The fire burned in Fancheng for two days.

Such a fire could not be extinguished at all, because the construction of the ship branch and the mountains of wood in the city were undoubtedly the sharpest weapons of the Jingzhou army.

Grain and horse fodder used to defend the city have now been burned to ashes.

The entire Fancheng is still smoking billowing smoke.

Although the open flame is gone, and most of the poisonous gas after the ignition of white phosphorus has been dispersed, a small amount of toxic gas still permeates the city, and a large amount of wood is still red... Smoke billowed off, as always.

On the third day, in July, the annual Han water rise season arrives as scheduled, accompanied by a heavy rain.

It's just that... Elsewhere the rain is clear and translucent.

But the rain in Fancheng was black, because the air was full of dust, which stained the rain black.

In the darkness, Fancheng... It has been reduced to hell on earth.

There were originally 90,000 people in the city, of which more than 40,000 were soldiers and horses of the Wei army, and the remaining 50,000 were not local people, but coolies of Cao Wei...

An army of tens of thousands of people needs coolies in many places, such as transportation and building cities.

And most of these coolies were not arrested, but received Cao Wei's salary and came here to work and make a living.

It's just that it was good when I came, and now... There's no going back.

In such a large city, it can now be clearly seen that less than a thousand people have come out of this heavy rain.

The vast majority of people were not burned to death by fire, nor by the poisonous smoke ignited by white phosphorus, but because of excessive smoke inhalation, suffocation.

To know...

In sleep..."carbon dioxide" poisoning tends to have a ruddy complexion, so... They all seemed to be walking peacefully.

There were ruins everywhere, corpses everywhere.

Even if less than a thousand people survived, most of them were burned, and almost everyone was coughing desperately, which was due to excessive dust inhalation.

They looked around blankly, and the two days were still in their minds... The image of the lingering sea of purgatory.

Hehe...

The so-called strong walls and clear fields, the so-called pouring the power of the whole Wei to build wooden boats, the so-called sandbags to fight floods, the so-called counterattack on Xiangyang, hehe... Instead, in the end... This makes them turtles in an urn.

Finally...

Taking advantage of the heavy rain, more than 1,000 Wei soldiers and coolies found their general, Cao Ren.

Cao Ren's cloak is scattered, where is the demeanor of the "Heavenly General"?

He was lucky enough to find a wine cellar, hide in it, and later... The wine shop collapsed, and so did the wine cellar.

In times of desperation, fortunately... Cao Ren met several pro-soldiers, who led him into a dry well, and he was lucky to survive.

Can... When the rain fell and the soldiers pulled him out of the well, he was still shivering.

The nightmarish horror still haunts him and he can't calm down for a long time.

Wei Jun... has always been known for its bravery, especially the cavalry in Cao Ren's hands.

You must know that they are the elite of the elite recruited by Cao Ren in the first half of his life, from Yuan Shao, from Yuan Shu, and from Ma Chao, and then recruited from the elite and the brave among the brave.

Can... This courage is aimed at people, and it is a living person.

It's the most brave corps, suddenly seeing something falling from the sky, it can cause a beacon of fire and a sea of purgatory fire overnight, and they... There is nothing you can do, you can't touch a single bit, you can only sit and wait for death!

Under this premise, bravery becomes ridiculous.

The same goes for Cao Ren...

If he faced Guan Yu, even if Guan Yu's soldiers and horses were ten times his, even if the three of them were tied together, he wouldn't be able to defeat Guan Yu!

Even if this battle is lost, he will definitely pack up the remnants, gather stragglers, and solicit reinforcements!

Even if it is a street fight, even if it is doomed to defeat, he will still fight with Guan Yu to the end and fight until the last moment.

Can...

After such a fire, Cao Ren was silent, and the heroic posture of the heavenly generals in the past was as if... Reduced to ashes in this fire.

He... There is only one thought left, the Jingzhou army... This flying ball is all over the sky, and the sea of purgatory fire is invincible.

These flying balls can burn Fancheng, and that can burn Luoyang and Xudu!

This is much more powerful than the burning of the city!

Forty thousand people died in front of their eyes, and the smell of human flesh roasting in the air, every... are stimulating Cao Ren's heart.

At this moment, Cao Ren is no exaggeration, he has been burned stupidly, completely stunned by the burned, burned and unable to think rationally...

Not to mention, think of the so-called "break into parts" method of cracking.

The former Celestial General is now like a lost dog, curled up with a helpless face.

Standing in front of Cao Ren was one of his lieutenants.

This is already the only lieutenant general that Cao Ren can recognize for the rest of his life.

The lieutenant said sadly: "General... Fancheng was hit by a fire, and 40,000 Wei cavalry were destroyed in a flash. The food in Fancheng is out of food, the soldiers are hungry, and the general should take us out of here... Northward... Run north! As long as... As long as you can get to Shinno Castle... will be able to gather troops and horses again... Fight the Jingzhou soldiers to the end! ”

Walk? Xinye?

Fight to the end?

These were heroic words, but inexplicably, at this moment, sentences came into Cao Ren's heart, making him only feel harsh...

In the entire Xiangfan battlefield, Cao Ren has lost his younger brother Cao Chun, lost the favored Manfu Jun, lost General Lu Chang who guarded Xiangyang, and lost Jiangxia Tiebi Wenpin...

Later, Yu Ban's father and son, Zhu Ling's father and son, Pang De and his four sons, and Xiahou Xuan's one eye, Xiahou Nan's life... And also... Too much, too much... All of this is gone from him.

Plus... In addition, Zhao Yan, the military advisor who lost again this time, the deputy general Yin who lost it, and Yan Yan, a university writer sent by Soochow, lost it.

Hehe, everyone is dead or surrendered, but he Cao Ren is still alive.

He... It's better to fall into eternal sleep at the beginning, why bother to destroy all the reputation that you have spent half your life in Xiangfan?

Apathy...

At this moment, Cao Ren is already in despair, this fire... not only killed his people, but also completely destroyed his heart, making him realize that he was not the opponent of the Guan family father and son at all.

- Cao Ren is not the only one who has this idea?

The dusty soldiers on the side couldn't help but shout, "Stop fighting... The Jingzhou army is invincible, and the Guan family father and son... It is invincible! ”

"Yes, there have been 100,000 people who died in Jingzhou before, and this time it is 40,000... I don't know what about Yuncheng and Pinglu City, there are so many people... The ashes are gone, you can't fight, you can't fight again!

"General Cao, have mercy on us, we still have a family, don't fight... I can't afford to fight. ”

The only remaining Wei Jun howled, beating his heart.

This time it's a sea of purgatory, what about next time? In case of another thunder and lightning, frost and snow roaring, flooding the Seventh Army... So what to do?

How can this be resisted?

This is obviously looking for death!

Everyone's psychological defenses have completely collapsed.

What loyalty, what righteousness is awe-inspiring, now in front of this flying ball from the sky, in front of this sea of purgatory fire, all are gone, he just wants to go home, go home to find A-Niang!

Cao Ren looked around in trepidation...

At this time, someone hurriedly reported, "General, the men and horses of each battalion have been searched, there are only 330 sergeants left, and there are still more than 600 people left in those laborers, and the grain and grass have been burned out, and the rain from the sky... After someone drank it, he was poisoned and died immediately..."

This...

When the food is exhausted, has the water been decided?

Everyone shuddered.

At this time, someone hurriedly reported: "General... Outside the city, that... The tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers were shouting, shouting 'those who surrender will not be killed', shouting 'the Han army treats prisoners preferentially', and... Meals are also prepared and... With drinks! ”

It was as if this soldier who had come to report had a glint in his eyes, and it was obvious that he wanted to vote.

And the idea is strong, it's just... He looked at Cao Ren with trepidation and worry, seeming... It was felt that how could this general of the Cao Wei clan allow them to surrender.

And after a short period of silence, Cao Ren opened his mouth, and he seemed to use his last strength to say: "Now, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have almost been wiped out, and this battle has been lost. It's the fault of my Cao Ren alone, for the general... How can you drive you to fight again with the Jingzhou soldiers for your own selfish desires, and hit the stone with an egg? If so... Then these tens of thousands of people, there really won't be a single one left! ”

Cao Ren's words inexplicably hit the pain points in the hearts of many Wei soldiers, and they beat their chests with sadness.

Cao Ren's voice continued, "You surrender, General Ben doesn't blame you, General Ben will also leave a letter, stating the reason, let the eldest brother treat your family well, the loss of this battle, I am only to blame Cao Ren!" ”

Do you blame him?

No!

Strange fate -

Blame this heavenly fire!

It's just that, as a general, undoubtedly ... Cao Ren must take it all on!

Speaking of which, Cao Ren stretched out his hand...

The pro-soldier beside him understood, and hurriedly took a silk handkerchief from his arms.

There were no tables in the city, so some soldiers stooped down and made tables out of their backs... Cao Ren bit his finger and wrote in blood...

A few words, one to explain the aftermath, the two are inexhaustible is the melancholy in his heart.

After doing this, he handed the silk handkerchief to the adjutant general, and then waved at the sergeants, "Go, you all go, surrender, I think Guan Lin will treat you well, will-"

Cao Ren's voice became softer and softer, and in the end it was almost as thin as a gossamer.

"General... General..."

The soldiers of the Wei army howled and cried... But although I cried, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then one, two... Ten, a hundred... All the Wei troops and coolies turned around and walked out of the city gate.

Of course, these soldiers walked very carefully, for fear that Cao Ren would suddenly raise his bow and shoot an arrow to kill them, the soldiers who "asked to surrender", so as to achieve the effect of deterring the army.

Truly...

They waited for the "arrow" ...

But the adjutant suddenly thought of something, he turned his head sharply and asked loudly: "General... I'm waiting for the surrender, what will happen to the general, as a member of the clan? ”

Respond to his... But it was Cao Ren who picked up the two broken arrows on the ground.

He clenched his hands and raised his broken arrow high, in the rain... Cao Ren's posture of holding the arrow was like an unyielding thunder god.

"The general of Great Wei, there should be a way for General Great Wei to die-"

While speaking, Cao Ren turned his arms back, and with a "poof" sound, he saw two broken arrows inserted into his heart, Cao Ren's eyes were closed, and he spit out blood with a poof, and then... It's all about tranquility!

Cao Ren is already angry!

"Admiral—"

The Wei soldiers who had gone far ran back one after another, and the adjutant general was the first to tear the clothes off his chest, trying to rescue...

But the arrow hits the heart, and it is difficult to save.

I saw a cyan word 'righteousness' tattooed on Cao Ren's chest, this word 'righteousness' was like a vicious wolf, opening his mouth and showing his teeth, and his expression was extremely hideous...

But no matter how fierce the wolf is, no matter how fierce the word 'righteousness', at this moment... It is also difficult to prevent the spilled blood from being quickly covered.

For a time, all the soldiers wept loudly and fell to the ground.

"General... General—"

"General—"

The rain continued, and the dust in the air was as dark as ever.

This black rain, cold rain, slapped on Cao Ren's corpse, like... The farewell to this general Cao Wei Tianren is also like... Utter relief for him.

That's right, liberation.

A celestial general who has lost all his fighting spirit and courage in defeat after defeat;

A general of the Cao Wei clan who could no longer lift a gun, did not dare to straddle the horse, or even dared to look up at them when facing the father and son of the Guan family, was completely subdued!

Except to die? What else could he do?

Die... is his greatest relief!

"General—"

"General—"

"There are no more heavenly generals in Great Wei—"

The roars and shouts of countless Wei soldiers resounded through the sky for a while!

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In July of the twenty-first year of Jian'an, Cao Ren killed himself in Fancheng and died that day.

King Ji Han and the king personally mourned and gave him a generous burial!

Guan Yu, the king of Chu, said: 'After the heavenly generals, there will be no more imperial soldiers against Wei!' ’

——"Ji Hanshu: The Biography of the Reverse Wei Zong"

Of course, that's for later!

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This "New Jiangxia Army" composed of Nanyang soldiers, Zhu Ling's tribe, and Elk's Mijia tribe, at this moment, under the leadership of Hou Yin, Ellu, and Zhu Ling's father and son, is slaughtering to Xinye City.

When he got here, Hou Yin's eyes were moist, here... It is already in the territory of Nanyang, and it is only a short distance away from his hometown of Wancheng.

Zhu Ling and his son Zhu Shu are in a completely different state of mind.

When they arrived here, they had already heard that Fancheng and Yuncheng were gone, and Pinglu City was also trapped to death.

Even the information received recently is - Cao Ren killed himself!

That is, it's over... The four-year-long Xiangfan battlefield has now come to an end.

On the contrary, today's Xinye City has become one of Cao Wei's only remaining lonely cities here.

In this situation, father and son look at each other... It's inevitable to sigh in my heart.

This is, the sky has changed-

The stalemate between Cao Wei and Jingzhou has completely changed from this moment...

The two looked at each other speechlessly...

At this time, Hou Yin and Lu Lu had already commanded their respective soldiers and horses to prepare to attack Xinye City, and the rows of eight-ox crossbows and thunderbolt ten-ox crossbows were set out in turn...

The wells, punches, and ladders have also been prepared for a long time.

One by one, the soldiers sharpened their knives, there was a fire burning the city in front of them, and the flying ball soldiers of the Shui Villa made great contributions, and now... It's their turn!

"Crossbowmen ready..."

With a loud shout from the elk, the Qin crossbow team had already set up the crossbow, the strong crossbow was in front, the soldiers were behind, and before the siege... Ten thousand crossbows fired in unison, this is a deterrent, and it is also... Give the opponent a huge psychological pressure.

Zhu Ling instructed his son, "The cavalry is ready at any time, and once the door is broken, they will lead the army to rush in..."

Speaking of which, Zhu Ling... Different from other people who came to Toucheng Guan Lin, others wanted to surrender, but Zhu Ling... If you don't vote, you can't go back.

Just as this "huge" siege battle was about to begin.

"Whew-"

With a trumpet from Shinno Castle, the huge gate of the city was rapidly opening like a giant beast.

This sudden change made Hou Yin, Lu Lu, Zhu Ling, and Zhu Shu all a little surprised.

But more surprises are yet to come.

Hearing that Fancheng and Yuncheng were burned, and tens of thousands of people were turned into ashes overnight, Niu Gai, who was already trembling at this moment, at this moment, he was naked with rattan on his back, together with those extremely depressed soldiers, who had no weapons in their hands, no armor on their bodies, and held huge white flags, slowly came out.

Niu Gai is even more exaggerated, he ties his hands behind his back, and carries a thorn on his back... The back of the flesh and blood was reflected in front of everyone, he walked in the front and saw Hou Yin...

With a "snap", he knelt down.

What can you do if you don't kneel?

It's also like Fancheng and Yuncheng, let Guan Lin burn Xinye City too? The burned people and animals were not left, and the 10,000 horses and horses burned here were wiped out?

Even at this moment, Niu Gai couldn't forget that when Tanma depicted the "last days" scenes of Fancheng, Yuncheng, and Pinglu City, every inch of his skin trembled.

I originally thought it was my advantage, and I won the game!

Who would have thought that the reversal of the situation would not give Niu Gai the slightest chance to react...

Support?

This also supports a fart!

When I heard that the Jingzhou soldiers had been pressed on a large scale;

When he heard that there were also a few flying balls in the sky above Shinno Castle, Niu Gai almost scared the urine out.

Then, after a discussion, an almost "one-sided" conclusion was reached.

Fall... Surrender... Surrender of the city -

"The sin general Niu Gai, who was originally the general of the puppet emperor Yuan Shu, later defected to Wei, and now... Disasters fell from the sky, which proves that the anti-Wei has provoked the anger of the heavens, and the last general does not want to go to the dark again, and now he wakes up and welcomes the righteous division of Jingzhou, and the entire Xinye City is under itself, 10,000 soldiers and horses, 5,000 war horses, 20,000 laborers, 168,000 people, all... All surrendered! Surrender with sincerity—"

This...

It's hard to build a martial artist for the cow, in order to escape this fate, it can be said that he has hollowed out his mind and memorized such a long article.

Rather... Such an article made Hou Yin, Lu Lu, Zhu Ling, and Zhu Shu all "stunned"...

Several people looked at each other, which... This new no castle is even captured?

Soldiers are bloodless!

It seemed that seeing that the expressions of these people were wrong, Niu Gai hurriedly said, "General Zhu Ling, have you forgotten me?" Former... We have a friendship, you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, it's really... What an example to my generation! ”

Belch...

These words made Zhu Ling stunned, inexplicably... Why does this sound like a counter-argument?

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On the official road leading from Yangyang City to Gangneung.

For a day, Guan Yu took Zhou Cang, Guan Ping, Guan Yinping, Wang Fu, Zhao Lei, and more than 17,000 Guan family troops to the south.

Because most of the Guan family's troops are infantry, the speed is not fast, but fortunately, there is a port in front, and when you get there... Going down the river, everything is much smoother.

At this moment, Guan Yu, even though he has been separated from his son Guan Lin for more than half a day, has been echoing the sentence in his mind, "The wind and snow have pressed me for three or four years, and I laugh at the wind and snow as light as cotton".

Inexplicably, this sentence made him excited, and it also made him kindle a blazing hope for helping his eldest brother Liu Bei to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

He even recalled the strategy that Guan Lin meticulously mentioned to him.

- "Burn Fan City, burn Yun City, trap Lu City, and then conquer Xinye City, then the entire Xiangfan will be connected with Jingzhou and Wancheng, which is like a sharp knife... You can stab Cao Wei's heart at any time and give him a fatal blow! The time has come for a counteroffensive! ”

It was this strategy that made Guan Yu's heart throb, although he knew that his son had been deployed, and sent several waves of troops up to Fancheng, Yuncheng, Pinglu City, and Xinye City...

But in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Guan Yu actually took the initiative to ask Ying, he was going to attack Xinye City, and then connect with Xu Shu of Wancheng.

The Qinglong Glaive Knife pointed directly at Xu Du!

Guan Yu's words were extremely exciting, but... What responded to him was Guan Lin's indifferent tone.

"Dad, do you really understand this situation? Do you really understand, these opponents of yours? ”

"Dad, think about it, since the Yellow Turban Uprising and Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, how many opponents did you have with your uncle at that time, but over the years... Those opponents died, mergers merged, and now... The rest are only Sun, Liu, and Cao! Whether it's Cao Cao or Sun Quan, they're not stupid! ”

Guan Lin told his father Guan Yu a fact in an extremely solemn tone.

"In this troubled times, everyone lives in the limit, many times, I feel that the wheat in the troubled times are as sharp as a blade, the rivers in the troubled times are flowing with blood-red magma, the peonies in the troubled times, they will explode when touched, the wine in the troubled times is a donkey, even if the evening breeze blows, it is full of tricks..."

"In such a troubled era, the righteous people are dead, and in the same way, in such an era, if a righteous person, a bright and upright person, wants to live, then he must be more familiar with the great evil and the evil than the evil one!"

"Dad, you and the third uncle killed people with weapons, the uncle killed people with benevolence and righteousness, and Cao Cao killed people with strength and domineering, so... I want to ask, what did he use to kill people by the same way until now, boiling to death one prince after another, and even to death of his own eldest brother Sun Quan? ”

This... With Guan Lin's words, Guan Yu, who was excited, suddenly realized... To the south, there is also a Sun Quan!

Speaking of which, he doesn't seem to have a sense of existence in the past four months, but if you analyze it according to the guidance of his son Guan Lin...

Wheat, sharp as a blade;

Rivers are stained with blood-red magma;

The peony is fried when touched, the wine is dripping, and the evening breeze is not cool, it is the most vicious trick.

So... Sun Quan, who has been silent for four months, what tricks does he have?

With this in mind... Guan Yu's head was spinning rapidly.

Turning... Turning, he seemed to suddenly come to his senses.

He didn't care about his son Guan Lin in front of him, he pulled the map, he looked at the map solemnly, and then said: "Reverse Wei Xiangfan is lost, that... Soochow may take a risk and attack Jingnan! ”

Guan Yu's idea is still too conservative...

It is true that Dongwu is desperate, but what they want, let alone Jingnan?

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