Chapter 222 Cao Mengde finally realized the truth. The person in Tongguan was really Liu Wu!!
Chapter 222: Cao Mengde finally realized the truth. The person in Tongguan was really Liu Wu! !
"Why don't we just let Liang be the middleman and mediate between the two families..." Kong Ming continued, "Don't worry, King Wei. Liang is only here with the army to see King Wei. He has never served in the army of King Chu, so he will not be biased towards King Chu..."

"General Wenchang said earlier that we received an order from the King of Chu to go to Tongguan to support the King of Chu, so we naturally cannot retreat. Since the situation in Tongguan is still in doubt, the Jingbei Army will temporarily station troops here."

"The King of Wei can lead the army back to Tongguan first to find out whether the King of Chu is indeed in Tongguan. If not, Tongguan is only a stone's throw away from here, and the King of Wei can return in a moment."

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Cao Cao remained silent, his eyes moving back and forth between Zhuge Liang and Wei Yan.

What Zhuge Kongming said was not wrong. This place was indeed not far from Tongguan and could be reached in a short time. However...

Is Liu Zilie really in Tongguan?
Cao Cao's eyes flashed with a brief moment of confusion.
This is impossible. I was leading a large army blocking the way of Tongguan. How could I not notice him if he wanted to enter Tongguan?

If it is true as Wei Yan said...

Han Sui’s letter!

Isn't everything in that letter true?

Are the stories about Liu Wu occupying Chang'an, defeating Ma Chao, Han Sui leading the Xiliang coalition forces, and offering Tong to Liu Wu all true?
If this is true...

No, absolutely impossible!

"Zhang Liao!"

"The general is here!"

"I want you to lead your troops to garrison here and keep a close eye on Wei Yan's army. If they make any unusual moves, Wen Ze can act according to his discretion!"

"Zhang Liao takes the order!"

Cao Cao took a deep look at the army opposite. He still didn't believe Wei Yan's words, but now he had to find out where Liu Wu was.

otherwise,

Liu Zilie is like a hidden arrow, no one knows when he will shoot at them!
"The rest of the troops, follow me back to Tongguan!"

Rumble~
Cao's army, like a tide, rushed towards Tongguan just as they had come.

Only Yu Jin's troops were left to confront Wei Yan's Jingbei army far away from here.

"Huh..." Looking at the receding backs of Cao's army, Wei Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

This fight was finally avoided.

If Cao Mengde really went to war without caring about anything, these exhausted soldiers under his command, no matter how fearless and brave they were...

After this battle, it is still unknown how many people will survive.

"Wen Chang..." Zhuge Liang suddenly spoke.

Wei Yan turned around in surprise: "Sir?"

Looking at the Cao army that was getting farther and farther away from him, Zhuge Liang's mouth curled up slightly: "You kept saying that you wanted us to rest all along the way. Now..."

"You can give the order to let the entire army have a good rest."

……

……

Rumble~
Yellow dust swept across the sky,

Flags flying high and gathering like clouds!

There were spears and swords everywhere, and the air was filled with murderous intent.

The endless number of Cao's soldiers marched back towards Tongguan in a mighty force.

The huge banner of King Wei roared and whistled against the wind.

Under the grand banner, Cao Mengde, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, sat high up on a canopy chariot with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was wandering in a trance.

"King Wei, what Wei Yan said is simply nonsense. Why should King Wei take it to heart?"

"In my opinion, Liu Zilie must be hiding in that army, but he just doesn't want to show up. Prime Minister, just send the army to attack. I don't believe that Liu Zilie will not show up!"

"If Liu Zilie was really in Tongguan, given his personality, he would have led his troops to attack us long ago. How could he have endured until today?"

"This was Liu Zilie's trick! Just as Mr. Gongda said, Liu Zilie and Han Sui had colluded with each other long ago and wanted to plot against our army. He was in a hurry to rush to Tongguan to rescue Han Sui, so he naturally didn't want to delay with our army."

"Haha, unless my entire army is blind, Liu Zilie will never be able to enter Tongguan..."

The generals of Cao's army surrounding the carriage seemed to have seen Prime Minister Cao's worries, and they all started discussing at the same time, trying to comfort Prime Minister Cao and expressing their own thoughts.

Liu Zilie, who had been on guard for a long time, was actually in Tongguan City?

This is really absurd and unbelievable.

Rumble, rumble~
The sound of carriages and horses and the discussions of the surrounding generals all reached Cao Cao's ears. But Cao Cao's thoughts had already flown far away...

Until this moment, he still didn't believe that Liu Wu was in Tongguan, and Han Sui's letter kept appearing in his mind.

That was Han Sui's trick... But if compared with what Wei Yan said, there is actually a lot of evidence to support what Han Sui said in the letter!

Even the absurd story of Han Sui surrendering the pass seemed to have some evidence.

No, it's still impossible!
Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes, his hawk-like eyes full of confidence: "Outside Tongguan City, there are more than 100,000 troops of mine blocking the way. Liu Zilie will never show up in Tongguan no matter what."

"Wei Yan, Zhuge Liang... Liu Zilie! I want to see what tricks you are going to play..."

"Pass on my order, the whole army advances rapidly, and must reach Tongguan as quickly as possible!"

Rumble~
The army moved forward rapidly, and soon they could see the outline of the mighty pass ahead.

It’s Tongguan!
We have arrived at Tongguan!

Wow~
Cao Aman suddenly stood up from under the canopy. He stared at the outline of the pass in front of him. He was determined to find out the whereabouts of Liu Zilie today.

close!

We are getting closer and closer to Tongguan City.

That majestic fortress,

It's becoming clearer.

Everything fell into Cao Mengde's sight.

On the top of Tongguan City, it seems that nothing has changed, yet it seems a little different.

Cao Mengde stood in a daze under the canopy, looking at the top of Tongguan City. The color on his face faded at a speed visible to the naked eye. He was in a state of despair, and his hands holding the railing of the carriage could not stop trembling slightly...

The blazing sun shines on the city walls.

It also shone on the large banner on the top of the city wall, which had never appeared before!

Wow~
On top of the city,
The big royal flag with the word "Chu" embroidered on it was flying high! !
……

Wei Yan did not lie to himself...

Liu Wu really arrived in Tongguan!

That damn Han Sui really surrendered to Liu Wu! !

Cao Cao stared blankly at the big banner on the top of the city wall. The word "Chu" on the banner was like a sledgehammer, smashing Cao Mengde's head hard.

He was hit so hard that he was dizzy.
The blow made his head buzz.

Cao Cao's eyes went dark, he stumbled, and was about to fall off the chariot...

"Prime Minister!"

"King Wei!"

The generals were in a panic and rushed forward to support Cao Mengde.

"Huff~" Cao Cao took a long breath and spoke in a hoarse voice: "Liu Zilie is very cunning and we have fallen into his trap! Guanzhong has been taken by him, and all the tribes in Xiliang have surrendered to Liu Wu. Han Sui's letter... that letter is real!"

Cao Mengde could never have imagined that after he wrote a fake letter to Han Sui, Han Sui actually sent him a real letter in reply.

"Prime Minister..."

The generals around wanted to comfort their lord, but when they opened their mouths, they could not say anything.

Liu Zilie was indeed cunning, but these generals could not figure out how he had gotten into Tongguan when his own army had blocked it tightly.

Since Han Sui's letter is true, doesn't it mean that Ma Chao was defeated by Liu Wu and Chang'an was occupied by Liu Wu, which is also true?

This guy has taken Chang'an and Tongguan, and has also received help from Han Sui and other Western Liang tribes. Guanzhong is indeed in Liu Wu's pocket...

boom! ~
Xu Chu took off his helmet and smashed it to the ground. "Damn it! We fought to the death outside Tongguan, but in the end, Liu Zilie got the upper hand. It's really hateful!"

As Xu Chu finished speaking, the generals in Cao's camp turned pale. But now that the matter was done, what did they matter if they were angry?

crunch~
A series of hesitant sounds were heard, and after being closed for so long, the Tongguan city gate finally slowly opened a crack.

The gap is getting bigger and bigger.

at last,

Open with a loud bang!

"Prime Minister! The gate of Tongguan is open!"

(End of this chapter)