In the second year of Yanping, Zhengdan. At the Great Dynasty Meeting, hundreds of officials came together to congratulate the Son of Heaven. The wives and ladies are congratulated for the queen. Inside the small palace, people come and go, crowded together. When many people saw it, they secretly thought in their hearts, when will the general agree to return to Luoyang?

Above the court, the Son of Heaven has a very good complexion. The Sili Lieutenant Department was completely recovered, and the rude warlords who had bullied themselves in Guanzhong were almost wiped out by the general Liu Bei. Those thorns in Liangzhou, Han Sui died, Song Jian died, and Ma Teng surrendered. He did what his father didn't. When his father was alive, in the later period, he was helpless against the lawless warlords in Liangzhou, but in his hands, Guan Liang was already obedient. I heard that the general is also preparing to open up the four counties of Hexi and then return to the Western Regions. That's good news. The Western Regions have been cut off for many years, and they have not paid tribute for a long time. The wine and exotic beasts there have been longing for a long time.

The Son of Heaven looked at Liu Bei, the general who was sitting opposite Taifu Yang Biao. His heart was filled with joy. Seeing that the building was about to collapse, who would have thought that such a figure would emerge again. But he is still surnamed Liu. Over the years, if it weren't for Liu Bei, the world would not know how many people are kings and how many people are emperors. As a genius, he also arrived in Qingzhou, so he became a little decent. When he was in Chang'an, who took himself seriously?

After the congratulations, the Son of Heaven set up a banquet to entertain the ministers, and the first glass of wine, he raised his glass to Liu Bei: "The general first conquered Guan Liang in the old years, and then begged for Xianbei." The prestige of the Han family was in the desert, and Hu Lu fled when he heard the wind and fled in fear. I congratulate the general. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly raised his wine glass and took a deep dip to the Son of Heaven, and then he drank it into his throat. After the Son of Heaven, the ministers also followed suit and frequently advised him to drink. Liu Bei is not a good drinker, but at the state banquet, he can't shirk it. At the end of the drink, it was already dizzy.

In the north, the ministers feasted and drank. In the south, in the snowstorm, an army is struggling to trek. The golden drum did not sound, the flag hung low, and the one who led it was Cao Hong, the general of Cao Ying.

But it turned out that Cao Cao won Bajun, and the intention of looking west could no longer be suppressed. The ministers said: "Liu Zhang's child, how can He De occupy Yizhou? I want to take it for myself. ”

coincided with the arrival of the imperial edict, Cao Cao laughed loudly, showed the ministers with a book, and said: "Yizhou should be owned by me." ”

When the ministers took the edict and looked at it, they couldn't help but be shocked, it turned out that the imperial court ordered Cao Cao to withdraw from Hanzhong and Ba County. When he was suspicious, he saw Cao Cao stroking his beard and smiled, and said, "If Xuande has the intention of going south, how can he make me retreat?" The army has long been overwhelmed. Xuande first conquered Guan Liang, and then begged Xianbei. It's not majestic. It's a pity that after all, I can't stop me. This is a good opportunity for us to seize Yizhou, and we must not miss it. When the ministers heard this, they all praised it as good.

So Cao Cao played to the court and asked Feng Ping to ask Zhang Lu to be a meritorious hero, so as to confuse the north and Liu Zhang. Secretly but quietly mobilized troops and horses, intending to attack him.

It coincided with heavy snowfall, and the wind roared angrily, hitting the face like a knife. The heavens and the earth were gray. Seeing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed. In such weather, the enemy army will inevitably slacken and act just as its own army acts. So Cao Hong led five thousand elites, took advantage of the heavy snow, and dived all the way to Jiameng.

Cao Hong received the order, so he went to the barracks, summoned all the soldiers, climbed the heights and shouted: "The eldest husband has made meritorious service and won wealth, so he will fight here!" ”

All the armor soldiers saluted and shouted, "May you be rich from the general!" Then he led the army from Langzhong, traced the water, and attacked Jiameng.

The weather is bad and the roads are difficult to navigate. Along the way, due to slippery conditions, many people have fallen and injured horses. Cao Hong ran back and forth, constantly cheering up the soldiers under his command. Despite the wind and snow, I finally arrived outside Jiameng Pass. At this time, it was the time of Shen and You, and the sky had begun to darken.

Cao Hong ordered the soldiers to set up camp, and then sent the scouts to explore the situation of Jiameng. After a while, the scout came to report: "The enemy army is slack, because of the fear of wind and snow, there is no half of the city at this time." Cao Hong was overjoyed, so he ordered the fire to boil water to keep warm, and the soldiers of the three armies had a full meal, and then sneaked to the pass while it was still dark.

Since Cao Cao's attack on Hanzhong, the guards of Jiameng have been panicked. thought that Cao Cao wanted to attack Jia Meng. As a result, Hanzhong fell, and Cao Jun followed Zhang Lu to the south of Ba County. So I couldn't help but feel relieved in my heart, thinking that Cao Cao really wanted to attack Zhang Lu, not Tushu County. In the past few months, although he is still carefully guarded, he is no longer worried. Since the beginning of winter, there is even more fearlessness. In the past few days, it has snowed heavily, but even the city has not been patrolled, only hiding in the mansion, drinking and having fun with the concubines. What is good at the top will be very bad at the bottom. Even the guards did not come out because of the cold, how could the soldiers defending the city suffer from the cold.

After standing at the head of the city for a day, the defenders were also bold, such a heavy snow, the weather was cold, and the Cao army was far away in Ba County, that is, to attack Shu County, it was easy to go to Deyang. So he hid in the corner of the city, built a tent, and lit a fire to keep warm, so as to avoid the wind and snow. The daytime defenders would also stand at the head of the city and walk around for a while, as a matter of routine. When it was about to get dark, he began to be unscrupulous. threw cold weapons one by one, and began to gather together in twos and threes, cooking wine to ward off the cold.

Under the city, everything was silent, Cao Hong was lying on the snow, and he could even hear the laughter of the city. He waved his hand quietly, and saw several warriors run out, round their right arms, and shake them a few times, and then threw their claws towards the city. Only a soft sound could be heard, and the iron hook had already grasped the city wall. The warrior tugged hard, nodded to Cao Cao, and stepped forward. Cao Hong looked at the figure hanging in the air, his eyes didn't blink, and he just muttered in his heart, hurry up, hurry up. When the figures turned over in unison and lowered countless ropes down, their hearts were relieved.

In the south of the city, a defender who was drinking and having fun in the corner of the wall suddenly sighed and said, "Do you hear the noise?" ”

Everyone was laughing at each other while drinking wine and food, and they were very unhappy after being interrupted, and a strong man said: "Hu Jiaerlang, your ears are very sharp, have you ever listened carefully to your brother and sister-in-law's deeds when they did the things of Zhou Gong?" What does it taste like? The crowd burst out laughing.

When Hu Erlang heard this, he immediately stopped doing it, and immediately fought back: "Zhao Wu, I heard that you peeked at the widow of the house next door taking a bath and almost finished picking up all the bricks on the wall of your house, yes or no?" "I just make fun of my colleagues, but where do I remember the strange noise outside the city.

The army outside the city continued to climb up to the city, and then under the leadership of their respective captains, they were divided into several units, one to rob and kill the defenders of the city, and the other went down the city along the horse road to rob the city gate.

The defenders at the head of the city were easy to find, and the fires in the corners were as obvious as fireflies in the night. Cao's army approached, but the defenders had not yet noticed. When someone finally found out, they only thought that the general had come to patrol the city on a whim. They hurriedly stood up, and when Cao Jun stabbed their bodies with a spear, they realized that it was the enemy army who had entered the pass. When I wanted to shout again, my body was already limp and couldn't lift any strength.

On this snowy night, a killing began.