Cao Shuo snatched Lu Meng, but Lu Bu not only did not punish him, but also escorted Han Yin to Xu Du and cut off his head.

The people sent by Cao Cao to Xuzhou had not yet arrived, and Yuan Shu, who was far away in Huainan, had already received the news.

Dressed in a black robe, Yuan Shu's face was pale, and he looked around at everyone in the hall: "Lu Bu dares to send Han Yin to Xu Du, you say, what should I do?" ”

A person in the hall stood up and saluted and said: "Lu Bu dared to capture His Majesty's envoy and send it to Xudu, if you don't send troops to fight, how many people in the world are willing to obey Your Majesty?" ”

The man standing up was tall and thin-cheeked, with two small eyes that gleamed with a sly light.

He is Yuan Shu's subordinate Yang Hong.

"That's what I mean." Yuan Shu asked, "Who is here who wants to lead the troops?" ”

The other person got up and said: "Your Majesty, there are not many soldiers and horses in Huainan, and Lu Bu has sent Han Yin to Xudu, once our army attacks Xuzhou, it is difficult to guarantee that Cao Cao will not respond from it." ”

Speaking of Cao Cao, Yuan Shu's face changed, and he asked Li Feng, "Then what should I do?" Is it hard to sit idly by? ”

"Of course not." Li Feng said: "As Changshi said, if you sit idly by, how many people in the world are willing to submit to Your Majesty?" ”

"There are not enough soldiers and horses, and you can't sit idly by, what do you say?" Yuan Shu asked with some annoyance.

"Yang Feng and Han Xian have a large number of soldiers and horses, Your Majesty can adjust them to lead the army, and our army will cooperate to attack Lu Bu." Li Feng bowed.

Yang Feng and Han Xian were born in Baibo Yellow Turban, and were edicted by the imperial court in their early years, and later worked with Dong Cheng and others to protect Liu Xie, but because of the chaotic situation in the Central Plains, they had no place to stay, and took refuge in Huainan Yuan Shu.

They have a large number of troops, and they are indeed the best candidates to attack Lu Bu.

But only let the two of them go, Yuan Shu was not at ease.

He asked the generals in the hall, "Ladies and gentlemen, who is willing to take the troops on a trip?" Coordinate with Yang Feng and Han Xian to defeat Lu Bu? ”

The two generals stood up, clenched their fists and said, "The two of us are willing to go!" ”

The two people who stood up, one was Zhang Xun, a general under Yuan Shu, and the other was Qiao Rui.

Yuan Shu's subordinates, except for the spirits, are the best at using soldiers.

There are two people leading the troops, and Yuan Shu is also a lot more relieved.

He nodded and said, "With you two going, I can rest assured." Give you two 20,000 soldiers and horses, join forces with Yang Feng and Han Xian, and crusade against Lu Bu! ”

Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui hugged their fists to receive their lives.

Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses did not move, and Cao Cao's envoy also came to Xuzhou.

In addition to bringing the news of canonizing Lu Bu as General Zuo, the envoy also sent dozens of boxes of gifts for Cao Shuo.

The envoy who came to Xuzhou was none other than Cheng Yu, a staff member under Cao Cao.

Cheng Yu is nearly sixty years old and has gray hair.

He followed Cao Cao very early, and he was the elder under Cao Cao, and he was also very prestigious in Xudu.

He came to Xuzhou to read the holy decree to Lu Bu and proposed marriage by the way, which gave Lu Bu enough face.

The front hall of the Xuzhou government.

Lu Bu couldn't hide his joy on his face, playing with the holy decree that had just arrived.

Cao Shuo, Cheng Yu, Chen Jue and several generals sat on both sides of the hall.

"General Zuo is coming to the door, congratulations!" Cheng Yu arched his hand and said, "I wonder when the general plans to let the second son and the young lady get married?" ”

"I asked Zirong about this matter." Looking at Cao Shuo, Lu Bu said: "He also has a marriage contract with the daughter of Yuan Gong, Yuan Gong is a general, but I am only a general of Zuo, of course it is difficult for Meng'er to marry into the Cao family to be a wife." can let Meng'er be a concubine, where can I put my face as General Zuo? So it's better to wait until Yuan Gong marries his daughter to Xudu, and then I will send Meng'er over! ”

"That's what the general said!" Cheng Yu said: "In addition to canonization and proposing, Cao Gong also wrote a letter by hand and asked me to bring it to the general. ”

"Oh?" Lu Bu smiled: "Meng De actually wrote me a letter? ”

took out the letter from his arms, and Cheng Yu held it above his head with both hands.

The guard took the letter and handed it to Lu Bu.

After opening the letter and browsing it, Lu Bu said: "What Meng De said is right, I am a Hanchen, and I have been a meritorious escort in my early years, how can I be with Han thieves?" ”

"The general's righteousness!" Cheng Yu said: "But there is one more thing to remind the general. ”

"Cheng Gong, please speak!" Lu Bu said.

"The general first regretted his marriage to Yuan Shu's family, and then sent Han Yin to Xu Du's head to show the public, Yuan Shu will definitely refuse to give up." Cheng Yu said: "Please also ask the general to prepare early." ”

mentioned that Yuan Shuhui would send troops to attack, and Lu Bu's face also calmed down.

He pinched his chin and said, "Yuan Shu has many soldiers and horses, and there are only 3,000 men and horses in Xuzhou, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist." ”

"Come on, I'm afraid he'll get a bird!" As soon as Lu Bu's words fell, a black-faced general sitting there said: "The general gave me three hundred people, and I will go and cut down the main general sent by Yuan Shu!" ”

The black-faced general spoke, and the other general sitting at the top shouted: "Cheng Lian, how can you speak here?" Don't shut up yet! ”

Cheng Lian was obviously afraid of the general who spoke, and he quickly closed his mouth.

Cao Shuo has lived in Xuzhou for many days, and most of the people under Lu Bu's command know him.

The people sitting in the hall were all fierce generals under Lu Bu.

The black-faced man who spoke was named Cheng Lian, and he had the courage of a thousand people.

And the general who scolded him with a bit of bookish spirit was Zhang Liao, who was very famous in both official history and later novels.

is also a strong general under Lu Bu, but Cheng Lian is subordinate to Zhang Liao.

That's why he was afraid of Zhang Liao.

"Wen Yuan doesn't have to be angry!" Lu Bu said: "You don't know Cheng Lian's temperament, the most important thing at the moment is what to do if Yuan Shuzhen sends troops to attack Xuzhou!" ”

Looking at Gao Shun, Lu Bu asked, "What do you think?" ”

Gao Shun got up and clenched his fists and said, "Trapping the camp is ready for the general's dispatch at any time!" ”

"If you say it, you don't say it!" Lu Bu was helpless and pressed his hand twice.

After Gao Shun sat down, Cao Shuo said: "The general doesn't need to worry, I don't think Yuan Shu has many soldiers and horses, and if he doesn't use external forces, he doesn't have the confidence to take Xuzhou." ”

"What does Zirong think?" Cao Shuo opened his mouth to speak, and Lu Bu asked him.

"Yuan Shu is the emperor, it can be said that he dug his own grave." Cao Shuo said: "The heroes of the world only identify with the Great Han, how many of them regard him as an emperor? I heard that Yang Feng and Han Xian had taken refuge in Yuan Shu earlier. Huainan does not have many soldiers and horses, and when he attacks Xuzhou, he will definitely transfer these two people to come. ”

"Yang Feng and Han Xian were born in the Yellow Turban, and there are indeed a lot of soldiers under their command." Lu Bu said: "If they come, Xuzhou really can't hold it!" ”

"They attacked Xuzhou, of course they couldn't hold it." Cao Shuo said: "If they stab Yuan Shu from behind, won't Xuzhou hold it?" ”

"Yang Han and the others obeyed Yuan Shu's dispatch, how could they be willing to stab him?" Lu Bu asked suspiciously.

Chen Jue already understood what Cao Shuo meant, and hugged his fists and said: "What the second prince said is reasonable, Yang Feng and Han Xian defected to the Han Dynasty in their early years, and they did not agree with Yuan Shu. They are also from the Yellow Turban, and they have always been mercenary. As long as the general gives some benefits, and then counts Yuan Shu's sins, the two may not necessarily defect. ”