The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 434 Save and not save
Xun Yu knew that Zhou Yu was anxious to see Cao Cao, so he didn't stop him, and he wrote a letter for the soldiers to bring to Cao Cao, so Zhou Yu went to Hebei to meet Cao Cao.

After Zhou Yu walked into the camp, Cao Cao saw that he was handsome and elegant, and he was as good-looking as the rumors said. His first impression of Zhou Yu was very good.There were four people standing behind Zhou Yu, one of them was dressed luxuriously, a bit like a noble businessman, but with sharp eyes and hidden wisdom, one could tell that he was not a simple person.The other three are all dressed as military generals, strong in stature, not angry but powerful, they must be veterans in the battlefield.

"Zhou Yu has met General Cao!" Zhou Yu saluted Cao Cao, and Lu Su and others also saluted with fists clasped.

"Hahahaha, you're welcome, General Zhou is indeed a handsome man. I heard you are a famous Jiangdong general, and seeing you today is indeed extraordinary." Cao Cao did not hide his admiration at all.

"General Cao Liao praised, how can I compare with you." Zhou Yu said modestly.

"My lord, here is a letter from Wen Ruo." Just now a soldier handed Xun Yu's letter to Guo Jia, and Guo Jia handed it to Cao Cao after reading it.

Cao Cao took the envelope and opened it, and saw that it was indeed Xun Yu's handwritten letter, which said: "Zhou Yu intends to take refuge, and please treat him with courtesy, but he is very loyal to the Sun family. Although he is willing to take refuge in But it’s not a real surrender. The lord can keep him first and let him lead troops to attack Hebei, and then try to persuade him to surrender. He has a blood feud with Li Yuan. As long as Li Yuan doesn’t get rid of him, he can be used by us. "

After reading it, Cao Cao smiled at Zhou Yu and said, "I don't know why General Zhou came to see me this time?"

"General Cao, let the Ming people not speak dark words. I have a common enemy with you, and that is Li Yuan. My Lord Sun Quan was imprisoned in Xiapi by Li Yuan. I need General Cao's help to rescue him. I am willing to help you in return." You pacify Hebei." Zhou Yu didn't talk about anything else, and directly explained the purpose of coming.

"Hahahaha, it really is a quick word. I got some news from Xiapi a few days ago, saying that Sun Quan was eager to take revenge and wanted to hijack Li Yuan's family, but he failed in the end. Now he should be imprisoned in a prison. Do you want me to Let's help." Cao Cao thought that Zhou Yu was indeed as loyal to the Sun family as Xun Yu said, and it would be very difficult to get him to surrender, but it was still possible to use it.

"General Cao's news is really well-informed. Bo Fu is kind to me. Before he died, he entrusted the Sun family to me. I can't be ungrateful. I hope General Cao can help me." Zhou Yu clasped his fists and said.

"Don't worry, General Zhou, I will definitely help you. Li Yuan is both your enemy and mine. I will always fight against him in the future, but now I am busy with the war in Hebei. It may be difficult to help you rescue Sun Quan." Cao Cao revealed With a embarrassed expression, even if he is willing to help, it is impossible to think of a solution in a short while.

"General Cao may not know something. Now that Li Yuan has gone to Wuwei, he is expected to come back in two months, so my lord is safe in Xiapi, but Li Yuan will definitely not let him go when he comes back in two months. We must rescue him within these two months."

In fact, Cao Cao knows what Zhou Yu said, but it is still difficult to save Sun Quan, not to mention that he does not want to rescue Sun Quan from Xiapi, because once Sun Quan is rescued, Zhou Yu will leave with Sun Quan, and he will lose an important talent at that time. It's not just Zhou Yu, Cao Cao knows that the four people behind Zhou Yu have extraordinary abilities, and he doesn't want to see these people follow Sun Quan, so what he has to do now is pretend to save Sun Quan, but in fact he can't Really rescued Sun Quan.

Cao Cao pretended not to know, and said: "It turns out that Li Yuan has already gone to Wuwei, but even so, it is difficult for us to rescue Sun Quan. Xiapi is in the hinterland of Xuzhou, and it is also Li Yuan's headquarters. There must be tens of thousands of troops, and the defense is tight. , and people like Xi Zhicai and Zhao Yun are in command, it is difficult to rescue him, not to mention that most of my troops are in Hebei, so I am afraid it will be difficult to rescue him in a short time."

In fact, not to mention Cao Cao, even Zhou Yu himself has no idea. It is definitely unrealistic for Cao Cao to attack Xiapi head-on. The only way Zhou Yu can think of is to exchange Sun Quan with an important person, but he has no hostages and cannot threaten Li. Yuan, so at present, he has no way to rescue Sun Quan.

"General Zhou, you don't have to worry. We'll look at it later, maybe we can come up with a better plan. Go down and rest first, and I'll let my servants make arrangements for you." When Cao Cao saw Zhou Yu's troubled face, he knew Zhou Yu There was no way, this was what he wanted to see.

"Then I thank you in advance." Zhou Yu cupped his fists in gratitude to Cao Cao, and then walked out under the leadership of the soldiers.

Cao Cao arranged a spacious tent for Zhou Yu and others, and gave them food.In the evening, Zhou Yu and others discussed in the tent.

"General Zhou, do we just rely on Cao Cao?" Zhou Tai asked.

"Hush, don't talk yet, Zilie, go out and see if there are soldiers watching around." Zhou Yu was cautious, worried that Cao Cao would send someone to eavesdrop on them, so he asked Chen Wu to go out and check.

Chen Wu walked out of the tent, turned around, did not see a single soldier, then walked back and said, "There are no soldiers guarding our tent. It seems that Cao Cao still trusts us."

"For the time being, we have no other way to go. Only by relying on Cao Cao can we have a chance to rescue the Patriarch." Zhou Yu sighed, remembering how brilliant he was following Sun Ce at the beginning, and never thought that he would be reduced to relying on others now.

"Gongjin, I don't know if I should say something or not." Lu Su said suddenly.

"Although Zijing said, the people here are all his own people."

"Actually, in my opinion, it doesn't matter whether you save Sun Quan or not. Gong Jin, you have done your best to him and helped him preserve the blood of the Sun family. With his prejudice against you, even if you save him, you still won't gain his trust. , do you still want to continue to serve under his command? I think you should know very well what it feels like not to be trusted." Lu Su actually didn't have much interest in rescuing Sun Quan.

Zhou Yu was silent when he heard the words. He knew that Lu Su was right, but he couldn't let go of Sun Quan when he thought of Sun Ce's entrustment.

"Actually, I think what Zijing said makes sense. If the Patriarch had listened to General Zhou, he would not have fallen to this point. Instead of doing nothing under his command, it is better to serve Cao Cao sincerely. Cao Cao will definitely reuse us because of the importance he attaches to us. We." Chen Wu agreed with Lu Su.Although Zhou Tai on the side didn't speak, he nodded silently, agreeing with Lu Su and Chen Wu.

(End of this chapter)