Between the words, the mighty cavalry army can already see the majestic Tiger Pass, the towering Tiger Pass towers between the mountains and rivers, and the mountains and rivers are precipitous.

Lu Bu, who was holding Fang Tian's halberd in one hand, looked at the majestic Tiger Prison Pass in front of him, and his eyes flashed with essence: "With such a majestic pass, what is the alliance of the princes, but the Hou Ye is going to come in person this time, I really look down on these rabble." ”

Not long ago, there was a big battle in the sky above the Tiger Prison Pass, and there was still a bit of bloody aura, although it was several miles away, but that bloody aura could not be hidden from everyone.

Lu Bu subconsciously clenched the halberd in his hand and said in a deep voice: "All the soldiers are cheering up. ”

At this moment, it is close to the Tiger Prison Pass, if there is no accident, it may encounter Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao's troops at any time.

They came with such a great momentum, the movement of thousands of elite horses was not small at all, even if Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao were slow to react, it was impossible not to detect the approach of thousands of elite horses.

Maybe Ding Yuan and the others are already in line at this time, and it is more likely that they will suddenly kill halfway, so Lu Bu reminded the officers and men of the whole army to be vigilant in case of Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao's subordinates who may appear at any time.

As the army got closer and closer to the Tiger Prison Pass, until he could clearly see the panorama of the entire Tiger Prison Pass, Chu Yi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

At this time, don't say it's Chu Yi, even Cao Cao, Lu Bu and others also showed doubts, you must know that at this time, they are no longer more than a mile away from the Tiger Prison Pass, but they have not suffered an ambush from Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao, this is okay, maybe the other party wants to fight with them in a dignified manner.

But the key is that they didn't find any traces of soldiers and horses under the Tiger Prison at all.

That's an army of tens of thousands, not just a few people or dozens of people can easily hide, even if there are huge means, it is difficult to hide tens of thousands of troops without a trace.

Lu Bu looked even more surprised and said: "It's strange, what about people, they won't all die!" ”

To say that tens of thousands of troops are all dead, to be honest, even Lu Bu himself doesn't believe it.

"No, look at how the city gate is so open, does it mean that the Tiger Prison Pass has been breached?"

Fang Yue exclaimed, his face full of surprise as he looked at the open door of the Tiger Prison.

The gate of the Tiger Prison was wide open, there was no need for Fang Yue to remind him, Chu Yi and Cao Cao had already noticed it, and when he saw the open city gate, Cao Cao's face became very ugly.

Just looking at the open city gate, you can think that the situation of the defenders of the Tiger Prison Pass is only arranged is quite bad, if you think about the bad one, maybe the soldiers defending the city have all been destroyed, otherwise it is impossible to let the city gate open.

At this time, Cao Cao suddenly figured out why they didn't meet Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao and their men nearby, if nothing else, it must be that these people had already passed the Tiger Prison Pass and fled.

Now that the city gate is wide open, nine times out of ten, the soldiers who are responsible for guarding the tiger prison are more than lucky.

Thinking that Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Yuan might have died on the battlefield, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel endless grief and indignation in his heart.

"Zixiao, Zilian, Miaocai......"

Cao Cao, who couldn't help but let out a long howl of grief and indignation, was full of anger in his eyes, you must know that just a moment ago he was still mentioning Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Yuan to Chu Yi, Chu Yi even promised to make contributions to Cao Ren and the others, seeing that his brother was about to prosper in official fortune, but he never thought that it would be such a result.

At this moment, the nearly 2,000 remnants of the soldiers who were retreating to the general's mansion in the tiger prison were holding their weapons tightly one by one, and they looked at the long street in the distance with a wary face.

Whether it is life or death depends on what kind of choice Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao will make when they enter the city, if the other party just intends to pass through the city, then it is not possible to spend huge energy to deal with them, but if the other party has the idea of occupying the Tiger Prison Pass, I am afraid that they will soon face a siege from the opponent's army.

It can be said that Cao Ren really made a gamble, if he won the bet, the whole army could live, and if he lost the bet, it would be nothing more than death.

Anyway, with the situation at that time, even if they didn't choose to give up and hold on to the city, it would just make Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao lose some more soldiers and horses, and they couldn't change the outcome of the city at all.

Xiahou Yuan patted Cao Ren's shoulder with his big hand and said with a smile: "Zixiao, don't panic, my brothers and I will live and die together, and we will die together today." ”

Cao Ren bowed slightly: "I hope I don't have a gambling difference!" ”

The earth shook slightly, located in the general's mansion, everyone could feel the great movement of the cavalry galloping on the long street, and realized that at this time, Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao's troops had entered the city.

Soon, a team of people appeared on the long street, and the leader was Wen Chou, a general under Yuan Shao.

The soldiers and horses behind Wen Chou stopped more than 100 zhang away from the general's mansion, and when they saw Wen Chou leading the army coming, Cao Ren and Cao Hong's hearts sank, but when the other party stopped, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

But even so, in the face of Wen Chou and the army behind him, Cao Ren and the others did not dare to be careless, it can be said that everyone maintained enough vigilance, and the weapons in their hands were clenched and ready to shoot at any time.

After a cup of tea, no one moved between the two sides, otherwise no one dared to guarantee that a casual move on their side might lead to a big war.

At this time, Cao Ren and the others had already realized that Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao should not intend to occupy the Tiger Prison Pass, although they were very confused about this, after all, now can be said to be the best time to occupy the Tiger Prison Pass, if they miss this time, it will not be so easy to really break through the Tiger Prison Pass head-on.

Until a herald came galloping and whispered in Wen Chou's ear, Wen Chou glanced at Cao Ren and the others, waved the spear in his hand and shouted: "All the soldiers go with me!" ”

Looking at the figure of Wen Chou leading the soldiers and horses away, Cao Ren and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, and it felt like they had walked before the ghost gate was closed.

Cao Hong couldn't help but smile and said: "Hahaha, retreat, Ding Yuan and they retreated, brother, you expected it......"

Even Xiahou Yuan on the side couldn't help but smile.

Cao Ren sighed while sighing: "It's a pity that we didn't complete the Hou Ye's instructions and intercepted Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao and others before the Tiger Prison Pass. ”

Cao Hong frowned and said: "How can this be resentful of us, you must know that we have done our best, I think the Pingze Township Marquis should not be the kind of person who does not know right from wrong." ”

Saying that, Cao Hong said again: "Besides, my brother obeys orders under his command, and I heard that he is very important, even if it is for the sake of Brother Meng De's face, he will not hold us accountable......"

At this time, Cao Cao's long howl came, shouting the names of Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Yuan, filled with infinite grief and indignation.

Hearing Cao Cao's voice, Cao Ren and the others couldn't help but be stunned, with a little surprise on their faces, and Cao Hong was even more excited: "Brother is here, brother is here." ”

While speaking, Cao Hong responded with a long roar: "Brother, we are here!" ”

Cao Cao, who was immersed in the mood of his brother's death in battle, suddenly heard Cao Hong's shout and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, his face was full of astonishment, and then he looked in the direction where the voice came, and his face gradually appeared excited.

Suddenly clamping the war horse under him, Cao Cao came straight in the direction of the General's Mansion.

It was just a blink of an eye, and Lu Bu, Cao Cao and others, who were the first to rush into the city, saw the soldiers who had gathered before Jiang Jinfu from a distance.

Almost all of these soldiers defending the city were injured, and at a glance, they knew that they must have experienced an extremely tragic battle, and there were several figures standing in front of these people, it was Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Yuan.

Cao Cao saw the blood-stained figures of several people, his eyes showed infinite surprise, he immediately turned over and dismounted, strode towards a few people, grabbed Cao Ren's shoulder, carefully looked at Cao Ren, and then looked at Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan one by one, it seemed that after making sure that the three of them were safe and sound, Cao Cao was completely relieved, and couldn't help but hug the three of them and said: "It's good to be alive, it's good for you to be alive......"

It can be seen that Cao Cao was really hit hard before, after all, although their Cao family and Xiahou family are full of talents, but as the best among them, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Yuan are definitely the pillars of the Cao family and the Xiahou family.

Relieved his mood, the few people who hugged each other finally let go, and at this time, Chu Yi had already entered the city with the army, and saw the scene before the general's mansion from a distance.

At this time, Cao Ren had already informed Cao Cao of his previous response, after all, Cao Ren was not a fool, his choice was reasonable, but it was not reasonable, if Chu Yi really wanted to hold them responsible, even if they were pushed out and beheaded, then no one could say anything.

What kind of character Cao Cao is, in fact, when he saw a few people in the General's Mansion before, Cao Cao probably guessed Cao Ren's plan, and now when he heard Cao Ren say this, Cao Cao just nodded at Cao Ren.

When Chu Yi arrived, Cao Cao took a deep breath, patted Cao Ren's shoulder and said, "Zixiao comes with me!" ”

Cao Ren nodded at Cao Cao, and the two walked towards Chu Yi, and when they got closer, they saw Cao Cao and Cao Ren bowing down to Chu Yi in unison.

At the same time, Cao Ren said in a deep voice: "The guilty general Cao Ren has been entrusted by the Hou Ye, so that he escaped from the army of Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao, and asked the Hou Ye to punish him!" ”

Cao Cao just bowed in front of Chu Yi and didn't say anything, after all, Cao Ren's guilt was there, and no one could justify it, so Cao Cao could only show his attitude with his own actions, hoping that Chu Yi could spare Cao Ren on top of his thin face.

Chu Yi raised his eyebrows, looked condescendingly at Cao Cao and Cao Ren bowing down in front of him, and slowly spoke: "Cao Ren, you were ordered to garrison the Tiger Prison Pass, but you escaped from Yuan Shao and Ding Yuan's department, causing Ben Hou's plan to besiege Yuan Shao and Ding Yuan to fall through, this crime is no different!" ”

Cao Ren kowtowed and said: "Cao Ren has nothing to say, he is willing to accept the guilt, and he also asks the Hou Ye to remember that everything was done by Cao Ren, and all the soldiers obeyed Cao Ren's orders and forgave the sins of the soldiers." ”

As soon as Cao Ren's words fell, Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan were heard saying in unison: "We are willing to share this crime with the general......

Although Cao Ren has not been in the Tiger Prison Pass for a long time, he has won the recognition of the generals in the army with his own means and charm, plus he has fought together before, it can be said that he has lived and died together, plus Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan have driven, and the remaining soldiers have reacted and bowed down to Chu Yi and said: "I am willing to accept this crime with the general!" ”

The surroundings were silent, and everyone's eyes were on Chu Yi, but Cao Cao, who fell to the ground at this moment, secretly pinched a cold sweat in his heart.

He didn't expect Cao Ren to win the hearts of the army so much, and also attracted all the soldiers to bow down together, Cao Cao originally planned to fight for face, and tried every means to intercede for Cao Ren, but before he could make any moves, the scene in front of him happened.

Cao Cao was not only not surprised, but rather uneasy, apparently Cao Cao was worried that Chu Yi would misunderstand Cao Ren and coerce him to retreat.

As the most disgusting thing about the commander-in-chief, it depends on the open-mindedness of a commander, if it is an open-minded person, he will only think that his generals have won the hearts of the soldiers, and they are good generals, but if they are narrow-minded, that is the way to take trouble.

Chu Yi's gaze swept over the soldiers, especially when he swept over Cao Cao's figure, Cao Cao couldn't help but bow even lower.

Just when everyone was curious about what Chu Yi would do with Cao Ren, they saw Chu Yi turn over and dismount, walk to Cao Ren, and said with a smile: "What is wrong with General Zixiao!" Soldiers, please get up. ”

helped Cao Ren up, and Chu Yi helped the soldiers again, causing everyone to get up.

Seeing Chu Yi's move, Cao Cao on the side was secretly relieved, and a hanging heart finally fell.

At this moment, Chu Yi smiled again and said to Cao Cao, who got up: "Did Meng De think that this candidate would be indiscriminate and punish General Yu Zixiao?" ”

Cao Cao hurriedly bowed his head and said: "How dare Cao Cao, Hou Ye is open-minded and discerning, and it is a great luck for the soldiers of the three armies to be able to get Hou Ye as the master." ”

Feeling the gratitude in the eyes of Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, and even Cao Cao, Chu Yi couldn't help but nod secretly, if it weren't for Cao Cao's constant honesty under his hands, Cao Ren was afraid that this time it would be a different result.

After all, for Cao Cao's lineage, especially the brothers of the same clan such as Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan, if they couldn't take them for their own use, Chu Yi would definitely not hesitate to behead these people, lest he become a disaster in the future.