Just when Cao Ju thought that Du Zheng would leave immediately, Du Zheng suddenly laughed out loud, which made Cao Ju a little baffled, his face changed, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Sir, what's so ridiculous? ”

Who would have thought that Du Raid laughed, suddenly knelt on his knees, and arched his hand: "Du Raid has seen the lord." ”

"Ah......" Cao Ju was stunned for a moment, looking at Du Xun in confusion, unable to figure out which game he was playing.

Du Xian Zhengse said: "If the lord agrees to kill him, although he is just a few personal guards, it is enough to prove that the lord is a mean and unkind person, and he is not a master who can defect." However, the lord would rather not recruit Du Raid than kill his subordinates, but he is a benevolent and righteous person, and he should be the master and worthy of Du Raid's service. ”

I see, it was Du Xi who deliberately tested him just now, Cao Ju was overjoyed, and immediately stepped forward to help Du Xun up, and laughed: "Lonely Zixu, like a fish in water." ”

Du Xi stood up and asked with a smile: "The lord has won two wins in a row, I don't know what to do next?" ”

Cao Ju smiled slightly: "Of course, it's the withdrawal of troops." ”

"The lord is wise." Du Xun nodded and asked, "Retreat bravely in the rapids, preserve your strength, and think that this is the best strategy." ”

Du Xianxinfu, I don't know Cao Ju's real intentions, it is already commendable to be able to guess like this.

Cao Ju didn't explain immediately, and said with a slight smile: "Dong Zhuo has this intention, which is very lonely, and it is estimated that the holy decree will be issued soon." ”

As he was talking, Dian Wei outside suddenly said loudly: "Lord Qi, the holy decree has arrived." ”

"So fast?" Cao Ju was also quite surprised, not long after Huangfu Song's letter was delivered, the holy decree came, which shows that the person who announced the decree was also a fast horse.

Sure enough, it was the holy decree that ordered Cao Ju to withdraw from the army, and after Cao Ju received the holy decree, he ordered people to arrange wine and food for the eunuchs and Yulin Army who announced the decree, and immediately summoned Yan Xing and the generals under his command, first, to tell them the content of the holy decree, and second, to introduce Du Xun to them.

Cao Ju knew Du Xi's name, but Yan Xing and others didn't know it, but they recognized Cao Ju's ability to recognize people, and naturally they didn't dare to underestimate Du Zheng.

This time, although he only got Du Raid alone, and lost the trace of Xi Zhong, it has already made Cao Ju very satisfied, after all, the matter of talent is unseek, and it is not allowed, and it is already very good to be able to get Du Raid.

Early the next morning, Cao Ju's army began to retreat slowly, and was soon discovered by the Yang Zhai defenders and reported to Kong Ling.

Of course, two voices immediately sounded in front of Kong Ling, one suggested taking advantage of the situation to pursue, headed by Ju Yi, and the other suggested that the troops should not move, headed by Liu Bei.

Kong Ling didn't understand the art of war, of course, he didn't have any opinions, so he asked Xin Bi and Xun Yu for advice, but what he didn't expect was that Xin Bi advocated pursuit, and Xun Yu advocated not moving.

Chasing, or not chasing, Kong Lingden made a difficulty, in fact, he was afraid of Cao Ju and did not dare to take the liberty of pursuing.

After hesitating for a long time, Kong Ling decided to order the pursuit, but Cao Ju's army had already passed through Kuishui safely, so angry that Xin Bi suddenly sighed: "The time has passed, and it is useless to chase it." ”

Ju Yi was even angrier than Xin Bi, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "Kong Yuzhou, since Cao Ju has withdrawn from the army, the last general should also return to the north and return to my lord, so I will leave." ”

Restore your life, just write a letter to Kuaima and send it back, why say goodbye, besides, Han Fu is in Jizhou, and Ju Yi can only return to Sour Jujube after leaving Yangzhai, so there is no need to leave in a hurry.

Everyone knew that Ju Yi was annoyed that Kong Ling was indecisive and did not become a big deal, and even Kong Ling himself understood in his heart that his old face was flushed, and he did not stop Ju Yi, and ordered to reward his sergeants, and then let Ju Yi leave.

Ju Yi left, Liu Bei should also leave, but his purpose is a bit similar to Cao Ju, and he wants to take the opportunity to find some Yingchuan talents for his use, so Liu Bei will not leave immediately, and his reason is also very sufficient: "Lord Fujun, you must prevent this from being Cao Ju's plan, if you are ready to evacuate at the same time as General Ju, once Cao Ju turns back to attack the city, Yang Zhai will be in danger." ”

This possibility is not great, because Kong Ling also received news that the imperial court ordered Cao to gather as a teacher. However, what if Cao Ju really came to attack Yang Zhai and then took the class, Kong Ling had to guard against this, so of course he politely left Liu Bei.

After crossing the river, Du Xi hugged his fists and said: "The lord is clever, and his subordinates are not as good as him." ”

Cao Ju laughed and said: "Kong Ling doesn't understand military affairs, and he is indecisive, and he has lost our army twice in a row, how dare he easily pursue it." ”

Yan Xing said with a smile: "Zixu doesn't know, the lord was a genius at that time, and the strategy in his chest made me and other strategists embarrassed, so it took a lot of brains to plot under the lord, and Zixu had to be prepared." ”

Hearing what Yan Xing said interestingly, Du Xing couldn't help but laugh, and said with a smile: "Raid was born with a larger head than ordinary people, and with a little more effort, maybe he can return to normal." ”

"Hahahaha......" Du Xing said something more interesting than Yan Xing, which caused everyone to laugh loudly, and this laughter also made Du Zheng quickly integrate into Cao Ju's command.

Yangcheng, Dong Zhuo did not send someone to take over, although this place is the east gate of the Sili region, but it is far away from Luoyang, it belongs to a lonely city, if you want to hold it, you must send heavy troops, more than 20,000.

Moreover, it didn't make much sense to hold Yangcheng, because Dong Zhuo didn't have the heart to crusade against the world one by one, he just wanted to hold Luoyang with heavy troops, so that the Kwantung coalition army could not attack.

All the way to the west, the guards sent by Cao Ju also returned one after another, but they were no longer able to bring a talent for Cao Ju, which made Cao Ju quite disappointed, and it seems that this time the Eastern Expedition can only get a Du attack.

Du Xun could see Cao Ju's disappointment, and he was slightly moved by Cao Ju's thirst for talent, so he said to Cao Ju: "My lord, my subordinates have been in Yingchuan for many years, and I have a few friends. ”

Cao Ju was overjoyed and said: "Good, Zixu quickly writes a letter, and Lone will send a fast horse to deliver the letter." ”

After a while, Du Xi wrote three letters, and said to Cao Ju with a smile: "The lord, these three friends are all from Yangzhai, one is Zhao Yan, the second is Xi Zhong, and the third is Guo Jiaye. ”

"Ah......" Rao is Cao Ju is determination is not bad, and he can't help but be surprised at this moment, Zhao Yan is not very famous, but Xi Zhong and Guo Jiake are both geniuses, and one is enough to calm the world.

Cao Ju said happily: "Zixu, if these three people can recruit one person, you will be a great achievement, and Lone will definitely reward you heavily." ”

Du Xi said with a smile: "Bo Ran and his subordinates are friends of life and death, and the letter will come when they see it, as for Zhicai and Fengxiao, these two are ten times higher than their subordinates, and their subordinates are not sure." ”