Chapter 695: Emperor Xian dies
The Yellow River has just passed the midnight period, and the melting of snow and ice upstream has brought abundant water to the Yellow River, and the entire river channel is full of turbid waves, and the laden ferries depart from the ferry port and head towards the north bank. … Top Novel,
The draft on the side of the ship was very deep, and the hull was visibly tilted to the right, apparently overloaded. But no one pays attention to this problem, there are many ferries coming and going on the Yellow River, basically they are overloaded, there are too many people gathered on the south bank, all waiting for the ferry, and the ferry is limited, can only increase the intensity of carrying passengers on the existing basis.
Cao Chun stood at the bow of the ship and ordered the boatman to speed up the boat, and the rest of the officers and soldiers of the tiger and leopard cavalry and the war horses were still waiting on the south bank, only this one ship belonged to him, and Cao Chun could only return to pick up the next batch if he reached the north bank as soon as possible.
When the boat reached the center of the river, a gust of wind blew on the river, and the wind swept up the stormy waves, and in an instant, the ferry was overturned, and all the people in the boat were detained into the water.
Cao Chun was wearing heavy armor, once he fell into the river, it was a nightmare, he quickly sank to the bottom of the river, but Cao Chun was still familiar with water, he took a deep breath, desperately took off his helmet, untied the armor, without these heavy restraints, Cao Chun quickly surfaced.
Spit out the mud and sand in his mouth, and before Cao Chun could catch his breath, he found that a few feet away from him, Emperor Xian was fluttering in the water.
Emperor Xian grew up in the inner courtyard of the deep palace of the emperor's house, never had the opportunity to learn to swim, once he fell into the water, he was already scared of his soul, and he used both hands and feet in the water, struggling desperately, fortunately, the dragon robe he wore was very light, and it was made of the best Shu brocade, if it was replaced with armor like Cao Chun, I am afraid that it would have sunk to the bottom of the river by now. But that's the case. Impermeable, he is in danger of perishing at all times in such a stormy river.
Cao Chun swam desperately to him, Cao Chun's water quality is good, comparable to a strong swimmer, but it is only a few breaths, and he has already swam to Emperor Xian's side and rescued the dying Emperor Xian from the water.
Several ships quickly approached. Cao Chun desperately dragged Emperor Xian to the boat, Rao is a fierce warrior like Cao Chun, fighting in the wind and waves of the Yellow River, and he is so tired that he can barely lie on his stomach.
Cao Chun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, such an accident was indeed unexpected by him, but fortunately the Son of Heaven was rescued, otherwise it would be really difficult for him to explain to Cao Cao, as for the life and death of others, Cao Chun looked down on it.
This time, the 200 officers and men of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry on board can be said to have suffered heavy losses. Cao Chun is familiar with water, which does not mean that these knights under him are also proficient in water, and the heavy armor is their talisman treasure, but at this time it has become a talisman, and ninety percent of the officers and soldiers fell into the river, and sank to the bottom of the Yellow River without even a bubble.
In February, the weather was warm and cold, and I came up from the river. I was soaking wet, and the cold wind was blowing. His face was black and purple from the cold, and he shivered. Emperor Xian of Han, who was lucky enough to escape with his life, was fighting with his teeth, but he refused the waiter's proposal to go to the cabin to change clothes, and anxiously looked at the river.
"General Cao. Go and save the Queen. At this time, Emperor Xian could only put down his body, but begged Cao Chun bitterly.
Cao Chun has a black line, it's not that he doesn't want to save it, but this vast river. There were many people who fell into the water, and they went there to find the figure of the queen.
"Isn't that the Queen's Mother?" Someone pointed to a looming figure on the river, and said that the clothes worn by Queen Fu were completely different from those of the palace maids and eunuchs, and it was easier to distinguish.
"Quick! Go and save the Queen! Emperor Xian shouted with all his might.
Cao Chun looked at the distance, Queen Fu is at least twenty or thirty zhang away, and the Yellow River is very fast, even if the best sailor is sent over, it will take some time, and more importantly, it is impossible to judge whether Queen Fu is alive or dead now, maybe Queen Fu is already a floating corpse at this time, and it doesn't matter much whether she is saved or not.
"It's too late, Your Majesty, it's too far away."
Emperor Xian took Cao Chun's arm and begged bitterly with tears streaming down his face: "General Cao, please, please, save the queen, save the queen." ”
Emperor Xian has been married to Queen Fu for a long time, husband and wife are deeply in love, so many years, Emperor Fu was confined in the palace, can talk to him about himself, only Queen Fu, Emperor Xian and her feelings, has surpassed the love of husband and wife, Emperor Xian even regards her as a confidant who shares hardships, now Queen Fu is floating in the water, Emperor Fu's heart is dripping blood, if someone wants him to give up the throne to save Queen Fu, Emperor Xian will not hesitate to agree.
Cao Chun was expressionless, protecting the Son of Heaven was Cao Cao's order to him, Cao Chun naturally did it to the letter, even at the cost of his life, as for the life and death of others, Cao Chun didn't care about it.
"Your Majesty, mourn."
Emperor Xian looked desperately at the rising and falling Empress Fu in the Yellow River, the great sorrow seized his soul, he was the Son of Heaven, but he could only watch his beloved woman fend for herself in front of him, he burst into tears, grief and anger.
A wave hit, and Queen Fu finally sank in the water.
Emperor Xian Wang vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted on the boat.
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The retreat of the White Horse was the largest retreat in Cao Cao's military history, because Xu Chu's blocking operation was very successful, and the Jing army was desperately blocked in the line of Sujuo-Pucheng, Cao Cao was able to retreat with his whole body, and nearly 500,000 troops and officials fled to the Yellow River to avoid greater losses.
But the price is undoubtedly heavy, Xu Chu died in the battle of Sujuo, and the 35,000 Tiger Guards under his command were exhausted, and no one survived. However, Cao Cao's most elite infantry force, facing a desperate situation, no one surrendered, fought to the end, and all of them were killed, which played the morale of Cao's army.
The fall of all the south of the Yellow River made Cao Cao suffer the greatest defeat in history, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Tiger Guard, the two most elite troops, suffered casualties, and Cao Cao was even more heartbroken.
Defeated! It's really a complete failure!
Cao Cao suddenly felt disheartened in an instant, the former Top Gun, the former bold words, all turned into wordless silence at this moment, whether he was willing to admit it or not, he and Liu Ze really lost this contest.
"King Qiqi, Your Majesty has died." Cao Chun appeared behind Cao Cao and handed over his hand to report.
"What?" Cao Cao's pupils shrank suddenly, "What the hell is going on?" ”
Cao Chun was ordered by Cao Cao to protect Emperor Xian, but as soon as he arrived in Yecheng, Emperor Xian died, so Cao Chun was very ashamed.
"When crossing the Yellow River, the ferry boat that the last general took unfortunately sank, His Majesty fell into the river, although he was saved by the last general, but the weather was cold, His Majesty was infected with the wind cold, and Queen Fu drowned, His Majesty's heart was extremely painful, and to Yecheng, he was already terminally ill and blind, although the doctors tried their best, they were unable to return to the sky, and His Majesty vomited several liters of blood and died at five o'clock this morning."
Cao Cao slowly recovered his composure from the shock, Emperor Xian was just a chess piece for him, a chess piece that allowed him to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but what this chess piece brought to Cao Cao, only Cao Cao knew in his heart. Can the Son of Heaven really order the princes? That's just a joke, at least the unruly Liu Ze and Sun Quan never took it seriously, otherwise, Liu Ze and Sun Quan would not have attacked Xu Du.
Now that Emperor Xian of Han has died, and a puppet emperor who has no use value has died, there is nothing for Cao Cao.
"Just bury it with the gift of the Son of Heaven." Cao Cao commanded lightly.
Cheng Yu said with a little worry: "The Son of Heaven died, but there is no heir, I don't know who the King of Wei chooses to succeed him?" ”
Cheng Yu and others also understand that why there is no queen for the emperor is because Cao Cao deliberately did it, and in the future, when Cao Cao is unified in the world, it will be convenient for Cao Cao to ascend the throne. But the current situation is a headache, Liu Ze Sun Quan's army is approaching, and it is obviously impossible for Cao Cao to ascend the throne as emperor, but the matter of the new monarch has become a problem. (To be continued......)