After Han Yin was sent to Xuchang, Cao Cao immediately ordered him to be executed and hung his head in the market. The matter soon spread to Xiapi, and Chen Qi, who was in Xiapi's hometown, came to visit Fengxian again, and made a suggestion: "Now that Yuan Yin has been ordered by Cao Gong to be beheaded for public display, it will not be long before Yuan Shu will send a large army to capture Pi, and the general's soldiers and horses are only a few thousand, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist his outpouring out; At this moment, I should send my son Chen Deng to Xuchang to meet and ask the imperial court to send troops to help. ”

Feng Xian said: "No need, I have already measured this matter in my heart." ”

Chen Qi couldn't help but look at Feng Xian, feeling a little uncertain in his heart. Subsequently, he told Chen Deng, who was still serving as a lieutenant of the agricultural school, to hear about it. In this regard, Chen Deng couldn't help but say: "Maybe General Lu really has some measurements in his heart, and let's see how the situation changes in the future." ”

At this time, Cao Cao sent an envoy with an edict to appoint Feng Xian as the general of Zuo and crowned the Marquis of Pingtao. and wrote another letter to Feng Xian, saying: "Today, I welcome the Son of Heaven, it is to support the Han family, calm the world, and conform to the will of the general; Yuan Shu is a thief, rebelling against the royal family, Yang Feng and Han Xian are his minions, and now he wants to discuss it with the general! ”

Immediately, Feng Xian wrote to the imperial court, resigned the title of Marquis of Pingtao, and said that he had a lot of affairs at the moment, and he had to guard against Yuan Shu's attack, so he could not lead troops to the court to serve as General Zuo. He sent another letter to Cao Cao, telling him that he was willing to stay in Xuzhou and take charge of the crusade against Yuan Shu.

After Cao Cao received Feng Xian's letter, he felt a little uneasy in his heart. At that time, Xun You suggested to Cao Cao that he could use Feng Xian and me to deal with Yuan Shu for him, and then take advantage of the defeat of both sides to profit from it. Cao Cao thought deeply of Xun You's proposal, and immediately appointed Xun You as a military advisor.

Later, Cao Cao sent Fengche Duwei Wang Ze to come with an edict and appoint Fengxian as the general of Pingdong. He sent a letter back to Feng Xian, saying that he hoped that we could send another envoy to the court to show our loyalty.

Although Feng Xian felt that Cao Cao's request was a bit excessive, he still sent Chen Deng to the imperial court with the song to meet him and express his gratitude to Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao saw Chen Deng, he asked him: "I heard that your father and son are now working under Lu Bu's tent, according to your opinion, what is the comparison between Gu and Lu Bu?" ”

Chen Deng smiled and replied: "Lu Buqi is mercenary, and he is more than go, and he is really brave and unscrupulous; And the Ming Duke is literary and martial, good at employing people, comparable to Gaozu, not comparable to Lu Bu's disciples. ”

"Hmm." Cao Cao was very happy when he heard this, and then said: "Lu Bu's wolf ambition is difficult to raise for a long time, and he can't investigate his feelings and hypocrisy." ”

Chen Deng smiled and said: "Ming Gong has won the award." ”

Cao Cao asked again: "If you look at it again, what is the comparison between loneliness and Shaoran?" ”

Chen Deng also said: "Shao Ran is a person who does nothing, and he is not enough to worry about, let alone how he can be compared with Ming Gong." ”

Cao Cao immediately laughed and said, "Haha, that's a good point; Although Lu Bu and Shaoran have some courage, they are far inferior to Lone in terms of strategy; Lone intends to promote your father and son, but I wonder if your father and son are willing to serve under Lone's account? ”

Chen Deng immediately bowed and said: "Thank you for the favor of Ming Gong, my father and son can't ask for it!" ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hehe, Yuanlong doesn't have to be polite; Judging from the current situation, how do you think Lone should deal with Lu Bu and Shaoran? ”

Chen Deng suggested: "Back to Ming Gong, according to Deng's opinion, Yuan Shu will definitely send a large army to attack Xiapi because of the death of Yuan Yin before; You can first replace the positions of the county guards and state ministers around Xiapi with people trusted by the Ming Duke, so as to isolate Xiapi; When Yuan Shu's army came to attack and fought with Lu Bu to defeat both sides, Ming Gong could take the opportunity to lead the army to capture Shouchun; At that time, Yuan Shu will be destroyed, Lu Bu's vitality will be greatly damaged, and Ming Gong will be able to take advantage of the situation to destroy Lu Bu as well. ”

Cao Cao listened to Chen Deng's analysis, and couldn't help but praise immediately: "Hehe, a person as resourceful as you, Lu Bu can't use it, he is really destined to be defeated in the hands of a lone man; Now that the lonely dragon is helping, the big thing can be decided! ”

Immediately, Cao Cao appointed Xiao Jian, a native of the East China Sea, as the minister of Langya, Hou Huan, a native of Qiaoxian, as the minister of Pengcheng, and Chen Deng as the Taishou of Guangling, and promoted Chen Qi's Yulu to the middle of 2,000 stones.

Before Chen Deng left, Cao Cao couldn't help but hold his hand and said: "Qing has a great responsibility to go, and the affairs of the East will be entrusted to each other." ”

Chen Deng replied: "Ming Gong rest assured, Deng will live up to Ming Gong's expectations." ”

At this moment, I couldn't help but slightly raise the corners of my mouth and said to Feng Xian: "At this moment, Yuanlong has gained Cao Cao's trust, and everything is going according to our plan; Next, as long as the elder brother and Yuan Long perform another play, Cao Cao will be completely kept in the dark. ”

Feng Xian couldn't help but say: "Cao Cao, how smart he thinks he is, in the end, he is not being played with by you in applause; To hell with his Wang Tu hegemony this time. ”

I smiled slightly, and said, "If it weren't for the purpose of changing the future of mankind, I wouldn't want to deliberately set up such a big situation; Speaking of which, if people in the future know what we are doing today and play like us, it is estimated that the pattern of the world will become more complex in the future; Fortunately, we are not fighting for power and profit, otherwise this sin would be great. ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "What Brother Xian said is very true, and this is exactly what I have been worried about before. ”

When Chen Deng returned to Xiapi and informed Feng Xian of Cao Cao's decision, Feng Xian immediately looked very angry. Chen Deng defended himself with rhetoric, and it was only then that the matter calmed down.

Speaking of which, since he was captured by our army because of the annihilation of the entire army in the First Battle of Puyang, the occurrence of Zhang Xiu's surrender and rebellion made Cao Cao a little suspicious. Therefore, he was not completely assured of Chen Deng's loyalty at the moment, and arranged for Xizuo to lurk in Xuzhou to collect intelligence. And when he learned that Feng Xian was angry with Chen Deng, he was completely relieved.

Speaking of Yuan Yin's death, Yuan Shu didn't feel that it mattered in his heart. It's just that he needs food very much at the moment, and at this time, he also learned about our falling out with Cao Cao through his meticulous work, so he can just use this incident as an excuse to use troops against Xuzhou.

Subsequently, Yuan Shu sent his subordinate generals Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui and others almost poured out of the nest and led tens of thousands of foot riders to force Xiapi. Then, Zhang Xun and other soldiers divided into seven routes, and set up camp within the four intersecting rivers of Yishui, Surabaya, Shushui, and Zheshui, which were more than ten miles away from Xiapi, and surrounded Xiapi.

Chen Qi saw that Yuan Shu's army had arrived at Xiapi at this moment, but Feng Xian and I had not made the slightest movement, so he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart for a while, so he ran to ask Feng Xian and said, "Yuan Shu's army has arrived, why are the two generals still indifferent?" ”

Feng Xian said: "There is a shortage of food in Yuan Shu's army, and it won't be long before the army will disperse, and we'll talk about it later." ”

Chen Jue nodded when he heard this, and said: "Now my son Chen Deng has a plan, and I am willing to dedicate it to the general; I wonder if the general would like to hear it? ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "Let's hear it." ”

Chen Jue said: "Now Han Xian and Yang Feng are also connected with Yuan Shu, but presumably the two are not really attached to Yuan Shu; If the strategy of divisiveness is applied, the alliance between the two will be divided. ”

At this time, I couldn't help but say: "Han Xian and Yang Feng both escorted the Son of Heaven to the east, but they rushed to Yuan Shu because they were forced by Cao Cao before; It can be co-opted and used as a help. ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "Okay, wait for me to send a letter to the two of them." ”

Subsequently, Feng Xian wrote a letter to commend the two for their contributions to the Son of Heaven, and asked how the two could join forces with the thieves and ministers to attack the country's loyalty? And he warned them to be lost, and not to make mistakes again and again, otherwise no one will be able to save them when disaster comes.

After receiving the letter, they immediately sent someone to express their remorse and express their willingness to help us.

However, it is said that the west of Xiapi City is close to Geyi Mountain, and the two rivers of Yi and Si cross and flow on the west side of the mountain, and they defend the two sides of the southwest and northwest of Xiapi City. The Shushui River flows horizontally to the southwest to join Surabaya, and the Shushui River just crosses between these two rivers. As a result, these four rivers formed a quadrangle, which firmly enclosed the city of Xiapi inside, so that the city could be defended without too many troops.

At this moment, a big war is about to break out. Although there is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, it is not yet known what the outcome will be. (To be continued.) )