Chapter 261: Compensation and Crowning the King
Liu Bei was a little slanderous about the words of his ancestors, he had been dead for many years, and he always regarded himself as a human being. The ghost doesn't even have a body, where is there any skin, I'm afraid it doesn't even have a hair.
The army rushed to the city, and it was almost dusk. Sun Ce led the men and horses and was carrying the stones that had been removed from the city walls. Liu Bang didn't lie, that position was really hollow, and if he smashed it with the handle of the knife, it was smashed. It is easy to break a hole, and then it is enough to dismantle it, and make the hole even bigger, and try to tear down all the walls below, so that the cavalry can rush directly into the city.
The process of demolishing the wall was unprecedentedly smooth, but in just half an hour, a hole that was not much higher than the city gate had been removed. Sun Ce stood outside and looked inside, it was extremely quiet inside, and there were no pedestrians or soldiers in sight.
This scene is weird, from the time it was close to the city, it was very wrong, no one defended the city, not even an arrow was fired, the city wall was demolished for so long, and there was still nothing Sakura The city in front of him seemed to be dead, and he couldn't see half a living ghost, and he couldn't hear a little movement.
Restraining the soldiers not to step into the city, Sun Ce rode back to the Chinese army. went straight to see Liu Bang and said: "Gaozu, the city wall has been demolished, and there is no resistance at all, I suspect that it is Sima Yi's strategy, there must be ambushes in the city." How to act, please also ask Gaozu to decide. ”
"Well, yours is very reasonable, Sima Yi is scheming, you can't help but guard against it, and besiege the city first. Let Meng De be called back, set up camp tonight, surrounded on all sides, and see how the situation is tomorrow morning. ”
Sun Ce responded with the order, retreated the soldiers in front of the city more than 100 steps, closely monitored the movements in the city, and sent people to summon Cao Cao back. He regretted a little that he didn't bring Zhou Yu with him, Sima Yi's mind was spinning too fast, and he really couldn't guess what kind of trick the other party would use.
Soldiers, with the right fit, with the odd victory. If you don't need it, then use it. The city is surrounded by a dignified and upright city, and the dripping water around it does not leak, like an iron bucket. Without understanding the situation, Cao Cao was placed in Ximen camp. Until the smoke rose from the camp, Cao Cao didn't understand what was happening.
He had just set up camp in the place that had been discussed before, and was called back, and at first he thought that the battle under the city was fierce, and Sima Yi had become a turtle in the urn. But I didn't expect the city to be so quiet here, don't fight fiercely, I didn't even see a feather arrow on the ground. Before he could ask what was going on, he was relocated to the west of the city and camped.
I knew that it was good to bring Guo Jia, and multiple people can always have multiple ideas. Liu Bei didn't seem to have brought Zhuge Liang with him, the second and third generations of Shu Han have died a lot recently, and they all have enmity with the Sima family, why didn't they pull it out?
The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more confused he became, and then he couldn't think about it anymore, and his head ached, and the pain was terrible! This disease was really a kind of torture from life to death.
To the east of the city, it is about 200 steps away from the city. Liu Bang was roasting the rabbit, which was already a little oily. He was not the only one who was grilling, the soldiers of the entire battalion were grilling. Of course, not all the rabbits are roasted, and although there is a lot of game in the area, there are not tens of thousands of rabbits to roast.
This group of soldiers roasted whatever they had, and it was oily anyway, and it smelled very good. On the battlefield, you can still barbecue and eat, what a luxury! The soldiers are very content!
The rabbit in his hand was almost roasted, and Liu Bang took it off the stick and put it in a box covered with oiled paper. instructed: "Send it to General Sun Cesun, I will roast it with my own hands." ”
The soldier bowed his head, wrapped the box, carried it on his back, and ran to the north of the city with his whip.
Liu Bang sat back and took another rabbit from his hand to roast.
That night, Sun Ce and Cao Cao respectively received a rabbit roasted by Han Gaozu himself, a roasted rabbit with oil. Liu Bei, received two.
Sun Ce drank the wine, ate half of it himself, and distributed the remaining half to his soldiers. Cao Cao didn't move, and gave it to his own soldiers. Liu Bei ate a few bites, and the rest was packed and sent back to Chengdu City. Then he roasted a pheasant and sent it back to Liu Bang.
In the early morning, you can still see the mess of the night. The ground was full of bones, all kinds of bones, and I don't know which animal they belonged to.
When Liu Bang opened his eyes, he saw an old acquaintance. happily held each other's hands, shook them vigorously, and said, "In-laws, why do you have time to come to me today?" But I haven't seen you, has the business been doing well recently?
Guan Zhong pushed him away in disgust, covered his nose, and said, "How much did you drink yesterday?
"Battlefield? Oh, yes, it's on the battlefield. Come on, give me armor!"
Guan Zhong blocked the soldier who went to get the armor, and said to Liu Bang: "What armor is still on, I don't know how many catties and taels you have." Sima Yi had already run away, and the people in this city had also avoided it, and now it was an empty city. ”
Liu Bang rubbed his head and suddenly said, "Guan Yiwu, you mistook me!"
"I—why did I mistake you?"
Liu Bang jumped down from the couch, grabbed Guan Zhong's collar, and said angrily: "If you hadn't asked me to withdraw my money and people, how could I have left Sima Yi today." The hatred of destroying the country, how to eliminate the resentment in my heart. ”
"That's... , you loosen it first, let it go, why I'm also from the underworld, give some face!"
Hearing him say this, Liu Bang slowly loosened his collar and said, "Guan Yiwu, Guan Yiwu, I am sorry for trusting you so much." , did you expect today, so you pre-laid out. ”
Guan Zhong waved his hand again and again, and said, "It's nothing! I can still harm you, we are in-laws!"
"Hehe, in-laws. I've heard that you've recently started a new sugar business. ”
"Did you do some, are your in-laws interested in participating?"
Liu Bang showed a fox-like smile, and Guan Zhong felt a little furious in his heart.
When he walked out of Liu Bang's camp, Guan Zhong covered his chest hard, and his heart hurt. The sugar business was gnawed away by Liu Bangshengsheng, and he, the major shareholder, suddenly became a minority. I knew that I wouldn't come, this play is too expensive, and I look down on it.
I originally wanted to see how wonderful Liu Bang's expression would be, but I didn't expect to be so ruthless by him. Guan Zhong's mind appeared again when he had just met Liu Bang, as if something was wrong, but what was wrong? He couldn't figure it out, but instinctively had some doubts about what had happened before.
Both Sun Ce and Cao Cao received a confusing order to withdraw to the city!
Although he was confused, he still obeyed Liu Bang's orders and rushed to the camp in the east of the city with his men. When I walked into the camp gate, I saw a one-person high earthen platform, on which there was a table with incense and candles to pay tribute.
Sun Ce and Cao Cao glanced at each other, both full of doubts, shouldn't they have sworn in before leaving? Now that they are all in the city, they are still engaged in these things? If they are not swearing, then what is the purpose of putting up this stand to worship the general?
Liu Bang was dressed in a dragon robe and a crown on his head, and under Liu Bei's service, he slowly ascended to the high platform. Bow to the ground, bow to the ground, and say in a loud voice: "Today, I inherited my order and joined forces with Wei and Wu to conquer Sima Yi, but Sima Yi fled when he heard the news and did not dare to return." The great cause has been accomplished today, and the hatred of destroying the country has been snowed. This is all the work of Cao Cao and Sun Ce. I specially set up this high platform to show the merit of the two generals. ”
Liu Bang shouted at the right time: "Please General Cao Cao Cao to take the stage!"
Cao Cao had doubts, but under the gaze of the soldiers, he couldn't weaken the scene, so he had to climb the earthen platform, and he didn't kneel, but just arched his hand towards Liu Bang.
"Cao Cao, the grandson of Cao Teng, is a Hanchen, an assistant to the son, and a subordinate minister. When he was in the world, he was named the king of Wei, and he threw himself as the king of the underworld, and he never crossed it in the slightest. It can be called an example for the ministers, and now I am in the name of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, and then you will be the king of Wei, and I will always be the barrier of the Han Dynasty. ”
Liu Bang took the big seal from the attendant's hand and handed it to Cao Cao with a solemn expression.
Cao Cao was anxious to turn around, if this seal was received, then he Wei would be weaker than the Han family, and he would be nominally suppressed to death. But if he doesn't accept it, wouldn't it be because Cao Cao is not a loyal minister of the Han family. Everything you do in the world is for show.
Weighing repeatedly in terms of reputation and interests, Cao Cao gritted his teeth and took over the big seal from Liu Bang. He bowed down and said, "Minister Cao Cao, thank Your Majesty for your grace." ”