Chapter 60: Capture the king!

Chapter 060: Capture the king and return!

"Cao thief, I caught you!"

On the battlefield of Xiling, a hand as hot as fire held down Cao Cao's arm tightly.

Instantly, Cao Cao, who was riding on his horse, became stiff all over. A chill spread from the cracks between his bones to the outside. He lowered his head with difficulty...

A young face covered in blood came into his sight.

Those eyes, which had been bright, were now blood red, which was very scary.

Liu Wu threw his horse and his body to Cao Xiu, and fought a desperate hand-to-hand battle with Xu Chu. By this time, his eyes had already burst!

"You, you..." Looking at those terrifying eyes, Cao Cao's voice was like an ancient well that had been dry for decades. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

He was shaking violently, and a huge fear surrounded him like a tide.

Hooray! ~
Liu Wu held down Cao Mengde's arm.

Under the gaze of tens of thousands of Cao's soldiers, he moved the saddle, mounted the horse, and sat astride Cao Cao!

Wow! ~
The moment Liu Wu's armor skirt brushed past the horse's back, the hearts of the surrounding soldiers also jumped...

The one sitting on the horse is Prime Minister Cao!
That is Prime Minister Cao who holds the emperor hostage to control the princes!
That is Prime Minister Cao, who controls two-thirds of the Han Dynasty’s territory!
That is Prime Minister Cao, whose orders no one dares to disobey!

Who in this world is worthy of riding on the same horse with Prime Minister Cao?
Who in this world dares to ride on the same horse with Prime Minister Cao?

But Liu Zilie of Xiling dared to do so, and even forced Prime Minister Cao to ride on the same horse with him.

"kill!"

"Stop this man!"

Just at this moment, the densely packed Cao army in the rear finally attacked.

The dark mass of Cao's army rushed towards Liu Wu from all directions of the battlefield like a raging tide.

They rise and fall like waves in the forest!
They are like rolling dark clouds!
They were getting closer and closer to Liu Wu. They saw Liu Wu and also saw the figure being held hostage by Liu Wu on the horse...

"Slow! Stop, stop now!"

"The person held hostage by the Xiling garrison commander is..."

"Prime Minister! It's the Prime Minister!"

"The Xiling garrison commander has captured the prime minister alive!"

The Prime Minister was captured!!

Wow! ~
The Cao army soldiers who were about to besiege Liu Wu suddenly stopped!

Only the lingering sound of armor colliding slowly echoed on the battlefield...

They stared blankly at Liu Wu, and stared blankly at Prime Minister Cao, who was standing in front of Liu Wu with a pale face.

The news of Prime Minister Cao's capture spread throughout the Xiling battlefield. The entire noisy battlefield became quiet. All the Cao army soldiers were at a loss and did not know whether to attack or retreat.

Liu Wu grabbed the reins in front of Cao Cao and shook them gently: "Go."

Da Da Da~
The horses moved, and the eyes of tens of thousands of Cao's soldiers also moved!

Tens of thousands of eyes, like sharp arrows, were cast towards Liu Wu, closely following his figure...

Liu Wu turned his horse's head,

Heading towards Xiling City.

Everyone understood that Liu Zilie wanted to take the Prime Minister back to Xiling!

Immediately, Prime Minister Cao sat in front of Liu Wu trembling with fear.

Suddenly, a bloody hand touched his head and pressed hard against the horse's back. Cao Mengde was horrified and struggled violently: "You can't..."

boom! ~
Cao Mengde felt a sharp pain at the back of his head, his eyes went dark, and he lost consciousness.

In front of the generals and tens of thousands of soldiers in Cao Ying...

Liu Wu slapped the northern overlord, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty who controlled the thirteen states of the world, Cao Mengde, and knocked him unconscious with a slap!
boom! ~
On the battlefield, the layers of Cao's army moved subconsciously, causing the snow around the huge battlefield to sink several inches!
They instinctively raised their spears, swords and knives...

Spears and swords gathered together like the sea, murderous aura rose to the sky, dispersing the flying snow!
The swords are as majestic as mountains, shining with cold light, suppressing the chill of midwinter!

But he just raised it up and didn't dare to make any rash moves.

"Prime Minister!"

Xu Chu covered his rotten face and stood up with great difficulty, enduring the severe pain all over his body. He looked at Prime Minister Cao who was about to be knocked unconscious in disbelief. How dare Liu Zilie? !

"Prime Minister!"

Li Dian, lying on the ground with his legs still twitching, had bloodshot eyes and was grabbing the ground frantically with his hands, trying to get closer to Prime Minister Cao. It was a great shame and humiliation that more than 30 generals and tens of thousands of troops could not protect their own lord!

"Prime Minister!"

"Prime Minister!"

Zhang Xi, Zhu Gai, Cao Xiu and many other generals who were knocked off their horses by Liu Wu but could not stand up for a while, all gnashed their teeth and crawled on the ground with difficulty towards the figure of Prime Minister Cao. Since the Battle of Chibi, why did Cao's army suffer such a great defeat and humiliation? !

All the generals in Cao's camp who were still on horseback looked at the scene in front of them with despair and disheartened hearts. The Prime Minister was captured. Didn't that mean that they had actually lost the battle of Xiling?

No, it’s not just about losing the battle of Xiling!
If Prime Minister Cao was killed by Liu Zilie, the north would immediately become unstable. How could the emperor and the Han officials in the court miss this good opportunity to deal with the Prime Minister's forces?
By then, under attack from both inside and outside, the prime minister's cause will surely fall apart. Then how can these military generals who rely on the prime minister for wealth and honor have a good ending?

Thinking of this, all the generals in Cao's camp turned pale...

At this moment, they had only one thought in their minds: Prime Minister Cao must not be in any harm at all!
Da Da Da~
Liu Wu rode his horse slowly but steadily, heading straight towards Xiling City ahead.

The densely packed Cao army in front subconsciously retreated, retreated, and retreated again!

From a distance, it looks like the sea tide rising and falling, and the waves rolling.

Da da da! ~
Suddenly, more than twenty riders galloped towards the Cao army soldiers in front of them. Leading them were Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Cheng Yu and other civil officials and counselors who were still alive in Cao's camp.

They shouted loudly: "Disperse, disperse quickly! No one should move without permission, and do not hurt the Prime Minister by mistake!"

Wow! ~
The Cao army in front seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and the dark mass of Cao troops hurriedly made way to both sides.

Weapons and armor surged, heads rose and fell, and heavy soldiers and layers of armor were like cutting through waves, clearing a broad road for Liu Wu.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses retreated for this one man and one horse!
Cao Hong, Cheng Yu and other counselors and generals were afraid that the people behind them hadn't heard it, so they rushed into the road and cleared the way for Liu Wu: "Disperse, disperse quickly!"

"No one is allowed to move without permission. Do not hurt the Prime Minister by mistake!"

A group of generals in Cao's camp rushed towards the depths of the front army before Liu Wuzhi, shouting and dispersing in all directions.

Wherever it went, the Cao army, which had been in a huge crowd, scattered to both sides, as if a sharp arrow was shot and broke through the layers of Cao army's defenses!

Liu Wu held down Cao Mengde, who had fainted in front of his horse, and calmly mounted his horse and walked into the road ahead that Cao's army had made way for.

call! ~
The cold wind howled, slowly dispersing the red clouds in the sky.

The snow stopped, and a few rays of red sunset slowly sprinkled on the white ground and on the road ahead for Liu Wu.

The soldiers on both sides looked at the Xiling garrison commander who was riding alone and strolling in the midst of the army, and at Prime Minister Cao who was pressed in front of the horse by the Xiling garrison commander. They all looked panicked:
"What should I do? What should I do?"

"Prime Minister Cao is now controlled by this evil general. What if he..."

"Now the north has finally stabilized, all thanks to Prime Minister Cao. If Prime Minister Cao has an accident, our peaceful days in the north will be over again."

The soldiers of Cao's army were worried, and some even cried out in fear, but no one dared to move.

When Liu Wu came, Cao's army was desperate to stop him at all costs.

When Liu Wu left, Cao's army was afraid of even touching him.

……"kill!"

The tragic shouts and cries of the Xianzhen Camp shook the sky.

After sending Liu Wu to the central army, the Xianzhen Camp was also surrounded. At this moment, there were only about a hundred cavalrymen in the Xianzhen Camp with horses left.

Gao Shun led a small number of cavalry and fought hard while surrounded by Cao's army.

The surrounding Cao troops surrounded the Xianzhen Camp tightly. They could no longer launch another charge and could only fight to the death.

With swords and spears in hand, several cavalrymen from the Xianzhen Camp chopped off the heads of several Cao army soldiers with their sharp blades.

But the next moment, more than ten sharp blades chopped off their horses' legs. Several people fell off their horses and were immediately killed by Cao's army.

Further away, Cao's soldiers pinned the cavalrymen of the Xianzhen Camp to the ground...

Blood splattered everywhere, and heads and limbs flew everywhere.

"kill!"

The Cao army around them shouted loudly and pressed forward step by step, forcing the soldiers in the surrounding Xianzhen Camp to move closer.

Poof! ~
Gao Shun stabbed the spear in his hand into the chest of a Cao soldier, and the hot blood spurted onto his face. He took a deep breath and looked outside the formation. My lord, my lord, Gao Shun can no longer serve you.

At this point in the battle, the entire Xianzhen Camp was on the verge of being wiped out.

It doesn't matter if I die, or if the entire Xianzhen Camp is wiped out, but I don't know if the lord's mission has been accomplished...

The remaining soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp were getting more and more injured and falling down. It seemed that the final moment had come...

Suddenly, the sound of fighting died down.

The Cao army soldiers around them actually slowly retreated.

The soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp, holding their swords and spears high and looking ferocious, were about to take away a few more Cao Jun soldiers. They were at a loss...

The Cao troops around them retreated faster and faster, and a large space quickly appeared in the middle.

At this moment, more than twenty riders came into Gao Shun's sight. They were all generals from Cao's camp, and some were even acquaintances of Gao Shun.

Cao Hong, Xiahou Shang, Cao Xiu, and even Cheng Yu is here?
Gao Shun laughed at himself: "It seems that they are going to personally send me, Gao Shun, off."

All the generals from Cao's camp had arrived. Gao Shun could not think of any other reason other than to come and see him off in person.

Da Da Da~
A figure on horseback slowly came towards him and stopped in front of Gao Shun.

Gao Shun suddenly opened his eyes wide. That was...

"Zi Lie!" The disbelief in Gao Shun's eyes instantly turned into surprise.

He was about to say something when he was attracted by the figure of Liu Wu pressing in front of the horse. Looking at the familiar figure, Gao Shun was slightly stunned, and then his whole body began to tremble slightly.

Gao Shun's lips trembled. "It's done! My lord, it's done!"
Liu Wu's face was covered in blood and turned frighteningly pale. He didn't say anything. He no longer had the strength to speak.

But, with a slight wave of the whip in his hand...

Then the horse slowly continued to move forward.

Gao Shun looked at Liu Wu's figure, his face flushed red, and he yelled loudly: "Return to the city!"

Gao Shun's screams echoed outside Xiling City. The remaining cavalry, less than a thousand in number, were at a loss. But when they turned around and looked at the Cao army soldiers who dared not move, they finally understood...

They survived!

"Back to the city!"

The cavalrymen sitting on their horses shouted excitedly along with Gao Shun. Covered in blood, they slowly turned their horses' heads and followed Liu Wu's figure.

"Back to the city!"

Liu Wu's horse moved very slowly, passing by everyone slowly. The cavalrymen of the Xianzhen Camp who had lost their mounts stared at this figure in a daze...

They stood up with difficulty and staggered behind the cavalry.

In the distance, a Cao army soldier was pinning a Xianzhen camp soldier to the ground, holding his sword high with a look of hesitation on his face.

They didn't know whether to kill or not the Xiling Army pinned to the ground...

"Go away!"

Several Cao soldiers were still hesitating, and were kicked away by the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp who were pinned to the ground. He stumbled and followed the team of the Xianzhen Camp returning to the city. "My lord!"

"Lord..."

"The Lord has returned to find us..."

"The lord is back. He is going to take General Gao and us back with him!"

"Quick, follow up."

"Follow me, follow me..."

"Back to the city!"

"Back to the city!!!"

Scattered, sparse...

More and more people gathered, and the remnants returned to the team! The fire in everyone's heart seemed to be ignited, even though it was the coldest time of winter! !

Liu Wu walked slowly enough that even the injured soldiers could keep up with him.

On the way back to the city, Cao Hong, Xiahou Shang, Cao Xiu and others cleared the way for them...

"Step aside!"

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!!"

The densely packed army formation of Cao's camp was like a wave split into two.

da~
da~
da~
Drops of blood dripped from Liu Wu's hair, staining the unconscious Cao Mengde's body scarlet red...

Liu Wu was exhausted. He was exhausted.

He was hit by two arrows yesterday, and two more today. He had more than ten hideous wounds on his body, and Xu Chu had broken countless bones...

A horse can only go so fast.
If it had been a millimeter faster, Liu Wu would have fallen off the horse.

call! ~
The cold wind was howling, and the red clouds in the sky were dispersing faster and faster. The red clouds were getting thicker and thicker, and they were sprinkled on the earth, on the battlefield, and on the Xianzhen Camp team that was slowly returning to the city...

……

A few rays of snowy setting sun illuminate the top of the city.

On the top of the city wall, Wei Yan was facing the setting sun, his naked upper body having just been bandaged for its wounds.

"General Gao Shun will not come back, and Zilie... will not come back either." Wei Yan turned around and closed his eyes, with a tear falling from the corner of his eye.

call! ~
There was a strong wind on the top of Xiling City.

Lu Xun also turned his back to Wei Yan, looking hopeless: "When the lord left, he said that he had sent a letter to Cao Mengde to guarantee a future for you and General Gao Shun... What are Wenchang's plans now?"

"Will you go and surrender to Cao Mengde, or return to Jiangdong with us, or return to Liu Xuande's army?"

Liu Xuande!
If it weren't for Liu Xuande, how could Zilie have suffered such injustice?
If it weren't for Liu Xuande, how could Zilie be forced to come to Xiling?

If it weren't for Liu Xuande, how could Zilie be forced to fight for his life with Cao Cao and end up like this?
Wei Yan gritted his teeth and roared in a low voice: "It doesn't matter whether you surrender to Cao Mengde or Jiangdong... Whoever kills Liu Xuande, I will follow him!"

"If it weren't for that big-eared thief, how could Zilie end up like this? I must kill the big-eared thief and avenge Zilie!"

(End of this chapter)