Xun Yu glanced at Xi Zhicai, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, but since Cao Cao had already said it, he had nothing to say.
"Zhicai, this is my command arrow. With it, you can mobilize all the troops under your command."
Xun Yu agreed, and Cao Cao directly picked up a command arrow and handed it to Xi Zhicai.
"Lord, then I will go down and make arrangements."
Xi Zhicai saluted Cao Cao with his command arrow and then slowly withdrew.
"Master, let me go out with Zhicai."
Xun Yu glanced at Cao Cao and followed Xi Zhi before retreating.
"Wen Ruo, why don't you stay with my lord for a while?"
Xi Zhicai glanced at Xun Yu who was following him and couldn't help but smile.
"Zhicai, what exactly are your plans?"
Xun Yu frowned and looked at Xi Zhicai in front of him with a very serious attitude.
"What ideas can I have? I just want to pick up the old man and reunite him with my lord."
Xi Zhicai smiled evilly.
"I'm warning you, although my lord is not the old lady's biological son, he respects the old lady very much. Don't make a fuss about him."
Hearing Xi Zhicai mention the old man again and again, a terrible thought suddenly flashed through Xun Yu's mind.
"Wen Ruo, what ideas can I have? You are overthinking."
Xi Zhicai didn't say much, he just quickened his pace and walked away.
"It's best not to make any crooked ideas, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
Looking at Xi Zhicai's back, Xun Yu just said something silently.
Xun Yu left, but Xi Zhicai stared at his back.
"Wen Ruo, Wen Ruo, should I say you are too kind or should I say you are stupid?
In fact, he had already thought of a lot when I said I would pick up the old lady for the reunion, and now he has given me the task of picking up the old lady, which is a tacit approval of the strategy I want to implement.
Using the old man as bait in exchange for an excuse to attack Xuzhou, I am sure the old man will not refuse, so let me do it for this evil person."
After reciting a few words silently in his mind, he shook his head and walked towards the military camp.
"Father, I hope you can understand my difficulties and hope that you will be safe and sound."
After the two left, Cao Cao knelt on his knees, looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but shed two lines of tears from the corners of his eyes.
Xi Zhicai took the command arrow and went directly into the camp. After making arrangements, he saw a squadron of one hundred people galloping towards Peiguo.
A few days later, Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was very excited when he received the message from Cao Cao. First, his son finally had his own territory, and second, he could take him there to live and feed him, which was considered a filial piety.
Soon Cao Song packed up the gold and silver, hitched up many carriages, and set off towards Yanzhou in a mighty manner.
Cao Song's convoy did not choose to go directly to Yanzhou, because Rencheng and Taishan County in the south were all in Liu Bei's hands, so they could only detour to Xuzhou and then go to Jibei County.
"Lord Zhou Mu, Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, has arrived in Xuzhou."
As soon as Cao Song's motorcade entered Xuzhou, the governor there learned about it, and he quickly told Tao Qian, the Mu of Xuzhou, the news.
"What? Cao Song entered Xuzhou?"
After hearing the news from his subordinates, Tao Qian stood up directly. Who is Cao Cao? He is now half the controller of Yanzhou. If something happens to his father in Xuzhou, he can't even imagine the consequences.
"Well, we have indeed entered Xuzhou."
The scout responsible for delivering the message nodded heavily.
"My lord, Cao Song cannot afford to make any mistakes. He must ask the prefects to send troops to guard him along the way. It is best if you send troops to guard him personally. As long as you leave the Xuzhou territory, otherwise if he makes a mistake, the consequences will be disastrous."
Mi Zhu stood up and stated Cao Song's interests to Tao Qian.
"Well, that makes sense. Cao Song must not get into trouble in Xuzhou, Zhang Kai."
"exist."
A tall general stood up and half-knelt in front of Tao Qian.
"I order you to lead two thousand soldiers and horses to greet Cao Song. As long as you can escort him out of Xuzhou, I will consider you a great achievement. In addition, I will personally write a letter to Cao Gong, and you will deliver it to me when the time comes.
"
After looking at Zhang Kai, Tao Qian smiled and spoke to him.
"Sir, please rest assured, Zhang Kai will definitely complete the mission."
Zhang Kai nodded heavily to Tao Qian.
"Well, go ahead. The sooner I receive Cao Song, the sooner my heart will fall."
"promise."
After everyone left, Mi Zhu returned alone.
"Zizhong, why are you back again?"
Seeing Mi Zhu, Tao Qian had a look of doubt on his face.
"Lord, I think there is something wrong with sending Zhang Kai there."
"What's the problem with Zhang Kai?"
Hearing Mi Zhu's words, Tao Qian couldn't help but frown.
"My lord, Zhang Kai is a Yellow Turban general, and Cao Song is a powerful man. He must have a lot of gold and silver. If he has evil intentions, everything will be over. So I would like to ask my lord to replace him with someone else."
Cao Song."
Mi Zhu thought for a moment and expressed all her worries.
"Zizhong, there are some things that you can't just look at. It's true that Zhang Kai was a Yellow Turban before, but now that he has been recruited by me, we can't treat him differently.
The reason why I sent him there was actually to show the other Yellow Turban soldiers, that is, I, Tao Qian, treat them like my confidants and treat them absolutely equally. Besides, that's the end of the matter.
What will Zhang Kai think when I temporarily replace the general, and what will the old Yellow Turban general think?"
Tao Qian had his own ideas. The importance of welcoming Cao Song was self-evident, but now he sent Zhang Kai, the Yellow Turban general, to do it. Doesn't this just show that he valued and trusted the Yellow Turban?
"But my lord, this matter is too important. Once..."
Mi Zhu was still worried.
"Well, instead of thinking about things that are impossible to happen, Zizhong might as well help me raise more food, grass and weapons. The world is in chaos, and I, Xuzhou, can't just sit back and wait for death."
Tao Qian interrupted Mi Zhu's words. Now that we are changing people, doesn't it make it clear that I, Tao Qian, don't trust you Yellow Turban people?
"Mi Zhu knows about it. I'm going to collect food, grass and weapons."
The matter was a foregone conclusion, so he could only take it one step at a time. Now he could only hope that Zhang Kai would not show off his evil nature as a bandit and do something outrageous, otherwise Xuzhou would really be over.
"Tao Ding."
After Mi Zhu left, Tao Qian shouted outside the door and saw a man in armor slowly coming to him.
"Master of the house."
Tao Ding, a retainer of Tao Qian, knelt down on one knee.
"You lead fifty personal guards to look for Cao Song now, and then guard him silently. Once something changes, you must do whatever it takes to save Cao Song's life. As long as they leave the Xuzhou interface, they can return."
"promise."
Tao Ding accepted the order and then slowly exited the door.
As time passed, the situation in Yanzhou became extremely tense. Both Liu Bei and Cao Cao were doing their best to recruit troops and prepare horses to increase their strength, while Cao Song's fleet was also slowly moving forward in Xuzhou.
