Cao Cao rode his horse and ran two miles away. When he caught up with his subordinates who had stopped waiting for him on the roadside, he immediately got off his horse and stood by the dirt road with his throat rumbling, vomiting loudly.

"Prime Minister!"

"Prime Minister, how are you?"

"Prime Minister, what's wrong with you?" Cheng Yu looked at the Prime Minister bending down and holding his knees to vomit.

It's just that Cao Cao had been sleeping in the open air since Chibi was burned. He didn't eat much at all and kept retching.

"Did that guy Guan Yu take advantage of my absence to humiliate the prime minister?" Xu Chu clutched the knife and said, "I'll go back and chop him!"

"Zhongkang!" Cao Cao coughed heavily and took note, then took two more breaths and wiped his mouth with his cloak: "Guan Ping, the son, used his father's power to force me to eat cakes. I am willing to eat the food that comes to me."

When Cheng Yu heard this, he turned around. It was probably because the prime minister was given cakes to eat. In order to show his trust, the prime minister ate a lot, but he also suspected that the cakes were poisonous, so he did this.

"Hmph, don't let me meet him on the battlefield." Xu Chu stabbed the ground heavily with the handle of his knife.

Cao Cao looked at the half piece of cake tightly held in his hand, then stuffed it into his arms and continued on his way.

Dozens of people walked on the Huarong Trail for a long time and finally saw the big flag with the word Cao.

After Cao Ren received the news of the navy, he asked Xiahou Dun to guard Jiangling City. He led his troops to respond in two groups.

But when Cao Cao met Cao Cao, seeing only a few dozen people left in the team, Cao Ren's face was full of disbelief.

How did it end up in this situation?

"Prime Minister!"

Cao Ren hurriedly dismounted, stepped forward to help him and said, "Prime Minister, are you okay?"

Finally seeing their own soldiers, everyone looked like they had narrowly escaped death.

Cao Cao was helped off his horse and sat on the grass to rest. Cao Ren ordered his soldiers to quickly light a fire and cook some dry food to satisfy their hunger.

After running for two days and two nights, they almost all fell to the ground to rest.

"Prime Minister, drink some water." Cao Ren handed the water bag.

"ah!"

Cao Cao took out half a piece of cake from his arms, his eyes were filled with tears, and suddenly he burst into tears, and tears fell like rain.

When Prime Minister Cao cried like this, everyone under his command was immediately confused.

Cao Ren looked at Cheng Yu who was lying on the ground. What happened?

The Prime Minister was so aggrieved that he burst into tears!

Cheng Yu sat up. Could it be that Guan Ping's son was trying to embarrass the prime minister?

"Prime Minister, when we were fleeing for our lives in Longtan Tiger's Den, the Prime Minister not only did not cry, but laughed and encouraged his generals. But now with General Cao Zixiao's support, we have all escaped, why are the Prime Minister crying?"

Cao Cao wiped away tears and said: "I don't cry for myself, I cry for Fengxiao! If Fengxiao was here, how could I have suffered such a defeat!"

"Fengxiao, why did you leave me first?"

Boss Cao was really sad at this time and kept crying.

On the contrary, Cheng Yu was so ashamed that he couldn't even lift his head.

After Guo Jia died while accompanying the army to the northern expedition to Wuhuan, Cheng Yu took his place and accompanied the army on the expedition. Xun Yu usually guarded his hometown in the rear, fulfilling Xiao He's duties.

What Prime Minister Cao said really made Cheng Yu feel extremely regretful. Why did Second General Zhang Nan have to lose his temper and ignore business after he defeated Jiao Chu?

Cao Ren sat aside with a water bag, feeling a little embarrassed to speak.

Millions of people went out to fight, and with just a finger, they could cut off the flow of horse whips. Now, dozens of people are left behind and flee back. Who would believe this? Even when he defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu, he had never been in such a mess!

"Prime Minister, we'd better rush back to Jiangling City first and make arrangements to prevent the Sun and Liu families from chasing after them with the power of victory." Man Chong added after drinking a lot of water.

"Let's set off."

Cao Cao put away his tears, sat on the bullock cart he found, and was escorted by the army back to Jiangling City.

As for Guan Yu, who was sent to intercept the people, he looked very unhappy and rushed on the road with his five hundred swordsmen and the only prisoner, Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi.

"Brother Ping, why do I feel that your father's mood is not right?" Seeing that the matter was irreversible, Mi Wei no longer kept asking why he let Cao Cao go.

"Which is more important, loyalty or military law? You can't have both, it depends on how you plan it!" Guan Ping shrugged indifferently: "Anyway, as long as the goal is achieved."

"What purpose has been achieved?" Mi Wei stared and said: "We issued a military order to capture Cao Mengde alive, but now that your father has let him go, what are we talking about!"

Guan Ping blinked, almost revealing his lips.

"It doesn't matter, we still have Mr. Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi."

"he!"

Mi Wei glanced at Xu Shu. He was a young man from a poor family, but he was a capable person. His mother had been "invited" by Cao Cao, and he wrote a letter in his mother's handwriting before Xu Shu left.

Ever since his eldest uncle came to Xinye, Xu Shu had come to seek refuge with him, and they had seen each other quite often. However, loyalty and filial piety had been in a dilemma since ancient times, and his mother was staying with Cao Cao, so he had to leave.

"Brother Ping." Mi Wei whispered: "Mr. Xu Yuanzhi is good, but I feel that he is no match for Cao Cao. How should I explain it when I go back?

Military law is no joke, and Xia Houlan, the dead man who only recognizes the law no matter what your identity is, is here?"

"Yes, there are few people in the world who can compare with Cao Cao." Guan Ping put his arm around Mi Wei's shoulders and said, "When we go back, we will adapt to the situation. It's time for your father to return the favor, you know?"

"Since when did my father owe you a favor?" Mi Wei curled his lips.

"I risked my life to rescue your aunt from the rebel army. Don't be ungrateful, kid!"

"My biological aunt is your biological aunt, and you actually said such things!"

"So, we have broken bones and connected tendons. If your father doesn't help at this time, when will he help?"

"Forget it, I can't explain it to you. When I get back, I'll go find my dad."

"You can teach me, boy." Guan Ping patted Mi Wei on the shoulder: "This favor can be borrowed and repaid. Isn't it difficult to borrow again?"

"Humph, you are talking nonsense, but I can't explain it to you." Mi Wei then looked at the big ship on the river and said: "Brother Ping, next time it won't necessarily be who owes favor to whom!"

"If you are ambitious, I hope you can make me owe you a favor."

Guan Ping smiled, then led his horse onto the warship and hurried back against the wind.

Although it was expected that his father would let Cao Cao go, he still had to go through some procedures.

Compared with the excitement of seeing the fire in Jiangbei when they set out, when they returned, the five hundred swordsmen under Guan Yu were in a low mood.

I thought I could witness the general's deeds of greed, but who would have thought that things would develop like this, which was completely beyond everyone's consideration.

I would rather Cao Cao took the main road and no one met him, than actually met him, and the general let him go.

It's really a bad feeling to draw water from a bamboo basket and get nothing.

"By the way, Brother Ping, you really didn't poison Cao Cao's cake?"

"No, if I really want to kill him, I can chop him with a knife. Besides, my father wants to let him go. How can I cause trouble again?"

"Impossible, you are so bad that you didn't even put croton powder on him?"

"I can be said to be good at thinking, scheming, and thoughtful, but I don't mean to be bad. I am a good person who is always ready to help a big man!"

Guan Ping patted the female wall and said: "Besides, who would bring this thing when they go out? It's the remaining half of a piece I ate myself. As for whether Cao Cao believes that I poisoned him, I'll be damned!"

Mi Wei took out the croton from his arms and held it in front of his eyes: "Brother Ping, I really brought it."

Guan Ping looked at Mi Wei in shock: "Are you sick? Why are you taking Croton with you when you go out to fight?"

"I'm really sick! The doctor in the army said that I can't keep up with my diet, and croton can cure my cold habit." Mi Wei said seriously: "I'm really sick!"

"My, my god!" Guan Ping pointed at Mi Wei: "You are such a damn talent, why don't you take Jiangdong Jianweixiaoshi tablets!

You still can’t digest your food, so stay away from me, I can’t blame you for farting against the wind and still smelling so bad!”

"Hey, Brother Ping, are there these stomach-stimulating and digestion tablets in Jiangdong? I really haven't heard of them. You've been to Jiangdong and you've seen a lot. If you have a chance, get some for me."

"Go away, eat so much soy sauce from me every day. If your stomach is not good, just eat less food and drink more warm water to stay healthy. I'm warning you, stay away from me in the future."

"Brother Ping, croton tastes bad. I want to try something different. The Jiangdong Jianwei you mentioned."

"If you fart again, get out of here!"

"Okay, Brother Ping, come back after I finish."

This made the soldiers on the side laugh, and the atmosphere was finally not so dull.

Mi Wei walked away with a smile, but actually he smelled a really bad smell. He saw Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi walking over. He probably wanted to talk, so he took the opportunity to slip away.

"General Guan Xiao." Xu Shu said hello with his hands raised.

"Mr. Yuanzhi, just call me to Dingguo. I'll see you after a few days. How are you, sir?"

Xu Shu stretched his sleeves and asked Guan Ping to take a good look at his desolate appearance. He smiled bitterly and said: "My mother knew that I went back to surrender to Cao Cao, so she went on a hunger strike and died."

"Sir, my condolences." Guan Ping cupped his hands and said, "When my father escorted your husband's wife and children to invite Mr. Liu Qi for reinforcements, they had already settled in Xiakou. They will be reunited as a family when your husband returns."

"Oh, thank you very much." Xu Shu said with a smile on his face. He went to seek refuge with Cao Cao to find his mother. He did not take his family with him, so he went alone.

Whether it was his former lord Liu Bei or his good friend Zhuge Liang, they would take care of the children for him.

The Han Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, but his mother was in trouble, and Xu Shu had to go to Cao Cao even though he knew it was a trap.
To be continued...