It's going to be late for the second one today, and it's estimated that around seven o'clock in the evening, I'm going to go out, sorry

Guandu, Cao Cao's camp.

Cao Cao looked at a book blankly, but he couldn't read half a word at all, because his mood is currently very complicated, before he led the army to defeat Liu Bei, and it took great effort to capture Guan Yu, and then used various means to recruit him down, and then he was extremely gracious, and he was awarded gold and silver clothes, beautiful horses, but he didn't expect the other party to live up to his trust and shameless betrayal, not to mention, he even handed over the entire land of Nanyang to Liu Bei, this kind of behavior really made him feel unbearable.

What made Cao Cao even more intolerable was that this person actually took advantage of the most critical moment when he was in Guandu and Yuan Shao's standoff to lead an army to attack Xuchang, and even killed Ren Jun and Li Tong, the Taishou of Yang'an, who he relied on very much.

When he was shocked to hear the bad news, Cao Cao cried for two whole days, because Ren Jun, as a pawn farmer general, provided himself with a large and stable amount of military rations, so that he did not have to worry about the problem of grain and grass, and he could fight in the east and west with peace of mind, and finally gained a firm foothold in the Central Plains.

And Li Tong is his own great hero, in the second year of Jian'an, Cao Cao conquered Zhang Xiu, in the case of Cao Hong's unfavorable battle, Li Tong arrived in time, replenished the troops, and made Cao Cao break Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao's army, so as to recover the lost territory south of Xuchang along the way, and captured and killed Deng Ji, the general under Liu Biao. In the third year of Jian'an, Cao Cao once again conquered Zhang Xiu, but unexpectedly suffered Liu Qi's ambush and returned defeated, and it was Li Tong who sent troops to respond in time, so that Cao Cao avoided greater losses. Recently, due to Liu Bei's sudden occupation of Nanyang, the hearts of the people in various places south of Xuchang fluctuated, and there were constantly betrayals, but Li Tong's Yang'an was safe and sound, and Cao Cao was also exempted from taxes in various places to calm people's hearts, which made the Yingchuan counties gradually stabilized.

The killing of these two right-hand men shows how painful Cao Cao's heart was.

Even Cao Cao once secretly complained about Guo Jia, who had made plans for himself, because Guo Jia once said to himself that Guan Yu and Liu Qi looked like each other and restrained each other, and neither of them would attack Xuchang lightly.

Of course, Guo Jia can't be completely blamed for this, because Guo Jia also said that the possibility of Guan Yu attacking Xuchang cannot be completely ruled out, but Cao Cao didn't listen to it, he thought that since he was wooing Liu Qi in the name of the imperial court and ordered Liu Qi to start recovering Nanyang, it would definitely cause a tense confrontation between Guan Yu and Liu Qi, and he couldn't imagine that Liu Qi would risk the breakdown of the alliance and make up his mind to deal with Liu Bei, and he didn't expect Guan Yu to believe Lu Meng's humble words, and he didn't take Liu Qi's threat in his eyes at all, and bullied the few defenders of Xuchang, and brazenly led his troops to attack.

At this moment, someone suddenly reported that Guan Yu had been taken outside the camp by Xu Huang.

Cao Cao snorted heavily and ordered someone to bring Guan Yu in.

Looking at the nine-foot-long bearded man in front of him, Cao Cao felt a little sorry in his heart, and then said, "Yun Chang, I didn't expect us to meet under such circumstances, right?" Now that you have been defeated and captured, what else do you have to say? ”

Guan Yu sighed hatefully, and said softly: "I can only hate Liu Qi'er, I shamelessly attacked my Nanyang, so that I could not succeed, otherwise, how could I Guan Yu have today's situation?" ”

A touch of sarcasm flashed on Cao Cao's face, and he said coldly: "Can you blame Liu Qi for this?" It is clear that you are empty-eyed, proud of the world's heroes, and look down on Liu Qi's heroes, so you fell for the opponent's arrogant plan and rashly attacked Xuchang, but the result was that Liu Qi captured Nanyang. Yun Chang, I know that you are a hero, but in the end you still fell into Liu Qi's calculations, if you sincerely surrender to me from now on, I will help you defeat Liu Qi, recapture Nanyang, and still order you to defend it. ”

It turned out that Cao Cao was already worried about Liu Qi's power after Guan Yu was defeated and recaptured Nanyang, and when he saw Guan Yu being captured today, he couldn't help but feel the idea of loving talents, and at the same time he wanted to contact Liu Bei to deal with Liu Qi together, so he decided to open up to Guan Yu, as long as he was willing to be sincere and obedient, he would give him a chance.

But I didn't expect Guan Yu to be bent on death, although Guan Yu accepted Liu Qi's persuasion without hesitation and took Nanyang, but he always felt ashamed of Cao Cao in his heart, and felt that he was really a little unrighteous and lived up to the love of others.

Therefore, although Guan Yu knew that he could save his life with a slight nod of his head, he still refused without hesitation: "The prime minister doesn't have to think about this matter anymore, I, Guan Yu, have only been loyal to my lord all my life, and it is absolutely impossible to be loyal to anyone again, no matter how good the lord is in the future, as long as my lord says a word, he will still implement it without hesitation, so Prime Minister, you still have this heart." It's just that the last general has some regrets that he failed to repay the great kindness of Cheng Yuanchu, and now that he wants to come, he can only repay it in the next life. ”

After finishing speaking, Guan Yu didn't wait for Cao Cao to speak, bowed to him, and walked towards the camp gate proudly.

Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh secretly when he heard this, he knew that Guan Yu was now determined to die, but he still couldn't bear it in his heart, and said with tears: "Yun Chang, why are you suffering?" What Liu Xuande can give you, the appearance will definitely be able to give, what Liu Xuande can't give you, the appearance will definitely be able to give, as long as you are willing to submit, I will definitely let you sit on a high-ranking official, ride a horse, seal your wife and son, and leave a name in history. ”

But I heard Guan Yu say solemnly: "Xuande Gong has one thing, the prime minister can't give it, that is, brotherhood, he can treat me as a sibling brother, his favor and favor to me, no one in the world can do it, so, I have already given his life to him, I, Guan Yunchang, is just a martial artist, a rough person, I don't understand anything else, but I know the truth that the soldier dies for his confidant, so the prime minister doesn't need to persuade him, let's execute it quickly, people like me, if the prime minister doesn't punish him, I am afraid that there will be countless people in the prime minister's army who will follow suit and take refuge in Yuan Benchu at the critical moment of the prime minister's war. Yu received the prime minister's kindness, and he has been suffering without a chance to repay him, so today he will use a certain head to strictly discipline the prime minister. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, there was still a look of reluctance on his face, but he also knew that people like Guan Yu had betrayed him twice, first taking Xuzhou, and then Nanyang, if he didn't kill him, there would be no way to restrain his subordinates in the future, especially at the most critical moment of the Battle of Guandu, if he was relaxed, there would definitely be many people who defected to Yuan Shao, thus changing the situation of the Battle of Guandu.

Cao Cao let out a long sigh, personally saw off Guan Yu, he personally went to the door full of a glass of wine, sent it to Guan Yu's mouth, and said with tears: "Yun Chang, please drink this cup, with the meaning of farewell, although the prime minister has not been able to get your loyalty, but in his heart he regards you as a friend, and respects you very much, and today he will send you on his last journey as an old friend." ”

Guan Yu drank the wine in the cup, thanked Cao Cao for this, and then was killed, and Cao Cao couldn't stop crying.

Just as Cao Cao was sighing, he suddenly heard a shout in the distance: "Prime Minister, keep people under the knife, and you must not kill Guan Yu." ”

The person who shouted was Guo Jia, he happened to be absent at the time, and when he heard that Guan Yu was captured, he hurriedly rushed over to persuade him, but found that Guan Yu's head had already landed, and he couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.

Cao Cao saw that it was Guo Jia who dissuaded him, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "Fengxiao, why is this?" ”

But seeing Guo Jia slowly shook his head and said: "Although Guan Yu betrayed the prime minister and deserved death according to the law, he is an important minister under Liu Bei's account, as long as the prime minister returns Guan Yu to Liu Bei, he will definitely be grateful to the prime minister, and then we will form an alliance with Liu Bei to deal with Liu Qi together, so that we will get Jingzhou lightly in the future, but now that the prime minister has killed Guan Yu, Liu Bei will inevitably vent his anger on the prime minister, and then cooperate with Liu Qi to deal with the prime minister together, Liu Qi has both Nanyang and Liu Bei to establish an alliance, which is really a good calculation." ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and immediately regretted it, and hurriedly asked Guo Jia what to do?

Guo Jia sighed and said slowly: "So far, it's useless to regret it, we can only send Guan Yu's body to Liu Qi, and then blame him, hehe, Liu Qi has both Guan Yu's body and Guan Yu's family in his hands, and also occupies Guan Yu's land, I don't believe Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang don't understand the merits." In fact, as long as we defeat Yuan Shao this time, Liu Bei will not dare to start a war with us even if he is crazy, in addition, it is necessary for us to drive a wedge between Liu Bei and Ma Teng, even if Ma Teng and Liu Bei have a close relationship, we can also draw other forces in Liangzhou, as long as Yongliang is in civil strife, Liu Bei will no longer be able to wage war against us. ”

Cao Cao listened to Guo Jia's words, felt a little comforted in his heart, nodded immediately, and ordered the generals to get ready, tonight he personally led the team, and attacked Yuan Shao's army and food heavy Wuchao, and must defeat his current biggest enemy, as long as Yuan Shao's main force is eliminated, he can drive straight into Hebei in the future, and as long as he has a rich Hebei as a base, he is still worried about the injustice of the world?

But it didn't take long for a sergeant to see Cao Cao with Xun Yu's letter, Cao Cao saw that the military situation was very urgent, his heart couldn't help sinking, and he hurriedly opened the letter, but saw Xun Yu will Wei Yan take the opportunity to ask for Liu Qi to be crowned a captain, and plundered Xuchang, West Cao Peng Chen Qun surrendered, Pei Mao, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng and the dead Lu Bu, Chen Gong's family all surrendered The news reported to Cao Cao, when Cao Cao saw that the Xuchang treasury was basically looted, and even Mrs. Du's mother and son were also robbed to Xiangyang. couldn't help but look dark, screamed, and spit out a mouthful of blood.

......Seeing this, Guo Jia knew that it must be bad news, so he hurriedly stepped forward to support Cao Cao, and saw Cao Cao pointing to the letter with his finger, so he took the letter and read it again, and saw that Xuchang was still in his hands, and the Son of Heaven was not robbed, so he was slightly relieved.

After thinking about it for a while, Guo Jia persuaded: "Prime Minister don't worry, at least the Son of Heaven is still there, Xu Du is still in our hands, and the materials in the palace are intact, this is the best ending for us." In fact, since he heard that Liu Qibing had entered Xudu, the lower officials could guess that with this person's temperament, he would never work hard for us in vain, and would inevitably loot Xu Du, so this matter was basically expected by the lower officials, but he lost Mrs. Du, which was unexpected. But now, we have to face the pressure of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei at the same time, if we turn against Liu Qi at the same time, I'm afraid it is not a good thing to be attacked on all sides, so it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, ten years is not too late, as long as we defeat Yuan Shao and pacify Hebei, and then find Liu Qi to recover this account. ”