The silver moonlight shone on the ground, and there were crickets chirping sadly everywhere.
The fragrance of night filled the air, weaving into a soft net, covering all the scenery inside.
Everything the eyes come into contact with is covered with this soft net. No matter whether it is a plant or a tree, it is not as realistic as it is in the daytime. They all have a vague and illusory color, and each one hides its own meaning.
Every detail keeps its secrets, giving people a dreamlike feeling.
On the city wall of Henan City, the banners with the characters "Jin" and "Lü" have all been replaced by the banners with the character "Yan" with gold characters on a black background. Soothed by the night breeze, they looked very charming.
The lights were brightly lit in the prefect's mansion. Gao Fei, who had just arrived not long ago, was sitting there. All the civil and military officials in the hall seemed very happy.
Guo Jia captured the city of Henan without any effort, which brought Lu Bu, who was in his prime, to ruin step by step. As the leading hero, Gao Fei invited him to sit down only half a meter away from him.
"Today Lu Bu was defeated and this city was captured. Not only did Lu Bu's original belongings, grain, grass, weapons and other baggage be collected according to the order, but more than 20,000 surrendered troops were also added. This act of filial piety is indispensable. When we return,
After Jicheng, rewards will be given again. Today
At night, you all should drink to your heart's content and have a good rest. When tomorrow morning, everyone will go out of the city to search for Lu Bu. This tiger cannot be captured and must not be tolerated. If he has a place to establish himself, he will definitely become a disaster in the future."
"promise!"
Wen Chou glanced at Guo Jia, who was sitting next to Gao Fei, with a complicated expression on his face. He never expected that Guo Jin, who had always been highly regarded by Lu Bu, was actually Gao Fei's man. Although he had doubts, but later
I have never seen Guo Jia making plans before
He also helped Lu Bu win many battles, so that suspicion was naturally wiped away. When today came, he realized that Guo Jin was Guo Jia. Everything was planned by Gao Fei, and he had deep feelings for Gao Fei.
I feel particularly admirable.
Xu You didn't feel very happy when he saw Guo Jia taking all the credit, but he also admired Guo Jia's courage. If it were him, he wouldn't be able to stay under Lu Bu's nose for an hour, let alone a day.
Not to mention gaining Lu Bu's trust and obeying his advice.
The rest of the people looked happy and were all happy for Guo Jia. They raised their glasses together and toasted Guo Jia.
Guo Jia was very humble, but in the face of the generals' toasts, he still drank a few sips.
After drinking a glass of wine, Huang Zhong hurriedly said: "My lord, the Marquis of Wei, Cao Cao really wants to meet my lord..."
"Well, even if Cao Cao doesn't tell me, I will meet him again. Since the crusade against Dong Zhuo, he and I have never met again. We have been apart for more than two years. Now that we are reunited, I don't know what the scene will be like.
?General Huang, go make arrangements and follow me out of the city to see Cao Cao later."
When Xu You heard that Gao Fei was going to see Cao Cao, he felt that his opportunity had come. He was very familiar with Cao Cao and could perfectly deal with Cao Cao and Gao Fei. He took a step forward, cupped his fists and said, "Master, please let me
Go with the lord."
Gao Fei nodded and said by name: "Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Guo Jia, Xu You, the four of you will go with me to the Wei army camp to meet Cao Cao. The others will stay in the city. Wen Chou, Guan Hai, Zhou Cang, and Li Yulin will be in charge of the city.
Maintain public security and appease the people in the city."
"promise!"
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Outside Henan City, the Wei army camp.
In the tent, Cao Cao was so angry that he lay on his couch and sighed, with a wet handkerchief on his forehead. He was surrounded by generals, each of whom had a sad look on his face.
Xu Shu walked in from outside the tent and saw that all the generals were there and Cao Cao was still lying on the couch, so he walked straight to the couch and asked: "My lord, are you feeling better?"
Cao Cao said feebly: "Damn Lu Bu, damn Gao Fei, and that damn Guo Jia, the three of them seem to be colluding together, and they are so angry with me. Our army has been fighting Lu Bu for nearly two months, and we are about to conquer it.
The city was occupied, but I didn’t want Gao Fei’s troops to take over the city as soon as they arrived. I was really pissed off..."
"My lord, there is no need to be angry. Now is not the time to argue about who will own the city. Lu Bu is still escaping. Based on the inference of his subordinates, he is probably going to join the remnants of the army led by Gao Shun. If the two armies join together and rush to Xuanyuan Pass,
, then take Lu Bu
With his strength, he is very likely to fight his way out of Xuanyuan Pass. In desperation, he may even defect to the Chu Army or the Song Army. The top priority is to unite the Yan Army as soon as possible and pursue Lu Bu. In this case, the Chu Army or the Song Army may not be willing to take him in.
Lu Bu." Xu Shu said.
Cao Cao pulled off the handkerchief on his forehead, jumped up, and stood on the ground without even wearing shoes. He looked at the generals in the tent and loudly ordered: "Li Tongliu
Go down and guard the camp, and the rest of the people will lead the cavalry with me to pursue Lu Bu. Also, let the word out, anyone who dares to take Lu Bu in will be an enemy of our army!"
"promise!"
At this time, a junior high school student came in and said, "I would like to inform you, my lord, that Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Xu You, and Guo Jia, led by the Marquis of Yan, are here to visit your lord."
"He came just in time. I was just going to find him." Cao Cao said, "Invite him to the meeting room. I will be there shortly."
After the small school retreated, Xu Shu said to Cao Cao: "My lord, when the Marquis of Yan comes here, it must be because of Lu Bu's affairs. My lord, you must not be too anxious. In this way, the Yan army will invest more troops."
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"Well, I have my own sense of caution. The military advisor will go with me. Everyone else should prepare to go and set off early tomorrow morning," Cao Cao said.
"promise!"
Afterwards, Cao Cao put on his shoes and took Xu Shu, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu to the meeting room.
In the big tent, Gao Fei and others were already waiting there. When they saw Cao Cao and his men coming in, they all stood up together.
Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Xu You and Guo Jia paid homage in unison and said, "I have seen the Marquis of Wei."
Immediately afterwards, Xu Shu, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu also paid homage together and said, "Add the Marquis of Yan."
While talking, Xu Shu's eyes were still looking at Gao Fei, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Xu You and Guo Jia.
"Haha, brother Xian, we have been separated for two years, and today we meet again. Brother Xian is getting stronger and stronger." After Cao Cao and other subordinates exchanged greetings with each other, they stepped forward and hugged Gao Fei with a smile on his face.
I couldn't see the anger in the big tent just now.
Gao Fei also laughed and hugged Cao Cao politely. When he saw Cao Cao again, he felt that Cao Cao's beard had grown a lot and there were a few more wrinkles, and his body looked much richer, so he said: "Young
The state is a land of bitter cold, bordering the grassland to the north and the sea to the east. It is vast and thousands of miles long, windy, sandy, and the land is not good, which is why I have developed a rough body like mine. But Brother Meng De has been pampered and fat in the past two years.
A lot."
"That is, our Yanzhou has fertile land, thousands of miles of fertile fields, the people live and work in peace and contentment, merchants have frequent exchanges, and the real estate is rich, so their lives will naturally be better. Up to now, we still have millions of stones in Yanzhou to store food, so we don't have to worry about food and drink." Cao Cao said boldly. boasted.
Gao Fei smiled evilly and thought to himself: "This Cao Cao is bragging to the sky. Who doesn't know that there was a serious locust plague in Yanzhou last year, which caused almost no crops to be harvested."
Cao Cao grabbed Gao Fei and walked straight to the top. The two sat on equal footing with smiles on their faces, looking very harmonious.
"My dear brother, what do you mean when you come here?" Cao Cao said straight to the point.
Gao Fei said: "Brother Meng De is really good at joking. Didn't you tell Huang Hansheng that you wanted to see me? Why did you ask me about it instead? Tell me, what do you want to see me for? We are brothers, and we don't talk to each other as a family. Family talk, let him let go of some misunderstandings between us in the past."
Cao Cao remembered the two battles he had fought with the Yan army before, one in Qingzhou and the other in Dongjun of Yanzhou. Although there was no large-scale conflict, he still felt a faint feeling in his heart that the troops from the north of the Yellow River were fighting. threaten.
Now, Gao Fei has completely occupied the north of the Yellow River, Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, and parts of Yanzhou and Qingzhou. He has become a rare overlord in the world. This makes Cao Cao feel very uneasy and regrets that he and Gao Fei What treaty was signed? Although he also needed to recuperate, he did not expect that Gao Fei would instigate Lu Bu to come to the Central Plains to cause trouble, which forced him to lead troops to eliminate Lu Bu's threat.
"Yes, let's not mention the past anymore. We are like grasshoppers on the same rope now. If Lu Bu doesn't die, I will feel uneasy. I must have the same feeling, brother Xian, right? So I would like to ask brother Xian to form a team with me. Support the coalition forces and search for Lu Bu to the southeast. We must not let him escape or surrender to anyone. This man is too dangerous." Cao Cao said straight to the point.
Gao Fei said: "Well, that's exactly what I meant..."
Inadvertently, Gao Fei spotted Xu Shu standing in front of Dian Wei and Xu Chu. He saw that Xu Shu was handsome, with a heroic spirit between his eyebrows. He was wearing a smart outfit, but he looked very elegant. He looked a bit thin, but in fact he was very handsome. His mighty appearance made him look very pleasing to the eye, so he asked: "Brother Meng De, who is this?"
Cao Cao said: "This is my military advisor general, his surname is Xu Mingshu, his courtesy name is..."
"Is that Yuan Zhi?" Gao Fei caught the words and showed great appreciation in his eyes.
Cao Cao frowned and asked, "Xiandi knows about Xu Shu?"
"I've heard a little bit, I've heard a little bit..."
Cao Cao thought to himself: "This Gao Fei, why do people always know better than me? Fortunately, I left Xu Shu first, otherwise, Gao Fei would definitely rob him. It's shameful that he has so many counselors and generals." , each one can do his or her own thing, if he still dares to rob me, I will definitely not be polite to him."
Xu Shu came forward and paid homage: "I, Xu Shu, would like to pay my respects to the Marquis of Yan."