Lu Dynasty

Chapter 262 Second Let Xuzhou
Hearing what Mao Jie said, Cao felt that what he said was very reasonable.So he said with a smile: "Xiaoxian's words are not bad, so please leave the messenger and let him wait for my reply!" Mao Jie saw that Cao could still listen to his advice even when he was furious, and felt that it was absolutely right for him to worship Cao as his lord. It's something to be thankful for.

At this time, Cheng Yu's urgent report arrived. Cao opened the urgent report and almost fainted from fright.Cao asked, "Lü Bu attacked Yanzhou? What about Lu Feng? Is Lu Feng in Lu Bu's army? Yanzhou is our foundation. If Yanzhou loses, we will be homeless!"

"My lord! Mr. Zhong De didn't see Lu Feng in Lu Bu's army. It seems that Lu Bu's mastermind is Chen Gong! I heard that Lu Bu and Lu Feng were separated, and Lu Bu doesn't know where Lu Feng is!" Say.

Cao Da laughed and said, "Is this true? If there is no Lu Feng, I won't worry about it. Then Lu Bu is brave and foolhardy. Even if Yanzhou is captured, I can call back quickly. You guys hurry up and find out where Lu Feng is!" It would be better if he died!" Cao Tian began to daydream before it was dark.

Mao Jie said: "In this case, my lord, it is better to sell a favor to Liu Bei, and we will retreat to recover Yanzhou!" Cao listened to Mao Jie's words, wrote back to Liu Bei, and withdrew his troops.

The messenger didn't know that he had escaped. After returning to the city, he presented a letter and told Tao Qian that Cao had retreated.Tao Qian boarded the tower and found that Cao really had left, so he happily called Liu Bei, Kong Rong and others to the city for a celebration banquet.After drinking and eating, Tao Qian walked up to Liu Bei and said, "Xuande! I wanted to entrust Xuzhou to you a long time ago, but you were worried that you might be suspected of taking advantage of others. Now that Cao has retired, you can take over with peace of mind." Let's go to Xuzhou! The old man is old, and his two sons are not able to grow up. He really can't bear the heavy responsibility of the country. Xuande is a family member of the Han family. He has good morals and talents, so he can take charge of Xuzhou. The old man is willing to beg for leisure!"

"Kong Beihai asked me to rescue Xuzhou because of the righteousness of the country. If I occupy Xuzhou for no reason, everyone in the world will think that I, Liu Bei, have no faith. Please take it back, Mr. Taofu!" Liu Bei said. .

Historically, after Liu Bei came to Xuzhou, Mi Zhu fell in love with him, so when Liu Bei refused to accept his resignation, Mi Zhu also persuaded Liu Bei.But now Mi Zhu is hesitating whether to come to Chang'an to join me, so he didn't persuade Liu Bei.Chen Deng stood up and said: "Mr. Tao Fu is in poor health and often can't take care of things. Mr. Ming should not refuse!"

"I absolutely don't agree to this matter!" Liu Bei said, "And Yuan Gonggong, the fourth and third prince, is famous all over the world. Now that he is near Shouchun, why doesn't Mr. Tao give Xuzhou to him?"

Kong Rong said: "Yuan Gonglu is just a dead bone in a tomb, what's the point? Now Mr. Tao Fu wants to give it to you, but you don't want it. If you want it later, you will regret it!"

Wei Yan also said: "Brother, Mr. Tao Fu sincerely surrenders, so you can help him deal with Xuzhou's affairs first!"

"It's not that we forcefully want his state and county. Since he really wants to, why bother to refuse!" Shamoke said.

"Do you want me to fall into a place of injustice?" Liu Bei said angrily.

"Is Xuande going to abandon me?" Tao Qian looked at Liu Bei's repeated refusal, so he pretended to be pitiful and said, "Since Xuande doesn't want to be the master of Xuzhou, why don't you stay in Xuzhou and help me?" Liu Bei looked at Tao Qiandu was getting old, and he was really embarrassed to make him difficult, so he agreed.Seeing that Liu Bei agreed, Tao Qian said happily, "There is a small town called Xiaopei near Xuzhou City, which is enough to station troops. How about Xuande staying in Xiaopei and protecting Xuzhou together with me?"

Kong Rong and Tian Kai saw that Liu Bei seemed to want to refuse, so they both persuaded Liu Bei to stay.Seeing this situation, Liu Bei no longer insisted on leaving.Kong Rong and Tian Kai saw that the big event had been decided, so they left Xuzhou and went back to their respective fiefs.

Cao knew that Lu Bu was furious when he attacked Yanzhou, and he was also very angry with Zhang Miao and Chen Gong.Cao, who returned to Yanzhou, received Li Dian, and Li Dian told Cao that Lu Bu was powerful, and that he had Chen Gong as his assistant.Now, except for Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fan County, which Cheng Yu and Xun Yu planned to defend to the death, all other places have fallen.

When Cao heard about this situation, he laughed and said, "Lü Bu is brave but not resourceful. As long as there is no Lu Feng, we can clean it up very quickly!"Historically, when Lu Bu came to Puyang, he brought many generals with him, but this time, I kept all the eight strong generals under Lu Bu's command who were not loyal enough, and only Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others were in charge of the army. Zhao Yun and the three of them looked at it, and there should be no problem.

When Lu Bu heard that Cao was back, he summoned his lieutenants Xue Lan and Li Feng and said, "You two can lead [-] troops to defend Yanzhou. I will personally lead the troops to defeat Cao."

Just as the two wanted to agree, Chen Gong ran in and said, "Where does the general want to abandon Yanzhou?"

"I want to go to Puyang, so that Puyang and Yanzhou can become a tripartite force!" Lu Bu said.

"The general is wrong. Xue Lan and Li Feng will definitely not be able to defend Yanzhou!" Chen Gong said: "Go 180 miles to the south from here. If you fail, you must rush over, and when Cao's troops pass halfway, you can catch Cao with just one blow!"

Just as Lu Bu was about to dismiss Chen Gong's words, Gao Shun said, "Fengxian, have you forgotten how the lord explained?"

Lv Bu thought to himself: Eldest brother said that Chen Gong is a wise man, so he wants me to listen to his opinion more.If the eldest brother knows that I did not listen to Chen Gong's words and resulted in the defeat of the army, he will definitely laugh at me.So Lu Bu pretended to say: "Yes! Gongtai's plan is very good, but I want to station troops in Puyang. Do you think there is any good way?"

Chen Gong said: "If General Zhao can guard Yanzhou, then Cao will definitely be afraid of him. It is better for Wen Hou to let Xue Lan and Li Feng stay in the open, and General Zhao to stay in the dark. Then let General Zhang Liao go to Mount Tai to lay an ambush, and garrison Puyang by himself. , isn't this safe?" Lu Bu heard what Chen Gong said, so he did as he said.

When Cao Bing reached the dangerous road on Mount Tai, Mao Jie stood up and said, "Wait a minute, my lord, this path is steep. What if Lu Bu lays an ambush?"

Cao laughed and said, "Lü Bu is a fool, that's why he let Xue Lan guard Yanzhou and go to Puyang by himself. How could there be an ambush here? He ordered Cao Ren to lead an army to surround Yanzhou, and we marched into Puyang to attack Lu Bu!" Mao Jie heard Cao say so. , no more words.But halfway through the march, an army suddenly cut off Cao's army.Cao was shocked, and took Xia Houdun to check it out. He saw Zhang Liao standing in the middle of the road and said to Cao with a smile, "Mr. Cao, are you okay? Marquis Wen said, you don't listen to his elder brother's words, and kill the people. Let me teach you a lesson!"

(End of this chapter)