Duchang City, the state pastoral mansion.

When Cao Cao woke up, he found that he was lying on the couch, surrounded by Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cao Hong and other military generals, all of whom looked anxious.

"Lord, it's great that you're finally awake." Xun Yu hurriedly pounced and held Cao Cao's hand.

Cao Cao struggled to sit up, and when he saw Cao Hong, he couldn't help but think of Cao Ren again, and remembered the bloody head.

He was no longer as sad and angry as before, as if after spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, he vented his full anger, and his mood was much calmer than before.

"What about the head of Zixiao?" Cao Cao asked weakly.

Xun Yu looked worried, fearing that Cao Cao would be angry again, so he only said cautiously: "Don't worry, my lord, the head of General Zixiao, we have already packed it in a coffin." ”

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and flicked his hand weakly: "Tomorrow, I will order the whole army to wear linen and filial piety, and I want a beautiful burial of filial piety." ”

"I'll call someone to arrange it." Xun Yu saw that Cao Cao was no longer angry, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Cao then said: "I expect that the Su thief will soon lead the army to kill, so you should all cheer up and prepare to defend the city, this time, we can't lose again no matter what." ”

Cao Hong arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, my lord, we will fight to defend the city and avenge Brother Zixiao." ”

The rest of the generals also expressed their positions, claiming that they would fight Su Zhe to the death.

Cao Cao was relieved at this time, his face burned with a bit of determination, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I will rest assured with your words, let's work together, this time Su Zhe will definitely taste the taste of the halberd city." ”

……

West of Qingzhou, south bank of the Yellow River, Gaotangdu.

Liu Bei led hundreds of remnants of the defeated army to the ferry, and at dusk, he walked to the ferry.

Looking at the rolling Yellow River, Liu Bei finally breathed a sigh of relief and muttered: "Day and night, I finally arrived, as long as I crossed the Yellow River, it would be Yuan Benchu's territory......"

"Big brother, are we really going to Hebei?" Guan Yu was a little unwilling.

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said lightly: "Hebei is just a place for us to rest, our real purpose is to go to Chang'an and seize Guanzhong from Dong Zhuo's hands." ”

Guan Yu frowned, wanting to say something, but he stopped talking.

Zhang Fei snorted disdainfully: "It's easy to say, do you think Dong Zhuo is a three-year-old child, saying that you robbed the territory and was robbed by you, don't take us into the fire pit." ”

Zhuge Liang was dismissive of Zhang Fei's sarcastic words, and only smiled faintly.

Liu Bei's face sank, and he shouted: "Yide, don't be yin and yang, and be rude to Zhuge Junshi." ”

"Where am I yin and yang, I just told the truth......" Zhang Fei muttered, closing his mouth sullenly.

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and said with a smile: "Yide has always been unintentional, and the military advisor should not be surprised." ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan generously, "General Zhang is straightforward and fast-talking, and Liang has always admired it." ”

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and continued to move forward.

The front has been close to the Dutou water camp, the camp gate is open, more than 100 people and horses are arrayed in front of the camp gate, and the first general is Cao Xiu.

Liu Bei frowned, and lowered his voice: "Military Master, we don't have Cao Cao's customs clearance token, Cao Xiu will never let us cross the river easily, what should we do when we meet." ”

Zhuge Liang said coldly: "What's so difficult about this, the lord of the meeting only needs to say that the matter was in a hurry, and it is too late to ask Cao Cao for a token." ”

"Then what if Cao Xiu acts impartially and refuses to let him go without a token?" Liu Bei said worriedly.

Zhuge Liang's eyes swept up a murderous intention, and he said in a deep voice: "If this is the case, the lord will act according to my signal, once I carry the feather fan to the back, the lord will suddenly attack, kill Cao Xiu, kill his subordinates, and forcibly seize the boat to cross the river." ”

Liu Bei's face changed, his face was a little embarrassed, and he said: "This is not good, then Cao Mengde treats me well, I am somewhat indebted to abandon him, and now if I kill his nephew again, it seems to be against benevolence." ”

Zhuge Liang said lightly: "Righteousness is divided into big righteousness and small righteousness, what the lord does is for the great cause of supporting the Han family, it is for the great righteousness, betraying Cao Cao, it is the small righteousness that is disappointed, and the small righteousness is sacrificed for the great righteousness, which is more important, the lord should have a stalk scale in his heart." ”

Liu Bei was silent.

At this time, Zhang Fei shouted: "Big brother, what he said this time is to my liking, if the surnamed Cao dares to stand in our way, he will be killed, where do you get so many scruples, like a woman." ”

Guan Yu also persuaded: "What Zhuge Junshi said is extremely true, the eldest brother is for the righteousness of Kuang to support the Han family, even if he kills that Cao Xiu, what if the small righteousness is lost, the people of the world will understand the hardships of the eldest brother." ”

After the two brothers enlightened, Liu Bei's frowning brows slowly relaxed, took a few deep breaths, and finally let go of his burden.

At that moment, he didn't say much, just stepped forward and met with that Cao Xiu.

Cao Xiu didn't know that Liu Bei was fleeing from the battle, so he was unprepared, so he only brought a dozen personal soldiers to meet him, and greeted Liu Bei from afar, which was quite polite.

After the polite words, Cao Xiu asked: "I don't know if Duke Xuande is not on the front line to help the lord deal with the thief, why did he come to me, Gao Tangdu, who is far away from the battlefield?" ”

Liu Bei sighed helplessly: "General Cao doesn't know, that Su Zhe is the head of the Nine Wonders, it is really amazing, Cao Gong has been defeated repeatedly, and he really can't resist, so he has to call Bei to go to Hebei and ask Yuan Benchu for help." ”

"Then Su Zhe is really so powerful?" Cao Xiu exclaimed.

Liu Bei nodded and said, "It's not, otherwise, with Cao Gong's temperament, how would he deign to ask Yuan Benchu for help." ”

Cao Xiu was also taken aback, sighed, and didn't seem to be suspicious.

After some exclamation, he arched his hand and said: "In this case, then ask Xuande to show the lord's customs clearance token, and I will immediately prepare a boat to send Xuande Gong across the river." ”

"This ......" Liu Bei showed a little self-reproach, "At that time, I was on the way to escape with Cao Gong, and the incident was in a hurry, Cao Gong only gave a verbal explanation, and I forgot to ask Cao Gong for a token." ”

Cao Xiu frowned, and immediately said: "If you don't have a token, then you have to forgive Xiu for not being able to let Xuande Gong cross the river." ”

Liu Bei said with a bitter face: "This is also a hasty matter, so please ask General Cao to be accommodating, after all, you can't miss the big matter of asking Yuan Benchu for help." ”

Cao Xiu said resolutely: "The lord has always been strict in the law, and he can't fail to abide by the law at any time, and I can't be accommodating." ”

Liu Bei still had to ask for more, and Cao Xiu said with a straight face: "Xuande Gong doesn't need to say more, instead of spending time wasting your words with me here, you should quickly send someone to ask the lord for a token." ”

He was stubborn and refused.

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang's face was light and breezy, and the feather fan that was originally gently swaying was slowly copied behind him.

Liu Bei frowned, without a trace of hesitation, and sighed: "Yun Chang!" ”

Guan Yu's hand had already pressed the handle of the knife, and before Liu Bei's words fell, his Qinglong knife swept out like lightning.

Chop and receive, in an instant, Cao Xiu didn't even have time to react, and his head fell to the ground.

The Lord was killed, and the rest of the Cao Jun were suddenly frightened and dispersed in a hurry.

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Cao Xiu's falling head, and sighed regretfully: "Cao Xiu, don't blame me, I also had to do it as a last resort in order to help the Han Society." ”

Guan Yu said: "Big brother, don't blame yourself, it's Cao Xiu who has to block the way, damn it, let's cross the river quickly." ”

At that moment, Liu Bei put away his self-blame and prepared to order everyone to kill the ferry and rob the warship to cross the Yellow River north.

At this moment, the dust was blowing in the direction of the west, and a cavalry swept along the river bank towards Gaotang.