Chapter 32: Withdrawal

In the dead of night, the soldiers in the camp were already busy preparing to set off, and in the brazier in the tent, the fire light was reflected on Cao Cao's face, making his face seem to be a little cloudy.

Cheng Yu stood at Cao Cao's hand, bowed and stood solemnly, and did not speak.

If the position of Xuzhou Mu does not have the power of appointment and dismissal of the five counties below and the county decrees, it is actually just a false position, but if all these rights are given to Lu Bu, then if Lu Bu can defeat the Chen family, his control over Xuzhou will reach an unprecedented level, which is definitely not what Cao Cao wants to see.

But the lifeblood of the 50,000 Cao army is in the hands of Lu Bu at this moment, and it is impossible for the Cao army to notify the constraints before dawn, and whether Lu Bu's cavalry can burn the grain team of the chariot, Cao Cao does not doubt it.

If it is given, no matter how much Cao Cao looks down on Lu Bu's administrative ability, he will one day be the biggest stumbling block to Cao Cao's re-annexation of Xuzhou, and in the long run, this right must not be given to Lu Bu.

But if it is not given, this 50,000 army may have to face the end of disappearance in an instant, and Cao Cao will definitely not be able to afford such a consequence, and he will not even be able to overcome the current difficulties.

"What time is it?" After a long time, Cao Cao suddenly raised his head and looked at Cheng Yudao.

"It's almost past the end of the day." Cheng Yu bowed.

"What do you think about this?" Cao Cao raised his head and looked at Cheng Yudao.

"Subordinates can't decide." Cheng Yu sighed.

"Lu Bu this time, the plan is very big, it's not strange for me to ask for food, but this time he didn't ask for food, this is to ask me for a name!" Cao Cao's fingers tapped on the table, closed his eyes and sighed.

It's not an ordinary reputation, but a name of righteousness, which is a bit different from Lu Bu in the past, if it was Lu Bu in the past, he paid more attention to benefits, but this time, what he wanted made Cao Cao have a new understanding of Lu Bu in his heart, and this Lu Bu's vision has become longer!

Cheng Yu didn't answer, he also felt a little tricky about this matter, and he didn't know how to choose between the current safety and future hidden dangers.

"I don't give it, presumably if he does, Yuan Shao will give it too." After a long time, Cao Cao suddenly smiled and said, "Give it to him, and I have to bother Zhongde to go to Xiapi City again." ”

"Whoa!" Cheng Yu bowed silently, Cao Cao came here to pacify Xuzhou, and the county guards carried the seals, but the Guangling County guards had been appointed to Chen Deng before, so they were not among them.

After Cheng Yu took the official seal of the four counties, he bid farewell to Cao Cao and came to Xiapi again with his attendants overnight.

The three hundred cavalry had already been assembled when Cheng Yu came, and Lu Bu really made up his mind this time, if Cao Cao didn't give it, it would abolish his 50,000 army.

"Congratulations to Wen Hou." Cheng Yu didn't say anything, today's Lu Bu can be said to be decisive or arbitrary, after all, if Cao Cao's 50,000 army is really abolished, Cao Cao will definitely not give up, and Lu Bu, except for a momentary speed, can get nothing, this is a way to lose both.

"Why are there only four counties that are too shouyin?" Lu Bu took the five official seals and the edict, and frowned.

"Wen Hou forgive me, the position of Guangling Taishou, when Chen Deng came to Xuchang before, he was given to Chen Deng, but my lord has said that as long as Wen Hou can win Guangling, this Guangling Taishou position is naturally Wen Hou's." Cheng Yuqiang said with a smile.

Let Lu Bu and the Chen family fight for the land of Xuzhou, now Lu Bu has the name of righteousness, and the Chen family is a prominent family in Xuzhou, and they have heavy troops, for a while, I am afraid that there will be a fight.

"Just what I want." Lu Bu groped for the Xuzhou pastoral seal in his hand, which was something he had dreamed of, but now he started it, but he was not as excited as he imagined.

"Send it back." Lu Bu handed the official seal to a guard beside him.

"Whoa!" The guard took the official seal, saluted Lu Bu, and turned to leave.

"Why hasn't Wen Hou disbanded the people yet?" Cheng Yu frowned and looked at the three hundred cavalry behind Lu Bu, who were ready to go, and frowned.

"Although the position of Xuzhou pastor was taken by Cao Cao to help the general, this does not mean that Cao Cao is qualified to ask about this Xuzhou matter." Lu Bu picked up the reins of the horse, turned his head and glanced at Cheng Yu and said: "Don't worry, since you have accepted the position of Xuzhou pastor, before Cao Cao leaves Xuzhou, whether it is his soldiers and horses or those grains and grasses, he will keep his promise and will not move, as for the rest, Mr. Zhongde should not be too lenient." ”

Cheng Yu turned his eyes, looked at Lu Bu with some surprise, nodded silently, and saluted Lu Bu: "In this case, Yu will leave." ”

Looking at the direction Cheng Yu left, Lu Bu reined in the horse and said, "Let's go!" ”

Three hundred cavalry, under the leadership of Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, rushed out of the city, and the gate of Xiapi City slowly closed as Lu Bu and others left.

In the howling north wind, the three hundred cavalry quickly disappeared into the thick night.

"Lord, then Lu Bu is afraid that it has already been settled, if the lord does not agree, he will use troops against us, if he agrees, he will immediately send troops to the Chen family, do you want to give the Chen family some warning?" Cheng Yu rode his horse, walked beside Cao Cao, and asked worriedly.

"Oh? Are you worried that the Chen family will lose? Cao Cao didn't answer, but asked with a smile: "Lu Bu only has three hundred cavalry. ”

"The defenders of Xuzhou, most of them are Lu Bu's old department, if Lu Bu can't enter the city, it's okay to say, if Lu Bu opens the city gate, with Lu Bu's ferocity, I'm afraid the defenders in this city may not be willing to fight." Cheng Yu bowed.

"That's true!" Cao Cao sighed, thinking of the previous battles when Lu Bu overturned, and said leisurely: "If the tiger is not removed, my heart is uneasy!" ”

"My subordinates will send someone to inform Han Yugong." Cheng Yu pulled the reins of the horse.

"Can your men outrun Lu Bu's cavalry?" Cao Cao turned his head and looked at Cheng Yu with a smile.

"Uh......" Cheng Yu was stunned when he heard this, indeed, Lu Bu rode out lightly, and the three hundred cavalry came and went like the wind, coupled with his familiarity with the boundary of Xuzhou, even if he sent someone out to inform him, I am afraid it would be difficult to catch up with Lu Bu.

"Inform Yuanlong." Cao Cao played with the horse whip in his hand and said, "As for Han Yugong, it can't be saved." ”

I can't save it, I don't want to save it, now Chen Deng has returned to Guangling, Xuzhou, only Chen Jue, Xu Chu's death, if it is really the Chen family, then the biggest possibility is that Chen Jue, but even if this is true, Cao Cao can't kill Chen Jue, now since Lu Bu wants to take revenge, then hand it over to Lu Bu to kill.

"Oh, my subordinates will do it!" Cheng Yu was stunned, and after hurriedly bowing to Cao Cao, he turned around and left, and sent someone to Guangling to inform Chen Deng.

The Cao army has begun to pull out the camp and set up the village, and at night, the first batch of soldiers has set off, and the 50,000 army has begun to withdraw in an orderly manner, which also indicates that the war, which lasted for more than four months, is about to end, but the war in Xuzhou has not stopped because of the withdrawal of the Cao army.