Sizhou, Henan Yin, Luoyang.

Everything was as the emperor expected, and the four generals Yang Feng, Li Le, Hu Cai, and Han Xian used military advice to dissuade the holy driver from staying in Luoyang.

To Cao Cao's surprise, he was able to let the Right Sage King of the Southern Xiongnu go to Humility to help.

This did give him a little more say in the matter, after all, fighting in the wilderness, the combat effectiveness of the Hun cavalry far exceeded that of the Han soldiers, and I am afraid that only the tiger and leopard cavalry with heavy armor could fight with it.

Originally, according to the usual practice, the two sides always had to first state their righteousness and show that they were on the side of justice, and then go to war.

However, Yang Feng and others chose the wrong opponent.

Cao Cao had no interest in talking nonsense with them, even if they used to be Ye Feng, but their hearts were twisted by the desire for power.

However, the process of the battle was surprisingly fast, because there was civil strife on Yang Feng's side.

Li Le suddenly attacked Yang Feng, disrupting his formation and preventing him from joining the rest of the generals. And Yang Feng's general Xu Huang also took the opportunity to burst out and led hundreds of people to assist Cao Cao.

Coupled with the fierce attack of Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, in the end, this military admonition quickly failed.

Afterwards, the emperor named Li Le as the general of the expedition to the north and commended him for his merits.

On the way to Xu County, Cao Cao, who listened to Guo Jia's advice, asked the emperor to appoint Han Xian as a general and lieutenant of Si Li, Yang Feng as a general of chariots, and Hu Cai as a general of Zhengdong as a placate.

Of course, that's just the face value.

As the highest-ranking Yang Feng among the four divisions, the official position is below Han Xian, which is also to make them suspicious of each other.

The brave general Xu Huang was brought under Cao Cao and became a loyal general.

In Yang Feng's view, it seems that this is only because the opinions of the people are to the left. Where would he have thought that it was the secret book sent by Guo Jia to Li Le and Xu Huang respectively, Chen said that it was powerful, and he knew the righteousness, and finally made them defect.

With Yang Feng's strategy, it is incomprehensible.

The ultimate in the art of war is the heart of attack.

The short period of power was over, and Yang Feng had no choice but to be ordered by the emperor to show his loyalty and leave Tunliang County.

Soon, Han Xian joined up with him and began a life of raiding in Dingling County, Yingchuan County, Yuzhou.

As for Hu Cai, he had to defect to Li Le, who stayed in Hedong, in order to find a place to live.

However, this shelter did not last long. Because it didn't take long for Li Le to suddenly become seriously ill and die a few days later. In order to appease the grievances of the soldiers, he sent troops to attack Hu Cai, who took over Li Le's soldiers and horses.

The combat effectiveness of his soldiers was far inferior to that of the other party, and there was no strong city to defend, and no reinforcements arrived, and finally Hu Cai was captured by the Hun soldiers and hacked to death.

At this point, the branch of Yefeng Hanzhong General Hall Yeshuai Guo Tai has been defeated.

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Xuzhou, outside the city of Xiapi.

Cao Xuan sat alone by the river, staring at the flowing water in front of him.

The flask next to him was empty.

Behind him, there was the sound of slow footsteps.

Lu Bu also carried a pot of wine in his hand, and sat down beside him so quietly.

"General." Cao Xuan glanced sideways slightly, and shouted in a deep voice. Privately, they're still very casual.

Lu Bu nodded and handed the flask to Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan took it and took a few big sips, as if he was going to press something down.

He ...... Are you already buried? ”

Lu Bu didn't turn his head, his eyes looked at the river with empty eyes and asked.

"It's all done, and the family is settled. It's just his subordinates......"

"You can do it yourself."

“…… Be. ”

The two were silent again.

"How did we, our brethren, come to this day?" Lu Bu suddenly spoke.

"Maybe that's the fate. It's like the general was framed by gangsters at the beginning, and the life experience is really uncertain. ”

"When everything came together, I was a little confused. In hindsight, how could he do something contrary to him. ”

"In troubled times, people's hearts are unpredictable, and the general's worries are not unreasonable...... Maybe tomorrow, I'll turn against you. ”

Lu Bu smiled bitterly and turned his head to look at Cao Xing: "At this moment, don't make fun of me anymore." If even you are going to turn against me, then I might as well die. ”

But Cao Xuan didn't laugh along, he just said very disappointedly: "General, I'm serious." No matter what caused Hao Meng's matter, it really caused chaos on our side. Even if the brothers were deceived, the enemies of the four sides were not. Any negligence may make the general doomed. ”

"Ci is not in charge of the army. Hehe, it seems that I, Lu Bu, am really not suitable to be a general. ”

There was another wry smile, and Lu Bu felt that there was a big stone pressing down in his heart, but he couldn't hold it up.

"About the ...... of the military advisor" Cao Xuan suddenly changed the topic.

"I don't know. From what I know about him, I probably wouldn't. Can ......"

"But after all, he once betrayed Cao Cao?"

“…… Alas. ”

"General, there is something I have always wanted to tell you," Cao Xuan handed the wine to Lu Bu, "Since the last time Miss Diao Chan was robbed, you have changed and become cowardly. ”

"Perhaps," Lu Bu took it and took a sip, "I just want her to live in peace, but it seems that God is not willing to do it." ”

"Yes, I don't know how long I can last as comfortable as I am now."

Cao Xuan looked at the river again and said with some sadness.

Once swept into the torrent of troubled times, how many people can control their own destiny?

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Don’t wait for prosperity to care for the things important to you.

Xuzhou, Xiaopei.

Zhang Fei occasionally goes to the wine shop in the city to drink alone, which may be the resonance of all martial artists, and he must think for a moment after a long battle.

It's just that today's wine tastes very wrong.

As for the reason, it was naturally the person sitting opposite - Duan Xuan.

Earlier today, Zhang Fei received a letter signed "The Deceased of the Three Generals".

The content of the letter was to ask Zhang Fei to meet alone.

Although he suspected fraud, Zhang Fei's pride as a warrior still forced him to come to the appointment.

Only now, he regretted it a little.

Ever since he knew that Duan Xuan was Cao Cao's person, Zhang Fei had lost a good impression of him.

"What? Don't you drink it, Mr. Painter? ”

Duan Xuan looked at the wine glass in front of Zhang Fei that was barely moving, and asked with a smile.

"You are not small, you dare to come to Xiaopei City alone, and ask me to meet. Aren't you afraid that I will take your life? Zhang Fei was a little annoyed, staring at Duan Xuan and asked.

"Hehe, Duan wants to know, why does the general hate me so much? In the past, when we were talking about painting, you and I were like each other at first sight. ”

"Phew! If I had known that you would help Cao Cao that day, I would have done it early. ”

"Then I have to ask again, why does the general hate my lord so much?"

"Heh, now they are all called lords. Well, I'll let you understand. As a Han minister, Cao Cao did not want to serve the country and save His Majesty, but raised troops to attack Xuzhou under the rule of Tao Thorn Shi. How can such an unrighteous person not be hated? ”

The general laughed. The lord of my family attacked Xu to avenge his father, which is precisely the result of righteousness. Moreover, Tao Qian is not only golden, but he has also heard of the generals, even if he is still peaceful in his twilight years, he will be remembered by others sooner or later, but it will be a disaster for the state and county. ”

"Humph! It's him Cao Cao who cares about it. ”

The general argued a little. This Xuzhou has never been occupied by my father-in-law, but your brother Liu Bei lived first, and then was taken away by Lu Bu. ”

"Smack!" Zhang Fei was not happy, but when he heard this, he slapped his palm on the table.

But it's okay, anyway, I know that he is coming, and the second floor has been cleared, so I won't disturb others.

"Why the hell are you here?"

The general was angry. Duan came today to help your brother recapture Xuzhou. ”

"Hahahaha," Zhang Fei suddenly laughed, and his voice spread to the street, and many pedestrians looked up, "Then I'm going to ask, what is the benefit of Cao Cao?" ”

"It's not good."

"Then why is that?"

"An enemy is a friend, and a friend is an enemy. My lord and General Liu did not have a deep hatred, and in the past, the Kwantung Coalition Army was still an alliance, but it was only a conflict because of the Xuzhou incident that day. But the lord and Lu Bu have a long-standing grudge. That's why I dared to come alone and talk to the general. ”

After listening to this, Zhang Fei fell into thought.

Duan Xuan was telling the truth, it was true that Cao Cao and Liu Bei were not mortal enemies, and it was not impossible to join forces with Liu Bei to get rid of Lu Bu.

In Zhang Fei's heart, his resentment towards Lu Bu was far greater than that of Cao Cao.

What's more, although he now possesses the baggage of the Yellow Turban Grain Depot hoarded by Xiao Pei, it is still not enough to confront Lu Bu. Then, it is not impossible to get rid of it by Cao Cao's hand.

"That's true, but teach me how to trust you?"

"Heh, Duan might as well ask the general as well. If my lord really wants to harm General Liu, how can he be so troubled? If my lord waives his army here, he doesn't even need to make a big profit, and Lu Bu will definitely stand by and watch. What's more, he may unite with my lord and fall into the ground. I don't know if Duan Mou has said something wrong? ”

Zhang Fei's eyes were always staring at Duan Xuan for a long time, and finally he sighed and said, "Not bad." ”

Duan Xuan knew that this negotiation was successful.

"But I wonder what your plan is?"

"I have already repaired the master, and when he replies, I will come to meet the general again, and I hope that the general will have convinced your brother by then, and the soldiers and horses are ready." Duan Xuan deliberately did not mention Cao Cao's welcome of the emperor, after all, it was difficult to guarantee that Liu Bei would not take the opportunity to go west.

"Okay, I'll go and counsel with my brother today."

"I'm waiting for good news." With that, Duan Xuan stood up.

"Don't worry, Zhang has another matter."

"Oh?"

"There was a big fire in Xiapi before, but what did you do?"

The general laughed. Presumably it was accidentally ignited by the sergeant in the city. ”

"Hehe, that's Zhang's nonsense." The other party didn't admit it, and Zhang Fei didn't want to ask deeply.

"The general is polite. Duan also has a thing to ask for. ”

"Please."

"See you next time, I hope to see the general's masterpiece again."

Zhang Fei smiled after hearing this, and replied, "I will not disappoint Duan Gongzi." ”

……

This is troubled times. As long as the interests are the same and the goals are the same, it is difficult to distinguish friend from foe.

It's just that Lu Bu will never learn such a way of life.

But perhaps because of this, he can become a real "unparalleled in the world......