Chapter 50: The Fall of Wan City (2/2) Seeking Recommendations

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  Wancheng, Dawanggang.

  The abandoned Jia Gongzhai has been reopened after many years.

  In the dilapidated mountain stronghold, it can be seen that no one has swept for many years. The low houses are covered with cobwebs. As soon as you enter the door, you will be greeted by a musty and foul smell. Due to the long absence of human habitation, this place has become a paradise for mice. Along the way, you can see the traces of mouse droppings on the simple bluestone road surface. In addition, there are layers of footprints of wild beasts... On the empty ground of the stronghold, there are several unknown animal skeletons, which look very mottled under the erosion of wind and rain. Many houses have collapsed, and some of the remaining houses have half-collapsed walls, while others do not even have a door frame.

  Wei Yan couldn't help but let out several loud sneezes as soon as he entered.

  "A Fu, why don't we change places?"

  Cao Peng jumped off his horse, tied the reins to a hitching post in the stockade, and looked around before answering softly, "Wei Ge, it's here. This place is some distance from Wan City, I reckon Zhang Liao won't be able to find us for a while. That guy's injuries are quite severe, need to take care of them. If we keep going on like this, who knows if we can even save his life? Let's bear with it."

  Perhaps even Wei Yan did not realize it, but he had begun to value Cao Peng's opinions without knowing it.

  Big picture!

  Cao Peng's grand vision is unmatched in the world.

  This is Wei Yan's evaluation of Cao Peng... In fact, Cao Peng's so-called broad vision comes from the knowledge accumulated by his later generations.

  If he hadn't traveled through time and space, how could he have known that Cao Cao would definitely lose?

  Similarly, if he didn't come from another time and space, how could he possibly say that Cao Cao would unify the north?

  Whether it was plagiarism or a prophecy from the soul of later generations, in Wei Yan's eyes, Cao Peng undoubtedly had several more mysterious colors.

  "A Fu, who is this guy?"

  Wei Yan exerted himself to carry Dian Wei into a room that was the most intact and relatively clean and dry.

  Cao Peng pushed open the window, letting in a blast of fresh air that swept away the foul smell in the room. Then, he found a clean spot and put down Tian Wei's body.

  "Brother Wei, I'll go get some firewood, let's start a fire first."

  "Never mind, I'll go instead... Do you know how to treat injuries?"

  "Oh, I know a little bit about it, but it's not too sophisticated."

  "I really don't understand where you learned all this stuff from. Your brother-in-law... never mind, I'll go start a fire and take a look around."

  Wei Yan said and turned his head to leave.

  Cao Peng took a look around the room and found that on one wall, half of a large candle made of tallow was inserted. This kind of candle had strong burning power, usually one large candle was enough for a room. It was unknown when this half candle was left here.

  Cao Peng even had a malicious guess: Could it be Jia Fu's leftover?

  He walked over and took down the big wax.

  Then he returned to Dian Wei's side, inserted the candle into the ground and took out a flint from his bosom. He rubbed it hard on the ground, lit the big candle, and suddenly the whole room became exceptionally bright.

  Dian Wei's clothes had been soaked through with blood, and were even turning black in color.

  Cao Peng carefully removed his clothes, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly. It turned out that there were more than twenty wounds on Dian Wei's body. From these wounds, it could be seen that this guy had experienced a terrifying and tragic battle before. If it were someone else, they would probably have died by now. Many of the wounds had stopped bleeding, and when he put his hand on Dian Wei's body, he could clearly feel that Dian Wei's muscles were jumping in an extremely strange rhythm. It was this rhythm that made Dian Wei's blood flow out slowly. Except for three more serious wounds on his shoulder, abdomen, and back, the rest were not too severe.

  This guy has definitely reached the state of washing his marrow.

  The body can adjust itself unconsciously to relieve injuries.

  Cao Peng picked up a tiger skin bag and poured out several small bottles from it. They were made of earthenware, each with some marks on them. Cao Peng picked up one with a long knife mark, unscrewed the stopper. Wang Meng had told him that since many people couldn't recognize characters during this month, they would sometimes use simple symbols to annotate. For example, the knife symbol was actually a special wound medicine, hemostatic powder. Most generals would carry such injury medicine on their bodies to avoid accidents.

  The tiger skin bag was taken off from Di Wei's body.

  As expected by Cao Peng, Dian Wei had gold wound medicine and hemostatic powder on him.

  Those wounds that have stopped bleeding don't need to be bothered with, what's important are the three relatively serious injuries. Pour out a grain of golden ointment and chew it in your mouth. At the same time, apply the hemostatic powder to the wound, wait until the golden ointment is crushed by chewing, spit it out onto your hand and rub it, then apply it on top of the hemostatic powder. The black medicinal paste mixed with the hemostatic powder becomes a very effective medicinal paste. However, this medicinal paste should be quite irritating, when applied to the wound on his body, Cao Peng felt that his body suddenly tensed up, then relaxed.

  I really don't understand what the wound medicine made in the Eastern Han Dynasty was made of?

  But one thing is very clear, that is, this ointment is indeed very magical. The ointment made from saliva and styptic powder quickly solidified, forming a black hard scab. Cao Peng felt that this stuff seemed to be similar to the band-aids of later generations, and even protected more tightly.

  Dian Wei's body was enormous, and after turning him over and applying the golden wound medicine to his three wounds, Cao Peng was exhausted, drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

  At this time, Wei Yan also looked around and lit a bonfire in the room.

  He also found a discarded clay pot, filled it with water, took out several hard biscuits from his dry food bag and broke them into the pot to cook. The room was filled with a fragrant aroma that made Cao Peng swallow several mouthfuls of saliva.

  All day long, except for having a meal in the morning, nothing else was consumed.

  My stomach has been growling nonstop for a while now...

  "Ah Fu, come and have something to eat."

  The dishes in this hostel are quite complete.

  It's not clear whether it was left behind by Jia Fuxu when he gathered his followers to become king, or if it was left here later for the convenience of others. Wei Yan found not only a clay pot but also two clay bowls. After washing them clean with water from the well in the stockade, they could still be used.

  The bun is very salty, it seems like a lot of salt was added.

  When it's not cooked, it's hard and can't be bitten at all, but once it's cooked, the taste is still pretty good.

  Cao Peng was also really hungry and ate three bowls of mixed noodle soup, only then did he put down the ceramic bowl with a satisfied heart.

  Wei Yan poured the remaining pancake soup into his own bowl, eating while asking: "Ah Fu, you said earlier that he is my introducer?"

  Cao Peng smiled and nodded slightly.

  "Haven't you heard the shouts of the Western Liang army? This guy should be called Dian Wei... do you know who Dian Wei is? He's one of Cao Gong's most trusted generals and also his personal bodyguard. It's said that without him by his side, Cao Gong can't even sleep well at night... haha, Brother Wei, aren't you trying to defect to Cao Gong? How convenient, with him here to introduce you, you'll definitely be able to establish yourself quickly under Cao Gong's command."

  "Huh?"

  "This guy also has a nickname, Cao Gong calls him Gu Zhi E Lai." Cao Peng took a look at the unconscious Dian Wei and suddenly felt a strange sense of emotion: I actually saved Dian Wei? Ha, I actually rescued the famous Dian Wei...

  In history, Cao Cao's first battle in Wan City ended in a great defeat and he returned.

  Dian Wei also died in this battle, and later when Cao Cao was offering sacrifices at Yu Water, he said: I do not mourn my son and nephew, what I most mourn is the loss of Dian Wei here.

  It can be seen from this that Cao Cao loved Dian Wei dearly.

  Cao Peng's small butterfly flapped its wings again.

  Last time, he flapped his wings and changed Wei Yan's fate; this time, he saved Dianwei and also saved one of the Three Kingdoms' most beloved generals.

  Wei Yan couldn't help but glance at Dian Wei out of the corner of his eye and clicked his tongue.

  It really is a case of thinking of something and then it happens. Just as he was worrying about how to get to Cao Cao, someone appeared who could introduce him.

  However, Wei Yan suddenly thought of something and frowned: "Ah Fu, Cao Gong has just been defeated, how can I go to surrender to Cao Gong now?"

  "Wei brother, as long as you save Dian Wei's life, are you afraid of not being able to surrender to Cao Gong?"

  "What I mean is, when will Lord Cao... counterattack?"

  In Wei Yan's view, Cao Cao was powerful and would definitely counterattack Zhang Liao immediately.

  "At this moment, it's unlikely that Cao Gong will launch an attack... and there is even a possibility of withdrawing troops."

  "Huh?"

  "Cao Gong has no foundation in Nanyang County, and the Nanyang aristocracy may not necessarily recognize Cao Gong. Previously, Cao Gong's power was great, but his army was not bloody; however, now that he has been defeated by Zhang Yang, it will inevitably trigger a backlash from the Nanyang aristocracy. Think about it, if Zhang Yang can defeat Cao Gong so badly, how can those local tyrants not be eager to move? When the time comes, Cao Gong may not be able to stand firm in Nanyang County, and must be dealt with gradually... Moreover, Yuan Shao in Hebei will also not sit idly by while Cao Gong gets Nanyang County, he will definitely find a way to restrain him. When the time comes, Cao Gong..."

  Cao Peng smiled and said in a low voice, "But don't worry, Cao Gong will definitely return to Nanyang County sooner or later."

  Wei Yan nodded slightly, a look of admiration on his face.

  "Ah Fu, let's go to Cao Gong together."

  You have such a good vision, you must be valued by Duke Cao. When the time comes, we brothers will serve together under Duke Cao's account and ride horses to Jingzhou in the future.

  Cao Peng fell silent!

  He stood up, walked to the door of the house, and looked up with his hands behind his back.

  But see the jade rabbit rise in the east, and the stars twinkle...

  Cao Peng said in a low voice: "I've already delayed for a day, tomorrow morning, I must set off... Wei brother, I want to go home!"

  Wei Yan opened his mouth, and then swallowed his words again.

  It is said that everyone has their own aspirations.

  Cao Peng is worried about his parents' safety, and would rather give up a promising future for this filial piety, which makes Wei Yan admire him. Among the hundred good deeds, filial piety comes first; he can't stop Cao Peng from fulfilling his duty as a son...

  It's just a pity!

  Wei Yan sighed, hugging his legs and staring blankly at the raging bonfire in front of him.

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  In the second year of Jian'an, on the seventh day of the first month, Cao Cao suffered a great defeat at Wan City.

  Since Cao Cao's uprising, this defeat is probably his most disastrous one. Not only did he lose many soldiers and generals, but also his eldest son Cao Ang and grandson Cao Anmin lost their lives. His trusted general Dian Wei, known as the evil come from ancient times, is also missing and his life or death is unknown.

  The only fortunate thing is that Cao Pi, the second son of Cao Cao, finally returned to reunite with her after Cao Cao crossed the Yu Water and stabilized his position.

  If Cao Pi were also dead, then Cao Cao would really be...

  However, as Cao Peng said, this defeat made the mysterious halo on Cao Cao's head disappear instantly.

  The powerful families of Nanyang County rose up in revolt one after another.

  On the tenth day of the first month, Cao Cao had no choice but to abandon Wuyin County and retreat back to Yuzhou.

  However, although Cao Cao gave up Nanyang, it did not mean that he would completely withdraw from Nanyang. Before withdrawing back to Xuchang, Cao Cao ordered his cousin, the Imperial Counselor Cao Hong to garrison in Ye County, maintaining pressure on Nanyang Commandery.

  While retreating, Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said to Zou Shi, the widow of Zhang Ji and aunt of Zhang Yue: "Sooner or later I will take Zhang Yue's life and avenge today's humiliation."

  On the same day, just as Cao Cao decided to suspend the attack on Wan City, in the county town of Juyang, Kuai Zheng furrowed his brow and sat upright in the main hall, staring at a letter in his hand.

  After a long silence, he raised his head and asked the old steward who had followed him for many years: "Huang She wants me to capture the three members of the Cao family, what do you think?"

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