The reason why Lu Bu was not allowed to fight, Liu Xie actually wanted to see what Lu Bu would do if there was really a war in Xiapi, and our army was at a disadvantage.

Therefore, Liu Xie was more concerned about Lu Bu's movements than Cao Cao.

"Your Majesty, Lu Bu is capricious, he can be a Hanchen or a warlord."

"But compared to Lu Bu, I think Chen Gong is more dangerous."

Jia Xu replied in a low voice.

"Chen Gong!"

Liu Xie probably understood what was going on, if Lu Bu wanted to be a warlord, then he would definitely need Chen Gong, and if he wanted to be a Hanchen, he didn't need Chen Gong at all.

Chen Gong, as a member of the Yanzhou scholarly clan, first assisted Cao Cao and wanted to establish a hegemony for him.

But Cao Cao accepted the Yellow Turban Thief and was hated by Chen Gong and others, so he greeted Lu Bu.

And Lu Bu is the new master chosen by Chen Gong, as long as he is alive, then he will always persuade Lu Bu to stand on his own.

"Looks like we're going to have to find a way to get rid of this person."

Liu Xie sighed, although he also wanted to recover Chen Palace, this person was extremely intelligent, and he could indeed be of great use.

But compared to Chen Gong, Liu Xie was more inclined to subdue Lu Bu.

Besides, Chen Gong has no loyalty to the Han family, so there is no need to stay at all!

"Your Majesty."

At this time, Liu Bei rode his horse to Liu Xie's side and said, "The younger brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have already led the army to meet. ”

"Okay."

Liu Bei bowed his head, pointed at the cross lance in his hand, and shouted: "Now, our army will immediately join the battlefield and end the war in Xiapi!" ”

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei led an army of nearly 50,000 and launched a fierce attack on Zhang Xun's army.

The balance of victory soon leaned towards Liu Xie's side.

Zhang Xun's army of 50,000 collapsed, leaving only the fate of being slaughtered, and under the leadership of Lu Bu, the army pursued out of Xuzhou before returning.

"Your Majesty, plus the previous battle against Ji Ling, our army has annihilated more than 40,000 Yuan Shu in total."

"Our army suffered more than 6,000 casualties."

In the palace of Xiapi City, Liu Bei said.

"Good!"

Liu Xie got up suddenly, this battle, he can be said to have won a complete victory, and the casualties were Liu Bei and Lu Bu's army, he was not distressed at all.

I only hate my own side, why are the casualties no longer greater.

"Your Majesty!"

At this time, Jia Xu hurriedly walked in and said, "Cao Cao is here." ”

"Cao Cao?"

Hearing this, Liu Xie and Liu Bei were shocked.

At this time, Cao Cao only came to Xuzhou, but it was too late.

"Let him in."

Liu Xie hurriedly said, the matter on the battlefield has subsided, and the internal battle is not over yet.

Liu Xie also wanted to see what kind of expression Cao Cao, who had failed in his plan, would be.

Not long after, Cao Cao led Cheng Yu, Xiahou Yuan and others to meet the Son of Heaven.

"Minister Cao Cao knocked to see Your Majesty, the rescue was late, and I ask for forgiveness."

Cao Cao bowed.

"Prime Minister Cao Cheng, what are you talking about?"

Liu Xie said with a smile: "Our army has just won a big victory, and the prime minister came to congratulate him, and I am very pleased." ”

"What Your Majesty said is that even Yuan Shu'er dares to openly oppose His Majesty, and he deserves this defeat."

Although Cao Cao was not very comfortable in his heart, it did not hinder the smile on his face in the slightest.

"Cheeky."

Liu Bei couldn't help but scold in his heart, how can this guy be better than himself.

"Since the prime minister is here, let's take a break and participate in tonight's celebration banquet together."

Liu Xie said with a smile, Cao Cao answered, and sat down with his subordinates.

"Your Majesty!"

At this time, a tall and mighty middle-aged military general walked in, and it was Lu Bu who was chasing and killing Zhang Xun.

Lu Bu was carrying a package in his hand, he threw it on the ground casually, and everyone looked over and found that it was Zhang Xun's head.

"Your Majesty, the minister chased and killed Zhang Xun for dozens of miles, and finally beheaded him at the border of Xuzhou."

Lu Bu smiled proudly.

"It is worthy of Wen Hou, in this way, Yuan Shu is one less general."

Liu Xie praised with a smile, but he didn't care about it, although Zhang Xun was also a general, he couldn't compare with Ji Ling.

If it was Ji Ling who was killed, Liu Xie would still be a little interested.

However, this was a fierce blow to Yuan Shu's morale.

"Yo, isn't this Prime Minister Cao?"

Lu Bu turned his head to look over, the enemy was very red when he saw him, Lu Bu smiled and said: "In the past, Xu Zi will evaluate the prime minister, he is a capable minister who governs the world, and a hero in troubled times, this time the battle of Xuzhou is over, why is the prime minister late?" ”

"Could it be that none of the nearly 100,000 troops under the prime minister's command can fight?"

Lu Bu's ridicule was directly full, and Cao Cao's generals such as Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren were all angry.

What are you kidding, the Qingzhou army on the lord's side is all elite, and the tigers and leopards are galloping vertically and horizontally, and it is even more difficult to have opponents.

What kind of thing are you, Lu Bu, the soldiers under your command are a group of rabble, even the elite Bingzhou cavalry, there are 5,000 people who followed Zhang Liao and took refuge in the Son of Heaven.

What else do you have to be arrogant!

"Isn't our army defeated by Wen Hou, and we need to rest."

Cao Cao got off the donkey and said with a smile.

"Oh?"

Lu Bu was stunned, and Cao Apu blamed himself.

Seeing the two arguing with each other, Liu Xie's heart blossomed, although Lu Bu's Taoism was still a little worse, but in terms of disgusting Cao Cao, he worked much harder than himself.

Liu Bei on the side gloated, and he quietly watched them eat dogs.

Anyway, the strength of these two people is stronger than him, and he doesn't intervene much.

"Alright, the celebration dinner is about to begin, let's go."

Seeing that the two no longer hated each other, Liu Xie lost interest in watching the play, so he started the next celebration banquet.

Nearly two hours later, the dinner ended.

Mr. and Lu Bu fought for Xuzhou, and then repelled Yuan Shu's attack, and fought again and again, and the soldiers were actually very tired, so tonight was also a rare night of relaxation.

But Cao Cao couldn't sleep.

"Mr. Xi, you're finally here."

At Cao Cao's residence, Xi Zhicai walked in, he was recovering from a serious illness, but his body was not necessarily very good.

But now that he has been at a disadvantage, Cao Cao had no choice but to summon him from Xudu.

"My lord, now that Your Majesty is in control of Xuzhou, and there are Lu Bu and Liu Bei who are hindered by the lord, our situation is not optimistic."

Xi Zhicai said with a sad face.

"Sir is right, because of this, I am troubled."

Cao Cao knocked his head with his hand, he had a headache again, and now he began to commit it again.

"However, the reason why the Son of Heaven was able to control Xuzhou and drive Lu Bu and Liu Bei was all because of his strong army."

Xi Zhicai said the crux of the problem.

"Your Majesty actually has less than 60,000 troops, except for Zhang Liao's 20,000 people, those 40,000 people are really too capable of fighting."

"Moreover, I heard that Your Majesty has obtained Wu Qi's secret method of training Wei Wushu, and asked Gao Shun to form 30,000 Wei Wushu."

"In this way, Your Majesty's military power will be stronger, and it will be more difficult for him to defeat in the future."

Cao Cao sighed, the threat of the Son of Heaven to him had surpassed Yuan Shao.

"Lord, I have a plan to reduce the combat power of the Son of Heaven."

Xi Zhicai stepped forward and looked cunning.