Ji Ling knew the stakes, so he hurriedly led his troops to withdraw to Shouchun.

Liu Bi and Gong Du hurriedly packed up their troops and horses and continued to hurry. When they saw the general with the red scarf, they hurriedly thanked, "Thank you Li Wenda for saving me, fortunately he led the troops to kill just now, otherwise it is estimated that many brothers will be lost." ”

It turned out that this person was Li Tong, Li Wenda. When he was a teenager, he was famous as a ranger in Jiangxia and Runan, and later raised troops with the people of the same county, and became a well-known force after several twists and turns.

He was quite righteous and heroic, and he went bankrupt to help many victims. In trade and like-mindedness, it has been a year to establish contact with the Four Seas Merchant Gang, and at this time, it just happened to lead the troops to help each other and go north together.

Several of them have been in contact with the Four Seas Merchant Gang for a period of time, although it is not certain that Dong Bai and Tong Yuan are behind them, but they can also analyze that they will more or less follow Chang'an and Hedong to survive and develop in the future.

They didn't dare to stay longer, so they immediately took their soldiers and horses and their families and went northwest along the border of Yingchuan and Nanyang counties.

The place near here is located at the junction of Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu and the Xiliang Army, and no one has completely controlled it.

The officials here can only fall with the wind, usually obeying the arrangements of Chang'an, and the other major princes do not dare to offend.

Liu Pi and the others thought they knew this well, so they focused their defense on the pursuers behind them, but they didn't worry about any obstacles on the road ahead.

Unexpectedly, an elite army of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared in front of them, and in a very short period of time, all the family members and baggage were controlled, and even Zhou Cang and Ma Riyan lost news.

Liu Pi, Gong Du, and Li Tong hurriedly caught up with the broken soldiers and horses, and just happened to encounter a cavalry with soldiers and horses all wearing armor and murderous spirit.

What alarmed them even more was the banner of this cavalry, which clearly indicated that they belonged to Cao Cao, the old enemy of the Runan army over the years.

"Impossible! Why did Cao Jun just appear here? ”

"It's horrible! Is it true that those cavalrymen, who wore fish scale armor and horses covered with thick leather armor? ”

"It's over!"

"Run, the family can still grab it in the future, and if the life is gone, there will really be nothing."

Li Tong glanced at Liu and Gong, who were already a little frightened, and then looked at the formation of soldiers and horses on the opposite side, and knew that it was impossible to break through, and escaping would also damage many horses.

He remembered that he had joined the Four Seas Merchant Gang not long ago, and the meeting had a good opinion of Cao Cao, and he had also set up some trade ties with that side, so he didn't know if it was possible to resolve this matter peacefully.

Cao Chun on the other side was also observing the reactions of Liu Bi and the others.

He didn't get the order to attack the other party, and Meng De was not far behind, and it was estimated that he would see if he was fighting or not.

"Phew"

A scout rushed to Cao Chun's side and whispered the order.

Cao Chun didn't have any emotion on his face, and with a wave of his hand, the tiger and leopard rode out of the main way.

He immediately stepped forward and shouted to Liu Pi and the others, "Since you are rebelling against Yuan Shu, then we are friends, not enemies." It's just that the situation has been decided, and one or two leaders are invited to come over and discuss some details. ”

Liu Pi and Gong were both shocked, and when they heard what the other side said, they calmed down a little. But thinking about it again, the family and baggage are in the hands of the other party, and this time I ran to the south of Luoyang, and I am afraid that the dream of living a free life will not come true.

Li Tong said, "Since we are allowed to go over to negotiate, then let's go over with one of the two leaders, Liu and Gong." ”

Gong Du said, "I estimate that Cao's army is not good, and this cavalry gives people a terrifying feeling of being strong, and this time I am afraid that it may be disarmed and annexed." ”

Liu Bi said, "Now it is a situation where there is no way out, since the other party has invited us to discuss, then we can only bite the bullet and give it a try." ”

Liu Pi and Li Tong, under the guidance of Cao Chun, came to the rear of Cao's cavalry, only to see that all the family members were alive and well, and even the supplies were intact.

The two were a little relieved and followed the lead to the Cao army camp. I saw a middle-aged general with a height of seven Han feet and thin eyes and long hair, talking and laughing with Ma Riyan.

"Uncle Weng, two years ago, I met Zhao Qi and Zhao Qiqing in Chenliu, and it can be said that I finally looked forward to the news of the imperial court. Seeing Mrs. Ma again today, I was really emotional. ”

Ma Riyan smiled brightly and replied, "Meng De, it has not been easy for you all these years, you have appeased and settled so many displaced people. Now that the court is gradually at peace, the world should also stop strife and live in peace for a while. ”

Cao Cao knew that Ma Riyan was still implementing the policy of Dong Thief's remnants, but he didn't refute it directly, but changed the topic and said, "I heard that Uncle Weng has been under house arrest by Yuan Shu these days?" I'm about to teach you a lesson, and I'm going to teach you a lesson. ”

Of course, Ma Riyan was extremely disgusted with Yuan Shu, and he said helplessly, "He, his ambition is really inflated." Even the Son of Heaven dares to snatch the runes, I don't know what crazy things will happen in the future. ”

Cao Cao smiled slyly and said, "Therefore, the imperial court needs to use law and force to deter villains, and I, Cao Mengde, am willing to take this responsibility for the world." ”

Ma Riyan admired Cao Cao's courage and said, "Maybe I'm really old, and the world depends on you and some young people." ”

Cao Cao said, "Uncle Weng said that he was rescued by Liu Pi, Gong Du, Zhou Cang, etc., and he wanted to return to Guanzhong, but he didn't know how to go?" ”

Ma Riyan shook his head and said, "This matter is still discussed with Liu, Gong, the three leaders of Zhou, Guangling Chen Zizheng, and Leader Li, fortunately Meng De did not hurt anyone, and everyone should get along well." ”

Cao Cao saw that Liu Pi and Li Tong were brought over, and said, "That's fine, then call Leader Zhou and Chen Duan over as well, and go to the account to discuss matters together." ”

It turned out that this Cao Cao had already been lurking in Yuan Shu, Runan and other places, and the strange movements of Liu Pi and others were quickly grasped by his intelligence agency.

And in charge of Cao Cao's intelligence system is a god named Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao. After a little analysis, he knew that this matter was done by Guanzhong's side.

Zhou Yu was at a loss for this, and he could analyze it, mainly not because of whether his ability was stronger than Zhou Yu, but because this matter could only be Cao Cao and Guan Zhong's hands.

On their side, they originally had a plan to welcome back Ma Riyan and suppress Yuan Shu from public opinion. However, Lu Bu caused them continuous trouble, so they did not carry it out.

It's not them who do it, but by looking at the direction of travel and the people used, they can roughly analyze who is manipulating what happened.

Later, he learned about Ma Riyan's situation from Liu and Gong Bingbing, so Cao Cao came over in person and exchanged courtesies.

Cao Cao is not Yuan Shu, it is impossible for him to intercept and detain Ma Riyan, on the contrary, he has to fulfill the friendship of the landlord and let Ma Lao speak for him in Guanzhong.