Chapter 924: There is a give-and-take
Cao Pi and Cao Zhang, the two brothers, were thus detained in two prison cars, and Cao Pi, who had been guarding Cao Zhang on behalf of the pottery merchants, had now also become prisoners and was escorted to the west of the city by the Jinling Army with Zhang Fei.
The potters and their men marched out of Nanzheng and camped in the woods in the direction of Yangping Pass, as far away from the battlefield as possible, and the battles near the Nanzheng battlefield were all taught to the generals of the Jinling army, and the potters believed that with the quality and skills of their generals, they would definitely be able to defeat the Cao-Liu coalition army, even if they sneak attacked, but the Cao-Liu coalition army could not withstand it for a long time.
The overall quality and strength of the army are there, and this is a hard indicator that cannot be changed.
After arriving in the suburbs and setting up camp, the potters immediately imprisoned Cao Pi and Cao Zhang, including Zhang Fei and others, in a clearing and sent heavy troops to guard them.
Cao Zhang sat in the prisoner car, squinting at Cao Pi who was squatting in the prisoner car not far away, with a gloomy face, and said, "Hey! You deserve to be the same! You unfilial son! ”
Listening to the tone of his words, it seemed that his fate was much better than that of Cao Pi.
Cao Pi was just silent and did not speak.
When Cao Zhang saw him like this, he gloated even more: "Hey! Talking, dumb? Why don't you speak? Ha ha! You also have today! ”
Zhang Fei in the prisoner car over there can't get used to it, he is usually a straightforward and fast-talking person, and he attaches the most importance to brotherly feelings, but now when he sees this situation, he is not satisfied at the moment.
"How can you talk to your brother, yellow-haired doll? Although he did something wrong, he could have saved your life, why did you talk to him like that? The, no. ”
Cao Zhang said angrily: "What do you know about this black guy? This is a family affair in our family, what does it have to do with you? I don't recognize such a brother! Do you know what he did? ”
Zhang Fei rolled his tiger eyes and said, "What else can he do that hurts heaven and reason?" Can he still stab his own brother? ”
As soon as these words were said, the atmosphere suddenly froze, and there was no sound in the audience.
Zhang Fei's gaze traveled back and forth between the two brothers, and finally fell on Cao Pi's body, and he said in surprise: "Isn't it? Could it be that you really slaughtered your siblings and relatives? ”
Cao Pi's face remained unchanged, but he said very calmly: "I made a mistake for a while." ”
"That's not going to work!" Zhang Fei was furious when he heard this: "I hate the kind of person who forgets his righteousness for profit and forgets his righteousness in my life, and doesn't care about his brother's siblings, such a person deserves to be killed the most!" It's not too much to kill a thousand times. ”
Cao Pi said coldly: "I said that I was the wrong hand." ”
"It's not okay to make a mistake! It's ridiculous! ”
Cao Zhang found an alliance at once, and together with Zhang Fei, he made endless accusations against Cao Pi.
Cao Pi was also good-tempered, and he didn't refute it, just sat quietly in the prison car, looking up at the sky, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long time, Zhang Fei and Cao Zhang's dry mouths and scolding could not be answered, but they also felt bored.
Cao Zhang took a deep breath and said, "Cao Pi, let me ask you, why do you want to let me go?" Don't you want me to be grateful to you? ”
Cao Pi said very calmly: "No. ”
"And why are you?"
"There's no why, it's just that you and I are two mothers......"
When Cao Zhang heard this, the muscles on his face twitched slightly, and he seemed to have 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, and among the brothers, their relationship can be said to be the closest.
Cao Zhang was the most sad about Cao Pi's rebellion, but the real reason was also because he had the closest relationship with Cao Pi.
Maybe it's love and hate.
At this moment, if Cao Pi insisted that Cao Zhang should remember his kindness and remember his kindness, Cao Zhang would definitely look down on him even more from the bottom of his heart, and his disgust for him would be even worse.
But at this moment, Cao Pi showed a look of decadence, without saying a word, neither letting Cao Zhang forgive him, nor letting Cao Zhang remember his kindness, after a long time, Cao Zhang's heart was somewhat indescribable.
He looked at Cao Pi and didn't speak, just looked at the sky alone, and suddenly said: "Cao Pi, tell me the truth, do you feel ashamed of the fourth brother when you saved me this time, so you want to do something to make amends." ”
Cao Pi was silent for a while, and then replied slowly: "Everyone is dead, what can I do if I make amends?" ”
Cao Zhang slammed the door of the prison and said angrily: "I knew today, why did you bother in the first place? ”
Cao Pi looked at him quietly: "I didn't mean to say it, but I just made a mistake in a moment...... Well, what's the use of talking about it now? Now that you and I are in prison, we will only die in the end! ”
After saying that, he saw Cao Pi turn around and lie on the ground by himself, his back to Cao Zhang and Zhang Fei, the expression on his face looked strange and inexplicable.
Compared with the state of the right talent, Cao Pi's expression now seems much more complicated, sad, resentful, angry, and gloomy...... All kinds of emotions welled up on his face, showing his now extremely conflicted heart.
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At this moment, the battle in Nanzheng in the distance had been transferred from the outside to the city, and the potter was quietly looking into the distance in the mountains and forests where he was hiding.
The shouts of killing are getting stronger and stronger, and the scope of the battlefield is getting bigger and bigger.
But even so, the potter didn't care, on the contrary, he was happy.
The larger the area of the battlefield, the more the counterattack of the Jinling army has begun.
After a while, he saw Pei Qian rushing over.
"Prime Minister, the last general has made it clear, the first to attack the city was Liu Bei Guan Yu's troops, and now it is General Huang who is blocking him from the side gate!"
The potter nodded and said, "Sure enough, it's Guan Yu, it's heartfelt to see him come to save my brother...... It's okay, tell Huang Zhong and let him not hinder Guan Yu's march too much! Let him come to me. ”
Pei Qian immediately led people to the front line again to give the order.
Pei Ben was beside the potter, and said a little nervously: "Prime Minister, isn't it too risky to do this?" ”
The potter smiled faintly and said: "It's okay, I don't want to fight hard with Guan Yu, just touch and go, even if there is really something, I have Ferrari, Porsche and other famous horses, why not be afraid of Guan Yunchang alone?" If he wants to save his brother, let him save him. ”
Pei Ben glanced at the back quite worriedly, and said, "But Zhang Fei and Cao Zhang, who were finally caught, let him be rescued like this, it's a pity." These are all fierce generals, let them go back, that will be a big disaster for our army. ”
The potter shook his head and said, "For our army, the great calamity is the barrier of Sichuan and Shu, not 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 reluctant to let go of the ducks that have been caught, but there is no way, I want them not to suspect Cao Pi, so I can only give up Zhang Fei and Cao Zhang, otherwise it is not enough to win the trust of the other party. ”
Pei Ben said in a low voice: "Cao Pi has committed such a big crime, how can Cao Cao spare him?" What if Cao Cao saw him and was furious and slaughtered him? ”
"Tiger poison does not eat children, only children who are sorry for their parents, how can there be parents who are sorry for their children? I believe that Cao Cao will not be such a person...... But in the end, it depends on whether Cao Pi is on the road or not. ”
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