Chapter 771: Furious
It is said that the city of Chenliu was destroyed and Zhang Liao made a mistake while drinking. What was supposed to be an honorable dedication to the city as agreed with Wu Zhi turned into Cao Pi's large-scale attack on Chenliu. Cao Xing also killed one of Cao Pi's young vanguard generals. This victory The difference in treatment between the defeated and defeated was really too big. Zhang Liao's mood was beyond words. The reality was really shocking.
Zhang Liao's mood could be said to be extremely bad. He tied his hands and knelt down at the city gate to welcome Cao Pi into the city. Under the canopy of the red umbrella, Cao Pi wore a helmet and whipped his armor, his blood-red robes made a hunting sound, and he entered from the city gate proudly riding a big gray horse. The horse arrived in front of Wu Zhi first. Wu Zhi looked ugly and bowed deeply to welcome his master.
Zhang Liao knelt down next to Wu Zhi and saw Cao Pi's horse's hooves digging deep holes in the ground, knowing that its owner must be in a bad mood. Liu Ruo's body was covered with a white cloth on the ground not far away. He had already lost many soldiers, which left an impression on Cao Pi that Chen Liu was resisting desperately. If he saw Liu Ruo's body again, he would not be angry. Strange? When the time comes, I am afraid that the head on my neck will be removed.
Cao Pi ordered Wu Zhi to stand up and asked: "The military advisor was captured by mistake. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep peacefully all night. The soldiers prepared all night and raised troops to rescue the military advisor in the early morning. Now that I saw that the military advisor was fine, I was very worried." It's comfort." Zhang Liao understood that everything depends on what Wu Zhi says. Whether people like him live or die, I'm afraid it all depends on Wu Zhi's mouth.
Wu Zhi was also full of bitterness at the moment. If he revealed that he had made a mistake while drinking, he would probably be punished by death. But if you want to conceal the truth, you will risk being discovered by Cao Pi in the future. Losing Cao Pi's trust will be a trivial matter, and your life may be at risk.
Wu Zhi beat a drum in his heart and looked at Zang Ba who was not in sight. He weighed it for a long time and did not dare to delay any longer. He immediately said: "Zhonglang will show my love and care to my subordinates. I can't thank you enough. Since I was killed yesterday General Wenyuan was captured alive, and I am determined to die, so I will never let down His Majesty's love for me."
"Yesterday evening, Zhang Wenyuan brought me and Zang Ba to trial. It was pretended to be a banquet, but it was actually a conquest. We were sternly rejected by both the villain and Zang Ba. After the villain refused, Zhang Wenyuan asked about the character of Prime Minister Cao, and then asked about General Zhonglang. How is the character? The villain saw that he had a lot of meaning. With his sharp tongue, Zhang Liao nodded repeatedly. General Zang Ba fought with him again, intending to get him drunk and persuade Zhang Liao to surrender without fighting. After drinking, Zhang Liao We have already nodded in agreement and agreed to surrender at noon tomorrow. Zang Ba and I were very happy, and we also let go of our drinks to persuade Zhang Liao, hoping that Wen Yuan would become the prince's helper in the future. Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao drank so much that he drank until midnight, and all three of us were drunk. He’s unconscious.”
"Because the news had not spread, Wen Yuan had not had time to inform his subordinates of the time for the city to surrender. Unexpectedly, General Zhonglang was so quick that Zhang Liao had already attacked before the city could surrender in the future. When Wen Yuan and I woke up, we immediately We went up to the city wall to stop Zhang Liao's army from defending. Although they succeeded in the end, they still caused some losses. General Zhonglang, please punish his subordinates for being greedy and causing trouble!"
What Wu Zhi said was basically true, but he only exaggerated his contribution to persuading Zhang Liao to surrender, so that Cao Pi would not go on a killing spree immediately. When Cao Pi heard this, his brows gradually widened, he glanced at Zhang Liao, pointed his riding crop at Liu Ruo's body and said, "Who was injured by Liu Ruo?"
Wu Zhi didn't dare to hide it, pointed to Cao Xing who was tied behind him and said, "It's Cao Xing who is favoring Cao Xing."
Cao Pi snorted and muttered: "He is actually a member of the Cao family." He turned around and ordered: "Zhongda, you can lead people to clean the battlefield and appease the residents. The most important thing is to send people to receive the Guandu ferry, clean the warships, and prepare Regarding the matter of crossing the river, the rest of the people will be brought to the city lord’s palace for detailed review.”
Cao Pi turned his horse around and rushed towards the city lord's palace with his guards, but he ignored Wu Zhi. This made Wu Zhi, a good friend of Cao Pi, quite embarrassed. Wu Zhi pulled Zhang Liao up and said bitterly: "Wen Yuan, your heavy drinking is really harmful to people."
Zhang Liao also said with a bitter look on his face: "Why not, I am also a victim. I hope Master Wu will understand that I have long been willing to surrender, and I can spare Cao Xing's life with your kind words."
Wu Zhi shook his head slightly and said, "Didn't you see the young master's attitude towards me just now? I'm afraid he's still blaming me for this matter. If I say too much, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect myself."
The group of people was escorted to the city lord's palace. It was not until Cao Pi finished grooming that they were interrogated. Cao Pi's complexion improved a lot, and he set up a special seat for Wu Zhi. His attitude was obviously much better than before. Seeing Wu Zhi walking in first, he smiled and said warmly: "Ji Zhong, there is no need to be polite, please take a seat quickly."
When Wu Zhi saw that Cao Pi had returned to normal, he quickly sat down with his hands folded. When he was about to speak, Cao Pi waved his hand. Wu Zhi sat down depressedly and saw Cao Pi
He said: "Let Zang Ba come up first."
It turned out that when Cao Pi arrived at the city lord's palace, he encountered Zang Ba, who was so drunk that he was pulling a bad horse to the city gate. When he saw Cao Pi, he was overjoyed and quickly knelt down to salute. Cao Pi knew that he was drunk, so he ignored him and rushed over. Zang Ba also vaguely knew about the battle at the top of the city, so he had to wait outside.
When Zang Ba entered, Wu Zhi was worried that Zang Ba was rude and spoke too bluntly, which would make Cao Pi even more unhappy. So he stood up to greet him and said, "General Zang Ba, please tell General Zhonglang exactly what happened last night." After saying this, he winked. Although Zang Ba is not very intelligent, he also knows how to say that his responsibility will be smaller. Just as he was about to salute, Cao Pi scolded: "Zang Ba, you pig head, do you know your guilt?"
Wu Zhi was so frightened that he sat down. Zang Ba quickly lay on the ground and said: "This subordinate is guilty, please punish me!"
"You said you were familiar with the geographical figures of Chenliu, and asked you to be the vanguard of our Cao army. I didn't expect that you were reckless before the battle, and Zhang Liao succeeded in a sneak attack. What crime should I be punished for hurting my soldiers and breaking my spirit!?"
Zang Ba also knew that there was no way to defend himself, so he kept saying: "Death penalty! Death penalty!" He kowtowed to the ground, not daring to raise his head.
Cao Pi was furious, and the more he spoke, the angrier he became. Cang Langlang pulled out his sword and said angrily: "Since it is a capital crime, do you think I dare not chop off your head?"
Seeing that something was not going well, Wu Zhi quickly got up and knelt down to persuade: "Zang Ba is guilty, but the loss of the forward is not serious and the crime is not worthy of death. He used old connections to persuade Zhang Liao to surrender, which can be considered a meritorious service. General, please calm down!" Although there was no Sima Yi in the city lord's palace! , but there were many followers who also knelt down to beg for mercy when they saw Wu Zhi kneeling down.
Cao Pi stared at Zang Ba for a long time, and finally sheathed the steel sword fiercely and said: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be tolerated. I will remove you from the post of vanguard general, and go to assist Sima Zhongda and go to Guandu Port to recruit the Bingzhou troops. We'll see the results after training. Let's go!" Zang Ba was confused and was dismissed as the vanguard officer, so he had to quit in depression and go to Sima Yi for instructions.
After Zang Ba left, Cao Pi ordered the generals to surrender their armor and bring them all up. The leader was Zhang Liao, who walked up with his hands still tied and his head lowered. The rest of Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng and others were also tied up one after another, and the last one was Cao Xing who was tied up with five flowers.
Cao Pi saw that although Zhang Liao was in a mess, he still had an upright face and a handsome and elegant image, and he couldn't help but feel a little love for talents. He knocked on the table with the knife handle and said: "My heavenly soldiers are here, Zhang Wenyuan, why do you sneak attack on our army and lead the army to resist?"
Zhang Liao knelt down and said: "Master Wu knows my heart and has long wanted to surrender to Cao. But his subordinates are not convinced and want to show off their skills in front of the general in order to gain promotion. Unexpectedly, it was self-defeating and Zhang Liao is guilty. However, Zhang Liao admired Cao for a long time. Enyi, I am determined to surrender to Cao Cao, please let me understand, General."
Cao Pi nodded slightly. Seeing that Cao Pi's expression improved, Zhang Liao thought about fighting for Cao Xing and continued: "My subordinates have always followed me, and they are all people with deep loyalty. This morning's accidental injury to your young pioneer was all a misunderstanding. Please also ask the Commander-in-Chief to take a closer look."
Cao Pi's face immediately darkened, he pointed the knife in his hand, pointed at Cao Xing and said: "This person killed Liu Ruo, and the death penalty is inevitable. Zhang Liao, if you sincerely surrender, I order you to kill this person with your own hands, are you willing?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
