Jia Xu stopped Zhang Lang, and Zhang Lang asked puzzledly, "Why?" Jia Xu looked at the messy Cao army camp and said: "If our army pursues, the enemy army will definitely bypass our army and raid Xuchang!" ......" Zhang Lang sneered: "I left 100,000 horses in Xuchang, what can they do?" ”

Jia Xu shook his head, "Now we all know the battle outside the city, if Cao Jun deceives the city gate in the appearance of our army, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

Zhang Lang didn't expect this situation, he was taken aback when he heard it, nodded and frowned: "If Cao Jun is really like this, the consequences will be very strict!" Looking at Jia Xu, "What does Wen He have in mind?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Break into the city and retreat." Zhang Lang was stunned.

……

Cao Pi was immediately under the banner of Shuai, anxiously waiting for Lu Bu's army to chase after him, but he couldn't wait for the left to come, and he couldn't wait for the right, and finally a scout came and reported: "Lord, Lu Bu's army has withdrawn to Xuchang!" Cao Pi was taken aback and hurriedly looked at Sima Yi. Sima Yi frowned and said, "I think Jia Xu saw through my plan, so he didn't chase after me and retreated into the city." Xu You said sarcastically: "How could Mr. Sima's clever plan fail? No matter how good Sima Yi's cultivation is, when he heard this, he couldn't help but feel unhappy and ignored him.

Xu You hugged his fists at Cao Pi and said: "Lord, my subordinates think that there is no need to entangle with Lu Bu in Xuchang!" Since Lu Bu is already a turtle in the urn, it is better to send someone to say surrender! That Lu Bu is not a reckless man who does not know the time, he will definitely go out of the city and surrender! ”

Sima Yi sneered: "A tiger is still in good health, will it accept the persuasion of a wolf?" ……”

Xu You snorted coldly, and asked in a strange manner: "Are you comparing Lu Bu to a fierce tiger and the lord to a wolf!" Sima Yi, as a subordinate, what kind of style do you have to speak like this? ”

Cao Pi was displeased, but he didn't say anything.

Sima Yi knelt down at Cao Pi and pleaded: "My subordinates have lost their words, please punish the lord!" Although Cao Pi was unhappy just now, that little unhappiness had disappeared at this moment, and he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, helped Sima Yi up, and comforted: "Don't be like this, sir!" Sir is dedicated to me, how can I blame Mr. for his words? Sima Yi was moved. Cao Pi asked, "Mr. hasn't finished what he said just now, has he?" ”

Sima Yi said: "Although Luoyang has been taken by our army, Lu Bu's main force has not suffered any heavy losses!" It is often said that a tiger can only be captured when it is in a desperate situation, but Lu Bu is far from being in a desperate situation now, how can he give up all the words of a few scholars and surrender to Kaicheng? This is just a joke! ”

Cao Pi felt that what Sima Yi said made sense.

Xu You hugged his fists and said: "What Sima Yi said makes sense, but don't forget that Lu Bu has always been a greedy person, so he was bought by Dong Zhuo to rebel against Ding Yuan, and later rebelled against Dong Zhuo to stand on his own!" Lu Bu is by no means a hero who dares to take risks at this time, although the situation at this moment is far from the end of the road for Lu Bu, but it is indeed very critical! With Lu Bu's Xingxing, it is still very likely to surrender in this situation! Why don't you try, if you succeed, most of the world will immediately fall into the hands of the lord, if you fail, but a few literati lobbyists, you can't hurt anything! ”

Cao Pi felt that what Xu You said was very reasonable, and immediately ordered Xu You to choose a suitable person as the envoy to go to Xuchang to say that Lu Bu would descend, and Xu You took the order to go. Immediately, Cao Pi ordered the army to retreat five miles to the village.

On the way back of the army, Sima Yi said: "What Xu You said makes sense, but he mistook Lu Bu. If it was Lu Bu in the past, he might be able to succeed, but for Lu Bu now, it is impossible to say that he will be surrendered! ”

Cao Pi was displeased in his heart, and sneered: "Sir, don't think too highly of Lu Bu!" ”

Sima Yi sighed, "Childe, do you think that it is possible for a person who dares to fall into the bloody battle of the Xianbei army single-handedly to succumb? For the sake of a few irrelevant people, he can single-handedly fight a million-strong army of Xianbei with a single risk! Will they now give up their ideals and surrender for the sake of this disadvantage? ”

Cao Pi frowned.

Sima Yi said: "Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Lu Bu is willing, I'm afraid the following things will not be easy to handle!" Not to mention the far away, let's just say that the 600,000 troops in his hands and the nearly 200,000 war cavalry in the direction of Yuzhou, how should this nearly 800,000 army be handled? Disbanded? I'm afraid that if I don't agree, I will fight; If it is not disbanded, can the lord rest assured? ”

Cao Pi frowned and said, "If he surrenders, I will separate him from the army." ”

Sima Yi said: "I hope the lord can do it!" Then he bowed his head and thought about it.

……

"My lord said that if the general doesn't want to die with his head and have no place to be buried, he should go out of the city and surrender early. At that time, the lord could still maintain the official status of the general. Cao Pi's envoy tilted his head on the main hall and said to Zhang Lang very arrogantly.

And the generals were furious, and they all tried to kill the messenger. Zhang Lang raised his hand, and everyone barely suppressed the anger in their hearts.

Zhang Lang stood up, walked up to the messenger, and looked down at him. The envoy was a thin scholar who had read some historical stories, and had always admired Su Qin, Zhang Yi and other political scholars, and longed to one day become such a famous figure himself. However, he has never been a messenger, and his experience is stuck in books and imagination, he originally thought that if he made such a tough statement, the other party would be afraid, but ......

When the scholar saw Lu Bu looking down at him, he only felt as if he was being targeted by a fierce tiger, and he couldn't help but be afraid, which made him feel ashamed, but he couldn't restrain this feeling.

Zhang Lang smiled, "It stands to reason that after reading so many books, you should be able to speak, but you readers are precisely the most talkative people in the world!" Even more stupid than a farmer who spends his days plowing the fields and herding cattle! ”

The scholar shouted in a restrained manner: "I am Prime Minister Cao Cheng's envoy, you dare to talk to me like this, you ......"

Zhang Lang sneered, "Prime Minister Cao Cheng has been killed by that 'good son' of his!" Now this little deflated three, I don't think he is the prime minister! You go back and sue that little deflated three, if you have the ability, come and take my life, don't always send some shrimp soldiers and crabs to talk nonsense! The crowd burst into laughter. The scholar blushed, and wanted to say a few tough words, but in the end he only held back one sentence: "You will regret it!" With that, he turned around to leave.

Wang Yi, who was guarding the door, stopped him and said coldly: "Still a scholar, do you know etiquette?" ”

The scholar was angry, but he was scared, turned around, bowed to Zhang Lang, and ran away in a gloomy manner.