Three Kingdoms: The Reverse Son of the Guan Family, Dragon Blessing Jingxiang

"Report, Your Majesty... we have found out clearly that General Xiahou... he has been captured by the Han army——"

"Report, Your Majesty, the Han army... The Han army is powerful. Yangping Pass... It is very difficult to hold on to Yangping Pass. If... if there is no support, then... within an hour, Yangping Pass will definitely fall -"

"Report, Your Majesty, we have found out clearly that the person stationed in Hanzhong City is...hao Zhao under Guan Lin. This man is very good at guarding the city. I heard that when...Lü Meng's army came to the border, he was the one who stood firm in Changsha City and let...let Nalumeng was defeated and severely disabled—"

this…

It may be said that blessings come in pairs and misfortunes never come singly, or that it rains all night long when the house leaks.

At this moment... Cao Cao, who originally suffered from a severe headache and complicated emotions because he could not break the city, after hearing the unfavorable reports that had sprung up like mushrooms after rain, his cheeks became further livid, and the tension and hesitation in his expression had reached the extreme limit. degree.

For a moment, he really had the feeling that it was over... it was over, he was inevitably going to die in this city.

"Report..."

However, this is not the end...

Disastrous emergency reports are still coming, like poisonous thorns stabbing into Cao Cao's skin one after another, destroying the old man who is already over sixty years old.

Seeing that Cao Cao was in a daze, Jia Kui quickly scolded, "Don't you see the king's current state? No matter what happens, retreat first and report later -"

Completely opposite to Jia Kui's attitude, Cao Cao, even though he was in great pain, still ordered: "Play, play! Humph, these are not enough to defeat Gu, but Gu must listen, this situation can still be dangerous. How bad is it?

"Yes...yes..." Tan Ma said quickly: "Your Majesty, in Hanzhong City...A fire was suddenly lit in Hanzhong City. The smell sounded like the Hanzhong defenders had burned all the grain and grass in Hanzhong..."

Tan Ma's voice was stumbling...

On the other hand, for Cao Cao, this urgent report seemed to be the last straw that crushed him——

With a "click" sound, Cao Cao fell backwards.

"Your Majesty——"

"Your Majesty——"

Jia Kui, Jia Xu, and other lieutenants quickly helped Cao Cao up.

"Why is your Majesty like this?"

I heard this question from the crowd.

Cao Cao muttered in despair: "I don't want to think that the food and grass in Hanzhong City will also be burned... So, what's the point of trying so hard to capture this city? What I want is food and grass, what's the use of this lonely city?" What’s the use?”

It is hard to imagine that such a desolate and stern voice came from Cao Cao's mouth. What the world remembers is his domineering and mighty side. Who can imagine how miserable he was in a desperate situation?

really…

Following Cao Cao's words, the already demoralized Wei generals couldn't help but talk and whisper in low voices.

"If this is the case, should we attack Hanzhong City...?"

"Your Majesty has already said that what we want is food. What is the use of this isolated city? The food has been burned. What's the point of capturing Hanzhong City...?"

"Have we lost? Can we...can we go back to the north?"

There were more and more whispers, just like dark clouds... shrouding the entire Wei army, and the atmosphere here was extremely cold -

Cao Cao did not answer the words of these soldiers, not because he did not want to answer, but... even he did not know the answer at the moment.

Has he already lost?

Can he... still go back to the north?

Zheng Zheng, a sixty-year-old man, was at the most confused and at a loss in his life.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

It was Cheng Wu, Cheng Yu's son. He rushed over and saw Cao Cao being supported, but he didn't bother to ask what was going on here.

He immediately handed over the letter in his hand to Cao Cao.

"The king has seen it... This is father... It is an urgent message from father from the barbarians... The king has seen it, the king has seen it..."

Cheng Wu had not seen this urgent document, so he handed it to Cao Cao immediately.

It was this urgent letter that suddenly... made Cao Cao see a beam of light in the dark night. He unfolded it quickly, as if he had a premonition that this... would be the straw that saved his life.

And as the text in the urgent message appeared, the hesitation, confusion, hesitation, and confusion in Cao Cao's eyes were swept away, replaced by, "Hahahaha...hahahaha..." He actually began to laugh wantonly.

"Ha ha ha ha…"

This kind of laughter in a desperate situation suddenly made everyone confused...

For a moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on Cao Cao and the urgent message.

At this time... Cheng Yu was not there, so his son Cheng Wu quickly opened his mouth and asked: "What did father mention in the letter? Why is the king so laughing?"

"Hahahaha..." Cao Cao's laughter still did not stop. He laughed heartily a few more times, then waved his long sleeves, straightened his back, and stood with his head held high.

Just like Cao Cao, who was like Wei Wu who raised his whip, faced Jieshi in the east, and scolded Fang Qiu, he is back again.

"You asked me why I was laughing? Hahahahaha, I laughed at Zhuge Liang's lack of plans, laughed at Fa Zheng's young wisdom, laughed at Liu Xuande's infatuation, laughed at Guan Lin's mechanism, which was too clever but failed in the end, hahaha, hahaha... "

After another hearty laugh, Cao Cao's tone became higher, and his momentum became more exciting and exciting.

This... Cao Cao's sudden change of mood left all the Wei generals confused.

And he continued to speak, he raised the urgent letter and looked at Cheng Wu: "Your father Cheng Yu Cheng Zhongde, he is worthy of being my sun, hahahaha... He successfully persuaded the barbarians to go north, these barbarian warriors... not only helped me to completely capture the big-eared thief's Chengdu, but also gathered tens of thousands of troops and horses to arrive at the Hanzhong battlefield!"

"They will bring me, will bring our Wei army inexhaustible food, they will also join us in attacking the big-eared thief from inside and outside, hahahaha, he is Shaozhi, he thinks that he has taken my Hanzhong and burned my food? I will be homeless? Hahahaha, in fact, it is he, the big-eared thief, who is really homeless! Hahahaha... Hahahahaha..."

Good times will come after bad times?

Cao Cao's words, such a letter from Cheng Yu, undoubtedly... boosted the morale of the entire Wei army.

The help of the barbarians is certainly icing on the cake, but the food and grass that the barbarians can bring is a timely help...

The Wei army now has no shortage of soldiers or combat power, but only this food and grass!

Even... with just such an urgent report, the situation suddenly changed from a sharp turn for the worse to a 50-50 split.

That's right, in the decisive battle between Wei and Han, one side lost Hanzhong and food and grass, and the other side lost Chengdu and cut off the food supply...

Everyone, don't laugh at each other, Han and Wei are always forcing a 50-50 split.

It was at this time that Cao Cao issued the final military order, "Since Hanzhong cannot be captured, then don't attack it. Pass on my military order, all the troops will immediately retreat to Yangping Pass, wait for the arrival of the barbarian army, and attack from both inside and outside... strangle the big-eared thief and the Shu army!"

"Yes--"

Everyone bowed.

Soon... the command flag was waved, and the sound of the gong rang out again...

Although the Wei army was retreating... it was obvious that the news brought by Cheng Yu's letter had spread to the three armies, and the entire Wei army seemed to be suddenly full of energy and spirit, and the morale that had fallen to the bottom... was at least half restored!

Everything... seemed to be developing in a positive direction-

But... just as the counselors retreated, Cao Cao's personal soldiers suddenly walked to the side of Jia Xu and Jia Kui, whispering: "The King of Wei invites you two to get into his carriage?"

Hmm...

Jia Xu and Jia Kui looked at each other, and inexplicably felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong.

Just now... because of Cheng Yu's letter... wasn't it because of bad times? Wasn't everything developing in a positive direction? How could it be...

But the two didn't think much about it, and hurriedly bowed, agreed, and got on Cao Cao's carriage.

But... as soon as they entered the carriage, the two of them felt something was wrong...

Cao Cao was sitting cross-legged, as if he was meditating in the carriage, but his hands were clenched tightly, as if he could crush the stone steps into pieces.

Is this... is this anger?

Jia Xu and Jia Kui had never seen Cao Cao like this before...

When the two of them entered the carriage and the guards closed the door, the carriage slowly moved forward, and Cao Cao's tightly closed tiger eyes suddenly opened, his expression was extremely solemn.

"My king, what are you doing?" Without waiting for Jia Kui to ask.

Cao Cao had already raised his index finger, signaling them not to speak, but the next sentence made Jia Xu and Jia Kui's mood fall to the bottom in an instant.

"This letter looks like Zhongde's handwriting, but in fact it must be fake, forged by Zhuge Cunfu——"

Cao Cao first chanted, and then his expression became more solemn, and his tone became extremely meticulous.

Soon, the deep, muffled voice rang out again.

"My life... will probably stay here!"

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Outside Chengdu, the sun was blazing, and the spears, swords, and halberds reflected a cold light under the sun. The animal bone armor with the characteristics of southern China showed the unique majesty and majesty of the barbarians.

In the army full of tigers, leopards, wolves, and falcons, a pigeon was held high by Zhuge Liang, flew up from the forest, and flapped its wings straight to the sky.

Guan Suo saw Zhuge Liang releasing the carrier pigeon and asked with a smile: "Is Zhuge Military Advisor imitating Cheng Yu's handwriting to write a letter to Cao Cao again?"

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang gently fanned his feather fan and walked to a tiger. It seemed that he had learned some animal taming techniques against these beasts after staying in the barbarian camp for a few days. He reached out and stroked the tiger's forehead while sighing: "I hope my handwriting can deceive Cao Cao for a little longer..."

Just when Zhuge Liang just chanted this sentence.

Hua Man suddenly came over, saw Guan Suo, and held him tightly, but his eyes were looking at Zhuge Liang, "Mr. Zhuge, my father sent me to invite you to come to the account to tell the story, it seems that the method of irrigation with new agricultural tools... My father and the cave masters haven't figured it out yet!"

"Okay!" Zhuge Liang looked at Hua Man and Guan Suo who were in a friendly manner, smiled faintly, and then walked towards the camp.

Who would have thought...

With the report from the barbarian soldiers outside the door, all the cave masters and tribal leaders in the entire camp, including Meng Huo and Zhu Rong, stood up.

There was no one on the main seat in the tent, which was obviously reserved for Zhuge Liang.

"Sir... I finally invited you..." Meng Huo stepped forward enthusiastically, "Quick, quick... Sir, please sit in the main seat..."

Meng Huo's enthusiasm surprised Zhuge Liang a little: "Barbarian King, please...Barbarian King, please..."

"You, my brother... please sit if I ask you to sit, if you don't sit... who dares to sit here?"

With Meng Huo's voice...

Zhuge Liang had no choice but to sit down reluctantly.

But he explained, "Now, the barbarian soldiers are marching towards Hanzhong, and Cao Cao still thinks that Chengdu has fallen, and I and the civil and military officials of Chengdu have all become prisoners. At this time, I shouldn't sit here!"

"Oh...what are you afraid of?" Because he was sitting close and because he was rough, Meng Huo put his arm on Zhuge Liang's shoulders, "Don't think about those. We cave masters and leaders can all carry them. Sir, you can make us You people who live a prosperous life in Nanzhong, sir, just sit here and it won't matter, even if the news spreads, we can't attack the Cao thief secretly, why can't we attack him in the open? "

this…

Having said this, what else can Zhuge Liang say?

"That's fine..."

He waved his feather fan calmly and changed the topic, "Then... let's continue to discuss how Nanzhong can promote agriculture! In fact... there is a way... to imitate the grand scene in Dujiangyan!"

Zhuge Liang has entered the state of being a teacher of the barbarians, a state of enlightening their wisdom.

As for...concealing it from Cao Cao...

Let him be!

Having said that, the change in the stance of the barbarians can actually be seen from many clues. Cao Cao... may not be able to see through it!

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"Quack quack——"

Yangpingguan, the moon and stars are sparse, and the black magpie flies south——

It seems that after a day and night of offensive and defensive battles, this majestic pass has increasingly demonstrated its majesty and inaccessibility.

Of course, it was also a fluke. If the Wei army had not given up Hanzhong and returned with full support, Yangping Pass would have been captured by the Shu army long ago.

And following Cao Cao's decision.

A large number of Wei troops were stationed at Yangping Pass, which also made the Shu army not dare to be careless and retreat first before making plans.

At this moment...it's night again...

Standing on the tower of Yangping Pass, you can see crows gnawing on the bodies of the deceased under the pass in the distance, and the sound of "quacking" resounds endlessly.

Jia Xu and his son Jia Mu appeared at the city gate. His son Jia Mu was responsible for guarding a section of the pass and was patrolling as usual. His father Jia Xu followed him, but he walked slowly. He was obviously worried, and the atmosphere became tense. Increasingly cold and silent.

"call--"

With Jia Xu letting out a faint sigh, Jia Mu couldn't bear the atmosphere anymore. He took the initiative to ask: "Ever since my father got on King Wei's carriage...he has been sighing since he came back? The child really doesn't know what his father is sighing for? Then?" Isn’t the barbarian army coming? Hasn’t the Big-Eared Bandit’s Chengdu been lost? So, so, so and so... The situation dictates that the two sides are at best evenly matched. "

Because Jia Mu couldn't stand the atmosphere and had complicated thoughts, he simply asked everything on his mind.

On the other hand, when Jia Xu heard his son's words, he didn't seem to be affected at all. He sighed as usual, "Alas"

...With this thick "Alas", Jia Xu's low but relieved and gentle words finally came out.

"My son, you are especially living in a dream now!"

"Ah...what?" Jia Mu asked quickly.

Jia Xu explained, "That letter from Cheng Yu, haha, King Wei has noticed that the barbarians are going north... Haha, it is true that they are going north, and they have brought soldiers, horses and food, but I am afraid... they are not attacking That Liu Xuande is our great king Cao Mengde! They are neither friends nor enemies!"

"Ah...ah..." Jia Mu looked at his father in disbelief.

"It's very simple..." Jia Xu explained in depth, "Liu Bei relied on his benevolence and the people's support to develop to this point. You actually naively thought that after Chengdu was captured, the barbarians would be able to march northward without any problems? Haha... Why? Father, let me tell you, if Chengdu is captured, even if Zhuge Liang is captured, then the states and counties in central Shu must have gathered their last troops to go to Chengdu to save their lord Liu Bei's inheritance... It is precisely because of this that the barbarians will have to go north. After going through many obstacles and interceptions... how could it be so easy... to reach Hanzhong so quickly? This itself has huge loopholes..."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu's analysis became more bold, "In my opinion, I am afraid that Cheng Zhongde has been defeated in the hands of Zhuge Kongming. Now he...mostly has his body and head missing, and this letter...is expected to be Zhuge Liang copied it to confuse the king! Haha... I don’t know yet, but Zhuge Kongming’s calligraphy is comparable to that of Zhongsi Qing... It’s a piece of cake for him to copy such a letter!”

Well…

If just now Jammu was still immersed in the surprise after the situation changed again... then now, his father's words gave him a shock, a huge shock.

He would never doubt his father's analysis...

Likewise, he keenly captured the meaning of his father's words.

"Dad? What you mean is that King Wei has seen through this fake letter, so... then he is going to..."

"Run!" Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, "He specially called Jia Kui and I into the carriage to tell us that he planned to use these more than 300,000 soldiers as bait to cover his escape from here!"

this…

Jia Mu was stunned, his eyes were wide and round, "Three hundred thousand soldiers...the King of Wei...don't want them all?"

"Three hundred thousand soldiers are nothing?" Jia Xu waved his hand, "Back then, Lu Boshe was kind to him, Chen Gong was kind to him, Xu You was kind to him, Xun Lingjun was also kind to him, but in the end...what? Is one still alive in this world?"

At this point, Jia Xu turned his back, crossed his hands, and continued to sigh: "Cao Cao...even after so many years, he is still the Cao Cao who said, 'I would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me'..."

"Then..." Jia Mu asked hurriedly: "Then... which road does the King of Wei plan to evacuate from? Qishan Road? Chencang Road... No, no, no, the Shu army is guarding outside Yangping Pass, and Xiabian City has also been lost. These two roads are no longer accessible, so... we can only risk passing through Hanzhong and take Baoxiadao, Tangxiadao, and Ziwu Valley? That's right... Shangyong and Fangling have been lost, and... only these roads can lead to Guanzhong... Dad, which road does the King of Wei want to take... exactly?"

Under Jia Mu's urgent questioning...

Jia Xu blurted out slowly as always, "None of them! Cao Cao wants to take a road... no one knows 's path!"

Jia Mu's eyes were still wide open: "Then... will father go with him?"

"Haha..."

But Jia Xu laughed lightly, and then asked unexpectedly, "Why should father go? Father is a meritorious official in Shuzhong, a loyal official of the Han Dynasty! If it weren't for father, Chengdu might have been conquered by the southern barbarians. Whether it was Liu Xuande or Zhuge Kongming, they would have to thank me! And what I have done is enough for our Jia family... to enjoy peace and food and clothing!"

This...

Undoubtedly, his father's words shocked Jia Mu again.

He pondered for a long time... and then continued to ask Jia Xu, "So, so father is going to wait for the southern barbarians to arrive and Yangping Pass to be broken... to tell Liu Bei, the King of Wei, the escape route?"

Since Jia Mu asked this question, he felt redundant...

Because, from the things his father mentioned today, from his father's tone today, he...he has found the answer.

And this... made him feel creepy.

Jia Xu's voice continued, although it was very low, but it was unusually calm and firm, "Niu Fu, Li Jue, Guo Si, Duan Wei, Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao... Haha, how many lords have I served in my life? Cao Cao is the sixth, but not necessarily the last! And these lords have flashed by in this era like a revolving lantern, only your father... finally survived, and lived a very stable life... Guess, why is this?"

"I... I don't know!"

At this time, Jia Mu was already in a mess, where did he have the energy to think.

Jia Xu answered for himself. 、

"In fact, the answer to this question is very simple, just one!"

"That is the one thing your father will always stick to no matter what the situation is, that is, anything... can 'harm the harmony of heaven', but it must not hurt 'the harmony of culture'——"

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…(End of this chapter)