"Yuan Rang, calm down, now is not the time to be impulsive." Cheng Yu stopped Xiahoudun and persuaded. But Xiahoudun didn't listen to any persuasion from Cheng Yu at all. Since learning that Xiao Guan had defected to the enemy and blocked Cao Cao to the west of Xiao Pass, Xiahoudun was about to go crazy. If it weren't for Cheng Yu, who persuaded him, Xiahoudun would have cut people down a long time ago.

"Zhongde, get out of the way!"

"I won't let it! You are so reckless, not only can you not save the lord by sending troops at this time, but even the last bit of the lord's foundation can make you lose everything! Did You Know? Cheng Yu replied stubbornly.

"Lord...... Lord...... If Meng De has any mistakes, what is the use of us still wanting this Pengcheng? What's the use of Xuzhou? Xiahoudun asked angrily.

"Pengcheng is the only place for the lord to return to Xuzhou, and Xuzhou is the last capital that the lord can make a comeback in the future. So good, let me ask you, if the Han army takes advantage of the emptiness of Pengcheng to take Pengcheng, even if you can retake Xiaoguan, where do you plan to let the lord go to settle down? You won't know that at present, Xuzhou is being attacked by the Han army led by Sima Yi, once Xuzhou is lost, do you plan to let the lord take us to be a rogue or go to the fence? ”

"I don't care, if Meng De has something, what are we doing desperately? Zhongde, don't stop me, I will only take 30,000 people with me this time, and Pengcheng will leave you 20,000 here, whether I bring Meng De back or not within half a month, you can make your own decisions. Someone is coming, the military advisor is tired and needs to rest. ”

There is a way to show only when you meet soldiers, and it is unreasonable. In the face of Xiahoudun, who lost his mind, no matter how correct Cheng Yu's analysis was, it was useless. Xiahoudun played tricks, and Cheng Yu could only be unwillingly tied up and thrown into the camp tent to "rest".

By the time Cheng Yu finally regained his freedom, Xiahoudun had already left Pengcheng with 30,000 Cao soldiers, and Cheng Yu was so angry that he was helpless. Cao Cao's original intention of ordering him to come to Pengcheng was to prevent Xiahou from coming, but Cao Cao forgot to give Cheng Yu the "Shang Fang Sword" that he used to stop Xiahou from recklessly.

If Cao Cao was fine, Xiahoudun would not dare to make a mistake, but now that Cao Cao himself has a problem, Cheng Yu could originally use Cao Cao's deterrent power to Xiahoudun Fox and fake tiger power will naturally weaken, and Xiahoudun will no longer pay attention to Cheng Yu's opinion.

"Alas~ Command the whole army, hold the city, and strengthen combat readiness." Cheng Yu sighed and ordered the left and right generals to do the school. At this time, Cheng Yu had no other way but to do this. 20,000 people defended Pengcheng, and it was absolutely impossible to take the initiative to attack. Originally, there was a gap between the Cao army and the Han army in terms of combat power, and once they left the strong city defense and encountered the Han army in the field, it was not impossible for the whole army to be annihilated.

The words are divided into two ends, not to mention how Cheng Yu, who stayed in Pengcheng, racked his brains to think about how to hold Pengcheng, but said that he hurriedly roared and led his troops to Xiaoguan to meet Cao Cao's Xiahoudun.

Xiahoudun is also a general, with outstanding personal martial arts, and his years of experience in the army have also allowed him to accumulate a lot of actual combat experience, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a general. But as the saying goes, care is chaos, Xiahou is only a general, but not a handsome talent, learning that Cao Cao was trapped, he couldn't calm down, and he was bent on breaking through Xiao Pass to answer Cao Cao, so that he hurried and fell into the trap specially prepared for him by the Han army.

Liu Xie left 5,000 men and horses to hand over to Lu Xun to confuse the enemy in Shouchun under the banner of the Son of Heaven, and he took a part of the Son of Heaven's army and Zhang Ren's White Army to the north. After breaking through Lingbi, Liu Xie did not directly enter Pengcheng, but accepted Fa Zheng's advice and led his troops to an ambush in a dense forest east of Xiao Guan.

Fa Zheng swore to Liu Xie that once Peng Cheng learned that Cao Cao was trapped in Xiao Pass, he would definitely send troops to help. The Han army only needs to wait for work and find an ambush in advance, and it will definitely be able to defeat the Cao army's reinforcements. Once the Cao army reinforcements are defeated, it will not only make the Pengcheng garrison insufficient, but also shake the hearts of the Cao army trapped west of Xiao Pass, and they will collapse without a fight for a long time.

Liu Xie didn't expect Cao Cao to personally lead the Cao army, which would collapse without a fight, but the method proposed by Fa Zheng to encircle the point and send reinforcements was exactly what Liu Xie wanted. If you want to dominate the world, it is inevitable that there will be deaths in the middle, but Liu Xie hopes that if conditions permit, there will be as few deaths as possible, after all, those who die are Han people, and all that is consumed is their own strength.

Xiahoudun's 30,000 Cao soldiers were ambushed by 30,000 Han troops, although the number was equal, but one waited for work, one galloped all the way, one was prepared, and the other was defenseless, and the victory or defeat was very clear. Xiahoudun's martial arts did not play a role at all, as soon as the war began, he was targeted by Pang De and Tai Shici, and lost Xiahoudun's on-the-spot command, and Cao's army could only be defeated by the Han army commanded by Zhang Ren.

"Ah!!h Xiahoudun roared unwillingly, but it couldn't change the outcome, and the only Cao army that could provide support to Cao Cao was wiped out by the Han army because of Xiahoudun's recklessness. Xiahoudun suddenly thought of what Cheng Yu said when he persuaded him not to send troops, and the more he thought about it, the more he regretted it, and finally he was sad and planned to kill himself when he drew his sword. Anyway, judging from the current situation, the defeat of Cao's army has been decided, and Xiahoudun believes that Cao Cao's person will never steal his life, and his death in battle at this time is just to go to Huangquan Road in advance to open the way for Cao Cao.

Things don't go as planned! Xiahoudun didn't want to live, but his opponent didn't want Xiahoudun to die at this time, after all, capturing the enemy before the battle would be more capable than killing the enemy general. As soon as Pang De saw Xiahoudun draw his sword and plan to kill himself, even if he was in a hurry, he cut off Xiahoudun's mount head with a swing of the knife, and Tai Shici on the side was not idle, and the gun in his hand stabbed out and pierced Xiahoudun's right arm.

Xiahoudun was originally holding a sword in his right hand, but he couldn't grasp the hilt of the sword after being stabbed by a gun, but his desire to die was not extinguished, so he immediately stretched out his left hand to touch the short dagger between his eyes, but he didn't expect Pound's right foot to leave the stirrup and kick Xiahoudun's body fiercely. Xiahoudun's mount had been cut off by Pound at this time, of course, he could no longer help Xiahoudun offset the foot force kicked by Pound, and the corpse of the dead horse fell to the side, crushing Xiahoudun under him by the way.

Xiahoudun still wanted to commit suicide, but there were already Han soldiers on the side who rushed up and pressed Xiahoudun under him.

"Tie up, tie up, and plug your mouth to save him from biting his tongue and killing himself." Pang De shouted to the soldiers who were pressing Xiahoudun.

"Ling Ming, I'm in a good mood." Tai Shici on the side quipped when he saw this.

"Haha~ Ziyi, capture the enemy general alive, I don't believe you're unhappy." Pound replied with a smile.

There are few famous generals under Cao Cao's account, with the capture of Xiahou Yuan, Yu Ban and others, Xiahou Yuan and Zang Ba are still famous, as for Xu Chu, he is recuperating in Xuzhou at this time, even if he is captured alive, it is not worth showing off to others. Zhao Yun and Pang De have always been kept by Liu Xie's side as pro-guard generals, each commanding a part of the Son of Heaven's pro-army, although the relationship between the two is harmonious, but the competition between colleagues also exists. This time, Zhao Yun was sent by Liu Xie to Sima Yi's side as a general, and Pang De became a general next to Liu Xie, although there was still Tai Shi Ci, but Pang De was not interested in competing with Tai Shi Ci. In Pang De's eyes, the opponent he wants to win the most is Zhao Yun.

This time, he captured Xiahoudun alive, and even if Zhao Yun captured Zang Ba or Xu Chu, it would not be as good as himself. The thought of this made Pound happy.

"Fight more and fight less, and win without force." Xiahoudun was pulled up, and shouted at Pound with disdain.

"Shhhh How can a defeated general be brave? Xiahoudun, you won't be so naïve as to think that I will order someone to let you go and come back to compare, right? Pound also asked Xiahoudun with disdain.

Xiahoudun really had that thought, and now that he was directly exposed, he immediately scolded angrily: "Courageless bandits, vain heroes." ”

"Humph! The lord said that heroes generally die early. I still want to follow the lord to complete the hegemony of dominating the world, so this hero, don't do it. Quick, bet on! Didn't you ask you to keep his mouth shut? Pound said and complained about the soldiers who were holding Xiahoudun.

At this time, Xiahou couldn't scold, and asked someone to take a piece of cloth that was torn off from somewhere, and he could only stare at Pang De and Tai Shici with resentful eyes, and was dragged to the place where the prisoners were placed.

……

"Well done, filial piety, you are the first to take credit in this battle." Liu Xie said to Fa Zheng with a smile after learning the battle report.

"The lord has won the award, if it weren't for the three generals Zhang, Pang, and Taishi and the soldiers of the whole army, this plan would not have worked." Fa Zheng replied modestly.

"Huh...... Xiaozhi, then tell me, how should our army act next? Will he take advantage of Pengcheng's emptiness to take Pengcheng or join up with Xiao Guan's soldiers and horses to solve Cao Cao in one fell swoop? Liu Xie smiled when he heard this, and asked again.

"It depends on the lord's will." Fa Zheng said with a smile, "The reinforcements led by Xiahoudun were destroyed, and Cao Cao's last hope was gone, whether to kill or chop depends on the mood of the lord." If the lord wants to keep Cao Cao and finally solve the problem, then take Pengcheng first, and then Xuzhou; If the lord is worried about long nights and dreams, then solve Cao Cao first. ”

Seeing that Fa Zheng kicked the decision back to himself, Liu Xie didn't mind. The war was going well, and the soldiers and horses of Hebei and Jiangdong had no time to rescue Cao Cao at this time, and Cao Cao himself asked himself to send people to block the west of Xiao Pass. Lingbi broke 20,000 Cao troops, and this battle broke 30,000 Cao army reinforcements from the direction of Pengcheng, and then minus the men and horses left by Cao soldiers in Pengcheng and Xuzhou, Cao Cao's current hands will definitely not exceed 50,000. At this time, with the addition of the two armies of Relief and Youyi, there were more than 80,000 people.

The time, the location, and the people are all occupied by themselves, and Cao Cao is already the turtle in the urn this time, which makes Liu Xie feel a little fluttery.

People are easy to get carried away when they are proud, Liu Xie is also an ordinary person, and after occupying the absolute initiative, he is also a little relaxed. After deciding to solve Cao Cao's confidant problem first, Liu Xie suddenly had a whim and wanted to try to see if he could persuade Cao Cao to surrender.

For Cao Cao, Liu Xie honestly admired him from the bottom of his heart. Although his evaluation is mixed in history, Liu Xie, who came from later generations, did not have any prejudice against Cao Cao. As for the argument that the rebels must die, Liu Xie didn't care. The change of dynasties, the natural law of history, even if there is no Cao Cao, if the person in power is a person who can't be supported, the dynasty will still be finished.

Liu Xie took advantage of the latecomers, and used the limited historical events he knew to successfully counterattack, so that the original history deviated. If there is no latecomer Liu Xie, the Han Dynasty will become Cao Cao's bag, and Emperor Han Xian will become a puppet in Cao Cao's hands. But now history is different, Liu Xie doesn't know what will become of the Han Dynasty in the future, and the historical events he knows may not happen again, so what he can rely on is to leave as many talents as possible who are useful to the Han.

Will Cao Cao rebel again after his surrender? This is a real concern. Liu Xie's treatment of Cao Cao, a rebel, also needs to be carefully considered. But now, Liu Xie still needs to see if Cao Cao has the heart to surrender. If Cao Cao always had an ambition in his heart to start anew, then Liu Xie would not be merciful.

……

"The Son of Heaven wants to see me?" Cao Cao, who had been trapped west of Xiao Pass for ten days, suddenly received an invitation written by Liu Xie himself, inviting Cao Cao to go to a pavilion ten miles west of Xiao Pass to get together.

To go or not to go? That's a problem! Of course Cao Cao didn't want to go, the ghost knew what Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, had prepared and waited for him in that pavilion. But if you don't go...... The army has been blocked by the Han army before and after and the people's hearts are fluctuating, if you avoid it, I am afraid that rumors will spread in the army, once the army's heart is shaken, it will be troublesome to regain it.

"When will the Son of Heaven meet?"

"Tomorrow at noon, the saint will set up wine to entertain Cao Envoy."

“…… Seeing that you are extraordinary, you must be quite useful by the side of the saint, right? Cao Cao looked at the person who sent the letter and asked.

"Huh...... The law is not talented, and the winner is wrongly loved, and now he is the marching Sima. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be the marching Sima, disrespectful and disrespectful. Mr. Fa, Cao has a question, please tell me in person. ”

"Huh...... Cao Yuanjun doesn't have to be polite, what you want to know is nothing more than Lingbi's news. Now that the Lingbi has been broken, Cao Ren was captured alive by our army, and not only Cao Ren is now a guest in our army, but Xiahoudun of Pengcheng is also a guest in our army now. Fa Zheng smiled and deliberately said loudly to Cao Cao.

"What!?"

"Cao Yuanjun doesn't need to doubt this. Xiahoudun learned that you were trapped in Xiaoguan, and led 30,000 troops to ask for help, but as a result, our army was ambushed and annihilated. If Cao Yuanjun wants to see him, when I go back to show the lord, it is estimated that with the benevolence of the lord, he will not object to letting you meet Xiahoudun. ”

“…… Please Mr. Fa return to the saint, tomorrow afternoon, Cao will definitely go to visit. ”

"Okay, then Fa Zheng is leaving."

"Mr. Fa walks slowly, come here, send Mr. Fa." Cao Cao commanded, and someone came to receive the Fa and left Cao's camp.

When Fa Zheng left the tent, Cao Cao reached out and pinched his thigh. The news brought by Fa Zheng was really a huge blow to Cao Cao, he didn't make a desperate attempt to attack Xiao Pass in the past few days, just wanted to wait for Xiahoudun to lead Pengcheng reinforcements to arrive at Xiaoguan and attack Xiao Pass on both sides, but he didn't expect that Xiahoudun had been defeated at this time, and he wasted a few days in vain, not to mention, and made it more difficult to attack Xiaoguan again.

Since the Han army could defeat Xiahoudun's 30,000 horses, the next step was either to attack Pengcheng or join up with the Xiao Pass defenders to deal with himself first, and Cao Cao believed that the Han army was more likely to choose the latter.

Just now Fa Zheng said goodbye and left, Cao Cao didn't want to send it in person, but the news he heard was so amazing that Cao Cao couldn't stand up for a while, in order to avoid calling Fa Zheng to see his own reality, Cao Cao didn't move like a mountain.

After his own side completely occupied the advantage, he did not rush to solve himself, but wanted to meet with himself, could it be that he wanted to persuade himself? Cao Cao was alone in the tent thinking about the intention of Liu Xie, the son of heaven, to invite him at this time, but when he thought of the possibility of persuasion, he himself was a little unconvinced.

"Whatever? It's a big deal! Cao Cao, who couldn't think of a clue, simply stopped thinking about it and fell asleep. The worst result of Heng Zhi is defeat and death, no matter how bad it is, it is better to wait and see what kind of medicine is going to be sold in the gourd of Liu Xie, the son of heaven.

To say that Cao Cao is really a bold person, after waking up the next day, he decided not to bring a single guard, ready to go to the meeting alone. As soon as this decision came out, it was immediately strongly opposed by Liang Xi and Jiang Ji, but Cao Cao had already made up his mind, and Liang Xi and Jiang Ji's persuasion was useless. The key is that Cao Cao's words have worked, at the moment our army has become fish on the chopping board, and it is useless to have a few people on this trip, it is better to let me go alone, at least I will not let the Son of Heaven look down on it.

……

"He came alone? What a guts! Knowing that Cao Cao came alone, Liu Xie couldn't help but praise him. Fa Zheng on the side rolled his eyes, but before he could open his mouth to suggest, Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "Xiaozhi, since Cao Cao dares to come alone, then I should also be a bit of a master." ”

"Yes, how many people are you going to bring to the meeting?"

"Hmm...... You one, plus Ling Ming and Ziyi, is enough. Ling Ming, Ziyi, wronged the two of you to act as my guards. ”

"The lord's words are serious, and it is our duty to protect the lord." Pang De and Tai Shici hurriedly replied.

"Lord, do you want to bring Xiahoudun and Cao Ren?" Fa Zheng asked again.

“…… Take Xiahoudun with you, so that Cao Cao still doesn't give up. Liu Xie replied after thinking about it.

Before he saw Xiahoudun with his own eyes, Cao Cao really didn't believe what Fa Zheng said to him yesterday, but when he saw Xiahoudun with his own eyes and said a few words to Xiahoudun, he had to believe it even if he didn't want to believe it.

"Mengde, don't be restrained, it's not the first time you and I have met, let's sit down and talk." Liu Xie greeted Cao Cao with a smile.

If it comes, it will be safe. Cao Cao adjusted his mentality quite quickly, and when he heard Liu Xie's greeting, he quickly recovered from the frustration of seeing Xiahoudun with his own eyes, and sat down opposite Liu Xie. glanced at Pang De and Tai Shici, who were standing behind Liu Xie, and asked, "The two people standing behind the saint must be both generals in the army, right?" ”

"Yes, Pang De and Tai Shici are both generals in our army." Liu Xie nodded with a smile and admitted. 2210