Chapter 473(1/2)
Cao Cao's not tall but majestic body stood on the mound, as majestic as a mountain! The golden helmet, golden armor, and golden claws of the yellow lightning horse reflected an extremely brilliant and dazzling brilliance under the reflection of the sunshine from the west.
In the direction his eyes projected, thousands of Cao troops were constantly rushing towards Puyang City.
On the city tower, the dark green shaved battle flag of Liu Bei's army was gone. Instead, it was replaced by the dark blue flag of Cao's army.
This crucial offensive and defensive battle in Puyang has reached the most critical moment, and victory is already in front of you!
An excellent opportunity to turn the entire battle situation around has already emerged!
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However, before all this really came, the sky had collapsed!
Jia Xu looked at Cao Cao quietly, without saying anything, but his arms hung down weakly...
Cao Cao in front of him maintained a posture of watching the battle at the horse. His body was still straight as pine, his eyes were still staring forward, his face was still rosy, and even the corners of his mouth were filled with a calm and confident smile... However, the eyes that had insight into the mystery of the world, deep and wise, had lost their due spirit and gradually became dim.
Jia Xu knew that the biggest worry that had been hidden in his heart for many days finally turned into reality at this moment.
Perhaps because of the feeling of something, the clawed yellow-flying electric divine horse whistled gently, hoping to attract people's attention. But unfortunately, because the sound of the war drum horns was like thunder and the sound of the shouts of killing were shocking, its hurricane was completely covered up.
Even the personal guards not far behind him could not notice any abnormality.
Or maybe it was because things came too suddenly and too quickly that it was not enough to make people discover it.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, Prime Minister..." Jia Xu called Cao Cao softly with some reluctance.
However, there was no response even in the slightest.
After Jia Xu called him more than ten times, the guards realized something was wrong and hurried forward.
A moment later, a horrified shout suddenly rang out.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister..."
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In fact, as early as a month and a half ago, that night in Xingyang, Jia Xu was already worried about the huge changes in the sky today.
Cao Cao, who had been trapped by severe disease in the head, had miraculously recovered his health without receiving any magical pills and even suffered a significant blow (Guanzhong, Guanxi fell, Cao Hong was killed, and Xiahou Yuan was defeated and died).
This is a bit abnormal!
Jia Xu did not believe in God's will or miracles. But he would rather believe in his wisdom than the so-called miracles.
Cao Cao's abnormal recovery. In Jia Xu's view, the most likely reason is to describe it in four words - a retrospective look!
Unfortunately, other generals and officials would rather believe that this was a blessing from God, and that God would not destroy Cao! It made it difficult for Jia Xu to express his concerns.
Perhaps. The person who can truly understand the truth like Jia Xu is Cao Cao himself. Because, from that day on, Cao Cao was almost busy with military and political affairs day and night, preparing for this major counterattack on the Eastern Front.
Others may not know it, but Jia Xu, who has always accompanied Cao Cao's military officers, knows that over the past month, Cao Cao's daily rest time has never exceeded two hours on average.
Cao Cao was basically in a near-self-harm way, burning his lifespan in order to resolve Liu Bei's unprecedented Northern Expedition in a limited time.
If this battle can be won, Liu Bei, who was seriously injured in vitality, will no longer be able to pose danger to the north within a few years. In that way, even if Cao Cao himself dies, the heir will have at least one buffer time.
Otherwise, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi and others alone would not be Liu Bei's opponents.
Jia Xu saw this and did not agree with it in his heart. He also reminded him in a vague way that even if he gave up on the Central Plains, he could still retreat to Hebei and block the enemy with the natural danger of the Yellow River.
But Cao Cao's intentions have been decided. With his personality, he is unwilling to do things that are in peace. Instead of living in peace, it is better to fight to the death and survive in death!
In a sense, Cao Cao succeeded———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
But when the dawn of victory had already appeared, Cao Cao himself fell down, really fell down!
Is God's will? Is God's will...
In the battle between two peerless heroes, God once again chose Liu Bei and gave up Cao Cao!
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The sky is really collapsed!
The guards were panicked. The scene in front of them was so shocking. What filled their minds was not only panic, but also panic. Some people even began to shout loudly.
The chaos on the mound has attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Jia Xu's mind, but in the end he only turned into a sigh! Looking at the panicked situation in front of him, he chose to give up and choose to remain silent...
Jia Xu knew one thing very well - if what happened on the mound was spread out, the attack on Cao's army would be absolutely fatal, so serious that it could instantly cause more than 50,000 Cao's army to collapse.
With Jia Xu's identity and his wisdom and strategy, he could completely suppress these personal guards and block out this earth-shaking news until the end of the Puyang strategy battle.
However, he chose to give up...
So what if you take Puyang? So what if you capture Guan Yu?
The first condition to turn the situation around is lost.
If capturing Guan Yu could have a collapsed impact on Liu Bei's army, then Cao Cao's sudden death would be completely overturned to Cao's army!
In Rencheng, Wei Yan had defeated Li Dian; Li Yan and Hao Zhao's 20,000 troops attacked Dongping, which was about 3 days away from Puyang; Jinfan Navy blocked the Yellow River; under the fierce attack of nearly 100,000 Zhang Fei, Xu Huang, Man Chong was in a storm.
The hope that supports them is Cao Cao's counterattack...
With Cao Cao's sudden passing, all hope has dissipated with the wind.
Jia Xu looked up at the sky, and in his eyes that had always been clear and wise, there was confusion and helplessness. The warm wind blew across his face, bringing a fragrance of the earth that was not touched by blood.
The wind suddenly rises, and the clouds are blowing around.
Who is the hero in the world? Who is the ups and downs? Who is the ups and downs...
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"The Prime Minister has returned to heaven! The Prime Minister has returned to heaven!"
I don’t know who shouted this sentence, and quickly, the news of Cao Cao’s sudden death spread like a prairie fire, spreading outside the city and into the city.
Cao Jun knew, Guan Yu Jun knew...
Morale was as bright as a rainbow, and Cao Fang's army of attacking the city was gradually seized, within an hour. From initial disbelief, to later wavering, to final collapse!
The sky is falling!
If the entire Cao army is compared to the vast sky, Cao Cao is the most critical and most important thing in supporting this sky. The giant pillar of the sky is gone. The giant pillar of the sky is gone. The sky will collapse!
The morale of the defenders who survived were soaring, launching a crazy counterattack, expelling Cao's army. They drove Cao's army out of the city, and even attacked the crowd with few, surrounded Cao's army and eliminated them.
The lost Cao army soldiers almost instantly reduced their combat power from full value to zero. Except for the few people, the others had no will to resist.
Escape, escape from the city, escape back to your home; hide. Hide. Hide from this ruthless battle, the farther you hide, the better!
The Cao army soldiers who fled out of the city soon caused the Cao army to flee outside the city to escape! They were defeated in a complete manner!
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"Don't escape, you are not allowed to retreat!" Gao Rou waved her long sword and slashed one after another in the south city gate, shouting wildly. "The Prime Minister is fine. The Prime Minister is very healthy.
Those are all enemy tricks, the enemy's tricks. No one is allowed to escape!"
Another sword was cut down!
The Cao Bing did not want to become the wronged soul under Gao Rou's sword like his previous companions. The idea of survival forced him to raise his shield and push his sword to launch a counterattack.
I didn't expect someone to resist me. In addition, the opponent's strength was not small, and he was too soft to defend, and his body lost balance and fell off the horse.
Before he could get up, his feet had already stepped on him. The soldiers who were determined to escape were not caring about who was being stepped on under his feet.
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Xu Chu rushed out of Puyang City with blood at the cost of being killed by Guan Yu.
He was not afraid of war or wanted to escape, but wanted to confirm Cao Cao's situation. He did not want to believe the news of Cao Cao's sudden death, but everything in front of him continued to deepen his doubts.
In a state of distraction, he could no longer fight with Guan Yu.
"Where is the Prime Minister?" Xu Chu rode his horse wildly, no matter who stood in front of him, knocked him away directly, or slashed into two pieces with one knife. The blood-congested tiger's eyes looked around, trying to find where Cao Cao was.
The original mound was already deserted.
Is it true?
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister... Where is the Prime Minister?" Xu Chu roared wildly regardless of the injuries on his back.
The defeated soldiers were already like a tide, and they were confused!
"General Xu, General Xu..."
Finally, someone was calling out to Xu Chu.
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"Prime Minister, Prime Minister..." Kneeling in front of a body with no vitality, Xu Chu cried in silence, and two lines of bloody tiger tears fell from his cheeks.
Unfortunately, the landlord of the body would no longer pat Xu Chudi's shoulder lightly and shouted affectionately———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
The defenders had already come out of the city and bravely pursued the defeated Cao army. A brigade seemed to have discovered something and rushed towards the place directly.
"Mr. Jia, you guard the Prime Minister and go south to meet General Xiahou. I'll stop the enemy!" Standing up, Xu Chu wiped blood and tears on his face, with a determined expression and a muffled voice.
After saying that, without waiting for Jia Xu to answer, he had already flew onto the war horse, lifted the blood-dropping mountain king's giant sword and rushed towards the enemy.
To be continued...