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Chapter 758: The hegemony rests in the fierce wind!
King Cao Cao of Wei and Liu Bei, King of Chu, gathered in Jizhou.

Cao Cao used the slogan "Promote the Han Dynasty and eliminate the kings" and accused Liu Bei and others of proclaiming themselves kings without the permission of the court. They were actually rebel traitors.

Liu Bei used the slogan "Revitalize the Han Dynasty and eliminate traitors" and accused Cao Cao of being a traitor who disrupted the imperial court and intended to usurp the throne. He was called a Han official but was actually a traitor of the Han Dynasty.

Both sides refused to give in, which made Yan Lin, the emperor of the Yan Kingdom, feel very embarrassed. It was like an internal dispute within the Han Dynasty. So is it inappropriate for me, the Yan Kingdom, to get involved?

In the Central Plains, there is not much land where hundreds of thousands of troops can be deployed, and the North China Plain is just one piece.

The Wei army was so huge that the Chu army and the Yan army could only defend their camps and look for opportunities.

Guan Yu and others each commanded thousands of troops to fight.

Ma Chao, who surrendered to Cao Cao, had never fought against so many masters of the same level, and had never experienced such a situation where he could only affect part of the battlefield while commanding thousands of troops.

This was an unprecedented war since the late Han Dynasty.

The sky is trembling, the earth is trembling, flags are scattered all over the battlefield, gunpowder smoke is everywhere, endless corpses are lying everywhere, it is extremely tragic.

Almost everyone was covered in blood. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals were inseparable from their armor, sleeping in it and getting up anytime and anywhere to continue fighting.

In Liu Bei's camp, Fazheng finally proposed the last way to win, instigating Ma Chao to rebel!

"Ma Chao is highly valued in Cao's camp. How could he sacrifice strength for weakness and join our army?"

Fazhengze said with sharp eyes: "Ma Mengqi killed Cao Cao's son Cao Pi. How could he not be worried? Cao Cao has tolerance for others, but does Cao Ang also have it?
Cao Ang has a good relationship with his brothers, wouldn't he avenge Cao Pi?

To be honest with the king, it was Zheng Zheng who persuaded Ma Chao to surrender to Cao Cao in the first place. Zheng knew that there would be a battle between the king and Cao Cao.

Ma Chao may have been prepared for a long time. He only waited for a letter from the king and he would turn against Cao and help the Han!
Ma Chao turned against him and added Lu Fengxian, the king of Jin.

At that time, the Xiliang cavalry, Bingzhou wolf cavalry, and Youyan cavalry moved in unison with the sound of hooves like thunder, and Cao Cao would die without a burial place. "

Luo Qi's eyes condensed and he said: "Your Majesty, what Xiaozhi said is right. I will go to King Jin's place to discuss the plan with King Jin. Within half a month, King Jin will definitely send troops!"

Now, both Lu Shen's location and the front battlefield are struggling to hold on, and Jin King Lu Bu can't find the right time to attack.

Liu Bei did not hesitate, drew his sword directly, and said to everyone: "A few days ago, Zi Qi and I had a long talk, and I had infinite hesitation in my heart. Zi Qi said this, and now I give it to you.

'Your Majesty, the doctor said I should have died long ago.

But now I'm alive and you want to know why?

For the vast majority of people in this world, they can only make a difference after going through enough hardships in life.

Every year and every day in the past, I have been pained by the decline of the great man. That god-like figure stood in front of me. I had hesitated and suffered.

So now I can still stand here.

How much pain did you feel when you saw Cao Cao becoming king?
When you see the end of Han Dynasty, how much pain do you feel in your heart?
These are all things that will be turned into your treasure. These things are burning in your heart. Use these things to illuminate the way forward for the entire Chu Kingdom and the entire Han Dynasty. '

Dear friends, we have come a long way. We always failed when facing Cao Cao, but one day we will climb over the highest mountain and cross the longest river, and the mountains and rivers will meet and converge.

We will raise the crown of Han industry there again.

We will celebrate new life in Luoyang, we will celebrate new life in Chang'an, we will celebrate new life in every mountain and every river, God bless us, and we will move forward! "

……

The wind blew through the grass, the setting sun was like blood, and night gradually fell. The Wei army set up camp on the land of Jizhou. The camp stretched for dozens of miles. This was to complete their achievements in one battle.

Although it was already night, there were still a large number of soldiers patrolling the Wei military camp. They lined up in groups and alternated to prepare for Liu Bei's attack on the camp.

Liu Bei gathered all his generals except Guan Yu, then mobilized almost the entire Chu army's elite cavalry, notified the State of Yan, and came to attack the camp in a mighty manner.

This can't even be called an attack on the camp, because it is too aboveboard.

But fighting at night is completely different from that during the day because you can't see clearly.

Even if you hold a torch high, you can't see people or the situation in the distance clearly, and people will have a sincere fear of the darkness.

Facing the attack by Liu Bei and Yan State, Cao Cao and others were very calm. They were prepared for all these and just took precautions step by step.

After a brief period of confusion, a large number of soldiers suddenly shouted: "The water has escaped! The water has escaped!"

Along with these roars, blazing fire shot up into the sky, almost burning the entire sky red, which was the brightest color in the night sky.

But for Wei Jun, that was the source of fear, and it was the most terrifying thing.

Because the fire started in a granary!

It is a granary under heavy protection!

How did the enemy troops get there?

The food and grass were burned, and the hundreds of thousands of troops were eaten by men and horses every day, which was astronomical.

Can we still have food to eat tomorrow?

Now Cao Cao was no longer calm. Things like the Cunning Rabbit's Three Caves are not suitable for use in granaries, because there are requirements for storing grain, and not everywhere can do it.

The place where the fire broke out contained almost [-]% of the army's rations. Not to mention [-]%, even [-]% was enough for a mutiny, because no one wanted to starve. The soldiers of the Han Dynasty were not serf soldiers. In this age of martial arts, they were not treated well. If you give me enough, I will rebel against you.

Cao Cao knew there must be someone inside.

The counselors calculated it and immediately knew it was Ma Chao.

Looking at the burning granary, the firelight reflected Ma Chao's handsome face. He led the Xiliang cavalry who were loyal to him. Facing the Wei soldiers who were surrounding them, he rode his horse, raised his gun, looked at him from side to side, and said loudly: " I am Xiliang Jinmachao!"

Cao Ren rode up and shouted: "Ma Chao, isn't it enough that the king spares your life so that you can remain a powerful person?"
Why the opposite? "

A look of shame flashed across Ma Chao's face, and then he raised his gun and said loudly: "General Cao, please thank the King of Wei for Ma Chao. It is really the Crown Prince who forced him. Since Chao entered the Han Dynasty, the Crown Prince has never had a word with Chao. , Chao has no choice but to fight back.”

Ma Chao was so sincere that Cao Ren was speechless for a moment.

After receiving the news, Cao Cao and others were also speechless. Cao Ang felt aggrieved. Was he wrong for not being with Ma Chao?
But in Ma Chao's view, this is Cao Ang's plan to liquidate himself in the future.

Cao Cao is getting older, and he may not have a few more years to live, but he is still young, and he doesn't know how long he will live under Cao Ang in the future.

He couldn't stand that kind of fearful life after only a year and a half, let alone living like that forever.

Directly contrary to his mother!
Anyway, it was the Emperor of the Han Dynasty who I surrendered in name, not Cao Cao, the King of Wei. I am not a minister of the King of Wei, so there is no way to say whether I am loyal or not.

Besides, there is no reason in this world for a king to kill his ministers and not allow his ministers to resist.

Seeing that Ma Chao had decided to rebel, the Wei army immediately came up to cover up Ma Chao. The generals of the Wei army knew how strong Ma Chao was. They came up to besiege him. However, Ma Chao's goal was not to kill, but to destroy chaos. Not only did he follow him in the uprising. Xiliang cavalry and Qiang people as auxiliary troops.

As a divine general with Han and Qiang blood, Ma Chao's prestige among the Qiang people is unparalleled.

The entire camp was immediately thrown into chaos by him. There were torches thrown by Ma Chao everywhere, and the tents were set on fire. The damage from the inside out was too great.

Ma Chao also did the opposite. He did not charge towards the heavily guarded Cao Cao camp, but towards the periphery. The further to the periphery, the worse the soldiers, even the farmers in the logistics, were. He was completely aiming to improve the situation. Go away in chaos.

At this time, Cao Cao really felt that something was wrong, "Ma Chao and Liu Bei should cooperate with each other internally and externally, so they must be cautious and cautious."

"Your Majesty, most of the military camps are currently following the previous design. They are standing still and observing the situation. However, the army is getting into chaos too fast. We can't even give orders now."

Camps stretching for dozens of miles.

It is impossible for messengers to convey orders. In such a camp attack, one must completely rely on the judgment of the camp leader.

This is why since ancient times, only a few hundred people were needed to attack a camp, so that thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of troops would not dare to act rashly, and they could even break into the camp and kill the generals before returning.

Cao Cao somewhat underestimated Liu Bei and Yan's determination to attack the camp this time.

Liu Bei personally went into battle and led almost all the generals of Chu State into battle, but he did not take Guan Yu with him!

This is not because he doesn't pay attention, but because Guan Yu leads the entire army of soldiers to press together.

In this era of widespread night blindness, only relying on the light of torches to fight at night can be said to be taking a great risk. Only Guan Yu in the Chu Kingdom has this ability to lead.

A decisive battle that took place at night, a decisive battle in which the two sides could hardly see each other, began at night.

It is not known whether the arrows shot kill one of the own people or the enemy.

The galloping horse's hooves don't know what they will encounter when they fall, whether it will be flat ground or a deep pit.

This is the war.

Where is Lozzi?
He is with Lu Bu!
All the Bingzhou cavalry were dispatched and walked under the guidance of Luo Qi. Luo Qi used all his energy to guide the Bingzhou cavalry on the right road. His mind completely recorded every road and every unsuitable place to pass. location.

The North China Plain was only passively beaten in front of Bingzhou.

Bingzhou is located high up, and there are many roads that can be traveled through the Taihang Mountains, while the Jizhou plains are undefendable.

When Luo Qi and Lu Bu stood on a high place, looking at the dots of flames in the camp, which stretched for dozens of miles, noisy sounds came from there.

Luo Qi cupped his fists and bowed: "Prince Jin, please lend a helping hand."

Lu Bu held the helmet in his hand, mounted the horse again, looked at Luo Qi and said loudly: "Young Master Qi, Gu left the county around you. A few decades ago, people like Gu would have been ridiculed by wealthy families as warriors from the border counties. They thought that we People are dishonest and capricious.

This was how Dong Zhuo was defeated.

In fact, we don't care about those things like faith, because we are facing barbarians, and as long as we can survive, we don't care about those things.

But who would have thought?

Over the past few decades, it has always been because of keeping faith and keeping promises that Gu has reached his current situation.

Zhao Wang Yuan Shao, a great hero who is famous all over the world, is married to Gu.

Liu Bei, the king of Chu, and a clan member of the Han Dynasty who were famous for their benevolence and righteousness, did not regard Gu as a despicable person, but invited Gu, the king, to defeat Cao Cao together.

In this case, Gu will continue along this road. The Hu people have seen Gu before, and now let Cao Cao see the flying general.

I once lost to Cao Cao, but now I want to win once. Master, please go with me. "

After that, Lu Bu led the cavalry in a small jog towards Cao's camp, which was beginning to become chaotic. Luo Qi also rode down.

Because Liu Bei's troops were setting fire everywhere now, Lu Bu's cavalry would not attract anyone's attention when they came out.

When they were only a few hundred steps away from the military camp, the blazing flames were too bright. It was no longer a torch, but a camp burning, and the night sky became like day.

The cavalry's vision suddenly brightened up, and Lu Bu immediately accelerated. He leapt over the fence in front of the military camp, knocking open the fence that blocked the horse with just one blow.Back then, Xiang Yu could defeat a shield-raising soldier with one blow. Although Lu Bu is not as strong as Xiang Yu now, he can easily defeat a resisting horse. This is the power possessed by the best in the world.

Lu Bu's image is too easy to recognize. The Fangtian painted halberd in his hand, the red rabbit horse under his crotch, and the iconic armor on his body all clearly indicate his identity. Lu Bu somewhat underestimated his reputation among ordinary soldiers.

He has fought one against two and three against countless times, which is really an abnormal record.

Especially when he faced Cao Cao's generals, he fought six or seven of them without losing. Since then, his reputation has spread throughout the world.

As soon as he appeared, the morale of the soldiers in this battalion was half depleted.

His personal guards followed him and rushed into the military camp. These were all elites who ate meat and vegetables and had no night blindness. Lu Bu glanced at him and immediately raised his bow and arrow. With the sound of breaking through the air, the generals of this battalion even tried to fight back. He had no qualifications, so he was shot to death by Lu Bu with an arrow.

If they met on the battlefield, this general would not die so quickly, but when he attacked the camp at night, there was no time to organize. He was directly killed by Lu Bu one on one, and the entire camp suddenly spread out like quicksand.

Lu Bu did not stop, he drove these soldiers to other camps. The collapsed soldiers spread all kinds of rumors to other camps.

It only takes five or six people for a rumor to arise and mutate. In such a dark environment, the rumor will soon change from a camp being broken, to the army having failed, or even to the death of King Wei.

In fact, in a remote local area, there was already a voice that King Wei was dead. The first person started to spread the rumor, and the people behind him would only believe it instead of questioning it.

The number of collapsed camps suddenly increased, which surprised Cao Cao and others. News came from the collapsed soldiers that it was Lu Bu who appeared on the battlefield.

This made Cao Cao feel like he was struck by lightning.

The Wei State advisers were also panicked. Lu Bu's participation in the war was somewhat beyond their expectations, and Ma Chao's betrayal was somewhat beyond their expectations. These accidents led to the current situation.

After a short period of judgment, Xun You immediately said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Lu Bu joins Liu Bei, and the enemy has the strength to fight our army.

But even so, as long as the eight major camps are guarded and the generals defend them well, our army will still stand still and wait until dawn. Our army can still fight! "

The Wei army has already made various preparations. How could the gathering of hundreds of thousands of troops not be prepared to bomb the camp?

Cao Cao wiped the cold sweat from his head and said immediately: "What Gongda said is absolutely true. He immediately ordered all the troops to guard their camps until dawn. The enemy troops will retreat without a fight."

In the northwest of the battlefield, Lozi led about hundreds of people and stood among the high cliffs. In front of him was a pool of dark grease, surrounded by dry firewood.

He calculated the weather, he was proficient in astronomy, and calculated that today there would be a northwest wind howling from the far north.

When a breeze blew by, a look of ecstasy appeared on his face. However, in a short period of time, the wind became stronger, coming from the northwest and blowing to the southeast. The pool of grease was ignited, and thick black smoke It suddenly ignited, running wildly through the valley along with the strong wind, and then rushed out of the Taihang Valley and dissipated in the same dark night sky.

"Cough cough cough."

When the black smoke passed by, all the soldiers who had inhaled the smoke coughed heavily. The symptoms became milder the farther away they were, but it was unknown how many people were affected.

Not only the oil smoke, but the blazing flames were even more powerful due to the wind, blowing everywhere. The thick smoke and flames easily crossed the defense line set by Cao Cao and invaded the inner circle of the military camp.

Water and fire are the most affectionate. Without water and fire, there would be no human life.

Water and fire are also ruthless. Nothing in war can harvest human lives faster than water and fire.

Hundreds of thousands of people could not be killed even if it took ten days and ten nights, but in the face of water and fire, they were just swept away. Maybe it only took a few breaths, and countless lives were lost.

……

The general trend of the world changes in an instant, and the outcome of the war is like a scale. Both sides continue to add weight to it, and finally decide who is the final winner.

This is called planning, and this is what counselors do.

The reason why Cao Wei's advisers believed that Cao Cao was sure of victory was that Cao Wei's weight was too heavy, so Cao Cao became arrogant.

He just put his army out in such a swaggering manner, intending to defeat the coalition forces of Chu and Yan in a grand manner, and let everyone in the world see that he had defeated the last resister by relying solely on hard power.

But the anti-Cao camp took out everything. Wu State contained many of Cao Wei's troops in the south, and also contained the defenders of Nanyang in Jingzhou.

Chu and Yan briefly withstood Cao Wei's attack on the front, giving Ma Chao and Lu Bu an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

It burned Cao Cao's food and grass, caused Cao Wei's army to blow up the camp in large numbers, and countless soldiers fled in all directions. In the end, there was a fire that destroyed the world.

The continuous camps and the rising flames completely destroyed Cao Cao's desire to fight again.

All attacks are prepared, but when the fire breaks out, any resistance is meaningless.

The granary that Ma Chao burned could still be extinguished and the grain and grass could be saved, but this raging fire could burn the entire battlefield to white ground.

When the wind intensified, the fighting between the soldiers had no meaning.

Among Cao Ying.

Cao Cao looked at the raging fire and vomited blood. His body was crumbling. Cao Ang held him up and said sadly: "Father, let's withdraw our troops!"

Withdraw!

Only Cao Ang dared to say this. Cao Cao's eyes widened with anger. He wanted to say something else, but he was suddenly choked by a puff of black smoke, and another mouthful of blood spurted out. He waved his hand feebly and said: "Withdraw the troops."

His words were full of helplessness, unwillingness, and endless frustration. He was only one step away from reaching the top of his life, but before that step, he was completely destroyed by a fire.

He has already seen his future. At his age, he may never be able to unify the world.

We can only place our hope on Cao Ang, but can Cao Ang fulfill his wish?

"Cao thief, leave!"

Hearing a loud shout, everyone looked closely and saw that it was Lu Bu who was coming to kill. Then they saw that Zhang Fei was coming with him, followed by a large group of cavalry.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu stepped forward to greet them, while the others hurriedly protected Cao Cao and Cao Ang as they left. From being high-spirited to being embarrassed, it only took a short time.

In Liu Bei's camp.

Looking at the raging fire, Liu Bei laughed heartily. He raised his sword high and shouted loudly: "The thief Cao has been defeated!
Cao Cao was defeated! "

The words were full of lofty ideals and high spirits. All the unwillingness and resentment in his heart were completely evaporated at this moment, and they all disappeared in this hearty victory.

He looked around and asked loudly: "Where is Ziqi? Is Ziqi back?"

I want to tell him that I have grasped that glimmer of hope and light. I have grasped the last hope of the Han Dynasty! "

He felt so happy in his heart that he must share it with Luo Qi. Fazheng felt Liu Bei's trust in Luo Qi with some envy.

"Zi Qi Gong is back!"

Even though it was a noisy battlefield, the sound still reached Liu Bei's ears. He followed the sound and looked where it came from, only to see Luo Qi being carried in on a stretcher. His whole chest was covered with blood, and the corners of his mouth were also full of blood. It's red blood.

He immediately rushed to Luo Qi and was about to ask anxiously, but Luo Qi grabbed his hand first and said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, Qi has fulfilled his mission. This time he will return to the Nine Heavens." .

Now that Cao Cao was defeated, the land of the five states was about to have a new master, and the prosperity of the Han Dynasty was just around the corner.

There is no destiny in this world, but we still found a chance. It's a pity that I can't watch you wear the emperor's crown.

what a pity.

Before I died, I had a few words that Kong Ming could use again. Whenever I was undecided about any internal affairs, I would ask them. What I wanted to say most was that Kong Ming had the abilities of Wen Gong and Guan Zhong, and the loyalty of King Luo Wen and Wu Shuang Zhong Wuhou. If one day, Kong Ming could be used. Assisting the government can ensure that the country is not lost. "

Luo Qi's recommendation was so amazing. He actually used the terms Wen Gong, Guan Zhong, Luo Wen Wang, and Wushuang Zhongwu Hou to describe Zhuge Liang, which even Liu Bei had to be surprised.

Luo Qi added: "Fa Xiaozhi can plan military strategies for the world. All people ask Fa Xiaozhi. The world can go. There is Kong Ming and Fa Zheng, who are both civilized and military. Chu has no..."

Fazheng did not expect that Luo Qi would recommend him in front of Liu Bei. He was quite surprised and inexplicably moved.

But Luo Qi didn't even finish his last words, and was vomiting blood in large mouthfuls. As soon as he loosened his grip, Liu Bei died without even having time to say anything.

Who could not know that Luo Qi just came back to see Liu Bei with all his strength.

Liu Bei froze on the spot and said nothing, but his eyes immediately turned red. He raised his head to prevent tears from falling and cried with emotion: "On the day when Cao Cao's thief was defeated and the old capital was restored, I want to pay homage to Zi Qi in Luoyang." Coffin!"

Everyone in the Chu Kingdom shed tears. The existence of the Chu Kingdom today is closely related to the previous generations of Yinghou and Luo Qi. Who would have thought that the father and son would be in tandem, but within a few years they would both return to heaven.

What a pity it would be to see that the Han Dynasty had just shown signs of prosperity, but fell on the eve of victory.

The wind became stronger and stronger, and the shouting and killing on the battlefield never stopped for a moment.

But where the fire was raging there were only screams, not any shouts of death at all, and an unknown number of people died in the billowing black smoke and smoke brought by the flames.

A body was left silently.

The flames roasted the human flesh, but there was no fragrance at all, but a burning stench.

The entire battlefield was gradually shrouded in black smoke. As the wind gradually decreased, it began to spread to the surrounding areas. Liu Bei and others had to lead their troops to avoid it.

The shouting and killing on the battlefield gradually stopped, but the fire and thick smoke would not be extinguished so quickly. They were still burning and would inevitably burn everything to ashes before it was over.

Lu Bu and Zhang Fei chased Cao Cao but failed to catch him. Facing the raging flames, they could only lead the army to retreat. They watched Cao Cao escape all the way to Hanoi. He must have fled back to Luoyang and defended Xingyang Tiger Firm line of defense.

The flames burned almost all night. It is conservatively estimated that more than 20 troops were wiped out in smoke. Not even the bodies were left. Adding in the troops who died for various reasons last night, there are even more than 30 troops buried here. .

When daylight broke, Liu Bei looked at the blank land and trembled all over. What he saw was full of scorched earth. The burned ashes had condensed with the soil, and there were still unburned corpses lying on the ground.

His face was dark, his face and body were covered with burn marks, and even his nostrils were dark, which was caused by inhaling a huge amount of smoke.

Looking at all this, Liu Bei said slowly: "After this battle, Wei will not be able to move east again within ten years."

Not to mention Xiangdong, could it be that Yan, Chu and Wu are now separated in Guandong? Wei suffered such heavy losses in the first battle and was even in danger of subjugation.

In the Battle of Handan that year, the Qin army was destroyed by the Guandong princes, and the Qin Dynasty was destroyed.

At that time, Emperor Guangwu also surrounded and annihilated the main force, and finally won the crown of the Han Dynasty.

After defeating Cao Wei, Liu Bei didn't even have time to be happy and threw himself into the war with Yan.

Luo Qi had long told him to be on guard against the Yan State. Once Cao Cao was defeated, these Yan State people would certainly take care of the Chu State.

It just so happened that Liu Bei thought so too, and it was a foregone conclusion that Cao Cao would withdraw from the Five States.

This great Jizhou should naturally fall into Liu Bei's hands.

Yan Guo, die!
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Luo Qi was a serious person with a gentleman's demeanor. Xuan Lie was defeated by Cao Cao, so he was sent to Xuzhou to welcome Xuan Lie. Xuan Lie often said to his ministers: "The clouds are long and the wings are virtuous, and my arms are as well as my heart and mind. They are indispensable."

Jizhou attacked Cao, and Qi Yong died of illness. Xuan Lie was in great mourning, and proclaimed himself emperor. He was granted the posthumous title of Duke of Donghai County, with the posthumous title of "Zhongwen", and his son succeeded him as Marquis of Ying. ——"Ji Hanshu·Luoyinghou Family"

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