Chapter Seventy-Three: Liu Bei Arrives
After all the Cao troops entered the camp, Zhang Lie, Xiahoudun and Cao Hong came to the main tent with heavy faces.
As soon as he opened the door of the tent, his eyes full of anger had already been projected from the front, and when he looked at it, Cao Cao was sitting on the seat, his face was pale, and his body was trembling slightly, obviously full of anger.
The three of them had just come to Cao Cao with a hard head, and Cao Cao's shouts were already heard in front of them: "Three cowards, why are you coming back!" ”
Hearing this, Zhang Lie and the three knelt down on one knee without hesitation, and their expressions were quite heavy.
In the end, it was Zhang Lie who took the lead in speaking and told everything Lin Zhou said, not daring to make the slightest change, so as not to provoke Cao Cao, who was angry, to completely explode.
After listening carefully to what Zhang Lie said, Cao Cao's face finally softened a little, but he still kept a straight face, his eyes were full of suspicion, and he asked coldly: "This is just Lin Zhou's one-sided words, what if this plan is a ploy used by Lin Zhou to persuade you to quit?" ”
"This ......" Zhang Lie was speechless for a moment, I have to say that this is also a possibility, and Zhang Lie did not dare to veto it.
"Alas"
Cao Cao sighed, obviously very dissatisfied with Zhang Lie's risk-taking actions, if this was a plan to retreat the army, then the matter of rescuing Mo Shuyan was probably really powerless.
Just when Cao Cao wanted to say something to punish Zhang Lie and the others, the door of the camp tent suddenly opened, and a herald trotted in, ran to Cao Cao with an eager face, knelt down on one knee, clenched his fists and said: "Report to the lord, Liu Bei under the account of Gongsun Zan asks to see the lord." ”
Liu Bei? A trace of confusion suddenly appeared in Cao Cao's eyes, and he couldn't figure out what was the point of Liu Bei coming to him at this time? Could it be that Gongsun Chan wants to cooperate again to attack Dong Zhuo?
In any case, Liu Bei came to be regarded as Gongsun Zhan's envoy, and Cao Cao was not easy not to meet, although he was quite irritable now, Cao Cao still said softly: "Welcome Liu Commander into the account." ”
"No."
The herald quickly retreated, and soon after the door of the tent opened again, only to see Liu Bei, who was wearing a plain shirt, stepping into the tent with a kind face, and walked to Cao Cao, slightly to show respect.
Cao Cao is not a person who is bound by etiquette, he didn't care about this, his face softened instantly, and he asked Liu Bei with a smile: "What kind of wind blew you Commander Liu here?" But what's the point? ”
Hearing this, Liu Bei replied with a smile: "I really came here to be entrusted, and where I was disturbed, I hope that General Cao will forgive me." ”
"It doesn't matter." Cao Cao got up directly, bypassed the seat, walked to Liu Bei's side, and asked again, "I don't know what to entrust?" ”
Seeing that Cao Cao actually left the table to ask, Liu Bei somehow suddenly felt Cao Cao's respect for him, and there was no condescending arrogance.
The matter was urgent, and Liu Bei didn't plan to beat around the bush, so he replied directly: "Xuande was entrusted by Mr. Yunyi to persuade Brother Meng De to withdraw from the army. ”
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the main tent, and then it was like an explosion of the pot, and the commanders on the left and right sides exchanged heads and talked about each other.
Everyone knows the purpose of this dispatch, if Mo Shuyan is really safe, then retreating is not a problem at all, for soldiers, they may want to make meritorious contributions and want to prove themselves on the battlefield, but for these commanders, preserving strength is the top priority.
Zhang Lie, who was kneeling, also had excitement in his eyes, and his body couldn't help trembling, Mo Shuyan was still alive safely, which instantly dissipated most of the guilt in Zhang Lie's heart.