Chapter 90: Life and Death Are the Same
Cao Cao had already learned the information that Liu Bei had taken advantage of the situation to enter Xuzhou, and he didn't have much opinion on it.
When Liu Bei was not at the end of his rope, he did not defect to Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao not understand Liu Bei's morality.
didn't say the sentence of the world's heroes, only the sentence of Cao Youer.
Therefore, I didn't care about Liu Bei's request for help in Xuzhou, after this battle, Yanzhou needed to be repaired.
When attacking Xuzhou, it had already cost a lot of money, and this battle reduced Cao Cao's strength by at least one-fifth.
And in the battle with Lu Bu, it seemed that he was already like a god, and he seized the opportunity everywhere, and Lu Bu was caught off guard, and in the end, only a few hundred people escaped, and all the generals under him were captured alive.
But the losses on the Yanzhou side are not small, every time there is a battle, there will be casualties, and every time there is a battle, there will be losses.
This is the war of ancient times, which is not a struggle for interests, but a struggle for the city and a struggle for fate.
After this battle, Cao Cao's reputation has spread to the ears of various princes, and they all know that Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao not only defeated the state pastor of Xuzhou, but also defeated the original Tiger Prison Pass No. 1 God of War.
Now, Lu Bu fled all the way to Xuzhou with his wife and children and those subordinates.
The reason why Lu Bu wanted to go around and walk so far to Xuzhou was because Xuzhou and Cao Cao had a grudge.
If they want to make a comeback, if they want to take revenge, they can only rely on the power of Xuzhou, and only Xuzhou will have this idea, because they and Cao Cao have already formed a relationship.
Without Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others, Lu Bu still walked the path he would go to, and led people to Xuzhou.
Cao Cao received the news from Lu Bu, also after Lu Bu entered Xuzhou, and now, he is drinking with a person, this person is Chen Gong.
In the past, Cao Cao offered a knife to stab Dong, but the matter was revealed, and he could only flee to the imperial capital alone.
After Chen Gong saw Cao Cao, he admired Cao Cao's courage in assassinating Dong Zhuo, and the two talked happily, and finally Chen Gong released Cao Cao and fled with Cao Cao.
This kind of treatment really moved Cao Cao, and in order to assist him, Chen Gong didn't even want the seat of the county prince, and fled with him.
It's just that there was a misunderstanding on the way, which made Chen Gong look at Cao Cao differently.
In addition, after returning to the Cao clan, Cao Cao had most of the capable people around him, and the strategists were the most talented in drama, and then there were Xun Yu and others, which made Chen Gong feel cold.
After that, Cao Cao's suspicion and personality charm did not match Chen Gong's imagination, and the relationship between the two slowly became cold.
Later, Chen Gong directly chose to betray Cao Cao, of course, it was not a betrayal, the good bird chose the tree to perch, and Chen Gong just chose another path.
"Gongtai, how long has it been since we sat together for tea and talked?" Cao Cao personally poured a cup of tea for Chen Gong and asked with some nostalgia and sadness.
After this battle, Chen Gong has aged a lot, and his original ambition is gone.
I thought that Assist Lu Bu would be able to do a great career, but I didn't expect that in the end, the career would fail before it was completed, or it would be a complete failure, and there would be no chance to rise.
"It's been three years, time flies so fast, I never thought that you in the past have become a state pastor and have achieved such a great career." Chen Gong was also polite, and took a sip of the teacup.
Cao Cao stared at Chen Gong and asked, "Do you have any regrets?" ”
Chen Gong laughed and said: "When I had a relationship with you, I thought you were a male lord, but back then, Lu Bohao's family was so innocent, you killed their family because you mistakenly thought that others were going to harm you."
Although you and I disagree with each other, I do regret and feel sorry for that family, but I am also willing to faithfully assist you, establish a great cause, set things right, and end the troubled times.
It's a pity, maybe the fate of you and me was originally going to go on the opposite side.
I never regret what I have done, what I do is what I do, what I do is wrong, what is there to regret. ”
Cao Cao's eyes were slightly cold, and then he said with a smile: "Hahaha, what a lifelong Chen Gongtai!" ”
Then he said to his subordinates, "Bring the wine!" ”
"This tea is badly drunk, I have a great talent under this account, and I have made a very good spirit, and now, you and I have drunk it, and it can be regarded as a grudge between you and me!"
After a while, the servant came up with two jars of white clouds, and the maid waited to fill the wine glasses for the two.
"Good wine!"
After Chen Gong drank it in one gulp, his face was slightly red, and after a while, he became normal.
This is not the first time he has drunk this kind of wine, he has drunk this wine in the county town of Yanzhou, and he thinks that this is the best wine he has ever drunk, and there is no other wine mixed with other flavors.
This wine is very mellow, and although it has some spicy taste after drinking, it will warm up and feel comfortable after a while.
"I don't know a few things, I don't know if you are willing to solve the doubts, but it can be regarded as letting me understand the reason for my failure." Chen Gong didn't drink a second cup, but did it properly and asked Cao Cao.
Cao Cao paused for a moment, nodded slightly, and agreed.
"Few people know about our plan to attack Yanzhou, at that time you had already led a large army to attack Xuzhou, why did you suddenly appear in Yanzhou, as if you already knew in advance, waiting for us secretly in Yanzhou?
Did someone betray Wen Hou? ”
Cao Cao had a sense of strategizing, a sense of pride and pride after winning, "Actually, I didn't know that you and Lu Bu would attack Yanzhou, probably because Yanzhou had been peaceful for a long time, making me forget that there were still potential enemies."
There was a person who reminded me, he said that if I insisted on attacking Xuzhou, Yanzhou would not be safe, and Lu Bu of Chang'an would get out, and he would definitely look for a place to stay, and this best place, and the closest place, was Yanzhou.
At first, I didn't believe it, but after investigation, I found out that you really planned to attack Yanzhou. ”
Chen Gong nodded, he understood why his plan failed, it turned out that someone had already sensed his intentions, this person was a little scary, and he had a very accurate grasp of the overall situation and people's hearts.
"One misstep turns into a thousand hatreds, we think we are about to win, but we don't want everything to be under your control, alas.
A seemingly big plan, in your eyes, I'm afraid it's just a joke. ”
Chen Gong felt very funny, but also felt very pitiful, his expression was lonely, and he was speechless.
Cao Cao also lost his pride, a subordinate he valued very much, but betrayed himself, this feeling is very bad.