"Being able to serve the saint is my blessing Cao Mengde, why do you have to work hard? Lord Fu is serious! After a polite sentence, I saw Cao Cao look at the sky and said:

"That...... It's not too early, so let's get on the road early, right? ”

"Okay, okay, everything is up to the general!"

After nodding at the other party, Fu Wan suddenly tilted his head again, and looked at the hundred soldiers who were not far behind Cao Cao, and there was a moment of worry on his face, and he licked his lips and asked:

"By the way, wouldn't the general just take these horses with him? Let's go to Xutian, we will have to walk for at least two days, if we only have this little force, I'm afraid it will ......"

"Hehe, Lord Fu is too worried!"

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Cao Cao's laughter:

"In order to ensure the safety of the saint, the minister specially transferred 10,000 troops from Xuchang. Due to the inconvenience of entering the city, we are waiting outside the city at the moment, so please rest assured! ”

As soon as the words fell, Cao Cao turned his head and shouted at a man in armor not far away:

"General Wu, quickly go and inform the brothers outside the city, let's go!"

The general Wu in Cao Cao's mouth, about thirty years old, bald, not tall, but with a strong figure, the two eyebrows are black and thick, and when put together with the shiny bald head, it feels a little incongruous.

After hearing Cao Cao's military order, General Wu clenched his fists on the spot and replied "Nuo".

But he didn't turn around and leave immediately, but subconsciously glanced at Concubine Xi in the crowd, and after a short look at each other, he quickly ran out of the city.

And Fu Wan and Liu Xie, who were standing on the other side, heard that Cao Cao had led 10,000 soldiers and horses to escort them, and the two of them instantly showed a satisfied smile.

Those who got on the horse, and those who got into the sedan chair, followed behind Cao Cao, and slowly walked out of the city.

……

Two days later, escorted by Cao Cao's army of 10,000 people, Liu Xie and others successfully arrived in Xuchang.

Due to the fatigue of the journey, they did not rush to start hunting, but first rested in Xuchang City for a day.

During the day, Cao Cao took the opportunity to take Liu Xie on a beautiful tour of Xuchang City;

In the evening, the guests in the palace were entertained with the highest standard banquet.

At the end of the day, both the terroir and the people left a deep impression on the guests.

In the early morning of the second day, Cao Cao accompanied Liu Xie, Fu Wan and others to leave Xuchang, and marched to Xutian, fifty miles away, to begin their first day of hunting.

Although he was hunting at his own doorstep, out of prudence, Cao Cao still ordered 5,000 elite soldiers to accompany him, and there were no accidents on the way.

Perhaps because I haven't been out for a long time, on the first day of the winter hunt, the guests in the palace had a great time.

Everyone, young and old, has a happy smile on their faces.

It wasn't until sunset that everyone returned to Xuchang with rich booty.

After sending Liu Xie and others to the palace, Cao Cao completed the task on the first day, and accompanied by Xun Yu, returned to Cao's mansion, which was located in the east of Xuchang City.

After a tired day, Cao Cao took off his armor as soon as he entered the house, changed into loose clothes, sat on his favorite Hu bed, and chatted with Xun Yu.

"My lord, when you come down today, have you mentioned the purpose of their trip to Fu Wan and the Holy Lord?"

Because Xun Yu's status is low, he can't always be by Liu Xie's side, so he doesn't know the content of today's conversation. As soon as he sat down, he inquired with Cao Cao about today's situation.

Cao Cao shook his head while drinking the hot tea in his hand and replied:

"After the old boy, he was quite calm, and he didn't say anything at the end of the day. He only asked me about the strength of our army and the battle situation in Dongjun. ”

"Oh, that's right."

After understanding the situation, I heard Xun Yu twist his beard again:

"They've miscalculated once last time, so it's normal to be cautious this time. However, the last general believes that by tomorrow at the latest, they will be able to speak their minds. ”

In this matter, Cao Cao's views were similar to those of Xun Yu. But just as he was about to nod his head, he heard a hurried voice from outside the house:

"Lord Qi, Yuan Rang has something important to see."

It was so late, Xiahoudun actually came to ask for a meeting, with a little anxiety in his tone, Cao Cao immediately felt bad, and called the other party into the house as soon as possible:

"What's wrong? Is it from the East County side...... Something went wrong? ”

After a simple salute, he saw Xiahou Dun frowning, nodded and replied:

"Exactly! I don't know which miscellaneous piece revealed the news, Yu Poison and Bai Huan seemed to know that the lord was not on the front line recently, so they launched a surprise attack on our army three days ago......"

"What? The result? ”

"The result...... Alas! First, because of the suddenness of the incident; Second, there were not enough soldiers, and after a hard battle, our army failed to block the enemy's offensive, and Dongjun was recaptured by the other party. ”

As soon as he heard that Dongjun was lost, Cao Cao's face changed suddenly, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with this result.

Frankly speaking, if you want to take the entire Yanzhou, Dongjun City is very crucial.

Once Dongjun was lost, it was equivalent to closing the door of Cao's army to Yanzhou.

Therefore, Cao Cao will never give up this city easily, and after a short period of thought, he quickly made a decision:

"Yuan let listen to the order! I order you to lead 20,000 troops, take Li Dian and Cao Hong to Dongjun overnight, and be sure to recover the lost land, no mistake! After I send the saint away, I will rush to the front line as soon as possible. ”

But as soon as the words fell, before Xiahoudun opened his mouth to receive the order, he heard Xun Yu, who was sitting on the side, say first:

"Lord, I know that Dongjun is very important to us. However, if you send all 20,000 soldiers to the front, Xuchang will have no more defenders. Tomorrow's hunt and the subsequent send-off, what kind of escort shall we take? ”

In this matter, of course, Cao Cao also considered.

Although the escort is very important, under the trade-off, he still thinks that it is more urgent to retake the East County.

And having said that, Xu Tian is already in his sphere of influence, even if he doesn't send troops to protect him, it stands to reason that no one will dare to come and make trouble.

So, in the end, he stuck to his point:

"Wen Ruo, there are priorities, escort matters...... Let's use the guards in the city first. Rest assured, there will be no problems. ”

Seeing that the lord had made up his mind, Xun Yu was not easy to refute.

In addition, he also thought that during the winter hunt, it was indeed unlikely that the saint would be in danger.

So after thinking twice, Xun Yu didn't say anything more, and watched Xiahoudun leave the room in a hurry.

……

In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Liu Xie and others were already standing at the gate of the palace, waiting for Cao Cao to take over.

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