Chapter 66 Brother Emperor, I am Awu!
Chapter 066: Brother, I am Awu!
boom! ~
There seemed to be a vicious dragon stirring up waves on the river. Snow-white tides rushed up into the sky and the river water surged and rolled endlessly.

The mighty ships of the Jiangdong navy sailed against the wind and waves towards the north shore. No matter how fierce the waves were, they eventually returned to calm as the large number of ships passed by.

call! ~
The big red sun cast thousands of red rays, and the boatmen sailed past, causing a flash of golden light.

On warships of all sizes, Jiangdong soldiers filled the decks, their large shields like walls, their spears like forests and flowing water, their sharp blades flashing a blinding cold light.

For a moment, it almost merged with the golden light of the waves on the river, making it impossible to open one's eyes!
On the leading ship, there was a man wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, with a cloak wrapped around his back, looking heroic and majestic, surrounded by military generals. He was none other than Zhou Gongjin, the Grand Commander of the Eastern Wu.

Looking at the north bank of the river getting closer and closer and the Xiling city wall getting clearer and clearer, Zhou Yu's heart was already burning with heat from the sun in the sky.

It seems that at this moment, the morale of Cao's army camp has collapsed and the army's will has been dispersed.

Landing!

Just waiting to land!

By then, the Jiangdong army would chase the fleeing Cao army northward, driving them like cattle and horses, and take advantage of the situation to head straight to the city of Xiangyang...

Taking Xiangfan and occupying Jingzhou, the army marched straight to the north...

Zhou Yu's hands were tightly gripping the hilt of the sword at his waist until they were almost white!

Become!

My lord's ambition to conquer the Central Plains will finally come true!

He, Zhou Gongjin, will surely go down in history together with the Marquis of Wu and be remembered forever!

"Grand Commander." Taishi Ci came hurriedly to report: "I have a message from my commander. In about an incense stick of time, the fleet will be able to reach the shore!"

Zhou Yu smiled, and the curve of his mouth could not be suppressed at all: "Order the soldiers on each ship to string their bows and draw their swords!"

"After landing, ignore Xiling City and attack Cao's army with all your strength!"

……

Caoying, the central military tent.

The generals were becoming more and more anxious...

"The number of people hanging outside the gate is increasing, but the morale of the army is becoming more and more unstable!"

"Killing people can indeed work temporarily, but there is still no news from the Prime Minister. If we continue killing people, I'm afraid the army will mutiny immediately!"

"What should I do? What should I do?"

The Cao army generals could no longer sit still and were wandering around the military tent in panic.

Tick ​​tock! ~
Big beads of sweat dripped from Cao Hong's forehead.

His lips turned pale, and his eyes were filled with fear. Prime Minister, my lord, if he really can't come back...

"Mr. Gongda!"

Cao Hong turned around abruptly and grabbed Xun You's sleeves with both hands, as if he was grabbing the last straw to save his life: "Mr. Gongda! You are the nephew of Xun Lingjun, and you are a think tank that even the lord admires!"

"Now the army is in danger, please teach me, sir!"

In Cao Cao's absence, the pressure of the entire Cao camp was on Cao Hong, but he was helpless in the current situation.

The generals in the camp cannot be relied upon, and Cheng Yu among the counselors has not returned yet. The only one Cao Hong can rely on is Xun You and Xun Gongda in front of him!

However, at this moment, Xun You's back was already soaked with cold sweat. The situation was like this. Not to mention him, Xun Gongdahe, even his uncles Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo were here, they would probably be powerless.

"Hey……"

Xun You sighed softly and was about to speak to comfort her.

“Report, report!!”

Suddenly, a soldier ran in in a panic.

"What are you reporting?" Cao Hong was eagerly waiting for Xun You to come up with some advice, but was interrupted by this soldier. He immediately became more annoyed and angry:
"Qi, report to the general! Jiang, the Jiangdong navy is coming to attack us!"

Jiangdong Navy? !
In an instant, the entire central military tent suddenly became quiet.

All the generals' faces turned pale.

Jiang Dong made a move. Jiang Dong really made a move! The thing they were most worried about happened...

If Jiangdong landed and attacked at this time, the tens of thousands of Cao's troops would be demoralized and defeated. They simply couldn't bear to think about how tragically they would be defeated!

Cao Hong clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his flesh, and tried his best to maintain his sanity: "Jiangdong Navy, how many ships have arrived?"

Soldiers: "The Jiangdong boats are so huge, stacked up in layers, you can't see the beginning or the end! The boats, big and small, are full of soldiers!"

"In a moment, maybe, we can reach the shore!"

A stick of incense!

In one stick of incense, the Jiangdong navy will be landing!

Cao Hong felt dizzy and stumbled.
He was almost in despair at this moment...

Is it true that the Cao family's fate has come to an end? !
……

Inside Xiling City, at the city gate.

Da da da! ~
Lu Xun's figure has turned back and gone away.

Cao Cao stared blankly at the bamboo slips in his hand, with doubts filling his mind...

A letter to the emperor?
Admire the emperor's majesty?

This guy is so bold and unscrupulous, would he admire the majesty of the emperor?

What does Liu Zilie want to do now?
The more Cao Mengde thought about it, the more confused he became, but his hands subconsciously wanted to untie the silk tied to the bamboo tube. No matter what he wanted to do, he would naturally find out after opening it himself.

"Lord!"

Cheng Yu held Cao Cao's hand and said, "This is not the place to read the letter. The army outside the city is now leaderless and morale is low. The soldiers are looking forward to the arrival of our lord like a drought looking forward to the arrival of a rainbow... We really can't delay any longer."

Cheng Yu knew very well how critical the situation in Cao's camp was now. If his lord returned too late, it would be uncertain whether the tens of thousands of troops would still be there.

"Cheng Zhongde is right!" Cao Ren on the side also tried to persuade him. He did not want to stay in Xiling City any longer. "My lord, this place is full of tigers and wolves, so we should not stay there any longer."

"This Xiling garrison commander is very cunning. If he lets us go now, who knows if he will change his mind the next moment."

The two men urged him, and Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, but he finally put the bamboo slips into his arms and said, "Let's go back to the camp and stabilize the situation."

Da da da! ~
Three fast horses galloping.

Three figures, eager to go home.

They passed through the city gate tower and the deep corridor...

boom! ~
Finally, the huge gate of Xiling City opened with a bang.

Xilulu! ~
call! ~
The wind howled past.

Cao Cao spurred his horse, whipped it, leaped out of Xiling City, and suddenly stopped his horse!

The horse under his crotch stood up!

came back!
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, Cao Mengde, is back!

……

Cao Ying.

There was a sound of galloping horse hooves, and Cao Hong led more than a dozen generals and counselors and rode out towards the gate, followed by more than a hundred soldiers.

The snow is flying and the cold wind is blowing in your face!
Immediately, Cao Hong looked determined, he wanted to go to Xiling City personally to investigate the situation.

Now the Jiangdong army will arrive soon. Without Prime Minister Cao to lead the army, Cao's army will surely be defeated!
He couldn't wait for Cheng Yu any longer, and Cao Ying couldn't wait for Cheng Yu either!
I must find out whether the Prime Minister is alive or dead as soon as possible, and then...

boom! ~
Just as Cao Hong and his generals rushed out of the camp, the Xiling city gate opposite, which had been closed for a long time, suddenly opened with a bang!

Three figures rode out on horseback, and the leader suddenly reined in his horse and stood still!

The horse under his crotch stood up!

that man is...

With narrow eyes and long beard, he looks very majestic!
Cao Hong was stunned.
Xun You, who was following behind him, was stunned.

Xu Chu, whose half face was rotten, was also stunned!

Prime Minister!

That’s, that’s Prime Minister Cao!

In an instant, the entire battlefield was silent, with only the howling of the cold wind.

Cao Ren's lips began to tremble, and his body began to shake as he sat on his horse: "The Prime Minister is back!"

"Prime Minister Cao is back!"

……

On the river, the Jiangdong navy was approaching the Jiangbei area in a mighty force.

The top floor of the ship!

Zhou Gongjin stood by the railing, staring at the Xiling City in front of him, where he could clearly see the words "Xiling" on the city gate!
Success! Jiangdong's great cause is finally going to succeed!
bass! ~
Zhou Gongjin suddenly drew his sword and said, "All the troops..."

Xilulu! ~
Before he could finish his words, the gate of Xiling city suddenly opened, and a rider was seen riding out of the city, reining in his horse and standing up.

Zhou Gongjin was subconsciously stunned. Who is this person?

At this moment, the man suddenly turned his head and looked towards the river.

An old, yet extremely imposing face came into Zhou Gongjin's sight...

boom! ~
It was as if a muffled thunderclap sounded in Zhou Yu's mind!
I have seen that face before, on the river at Chibi...

Cao Mengde!
It's Cao Mengde! He, he left Xiling City!

Not far from the south gate of Xiling, Cao Xiu, who was leading the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, looked in disbelief at the figure riding a horse out of the city in front of him.

Prime Minister!

The Prime Minister is back!

During these days, seeing that the army might collapse at any time, Cao Xiu had been leading the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry personally in order to bring them back to Xuchang safely.

Cao Cao’s previous plan against the Jiangdong navy was naturally shelved after he was captured.

But now...

The Prime Minister is back!
The Jiangdong navy has also arrived!
Cao Xiu turned his gaze towards the dark mass of boats on the river. He said coldly, "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry! Meet the enemy!"

Boom! ~
Thousands of war horses galloped wildly,

The iron hooves hit the ground, making the earth rumble!
A cloud of yellow dust was like a dragon or a snake, covering the sky and the earth, roaring straight to the bank of the river!

On the river, the Jiangdong navy was almost reaching the shore.

On the top floor of the ship, Zhou Yu looked at the yellow dust that was heading straight for the Jiangdong navy, his face pale, he knew...

Jiangbei's plan to look to the Central Plains is over!
Completely finished!

Zhou Yu screamed in despair: "All the ships and troops, turn around immediately!"

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

……

……

……

……

Boom! ! ~
The sound of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry knocking on the ground was like thunder, and when they whizzed past, it always gave people a feeling of an earth-shaking earthquake.

Cao Mengde, Cao Ren, and Cheng Yu were escorted by five thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and drove directly from the entrance of Xiling City to Cao's camp!

When they arrived at the Central Army Camp,
There were only a hundred or so cavalrymen left around Cao Mengde, all of them were generals in the army.

"Huh!~"

Taking a deep breath, Cao Mengde turned over and dismounted, then said with full energy: "Go up to the tent!"

"promise!!!"

The generals are still like clouds, the counselors are still like rain, and their voices are still as loud as shaking the sky!

There is no other reason, it’s just that the wealth Cao Mengde has accumulated over the years is really huge!
There is no other reason, Cao Mengde has been defeated too many times over the years!

There is no other reason, the dangerous situations Cao Mengde encountered over the years were more dangerous each time!

But as long as Cao Mengde is still there, the backbone is still there, and this military group headed by Cao Mengde will always be able to survive!

Cao Cao opened the curtain and strode into the army tent.

Ding! Ding! Ding! ~
He walked briskly and looked full of energy. Compared with the dispirited Cao Mengde in Xiling City, he was like a completely different person.

His eyes were like a falcon, scanning the many counselors and generals in the tent. He scanned them repeatedly before stopping. Some people were lying in the tent, and some were even less...

Xiahou Dun is gone.

Wen Pin is gone.

Liu Xun is gone.

Central Guard General Han Hao was also gone, and many of the generals that Cao Mengde could call upon were also gone.

Half of Xu Chu's face is gone...

More than ten generals including Zhang Xi, Zhu Gai, Lu Zhao, Li Dian, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, etc. were all carried into the central army tent on stretchers.

At that moment, Cao Mengde couldn't help sighing, and he didn't know when they would be able to stand up again and when they would be able to get on their horses again.

He sat down slowly and said, "The corresponding compensation and rewards will not be missed."

"You died and were injured to stop Liu Zilie, and to save me."

"I will never forget each of you..."

When he saw these wounded and dead generals, Cao Mengde couldn't help but think of the indifferent figure lying on the bed.

Suddenly Cao Mengde shuddered, and he remembered the scene yesterday when Liu Wu rushed in front of him covered in blood!
"My lord, are you okay?" Xu Chu, with half of his face exposed, was still extremely concerned about Cao Cao's situation.

Cao Cao shook his head: "Nothing wrong."

"Originally I didn't want to meet Liu Zilie. How could I, Cao Mengde, meet Liu Zilie and talk to him?"

"If Zhongde hadn't threatened me with his life, I would never have gone to see Liu Zilie. Humph, even if Liu Zilie had ten thousand guts, he wouldn't dare to do anything to me..."

"By the way, what do you think of Liu Zilie?"

After the words were spoken, the place fell into silence.

Many counselors and generals looked at each other in bewilderment...

No one spoke for a while...

What about Liu Zilie?

What else?

He passed through thousands of troops, defeated seven divisions and fourteen songs alone, and then wielded his halberd to kill half of Cao's generals and drove away the other half, and finally captured you, Cao Mengde...

What else can you say?

After a long silence, Cheng Yu, who had a wound on his head, finally spoke first: "This man has unparalleled combat power."

"He doesn't look like a fool, but I'm afraid he's much harder to deal with than Lu Bu back then!"

Cao Hong also stood up and said, "It's a pity that this person cannot be used by the lord..."

"Alas, that's wrong!" Cao Cao smiled and stretched out his hand, slowly smoothing his sleeves.

When these words were spoken, all the counselors and generals present were stunned. What did they mean by "this is wrong"?

Liu Zilie has captured Cao Cao alive, so can he still recognize Cao Cao as his master?
If they were willing to surrender, they would have surrendered long ago. Why would they have fought so hard until today, and why would they have eliminated dozens of Cao's generals...

"To be honest, I have already adopted Liu Zilie as my adopted son." Cao Cao spoke with unquestionable authority. He waved his sleeves and said, "Since I have Zilie, I don't need to worry about Sun and Liu anymore!"

silence! ! !

Deathly silence!

All the counselors and generals were dumbfounded, and stood there like wooden chickens...

The shock this scene brought to them was even comparable to Liu Wu's capture of Cao Mengde yesterday!
"With my son Lie guarding Xiling, the south can save a lot of energy, so we can focus on the north. Gongsun Du of Liaodong and Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang are always trying to show off in front of me. I have long wanted to deal with them!"

"And there is also the Tianshi Zhang in Hanzhong..."

After entering Xiling City, Cao Aman seemed to have regained his skills and fooled many of Cao's counselors and generals.

Cao Cao adopted Liu Zilie as his adopted son, and the lord became Liu Zilie's adoptive father, which was beyond everyone's expectations!
The first person to react was Xu Chu. With half of his face exposed, he shouted on the stretcher: "My lord, you can't do this! You must not accept Liu Zilie as your adopted son. You must know that the Fang Tian Hua Ji is designed to stab adoptive fathers!"

"Stop it, Hu Qin!" Cao Cao was furious!
How could he be Liu Zilie...

How could he not know about the Fang Tian Hua Ji...

But Cao Mengde had to regain some face after all! Otherwise, there was no way to talk about ceding land!

What adoptive father and adopted son are completely fictitious. Liu Zilie is badly injured. He will be lying in Xiling for at least a year or two.
Isn’t it that Cao Mengde can say whatever he wants?
Even if Cao Mengde said that in Xiling City, Liu Zilie knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times to beg him to be his father, everyone in the world would believe him, Cao Mengde!
"My lord, Liu Zilie is indeed a wild horse and is completely difficult to control!" Cao Zhen, who was barely able to stand, stepped forward and tried to persuade his adoptive father to turn back.

"Stop talking!" Cao Mengde really couldn't communicate with these idiots. He slammed the table and stood up: "Cao Zhen, you are also my adopted son. From now on, you and Liu Zilie are brothers!"

"How could you do this to your brother?!"

As soon as these words came out, Cao Zhen felt filled with shame...

It was at this moment that Cao Mengde suddenly remembered the letter, which he had not had time to read as he was in Xiling.

The letter that Liu Zilie asked him to pass on to the Emperor...

"Prime Minister Cao, my master has long admired the emperor's majesty, but has never seen him..."

"We have lived in the southeast corner for a long time, and it is difficult for us to see the emperor. My master knows that Prime Minister Cao has been accompanying the emperor for a long time... so I wrote a letter in person and asked Prime Minister Cao to present it to the emperor."

Thinking back to the two sentences Lu Xun said when he handed him the bamboo slips, Cao Mengde couldn't help laughing in his heart.

He immediately took the letter out of his pocket.
This letter Liu Zilie wrote to the emperor should be asking for a reward, or a compliment or something like that...

The face of Liu Xie appeared in Cao Cao's mind.

He was a person with the most honorable status in the world, but who also lived the most miserable life.

open,

Laying it flat, Cao Cao began to read:
[Brother, I am Awu. ]

[Now that I have been given a name, you can call me Zilie from now on.]

【Awu has grown a lot taller than he was back then, and is now taller than his brother.】

[I am already venting my anger for my brother. I have put Cao Cao in a dungeon and had him whipped until his skin was torn. If my brother doesn't believe me, you can ask Cao Mengde if it's true.]

[I still remember the days when I went hunting with my brother in Xuchang. Many years have passed.]

[When the Yidaizhao incident happened, we fled to Xuchang...]

(End of this chapter)