They are also prisoners of war, but the treatment is very different. Zhou Yu sat in a prisoner cart with a flail and a lock, and Cao Cao rode a horse and hugged him. After arriving in Chang'an, Zhou Yu was taken into prison as a prisoner of war and had to work every day. Although the work he does is not heavy, and he will not tire Zhou Yu out of trouble, others will know that this is a person who has made a mistake as long as they see it.

Cao Cao is different, except that he can't leave Chang'an City, he is very free, he can go wherever he wants, that is, he wants to go to the secret important places of the imperial court, as long as he makes a report in advance, he will be accompanied by a special person. Anyway, it doesn't look like the treatment that a captive should enjoy.

As the saying goes, it is not a small number but an uneven situation. Obviously they are all captives, what do you fight Cao Cao can have wine and meat every day, and you can go wherever you want, and I, Zhou Yu, in addition to the prison is the construction site, I only have two nests every day to satisfy hunger? It's not fair! Zhou Yu is also a human being, and if he is a human being, he will be suspicious, and Zhou Yu didn't trust Cao Cao very much from the beginning, and Cao Cao's treatment at this time seemed to confirm Zhou Yu's suspicion of Cao Cao at the beginning. Even Zhou Yu was suspicious of Cao Cao, not to mention those Jiangdong spies who were obviously not as brainy as Zhou Yu.

As Zhou Yu's close friend, after learning that Zhou Yu was captured, Sun Ce immediately ordered a desperate attack on Shouchun, trying to capture several important people on Liu Xie's side alive, so that he could exchange for his good brother Zhou Yu. It's just that the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes, and before Sun Ce can capture the important person on Liu Xie's side, Zhou Yu has been sent by Liu Xie to Chang'an.

Sun Ce was anxious when he heard this, Chang'an is thousands of miles away from Jiangdong, let alone going to Chang'an, even if Zhou Yu is locked up in the hinterland of the Central Plains, it will be difficult for Sun Ce to rescue him. In order to ensure Zhou Yu's news, Sun Ce took the risk of sending Jiangdong's meticulous work to find out Zhou Yu's current situation and wait for an opportunity to rescue him.

Zhou Yu and Cao Cao were both prisoners, but the treatment was far from the same, and the situation was also passed on to Sun Ce in time by Jiangdong Xizuo. Sun Ce was furious when he saw it, and at the same time secretly called luck in his heart. Just two days before this news was sent, Cao Pi, who had taken over Cao Cao's forces, sent someone to come and propose that the two families join forces to resist the imperial court. Sun Ce was very moved by this proposal and almost agreed. But now that the news of Chang'an has arrived, let's not talk about whether that Cao Cao in Chang'an is true or not, anyway, Cao Pi will definitely not admit that it is true, and the proposal of the two families to join forces together has already drawn a big fork in Sun Ce's heart.

God knows if this Cao Pi also has a leg with the imperial court, his son Cao Cao has already pitted Zhou Yu in Jiangdong, and now he wants to pit himself as a son, but there is no door!

Jiang Ji, who served as Cao Pi's envoy, asked Sun Ce to scold him in public the next day, and he was embarrassed. When he left the Jiangdong camp angrily and angrily, Jiang Ji was still wondering in his heart what kind of medicine Sun Ce had taken wrong, he was fine two days ago, why did he suddenly turn his face?

Cao Piben is also quite sure about the matter of the two families joining forces, after all, the two families have suffered losses from the imperial court, and the so-called enemies of the enemy are friends, with a common goal, and it should not be a problem to join forces. But when he saw Jiang Ji who came back, he didn't need Jiang Ji to speak, Cao Pi felt cold when he saw Jiang Ji's face, and knew that things might not go as smoothly as he thought.

"My lord, Jiang Ji is incompetent, and he has been entrusted by the lord." Jiang Ji pleaded guilty to Cao Pi.

"Zitong doesn't have to blame himself, and let's talk about what happened first." Cao Pi comforted Jiang Ji, and then asked what he was most concerned about.

Why did Sun Ce reject his proposal? No matter how you look at it, only when the two families are in one place can the imperial court feel jealous, so that they dare not act rashly. This is a matter of combining and benefiting and dividing and harming, why can't Sun Ce see such a simple truth?

"Lord, Jiang Ji doesn't know why Sun Ce suddenly turned his face." Jiang Ji said to Cao Pi a little depressed: "When Jiang Ji was ordered to arrive at the Jiangdong camp, Sun Ce had a warm attitude and said that he would consider Jiang Ji's intentions carefully, but after two days, Sun Ce suddenly turned his face in public and ordered someone to drive Jiang Ji out of the camp. ”

“…… Didn't Sun Ce say the reason? Cao Pi frowned and asked.

He didn't say anything...... However, Jiang Ji heard a rumor that the treatment of the old lord and Zhou Yu after being escorted to Chang'an was very different, perhaps because of this, Sun Ce did not dare to get too close to our army. Jiang Ji suddenly lowered his voice and said to Cao Pi.

The release of Cao **'s news to the outside world was not done by Cao Pi alone, and this matter was unanimously agreed upon by many people. Don't look at the Cao Group's Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Yu Ban and other important figures were captured, but there are still many talents in the Cao Group, of course, these talents are still very young, and they belong to the second generation of generals or the second generation of officials.

Among the generals who accompanied Cao Cao to the battlefield, except for Zang Ba and Yue Xi, who fled back to Xuzhou, there was almost no loss on the civilian side, and Cao Pi dared to usurp the throne so "rebelliously" precisely because of the strong support of Cheng Yu and Lu Su.

Jiang Ji was originally an important staff member of Cao Cao's side, and he was usually good friends with Cao Pi, and Jiang Ji was also one of the insiders about Cao Cao's death, so when Jiang Ji mentioned that Cao Cao was in Chang'an, Cao Pi was not surprised at all.

"Zitong, do you suspect that Sun Ce knew that Zhou Yu was treated differently from his father in Chang'an, so he was suspicious of me?"

Exactly, otherwise there is no way to explain why Sun Ce suddenly turned his face. My lord, the current situation is difficult, we must be cautious. Jiang Ji wanted to speak and stopped, and persuaded Cao Pidao.

Cao Pi knew what Jiang Ji wanted to say but didn't say, but Jiang Ji didn't say it after all, so Cao Pi pretended not to know. To tell the truth, Cao Pi knew in his heart that he didn't know how long he could be the self-appointed Xuzhou pastor, and he also knew that surrendering to the imperial court might be the best way out. But Cao Pi just can't make up his mind, compared to Cao Cao's other sons, Cao Pi's ambition is undoubtedly the greatest, especially after Cao Ang was left in the court by Liu Xie, and Cao Cao established Cao Pi as his heir, Cao Pi can be said to be waiting for the old Cao Pi to take the throne after the fart, and this is the situation of six years.

Cao Cao was defeated, Xuzhou was in danger, and seeing that the position that he had been waiting for six years seemed to have wings and flew farther and farther away from him, Cao Pi was of course unwilling. Only then did he agree to Cheng Yu and Lu Su to make a suggestion, declaring that Cao Cao was dead, and he would naturally take over Cao Cao's power. No matter how many days he can be the leader, it can be regarded as repaying his wish for six years, and Cao Pi has no regrets about it.

Sun Ce's refusal made Cao Pi's heart half cold, and without Sun Ce's Jiangdong Army, Xuzhou's troops at this time alone could not stop the imperial court's troops. It is also strange to say that if the imperial court sent troops to Xuzhou at this time, Cao Pi would not have the troops to resist at all, so he could only open the city and surrender. It's strange that the troops in the imperial court are not moving, and they seem to forget that Xuzhou is still in the hands of the old Cao family.

However, it was a good thing for Cao Pi that the imperial court did not use troops, no matter what Liu Xie's idea was, at least Cao Pi was given a little time to breathe. The Cao family's family background was completely scraped again, Cao Pi finally made up 10,000 horses, and Cao Pi personally led the troops to sit in Pengcheng to resist the army of the imperial court.

Contacting Sun Ce is only one aspect, and now that Sun Ce has refused, Cao Pi's hope is only Yuan Xi in Hebei. As for Liu Bei, Cao Pida didn't expect it from the beginning, and he knew that he couldn't count on it.

Sun Ce can't count on it, so he can only look forward to Yuan Xi's side in Hebei, but before getting Yuan Xi's reply, Cao Pi must first find a way to survive the difficulties in front of him and survive until the day when reinforcements arrive.

Sooner or later, it will come. Cao Pi had not waited for Yuan Xi's reinforcements from Hebei to arrive, and Liu Xie had already taken the Han army to the outside of Pengcheng.

Pengcheng is a good place, there have been many celebrities, among which it is said that Peng Zu, who has lived for more than 800 years, is a native of Pengcheng. Peng Zu is not surnamed Peng, according to legend he is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, the profession is a cook, Emperor Yao because of the sacrifice of pheasant soup, Emperor Yao ate beautifully, then Peng Cheng was given to him, he was also called Peng Zu.

Cao Pi now has 10,000 soldiers, this is already the last family that Xuzhou can take out, a battle outside Xiao Pass, has squandered the capital of the Cao family, as long as Pengcheng is taken, Xuzhou is equivalent to no defense for the imperial court. Liu Xie wanted to take Pengcheng as soon as possible, while Cao Pi had to find a way to drag it until Yuan Jun arrived.

In order to delay time, Cao Pi couldn't take care of his own face, so he first sent an envoy to Liu Xie, expressing his willingness to surrender, as long as he agreed to some conditions. According to Cao Pi's plan, if the conditions are raised a little higher, the court will definitely bargain, and the time will be delayed, and when the reinforcements arrive, he will turn his face and deny it, anyway, he didn't talk about it, and the fault is not on his side.

But what Cao Pi didn't expect was that Liu Xie wouldn't talk to him at all. Jiang Ji, who was sent to the Han camp as an envoy, was also beaten with meat buns, and there was no return, so Liu Xie was directly detained.

Cao Pi was very annoyed, but he didn't have a problem with Liu Xie. It is absolutely impossible to go out of the city to fight, there are 10,000 people in hand, and the morale is low, there are still warlords in the city to watch, and no one dares to run. But once you get outside the city, you may scatter in a hurry if you don't pay attention.

But it is not a way to hold out, for siege warfare, the Han army has enough experience, do not come out to use a catapult to greet, anyway, the stone is not valuable, and there is no need to use a specially polished and calculated stone ball, collect some relatively large stones from nearby, and throw them into the city.

When Cao Pi first learned that Cao Ren took the initiative to give up Xiao Guan, he still looked down on Cao Ren in private, thinking that Cao Ren was afraid of war, and after he realized Cao Ren's mood in Xiao Guan that day, Cao Pi suddenly realized that it was not easy for Cao Ren to hold on for so many days.

It is not pleasant to be beaten passively and have nothing to do! But Pengcheng can't be lost as the gateway to Xuzhou, and Cao Pi can only endure it. The only thing that made Cao Pi feel fortunate was that the Han army had not yet begun to attack the city, perhaps in order to suppress the morale of the Cao army in the city, in the first few days, except for the daily catapult projectiles, the Han army did not take any other actions, but Cao Pi knew that this was not a long-term solution, as time went by, the casualties in the city were increasing, and the resentment against himself was also increasing.

A solution must be thought of as soon as possible! Cao Pi secretly reminded himself in his heart, how easy is it to talk about? Liu Xie didn't give Cao Pi a chance to open his mouth at all, in addition to Jiang Ji, Cao Pi successively sent Liang Xi and Chen Jiao to the Han camp, but without exception, they were all detained by Liu Xie's people.

"Lord, why don't you send me to try it?" Just when Cao Pi was thinking about who to send again, Chen Deng found Cao Pi and recommended himself.

Cao Pi doesn't trust Chen Deng, don't look at Chen Deng's background in the Xuzhou family, but even Cao Pi is a little shameless about his personality. This is the master of the family before the country, and the interests of the family are the first in his heart, for this kind of person, Cao Pi does not dare to use it. At present, the Cao family is weak, Chen Deng recommended himself at this time, and Cao Pi immediately suspected that this grandson was planning to betray the Cao family to keep the Chen family.

"Lord, I know you suspect that Chen has bad intentions, but at the moment, apart from Chen Mou's confidence in persuading the Han army outside the city to temporarily stop fighting, who else is available to the lord?" Chen Deng smiled bitterly and said to Cao Pi.

Chen Deng's words suddenly poked Cao Pi's lung tube, leaving Cao Pi speechless. Jiang Ji, Liang Xi, and Chen Jiao can be said to be Cao Cao's right-hand men left to Cao Pi, and now Liu Xie, who is called the Han Army, has been detained, except for one Chen Deng around him, the rest of Xiahou Shang, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen and others are okay to fight, but it is not good to play lip service.

"Is there any way you can get Liu Xie to listen to you?" Cao Pi asked.

"Lord, Chen can't make the current saint obey Chen's words, but Chen has a way to buy time for the lord to wait for reinforcements. Moreover, Chen reminded the lord that instead of waiting for Yuan Xi's reply from Hebei here, it was better to send a person who could speak well to Linzi and persuade the local guards to take the lead and send troops immediately. ”

“…… Without Yuan Xi's consent, then dare to send troops privately? Cao Pi frowned and asked.

"can be entrusted with a heavy task by Yuan Xi, then the lead will naturally not be a mediocre person, as long as he says it with his lips and teeth, he will be able to lead troops to come."

“…… Okay, this matter has been written down, and I will send someone to go when I turn around. Let's talk about your business, you said that you are sure to persuade Liu Xie to suspend the war, what is the solution? Cao Pi nodded and asked Chen Dengdao again.

“…… My lord, why ask? No matter what method Chen used, the result was favorable to the lord. If you delay for one more day, you will have more confidence that the lord will be able to hold Pengcheng......" Chen Deng said to Cao Pi with some embarrassment, obviously not wanting to tell Cao Pi what method he used to persuade the Han army.

Cao Pi stared at Chen Deng for a long time, and finally gave up the questioning. As Chen Deng said, if Chen Deng can really let the Han army outside the city suspend the siege, it will indeed help his plan to hold Pengcheng, as for some other side matters, it is useless to know more.

With Cao Pi's high hopes, Chen Deng left Pengcheng, and at the same time, Wu Zhen also rushed to Linzi, Qingzhou with Cao Pi's trust. At present, there are no strategists around Cao Pi, Lu Su is in the rear to raise food and grass for Cao Pi, Cheng Yu personally went to Hebei to lobby Yuan Xi, Jiang Ji, Liang Xi, and Chen Jiao let Liu Xie detain again, and Wu Zhen, the only one who can help with some ideas, left Pengcheng with a task. Cao Pi can only wait now, either good news or bad news, in addition to waiting, or waiting.

……

Chen Deng met Liu Xie, and Liu Xie knew Chen Deng's intention. This is not an outsider! Long before Cao Cao was taken to the Central Plains by Liu Xie, Chen Deng was on the line with the imperial court. Over the years, he has provided the imperial court with a lot of confidential information within the Cao group, and it can be said that Chen Deng is the eyes and ears of the imperial court left by Cao Cao's side, monitoring Cao Cao's every move.

Liu Xie doesn't like to step on two boats, compared to the enemy, the wall grass is the most hateful, because you don't know when this guy will betray you for his own interests and help your enemies deal with you. Therefore, Liu Xie has always been able to use an untrustworthy attitude towards the wall grass.

Chen Deng came to see him at this time, and Liu Xie had almost guessed his intention. It is nothing more than wanting to listen to his promise to ensure the interests of his Chen family in Xuzhou in person. As for doing his last bit for the Cao family, Liu Xie only regarded it as a fart.

Those who know the times are Junjie! Chen Deng is a person who knows the current affairs very well, although Liu Xie looks down on Chen Deng's personality a little in his heart, but he still does not show it on his face, and promises Chen Deng personally that as long as Chen Deng does not die one day, the court will ensure that the Chen family will be rich and prosperous one day.

People who know the current affairs generally know how to advance and retreat, Chen Deng knows very well that he has no bargaining capital with Liu Xie at the moment, Liu Xie can make a promise to him personally, and will not touch the interests of the Chen family in Xuzhou, Chen Deng is already satisfied. And after the wish was fulfilled, Chen Deng also explained what Liu Xie wanted to know.

Knowing that Chen Deng reminded Cao Pi to send someone to Linzi in Qingzhou to move for help, Liu Xie's brows couldn't help frowning, obviously dissatisfied with Chen Deng's approach of leaving left and right.

"Holy Mingjian, if this is not the case, Chen Deng will not be able to let Cao Pi go out of the city." Chen Deng explained to Liu Xie with a wry smile.

"Since you gave Cao Pi this idea, then it's up to you to find a way to help me break through Pengcheng before the troops arrive. Otherwise, my previous promises to you will be null and void. Liu Xie deliberately embarrassed Chen Dengdao.

"Holy Lord, this is embarrassing Chen Deng." Seeing this, Chen Deng hurriedly asked for mercy, but seeing Liu Xie's resolute attitude, he had no choice but to say: "Since the Holy Lord insists on doing so, then Chen Deng has a plan to break Pengcheng." ”

"Will the plan be released?" Liu Xie asked with some surprise when he heard this.

"The saint can order people to lead troops around Pengcheng at night to ambush them on the way to Pengcheng from Linzi, and wait until the troops pass by, and then kill and defeat the lead. Or prepare some Yuan Jun's clothes and armor, and pretend to lead the people and horses to open the gate of Pengcheng. ”

Liu Xie did not reply to Chen Deng immediately, but looked at Fa Zheng, Jia Kui and others on the side, and these people also looked at Chen Deng with some surprise.

"I wonder if the Holy One thinks this plan is feasible?" Seeing that Liu Xie didn't speak, Chen Deng asked with some apprehension.

“…… Feasible. However, I still need to bother you to return to Cao Pi's side to make internal responses. Liu Xie looked at Chen Deng and said.

"This is Chen Deng's business, if the saint does not have an order, Chen Deng will return to Pengcheng."

"Okay, then be careful yourself."

"Holy rest assured, Chen Deng has always been afraid of death, and he will act carefully."

Seeing Chen Deng retreat, until he could no longer see Chen Deng's back, Liu Xie said with some regret: "It's a pity." ”