In Guan Yu's heart, there was a conscience and a loyalty.
Guan Yu's conscience and loyalty were at odds.
Guan Yu's loyalty repeatedly told him that killing Cao Cao was the only way he, as a member of Liu Bei's camp, should be loyal and sincere to Liu Bei.
Guan Yu's conscience told him: let Cao Cao go, Cao Cao had treated him well! The Red Hare horse that Guan Yu rode was a gift from Cao Cao. Cao Cao cherished Guan Yu as a hero, respected him, treated him well, and never suspected him. Even when Guan Yu learned of Liu Bei's whereabouts and was about to leave Cao Cao to join Liu Bei, Guan Yu still passed five passes and killed six of Cao Cao's generals.
In this life, Cao Cao's love for Guan Yu ultimately stemmed from Guan Yu's past betrayal of Cao Cao.
So this time, will Guan Yu be able to let Cao Cao go according to his conscience and repay Cao Cao's kindness?
Guan Yu's conscience prevailed over his loyalty, and he said yes.
Guan Yu disregarded the intricacies of the tripartite balance of power and genuinely wanted to release Cao Cao.
Zhang Liao also pleaded with Guan Yu to spare them out of consideration for their past relationship.
Before Guan Yu, there were both Cao Cao and Zhang Liao, both of whom were fond of him.
"Make way!" Guan Yu ordered his generals to step back, allowing Cao Cao to pass.
Cao Cao passed through Huarong Road.
They fled to Nanjun.
At that time, Cao Ren had already led his troops to catch up and welcome Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was finally able to escape this hardship and was no longer in danger of losing his life.
That evening, Cao Ren prepared leeks for Cao Cao to cheer him up.
"We have now arrived in Nanjun City, and our troops have been taken care of. All we need to do is reorganize our forces and await our revenge!"
Cao Cao was drinking wine and eating meat when he suddenly burst into tears.
Cao Cao said, "I miss Guo Jia. If Guo Jia were still alive, this matter might not have been so difficult!"
Guo Jia wouldn't stand idly by while Cao Cao arrogantly composed poetry with his spear across his hand.
But there's nothing we can do about it!
Guo Jia is dead! The reason Guo Jia died back then was because he had a complicated relationship with Qiao Jingjing's maid, A Luo.
After all, when you're in the world of martial arts, you're bound to get hurt.
Guo Jia's death was not only due to his own emotional turmoil, but also because he was plotting for Cao Cao.
In our interactions, if we don't harm him, we will harm you; both are forms of harm and damage.
At that time, Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren to gather the remaining troops and station them in Nan Commandery to prevent Zhou Yu from attacking again.
Cao Cao then ordered Xiahou Zun to guard the Xiangyang region of Jingzhou.
They then summoned Zhang Liao, Yue Jin, Li Dian, and others to protect the area north of Lujiang.
This is the famous Battle of Red Cliffs.
Cao Cao's troops were burned to ashes, and Cao Cao himself was almost completely wiped out.
Qiao Jingjing and her younger sister Qiao Manman also experienced some risks.
At that time, Cao Cao discovered that Huang Gai had feigned surrender.
Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to stop Huang Gai and his fire ships, but it was too late.
Huang Gai's fire ships, propelled by the southeast wind, were unstoppable and stormed into Cao Cao's camp.
The Wu soldiers on Huang Gai's ship charged forward fiercely.
Cao Cao was startled, but not too afraid.
Cao Cao, relying on the large number of men around him, thought that he would eventually capture Huang Gai.
However, the fire set by Huang Gai was bound to cause chaos in Cao Cao's camp. Cao Cao was also worried that the chaos might harm the two beauties, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao.
Cao Cao also wanted to protect the beauty.
Or, to kidnap the beauty.
However, the beauties were not subject to Cao Cao's control or coercion.
With her visibly agile movements, Qiao Jingjing protected her younger sister, Xiao Qiao. Qiao Jingjing's maid also rescued Xiao Qiao's maid.
The four women, in a row, carved out a path and suddenly found themselves standing alongside the Eastern Wu soldiers.
At that time, the first to attack from the Eastern Wu camp were Sun Shangxiang and a widow surnamed Xu.
Later, more and more soldiers from Eastern Wu poured in.
The main force of Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and others, along with the Eastern Wu troops on the left and right flanks, became increasingly formidable.
Cao Cao had no time to think about the beauty and could only flee in panic.
And in the midst of war.
Everyone was blinded by rage.
The soldiers of Eastern Wu fought with all their might against Cao Cao's troops.
Cao Cao's soldiers also put in their utmost effort, and whenever they saw any people from Eastern Wu, they would grit their teeth and fight them with bloodshot eyes.
In that situation, flames leaped and arrows flew wildly around Qiao Jingjing and her sister Qiao Manman, and swords and spears flew without warning.
Some of Cao Cao's cunning and treacherous soldiers, clinging to a侥幸心理 (a gambler's mentality), believed that:
If we could take Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao hostage, could we force Zhou Yu to surrender?
They then attacked Qiao Jingjing and her younger sister Qiao Manman, intending to take them hostage.
But all of these were resolved by Dongwu soldiers, Qiao Jingjing, and Ye Rong.
In the chaos, Qiao Jingjing and Han Dang rescued Huang Gai, provided him with first aid, and then put him on a small boat to be sent back to the Eastern Wu camp on the other side for treatment.
But the war later became increasingly intense.
It's getting increasingly dire.
The confluence of the three rivers is like a purgatory.
Sun Shangxiang and her third sister-in-law, Xu, charged ahead like men, without the slightest fear.
Qiao Jingjing only wanted to bring her younger sister, Qiao Manman, safely back to Sanjiangkou and back to the Eastern Wu camp.
All the Wu soldiers were charging forward.
It wasn't easy for Qiao Jingjing to retreat with her younger sister, Xiao Qiao.
Qiao Jingjing is not Zhao Zilong of Changshan. She only learned martial arts from Lü Meng and Ling Tong for a few years and has not yet reached the level of being able to charge in and out of the enemy army seven times while carrying a baby A Dou in her chest.
With her skillful footwork, Qiao Jingjing was able to defend herself, fight off several Cao soldiers who came to cause trouble, and protect her younger sister Qiao Manman, which was already quite remarkable.
Fortunately, the main force of Eastern Wu launched a fierce attack.
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