Since Cao Cao was going to temporarily transfer some troops from the city this morning, he came a little later than yesterday.

As soon as he got off the horse, he saw him kneeling on one knee and apologized to Liu Xie: "Wechen has seen the saint!" Because of today's trivial matters, I am late to take over, and I hope that the Holy God will forgive my sins! ”

Liu Xie was a little dissatisfied with Cao Cao's lateness.

But considering that he was asking for the other party, even if he was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to show it, and hurriedly leaned over to help Cao Cao up:

"Didn't the widow say, when there is no one, Aiqing doesn't need to make this big gift, General Cao hurry up!"

With Liu Xie's support, Cao Cao quickly stood up.

But before he could speak, he saw Fu Wan, who was standing aside, suddenly frowned, pointed to the troops behind Cao Cao, and asked with a puzzled face:

"Huh? General Cao, why did you bring such a small number of troops today? ”

Yesterday when he went out hunting, Cao Cao brought 5,000 elite soldiers with him.

But today, the soldiers standing behind him were not only dressed in disheveled clothes, but also their numbers had plummeted, and there were only about 1,000 people at full count.

"Oh, you say this......"

Seeing that he asked about the troops so quickly, Cao Cao had to pretend to smile and replied:

"That...... Ahem, most of the soldiers were sent by me to hunt the hunting grounds to hunt down the prey in advance. Let's wait for the next hunting ground, there will be ready-made prey to shoot, which can save a lot of time. Lord Fu, Holy Lord, let's go, shall we? ”

Cao Cao's words sound reasonable, but they are actually nonsense.

The actual situation is that he has sent all the troops in the city to Dongjun last night, and there are only a few troops that can be mobilized in the entire Xuchang City.

Don't look at the fact that there are only 1,000 soldiers, that is what Cao Cao finally made up.

Among them, most of them were from the guards in charge of security in the city, and the other half were the personal guards of Cao Cao and some courtiers.

Since they were summoned together this morning, many of them didn't even have time to change their uniforms.

As for sending them to the hunting ground to hunt down the prey in advance, it was purely Cao Cao's opening of the river and not wanting Fu Wan and Shengshang to worry.

Because he knew very well that when he got to the hunting ground, as long as everyone had fun, they would forget about the troops, so he didn't tell the truth and chose to prevaricate the other party with lies.

"Oh, General Cao really bothered!"

After listening to Cao Cao's explanation, Fu Wan nodded in a sudden understanding. But he did not let go of his worries, and soon asked again:

"But with this amount of troops on the road, in case of danger, will it ......?"

But before he finished speaking, he heard Cao Cao shake his head and laugh:

"Hehe, Xuchang is my Cao Mengde's territory, and there are no thieves or enemies around, how can I be in danger? Besides, Xutian is only fifty miles away, and even if there is a real situation, my Xuchang army can go out at any time. Lord Fu is really too worried, let's go early, right? ”

Listening to Cao Cao say this, it was not good to say anything more after the ambush.

After all, they were guests on this trip, and they had a request for each other, and if they chattered on this matter, it was likely to make Cao Cao feel that he didn't trust each other.

So after weighing, he didn't say anything more, got into the carriage with Liu Xie, and followed Cao Cao all the way to Xu Tian.

……

An hour and a half later, the riding troops were the first to arrive at the hunting ground.

Stepping out of the car, Fu Wan stretched his waist and looked around, but did not find the soldiers who surrounded the prey that Cao Cao said.

But he guessed that the soldiers were probably at the outskirts of the hunting ground, and they couldn't be seen here, so he didn't ask any more, and quickly plunged into today's hunting activities with Liu Xie and others.

As Cao Cao had speculated, once the hunt began, the crowd quickly forgot about the troops.

You come with an arrow, I have an arrow, everyone has a lot of fun, and in a blink of an eye, the morning has passed.

It wasn't until noon that a group of people entered the makeshift tent under Cao Cao's beckoning, and took a short break while enjoying lunch.

Not all of them are eligible for a break due to their status.

On the side of the imperial court, except for Liu Xie, only Fu Wan and Concubine Xi entered the big tent;

In terms of Cao Jun, Cao Cao only brought two people with him: one was Xun Yu, who he loved deeply, and the other was the new lieutenant who had just joined Cao Jun, Dian Wei.

Dian Wei, Chen Liuji, is burly in appearance and has extraordinary strength.

He originally belonged to Zhang Miaojun, and later switched to Cao Cao. He was first named the captain, and then the captain, and the guard Cao Cao.

This person is good at using double halberds, martial arts, when he was young, he once chased the tiger across the stream, and after joining the army, he was the champion of the three armies, and was praised by Cao Cao as "the evil of the ancients".

In the years that followed, he saved Cao Cao from danger many times, and he was definitely the strongest guard by Cao Cao's side.

As soon as the six people in the tent sat down, the soldiers outside the tent brought in all kinds of barbecue delicacies.

Everyone was busy all morning, but in fact, they were already hungry, and they all feasted and enjoyed the delicious food on the plate.

"Alas! Wouldn't it be nice to be able to eat such delicious food every day in the palace? ”

After sighing from the bottom of his heart, he saw Liu Xie, who was holding venison, suddenly looked at Cao Cao and asked:

"By the way, General Cao, do you feel that there are not as many prey today as there were yesterday?"

Yesterday on the periphery of the hunting ground, there were 5,000 soldiers helping them to chase their prey, so the number of prey is indeed quite large.

But there are only 1,000 soldiers left today, and the effect of the "hunting" is definitely not as good as yesterday, and it is normal for the Liu Association to feel this way.

"Oh, maybe it's because, because ...... In the morning, the temperature is low, and animals do not like to move. By the afternoon, there will definitely be a lot more. ”

After coping with it casually, in order to divert the topic, he saw Cao Cao get up and take out a freshly roasted rabbit leg from the food plate and personally deliver it to Liu Xie:

"Holy Lord, you can taste this again. The taste of the roasted rabbit is wonderful. I believe that you will love it. ”

"General Cao is too polite! Take care of the holy things, just leave it to Concubine Xi to do, don't work for you to do it yourself. ”

Seeing this scene, Fu Wan, who was sitting on the side, suddenly put down the beast bone in his hand, and said with a faint smile:

"How about we get down to business?"

Hearing the word "business", Cao Cao smiled secretly, he knew that the other party finally couldn't help but make a request.

But on his face, he pretended to be unaware, and asked with wide eyes full of confusion:

"Business? What do you mean? Cao didn't quite understand. ”

"Alas!" After a long sigh, he saw Fu Wan and said with a sad face:

"Actually, this time, I have one more thing to ask for with the saint, and I hope that General Cao can help the Han family!"

"What is the will of the Holy One, though it is commanded! As a Hanchen, Cao must do his best. ”