In the evening, Xu Sheng personally escorted Cao Chun to meet Tao Ying outside the city. Tao Ying stationed the soldiers and horses in a small town, and when Xu Sheng came, he also divided the soldiers and horses into ten large battalions and stationed them on the road from Huben to Lanling, and asked the deputy general to command on his behalf, so he dared to come.

In the summer evening, the weather is still very hot, but it is much lower than noon. The rain for half a month seems to be still telling the remaining time, but the north is not busy because it is harvest season. When Xu Sheng led nearly 100 cavalry escorts Cao Chun to the outside of Tao Ying's camp, Tao Ying led all the generals to greet him.

When the two brothers met, Xu Sheng hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted, "Meet the eldest brother, eldest brother, see what I have brought you?" After Xu Sheng finished speaking, he pointed to the prisoner cart behind him, and looked at a person locked in the prisoner cart opposite, but he didn't know who it was. The mouth was gagged, and Tao Ying snorted and turned his head away.

"Second brother, what is this?"

Tao Ying hadn't seen Cao Chun so closely, so he naturally couldn't recognize it. Xu Sheng hurriedly said: "Big brother, this is Cao Chun, the guard general of Lanling, I just led the troops to Lanling, and he bullied me when I was young and not famous, and wanted to use the advantage of cavalry to rush my camp." But I hid the crossbowman behind his shield, and killed hundreds of him in a battle, and he hid in the city, and I besieged him for a week, and his soldiers sacrificed the city to catch him! ”

As soon as he heard that it was Cao Chun, Tao Ying jumped up happily: "Great, great, I'm still worried that Cao Cao won't surrender, this time Cao Chun is defeated, I think he still dares not to surrender!" ”

After Tao Ying finished speaking, he went to see Cao Chun, and next to him, Xu Sheng patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder and said, "Third brother, you went back too early, you didn't see the majesty of the second brother!" ”

Zhao Yun also said excitedly: "Second brother, there is a chance, when I was in Tan County, Cao Thief heard my name, and now I am still afraid to die!" ”

The two of them burst out laughing.

Escorted Cao Chun into the camp, and Tao Ying entertained Xu Sheng, who had won, in the camp. In the summer dusk, the orange sunset hung obliquely in the sky, and just as Tao Ying returned to the camp to celebrate, soldiers came from the front to say that Cao Cao had sent an envoy.

Tao Ying wanted to see Cao Cao's reaction, so he let the envoy in. The envoy was still the same person he had sent last time, and it seemed that he was used to being the messenger. Tao Ying announced the messenger to the big tent, and the messenger knelt on the ground and said: "My lord, my lord asked me to send a letter, and my lord is willing to reconcile with Xuzhou!" ”

Tao Ying was on the rise, and after asking people to present the letter, he pointed to the messenger and said, "Come here, reward!" The messenger knelt on the ground and kowtowed to receive the reward, Tao Ying opened the letter, in which Cao Cao wrote that he was willing to agree to Tao Ying's request, Xuzhou and Yanzhou were reconciled, and asked Tao Ying to sign an agreement in Huben.

The messenger came back after receiving the reward, and Tao Ying also wrote a letter for him to bring back. This night, Yu Ban urged the whole army to wait for Cao Cao, for fear that Cao Cao would rob the camp in the middle of the night. Tao Ying, Zhao Yun and Xu Sheng, the three brothers, drank happily for half a night before falling asleep.

At dawn the next day, Tao Ying reorganized his soldiers and horses and came towards Huben City, outside Huben City, Cao Cao had already led the officials to wait outside the city. The two armies lined up outside the city again, and the morning passed again. When it was almost time to eat at noon, Cao Cao and Tao Ying gathered again and sat down next to the previous pavilion.

The July sun at noon was very scorching, and Xu Sheng and Zhao Yun stood next to Tao Ying, the two of them were of the same age as Tao Ying, and Cao Cao, who was opposite the case, couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a hero out of a young man, presumably this behind him is General Xu who just came back from Lanling!" ”

Tao Ying nodded and introduced in a mood: "Cao Gong's troubled heroes, second brother, you also came to see Cao Gong!" Tao Ying turned his head to look at Xu Sheng, Xu Sheng took the pride of defeating Cao Chun, bowed down to Cao Cao who was sitting and said, "Xu Sheng has seen Cao Gong!" ”

"Well, Xu Sheng, it's good, I remember your name!"

Tao Ying pointed at Zhao Yun again and said: "This is my third brother Zhao Yun, he can take the head of the enemy general in a million army, Cao Gong should have heard of it!" ”

Zhao Yun stood very straight, he was just a child of a civilian family with no status and no identity, so in front of Cao Cao, he was still so restrained. Cao Cao raised his head and looked at the tall Zhao Yun, and also sighed secretly and said, "Butcher Zhao, I have heard of your name. Tao Gongzi is really a famous person, and I seem to have a ...... in my view of Gongzi"

Seeing that Cao Cao wanted to say that he seemed to have the ability to overthrow the Han family, Tao Ying knew that the Han Dynasty had not yet fallen, and said that this was a great rebellion, and when the time came, he could contact all the princes to destroy him first. So before Cao Cao finished speaking, Tao Ying took the lead and said: "My second brother and third brother are all related to Zhang Zhiyong, and I have such a young talent in Xuzhou thanks to the blessing of today's saints, and it is just around the corner for him to overthrow Guo Yan and restore the Han Dynasty!" ”

Cao Cao became even more cautious when he heard this, although this opponent was young, he seemed to have a wisdom that did not match his age. Cao Cao laughed twice and said: "I have no enmity with Xuzhou, how can my father die tragically in Xuzhou, so I can lead the troops to attack today." Today, the traitor has fled to Yangzhou, and I want to lead the troops back, what does the son think? ”

After talking for a while, Cao Cao turned to the topic, Tao should have time to talk nonsense with him, anyway, his rear is stable. Hearing Cao Cao say that the invasion of Xuzhou was to avenge his father, Tao Ying sneered and said: "Cao Gong is an understanding person, I don't want to go around the bend, just say it if I have something to say, I don't want to waste time." ”

Seeing Tao Ying's face sinking, Cao Cao said again: "I like such a bold person!" We repaired here that day, and I went back to think about it for a few days, and wanted to give an answer to Childe, and I agreed with Childe's suggestion. ”

Cao Cao raised his head and stared at Tao Ying, and Tao Ying also stared at Cao Cao, as if there was a different war about to break out in the pavilion at this time.

Cao Cao agreed to the conditions he had proposed, and after the two of them exchanged glances with each other, Tao Ying repented. Tao Ying asked people to take out the map, the map was marked with the map of Yanzhou, the map roughly indicated the location of most of the cities in Yanzhou, looking at the map in Tao Ying's hand, Cao Cao was shocked again.

"Gong Cao, if you had agreed a few days ago, I would have let you go back to resist Lu Bu, but not today. In the Battle of Lanling, my second brother captured your general Cao Chun, do you have any intention of redeeming it? ”

After all, Cao Chun is Cao Cao's hometown, and he is his right-hand man, how could he not want to take him back? Seeing that Tao Ying mentioned Cao Chun, Cao Cao hurriedly said: "Tao Gongzi is a reputable person, since I have agreed to your conditions, Tao Gongzi will release Cao Chun back!" ”

Tao Ying shook his head and said, "Cao Chun, your general, if you are in Xuzhou for one day, you will threaten me for one day." If I kill him, it will be beneficial for me to eradicate your right-hand man! Now you can not negotiate with me, and we will see you on the battlefield. If you talk about it, I will send Cao Pi and Cao Zhi first, and then I will exchange Cao Chun for a county, I don't know if Cao Gong is willing! ”

Seeing that Tao Ying was about to ask for land again, Cao Cao's face changed again, Cao Cao stood up and pointed at Tao Ying and said: "You are taking advantage of the fire to rob, isn't the son a man who is untrustworthy, how can he be like this today?" ”

"I learned from you, if you agree, you can talk, if you don't agree, we'll see you on the battlefield. You come to attack my people, I don't fight you Yanzhou to avenge the people, it is already merciful. ”

After Tao Ying finished speaking, he stood up and turned around to leave, just like Cao Cao was ruthless last time, anyway, if it drags on like this, his morale is strong, and Cao Cao's low morale is the opposite of himself. What's more, his troops are less than twice his own, and he has such a big advantage, why don't he spend it?