Feng Ji's people shouted a few times on the shore, and sure enough, two small boats came over on the other side.

One of them was a Xuzhou general standing on a small boat.

The general was not very old, and when the boat docked, he asked, "Who is Feng Yuantu?" ”

Feng Ji stepped forward to salute: "I am Feng Ji, dare to ask the general's surname?" ”

"I'm Ling Cao, a subordinate of Chu Hou." General Xuzhou replied: "On the order of General Zhou, I specially came to greet Feng Gong. ”

"There's General Lauling." Feng Ji thanked him and jumped onto a small boat under Ling Cao's guidance.

The boat was not big, and it was impossible for all the entourages he brought to board the boat, only six or seven people accompanied the two small boats, and Ling Cao didn't seem to have any intention of letting others get on the boat.

"General Ling." Glancing at the entourage that was still on the shore, Feng Ji asked Ling Cao: "My entourage hasn't all boarded the boat yet." ”

"The ship is so big, just let them wait here." Ling Cao replied blandly.

Feng Ji said with some embarrassment: "They are all people around me, since I am going to cross the river to ask to see General Zhou, I am afraid it is not appropriate to leave them here." ”

"How is it not appropriate?" Ling Cao asked, "Could it be that it is not Feng Gong who wants to meet General Zhou, but your entourage?" ”

Ling Cao's tone was not very good, and Feng Ji hurriedly explained: "General Ling is too worried, of course I asked to see General Zhou." ”

"Since it is a public request to see General Zhou, what can your entourage do if they can't get on the boat?" Ling Cao replied: "If Feng Gong is willing to cross the river, I will take you there, if you don't plan to cross the river, then stay here, I will not be reluctant." ”

Looking at the group of entourages who were still on the bank, knowing that it was impossible for Ling Cao to cross the river to pick them up again, Feng Ji shouted: "You guys just wait on this side of the river, wait for me to see General Zhou, and come back in two days." ”

Feng Ji had already boarded the boat, and Ling Cao also ordered the rowing soldiers to go to the other side of the riverbank, and although the entourage on the shore was not at ease, they could only watch him leave.

The Yanjin ferry was not very wide, and Ling Cao took Feng Ji to the opposite side of the river bank by boat.

When the boat came to the riverbank, he got off the boat first, stood on the shore and said to Feng Ji, "Feng Gong can get off the boat." ”

Feng Ji agreed, and jumped onto the riverbank.

After going ashore, he asked Ling Cao, "Dare to ask General Ling, when does General Zhou plan to see me?" ”

"General Zhou is very busy, of course, see you today when you are free, see you tomorrow when you are free, and see you tomorrow." Ling Cao said: "If Feng Gong is not worried about the entourage on the other side, you can send someone to the other side every day and tell them that you are very good here." ”

"Didn't General Zhou have the leisure to see me today?" Feng Ji asked Ling Cao with some disappointment.

"I don't know." Ling Cao replied nonchalantly: "Feng Gong will go to the camp to rest first, and when General Zhou can see you, of course he will send someone to invite you." ”

Since receiving Feng Ji, Ling Cao has given him the feeling that it is difficult to get close.

Feng Ji is also a little knowledgeable, and he was not annoyed by Ling Cao's attitude, Ling Cao's tone was not good, but he was more respectful.

"Please come with me." When several of the entourages who followed Feng Ji across the river got off the boat, Ling Cao greeted him.

After thanking Ling Cao, Feng Ji followed him in the direction of the barracks.

After entering the barracks, Ling Cao personally settled him in a tent, and when he left, he explained: "This is the barracks, don't walk around at will." I know the origin of Feng Gong, but most of the soldiers don't know. They found strangers in the camp, and if it was not good for Feng Gong, they were afraid that Feng Gong would suffer a lot of losses. ”

When Ling Cao said this, he was just telling Feng Ji not to run around in the barracks, otherwise he would definitely run into trouble.

Of course, Feng Ji knew that this was the military camp of the Xuzhou Army.

If he runs around, he will inevitably be suspected of spying on the military.

immediately agreed to Ling Cao, and Feng Ji said: "Thank you, general, and ask the general to see General Zhou, be sure to send him a message on my behalf." Let's just say that I'm here, it's really a benefit to General Zhou. ”

"I will relay your words to General Zhou." Ling Cao replied: "General Zhou didn't invite Fenggong to come over, but also asked Fenggong to be more disciplined." ”

He bowed and turned to leave.

Feng Ji stayed in the tent, and his heart was also irritable.

When he came to the south bank of the Yellow River, he thought he could meet Zhou Yu, but he didn't expect Zhou Yu to give him a chance to meet at all, but put him under house arrest in a tent.

Although the entourage that followed was all in the tent next to them, they were surrounded by Xuzhou troops.

It is impossible for the officers and men of the Xuzhou army not to know their identities.

If he walked around in the barracks, there might really be soldiers from the Xuzhou Army looking for trouble.

After all, when Ling Cao was leaving, it wasn't very good to leave him behind.

took Feng Ji to cross the river, and Ling Cao went to return to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu stood beside the sand table, still fiddling with the small flag on the sand table.

Every once in a while, he would change the position of the small flag, and after thinking about it, it didn't seem to be a lot, so he changed the position and planted it.

"General Zhou." Ling Cao came to the outside of the tent: "I have already taken Feng Ji over." ”

Zhou Yu didn't raise his head, and asked very plainly: "How many followers did he bring?" ”

"I left a lot of them on the other side of the river, and only seven followed." Ling Cao replied.

"Come in and say." Ling Cao finally waited for Zhou Yu to ask him to enter the account.

Entering the handsome tent, he stood facing Zhou Yu with his fists clenched.

Zhou Yu still didn't look up, but asked very calmly: "You did this, didn't Feng Ji say anything?" ”

"He didn't say anything." Ling Cao replied: "I settled him down, and specially reminded him not to wander around in the barracks, and he also agreed." ”

"Feng Ji is a discerning person." Zhou Yu smiled indifferently: "No wonder Yuan Shao will let him come here to see me, if he changes someone, maybe he will already turn his face with you." ”

"I feel the same way, too." Ling Cao replied: "Feng Ji has a lot of fame in Hebei, I treat him like this, he is not annoyed, but he can still calm down, it is really incomprehensible." ”

"There's nothing I don't understand." Zhou Yu said: "If he doesn't understand some people's sophistication, how can he have such a high reputation in Hebei?" How could Yuan Shao be reused for him? In Hebei, he can call for wind and rain, but this is not their territory after all. It is our people who guard Yanjin. ”

Ling Cao didn't say anything more, Zhou Yu instructed him: "You go, Huang Gai and Cheng Pu, the two old generals, invite me, and say that I have something important to discuss with them." ”

After receiving the order, Ling Cao withdrew from the tent.

Zhou Yu continued to stand by the sand table and fiddle with the small flag on it.

It didn't take long for Huang Gai and Cheng Pu to arrive.

The two walked into the tent, and Cheng Pu asked Zhou Yu: "Gongjin wants us to come over, why are you so anxious?" ”

"It doesn't really matter." Zhou Yu first greeted the two of them, and then asked them: "I want to ask the two old generals, you also saw Yuan Shao when you followed Old General Sun, what kind of person is he?" ”

Cheng Pu and Huang Gai glanced at each other, and Cheng Pu replied: "Since Gong Jin asked, I can only talk about Yuan Shao based on my past impressions." He is a man who is so happy and self-serving. At that time, the princes of the Fourteenth Route crusaded against Dong Zhuo, and the old general led us to first behead Huaxiong, and then broke through the Tiger Prison Pass. But Yuan Shao and more than ten other princes had no news of sending troops to help. They just drank and had fun every day, talking about how loyal they were to the Han family, but they were slow to raise troops. Back then, it was said that the princes of the Fourteenth Route crusaded against Dong Zhuo, but in fact, the only ones who really fought with Dong Zhuo were our generals Sun Lai and Cao Cao. ”

"So Cao Cao is more reliable than Yuan Shao?" Zhou Yu smiled slightly and asked the two of them.

Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were stunned by his question.

Cheng Pu asked, "What is Gong Jin asking for?" ”

"Actually, it's nothing, I just want to know more about Yuan Shao." Zhou Yu said: "Knowing oneself and knowing that the other side can survive a hundred battles, Yuan Shao also knows a little about us, although he doesn't know it deeply, after all, he has inquired." But we are completely unfamiliar with her, and what his temperament is, and how many soldiers and horses he has, I can only analyze some of them from the reports of the horses. But no matter how I analyze it, after all, I don't understand it very thoroughly, and what I heard from the two old generals is far more straightforward than what I thought about myself. ”

"What's the use of Gong Jin knowing Yuan Shao?" Cheng Pu said: "Maybe I don't know how to use soldiers. I feel that Gong Jin should be busy training his soldiers and making arrangements for this matter, and only wait for the messenger sent to Dangshan to come back, and then decide how to deal with Feng Ji. It's not asking us what Yuan Shao is like. ”

"General Cheng is biased when he says this." Zhou Yu smiled slightly and said to Cheng Pu: "Although I don't know Yuan Shao, I can understand him through other methods." With his voice and appearance, I can ask the painter to make a portrait and put it in the account all day long. Second, his personality determines how he uses troops next. If I fail to judge his character clearly, I may suffer a lot of losses when I encounter him on the battlefield in the future. ”

Cheng Pu glanced at Huang Gai again.

Huang Gai asked, "Did Gong Jin think of how to deal with Yuan Shao?" ”

"There are more than 100 ways to deal with Yuan Shao, what I want to do is not to consider whether there is a way, but which of these methods is usable, and which one is absolutely unusable." Zhou Yu said: "Through the two generals who treated me just now, I think that when Yuan Shao comes to Yanjin, he will not attack immediately, but will choose to stay on the other side of the river first, waiting for the right time as he sees fit." ”

"In other words, Gong Jin still has no specific way to deal with it?" Huang Gai asked again.

"It's not appropriate for General Huang to say that." Zhou Yu smiled, and Huang Gai said: "Of course I have a way to deal with it, but I can't make a final judgment yet." We don't yet know where Yuan Shao will be stationed on the north shore, how long he will be stationed there, and when does he think the most suitable time will be? ”

Looking at the two old generals, Cheng Pu and Huang Ai, Zhou Yu said: "My plan will not be decided until Yuan Shao comes, and it is useless to say more now." ”

Speaking of Zhexi, Zhou Yu said to Huang Gai and Cheng Pu: "Please come over, in fact, I have something important that I need you to do." ”

"If Gongjin has anything we need to do, just tell us." Cheng Pu replied: "Although we are the generals of the old general, we also know some military etiquette, since Gongjin is the main general, no matter what we are arranged, we will do our best." ”

"Ling Cao took Feng Ji over." Zhou Yu said to the two of them.

Huang Gai and Cheng Pu were stunned, and Cheng Pu asked, "Feng Ji has already come to the army?" ”

"It's already here." Zhou Yu replied: "Ling Cao settled him down, only said that I am busy with military affairs, and I have no time to pay attention to him for the time being." But I felt that since the guest had come, two men of prestige had to go to him, so that he could let down his guard and say everything that had to be said. ”

Cheng Pu and Huang Gai didn't understand what Zhou Yu meant, and the two of them looked at him blankly.

Zhou Yu continued: "I would like to ask the two generals to meet with Feng Ji one after another. However, you can't go together, you have to go separately. ”

"If Gong Jin has any plan, just say it, and we will do it according to it." Zhou Yu didn't say all the words, and Cheng Pu couldn't help but be a little anxious to urge him to continue.

"General Cheng, please go and meet Feng Ji first." Zhou Yu said: "Don't be polite to him, just ask him what his purpose is when he comes to see me." I don't think he will admit that he is here to persuade him to surrender, but only that he is here to repair. When the time came, General Cheng scolded him and asked him to understand that not everyone in the army agreed with my surrender. ”

"In other words, I want to give Feng Ji a good look, so that he no longer has expectations for coming to the South Bank this time." Cheng Pu nodded, indicating that he had understood what Zhou Yu meant.

When he understood, Zhou Yu didn't say much to him anymore, but looked at Huang Gai and said, "When General Huang goes to see Feng Ji, he can't contradict him like General Cheng, but has to coax him, saying that all kinds of people who follow Chu Hou are not good." ”

"I don't think there's anything wrong with following Chu Hou." Huang Gai replied: "If I had to say, I really don't know how to speak." ”

"General Huang doesn't have to care what he thinks of Chu Hou, you just need to say what Chu Hou is not in front of Feng Ji." Zhou Yu said: "You have to let Feng Ji know that you are not having a good time in the army. If Feng Ji has the heart to use you, you are willing to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to surrender to Yuan Shao. ”

"What's the point of doing that?" Huang Gai didn't understand the meaning of Zhou Yu's plan to do this, and couldn't help but ask him.

"The meaning is that he wants him to think that he will not lose by coming here, even if he can't persuade Zhou Yu to surrender, at least he has found an internal response that should be combined with the outside first." Zhou Yu said to Huang Gai: "The old general has always been kind, if you go to see Feng Ji, he shouldn't find anything." ”

"I understand what Gong Jin means." Huang Gai asked again: "When will I go to see Fengji?" ”

"General Cheng can go now, and General Huang should go back and rest first, and wait until midnight to ask to see Fengji." Zhou Yu specially explained: "The two generals went to see Fengji, don't follow too closely." Especially General Huang, if you can't go during the day, then wait until night. The more night he begged to see him, the more Feng Ji would believe in General Huang's sincerity. ”