Chapter 249 D dying

Liu Qi's suicide note?

Wen Ping stared at the silk book in his hand with a strange face. He seemed to be as determined as an iron heart, but at this moment, it was a ripple.

Liu Qi is different from Liu Feng. He is Liu Biao's eldest son, the old master admitted in Wen Ping's mind.

In those years, Cao Yan went south to Jingzhou, and Liu Cong surrendered without fighting. Most of the literary ministers and generals of Jingzhou came to Xiangyang at the first time to show their loyalty to the new Lord, but only Wen Yan was late. Later, under Cao's urging, Wen Ping had to come.

At that time, Cao Qian once asked Wen Ping why he came to see him late. Wen Ping sobbed and replied: As a minister, he could not preserve the old territory, and he had no face to come to see him.

In the eyes of Wenpin, Liu Biao is the real owner of Jingzhou. If Liu Cong was determined to fight against Cao, he would definitely fight for Liu until he shed the last drop of blood.

Before reading Liu Qi's book, it aroused a lot of thoughts in Wen Ping's heart.

He silently unfolded the silk book and finished reading the letter word by word with a gloomy expression.

In this suicide note, Liu Qi missed his past friendship with Wen Ping and praised his loyalty. At the end of the letter, Liu Qi, in the name of Liu Jingsheng's eldest son, asked him to submit to his brother Liu Feng and continue to be loyal to Liu.

Wen Ping closed the letter, with a complex expression surging on his face with clear facial features.

Wang Wei knew that his heart had been shaken, so he said, "Zhongye, now Nanyang has been lost, and Xinye City is already a lonely city. Cao Mengde was restrained in Tongguan and had no time to rescue. You know the art of war well, and you should understand what the end will be if you continue to hold on.

Wen You is silent.

How could he not know the plight of Xinye? However, Cao Zhen treated him very well. If he opened the city and surrendered like this, what would the world think of him?

"Zhongye, when you surrendered to Cao, it was because Liu Cong's rebellious disciple betrayed Jing Sheng's will and had no choice but to do it. At present, there is a letter from the eldest son here. You should return to your original will. People in the world will only be moved by your loyalty and righteousness, and how can there be no other criticism?

Wang Wei saw through the concerns of Wenpin and paved the platform for Wenpin one by one.

After listening, Wen Ping stood up and paced for a long time. He couldn't help looking up to the sky and sighing.

Such an expression seemed to have been persuaded, and Wang Wei couldn't help but be happy.

At this time, Wen Ping said, "It's okay for me to surrender. Unless General Liu can agree to me with two conditions, I would rather coexist with Xinye."

"Which two conditions, Zhongye, please tell me." Wang Wei asked happily.

Wen Ping said, "Xinye soldiers are mostly from the north. If someone doesn't want to surrender, I hope General Liu can let them return to the north and don't embarrass them."

"General Liu treats people with benevolence and righteousness. I think he will definitely meet you with this condition. What about this second condition?" Wang Wei asked again.

Wen Ping took a deep breath and said silently, "Cao Gong treated me well. I had no choice but to betray him. So I hope General Liu can agree that after I surrender, I will not be asked to attack Cao Gong for the rest of my life.

"This..."

Wang Wei felt that this condition was harsh, and it was not easy for him to agree without authorization. He paused and said, "Although this condition is a little harsh, there is room for negotiation in the end. In this way, I will take back the two conditions mentioned by Zhong Ye, and it will be decided by General Liu.

At the moment, Wang Wei got up and left Xinye and returned to the Jingzhou military camp outside the city.

When Wang Wei was nervous and said the second "harsh" condition of Wenpin, he thought that Liu Feng would be unhappy, but he didn't expect that he didn't even think about it and readily promised.

Liu Feng's pleasure surprised Wang Wei.

In Wang Wei's view, Liu Feng's biggest enemy at present is Cao Jian. If such a general as Yiwen promises not to deal with Cao Jian, it will be a big loss. If so, what's the use of reducing the recruitment?

But Wang Wei didn't know that Liu Feng had a plan on how to use Wenpin in the future.

So on the same day, Wang Wei went to Xinye and conveyed Liu Feng's sincerity to Wenpin.

In the early morning of the next day, the gate of Xinye City, which had been held for nearly a month, was finally opened, and the defenders with a recruitment rate of less than 10,000 returned to the city.

According to the prior agreement, for the nearly 10,000 soldiers, among whom were willing to return to the north, Liu Feng allocated money and food to let them leave.

In the end, more than 4,000 people chose to return to the north, and the other 6,000 people decided to follow Wenpin to return to the new owner.

In this way, the 6,000 troops of Xinye surrendered, plus nearly 20,000 Cao troops surrendered by Nanyang. In this battle of Nanyang, Liu Feng not only killed Cao Hong and took all Nanyang, but also surrendered nearly 30,000 strong soldiers, which can be said to be a great victory.

..............................Sloping Valley, the south bank of Weishui.

In the dilapidated and desolate battalion of Cao's army, there was a deadly silence.

In the big account of the Chinese army, Xia Houyuan looked gloomy and heartbroken.

Just half a month ago, he was still leading 30,000 troops, overwhelming Ma Chao's army at the south entrance of Xiegu.

Who would have thought that Liu Bei's dangerous move all the way would bring him to hell in a blink of an eye.

Xiahou Yuan and his 30,000 soldiers were blocked in hundreds of miles of narrow valleys, the grain channels were broken, and the information was blocked, almost like a turtle in a urn.

Although his soldiers and horses and combat effectiveness have the absolute upper hand for both the enemies of Nankou and Beikou, it is a pity that the unfavorable terrain of Qinling easily resolves all his advantages.

The enemy only needs a few hundred troops to easily seal the narrow valley. Since the past half of the month, Xia Houyuan did not know that he had launched this small circle battle, but none of them succeeded.

He now deeply understands what it means to be a man.

The breakthrough failed, and the food was exhausted. No matter how elite the iron-blooded warrior is, in the end, it is just a flesh and blood body.

The escape could not be restrained a few days ago. In order to survive, hundreds of soldiers fled from the south or from the north to the enemy.

Up to now, there are less than a thousand people left with 30,000 troops.

The thousand hungry people are the most loyal pro-military soldiers to Xiahouyuan, but Xiahouyuan knows very well that if they delay for a few more days, these most loyal people will not be able to stand hunger and betray him.

When he got up, Xia Houyuan's knife-like face burst into a kind of helpless fortitude and said in a low voice, "Order the whole army, tonight, the whole army will break through the siege and smuggle Weishui."

The Weishui River flows through the Guanzhong Plain from west to east. The narrow area on the south bank of the Weishui River is sandwiched between the Qinling Mountains and the Weishui River, and it is impossible to walk at all.

Therefore, if Xia Houyuan wants to retreat to Chang'an, he must first cross Weishui and take the flat road in the north of Wei to the east to Chang'an.

Yicheng is located at the mouth of the Xiegu River, on the north bank of Weishui.

That is to say, once Xiahou Yuan's army wants to cross the Wei River, the city on the north bank can send troops and horses to attack it at any time.

At dusk, a large number of Cao troops appeared on the south bank of Weishui, east of Yicheng. They began to cut down trees as rafts, creating a sign of preparing to cross the river.

Almost all of the more than a thousand remaining Cao soldiers have gathered here. It seems that they want to make the last dying struggle.

However, the leader of more than a thousand people is only Guo Huai, and Xia Houyuan's figure did not appear here.

Twilight passed in a blink of an eye, night fell, and the sky gradually darkened.

More and more torches began to appear on the other side. Obviously, the enemy was aware of Cao Jun's attempt at the ferry, and the soldiers and horses that blocked it had arrived, waiting to give a half-way attack to the thousands of remnants.

Guo Huaiyuan looked at the countless sparks on the other side. He looked solemn and sad, and muttered, "General Xiahou, I hope you can break out of the siege smoothly. In this way, I won't wait for you to sacrifice."

After a long silence, Guo Huai took a deep breath and issued a command in a low voice: "The whole army crossed the river!"

........................Three miles away, Wei swims on the water.

In the night, more than a hundred shadows quietly came out of the forest. They dragged the raft they had tied earlier and moved to the riverside as carefully as possible without making any noise.

Xia Houyuan stared at the other side from afar. It was dark and there was no movement. His hanging heart relaxed a little.

"Move the ram and cross the river on the raft."

In the low sound of the order, more than a hundred soldiers, led the covered war horse to the raft, and slowly rowed to the other side with the faint light of the stars and moon.

Xia Houyuan was very clear that his every move could not escape the eyes and ears of the enemy on the other side. Once he had any signs of crossing the river, the enemy would react immediately.

Up to now, he has to choose to sacrifice his subordinates. The thousand remnants of the army led by Guo Huai in the lower reaches is just a bait to attract the enemy, in order to give him time to smuggle from the upstream.

Xia Houyuan believes that as long as he escapes from the sky, even if he can't return to Chang'an in the east, he can run to Longyou in the west. Together with the 20,000 jaws all the way to Qishan, he will stick to Longyou, cooperate with Cao Yan's army to recapture Tongguan and re-enter the customs.

For the sake of the overall situation, Xia Houyuan could only endure the pain of sacrificing a thousand relatives who had followed him for more than ten years.

The other side was still silent. When the bamboo raft landed and Xiahou Yuan stepped on the land on the north bank, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In my heart, a kind of pleasure of birds coming out of the cage arises spontaneously.

More than a hundred knights came ashore one after another. Xia Houyuan looked to the west and sighed, so Lema went west.

Just as he had just taken a few steps, there was a loud sound of gunfire on all sides. In a blink of an eye, countless torches suddenly rose like a prairie fire, shining on both sides of the river like day.

Xia Houyuan looked around with a terrible face, but he saw countless enemies suddenly appear from the darkness like ghosts. Countless cold arrows stared at them coldly like the eyes of death.

The sudden change instantly hit the bottom of Xiahou Yuan's heart like a valley of despair.

It turns out that my little trick has long been expected by my opponent. The enemy had been ambushed on the shore for a long time, waiting for him to enter the trap.

Xia Houyuan should have understood long ago that his opponent was Zhang Fei. If he could deceive this person, he would have broke through the siege long ago. How could he have fallen to what he is today?

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

In the besieged enemy, there was a murderous and deafening sound of deterrence.

Surrender?

Humph!

There was a sarcastic sneer on his pale face. Xia Houyuan roared, waved his knife and killed the heavy siege.

The hundred knights followed without hesitation.

The shouting stopped suddenly.

Time seems to have frozen for a moment.

Then, the arrows rained.

(to be continued)