effectiveness was not proportional. That is to say, because there were more recruits in the Lulin navy, they could barely fight. However, it is a pity that except for the sturdy Jiangxia navy, the other recruits were basically equipped. There was a small cloth bag containing Xiash.

If you can't beat it, just let the wind blow the ashes. If you want to survive, you can just raise the ashes directly.

As soon as the warships of the two sides collided, the soldiers fought closely and saw Lu Lin's navy constantly throwing lime. Cai Mao's Jingxiang navy screamed repeatedly, and the soldiers flying down the river covered their red eyes and screamed at the top of their lungs.

I knew that I probably couldn't beat him, but I didn't expect that in such a one-sided situation, I didn't even have the ability to resist.

The greatest power of Xihui on the battlefield does not actually lie in its own lethality, but in the fear and coercion caused by the screams of the fallen soldiers.

They couldn't tell how many people were carrying Xihui on their bodies, but the northwest wind blowing today really allowed these Xihui to unleash the power of water warfare weapons.

So much so that many soldiers had just collided with Lu Lin's warship, and they chose to jump into the river to avoid the battle before the people on the other side had rushed across the deck.

It's over, it's completely over, the war has no suspense anymore, and the next thing is just to clean up the battlefield.

"Lord, run away quickly before Lu Lin's army is completely encircled!" This scene made Xun You feel chills running down his spine.

He couldn't imagine that he and Zhuge Liang wanted to borrow the east wind to burn the chain ship, but failed. However, they borrowed the northwest wind and used it in this way. Simply speaking, the effect does not seem to be weaker than the fire chain ship he imagined. a bit.

By this moment, Xun You had long known that he was being plotted. The northwest wind had been blowing these days, but they had not used Xihui in a single battle.

why?

They are worried that after winning a small-scale victory, the coalition forces will have corresponding preventive measures, which will not be effective if they are used again.

Therefore, Lin Mo is waiting. He is waiting for a fighter opportunity that can bring Shunfeng Yangxihui's tactics to the extreme.

It was obvious that before him was the fighter opportunity he had been waiting for.

First, use the coalition's strategy of setting fire to a series of ships, mix the warships into the coalition, then attack the enemy with suspicion, then cooperate inside and outside to open the gate of the water village, and finally launch a general attack. This one-time use of Xihui in combat can already determine the final outcome.

Of the thirty-six strategies, seven or eight were used in one breath. Xun You was really convinced this time, so much so that he had no desire to escape.

Cao Cao also stood there in a daze, his eyes wandering as he watched Lu Lin's navy press and rub Jing Xiang's navy below, as if none of that had anything to do with him.

It wasn't until Xun You reminded him that he said calmly: "Run away. Where can I go? Where can I go?"

Xun You opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

Yes, where else could he go? He originally wanted to say that Yizhou is a land of abundance, and Xiangyang is surrounded by natural dangers, and it can also be used as a bargaining chip for future generations.

However, when he thought that Lin Mo on the opposite side was a monster-level existence, and could calculate everything so clearly, when planning this battle, he was afraid that the escape routes would have been blocked long ago.

This assumption is actually not an exaggeration at all. After all, in the past, when Lu Lin's military strength was not as good as Cao Cao's, he could use every bit of his military strength to the maximum.

But this time, there are more than 300,000 troops on the ground. How to escape and where to escape?

Having said that, Cao Cao's instinctive desire for survival still forced him to turn around and escape from Baqiu with only a thousand personal guards.

Behind him, there were the screams of Jing Xiang Navy and the shouts of Lu Lin's army clamoring to capture him alive.

Cao Cao could only turn a deaf ear and gallop away.

The strong wind passed by his ears. Cao Cao did not think about the results of Xu Huang, Xu Chu, Xia Houyuan, and Cao Hong, nor what would happen to Cao Ang, nor even what he should do in the future. He was just recalling the glorious years in the past.

In the second year of Chuping, he failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo with a seven-star sword. Ma fled alone, evading layers of defenses and the pursuit of Lu Bu's own army;

In the third year of Chuping, the eighteen princes rebelled against King Dong Qin. He led his army to pursue Dong Zhuo, but was designed by Xu Rong. If Cao Hong hadn't saved him with his life, he would have died;

In the first year of Xingping, Lu Bu led his men into Puyang City. At that time, all the fierce generals were washed away. He was held to the neck by Lu Bu's halberd, but he managed to get through by mistake and escaped with his life.

From various perspectives in the past, we have been in desperate situations many times, but in the end we can always turn the danger into safety and make a comeback.

Cao Cao is a smart man. He knows that the loss of soldiers, horses and generals is not the most important thing now. The most important thing is that this enthusiasm cannot be defeated.

He hopes to inspire his fighting spirit by recalling the glorious past.

Whenever he was depressed in the past, it was those unbearable past events that gave him a strong fighting spirit.

but.

This time.

He found that it seemed to be of no use.

Is there any royal land in the world? It seems that even the ground under your feet has been engraved with the names of Lu Bu and Lin Mo, and the strong grass bent by the strong wind seems to be shouting at this moment: "Hurry up and surrender!"

Grass and trees are all soldiers

The spring that symbolized fighting spirit not only dried up completely, but also bred endless despair.

Whoosh!

Cao Cao, who was leading the horse, suddenly shot an arrow in front of him. The horse was frightened and neighed, raising its front hooves high. Cao Cao was unable to react in time and fell off the horse.

He got up and looked around in horror. He didn't know how long he had been running, and he didn't know where this place was.

More than a thousand personal guards behind him quickly dismounted and came over to ask Cao Cao about his situation.

He didn't answer, just looked up at the mountains on the left. This arrow should have been shot from the hills.

Sure enough, a general wearing armor appeared at the location he guessed.

The warm winter sun shone on him from behind. Cao Cao saw at first glance that it was just a black shadow, and there was no way to tell who it was.

"Cao Cao, I am Gao Boping. Sikong sent me to wait for you here for a long time. Please dismount and be bound!"

Gao Shun.

It turned out to be him.

As a veteran general at the same level as Zhang Liao, Cao Cao was of course very familiar with Gao Shun. He said that when Lin Mo asked him to wait here for a long time, Cao Cao was not surprised at all. Looking at the soldiers of Lu Lin's army rushing down from all over the mountains and plains, surprisingly there was no sadness and regret that a generation of heroes had come to an end. Instead, he felt a sense that it was finally over. of relief.

Perhaps, he had anticipated this day as early as the Central Plains defeat, perhaps, it was the day Guo Jia left, or perhaps, it was when he knew that Lin Mo could not be his.

In short, at this moment, he was extremely calm.

He even raised his hand to stop the personal guards who were preparing for the final fight, and said in a deep voice: "That's it, put down your weapons. There is no need to struggle pointlessly."

Yes, look at the mountains and plains, there must be four to five thousand people, and there are so many cavalry, plus Lin Mo's calculating temperament, they can't escape.

Also, I don’t want to run away.

Xiakou Ferry.

Generals from all walks of life returned to camp one after another to report the battle situation.

Of course, the first ones to come back were Lu Xun and Huang Zu. They successfully conquered the Baqiu ferry, captured Baqiu, and captured more than 30,000 Jingxiang navy soldiers. Zhang Yun was killed, and Cai Mao, Xun You and Cheng Yu were taken away. return.

However, neither Lin Mo nor Lu Bu has much interest in these people, so they can do whatever they want.

Then Gao Shun came back.

He brought Cao Cao back. Lu Bu was very excited. Cao Cao was captured, so there was no need to attack Yizhou, Xiangyang and Jiangling.

This is what you need to see.

It doesn't matter what the villain looks like when he succeeds.

Lu Bu did not let Gao Shun take Cao Cao up, but ran to the temporary prison in the army like a child to visit Cao Cao, who had disheveled hair and could not stand upright due to the height.

"Mengde, we haven't seen each other for a long time. We finally meet again. Alas, we have been friends for more than ten years. When we first met, I was still following Ding Yuan. At that time, you were with me in Luoyang. After the death of the Yuan brothers.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and there are not many people who were acquainted with each other at the time. Except for Mengde, only Xuande is left, but that guy ran away.

It’s not a big problem. I have already captured the ring-eyed thief, and I will use him to force Xuande to show up. When he comes to Xuchang, we old acquaintances can still get together. "

Through the strands of messy hair, Lu Bu's rather teasing little face was reflected. Cao Cao's face was expressionless, and there was no wave in his eyes even when he looked at Lu Bu.

After a long while, he sighed and said, "You are so lucky to have such a genius."

Then he looked at Lin Mo who was standing behind Lu Bu. He wanted to stand up but was blocked by the fence.

In the end, I could only bend my body, rummage in my arms, take out a tips bag, and hand it over the fence with difficulty, "Give it back to you."

Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, then took the brocade bag with gold embroidery, and his mind wandered a little.

At first, Cao Cao sent someone to send this kit to Huainan, which contained angelica.

Later, in order to scare him, Zhang Yang was sent to Guandu with this tip bag.

Unexpectedly, after going around and around, it came back to his hand, and he didn't expect that he would actually carry it with him.

Lin Mo touched it and found that it was still filled with angelica.

After a long time, Lin Mo sighed and pulled his old father-in-law to the side.

"How are your father-in-law going to punish him?"

"Didn't you just say that?"

Lu Bu said matter-of-factly, "When Liu Bei is captured in Xuchang, he will be killed together."

Lin Mo shook his head, "Forget it, let's just send him on his way."

Lu Bu glanced at the kit in his hand and said with an unhappy look on his face: "What, are you emotional?"

This sounds a bit sour.

Lin Mo shrugged calmly, "When we were in Xiaoguan, if he hadn't been merciful, I would have died long ago. Anyway, I do owe him my life.

Furthermore, he is now a national thief. Taking him back to Xuchang and killing him will vindicate our son-in-law's reputation as a loyal king. But please don't forget, Mr. Father-in-law, what we are going to do next. "

Hearing this, Lu Bu rolled his eyes, nodded and said, "You still have far-reaching thoughts."

After glancing back at Cao Cao, he turned and left, "It's up to you."

After his father-in-law left, Lin Mo asked someone to release Cao Cao, and only asked Gao Shun to follow him, and he and Cao Cao came to the foot of a hill outside the military camp.

Food and wine were also prepared before him.

Lin Mo filled up the wine for him without saying a word and toasted him three times.

"I have seen this scene several times in my dreams." Cao Cao smiled and drank three glasses of wine in a row.

"Some things are destined by God."

Lin Mo looked into the distance and said with emotion: "General Cao, I can protect you from death, and even protect you from wealth, but I think that you are a hero of the generation after all. In the future, in Xuchang, you will face strange eyes. You won’t be happy.”

This time, Cao Cao took the jug and poured the wine himself, then touched Lin Mo's wine glass, drank it in one gulp and took a deep breath, "Yunwen, you understand me.

Living like this, it would be better to die.

I don’t want to go back to Xuchang anymore. "

"Is there anything else you want me to do?" Lin Mo looked at Cao Cao seriously.

Cao Cao also knew that he was not perfunctory.

But after thinking about it again and again, it seems to be quite difficult for my family. After all, I died at the hands of Lu Lin, and if I let them keep the family together, wouldn't it be frightening every day?

So, in the end, he just shook his head heavily and didn't say a word.

It was Lin Mo who took the initiative to speak, "I know Cao Ang is out of the city. I can't guarantee him, but I will take care of the other family members for you."

Cao Cao smiled when he heard this, "Thank you very much."

After that, Cao Cao stood up, put his hands on his back, and looked up at the Yangtze River, which was like a jade belt shuttling between the mountains. He couldn't help but sigh: "What a wonderful mountain and river."

Lin Mo glanced at Gao Shun, and he stepped forward and waved his spear.

A generation of heroes.

This ends.

(End of this chapter)