The battle of Xuchang came to an end, almost seventy percent of the army brought by Lu Bu stayed outside Xuchang City, and Lu Bu himself was seriously injured and fled, this should have been a big victory, but Xiahoudun lost his left eye because of this battle, if it wasn't for Hua Tuo here, maybe the injury would have been aggravated a lot.

Cao Cao was very appropriate to temporarily remove Xiahoudun's responsibilities and let him recuperate from his injuries without thinking too much, perhaps in order to let Xiahoudun have a companion, Cao Cao also specially arranged Xiahoudun and Zhao Yun to live in a courtyard.

Although the losses were not small, in general, Xuchang still achieved a big victory, completely repelled Lu Bu's attack, and thus dispelled the ambitions of some people.

As for the other two battlefields, Sun Jian led the army to successfully stop Yuan Shu's advance, and got the news of Lu Bu's defeat, Yuan Shu could only go home in the end, and then make plans, and Yanzhou's Lu Bu army, before they had time to go out, was attacked by Liu Bei, through a fierce battle, Liu Bei captured several cities one after another, and the leaderless army of Lu Bu could only evacuate here with the remnants of the defeated army and rush to protect Lu Bu.

Cao Cao, who got the news, proposed to let Sun Jian and Liu Bei come to Xuchang to meet the Son of Heaven, but Sun Jian and Liu Bei both found reasons to refuse the matter, and rashly stepped into Xuchang, which is not something that a discerning person dares to do.

Liu Bei got Yanzhou and other places as a price, while Sun Jian got the price sent by Cao Cao, but what this price was, except for Cao Cao and his close people, no one knew or dared to ask, so he could only guess secretly.

In the quiet courtyard, Hua Tuo changed the medicine for Zhao Yun and Xiahoudun one by one, and then was summoned away by Cao Cao.

Zhao Yun and Xiahoudun, who were sitting side by side, didn't speak at first, but finally Zhao Yun, who had regained a little vitality, broke his silence and asked, "Brother Yuanrang, but are you thinking about the future?" ”

"How do you see that?"

Xiahoudun, who had layers of gauze on his head, looked at Zhao Yun beside him with a little curiosity, and he didn't really have any interest in it, just a polite reply.

Zhao Yun could see at a glance that Xiahoudun didn't really want to know the answer, but he still said with a smile: "Because the current you are the past me." ”

"Oh?"

"Maybe Brother Yuan doesn't believe it."

Zhao Yun slightly pulled away the shirt on his chest, revealing his body that was tightly wrapped in white gauze, and said solemnly: "I escaped from Chang'an with a serious injury and near death, and the injury that was almost incurable, maybe I can't practice martial arts anymore after I was rescued. ”

I don't know why, when Xiahoudun heard this, his expression was solemn, and he asked involuntarily: "What about you now?" ”

"Now, I have already thought about it, even if it is difficult, as long as my hands and feet are healthy, I will return to the peak step by step, and I will not stop without fighting." Zhao Yun said firmly, holding the wound on his chest.

"Don't give up if you don't die?"

Xiahoudun's face was bitter, he stretched out his hand to cover his left eye, which was already empty, and sighed and said, "After all, you can fully recover, and I am just a wasted person."

Hearing this, Zhao Yun's face also became a little heavy, looking at Xiahoudun with a painful face, Zhao Yun was quite touched in his heart, thinking about it, he said to himself: "After all, the war brings people pain, not the so-called glory, maybe we were all wrong at the beginning." ”

"Wrong? The eldest husband stands between heaven and earth, he should serve the country, and he gives up his small family for everyone, how can he retreat because of some pain and price? Xiahoudun rebuked angrily.

"Have you ever wondered if the people of Dawn are willing to pay for it?"

Zhao Yun slowly got up, took a few steps forward, turned around and looked at Xiahoudun and continued: "For the people in troubled times, what else is there besides pain and suffering? ”

"Therefore the Lord justly leads us to end the troubled times and restore a stable world to the people." Xiahoudun squinted and said.

"In this way, we are back to square one."

Instead of arguing, Zhao Yun asked with a smile: "Since your father-in-law is for the stability of the world, is it the same for you?" ”

"Of course."

"In that case, you're going to stop at the cost of your left eye?" Zhao Yun asked.

Hearing this, Xiahoudun's expression became a little lonely again, and he said heavily: "Without my left eye, I am no longer the sharp spear in the hands of the lord, and I can no longer pave the way forward for him." ”

Zhao Yun shook his head, stepped forward and patted Xiahoudun on the shoulder, and asked with a slight light in his eyes: "You were still alive before, but were you cautious and cautious before acting?" ”

After thinking about it for a while, Xiahou Dun, who wanted to be sure, couldn't speak, thinking about the battle of Xuchang, how could he talk about planning and then acting? is completely relying on enthusiasm, and if you want to keep Lu Bu, you don't have too much planning at all.

In the end, Xiahoudun couldn't go against his heart after all, and said in a low voice: "No." ”

"And if you were to return to the battlefield and charge now, would you be able to make a move because of the lack of your left eye?" Zhao Yun said with a smile.

Xiahoudun didn't answer immediately, as if he imagined that scene in his mind, the limited field of vision with only one eye must not be as wide as others, so he also needs more time to judge the fighter, and he will also pay more attention to protecting himself on the battlefield to achieve the greatest victory.

If that's the case, maybe ..... Xiahoudun's only remaining right eye suddenly bloomed, and he looked at Zhao Yun excitedly and said, "I will, I will." ”

"Looks like you've figured it out."

Zhao Yun sat down slowly again, for fear of being blamed by Hua Tuo for pulling the wound, but he was scolded by Hua Tuo a few days ago, and Zhao Yun had no temper in his heart for this life-saving benefactor, so he could only strive for leniency, and now he has been scolded less.

After sitting down, Zhao Yun continued: "There is no shortage of brave and good generals under your lord's account, but there is a lack of brave and resourceful generals. ”

"Yuan Rang understands, thank you General Zhao Zilong for solving your doubts." Xiahoudun sincerely bowed.

"It's good to understand, you don't have to thank you, if you want to thank you, your father-in-law came to thank you personally, he sent you to live with me, didn't he just want me to help you get out of the predicament and become a sharp blade in his hands again, so it seems that you are really very important to Cao Mengde." Zhao Yun said with a smile.

"The lord's kindness, in the future, Yuan Rang will definitely sacrifice his life to repay."

"Why bother with your life? If you want to die, you must die far away, so as not to get caught in your bad luck. ”

"Definitely, definitely."

"Hahaha."

Glancing at each other, Zhao Yun and Xiahoudun laughed at the same time, and the laughter suddenly resounded throughout the courtyard.