In the autumn of the third year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (197 AD), under the fierce attack of Cao Cao's army, Jia Xu's reinforcements did not arrive, and Hangu Pass was finally breached. Monopolized Xu Chu, Xiahou Yuan and other six fierce generals, a vicious battle, Dian Wei was shot dozens of times, fighting to the death, shocking Cao Jun. Cao Cao saw that the generals were fighting against Dian Wei, fearing that the people would be damaged again, so in desperation, he had to order the generals to retreat, so that the archers could shoot them with arrows from afar, and the arrows were like showers. Dian Wei still refused to resist the city gate, helpless exhausted, more than ten arrows in his body, an arrow hit the left eye, Dian Wei pulled out his bow and arrows, shouted several times, and died of blood all over the ground. Cao Cao sighed and sighed; Cao Cao respected Dian Wei's bravery, personally buried Dian Wei, and ordered that soldiers were not allowed to enter the customs through the east gate.

Two days after Hangu Pass was captured, Xun Yu's army broke through Luoyang, and Liu Xie, the son of heaven, was unwilling to be a puppet anymore, so he hanged himself in the court, and Prime Minister Wang Yun was martyred and fell to his death; When Yang Biao had passed away, his son Yang Xiu and Gong Cao Jiang Jian and his son Jiang Wei protected a number of ministers, fought their way out of the siege and went to Linzi.

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"Alas!" In Linzi City, Zhao Xu walked out of the house, feeling sad and happy, this is just a little more than a month, Xuzhou, the land of Sanhan good and bad news continues to come, Sanhan has been decided, Xuzhou Cao Cao's general Xu Huang raided Xuzhou, Guan Yu led troops to fight with it, victory or defeat is not divided; A large number of Cao troops rushed into the border of Qingzhou and Jizhou, but now Liu Bei has sent Zhang Liao and other generals to confront them; Zhao Xu never expected Cao Cao to launch a full-scale war so quickly, which caught him off guard for a while.

However, the strange part is that Zhao Xu's family is full of happy events, Diao Chan and Ma Yunlu have given birth to a son for Zhao Xu and Zhao Yun; Joy in sorrow is also comforting; However, because of this, the relationship between Zhao Xu and Sun Shangxiang has become relatively close recently.

But speaking of it now, Zhao Xu's mind is not at home, but thinking about how to deal with Cao Cao's comprehensive army. Now that the cold winter is coming, the recruitment of new recruits is nearing the end, but the current situation is becoming more and more tense, Xuzhou and Jizhou have confronted Cao Jun.

After Zhao Xu left the house, he hadn't walked far, but he saw a soldier in front of him hurrying in this direction, looking at the soldier's outfit, Zhao Xu recognized that it was not a soldier from elsewhere, it was the forbidden army in his Linzi Palace. Seeing this, Zhao Xu expected that something was wrong, and walked directly to him at the moment, and sure enough, the soldier came to Zhao Xu's side, and after a salute, he said: "General, the king invited the general to the palace, saying that there is something important to discuss." ”

Zhao Xu's heart tightened, nodded to indicate that he knew, and went directly in the direction of Linzi Palace. To be honest, the current war with Cao Cao, the situation is grim, so that Zhao Xu no longer dares to rely on the gentle township, Zhao Xu usually does not have the habit of going to the court, Liu Bei has already allowed it, except for important matters, Ping Su will never summon Zhao Xu, and now suddenly send someone to find him, it can be seen that something unexpected must have happened, or Liu Bei would not have sent the forbidden army here. But what exactly is the thing? Zhao Xu became more and more uneasy.

When I arrived at the Jinluan Palace, I saw that Liu Bei had already sat down, and hundreds of civil and military officials had gathered. There are military generals in the right row, except for the seats of the first Zhao Xu himself, the second Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who has not returned, are empty, and the other generals are sitting in order. Seeing that everyone's expressions were not very nervous, Zhao Yun and the others' eyes were even darker, and Zhao Xu became more and more uneasy.

"Boxiong!" After Zhao Xu sat down, without waiting for Zhao Xu to ask, Liu Bei first said: "The second brother Yun Chang and Cao Jun Xu Huang fought against each other, and the good news was spread frequently: the battle against Xu Huang, the capture of Zhang Hu, the killing of Lelin, and the majesty of the majesty. Congratulations! ”

Zhao Xu already knew these things, and he was puzzled, but he still said with a smile: "Yun Chang is both wise and brave, even if Cao Cao comes in person, he may not be able to win, which is naturally gratifying, but these news has come the day before yesterday, and the lord has nothing to say." ”

Liu Bei sighed slightly, shook his head, and looked at Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang also paused, calmed his voice, and opened with an inscription: "Brother Boxiong, Cao Cao personally led a large army to attack Hangu Pass, General Dian Wei was trapped, and the conflict was unacceptable; In addition, Yizhou Zhang Ren and others attacked Sizhou, and General Huang Lao was difficult to take care of, but fortunately, Wen He was resourceful and fought for many days; But in the end, one step less, Cao Cao broke through Hangu Pass, Dian Wei tens of thousands of troops and horses were gone, Zhou Cang desperately broke through the siege, went to Tongguan for help, during the period, Dian Wei fought Hangu to the death, unyielding to death. ”

Zhao Xu was about to drink wine when he heard the news of Dian Wei's death, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, he couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't say a word, his face became pale, and with a "bang", the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground, and a mouthful of blood spurted out with a "poof", Liu Bei, Zhao Yun and others were taken aback, Liu Bei hurriedly passed the imperial doctor, and the generals hurriedly stepped forward to rescue.

Dian Wei has been following Zhao Xu for a long time, almost never leaving the left and right, the relationship between the two is not worse than Zhou Cang, Zhao Yun, etc., plus Dian Wei is honest and righteous, and Zhao Xu is the same brother, at this time, he suddenly heard that Dian Wei died, how can it not be sad? In addition, Zhao Xu has been constantly worried recently, lack of sleep, lack of qi and blood, and at this time, it is like the last straw that crushes the yak.

When he was young, the imperial doctor and others rescued Zhao Xu, Zhao Xu barely came to his senses, he was at a loss, he was angry, and he hated that he was so careless, so that his brother died tragically, and tears couldn't help but flow, and he couldn't hold back.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun was furious, got up and said: "Your Majesty, since Cao Cao is so rampant, please wait for Yun to lead the troops to Sizhou." Kill all the Cao thieves with one shot and one horse, and take revenge on Xue Dianwei! ”

Chen Zhi also stood up and shouted: "Wait for a certain and Zilong to lead the troops and horses together, recapture Hangu Pass, and level the Cao army!" To avenge the revenge of Dian Wei! ”

But what is the use of going when a man is dead? Zhuge Liang sighed and said, "The two of you are righteous and brave, and Liang Shen admires them. However, Hangu has been lost, what is the use of waiting for such a risky loss? You have to think long-term before you can be ashamed. ”

The two couldn't help but be silent when they heard this, but the other generals were still in high spirits and asked for battle.

At this time, Tian Feng, who was absent, walked in, and when he saw this, he couldn't help but be sad, and said on the ground: "Your Majesty, it's not a good thing!" The son of Prime Minister Yang Biao of Luoyang led several ministers to meet. ”

Hearing the news from Luoyang, Liu Bei was taken aback and said hurriedly: "Come in!" ”

After a while, I saw Yang Xiu and Jiang Yu and others coming in with a number of ministers, and before Yang Xiu could speak, a group of court ministers shouted loudly when they saw Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, it's not good!" ”

"Don't worry, for now!" Liu Bei saw this and vaguely expected that Luoyang might be missing, but thinking that there was Zhang Ji's army outside Luoyang and Ma Teng inside, it would not be as urgent as Hangu Pass.

At the moment, I only heard Yang Xiu, the leader, calmly open his mouth and said: "Cao Cao's strategist Xun Yu led the army to capture the Tiger Prison Pass, and attacked Ma Teng on the way, Ma Teng's father and son both died in battle, and then attacked Luoyang, Luoyang soldiers were outnumbered, unable to resist the enemy, the Son of Heaven hanged himself, and the ministers and other desperate battles escaped by luck, and on the way to Zi, I heard that Xun Yu's thief pretended to be the order of the Son of Heaven to support Cao Cao as the king, and was called "Wei". I implore the king to send troops to take revenge! ”

Under such circumstances, to be able to answer so calmly, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and the others couldn't help but look at Yang Xiu with secret admiration, and they were amazed in their hearts.

At this time, although most of the people in the hall knew that the situation in the world was urgent, and they only said that Luoyang was in danger before, they did not expect that Luoyang had been lost, and the Son of Heaven hanged himself.

Suddenly, Liu Bei was furious and said: "Cao Cao dares to openly rebel, and he and Cao Thief are not in the same place!" ”

Fa Zheng also hated: "Cao Cao is so rude, the crime cannot be punished!" The king was relieved, and I personally raised a brigade of troops to repel Cao Cao's army. ”

Liu Bei cried sadly: "The Son of Heaven is dead, and he is alone as the emperor's uncle, how can he sit idly by and ignore it, and raise an army to kill Cao Cao alone!" ”

"Cao Cao is such a rebellious person, he dares to claim to be the king in vain, and he cares about the power of heaven? The last general is also willing to send troops with the king to strangle the Cao thief! The military generals in the hall were all indignant, and the civil officials couldn't help but scold out at the moment, for no other reason, the Son of Heaven was still there, Cao Cao openly attacked and killed the Son of Heaven, and such a deceptive behavior made most of the people indignant. It's a pity that the country is not a country at the moment, and the king is not a king, but it is a troubled time, except for strength, it is impossible to restrain Cao Cao.

Looking at the officials who were talking and scolding, Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and other strategists did not speak out, nor did they open their mouths to stop them, but with Liu Bei's order, the voices of all the civil and military forces were suppressed, and with the silence of the officials, Zhuge Liang calmly said: "Cao Cao's act of killing the monarch is the common anger of people and gods. However, it is useless for you to make a big crusade here, and the top priority at the moment should be to assign tasks, reorganize the army, attack Cao Cao, and revive the Han one day sooner! ”

Liu Bei shouted angrily when he heard this, and shouted: "Immediately gather the armies of all states and vow to exterminate Cao Cao!" I hope you will do your best! ”

"No! It is incumbent upon you to recover the Han Dynasty and exterminate the Cao thief! ”

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