Chapter 474

"What?" Xiahou Dun's face had been twisted and deformed, with flames spraying in his eyes, and he held Cao Zhen's collar tightly with both hands. The huge force made his nephew's breathing difficult, "What did you say? What's wrong with the Prime Minister?"

"Uncle..." Cao Zhen replied in tears, "Prime Minister, Prime Minister... has returned to heaven! The army that attacked Puyang... has all dispersed!"

Cao Zhen described what he knew intermittently.

After listening, Xiahou Dun felt as if he had lost his soul in an instant.

The dawn has appeared, and victory is near before us, but it suddenly disappears. It is like a huge bubble. Although it looks so bright and beautiful in the sun, it may have disappeared without a trace in the next moment.

The heavy price of tens of thousands of soldiers fighting to the death of tens of thousands of people was finally brought about such a result.

The battle around was still continuing, and the defeated soldiers retreated from Puyang had already had an impact on Xiahou Dun and Cao Xiu's troops. Although they had not yet developed to the point of collapse for a while, the morale of the soldiers was obviously dispersed and shaken.

The enemy troops, who also received the news of Cao Cao's sudden death, launched a fierce attack on Cao's army under the leadership of Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong.

There was a rush of people on the battlefield, drums and horns were roaring, and the sound of killing was shaking the sky. But all this seemed to have nothing to do with Xiahou Dun. All the sounds were silent from his ears, and all the scenes disappeared from his eyes.

"Uncle, uncle..." Looking at Xiahou Dun who was stunned, Cao Zhen called out with grief and worry.

After letting go of Cao Zhen's collar, Xiahou Dun raised his lost eyes and asked directly: "Where is the Prime Minister?"

"...I was snatched by Guan Yu..." Cao Zhen did not dare to look at Xiahou Dun's eyes and said timidly.

Unexpectedly, Xiahou Dun was not angry. Instead, he showed a faint look of relaxation.

Although the relationship has always been dissatisfied, Xiahou Dun was able to trust Guan Yu's character and knew that the old friendship between Guan Yu and Cao Cao was even more aware of. Under such chaos, Xiahou Dun himself could not be safeguarded, let alone guarding Cao Cao's body.

Instead of putting Cao Cao's body in danger of being damaged in chaos, it is better to hand it over to Guan Yu. At least it is certain that Guan Yu would never do such dirty things that insult the deceased, let alone Cao Cao.

"Transfer the order. Screw the defeated troops and retreat!" The remaining one-eyed eyes slightly closed. Xiahou Dun raised his right hand and said in difficulty and pain, "Retreat Xuchang!"

"Uncle...Uncle..." Looking at Xiahou Dun in surprise, Cao Zhen opened his mouth and finally responded helplessly, "Promise~!".

He handed over the Qinglong Yanyue Sword to his personal guard. Guan Yu jumped off his war horse and walked quickly towards a carriage surrounded by soldiers in a completely inconsistent with his usual calmness.

The soldiers quickly made way.

When you walked to the car, Guan Yu saw the familiar and unfamiliar face. The face with high spirits and heroic spirits had become dull at this moment; the pair of eyes that seemed to be able to see through your heart directly.

It has been united forever.

Guan Yu slightly closed his phoenix eyes to hide the huge sadness in his heart.

On the battlefield, they were irreconcilable enemies, just like this time in Puyang Battle. Cao Cao's goal was to capture Guan Yu directly; but in terms of personal relationships, the two were both old friends and confidants.

Now that old friends are gone, the close friend has passed away!

I don’t know how long it took, Guan Yu turned his head and asked Jia Xu, who was standing next to the car: “How did Mr. Cao get there?”

Jia Xu was captured by the Guan Yu army who was chasing Cao Cao's body, but he did not resist at that time.

"The Prime Minister's head is already quite serious. He has been too busy in the past two months and his health has been exhausted." Jia Xu replied mournfully, "Today... he died suddenly and walked very quickly!"

After another silence, Guan Yu ordered in a low voice: "Come here, send Cao Gong's body back to Puyang, and then order the craftsmen to create the best coffin and prepare the best spices. Place them properly."

"No~!"

"Xu Departure Prime Minister. Thank you for your great kindness!" Jia Xu leaned on the ground and bowed respectfully to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu turned around, looked up at the sky, slowly raised his right hand, and waved it lightly twice...

Ding Tao

On the city tower, the guards of Cao's army stared at the smoke and dust in the distance.

The earth was shaking, and the broken Dingtao City was trembling weakly, like a beast whose claws were removed, curled up in a dark corner, making timid whimpers.

The desolate and desolate sound of Qiang flute flute flutes flutes far away in the wind.

The army of 15,000 cavalry showed their ferocious fangs, and they roared all the way like a flood breaking the dam.

At the forefront of the iron cavalry army, a huge "Pang" character fluttered in the wind on a dark green flag!

With smoke and dust, the Iron Cavalry rushed past Dingtao City in a craziest way, completely treating the city as air.

It was not until the iron cavalry disappeared for a long time that Cao Bing on the city tower came to his senses.

"Western...Xiliang Iron Cavalry!" The commander of the Cao army who was responsible for defending the city was very experienced. He saw the identity of this iron cavalry and said with a tremolo in his words. His eyes were full of despair.

Dozens of Cao soldiers sat on the ground, their bodies as if they were coming out of water, and their physical strength had been lost.

According to the power of the iron cavalry just now, not to mention that there are only 1,000 defenders in the city, even if there are ten times or twenty times, they will not be of use at all.

It's over, it's over...

That night, more than a thousand defenders in Dingtao collapsed and scattered.

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Cao Cao suddenly passed away, and more than 100,000 Cao's army was defeated in Puyang. News spread rapidly throughout the world through various channels.

The world is shocked!.

Lujiang City is jubilant, the people are running around and telling each other, and every household is decorated with lights, just like a festival.

In the court, countless officials cried with joy and burst into tears.

The traitors are dead, is it still far away for the world to unify? The revival of the Han Dynasty is already near!

The whole of Hebei seemed to be shrouded in a gray shadow. People were extremely flustered. Many officials tried their best to find relatives and climb old friends, hoping to establish a relationship with the Lujiang court and seek a way out in the future.

Losing Cao Cao, the helmsman, the day when the big ship in Yecheng court sinks is not far away, and not many people hope to become a burial object.

Undercurrents are surging, and the wind is storm!

Yecheng

After the Shangshu Ling Xun Yu confirmed Cao Cao's death, he finally couldn't hold on and vomited blood and fainted on the spot. After waking up, he could only sit on a bed and rest, and could no longer be in charge of the director.

Although Chen Qun, Zhong Yao, Dong Zhao and others tried hard to stabilize the situation, the situation was still deteriorating.

The first rebellion occurred in Qingzhou Pingyuan County. There were also many people in Jizhou, Bingzhou and Youzhou who were rebelling against each other...

Luoyang

When Liu Bei received the news of Cao Cao's sudden death, he found out strangely that what he felt was not joy. Instead, a faint melancholy kept lingering in his heart.

Cao Cao was a hero and a great hero. Liu Bei never denied this. Even the ambitions of both of them were very similar—both hoped to quell the turbulent times and stabilize the country.

From the beginning, Cao Cao was a goal, a goal to catch up. Although this goal had forced Liu Bei to a desperate situation many times.

It was during the process of competing with Cao Cao again and again that Liu Bei discovered his shortcomings and honed his will.

And now, the opponent has passed away, the strong enemy has passed away! I feel... a little empty!

Who is the hero in the world?

Cao! Liu!

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As the news of Cao Cao's death spread, the battle situation in Henan quickly showed a one-sided situation...

Pang De led 15,000 cavalry to use a great detour tactic. After passing Runan and Liang County arrived at the battlefield in Jiyin, he completely set the tone of the war on the Eastern Front.

Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren were chasing each other, and in the end, only 10,000 troops left were retreating to Xuchang.

In the fifth year of Zhanghe, in the late April, Li Dian, who was defeated in Rencheng, learned about Cao Cao's death when Wei Yan pursued him and blocked him. In desperation, he finally asked Wei Yan to surrender...

At the same time, the two armies on the western front successively broke through Yuanwu and Xinzheng and advanced to the western suburbs of Xuchang.

When Xinzheng City was broken, Xu Huang led more than a thousand remaining troops to face dozens of times the enemy and bravely launched the final attack. After an hour of bloody battle, the entire army was in full swing.

Immediately, the two armies advanced towards Xuchang in a form of clamping force.

In mid-May, the army on the east and west sides formed an encirclement of Xuchang, with a total force of 140,000...

The people in Xuchang City were already panicked and the army had no intention of fighting.

On May 14, the second brother sent Cao Cao's body, which had been carefully treated with anti-corrosion, into Xuchang City. At the same time, he sent an envoy to persuade him to surrender for the third time.

On May 16, Cao Zhang and Xiahou Dun opened the city and surrendered, Cao Ren led his sword to commit suicide...

In early June, two counties in Hanoi and Hedong changed their flags, pushing the rebellion in the Hebei prefectures to a climax.

In mid-June, my second brother and I led our army across the river to occupy Henoi and the two plain counties, and then headed north to attack Yecheng. We passed by the counties and counties all the way and descended with wind.

In the late June, when the two armies were more than a hundred miles away from Yecheng, Chen Qun and Zhong Yao represented Huangwu Emperor Liu Jin and Cao Pi's brothers to submit a letter to surrender.

On the third day of the seventh month, the eldest brother personally rushed to Yecheng to receive surrender. On the same day, the Huangwu court became history.

In early August, our army took charge of the three prefectures in Hebei and completed the unification of the world!.

In October of the fifth year of Zhanghe, the elder brother returned to the court triumphantly. The emperor and all the civil and military officials of the court came to Hefei to welcome him. Shouchun, Lujiang and surrounding counties, more than 500,000 people were arranged on both sides of the road, and the team stretched for more than a hundred miles. The cheers were like a mountain collapse and a tsunami!

In March of the sixth year of Zhanghe, the imperial court returned to Luoyang.

In April of the sixth year of Zhanghe, Empress Dowager Fu expressed the intention of abdicating the throne to the elder brother on the grounds that the emperor was too young and unable to take charge of the government.

In mid-April, Han Song, the chief of the Weiwei, Wang Can, the chief of the Zhongsan official, and Li Hui, the Minister of the Hucao, jointly submitted a letter, saying that the world had first been unified and the country was not safe. For the Han Dynasty to revive again, the Emperor of the Sage was required to take charge of the rule.

Although today's son is smart, he is young and weak and cannot bear such a heavy responsibility. The best choice is to inherit the throne by his elder brother.
To be continued...