Three Kingdoms

 December 29th is yin. It is suitable for cleaning, trading, laying beds, collecting animals, burying, enclosing, moving coffins, and moving graves. It is forbidden to travel, break ground, offer sacrifices, dig wells, and open ditches...

Logically speaking, the New Year is approaching. No matter how tiring, hard, or embarrassed we are this year, we will always find ways to eat and drink when the New Year is coming. If not, we will cook more. Black cakes, or grabbing an extra handful of wheat bran, etc., are always somewhat different from the usual ones, in order to look forward to new hopes, new opportunities, and new life in the new year.

Since Huang Wan fled to Wancheng, the situation around Wancheng has become worse day by day. As trade decreased and even ceased, households around Wancheng gradually felt the seriousness of the situation. Some people sold their properties and houses near Wancheng early and fled, while others felt that Wancheng could still hold on and thought of bargain hunting, but they gritted their teeth and persisted.

But then, I don’t know when there were rumors that Cao Jun was going to attack Wancheng, and he was going to attack Wancheng again. This time he was really going to attack Wancheng...

Some people believe it, some don't believe it, and some people are doubtful, but its impact on Wancheng is getting bigger and bigger.

Under the gloomy sky, people fleeing were scattered on the mountain road from Wancheng to Wuguan. From time to time, some women and children cry. This sound is very harsh and is also an emergency frequency set by human instinct. Generally speaking, as long as you hear it, you will instinctively pay attention. But now, because you hear it too much, almost everyone People are numb and deaf.

 On Wuguan Road, almost all people were preparing to flee to Guanzhong.

Because it is winter, food is more scarce than in ordinary seasons, so violence over food occurs almost every day. Those who have had their food taken away are victims and potential next perpetrators, perhaps Under certain stimulation, they will attack other people who have food.

Everyone was panic-stricken as they climbed to Wuguan on the cold mountain road. There were many corpses lying dead due to illness or exhaustion beside the mountain road. There were even obvious cut marks on some of the corpses.

 General moral concepts are useless in the face of war and death.

 In an open space on one side of the mountain road, Huang Zhong was on guard duty with a group of soldiers. In the open space, Pang Shanmin and Huang Wan were sitting on a stone covered with fur to rest.

Jiang Qian stood aside and seemed to be extremely respectful.

At the rear of the queue, there are some baggage vehicles, and on the sides of the baggage vehicles, there are soldiers on duty to prevent anyone from robbing supplies.

 As more and more hungry eyes appeared on the mountain road, the situation gradually became tense.

The refugees not far away were all staring at the baggage trucks, with both hope and fear in their eyes, and if you look carefully, there might be a hint of madness in their eyes.

 Abandoning Wancheng is not an easy decision to make, especially after Ponzi has invested a lot of money in Wancheng.

It is easy to say that it is easy for a strong man to cut off his wrist, but when the sword is really in his own hand, few people have the courage to cut off their own hand.

However, as Cao's army launches an all-out attack, Wancheng will be attacked sooner or later. Moreover, after Fei Qian left Guanzhong, Pang Shanmin was completely blind to the situation around Guanzhong and did not know anything, so he had no way of grasping the overall battle situation. The pigeon originally used for emergency communication has not come due to various reasons, and Huang Wan is the last weight thrown on the scale of decision-making.

Cao Cao claimed that he was following the emperor's edict to fight against rebellion, while Huang Wan claimed that the emperor ordered Fei Qian to attack Cao Cao. Although Pang Shanmin still had doubts about Huang Wan's emperor's edict, there is no doubt that Huang Wan's role at the moment is indeed It can help Fei potentially win back a victory on a righteous level.

Having great righteousness may not necessarily win the war, but it can be a help to some extent.

Huang Zhong said from the side: "Your Majesty, Mr. Huang, although he has left Wancheng in disguise, he can't hide it for long. After Cao Jun knows about it, he will definitely come after him. It's best to set off as soon as possible and reach Wuguan in order to be safe... Someone has been dispatched The scouts went to Wuguan to contact, but... Wuguan may not send a large team of troops to greet..."

When leaving Wancheng, Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong left a small group of people as a cover, pretending that Huang Zhong, Pang Shanmin and others were still in the city, but the fake was still fake after all, and it would not take long for the secret to be exposed.

Huang Wanqiang asked vigorously: "How is the current situation in Guanzhong?" 』

"Cao's army entered Heluo in November, immediately rushed to the pass, and stopped below Tongguan... The rest of the matter is not known yet..." Huang Zhong said, "But there are many moves in Jingzhou, I'm afraid the sword is right in front of you..."

Pang Shanmin had a sullen face. It was not that he was dissatisfied with Huang Wan or Huang Zhong, but he felt a little uncomfortable about abandoning Wancheng...

While a few people were discussing, they suddenly heard a noise coming from behind.

Pang Shanmin turned around and saw a few refugee-looking people shouting something beside a baggage truck. It seemed that the situation was not good...

　　　『They have food to eat, but they don’t want to share it with us! 』

　　　　We are all starving to death! 』

 ‘We don’t want much! Just one bite! One bite! 』

　　　　Do you still have a conscience? ! 』

　　　　We want something to eat! Want something to eat! 』

　　　…

 Noisy shouts came and went.

Huang Zhong frowned, "Your Majesty, those people have a problem..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw one of the refugees arguing around the soldiers guarding the baggage truck. He rushed towards the baggage truck, obviously intending to grab it directly!

The soldier on duty next to the baggage truck subconsciously turned around to stop him, but unexpectedly the other man next to him looked fiercely, took out a sharp blade from his arms, and stabbed the soldier directly in the gap in the armor!

Blood spurts out!

The people rushing towards the baggage car were pulling and dragging the felt blankets and ropes on the baggage car, and yelling: "Grab it!" Only by robbing us can we survive..."

There were screams all around, and the crowd was in chaos as if a nest had exploded.

 Some of the things that were taken out and snatched from the baggage train were thrown on the ground.

The refugees in the surrounding area may not dare to actually attack the baggage train, but they have no psychological barriers at all when picking up things on the ground. They just ignore it and pounce on it with a roar!

Perhaps in the minds of the refugees, they are used to digging for food in the land, so the things in the car belong to the nobles. But as long as they fall on the ground, then maybe they are rewards from the nobles, or maybe they are things that the nobles do not want, so they go Just grab it and there will be no problem at all...

In a moment, before Huang Zhongpang could give any instructions, the situation deteriorated.

After many refugees grabbed things, their evil thoughts expanded. As more and more refugees joined the fight, Huang Zhong and his party were suddenly cut into two pieces. !

 Crying, screaming, meaningless neighing.

 Swallowing, tearing, unconscious fighting.

 The refugees who had lost their minds were like piranhas smelling the smell of blood. Driven by hunger, they swarmed in and immediately blocked the originally narrow mountain road!

 When the basic needs of human life cannot be guaranteed by order, then all this order is nonsense.

 Human sociality decreases and naturalness increases.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 by the envoy? ” Huang Zhong looked at Pang Shanmin.

Pang Shanmin hesitated, then sighed after a while and shook his head.

　　　『Envoy! ” Huang Zhong frowned.

Pang Shanmin closed his eyes and shook his head.

Huang Zhong took a deep breath and shouted in a deep voice: "Assemble!" Ditch those vehicles! Get going now! 』

 Some soldiers hesitated.

Jiang Gan, who had been silent at the edge, suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "How can we allow the mob to loot?" ! Behead it! Serve as a warning! 』

 The soldiers looked at Huang Zhong, pointing their swords and guns at the refugees.

Huang Zhong glanced at Jiang Gan and reiterated his order, "Assemble!" Ditch those vehicles! Get going now! 』

The soldiers responded that the abandoned baggage train was like the tail dropped by a gecko, the intestines spit out by a sea cucumber, and the smell of blood attracted the attention of most of the refugees.

 Except for individual "refugees".

 Huang Zhong fired his bow angrily, and shot out seven or eight arrows almost instantly!

The arrows were like lightning, flying over the bent waists of the refugees, flying between the tearing arms, flying over the heads of the people chewing food, and with a pop, they shot through the mountain people who were staring at Huang Zhongpang fiercely. In the eyes of a group of people, and then passed through their skulls!

Just when I heard the sound of bowstrings, the people over there had already fallen to the sky!

When the soldiers saw this, they shouted in unison. The refugees who were looting were so shocked that everyone was stunned. The timid ones even fell to the ground on the spot and peed all over the ground!

Huang Zhong looked at those dazed and panicked refugees who still had no idea what happened and why they became such refugees. He looked at those weak bodies and arms like dry branches. He looked at those refugees who, even in fear, were still Children who instinctively grab food and stuff it into their mouths...

Huang Zhong sighed and waved his hand.

 The procession moved forward, leaving three baggage cars behind.

Seeing Huang Zhong and others bypassing the mountain road and disappearing behind the rocky mountain, the refugees seemed to wake up and cheered, as if ants had found the debris and piled it up happily. As for whether there were any more nearby The corpses of other ants, that doesn't matter...

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At the head of Wancheng City, there was a shrill cry. More than a hundred people were escorted by Cao's soldiers and driven to the top of the city.

Everyone knows what fate these people are about to face, including the prisoners themselves...

Some people cried and begged for mercy, kicking their feet on the ground in an attempt to delay the coming of death. Others had legs and feet so weak that they were dragged away, and some people were so numb that they looked like they were real pieces of wood, standing in a daze. Some were led away by others, while some kept yelling angrily, even if their voices were hoarse...

Cao Zhen stood on the top of Wancheng City and looked in the direction of Xiangyang with some emotion.

How many times had he imagined that one day he could capture Wancheng and then set foot on the city walls of Wancheng, but he did not expect that it would come true, and after it was achieved, he did not feel any relief or relief.

 Different fathers represent different starting points in life.

 At least Cao Zhen’s original father’s starting point was not as good as Cao Cao’s.

　surname is very important in the current Han Dynasty.

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 Cao family.

 Huang family.

 Ponzi.

　　and so on, all represent some different meanings.

After changing his surname, Cao Zhen was immediately promoted. First of all, he could, together with Cao Pi and others, receive an elite education that was relatively beyond ordinary people. When most children are still drooling over a bite of food, they already know how to use food to win people's hearts; when many children are still scrambling for a mud pit to step out of the mud, they have already begun to focus on to a broader world.

Although Cao Zhen's blood is not Cao's, in this era, as long as he bears this surname, he is even more trustworthy than Le Jin, Ren Jun and others, and it is easier to get a position where his talents can be used. and platform to obtain more resource tilt.

In particular, Cao Zhen's own conditions are also very good. He is strong, capable of riding and shooting, and has extraordinary strength. These are all extra points that make him stand out among the younger generation of Cao's children, and because of his identity , he can also bend down more and establish a good communication method with the soldiers and military schools below, making him more friendly and down-to-earth.

 This point cannot be compared to Cao Xiu and others.

Of course, in the military, actual achievements must be compared in the end, and theory will always be just a theory.

 Most talents actually need money, educational resources, and practical experience to feed them.

 There are no shortcuts, except for a very small number of geniuses and Fei Qian, who is hanging on the wall.

 Most people would consider themselves to be part of this very small minority, and they all think that they are the exception among the exceptions, but unfortunately, they are often not.

Cao Zhen originally thought that Wancheng was his whetstone, but after he actually captured Wancheng, he felt that this could not be regarded as his meritorious service, because Wancheng was actually given away and abandoned...

If Cao Zhen was a beggar, then he would be very happy.

If Cao Zhen was only satisfied with the immediate gains, then he would also be very happy.

 But it is obvious that Cao Zhen is not happy at all.

Cao Zhen saw his father buried with his own eyes, and then heard his own mother calling Cao Cao her husband. Even he had to change from calling his uncle to father, and knelt down in front of Cao Cao. This drastic change in ethics promoted his rapid psychological growth.

Cao Ang died in battle, and Cao Cao learned from the pain and began to strengthen his protection of Cao Pi. Of course, this also led to Cao Pi's lack of practice in military formations, and the level of danger was also reduced. These extra "resources" are what Cao Zhen has Want to get something.

Cao Zhen took a breath, and then slowly exhaled.

The noisy cries and curses in his ears were still chaotic, but the thoughts in Cao Zhen's heart gradually became clear.

He guessed part of Cao Cao's overall plan, and was even a little surprised by Cao Cao's "cautiousness" in this regard...

You must know that in Cao Zhen's impression, Cao Cao always looks like the boss and the second child.

Now Cao Cao is stuck at Tongguan. On the surface, it looks like he is stuck at Tongguan, but in fact...

Cao Zhen didn’t dare to think about it anymore.

Cao Zhen breathed out again and turned his thoughts back to the present moment in Wancheng.

　　　Still no one comes out? ” Cao Zhen said indifferently, “Then continue. 』

 Continue to kill.

 There were already many headless corpses on the top of the city, and the battlements were stained red with blood.

 The corpses were all naked.

Both men and women.

Although Cao Zhen has never studied psychology, he is self-taught.

One of the differences between humans and animals is that humans have a sense of shame.

 In other words, most people have a sense of shame. Even if they have the pathology of vaginal leakage, they will not get naked.

 Cao Zhen ordered that anyone who was suspected should be taken to the top of the city, stripped naked in front of the public, and then beheaded.

 Cao Zhen did not believe that Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong left Wancheng without any backdoors or anything like that, so if he wanted to stabilize in Wancheng, he had to remove these hidden dangers first. And he didn't have enough time to search slowly, so he could only choose the roughest way.

Tall, short, fat and thin corpses were scattered in all directions, with their bare arms and legs stretched out, and their originally covered private parts were exposed, like cattle and sheep whose fur had been stripped off alive. There is no Leziman who can take a step to speak, only the most primitive violence and fear are left.

 Before Cao Zhen killed the first group of people, no one thought that Cao Zhen would really do it, and many people were stubborn.

The reason why Lezi people can be happy is because most of the time the fear and violence do not come to the Lezi people's foreheads. When the Lezi people are stripped naked in public and become other people's entertainment, when the blood-stained blade is held against them. When it comes to the neck, being able to tremble and howl for eighteen years is considered extremely courageous. Most people will collapse on the spot, twitch, and become incontinent.

Several soldiers of Cao's army dragged a man out of the crowd. The man struggled for life, but was pinched by the neck like a sheep and carried to the edge of the battlement. Then some soldiers used their blades to pick him apart. robes…

The thin sternum and ribs were exposed, as were the chest, abdomen and thighs. The man howled and struggled like a fish thrown on the shore, and his skin was even scratched by the blade due to the struggle. , and did not stop.

 But struggling at this time has no effect.

The fisherman stands on the shore, does he care about the pain of the fish when it jumps?

 What he cares about is catching the next fish.

 Cao Jun's soldiers asked loudly. When they didn't get the answer they wanted, they kicked the man to his knees on the battlements and slashed his head with a knife.

 The head, covered with blood, tears and snot, flew for the last time in his life, and then fell to the bottom of the city, while the body fell aside.

 The next person to die was a woman.

When women's organs were also exposed, neither Cao Zhen nor the soldiers of Cao's army took a second look. Just like a butcher killing pigs and sheep, no one would pay all their attention. It's like staring at the organs of pigs and sheep.

"Next! 』

When Cao Jun soldiers walked towards the crowd again, someone suddenly collapsed on the ground and bumped into several other people. They seemed to be praying and chanting, "Don't kill me...don't kill me..."

The soldiers of Cao's army happened to find him. He walked over like a wolf and a tiger, dragged him up, and pressed his blood-stained face against him, "What's your name?" Do you know anyone from Pang and Huang? 』

　　　　我…my last name is Chang…』

 The next moment, the man was dragged forward.

The man suddenly howled and urinated, "My...my surname is Pang!" My surname is Pang...wuwu,wuwuwu..."

 Cao Zhen turned around with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand to wave, and then asked, not caring about the smell of feces and urine on the man's body, "Come, tell me, what do you know?" 』