Chapter 535: One man is in charge, but ten thousand men cannot open it
Of course Cao Cao didn't know about Zhuge Liang vomiting blood and fainting.
He has one goal now. As long as he can return to Jiangling, they will still have a chance...
However, Zhang He, who went to Jiangling to inquire about the situation, came back and only told Cao Cao some desperate news...
"Prime Minister... Jiangling... there is no food..."
Zhang He was trembling all over, not because he was afraid, but because he braved the heavy rain to go to Jiangling to find out the news... Day and night, when he came back, his whole body was cold and he was trembling involuntarily.
It was raining... When Cao Cao heard the news, heavy rain was falling in the sky.
When rainwater hits the ground, it can cause quite high splashes.
The soldiers were already unable to hold on any longer. They were exhausted day and night. Although they could not see the sun at the moment, it was already approaching evening... At this time, Zhang He also brought even more desperate news.
The joy of escaping from death lasted less than half a moment, and everyone's high emotions were completely extinguished by the heavy rain and bad news.
"The truth...I know...let's go..."
Cao Cao didn't say much. The soldiers had already fought to the limit. If they were not given some thought at this moment, many of them would fall down on the spot and never stand up again.
So... no matter what, they have to return to Gangneung.
A deathly silence swept the entire army. Cao Cao did not announce the news to the soldiers behind him. This was the best decision he could make in such a desperate situation.
"Wenyuan..."
Cao Cao called Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao rushed to him immediately.
"The end is here!"
Zhang Liao, who was soaked by the rain, looked pale at the moment, but his eyes still had the determination unique to a general.
——As long as there is one soldier left...they have not lost.
Cao Cao looked affirmatively at Zhang Liao, bit his lip, and patted him heavily on the shoulder.
"Wenyuan, go to Xiangyang... to find Brother Yi... tell him that we have lost..."
Cao Cao closed his eyes, adjusted his mood, and continued:
"Remember... you must say that the Prime Minister has escaped from danger, and it is his brother who is rushing towards Xiangyang..."
At this moment, Cao Cao really missed Yi Xiaotian's calm smile. Now that they were alone and helpless, he finally understood how lucky he was when Yi Xiaotian was by his side...
But time waits for no one, and there is no room for him to feel lost at this moment.
He forced a smile, spoke in a bleak tone, and said to Zhang Liao sincerely:
"Tell Brother Yi... I'm hiding it from him. I can't help him. I hope he... can... save... save... me..."
The last few words, Cao Cao's nose felt sour for some reason, and he held back tears before speaking in a trembling tone.
Zhang Liao gritted his teeth and nodded heavily.
"Prime Minister, take care...I'm going!"
This time, he had no words of victory, all determination was in his eyes - one day and one night, eight hundred miles in a hurry, he might die...but he would definitely deliver the message.
Everyone watched Zhang Liaoyuan go.
Immediately, Cao Cao shouted to the soldiers behind him:
"Good guys... Jiangling is coming soon... we must... we must hold on!"
"Here!"
Everyone exhausted their last strength and desperately responded to Cao Cao.
The army then embarked on the journey again——
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"The last hurdle has passed. In one hour, Jiangling will be here..."
Jia Xu covered the map with his whole body to prevent it from getting wet in the pouring rain.
However, he was already weak, and his lips turned purple at this moment. After trembling with his middle finger, he fell down from the horse.
"Wenhe!"
Cao Cao quickly hugged Jia Xu's body, tears bursting from his eyes.
Tears Like Rain only mentioned one thing, and the down-and-out Cao Cao finally understood why there was such a description in the book.
Because when tears and rain are intertwined together, the kind of sadness cannot be described in words, but can only be experienced personally.
"Wenhe... you must hold on... we'll be there soon... we'll be there soon!"
Cao Cao was really about to collapse. Hua Rongshi's laughter, looking back now, turned out to be so funny.
If Jia Xu leaves him again, the foundation supporting Cao Cao's belief may really collapse.
Jia Xu was held in Cao Cao's arms, smiling as he was dying:
"Prime Minister...no...don't worry, I'm just a little tired...let me take a nap...just take a nap..."
Jia Xu's bloodless face came into Cao Cao's eyes. In his panic, Cao Cao could only shout:
"Come on, come on, come on! Give me...give me a shield, hold it up, and protect Wen He from the rain!!"
In the rain, a shield was propped up, and the soldiers gathered together, barely holding up a small area of heaven and earth that would protect Jia Xu and his horses from the rain...
Cao Cao was filled with grief and kept driving everyone forward.
But at this moment, when the exit was less than three or five miles away, the soldiers' roars suddenly sounded from behind:
"Prime Minister! The soldiers and horses of Soochow are catching up!!"
"Protect the Prime Minister! Move quickly, move quickly!"
"No! They are too fast!"
"Stop them! Protect the Prime Minister!"
"ah!!"
The sound of the arrow breaking through the wind came, completely shattering Cao Cao's last psychological defense.
Zhang He, Yu Jindianwei and others were the first to react. They immediately turned around and rushed towards the place where the shouts of killing came from behind.
"Zixiao! The Prime Minister leaves it to you!"
Yu Jin's face was ferocious, and he yelled out these words through gritted teeth.
"Prime Minister! Go quickly, we are at the rear!"
The muscles all over Dian Wei's body instantly exploded with great strength. His body was like a strong bow, and with the halberd in his hand, he roared and threw the halberd with all his strength——
The black halberd cut through the chaotic rainy night.
Like a black dragon, it killed the Soochow vanguard who was about to rush into Cao's army on the spot.
Dian Wei jumped on his horse, turned over and pulled out his halberd directly from the chest of the dead vanguard. With both halberds in hand, he roared and charged towards the Soochow cavalry that was charging forward like a tidal wave.
One man is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it. On the long and narrow mountain road, Dian Wei is alone in front, but hundreds of elite Soochow cavalry are unable to move even an inch.
Yu Jin and Zhang He also rushed forward one after another.
Cao Cao just looked at this scene blankly, and suddenly felt extremely painful in his heart.
But how could Cao Ren allow Cao Cao to be in a daze here.
"Zixiao... what are you doing! You bastard! You are disobeying military orders! Go back to me, don't leave! Let me go!"
Cao Cao had lost the ability to think. He only saw Dian Wei and others fighting in the darkness of night, amid the rain and blood.
"I'm sorry, Prime Minister, but we can all die, but you can't die!"
With that said, Cao Ren directly picked up the struggling Cao Cao. Even though Cao Cao punched Cao Ren on the back with each punch, Cao Ren still looked at the mountain pass with determination in his eyes and galloped towards the horse.
"Hahahaha! Good brother Zixiao! Well said!"
Dian Wei fired both halberds and knocked over a cavalryman in front of him. The cavalryman and his horse were blown away with great force and fell to the foot of the mountain. He also brought down a group of Soochow soldiers.
At this moment, Dian Wei is like a god of war. No one can approach him within ten steps.
"Prime Minister, just take a look! I'll kill one of these trash from Soochow, or a pair of them, and I'll kill a pair of them!"
He suddenly saw the tiger and leopard knights beside him who were still struggling to help him resist the Soochow soldiers. He actually roared and kicked those tiger and leopard knights behind him.
In front of him, there were still tigers and leopards who had not completely evacuated. In order to cover their retreat, Dianwei forced himself to cover them and marched another hundred steps forward into the formation of Soochow soldiers.
"What are you doing standing still! Go and protect the Prime Minister! I, Dian Wei, have put my words here today. If you want to chase the Prime Minister, you have to step over my corpse!"
"Dian Wei! Dian Wei! You bastard! You listen to me! You are not allowed to die... Prime Minister, I will not allow you to die!"
As Cao Cao's shouts receded, Dian Wei smiled heartily. He directly smashed the chest of a war horse in front of him with his halberd. When the blood flew out, he did not look back, but calmly replied.
