Afterwards, Cao Cao, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Cao Xiu and others returned to the camp together, leaving Cao Chun to command other soldiers to clean up the ghost cavalry that was still suffering from the fire. ''

In a camp where Cao Cao secretly stationed, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Jin and other generals were all waiting at the gate of the village. They saw the flames soaring into the sky and the thick smoke rolling in the distance, which was particularly clear in this wilderness. They knew that it was Cao Cao's plan that had been successful.

During the few days of confrontation with Ma Chao, Cao Cao had been hiding his strength. With elite soldiers and generals hiding behind him, he led more than 10,000 soldiers, old, weak, sick and disabled, and Ma Chao fought in Guandu. If necessary, he would ambush and intercept the enemy halfway with elite soldiers to achieve the goal of a surprise attack on the enemy.

It is also for this reason that Ma Chao suffered the loss when he pursued Cao Cao twice. This time, none of the elite soldiers and generals participated in the battle, and Cao Cao still set up a plan to burn Ma Chao in the woods with thousands of remaining old, weak and disabled people.

Just after noon, Cao Cao, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Cao Xiu arrived at the camp. Xiahou Dun and others picked him up and welcomed him into the camp. However, when everyone saw Dian Wei return and his head was covered in white hair, they were quite surprised.

As soon as he entered the camp, Cao Cao said to Dian Wei: "You go and clean your body first, take a rest, and I will have something to ask you later."

Dian Wei clasped his fists and said, "No!"

Xu Chu said: "Master, I will go with Brother Wei."

Cao Cao nodded and walked straight into the tent, not caring about Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others' surprise towards Dian Wei.

Not long after, Dian Wei had already changed into a dress and, accompanied by Xu Chu, entered the central army tent where Cao Cao was.

In the central army's tent, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Jin, Cao Xiu and other leading generals were all sitting on the left, and Xu Shu, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Dong Zhao, Man Chong, Ren Jun, Mao Jie and other advisers were sitting on the right. Cao Cao sat upright in the center of the tent, and there were a seat on the left and right next to Cao Cao.

"Dian Wei, Xu Chu, you two should take your seat!" Cao Cao pointed to the two empty seats beside him and said.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu were stunned at first, then moved. Sitting next to Cao Cao, the King of Wei, and from the seating position alone, it was obviously higher than other civil and military officials at all levels. What a glory it was.

Seeing that Dian Wei and Xu Chu were still hesitating in public, Cao Cao said, "If I hadn't been protecting you, I would have died many times. Besides, Xu Chu has been spinning with Ma Chao for the past few days, so that my plan can be realized, and Dian Wei has completed an extremely important task and returned. You deserve this seat."

Xu Shu glanced at Cao Cao and saw that Cao Cao's eyes were full of wisdom, and he couldn't help but secretly admired: "The king has extraordinary wisdom. This time, he used more than 10,000 elderly, weak, sick and disabled soldiers to deal with Ma Chao's superior force, but he was still at the upper hand. It is really admirable. The former Dian Wei disappeared, and I felt something was wrong. Returning back today does prove my guess. It seems that he is going to perform a secret mission."

Dian Wei and Xu Chu no longer refused and took their seats straight.

Cao Cao looked around and said, "The former Dian Wei disappeared, but was actually sent by me to perform a very special mission. Dian Wei, tell the generals the news you brought back, listen."

"promise!"

Dian Wei stood up. He bowed slightly to the person present, and then said, "Dear generals, sir, the lower official has just rushed back from Hulao Pass..."

"Hulao Pass?" Xiahou Dun asked immediately after hearing this, "Have you gone to Hulao Pass? What's the situation there? I heard that another 70,000 troops came to support Ma Teng and his son. Is it true?"

Dian Wei nodded slightly and said, "It's true, but this is not something I think is important. Because before the 70,000 troops arrived, something happened in Hulao Pass. Today, under the protection of Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang and thousands of Xiliang soldiers, he was assassinated by assassins. At present, he has passed away..."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has passed away?" Everyone was surprised when they heard Dian Wei's words.

"It turns out to be so..." After hearing this, Xu Shu frowned and couldn't help but say aloof.

Although the voice was very small, Cao Cao still heard it. He glanced at Xu Shu with a squinted look, and saw Xu Shu's face with a sad face, frowning, and a flowing look revealed an indescribable look. He was neither shocked nor as surprised as others.

"Who was Your Majesty assassinated? Is it..." Cao Ren was meticulous and asked after hearing Dian Wei's words. However, he did not say it clearly, because if Dian Wei did it, then it must be Cao Cao who asked Dian Wei to do it.

He glanced at Cao Cao, and saw Cao Cao staring at Xu Shu with a blank expression, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, he thought to himself: "Is it Xu Shu's plan?"

"Dian Wei, Your Majesty has passed away. Have you seen it with your own eyes?" Xiahou Dun closed his wide mouth and asked.

Dian Wei nodded and said, "Yanhou Linnan, sent a 200-man team, with Zhao Yun as the captain and Feiyu Army as the main body, attacked Hulao Pass at night, assassinated the current emperor, and killed him on the spot."

"Lin Nan dared to do this? It's really a ruthless person!" Liu Ye is a descendant of the Han Dynasty. Although he no longer has any hope for the Han Dynasty, the assassination of His Majesty made him indignant. After all, he was also the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the orthodox emperor.

"Lin Nan has always ignored the Han Dynasty. He first proclaimed himself king two years ago. Now he probably wanted to become an emperor, so he assassinated the emperor first. He also had the jade seal in his hand. Being an emperor was completely natural. Such a person without a king or a father should be attacked by the people of the world!" Although Cheng Yu was not full of righteous indignation, he also felt something was wrong. Since it was assassinated by the Yan army, why did Dian Wei witness it with his own eyes? Moreover, he looked at Cao Cao. Although his eyes were not sharp, he was full of murderous aura, as if he was looking at everyone in the big tent.

"Dian Wei, I have a question. Why are you here when the Yan army assassinated the emperor?" Cao Hong said without hesitation, asking whatever he wanted. Since he was confused, he wanted to seek answers from Dian Wei and asked immediately.

Dian Wei turned his head and looked at Cao Cao. Seeing Cao Cao nodding slightly, he replied: "Because, it was me who killed the son of today!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they even shocked the people present. They turned their eyes to Cao Cao, but they didn't say anything and didn't know how to say it.

"The truth of the matter is revealed, so I will no longer hide it from you. As early as a month ago, when the Yan army crossed the Yellow River, I knew what Lin Nan was going to do. I specially sent Dian Wei to the Yan army camp. According to my understanding of Lin Nan, he would definitely leave Dian Wei and take the opportunity to use Dian Wei to do something unfavorable to me. Therefore, I took the plan and let Dian Wei lurk in the Yan army camp, and if necessary, you can do extraordinary things..."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao stood up and asked, "Dian Wei, have the Xiliang soldiers regarded Lin Nan as the murderer of assassinating the emperor?"

"Don't worry, the subordinates appeared just right, and the place where the emperor was located was only Pang De, Lu Heng and others from the Feiyu Army. After assassinating the emperor, they immediately fled. At the same time, they had already shouted out the words of the Yan army assassinating His Majesty. The Western Liang soldiers must have believed it." Dian Wei replied.

"very good."

After listening to this conversation, everyone present had their own ulterior motives, but most of them had no objections to Cao Cao's actions. The emperor was just a decoration for them.

However, it is of great significance to Xu Shu and Liu Ye.

Xu Shu followed Cao Cao, and it was precisely because of his qualities in Cao Cao. With Xi Zhicai's strong recommendation that he became Cao Cao's chief military advisor after Xi Zhicai died of illness and gave advice on Cao Cao.

However, what he never expected was that Cao Cao would openly do such a ruthless thing. Although he had no hope for the royal family of the Han Dynasty, he could not say that he could kill at will. He did not agree with this, and felt extremely uncomfortable as if he was pressing against it with a heavy hammer.

However, he did not dare to show it on his appearance, because just now, Cao Cao's pair of wise eyes had already examined everyone present.

Liu Ye was a descendant of Liu Yan, the son of Liu Xiu, the son of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was a dignified Han clan relative. Unlike Liu Bei, he said that he was a descendant of the Han Dynasty. Because he was young, he was already very famous. After Cao Cao occupied Xuzhou and Yuzhou, he heard that he was in Yangzhou and asked him to take gold and silver to serve as an official.

He followed Cao Cao without hesitation. Although he was only a staff member by Cao Cao, he often offered advice for Cao Cao. He also felt that Cao Cao had the resources to be a hero and would achieve something in the future, so he never left.

However, although he did not give any hope for the Han Dynasty, he did not want to take the restoration of the Han Dynasty as his mission like Liu Bei. From the bottom of his heart, he still did not want anyone to do any extreme behavior to the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao's move hit his weakness. He sat there without saying a word, but his heart was already in a state of uproar.

"Yuan Zhi, Ziyang, what are you two thinking?" Cao Cao suddenly asked.

Xu Shu said: "I'm wondering if the emperor dies and the news of Lin Nan killing the monarch spreads, will the situation in Guandu change any changes?"

Cao Cao said "Oh", turned his gaze to Liu Ye, and asked, "Mr. Ziyang, where are you?"

Liu Ye straightened his waist and bowed his hand and replied, "King of Wei, I'm thinking that when Your Majesty dies, no descendants are left, and the last emperor is the only descendants of Your Majesty. First, King Hongnong Liu Xie was killed by General He Jin. This time the emperor died again. Who should be the emperor in the Han Dynasty? Will the Han Dynasty end here? After the sky collapses and the earth breaks, will the Han Dynasty show the situation of the seven heroes standing together during the Warring States Period..."

After hearing this, Cao Cao smiled and said, "You both think more deeply than me. I am just thinking about how many people present are inconsistent with my heart..."

After a pause, Cao Cao looked around, and the smile on his face disappeared, his eyes were as sharp as a torch, looking at the civil and military officials present one by one.

After that, there was a long period of calmness, and everyone felt an indescribable pressure. Everyone sat there and didn't dare to move, but their eyes kept meeting.

When Cao Cao's eyes moved to Xiahou Dun, a light emanated from Xiahou Dun's one eye, and he roared in a low voice: "King, you understand me, Yuan Rang is loyal to the King."

Cao Cao nodded and turned his gaze to Cao Ren.

"King, you know me. Since Zixiao followed the king, he has always followed the king's leader."

Cao Cao nodded again and moved his gaze to Cao Hong.

"King, what do you think I do? I, Cao Zilian, have been peeking at women taking a bath with you since I was a child. At that time, you asked me to keep it secret, but I haven't said it until today..." Cao Hong was halfway through his words, suddenly covered his mouth and looked around. Seeing that everyone's faces were tense. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, he felt uncomfortable when he saw that expression. However, he also realized that he had lost his speech and wanted to find a crack in the ground at this time.

His face flushed and he glanced at Cao Cao. Seeing Cao Cao's expressionless face, he was even more afraid to look at Cao Cao. Finally, he turned red and almost caught up with Guan Yu's face.

"King, we are loyal to the king, and we have no other intentions. The sun is bright, and my heart can be seen." Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Jin, Cao Xiu and others could not help laughing without waiting for Cao Cao to turn their eyes to them, and they even held their fists to express their loyalty to Cao Cao.

"The king is well aware of the rules and regulations. He is more kind and reward than the people of the world. We must do our best to do our best and dare not do anything to the work of dogs and horses." Xu Shu, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Man Chong, Dong Zhao, Ren Jun, Mao Jie and others said loudly.

"We are willing to go up the sword mountain and the sea of ​​fire for the king, and we will die without regrets!" Dian Wei and Xu Chu saw this, looked at each other and said in unison.

Cao Cao suddenly laughed and then sat down. He signaled everyone to sit down and said slowly: "I don't know what you think of me, Cao Cao. Of course, I believe that there are a few people among you who are saying things against your will. I don't care what you think of me. I, Cao Cao, have always been Cao Cao, and are the most unique in the world. A regicide should kill his head and hang his head at the city gate. Today, I will go out from my mouth and enter you. I don't want anyone else to know about this. From now on, please do not agree that Lin Nan is the one who assassinated the emperor for the great crime of regicide!"

"No!" everyone replied in unison.

Xu Shu lowered his head, looked at the food and food in front of him, and had not turned for a long time, thinking secretly: "Is this the so-called hero? Then what is his purpose of killing the monarch? Is it just to simply blame Lin Nan? Cao Cao... You are indeed unique, and it is precisely because of this that I, Xu Shu, follow you wholeheartedly. Although my heart was shaken by your sending Dian Wei to kill the monarch just now, those who accomplish great things can also kill relatives, let alone a puppet emperor?"

Liu Ye's state of mind was completely different from Xu Shu. Although he could not accept the Cao Cao's sect Dian Wei Shijun, in an era of heroes, it was obvious that the Liu family's world had been divided up and no one could stop the collapse of the Han Dynasty. He thought secretly: "Your Majesty has no son, how should the emperor be established? Perhaps, Cao Mengde took this eye on this. Without an emperor who can succeed the throne, the world might present a different scene. It seems that the Han Dynasty's country will finally collapse. So where will this war go?"

There was a dullness in the tent. I wonder if it was because everyone knew about the death of the emperor. Although no one cried or cried, everyone felt uncomfortable. Cao Cao's temptation just now made them feel that Cao Cao was a person who was very suspicious.

Just when the atmosphere in the tent was still dead, Cao Chun walked in with a smile on his face, wearing armor, a sharp sword hanging on his waist, and an iron helmet. As soon as he entered the tent, he clasped his fists and said, "Report to the king, the battlefield has been cleaned up, our army won a great victory, and one of the main ghost army of Ma Chao killed 13,637 horses of Ma Chao's main ghost army. At the same time, Qian Hu, one of the four generals under Ma Chao, also died in the fire. In this battle, our army suffered only 378 casualties."

"Hahaha... Very good, this is a welcome thing. Coupled with the good news brought by Dian Wei, it is considered a double happiness. Cao Chun, take your seat." Cao Cao said happily.

"promise!"

When Cao Chun took his seat, Cao Cao raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "Everyone, please drink this glass full, and then enjoy it. After eating and drinking, the entire army retreated thirty miles to the Niujiatun to station, waiting for Xiahou Yuan to lead the reinforcements."

"promise!"

...

On the walls of Juan County, Lin Nan had been standing in the sun for an hour, and he could not stop him from being exposed to the scorching sun.

Zhao Yun led the Rangers to leave for four days. For four days, Lin Nan had been worried about them. These were all elites drawn from various military units. They became generals and lieutenants after many battles. If they were wiped out, it would mean that the entire Yan army would be directly broken.

Sima Lang quickly walked up from under the stairs. As soon as he came to Lin Nan, he bowed and said, "Lord, my subordinates have gone to see it again. Li Yulin said that General Zhao did not send any information back through the carrier pigeon."

"Except for the news of the battle between Shuangzhongling two days ago, Zhao Yun and the others have not heard from each other for two days. Will something happen?" Lin Nan said worriedly, both asking questions and as if he was talking to himself.

Sima Lang said: "General Zhao is very skilled in martial arts, Pang De, Guan Hai, Lu Heng, Li Tie and others are all very skilled. In addition to the 200 generals who have experienced many battles, such a powerful ranger is rare in the world. The battle of Shuangzhongling is the best example. Please be content with your heart."

Lin Nan nodded, and as soon as he was about to turn around, he saw a team of cavalry running from a distance, with about a hundred cavalrymen. He glanced at the leader and said happily: "I'm back, Zhao Yun and the others are back... Hurry up, let the soldiers line up and welcome the heroes to reunite!"

Outside the gate of Juan County, Lin Nan brought Zhang Liao, Wen Pin, Wu Lideng, Tadun and others nearby. He lined up at the gate and set up a welcome formation to welcome Zhao Yun and others who returned triumphantly.

However, when Zhao Yun and others went from far to near, they all saw their faces of sorrow, and their expressions were lonely. They were dejected, like a defeated rooster. Moreover, he did not see the person he should have seen, nor did he see Guan Hai and Li Tie.

"Lord. It may be Guan Hai and Li Tie, two generals, are protecting Your Majesty from behind. General Zhao will come back first to report the good news." Sima Lang saw Lin Nan frowning. He had been following Lin Nan for so long and still had the ability to observe his expressions and expressions, so he comforted him.

Lin Nan did not answer. He saw a trace of unusualness on the faces of Zhao Yun, Pang De, Lu Heng and others. Therefore, the smile that originally appeared on his face gradually disappeared and finally became a gloomy face.

"Maybe, General Zhao wanted to make a joke to the master. Now they must have shown it on purpose. When they arrive next to the master, they will surprise him. Maybe..." Sima Lang tried his best to say good things, but as he spoke, he found that his good words could not comfort Lin Nan, so he stopped talking, but just stood there quietly, but his heart was already full of turmoil.

After a long time, Lin Nan didn't say anything, just stood there quietly.

"Berda."

"I am... I am..." Sima Lang suddenly heard Lin Nan's scream and was a little panicked.

"You go and send an order to let the military govern Xu You prepare an altar." Lin Nan said this, his tone was very plain, his gloomy face gradually returned to calm, and he stood there expressionlessly, and even speaking, he only squirmed his lips.

"Prepare...prepare the altar?" Sima Lang asked in surprise.
To be continued...