No matter how much Cao Cao begged and shouted, the city gate was tightly closed with no sign of opening.
Cao Cao was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "Liu Xuande, it was you who betrayed your trust in the first place, and now you want to add insult to injury?"
"You still call yourself Uncle Liu Huang, and if you do such a thing, wouldn't it make the world laugh at you!"
Cao Cao didn't even listen. He stood outside Liu Bei's city gate and cursed for a full hour.
However, no matter what he said, Liu Bei was pretending to be deaf and dumb and would not open the city gate.
Cao Cao's mouth went dry and he had to stop for a while.
He felt that this was not going to work, and Liu Bei might not pay attention to him if he shouted at him, so he had to find another way.
Cao Cao had an idea. By the way, he still had the only bargaining chip in his hand - Emperor Han.
"Liu Xuande, listen carefully! I'll count to three. If you don't open the city gate, the emperor's life will be in danger!"
"Aren't you going to help the Han Dynasty? Well, the emperor was killed by you, how can you help him?"
"One! Two!"
This method can be considered a desperate move, but it works.
Cao Cao had just counted to two when the city gate opened.
Zhang Fei said angrily: "General Cao is here, please come in!"
Cao Cao silently sighed in his heart that this puppet emperor could still be of some use.
However, what Cao Cao didn't expect was that as soon as he entered the city, there were soldiers and horses standing on both sides, all of them holding weapons and watching eagerly.
Cao Cao grasped the emperor's arm tightly and suddenly had a bad feeling.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a killing intent in Zhang Fei's eyes.
No matter how you look at this formation, it doesn’t look like you’re welcoming them! Even for the emperor's sake, Liu Bei couldn't mobilize troops.
One step, two steps. Cao Cao counted the steps.
Zhang Fei saw Cao Cao pulling the emperor into the encirclement, raised his left hand, and waved silently.
The men and horses standing on both sides suddenly took action: "Capture Thief Cao alive! Save the Emperor!"
"Capture Thief Cao alive!"
The screams scared Cao Cao out of his wits.
Zhang Fei stabbed Cao Cao's arm with his sword, but Cao Cao let go after having no choice but to do so.
The emperor, who had been treated as a puppet for so long, was finally rescued.
Seeing that the situation was over, Cao Cao didn't even hold on to the last bargaining chip, so he had to run away desperately.
Fortunately, before the city gate could be closed, Cao Cao used all his strength, wishing his parents had lost two legs.
Guan Yu hurried over and asked, "Where is Cao Cao?"
Zhang Fei knew in his heart that the emperor might not be willing to stay with them, and he had to keep an eye on him.
He couldn't get away now, so he pointed in the direction of Cao Cao's escape: "Second brother, Cao Cao's thief went in that direction!"
Guan Yu got on his horse and carried the Qinglong Yanyue Sword behind his back.
"drive!"
The bay-red horse roared loudly and chased in the direction in which Cao Cao was escaping.
After all, two legs are not as good as four legs.
Guan Yu chased Cao Cao on horseback and soon caught up with Cao Cao.
"Thief Cao, please leave!"
Cao Cao ran faster.
He panicked and kept running like a headless fly.
As I was running, I suddenly stopped suddenly.
In front of him, he saw a cliff with a height of ten thousand feet. The surrounding area was bare and flat, and he could see it at a glance.
There were no roads and no place to hide.
Cao Cao's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground: "It's God who wants to kill me!"
Guan Yu had already arrived and knew that Cao Cao could not run away. He grabbed the reins and did not dismount, staying in place.
The bay-red horse snorted and snorted, but remained motionless, waiting very patiently for its master.
Cao Cao was still unwilling to give in and wanted to make a final struggle.
He turned around and knelt down straight towards Guan Yu.
"Brother Yun, Cao knows that you are loyal and courageous. You will never bully the weak, let alone add insult to injury."
He first put a high hat on Guan Yu, and then began to beg.
"Cao has been reduced to this, with nothing, and he can't make any big waves no matter what. Brother Yun, please spare Cao's life for the sake of the alliance between Cao and your eldest brother."
"Cao will be grateful!"
Guan Yu sighed.
Cao Cao must have had endless glory before, but now he is reduced to kneeling down and begging for mercy.
He was a little soft-hearted, but if he took it upon himself to let Cao Cao go, he would be sorry for his elder brother.
Guan Yu closed his eyes and finally said: "Brother Meng De must know who wins or loses. In this case, if Yun Chang doesn't take action, just kill it yourself!"
Cao Cao felt a burst of despair.
"Could it be that Brother Yun just watched Cao seek his own death?"
Guan Yu remained silent and did not answer.
Cao Cao gritted his teeth, knowing that he would inevitably die. It would be better to end it on his own than to be killed by Guan Yu.
He laughed three times: "Cao went there today! He will be a good man again in 20 years!"
After finishing speaking, he jumped off the cliff.
Guan Yu shook his head gently, turned and left.
The cliff was so high that if Cao Cao jumped, there would be no way for him to survive.
He returned to find Liu Bei to revive him.
Liu Bei was overjoyed: "The traitor Cao is dead, the emperor can finally rest assured!"
Although Emperor Han felt very happy, looking at Liu Bei, he knew that he had just emerged from the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den again.
With the emperor in hand, Liu Bei had a bargaining chip. He immediately recruited troops and collected a large amount of wealth in the emperor's name.
The skinny camel was bigger than the horse, and the emperor was more or less intimidating.
Suddenly, Liu Bei rose rapidly!
It has more troops than Soochow.
The previous sluggishness has long been gone, and Liu Bei can now laugh out loud in his dreams.
He held a meeting with great momentum: "Now that we have strong troops and horses, let's take advantage of Xiang Kunlun's just finishing the battle and not recovering yet, so we can take advantage of the opportunity to attack!"
I don’t know where he got the confidence to think that he could defeat Xiang Kunlun.
The result was a mistake.
Even if Xiang Kunlun's troops are reduced by two-thirds, their capabilities are still superior to Liu Bei's.
Liu Bei miscalculated and was beaten again.
He sat in the camp, very embarrassed.
"Xiang Kunlun's strength is unfathomable. He just finished a battle and he still has the strength to compete with me!"
If we say that in the past, that's all, just hiding.
But it's different now. He has so many people in his hands, and he won't be reconciled if he doesn't compete with Xiang Kunlun.
"Second brother and third brother, reorganize your troops and attack again!"
Guan Yu thought it was inappropriate.
He persuaded: "Brother, Xiang Kunlun is very strong. I'm afraid we can't go head-to-head, we can only outwit him."
Liu Bei went to ask Mr. Shui Jing for advice, but this time, he couldn't come up with any solution.
When Liu Bei was disappointed, his subordinates came to report: "Master, Sima Yi has come to seek refuge."
Liu Bei frowned.
Didn't this guy work under Cao Cao before? Why are you looking for him again now
(End of chapter)