After listening to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei nodded. In fact, he had a plan in his heart, and he would never let go of this excellent opportunity, so he immediately stood up and bowed his hand to Tao Qian: "Tao Envoy Jun is warmly invited, and I am grateful, but I am still the Taishou of Liaoxi, even if I want to go to Xuzhou, I must also speak to Youzhou Mu Liu Envoy Jun, and after hanging the seal, Bei must lead two thousand soldiers under his tent to come to meet each other, so as to live up to Tao Envoy Jun's high expectations." ”

Tao Qian laughed and said, "Great, really good." I have Xuande, Xuzhou Ke'an! ”

Mi Zhu laughed happily at the moment, and arched his hand at Liu Bei: "Congratulations to Lord Liu on coming to Xuzhou." ”

Tao Qian said: "Xuande, from today on, you will temporarily serve as the general of Yamen, commanding all the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, and after repelling Dong Zhuo, the old man will personally go to the table and officially appoint you as the general of Yamen." ”

After Liu Bei listened, he hurriedly stood up, although General Yamen is a miscellaneous general, but the key is to let him command all the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, which is equivalent to letting him control all the military power in Xuzhou. He was naturally happy, and immediately bowed to Tao Qian and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Liu Bei will definitely do his best to keep Xuzhou peaceful." ”

Sun Qian and Mi Fang also got up to congratulate them, only Cao Bao was unhappy, watching this unknown Liu Bei become his top boss as soon as he turned around, and he was very unhappy. But in order not to cause any unpleasantness, he still congratulated Liu Bei a few times.

So the people continued to feast in the big tent, until the west set on the western mountain, and the wine feast was dispersed. Liu Bei returned to the barracks of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, handed over the official seal in person, said a few polite words, and took his subordinates to move to the military camp of Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian.

Lin Nan and Cao Cao followed Sun Jian to drink. The three of them hadn't had such a happy gathering for a long time, and they all left their identities as princes and drank bitterly in Sun Jian's camp. I don't know when the wine was drunk, but I just felt that it was twilight.

"Are there prostitutes in the city?" Cao Cao, who was drunk, once again said this wise saying, but he didn't know that his wise saying had caused the loss of one of his most important generals.

"Mengde, you are drunk. This is Bishui Pass, where are all soldiers, where are the prostitutes? Sun Jian drank a lot of wine, and drank several jars of wine in a row, but he was still sober and abnormal.

Dian Wei, who had been standing behind Cao Cao, couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward and took a step forward, and comforted: "Lord, you are drunk, continue to drink like this." I'm just afraid ......"

"Fuck off! Don't you see me drinking with my brothers? "Cao Cao is indeed drunk, his alcohol consumption is not very good, but he always likes to hold on, and Cao Cao's wine after being drunk is not very good, he always likes to be drunk and messy, and he also likes to complain, no different from a scoundrel in the market.

It was the first time Dian Wei saw Cao Cao lose such a big temper, and it seemed to be the first time he had seen Cao Cao drink so happily. Ever since he was discovered and recommended to Cao Cao by Xiahoudun, he has been by Cao Cao's personal guard. He's one of those people who doesn't talk much. But he is a doer, as long as it is what Cao Cao commands, he will do it very well, and he will do some things that he thinks he has to do perfectly. It's not so much that he is a guard, but that he is Cao Cao's male nanny, even when Cao Cao and his wife are in the room. He was very competent to guard the door, just for Cao Cao's safety. He didn't take Cao Cao's words to heart, but slowly took two steps back and continued to stand there, still maintaining an expressionless cool brother posture.

Today for Cao Cao. It was a special day, his former friends Lin Nan and Sun Jian captured Bishui Pass, and the Northern Route Army also conquered Chenggao, and he had been worried about Dong Zhuo's strength for a long time, which caused him a great pressure. But the huge pressure also made his nerves tense all the time, so he complied with Sun Jian's invitation today and decided to relax his mood.

Hearing Dian Wei being scolded and bearing it without complaint, Lin Nan had to admit that Dian Wei was indeed a very good nanny, and she could be so obedient. He could even be sure that if there were really prostitutes in this Bishui Pass, Dian Wei would not hesitate to find Cao Cao for Cao Cao to enjoy.

In the big tent, there were only four people, Sun Jian and Lin Nan did not bring personal bodyguards, and on this occasion, it seemed that they did not need to bring them. Only Cao Cao brought it, not so much because he brought it, but because Dian Wei himself came with him. At first, Sun Jian and Lin Nan were not very used to it, after all, Dian Wei was such a heavyweight standing there with his arms in his arms, although they knew that they would not do anything to this statue, but out of Dian Wei's momentum, they still shocked both of them. Fortunately, Dian Wei kept the posture of a statue, standing there motionless, expressionless, and didn't even blink his eyes, which gradually put Lin Nan and Sun Jian at ease.

"Brother Meng De, you don't drink well, but you want to be strong, why bother? I see it's getting late, and I'm going to Tiger Prison tomorrow, so let's drink it here, right? Lin Nan is also a little dying, although the alcohol content of this wine is not high, but it can't hold back the large amount, he has peed more than a dozen times in the afternoon, and now his stomach is full of wine, and he is still shaking vigorously when he moves, which is really uncomfortable.

Cao Cao was picking up the wine bowl and pouring wine into his stomach, when he suddenly heard Lin Nan say such words, he threw the wine bowl to the ground and said angrily: "Hmph! Lao Tzu wants to drink, whoever dares not let Lao Tzu drink, Lao Tzu will fight with whom! ”

Drunk, already completely drunk, this kind of ruffian appearance after a generation of heroes is drunk, it is really annoying.

Sun Jian had the demeanor of an elder, and when he saw that Cao Cao was really drunk, he snatched the wine jar in front of Cao Cao, and then handed over a wine bowl, poured a bowl of wine for Cao Cao, and poured a bowl of wine for Lin Nan, and said loudly: "This wine hurts your body if you drink too much, so it's better to drink less." It's really nice to have my brothers and I get together here again for a drink. However, the big thing matters, and Meng De, you are really drunk, and if you drink it again, it will lose its meaning. Let's use this bowl of wine as today's farewell bar, and wait to kill Dong Thief. When the whole world celebrates, our brothers drink pain again. Come, drain this bowl of wine, and go back to camp, or else I will give the order to evict you!" ”

Lin Nan agreed with Sun Jian's approach. Immediately raised the wine bowl and said to Cao Cao, who was already in a trance: "Brother Mengde, what Brother Wentai said is very reasonable, come, let's finish drinking this bowl, let's go back to the camp separately, and go to the Tiger Prison Pass together tomorrow to meet with the Northern Route Army, rather than drinking." Or the big thing is important. ”

Cao Cao's consciousness was still a little lucid, so he nodded, drank it all, and then pointed at Lin Nan and said, "Lin Ziyu!" I heard that your Flying Feather Army is very strong, I am not convinced, I want you to see my Qingzhou Army, Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, I want you to see what is the real elite soldier. And ......"

Before he finished speaking, Cao Cao burped. What comes out of the mouth is a mouthful of wine, and the mellow wine is once in the stomach. When it came out again, it became a smell of wine, and the smell was very unpleasant, so that Lin Nan and Sun Jian hurriedly retreated a little distance.

"Hehe...... Cao Cao said drunkly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." It's really a panic in my stomach. Oh, where did I just go? ”

Lin Nandao: "You said let me go and see your Qingzhou Army and Tiger and Leopard riding ......"

"Oh......" Cao Cao said, "I remember, it's a tiger and a leopard riding ...... No, no, it's you who got the formation when you were quelling the chaos in Liangzhou. I wrote it down in private, deduced it secretly, and finally let me create a new type of battle formation, I think...... I'd like you to take a look and give me some pointers. ”

When Lin Nan heard Cao Cao's words, he recalled that when he was training in Chencang, he used the battle formation of the Romans and the battle formation of the Qin Dynasty army to remove the dross and take its essence, and connected it into the formation that the Feiyu Army has been using now. At that time, Cao Cao saw it with his own eyes and asked him what it was, but he didn't explain it to Cao Cao, and he didn't think that Cao Cao actually secretly wrote it down. He heard that Cao Cao had also come up with a new formation, so he came to the spirit and wanted to find out, and he had never seen the strength of Cao Cao's army, and he didn't know what the combat effectiveness was, so he wanted to find out. He smiled at Cao Cao and said, "Okay, that's what I mean." ”

Cao Cao slapped the table, and stood up immediately, his feet were weak, and he almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, Dian Wei behind him supported him in time. With Dian Wei's support, he bowed his hands to Lin Nan and Sun Jian, and said, "Go, you all go to my barracks, I want you to see my Cao Cao's strength." ”

Sun Jian naturally would not let go of this opportunity, he always thought that the two people in front of him were very talented people, and he was very happy to be brothers with such two people. He immediately nodded and said to Lin Nan: "Ziyu, let's go and take a look." ”

Cao Cao turned his head to Dian Wei behind him and said, "Dian Wei, help me back to the camp, let Xiahoudun gather all the Qingzhou troops, and let Cao Ren and Cao Chun gather all the tigers and leopards to ride." ”

Dian Wei said "Nuo", and said to Lin Nan and Sun Jian: "Two adults, please come with me, I will let people go back to inform the three generals first, and when we walk to the barracks, the formation will probably be set up." ”

Lin Nan and Sun Jian nodded, and together they followed Cao Cao, who was supported by Dian Wei, out of the big tent.

Sun Jian didn't bring anyone, and walked out of his military camp with Lin Nan and walked towards Cao Cao's military camp.

Cao Cao's military camp was stationed in the west of Bishui Pass, because his army was the largest in number, and among the several princes in Bishui Pass, his army of 30,000 accounted for half of the strength, so it was stationed in an open field in the field.

At this time, the sun had already set, and there was still some time before it got dark, and under this twilight, it was completely possible to see the army's drills. Dian Wei sent people to Cao Cao's military camp to inform Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, and Cao Chun, and he helped Cao Cao to go. Cao Cao staggered, it was very inconvenient to walk, Dian Wei simply carried Cao Cao on his back, and walked forward with Cao Cao on his back, which shortened the distance a lot.

When they arrived near Cao Cao's military camp, Lin Nan and Sun Jian saw a phalanx of 15,000 people neatly arranged on the flat ground outside the barracks, with cavalry and infantry intertwined, and there were all kinds of troops. When you walk in, the army is very eye-catching, giving people the illusion of unevenness.

At this time, three generals in armor and two scribes in robes all came over, and bowed to Cao Cao, who was carrying Dian Wei's back, "See the lord!" ”

"Dian Wei, let me down, you go and call Xu Chu!" Cao Cao patted Dian Wei's shoulder and shouted softly.

Dian Wei said "Nuo", put Cao Cao on the ground, and then said to a burly man: "General Xiahou, the lord will be handed over to you." ”

The general surnamed Xiahou was Xiahou Dun, who was tall and took over Cao Cao from Dian Wei's support. Firmly held Cao Cao up, and said to Dian Wei: "You go and call Xu Fatzi, he is still eating in the back camp, let him come over quickly." ”

Dian Wei nodded, and walked straight to the side, his vigorous steps quickly disappeared into the twilight.

At this time. A scribe beside Xiahoudun stood up, dressed in a long robe, coupled with a kind face, and a slightly rich figure, giving people a very elegant appearance. He glanced at Sun Jian and Lin Nan carefully, then stepped forward and arched his hand: "In Xia Xunyu, if the word is ruo, I have seen two generals. ”

"It turns out that he is Xun Yu......" Lin Nan looked at Xun Yu, who was very elegant. He glanced at the younger scribe beside Xun Yu again, and thought to himself, "Could it be that this young man next to Xun Yu is Guo Jia?" ”

I saw Sun Jian arch his hand towards Xun Yu, and asked the question in Lin Nan's heart: "It turned out to be Mr. Xun, I have been looking up for a long time, I don't know who these people around Mr. Xun are?" ”

Before Xun Yu could answer, he saw the drunk Cao Cao shouting on the side: "Come on, come on, I'll introduce you to you." This is Cao Ren, and this is Cao Chun. This is Cheng Yu, who is my right-hand man. ”

"It turned out to be Cheng Yu, I thought it was Guo Jia." After Lin Nan listened to Cao Cao's introduction, he said silently in his heart.

Cao Ren stood behind Xiahoudun, and now took a step forward, revealing a vigorous figure. Compared with Cao Cao, Cao Ren is a handsome guy, I saw that he had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he looked strong, but he also had the elegance of a literati. He arched his hand towards Sun Jian and Lin Nan and said, "Cao Ren has seen General Sun and General Lin. ”

Followed by. Cao Chun, who was five big and three thick, also walked out, hugged his fists towards Lin Nan and Sun Jian, and said loudly: "Cao Chun, meet the two generals." ”

"Cheng Yu see the two generals." Cheng Yu had two thin hairs on his face and a fair complexion, and he also bowed to Lin Nan and Sun Jian.

In Cao Cao's military camp, everyone knew the relationship between Cao Cao and Sun Jian and Lin Nan, so Cao Cao's generals were very polite to Lin Nan and Sun Jian.

"Meng De's subordinates are so handsome, and it is indeed extraordinary when I see them today." Sun Jian said politely.

Lin Nan knew that Cao Cao's subordinates were full of talents, but he only saw such a few people today, which was a little unpleasant. He wanted to take advantage of Cao Cao's drunkenness and belief in Ma Yourein, and wanted to get to know Cao Cao's generals at one time, and he would meet everyone in the future, so he said to Cao Cao: "I heard that Brother Meng De's subordinates are full of talents, including the talents of Yanzhou, Yuzhou and others, why don't you call all the generals together and let me know Brother Wentai?" ”

Cao Cao laughed and said: "You are right, it is rare to be so happy today, I will let all my subordinates come to let you know each other, and let you see how many soldiers and generals I Cao Cao has." ”

Sun Jian has always admired Cao Cao's luck, since he and Cao Cao and Lin Nan were separated in Liangzhou, the three of them went their separate ways, and when it came to strength, it seemed that he was the weakest, he had seen a lot of Lin Nan's generals before, but rarely saw Cao Cao's, at this time, when he heard Lin Nan say this, he also came to be interested, so he casually echoed: "Then there is Lao Mengde, Ziyu and I can see Cao Jun's civil and military affairs today, which is a blessing for three lives." ”

Cao Cao said: "My brother, you don't have to be polite. Wen Ruo, go and call all the people above the captain level, and let them come and meet these two brothers who have come to meet me. ”

Xun Yu hesitated slightly, wanting to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he saw Cao Cao asking angrily, "Why don't you go yet?" ”

It was the first time he had seen Cao Cao drunk like this, and the reason why he hesitated was because he was worried that Cao Cao's appearance would make the generals laugh at him. He immediately approached Cao Cao and said softly: "Lord, if you let them see the lord like this in front of the generals, I'm afraid there will be something wrong, right?" ”

"Like this? What's wrong with me? Am I not Cao Cao? Cao Cao was paralyzed by alcohol, his thinking dropped a lot, and he yelled at Xun Yu, "Go!" Do you want to disobey my orders? ”

Xun Yu saw that Cao Cao was already completely drunk, and he didn't want to worry about it, but Shi Ke could not be humiliated, he was a dignified national soldier, and he actually let Cao Cao shout loudly in front of everyone, and a trace of anger arose in his heart, flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, turned around and left.

"Is it the other way around?" Cao Cao saw that Xun Yu ignored him, and immediately became even more angry, and shouted loudly, "Cao Ren, Cao Chun, fork Xun Wenruo back for me!" ”

Cao Ren and Cao Chun were stunned for a moment, and the two brothers glanced at each other. They had never seen Cao Cao lose his temper so much, and Cao Cao, who had always had special respect for Xun Yu on weekdays, became very rude today because he was drunk, and the two of them were stunned, not knowing what to do.

"It's the other way around, even you are disobedient?" Cao Cao pushed away Xiahoudun, who was holding him. The body staggered and pointed at Cao Ren and Cao Chun and shouted, "What are you still standing there for?" Why don't you go and fork Xun Yu back for me! ”

Cheng Yu hurriedly stepped forward to support Cao Cao, and said softly: "The lord is angry, the lord is angry, Mr. Xun's temper is known to the lord." The lord has always been a guest of honor to Mr. Xun, why did he suddenly ...... today? Isn't it just a call for generals? Then it won't be to meet in this place, even if it wants to be raised, it should not be in the big tent of the Chinese army. The subordinates will help the lord to go to the big tent of the Chinese army, and Cao Ren and Cao Chun will naturally call the generals. And please calm the wrath of the Lord. ”

Xiahoudun also hurriedly walked over at this time, grabbed the other side of Cao Cao, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, what Mr. Cheng said is very reasonable, even if you want to raise the account, it shouldn't be in this place, let's go back to the big tent." Cao Ren, Cao Chun, you quickly help the lord into the big tent. I will go and tell the people that the account will be raised. ”

As soon as Cao Cao heard about entering the account, he suddenly showed a lewd smile. Squinted his eyes and asked Xiahoudun, "Is there a prostitute in the tent?" ”

Xiahoudun hurriedly replied: "Yes, after the lord has finished raising the account, his subordinates will serve the prostitutes." ”

"Coming in!" Cao Cao shouted, turned his head to Sun Jian and Lin Nandao, "Two brothers, please enter the account with me." Blessed to share, such a beautiful day, just the time to have fun. ”

Sun Jian and Lin Nan were stunned on their faces, they didn't expect that this complex in Cao Cao's heart was so heavy, and the two smiled undeniably. Nodding slightly.

Cao Cao saw Sun Jian and Lin Nan nodding, so he asked Cao Ren and Cao Chun to help him walk towards the barracks, and Cheng Yu also followed.

Xiahoudun walked to Lin Nan and Sun Jian's side, moved his lips, his face showed embarrassment, and he glanced at it for a long time before he said slowly: "Two generals, I don't know what kind of woman you want, so it's better to hurry up and go to Zhang Luo, because ...... Because...... There was only one woman in the barracks who was with the army......"

Sun Jian hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Oh, I don't need it, just to promise Meng De." It's the first time I've seen Meng De so drunk, and I didn't think about Meng De......"

Lin Nan stopped halfway through listening to Sun Jian's words, and he hurriedly said: "I don't need it either, although General Xiahou goes to prepare for Brother Meng De, we will go to the big tent of the Chinese army." ”

In Xiahoudun's heart, the world is not as big as Cao Cao, no matter how urgent the matter is, Cao Cao can't ask for a woman, he knows that Cao Cao has this habit, so when he left Yanzhou, he took a woman from the city with the army, just to prevent Cao Cao from having this kind of emergency. Therefore, he can't care about what Taishou and general are on the other side, in short, he has to prepare Gentle Township for Cao Cao in advance. He saw that Lin Nan and Sun Jian didn't have that need, so he hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "Since this is the case, then I will leave first, and the two generals will enter the camp independently, and no one will stop them." ”

Lin Nan and Sun Jian shook their heads when they saw the back of Xiahoudun leaving, the two looked at each other and smiled, no one said anything, and Cao Cao's image seemed to have subverted the image of ambition they knew. The two walked together towards Cao Cao's barracks.

At the gate of the barracks, Xun Yu waited there alone, looking at Lin Nan and Sun Jian who came from the twilight, and then arched his hand to the two and said: "Two generals, I have a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Lin Nan and Sun Jian glanced at each other, and immediately arched their hands together: "Mr. Xun, please speak." ”

Xun Yu said: "Wen Ruo is a scholar, and he is not very talented, but the master of my family is a hero in the world. But heroes also have their mortal side, as the so-called heroes are sad to pass the beauty pass, and my father-in-law is naturally the same. Therefore, after getting drunk, I always hope that there is a beautiful woman to accompany me, these are human nature, I only hope that the two generals will not take these little things of my lord today.

When Lin Nan heard that Xun Yu was so protective of Cao Cao, he probably didn't want Cao Cao to have any scandals, and he was not a particularly gossipy person, and he knew that some small lace news would be used as a pastime, and he would not publicize it everywhere at all. He arched his hand towards Xun Yu and said with a smile: "Mr. Xun, please rest assured, Meng De is my brother, and I have my own measure." However, it is really touching that Mr. Xun can protect him so loyally, but it is a pity that I don't have a talent like Mr. Xun. It's really a big regret in life. ”

Xun Yu said with a smile: "General Lin is joking, Xun Gong is well-known in the sea, General Lin has already regarded him as the mastermind, and he is by General Lin's side, how can General Lin say that he has no great talent?" Xun You's talent is ten times better than mine, and General Lin can put Xun You in a prominent position. It shows that General Lin has the talent to understand people. ”

Lin Nan said with a smile: "Mr. Wen Ruo is also quite talented, he suffered the humiliation of Brother Meng De today, but he can still think about Brother Meng De, it can be seen that Mr. Wen Ruo is extremely loyal to Brother Meng De, he is really a national soldier." ”

Xun Yu only smiled, and then bowed his hand to Lin Nan and Sun Jian: "Two generals, please come with me, my lord is still waiting for the two of you in the big tent!" ”

Xun Yu took Lin Nan and Sun Jian to the big tent of the Chinese army, and then owed a bow. He gave a smile and left, but did not enter the tent.

Sun Jian saw Xun Yu's distant back, and whispered to Lin Nan: "Brother Xian, this person is not simple, Meng De really found a good strategist." ”

Lin Nan sighed and said to Sun Jian: "It's already Brother Mengde's person, and it won't help us to covet it anymore." I just want to return to Youzhou as soon as possible after the alliance and recruit more talents. ”

Sun Jian smiled. said: "Jiangdong also has a lot of talents, it seems that if I want to recruit talents, I have to go to Jiangdong." Let's go in, brother. ”

"Hmm!"

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Cao Cao leaned on the top position and saw Lin Nan and Sun Jian walking into the big tent from the outside. Then he said to Cao Ren and Cao Chun: "Give the two generals a seat!" ”

Cao Ren and Cao Chun were like two ordinary soldiers, who were called by Cao Cao to drink, and hurriedly brought two chairs and placed them in the forefront not far from Cao Cao's side, one left and one right. At the same time, he arched his hand and said, "Two generals, please take a seat." ”

After Lin Nan and Sun Jian sat down, they listened to Cao Cao: "Wait for a while, and there will be generals coming in a while." ”

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Dian Wei and Xu Chu to enter the big tent, first bowed to Cao Cao, and then walked straight to Cao Cao's side, standing behind Cao Cao on the left and right.

After a while, the generals of Cao Cao's army arrived one after another, and this time it really opened the eyes of Lin Nan and Sun Jian.

After the crowd arrived, Cao Cao said aloud: "Everyone, these two people are brothers who are like brothers and sisters to me, you all come to visit." ”

"See the two generals." Everyone knows Lin Nan and Sun Jian, and the news of the two of them joining forces to break the Bishui Pass has spread, no one knows who doesn't know, but when they really meet, some generals are the first time.

Lin Nan and Sun Jian also returned the salute.

Cao Cao's drunkenness at this time seemed to have decreased a little after the quarrel with Xun Yu just now, and he gradually regained a little soberness, so he sat there and said loudly: "Brother Wentai, Brother Ziyu Xian, these are the generals of my Cao Ying, let me introduce them to you...... Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, you all know each other, I don't need to introduce, the other few from the left are Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin, and the young general at the end of the right is called Cao Xiu, who is a thousand miles of my Cao family. In addition, I still have more than ten generals left in Yanzhou, and when Dong Zhuo is killed, I will definitely take you to Yanzhou and let my generals come to meet you. ”

After hearing Cao Cao's introduction, Sun Jian was full of feelings, thinking that he had no more than 10,000 soldiers in Changsha, and there would only be four people, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao, which were really pitiful, and even the people brought by Lin Nan were only part of them. When he thought of talent, a hint of melancholy appeared on his face.

Lin Nan is very aware of Cao Cao's original strength, Cao Cao's possession can crisscross the Central Plains, mostly because his family is too solid, and the clan is also full of talents, just the surname Xiahou and the surname Cao can bring him many benefits, not to mention the wealthy families in Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places. He is from a different background from Cao Cao, Cao Cao belongs to a family, and he has no foundation, and even the clan is accused of being in the hands of Dong Zhuo, and he doesn't know if he is killed or not. In short, he belongs to the self-made kind. After seeing Cao Cao's talents today, he secretly made up his mind that after returning to Youzhou, he must recruit talents from all walks of life, and in troubled times, as long as there are talents, there will be no land.

"Brother Meng De is full of talents, and he has a lot of soldiers and enough food, and he is really the best among the heroes. Yuan Benchu just relied on his reputation as Yuan, and he couldn't compare with Brother Meng De at all. I believe that in the near future, Brother Meng De will definitely be able to become the pillar of the Kuangfu Han family. Lin Nan appreciated.

Cao Cao snorted coldly and said angrily: "Han family? The world of the Han family has already been occupied by Dong Zhuo, and now there is only a doll a few years old who is the emperor, Dong Zhuo bullies other orphans and widows, and there is no shame at all. In my opinion, this big man is really going to fall apart. If only there was such a day. I, Cao Cao, might be able to become the lord of the world......"

Sun Jian was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect Cao Cao to say such a thing, for him, as long as there was still a little hope in the Han family, he would help him to the end. He did not respond to Cao Cao's remarks, and only sat there quietly. Silent.

Lin Nan hurriedly came out of the round and said with a smile: "Brother Meng De, didn't you let me see the formation you deduced?" Why don't we take a look now? ”

"Okay, I'll take you to see it now, and the generals will go with me!" Cao Cao said loudly.

It was already dark, and the fifteen thousand soldiers displayed outside Cao's camp were still in full array, everyone standing there quietly, waiting for an order.

There was no moon, and the clear night wrapped the army outside Cao's camp like a black velvet garment. The army stood in different directions, looking sparse in the vast clearing, like feathers when viewed, motionless in the still air.

"Brother Wentai, Brother Ziyu Xian, please see, this is the battle formation I compiled with the Qingzhou Army and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which can be said to be the most elite army of my Cao Army." Cao Cao stood outside the gate with a smug face. Pointing to the army that could not be seen clearly in the night, he showed off loudly.

Sun Jian is now speechless. The expression on his face also became very wooden, and he was still feeling uncomfortable with what Cao Cao said just now. For him, Cao Cao's current strength is very strong, and if he really has the ambition to dominate the world, he may set off a new bloody storm in the Central Plains.

Lin Nan still had a kind face, and he didn't have to guess Cao Cao's thoughts at all. The name alone was enough to shock him, if Cao Cao didn't have the ambition to dominate the world, then he wouldn't have gone to all the trouble to come to Cao Ying to find out. He is starting to regret it a little now, regretting that he didn't kill the person who would be extremely unfavorable to him in the future when he was in Beijing, but. Judging from the situation in Jingshi at that time, if he didn't leave in time, he would probably be implicated in the struggle for power and profit of various factions, and no one would know if he died one day.

With a sigh of relief, he also thought about it, now it looks very good, although Cao Cao has an army of 50,000, but he is not weak in the north, and the soldiers provided to him by the Wuhuan people alone are as high as 50,000. And he believes that those Wuhuan people will definitely be better than Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry, and as long as they are trained, they will definitely be able to achieve an iron cavalry that sweeps the world.

He had already seen it clearly when he came, the so-called tiger and leopard cavalry was only five thousand carefully selected strong men, the war horses were not very good, and the weapons and armor carried on the body were only iron, and most of the horses in the Central Plains were sold from the north, and Cao Cao was able to form a cavalry team of five thousand people in the chaotic situation in the Central Plains, which seemed to have spent a lot of money. And the Qingzhou Army, to put it bluntly, is just a group of recruited Yellow Turban soldiers, although they are healthy, but there is no trace of proud glory on their faces.

He was not worried about Cao Cao's so-called elite soldiers, because he firmly believed that sooner or later he would take his iron cavalry from Youzhou to level the foundation of the Cao clan, and he would defeat Cao Cao.

There were a lot of thoughts in his mind, he finally smiled with relief, turned his head to Cao Cao and said: "Brother Meng De, such a black light, even if the formation evolves, we can't see it clearly, it's better to let people hold the lamp, arrange it around, and under the weak light, you can see it a little more clearly." ”

Cao Cao said "um", his cheeks were still flushed, his whole face was red, and he was still full of wine when he spoke. With the support of Dian Wei and Xu Chu, who were guarding Dian Wei and Xu Chu on the left and right, he shouted to Xiahoudun behind him: "Palm the lamp, everyone will return to their places!" ”

There was a sound, but seeing that the generals of Cao Ying had all walked towards the battle array, after a while, the other soldiers came out with torches, and thousands of soldiers with torches were scattered in and around the battle array in a very regular manner, acting as pillars, holding torches high, standing there straight, and reflecting an unusual dark night with the firelight.

The light was abundant, and the 20,000 people outside Cao's camp stood there in a staggered manner, and the soldiers with torches and the soldiers in the battle formation formed a perfect unity, which could not hinder the change of the battle formation at all.

At this time, Cao Ren came to Cao Cao's side with a command flag, bowed to Cao Cao and said, "Lord, everything is ready, can you start?" ”

Cao Cao nodded and said softly: "Let's start, let General Sun and General Lin see the exquisite battle formation of our army." ”

"No!" Cao Ren immediately raised the command flag high and waved it suddenly.

The flag fluttered, and the soldiers standing in the battle formation all let out a "mighty" roar in unison. Immediately afterwards, the smaller flags in the battle formation began to wave one after another, and the infantry phalanx lined up in front began to retreat, and the tiger and leopard cavalry arranged in the middle began to disperse into the infantry, and the rest of the infantry contained the cavalry, and the infantry and cavalry began to cooperate very tacitly. In a short time, the entire army formed a spectacular gossip shape.

In order to let Lin Nan and Sun Jian see the essence of the battle array, Cao Cao took the two of them to the watchtower of the military camp, and looked down from a high place, and the changes in the battle array in the distance were all in sight.

Lin Nan saw it really, the originally neatly arranged phalanx suddenly spread out far away, and every five hundred people formed a small phalanx, fifty cavalry and four hundred and fifty infantry were staggered with each other, and the infantry was divided into four types: sword and shield soldiers, pikemen, archers, and crossbowmen, each of which had a hundred people, and in addition, there were still fifty people carrying ropes.

This small phalanx, based on 500 men, formed a large military formation, in which twenty-three such phalanxes were arranged, and 11,500 such phalanxes were formed, all of which were scattered in various positions, and the most central position was vacated for the 3,500 tigers and leopards. Viewed from above, this military formation of 15,000 people has become a battle formation in the shape of a gossip.

"What kind of gossip array is this?" After Lin Nan saw it, he asked puzzledly.

Cao Cao nodded heavily, and boasted: "Brother Xian has good eyesight, but what he said is not accurate enough, this is called the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array, and it is the result of my research for half a year." ”

"Eight Gates Golden Lock Array?" Lin Nan couldn't help but be a little surprised, seeing the formation in front of him, he didn't expect the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation to be so spectacular, and the person in charge of commanding this battle formation turned out to be Cao Ren, and the other generals all entered the formation to command the small phalanx composed of several five hundred people around him. After reading it, he couldn't help but feel that Cao Cao still attached great importance to Cao Ren, otherwise this complex and changeable formation would not be handed over to Cao Ren to command.

"Yes, this is the Bamen Golden Lock Formation, with Bagua as the prototype, and softens the battle formation of the virtuous brother, with a small number of changeable battle formations to form the cornerstone of the entire formation, and then with the tiger and leopard cavalry as the backbone, as long as the enemy attacks, it can be completely engulfed in the formation. Brother, please see, I have carefully arranged every 500 people in the array, and each class has its own special mission. Even in a large-scale melee, this formation can be completely unfazed, and this 15,000 people can withstand the attack of 50,000 enemy troops from all directions. These eight golden lock formations can be attacked and defended, and I have evolved them to become what they are now. ”

After listening to Cao Cao's explanation, Lin Nan really admired Cao Cao, this guy is really a military genius. (To be continued......)