The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 437 Cao Hong Surrenders

"Cao Hong wants to surrender?"

Wei Tao looked suspiciously at the soldier in front of him who claimed to be Cao Hong's personal soldier, and he couldn't believe it, no, or to be clear, he couldn't believe it at all.

Cao Hong is Cao Cao's confidant and beloved general, and Cao Hong's identity is different from others. He and Cao Cao are of the same clan. It is impossible to say that surrender is surrender.

However, Wei Tao could recognize the handwriting on the surrender letter he handed over, and it was indeed written by Cao Hong himself.

This made Wei Tao very puzzled.

"Yes, I am General Cao Hong's personal guard. This handwritten letter was handed over to me by General Cao Hong himself, and asked me to come and hand it over to the general."

The soldier looked at Wei Tao and replied without hesitation, but it was impossible for Wei Tao to believe what he said.

There are dead men in any big family, so how credible is it to send such dead men?

But if you don't believe it, even if someone surrenders, you won't dare to accept surrender, so how can you take Xuchang?

"Gongjin, Wenhe, Cao Hong said that he wanted to open the city and surrender. Even though he could force our army into the Wengcheng and shoot them, our army still has [-] generals, and Cao Hong can swallow them all at once. ?”

After the dead man left, Wei Tao handed Cao Hong's letter to Zhou Yu and Jia Xu who were beside him.

According to the letter, Cao Hong will open the city gate to surrender.

You know, once the city gate is opened, the biggest defense in the city is opened, and [-] soldiers will rush in directly, how can it resist?

"Your Majesty means that it is very likely that Cao Hong really surrendered?"

Zhou Yu and Jia Xu naturally understood what Wei Tao meant, but they also felt that it was incredible.

But when the two thought about it carefully, they found that there was no other explanation at all. If they wanted to break through the [-] army in one fell swoop, unless they were completely defenseless, it was obvious that Wei Tao would never do so.

"Whether he really surrendered or pretended to surrender, since it will open the city gate, then I will definitely not miss the opportunity."

Wei Tao smiled lightly. Although it wasn't long, Wei Tao already had a plan in his mind.

"Didn't Cao Hong say he wanted to surrender? With his power, not to mention being able to control all the soldiers, but a team of confidant guards is naturally indispensable, and since Cao Cao asked him to command the entire defense of Xuchang, then those who are not It is not difficult to transfer the controlled soldiers to other city gates. Although the information in the city is inconvenient, the transfer of soldiers will not be unknown. If there are [-] soldiers, there is still something to do. There are only a few thousand soldiers, and it is absolutely impossible for me opponent."

Hearing Wei Tao's words, Zhou Yu and Jia Xu were silent, and they naturally had to agree with it, which was the case in fact.

At that moment, Wei Tao summoned the soldier again.

"You are replying to Cao Zilian, if he transfers most of the soldiers away, then at noon tomorrow, opens the city gate and binds him out, then I can trust his sincerity and promise his surrender! "

Wei Tao's move directly prevents future troubles. At noon, it is impossible to ambush his soldiers even if he wants to.

It can be said that if Cao Hong really acted like this, even if he didn't bind himself, it would be tantamount to surrendering.

So soon Wei Tao added a sentence after a little thought.

"No matter what you said to Cao Zilian, if he really surrendered sincerely, the throne cannot be given, but the Cao family can be the Duke of Wei, hereditary will not replace him, and prosperity and wealth will be indispensable in the future, and I can guarantee that, All the previous things are written off, not only will there be no settlement in the future, but it will also not affect the career of Cao family disciples."

Before, it was a strategy, but now it is a favor. Facing Cao Cao, Wei Tao even made a promise to the king of Wei. Now facing the Cao family, a Duke Wei is naturally no problem.

"……promise."

The astonishing conditions, the astonishing promise, even though he was a dead man, he was stunned on the spot for a while, and it was only after a while that he came back to his senses and bowed to Wei Tao.

"Emperor Liang Chao really said so?"

After talking with Cao Cao, Cao Hong had already made up his mind, but he was still shocked after hearing the guard's report.

It's not because of Wei Tao's harshness. Facing the enemy of life and death, such precautions are all right.

What shocked Wei Tao was the size of his stomach. The meaning of this share is clearly speaking, and it must be that the Cao family has never sought to usurp the throne.

Such a broad mind is unprecedented!
"Such a wise gentleman, my brother deserves to lose! No wonder my brother decided to do this in the end. This is to protect my family in the Central Plains, and it is also to protect my important family of the Cao family!"

Cao Hong let out a long sigh, then got up and knelt down in the direction where Cao Cao was, and kowtowed. After three prostrations and nine prostrations, Cao Hong couldn't help crying.

"Brother is above, younger brother should act, it must be to make my Cao family prosperous, so that the prestige of brother can be passed down through history!"

At noon the next day, when Wei Tao was marching outside the city, he saw the gate of the city opened wide. Cao Hong strode forward with his hands tied behind his back. There were soldiers behind him, but at a glance, there were only dozens of people , and judging from his clothing, he is not so much a soldier as a general, but he came out with Cao Hong.

"Cao Hong's surrender is really true?"

Until this time, Wei Tao still couldn't believe it. Looking around, Zhou Yu and Jia Xu next to him also frowned slightly, puzzled.

Not only Wei Tao, including Zhou Yu and Jia Xu, thought it was not that simple, but in the end it was nothing more than that. How could people easily accept it?

After thinking about it, Cao Hong had already walked in front of Wei Tao's formation, and bowed directly to Wei Tao.

"The guilty minister Cao Hong came late, and I beg your Majesty to come down and commit crimes."

Seeing this, no matter how hesitant Wei Tao was, he had no choice but to get off his horse immediately, and quickly helped him up, and at the same time untied him.

It was time to release Cao Hong from the bondage. Although Cao Hong was naked and without a weapon at this time, everyone in the vicinity became nervous, for fear that he would explode suddenly.

But in the end, there was no reaction from Cao Hong, and he really stood aside, as if he had completely surrendered.

Seeing this, although he didn't know what Cao Hong meant, Wei Tao suddenly remembered the past.

"General Zi Lian also taught me martial arts in the past, and he can be my brother. Why should I do this? What's more, since he is going to return to the court, there is no need to do so!"

This means that Wei Tao learned art from Cao Cao at the beginning, and he met Cao Ren and Cao Hong at that time, and indeed he learned a lot from them.

It would be an exaggeration to say that they are masters, but they can still be called brothers.

"I don't dare to take your majesty's words like this. If your majesty doesn't care about certain actions, then it is a fluke! I, Cao Zilian, am willing to surrender to your majesty. From now on, I will be a general of the Liang Dynasty. This Xuchang city will be my audience. achievement."

Just as Cao Hong said, soldiers and generals under Wei Tao's command naturally entered through the open city gate.

There was no movement in the imaginary trap, just like the real dedication of the city. In other words, at this time, everyone including Wei Tao, Zhou Yu, and Jia Xu had already confirmed it.

Cao Hong indeed surrendered sincerely.

After all, no matter how conspiring, it is absolutely impossible to do so.

"Your Majesty, this is my Tiger Talisman, which can mobilize all the soldiers in the city. Please accept it, Your Majesty."

At this time, Cao Hong took out a troop deployment tiger talisman from his pocket and handed it to Wei Tao. After careful inspection, it was indeed Cao Jun's troop deployment tiger talisman. With this, Cao Jun could be easily persuaded to surrender, not because of And cause riots.

"All the soldiers in Xuchang City were ordered to surrender immediately, but those who surrendered must let the past go, and it will never be settled after the fall."

"promise!"

In fact, with the help of the Tiger Talisman given by Cao Hong, things did go smoothly. Wherever they went, all the soldiers and generals of the Cao Army surrendered immediately.

After all, even Cao Hong had already surrendered, so the other lowly soldiers naturally couldn't have much persistence.

Everything is like a dream, even at this time, Wei Tao still has a feeling of unreality. He thought that there would still be a big war, but it ended like this, which is really unbelievable.

"Your Majesty, Hong has something to tell His Majesty."

At this moment, Cao Hong bowed to Wei Tao again.

"Your Majesty must be able to think about it. All of this is actually the order of my elder brother Cao Cao. My elder brother never thought of continuing to fight with His Majesty. If so, it will only lead to turmoil in the entire Central Plains. I don't know how many people will die. In the midst of war. Of course, if this is the case, maybe my brother will really fight, but I just don’t want to benefit the foreigners because of it. I covet my big Han family, and then invade the Central Plains. My brother, he has always wished not to be the king of Wei Emperor Wei, what you are asking for is nothing more than a conquest of the General of the West!"

In fact, Xuchang City was broken and surrendered so easily, everyone could understand that without Cao Cao's order, it would have been impossible.

Cao Cao himself would not surrender to Wei Tao, but he never wanted to fight Wei Tao to the death.

Even at this time, everyone can understand why Cao Cao ascended the throne as emperor immediately after the defeat, and why he transferred all the elite soldiers and generals under his command away from Xuchang at a critical moment.

All because of this.

"Meng De...where is he?"

Wei Tao took a deep breath and asked, but without waiting for Cao Hong's answer, Wei Tao's gaze had already landed on the imperial palace in Xuchang City.

"Meng De...is it there?"

"I don't know what happened to you, but I think you must be waiting for His Majesty in the palace right now."

Cao Hong replied that just as Wei Tao thought, Cao Cao should be in the palace at this time.

"Stay and stabilize Xuchang, wait here, I will go!"

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