Two days later, the cities of Donghai County had been inspected in detail and the scourge had been cleared, and Gongsun Du once again led the army south, capturing the two cities of Fuyang and Wuyuan north of Pengcheng.

Cao Cao couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the news, but then Gongsun Du stopped marching again, which made him quite puzzling, this was just a kick in the door, why did he stop again?

"How? Any news? ”

In Fuyang City, Gongsun Du summoned Guo Jia to ask.

From Cao Cao to Pengcheng, the initial transmission of news has been intermittent, and it is precisely because of this that Cao Cao was able to transfer troops to ambush Gongsun Du. However, after that ambush, Pengcheng and Xiapi simply did not hear back.

"No news has come back yet."

Guo Jia shook his head slightly. This is used to everything under control, and suddenly he is blind and doesn't know anything, which makes him feel a little weird in his heart.

Gongsun Du also feels this way, but he can still accept it.

Gongsun Du thought for a while, and then said, "How is Yuanlong's side?" ”

"I don't know." Guo Jia shook his head again.

When Gongsun Du heard this, he immediately ordered someone to find Chen Deng.

"Ming Gong ......"

Gongsun Du stopped Chen Dengshili and asked directly, "Is there any news of Pengcheng and Xiapi?" ”

Chen Deng was stunned, and he didn't procrastinate, and replied directly: "Although there is some news, my father is not sure whether it is true or false, so he does not dare to say anything." ”

After a pause, he saw that Gongsun Du nodded, and said: "My father said that Cao Cao was in Xuzhou, first slaughtered the city, and then poisoned, burned, and flooded, and he didn't treat the people as human beings at all. Today, Ming Gong is coming, such as a long drought and a rain, and will do his best to help Ming Gong take Xuzhou. ”

"Well, Lingzun Gaoyi!" Gongsun Du said so, but he didn't believe Chen Jue, an old fox. It has been more than two months since the Youzhou army entered Xuzhou, if he really had this intention, why didn't he send someone to contact him before? Moreover, Gongsun Du is also self-aware, he has wantonly purged the family in Jiyou and Qingsizhou, and has already become a thorn in the side of the world's families, how can he still help him.

The only possibility is to win over the relationship!

Guo Jia suddenly spoke: "Duke Ming, now do we go directly to Pengcheng to fight Cao Cao, or do we take the other counties first?" ”

"How?" Gongsun Du's eyes rolled, but he didn't give a decision.

Guo Jiadao: "If Cao Cao is defeated, it will naturally be much easier to take Xuzhou again, and the only thing to worry about is the lesson from the past." ”

Gongsun Du was silent and looked at Chen Deng.

Chen Deng understood and said: "My subordinates will talk to my father about this matter." After thinking about it again, he continued: "Cao Cao's actions have caused great harm to the people of Xuzhou, and my father will definitely do his best, and I think the same should be true for other families." ”

"Okay, let's go straight to Pengcheng."

Gongsun Du made a decision, and then laughed: "I think that our Prime Minister Cao Cheng is probably in a hurry at this time!" I can't wait for a decisive battle tomorrow, let's not let him look forward to it all day long, lest he have nightmares at night. ”

"Ah...... Hahahaha......"

Following.

Gongsun Du led an army of 200,000 to Pengcheng and set up camp on the bank of the Surabaya River 30 miles to the north.

Fang set up camp, Gongsun Du convened the generals to discuss the matter, and Cao Cao's war book arrived.

"Hahaha! Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that our Prime Minister Cao Cheng can't help it at all! ”

The generals also laughed.

Zhang Fei said: "Since Cao Cao wants to die so much, why don't we fulfill him, directly attack the city, and take Pengcheng?" ”

Yan Liangwen Chou also echoed: "That's right! ”

Before Gongsun Du could speak, Guo Jia retorted: "What General Zhang said is fine, but Cao Cao has the heart of a decisive battle, and must have made all preparations, so be careful!" ”

Zhang Fei said indifferently when he heard this: "My Youzhou army's 200,000 troops are here, no matter how much preparation Cao Cao makes, it is useless, let him do everything possible, he can also break it!" ”

Gongsun Du's eyes were full of surprise, he really didn't expect Zhang Fei to say such a thing. Although he has a lot of contact with him because of the truth, his perception of Zhang Fei is still that he is brave and brave, and his intelligence can only be said to be ordinary, at the level of ordinary people. And these words seem to have great wisdom, but they really do not match the level of ordinary people.

Guo Jia was also stunned, and then said: "Although it is such a victory, it is inevitable that the loss will be too large, which is not in line with the original intention!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Fei glanced at Gongsun Du and sat down sullenly.

Under the influence of Gongsun Du, a group of civil and military officers attached great importance to the lives of soldiers, especially Guo Jia and other scribes.

The rest of the generals were also silent.

Seeing this, Gongsun Du smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, now let's take a good look to see what kind of confidence Cao Cao has, and he can't wait to fight with us." ”

"Yes. Ming Gong. ”

On the other side, inside Pengcheng.

Cao Cao sent someone to send the challenge book out, and he waited anxiously, and all the previous calmness and calmness dissipated. Fortunately, no one saw it, otherwise I don't know what would have happened in the end.

Two hours passed, and the men who had been sent out finally rushed back.

Cao Cao asked urgently, "How?" What did Gongsun Du say? ”

"Back to the prime minister, the little one didn't see Ming Gong, and he didn't get a reply."

Although Cao Cao was anxious, his brain was still there, and he secretly screamed in his heart at the moment, understanding that he was too eager to act, so that Gongsun Du was suspicious. So he hurriedly summoned Jia Xu over and said, "Be careful and hidden, Gongsun Du must have sent a large number of spies, and the other party must not see through our plan." ”

Jia Xu had long known that Gongsun Du was not so easy to deal with, otherwise he would not have become the first prince of the Han Dynasty, but when he heard Cao Cao's words, he still couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Prime Minister, Xu will definitely do his best to deal with it, but the Youzhou army can win a hundred battles, and there must be something outstanding, but there is no guarantee that it will never be discovered." ”

Cao Cao suddenly looked at Jia Xu viciously.

Jia Xu still smiled bitterly.

After a long time, Cao Cao put away his fierce face and said, "Okay, you just do your best." ”

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Jia Xu was actually holding on, and he was finally relieved when he heard this.

Cao Cao waved his hand impatiently, and Jia Xu immediately retreated.

Cao Cao walked back and forth in the house for a long time in a distraught, and after a pause, he said, "Zhongkang, what is the matter with what the Prime Picture has asked you to do?" Have you caught anyone? ”

Xu Chu, who had never had much sense of presence before, immediately spoke up: "Prime Minister, according to General Xiahou Yuan's description, Chu has already investigated the rice shops, pawnshops and other remote shops in the city, and has not found any problems. ”

"No?"

Cao Cao was stunned, and immediately thought that in the end, Pengcheng and Xiapi were allowed to enter and not leave, even if Gongsun Du really laid down his manpower, in such a situation, it would be difficult to show his feet, so ......

"Do you want to deregulate and lure the snake out of the hole?"

As soon as this thought came to mind, Cao Cao shook his head: No, if there is any news coming out, it may lead to the defeat of this battle and the loss of Xuzhou in the end.

For a few days, the Youzhou army had no intention of attacking the city in Surabaya, and some of Cao Cao's subordinates suggested going out of the city to attack at night, but they were directly denied by Cao Cao and Jia Xu and others.

If the vigilance of the Youzhou army was so low, I don't know how many times it was defeated.

After a few days of peaceful and secrecy, the Youzhou army drove out of the camp on the banks of the Surabaya River, came south, and stopped two miles north of Pengcheng.

"Where is Cao Mengde? Do you dare to come out and talk about it? Gongsun Duqing held a big iron roll and shouted.

Cao Cao looked into the distance, but he couldn't see where Gongsun Du was, thought about it, and shouted: "You and I have known each other for many years, we can be described as brothers, and my nephew can be regarded as your nephew, but you killed him, if you, come out, come, how dare you believe that you won't do anything to?" ”

For a long time, Cao Cao didn't hear a reply, and said suspiciously: "Huh? Didn't hear? ”