"Sure enough, someone is making false accusations. I have misunderstood Mr. Fu. I am doing this today just for the sake of Xiapi's safety. Please don't blame Mr. Fu."
Looking at Xu Si lying in a pool of blood, Zhou Ping stood up and bowed his hands to Cao Bao.
Cao Bao handed the sword back to the soldier, walked back to the case, sat down, and said with a wry smile: "I don't blame you sir, did Lu Bu... really send troops to capture Xiapi?"
At this time, Cao Bao, like Liu Bei, called Zhou Ping sir instead of Zhou Sima to show his respect for him.
Zhou Ping waved his hand to the soldiers to carry Xu Si's body out, and replied: "It's true. We are probably only twenty or thirty miles away from Xiapi at this time."
"How will sir respond?"
Cao Bao felt that he had killed Xu Si with his own hands, and now that he had died without evidence, he had cleared away the suspicion of betrayal.
Although Zhou Wen'an knew clearly, Liu Bei might not believe it without evidence.
Moreover, Zhou Wen'an deliberately brought Xu Bang and had him killed, obviously to give himself a chance to regret.
Now that Xiapi is on guard, it will definitely be difficult for Lu Bu to succeed. He can only save his life by obeying Zhou Wen'an. As for the future, he will wait until later.
Zhou Ping smiled slightly: "Your Majesty has already made arrangements for this matter. There has been an ambush outside Xiapi City for a long time. As soon as Lu Bu's troops arrive, the ambush will be ready. Moreover, I think the great achievement of guarding Xiapi and killing Lu Bu this time is
Give it to Mr. Cao Fu."
Cao Bao was shocked again. It turned out that Zhou Wen'an had arranged an ambush. No wonder he was so confident. Fortunately, he did not rebel and there was still a chance to save him.
"How do you want me to make meritorious service, sir?"
"Since there are false accusations that Fu Jun colluded with Lu Bu, why don't we take advantage of it. When Lu Bu's troops arrived, Fu Jun led his troops out of the city to greet him. Lu Bu sent Xu Si to Xiapi, which shows that he had already wanted to let Fu Jun respond internally. At this time
He must trust the prince. Then the prince can kill him when he is unprepared. When all the soldiers and horses in my city and the ambush troops outside the city are out, Lu Bu's troops and horses will definitely be wiped out."
Zhou Ping continued: "If the prince can kill Lu Bu, he can not only achieve great service, but also wash away the suspicion of colluding with Lu Bu. Wouldn't it be two birds with one stone? When the time comes, I can persuade you to let the prince move to Donghai.
, like Zang Xuangao in Langya, what do you think when you have your own county?"
What else?
Cao Bao couldn't refuse Zhou Wen'an's proposal.
If he refuses, is it because he is timid or because he does not want to be Lu Bu's enemy?
But...will Lu Bu believe in himself?
Cao Bao didn't worry about this, he knew Lu Bu would believe it.
"Okay." Cao Bao replied, and then asked, "Sir, I wonder how many ambushes are outside Xiapi City?"
"Eight thousand are under the command of Zhang Yide, Xu Zhongkang and Sun Zhongtai. Don't worry, Lu Bu will be destroyed this time. Once he dies, none of his troops will be able to escape."
Zhou Ping honestly wanted Cao Bao to leave the city with peace of mind.
When Cao Bao heard that there were eight thousand ambushes outside the city, he was shocked again.
In this way, plus there are already over ten thousand soldiers and horses in the city, and the ambush suddenly appears, Lu Bu's troops will definitely be frightened, and their destruction is inevitable.
"Reporting to Zhou Sima, Lu Bu's troops have arrived twenty miles away from Xiapi."
At this time, a detective came urgently to report.
Zhou Ping stood up and said: "Master Cao, let's go to the west gate to prepare to welcome Lu Bu."
After Cao Bao put on the armor, he asked his guards to take the big sword and leave the Prime Minister's Mansion with Zhou Ping.
"Xu Wenxiang, what do you mean by leading troops to surround me?"
At the white gate of the west city, Xu Dan pointed at Xu Sheng and asked.
The soldiers and horses of both sides were facing each other with weapons raised, and they were at war with each other.
But it was obvious that Xu Sheng had more people and more momentum.
Xu Sheng said seriously: "I am not surrounding you, I am here to guard the White Gate with you on the orders of Sima Zhou."
"Huh, if you're not surrounding me, why are you blocking my way and not letting me leave?"
"You are responsible for guarding the White Gate, how can you leave without permission?"
"I...I'm going to see General Cao."
"Mr. Cao Fu and Zhou Sima will be arriving soon. Just wait here."
Xu Sheng pressed the handle of the knife and looked directly at Xu Dan, showing no intention of giving in.
Xu Dan looked at the Langya soldiers in front of him who were glaring at him, and gritted his teeth with an angry look on his face, but he was helpless.
He knew that Cao Bao wanted to collude with Lu Bu to seize Xiapi, but he had not told the army sergeants about it. Now, Zhou Ping asked Xu Sheng to lead troops to watch his people, and Cao Bao had no news, so he did not
I knew what was going on, so I didn't dare to act rashly.
"Xu Sheng, get out of the way." Xu Dan pointed at Xu Sheng and shouted.
"No."
Xu Sheng replied coldly.
"I...you!"
Xu Dan was so angry that he clutched the handle of the knife tightly, as if he wanted to pull out the knife, but seeing the fearless look on Xu Sheng's face, he finally let go of the handle of the knife.
"General Cao is here!"
Suddenly someone shouted.
Xu Dan quickly looked around and saw Cao Bao and Zhou Ping walking together, followed by many soldiers.
Zhou Ping and Cao Bao walked to Xu Sheng, Xu Dan and others.
Seeing this formation, Zhou Ping knew that Xu Sheng had not disappointed him.
"General, they..."
Xu Dan waited for Cao Bao to approach and hurriedly took a few steps to meet him, but when he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Cao Bao.
"Don't say any more, it's okay."
"Hahaha..." Zhou Ping looked at Xu Dan and said with a smile, "General Xu, I misunderstood! Maybe you still don't know why I asked Xu Wenxiang to lead troops to guard the White Gate with you, right?"
"Lü Bu has brought his troops here and wants to attack Xiapi City. Therefore, the defense at Baimen must be strengthened. But don't be afraid. Lu Bu has brought his troops here to die."
Zhou Ping said loudly to the Danyang soldiers.
"I have made an agreement with Mr. Cao Fu. When Lu Bu comes outside the city, Mr. Cao Fu will take you out of the city to feign surrender and look for opportunities to kill Lu Bu. If you can kill Lu Bu's head, you will be rewarded heavily.
If you behead enemy soldiers, you will also be rewarded heavily."
"Master Cao Fu, please tell the soldiers." Zhou Ping turned to Cao Bao and said.
"What Zhou Sima said is right, Lu Bu came to capture Pi and he was seeking death. Follow me out of the city, kill the enemy thieves, and guard Xia Pi." Cao Bao said to the Danyang generals.
Speaking of which, after leaving the city, even if Cao Bao really wanted to surrender Lu Bu, I'm afraid the soldiers wouldn't believe it.
"promise."
All the Danyang soldiers raised their hands and agreed in unison, but Xu Dan was the only one who looked confused and didn't know why.
Why did it become like this? Was he really welcoming Lu Bu or pretending to welcome Lu Bu? This made him a little confused.
"Reporting to Zhou Sima, Lu Bu's troops have arrived ten miles away from Xiapi."
Another detective came to report.
It would be getting dark at this time, and based on their itinerary, they would probably be outside Xiapi City at dawn.
"Mr. Cao Fu, Lu Bu is coming. Please get your soldiers ready."
Zhou Ping had hesitated, fearing that if no one came out of the city to respond, Lu Bu would not dare to go to the city because of suspicion, and was considering whether to ask Cao Bao to send someone to respond.
But he was also afraid that Cao Bao would ask someone to notify Lu Bu to retreat. In that case, it would be like a cooked duck flying away.
Thinking about it again, Lu Bu has led his troops all the way here. There is no way he is willing to retreat like this. He will definitely come.
At present, there are five thousand troops gathered at Baimen of Xicheng. In addition to Cao Bao's thousand Danyang soldiers and Xu Sheng's two thousand soldiers, there are also two thousand soldiers commanded by Xiahou Bo.
Sun Kang's Taishan soldiers stayed in the state capital to guard and take care of Cao Bao's mansion.
