"General Hua, it's been so long, why don't you introduce these three heroes to me?"

Cao Cao's love for talent is well known.

After seeing the skills of these three people with his own eyes just now, Cao Cao's heart has been itching.

At this moment, he finally waited for the opportunity, so he came to make friends as soon as possible.

Huaxing actually wanted to know the results of the test, but seeing that the other party was not in a hurry to inform, he couldn't ask questions, so he could only turn around and introduce them one by one:

"This is General Zhang Liao, who is both my deputy and my apprentice. In my absence, he was the supreme commander of our army. ”

"Oh, luck, luck! General Zhang is really powerful and strategic, a dragon among people, a dragon among people! ”

Facing this subordinate who should have been his own, Cao Cao was not only full of praise, but his face was also full of love.

But Zhang Liao didn't have a good impression of Cao Cao, and after replying disapplausively, he moved his gaze to other places.

"These two are Zhao Yun and Lin Qi. Although the two of them joined our army not long ago, they were young and promising, and they made many military exploits. It won't be long before you can become the pillar of our army. Following Zhang Liao, Hua Xing pointed at Zhao Yun and Lu Lingqi.

"Huh? Just, just a protector? ”

As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao immediately shook his head and said regretfully:

"Alas! Such a talent, if it is placed in Cao's camp...... The lowest is also a five-rank general! General Hua, don't blame Cao for saying too much, the official position you gave is too low, right? ”

Cao Cao's words, on the surface, were complaining about Zhao and Lu, but in fact, there was a hidden intention of poaching, and Huaxing heard it for the first time.

But before he could open his mouth to respond, he saw Zhao Yun take the initiative to come out with his fists clenched, and said first:

"To get the general's praise, Zilong is grateful. But as far as the official position is too low, Zhao does not dare to agree. ”

Seeing that Zhao Yun disagreed with his statement, Cao Cao immediately showed puzzlement: "Oh? So what is Zhao Hujun's opinion? Cao is willing to hear about it. ”

"As the saying goes, no 'merit' is not punished! Those who are capable may not be meritorious; Those who are meritorious may not be powerful. If you can easily worship as a general just because of your ability or excellent martial arts, it is unfair in Zhao's opinion, and you don't approve of it. ”

As soon as Zhao Yun's voice fell, Lu Lingqi on the side also followed closely and said:

"That's right! Official positions should be 'rewarded for meritorious deeds.'" Zilong and I joined late, and we haven't made any contributions yet, so how can we easily worship as a general? If you can serve as a general with only one martial arts, then should the commander of the Cao army also be served by General Xiahou? His martial arts...... It must be a lot higher than General Cao, right? ”

Unexpectedly, his "kindness" was not only ineffective, but also ruthlessly counted down by the other party.

Cao Cao, who failed in poaching, had to hurriedly end the conversation with an embarrassed smile on his face, turned around and walked to the seat.

Looking at Cao Cao's gray face, Hua Xing also laughed secretly.

The heart said, let you dig the foot of the wall and touch the ashes, right? Let's see if you dare to talk nonsense in the future!

But considering that the alliance has not yet been announced, Hua Xingding will not say anything to "stimulate" the other party, but just stand quietly in place as if nothing had happened.

It wasn't until Cao Cao sat down that he asked again:

"General Cao, the introduction is also over, can you tell us the results of the test now?"

In the face of Hua Xing's second inquiry, Cao Cao first glanced sideways at Xiahou Yuan, who was sitting on the left, as if he wanted to say something.

But seeing that the other party had been bowing his head and pondering, and had no intention of communicating with himself, Cao Cao had to sigh secretly, turned his head to look at Huaxing and said:

"Alas! Unfortunately, the results of the test were ...... You didn't make it. ”

"What? Haven't been? Didn't we go out with three of us? General Cao, why doesn't this count? Zhang Liao said anxiously.

"Yes, three of the four of you managed to escape. However, I made it very clear to the generals before that the condition for passing was whether Huaxing could escape, not the generals around him. Judging from the results, General Hua couldn't escape from the front hall in the end, so he couldn't pass it. ”

"Huh? Does it have to be the master to go out? ”

Hearing this, he saw Zhang Liao glaring at him again and asked again:

"In other words, if you replace any of the three of us with a master, it will be considered a success?"

"Indeed it is! Not to mention the three of you, even if only General Hua escapes, all three of you will be considered a success. But it's a pity that you are just the opposite, only General Hua, who is the commander-in-chief, failed to get out, so he couldn't pass. ”

When Cao Cao said this, his eyes were also full of regret, because he hoped that Huaxing could pass the test.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to great lengths to put such a test out.

But alas, things didn't go as smoothly as he thought.

Although Huaxing and the others escaped, the most important coach failed to escape.

This result really surprised Cao Cao.

Because in Cao Cao's view, under normal circumstances, when retreating, isn't it always the commander who leaves first, and the soldiers who are behind?

Why did he become the queen of the commander's palace when he arrived in the Huaxing army, and the soldiers left first?

This move is really ridiculous, Cao Cao is both angry and puzzled, and he is about to scold Huaxing as a pig's head in his heart.

But no matter how angry he is, it won't help at the moment.

Now, as the commander-in-chief, it is impossible for Cao Cao to go back on his word and change the conditions.

Even if he was unwilling, he could only accept the facts and announce the helpless ending......

After listening to Cao Cao's explanation, the four people standing opposite also showed disappointment.

Especially Zhang Liao and Lu Lingqi, in addition to disappointment, their eyes were full of unwillingness.

Because before, both of them had mentioned that they wanted Huaxing to go first, but they were both rejected by the other party.

Now it seems that if Huaxing had listened to them and taken the first step, the situation would have been very different.

For this reason, the more Zhang Liao thought about it, the more aggrieved he became, and in the end he couldn't hold it back and muttered in a low voice:

"Master, this time...... Do you admit that it's your fault? If you weren't so stubborn, we'd all get the covenant by now. ”

"Alas! I'll admit that it was my decision that caused us to miss the covenant......"

In this matter, Huaxing has nothing to shy away from.

It was indeed his choice that led to the "failure of the alliance", so he admitted it as soon as possible.

But admitting and admitting does not mean that he really "knows his mistakes", and soon listens to Huaxing's voice and changes:

"But I don't think I've done anything wrong! If there is a next time, I will let you go first. As a captain...... Oh no, as a lord, I will never leave my brothers and run away alone! ”

As soon as these words came out, without waiting for Zhang Liao and them to react, Xiahou Yuan, who was sitting opposite, suddenly slapped his face hard, nodded convincingly, and said:

"People say that General Hua is affectionate and righteous, and loves soldiers like a son, but Miaocai didn't believe it before. When I saw it today, it was true. Wonderful talent admires, admires! ”