The night was dark, but Cao Shuo did not have the slightest casualness.

He was wandering around the barracks and stopped as he passed outside Zhao Yun's tent.

"You're waiting here." Cao Shuo gave Cai Ji and Wei Tu an order.

The two of them responded with fists, and Cao Shuo walked to Zhao Yun's tent.

"Did Zilong sleep?" Coming to the outside of the tent, Cao Shuo asked.

The curtain was lifted, and Zhao Yun appeared in front of Cao Shuo.

He clasped his fists and saluted Cao Shuo and said, "I haven't slept yet, and my son hasn't rested." ”

"I can't sleep at night, so I came to see Zilong." Cao Shuo asked, "Did Zilong receive armor from the quartermasters?" ”

"Thank you, Childe, I've already received it." Zhao Yun responded.

"What kind of armor, show me." Cao Shuo said and entered the tent with Zhao Yun.

There was an oil lamp lit in the tent, and Zhao Yun held the armor he had received in front of Cao Shuo.

The armor pieces of the armor are made of wrought copper, except for the armor pieces that glow yellow, the rest of the armor is jet black, which is really not very good-looking.

Cao Shuo frowned: "This is the armor issued by the military quartermaster to Zilong?" ”

"This is the only armor in the army." Zhao Yun said: "It's better than nothing." ”

"Cai Ji!" Cao Shuo shouted outside the tent.

Cai Ji lifted the curtain and walked in: "What do you have to say?" ”

"Help me jot down one thing." Cao Shuo instructed: "When this battle is over, be sure to find the best armorer to create a pair of sterling silver armor for Zilong." ”

Although in the Eastern Han Dynasty, silver could not be bought and sold like gold, but it was also much more precious than copper.

Cao Shuo asked Cai Ji to write down the sterling silver armor for him, and Zhao Yun hurriedly said: "Don't bother, Childe, my previous armor is just a ......"

"I don't care what Zilong's previous armor was." Cao Shuo said: "Since the armor has been torn apart in this battle, it can only be said that the texture is not good. Zilong is my favorite general, of course I can't let you wear a rag to fight. In the past, I didn't check, but I couldn't find that Zilong's armor was too poor. Give me a chance to make amends this time. ”

Cao Shuo's words made Zhao Yun feel very uncomfortable.

He failed to capture Zhang Fei, and even the Flying Bear Battalion failed to contain Liu Bei, delaying Cao Shuo's deployment.

But Cao Shuo didn't mean to blame at all, but helped him find an excuse that the armor was not good.

Moved in his heart, Zhao Yun hugged his fists and made a big salute to Cao Shuo and said: "The son's reward, the last general will be ashamed, and he will definitely take the lead in the future and go to the soup for the son!" ”

"I don't want you to go to the soup." Cao Shuo patted his arm lightly and said, "You and I will achieve great things together in the future, if you go to the soup and go to the fire, who do I expect to charge." ”

"That's what Childe said." Zhao Yunying said: "I said the wrong thing. ”

"Can Zilong tell me about the situation of fighting Zhang Fei?" Cao Shuo said: "Although I was not present, I can be similar to the battle, and the battle must be very tragic. ”

"It's not tragic." Zhao Yun said: "Zhang Fei's weapon was seized by me before, and this time it was just an ordinary spear. As soon as I fought him, I broke his weapon, so he fought with me under the horse. ”

Zhao Yun described the process of fighting Zhang Fei in detail, and Cao Shuo just listened silently.

After he finished speaking, Cao Shuo said: "Zhang Yide is indeed a rare fierce general, when Jing Zilong said this, I couldn't bear to kill him." ”

"He's got some skills." Zhao Yun said: "But this person is loyal to Liu Bei, even if the son wants to use it, I'm afraid he won't." ”

"As long as there is no Liu Bei, everything else is easy to say." Cao Shuo grinned and said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong rested earlier, there may be a fierce battle tomorrow." ”

"Childe!" Cao Shuo was about to leave, and Zhao Yun reminded: "Our army is very close to the enemy, and we still have to watch out for the enemy army to rob the camp tonight." ”

"Zilong, don't worry, I have already made arrangements." Cao Shuo said: "What I'm afraid of is not that Liu Bei will come to rob the camp, but that I'm afraid that he won't dare to come!" ”

Cao Shuo waited calmly for Liu Bei's next move.

Liu Bei was in a difficult situation at this time.

In the handsome tent, he walked back and forth, looking very irritable.

Zhang Fei was dizzy by his walking, and said to him: "If my brother has any troubles, just say it, it's not a way to walk around like this." ”

"What else can I worry about besides the unfavorable situation of the battle?" Liu Bei said: "Liu Biao of Jingzhou has been reluctant to send troops for a long time, and the people sent to Qingzhou have not heard from him until now. If it continues to fight like this, Xuzhou will not be able to keep it at all. ”

"The second brother is still attacking Shouchun, maybe there will be a turnaround in a few days." Zhang Fei explained: "If my brother is really not at ease, I will lead the troops to rob the camp tonight, and I may be able to cut off Cao Zirong's head." ”

"There are too many people who want to cut off Cao Zirong's head, how many of them have succeeded?" Liu Bei said: "He is shrewd like a ghost, if you lead the troops to rob the camp, I am afraid that you will fall into his trap." ”

"This can't do this, that can't work, the battle can't be fought." Zhang Fei said with annoyance: "There are a lot of people in our army, but my brother has also seen it, and 5,000 soldiers and horses can't reach the enemy's 600 people." In a battle, hundreds of our troops died, and the enemy left only more than a dozen corpses. ”

"Cao Zirong's subordinates are all warriors." Liu Bei said: "Not to mention the army we put together temporarily, even if there is a team of soldiers and horses who have been trained for many years to fight with them, I'm afraid we won't get much benefit." ”

"If you follow what my brother said, it would be better to give up Xuzhou to Cao Zirong, and our brothers will find a piece of land to cultivate." Zhang Fei said: "What great cause in the world, what Kuang Fu Han family, has nothing to do with our brothers!" ”

"Presumptuous!" Liu Bei glared at him, and said angrily: "I don't care very much about the great cause of the world, how can the Han family abandon it?" You and I don't care about the survival of the Han family, can't we hand over the world to Cao Zirong and others? ”

was drunk by Liu Bei, Zhang Fei pursed his lips and didn't dare to speak.

Holding his hands on his back, Liu Bei looked at the candle flame and said to Zhang Fei: "Otherwise, ...... like this"

"Brother has an idea?" Zhang Fei's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked.

"Early tomorrow morning, I will lead the army to retreat, and you will bring a group of soldiers and horses to secretly ambush." Liu Bei said: "When Cao Zirong learns that our army has withdrawn, he will definitely come to chase after him, and then you will cover up from behind ......."

"Can this be done?" Zhang Fei said uncertainly: "If Cao Zirong sees through his brother's plan, what should he do?" ”

"If he really sees through it, you immediately lead the troops and leave." Liu Bei said: "As long as we don't get caught up by Cao Zirong, we have nothing to lose." ”

"What happens after you leave?" Zhang Fei said: "If you are trapped in Xiapi, Xuzhou will really be finished." ”

"That's the only way to do it when you have to." Liu Bei said: "I will let Mi Zhu go to Hebei early tomorrow morning, maybe the Yuan family in Hebei is our last hope." ”