Chapter 222 Turning over the cloud, covering the rain
Chapter 222 Clouds turn over hands, rain covers hands
"Xuande!"
Cao Cao personally greeted Liu Bei outside the Chinese army's tent. He held Liu Bei's hand very warmly and talked while walking. He looked very affectionate.
Cao Peng was ignored...
Liu Bei triumphantly entered the tent with Cao Cao. Cao Peng stood outside the tent, stamped his feet, turned around and left.
"Afu, where are you going?"
"I'm going back to Haixi."
Cao Peng is really popular!
What do you mean by Cao Mengde?
I worked hard for you and sought justice for you, but the result was good, and you don't even care about me?
Since you look down on me and only value Liu Bei, I'm sorry, I won't serve you anymore... I'll go back to my Haixi, and you can do whatever you like.
After his rebirth, Cao Peng deliberately kept a low profile, but the arrogance in his bones could not be changed for the rest of his life.
Although he usually laughs and laughs, he seems to be easy to talk to. Now when he gets serious, even ten cows can't bring him back.
"Afu, you..."
Dianman was startled and quickly stepped forward to stop Cao Peng.
Unexpectedly, as soon as his hand hit Cao Peng's shoulder, Cao Peng slumped his shoulders, dragged his arm with his backhand, leaned back, and knocked Dianman to the ground. Dianwei was dumbfounded.
I thought Cao Peng sounded gentle, but why did he become so arrogant today?
"Afu, stop."
Cao Pengli ignored him and just walked out.
"Stop him for me."
Dian Wei quickly ordered, and the Huben troops immediately swarmed up and blocked Cao Peng's path.
Cao Peng was really angry now!
"Since you treat me like a discarded shoe, what can you do to stop me?"
"Afu, if you are dissatisfied, you can tell Mr. Cao later. Mr. Cao called for you, but you left without saying goodbye. How unbecoming is it?"
"Master Cao only values the unjust villain, how can he put us in his eyes?"
Liu Xuande robbed me of my food and grass and wounded my troops. Cao Gong didn't even ask, he just made out with that big-eared thief. What's the use of my staying here?"
Cao Peng's voice was so loud that it reached the Chinese army's tent.
To be honest, Cao Cao did value Liu Bei more. So just now, he unknowingly ignored Cao Peng's existence.
Cao Peng made such a fuss outside the big tent, and everyone in the Chinese army's tent looked dissatisfied.
Originally, Liu Bei had the upper hand, and he was sitting in the tent feeling a little proud. I robbed your food and defeated your troops, so what could you do? In the eyes of Cao Gong, you are just an ignorant boy who has established some
Do you think you can do whatever you want because of your merits?
But now, he was sitting on pins and needles.
Cao Cao's face suddenly sank.
"Let that boy announce the door and come in."
Cao Cao also felt ashamed and shouted loudly.
Everyone in the tent couldn't help but frown slightly, as if they were a little dissatisfied with Cao Cao's move.
"Afu, my lord wants you to come in."
"I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I come in? Is it possible that it's justified to rob other people's things? I'm trying my best to survive, but I don't even have a place to reason? I don't want Mr. Cao to treat me like this.
I'm convinced... In that case, I'll take my leave now."
If it were someone else, he might have bowed his head.
But Cao Peng would never bow his head at this time.
He knew that he was right. If he took a step back at this time, all the previous efforts would be in vain. He just wanted to let Cao Cao know his existence and remember his existence. He wanted to tell Cao Cao what he had done
There are no mistakes!
The pride in Liu Bei's heart was gone.
The eyes of everyone in the big tent were like knives cutting across his body, making him feel very uncomfortable.
"Mr. Cao, what happened today was really Bei's fault.
It was the lax preparations that led to such a disaster. The six thousand bushels of grain and grass were not touched at all, and they immediately ordered people to return them to Cao Gong. Please forgive me. As for the young general... there is nothing wrong in fact.
It's just that Bei is so arrogant in his daily life that... Mengde, all the mistakes he made are all Bei's fault. Please don't blame the young general, otherwise Bei's heart will be really hard to settle down."
"Hey, why should Xuande care? It's just a small misunderstanding, but that kid made a big deal out of it!"
Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Just leave the six thousand bushels of grain and grass at Xuande's place. I just ask Xuande to go back and restrain him so that he doesn't go on business trips again."
After saying that, Cao Cao shouted sternly: "Dian Wei, why don't you take that kid into custody?"
Dian Wei received the order outside the tent and hugged Cao Peng.
"Ah Fu, stop making trouble... If you continue to make trouble, you will not be able to harm Liu Xuande, but you will get yourself involved."
"I……"
Dian Wei suddenly covered Cao Peng's mouth with his big hand, carried him to a small tent aside, and then pushed Cao Peng in, "Listen to me, I also know that you are wronged. But when fighting, you should consider the overall situation.
"My lord, it's not that I don't want to punish him. It's just that Liu Xuande is considered a talented person. If we push him too hard, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the situation of the war. Ah Fu, listen to me. You stay here and don't make any more noise."
Cao Peng said angrily: "Dian Junming, have you begun to understand the overall situation?"
"I……"
"A man must make decisive decisions when doing things. Who is Liu Xuande? Don't you know? If Lu Bu is a tiger, Liu Xuande is a white-eyed wolf who has not been raised well. Cao Gong ignores many soldiers under his command, but only values Liu Xuande. Isn't it so orderly?
Are we heartbroken? That big-eared thief is more ungrateful than Lu Bu. If left unchecked, sooner or later he will definitely become a thorn in the side of the lord..."
Dian Wei was speechless and could only talk to San Ran and retreat from the military tent.
My lord's actions today may have really angered Ah Fu... But if this happened to me, I wouldn't let Liu Xuande go.
What is politics?
To put it bluntly, it is the most shameless, ugliest and darkest person in the world.
It's not that Cao Peng doesn't understand politics, it's just that he can never learn the so-called "thickness". He just can't stand it, and thinks that Cao Cao prefers one to the other. It's us who occupy the west of Hainan, and it's us who provide you with food and grass.
, we are even the ones helping you fight the war.
Why do you want to value Liu Bei who has no chance of relying on you?
Cao Peng could not become a politician, this was destined by his character.
However, the commotion he made outside the Chinese army's tent made Liu Bei a little restless. After greeting Cao Cao for a few words, he said goodbye and left.
When leaving the tent, Dian Wei happened to come in.
The moment the two of them passed each other, Dian Wei suddenly snorted coldly, and suddenly bumped into Liu Bei's body sideways.
"Mr. Xuande, be careful."
Dian Wei knocked Liu Bei staggering, then pretended to be kind and helped him up.
"This matter is not over yet."
He gritted his teeth and whispered in Liu Bei's ear.
Liu Bei complained secretly in his heart, but he could only force himself to look happy and said repeatedly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
I thought that Cao Peng was just a young man with an ordinary background. But now it seems that Cao Peng's connections in Cao's camp are not small.
Dian Wei walked into the big tent and intervened to restore his life.
But Cao Cao had a gloomy face and didn't seem to be happy at all.
"My lords, Xuande is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Although he is not a famous person today, he is still a powerful person. I value him and treat him leniently. Is it wrong?"
There was a silence in the big tent.
"Yes, Cao Youxue did meritorious service, and he was indeed wronged.
But now the war has not subsided, and Lu Bu has not yet calmed down. I should stabilize Liu Bei, so as not to be taken advantage of by Lu Bu... Isn't this right? Liu Bei is an outstanding person! Youxue's actions today are inevitably a little unclear about how to advance or retreat, and it may not be possible.
It ruined the war in Xuzhou."
Xun You suddenly stood up and said, "Sikong, although Youxue is wrong, there is nothing wrong with you.
Lu Bu is a turtle in a urn, so there is nothing to worry about. But my lord, you are so kind to Liu Xuande. You need to know that Liu Bei is even better than Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian."
"My Lord, you were able to lay siege to Xiapi today only because of the service of your soldiers. It was people like Shusun and Youxue who fought tooth and nail to take the lead. What does this have to do with Liu Xuande? When you didn't capture Pengcheng at first, Liu Bei's troops pushed back and blocked him.
All I know is that I am asking for baggage, but the progress is slow; at that time, in the land of Huaisi, Youxue and the others tried their best to hold back Lu Bu... Now, your army is surrounding Xiapi, and Liu Bei can run faster than anyone else... You
I also see that you are so generous to him, but he doesn't care about you at all."
Cao Cao was silent!
"How is the boy now?"
"He... wasn't very happy anyway.
However, my lord, there is no need to take the temper of a child seriously. If this kind of thing happened to me, I might not be happy."
Dian Wei answered cautiously, and Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh.
"Jun Ming, I won't argue with that kid...but do you think I'm too kind to Liu Xuande?"
"Lord, you are too kind to them!" Cao Hong stood up and said loudly: "In my opinion, Liu Xuande is just a vain person."
Cao Cao let out a long breath, twisted his beard and fell into deep thought.
"By the way, where's Fengxiao?"
"Fengxiao went out in the afternoon, saying he wanted to see the topography of Xiapi."
"If he comes back, let him see me immediately." Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said: "Cao Youxue and his tribe will enter the camp first, and for the time being, they will be assigned to Commander Zi Lian. Zi Lian, please give me a good discipline.
Boy, how can someone who is going to be the Nongdu Lieutenant in the coming year be so reckless and unable to save anything? As for Liu Xuande... I will give him 6,000 hu of grain, but it depends on how he behaves."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but understand.
Although Liu Bei received 6,000 hu of grain, it would not be that easy if he wanted to work hard again...
How could Liu Xuande take advantage of Cao Cao so easily? Next, if he didn't attack Pi in a frantic manner, he might not be able to justify it.
It was almost Xu time when Guo Jia came back from outside.
As soon as he entered the camp, he heard about Cao Peng making a big fuss in Liu Bei's camp, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Cao Cao had already gone to bed. When he heard that Guo Jia was back, he hurriedly put on his clothes and got up. After sitting down in the military tent, he ordered someone to serve him wine, and then sighed deeply.
"My lord, I'm worried about Yuxue Wu's actions."
"This little guy is really restless. When such a big thing happened, he didn't report it to me first. Instead, he brought the whole story to trouble Liu Bei."
"Lord, this is a good thing."
"Good thing?"
"If not, how could Liu Xuande fight so hard?"
"But……"
"My lord, the more Cao Peng is like this, the more it shows that he has a magnanimous mind. As for being arrogant about his merits, that's not necessarily true. I'm afraid it's more because he thinks about my lord. Liu Xuande has robbed my lord of food and grass. If he doesn't make a fuss, my lord
How can you let go of this stick of yours?"
Cao Cao laughed!
"Those who know me are filial piety."
Yes, Liu Bei stole the food and grass, but Cao Cao couldn't blatantly blame him.
But with Cao Peng making trouble, although Cao Cao did not blame Liu Bei, any words of blame would be harsh. Liu Bei could only attack the city with all his strength, and could no longer find excuses. At the same time, Cao Cao could also take this opportunity to get a
Being known as a generous and courteous corporal, he killed two birds with one stone. However, Cao Cao could not tell others about his thoughts. Only Guo Jia guessed what he was thinking.
"However, Cao Peng was right when he said that Liu Bei's harm is especially serious to tigers."
"What should I do?"
Guo Jia smiled slightly, "Tiger can hurt people because it walks in the mountains and forests. If it is trapped in a cage, it can only be watched by people and cannot harm people."
After this battle is over, the Lord can take the opportunity to take him to Xudu.
When we get to Xudu, what will happen to Liu Bei even if he is powerful? At that time, the lord will not even spend a single soldier, just a piece of edict can make him headless. If Liu Bei is outside, he will be a man-eating tiger.
, if we were in Xudu, what would be the difference between them and cats and dogs?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately put his hands on his hands and laughed.
"What Fengxiao said won my heart deeply."
Guo Jia's face became solemn and he said softly: "My lord, there is one more thing that I need to know."
"But it doesn't matter."
"I have a plan to defeat Pijian City."
"oh?"
"Speaking of which, this plan also relied on Cao Peng's reminder.
Cao Peng once joked with Yuande and Mingli that Xiapi was surrounded by water and could be overcome in one fell swoop. I checked the terrain in the afternoon and found that Xiapi was as he said. Where Xiapi comes out, there is a depression with Yishui and Sishui.
Traveling... Now, it is the middle of winter, and the river is not in a hurry. Why don't my lord take the opportunity to build a dam to store water, and when the time is right, the water will flood Xiapi. When the time comes, no matter how high the city is, it will not be used."
"Building a dam to store water will flood Xiapi?"
Cao Cao was overjoyed, but then he smiled bitterly and said: "You said that Cao Peng is sometimes reckless and sometimes clever.
This child is not weak in virtue and talent. To be honest, I feel a little wronged by letting him stay in Guangling..."
Guo Jiadao: "It is precisely because he is upright that he needs to be tempered."
Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, "Then let him stay in Xiapi and be temporarily dispatched by Zi Lian.
Aren't we going to build a dam to store water? Let Zi Lian take charge of this matter... Send me an order to attack Xiapi fiercely from tomorrow and not give it any chance to breathe."
Rather than giving Lu Bu a chance to breathe, it would be better to say that it was to cover the dam and store water so that Lu Bu could not detect it.
In this way, Cao Peng got his wish and stayed outside Xiapi City, and he was working under Cao Hong's account, so he seemed very comfortable.
He and Cao Hong are partners, and the prosperous gambling house in Luoyang is now making money every day.
Naturally, Cao Hong would not treat Cao Peng badly. He appointed him as a commander in the army, pretending to join the military and responsible for the warning work of building dams and water storage. Although it was called Cao Hong's tribe, it was actually like leading his own army. Cao Peng did not only interact with Cao Hong every day.
They chatted together and paid more attention to the battle in Xiapi.
On November 15th, Lu Bu suddenly rushed out of Xiapi, carrying Lu Lan on his back, trying to break out of the siege.
Unexpectedly, he was noticed by Liu Bei, who led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to stop him. Later, Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang and others set out one after another, and finally Lv Bu returned without success and returned to Xiapi. In this battle, Liu Bei suffered heavy losses. Guan Yu and Zhang
Feidu was injured and unable to continue the siege.
Subsequently, Cao Cao ordered Liu Bei's troops to retreat from the south gate, and Cao Hong's troops took over.
Liu Bei's soldiers and horses, except for his "White Soldiers", all became Cao Hong's subordinates. Although Liu Bei was reluctant, he had no choice but to give up his soldiers and horses, and retreated to the North Gate Central Army Headquarters with his troops.
In the camp, wait for Cao Cao's orders.
Cao Cao easily neutralized Liu Bei's military power, which made Cao Peng deeply moved.
But he was more concerned about the situation in Xiapi... because he knew that Lu Bu's breakout was actually to get reinforcements from Yuan Shu. If the breakout failed, Lu Bu no longer had any hope. Next, all that awaited Lu Bu was death, and Cao Peng also followed.