Earlier, Tao Qian's old ministers in Xuzhou are still officials in Xuzhou, and there are really very few of them, and they are rare.

In addition to most of the war deaths, the remaining ones are now attributed to the New Han Dynasty, such as Cao Bao, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Sun Qian, Chen Gui, Zang Ba and so on. Chen Deng was the only one left in Xuzhou. And the reason why Chen Deng still stayed in Xuzhou was mainly because his father Chen Gui arrived in Luoyang of the New Han Dynasty early, and his Chen family's assets were also transferred to Luoyang. And because his relationship with the New Han Dynasty was not exposed, he stayed in Xuzhou all the time, waiting for the New Han Army to seize Xuzhou one day, he could be used as an internal response.

Chen Deng, the only early strategist who remained in Xuzhou, was the most prestigious and famous strategist in Xuzhou. When Cao Cao seized Xuzhou, Cao Cao also met with Chen Deng, and wanted to invite Chen Deng to the Xudu court as an official. But Chen Deng refused, saying that he only wanted to stay in Xuzhou, and it was difficult to leave his homeland. At that time, Cao Cao really needed a well-known local person in Xuzhou to help him govern Xuzhou.

There is no way, who called him Cao Cao an image of a tyrant in the minds of the people of Xuzhou? At the beginning, he said that he would wash Xuzhou with blood, and he would kill a chicken and dog in Xuzhou, and the army would "slaughter the city" all the way to the city of Xuzhou. This makes the people of Xuzhou really full of fear and disgust for Cao Cao. Therefore, if Cao Cao wants to better govern Xuzhou, he must obtain the support of some local scholars in Xuzhou, and Chen Deng is the representative of Xuzhou celebrities.

It wasn't until Cao Cao finally won the trust of the people of Xuzhou and put the life and production of the people of Xuzhou on a normal track that Cao Cao slowly marginalized Chen Deng. did not let Chen Deng hold too much military and political power in Xuzhou. Sending Chen Deng to Xiapi is actually equivalent to driving Chen Deng out of Xuzhou completely. Devolved to the lower pi. Only in this way can Cao Cao better send his trusted people to Xuzhou to control the situation in Xuzhou. Nature. There are also some issues of interest involved. Cao Cao did not want to see all the interests of Xuzhou fall into the hands of the local nobles in Xuzhou.

As everyone knows, this is exactly what Chen Deng wants.

Chen Deng, who was born in Xuzhou, naturally knew the importance of Xiapi's strategic position.

In Xiapi, the general Mao Jue sent by Cao Cao, although he is quite proficient in military affairs, but he is not good at political affairs. Therefore, even if he is the city guard of Xiapi, he has to rely on Chen Deng's ability to govern Xiapi. And so it goes. Chen Deng is equivalent to the number two person in Xiapi.

After capturing a small town at the mouth of the seaside river, he did not even attack Donghai County, and directly led a military horse to march along the Surabaya River to Xiapi. That is the route taken by Liu Yi and his party when they went to Xiapi to rescue Lu Bu.

When Gan Ning's military horses arrived at a distance of thirty or forty miles from Xiapi, they first let the military horses hide in the deep mountains, and then sent people to sneak into Xiapi to listen to information. In this way, he connected with Chen Deng.

Chen Deng has waited too long for this day. At that moment, under the pretext of going out to inspect the situation of the defenders around Xiapi, he personally went to the southeast of Xiapi and brought in the army of the New Han Army in Ganning. There was basically no need to fight all the way, and they arrived at the foot of Xiapi City smoothly.

Because the New Han Army has Chen Deng's lead. Every time he crossed a pass, all the Cao soldiers were controlled, so that the Cao army in Xiapi did not know that the New Han army was secretly killed.

Chen Deng directly called open the gate of Pi City again. The New Han army rushed in and captured one of the gates first. The horses entered the city.

Mao Jue didn't wake up until the shouts of killing broke out in Xiapi City. was killed by the New Han Army as if it fell from heaven. The city has been breached, where does he dare to fight with the New Han army? Immediately led his own soldiers to flee from Xiapi City in a hurry, and surrendered Xiapi City to the New Han Army.

However, the New Han army captured Xiapi City, but did not destroy too many Cao troops. According to the plan of the Cao army, if the new Han army came to attack, no matter from which direction, it had to first seize the passes around Xiapi with dangerous geographical locations, so as to be able to kill Xiapi City. Now, under the leadership of Chen Deng, Gan Ning directly captured Xiapi City, and after Mao Jue fled, the Cao army in the Cao army village around Xiapi City saw that the opportunity was not good, and they fled in a hurry without waiting for the New Han Army to attack.

However, although it did not eliminate too many Cao troops, but let the New Han Army capture Xiapi, it was equivalent to a stab in the heart of Xuzhou, and the Xiapi was used as a pedal, and the New Han Army could attack Xuzhou City at any time. It can even send troops to all parts of Xuzhou.

The situation in Xuzhou is urgent.

In this way, Cao Cao's war with the New Han Dynasty has been fought until now, and he has fallen into a situation of defeat in an all-round way, facing a crisis of great defeat.

The general trend of the world is irreversible, and Cao Cao is just dying now.

The information about the fall of Xiapi was almost in front of Cao Cao's eyes when Long Chu and Xu Huang returned to Xu Du.

Seeing Long Chu come back with the seriously injured Xu Huang, Cao Cao knew that something had happened to cut off the dragon veins of the New Han Dynasty. He angrily tore up the military intelligence reports in various places and threw them all over the place, and then finally suppressed the depression in his heart and asked: "What's going on?" Miaocai (Xiahou Yuanzi). ”

Long Chu stood up, touched the spirited Xu Huang aside, and then said calmly: "Mr. Shui Jing is dead, and General Xiahou Yuan is seriously injured and his life is in danger. Although it destroyed the dragon vein of the New Han Dynasty, it failed to cut off the dragon vein of luck. The dragon vein condensed by luck broke through the suppression and left the dragon vein crypt. ”

"I mean, what the hell is going on? How could Mr. Shui Jing die, how did Miao Cai get seriously injured and dying, and where is he now? Cao Cao asked Long Chu a little annoyed.

"The dragon veins are extremely powerful, and as soon as the invisible dragon pounces, one of our sergeants will be caught and turned into a rain of blood. Even with the courage of the two generals, Xu Huang and Xiahou Yuan, they could not defeat the invisible dragon's attack. In a few moments, more than half of the people involved in slaying the dragon were killed or wounded. Mr. Shui Jing used his magical powers to suppress the invisible dragon demon, causing it to manifest, and it was indeed a huge five-clawed golden dragon. It's just that Liu Yi actually led a group of generals of the New Han Army to kill Sima Hui in person. Undermine our actions. Long Chu recounted.

"What? Invisible Dragons? Five-clawed golden dragon? Is that true? What did you say? Liu Yiqin led a group of generals to kill? Didn't you go deep into the mountains of the Qinling Mountains? Then how did Leo find you? How could he know that we were going to enter the Qinling Mountains to slay their dragon veins? Cao Cao didn't come in person, and he was really surprised when he heard it. Of course. What's even more alarming is, how could Lewy appear?

"Since the prime minister believes that there is a dragon vein. Slaying the dragon vein can destroy the luck of the New Han Dynasty, so it is not surprising that the dragon vein of the New Han Dynasty will turn into a dragon. Since ancient times, dragons have been the patron saints of our Chinese people, and naturally they are not easy to deal with. Even if it is just a golden dragon condensed by luck, it is not easy to cut it off. As for why Liu Yi appeared in the dragon vein, which happened to sabotage our actions, this is difficult for Long to explain. Long Chu spread his hands and said, "It can be explained." In this world, in fact, there is not only a dragon who is good at finding dragon points, or there are many people who are more proficient than dragons. In addition, Mr. Shui Jing's astrological theory, the science of observing the heavens and determining luck, has existed since ancient times, and Mr. Shui Jing is not the only one who is proficient. It is reported that Pang Degong, who had taken refuge in the New Han Dynasty, was also proficient in this way. Back then, I also sat down with Mr. Shui Jing and discussed. In addition, Zheng Xuan, a great scholar in the world, was also in the New Han Dynasty. Luck Dragon Vein. When it comes to the fortune of a country, please think about it, but can they not pay attention to it? It's possible. They also looked at the celestial phenomena and calculated that someone was going to be unfavorable to the dragon veins of the New Han Dynasty, so. It is not surprising that Lewy appeared. What's more, this operation. Long did not rule out the possibility that someone had reported to the New Han Dynasty. As for who it is, Long has no way to track it down, and he asks the prime minister to find out about this. ”

"All the people who went there are dead?" Cao Cao glanced at Long Chu and Xu Huang suspiciously.

"Except for Long and his attack, only General Xu Huang and General Xiahou Yuan are not dead."

"Didn't you say that Liu Yi led a group of generals to kill, so how did you escape?" Cao Cao was both regretful and annoyed in his heart, the failure of this operation was equivalent to losing him a chance to defeat Liu Yi of the New Han Dynasty from the fortune of heaven, and he wondered, why was Long Chu able to come back with the seriously injured Xu Huang safe and sound?

At that time, the mountain collapsed, but Long and his subordinates were proficient in underground escape, so they rescued the seriously injured General Xu Huang and escaped from some underground tunnels. As for General Xiahou Yuan, after we left, I saw Liu Yi come to the rescue of the seriously injured General Xiahou Yuan, and it is estimated that since Liu Yi came to the rescue, then he will definitely not kill him again, so General Xiahou Yuan should have been captured. ”

Long Chu's words had already communicated with Xu Huang on the way. Xu Huang's life was saved by Long Chu, so Xu Huang was naturally willing to cooperate with Long Chu and conceal Cao Cao in some things.

"The prime minister shouldn't be suspicious of Long, right?" Long Chu looked directly at Cao Cao and said: "Before leaving, Long Mou said that he would only be responsible for finding the exact location of the dragon vein for Mr. Shui Jing, how to destroy it, and how to kill the dragon vein, but Long Chu will not be responsible or involved." There are some things that those who don't know don't know how powerful they are. Just like Long took money from the ground for the prime minister, some wealth is desirable, but some wealth, Long does not dare to take it, these are a cause and effect relationship. Unless, Long doesn't want to die, not to mention, not only Long, but also the prime minister, so please understand. ”

"This ...... Cao didn't mean that...... "Cao Cao didn't want to directly explain what he suspected of Long Chu."

"That's good, Prime Minister, there is one more thing, Long is going to return to the mountain, and he wanted to leave quietly, but there are some things that do have to be explained clearly to the Prime Minister, and if you don't say goodbye, it will make the Prime Minister suspicious. Therefore, please don't make it difficult for the prime minister. Long Chu seemed to politely ask Cao Cao, but between his expressions, he was not at all worried that Cao Cao would make it difficult for him.

"Huh? What the? Brother Long, you, are you going to leave Cao? This ......" Cao Cao felt a little sudden, and naturally he didn't want Long Chu to leave him easily.

"Prime Minister, don't forget the agreement with Long." Long Chu said indifferently: "What's more, where else is the prime minister using Long now?" The prime minister is now strong and strong, and it is not Long's forte to lead the army to fight, so he naturally does not need Long. As for money, money, and military rations, it is enough for the prime minister to spend a long time in the army. So...... Long should leave. ”

"Huh? That's ......" Cao Cao's face changed several times, and he didn't expect Long Chu to openly say that he wanted to leave him at this time.

To be honest, Cao Cao really wanted to keep Long Chu, Long Chu knew too many secrets, he wanted to leave, and Cao Cao didn't want him to leave alive. It's just that he has really seen some of Long Chu's unpredictable methods, which makes him have concerns in his heart.

Because Cao Cao had followed Long Chu to see how to touch gold, he encountered some inexplicable things that made him feel cold in his heart. It is clear that Cao Cao had seen with Long Chu some terrifying and terrifying things that the old corpses in the tomb could still sit up from the coffin. But Long Chu can suppress it. Because of this, Cao Cao acquiesced to Long Chu, gave up some of the wealth in the tomb, and did not insist that Long Chu should be cleaned up for him regardless of the three, seven, twenty-one.

In fact, in history, Cao Cao did not let Captain Touching Jin leave. Because the seventy-two doubtful tombs of Cao Cao later were built for him by the captain of Mojin.

It's just that in this life, Cao Cao can no longer see the hope of unifying the world, and it is a bit unrealistic to even gain a foothold on the dominant side. Therefore, he did not think of setting up a tomb for himself, and Long Chu also decided to leave Cao Cao because of the current situation. After all, he didn't want to accompany Cao Cao to his death.

This is also the current situation. If Cao Cao sang all the way and dominated the world, Long Chu probably would not have the heart to leave Cao Cao. What's more, if the whole world is Cao Cao's, where can he go?

"Do you have any other opinions?" Long Chu still looked at Cao Cao calmly.

"This ...... Well, when to go? Cao will send it to you. Cao Cao finally nodded in agreement and didn't say anything more.

"I guess it's only a few days." Long Chu saw that Cao Cao did not stay in trouble, so he resigned and retired.

Of course, Long Chu naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to let Cao Cao practice it for himself, let alone drink the wine that Cao Cao sent off. He was ready to leave. That night, he quietly left Xudu. Since then, no one has known his whereabouts.

Xu Huang's mental condition was not good, and Cao Cao couldn't ask anything more, so he told Xu Huang to go down first to recuperate from his injuries, and asked his doctor Lang Zhong to treat Xu Huang's injuries. I hope Xu Huang can recover as soon as possible.

Cao Cao didn't even order an investigation into the failure of this operation, and it was useless to investigate it now. After all, even Mr. Shui Jing is dead, and he came back alive, how can he investigate?

What's more, there are too many things that give Cao Cao a headache, and he can't take care of this already failed thing. (To be continued.) )