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danny123
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"Who is to guard Hefei and Xiangyang?"
"Jingzhou is particularly UGG Boots Clearance your care, and Xiahou Dun is to hold Xiangyang. As Hefei is most important, I am sending Zhang Liao thither with good aids of Li Dian and Yue Jing. If you get into difficulties, send at once to tell me."
Having made these dispositions, Cao Cao set off at once with a few followers. He took with him the officers who had come over to his side when Jingzhou fell into his hands. UGG Boots Clearance
Cao Ren placed Cao Hong in charge of Yiling and Jiangling.
After having allowed the escape of Cao Cao, Guan Yu found his way back to headquarters. By this time the other detachments had returned bringing spoil of horses and weapons and supplies of all kinds. Only Guan Yu came back empty-handed. When he arrived, Zhuge Liang was with his brother congratulating him on his success. When Guan Yu was announced, Zhuge Liang UGG boots clearance got up and went to welcome him, bearing a cup of wine.
"Joy! O General," said Zhuge Liang. "You have done a deed that overtops the world. You have removed the empire's worst foe and ought to have been met at a distance and felicitated."
Guan Yu muttered inaudibly, and Zhuge Liang continued, "I hope it is not because we have omitted to welcome you on the road that you seem sad."
Turning nike high heels to those about him, Zhuge Liang said, "Why did you not tell us Guan Yu was coming?"
"I am here to ask for death," said Guan Yu.
"Surely Cao Cao came through the valley?"
"Yes; he came that way, and I could not help it. I let him go."
"Then whom have you captured?"
"No one."
"Then you remembered the old kindness of Cao Cao and so allowed him to escape. But your UGG boots clearance acceptance of the task with its conditions is here. You will have to suffer the penalty."
Zhuge Liang called in the lictors and told them to take away Guan Yu and put him to death.
Guan Yu risked life when he spared
Cao Cao in direst need,
And age-long admiration gained
For kindly deed.
What actually befell will he seen in the next chapter.
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