Cao Cao was rescued by Zhang Liao and Cao Ren, and Dian Wei killed dozens of dead soldiers who stood in front of Cao Cao.
However, Cao Cao felt dizzy.
He couldn't believe this fact.
The fire was burning, and he shouted, asking the soldiers to quickly sail the ship away from the flames.
But I heard the urging sound of the chain of iron ropes.
"Is that so?"
It turns out that the so-called Feng Chu... was just a ploy by the other party?
He has never felt such powerlessness. Now Cao Cao seems to have lost his soul——
Cao Cao was mounted on a horse by Dian Wei. Dian Wei held a one-handed halberd and slapped the horse's butt hard.
The horse was frightened and rushed out first.
"Protect the Prime Minister! Protect the Prime Minister!"
More than a dozen generals were surrounding Cao Cao at this moment, and hundreds of cavalry were waiting on the shore. Cao Cao rushed out, and everyone quickly followed.
A group of military strategists, protected by Zhang He, Yu Jin and others, fell slightly behind and embarked on the retreat together.
From this moment on, Cao Jun completely admitted defeat.
In front of Red Cliff, the fire was shining brightly, and thousands of battleships were burning one after another. The flames spread crazily, and the Soochow soldiers headed by Huang Gai burst into loud cheers.
They won -
On the shore... The devastated Cao Cao just focused on escaping. The dim night made it impossible for him to identify the road. He was about to ask for the road, but he heard a murderous cry coming from the mountain forest in front of him.
"No! There's an ambush!"
The big man Zhang Liao took the lead, stepped forward and cut off an arrow that was about to fly in front of Cao Cao.
Arrows are like locusts - Liu Bei, who had been waiting in the forest for a long time, shouted with a ferocious face:
"Set me an arrow! Shoot me an arrow!"
In just one round, dozens of soldiers died under the rain of arrows, while more people fled to another valley under the cover of Zhang Liao and others.
…
Jia Xu was dumbfounded.
From the moment he saw the clipper coming on the river, his mind felt like it was exploding and it was difficult to think.
However…
Looking at the frightening mountain scenery, he suddenly remembered something that happened a long time ago.
That day, Xu Chu left and solemnly handed a black brocade bag into his hands:
"Sir asked me to hand over this bag of tips to Wen He... He said that he would only open this bag of tips as a last resort when he really wants to retreat from Wulin... and he must not tell the Prime Minister."
…
When everyone was exhausted and running for their lives, Jia Xu's crazy roar came from the rear of the army again:
"Prime Minister! Tips bag! Tips bag! Tips bag!"
Cao Cao was greatly frightened by the extremely thrilling scene just now, but now that it was already here, how could he still have time to blame himself?
"Wen He... no... don't say any more. I know I lost the tip bag... If there was Brother Yi's tip bag... After listening to the words in the tip bag, why would I do this today! Why would I do this!!"
Cao Cao looked up to the sky and roared, but he did not look back, because he was really in no mood to look back and worry about gains and losses with Jia Xu and the others at this time... and the already low morale became even lower because of Cao Cao's roar.
An atmosphere of grief permeated the army, and soon, the only sound left was the sound of horse hooves as the troops fled in the night.
"Wenyuan...we...how many troops do we still have..."
Cao Cao asked painfully.
Zhang Liao, with a livid face, said extremely sadly:
"Returning to the Prime Minister...the navy...the entire army was wiped out, the infantry was scattered. At this moment we still have...a thousand tigers and leopards..."
Zhang Liao's voice became quieter and quieter. After hearing this number, Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu simply fainted. If the people around them hadn't reacted quickly, the two of them would have fallen off their horses, and the consequences would have been disastrous.
Cao Cao endured the pain and tried not to shout out. But at this moment, he managed to squeeze out a smile:
"If you lose, you lose!"
"Fortunately...you are all still here!"
"Hehehe... You are all here! Then we still have a chance! What are you doing with your heads down! Look up!"
"The entire responsibility for this defeat lies solely on me! There is no need for the soldiers to say anything!"
Cao Cao, who was enjoying himself in misery, looked at the defeated army and unexpectedly discovered that none of his generals and counselors were killed...
As for Cai Mao and Zhang Yun...
Why was Cao Cao able to rise in troubled times?
Isn’t it all about this strong heart?
The encouraged people finally cheered up a little when they saw Cao Cao's firm eyes.
The revitalized army once again had the excellent coordination it had before. Even though there were only a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry left... the army still retreated steadily towards the general.
Suddenly... Jia Xu's voice, who had just been prevaricated by Cao Cao, came again.
Along with the sound of galloping horse hooves, Jia Xu yelled:
"Prime Minister!! Tips!!"
Jia Xu was not good at riding a horse. He chased from the rear of the team to the front, and lost a lot of energy.
Everyone was startled by Jia Xu's sudden roar, but immediately some people noticed the dark colored bag in Jia Xu's hand...
"Wen He, I already know... We should evacuate here now, instead of facing a lost tips bag..."
"Prime Minister! Tips bag!"
Jia Xu was so angry that he slapped the kit in Cao Cao's face.
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at the unfamiliar kit that fell on his hand, and suddenly his whole body started to tremble.
He didn't know why, but he felt like his eyes were filled with tears... It was as if someone was helping him in the winter, and the warmth that suddenly touched the depths of his heart made Cao Cao shout excitedly:
"Wenhe! Wenhe! Brother Yi, he really knows! He really knows! God will not destroy me! God will not destroy me!!"
The tired and half-dead Jia Xu held on to his waist and panted and said to Cao Cao:
"Master Yi asked us to hand over this kit to the prime minister when we are really defeated from Wulin... This is not the one that was lost before."
"Okay, okay!"
How could Cao Cao, who was so excited that he was crying, take care of this?
It's just that Cao Cao may have made a mistake - if he had followed Yi Xiaotian's instructions, the missing kit could have saved Cao Cao from a great victory in Chibi.
At this moment, the army of 500,000 people was destroyed in an instant... No matter how good the kit is... how can we recall the 500,000 dead souls?
Cao Cao opened the kit excitedly... Suddenly the smile on his face froze.
Because he woke up.
Because he woke up completely, and the moment he saw the words on the paper, he finally realized that his army of 500,000 had completely disappeared. If they died, they would never come back.
And these...even if gods and Buddhas come to the world, how can they resurrect the dead?
"If we are defeated... we need to go to Huarong... I just hope that Brother Hidden will not see the day when I see this bag of tips... I will go to Xiangyang and wait for you. Regardless of victory or defeat, I will treasure it..."
"Brother Yi is still Brother Yi...Yes, it would be great if we were not defeated..."
Cao Cao smiled. When he saw the sentence "I will go to Xiangyang and wait for you, no matter victory or defeat," he suddenly felt endless guilt in his heart.
And this guilt made him unbearably painful.
He smiled, but this time, he smiled miserably and helplessly.
He laughs at himself, saying that poetry can capture the world, but it is just a dream.
