"What? You say it again" In the city lord's mansion, Lu Zhi shouted in disbelief, and even Liu Bei, who was on the side, had a different face, and his heart was shocked.

"According to his subordinates, Yang Feng, the commander of the Yanzhou Yellow Turban, has indeed escaped from the realm of Chen Liu, and it is said that he has entered the territory of Sizhou, but it is unknown where it is" Li Tong repeated in detail, and the news reported by the multi-way exploration horse is indeed true.

Lu Zhi looked at everyone, even Liu Bei's face was full of surprise, not to mention others, he calmed down, carefully deliberated for a long time, and slowly asked, "Xuande, this Yellow Turban thief in Yanzhou, since the incident, attacking the state and occupying the capital, it can be regarded as a strong party, although the new defeat is not long now, but the main force is still there, and the soldiers have been besieging Chen for nearly three or four months, and when the city is about to be broken, why did they stop and retreat suddenly?" ”。

"The teacher's words are reasonable, but there is one thing that the teacher has forgotten, that is, the thief is a rootless soldier, although the front is fierce, but the follow-up is weak, and there is a serious shortage of grain and grass materials, not to mention the morale of the soldiers~~ When the attack cannot be carried out for a long time, how serious will it be hit~ In my opinion, they must be running out of food and grass, and they chose to retreat in desperation, I care more about not that they will retreat, but why they will retreat so smoothly, even if the Cao family in the south is short of troops, that Sizhou is a heavy place for soldiers, How could he rush over so easily, there was something strange about it" Liu Bei thought for a long time, and then said worriedly.

"Forget it, since the Yellow Turban thieves have fled here, then the battle of Yanzhou can be regarded as a great success, pass the order, rectify the armament, the army will cross the river tomorrow, go straight to Chenliu, and then clear the remaining party in Yanzhou" Lu Zhi gave an order, and the sergeant of the fifth school began to get busy.

At this time, Cao Cao on the other side had already taken the lead in coming to Chen Liucheng, without Yang Feng's main force of the Yellow Turban, the remaining remnants of the party were not enough, and the top priority was to first collect Chen Liu's troops.

On the tall city head, the military flag is facing the court, the guns are forested, both the city appearance and the military appearance are extremely majestic, no wonder the Yellow Turban thieves have been attacking for several months, and they can only look at the city and sigh.

When Cao Cao and others came to the city, they saw the city gate slowly open, and a group of people rushed out of it, led by two people, with a surprising appearance, a majestic figure, and a body of armor heroic and extraordinary, even the three generals behind Cao Cao saw that these two people were by no means ordinary, not to mention Xun You and others.

Cao Cao didn't wait for them to come closer, laughed a few times and said, "I'll just say, my brother is here, just a thief Kou Xiu wants to attack it, Yuan let Miaocai don't come unharmed~~~~Hahaha~~~~."

"Brother is above, please accept the worship of the younger brother" The two turned over and dismounted, leaning over and bowing.

"What's the polite~~~~ Let's go in and talk" Cao Cao pulled up the two of them, laughed and walked inside, looking at the two sergeants facing each other.

In the city lord's mansion, everyone sat down, Cao Cao smiled and said, "Let me introduce you to these two people, they are my foreign brothers, surnamed Xiahou, one is named Xuan, one is named Yuan, they are the pillars of my foreign race, no one can compare, you can be closer and closer in the future."

Xun You nodded and said with a smile, "I have long heard that the Xiahou clan in Yanzhou is full of talents and heroes, and today I saw that it was really true, with two such outstanding people, few heroes in the world can win, and Meng De has two more good helpers."

"Hey, hey, hey~~~~ The children of my Cao family, which one is from a bad seed, which one is like his Yuan family's wretchedness, one is more embarrassing than the other, Gongda knows why I am so relieved to stay this time" Cao Cao smiled and said proudly.

"There are these two generals in the city, not to mention the yellow turban thieves, they are the elite of the Han Dynasty, and it is very difficult to break the city, but it is a pity that Yang Feng and the others saw the opportunity quickly, and they escaped."

Xun You sighed regretfully, but the Xiahou brothers on the side said angrily, "What I said is that we have all calculated, and when their food and grass are exhausted, we will send troops to attack, and we will definitely leave no piece of armor killed by these thieves, and it is a pity that these thieves will run away first~~."

Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a smile, "This is nothing, just escape, anyway, our main target is not them, since these thieves have escaped from the land of Yanzhou, then we will take this opportunity to take down the dog thief Bocai, and we can cut the grass and eradicate the roots."

"I think he has become a frightened bird, after losing and retreating again and again, now Yang Feng is fleeing, and he is left alone here, no need to fight~~~~~~ just a lobbyist to say surrender" Xun Yu said.

Cao Cao was overjoyed, "That feeling is good, Bocai has fifty or sixty thousand yellow turban thieves, if this is really to fight, our losses will definitely not be small, can we take it without spending a single soldier, of course it is better than going to war, but there is a suitable candidate?" ”。

At this time, the full pet standing on the side stepped out and said, "Leave this task to me, and I will make them surrender obediently."

"No, Bo Cai retreated from Xuchang, there must be a lot of research on our officials, although Bo Ning only joined in afterwards, but they must have heard it, this person has now hated our Cao Jun to the core, our people will definitely be poisoned, let's choose someone else" Xun You shook his head to stop Man Chong's proposal, looked at Cao Cao and said.

Cao Cao sighed slightly, "Well~~~~ Gongda is reasonable, Bocai has been defeated by me repeatedly, and he must be resentful, if you want to convince this person, you must not only be able to speak well, but also need to be cautious, but where to find such a person now?" ”。

"If I mention being able to speak well, I know a person, I don't know if this person is willing to take on this important responsibility," Xia Houdun said suddenly.

"Who is it, would you like to let me tell me about it" Cao Cao asked curiously, this Xiahou brother who has lived here for a long time knows more than himself.

Xiahoudun nodded and said, "This person studied at Luoyang Tanglin Academy when he was young, to put it mildly, he just returned to his hometown not long ago, and he hasn't had time to reminisce about it, although I have known this person since I was a child, I haven't seen him for many years, and I don't know what it has become now, but it is said that the master of Tanglin Academy appreciates him a lot, and he should have some real skills."

"What's this person's name?" Xun You asked.

"The surname is Ruan Mingyu, he should be at home now, and there is no movement even in the Yellow Turban Siege, which shows that he has no intention of being an official now," Xiahoudun said with a sigh.

Xun You nodded and said, "It turned out to be him, I have heard of this person, but I didn't expect to be here, to say that the Ruan family is also a famous family, although now it is a little down, but the fame is still there, especially this Ruan Yu, I have heard of this person's name, he is very prestigious in Luoyang, and he is also the best among the younger generation, Meng De might as well give it a try."

"There is such a talent, so what are you waiting for, go, go and meet now" Cao Cao said to leave, and got up to rush out.

At this moment, suddenly a sergeant rushed to report that "report to the cavalry commander, Beizhong Lang General Lu Zhi has now arrived twenty miles outside the city, and has now issued an order to call the cavalry lieutenant out of the city to greet him, there must be no mistake."

When Cao Cao heard this, he frowned and said, "Lu Zhi is here, this old thing is coming so fast, it seems that this Ruan Yu can only let it go."

Xun You also agreed, "Well~~~~ Lu Zigan is a great Confucian in the world, and he is the three major generals of the imperial court this time, he can't be offended, but he can't help but beware of this person, in case he wants to act according to the order to control me, then he can only become his tool, it's better to be careful."

"Yes, Gongda's concerns are not impossible, so it's okay, you two don't come forward, our soldiers and horses only report the number of troops, and don't mention the collected Yellow Turban thieves, so even if we are controlled, fortunately, there is also a strange soldier on the side, just in case" Cao Cao nodded and gave a few orders.

Everyone went their separate ways, Cao Cao and the others went out of the city for ten miles to meet Lu Zhi, and returned to the city, at this time Chen Liu was a different scene, the banners at the head of the city were scattered, the military was listless, and even the streets were sparsely populated.

"Meng De's contribution to this battle is not small, first he broke the Yingchuan bandits, and then he fought with our army to attack the Chen Liu's thieves, so that Yang Feng and others fled without a fight, not only relieved the siege of Chen Liu, but also killed the Yellow Turban thieves who lost their helmets and abandoned their armor, I will help you report this credit to the imperial court" Lu Zhi said to Cao Cao as soon as he sat down.

Looking at Lu Zhi who was sitting in the first place in front of him, Cao Cao had mixed feelings in his heart, he was still his own position just now, but he didn't expect it to change hands in a blink of an eye, it was really a big official to crush people, not to mention that this Lu Zhi was more than one level older than himself.

His heart sank, and he reluctantly smiled, "Thank you General Lu, I just did what I did, how can it be compared to the general's big break Han Xian, if the general didn't force him back to the Yellow River, how could Yang Feng evacuate so easily, this is all the general's credit."

People love to listen to flattery, Cao Cao's words Lu Zhi laughed, waved his hand again and again and said, "Cao Duwei is not polite, credit is credit, I will report it honestly, and I will not treat you badly."

"Then thank you general, the general has been working hard all day, he must be tired, it's not early today, why don't you take a rest, and discuss it tomorrow?" Cao Cao saw Lu Zhi's tired face, and knew that this old guy was not lightly tired, so he immediately proposed.

Lu Zhi just wanted to nod and agree, but Yu Guang swept Liu Bei next to him, and immediately remembered the instructions of his beloved disciple, and asked Cao Cao, "I haven't seen Taishou here today, I don't know where this person is?" ”。

Cao Cao was slightly shocked in his heart, and couldn't help but look at Liu Bei on the side, and secretly said in his heart, "This person can influence Lu Zhi's decision, it can be seen that he is deeply hidden, and when he was in Luoyang, he underestimated him."

However, he didn't dare not answer Lu Zhi's question, and hurriedly said, "Taishou is now taking care of post-war affairs, if the general wants to meet, I can send someone to invite, but the time may be a little longer, the general doesn't have to wait here, it's better to get familiar with it first, and I'll invite him to the study to meet later?" ”。

"Okay~~~, in that case, I'll go and rest first, Xuande, and I'll leave the rest to you~~~~."

"Yes~~~ The teacher walks slowly, and the students will deal with it~~~~~~" Liu Bei bowed and watched Lu Zhi's tired figure slowly disappear outside the door.