When Cao Zhen and Cheng Yu rushed to the South Street Crossing out of breath, the carriage was still parked there, surrounded by deathly silence. Two corpses were next to the carriage, one was the coachman and the other was Cao Xiu's guard.
"Brother!" Cao Zhen shouted, but there was no response. The carriage shook vigorously a few times. Cheng Yu waved his hand, and two soldiers rushed forward. Cao Xiu was tied up like a rice dumpling and blocked with his clothes.
His mouth could not move at all in the car. The soldiers hurriedly untied Cao Xiu and helped him remove the clothes from his mouth.
"Sir, this...!" Cao Zhen hesitated to speak.
Cheng Yu shook his head: "It seems that those people are showing mercy! They only want Xu Chu and don't want to hurt you. I think that's the end of it!"
"No!" Cao Xiu was furious, his face turned red: "I can't bear to take this revenge if I don't take revenge! Let's go, gather the brothers, let's search! I don't believe these people can grow wings and fly.
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"Brother! That group of people is very powerful, let's..."
Before Cao Zhen could finish speaking, Cao Xiu glared at him fiercely: "If you don't go, I will! I must catch them!"
Looking at Cao Xiu's angry back, Cao Zhen and Cheng Yu looked at each other and shook their heads. Although they said that, they could not bring any harm to the children of the Cao family. Cheng Yu still took out 500 soldiers from the patrol camp to fight.
Gave it to Cao Xiu. That night, Dongjun was not quiet all night. There were shouts and sounds of breaking things from all four directions. The next day, Cao Xiu came back with a decadent look. You knew without asking that he must have found nothing.
Cao Zhen hurriedly comforted him, and the matter seemed to have been revealed just like that.
In fact, Long Fei did not leave, he stayed in the inn with his men. Last night, according to Chen Dao's intelligence, Long Fei intercepted Cao Xiu on the way. If Long Fei's wishes were followed, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen and the others of the Cao family
He would not let go of any of his nephews, big or small. But Meng Shuo suggested not to kill them. Nowadays, the relationship between Long Fei and Cao Cao is very delicate. The two families have formed an alliance in a strange balance.
If there is any problem, it will inevitably lead to another war.
Long Fei snorted coldly: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be spared, so tie me up! Stop your mouth and go back and tell Cao Cao that it is best to live in peace. If you do anything unfavorable, I will burn your Dongjun!"
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Cao Xiu stared at Long Fei with wide eyes. But he was alone and had no way to fight against others, so he could only endure it for the time being. After returning to the inn, Chen Dao suggested leaving Dongjun immediately. According to Cao Xiu's character, this matter was absolutely impossible
He won't give up. If you want to avoid further conflicts, escaping from Dongjun is the best choice. Long Fei smiled: "If you don't leave, the most dangerous place is often the safest. Just stay here and see what Cao Xiu wants.
What are you doing!"
Cheng Yu's five hundred city patrol soldiers were nominally helping Cao Xiu find the assassin's whereabouts, but in fact they were here to protect Cao Xiu, and they were not so serious about what they did. Therefore, they spent a whole night and failed to find Long Fei.
The whereabouts of several people.
After a good sleep, Long Fei stretched out, put on his clothes and got out of bed. There were already many people in the yard. Today they were preparing to return to Wancheng. The rescue operation of Xu Chu went very smoothly, completely beyond their expectations.
As expected, they went out and mounted their horses, and a group of soldiers and horses came towards the city gate in a mighty manner. Before they reached the gate, they saw a group of people gathering at the city gate from a distance and talking.
When I got closer, I found out after inquiring that Yanzhou was about to face a disaster. All the people gathered here wanted to leave the city, but the state pastoral office ordered the four gates to be closed, and no one was allowed to go in or out. There were some young men and a few guards.
The military theory was about to take action. The captain pulled out his sword with a "choking" sound and flashed it in front of his eyes: "What? You want to rebel? Take a step forward and arrest them all!"
The family members of the young people hurriedly pulled them back. Although the crowd was angry, they did not dare to joke with their own lives. Chen Dao hurriedly stepped forward: "What should we do? We can't get out!"
"What are you afraid of? As long as I, Lao Dian, are here, I'll just kill you and get out."
Long Fei shook his head: "Don't cause trouble. The purpose of our visit this time is to rescue Xu Chu. This is Cao Cao's territory. If we take action, we will suffer a loss! Let's go back first."
Several people had just turned around. A loud shout came from behind: "General, stay! Stay!" A thin scribe hurriedly ran in front of Long Fei's horse, raised his hands and saluted: "General, stay, I was looking everywhere, but I didn't expect to meet him here.
Come on, come with me quickly."
This person is Xi Zhicai. Long Fei has some impressions. He is also from Yingchuan. Although he has been with Cao Cao for a long time and Cao Cao has great trust in him, in recent years it seems that Xi Zhicai has not had Cheng Yu. Dong Zhao and others have been with Cao Cao.
The scene in front of him became lively. Seeing that it was Xi Zhicai, Long Fei was half relieved: "Sir, do you know me?"
"That's natural. Who doesn't know General Zhang? Come on, you helped me so much last time and I haven't thanked you yet! Come with me, come with me!"
At first, people were a little strange, thinking that these people were the ones who made a fuss last night and wanted to arrest them. The gatekeepers had also gathered around, but they heard Xi Zhicai say that this person's surname was Zhang, and then they went back to their own work. Followed.
Xi Zhicai walked two streets, got into a small alley, and entered Xi Zhicai's home through the back door. The yard was not big, and there were not many houses. Two or three old servants were cleaning the yard. When he saw Xi Zhicai, he took the
With so many people coming in, there was really no place to stay for a while.
Long Fei asked the guards to rest in the backyard, and only brought Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Chen Dao and Meng Shuo into the living room. The servants hurriedly served tea and seated the guests and hosts respectively. He didn't wait for Xi Zhi to speak, and Long Fei watched.
Xi Zhicai: "Sir, my surname is not Zhang..."
Xi Zhicai hurriedly raised his hand and stopped Long Fei from continuing: "No matter what the general's surname is, my surname is Zhang. Why did the general not leave last night but chose a day to leave the city?"
Long Fei smiled: "Everyone guessed that I left last night, but I didn't leave. Everyone thought that I would not leave today, but I left today. You are a master, so you don't understand the key to this, right?"
"Hahaha..." Xi Zhicai laughed loudly: "Everyone in the world says that the general is insidious and cunning. It seems that it is true today. But now that the city gate is closed, how can the general get out of the city?"
Long Fei shook his head: "I haven't figured it out yet, sir, please teach me!"
Speaking of such a big movement in Dongjun, it is not out of the blue. The last time Yuan Shu of Yangzhou attacked Xuzhou, Cao Cao had already agreed and sent troops. However, at the critical moment, he suddenly withdrew his troops. As a result, Yuan Shu had to face Liu Bei alone.
, and the result was a disastrous defeat. Yuan Shu took this grudge to Cao Cao. This time, Cao Cao raided Wancheng and asked Yuan Shu to join forces. Yuan Shu followed Yang Hong's idea and fully agreed, but stayed on the sidelines.
Cao Cao defeated Lushan and lost most of his troops. Yang Hong rolled his eyes and said, "My lord, Cao Cao has been newly defeated. His soldiers are tired and far away in Yingchuan. If we suddenly send troops to capture Dongjun, we can capture Yanzhou in one fell swoop and seize control of it."
In such a large area, Liu Bei is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and he has no choice but to surrender!"
"Hmm...?" Yuan Shu hesitated: "Liu Bei is not stupid. If we send troops, we must have seen the key. If we send troops to attack Shouchun, wouldn't we also become Cao Cao? What's more, Liu Bei still has Lu Bu as his minion. If he comes,
Attack, who can be the one?"
Yang Hong chuckled and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I have a plan to protect Liu Bei himself. He has no intention of attacking me Shouchun!"
After Lu Bu's defeat, all the Yuan brothers refused to accept him. Only Liu Bei took him in to stay in Xiaopei temporarily. Xiaopei is a small place with enemies on all sides. Even Lu Bu could live here. If it were other generals, they would have stayed there.
Lost it. Today, Lu Bu has only seven or eight thousand men and three or four generals, all supported by Chen Gong. Those heroic words in the past have been forgotten.
Chen Gong turned a blind eye and ignored him. Until one day, he hurriedly came to Lu Bu and snatched the wine bottle from his hand: "General, our opportunity has come!"
"What chance?" Lu Bu was drunk and had no energy at all.
Chen Gong lay in Lu Bu's ear and whispered for a moment. Lu Bu suddenly sat up and stared at Chen Gong with his eyes wide open: "Seriously?"
Chen Gong nodded: "The people from Shouchun personally told them about this matter, and I have promised them that after the matter is completed, the two families will always form an alliance and will not attack each other!"
Lu Bu's eyes slowly gathered together. He saw hope, but when he thought about it, he felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly turned his head: "Then will I become a helper of evil? What's more, Master Liu is kind to us!
thing……"
Chen Gong smiled: "General, Long Fei once said that there are no permanent friends or enemies in this world, only permanent interests. When things are done, why bother with what he says now? All the letters of alliance and kindness are fine.
No! Only the things you actually hold in your hands are yours!"
Yuan Shu suddenly sent more troops to Cai, and Xuzhou Liu Bei couldn't sit still. He hurriedly summoned everyone to discuss. Chen Deng, the chief historian, quickly said: "Yuan Shu's purpose of sending troops this time is unknown. We should take precautions early in the morning to avoid disrupting our position and the superiors."
In the same way, we can send two groups of soldiers and horses. One group, Lu Bu, sends Lingbi troops to confront Yuan Shu, and the other group can send General Guan and his troops to garrison in Huaiyin to contain Yuan Shu and prevent him from making any changes!"
Liu Bei nodded and turned to ask Chen Gui: "Sir, what do you think?"
Chen Gui shook his head slightly: "What Deng'er said makes some sense, but I think it's inappropriate to send Lu Bu to Lingbi. Lu Bu is a tiger and a wolf! It's best to let him stay in Xiaopei peacefully. If he is released, he may be injured.
Sir, Lord Zhou Mu can lead an army by himself, and leave three generals to guard the city, then nothing will happen."
"Haha!" Xi Zhicai smiled: "Unexpectedly, Liu Bei's subordinate Cao Bao colluded with Lu Bu and captured Xuzhou, and Yuan Shu and Chen Bing's expedition to Cai was also fake. Yuan Shu's general Zhang Xun led 30,000 troops to cross Cai and captured Liangdu.
We were about to attack Dongjun, but Cao Cao's army was far away in Yingchuan, so Cheng Yu had no choice but to order the city gates to be sealed!"
Long Fei was not too surprised. Although there were some minor discrepancies between what Xi Zhicai said and the development of history, the general direction had not changed. Lu Bu captured Xuzhou and drove Liu Bei to Xiaopei. It was inevitable that Yuan Shu would attack Cao Cao. But he was a little worried.
, will his appearance change the outcome of the battle between Cao and Yuan? That would be troublesome.