Chapter 641 Duke Cao vomits blood
I miss you so much when you are traveling, and I miss you so much when you return to your hometown. How can you stay and send me somewhere else? -------Three Kingdoms. Cao Pi's "Two Songs of Yan Song. One"
It is said that Qiaojun was attacked and the Cao family temple was in a mess. Unfortunately, Cao Song drowned and died. Yang Feng personally led two thousand cavalry, captured more than fifty hostages of the Cao family and Xiahou family, and fled back to Luohe Castle overnight.
Among these fifty or so people, there is no doubt that they are all descendants of the Cao family and the Xiahou family. The most important among them are several young boys, including Cao Chong, Cao's son who returned to his hometown to be raised by Mrs. Huan, and Cao Chong, who was fostered in his hometown. Xiahou Yuan's sixth son Xiahou Hui and seventh son Xiahouhe brothers, as well as Xiahou Dun's youngest son Xiahou Zijiang and Xiahou Zang brothers. Xiahou Dun's younger brother Xiahou Lian, who had just grown up, was serving his parents at home, and Cao Cao's nephew Cao Anmin was also captured by Yang Feng this time.
Returning to Luohe Castle, military reports of the approaching Cao army came like snow flakes. Yang Feng had hostages in his hands and was not afraid at all. He set up a small archery formation on the south bank of Luohe River and took all the hostages to Luohe Castle. In front of the battle. Poor Cao Chong was only five or six years old. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he hugged his cousin Cao Anmin's thigh tightly. He didn't know if this was a life-or-death separation.
Han Xian was still as timid as a mouse and only wanted to guard Luohe Castle. In fact, he was ready to escape at any time. Yang Feng hurried to the front of the battle. He had already verified the identities of these people on the boat. When he saw the most important hostage, Cao Chong, holding Cao Anmin, he ordered people to take him away from Anmin. Cao Anmin refused, and was punched in the face, almost knocking out his front teeth. Cao Chong cried and fussed. Yang Feng ordered people to tie Cao Anmin and Cao Chong to the pillar in the center of the archer formation, and sealed their mouths with rags. , surrounded by spearmen, it seemed that Cao Chong's life was in danger, and there were dangers all around.
Several waves of Cao Bing's scouts went around the hills and saw Yang Feng's soldiers arrayed by the water. They quickly reported back to the vanguards Le Jin and Cao Hong. The first thing that poured into the river basin was Le Jin's infantry, and then Cao Hong's cavalry. At this time, Le Jin's soldiers separated into formations, and Cao Hong led his cavalry to speed up and take up positions outside Yang Fengjun's range.
Cao Hong observed the enemy's formation and saw that the opponent's troops were no more than a thousand troops. Instead of relying on the natural barrier of Luohe River to defend, Cao Hong lined up in front of Luohe River. As long as his cavalry charged, he would probably smash the opponent's archers to pieces. Cao Hong, who had been in battle for a long time, couldn't help but feel slightly strange. He gently lowered his raised hand without moving rashly. Sure enough, Yang Fengbing on the opposite side also separated, and a bad horse ran out of the formation, attracting everyone's attention.
Cao Hong's eyes were fixed on several tall wooden pillars in the opponent's formation. There seemed to be people tied to the wooden pillars, but they were too far away to see clearly. Cao Hong had a very bad premonition in his heart.
This formation seemed familiar. After Cao's army rose up, there were many killings. He never showed pity for the lives of the people in Qingyan, Henan and Xu. Nailing people on wooden pillars like this was just a common scene in the past. However, Yang Feng seemed to have no reason to tie up a few people to show off before confronting Cao Jun. Unless..., unless these people have a great relationship with Cao Jun.
Cao Hong signaled the archers to put down their crossbows with his hands, and allowed the bad horse to arrive in front of the formation. The men on the inferior horses shouted loudly: "Generals on the opposite side, don't shoot arrows. My general Yang has something to convey to me." Cao Hong already knew what he meant and signaled the soldiers to disperse. He arrived in front of the formation, holding a knife and asked: " I am the vanguard general Cao Hong. If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly, or else I will cut down the sacrificial flag with one blow."
The person who came said without fear: "Since he is a general of the Cao family, it happens to be related to you."
Cao Hong's heart skipped a beat, and the ominous premonition became stronger. He pointed at the figures on the wooden pillars with narrowed eyes and asked, "Who are the people tied up on those wooden pillars?"
The visitor said coldly: "Cao's army arrived suddenly. General Yang had no choice but to invite some hostages. As long as Prime Minister Cao agrees to withdraw the troops immediately, in three months, my general will return the hostages intact."
The idiom itself is that Lin Xiangru returned to Zhao with his jade intact. How could Cao Hong not know it? But hearing the last word Qiao made Cao Hong jump. You must know that Cao Hong's own relatives also settled in Qiao County. Cao Hong's blood surged into his heart, and he forced himself to calm down, but his voice was also a little distorted: "What is the return of the perfect jade to Qiao? The Qiao of Qiao County?"
The visitor nodded and said: "My general went to Qiao County last night and invited many of General Cao's relatives. Do you want to come with me and pass in front of the battle so that the general can recognize them? I really can't recognize them all." His face. There was actually a hint of joking in his expression.
Cao Hong's heart palpitated and he was unable to pursue the other party's insult. Although he was not afraid of death, the three armies could not live without a general. He turned around and ordered his deputy general: "Chen Wen, you go through the battle with this person and confirm who the hostage is. After confirmation, quickly Give back.”
Cao Hong's lieutenant general, whose surname was Chen, whose given name was Wen, and whose courtesy name was Yuan Ti, was from Runan, Yuzhou. He served as the governor of Yangzhou for a short time in the late Han Dynasty. He and Cao Hong were childhood friends and studied martial arts together. Before Cao Hong defected to Cao Cao, he led more than a thousand soldiers from his family and Chen Wen to recruit soldiers, and recruited 2,000 Lujiang superior soldiers. Then he led the army east to Danyang, recruited thousands more, and marched with this team. They trained while traveling, and finally joined forces with Cao Cao in Longkang, Yangzhou, and became a powerful force beside Cao Cao.
Therefore, of course, Chen Wen knew every member of the Cao family. The person who would go through the formation to check on the hostages was Chen Wen. Chen Wen stuck his gun on the ground and took only a sword. In Cao Hong's melancholy eyes, Tima followed the visitor in a hurry. After a while, Cao Hong rode back to greet Chen Wen. He looked at Chen Wen anxiously. Seeing Chen Wen's frown, he couldn't help but ask: "Yuan Ti, who are the hostages?"
Chen Wen almost burst into tears as he whispered: "The ones tied to the pillars are Cao Chong, the prime minister's youngest son, and Cao Anmin, the prime minister's nephew."
Cao Hong felt dizzy on his horse and almost fell down. Yang Feng led his troops and sacked Qiao County. He didn't know how the old patriarch Cao Song was doing, nor how his relatives were doing. He then cheered up and asked, "Where are the others?" "
Chen Wen knew that Cao Hong wanted to know if there were any relatives of his, so he continued: "There are more than fifty members of the Cao family, and they are all hostages, but the old patriarch has not been seen. But..." Seeing Cao Hong's eyes were splitting, He quickly said: "But there is Zi Lian's clan father Cao Yu inside."
Cao Hong originally had a sense of luck, but after hearing this, he shrank like a deflated rubber ball. Fortunately, Cao Hong's family was very wealthy. There were large tracts of fertile land and mansions in the suburbs of Qiaojun. They raised cattle and sheep all over the land and herds of horses. His family, his eldest son Cao Fu, and his youngest son Cao Zhen all lived outside the ancestral temple community, so they were spared this trouble. . Cao Yu, the patriarch of the clan, was also Cao Cao's clan father. He was a general of the Wei family. After his retirement, he often lived in the ancestral temple and kept company with Cao Song on a daily basis. This time he was also captured.
Cao Hong became anxious and could no longer hold on the horse, so he got off his horse "White Hu". Chen Wen quickly dismounted and supported him. He stretched out his hand to greet the soldiers behind him and said, "Come on, we will not fight today, but we will retreat thirty miles to the stronghold."
Yang Feng, who was on the opposite side, sneered slightly when he saw the large group of Cao soldiers retreating slowly. He also sent an order to set up camp on the spot and strictly guard the hostages. Le Jin's infantrymen nearby retreated for unknown reasons. Le Jin came to inquire in person. He was shocked when he saw Cao Hong's face turning pale. Chen Wen told the story again, and Le Jin couldn't help but take a breath.
Le Jin was a general with a foreign surname, so he was naturally calmer. He quickly hit the horse himself and went straight to the rear of Cao Cao's army to find Cao Cao and report. Cao Cao's army of more than 200,000 men was pouring towards Luohe in an endless stream. Le Jin was marching non-stop. On the way, he only asked Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun to rest on the spot. They met Cao Ren, the leader of the rear army. Only then did they know that Cao Cao had a headache and had not yet started in Runan. .
Le Jin ran non-stop and ran towards Runan with all his strength. There were only a few hundred guards around him, and they were all panting from running. When we arrived at the north gate of Runan, we happened to see a group of black armor pouring out of the city. The leader was Cao Xiu and Cao Wenlie, the deputy commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. When Cao Xiu saw Le Jin, he was shocked and asked, "Wen Qian! Where did you come from?"
Le Jin was out of breath for a long time and asked the Prime Minister intermittently. Cao Cao happened to trot out of the city gate on his gray shadow. When he saw Le Jin, he stared at him and asked, "Wen Qian, why are you back? What happened in front of you?" What happened?"
Le Jin first shook his head and then nodded, panting and saying: "Prime Minister... Prime Minister! Something big has happened!" He huffed and puffed a few more times and said directly: "Yesterday, Yang Feng led his troops and attacked the Qiaojun ancestral temple! Cao Chong... Chong'er was captured by him, and together with more than fifty hostages, they were all tied up in front of the Luohe Formation!"
Cao Cao fell upside down and fell off his horse. Fortunately, the guard next to him was quick and grabbed Cao Cao's shirt, so that Cao Cao was not thrown too badly. Le Jin and Cao Xiu quickly rubbed Cao Cao's head, pinched his middle, and pressed his chest. After a while, Cao Cao woke up and shouted: "Chong'er! Go rescue Chong'er!"
Cao Xiu quickly asked the dumbfounded Xia Houmao next to him to arrange a carriage for the Prime Minister to rest. Just as Xia Houmao turned around, another horse came running along the moat from a distance and asked in a probing voice: "Zilin! Where is the Prime Minister?"
Xia Houmao took a quick look and recognized Cao Yi, the guard captain beside Cao De. He was shocked and pointed at Cao's resting place at the gate of the city. Cao Yi quickly ran over on horseback. Xia Houmao suddenly felt that something was wrong, and quickly stretched out his hand to stop him: "The Prime Minister is right in front. Are you here to report on family affairs?"
Xia Houmao didn't stop him, so Cao Yi ran to the Prime Minister and shouted from a distance with a cry: "Prime Minister, the old patriarch has passed away!"
Cao Cao just woke up and heard the bad news. He could no longer hold back a mouthful of blood and burst out with a "pop". He closed his eyes again and fell back. He didn't wake up despite everyone's calls.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
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