When Dong Zhuo heard Li Ru's words, he showed an angry look and said, "Didn't I send someone to win over him before? But he refused! Trying to win over him now is useless!" Guo Si and others all turned towards Li Ru.

Laughed.

Li Ru hurriedly said: "Master, don't be impatient. Please listen to my subordinates' explanation. The reason why Liu Xian refused before was simply because he felt that there was a Bingzhou Army to rely on, and he thought he could compete with me."

"But the situation now is completely different from that then. The Grand Master has obtained Marquis Wen and the Bingzhou Army, which has greatly increased his strength. Liu Xian is now alone and unable to support himself. If our army really attacks with all its strength, he should understand that it is absolutely impossible.

Competitive!"

"Under such circumstances, if the Grand Master extends grace again, there is no need to worry about him not submitting to the Grand Master!"

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up and he laughed and said: "Well said! Well said! Li Ru, you are worthy of being my first military advisor!"

Then he asked with some uncertainty: "So who do you think I should send to do this? And what official position should he be given?"

Li Ru cupped his fists and said, "I heard that Captain Cao has an old relationship with Liu Xian, so I can let him go this way. As for what official position he should be entrusted to, why not just ennoble him as a post general."

Dong Zhuo nodded and praised Cao Cao, and immediately ordered people to summon Cao Cao.

Lü Bu eagerly hoped that reinforcements would arrive soon, but instead he received Dong Zhuo's order to retreat. Lü Bu was very surprised, but he did not dare to disobey the order, so he had to lead his army back to Luoyang.

At the same time, Cao Cao, the temporary imperial envoy, crossed the Yellow River in a light vehicle and rushed to Hanoi County.

Liu Xian was overjoyed to meet Cao Cao. He clasped his fists and said, "I didn't expect it was Brother Meng De. I missed you from afar. Please forgive me!"

Cao Cao laughed and said: "You and I, brothers, why are you so polite!"

Then he said jokingly: "I am here as Dong Zhuo's envoy to declare my kindness to Brother Liu!"

Liu Xian was greatly surprised and asked, "Did Dong Zhuo send you here?"

Cao Cao nodded, handed Dong Zhuo's appointment document issued by the emperor to Liu Xian, and said jokingly: "Congratulations to Brother Liu, Dong Zhuo canonized Brother Liu as the General of the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Xian took the document and unfolded it to read it. The content was just as Cao Cao said. He was quite surprised and said with a smile, "I really didn't expect this. I thought Dong Zhuo would gather an army to attack me again. I have already done that."

Prepare for the worst!"

Cao Cao shook his head and said with admiration: "Brother Liu is indeed a great man in the world! He previously attacked Luoyang and won many battles, which made Dong Zhuo helpless. Later, he resisted Lu Bu's 70,000-strong army and shocked the world with his small victory and great power!"

"Brother Liu, you may not even know it, but you have now become a famous general that is attracting worldwide attention!"

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Dian Wei who were present all felt honored when they heard this.

Zhang Fei couldn't help but laugh and said: "Cao Cao, you are right, my eldest brother is definitely the best general in the world!"

Cao Cao looked at Zhang Fei and said with a smile: "Yide and Lu Bu fought for more than a hundred rounds with no outcome, and now they are famous far and wide. They can be called great tiger generals!" Zhang Fei burst into laughter.

Liu Xian asked Cao Cao to sit down and ordered someone to bring tea.

Cao Cao picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and said to Liu Xian: "Let me guess Brother Liu's strategy to defeat Lu Bu..."

Seeing what he said, Liu Xian couldn't help but become interested and said with a smile: "I would like to ask Brother Meng De for some advice!"

Cao Cao smiled slightly, thought for a moment, and asked: "I guess Brother Liu had no intention of guarding the Yellow River defense line from the beginning?"

Liu Xian nodded and said: "Our army is small and our opponents are advancing in three directions. It is impossible to hold the line of the Yellow River, so I do not intend to hold the Yellow River."

Cao Cao nodded in agreement and continued: "Although Brother Liu had this plan, he still sent troops to stop his opponents along the Yellow River, and even paid a high price. Naturally, he had a motive for doing so..."

Liu Xian's heart trembled, and he felt that Cao Cao was really not simple, and he immediately saw his plot.

Cao Cao paused and said, "This is a plan to lure the enemy deeper. It is to make Lu Bu and others not suspect that he is there and attack in a big way. In fact, Brother Liu has already made arrangements, and ordered Yunchang to lead his elite troops to ambush outside the city, just waiting for Lu Bu to come.

arrive."

Liu Xian smiled and said nothing, but he admired Cao Cao even more in his heart.

"Lü Bu led the army to the city. They attacked day and night but could not break the city, but exhausted their own officers and soldiers. This was the opportunity that Brother Liu was waiting for. At this time, Yun Chang, who had been ambushing outside the city, led his army to raid the Fansi military camp.

Fan Ci's army was disrupted in one fell swoop, and Brother Liu took the opportunity to lead his army out to attack Fan Ci! Naturally, Fan Ci couldn't resist and was defeated like a mountain!"

Cao Cao smiled and said: "At this time, Lu Bu was naturally anxious and led his army to rescue. Brother Liu used his infantry to fight fiercely with his opponent, but he used his cavalry to detour and raid Lu Bu's camp and set off a fire. Lu Bu's army was naturally in a state of confusion.

, there will be no suspense in the defeat."

Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he shouted: "Good guy! Cao Cao, have you been peeking around all the time? Otherwise, how could you know so clearly?"

Liu Xian smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Cao Mengde is really powerful. These little tricks of mine cannot be hidden from your eyes at all!"

Cao Cao waved his hand and said with emotion: "If Brother Liu's tricks were just tricks, I'm afraid there would be no famous generals in the world! I just made an inference based on the post-war situation, but it's not as good as Brother Liu! No wonder Dong Zhuo was too frightened to fight anymore.

, I’m busy trying to win over Brother Liu!”

Liu Xian smiled and said: "Mengde, please don't praise me! I think Dong Zhuo just doesn't want to spend too much effort on me!"

Cao Cao couldn't help but look at Liu Xian. Their eyes met and they couldn't help laughing together. Dian Wei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were confused when they saw this scene.

Cao Cao thought of his errand, clasped his fists and asked, "May I ask Brother Liu if you want to accept Dong Zhuo's kindness?"

Liu Xian picked up the appointment document, looked at it, and said mockingly: "If I don't accept it, how can I have any good fruits? I have no choice but to accept the good intention of the Grand Master!"

Cao Cao understood and nodded with a smile.

Thinking of something, he clasped his fists and said: "Brother Liu, I have made the decision privately. I beg Brother Liu to hand over the captured Bingzhou officers and soldiers and Xiliang officers and soldiers to me and take them back to Luoyang."

Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he shouted: "How can this happen?"

Liu Xian waved his hand and said with a smile: "If someone else came to ask for this, I would never agree to it, but since it is Brother Meng De who is asking for it, I have to sell Brother Meng De's favor."

Zhang Fei was very unhappy, but since his eldest brother had agreed, he couldn't argue in front of outsiders.

Cao Cao clasped his fists gratefully and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Liu! I will definitely remember Brother Liu's kindness in the future!" Liu Xian smiled.

Cao Cao stood up. Seeing this, Liu Xian stood up.

Cao Cao clasped his fists and said, "The mission is over, I'm leaving now."

Liu Xian said hurriedly: "Why is Mengde so anxious? No matter what, let me treat you to a drink before we leave!"

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Brother Liu, don't be polite. There will be many opportunities in the future. I will definitely get drunk with Brother Liu then!"

When Liu Xian saw this, he stopped forcing himself and said with a smile, cupping his fists: "Then I'm looking forward to that day!"

Cao Cao smiled, said goodbye, and turned around to leave.

Liu Xian led Dian Wei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to send Cao Cao out of the gate and said goodbye to each other.
Chapter completed!