Chapter 16 Extreme joy begets sorrow

At noon, the generals were busy burying pots and cooking, and Cao Ying was surrounded by cooking smoke. Such a leisurely life without fighting is really rare.According to the rumors of some inquisitive people, when Lord Sikong withdraws his troops from Wancheng, Yuan Shu might be attacked suddenly, and the vast area across the river to the north and Yanzhou to the south will be returned to the imperial court. Cao Cao won the Wang family and the Zhou family for his own sake, so he stopped eating in the Chinese military tent. He ate war meals with his two wives in the sleeping tent.Sometimes the cook would ask the cook to prepare a few side dishes specially, stew a chicken and cook a fish, and the husband and wife would sit opposite each other to eat. Although there was no alcohol in the barracks, it was also a bit of a special taste.Because Zhang Xiu had acquiesced in the remarriage of his aunt, for Wang, it was time to celebrate today. Cao Cao ordered the servants to prepare a few more dishes, and the three chatted while eating.

"In a few days, the arrangements for Nanyang have been made, and we can withdraw to Xudu." Cao Cao said with a smile, "At that time, you can settle down in the mansion, and I will go out to fight." Mrs. Wang was speechless, and was busy preparing vegetables for Cao Cao; Mrs. Zhou had never seen the world: "If Zhang Xiu has surrendered, why are you still fighting?" "There are a lot of wars in the world, and now it is just a small Nanyang County. Yuan Shu in Yangzhou, Lu Bu in Xuzhou, Yuan Shao in Hebei, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Liu Zhang in Yizhou, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Gongsundu in Liaodong, Jiangdong Sun Ce, the generals in Guanzhong, the generals in Liangzhou... sooner or later, I will take them all under my tent."

"Hey! Is this battle still over? My sister and I finally left the place where the living dead stayed, and we won't see you in the future. Aren't we going to be widows again?" An ignorant person has no fear, Zhou's words are unrestrained. Cao Cao was happy at the moment and didn't blame him. He just comforted him: "The mansion is not boring at all. I have some wives and concubines at home. It's not bad for you to talk and laugh together." Zhou gave him a blank look: "How many wives do you have?" "Hahaha..." Cao Cao stroked his beard and shook his head, "To receive all the beauties in the world and marry him is also one of Cao's life's great ambitions!"

When the curtain was lifted, a cook came in with a pot of chicken soup carefully.The soup was too full, the cook leaned forward and did not dare to make a sound, and slowly rubbed forward with the soup.Cao Cao smiled again and said to Wang: "Drink more chicken soup. It's the cold spring season. You must take good care of yourself in the army. When you return to Xudu..." Before he finished speaking, he heard a "hiss", the curtain was removed, and then a big man rushed in - it was Xu Chu!Without saying a word, he pushed the man away, the guy couldn't stand upright, a pot of soup was poured on Cao Cao's head, it was so hot that Lord Sikong screamed; the two wives ran away in fright.

"Xu Chu!" Cao Cao wiped his face, "You want to rebel!" "It's already rebellion!" Xu Chu kicked the case table away, grabbed Cao Cao's sleeve and dragged him away, "My lord, run away! Zhang Xiu rebelled, and he has already reached the gate of the camp." "Ah?!" Cao Cao's mind was buzzing, and the shouts of killing followed.He was dragged by Xu Chu to the entrance of the big tent, seeing the chaos in the camp, the cooking soldiers threw away the pots and pans, looking for weapons in a panic... Zhang Xiu's patience has reached its limit.Since Cao Cao's group came to Wancheng, they have shown off their force at banquets and used gold and silver to win over his subordinates, which has already made him very angry.After all, he is a bloody man from Liangzhou, and he has a temper of slaughtering people at every turn, but it's fine with Jia Xu maintaining his face a lot. He wanted to show his strength and follow Cao Cao wholeheartedly.Unexpectedly, Cao Cao accepted his aunt during the funeral. Zhang Xiu was furious, and immediately wanted to raise his troops to see if he could live or die.Jia Xu also felt that it was time to teach Cao Cao a lesson, but he persuaded Zhang Xiu not to show off his bravery, and secretly set up a poisonous plan: pretending to build a stronghold on the east bank, and sending Wang's household items and clothes to deceive Cao Cao's peace of mind, in exchange for soldiers and horses in armor Keep sharp opportunities.The two of them had already decided on a plan. At noon, in the name of shifting defenses, they would personally prepare troops and march out of Wancheng, and launch a surprise attack when they passed Cao Ying.

Cao Ying's generals were all ordered by Cao Cao, and Zhang Xiu was only regarded as a routine transfer, but he suddenly came to kill him.There was no one in the archery tower before the gate was closed, and Zhang Xiu's men entered the company battalion without any effort.It is also impossible for a soldier to hold a weapon at all times. Naturally, he is more casual when he is not fighting. In addition, it is time to eat, and seeing the enemy rushing in front of him, he does not even have the ability to fight back.Zhang Xiu's men and horses rushed through the company battalion, killing people and overturning cars when they saw them, just like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, they killed the Chinese army's Dazhai in the blink of an eye.

Cao Cao looked at the chaotic scene in front of him, and his mind went blank for a moment.His son Cao Ang hurried over: "Father commander, there are only a hundred tiger and leopard riders at the gate of the camp. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold it. Run away!" Seeing Dian Wei rushing towards Cao Pi and Cao Zhen with Cao Pi and Cao Zhen between his arms: "Quickly open the gate of the back village and cross the river. There is our village on the east bank, so you will be safe there!" Cao Anmin, Duan Zhao, and Ren Fu were also so frightened that they didn't bother to look for their own mounts, so they ran away with their children on their horses.

Cao Cao hadn't forgotten the beauty until now, and shouted: "Protect the two ladies first!" Disregarding the difference between men and women in a critical moment, Xu Chu dragged the two wives out like a dead dog: "Dian Wei, the Lord is with you!" After saying that, he put the two women on the horse and led some soldiers to go. "My lord, run away!" Dian Wei didn't allow Cao Cao to think too much, and hurriedly brought his white swan horse. Seeing that his son and wife had all escaped, Cao Cao felt relieved.According to his intention, he still had to stick to the camp until the reinforcements from the east bank came.But the assumption couldn’t keep up with the changes in the situation. There was a commotion in the camp, and many unarmed soldiers fled to the back of the camp. Cao Ang drew out his sword and kept yelling to stop, but it didn’t work at all—the military order was ignored at this moment, escape was important!

In the middle of the panic, Cao Chun and Wang Bi came running with more than 20 riders: "The front gate is lost, the enemy has come in, my lord, run away!" There was no room for any more hesitation at this moment, and everyone rode their horses to save Cao Cao and his son and escape to the back gate of the village.Zhang Xiu's soldiers and horses were overwhelmed with momentum, and immediately killed them.Those who raised their knives raised their knives, and those who raised their guns raised their guns. Everything they passed was leveled.Several cavalrymen from Xiliang saw the backs of Cao Cao and others from a distance, and they galloped their horses and gave chase.These people are worthy of being the elite of Xizhou, they have already drawn their bows and arrows while galloping fast, and shot in front of them.A shower of arrows came, and three or five tiger and leopard riders immediately fell off their horses. Cao Cao's men dodged from left to right and walked through the tent and grain workshop. .The pursuers at the back refused to give way, just stepped on the living person, and chased a horse for the title and ponytail.

"My lord, go first, wait for me to resist for a while!" Dian Wei shouted suddenly, and suddenly turned his horse, and the two halberds in his palms swept out. The cavalry behind also arrived, and the cavalry who followed the most closely watched the halberd rush towards the door, the horse was too fast to be reined-in a flash, ten thousand peach blossoms bloomed!Dian Wei flicked his wrists, swung his halberds and pulled them, another five or six people were knocked off their horses, but there were still a few of them passing by. Taking care of the front and not the future, Dian Wei couldn't be so careful anymore, he swung his double halberds and knocked off the chasing cavalry one by one.Pour one piece down, and in a short while, the dozens of Xiliang riders were tripped and turned over, and with the thumping sound, this group of people couldn't stand up.Dian Wei was about to end their lives when he suddenly heard a scream from behind - more than ten tigers and leopards did not leave and killed all the enemies who had slipped past just now.

Dian Wei shouted loudly: "If you are not afraid of death, follow me to hold the gate of this village and cover the retreat of the lord!" "I would like to be loyal to the general!" None of the dozen tiger and leopard riders ran away, and they all rushed to help Dianwei kill the enemy together, knowing that they were outnumbered, just to delay time.Everyone was desperate, swiping their weapons and slashing wildly, they killed the Xiliang cavalry until they retreated steadily. Hearing the call to kill Zhentian again, Cao Ying's military tents were overthrown one by one, and the large infantry followed.Dozens of spears in the front rushed forward, regardless of whether they were friends or foes, they aimed at the horse's neck and stabbed them. Even Dian Wei's men and Zhang Xiu's men were all thrown to the ground.Dian Wei didn't dare to be negligent, a carp jumped up straight, and swept the two halberds in his palms--scratched!More than a dozen spears broke at the sound; he took two steps forward, stabbed the two halberds into the crowd, and shook his arms to make a mess.This pair of guys weighed over eighty pounds, with sharp halberd tips, and the branches and blades would break if they were worn down.As soon as this thing was stirred up in the crowd, it stabbed the halberd to death and cut it open. Dian Wei played the eucalyptus in the crowd in a half-moon shape, retracted it, and a bunch of intestines and stomachs came out! The dozen or so daredevils who accompanied them also got up, and everyone rushed forward. They didn't care what they were holding, and they didn't care how many opponents they were facing. They just went into the crowd. Indiscriminate stabbing and indiscriminate killing, killing one is enough, and killing two is profitable.The enemy only died in one row, and the second row came over stepping on the corpses, and dozens of spears came in unison.Dian Wei once again swung the halberd to parry, chopped off more than a dozen weapons, and then swung the halberd and smashed it. Several people were smashed until their brains burst out, and they slashed and pulled, seven or eight enemies broke their intestines. tripe! One wave is not settled, another wave rises again, the third row arrives again, and Dian Wei fights again according to law.This time the enemy was much smarter. When he saw the spear in his hand was broken, he quickly dropped the broken branch and fled.The enemy didn't dare to come over easily under three or two attacks, but they were numerous and powerful, surrounded by a big fan, Leng Sensen's spear pointed straight at Dian Wei, as long as he lost his mind for a moment, they would immediately rush forward.Dian Wei backed away slowly with his halberd sideways, until he reached the gate of the village and stopped moving - as long as he held the gate, delaying time would be enough.He felt a pain in his left arm, and he must have been stabbed. He glanced around him out of the corner of his eye, and there were only four Tigers and Leopards with long guns left, and the ones with the short ones were all dead.Five people held the guy sideways, firmly guarding the gate of the village, trying not to let Zhang Xiu's men take a step forward. More and more enemies gathered, and they could not see the edge at a glance. Dozens of archers also squeezed to the front, and they were about to shoot their bows and shoot arrows.Seeing that the momentum was not good, Dian Wei didn't care how many spears and arrows he stabbed, he rushed into the enemy group with a loud shout, and then went on a wild killing spree. The severed heads and arms flew around, and the enemy was hit by him again. There was a gap, and one after another trembled and retreated.But he was also stabbed several times by the enemy, his armor was shattered, iron leaves were embedded in his flesh, and he was shot by an arrow in his shoulder blade. He couldn't breathe well, and his whole body was bleeding.Looking back at those four people, they were all shot into hedgehogs! The enemy didn't dare to move forward again, and they didn't even dare to release their bows and arrows easily, watching helplessly as this bloody monster blocked the gate of the village.The gurgling blood kept flowing, Dian Wei felt that his eyes were gradually blurred, and the halberds in his hands could no longer be lifted... "Dian Wei is dead today!" He roared, and with all his strength, he threw a pair of halberds at the enemy group, and the 80-jin thing knocked down a large area in an instant.Taking advantage of the chaos, he rushed towards the enemy's formation, and clamped two enemies with his arms. The two screamed loudly and were pinched until they vomited blood. They kicked their legs and stopped moving.Dian Wei flipped his wrists and threw the two of them out again.The person was heavier than the halberd again, and there were two unlucky people who couldn't dodge, the head of the dead bumped into the head of the living, and a red light burst out from the knock.When the enemy saw the spear stabbing again and again, Dian Wei had nothing to defend against. The two spears were immediately inserted into his lower abdomen. He stretched out his hand to grab the shaft of the spear, and with all his might he picked it up, and his stomach and intestines came out; both soldiers were frightened. He grabbed the spear and forgot to let go, Dian Wei lifted it up.Dian Wei howled and flung it out, and two soldiers with spears flew into the crowd again.Immediately afterwards, two spears that were not afraid of death came up, and this time they actually penetrated into Dian Wei's chest!Dian Wei stretched his body and used both hands to break the spear with all his strength, and stepped forward to grab the two men's necks with both hands. Seeing the two living men being pinched by Dian Wei until their faces were covered with bruises, their facial features shifted, and their mouths were foaming, all the soldiers backed away in fright, closing their eyes and daring not to look again.But that shrill scream went straight to Xiaohan, and his spine went numb after hearing it.Many people were so frightened that they wept and burst into tears. They couldn't hold the spears in their hands steadily, and they pissed out.In the blink of an eye, the two were strangled to death, Dian Wei let go of the dead body, took a breath, and backed up to the gate of the village. No one dared to go forward anymore, there was not a living person more than ten feet in front of Dian Wei.He was wounded dozens of times, with arrows on his shoulders, his lower abdomen dragging his intestines to the ground, and two broken spears stuck in his chest; his left hand wanted to go to Fuyuan Gate, but he couldn't find it, and he fell on his back staring at a pair of big blood-red eyes , Never move again——It's a pity that a generation of fierce general Dian Wei was killed in Wancheng! Obviously seeing Dian Wei dead, all the soldiers looked at each other and no one dared to go over.He stood there in a daze for a long time, and then heard the sound of the horse hanging the bell - Zhang Xian, the general of the Ministry, arrived.Zhang Xian had rushed to four side villages in a row, but when he came here, he saw the soldiers motionless, and shouted loudly, "Damn it! What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and chase Cao Cao!" Following his reminder, all the soldiers Only then dared to rush through the gate of the village, but circled around Dian Wei's corpse, fearing that this monster would jump up again... Thanks to Dianwei's life-saving cover, Cao Cao was able to get rid of the pursuers. Cao Chun, Wang Bi, Cao Ang and others escaped from the company battalion in embarrassment and rushed to the bank of the Feishui River. The floating bridge was cut off by the enemy's soldiers. Fleeing in the water to the east bank, Xu Chu's two wives were also among them.Cao Cao felt more at ease, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, another burst of shouts came from the north! It turned out that Jia Xu had made a good plan, predicting that Cao Cao would come out of his own battalion, and Zhang Xiu led 500 archers to go around the company battalion from the north and rush to the bank of Feishui when the battle started.When Zhang Xiu arrived, Cao Cao also came out. After a long time of contact, the two of them recognized each other from a long distance. Zhang Xiu was ecstatic: "Quickly release the arrow! Look at the shot on the white horse!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Cao hurriedly led his men into the river.The rain of arrows like locusts had arrived, and the tiger and leopard cavalry acted as a human wall to protect Cao Cao and others behind them.There was a thump, thump, and five or six people fell into the river.Although Cao Cao was not injured, Baihu's horse was shot with three arrows, one of which hit the horse's eye, and Baihu shook his head and turned him over. Seeing that the second wave of arrows was coming again, Cao Cao had an idea, and plunged into the river to hide under Baihu's belly.He heard a puffing sound next to his ears, and felt that the white swan was pressed down, obviously shot to death, so he hurriedly crawled out again.At this moment, there were no horses left, and the third wave of arrows was coming again, Cao Cao felt that he was going to die. Suddenly, a bloody hand grabbed him—it was his son Cao Ang! "Get on the horse quickly!" Cao Ang pushed him onto a yellow puma without saying a word, whipped the horse's buttocks hard, and let it gallop away. Cao Cao didn't care about anything else, he hugged the horse's neck and rushed forward, feeling the arrow flying past him, followed by a sharp pain in his left arm, he had already been shot, but luckily the arrow passed away again.At this time, there was also commotion on the other side, and I saw his own family and horses coming to meet him, Xia Houyuan, Guo Jia, and Zhu Ling were all among them. Shouted: "My lord, hurry up! Come on!" It's about to be saved... Cao Cao couldn't help getting up and hitting his horse, and he was shocked when he saw it-it was Anger's peerless horse!My son gave me his horse! He pulled the reins sharply, and looked back——Cao Ang had been trapped by random arrows, and gradually submerged in the water. "My lord, come over here!" Le Jin was so anxious that he cursed. Seeing that Zhang Xiu's men and horses had already chased to the shore and were about to shoot arrows again, Cao Cao didn't even have time to cry, so he had to push his horses hard, jumped up to the east bank and plunged into the reinforcements... Zhang Xiu saw it clearly on the west side of the river, and it was too late to chase after him. He looked up to the sky with hatred and shouted: "I am angry! Why do God bless this traitor!" The Cao camp on the other side has gathered, and he can no longer Hurry up, order his subordinates to continue shooting Cao soldiers who have not yet crossed the river, and then sit upright and grunt angrily, scanning the chaotic west bank.Suddenly, in the remote distance to the south, there are horses riding war horses, on which two children are sitting astride a horse, and three other generals lead a dozen soldiers to guard back and forth, and they are fleeing to the river. Cao Anmin, Duan Zhao and Ren Fu protected Cao Pi and Cao Zhen and fled.But they couldn't find their own mount in a hurry. The two children were only in their early ten years old and couldn't control the tall horse.This group of people couldn't run fast. Thanks to Cao Anmin's quick brain, he protruded from the south gate of the company camp, and circled around the battlefield far away. These people thought that no one would notice, but they were all at the river, when they heard the sound of horseshoes behind them, they looked back - Zhang Xiu is here!He is very conspicuous with a white horse and a silver gun, and a filial belt around his head, but he rides alone, and the team follows him far away. Cao Anmin had an idea: "He's the only one, let's kill this guy!" "Okay, killing him will turn defeat into victory!" Duan Zhao responded, and hurriedly called a dozen soldiers around him to stop, and each raised their long swords to fight Zhang Xiu with their lives. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xiu rushed forward, without even saying a word, he stabbed the big gun in his hand; Duan Zhao was stunned when he saw it - there seemed to be six gun heads in front of him!It was too late for everyone to regret, and everyone rushed forward with their fellows.There were popping noises in the ears, but they didn't understand what was going on. Five soldiers were killed on the spot, and Duan Zhao was also shot in the leg; but Zhang Xiu didn't even hurt his skin.Only then did the remaining soldiers realize how powerful they were, and they ran away in fright.Zhang Xiu didn't care about killing Duan Zhao, so he urged the horse to run to the children. Seeing that he and Ren Fu were the only ones left to protect the child, Cao Anmin quickly stopped and drew his sword in his hand. He suddenly turned around to stab, but Zhang Xiu's spear had already arrived.This shot hit his throat, and when the point of the gun was withdrawn, Cao Anmin collapsed in a pool of blood. "Brother Anmin... woo woo..." Cao Pi and Cao Zhen cried in fright, but Ren Fu didn't dare to be hostile, so he pulled his horse and ran forward desperately.Zhang Xiu had already caught up, raised his big gun and was about to stab, as long as the gun was fired, the two children would die here immediately. "Stop!" Suddenly a rider rushed over, and the man on the horse stretched out his hand and held Zhang Xiu's big gun tightly - it turned out to be Jia Xu. Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, then shouted: "Uncle Jia let go!" "Can't kill!" "Must kill!" "I can't kill... I can't kill..." Jia Xu was not as strong as him, so he just grabbed it with both hands, but he dragged him off the horse. When Zhang Xiu saw Jia Xu fall, he was frightened, and jumped off the horse.After a while of delay, Ren Fu had already dragged the child into the river, Duan Zhao also limped along with a knife, and the four master and servant left in a panic. "Cough..." Zhang Xiu let out a long sigh, and supported Jia Xu, "Why let the little bastard go!" Jia Xu was not injured, so he patted the dirt on his body and said slowly: "If Cao Cao didn't escape, it doesn't matter if you kill his sons. Since he escaped, you shot Cao Ang to death with random arrows, so you can't do it again." Harm other flesh and blood." "What's the point of this!" Zhang Xiu snorted, "My uncle's body was still cold and his filial piety had not yet expired, Cao thief raped my aunt, and when the news got out, what face would a man have to stand in the world? Fang Xue will be humiliated when he is destroyed!" "General, you live in Wancheng, and now Nanyang County has lost half of it. You must not form an indissoluble enmity with Cao Cao." "I've already killed one of his sons, isn't that enough revenge?" "Cao Ang can barely be regarded as a general, but it would be different if he slaughtered children... If Cao Cao hadn't done a bad job this time, I would never have made such a bad move!" Jia Xu stroked his beard and said meaningfully, " The general is definitely not a talent for life, in this time of chaos, you must not do everything and block all your own paths!" Zhang Xiu's clenched fists slowly loosened: "Forget it! Killing him so many horses, I can count my anger... What should I do next?" "Our people have also been massacred, let's gather together quickly. You go back and deal with the remaining soldiers in Wancheng, and order Zhang Xian to pursue Cao Cao. I have to go south to meet Liu Biao. We won this battle, and the two families have united ever since. It is hopeful. Although Cao Cao has a strong army, if we have Liu Biao's help, we will be able to deal with him for a few years." "Okay! Liu Jingsheng is still a humble man, making friends with him is better than the old rascal Cao Cao!" Zhang Xiu had already mounted the horse while speaking. "The general is missing!" Jia Xu slowly climbed up on the horse with Zhang Xiu's support, and looked at Cao Jun on the other side, who was receding, and said slowly, "There are no permanent friends in this world... but there are no permanent enemies either. !"