Seeing the rich rewards sent by Chen Deng and Yang Hong again, of course, the surname Cao and the two hundred soldiers in the camp were once again smiling, and they were repeatedly modest and prevaricated, saying nonsense such as uselessness, and even more hypocritically unwilling to accept Tao Ying's reward - and then accepted it unceremoniously. Only Gao Shun resolutely refused to accept the reward, and repeatedly said to Chen Deng and Yang Hong: "The two adults are tired of bringing the reward back, please tell Tao Envoy Jun that the reward he gave us before is already rich enough, Gao Shun and the others have no size to work, and they really have no shame to receive the envoy's generous gift again." ”

"General Gao, the general is too modest." Chen Deng smiled and said with a smile: "Who said that the general's team has no size? The general's team helped my Xuzhou army to train troops, and before January, although the Xuzhou army had not been reborn, the military spirit and fighting spirit had been significantly improved, which my lord knew very well. This little gift is my father-in-law's gratitude to the general, and it is also my father-in-law's affirmation of the general's hard work poured into the Xuzhou army. ”

"Yes, General Gao, please don't shirk." Yang Hong also said with a flattering face: "The general resolutely refuses to accept it, is it because the general is too little?" If so, please don't be polite, just ask, and I'll ask for another reward for the general. ”

"There, there, the envoy has already been rewarded too richly." Gao Shun hurriedly shook his head and denied it, and the surname Cao next to him persuaded: "Brother Gao, Tao Envoy Jun is a good intention, and he is an ally of our army, and the future son-in-law of the lord, if you insist on rejecting Tao Envoy Jun's kindness and sweep away the envoy's succession, if the lord blames him in the future, you will not be able to explain it in front of the lord." ”

Gao Shun hesitated for a long time, and finally reluctantly accepted Tao Ying's kindness, and after thanking him, Gao Shun announced in public, "Helping Tao Envoy Jun train his troops depends on the strength of the soldiers in the trapped camp." Whoever comes, he will give me all the golden cloth that the king has rewarded me with equal shares among the soldiers of the trapped camp, and I myself will not leave a tael of gold or a foot of cloth! ”

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers of the trapped camp present were already full of gratitude, surnamed Cao was a little embarrassed, Yang Hong quietly scolded Gao Shun for being brainless, Chen Deng secretly admired, and said to Gao Shun and the surname Cao: "General Gao, General Cao, there is another small matter, my lord sees that the two generals have trained their troops well, and the effect of helping our army train soldiers is remarkable, I want to ask the two generals and two hundred soldiers in the camp to stay in Xuzhou for one more month, and then help us train the soldiers for another month, and consolidate the previous training results, I don't know what the two generals think?" ”

"Of course." Yang Hong hurriedly added: "During the extended period of one month, all the treatment of the two generals and the warriors of the trapped camp will remain the same, if the two generals feel that there is still something that they are not doing enough, please just ask, and they will try their best to make up for it, and keep it to the satisfaction of the two soldiers who received and trapped the camp." ”

Speaking of which, there are probably not many people in this world who can say bad things under the hospitality of Yang Hong, the first sycophant in Huainan, so when they heard Yang Hong and Chen Deng say this, the soldiers and surnamed Cao who were present inevitably had their eyes lit up, and almost all of them blurted out that they wanted to agree, and they also wanted to be stationed in Xuzhou for one more month and enjoy one more month of happiness. Fortunately, Gao Shun reacted quickly this time, and he was afraid that the surname Cao would make a mistake, so he hurriedly said: "Please forgive me, two adults, this matter will not be able to be decided at the end, and the consent of the lord must be obtained, and the last general and others can extend the stationing time." ”

"What General Gao said is extremely true, and we don't mean to embarrass General Gao." Chen Deng nodded in understanding, and said quickly: "General Gao, do you think this is okay?" There is not much time left in the month, and it is too late to send an envoy to negotiate with Wen Hou, and I also asked General Gao to send a letter to Lu Wenhou, explaining the requirements of my lord, Wen Hou can agree, of course, it is best, if Wen Hou refuses to agree, my lord will never force it, so that the general will not be unable to explain to Wen Hou. ”

"It's easy to do, and I can write a letter right away." Gao Shun didn't know what the plan was, so he immediately nodded and agreed, and the surname Cao next to him also hurriedly said that he was willing to send a joint letter with Gao Shun, asking Lu Bu to allow the army to be stationed in Xuzhou for an extra month, and Gao Shun also agreed. Over there, Chen Deng and Yang Hong were silent on the surface, but they were smiling in their stomachs.

The joint letter from Gao Shun and the surname Cao was quickly sent, but to the surprise of Gao Shun and the others surnamed Cao, it had not been three days since the letter was sent, but Lu Bu's cronies and advisers Xu Yan took the initiative to come to Xuzhou, saying that he was negotiating with the Xuzhou army for the next round of training affairs, but in fact, he plunged into the camp of the trapped camp as soon as he arrived in Xuzhou, and learned about the treatment of the trapped camp in Xuzhou on the spot.

In fact, Lord Xu doesn't need to be a little bit concerned about the treatment of the trapped camp, if anyone dares to say that the Xuzhou army discriminates against friendly soldiers, then the first person to fight hard with this person is definitely this group of soldiers who are trapped in the camp, the Xuzhou army entertains the soldiers of the trapped camp The food is chicken, duck, fish, meat and good wine and good food, not to mention, every three forks and five big rewards, and what is even more exaggerated is that the Xuzhou Thorn Mansion also equipped each of the two hundred soldiers in the camp with a woman to serve, these women are not all women in the dust of the Qinglou Hook Fence, Instead, the girls of good families bought from the people with real money and silver were even sent to the hands of the trapping camp soldiers with the deed of sale, and most of the trapped camp soldiers who were still old singles also treated these women as wives, and they had already discussed bringing them back to Yanzhou and officially marrying them.

Seeing such a situation, Xu Yan, who had been explained by Lu Bu in advance, of course his face turned white, and heard that Tao Ying wanted to leave Gao Shun and Cao surnamed and others in Xuzhou for another month, Xu Yan did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly wrote down the investigation without missing anything, sent a fast horse to Yanzhou, and reported it to Lu Bu. Although Xu Yan did not add oil and vinegar to the letter and fabricate slander, when he saw these ironclad facts, and saw the letter jointly sent by Gao Shun and the surname Cao requesting an extension of the period of stationing in Xuzhou, Lu Wenhou was still angry again.

"Go to Ling Gao Shun and Cao surnamed immediately, and tell them to get back to me immediately!" Lu Bu patted the case and roared loudly, "There are still two hundred trapped camps, and all of them will be rolled back for me, one less is Gao Shun and Cao surnamed are asking!" There are also Tao Yingxiao'er who bought their gold, cloth and women, and they are not allowed to bring them back at all, and they are all returned to Tao Yingxiaoer! Let Xu Yan tell Tao Ying Xiao'er again, just say that the military situation in Yanzhou is urgent, Gao Shun and Cao and others must return to the battlefield immediately, and I can't spare extra troops and generals to help him train! ”

"My lord, think carefully." Chen Gong was taken aback, and hurriedly stopped: "At present, the great enemy of our army is now, and we must be supported by Xuzhou money and grain, and we can't offend Tao Ying at this critical moment." ”

"What are you thinking about?" Lu Bu roared, "If you think about it again, my elite soldiers will be bought by Tao Yingxiao'er!" My mind has been decided, the public station has to be persuaded again, and immediately sent an order, telling Gao Shun and the surname Cao to go back, and all the rewards will be returned to Tao Ying Xiaoer! Little thief, I will love my daughter to you, and you dare to treat me like this? Sooner or later, one day, you will be divided into pieces and broken into thousands of pieces! ”

"I hope that the thief Tao Ying can stay calm and not forget the reason that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, otherwise, our army will be suspended." Chen Gong secretly prayed in his heart, and secretly scolded Tao Yingdao: "Little thief, it turns out that you really have the heart to annex our army, before me, I really underestimated you!" ”

Through the fast horse transmission, Lu Bu's order was sent to Xuzhou City in only four days, first to the hands of Lu Bu's henchman Xu Yan, and then Xu Yan showed Gao Shun and Cao the surname Lu Bu's handwritten warrant, ordering Gao Shun and Cao surnamed Cao and others to immediately return all the rewards that Tao should give, and lead the trapped camp to return to Yanzhou immediately, without the slightest delay!

It can be imagined that after hearing Lu Wenhou's outrageous and unreasonable order, how angry the soldiers of the trapped camp who had been born and died for many years for Lu Wenhou were, basically before Xu Yan finished reading the warrant, the soldiers of the trapped camp present had already exploded, yelling and asking, "Why?" Why should we return the reward? This is what the Tao envoy has given us, why should we return it? ”

"Yes, we have been born and died with the lord for so many years, and the lord doesn't give us a reward, forget it, and the Tao envoy rewards us with gold and silver cloth, why does the lord want us to go back? Have we betrayed the Lord and voted for the Tao Envoy? ”

"The gold and cloth can be returned to the Tao, what about the green flowers? Cuihua is a daughter from a good family, I told her that we will officially become our biological son when we return to Yanzhou! I'm forty-one years old and still single, and I finally met a good woman like Cuihua, I can't be sorry for her! ”

"I don't give back things or women! I have fought for more than ten or twenty years in the southern and northern wars, and I have no credit and hard work, and these are all things I deserve! Force me to retreat, and I'll be a deserter! With my ability, I can be a soldier and eat food wherever I go! ”

"Yes, I'm a deserter too! Tao Yuanjun is so good to us, I will go to him, I must be more reused! ”

In the gossip shouting, almost all of the soldiers in the two hundred camps were furious, and many of them were short-tempered and stomped their feet, eager to try, ready to rush up and tear Xu Yan to pieces at any time, fortunately, there was also a Gao Shun who was calm and calm, and won the hearts of the army, and shouted in time: "Shut up!" Shut up! Listen to me and Master Xu. ”

After drinking the excited soldiers of the trapped camp, Gao Shun turned to Xu Yan again, and arched his hand and said: "Mr. Xu, since the war in Yanzhou is urgent, order the last general to lead the army back to the division, then the general will obey the order." The lord is not allowed to accept the reward given by the Tao envoy to the soldiers in the camp, and the last general can also order the soldiers to return the reward, but the woman who Tao envoy Jun gave to the soldiers is ....... ”

Speaking of this, Gao Shun, who has always been steady, also hesitated, and finally said stubbornly: "The trapped camp are all veterans of our army, and the shortest of them has been in the army for more than ten years, and the longest has even been more than twenty years. The soldiers were allowed to bring their wives back to Yanzhou. ”

"This ......." Xu Yan was extremely embarrassed, but seeing the angry faces of the two hundred soldiers in the camp, Xu Yan trembled, and finally replied stubbornly: "General Gao, it's not that you don't want to be honest and benevolent, it's just that the matter is big, and you really don't dare to call the shots." In this way, General Gao, you will return to Yanzhou with the team first, and when you return to Yanzhou, you will try your best to persuade the lord in front of him, and ask the lord to send someone to take the wives of the soldiers back to Yanzhou and reunite with the soldiers. ”

Hearing Xu Yan say this, some of the soldiers in the camp were angry a little, but at this moment, the surname Cao, who had been sulking with a straight face, roared, grabbed Xu Yan's collar, and yelled frantically with his eyes open: "The surname Xu, don't prevaricate us with these words!" After we returned to Yanzhou, what if the lord didn't agree? Lao Tzu doesn't matter, anyway, Lao Tzu has a daughter-in-law, but what about these soldiers? Most of them are still singles, and now they finally have a mother-in-law who washes and cooks for them, ties her head to the waistband of her pants and sells her life, and she goes home after a day of fighting, and finally has a hot mouthful, and you don't allow them to ask for it, and you want to leave their daughter-in-law and go back to Yanzhou, what the hell are you comfortable with?! ”

Hearing the words of the surname Cao, the already quiet soldiers of the trapped camp suddenly started to shake again, and the women of these trapped camp soldiers heard the wind and came out of the tent to inquire about the news, and heard these words of the surname Cao, and immediately many women hid their faces and cried bitterly, and some women called the names of the soldiers of the trapped camp, and resolutely expressed their unwillingness to leave their first man.

"The surname is Xu, you tell the truth to Lao Tzu!" The more the surname Cao scolded, the more angry he became, he shook Xu Yan and yelled: "You say, why did the lord give such an order? Is it true that someone is slandering the lord and saying that we have betrayed the lord? You have been in Xuzhou for a few days, and you have seen it with your own eyes, what are we sorry for? Which one betrayed the lord again?! ”

Xu Yan dared to tell the truth, but he was a weak-hearted ghost who denied it, and the soldiers in the camp became more and more angry, without Gao Shun's permission to disband the team for the first time, they gathered around Xu Yan and shouted and questioned, and some people took the opportunity to reward Xu Yan with fists and feet, Gao Shun shouted loudly, but he could restrain it. Fortunately, at this time, the people who broke the siege finally came-Tao Ying personally led Chen Deng, Lu Su, Tao Ji, Xu Chu and Chen Zhi and other Xuzhou civil and military forces to the camp of the trapped camp, rescued Xu Yan, who had been beaten to the blue nose and swollen face, and also drank the angry soldiers of the trapped camp.

"Soldiers trapped in the camp, please calm down and listen to me." In front of the two hundred soldiers of the trapped camp, Deputy Director Tao, who is a master of the acting school, had a solemn expression on his face, and saluted the soldiers of the trapped camp present, and said in a more heavy tone: "Soldiers, I already know what happened, I am sorry for you, originally I just wanted to repay your efforts to help train the Xuzhou army, but I didn't expect that someone would take the opportunity to spread rumors, saying that I was trying to buy you and let you betray Wenhou and take refuge in me, which led to today's consequences." It was my carelessness that I failed the soldiers, so I ask for your forgiveness. ”

"Tao Envoy-kun, is there really such a thing?" Gao Shun and the surname Cao asked in surprise.

Tao Ying didn't answer, but just took out the letter that Chen Gong gave him, handed it to Gao Shun and Cao, and then sighed and said: "This is Mr. Chen Gong's handwritten letter, two generals, please read it carefully, it is written very clearly, two generals, I am sorry for you, let you innocently be suspicious of Wen Hou." ”

After carefully reading Chen Gong's handwritten letter, Gao Shun and Cao understood everything, and after Chen Deng, Lu Su and others introduced the content of the letter to the soldiers of the trapped camp, the two hundred soldiers of the trapped camp present also understood, and then these soldiers of the trapped camp were all angry, "Lord, are we those people?" Is Tao Yuanjun such a person? It's been almost a month since we arrived in Xuzhou, when did Tao Yuanjun say a word about bribing us? ”

"Tao Envoy-kun, the villain won't go back! The villain wants to go with you! Even if he is just an ordinary pawn, the villain must stay in Xuzhou! Take me, you will. ”

"Brothers, Wen Hou is ruthless and unjust, what are we doing with him? Stay all of them, and Tao Envoy Jun will definitely not treat us badly! ”

The trapping camp soldiers exploded again, and many trapping camp soldiers also knelt down on Tao Ying's knees on the spot, begging Tao Ying to take him in, expressing their willingness to stay in Xuzhou. Seeing this scene, of course, Xu Yan's face was as pale as earth, for fear that he would have a black cauldron on his back that would cause the army to mutiny, the surname Cao kept a straight face and did not speak, and waited to see the changes, Gao Shun was furious, and he wanted to draw a knife to cut these soldiers who tried to betray Lu Bu, and the camp suddenly became a mess again.

Fortunately, our deputy director Tao is a moral gentleman who knows shame, and he will not take advantage of the fire to rob and swallow up his future father-in-law's elite soldiers, and he also personally picked up a soldier who knelt down and asked for inclusion, and said with tears: "General, you are willing to submit to me, Tao Ying of course can't ask for it." But ......, I would rather teach the people of the world to bear me, and Hugh to teach me to bear the people of the world, Lu Wenhou is my father-in-law, you are my father-in-law's soldiers, I left you in Xuzhou, and these heroic soldiers in Xuzhou, what will the people of the world think of me? What will they think of you? ”

Tao Ying personally supported the trapped camp soldier who was also in tears, crying silently, Tao Ying said to the kneeling trapped camp soldiers: "Soldiers, you all get up, I'm sorry, I can't keep you, I can't let you bear the infamy of greedy for glory and wealth, and I don't want to anger Wen Hou, causing the war between the Xuzhou army and the Wen Hou army to resume, so that you can meet your former companions with swords and guns." So, please all get up, Tao can't deal with you, I can't let you stay alone, I can only let you go back with the two generals surnamed Gao Shun and Cao ....... ”

Choked to this, Tao Ying wiped away a handful of tears on his face, and said loudly in a choked voice: "Soldiers trapped in the camp, please rest assured, I have already thought about it, since Wen Hou does not allow you to bring your wife's room and rewards back to Xuzhou, then you can leave your wives in Xuzhou, and the rewards you get in Xuzhou can also be handed over to your wives for safekeeping, so that they can buy a house for you in Xuzhou, buy a few acres of land, and build a home for you, if they are pregnant with your children, your children can also have no worries about food and clothing." In the future, if you have the opportunity, if you have another fate, you will return to Xuzhou, and you can also have a ...... ...... in Xuzhou. ”

Countless trapping camp soldiers cried, and there were also countless trapping camp soldiers kneeling down to Tao Ying, kowtowing to thank him, Tao Ying hugged his fists and returned the salute, and turned to Xu Yan, Cao surnamed and Gao Shun and said: "Mr. Xu, General Gao, General Cao, since Wenhou misunderstood and asked you to withdraw to Yanzhou immediately, then Tao Ying can't force you to stay, there should only be a small request, please stay one more night, and leave tomorrow morning, first, please let Tao Ying treat you one last time, thank you for your hard work in the Xuzhou army, second, Let these soldiers who are trapped in the camp say goodbye to their wives ....... ”

Xu Yan nodded like a chicken pecking rice, Gao Shun nodded slowly, agreeing to Tao Ying's request, and Cao's lips moved, wanting to say something but holding back, just nodded. Tao Ying thanked him with tears, and then turned to Yang Hong next to him and ordered: "Zhong Ming, I will leave the matter of arranging a send-off banquet for the soldiers in the trapped camp, don't spend money and food, you must try your best to make the soldiers eat and drink well...... ”

"No, my lord, please rest assured." Yang Hong agreed, and wiped the corners of his eyes with a fake wry, wiping away the tears that didn't exist at all. Tao Ying nodded, ordered the generals to stay, and participated in the banquet to see off the trapping camp on his behalf, and then stopped talking, just hugged his fists to the trapping camp soldiers present, wiped his tears and left the camp trapped, while the trapping camp soldiers behind knelt all over the ground, shouting at Tao Ying's back with tears, "Xie Tao envoy!" ”

"General Cao, if possible, please come back." Tao Ji grabbed the hand surnamed Cao, choked up and said: "The arrow technique is still shit, if there is a chance, please be sure to teach Tao Ji ...... again." ”

The surname Cao nodded silently, suddenly opened his arms and hugged Tao Ji, shook it vigorously a few times, and said in a hoarse voice: "Third general, if there is a chance, I will definitely teach you the bow and arrow again, you are the best apprentice of my old Cao in this life, humbly ask for advice, comprehend amazingly, and do not put on a noble ......." ”

Xu Chu, Chen Zhi and Xu Sheng surrounded Gao Shun, and Chen Zhi said: "General Gao, when you first came, Chen Zhi sat in the well and watched the sky, and he was quite disrespectful to you, but tomorrow you are leaving, I have a sentence that has been held in my heart for a long time, and I must say it to you today - in terms of leading troops and training troops, you are a hundred times stronger than me Chen Zhi!" ”

"General Gao, if you have another chance, you must come back to Xuzhou." Xu Sheng grabbed Gao Shun's other hand and choked up: "Only you have the ability to train real infantry!" ”

Gao Shun nodded slowly, but did not speak, but there were already tears flashing in the corners of his eyes, and Xu Chu on the other side pressed Gao Shun's shoulders and said loudly: "General Gao, what is the point of following Lu Bu?" Stay, I'll give you the position of lieutenant in front of the tent!" Your team will cut people, not like my soldiers, but only chickens! ”

Gao Shun smiled bitterly, finally spoke, and said hoarsely: "Thank you Zhongkang for your kindness, but loyal ministers do not serve the second master, as long as Wenhou is still in one day, Gao Shun will never vote for others." ”

Xu Chu nodded, didn't speak again, just opened his arms and hugged Gao Shun, and Gao Shun did the same, and tears flowed down their faces together.

At the same time, outside the camp camp, Deputy Director Tao, whose eyes were red and swollen, had already ridden his war horse, preparing to return to the Thorn Mansion in Xuzhou City to hide and cry bitterly, but Yang Hong next to him came up and asked cautiously: "Lord, talents are rare, so many elite soldiers trapped in the camp are willing to stay, why don't you accept it, Lord?" As long as the lord speaks publicly, at least half of the soldiers in the camp are willing to stay in Xuzhou to serve the lord. ”

Tao Ying glanced down at Yang Hong, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face that was full of sadness just now, and said in a low voice: "What do you know? Now I accept the request of the trapped camp to take refuge, and I can only leave a hundred people at most, but I don't accept the request of the trapped camp soldiers to surrender now, and let them go back to Yanzhou, as if I have sown a handful of seeds in the spring, and when the autumn comes, I can harvest countless elite soldiers. ”

Yang Hong nodded as if he didn't understand, and hurriedly praised Tao Ying for his wisdom, but Tao Ying didn't bother to talk to such a stupid person, but just ordered: "Hurry up and arrange a send-off banquet, I don't need you to leave the people trapped in the camp, but you must give me the heart of the soldiers in the trapped camp." ”

Yang Hong sang the promise and left, while Tao Ying turned to Chen Deng and Lu Su next to him, and commanded in a low voice: "Yuanlong, Zijing, get ready, once the trapped camp leaves Xuzhou, you will immediately close the northern border of Xuzhou for me, and not a single rice, a grain of grain, a piece of cloth and a pound of iron will be allowed to flow into Yanzhou again!" Besides, get ready for war with Lu Bu! ”

Chen Deng and Lu Su laughed and agreed in a low voice, but Tao Ying had a whim and asked: "Yuanlong, Zijing, you said that if I send a messenger to see Cao Ying, just say that I heard that his daughter Cao Jie is good-looking, and I want to marry her back as a wife, will it make Lu Wenhou collapse faster?" ”

"My lord has a good appetite." Chen Deng replied with a wry smile: "As far as I know, Cao Jie's daughter Cao Jie seems to be only three years old this year, is the lord too anxious?" ”

"Only three years old? I really don't know, so forget it. Tao Ying's face flushed, and he rarely scolded himself as a bastard in his heart.

"If the lord wants to make Wen Hou collapse faster, marrying Cao Ying is not a good choice." Lu Su replied in a low voice: "Cao Yingjun and Lu Bujun do not share the sky, and the lord marries Cao Ying at this time, and stabs Wen Hou in the back, which will not be conducive to the lord's annexation of Wen Hou's military strength." However, I think that Yuan Shao's daughter Yuan Fang is the ideal choice for the lord, firstly, the age is appropriate, and secondly, the hatred between Yuan Shao and Lu Bu is not deep, Wen Hou is just an accomplice in destroying Yuan Shao, and the hatred of the elite soldiers under Wen Hou's command will not exceed that of Cao Ying. Third, the marriage between the lord and Yuan Shao coincides with the long-distance friendship and close attack of the soldiers, and after the fall of Wenhou, he can borrow Yuan Shao's hand to contain Cao Ying. ”

"Yuan Fang? I don't know if it's beautiful? Tao Ying pondered in his heart, "But it doesn't really matter if it's beautiful or not, for the sake of the thousands of people in the five counties of Xuzhou, for the sake of the people of the Han world, it doesn't matter if I sacrifice my body, this proposal is worth considering." ”

(To be continued)