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Da-da-da-da!

On the battlefield of the left flank of Loudiyuan, tens of thousands of Allied soldiers extinguished their torches and stood quietly at the foot of the mountain in the north, staring at the fierce fighting hundreds of steps away.

With the sound of horses' hooves coming from far and near, the standing army rode out of front of the horse, and a small but very sturdy figure sat on horseback.

"Why did Zixiao come back at this time, didn't he find Zhen'er and Xiu'er?"

"Let the lord wait for a long time, and the general will be willing to be punished."

While answering, Cao Ren rode his horse and galloped in front of Cao Cao, and then raised his hand to the two people wearing Xiliang armor not far behind him, and then said: "Although the last general has been delayed for a lot of time, he has finally fulfilled his mission and brought Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu back unscathed!" ”

"Oh?" Cao Cao, who was in thin shape, was shocked when he heard this, looked in the direction that Cao Ren knew, and said in a lost voice: "Zhen'er, Xiu'er are back?" Hehehe??? God bless my Cao family! ”

Just when Cao Cao was laughing, Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, who had escaped death, stepped forward, flew off their horses, and knelt down excitedly: "Father、、、 uncle, the two of us are back!" ”

"Okay, good, good, just come back!"

At this moment, Cao Cao cried with joy, instantly turned over and dismounted, walked in front of Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu in an arrow step, leaned over and helped them up with both hands, and said with a smile: "My father is incompetent, so my son suffers." Hurry up and let me take a good look. Are your injuries healed? ”

"Thank you for my father's (uncle's) care, our injuries have long healed and are safe and sound!"

After Cao Cao heard this. He bowed his head with satisfaction: "So good, so good!" ”

As he spoke, his words changed sharply, and he said with emotion: "From this point of view, although Li Thief is cunning and vicious, he is a man who believes in his words, and he will do what he says. really put Zidan and Wen Lie back intact! (Note: Cao Zhen, Zidan; Cao Xiu, the word is Lie. ）

"Ugh!" Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and Cao Ren were stunned when they heard this. They all looked at Cao Cao with puzzled faces. Obviously, they didn't expect Cao Cao to praise Xiliang Li Li in public, you must know that Li Li is the mortal enemy of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, and it can be said that the hatred is as deep as the sea.

"Huh?" Seeing that Cao Ren and the others looked different. Cao Cao shook his head slightly. He chuckled and asked, "Why do you have such expressions?" Isn't what I said inaccurate, or do you think that I, Cao Cao, am a narrow-minded person who has no room for others? ”

After Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and Cao Ren heard this, they all shook their heads and denied: "The last general will not dare!" ”

Immediately, Cao Ren hesitated and said: "Li Thief is indeed a person who does what he says. It's just that??? This thief is as cunning as a fox, ruthless, and has a deep grudge against us, and will never die. Yes. I don't know why the lord still looks at Li Thief differently? ”

Cao Cao bowed slightly, frowning slightly. Said thoughtfully: "Born in troubled times, the princes compete for hegemony, the whole world is fighting and bleeding all the time, and hundreds of people die in strife and fighting every day, and we are naturally no exception." Nowadays, Li Thief is strong, naturally he is a sword, and we are reduced to fish and meat; Therefore, many members of my Cao family and Xiahou family died at the hands of this thief. However, one day, or if we become stronger, will we show mercy to Li Thief's brothers and clansmen? ”

Cao Ren, Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu were stunned when they heard this, and after a little hesitation, they had to admit that Cao Cao was right. If Li Li's family, brothers, or clansmen fell into their hands, they would certainly have killed them without hesitation, and they would definitely not have the kindness of a woman. Thinking of this, the three of them couldn't help but nod lightly and acquiesced to Cao Cao's words.

Seeing Cao Ren and the others nodding, Cao Cao smiled slightly and waved his hand to signal them to get on the horse. After sitting on the horse again, the smile on his face had disappeared, and he said with a solemn expression: "As the saying goes, do not do to others what you do not want to be done to yourself." Since we will not let go of Li Li's family and clansmen, how can we expect him to let go of our clansmen? I, Cao Cao, have never forgotten the blood feud between Li Thief and others such as Ang'er, An Min, Cao Hong and Xiahou Brothers, and even never forgot for a moment, every day when I close my eyes, I will think of their tragic death, which makes me feel painful for a while, and I hate to immediately slash Li Thief and avenge them. However, the deceased are gone, and those of us who are alive must continue to live, and we must live well, only in this way can we have the opportunity and strength to avenge them.

At the same time, for Li Li, who killed many of my generals and clansmen under Cao Cao's command, I have enmity with him, but I have no hatred. This is because all vendettas and wars are caused by this chaotic world. If the world is peaceful, the Xiahou brothers and Ang'er will not die, and Li Li and I may still be ministers of the same court, and even be able to communicate with each other and become friends. However, we all live in this world divided by princes, and war and fighting are inevitable, either he dies or I die, and there is no other choice. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao paused, and whispered with feeling: "Because of this, now Li Li can keep his promise and put Zidan and Wen Lie back unscathed, in my heart, I am still a little grateful to him." If I, Cao Cao, catch his subordinates or the Li clan, I will definitely not let his people go because he provided a few pieces of information, and even after getting the information, I will still kill them, at least I will beat them to death or cripple them before letting them go. It can be seen from this that Li Liqi is indeed a person of faith and righteousness, broad-minded, elegant and elegant, which is worthy of admiration.

But??? People who keep their promises are admirable, but they are inevitably a little pedantic. Keeping his word has allowed Li Li to establish a high prestige, but one day integrity will hurt him, at least let him suffer huge casualties and losses. Perhaps, this day will not be too long, maybe it is just around the corner! ”

At the same time as Cao Cao said this, he only heard a huge "boom" loud sound, which was like the sky collapsing, and the huge ground shaking caused the war horses under Cao Cao and others to be restless, screaming and neighing, and then instinctively retreated to the foot of the mountain.

"Ahhh This ??????"

Suddenly, the earth shook the mountains. Cao Ren, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and the more than 40,000 soldiers behind them screamed in panic, and they all looked at the rear of the Allied forces that suddenly disappeared with the firelight, because such a collapse sound like the power of heaven and earth came from there.

"Is this 、、、 a trap?" Cao Ren said in shock.

"Hmm." Cao Cao bowed slightly. Except for the slight change in his expression, he didn't seem surprised at all, as if everything he expected was expected.

Zixiao said that this is a trap, which is actually true, but more accurately, this should be a huge cave. This hole is about four miles long at the east and west ends. It is about 500 steps wide from north to south, and all the ground below two feet is hollowed out. The inside of the cave is two zhang deep, and there are no less than 100,000 bamboo thorns and sharp blades more than one zhang long in between. The bottom of the cave is covered with thorns, sharp stones, wooden stakes and thistles. It is no exaggeration to say that this hole is tantamount to purgatory on earth, once it collapses to form a pit, its power is great, its lethality is strong, and the scope of the impact is wide. I can't imagine it. It is enough to kill all the soldiers and horses on the Loudi Plain here! ”

The moment the cave collapsed frightened Cao Cao, but when he talked about the details of the pit, his tone trembled, as if he had palpitations, and he couldn't help but be afraid for a while when he mentioned it.

"Ahh Cao Ren's voice changed when he heard this, and he was surprised: "Is this what Yuan Shao did?" But how can the lord know so clearly, isn't it??? The lord is also involved? ”

Cao Cao shook his head when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is all done by Yuan Shao. Nothing to do with me! Although I, Cao Cao, am not a benevolent gentleman, I still disdain to do such things that violate the peace of heaven. Yuan Shao's move may be able to achieve his long-cherished wish. But it hurts nature and reason, and it is really an unpopular next resort. Moreover, it is against the norm to break the enemy in the pit, the more people killed in the pit, the heavier the sin Yuan Shao will bear, and one day he will be retributed, and he will not die well! ”

"Ugh!" Before Cao Cao's words fell, Cao Zhen couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that my father also believes in the heresy of ghosts and gods, could it be that there is really a reason in this world?" If Tianli really exists, why doesn't it fall on Li Thief? It must be known that in recent years, Li Thief has been fighting in the east and west, and the number of people who died under his iron hooves in the west is tens of thousands, why hasn't he been retributed? ”

Cao Cao turned his head to look at Cao Zhen in surprise, and muttered thoughtfully: "Zhen'er only knows one and doesn't know the other, isn't it unpleasant to hear that the heavens show retribution?" Everything in the world has its own way of life and death, the way of birds and beasts is the way of the jungle, and the way of survival of human beings is war, these are all natural laws that cannot be changed by man. However, since ancient times, those who use water, fire, or man-made natural disasters to kill living beings have never died well, and sooner or later they will be punished. From the beginning of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors in ancient times, to the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty, and then to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the Qin and Han Dynasties in modern times, there are few people who use the art of violating heaven and killing too much, and there are few people who start and finish well, from ancient times to the present, without exception.

In the past, Bai Qi, the general of the pre-Qin Dynasty, killed 400,000 soldiers of the Zhao State in one fell swoop, and then was killed by the first emperor; Han Xin commanded the army to do everything, strangling hundreds of thousands of Chu troops successively, and then was killed by Gaozu. The world thinks that this kind of killing gods is a high merit and eventually leads to the disaster of killing, but they don't know that the reason why the emperors of the past dynasties killed these people is not only because of their high merit, but also because killing them can win the sincere support of countless ordinary people who have lost their sons, fathers and husbands, and then consolidate their own country. What is the principle of heaven is actually the will of the people, and the will of the people is the principle of heaven; And retribution is the people's hearts and minds, and those who are resented by the people will not die well! ”

At the end of the day, Cao Cao said quietly: "In fact, I discovered Yuan Shao's plot as early as three months ago, and among the entire allied princes, except for Yuan Shao himself, I am the only one who knows about it. Although I didn't participate in it, I was happy to see it happen, anyway, no matter what the casualties of the Allied and Western Liang armies were, it was the enemy who died; Even if it is not an enemy now, it will be an enemy in the future. In that case, why should I bother myself? ”

After saying that, Cao Cao waved his hand and ordered Cao Ren to lead his army along the foot of the left flank and slowly withdraw from the battlefield.

At this time, Cao Xiu, who had never intervened, suddenly asked: "Since my uncle has long known about Yuan Shao's plan, did he reveal this matter to him when he secretly formed an alliance with Li Thief before?" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he turned his head and glanced at Cao Xiu in surprise, and then he hit his horse and walked forward, and dropped three words lightly: "What do you say?" ”

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