Chapter 42
Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong and Guo Jia are undoubtedly the closest and most important supporters of Cao Cao. In addition, Cao Xiu, a member of the Cao clan, the four of them are my bargaining chips. At this point, I can only use them to try it out - if Cao Cao pays more attention to them than his concerns about us three brothers, then we still have a chance of life; and if on the contrary, today will be my place of burial.
Although at this time, at least half of my fate was in the hands of Cao Cao, I was not afraid or nervous at all, but became extremely calm. I looked calm and stared at the thousands of strong bows in front of me with the arrows on the strings. I whispered to Zhao Yun beside me: "Zilong, if the situation is wrong later, you and the soldiers will evacuate as much as possible. I will block the Cao army!" If I can't save my elder brother, the second brother, what's the point of even if I can escape! Even if the Taoyuan brother cannot die in the same year, month and day, at least they will die in the same place!
"General... Yun has wasted more than 30 years. In this life, the person who is most grateful is my teacher. Yun's parents died early and was adopted by his teacher since childhood. His teacher taught me 10 years and has taken good care of me. He told me to "seek the wise ruler to support each other and calm the people in the turbulent times, so that he can live up to his skills." Yun never dared to forget it; the person he admired the most was the lord Xuande. The lord loves the people as his son, and has unparalleled benevolence in the world. All the people under his rule live and work in peace and contentment.
It is the wise ruler whom Yun admires the most, so even if he walks thousands of miles, he will come to like each other. But the person he admires the most is you. When it comes to martial arts, strategy, courage, and loyalty, Yun has never seen anyone who is better than a general. If you can go to the public with the general, this time, it will be Yun’s greatest pleasure in his life! General, Zhao Yun only wants to live and die with the general, and hope that the general will be able to achieve it!" Zhao Yun’s voice was quite low, but his words showed unshakable perseverance.
I shook my head helplessly and said with a faint smile: "Okay! Zilong, let us share our lives and death together. Moreover, according to the current situation, even if we want to withdraw, we may not be able to withdraw..."
Just in the short time I talked with Zhao Yun, the Cao army in the camp carried out a large-scale mobilization: the two teams of Cao army's strong archers, with no less than 1,000 men, were neatly arranged in the east and north sides of our east and north sides, and were ready to go; and the gate of the military camp to the south was firmly blocked by a team of spear infantrymen; in this way, coupled with the 3,000 strong archers who appeared in the west at the beginning, the Cao army had completed the encirclement of us on all sides. With such a heavy encirclement, our remaining 200 cavalry could not escape even if we could insert our wings.
Since that's the case, there is no need to think about breaking through like this! There was a smile on my lips, and I quietly waited for Cao Cao to appear.
After about half a cup of tea, there was movement in the Cao army in the north, and the strong archers flashed a road to the left and right sides. Then, a team of black helmets and black armored cavalry, holding standard iron cavalry and spears, and murderous heavy armored cavalry slowly appeared in sight. I couldn't help but frown. It was the most elite unit of the Cao army, the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry", which was the most elite cavalry of the Cao army, and the most powerful cavalry that was controlled by the "Hundred Generals" and was always controlled by the Cao family themselves. Under the sanctuary of more than 200 "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry", Cao Cao finally showed up from afar. It can be seen that he was indeed very concerned about me, and under such a heavy siege, he still dared not get close to me.
I turned around and faced Cao Cao. But I didn't expect that just this action made the Cao army around me nervous, and a "crunch" and "crunch" bowstring tightened. I smiled faintly, inserted the Snake Spear with my right hand and shouted, "Cao Cao! Now Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Guo Jia, and Cao Xiu are all in my hands. Do you dare to make a deal with me?"
At this time, Cao Cao was shocked and his expression had returned to normal. After listening to my words, he replied in a deep voice: "Zhang Fei! You have also fallen into the encirclement of my army, and there is no possibility of escape. What qualifications are there to talk about making a deal with me? As long as I give up the order, you will all be dead. If you let go of the Miaocai now and serve them filial piety, I can spare your life!"
"Hahahaha..." I laughed wildly at the sky.
"Zhang Fei, why are you laughing?" Cao Cao asked angrily.
"Cao Cao, do you think I, Zhang Fei, is that kind of person who is afraid of death?" I slowly restrained my laughter and shouted in a deep voice: "If I were greedy for this life, I would not have led my troops back to Runan even though I knew you had set up many ambushes. It was impossible for me to break into your camp with just 300 cavalry. You said-I would care whether you would spare my life?"
Cao Cao was speechless when he heard this. After a moment, he asked with a hint of respect in his words: "Although that's the case! I definitely cannot accept the conditions you want to trade!"
It is indeed easy to talk to smart people. Before I could express my conditions, Cao Cao had already guessed eight or nine. I smiled faintly and said, "It is said that 'It is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is hard to find a general.' With Xiahou's wonderful talent and Cao Zilian's talent, it is more than worth a thousand troops? Guo Fengxiao can win a genius in the world, and a strange plan can win a thousand troops. With such a hero, my brother can escape safely. Why can't the Duke accept it?"
Cao Cao pondered for a moment, shook his head slightly, and said loudly: "Your brother Liu Bei is the hero of the world. If you insist on it today, it will definitely become a problem for my confidant in the future. How can I allow the tiger to return to the mountain and release the dragon into the sea? Besides, how can I know if you promise to release someone at that time?"
"Hahaha..." I laughed loudly when I heard the voice, "I once heard my brother talk about the story of heroes when I was cooking wine with Cao in Xuchang. I once said, "The heroes of the world are the only ones who can be with you." Cao Gong knew at that time that - my brother is a hero of the world who can be discussed side by side with you, why did we not eradicate our brothers at that moment? If there is no strong enemy in the road to victory, even if we can easily obtain the world, what fun is there? Do you agree? In Xuchang that day, Cao Gong did not plan on my brother. Is it because of this? As for whether I will release the person as promised, Cao Gong doesn't have to worry. I have a way - Cao Gong immediately ordered the army to give way for my brother and let it go, and I still stay in Cao Gong's camp. Two hours later, as long as Cao Gong did not send troops to pursue my brother, I will release these people. OK?"
After hearing this, Cao Cao was silent for a while, and suddenly burst into laughter after a while, "Hahaha... I never thought that you, Zhang Yide, are so eloquent, and I was still a brave man when I was in Xuchang. Two hours?!!!!!! Well, I promised you, but there are only two hours. At that time, no matter whether you let go or not, I will send a large army to pursue you. But I still hope you don't break your promise?"
"Zhang Fei promised a thousand gold, so he was not a person without trust. Since Mr. Cao still had doubts, we can swore to the sky together. If anyone betrayed his promise, the man and the gods would be destroyed together!"
Chapter completed!