The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 622
"Pfft~"

Cao Cao spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face became even paler. Now he looks like a twilight man who has aged ten years in an instant, with disheveled hair and no qualities of a hero.

"His Majesty......."

Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu, Xun You and other counselors and ministers surrounded Cao Cao. Seeing Cao Cao's current appearance, they were all palpitating.

"Zi Lian... Miao Cai..."

When Cao Cao learned that both Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan were killed in battle, his hair became white all night, and he kept calling Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan's names.

Seeing that Cao Cao was still not getting better, everyone quietly left and got together, but no one spoke.

Now Liu Bei's army has come to Luoyang, but now, there are only [-] soldiers in Luoyang City, which seems to be a lot, but compared with Liu Bei, it is far behind.

More importantly, they have no confidence in defending Luoyang at all, because they know that the terrorist attack of the thunderbolt car is simply the most terrifying siege weapon. Although Luoyang is majestic, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Compared with Hangu Pass and Tongguan , Hulao pass and other dangerous passes are still a little bit close.

If Liu Bei used the thunderbolt chariot, they would not be able to defend Luoyang at all. What's more, Cao Cao's current situation is extremely bad, and he is no longer able to command the army. Without Cao Cao's command, the combat effectiveness of Cao's army will be reduced again.

"Let the prince rule."

In the end, it was Xun Yu who spoke first, Cao Cao was dead, and the only person who was qualified to stand up and lead the overall situation was Prince Cao Pi.

"Can......"

Cheng Yu and the others nodded feebly in agreement. They were not optimistic about Cao Pi. Compared with Cao Cao's talents, Cao Pi was far behind. With the current situation, even Cao Cao would not be able to recover, let alone Cao Pi.

In fact, many people have an idea in their hearts, that is to surrender, what can they do in the face of Liu Bei's army of millions.

And they are not alone, there is a family behind them, they need to think about the future of the family, Cao Cao surrendered, Cao Shijiaz was over, but they surrendered, Liu Bei still needs to rely on them to govern the world, their family can still prosper .

They can also enter the court as officials, but they just changed their masters. The Yizhou Group is the best Liezi. Don’t you see, almost all the ministers of Yizhou entered the court of Liu Bei, and the Yizhou clan is still protected by them.

Cao Cao is finished and can give up, but it is almost impossible for Cao Cao to surrender. With Cao Cao's character, he would rather die than surrender to Liu Bei.

But if it's Cao Pi, it's okay, after all, Cao Pi can be regarded as Liu Bei's junior.

Soon, Cao Pi was invited in. Although Cao Cao didn't say anything, Cao Pi was the prince and had many civil and military support, so it was no problem to preside over the overall situation.

If it was the past, Cao Pi would be very happy, but now, Cao Pi really doesn't want to sit in this seat.

"Tell me, where is Wei going now?" Cao Pi is not an idiot, but very smart. He also saw through the intentions of these ministers, and many of them did not have the determination to fight to the death.

"Your Highness." Xun Yu came out and said, "Luoyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are still [-] loyal and brave men in the city, and there are countless food and grass. As long as I wait for a while, Liu Bei will not be able to attack for a long time, and he will retreat."

"Hehe." Cao Pi laughed anxiously: "Stay for a period of time, how long, a day, or a month, will Liu Bei really withdraw his troops?"

With soldiers approaching the city, no one would think that Liu Bei would withdraw his troops. Even if Luoyang could not be captured, he would continue to besiege until it was broken. Liu Bei would never give Cao a chance to fight back.

"Your Highness." Xiahou Dun said with a murderous look on his face: "The last general is willing to lead an army to protect His Majesty and His Highness to break out of the encirclement!"

After Xiahou Dun learned that Xiahouyuan died in battle, he was furious. If he hadn't wanted to protect Luoyang, he would have led people to fight Liu Bei.Moreover, only with Xiahou Dun and other Cao family generals present can Luoyang be firmly in Cao's hands.

"Uncle, where can we go?" Cao Pi asked helplessly, "The world is so big, but where else can we go?"

Yes, almost all of the world has now fallen into the hands of Liu Bei, where can they go, and will Liu Bei let them escape.

Xun Yu suddenly regretted letting Cao Pi come out to lead the overall situation. Not only did Cao Pi not play a role in boosting morale, but he repeatedly undermined everyone's confidence.

However, this cannot be blamed on Cao Pi. Living in the shadow of Cao Cao all year round, Cao Pi dare not go beyond the slightest, and has accumulated countless resentments in his heart. Now that the catastrophe is imminent, you want to pull me out to bear it.

After Cao Pi's attack, everyone was speechless, and any strategy to break the situation was pale in the face of Liu Bei's absolute strength. Since Cao Pi didn't want to resist anymore, it was rare for them to waste their words.

"Hey..." Xi Zhicai closed his eyes and said nothing, but he sighed in his heart. Under his assistance, Cao Cao fell to such a point. It was because of his inability, or because the enemy was too strong.

And Xi Zhicai has been looking for that chance, whether it is a sudden attack or a sneak attack on Liu Bei's camp, it needs the support of others. If Cao Cao is in charge of the overall situation now, then Xi Zhicai thinks that he is not without strength. At least it's much better to wait here to die.

But Cao Cao was bedridden, and now it was a time of pervasiveness, let alone leading the army to fight.

As for Cao Pi, although he is also talented, he has no prestige in the army. If Xia Houdun and other Cao family generals had not held military power, I am afraid that Luoyang would not belong to the Cao family anymore.

After sitting for a while, Cao Pi felt bored, so don't leave the court meeting, but he quietly called Cao Jun's confidants to discuss matters in front of Cao Cao.

Cao Pi was not as unbearable as everyone imagined, but he didn't trust those clan ministers. Looking at the people in front of him, Cao Pi nodded slightly.

Xiahoudun, Cao Chun, Cao Ren, Cao Zhang and other generals who hold military power, and counselors, Cao Pi only trusts Xi Zhicai and Cheng Pu, or Cao Cao only trusts Xi Zhicai and Cheng Pu, even Xun Yu, uncle Xun You, Cao Cao They don't believe it, after all, both of them are from the Xun family, and now, the Xun family has fallen into Liu Bei's hands.

Just when everyone was puzzled, Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes, stared at everyone, and said: "The great power of Wei is gone, but I am unwilling to be alone. The Cao family cannot be destroyed by my hands."

"I can't do it anymore. My son Pi, although he doesn't dare to be a hero, but he is also my blood. You should do your best to help."

Cao Cao didn't wait for everyone to speak, and continued: "Luoyang can't stay for long, and Liu Bei won't let me go, Cao Cao. You should protect my son Pi and leave. Cao, thank you!"

"Dare to obey!"

Everyone also saw that Cao Cao was just returning to the light now, and there was no chance to arrange his funeral.

"Ziheng, don't be arbitrary when things happen, listen more, ask more, think more..." Cao Cao told Cao Pi a few more words before letting everyone leave, leaving only Cao Zhang in front of him.

(End of this chapter)