The two brothers Cao Pi and Cao Zhang were thus imprisoned in two prison cars. Cao Pi, who had originally been guarding Cao Zhang on behalf of the pottery merchant, was now a prisoner and was taken to the west of the city together with Zhang Fei by the Jinling Army.
Tao Shang's group of troops left Nanzheng and stationed in the woods in the direction of Yangpingguan, as far away from the battlefield as possible. The battles near the Nanzheng battlefield were taught to the generals of the Jinling Army. Tao Shang believed that with his men
The quality and ability of the generals will definitely defeat the Cao and Liu coalition forces. Even if they attack by surprise, the Cao and Liu coalition forces will still be unable to withstand them over time.
The overall quality and strength of the army are there, and this is a hard indicator that cannot be changed.
After setting up camp in the suburbs, the pottery merchant immediately imprisoned Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Zhang Fei and others in an open space, and sent heavy troops to guard them.
Cao Zhang was sitting in the prison car, squinting at Cao Pi, who was squatting in the prison car not far away with a gloomy look on his face, and said, "Hey! It's fitting that you will end up like this too! You unfilial son!"
From the tone of his words, it seemed that his fate was much better than that of Cao Pi.
Cao Pi just remained silent and did not speak.
When Cao Zhang saw him like this, he was even more gloating: "Hey! Talk, are you mute? Why don't you talk? Haha! You have today too!"
Zhang Fei couldn't stand it in the prison car over there. He was usually an outspoken person, and he valued brotherhood above all else. Now that he saw this situation, he was immediately dissatisfied.
"Why do you, a yellow-bearded boy, talk to your brother? Although he did something wrong, he still saved your life. Why do you talk to him like this? You shouldn't."
Cao Zhang said angrily: "What do you know, you black guy? This is our family's family matter, what does it have to do with you? I don't recognize such a brother! Do you know what he has done?"
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes and said: "What else can he do that is harmful to nature? Can he also kill his own brother?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly solidified, and there was no sound in the whole place.
Zhang Fei's eyes traveled back and forth between the two brothers, and finally fell on Cao Pi. He said in surprise: "Isn't it right? Could it be that you really killed your own siblings?"
Cao Pi's expression did not change, but he said calmly: "I made a mistake."
"That's not okay!" Zhang Fei was furious when he heard this: "What I hate the most in my life is the kind of people who are unjust and ignore the knowledge of their brothers and sisters. Such people deserve to be killed! Killing them a thousand times is not an exaggeration.
"
Cao Pi said coldly: "I told you it was the wrong hand."
"It doesn't matter if you make the wrong move! It's simply ridiculous!"
Cao Zhang suddenly found an ally, and together with Zhang Fei, he made endless accusations against Cao Pi.
Cao Pi had a good temper and did not refute. He just sat quietly in the prison car, looking up at the sky, not knowing what he was thinking.
As time went by, Zhang Fei and Cao Zhang got dry and couldn't get any response, so they found it boring.
Cao Zhang took a deep breath and said, "Cao Pi, let me ask you, why did you let me go? Do you want me to be grateful to you?"
Cao Pi said very calmly: "No."
"Then why are you?"
"There is no reason, it's just because you and I are from the same mother and father..."
After hearing this, Cao Zhang's muscles on his face twitched slightly, as if he had thought of something.
After all, they are brothers who grew up together, and in terms of age, Cao Pi and Cao Zhang are relatively close. Among the brothers, their relationship can be said to be the closest.
Cao Zhang was most saddened by Cao Pi's rebellion, but the actual reason was also because he had the closest relationship with Cao Pi.
Maybe this is love giving rise to hate.
At this moment, if Cao Pi insists on asking Cao Zhang to remember his goodness and remember his kindness, Cao Zhang will definitely look down on him from the bottom of his heart and hate him even more.
But at this moment, Cao Pi looked completely defeated and said nothing, neither letting Cao Zhang forgive him nor letting Cao Zhang remember his kindness. As time went by, Cao Zhang felt somewhat unspeakable in his heart.
.
He saw that Cao Pi was silent, just looking at the sky alone, and suddenly said: "Cao Pi, tell me the truth, do you feel guilty for saving me this time because you have failed your fourth brother, so you want to make some amends."
Cao Pi was silent for a long time, and then he replied slowly: "Everyone is dead, what can I do if I try to save them?"
Cao Zhang banged the prison door hard and said angrily: "If I had known this, why did you do it in the first place?"
Cao Pi looked at him quietly: "I told you that I didn't mean it, it was just a mistake in a moment of impatience... That's all, what's the use of saying this now? Now that you and I are in prison, in the end it's just death.
That’s all!”
After saying that, Cao Pi turned around and lay on the ground minding his own business. His back was to Cao Zhang and Zhang Fei, and the expression on his face looked strange and inexplicable.
Compared with the state just now, Cao Pi's expression now seems much more complicated, with sorrow, resentment, anger, haze... various emotions flooding his face, showing his extremely contradictory heart.
…
At this moment, the war in Nanzheng in the distance has moved from outside to inside the city, and the pottery merchant is quietly looking into the distance in the mountain forest where he is hiding.
The shouts of killing are getting louder and louder, and the battlefield is getting wider and wider.
But even so, the potter didn't care. On the contrary, he was very happy.
The larger the battlefield area is, it means that the Jinling Army's counterattack has begun.
Not long after, Pei Qian was seen rushing over on horseback.
"Prime Minister, I have found out clearly. The troops of Liu Bei and Guan Yu were the first to attack the city. The one who is blocking him now is General Huang who came in from the side door to support him!"
Tao Shang nodded and said: "It is indeed Guan Yu. Seeing how eager he is to come to save his brother... It's a good idea to tell Huang Zhong not to hinder Guan Yu's advance too much! Let him come to me."
Pei Qian immediately led his people to the front line again to deliver orders.
Pei Ben was beside the pottery merchant and said nervously: "Prime Minister, isn't it too risky to do this?"
Tao Shang smiled faintly and said: "It doesn't matter. I don't want to fight Guan Yu head-on. I just want to run away. Even if something does happen, I have Ferraris, Porsches and other famous horses. Why should I be afraid of Guan Yunchang? He wants to save his brother.
Just let him save me."
Pei Ben looked back worriedly and said, "But it would be a pity to let him rescue Zhang Fei and Cao Zhang after finally catching them. These are all fierce generals. Let them go back.
That is a serious problem for our army."
Tao Shang shook his head and said: "For our army, the big problem is the barrier between Sichuan and Shu, not just one or two people like Zhang Fei or Cao Zhang. If I can catch them once, I can catch them a second time...
In fact, to be honest, I am not willing to let them go just like this, but I have no choice but to let them not doubt Cao Pi. The only way is to let go of Zhang Fei and Cao Zhang, otherwise they will not be able to win trust.
to the other party.”
Pei Ben whispered: "Cao Pi has committed such a big crime, how can Cao Cao spare him? What if Cao Cao gets angry when he sees him and kills him?"
"Tiger poison cannot eat its children. There are only children who have failed their parents. How can there be parents who have failed their children? I believe Cao Cao would not be such a person... But in the end, it depends on whether Cao Pi is on the right path."