Chapter 3378 It's a pity that it's over
The fire can illuminate the night sky, but it cannot drive away the darkness in people's hearts. What's more, if there is not even this little fire, how many people can hold on to the swaying light in their hearts?
Just when Fei Qian defeated the camp of Cao's army in Anyi, in the Luliang Mountains, the group was walking towards Pingyang Linfen under the night.
All of this group of people looked dusty and exhausted.
If you just look at this dust, it might not be anything. After all, who has not had to rush to the road in life?
As long as there is hope in your heart, there will be light in your eyes and your head will not be lowered.
But the problem is that almost all of these people have their heads lowered, and there is not much brilliance in their eyes.
Just like young cows and horses always like to raise their heads, laugh and shook their hooves, clamoring that there are places to stay in the world, but they don’t know that they just changed one boss after another. Most of the older cows and horses are hunched and bent over, and they no longer look up and look far away, because they all know that if they don’t work, they won’t even have salt and rice.
Cao Xiu's face was as deep as water, among the people.
Now, his face is pale and his eyes are black. Not only does he lose his temperament when he set out from Shandong early, but he even has a little more dead spirit of destruction, like a walking corpse!
Cao Xiu didn't dare to recall what happened just the previous hour, but the blood stained with him was still telling him, mocking him, making him involuntarily think of it...
The complex and chaotic emotions impacted Cao Xiu's brain nerves.
Everything seems to be caused by that letter, but everything should be more than that letter.
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Fei Qian, Fei Qian...
Cao Zhao, Cao Zhao!
Two different names are now in conjunction.
This made Cao Xiu feel like a knife.
Could it be that I was busy with things outside the family and lacked the teachings of Cao Zhao?
Did Cao Zhao say before that he understood and was fooling himself?
Could it be that the cavalry used some tricks or that Cao Zhao was coerced?
Cao Zhao actually wrote a letter to persuade him to surrender!
When Cao Xiu received this letter, he couldn't believe his eyes!
But the letter did use Cao Zhao's seal and Cao Zhao's handwriting...
At that time, Cao Xiu stared at the signed word "Cao Zhao" and felt his head buzzing.
He knew Cao Zhao's habit of signing.
Cao Zhao likes to pull the stroke of "Zhao" very long. Because when he was a child, Cao Zhao said it was like the cloak on his father's body...
And now, Cao Xiu's cloak is broken and rotten, dirty and smelly.
But if your body is dirty, it’s okay, if your heart is dirty, the problem will be big!
Loyalty, filial piety and righteousness!
When Cao Xiu was young, he told him that in life, one should first understand loyalty, filial piety and righteousness!
"What is loyalty, filial piety and righteousness?" At that time, Cao Zhao was very confused when he opened his eyes.
"This..." Cao Xiu was also a little troubled at that time, and he didn't know how to explain it to Cao Zhao.
After all, it is said to be "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism", has Cao Zhao ever met the emperor? Or does Cao Zhao know what a country is? It is already amazing that a little Cao Zhao can know what a "home" is.
"The country is an enlarged home..." Cao Xiu tried to explain to the little Cao Zhao what the concept of "country" is. "Many families are together and they become a country."
"Then there are many parents, younger brothers and sisters in this country?" Cao Zhao asked.
Cao Xiu nodded, "That's right."
"So are these people my parents, younger brothers and sisters?" Xiao Cao Zhao asked again.
"No." Cao Xiu shook his head.
"Then...what if they all want to be my parents?" Cao Zhao suddenly discovered a bright spot.
"This probably won't."
"What if it does?"
Cao Xiu suddenly realized that he couldn't explain, so he shook his hand, "I will understand when you grow up..."
The little Cao Zhao seems to understand.
But now Cao Xiu, who was old and tired, understood that Cao Zhao inadvertently told the truth about the Han country!
Everyone wants to be a father or a grandfather!
No one wants to be a son or a grandson!
Even though the officials of the Han Dynasty said that they were asking for the people and speaking out for the people, they turned around and sat on them and became their parents.
Can……
But this cannot be a reason for Cao Zhao to betray the enemy!
Cao Xiu was puzzled and felt ashamed.
If the son does not teach, the father’s fault!
In the midst of shame, the nameless karma fire surged.
How could Cao Zhao do this?
Could it be that Cao Xiu gave him some example?
Cao Xiu's parents died, and Cao Xiu helped the coffin for thousands of miles, but he never thought of changing his surname and asking for honor! He was born with a surname Cao, and he died. He also had a surname Cao! He suffered a lot of hardship, chewed it, swallowed it, wiped it, swallowed it!
Without parents' discipline, they have obtained "full" freedom on the surface, but in fact they have received "necessary" suffering!
Although Cao Xiu's "words" may not be as easy-to-understand and exquisite as those great scholars said, Cao Xiu did not teach Cao Zhao any of the "personal teachings" at all!
But why did Cao Zhao rebel against the Cao family and surrender to the cavalry now?!
Why?
Cao Xiu couldn't understand at all.
Even when Cao Zhao saw Cao Zhao's "Prayer of Success", Cao Xiu still felt it was ridiculous. Is this the child he taught?
He doesn't believe it!
Or, Cao Xiu couldn't believe it!
At that time, this idea was the only thing left in Cao Xiu's mind.
After the initial shame, anger, and suspicion, Cao Xiu began to think that the letter that Cao Zhao might have written under coercion was not necessarily hidden in the letter, so he suppressed his anger, read it carefully and seriously again.
But at this moment, the road came.
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The night is cold and the wind is cold.
Cao Xiu was blown to his eyes by the wind and sand. He closed his eyes slightly, but the blood color that was spreading at that time could not be eliminated...
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"Ahaha, I heard the letter from the son?" Before Lu Zhaoren arrived, the voice arrived first.
Over the past few days, Lu Zhao has been very depressed, and the more he feels, the more angry he becomes. The gradually accumulated hostility in his heart will naturally become more and more heavy.
Lu Zhao originally thought that after he finished fighting Wenxi, he could go back.
This is the annual task given to him by Dahan Cao Family Group Co., Ltd. Even if the input-output ratio completed by the road is not good, it is finally completed!
Wen Xi is now fighting, and under the control of Cao's army, is this always true?
As for Wenxi now becoming a ruin, that is another matter.
Just like performance is performance, manpower is manpower. Although there are some connections between the two, we cannot say that the two are completely equal!
But now Lu Zhao felt that his performance had met the standards, but Cao Xiu ran over to ask Wen Xi what "human power" it was!
Is there such a reason?
If you want both "performance" and "human power", then you either need to give enough resources or provide sufficient support at the beginning. As a result, you, Cao Xiu, came late, and then said that Wenxi's "human power" did not meet the standards?
But when the original task was issued, was it necessary to Wenxi's "performance" or Wenxi's "human power"?!
Oh, I just said that I wanted everything now, so why didn’t I explain it clearly at the beginning?
Are you afraid that no one will come to take this task if you make it clear?
The key is that Lu Zhao believes that Cao Xiu is holding him hostage and threatening him, and wants him to act as cannon fodder. Lu Zhao has no objection, as long as he doesn't find him. Now those ordinary cannon fodders are either running away or dead. It's Lu Zhao's turn to be cannon fodder. Lu Zhao is willing and willing to do so?
Therefore, Lu Zhao has been whispering sarcastic words along the way, and the more he walked north, the more he became dissatisfied.
No supplies, no supplies, no supplies, or no supplies!
Isn’t this Cao Xiu taking this to the death?
Now I heard that Cao Xiu received a letter from his child Cao Zhao, and the key was that he got it from the cavalry scout!
How can you not come by Luzhao?!
Even if it is not for something, I know that I can’t talk about anything, but I still have to expose the resentment in my heart first!
So Lu Zhao laughed even more arrogantly, "General Cao! This... what happened? The son is so filial! This is apart from thousands of mountains and rivers, it cannot stop the affection of the father and son! General Cao, why don't he share the letter of the son with us quickly! See if there is any good news!"
Cao Xiu's eyes turned cold, "What does this matter have to do with you?! Let's deal with military affairs and rectify the soldiers!"
"snort!"
Luzhao sat down with a big slight slight slap.
If it were before, Lu Zhao would have been reluctantly obeying the orders because of Cao Xiu's identity, but now...
"Military affairs are not urgent!" Lu Zhao said, "Even if it is rectified, can we turn some food and grass from the sky? It's General Cao...
Lu Zhao stared at Cao Xiu, "Hahaha, I heard that the letter from the son of the cavalry... was obtained from the scout of the cavalry? I was bothered by the general, why did the letter from the son of the cavalry be there?!"
Among the words Lu Zhao said, some words are particularly serious, so the meaning is naturally clear.
『…』 Cao Xiu was silent for a moment, and then said, 『My son was unable to fight against being captured, so he wrote a letter to him...』
"Hmm?" Lu Zhao narrowed his eyes, obviously unwilling to believe it, "Since that's the case, the general should take it out, let us all see it! This is also a great thing to inspire the soldiers, isn't it? Take it out, General!"
Of course, Cao Xiu couldn't take it out.
"Ah hahahaha!" Lu Zhao laughed, "I didn't expect that, I didn't expect that, you, Cao Zilie, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, did this! If you want to be glorious and wealth, why do you need our blood to lay the foundation?!"
"What do you mean?" Cao Xiu said in a deep voice.
"That's what I mean!" Lu Zhao didn't let him go, "You want to surrender, don't take us to be the bargaining chips for you to get promoted and make money! Tell me, how much reward can you get after you sell us? What position can you give me?"
Cao Xiu was furious, "Nothing is said!"
"Then let's take the letters and read them!" Lu Zhao didn't let him go at all.
『…』 Cao Xiu couldn't speak immediately.
"Hmph!" Lu Zhao sneered, "Look, look! I'm right!"
Cao Xiu stood up and said, "I told you to go and rectify military affairs immediately and patrol the post!"
"What are you pretending to be here?! What's the big deal about military affairs, the big deal about guards!" Lu Zhao also stood up and confronted him, "You're so lucky! Your surname is Cao! If you don't have Cao's surname, you're not as good as me!"
"What did you say?" Cao Xiu shouted, "What a courage! Are you going to disobey the military order?"
"You want to sell us for your wealth and glory, what military orders do we have to abide by?" Lu Zhao shouted, "If you want to surrender, go! Let's get together and part with you! Let's go back by ourselves! At worst, you can become a bandit in the Taihang Mountains of Luliang, which is more free and easy than being sold to the cavalry!"
"There are no ones in Cao's army who are afraid of death!" Cao Xiu shouted in a deep voice. He meant that no matter he or his children, he would not surrender, but in fact, as long as Cao Xiu could not take out the letter, no one would believe anything he said.
"Hahaha! What's wrong with being greedy for life? Who doesn't want to live? It's better to live without death! Just allow your child to surrender and save his life, and we must fight to the death? Why?!" Lu Zhao looked at Cao Xiu with disdain in his eyes, "You are not as good as me, at least I'm innocent, hahahahaha, I won't be that much, I'm even half-suppressed and pretending..."
『Bold!』 Cao Xiu pulled out the battle knife, 『Is it because he was not good at bullying me?』
Lu Zhao was startled and took a step back quickly, but he quickly reacted, and became more and more angry. He snatched the sword from the soldiers beside him, pulled it out, pointed at Cao Xiu and shouted: "This world was not named Cao! Now he doesn't have the surname Cao! Whoever has the ability will sit down, this is the way of heaven!"
"Bold! You're not going to be too quick and you're just trying to stop. I think you've been diligent for many years..."
Cao Xiu also wanted to ease or save the situation, but in fact he forgot one thing, that is, he failed to contact Xiahou Dun in time...
All the preparations that should have been in Luliang Mountain were not there!
If soldiers have no supplies, they will naturally become anxious, uneasy and panic!
Cao Zhao's letters only triggered these emotions in advance...
If Cao Xiu could find some supplies, he would make the letter public earlier, and he would say that he would be fooled by such a trick like the cavalry, and he would have been fooled.
That's right, the premise is to find supplies!
You can't afford to eat, and you still want everyone below to be obedient and obedient?
This is obviously impossible.
When Lu Zhao saw Cao Xiu in such a situation, he wanted to make him subjugate. All the resentment and hostility accumulated over the days gathered together, and his voice suddenly became shrill, "Cao! You left a way out for your children, but forced us to a dead end!"
"presumptuous!"
Cao Xiu shouted loudly.
The guards who followed Cao Xiu also saw that the situation was not good, so they surrounded him.
"I'm presumptuous?!"
Lu Zhao laughed in anger, "I have worked hard and worked hard to make you Cao's cow and horse, and let you drive it! Now I just refuse to surrender with you Cao Xiu, and I don't want to be your bargaining chip for your Cao Xiu to get promoted and make money! You Cao Xiu mean that I'm bold and I'm arrogant! Hahaha! There is such a truth in the world? If you don't want to reason, then you don't mean it! Men! Those who are willing to follow me freely are following me! The world is so big that there is always a place to stay, and you will no longer be affected by this pickled bird's breath!"
"Don't leave!" Cao Xiu shouted, "I am the leader of a army, all the soldiers obey my orders! Those who chaotic army should be killed!"
Lu Zhao pulled off the cloak tied on his body and threw it on the ground, "It's better if you don't follow this bird army! Grandpa is leaving today. I think who dares to stop me?! Those who are brave enough will go with Grandpa to have fun!"
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The fire flashed and blood filled the sky.
Cao Xiu looked at his hands.
There are still blood on it.
Lu Zhao was going to break up at that time, so Cao Xiu naturally refused.
After a while, from verbal disputes to armed struggles.
Luzhao is dead.
Cao Xiu killed him with his own hands.
If you don’t kill, the entire army will be in chaos.
But if he killed him, the entire army would be in chaos.
Because although Lu Zhao was dead, everyone heard what he said.
Those words, word by word, were like a pair of steel swords and swords, piercing Cao Xiu’s heart and chopping on Cao Xiu’s forehead!
It’s not that Cao Xiu has encountered strong enemies, nor has he failed in danger on the battlefield, but his will has always been like steel, and his loyalty to the Cao family has never wavered for half!
But this time...
Although there are many other factors, Cao Zhao's letter undoubtedly suppressed Cao Xiu's face to the ground and rubbed him! What he insisted on and the great righteousness he explained became a joke!
Although Cao Xiu finally used the killing move to temporarily suppress the controversy, under the blood, everything seemed to begin to slide into the abyss!
Some soldiers, unwilling to participate in the battle between Cao Xiu and Lu Zhao, sneaked away in the night...
Now the only remaining troops to which Cao Xiu belongs and a small number of Cao's soldiers are.
Cao Xiu changed his route. He would not go to Taiyuan anymore. He would go to Pingyang, Linfen.
Cao Zhao's letter asked him to surrender...
No, he will never surrender!
If Cao Xiu also chose to surrender, then what did he do along the way and why?
What are they trying hard to fight for the overall situation?
It’s better to lie on the ground and enjoy life!
Cao Xiu could no longer understand everything, and in his heart, only the most helpless fatigue was left.
In the Luliang Mountains, food was not found, and almost everything that could be found was eaten. In the end, Cao Xiu didn't know whether he was a human or a ghost now, but he still had a breath in his heart!
But Cao Xiu knew one thing, his surname was Cao!
Not all the surname Cao is soft-boys!
Even if his son surrendered, he would not surrender!
Linfen, Pingyang!
Since his son persuaded him to surrender, he would use his life to teach his son some last lesson...
People need a little backbone and a little toughness!
Even if all the surname Cao retreated and surrendered, he still refused to retreat!
He will go to Pingyang, but he is not going to surrender, but to commit suicide!
He is going to fight to the death in Pingyang!
Chapter completed!