The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 436 Cao Hong Surrenders

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Faced with Wei Tao's questioning, Cao Cao only elicited a burst of laughter. Cao Cao obviously had no interest in answering Wei Tao, and only spoke directly after a burst of laughter.

"Ziyu, if you have the ability, you can break through this city directly, if not, then don't talk too much!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao went down the city wall directly, because he didn't want to talk to Wei Tao anymore.

Looking at Xuchang with its high walls and thick walls, Wei Tao frowned slightly. Even if he didn't need to ask, Wei Tao knew that it was impossible to take down Xuchang with a short manpower.

And looking at Cao Cao's posture, it is impossible to go out of the city to fight anyway.

Even Wei Tao felt like a mouse pulling a turtle for a while—he had nowhere to start.

"Your Majesty, Xu Chang is strong, it is impossible to attack from the outside, it can only cause internal turmoil, otherwise Xu Chang will never be attacked."

At this moment, Zhou Yu stepped forward to Wei Tao.

"There are many aristocratic families in Xuchang. Even though Cao Cao's prestige is not diminished, how can he not leave a way for his family? Your Majesty makes people make loud noises outside the city every day, and at the same time shoot books in the city with arrows. Let the cavalry go out and occupy all the counties and counties of Yanzhou, leaving only one isolated city. How can we not be surprised when the time comes to take over the aristocratic family? In this way, even if it is a fortified city, we can only go down!"

"It's natural if there is enough time, but what if there is not enough time? Gongjin will not forget that the reason why our army sent troops at this time is not because Xuchang City is empty at this time, and after all, the Wei Dynasty occupies several states. It is Jingping Tianxia that is the case. Is it true that there will be so much time for us to slowly attack Xuchang?"

Wei Tao smiled wryly, and Zhou Yu remained silent after hearing this. It's not that Zhou Yu didn't know about it, but Zhou Yu didn't want Wei Tao to risk his own arrows in order to capture Xuchang.

After all, under such circumstances, the only way to win Xuchang with high morale is to go out to command the siege in person as the main general.

"However, what Gong Jin said is true. Now that Cao Cao has made such a situation, the power of strength and weakness will not change. Those aristocratic and powerful families will definitely not be careless. As long as time goes by, they will definitely fall to me. As for Cao Cao For the pure army, Gongjin is sending an order for me. Order Lu Boyan to delay it in Yangzhou, and at the same time send an order to Wei Yan to store up his troops in Wancheng. If Cao's army divides and retreats, order them to attack and kill them. Siege and send reinforcements!"

Up to now, Wei Tao is no different than before. When considering things, he gradually changed from a general to an emperor. Although he knew that the first-line attack was only hopeful, but in the end he chose to follow Zhou Yu's suggestion, and did not intend to attack Xuchang. mean.

This is not that Wei Tao has become cowardly, but something that must be done as the emperor.

Following Wei Tao's order, there were people shouting loudly outside the city to persuade them to surrender every day, and according to Wei Tao's order, some people directly shot various situations into the city.

Under such circumstances, although there is no shortage of food, grass and supplies, the whole of Xuchang still became very panicked. If Cao Hong hadn't discovered it in time and sent troops to move in person to monitor the whole city at all times, even if there was any disturbance possible.

"call……"

He let out a long sigh of relief. These days Cao Hong is also extremely tired. In fact, although Xu Chang is indestructible, Cao Hong dare not be negligent.

Cao Hong didn't understand Cao Cao's decision, nor did he understand why his elder brother made such a decision.

But Cao Hong is very loyal to Cao Cao, it doesn't matter if he doesn't understand, as long as he does what his brother said.

Although Cao Hong is indeed very greedy for money, he still knows the importance and will never harm Cao Cao's interests because of some wealth. It would attract people's resentment, but Cao Hong would definitely not let him do what he wanted.

"Report! Report the bonus, Your Majesty hastily summoned the general to the palace!"

Although he had just inspected Quanquan City, Cao Hong didn't hesitate when he heard that it was Cao Cao's summoning, and immediately entered the palace to kowtow to Cao Cao.

"Zilian, you're here? You've been fighting with me for 20 years, right? If you didn't save me several times, I'm afraid I wouldn't know when I died."

Seeing Cao Hong coming in, Cao Cao suddenly let out a long sigh, as if he was looking at Cao Hong, as if he was not looking at Cao Hong but fell into memory, just talking in silence.

"Thinking about it carefully, the most impressive thing in my mind is the Hulao Pass. At that time, Dong Zhuo retreated to defend Chang'an and engulfed the people of Luoyang. The princes of all directions did not dare to go. I pursued him alone, but I was ambushed by Li Ruoruo and Lu Bu. , in the end it was a big defeat, if Zi Lian hadn't carried me across the river, I would have died right then, how could such a great cause have been achieved?"

"His Majesty!"

Hearing what Cao Cao said, Cao Hong suddenly felt ominous, and couldn't help but yell out.

Cao Cao's words are indeed like those who are about to die and then ask for a lonely person.

Although the current situation in the Wei Dynasty is extremely unfavorable, in Cao Hong's view, it is not that there is no chance of recovery, and there is no need to be pessimistic at all.

"Zi Lian, there is only you and me here. It doesn't have to be like this. I'm your elder brother, don't you know? Ordinary people have a saying: It's not cold at a high place, and only when you are really at a high place can you feel that you are in a high place." It is really able to understand why the heights are so cold.”

Cao Cao waved his hand, directly suppressing Cao Hong's words, but said with a smile instead.

"Since I dare not stand on such a high place, how could it be out of fear of loneliness? Zilian, do you know why I summoned you into the palace alone?"

When it came to the last sentence, Cao Cao's expression had become serious, so that Cao Hong did not dare to neglect him.

"Hong doesn't know."

"Then do you know why I am like this?"

Cao Cao asked again without answering.

"I really don't know, but if Eldest Brother has his life, Hong will definitely swear to his death to do it!"

"Now I have something to ask you to go with me. If you do this, you will be sorry to the country and society, and you will be sorry to your ancestors. In the future, the tribe will despise you, and the history will be cursed for you. Would you like to do it?"

Hearing what Cao Cao said, even with Cao Hong's fortitude, he couldn't help but gasp, but Cao Hong was indeed loyal to Cao Cao. Although he was shocked in his heart, he still answered quickly.

"Elder brother has a destiny, Hong must do it for elder brother, even if he is trapped in the samsara hell and never reborn, he will not regret it!"

Cao Hong's voice can be described as cutting gold and iron, sonorous and powerful, without too much hesitation.

This is Cao Hong.

"Okay! Very good! I knew you must be like this, Zilian! Even if I, Cao Cao, have failed you, you will never fail me!"

Hearing what Cao Hong said, Cao Cao immediately laughed out loud. Halfway through the laugh, he suddenly changed his expression and stared closely at Cao Hong.

"What I want you to do is very simple. Surrender Wei Tao, open the gate of Xuchang City, and let him in!"

"what!"

Even though Cao Hong was prepared, he couldn't help but lose his voice in surprise at this time. This result really shocked him, but Cao Hong soon came back to his senses and hurriedly asked.

"Brother wants me to make a false surrender? I'm afraid Wei Tao won't fall for it, so let someone else do it."

It's not that Cao Hong shirks and doesn't dare to take risks, but Cao Hong knows his identity, so he might not be able to win Wei Tao's trust.

"This is not a trick to surrender. I want you to really surrender Wei Tao, surrender Liang Dynasty, open the gate of Xuchang for Liang Dynasty, and surrender completely. Are you willing?"

Cao Cao shook his head slightly, and then said to Cao Hong with a smile.

"Although you are greedy for money, you can also be said to have the right way to make money. Even if you are not in charge, you will not lack money in your hands. If you are not the patriarch in the future, it will be the luck of the Cao family to control the power of the Cao family. This is the only way to do it." Keep my Cao family prosperous forever."

"This this……"

Cao Hong finally understood why Cao Cao was so stern, but this incident had a great impact on him, and he couldn't cope for a while.

"I made up my mind when I decided to call Wei King. Zi Lian, you can be regarded as a general who can stand on your own. Let me tell you that even if we can win the previous battle, we will wait for the dynasty to return." How long can it last? If we really continue to fight for a long time, I am afraid that if there is peace in the world, it will be the day when the Cao family will be wiped out."

Seeing Cao Hong's expression, Cao Cao didn't know that he was shocked, so let's talk about it slowly.

"There is no dynasty of eternity, but there is a family of eternity. Since I, Cao Cao, am a member of the Cao clan, I should be worried about the Cao family. What's more, I have a good impression of Ziyu's actions. If so, Then my Han family will survive forever, and I will live up to my loyalty to the Han. As for the infamy I bear because of it. Haha... Cao Cao, a national thief! Know the lofty aspirations of Anzhi!"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Cao Hong couldn't help but be moved, and looked at Cao Cao in surprise. He could naturally know whether Cao Cao was sincere.

"Zilian, are you willing to accept this task?"

Cao Cao didn't talk to Cao Hong any more, but looked at Cao Hong seriously and asked.

"I only entrust this matter to two people. Zihe has already agreed to me. He is in Yangzhou with the elite under his command. When Xuchang falls, he will immediately lead his troops to surrender. The other person is Yu you. You can Are you willing to do this for me?

"Brother would rather give up his own name to achieve great things and protect my family. Why can't I, Cao Hong, give up this false name for my brother? Please rest assured, brother. I will definitely ensure that my Cao family will prosper forever and never fall to my brother." The prestige is also!"

With tears in his eyes, Cao Hong kowtowed to Cao Cao.

"My brother must die ten thousand times with the wish of my whole brother!"

(End of this chapter)