"Have you prepared earlier? What preparations should you have made earlier?" Xiahou Dun was furious and shouted: "Could it be that you want me to surrender to Thief Chen? Hum, I would rather die in battle than surrender to Thief Chen!"
Cao Cundao said: "Our army is defeated, and the imperial troops will arrive in a blink of an eye. Shouldn't we move the lord's family to a safe place as soon as possible? Young Master Cao Ang has been smart since he was a child. If anything happens to the lord, I will assist Young Master Ang to inherit the throne.
My lord’s unfinished business!”
Xiahou Dun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, he bowed deeply to Cao Chun and said: "If it weren't for Zi He's words, we would have almost missed the big event!"
With the desire to die gone, Xiahou Dun immediately returned to the level that a famous general should have. He said to Cao Chun: "Now that the lord has been defeated, we only have three cities left in our hands, and we are by no means a match for the imperial army. The plan now is,
The only way to go north for the time being is to seek refuge with Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Jizhou!"
Cao Chundao: "In this case, it's time to make preparations first, general. I'll inform Juancheng and Fan County!"
The two of them had decided on a plan and immediately split up. Xiahou Dun counted his troops, packed his equipment, and prepared to break out. Cao Chun took more than a hundred cavalry to notify Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, hoping that they would follow them and escape to Hebei. Xun Yu
When I heard that Cao Cao was defeated, his expression changed drastically. He grabbed Cao Chun's sleeve and asked, "Where is my lord?"
Cao Chun replied bitterly: "The Xiliang cavalry has covered the battlefield, and the whereabouts of the lord is unknown!"
Xun Yu paused and said: "If the lord is still there, even if the army is defeated, we can still hold on and wait for the world to change. Now that the lord's whereabouts are unknown, we can only go to Yuan Jizhou!"
Cao Chundao: "Yuan Rang also said the same thing. Military advisor, please take the soldiers and horses in the city and retreat with me!"
Xun Yu then ordered thousands of cavalry in the city and headed for Dong'a. Xun Yu agreed to temporarily withdraw to Hebei, but Cheng Yu refused and evacuated with him. He was a native of Dongjun and was now over fifty.
At the age of 18, he is neither a famous scholar like Xun Yu nor Cao Cao's brother like Xiahou Dun. What good can he gain by running away to Hebei? It is better to stay.
Cheng Yu said seriously: "Wen Ruo just escorts the lord's family to the north, I will just attract the enemy's attention here!"
Xun Yu and Cao Chun persuaded him again and again, but Cheng Yu always insisted on his own opinion. The two had no choice but to bring their troops and horses to join Xiahou Dun first, and then withdrew all the way across the Yellow River to join Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Jizhou.
Chen Cheng withdrew his troops to Yanzhou and captured many of Cao's defeated troops along the way. He met up with Zang Ba's army near Feng County and met Liu Bei and others who had rushed over after hearing that Cao Cao was defeated. Liu Bei only brought with him
There were two thousand infantry and cavalry, of which there were only three hundred cavalry. The soldiers' armor was a bit old, with traces of sword strikes all over it, and it looked murderous.
After seeing Chen Cheng again, Zang Ba felt that he was surrounded by a domineering aura that was hard to look directly at. He, Sun Guan, Wu Dun and other generals knelt on the ground and said: "Meet the general!"
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Dao and others on the side also knelt down and said in unison: "Greetings to the general!"
Zang Ba was beaten several times by Cao Cao, and Liu Bei was once beaten to the point where he began to doubt his life. They knew how terrifying Cao Cao was. But even Cao Cao's army, with such a powerful military front, was reduced to ashes in two days.
Fei Hui. The Xiliang army's fighting power shocked them.
In the Battle of Pengcheng a few days ago, Cao Jun suffered heavy casualties. A large number of Cao Jun's famous generals, including Xiahou Yuan, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Dian Wei, were killed. These generals had already established their reputation in the process of conquering Yanzhou and attacking Xuzhou, and they all attracted the attention of surrounding princes.
A famous general who suffered from a severe headache.
But with just one defeat, all the prestige these people had established in the past was in vain. They were replaced by Lu Bu, Ma Chao, Pang De, Bao Chu and other generals of the Xiliang Army who were rising up. The generals of the Xiliang Army stepped on Cao's army.
The corpses of generals and generals appeared on the world stage.
Seeing Liu Bei and others kneeling on the ground, Chen Cheng quickly jumped off his horse. He took a few steps forward, helped Liu Bei up, and said, "Brother, why are you so polite?"
Liu Bei said with some shame: "The imperial court appointed me as the shepherd of Xuzhou, but I can't protect the people in the state, so I have to trouble the general to come out..."
Chen Cheng stopped Liu Bei from continuing, "Although Cao Cao is cruel, few in the world can match him in his ability to fight with soldiers. My brother had many battles with Cao Cao's army in Xuzhou. Although he suffered many defeats, he always persisted in resisting.
If the main force of Cao Cao's army had not been restrained by my brother, I would not have been able to seize the opportunity to seize Yanzhou. To be honest, the first credit for defeating Cao Cao should belong to my brother."
Liu Bei was greatly moved when he heard this. Ma Chao, Fazheng and others beside him all showed unhappy expressions. However, although they were not satisfied with Chen Cheng's statement, they did not dare to question it face to face. Only Lu Bu snorted coldly and said
: "Is it considered credit for not surrendering? Or is it the first achievement? What do we, the soldiers who fought bloody battles with Cao Cao, think about it?"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were furious. They stood up suddenly from the ground and pressed their hands on the handle of the sword. Lu Bu saw this and sneered: "If you have the guts, you can draw the sword and try it!"
Liu Bei turned around and shouted: "Yun Changyide must not be rude!"
Chen Cheng also glared at Lu Bu and said angrily: "I will keep all your achievements in mind, and your reward will not be missing!"
He then helped Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others up and said, "Get up, everyone. We are all meritorious officials. When I return to Chang'an, I will naturally report it to the emperor and then reward you based on your merits!"
After Chen Cheng led Zang Ba, Liu Bei and others into the city, Ma Chao, who stayed behind, said angrily: "We charged into the battle to get to where we are today. What credit can Liu Bei have for us?"
He knew that Fa Zheng was the favorite of General Chen Cheng, so he said to Fa Zheng: "You must tell the Lord how to be filial!"
Fa Zheng was arrogant and intelligent. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Liu Bei's first achievement, he said: "Now that all the heroes in the world are rising together, the Lord needs to recruit heroes from all over. That's why he said that. No matter what Liu Bei does, that is,
Xuzhou is pastoral, can the lord still increase his territory? Regardless of merit, rewards will only fall on our heads!"
Ma Chao was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "So that's it!"
Lu Bu, who had not yet gone far, was stunned when he heard Fazheng's words and thought to himself: Chen Wenzheng turns out to be so cunning, no wonder I can't fight him!
In Fengcheng, Chen Cheng prepared a banquet for Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others. He also invited Lu Bu, Ma Chao, Pang De, Bao Chu, Wei Ran, Zhao Si, Ding Yuan and others.
Call me. Because I am in the military, everything is kept simple. The food is not exquisite, just big fish and meat stewed until it is mashed. There is a lot of wine.
All generals in the army are not good at drinking. It is very rare for people like Chen Cheng who don't like drinking. Lu Bu, Ma Chao and others are usually restricted by military discipline and dare not drink in the army. Now that the ban has been relaxed, they naturally drink happily.
Eat a piece of meat and drink from a big bowl. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were chased by Cao Cao with no way to the sky or to the ground. They were surrounded by Cao's army several times in the city. Several times, Liu Bei felt that he could not hold on any longer.
, at this time, the Jedi made a comeback, and the originally powerful enemy was suddenly wiped out. Once the pressure on his body was gone, he felt extremely happy when he started drinking.
As for Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others, they were originally Taishan bandits. Although they were incorporated by Tao Qian, they were still regarded as bandits by the surrounding princes. Even if those scholars did not scold them in front of their faces, they would say bad things about them behind their backs.
Now that they hugged the thick leg of the general, it was like they were whitewashed, and they were all very happy, so they all started drinking happily.
Chen Cheng held the wine glass and toasted one by one, starting with Liu Bei. He was now in a high position, but he still maintained an approachable style. He had no airs about him and spoke nicely, so the atmosphere in the hall quickly became lively.
It was Fazheng and Mengda. Because they were still young, they were not allowed to drink on weekdays. Chen Cheng also went up to toast them a few drinks.
"Brother Zhang, you have never cared about etiquette." Chen Cheng bowed in a circle, then came to Zhang Fei's side with the wine glass, and said with a smile: "Brother Xuande and Brother Guan are just that, why are you still paying homage to Zhang Fei?"
Me kneeling down? This is not like you at all!"
Zhang Fei laughed loudly and said: "I know Wen Zheng, you are impatient with those vulgar etiquette, but the eldest brother and the second brother both knelt down, so of course I, the third brother, can only kneel down together!"
He stretched out his hand and punched Chen Cheng on the chest, and said excitedly: "You really have it. Cao Cao's boy has so many soldiers, it's really not easy to deal with it, but you, Wen Zheng, cleaned him up in two days! I heard people say,
Back then, near Pengcheng, the Overlord of Western Chu defeated Emperor Gaozu so quickly. Wenzheng, you, the Overlord of Xiliang, are no worse than the Overlord of Chu!"
Zhang Fei drank a little too much, was very excited, and was close to Chen Cheng, so he spoke without any scruples.
"Wen Zheng, you are the Overlord of Chu, and your eldest brother's surname is Liu, so aren't my second brother and I just Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo? It's a pity that Yuan Long didn't come, otherwise, you would definitely like it!"
Liu Bei turned around and scolded: "Yide, you are drunk and you started talking nonsense!"
Zhang Fei shouted: "I'm not drunk!"
Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Fei who was shouting and couldn't help but shook his head. He asked Guan Yu to look at Zhang Fei for a moment, then turned his head and said to Chen Cheng: "Now Cao Cao has been defeated, most of Yanzhou has been pacified, and the remaining Juan
The city, Fanxian, Dong'e and other places will surely be captured soon. Now that the Central Plains has been decided, I wonder when Wen Zheng is going to move the emperor and the court back to Luoyang?"
Chen Cheng once killed more than ten important officials of the imperial court in Chang'an, which shocked the world, and Liu Bei also heard about it. As he thought, now Liangzhou, Guanzhong, Bingzhou, Sili, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou have all returned to the imperial court, and the world is at peace.
The day is not far away and it is time to move the imperial court back to Luoyang.
As for Chen Cheng being arrogant and domineering and taking power to himself, Liu Bei didn't care too much. Since the Guangwu Zhongxing, it was not uncommon for him to serve as a general as a relative and then control the court. Although Chen Cheng did not have a sister to marry the emperor, he
Marrying the Wannian Princess Liu Qian can also be regarded as a relative.
If a general is not domineering, can he still be a general?
