Cao Cao was taken aback, and immediately understood that it was Zhang Ming who did it.

"The person is not here, it should be Zhang Ming's doing, I will immediately raise troops to ask for someone."

Cao Cao mobilized 30,000 soldiers and horses to kill Zhang Ming's city gate.

In addition to bringing Lu Bu's generals, Cao Cao also brought Xu Chu and Dian Wei.

The army was killed.

Zhang Ming had already set up a defense at the inner entrance of the city gate, and there were a large number of archers at the head of the city.

Cao Cao and others killed, and Lu Bu came out and shouted: "Zhang Ming, quickly release my family back." ”

"Zhang Ming, I'll take your dog's head."

Lu Bu shouted and scolded one after another, while Zhang Ming remained silent.

Lu Bu saw that no one paid attention to him, so he could only retreat.

Cao Cao stepped forward and shouted, "Zhang Mingke is here." ”

Zhang Ming appeared and came directly to a place more than thirty meters away from them.

"Prime Minister Cao, you are now an official and worship Prime Minister, no different from Dong Zhuo back then."

This is mocking him, because there is a Lu Bu by his side, and Dong Zhuo has always had Lu Bu by his side back then.

Cao Cao's face remained unchanged, he had already decided to stay with Lu Bu, so he would not be instigated by Zhang Ming.

"Zhang Ming, now that the war is over, should you leave?"

"What if I don't leave?"

Cao Cao wouldn't worry about Zhang Ming making trouble now.

He looked left and right, and then said, "My army will let you go." ”

Cao Cao was not polite to Zhang Ming, and directly threatened.

The soldiers of the two armies suddenly became nervous, and there was a momentum of saber rattling.

Cao Cao stepped back directly, there was nothing to talk about with Zhang Ming, and now that he was stronger, there was no need to talk so much nonsense with Zhang Ming.

As soon as Cao Cao retreated, Cao Jun came up and killed.

On Zhang Ming's side, a large number of arrows were fired, knocking down Cao Jun.

After several shocks, Cao Jun retreated.

Zhang Ming's firepower is too strong, and the arrows are the same as not asking for money.

"Cao Cao, the master can continue to accompany you."

Zhang Ming shouted shamelessly, which made Cao Cao hate it so much.

The two armies temporarily stopped clashes, and Cao Cao called Cheng Yu and Guo Jia.

"But there is a way to kill Zhang Ming."

Cao Cao looked at the army in the direction of the city gate and regarded this army as a great threat.

Cheng Yu said: "Eliminate the difficulties, Zhang Ming can escape at any time, if Zhang Ming is determined to fight us, we will suffer heavy losses, and we will not be able to keep Zhang Ming." ”

Cheng Yu understood Cao Cao's thoughts very well, if he could kill Zhang Ming, he would be acceptable to pay the price.

Since he couldn't keep Zhang Ming, Cao Cao was unwilling to pay too much price.

But Zhang Ming can't be allowed to make trouble here.

Guo Jia said: "His subordinates know Zhang Ming quite well, and he rarely fights with others about things that he has no interests, and they can still be resolved through negotiation." ”

Negotiation, Cao Cao was unwilling to negotiate.

Negotiating with Zhang Ming is not a good thing.

"If you don't negotiate, Zhang Ming will kick your nose in the face the most."

Cao Cao refused to negotiate, and left the army to confront him.

Now, Cao Cao occupies more places and has the upper hand to see who consumes more energy than whom.

Zhang Ming was waiting for Cao Cao to negotiate, but this guy left directly.

"Big brother, this Cao Cao doesn't fight or talk about it, I'm afraid he wants to consume us like this." Guan Yu said.

Zhang Ming nodded, if Cao Cao was like this, he really couldn't help it.

"I'm going to have people continue to move people on a small scale and bring people back."

Zhang Ming ordered Zhao Yun to send a small group of soldiers and horses to pick up people, and he could get as many people back as he could.

This time, when Zhang Ming couldn't take care of him when Cao Cao couldn't take care of him, he had already gotten back more than 60,000 people.

After a day of confrontation, there was no progress, only Lu Bu and the others were more anxious, after all, Lu Bu's family was in Zhang Ming's hands.

Cao Cao is not in a hurry, he has stepped up the arrangement, and Zhang Ming is not in a hurry, and now Cao Cao can't take care of other places.

After two more days of confrontation, Zhang Ming took away thousands of people.

At this time, Cao Cao was already a little impatient.

It is not a way for Xuzhou to drag it down, and he also needs to go back to Xudu.

Cao Cao has taken control of all the places in the city and is in control of the overall situation.

So, kill again.

This time, Cao Cao wants to solve the matter completely.

"Zhang Ming, I let you leave now, if you don't leave, there will be a full-scale attack, and it will not be a lie."

This was Cao Cao's ultimatum.

Zhang Ming believed in Cao Cao's words, and he would definitely do it when he said it.

If you can't negotiate, then don't negotiate.

"Okay, then thank you Prime Minister, I'll leave and send Lu Bu's family to the other."

Zhang Ming suddenly spoke so well, which made Cao Cao a little surprised.

Zhang Ming directly released Lu Bu's family.

It's useless to keep them.

It is not Zhang Ming's style to threaten others with his family, and Lu Bu is not immortal.

"And Chen Gong and Gao Shun."

After Lu Bu received his family, he shouted again.

Cao Cao looked at Zhang Ming and said: "Gongtai is my best friend, this Gao Shun is Lu Bu's favorite general, do you want to hand them over?" ”

"Hahahaha."

Zhang Ming looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "Cao Cao, you have no virtue, causing Chen Gong to betray you, if I hand him over, Chen Gong will only die." ”

"Fortunately, Chen Gong was caught by me first, and it didn't fall into your hands."

Cao Cao was speechless, he would let Chen Gong go out of buying people's hearts, although he didn't kill him, but this person couldn't be used.

When Chen Gong arrived at him, he could only be idle.

"Then you put Gao Shun back." Lu Bu couldn't help but scream again.

Cao Cao glared at him, and Lu Bu obediently retreated.

Cao Cao looked at Zhang Ming from a distance, seeing what Zhang Ming meant.

Zhang Ming said: "I also took Gao Shun away, he was in Cao Cao's place, he was either killed by Cao Cao or abandoned." ”

Cao Cao didn't care much about Gao Shun, he really couldn't stay.

His subordinate generals were all beaten by Gao Shun and accepted how he would get along in the future.

Cao Cao didn't speak, and Zhang Ming said, "Prime Minister Cao, don't say goodbye, but we should meet again in the future." ”

Zhang Ming withdrew his troops and took Chen Gong and Gao Shun with him.

On the way, Zhang Ming asked Gao Shun.

"What do you think, follow me back to Youzhou, or let you go back to Lu Bu?"

"My friendship with Wen Hou has ended, if he hadn't surrendered to Cao Cao, I would naturally be loyal to him, and now that he has surrendered, I naturally don't have to continue to follow him."

Zhang Ming was relieved, at least this Gao Shun could be abducted.

Zhang Ming left, stayed in other places for three days, waited for the team to recruit the displaced people to return, and then left Xuzhou.

This time I came to Xuzhou, the most important thing was to cause trouble to Cao Cao, but the result was not very ideal.

A traitor appeared inside Lu Bu and directly opened the city gate.

This made Zhang Ming helpless and had no choice but to go back.

And Yuan Shao's side couldn't sit still.

Cao Cao took Xuzhou, and his strength must have increased greatly.

Xuzhou's population and wealth are second to none.

I'm afraid only Jizhou and Jingzhou can compare.

So Yuan Shao was worried that now Cao Cao's strength had swelled to about the same level as him.

Yuan Shao, on his side, had already begun to consider conquering Cao Cao.