An hour later, the wine had already passed its thirtieth birthday and the food had passed its five tastes.
But Liu Zhang, Cao Cao, and Xun Yu still drank happily.
For Liu Zhang, this was one of the few and last times he would eat with Cao Cao, the most outstanding figure in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was also his last sigh before he unified the world.
For Cao Cao, the reason was even more straightforward.
This was his last meal in his life.
Not only the two pot heads are extremely delicious, but even the dishes on the table that are not rich are also extremely sweet.
Drinking with Liu Zhang and drinking with Xun Yu, eating meat and drinking wine, very happy.
Maybe it was thinking of the last time, or maybe it was the drunkenness after drinking too much, but there was always a sad look on his eyebrows.
Liu Zhang selectively ignored this.
Accompanying Cao Cao to finish this last meal was his account of this era.
Xun Yu, who was also eating and drinking, also showed unusual ease.
Especially the feeling of intoxication after drinking wine for the first time is much more unrestrained than usual.
During the dinner, there was no further conflict with Cao Cao. Instead, he missed the past from time to time and intentionally saw off Cao Cao.
However, just like that saying, all the feasts in the world come to an end!
As long as it is a banquet, there will always be an end.
Although the three of them were deliberately suppressing the coming of this end, they could not resist the reality after all.
Soon, Dian Wei's income made this depression out of control.
Like a spring that has been pressed to the bottom, the recoil force is so great that it can no longer be restrained.
Cao Cao put down the wine glass in his hand and carefully wiped away the remaining grease and residue.
Maybe in the last moment of life, I also want to be decent.
Liu Zhang glanced at Cao Cao and also put down his empty wine glass.
Now that things have come to this, we must let nature take its course.
"Evil comes, what's going on?"
Dian Wei was also surprisingly calm today. He glanced at Cao Cao and Xun Yu quietly before handing over and reporting.
"Informing the King of Han, the prisoners of the Wei army have been escorted. There are more than 80,000 people in total, including more than 10,000 injured."
After hearing this several times, Cao Cao, who was as still as water, couldn't help but have his eyes jump.
Of the 150,000-strong army, only about 80,000 were left in the end?
Nearly half were killed or injured!
This is still the case when the Han cavalry intends to recruit and surrender prisoners.
If there is a desperate bloody charge, I am afraid that this number will be greatly reduced.
I have so many mixed feelings in my heart!
Liu Zhang was okay, he didn't feel much and just nodded lightly.
"Let Zhao Yun and Tai Shici escort 80,000 prisoners to Yecheng, and order the Wei army in the city to surrender immediately."
"In addition, send someone to inform all the counties in the four states of Hebei! King Cao Cao of Wei..."
"Fight to death!"
Dian Wei's huge eyes still opened slightly, and he unconsciously looked at Cao Cao, who had his back turned to him.
"My lord... I obey!"
Without any more words, Dian Wei took the order and left.
Dian Wei's arrival quickly froze the atmosphere in the handsome tent, but it became even more suffocating after he left.
Fight to death, be killed in battle!
Cao Cao felt even more complicated when he heard this.
Once Yecheng was destroyed, Hebei was shocked!
Once Cao Cao dies, the Kingdom of Wei will cease to exist!
Although there were arrangements, Cao Cao understood that he was just hanging on for a while.
After a long time, Liu Zhang turned his head slightly and looked at Cao Cao.
"Brother Meng De, have you eaten yet?"
Cao Cao did not answer and stared at the tables in front of him.
All kinds of meat were swept away by the wind and the remaining clouds, and the wine in the cup had long been drained.
With everything in front of me, how can I say a single word "no"?
"Haha, thank you! I'm done eating!"
Hearing this, Xun Yu subconsciously looked at Cao Cao with a solemn expression.
I thought I would be happy that Cao Cao has come this far.
But when I actually witnessed it in person, I was filled with emotions.
The friendship between ruler and subject and good friends for many years is indeed very difficult to erase.
I silently send Cao Cao off for the last time and express my feelings.
"Let's go."
Liu Zhang didn't say much, just uttered two words lightly, and then stood up first.
Cao Cao stood up unsteadily and fell twice before he could hold himself up.
Liu Zhang had no interaction with this and waited patiently.
He knew that this was the result of alcohol numbing his nerves, not that Cao Cao didn't want to face it.
After seeing Cao Cao stand up, Liu Zhang slightly raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, and then took the lead to move out of the tent.
"Let's go..."
Xun Yu sighed lightly and followed closely.
Cao Cao said nothing and followed silently.
At this moment, there was an extremely tacit understanding.
After walking outside the handsome tent, the situation in the valley was clearly visible.
The shield formation that had previously blocked the view had been removed, and one could see at the mouth of the valley at a glance.
But this was not what attracted Cao Cao.
The mountains of corpses of Wei soldiers in front of him, as well as the more than a thousand soldiers standing in front of him, were the objects of Cao Cao's attention.
The former frightened Cao Cao, and the latter frightened Cao Cao.
Frightened because Cao Cao would soon become one of them, frightened because of the weapons in the hands of the soldiers in front.
It was the yellow horse repeating crossbow used to frighten Xun Yu.
"This...this is..."
Cao Cao pointed at the soldiers in front and asked tremblingly.
Xun Yu took the initiative to stand up and answer Cao Cao's question.
"This is the latest weapon developed by the King of Han, called the Yellow Horse Repeating Crossbow."
"The power of this crossbow is amazing. It can rival the strength of a two-stone bow within thirty steps! At the same time, one crossbow can fire ten rounds. It can be fired continuously or single-shot."
"So...that's how it is...!"
Cao Cao finally came to a realization and relieved the last trace of sorrow in his heart.
"It's really...it's really a blessing in disguise!"
"I thought that Yuan Shao used Ju Yi's 800 dead soldiers to defeat Gongsun Zan's white-horse Yi Cong with a crossbow machine. I didn't expect that today's 150,000-strong army would also be in the hands of a crossbow machine!"
"No!"
Xun Yu shook his head firmly.
"This is different from the crossbow machine used by the first to board the dead."
"This kind of crossbow is extremely powerful. In terms of power and accuracy, it is far better than the first-person shooter! More importantly, it fires ten rounds in a row, and it is extremely easy to reload!"
Seeing Cao Cao's stunned look, Xun Yu sighed softly.
"King Wei, to be honest, I also completely lost my fighting spirit after learning that the King of Han had this crossbow machine."
"I know very well that no matter how many soldiers King Wei has, they are not enough to shoot with these crossbows!"
