Seeing Zhang He's puzzled look, Qiao Rui explained: "This Cao Xiong should have used some kind of Dao Sect Charm and left the battlefield. ”

This is also the best explanation Qiao Rui can think of, because he has seen the Taoist skills of the Yellow Turban Army, Zhang He is still barely able to accept it, and it is not beyond the scope of his knowledge.

Richard's escape means that the awakened people of the Divine Court will lose the time they have stayed in the Three Kingdoms Plane World.

Zhang He said: "Cao Xiong escaped, should we disperse the troops and search for it? If he just let it go, the lord will inevitably blame him." ”

Qiao Rui said: "The lord's intention is to solve the Cao soldiers in Wei County, and Cao Xiong's life and death are not the point. Next, we need to join forces and cross the Yellow River south to assist the lord in pursuing Cao Cao. As long as Cao Cao dies, Henan will be pacified. ”

Qiao Rui had Bai Xiaowen's talisman in his hand, and generals Zhang He, Tian Yu, and Murong Ping would all obey him.

The army marched south.

Qiao Rui, Han Xu and Li Shuyi, riding side by side, chatted very happily in the team channel.

"Cao Cao's plan to kill two birds with one stone was still broken by Xiaowen, it was broken beautifully! Now that Cao Cao has been defeated, the Divine Court Awakened people have also packed up and run away collectively, we have a great advantage. "Li Shuyi is very excited.

Qiao Rui said: "You still can't take it lightly, after all, Cao Cao hasn't been killed yet." In addition, the Three Kingdoms are divided into two planes, and it is not easy for other factions to deal with...... By the way, the man who called himself Alberta Grateley sent me a trade request and gave me an item before leaving. ”

"Time bomb?" Li Shuyi joked.

Qiao Rui also smiled, and then showed the item to Li Shuyi and Han Xu in the team channel.

Raven Courier Scroll: Special Item. After use, it can summon a magic raven, designate an ally (the Awoken), and pass on intelligence information. The Enchanted Raven has 50 health, zero armor and magic resistance, flies at a constant speed of 300 km/h, has a range of 1000 km (currently 687.4 km remaining), can be summoned multiple times, and can be recharged with Psionic Points. Reel remaining validity: 82 days, 11 hours, 52 minutes and 07 seconds. 】

"It's ...... Nothing?" Li Shuyi blinked, "Is it so generous? ”

Qiao Rui shook her head and said, "I think that when Abbottar gave this raven messenger for nothing, he should have seen that we are not from the Star Alliance." After all, Shuyi was recognized by the ghost...... From the perspective of Alberta, it is very likely that we will complete the unification of the Three Kingdoms plane and enter the Star Alliance as an emerging force. Then it is not surprising that he is a favor, after all, it is useless for him to keep this raven messenger. ”

Li Shuyi admired it: "This person is a bit atmospheric, if I were me, I might not be willing to do this favor." ”

Qiao Rui also nodded, and all three of them had some affection for Abbotta Grateley.

Li Shuyi said with a smile: "I just had a fight with that ghost cut, and my invincible slash has actually advanced." ”

Qiao Rui and Han Xu were pleasantly surprised. Li Shuyi then shared the effect of advanced "invincible slash".

The first is that it is faster and less taxing on the body. It's not a literal special effect, it's Lee Shu-yi's sense of self. Now, the interval between her two invincibility slashes should have been compressed to within 20 seconds.

Then there's the literal special effect description, adding a "shapeshifting" effect, at the moment of casting the invincible slash, two phantoms will appear at the same time to besiege the target, the phantom will not deal damage, and can only exist for 0.5 seconds, and Li Shuyi can switch between the phantom and the main body.

"Advanced special effects, didn't you extract them yourself?" Qiao Rui asked.

Li Shuyi said: "I think it's more like a 'comprehension', I first comprehended the shapeshifting and changing shadows, and then I got the advanced hint of the invincible slash." Unfortunately, the effect looks cool, but it's actually useless. ”

Qiao Rui said thoughtfully, "It seems that this is the special feature of the Awakening Technique. It's a good thing that Shuyi has advanced to the invincible slash, even if she doesn't have additional comprehension effects, just because the casting speed is faster and the load on her body is reduced, it's already worth it. As long as you can practice to mastery, you can free up a skill slot to learn new skills. ”

......

After Bai Xiaowen killed Xu Chu, he quickly crossed Bai Majin, caught up with Cecilia, and bit the tail of Cao Cao's remnants in pursuit.

Cao Cao's defeated army fled all the way to Yanzhou and came to Changyuan.

Cao Cao was no longer able to escape, so he could only rush into Changyuan City to breathe. To be honest, this is not a good solution, because although Changyuan is a large city, it is not a strategic point in itself, and there is not enough food, grass, and soldiers.

However, Cao Cao had no choice, he could only try to send additional messengers to the counties and cities after entering Changyuan City, and asked the troops defending the city from all over the country to come and escort him.

The armies defending the city everywhere, compared to Bai Xiaowen's 30,000 elites, are all delivering food.

Cao Cao knew this, but there was no other way. He could only hope that Xun You and other strategists in Xudu could receive an urgent document as soon as possible and draw troops from other states and counties to help.

It's just that these messengers, one counts as one, and two count as a pair, all of which were successfully killed by Bai Xiaowen with winged cavalry.

Bai Xiaowen's army of 30,000 clanged and surrounded Changyuan City.

Oh, Cao Cao is really helpless now.

The later city-breaking battle is actually not difficult.

An army of 30,000 attacked in batches, day and night!

Cao Cao, by virtue of his charisma, mobilized all the people and soldiers in the city to demolish their houses and houses, and held on hard; Cao Cao himself even risked his own danger to climb to the top of the city, leading a small number of tiger guards to repel wave after wave of attacks.

However, Bai Xiaowen has too many soldiers and horses.

The attacks took turns, so that the Cao army in the city did not have any time to rest, and his spirit tended to collapse.

Bai Xiaowen took the opportunity to use the Confusing Charm to quietly control a tiger guard and open the city gate at night.

An army of 30,000 poured into the city, shouting and capturing Cao Cao alive.

Bai Xiaowen took the lead and came to the county mansion on the north side of Changyuan City, and finally met Cao Cao.

Cao Cao sat on a makeshift wooden platform, his face blackened, his sheathed sword in the sky, and his armor was tattered.

For the sake of insurance, Bai Xiaowen first lost an insight and made sure that this was the real Cao Cao, not a stand-in, so he put his mind at ease.

The surrounding soldiers of the Yuan army went out one after another to surround the high platform where Cao Cao was located.

Someone tried to climb the high platform and capture Cao Cao alive.

Cao Cao looked at Bai Xiaowen and laughed twice: "You and I are both heroes in the world." Now that the curtain is over, you have won the battle, are you in such a hurry?"

Bai Xiaowen waved his hand to stop the sergeants before he spoke: "You must be in a hurry to chase the tiger." ”

Cao Cao laughed.

After laughing for a while, Cao Cao took out a wine jug and patted the wooden table: "Can you drink with me?"

Gao Lan, Han Meng and other generals stopped one after another: "Lord, Cao Thief is at the end of his rope, I don't know what tricks are hidden, don't take risks lightly." ”

Bai Xiaowen got up and said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that Cao Mengde once cooked wine and talked about heroes, and now it is my honor to invite me to drink together, how can I excuse it." ”

He immediately restrained the soldiers around him: "Fifty steps back." ”

Although Gao Ran and the others were a little worried, they still believed in Bai Xiaowen's ability and judgment, and retreated one after another.

Bai Xiaowen slowly climbed to the high platform, dressed up, and knelt opposite Cao Cao.

Cao Cao took out two bronze wine bottles, and after filling them, he looked at the slightly cloudy wine and said, "The one who killed Yuan Shao is my fourth son Cao Xiong." This person is suspected to be an outsider, and he cannot be regarded as my own son. ”

Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes, could it be that Cao Cao hadn't seen through his identity as an "outsider" yet, or he had already seen it, but he hadn't revealed it.

Cao Cao continued: "Your father Yuan and I were originally close friends, but it is also a pity that we ended up meeting on the battlefield. ”

Bai Xiaowen said: "There are changes in the world, the Han loses its deer, and the heroes chase it together, there is no right or wrong at all. ”

Cao Cao clapped his hands and smiled: "Well said, sure enough, the hero sees the same thing, you should drink a full glass!" He raised the wine bottle and drank it all.

Bai Xiaowen also drank without hesitation.

Cao Cao personally held the pot, filled the wine bottle again, and said: "According to this high platform, you look at the world." What do you see?"

Bai Xiaowen said: "It is dilapidated and desolate, and there is hunger on the road. ”

This is not what Bai Xiaowen said because he speculated about Cao Cao's thoughts, but his true feelings. The turmoil at the end of the Han Dynasty led to a sharp decline in the population, not to mention that there is no one in ten, and it would be good if one or two out of a hundred people could survive.

You must know that when the Han Dynasty was prosperous, there were 50 or 60 million registered people in the country. But by the time the three families returned to the Jin Dynasty, the total was only a few million.

At the time of the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, the population actually increased, after all, wars were not as frequent as when the great powers were divided, and all three countries were good at governing their internal affairs.

The moment when the heroes are divided, it is the worst time.

Cao Cao sighed: "Heroes and heroes can only see the splendid rivers and mountains; the people of later generations will only see the heroes rise together; only the benevolent and righteous people can see the tragic scene of the rivers and mountains bleeding and the death of all surnames." The benevolence of the king deserves a full drink. ”

After that, Cao Cao raised the wine bottle again and greeted Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen also raised the bottle to each other, and the two of them had another drink.

Cao Cao poured it for the third time, and said: "For example, today, there are Xiliang Ma Teng, Han Sui, Hanzhong Zhang Lu, Yizhou Liu Zhang, Jingzhou Liu Biao, Jiangdong Sun Ce, etc., who call themselves heroes and divide one side. How do you calm the world?"

Bai Xiaowen said: "First set the north, and then map the south." ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "I have nothing more to say." One last cup, see me off. ”

Bai Xiaowen stood up and bowed. Raise the bottle and drink it down.

Cao Cao also drank the third glass of wine, and then handed a yellow cloth burden to Bai Xiaowen: "Thank you for sending it." A little bit of a small gift, and I hope to accept it. ”

Bai Xiaowen didn't understand what he meant, but he still took over the yellow cloth burden.

Seeing that Cao Cao had the meaning of "sending off guests", Bai Xiaowen no longer stayed, holding the yellow cloth burden, and slowly walked down the high platform.

Behind him, Cao Cao's voice sounded:

"There are righteous people in the Kanto region, and they raise troops to fight against the murderers.

In the early days, the alliance was in Jin, and the heart was in Xianyang.

The forces of the army were uneven, and they hesitated and walked wildly.

Snobbery makes people fight, and heirs fight each other.

The title of Huainan brother is engraved in the north.

The armor is full of lice, and all surnames die.

The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles.

The people are left behind, and the thought breaks people's intestines......

"One hundred people are left behind, and the thought is broken! The people are one in a hundred leaves, and the thought is broken!"

Cao Cao recited the last sentence three times, and then Huo Ran got up, choked, and leaned on the heavenly sword out of the sheath.

Bai Xiaowen turned his head suddenly.

Cao Cao pointed at Bai Xiaowen and said sharply: "You must dominate the world and end the war!"

Bai Xiaowen nodded.

Cao Cao's horizontal sword slashed in the middle of his neck.

A generation of heroes, the soul returns to the underworld!

Cao Cao's self-slaughter, in fact, Bai Xiaowen also guessed it. The last word send-off is undoubted.

Even if Bai Xiaowen kills Cao Cao with his own hands, he won't be able to get any valuable treasure chests, so it's better to fulfill him, and he can also gain a wave of image points.

The team of the Great Unification level actually doesn't care much about a golden treasure chest, such as Bai Xiaowen, who values the "potential" of the Great Unification in the Three Kingdoms Plane even more.

Bai Xiaowen opened the yellow cloth burden that Cao Cao gave him before he died.

There is a jade seal inside, and there is a written letter, and the cover reads, "Leave your life to the pen, hand it over to my son Pi, Zhi, Zhang, and Chong." Everyone in the world can see it".

This letter was not sealed with fire paint. Obviously, Cao Cao is quite frank, and if he doesn't keep his mouth shut, he just lets others check it.

Since it was written that everyone in the world could read it, Bai Xiaowen of course had a sneak peek, he took out the letter and read it, and after reading it, he couldn't help but sigh.

Cao Cao left this will, which turned out to be for several of his sons to surrender, with harsh wording. Whoever does not obey is not his son.

Such a testament still carried a lot of weight in the late Han Dynasty.

Bai Xiaowen sighed, Cao Cao proved with his life that he was a hero who could afford to let go.

It is not surprising that such a legacy was left behind.

Cao Cao's civil and military generals, in fact, there are not many left. With Cao Cao's ability, he led many Wenchen fierce generals, and the army that dispatched did not defeat Bai Xiaowen, and the few sons he left behind were not even a child.

Relying on the city to hold on, that is, delaying for a period of time, it is inevitable that the city will be destroyed in the end.

Let a few sons surrender, on the one hand, they can win Bai Xiaowen, that is, Yuan Xi's tolerance, at least it is not a problem to be a rich man, and if you are lucky, you can get a reward; more importantly, you can preserve the vitality of the Northern Central Plains.

Some people may feel that Cao Cao has resisted stubbornly to the end, contradicting this testament. If you knew this, you would have surrendered.

In fact, this is not a contradiction, this is Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was very smart and knew that Bai Xiaowen would not let him live. So from beginning to end, not even a word of surrender was uttered. He is also very sensible, knowing that his death can maximize the life of his four sons.

Cao Cao was very selfish and persisted until the last moment, mobilizing all the people's militia to help him defend the city, adding thousands of dead and wounded, and did not give up until there was no hope at all.

Cao Cao was very angry and could afford to lose, so he left this testament and entrusted his ambition to unify the world to Bai Xiaowen.

Selfishness and grandeur are not contradictory, which is exactly the complexity of Cao Cao.

"Cao Cao, Cao Cao, your mind is very good, if your four sons surrender, I will definitely not harm their lives. However, will your sons willingly obey the last order and choose to surrender?"

Bai Xiaowen put away the yellow cloth burden and shook his head slightly. If the four sons want to rebel, it can be said that this will is fake.

Therefore, Bai Xiaowen still has to mobilize a large army, take advantage of the victory to march into Henan, and exert enough pressure on Cao Pi and others.