Chapter 282: Peerless on land, well-deserved!

Great Han, Weiyang Palace Side Hall.

Ying Zheng was silent for a long time after watching the picture of Dian Wei's death.

A generation of heroes greedy for beauty, harming the fiercest general under his command.

Ying Zheng suddenly felt that this person Cao Cao was more interesting than he thought, and also less reliable than he thought.

Liu Bang's reaction was more direct.

After watching Dian Wei's death, he was silent for a long time, then said:

"Is this Cao Cao somewhat unreliable?"

Liu Che smiled bitterly, not knowing how to respond.

Gu Shanhe took a sip of soy milk and said slowly:

"Cao Cao, this person, has done two unreliable things in his life, and this is one of them."

"The other one, we'll talk about later."

Liu Bang was stunned: "There's another one?"

Gu Shanhe smiled and didn't answer.

Ying Zheng suddenly spoke.

He didn't comment on Dian Wei, but on Cao Cao.

"This Cao Cao," Ying Zheng said, "being able to get fierce generals to die for him is his ability."

"Being able to let fierce generals die in vain is his fault."

"Both exist, this person cannot be underestimated, but cannot be entrusted with important tasks."

Liu Bang rarely didn't refute Ying Zheng.

He felt Ying Zheng was right.

On the Sky Screen, one line after another of imperial comments popped out.

Sui Wendi Yang Jian's comment appeared first.

【Sui Wendi Yang Jian: Loyal heart, dying for the lord, ancient loyal ministers and fierce generals are nothing more than this. Peerless combat power, peerless loyalty, no one can question the third place on the list.】

Tang Taizong Li Shimin followed closely.

【Tang Taizong Li Shimin: Fierce generals are hard to come by, loyal ministers are even harder to come by. Dian Wei paved the way for his lord's survival with his flesh and blood; this aura is enough to leave a name through the ages.】

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was indignant.

【Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang: A good invincible fierce general, just died in vain! If the master is unreliable, no matter how fierce the subordinates are, it's in vain, too much of a loss!】

Qianlong sighed lightly.

【Qianlong: Born a fierce general, died a loyal minister, life is short, but left a heroic name through the ages, the death at Wancheng, instead achieved his loyal and brave name through the ages.】

Liu Bang looked at these comments and suddenly asked Liu Che:

"These people, why are they all praising Dian Wei, and no one is scolding Cao Cao?"

Liu Che thought for a moment: "Maybe because there are too many people scolding Cao Cao, they don't lack a few."

Liu Bang was stunned, then laughed loudly.

Three Kingdoms period, Wancheng ruins.

On that ruin, weeds grew.

The fire, shouting, and blood of that year had all dissipated in time.

Only a dilapidated camp gate remained, leaning crookedly there.

No one knew that in another space, Dian Wei was watching all this under the Sky Screen.

He stood in the void, watching his life spread out by the Heavenly Dao, one by one, clearly.

He saw himself killing local tyrants for friends in his youth, entering the market with a blade, hundreds of people dared not approach.

At that time, he was nothing, just a wanderer, but he lived happily.

He saw himself joining Cao Cao and being appointed as guard commander.

Cao Cao once said a sentence to him, he remembered for a lifetime—"Dian the Brave, my life is handed over to you."

He saw himself charging in the Battle of Puyang, double halberds dancing, killing Lu Bu's army until they retreated.

That was the most enjoyable battle of his life.

Then, he saw Wancheng.

Night... fire... no double halberds.

Only a short blade with a chipped edge.

He saw himself break an arm.

Broke another arm.

He saw himself biting an enemy soldier's throat with his mouth, blood filling his mouth.

He saw himself finally fall, his eyes still wide open.

Dian Wei clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles white, his whole body trembling slightly.

He wasn't afraid.

It was unwillingness.

He, Dian Wei, in this life, was not afraid of death.

But he didn't want to die like this.

Didn't want to die because his lord couldn't control his pants.

Too suffocating.

But he didn't regret it.

He looked up at the Sky Screen and said in a low voice: "I only sought loyalty and protection of my lord in my life."

"If I could really exchange my life for my lord's safety, I would have no regrets in death."

"Just never thought that later generations would actually rank me in the top three of the Three Kingdoms combat power, I am ashamed to accept it."

The voice wasn't loud, but clear.

Cao Cao saw Dian Wei's expression and heard Dian Wei's words.

His heart felt like it had been stabbed by someone.

Cao Cao, this person, has a thick skin, a black heart, and doesn't blink when killing.

But he has a soft spot—he is really good to the people under him.

Especially to fierce generals like Dian Wei who are loyal, he really treats them with his life.

But it was him who killed Dian Wei.

Cao Cao walked slowly to Dian Wei and patted Dian Wei's shoulder heavily.

That pat was very heavy, as if he wanted to pat all his apologies into him.

"Dian the Brave."

Cao Cao's voice was as hoarse as a broken gong.

"It was I who let you down, in the past I acted absurdly, causing you to die miserably on the battlefield."

Dian Wei looked at Cao Cao, his lips moved, wanting to say something, but Cao Cao didn't let him.

"Today the Heavenly Dao Sky Screen reveals fate."

Cao Cao's voice suddenly rose a few points, as if swearing in public, word by word.

"I swear here, if there is a next life, if there is a chance to start over, I will definitely keep my original heart, never do absurd things again, never let you die for me again, and definitely protect you for a lifetime!"

Dian Wei looked at Cao Cao in a daze.

He had followed Cao Cao for so many years, seen Cao Cao be decisive, seen Cao Cao laugh and scold, seen Cao Cao cry for Guo Jia, cry for Xun Yu, but never seen Cao Cao like this.

Like a child who made a mistake, desperately wanting to make up for it, but nothing could make up for it.

Dian Wei suddenly smiled.

That was the first time he smiled in front of Cao Cao in his life.

"Lord," Dian Wei said, "my life, it was worth it."

Cao Cao heard this sentence, his eye sockets turned red, and he turned his head away.

Not far away, Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu stood silently.

Xiahou Dun whispered: "Dian Wei, this guy, usually silent, didn't expect the Heavenly Dao to rank him third."

Xu Chu said in a muffled voice: "He is worth this name."

Xiahou Dun looked at Xu Chu and didn't say anything more.

Weiyang Palace Side Hall.

The golden light on the Sky Screen began to converge slowly.

Liu Bang suddenly asked a question that everyone wanted to ask but no one opened their mouth to ask:

"Immortal Master, Dian Wei died at twenty-three? Is this list ranked by combat power, not by battle merit?"

Gu Shanhe nodded: "Yes, ranked by pure combat power."

"Dian Wei died too early, battle merit is indeed not much."

"But if he were given time, he might have been able to achieve more battle records."

Ying Zheng suddenly spoke: "He doesn't need more battle records."

Liu Bang turned to look at him.

Ying Zheng looked at the last picture of Dian Wei on the Sky Screen and said slowly:

"Being able to die for one person, and dying so heroically, this one battle record is worth a hundred of others."

Liu Bang was silent for a while, rarely not being playful, but nodded seriously.

Liu Che watched this scene, feeling a thousand emotions.

He suddenly remembered a sentence—righteousness is often found among dog butchers.

Dian Wei is not a dog butcher, he is a murderous wanderer, Cao Cao's bodyguard, and the third on the Three Kingdoms Combat Power Ranking.

But in his bones, he is just a righteous man.

Once he recognizes someone, he hands his life to him.

There are not many such people.

The Sky Screen dissipated.

After the golden light receded, the sky returned to its normal gray-blue color, and a few clouds floated slowly.

Liu Bang suddenly slapped his thigh: "No! Guan Yu was fourth yesterday, Dian Wei was third today."

"Then what about Lu Bu? What rank is Lu Bu?"

Ying Zheng also frowned.

Guan Yu fourth, Dian Wei third, then Lu Bu should be ahead of Dian Wei.

But looking at Dian Wei's battle records, being able to hard-shake Lu Bu's army in Puyang, the gap between this person and Lu Bu shouldn't be big.

This Lu Bu might rank first, but I don't know who the second place is?

Ying Zheng suddenly felt that this Three Kingdoms was much more complicated than he thought. ===== CHAPTER 283 =====