Chapter 1269 True Hero
On the other side, Cao Zheng, with 30,000 men, had traveled more than 50 miles, and only set up camp at dusk.
On a hill, Cao Zheng and a few of his confidants were looking far away, looking at the direction of the Tianjue Pass battlefield, lost in thought.
"My lord, it's almost time to take over Tianjue Pass and reward people for their contributions. Why do you want to retreat at this time?!"
"If you leave at this time, you can still get some credit, but only a few points."
Behind Cao Zheng, most of the counselors were really confused, so they came forward to ask for advice.
"Yuanwang, you finally couldn't help it. I thought you could only endure until noon, and then you would be unable to help asking me. I didn't expect you to be able to endure until this time."
Cao Zheng laughed when he heard this.
"I won't hide it from you. Actually, my father is not ill at all. I made up the story that he was seriously ill, so that I wouldn't leave at this time and cause people to think too much."
"What?!"
When these words came out, everyone was shocked, wondering why Cao Zheng did this.
"There are three reasons for retreating this time."
"First, my reputation is already good. Even if I get rewards from the court, it is just icing on the cake. Now I dominate Qingzhou. No matter how much rewards I get, it is impossible to give me another state. On the contrary, if I get rewards from the court, there will not be much benefit, and it will make Yuan Chu and Huo Zicheng more afraid. It is better to retreat bravely and give people a feeling that I am unlucky to wear down their fear. At that time, although they will still be afraid of me, they will not regard me as their mortal enemy. Even if these two fight each other, they will think of winning me over."
"Haven't you heard that you should avoid being the first in everything? Now the situation in the world is unclear. At this time, you will put yourself at the forefront. It is really inappropriate. "
"Secondly, I lost great merit because of filial piety. If I am still excluded by Yuan Chu and Huo Zicheng in the future, then people in the world will feel pity for me and appreciate my pure filial piety. For people in the world, pure filial piety is better than bravery. If I continue to compete with Huo Zicheng and Yuan Chu for merit, I can't win much. It's better to give up and exchange it for a reputation of pure filial piety. "
"Haven't you heard that there was a saint emperor in ancient times who won the world because of filial piety? !"
"This is of course a fabrication by later people, but more people know it, and the fake is also true."
"As for the third..."
"The third is a feeling, a very strange feeling. When the Zhao thieves took Wucheng, the sky was full of stars and fire, and it was magnificent. It can be said that they had all the advantages. But now, facing our coalition forces, although he is well-managed and a famous general, he does not show any advantage in terms of time. "
"I asked the Taoist, and the Taoist said that the court was powerless in the face of Huang Tian because the heroes of the world were not united and were not in the court. Now, the princes are united, which can be said to be the fate of the world, so the destiny is useless, but I always feel that things will not be so simple. "
"I asked again and again, and the Taoist said that if the destiny is heavy, it is indeed possible to turn the tide, but now, the Zhao thief has Wucheng as a retreat, and it is impossible to fall into a situation where there is no life or death, and it is impossible for the destiny to rebound, so I don’t have to worry. "
"But you all know that I am the most suspicious person, The more the Taoist says this, the more worried I am. "
"Huo Zicheng, Yuan Chu and others must have known about the miracles when the Zhao thieves took Wucheng, but they believed the Taoist's words. "
"After all, they did not intend to kill all the Zhao thieves. With Wucheng as a retreat, it is impossible to kill them all."
"From the beginning to the end, the purpose of the coalition forces was just to kill Huang Tiandao. If Tianjueguan was lost, Huang Tiandao would definitely die in the backlash. This is the greatest merit. Even if Huang Tiandao is desperate, with such serious injuries and the court's fate to suppress him, how many people can Huang Tiandao kill? ! "
"Even if hundreds or thousands of people die, it is worth it. "
At this point, Cao Zheng's words were indifferent.
In this world, human life is the least valuable. If you can't treat human life as a number, you can't achieve hegemony.
"In fact, for everyone, it is a good thing that Zhao the thief is alive."
"If Zhao the thief is not dead, in a few years, we can use this as a pretext to continue to fight against the thief and continue to make meritorious deeds. This will certainly harm the court, but it will benefit the world. After all, since the Yellow Heaven, heroes have emerged, and the world today is no longer the world of Da Cang."
"As for Zhao the thief, the South Wilderness is bitter and cold, and the prosperity of any state is more than twice that of the South Wilderness. Even if he can occupy the South Wilderness and continue to develop, other states and counties are also developing. For example, the grain output of Yangzhou is five times that of the South Wilderness. The iron ore smelted in Qingzhou is twenty times that of the South Wilderness. Once you enter the South Wilderness, you will be trapped like a dragon, and it will be difficult to achieve success..."
When Cao Zheng spoke, he looked at the stars in the sky. The weather was very good today, and the stars were bright, which could be described as brilliant.
After Cao Zheng finished speaking, he was silent for a long time before saying: "All kinds of factors combined have prompted me to make such a decision."
"Those who strive for merit may not be heroes, but those who can retreat bravely are true heroes!"
"I am not a hero yet, but I know what a hero is like. In fact, I am reluctant to give up great merit, but I have to give up even if I am reluctant."
These words were heard by everyone, but they were a bit shocking. Many people know the truth, but it is so difficult to really do it.
After all, what Cao Zheng said was only half of the story, or one side of the story. He only talked about the benefits of taking a step back, but did not say what benefits he would get if he did not take a step back.
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Outside Juetian Pass, there is a high ground, about fifty miles away from the battlefield, and at this moment, or a long time ago, many Taoists gathered here.
There are one saint, three sects and seven ways in the Taoist sects in the world. Now this small place is home to powerful figures from the one saint, three sects and seven ways. In addition, there are people from slightly inferior inheritances, thirteen evil ways, seventeen side sects, and some famous casual cultivators, such as Qi Mu Laogui, Xie Yun Shangren, Maya Laoseng... These masters who founded religions and sects among the people and were hunted down by the court on weekdays also came here to witness the last glory of the only golden immortal who has appeared in the world in the past ten thousand years.
Only Taoists understand Taoists best. If Juetian is lost, it will be the death of Huang Tian Taoist. Even if the Taoist ancestors and Buddhas come to the world, they cannot save him.
In this situation, Huang Tiandao would not be able to sit quietly and die. He would certainly fight and show his final edge.
"The will of heaven, the will of heaven, has been difficult to ask since ancient times. The Tao Kingdom on earth has gone through countless disasters. The big show will eventually come to an end."
In a pavilion at the highest point, more than a dozen immortals of the time gathered together, and the one who spoke was Xuan Zhenzi.