Chapter Eighty-Seven: Liu Bei and Cao Cao's Decision

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In Cao Cao's military camp, there was a solemnity.

The first battle was unfavorable, and three generals were lost, and everyone was in a bad mood!

Cao Cao looked at the generals and ministers in the tent and said, "What should I do now?" Let's talk about it! The crowd was silent for a moment.

After a while, Xi Zhicai said: "Lord, now Liu Xuande has Lu Bu's assistance, he is really invincible!" And the other side has a lot of soldiers and a lot of food, now is really not the time to compete with them! Let's withdraw first! ”

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and patted the desk in front of him and said, "I'm unwilling!" That's just one step away! Just one step away from us being able to occupy Yuzhou! If it weren't for the fact that the Battle of Yongqiu took too long, Yuzhou would be ours! ”

Xi Zhicai persuaded: "Don't worry, lord! After our army rests for a while, we can slowly try him again! ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Let's rest, but Liu Xuande is also resting!" Now that Liu Xuande controls the whole of Xuzhou, plus Peiguo and Liang Guo, with a large population and rich Xuzhou, do we have any hope of defeating him? ”

Xun You said: "Lord, otherwise! Xuzhou has been the place of four wars since ancient times, and now Liu Xuande has Yuan Benchu and us in the north, Yuan Highway and Liu Yan Baihu in the south, and his position is even more dangerous! ”

Cheng Yu said: "What Gongda said is extremely true! This time, according to the strength of Liu Xuande's troops, he can completely occupy the entire territory of Yuzhou, but he only occupies Liang State and Qian County! This shows that he also knows that the environment he is in is very bad! We can make a truce with him first, and when we're done, we'll gather a few forces to destroy him! ”

Cao Cao listened, nodded slowly, and said, "Since this is the case, let's make a truce first!" Hmph, talk to Liu Xuande tomorrow, and withdraw the army in three days! ”

And the congregation will obey the command, and each shall prepare for it.

Liu Bei's side is different, although it is a small victory today, but it is also a victory, isn't it?

In Liu Bei's big tent, Liu Bei picked up the cup in his hand, looked around at everyone and said, "Everyone! Thanks to everyone's efforts today, we won a small victory! However, don't let your guard down and prevent Cao Mengde from cheating! After speaking, he said to Lu Bu alone: "Today's great hero is Feng Xian!" One person fights alone and three people do not fall behind, and they also kill the enemy's three generals! It's really not the majesty of the Tiger Prison Guan Fei! Come, Fengxian, there is no wine today, I will honor you with water instead of wine! ”

Lu Bu picked up the water in his hand and said, "Xuande doesn't have to be like this! Today's battle is just a revenge for the revenge of the year, and if I meet Cao Apu again in the future, I will definitely capture him alive! ”

Liu Bei shouted: "Be strong! Come on, drink! "Let's talk about it, drink all the water in the cup with Lu Bu!

Liu Bei then said to Xu Chu: "Zhongkang! You're also showing off your strength today! Thinking about that Dian Wei, known as the evil of the ancients, it is really rare that you can draw with him today! ”

Xu Chu rarely blushed and said: "The lord doesn't need to put gold on my face, Chu knows that I lost today!" But that's because my horse can't do it! But now I'm not afraid, I have Cai Yang's horse, hehe! What ancient evil comes, tomorrow I will make him the evil in the palace of Hades! The crowd laughed!

Liu Bei saluted a few generals who participated in the war today, and then said to Tian Fan: "Although Boguang did not participate in the war today, he also has merit!" The sentence "The lord wins", but it is very timely! Everyone laughed and said yes, yes.

Tian Fan said: "Lord, this is not a credit!" If it weren't for Feng Xian, Yun Chang, Zhong Kang and other generals who fought to the death in front, I wouldn't have had a chance to shout this! After speaking, he stood up and said, "I salute all the generals!" "Let's drink the water in the cup!

The crowd shouted for joy! Several generals are especially grateful to him, just because the status of the generals in this era is not high, Tian Fan is a literati, well, he is a literati, at least not a general, they are very grateful to respect them so much! …,

Everyone made a fuss, Liu Bei stretched out his hand and pressed it, and everyone slowly quieted down! Liu Bei said: "Everyone! Today's small victory, but tomorrow how to fight, let's talk about it! ”

Lu Bu said: "Xuande! Tomorrow I'll play the first battle! Let that Cao Heizi see the power of my and state cavalry charging into battle! ”

Guan Yu said: "No, today you are out of the limelight, tomorrow I will take the lead!" ”

Lu Su said: "My lord, Su thinks that Cao Mengde may have a truce!" ”

After hearing this, everyone was stunned! Chen Deng reacted quickly, and he continued Lu Su's words and said: "Not bad! Cao Apu has just won the battle of Yongqiu, and although his strength has increased, he can't compete with us! We have more soldiers and horses than him, more food than him, and today he sees Wen Hou helping us! I don't think he has any belief in victory against us! ”

Liu Ye said: "Not bad! The battle of Yongqiu can be regarded as a tough battle, and Cao Mengde's strength will definitely be damaged after this battle! Although after the battle, he incorporated the Yongqiu garrison, and the strength increased, but those soldiers did not have time to rest, and they did not know the soldiers and soldiers! It's not worth fighting a tough battle with us now! Cao Mengde is very wise, he will not do such a stupid thing! ”

Tian Fan nodded and said, "Not bad!" However, Cao Mengde is not such an easy person to give up! He won't let us go easily, but I don't know what tricks he will have? ”

Lu Su nodded and said, "Will he join forces with Yuan Highway and Yuan Benchu to attack us together?" ”

Liu Ye said: "It is unlikely that Yuan Benchu is very likely, he is now fighting with Gongsun Boju, I am afraid that he will not have time to care about us!" Yuan Highway is possible, our actions this time threaten him to a certain extent! Especially the actions of occupying Long Kang and General Zhang's coercion of Shouchun, he will definitely be ashamed! In this way, the possibility of Cao Mengde and Yuan Highway uniting will be extremely great! ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Tian Fan said: "Although Yuan Highway has a lot of soldiers, I am afraid that the food is not abundant, and there are no generals who are at stake!" Even if he is our enemy, we are not afraid! The lord only needs to adjust the layout of the various troops. General Guan guards Long Kang, assisted by Huang Zhengtu (Huang Shao), and can resist Yuan Highway! There are Yide and Zhengxin (Zhao Yu) on the side of Guangling County, and Yuan Highway should not attack! General Xuangao (Zang Ba) can be civil and martial, and can be transferred to Liang Guoxiang, supplemented by General Wu Dun. Peng Chengguo is not on the front line, and Dai Gan (the word Maoxian) is Peng Chengxiang, so that we can sit back and relax! ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Okay, just do what Boguang said!" ”

Lu Bu said: "Xuande, what should we do with Cao Heizi?" ”

Liu Bei said: "Hold the camp well tonight to prevent him from sneaking attack." We'll see how it goes tomorrow! ”

Lu Bu agreed, and went to arrange defenses with the generals without mentioning it.

Nothing happened one night, the next day.

Today, Cao Cao didn't put out the army, and he took Xi Zhicai and Dian Wei to the middle of the camp of the two armies, saying that he was talking to Liu Bei!

Liu Bei did not show weakness and took Guan Yu and Tian Fan to negotiate with Cao Cao. Originally, Lu Bu wanted to go, but Tian Fan thought of the hatred between Lu Bu and Cao Cao, and was afraid that he would not be able to control his anger for a while, so he insisted on taking Guan Yu. He said to Lu Bu: "Fengxian, Cao Mengde is here to negotiate today, and tomorrow he may have to withdraw his troops, just prepare to pursue!" How can you say it, but also let Cao Mengde see the majesty of the Bingzhou cavalry, right? Lu Bu hurriedly agreed, and went with an excited face.

Lu Bu is a donkey, you have to follow the hair to be obedient! Sometimes he is like a child, coaxing and obedient.

The six men stood in the middle of the camp of the two armies, and Cao Cao prepared a table, two cushions, and a large carpet. The colonel spread the carpet on the floor, placed the table on the carpet, and served two jars of wine. Liu Bei and Cao Cao each sat down on a cushion, and Tian Fan and Xi Zhicai sat beside the two of them as wine boys, adding wine to the two at any time. Dian Wei and Guan Yu were standing on the side with a double iron halberd, and the other with a green dragon knife. …,

Tian Fan was happy in his heart, this is a bit similar to cooking wine and talking about heroes!

Cao Cao saw Liu Bei drink the wine, and asked with a smile: "Xuande, aren't you afraid that my wine is poisonous?" ”

Liu Bei replied with a smile: "Hehe, Meng De is a righteous person, don't you disdain to do this?" The two looked at each other and laughed!

Cao Cao raised his glass to Liu Bei and said, "Xuande, I won't talk nonsense!" How about we withdraw our troops and take the places we now occupy as our respective spheres of influence? ”

Liu Bei didn't expect Cao Cao to say the words so directly and simply, he was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay! Since Meng De said so, it is so decided! ”

Cao Cao glanced at him and said, "But, Xuande, don't think about pursuing!" I, Cao Mengde, fight in battle, and I am not afraid of others chasing after me! If you don't believe me, you can give it a try! ”

Liu Bei looked at Cao Cao seriously, nodded and said, "Okay!" Cao Cao raised his glass and drank one with Liu Bei.

Xi Zhicai and Tian Fan said goodbye to the two of them.

Cao Cao looked at Tian Fan and asked, "But Tian Boguang is in front?" ”

Tian Fan nodded, bowed slightly to Cao Cao, and said, "Gong Cao is above, it is Tian Fan who is here!" ”

Cao Cao nodded and asked, "Boguang is talented!" As soon as your merit-seeking order came out, Cao suddenly felt like a confidant to you! There is also the method of exterminating locusts, the technique of Tuntian, which is really a stroke of God! Hehe, but I don't know what position you currently occupy in the Xuande Army? ”

Tian Fan smiled, looked at Cao Cao and said, "Why does Cao Gong know about it? ”

Cao Cao also smiled and said, "It's me who is hypocritical!" How did Bo Guang come to our army? I'll give you the job of a military advisor! ”

Liu Bei didn't speak, just watched the two of them talk with a smile.

Tian Fan shook his head and said, "Fan is very good and happy in the main army!" As for the position of military advisor that Cao Gong said, Cao Gong must not say such things in front of Mr. Zhicai! ”

He said to Xi Zhicai: "A smart person like Mr. Zhicai knows that you want to use a simple counter-strategy. But some people who are not smart may think that you don't value them. So it's not worth it! ”

After speaking, he smiled at Cao Cao and continued: "Cao Gong has a talent like Mr. Chen Ping, and a talent like Xiao He like Wen Ruo, as long as you can listen to their plans well, you don't have to worry about not being able to achieve great things!" In front of them, it is really the light of fireflies competing with the sun and the moon! If you can't give them more! ”

After hearing this, Cao Cao laughed, pointed at Liu Bei and said, "Xuande, I really envy you for having a talent like Boguang!" I dare to say that as long as you follow Boguang's advice, you will be my worst enemy in life! ”

Liu Bei also smiled: "As Boguang said, Zhicai, Wenruo, Gongda, Zhongde, etc. are all good talents in the world, and I envy you too!" Yes, I also think that if you can listen to their plans, you will be my worst enemy in life! ”

Tian Fan said: "Lord, Cao Gong, it seems that the two of you are heroes and cherish each other!" Hehe, in fact, having an enemy that is enough to match is as fortunate as having a confidant! ”

Cao Cao and Liu Bei listened, and after glancing at each other, they nodded and laughed at the same time!

Tian Fan saw that Xi Zhicai didn't say a word, and asked, "What is Mr. Zhicai thinking?" ”

Xi Zhicai is very quiet, thin and small, and coughs at every turn, and he is inconspicuous when he stands in the crowd. People who don't know him will ignore his existence, but everyone who knows knows that his brain can't grow at all!

He smiled and said, "I'm thinking about the wine made by Boguang!" ”

Several people laughed.

Tian Fan said with a smile: "Mr. Zhicai, is your body okay?" ”

Xi Zhicai said: "It's okay, hehe." ”

Tian Fan shook his head and said, "Why should Mr. scare me? I'm afraid that it will be difficult for you to recover from your illness, and you are addicted to eating Wushisan, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to survive this year! ”

Cao Cao's hand trembled suddenly, and he hurriedly asked, "Boguang, do you have a way for Zhicai's illness?" Thinking of Tian Fan's magic, he couldn't help but ask! …,

Tian Fan shook his head and said, "I know that Mr. Zhicai likes to eat Wushi San, but although that thing feels useful, it also hurts the body a lot!" Perhaps, Dr. Zhang Zhongjing can have a way! ”

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Lord, my own body, I know that since I am already terminally ill, why should I suffer those sins for useless treatment? In the last few days, I just want to assist my lord well. ”

Cao Cao nodded a little sadly and sighed.

Tian Fan hugged his fist in admiration and said: "Mr. can see through life and death, and treat it so open-mindedly, Fan admires!" ”

Xi Zhicai waved his hand, smiled slightly, and said to Tian Fan: "Boguang, I'm curious how you knew that there would be a locust plague last year, can you tell me about it?" ”

Tian Fan nodded and said, "Hehe, it's actually not difficult!" As long as you know the law of the development of things, you can deduce it! Just like a plague of locusts, a warm winter, and a drought the following year, there will be a plague of locusts! If the swallow flies low, there will be heavy rain, and so on. ”

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he pondered for a while, nodded, and said: "Boguang is talented, I can't do it!" ”

Tian Fan waved his hand and said, "Mr. Zhicai is a great talent!" Anyone who is only involved in agriculture and fortifications is not like Mr. who is proficient in military affairs! Mr. can anticipate the enemy's opportunity and win thousands of miles, this is a great talent! ”

Cao Cao adjusted his mood and said, "Okay, you two don't brag to each other anymore!" After that, he said to Liu Bei: "Big-eared thief, you must live well, the battle for dominance in the world will be a lot less fun without you!" ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Cao Heizi, don't die early!" In this world, the only opponent I can see is you! Without you, I would be lonely! After saying that, the two looked at each other and laughed.

Cao Cao said: "I will retire tomorrow, and you can also go back to Xiapi!" ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "I will let go of Pei Guo and Liang Guo who support you." I won't touch other places in Yuzhou, if you want to get it, I won't stop it! ”

Cao Cao stood up, clenched his fists and said, "That's the case, thank you, farewell!" After saying that, he turned around and walked away in style!

Xi Zhicai also got up, nodded to Liu Bei and Tian Fan, and followed Cao Cao!

Tian Fan had been pondering when he returned to the camp with Liu Bei, and when he was about to arrive at the camp, he said: "Xi Zhicai is really a dragon and phoenix among people!" I'm not as good as him! Liu Bei shook his head and said, "You two have their own strengths, there is no one more talented than the other!" I feel very lucky to have Boguang's assistance! ”

Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai, who were not far away, were also having a similar conversation!

Xi Zhicai said: "Lord, Tian Boguang is really a genius!" His understanding of things has reached the level of 'Tao', which is really rare! Zhicai rarely convinces people in his life, but he can watch Boguang do things, and listen to his few opinions, Zhicai has to admire this person! I'm afraid that no one in the world can beat him! ”

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment and asked, "Could it be that Mr. feels inferior to him?" ”

Xi Zhicai nodded without hesitation and said: "Zhicai is also conceited that Wang Zuozhicai is talented, but Zhicai's strategy is only at the level of 'art', Boguang is a level higher than me!" ”

Cao Cao didn't speak immediately, and after a while, he said, "Hehe, it's okay!" Tian Boguang is a genius, and his strategy is at the level of 'Dao', but Mr. is not inferior to him! In my opinion, Tian Boguang is a genius, but most of those talents are farmers and craftsmen, and in military affairs, he is not as good as Mr. ”

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "The lord is open-minded! What he admires most about Cao Cao is his open-mindedness, no matter what it is, he can always quickly adjust his emotions.

Although Cao and Liu said that they would not fight again, in order to prevent accidents, they were ready to deal with emergencies!

But the world is unpredictable, no one expected that the first head-on battle between the two sides would break out immediately, and it was caused by reasons that no one could have imagined.

ps: Both forces are in their infancy, and neither of them wants to fight such a meaningless tough battle, especially Cao Cao, who has never fought a battle that he is not sure of