Maybe it's because of the lack of medical care in this cave;

Perhaps because of excessive blood loss, Zhang Fang fainted after being easily treated at the broken arm...

In a trance, he had a dream.

A dream that could not be more real.

It was a ruin, it was an endless pile of dead people, and he crawled out of the pile of dead people tremblingly, and his body... Stained with dust and blood.

Mixed with the blood of loved ones, the blood had coagulated and took on a dull color.

He looked around blankly, his eyes full of grief and despair, as if all the light... At this moment, it was completely annihilated.

Yongqiu...

Under the blood-colored sun, in the scarlet blood, he clearly saw the word "Yongqiu" hanging high at the city gate, this is Yongqiu City, his hometown, but at this moment, how can there be any warmth in his hometown here?

All that remains is a miserable and desolate scene, like a purgatory on earth.

He could barely breathe, and the scorching heat scorched the place with a gagagging taste.

He struggled to crawl out of the pile of dead, and the streets were still littered with countless corpses, some mutilated, covered in charred beams and broken tiles.

The smell of blood and burnt paste grew stronger and stronger, and he couldn't help but vomit, and the fire was spreading on some of the corpses, as if someone was trying to cover up his crime of slaughtering the city.

"Uncle? Daddy? Mother..."

Zhang Fang moved his steps with difficulty, looking for a familiar figure, and finally, he found the corpses of his father, mother, and sister, they were different from the corpses placed everywhere, they were hung high in the city, even if they were hung, they could be clearly seen, countless spears pierced them from small to top.

- The death is extremely miserable!

Zhang Fang couldn't imagine what cruel punishment these relatives endured when they were alive?

Be quiet...

The entire Yongqiu City was quiet and terrifying, and it seemed that only the fire of the hunt continued.

Everyone here has fallen into a deep sleep and can no longer wake up.

That's right, the cold body and coagulated blood stains were extremely cruel to tell Zhang Fang the fact that they were gone forever.

In an instant, Zhang Fang's tears poured out like a flood that burst the embankment.

He knelt beside his loved ones, he untied the ropes that hung them, he stroked the cold faces of his loved ones, crying and calling their names.

However, all that responded to him was the dead silence and the sound of the wind.

This is the year 195, that is, the second year of Xingping, and the year after Cao Cao raised troops to attack Taoqian in Xuzhou in order to avenge his father;

It was also the year after Lu Bu colluded with Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao's brothers, taking advantage of Cao Cao's revenge for his father's revenge, to backstab Cao Cao and raid Cao Cao's base Yanzhou.

Originally, everything went well, but the incident happened in the spring of the second year of Xingping, when Cao Cao's return army defeated Lu Bu unbelievably, and from here on, everything changed.

Lü Bu and Zhang Miao fled, and Zhang Chao led the last remnants of the family to defend Yongqiu Cage City and resist Cao Cao's fierce attack.

Can... In the end, there was a huge disparity between the strong and the weak, and Zhang Chao still lost.

"Good classmate" Zhang Miao, the escape of the thief Lu Bu...

Cao Cao, who was angry, took all his anger out on Zhang Chao and Yongqiu City.

So, after slaughtering "Pengcheng", Cao Cao once again started a large-scale killing and decided to slaughter Yongqiu.

Not only Zhang Chao's three tribes were slaughtered, but all the people of Yongqiu, even if they were poultry, did not leave a single one... He's going to turn this place into purgatory with his own hands!

Cao Cao just wants to let the world prove that betraying him Cao Cao will not end well.

That is, at the moment when Cao Cao ordered the slaughter of Yongqiu, the entire Yongqiu seemed to fall into endless darkness.

The once bustling shops and residences on both sides of the street were reduced to ashes in an instant, leaving only the ruins and ruins that told of the prosperity of this place.

The air was filled with only a strong smell of blood and burning, chilling.

The Qingzhou soldiers were like tigers and wolves, wantonly burning, killing, raping and looting in the city.

They wield the knives and guns in their hands, take women away when they see them, kill men when they see them, rob them when they see them, and finally... Neither men, women, nor children, but not a single one remains.

The city was filled with screams of terror and cries of despair, but these voices were soon drowned out by the raging fire and the cold swords and guns.

Cao Cao stood on a high place, coldly overlooking all this.

There was great satisfaction in his eyes, and his purpose had been accomplished.

Everything is under his control.

"Go on! Slaughter the city! No one is left! ”

Under his orders, the entire city was turned into a human purgatory, and countless innocent lives were reduced to ashes.

This massacre lasted for a whole day and a night, leaving only the rampant lewd laughter of the Qingzhou soldiers, and only the blood-colored remnant sun left, all of this... Until there was no more "crying" in the city.

After a day and a night of slaughter, these Qingzhou soldiers took all the spoils of war with satisfaction and left the city that had been completely destroyed by them.

Yongqiu City... After just one day and one night, it turned from a prosperous city into a ruin, leaving countless innocent souls.

It's as if the night sky is forever echoing with endless wails...

The fire continues, as if it is a vow to burn the place to ruins.

It's just that neither Cao Cao nor Qingzhou Bing would have thought of it...

In this ruins, in this "people and animals are not left", in this bloody city, there will be such an "orphan" as Zhang Fang left.

There will be such a seed of "revenge" ... Buried deeply.

By serendipity.

Because of the establishment of the beggar gang and the leader of the beggar gang "Hong Qigong", the seed of "revenge" began to take root and sprout.

The five thousand tigers and leopards in Sunset Valley are just a small test-

This time, he just wants to be "dead", he wants to use his life to gain Cao Cao's trust, and then crush Cao Cao and Wei with his own hands.

"Dad... Mother... Younger sister... Little sister—'

"Fang... I miss you, I miss you—'

"When this side is cleared up, I... I will go to you and be reunited... Reunion..."

…

Here, Zhang Fang, who had lost too much blood, was still immersed in his "most real" dream.

On the other side, Cao Pi was standing beside Zhang Fang's bed, looking at his severed limbs and his painful cheeks, Cao Pi couldn't help but mutter.

"If you don't meet me, then... Then maybe you are still a happy fisherman in Wuhu port! ”

"It's good now... You didn't make money in the house, Luoyang didn't arrive, but... But in this Jiangxia... I broke my arm first, and I almost had to stay here for my life, why do you want to help me cross the river? Isn't it good to be an honest fisherman? ”

While talking, Cao Pi raised his eyes to look at Zhang Fang, he is a forbearant and gloomy person, but in the same way, he is also a person who values feelings and misses the old.

"Daddy... Mother... Younger sister... Little sister—"

At this time, Zhang Fang, who was fainting, let out the voice from the depths of his heart as always, and he couldn't hide his thoughts in this state.

Listening to Zhang Fang's muttering, Cao Pi exhaled deeply, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It seems that you, a fisherman, also have a story!" ”

That's when it happened.

The sound of "stampeding" footsteps sounded outside the cave.

"Childe..." It was Zhu Ling, he quickly walked in front of Cao Pi, and said in a low voice, "I have already sent someone to secretly contact Wang Cang, and he also promised to go out of the city to see you, but..."

In the end, there was a little doubt in Zhu Ling's eyes.

"How?" Cao Pi raised his eyes.

Zhu Ling sighed "sigh", and he said truthfully, "Now this Wang Cang is quite worthy of the fourth prince of Guan, and he has handed over such an important place as the refining workshop to him, which shows his trust in him, so... I can't guarantee that this Wang Cang will betray his son? If there is fraud, then... We're just..."

didn't wait for Zhu Ling to finish speaking.

Cao Pi replied directly: "I understand what General Zhu means, this time... General Zhu doesn't want to go with me, I'll go and see him alone. ”

"That's... If so..."

Without waiting for Zhu Ling to finish speaking, Cao Pi's words came out first, "Others, maybe I can't believe it, but Zhong Xuan (Wang Cang), he and I have a similar temperament, I like his poems very much, my poems, he is also praised by everyone, I am a good friend with him, but I am also a poetry friend!" He... Even if you don't help me, you won't fail me—"

This remark...

Cao Pi's tone was resolute and his tone was firm.

He is full of satisfaction with his infinite trust in Wang Cang.

…

…

Outside Anlu City, in the mountains of the four directions, Jiang Gan and Ruan Yu carried two pots of wine and walked into Wang Cang's room with poems.

"On the wine hall, friends gather glory. Thinking of parting again, wading through the road is dangerous and ruined..."

This is Ruan Yu's poem.

At this moment, it has a bit of a meaningful taste.

When he heard this poem, Wang Cang also raised his head, "The time is beautiful, and I admire it." The gentleman is the same, and the world is long. There are many obstacles, Jidai Jiangheng, Miao Yan is in a different place, and the wind and clouds are scattered. A farewell is like rain, life is really difficult... Wait, this is not right, and it is not the time to part, how can you sing such a sad word... I never thought that I was taken into the ditch by you, huh? How is it... Chen Pei's nine-brewed spring wine? ”

Wang Cang is like every genius of this era, talented and addicted to alcohol.

Just listening to Ruan Yu's artistic conception of chanting a poem, he couldn't help but be interested in the previous one...

But after chanting the poem, his eyes were firmly fixed on the wine jug in Jiang Gan's hand, Wang Cang saw some clues, he got up and took the wine jug and smelled it, and showed an intoxicated look, "It's so fragrant, mellow and sweet, it's a Jiujiu spring wine, that's right!" Absolutely! ”

"Brother Wang has a good nose, hahaha..."Ruan Yu smiled: "Today, Brother Jiang has taken out the good wine that has been treasured for a long time, and our brothers will rest as soon as they get drunk!" ”

"Isn't that right?" Wang Cang became vigilant, "Such a good wine, ordinary people are not willing to give it, how can they be willing to give it up today?" There must be something, something big..."

"Nothing, nothing... Today I only talk about Fengyue, not anything else! Jiang Gan raised his hand.

He said that there was nothing to do, but anyone could hear that something was wrong.

It's something all three of them know!

It's just that... There are many things that can only be understood but not spoken, and when they are spoken, they disturb the elegance of this place.

Then...

A servant of Wang Cang came in and whispered something in Wang Cang's ear, and Wang Cang's eyes lit up, "I'll go now." ”

Immediately, he threw his hands towards Jiang Gan and Ruan Yu.

- "Drink first, and I'll come when I go." ”

With that, Wang Cang quickly got up and walked out of the room in three steps and two steps.

However, only Jiang Gan and Ruan Yu were left, looking at Wang Cang's back, the two of them narrowed their eyes at the same time, and a solemn look spread all over their cheeks.

It was Ruan Yu who broke the tranquility here with a sigh of emotion.

"Zhong Xuan and Zihuan are close friends..."

Jiang Gan bowed, he was silent for a moment, and then said: "On one side is Zihuan, on the other side is the Yunqi Gongzi, it is me... I can't be sure what choice Zhongxuan will make! But it seems... Yunqi Gongzi is full of confidence! ”

"Yes..."Ruan Yu said with emotion: "Yunqi Gongzi seems to know Zhongxuan better than you and me... I also trust Zhongxuan more, you, I'll wait and see! ”

This way... Jiang Gan and Ruan Yu were still drinking, and they muttered quietly with complicated expressions.

Over there, Wang Cang walked out of the house, got on the horse, and with the neighing of the horse, Wang Cang galloped on the mountain road in the four directions.

Half an hour later, he finally arrived at the foot of the Sifang Mountain, and he quickly turned over and dismounted, anxiously searching left and right.

Cao Pi walked out of the bushes, he was wearing a hat, wearing a thick robe, and when he saw Wang Cang, he took off the hat, stepped forward, and stared at each other.

For a while, Cao Pi's forbearing, complicated gaze and Wang Cang's sincere and sad gaze collided.

Such a close distance made Wang Cang feel both panicked and frightened, but it was Cao Pi, who was calm as usual...

It's just that in that breathing, there seems to be a slight tremor, and the scars on the cheeks speak... His journey was not easy.

"Zihuan, others say I don't believe it yet, I can't think of it... You... You're really in Jingzhou! ”

Wang Cang hurriedly stepped forward and was about to give Cao Pi a big hug.

Best friends meet, reunion after a long absence...

Wang Cang almost burst into tears.

Having said that, Wang Cang and Cao Pi became acquainted because of playing chess.

At that time, Cao Pi and Liu Zhen were playing chess, Cao Zhen broke in in a hurry, and accidentally messed up the chess pieces, but the two of them were fighting to a hearty place in this game of chess.

Time... Cao Pi and Liu Zhen both felt a little disappointed.

It was Wang Cang, who told Cao Pi that he could help put the pieces back in the original situation.

Cao Pi didn't believe it, so he put a handkerchief on the chessboard and asked him to change the chessboard and rearrange it, but as a result, there was not even a single error.

At this time, Wang Cang's erudition and strong memory left an extremely deep impression on Cao Pi.

Wang Cang also successfully stepped into Cao Pi's field of vision, and the two can be said to be familiar at first sight, they are close friends, poetry friends, and beloved relatives and friends!

"What's wrong with you? So many wounds... So many bruises..."

As if Wang Cang noticed Cao Pi's body, he didn't know that this was the scar caused by Cao Pi after rolling down the hillside... But his eyes of concern could not be hidden.

"Don't talk about this... Hehe, seeing Zhong Xuan, it reminds me of what you and I looked like when we learned the donkey's cry together, in order to learn vividly, you and I would eat and live with the donkey, just to understand the donkey's temperament and know the mystery of the donkey's call, what a wonderful memory it was! ”

This...

Cao Pi's words surprised Wang Cang, but... He was very clear, and Cao Pi must not have ventured to see him for this.

"Zihuan, it's dangerous here... You, I don't want to catch up, long story short... You... Why did you come to see me? ”

With Wang Cang's words...

Cao Pi's expression became serious and solemn, and he opened his mouth, as if... The words that were about to come out were swallowed back again by the man standing in front of him.

"Zihuan, if you have anything to say, you can say it... Say! Wang Cang opened his mouth again, and his hands were pressed on Cao Pi's shoulders. Do you and my friendship still need to be deliberately hidden? ”

"Hehe... I... I..."Cao Pi was still a little hesitant, but, this time... He seemed to be slammed in the heart, "Zhong Xuan, to say something from my heart, my long-cherished wish... You know that your father is no longer young, and the son of Great Wei will soon become the master of the world! ”

"But, but since I went to Soochow, since I messed up all the things my father had explained, I... Convenient... There is no hope of becoming the prince of Great Wei again! If I can only watch Zijian ascend to the top, then I will go back or not... What's the difference? Even back in Dawei, I'm just a walking corpse! Instead of being unwilling in Dawei, I might as well wander around in Jingzhou and be a lonely ghost wandering around. ”

This...

Cao Pi's words made Wang Cang stunned.

Cao Pi gritted his teeth, and he continued: "I heard that Zhong Xuan voted for Guan Lin, and made great contributions to Guan Lin, and now he is in an important position, I was thinking... I'm already a walking corpse, so why struggle when my life has been messed up? As... Just go and fulfill Zhongxuan's life..."

Speaking of this, Cao Pi took a step back, and with a "whoosh", he pulled out the saber at his waist, and he directly handed the end of the hilt to Wang Cang, and pointed the blade at himself. "Zhong Xuan, if you want to make meritorious service, then I will fulfill you, then take my head and dedicate it to Guan Lin, and take this credit! I won't blame you, and I'll even be grateful to you because it's you... You're the one who made me stop thinking about it... Let me completely get rid of that delusion... Let me be truly relieved! ”

Speaking of which, Cao Pi took a step forward...

"Zhong Xuan... Sword... The sword is right in front of you, you kill me... Kill me! ”

This...

Wang Cang was almost stupid, Cao Pi kept moving forward, the hilt of the sword was almost against his chest, he could only retreat step by step, until he retreated to a stump, he could not retreat.

"Zhong Xuan..."

This time, Cao Pi's words had just been chanted, but they were suppressed by Wang Cang's loud shout of "Zihuan".

I saw Wang Cang take Cao Pi's sword, he threw the sword aside without hesitation, and he replied solemnly: "What are you doing?" Do you have to force me? You, me? Do you have to fight each other? ”

Belch...

Cao Pi was dumbfounded, and Wang Cang's words continued, "I want to be born, and righteousness is what I want, I am sincere to Guan Lin in order to survive, but how can I forget the word 'righteousness' for my own glory and wealth, you are my best friend, we are poetry friends, you and I are like brothers!" I'm just dead... I won't use your head to be my promoted officer. ”

"Zihuan... You go back, go back... Don't be a son of the world, with your identity, you can still live a free life honestly, don't... Stop struggling! ”

When he said the last sentence, Wang Cang was almost full of tears.

Maybe these tears are caused by the love between the two...

Maybe these tears have other deep meanings, other reasons!

But there is one thing, the current Wang Cang, he really doesn't want Cao Pi to continue to wade in this troubled water, because...

Don't wait for Wang Cang to think...

Cao Pi showed an unusually stubborn side, "I... I'm hopeless! If it's not the son of the world, what's the point of me going back? You understand me, am I a person who can live under the health of my son? Unless... Unless..."

Cao Pi tried to guide...

Wang Cang hurriedly asked, "Unless what?" ”

"Unless I can get the drawings of the imitation of white phosphorus, only then can I make a meritorious contribution... I... I can make meritorious deeds! "Cao Pi's words are resolute...

Because of these words, his eyes instantly widened round and huge, and the infinite "desire to pierce the eyes" converged into a series of eyes, constantly shooting towards Wang Cang.

On the other hand, Wang Cang, his body leaned, his legs staggered, and he almost fell.

It's as if, at this moment... He already knew that Cao Pi did not hesitate to risk his life and came here... The purpose of coming to see him.

"Zihuan... You... You're asking me to help you steal the white phosphorus manufacturing map? ”

"That's the only way I can do it... Only then can the merit be redeemed, and only then can I compete with Zijian for the position of the son of the world again..."Cao Pi put his hands on Wang Cang's shoulders, and he shook desperately, "If I can't, then what is the difference between me dying in Jingzhou and returning to Luoyang?" What's the point... Zhong Xuan, now only you can help me, only... Only... You can help me! ”

This...

This...

Undoubtedly, Wang Cang is facing tremendous pressure at the moment.

His expression was solemn, as if all his worries were condensed between the tightly knit brow.

His heart was heavy, as if he was weighed down by an invisible heavy stone, and it became very difficult for him to breathe.

At this moment, his heart was turbulent, and various emotions were intertwined, forming an indescribable complex feeling.

On the one hand, there is the "righteousness" of brothers, and on the other hand, there is the "loyalty" of surrender...

Loyalty and righteousness can't be both? That... What do you want? What to give?

The mixed sensation churned in his heart, making it almost impossible for him to face everything in front of him calmly.

He tried to find a glimmer of comfort, a glimmer of hope, to dispel the gloom that hung over his heart.

However, under Cao Pi's longing eyes, the pressure seemed to be everywhere and pervasive, making him feel a little breathless.

"Isn't it possible?"

"Isn't it possible?" Cao Pi is still forcing Wang Cang, "If Zhongxuan is embarrassed, then... Kill me, right? I'm Cao Pi... Rather bend than bend, rather for the jade to be broken than for the tile! ”

As he spoke, Cao Pi picked up the sword on the ground again, he held it with both hands, and then knelt down towards Wang Cang with a "snap".

He is a person who can forbear, he is a person who can endure the things that ordinary people "can't bear".

For the ultimate end, he can do whatever it takes.

"Zhong Xuan, today there is only Cao Pi who has a severed head, or Wang Cang, who helps Cao Pi... Zhong Xuan, how to choose... In you! In you! ”

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… (End of chapter)