On the Pengcheng City Tower, the lit torch "Bobo" was shining with fire, bursting out in an instant and extinguishing in an instant.

When he heard the city guarding soldiers report that a Cao army called the door, Che Zhou did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly put on his armor and watched. In the bitter cold wind, Che Zhou tightened his battle robe and wrapped his body tightly in the thick armor, hoping to make his image look taller.

With Che Zhou's figure, if you don't look carefully, it will be difficult to be recognized. The famous and capable generals in the Cao army are caught by a large number of people. Che Zhou is really inconspicuous among them.

Che Zhou, who was 40 years old, had a slightly short and fat figure, and his face was filled with bumpy pockmarks. This was the one he fell when he was a child. Later, he gradually grew older, but the pockmarks were always with him like shadows.

Che Mazi———People who often use this nickname among the generals of Cao’s army to joke about Che Zhou, which is what he most unwilling to hear.

It is said that if you hit someone, don’t slap someone in the face, and don’t slap someone in the face, just because of this, Che Zhou has a bad relationship with most generals in the army, especially the Xiahou brothers, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other relatives of Cao Cao.

Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others who were more close to each other would not take Che Zhou seriously. Every time they discussed, they would shout "Che Mazi, Che Mazi--" and not stop until Cao Cao came out. Every time Che Zhou, who was choked red, could only glar and say nothing.

Fortunately, after attacking Lu Bu this time, Cao Cao left himself in Pengcheng, so that he would not have to be ridiculed anymore. Che Zhou was also a little disappointed while being grateful.

A man of forty is a great time to make achievements. Xuzhou Governor's position sounds good, but Che Zhou knew very well that staying away from Xudu means that the chances of pleasing Cao Cao were greatly reduced. It is probably not his turn to have any chance of promotion and wealth in the future. To put it bluntly, if you are lucky in the position of Xuzhou Governor, you may be able to work until you are old, if you are not lucky, you are not lucky.

What happens if you are not lucky? Che Zhou dared not think about it anymore. He couldn't help but touch the secret letter from Sikong Cao Gong hidden in his arms. The letter only had a few short sentences, which meant that he was careful of something abnormal in Liu Bei and immediately report to Xu Du if something was wrong.

Liu Bei, although Che Zhou and Liu Bei's brother Zhang Fei had just fought each other because of military rations, this matter was not worthy of Xu Du's concern. As for the rest, did Liu Bei have a rebellious plan? Che Zhou couldn't help but shiver.

If Liu Bei really wanted to escape from Cao Gong, how could he be the opponent of Liu Bei's brothers with just the more than a thousand troops in his hands? Originally, in Langya County, Lu County and Zang Ba's Qingzhou soldiers were supporting him, but a few days ago, Zang Ba led his army into the Beihai and was fighting fiercely with Yuan Shao's army, while other troops were unable to relieve their near thirst.

Just as he was thinking about it, Che Zhou climbed the city and lies down to the battlements and looked out. In the darkness, the fire was hazy, and he only vaguely saw a team under the banner of "Cao" waiting to enter the city.

"Che Mazi, open the city gate!" A loud shout came from the bottom of the city.

The voice sounded a little familiar. When Che Zhou was thinking about who was calling him, he suddenly heard the city shouting: "Che Mazi, if you don't open the city, you will miss the big affairs of Ming Gong. Can you afford this responsibility?"

Che Zhou was originally in his heart to resist Liu Bei's possible attack concerns, but suddenly he was confused by the loud shouts, and then he was a little panicked. Che Mazi's "swearing" was not known much except for his colleagues in Cao's camp. Maybe the troops outside the city were sent by Cao Gong to reinforce?

Thinking of this, Che Zhou finally made up his mind to open the door after hesitation.

"Open the door." Che Zhou looked back and shouted at the soldiers under the city.

As the city gate opened, soldiers who had been waiting outside the city for a long time swarmed in, and the shiny swords and guns shone brightly with cold light. Before the soldiers who opened the door came to their senses, they were chopped into a pile of meat paste by the messy blades.

"It's the enemy!" A captain who had not yet died of breath screamed and was bleeding at his throat.

The enemy's stroke that rushed into the city was particularly eye-catching, and in his hands, he captured a big sword with a sharp edge.

"Is Guan here? Che Zhou, a man, who is not allowed to die early!"

Che Zhou was shocked, and his face was pounding. He never expected that this person was Liu Bei's second brother Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang.

"Prepare the horse and carry the knife!" Che Zhou shouted with a tough forehead.

Both of them made a living with swords, Che Zhou naturally knew that Guan Yu's martial arts skills were much better than him, but as the chief general of the city guarding the city, if he did not stand up and fight, he would soon be defeated.

Cao Cao's military administration has always been selfless and disciplined. When he was conquering Zhang Xiu for the second time, General Yu Jin saw the Qingzhou soldiers riots, so he ordered his troops to kill the rebels. This act of taking charge almost cost Yu Jin his life. Che Zhou knew in his heart what would happen if he fled without fighting.

Now that things have come to this point, instead of being humiliated and infatuated, it is better to fight to the death first! Che Zhou wiped away the cold sweat from his face and turned over and jumped onto the horse.

"Guan Yu, why did you attack the city by pretending to be a hero?" Che Zhou shouted loudly, and at the same time, the knife in his hand was flat and protected against his chest.

Guan Yu's phoenix eyes opened slightly, and he sneered proudly: "In Guan's eyes, your Che Zhou is just an ant ear, and you will die if you step on it. As for Guan's hero, bear, what qualifications do you have to make a fuss about it?"

After Guan Yu said that, he arrogantly dragged the knife behind him and straightened his body straight towards Che Zhou. This was a completely unprepared posture. Guan Yu's whole body was full of flaws at this moment.

A hint of shame and anger flashed through Che Zhou's eyes. Guan Yu's arrogance made him feel extremely embarrassed. He was already in a difficult position, but he had just wanted to act like this.

"Look at the knife!" Che Zhou slashed out with force.

He stepped straight into Guan Yu's face with his sword.

Che Zhou's knife weighs more than 20 kilograms. Although it is far from comparable to Guan Yu's cold and beautiful quiver, it is not easy for Guan Yu to dodge with the force that Che Zhou had slashed down with all his strength.

The cold wind blew on his face, and Guan Yu remained calm.

In his eyes, Che Zhou's sword was so slow that he couldn't afford to fight.

Although it has been more than half a year, the earth-shaking battle with Lu Bu is still entangled in Guan Yu's heart. The crazy and unrestrained moves are so classic, both attacking and defense are so perfect.

"Go to die!" Guan Yu's eyes were full of sharp light.

In a blink of an eye, Guan Yu flipped his wrist and the knife that had been dragging behind him quickly came out from his waist. Before Che Zhou's sword fell, he touched it with the momentum, and a powerful force shook Che Zhou's sword in the direction. At the same time, Guan Yu's cold and charming slid down with the touching sword force, and he took Che Zhou's stiff neck.

"You-!" Che Zhou had only had time to exclaim this half of the sentence, and a big head on his neck had soared into the sky, and blood gushed out from the broken head, like a sudden fountain of blood.

Guan Yu grabbed the horse's belly and flew over the fallen corpse, and reached out to capture the fallen Che Zhou's head in his hand.

Then, he shouted loudly: "I have killed the thief Che Zhou; everyone is innocent and surrenders to avoid death!"

The soldiers guarding the city, who had no intention of fighting, saw that the main general had not arrived, were both in front of him, and they all hurriedly abandoned their weapons and surrendered. At this time, Zhang Fei, who was following behind, also rushed into the city. Seeing that his brother bravely killed Che Zhou, Zhang Fei, who was unwilling to fall behind, shouted loudly and led his army into the city. That night, under Zhang Fei's will, poor Che Zhou was more than 20 old men and children, who were all slaughtered by the chaos.

Zhang Fei was irritable and only liked to be brave in his military management. He was not very particular about military discipline. After entering Pengcheng, he did not have Liu Bei to restrain him. How could Zhang Fei's soldiers, who suffered from the lack of food, be restrained?

On October 17, the fourth year of Jian'an, Che Zhou was killed and the news that Xuzhou was lost reached Xudu.

Sikong Mansion, study room.

Cao Cao threw a jade folding fan in his hand to the ground with a "snap". His face was full of anger, his forehead was exposed, his black beard trembled slightly under his jaw, and the pair of glittering eyes under his eyebrows showed a terrifying cold light.

"The big-eared thief is abominable, you can kill it!" Cao Cao used his feet to slash the broken folding fan, and he still cursed in his mouth.

At this time, there was no one in the room, so Cao Cao didn't have to worry about losing his composure to his subordinates. After Dong Cheng and the five others were executed, among the people named in the robbery, except Ma Teng, who was far away in Xiliang, the left general's uncle Liu Bei was the emperor.

If it weren't for Yuan Shao's restraint, Cao Cao would have been going eastward to attack Liu Bei. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei was as slippery as a loach and started to act without waiting for his attack. This made Cao Cao really angry and embarrassed. Cao Cao, who had always claimed to be extremely smart, made Liu Bei get a bargain this time. When Liu Bei was driven to the point of being in trouble by Lu Bu, Cao Cao took him in. Unexpectedly, this big-eared thief would repay his kindness with grudges and fight back.

At this time, Xun Yu pushed the door and saw the broken jade pieces on the ground. He was stunned and said, "Mr. Ming, the emperor asked Concubine Dong to be five months pregnant. I hope he could have a chance to have a good time. The mother and son died."

Xun Yu and Xun You's uncle and nephew were two major strategists valued by Cao Cao. Xun Yu was good at internal affairs and Xun You were good at strategy. Both of them had their own abilities and were highly valued by Cao Cao. However, although they were uncles and nephews, Xun Yu and Xun You had different ideas. The younger Xun You no longer had any illusions about the Han Dynasty. In his eyes, Cao Cao was the lord, while Xun Yu was different. Xun Yu, who had been influenced by Chen Fan since he was a child, still had a lot of nostalgia for the Han Dynasty. This is why Xun Yu would ask for the emperor.

If it were normal times, Cao Cao would have taken care of Xun Yu's face, but today, he could no longer hide his anger when he was stimulated by Liu Bei.

Cao Cao sneered, "Let's go——I'm going to meet the emperor and let him see what the emperor's uncle he just recognized was?" After that, Cao Cao angrily crossed his sword and went straight to the palace.

In the palace, Emperor Xian was waiting for the news from Xun Yu uneasy. These days, the young emperor was terrified and his clothes were leaked. The country's uncle Dong Cheng and other trusted ministers were all killed by Cao Cao. Who will Cao Cao kill next?

At the beginning, the incident of Dong Zhuo's deposed and established the emperor happened to him. Will Cao Cao follow his example this time?

"Your Majesty is relieved. Lord Xun has been there for so long. Maybe he can really tell Lord Sikong to stop?" The queen of fu gently brought a bottle of clear water and served Emperor Liu Xie to drink it.

Although Xu Du's life is much better than when he was in Luoyang, at least he doesn't have to worry about starving, the palace in Xu Du is really too cold, compared to the palace that Dong Zhuo burned down before.

"I just hope this is the case." Liu Xie sighed, frowning.

Just then, only the sound of rapid footsteps were heard, and Cao Cao, with an angry face, stepped in with his sword. Behind him were the at a loss of yellow sect and Xun Yu who was sweating profusely.

The Huangmen's attendant was frightened by the fear that Cao Cao would enter the harem with a weapon. He was responsible for the heavy responsibility of guarding the gate, and it would be better to stop him. Cao Cao's power was overwhelming, and he could not be able to stop him, a small Huangmen's attendant.

"Dong Cheng rebelled, does Your Majesty know?" Cao Cao asked loudly.

Liu Xie was already a little afraid of Cao Cao. When he saw Cao Cao's angry look, his face turned pale and hesitated: "Master Sikong is talking about Dong Zhuo, and that Dong thief has been killed for a long time!"

Cao Cao sneered: "It's not Dong Zhuo, but his uncle Dong Cheng'er! Why is Your Majesty so forgetful? You have to look at the bloody edict of breaking the finger. Dong Cheng's party has been killed. Now only this woman is left. For the eternal stability of the Han Dynasty, please make up your mind to give up your personal feelings." After that, Cao Cao waved his hand, and the warriors who followed him rushed into the back room, dragged the concubine Dong who was recuperating on the bed and brought him to the front.

Concubine Dong is already in a five-month pregnancy. Her bulging abdomen is undulating due to this struggle, and the formed fetus is throbbing due to fright. Amid Concubine Dong's shrill crying, a stream of blood flows out from under him.

"The emperor still has no son. Please show mercy to millions of subordinates and keep the lives of Concubine Dong and his son for the time being. It will not be too late to kill him after he gives birth." The burial knelt on the ground and cried and begged.

After Cao Cao pushed away the siege, he said coldly: "Save this one to plant, can he avenge his mother?" The political struggle has been like this since ancient times, and he has cut off his grass without leaving any roots. The story of the "orphan of Zhao" in the Warring States Period has long been circulated, and Cao Cao will certainly not cause trouble for himself.
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