Chapter 39: The End

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Although Ma Chao wanted to compete with Gao Ye at this moment, under Pound's head, he finally beat the horse and left. From Pound's words, Ma Chao understands that in today's situation, he can't help himself, and at the same time, Ma Chao has also heard Pound's mortal heart now. Ma Chao had tears in his eyes and almost cried, but he still held back his tears and brandished his spear to break out.

Although Ma Chao had already understood from the first time he went to the battlefield that tears were not believed on the battlefield, his tears could not stop flowing out of his eyes. Pound's generous death-like break, but he could only do nothing but desperately flee The sense of powerlessness made Ma Chao feel collapsed. Ma Chao can only comfort himself over and over again, as long as he can fight his way out of the encirclement today, he will fight higher and higher in the coming days and nights to avenge Pound.

In contrast, Pound, who was stubbornly pestering Gao Ye, was distracted at this time, as if he only had Gao Ye's gilding in his eyes. What's more, Pang De already had the determination to die at this time, and the moves were even more ruthless, and for a while, he was on par with Gao Ye. In the face of Pang De's big knife, Gao Ye was also engrossed, and he didn't even have the spare strength to command the battle, but fortunately, Pan Zhang was also battle-hardened, as long as he listened to his own words, don't die and then go to Dou Ma Chao or Yan Xing, this battle will never change again.

It's just that the fierce and life-threatening style of Pang De in front of him made Gao Ye feel a little uncomfortable. After all, Pang De's martial arts were originally high, and Gao Ye did not have the strength to crush him. Even if it was a normal battle, Gao Ye felt that without Baihe, he couldn't help Pound at all. And now that he is starting to work hard, even if Gao Ye only has to parry carefully, after all, Gao Ye doesn't want to give his life here.

In this way, Pound on the battlefield seems to be like a divine help, just pressing the high night to fight. After all, Gao Ye didn't dare to take the initiative, first, Gao Ye admired Pound and didn't want to take his life; Second, Gao Ye was also afraid that as soon as he made a move, Pound would exchange blood with himself regardless of his life, and when the time came, he would lose both sides, or even die together, which would be a big loss for himself.

Therefore, Gao Ye did not fight hard, but just put on the posture of overcoming rigidity with softness in Tai Chi, and dealt with Pound who was desperate, only waiting for Pound's blood and courage to pass at this time, and his body was tired, and that was the time for Gao Ye's counterattack. The two of them passed more than 50 rounds in this way, and when the entire battlefield had returned to silence, and when Pan Zhang had already ordered the battlefield to be cleaned, the two were still playing non-stop ping-pong.

The Cao army, which ended the battle, gathered more and more around Gao Ye and Pang De, except for leaving a large enough battlefield for the two of them, the whole circle could be described as impassable. And Pound in the field has begun to show fatigue after more than 50 rounds of fierce attacks, and Gao Ye, who fought with him, is even more keenly aware that the spear stabbed by Pound, although the sound of breaking the wind sounded, the strength was not as good as before.

The horn of the counterattack has been sounded, and the gold boring in Gao Ye's hand is naturally no longer as continuous as before, but has become powerful and sinking. Pound, who was already a little weak, was even more difficult to parry for a while, and he only felt that his mouth was numb, as if he could no longer hold the big knife in his hand. Just when Pang De was still thinking about how to deal with Gao Ye's next attack, after Gao Ye's move, he took a few steps back from his horse, stopped, looked at Pang De and said, "Ling Ming, why bother?" It's better to come down. ”

Pound gasped, and only then did he have time to take a look at his surroundings. Although he had long noticed the cessation of the shouting and knew that the battle was over, what he was thinking about was whether Ma Chao had escaped or not, which could not be seen from Cao Jun's reaction at all. Although Pang De also felt that as long as Gao Ye did not pursue, there must be no problem for Ma Chao to escape, but there was no definite news, and Pang De was still worried.

In the face of Gao Ye's persuasion, Pound did not answer, but tried his best to calm his breathing, as if he was going to fight again at any time. Seeing this, Gao Ye looked to the side and shouted, "What about Pan Wenqi?" How is the war going now? ”

Pan Zhang is actually in the crowd of onlookers, after all, the battle at this level is really exciting, how can Pan Zhang, as a military general, not see Hunting Xinxi. Hearing Gao Ye's question, he hurriedly beat his horse out and arched his hand: "Back to Situ, Ma Chao and Yan Xing will not be able to stop them and let them escape." Except for the two of them, the rest of the thieves were all wiped out here, and our army was cleaning up the battlefield and counting casualties and captures. At the same time, I have ordered 1,000 soldiers to enter the enemy's camp in Wuqiting, and there has been no reply. ”

Gao Ye nodded when he heard this, looked at Pang De, who was still vigilant, shook his head and said, "Ling Ming, it's already okay!" The person you fought to protect with your life, and now that you have successfully escaped, you can be regarded as benevolent and righteous! Now that you are in a desperate situation, it is better to surrender early, leave it to be useful, and serve the country. ”

Pound was silent for a while when he heard this, to be honest, if he could live, who would want to die? What's more, Pang De already has a good impression of Gao Ye, the last time he was defeated and captured, Gao Ye treated his injuries and gave himself preferential treatment, and persuaded himself to surrender several times. Even if he didn't surrender, he finally returned himself to Ma Chao. This kind of past makes Pound not rejecting the surrender of the high night. It's just that Ma Chao is the lord of Pound after all, as the saying goes, loyal ministers do not matter to the two masters, and Pound's loyalty is the biggest obstacle to his surrender.

Seeing that Pound De's face was tangled and he didn't speak on the side, Gao Ye also knew it in his heart. However, Gao Ye also knew that if a strong and loyal person like Pound had been unwilling to surrender, he would have scolded him or danced his sword. Now he just doesn't speak, in fact, he has succeeded in most of his persuasion. Therefore, Gao Ye slowly walked in front of Pound, reached out and patted Pound's shoulder, and jumped Pound, who was contemplating, and looked at Gao Ye in surprise.

I only heard Gao Ye smile and said: "Ling Ming, I know that you are a loyal and righteous person, and I am grateful that Ma Chao is unwilling to betray the master." But now that you are alone for Ma Mengqi, regardless of life and death, as far as Ma Chao is concerned, you have done your best. I really love your character and martial arts, and I really don't want you to die here! Your ability in this body should follow Huo Yao, Ban Dingyuan, seal the wolf Juxu, Le Shi Yanran, and An Nenggou die here? Seeing that Pang De's heart was moved, Gao Ye hit the railroad while it was hot: "What's more, last time I let you go back, what did you promise me at the banquet?" If you are captured by me, you will be willing to surrender, doesn't it count? ”

As soon as Gao Ye's words came out, Pound's face changed. These words were originally said by Gao Ye on the horse when he sent himself away. At that time, in order to return to Ma Chao's side as soon as possible, he was afraid that he would not agree, and what variables would Gao Ye have, so he agreed to Gao Ye. And at that time, Pound didn't think that he could be captured by Gao Ye again, so he didn't have any burden in his heart. Anyway, you can't catch me in the night, so what do I have to worry about?

didn't expect that he would become a prisoner of the night again so soon. Although Gao Ye has not captured himself yet, he really has no ability to escape. This sentence seemed to have become the last straw that broke the camel's back, and Pound sighed when he heard the words and said: "Situ is loved, and De is flattered." After saying that, he threw away the big knife in his hand, turned over and dismounted, knelt down and bowed: "Pang De is willing to surrender." ”

Pound's surrender can be said to have drawn a perfect end to this great battle. From the very beginning of Jingzhou, Xinye, Xiliang, and Xianbei to the current breakthroughs, the war on the Western Front has ended perfectly. Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and other Jingzhou families secretly surrendered, Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui fought hard, and the entire territory of Bingzhou was recovered, as well as the death of Xianbei Budugen, so that the Western Front was completely stable. It's just that Gao Yezhi Xiahou Yuan is still stationed in Chang'an to stabilize the situation. And he himself retreated to Wancheng and continued to keep his eye on Xinye.

Cao Cao on the northern front finally seized the flaw of Yuan Shao, who was eager to fight, and ambushed Yuan Shao on all sides to the east of Yecheng, completely defeating Yuan Shao's living force. It's just that compared with history, there is only Yuan Shang now, and there is no infighting among the sons, which also made Cao Cao spend a lot of energy to completely pacify Jizhou and kill Yuan Shang. But even so, Hebei was unified three years earlier than in history.

Don't underestimate these three years, these three years have brought Cao Cao a huge benefit. The three years not only enabled the war-torn people to be stable, but also allowed the soldiers to get a full rest. With the help of potatoes, corn and other crops, Cao Cao, who won a large area of fertile soil in Hebei, is even more abundant in grain and grass, and his armor and weapons have also been upgraded a lot, which can be said to be in full condition.

Gao Ye, Situ, has finally done what Situ should do, and the reform is being carried out step by step. From the system of hundreds of officials to the education of the people, from the judicial and criminal laws to the infrastructure, none of them have escaped the clutches of the high night, and they are all carrying out changes in an orderly manner. After Gao Ye completely shifted from military affairs to political affairs, he didn't need to lead troops to fight, he could naturally reunite with his family, and he had added several younger brothers and sisters to the high temperature over the years. Until the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Xianbei Kebineng rebelled again and gathered more than 100,000 troops to attack Wuyuan. Gao Ye had no choice but to go to the front again.

As for Cao Cao, who had just become prime minister at this time, because Liu Biao died of illness and marched on a large scale, waving his army south, even if Liu Bei wanted to hinder Cao Cao's annexation and annexation of the state, but with the support of Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and other Jingzhou families, Liu Cong still surrendered Cao Cao, and Liu Bei could only join Wu to resist Cao under the plan of Zhuge Liang, who was in Gao Ye's heart. It's just that the Battle of Chibi is far from being as it was in history, Cao Cao himself also has a navy, coupled with the help of the Jingzhou navy, no matter how capable Zhou Yu is, he can't stop Cao Cao who crossed the river. Sun Quan was even more frightened of the relocation of the capital and did not dare to compete with Cao Cao.

It's just that Cao Cao crossed the river and found that if he wanted to pacify Jiangdong, he didn't just kill the Yangtze River. The lower reaches of the Yangtze River were hilly, and the strongest cavalry of the Cao army was useless. Liu Bei took advantage of the situation to enter Yuzhang, and also threatened the flanks of Cao's army from time to time. Coincidentally, he caught up with Kebineng's rebellion, and Cao Cao had no choice but to order Zhang Liao and Gan Ning to maintain the results of this battle, while he himself led the army and returned to Yingdu. Even if Cao Cao's current strength is outstanding, he can't afford to fight on both sides, and it is the pressure of a big war.

As for Kebineng, this is purely the butterfly effect of the high night. The battle of Gao Ye killed Budugen and a group of Xianbei nobles, which directly led to the leaderlessness of the Xianbei dragons. And it was at this time that Kebineng began to exert his power and conquer the tribes one by one. Kebineng was brave and resourceful, and his mind was gloomy, and it only took three years to unify the entire Xianbei. Taking advantage of Cao Cao's southern expedition, he attacked on a large scale under the banner of avenging Budugen.

Jiangdong was like a piece of chicken ribs, Cao Cao wanted to retreat but was reluctant to get the results in front of him, and Kebineng's attack just gave Cao Cao an excuse. First, the army recuperated and recuperated, and secondly, it also left some space for Liu Bei and Sun Quan to turn against each other. As for Ke Bineng on the northern front, his ambition is simply vulnerable in front of Gao Ye and Lu Bu. Whether it is tactics, weapons and equipment, or the generals themselves, Xianbei is too different from Cao Jun. If it weren't for the Cao army's repeated battles, the logistics would be a little unable to keep up now, and Gao Ye would almost want to kill on the grassland.

At the same time, Zhao Yun, who was stationed in Chang'an, attacked Nanzheng under the advice of Liu Ye and Fa Zheng, who had just surrendered. Relying on the villain Yang Song's love for money, he stole into the city in one fell swoop and captured Zhang Lu. The whole territory of Hanzhong surrendered without a fight. Cao Cao took advantage of the situation and ordered Zhao Yun to garrison Hanzhong and look at Yizhou.

After these two wars, Cao Cao also had to continue the work of recuperation. After all, he sent 500,000 troops to the south, and went north to fight at night, and dispatched nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses. Coupled with the new Jingzhou and Hanzhong, the burden of people's livelihood suddenly fell on Cao Cao's body. Under Cao Cao's rule, under Gao Ye's tireless reform offensive, the people's congress system of New China has now been successfully moved to the Han Dynasty by Gao Ye. The annual session of the National People's Congress has become the most powerful tool of Cao Cao's rule. It is said that those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and what can be more popular with the people than to let everyone personally participate in political activities?

On the other hand, Liu Bei, who became the master of Yuzhang, under the advice of Zhuge Liang, instead sent Zhang Feibing into Jiaozhou, and Jiaozhou assassinated the historian Kui to surrender. Guan Yu led his troops to attack Changsha, and Han Xuan, the Taishou of Changsha, died, but the two guards of Changsha, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, were captured by Cao Cao as early as Gao Ye's reminder. Liu Bei has fought all his life, but it is a pity that the generals who should have belonged to him in history are now almost destroyed by the time ring of the high night.

In the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao, who had recuperated for five years, finally got Zhang Song as the internal response and got the topographic map of Xishu, with Zhao Yun as the commander, and marched into Yizhou. Liu Zhang was defeated and retreated, and in desperation, he had to invite Liu Bei to help. Although Zhuge Liang was wise, Gao Ye had already sent Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang's lifelong opponent, to Zhao Yun to be Zhao Yun's marching history, and the battle in Yizhou was stalemate for a while.

In the end, it was Fa Zheng who secretly used a poison plan, assassinated Liu Zhang, and blamed Liu Bei instead. For a time, the generals of Shuzhong turned against each other, and Zhang Ren, the second senior brother who had been fighting with Zhao Yun for nearly a year, also raised the flag and surrendered. Liu Bei, who had words of suffering, could hardly return to heaven, and finally withdrew from Yizhou, returned to Yuzhang, and continued to love and kill Sun Quan.

In the twenty-third year of Jian'an, Cao Cao, who had unified two-thirds of the world, finally launched a general attack on Sun Quan in Jiangdong and Liu Bei in Jingnan. In this battle, even Gao Ye, who had not been on the battlefield for ten years, also went out with the army. Sun Quan's place, Cao Cao took Lu Xun as the commander, and Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Li Dian, and Le Jin were assisted. And he personally led the troops and went to Jingnan with Gao Ye. In Cao Cao's words, "Sun Zhongmou is not worried, but Liu Bei, after all, is his lifelong opponent, and in the end, he has to send it."

Heroes are in the twilight, and on the battlefield, whether it is Cao Cao, Gao Ye, or the three brothers Liu Guanzhang and Zhang, they are no longer the style of the past. Especially Liu Bei and Cao Cao, the two of them are already full of gorgeous hair. Even if Zhuge Liang is unparalleled in his wisdom, he is powerless in the face of Mount Tai's overwhelming offensive. After several battles, Liu Bei's brothers finally died in Changsha, and the entire force collapsed at once. It's a pity that Zhou Lang died of illness, Jiangdong no longer has great talents, and Jiangdong Sun Quan was defeated and retreated by Lu Xun, and finally Yongning was defeated and self-immolated.

The unification of the world made Cao Cao seem to have no motivation to move forward. After the new year, he passed away. Before dying, he sold incense, as recorded in the history books. In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Liu Xie abdicated, and Cao Ang officially succeeded to the throne. A new era has arrived.