Cheng Yu left Shouchun on the same day and rushed to Pengcheng.

Cao Cao summoned Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xun You, Jia Xu and others to the front.

Everyone sat down, and Cao Cao said: "Cheng Zhongde has gone to Xuzhou, and we have also taken Huainan, we can't spend it here all the time, I plan to return to Xudu, what do you think." ”

"Xu Du will definitely go back, the important thing is how to keep Huainan." Guo Jia said: "As soon as we leave, Lu Bu will definitely lead the army to come." Huainan will definitely fall into his hands. ”

"Could it be that Lu Fengxian dares to snatch Huainan from me?" Cao Cao frowned.

"The lord thinks he doesn't dare?" Guo Jia said: "Liu Xun killed Zhang Xun and dedicated Yuan Yao to the lord, which happened to give him a truth. ”

"Honest?" Cao Cao's face turned cold: "What truth can he get from it?" ”

"Has the lord forgotten that Zhongli is still entrenched in Uncle Chen?" Guo Jia said: "Lu Fengxian arranged it this way in order to take Huainan. What he lacked was only two conditions, one was that the lord evacuated Huainan, and the other was that Liu Xun killed Zhang Xun. Now that both conditions are in place, what other scruples can he have? ”

"What do you think?" Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu and the others.

Everyone said: "We think Feng Xiao's words are reasonable! ”

"If you get Huainan, if you let Lu Feng take it first, wouldn't it give him a chance to sit big for nothing?" Cao Cao said: "I have to think of a way to make him dare not covet Huainan." ”

"Lu Fengxian has long coveted Huainan, there are reasons and timing, he will definitely come." Guo Jia said: "The lord doesn't want to lose Shouchun, the only way is to leave some soldiers and horses to guard." He dared to attack Liu Xun, but he would not easily attack the soldiers under the command of the lord. The lord didn't want to start a war with Lu Fengxian, and he didn't want to turn against the lord. ”

In the Battle of Xiapi, Cao Cao failed to kill Lü Bu and had already missed the best opportunity.

And although Lu Bu's strength is improving day by day, the opportunity to oppose the Cao family is not yet ripe.

The relationship between the two sides is delicate, and neither wants to pierce the last veil.

However, Huainan has a lot of interests involved after all.

If Lu Bu gets here, he will be able to restrain Cao Cao in the future and further expand his power to fight against Cao Cao.

And Cao Cao occupied Huainan, and when the surrounding affairs were completely settled, he could lead the army commander to attack Xuzhou.

Both sides know that it is only a matter of time before they turn against each other, and Huainan has a lot of interests involved.

But none of them wanted to break this delicate relationship.

Breaking this relationship, Lü Bu will face the pressure of Cao Cao's army, and Cao Cao is likely to fight on two fronts, dealing with Yuan Shao in Hebei and dealing with Lü Bu at the same time.

The two sides turned against each other, and it was definitely the Yuan family in Hebei who got the benefits.

Cao Cao and Lu Bu are not stupid, of course it is impossible to do that kind of stupid thing to let others reap the benefits.

"Who does Feng Xiao think I should leave behind, and how many soldiers and horses should I leave behind?" Cao Cao asked.

"Xiahou Yuanrang, Xiahou Miaocai." Guo Jia said: "The two Xiahou generals are excellent in martial arts, although there are a few capable people under Lu Bu, it is not so easy to take Shouchun away from them. As for the soldiers and horses, three or five thousand should be enough. ”

Cao Cao frowned, stroked his beard, and pondered for a moment: "According to Fengxiao!" ”

Cao Cao decided to leave Huainan, leaving Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan in Shouchun, and sent Cheng Yu to Pengcheng.

He thinks that things have been arranged safely, so he doesn't have too many scruples.

When Cheng Yu came to Pengcheng, Cao Cao had already set off to return to Xudu.

Lu Bu invited Chen Gong to the study of the back house.

The two sat facing each other, and Lu Bu asked, "Cao Cao has already set off to return to Xudu, but Cheng Zhongde has been ordered to come to Pengcheng, what does Gongtai think he wants to do?" ”

"I got the news that he also left the two generals, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, in Shouchun." Chen Gong said: "In this way, if Wen Hou takes Shouchun, he will definitely offend him." The two families may not really go to war. ”

"I'm worried about it, too." Lu Bu said: "Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, we can't touch them for the time being, how can we disintegrate the Shouchun defense?" Thus seizing Huainan. ”

"If Marquis Wen is in Huainan, it would be useless for Cao Cao to deploy like this." Chen Gong said: "Wen Hou can bypass Shouchun and take Huainan and all parts of the Lujiang River, leaving Shouchun as a lonely city. ”

Lu Bu shook his head with a smile: "When the public platform abandoned Cao Cao, it really left him a big trouble!" ”

He then asked, "Cheng Zhongde came to Pengcheng, how should I deal with him?" ”

"Cheng Zhongde came to Pengcheng to control Wen Hou." Chen Gong said: "Cao Cao has long thought that he and Yuan Benchu will have a battle, and Cheng Zhongde came here, the fundamental purpose is to want Wen Hou to assist Cao Cao in the future and break Yuan Benchu together!" ”

"I've been thinking about something lately." Lu Bu said: "Cao Cao has many capable people, although Yuan Benchu also has many capable people, but he is not as good as Cao Cao. Now the power of Hebei is in the hands of Fengji, trial and matching. Feng Ji, trial and others are selfish and selfish, and they control ......"

"Where did Wen Hou hear that Feng Ji, Judge and others are selfish?" Chen Gong asked in astonishment.

Lu Bu was surprised, the classics and allusions he had seen in his impression, and even many idle books mentioned the two of them, the evaluation was all misconduct, and the Yuan family failed in the battle of Guandu, in addition to attributing the fault to Yuan Shao's head, even the two of them also bore a lot of sins.

But Chen Gong's reaction made Lu Bu feel as if he had been misled.

History has always been written on the side of the successful.

If Yuan Shao had won the battle of Guandu, those critics in later generations would probably have said that Cao Cao was useless.

Thinking about this, Lu Bu became a little interested in Feng Ji and the trial: "Does the public station know the two of them?" ”

"The world is so big, and most of the capable people know each other." Chen Gong replied: "Although Feng Ji likes dictatorship, he is broad-minded and has always been able to tolerate people. And the trial, although the wisdom is average, this person has a good character, and he can't rub half a grain of sand in his eyes. Yuan Shao was able to govern Yecheng in an orderly manner, and he had an inseparable relationship with these two people! ”

Lu Bu completely understood that Feng Ji and Judge had a bad reputation in later generations, and it was completely exaggerated by those historians who added oil and vinegar to them.

Just like before he came to this era, many history books even evaluated Lu Bu as a slave with three surnames, and had a very high opinion of Liu Bei.

If you want to leave a good reputation, you must first gain a foothold in this world!

The two of them were talking, and the guards outside the door reported: "Qi Wenhou, Cheng Zhongde asks to see you outside the gate." ”

"So fast?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong: "We just got the news, he has actually arrived." ”

He stood up: "Let's go meet him!" ”