Chapter 48: The Bonds (I)
A small ten-mile shop, the wind and clouds are changing.
From Gongsun Zhan's killing, to Lu Bu's ambush army, to Cao Cao's reinforcements, and finally Ding Chen's killing. The tide of battle is constantly changing, dazzling and dizzying. Cao Cao was also a little confused, especially when Ding Chen appeared, he was stunned, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while. At that moment, he had an indescribably complicated emotion in his heart.
"Mengde, don't leave yet!"
Liu Bei shouted loudly, and finally made Cao Cao react.
And at this time, I saw Pound slapping his horse and dancing the knife and pounced on him.
"Retreat!"
He shouted loudly and drew his sword in command.
At the same time, Zhang Fei also forced back Wei Xu and the others, protecting Xiahoudun to fight his way out of the encirclement.
"Xuande, you protect Bo Jue to retreat, and I will break the back."
Cao Cao's expression was firm and he said loudly.
Liu Bei didn't care about being polite at this time, so he agreed, and withdrew from the battlefield surrounded by Guan and Zhang. Accompanying them in the evacuation was Xiahoudun. Before, he was blinded in one eye by Cao Xing, and with a fierce spirit, he killed Cao Xing and avenged this arrow. However, soon after, Xiahoudun was a little unable to hold on.
It's an eye, after all!
No matter how brave Xiahoudun is, he can't bear it.
"Junming, Hugh has to fight, withdraw quickly!"
Cao Cao was in the chaos of the army, swinging his sword and slashing, and unknowingly stained his robe with blood.
He fought and retreated, but he didn't know when he lost contact with Dian Wei.
There were fewer and fewer soldiers around him, and Cao Cao knew that he couldn't go on any longer, so he turned his horse's head and rushed out of Shilipu.
He galloped without even seeing his way.
As it grew dark, he let out a sigh of relief.
It's just that before he finished his breath, a luan bell rang behind him, and the sound of horses' hooves was bursting, trampling, getting closer and closer.
Cao Cao couldn't help but be shocked and looked left and right.
But he saw that the wilderness was empty all around, and he did not know where he was.
Cao Cao turned around and saw a white horse slowly approaching.
"Ziyang?"
When he saw the horse and the man on the horse clearly, he was startled, and then a trace of bitterness appeared on his face.
"You're chasing after you."
The person who chased after him was Ding Chen.
He was lying in front of him, expressionless.
When the yellow hoof saw Cao Cao, he was also very happy, and he habitually ran over.
But when he was still about ten steps away from Cao Cao, Ding Chen grabbed the reins and stopped his horse. This confused the yellow hoof, it hissed twice, shook its head and tail twice, and snorted twice, as if asking Ding Chen.
Ding Chen patted the slender neck of the yellow hoof, signaling it to be restless.
Then, he looked at Cao Cao and didn't say a word.
"Ziyang, do you want to take my head?"
At this time, Cao Cao also calmed down, and instead of feeling frightened, he looked at Ding Chen and smiled.
"What are you laughing at, don't you dare?"
"Haha, that's not ...... It's just that I never thought that one day I would meet Ziyang in this situation. ”
"Hmph, from the moment you defected to the rebels, you should have thought of this moment."
"Ziyang, we are not rebels."
"It's not a rebel, why do you want to invade the court?
Thou hast said unto me before, It is a great sin of treachery to do the following. Isn't that what you are doing now? ”
Cao Cao can accommodate Ding Chen on any issue. But on this issue......
He straightened his waist suddenly, and said loudly: "Ziyang's words are wrong, I don't want to go down, but to clear the monarch's side and help the Han family." ”
"That's just a different way of saying it."
"Ziyang, why don't you understand?"
Cao Cao was anxious, waved his arms and said, "Dong Zhuo, contemptible husband, has the nature of a tiger and a wolf."
What kind of virtue does he have to run the temple? Now that the imperial court has been repeatedly destroyed, it is in need of recuperation. But Dong Zhuo, how do you understand this? He grew up in a wasteland and was full of wild habits. Externally, there is no great martial arts to deter foreign races, and internally, there is no high virtue to make gentlemen help. Didn't you see how much disaster he caused in Luoyang? ”
Cao Cao's words are actually similar to Jia Xu's previous words.
All in all, Dong Zhuo did not have the ability to take charge of the court.
When you think about it, it seems that this is exactly the case.
Externally, Dong Zhuo has no meritorious achievements in expanding his territory, and internally, he has no achievements that make the world surrender.
What he relied on was nothing more than the tiger and wolf generals in his hands.
Jia Xu said that people like Dong Zhuo can protect the border in prosperous times, and they can also be princes in troubled times. And now, we are in an extremely complex era, and it takes people with extremely clever means and great prestige to stabilize the situation.
And Dong Zhuo is not such a person.
His appearance, far from bringing stability to the imperial court, will further intensify the contradictions.
Cao Cao also meant the same thing, but he said it more bluntly than Jia Xu.
"Ziyang, if you want to kill me, I have no complaints, I am sorry for you.
But I hope that you must not follow Dong Zhuo, it will not be of any benefit to you. Listen to me, find a chance to leave, leave Dong Zhuo. Don't look at him now that he is proud, maybe it won't be long before he will be killed......"
Cao Cao's sincere words touched the softest place in Ding Chen's heart.
The gaze gradually softened.
He looked at Cao Cao and suddenly said, "I caught Li Min." ”
"I know."
"I helped you pay back the humiliation he inflicted on you back then."
"Huh?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then reacted and looked at Ding Chen blankly.
"Brother, do you remember what I said to you when we left Yingchuan?"
A brother, who made Cao Cao so strong, couldn't help but have the urge to cry.
From Hucheng Pavilion to the present, especially after Ding Chen's ruthless knife cutting off his robe, Cao Cao always feels heartache whenever he thinks about the past. He still misses the little Ding Chen who followed behind his ass and opened his mouth to call his brother.
"I said that I can bully my brother, I can humiliate my brother, and I can even kill my brother...... But no one can hurt my brother except me.
On that day, Li Min's humiliation of his brother was in my heart.
This time, after I captured him alive, I returned all the humiliation he inflicted on my brother back then.
Also, after he was sent to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo cooked him. I don't know if this is considered revenge for my brother. ”
"Ziyang, you ......"
Cao Cao couldn't help but burst into tears, urging the horse to take two steps forward.
"Don't come here."
Ding Chen stopped him.
"Now, I have a question, and you have to answer me truthfully."
"What's the problem?"
"On that day, you fled Luoyang, but did you have a last resort?"
"I ......"
Cao Cao's mouth opened, looking at Ding Chen, and a thousand emotions surged into his heart for a while.
That little tail has finally grown up!
In his heart, he felt extremely gratified.
Ding Chen understood.
Jia Xu was right, Cao Cao assassinated Dong Zhuo that day, and he really had a last resort.
"You're going in the wrong direction."
"Huh?"
"You coalition forces should be over there.
If you move forward with your head stuffed like this, you are going in the direction of Guangchengguan.
There is Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong guarding over there, if you go over, you will be caught in the net...... In addition, Dong Zhuo has decided to move the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Now, all the soldiers and horses he stayed behind in Guanzhong were stationed in the Mengjin area, with as many as 200,000.
Her son-in-law, Niu Fu, had already retreated from Hedong.
Zhang Liao, the general under Lu Bu, was also rushing to Pingjin.
Don't stay in the coalition anymore, they won't be able to do anything. If you really want to achieve a career, it is better to plan early.
Ten days later, I will exit the revolving door. ”
"Ziyang, go back with me."
Cao Cao looked at Ding Chen and said emotionally.
Ding Chen smiled, but shook his head and said, "I'll go with you, Sister Ah and Ang will definitely die."
Don't worry, I'll take care of myself. When the time comes, I will try my best to send Sister Ah and Ang back to their hometown. ”
"Then you don't blame me?"
"Cao Apu, you remember, live well, don't be bullied again.
The next time we meet, I will definitely teach you a good lesson, not for me, but for my sister and Ang, teach you. ”
Speaking of this, Ding Chen smiled.
His smile was very bright, so that the haze in Cao Cao's heart also dissipated without a trace.
"Ziyang ......"
"I'm leaving, go back early, I guess your subordinates are looking for you."
Ding Chen didn't drag the mud and water, suddenly turned the horse's head, and urged the horse to leave.