The moonlight was hazy, the candlelight was flickering in the room of the Chen Mansion, and two figures were reflected in the window, they were talking in a low voice, but they didn't know what they were talking about?

It turned out that Chen Deng was discussing things with his father Chen Qi, only to see Chen Deng whisper: "Father, the old man has agreed, and the city will be opened early tomorrow morning." ”

Chen Qi closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then he said: "Guo Jia, this young man is really not simple, not only is he very brave, but he also has such a careful plan, it is simply a link and a ring, and our every move is expected by him. ”

Chen Deng said: "He guessed that we would persuade the old man, so after defeating the Xuzhou army, he camped on the spot and did not move. ”

Chen Qi nodded and said: "If Cao Cao really has such a prodigy by his side, and he takes Xuzhou without bloodshed, then the old man may be able to see the peace of the world in his lifetime, which is really a little exciting." ”

Chen Qi said, his face couldn't help but show joy, which Chen Deng had not seen for a long time.

"What does my father mean, our Chen family should support Cao Cao?" Chen Deng asked in a low voice.

Chen Qi twisted his beard and said: "If Cao Cao really becomes the lord of the two states, and the soldiers of the two states have no major losses, with the current remaining troops in Xuzhou, plus Cao Cao's 300,000 troops, combined with the strength of the two states, who do you think?" ”

Chen Deng thought for a while and said: "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are inseparable in Hebei, Yuan Shu and Liu Biao are on the same page, once the war in Xuzhou is over, no matter how Cao Cao chooses, the form will be very good, if some progress can be made, the Central Plains will have no opponents." ”

Chen Qi said: "Yes, if our family has our back against this big tree, then our Chen family will also be prominent, Yuan Long, you will be able to show your skills in the future!" ”

When Chen Qi said this, he patted Chen Deng's shoulder hard, he kept talking about the interests of the family, but what he was most happy about was that his son could meet a master and give full play to his talent.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the room, and someone came to them so late, indicating that something was unusual.

"Who is it?" Chen Deng asked.

"Young master, there is an urgent report outside the city." Someone outside the door said.

Chen Deng and his father Chen Qi glanced at each other and thought: Xuzhou City will belong to Cao Cao tomorrow, at this time, what else will happen?

For a moment, the two of them, the scheming father and son, couldn't imagine what would happen, so Chen Deng said to the man outside the door: "Okay, you come in and say." ”

The man outside the door agreed, and then pushed the door open, only to see that this was a soldier wearing a Xuzhou military uniform, at a glance, it was no different from an ordinary Xuzhou army soldier, and because of this, he could be mixed in the army without being detected, in fact, this soldier was a spy planted in the army by Chen's father and son, and every move of the Xuzhou army could not avoid the eyes of their two fathers and sons.

Not only in the army, but also in the entire Xuzhou, and even in other states and counties, there are more or less spies of the Chen family and his son, so even if they are in Xuzhou City, they can know what is happening outside, and most of the time, they have more information in their hands than Tao Qian knows, just take this time Guo Jia led the army to attack Xuzhou City, they had to know about it half a day earlier than Tao Qian, but Tao Qian only called them to the meeting hall in a panic half a day later to discuss, including the defeat of the Xuzhou army later, Both of them were the first to know the news, while Tao Qian only learned about it later, so the Chen father and son always had plenty of time to make a decision, what to do next?

Now the spies hidden in the army came late at night to report, and it can be seen that something big must have happened outside the city.

"What's going on?" Chen Deng asked the spy.

According to reason, in order not to arouse the suspicion of others, the spies in the army cannot enter the Chen Mansion in military uniforms, and if someone sees them, it is likely that his identity will be exposed, however, tonight, this spy, knowing that there is this rule, still came in in a military uniform to report, indicating that the situation is so tight that it is too late to change clothes to report to Chen Qi's father and son.

The spy said: "Back to the old man and the son, the vanguard of the Cao army suddenly withdrew. ”

"What?" Chen Deng and Chen Qi both cried out involuntarily.

This is what they never expected, tonight they just sent out the news that Tao Qian was about to surrender, it stands to reason that Guo Jia should be happy, wishing that the sun would rise soon tomorrow morning, how could he suddenly withdraw?

"Is the message accurate?" Chen Jue's question is obviously nonsense, the reliability of their own secret agents is beyond doubt, in normal times, if he asks these superfluous words, unless it is Chen Jue, who is drunk and delirious, and is known for his meticulous thinking, there are times when he is flustered, which means that the impact of this matter on him is too great.

"It's true, they left in a hurry, they didn't even care about tens of thousands of Xuzhou army prisoners, they didn't pull out the camp tent, and they didn't even burn the bonfire."

"What happened this time?" Chen Qi couldn't think of what made them go in such a hurry?

"It can't be that something happened in Yanzhou, right?" Chen Qi looked at Chen Deng and said.

Chen Deng, who was still calm at the moment, shook his head after analyzing many possibilities, and said: "No, our spies have been reporting the situation in Yanzhou, although Cao Cao led the army out of the nest this time, Yanzhou in the rear has already taken precautions, not only built a consolidated fortification, but also left several important ministers in the rear, plus during this period, the princes everywhere are busy with their own affairs, and they have no time to take care of the war here, otherwise, the Yanzhou army has been out for so long, The princes of all places will not be without any ideas. ”