This line has been going straight for two months. It was freezing and muddy in the north, so it was slow. On this day, I have arrived at the boundary of Jizhou, I asked the people, now Cao Cao is in Nanpi City, so I quickly whipped up and went to find Cao Cao.

Walking to Nanpi City, there are still two miles away, and suddenly I heard the shouting and killing in front of me, I hurriedly ordered Tanma to check, and reported back: "Yuan Shang led 30,000 troops and was attacking Nanpi, and Prime Minister Cao Cheng is now in the city to resist the enemy." ”

Xu Chu came to his senses when he heard this: "His grandmother's, who is Yuan Shang? The yellow-haired child also dares to attack the prime minister's soldiers and horses, he is really tired of being crooked!" He "roared" and shouted: "Brothers, the time has come to make meritorious contributions, follow me to Nanpi City and reinforce the prime minister!"

couldn't help but say, a hundred tigers and leopards shouted in unison, and followed Xu Chu to kill Yuan Shangjun. I saw that he was like a black whirlwind, turning the big knife into a circle, like chopping melons and vegetables, and killed directly under the tent of the Chinese army. Cao Cao originally insisted on Nanpi, just to wait for Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses to be tired, so that he could kill them in one fell swoop.

At this time, the soldiers in the city had long been unable to hold back, and it happened that Xu Chu was extremely powerful, and Yuan Shangjun was in chaos wherever he went, and a cannon sounded in the city, Cao Cao personally led the army to kill it, and immediately rushed Yuan Shangjun into chaos. Yuan Shangben did not have the ability to lead the army, at this time, he saw several soldiers and horses killed, he was even more panicked, not waiting for the army to stabilize, but he hurriedly retreated, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were leaderless, and Cao Cao's army was killed and turned over on his back.

I stood in the distance, protecting Cai Yan, but I didn't get involved in the fight. Waiting for the battlefield to settle down, Cao Cao rode a white horse, led Xiahoudun and Cao Hong brothers, and came to the hillside where I was standing.

When he saw me from afar, he dismounted and laughed, "You kid is back!"

Xiahoudun, Cao Hong and the others also dismounted and greeted me, "General Duan!"

Cao Cao gave me a buddy hug, but when he saw Cai Yan standing next to me, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he shifted his focus. He pretended to be deep and asked, "This is Miss Cai Yan, right?"

Cai Yan Shili said: "I've seen the prime minister. ”

Cao Cao's words already have some cheap taste: "When the world's talented woman is really extraordinary, she has an extraordinary temperament." ”

Cai Yan smiled, and a hint of appreciation flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, all of which I looked at in my eyes.

Cao Cao and I walked side by side and slowly returned to Nanpi City. Entering the city gate, Cao Cao shouted: "Everyone, General Duan has made great contributions to pacifying the Xiongnu in the north, and today I will lead a horse into the city for him!"

He didn't ask me a word about the situation of the Xiongnu's trip, so he announced it in such a high profile. For a while, all the sergeants cheered in unison and shouted "General Duan" repeatedly, but it gave me enough face.

At this time, he was already the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and it was very inappropriate for him to lead the horse, and I was no longer the fledgling little Taoist priest I was back then. After a few steps, he dismounted and walked side by side with him.

When I arrived at the prime minister's mansion where Cao Cao temporarily stayed, Cao Cao made an appointment with the generals to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Xu Chu and me. During the banquet, Xu Chu bragged and said how brave I was, killing the black bear, taking the soldiers and horses of Taiyin Mountain, and fighting Yu Fuluo, killing in the dark, etc., his language was vulgar but quite popular with the audience, and everyone laughed.

I took Hu Chuquan's national letter to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was very happy to read it and read it out loud. The generals saw that they had pacified the Xiongnu forces almost without a single soldier, and they were also stingy with praise. I was low-key, but Xu Chu's big mouth said about the relationship between Huyan Qingqing and my men and women, and I also had to talk about Xianbei.

At that moment, he will meet Qingqing, protect her all the way, and finally interact with the Xianbei king Kebineng, Cao Cao is even more overjoyed, and said: "The strength of Xianbei is not under the Xiongnu, you did not expect to kill two birds with one stone, it is really gratifying! Although the world is big, you are a collection of the world's luck, and you are really a hero of the world!"

I thought of Qingqing again, but there was no joy in my heart, and said: "Thanks to Prime Minister Hongfu, fortunately not disgraced, I made this cup and congratulated all the brothers!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all.

At night, Cao Cao took me to sleep and talked about the current situation in the battle with Yuan Shao. It turned out that after I left, Cao Cao fought with Yuan Shao several times, and Yuan Shao was defeated and defeated repeatedly, became depressed, and even coughed up blood and died. Cao Cao listened to Guo Jia's strategy and deliberately delayed his march, but Yuan Shao's three sons Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan, and Yuan Shang fought each other again in order to compete for the foundation. As a result, the Hebei forces collapsed overnight. Cao Cao then focused on attacking Yuan Shang and broke them one by one, and today's battle was a battle with Yuan Shang.

I heard him say that in fact, the overall situation in the north has been decided. asked about Liu Bei, Zhao Yun and others, Cao Cao said: "They saw that the lonely city of Runan was difficult to defend, so they went to Jingzhou to vote for Liu Biao. ”

He sighed and said, "Aren't you going to Jingzhou too?"

I was silent.

Cao Cao didn't mind, and said: "If the north is stabilized, Jingzhou is located in the core of the Central Plains, whether it is Jiangdong or Shu, it is a place where soldiers must fight." If there really is that day, I will go south to crusade against Liu Biao and pacify Jiangdong, then the general trend of the world can be determined. ”

I said silently: "If there is really such a day, I am afraid that there will be a war between the two of us." ”

Cao Cao lay flat and said, "I knew that there would be such a day, you are not an ordinary general, and you always feel that there is something unusual and mysterious about you." Can you tell me why you have to fight me?"

"There are some things I don't know how to tell you," I pondered, "the Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes." You are the hero of the world, and there is a place for you in this world, but Jiangdong and Shu have the luck to be kings, which is destined. Although I have no intention of fighting for supremacy, I always want to find a job for my brothers, and I owe it to them. Besides, I always feel that when I go down the mountain in the troubled times, I have a mission to come to the troubled times, but I don't know what it is, let's take a step at a time. ”

Cao Cao kicked on my ass: "You are a miscellaneous Maoshan Taoist, what kind of luck do you tell me, if I don't know your details, I will really be fooled by your kid!"

I smiled and said, "Don't be afraid of me, I guess I really don't know who killed the deer in the war." ”

Cao Cao laughed and said: "You are really gasping for fat boys, if you really take Jingzhou with Liu Bei, this battle will be fought another day, and I will not show mercy!"

"Don't talk too much, who is afraid that no one knows!" I also laughed, "When it comes to fighting alone, you are my defeated men!"

"Nonsense! No, let's try again!"

"Do you still have the strength to lift a sword?"

......

After many days, chatting with Cao Cao again is still the scene when I just met back then. He already has a hint of gray hair, and I still look like the reckless boy I used to be.

I looked at the roof in a daze, and suddenly said: "Brother Cao, I'll stay a few more days to help you for the last time, let's fight Jizhou together!"