"Seven days ago, Cao Ren's personal army led dozens of people, escorted a large amount of gold and silver, and secretly made a detour to the north......"

Gao Shun whispered to Lu Chen, who closed his eyes and listened, occasionally asking a few questions. Xiao Meow didn't understand, so she silently grinded the powder in the pottery bowl on the side, and occasionally secretly rubbed her snot on the yellow-faced old man, and the new clothes she was wearing herself, of course, couldn't get dirty.

A quarter of an hour later, Gao Shun left with a happy face.

Lu Zhan leaned over and drove to keep up with the team, Lu Chen sat on the board car with Xiao Meow in his arms and said nonsense: "Tomorrow night will definitely be dark and windy, after all, it is a murderous night, the Three Kingdoms, you have to be a little hot, and passion naturally needs human blood to ignite." But why do I always have a hairy heart? It's not like I'm killing people with my own hands, what are you afraid of, hey......"

At dusk, Chen Gong returned with several truckloads of dirt, and there were seven cows, and Lu Chen's department stayed in the north of Pingqiu overnight.

The big tent in the camp was brightly lit, and Lu Chen was promoted to the tent.

Now, the three core personnel under Lu Bu's account have gathered, namely Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Chen Gong. Gao Shun and Zhang Liao are the right-hand men of Lu Bu in the southern and northern wars for more than ten years, from killing Ding Yuan to beheading Dong Zhuo of Xiliang, these two have been charging with Lu Bu and never giving up. Chen Gong even came to offer advice when Lu Bu was down, so that Lu Buqi could attack Yanzhou. Cao Xing has not been in the core of Lu Bu's power, one is that he has not followed Lu Bu for a long time, his qualifications are not obvious, and his military ability is not very reliable, the reason why he is reused by Lu Bu is because he is loyal. A few months ago, Hao Meng under Lu Bu's account rebelled, Cao Xing was the captain under Hao Meng's account, and on the second day he killed Hao Meng and led the troops back to Lu Bu, which was appreciated by Lu Bu.

If Lu Bu is really a greedy and capricious villain, can he make loyal people like Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Chen Gong, Zhang Miao, and Cao Xing follow him with all their hearts?

Judging from Lu Chen's childhood memories (there are few memories of the stupid years, and they are not profound), Lu Bu is by no means a good person, but he is not a cruel and brainless person, on the contrary, Lu Bu was a civilian official in his early years, although he was only the main book in the army, he was also half a civilian official. Therefore, Lu Bu may be a reckless man, but he is not a village man who does not understand literature and ink.

In the first battle of Xiapi, Lu Bu's foundation was gone, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses collapsed. And fortunately, with Lu Chen here, he finally kept the two elite cavalry and these three core figures, so when he gathered together today, Lu Chen felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Lu Chen sat at the top, Chen Gong Zhang Liao sat on the left and right, followed by Gao Shun Cao, Guo Jia was also invited by Lu Chen to sit at the bottom, Lu Qi and Xiao Meow were driven away by Lu Chen, leaving only Lu Zhan to serve in the tent. When Lu Chen announced that he would discuss sending troops to deal with Cao Ren today, according to the usual practice, Chen Gong was the first to speak.

Chen Gong darkened his face and asked, "Little Junhou." Gong thought that it was not appropriate to rashly fight with Cao Jun at this time. One is that our soldiers are weak and the food is weak, and the battle will be defeated; Second, the monarch is still in Xiapi, for the sake of the king's safety, we must not provoke Cao Cao; Third, we and Cao Cao reached a peace agreement, and when we go to Hanoi, we can exchange Mr. Fengxiao for the king, so why fight again in vain? ”

Zhang Liao also hesitated: "Liao also thinks that Cao Zixiao is kind and has no malice, and we can't do unrighteous acts." ”

Cao Xuan listened to Chen Gong and Zhang Liao's words, snorted twice, didn't speak, was glared at by Zhang Liao, and lowered his head. Zhang Liao is the most prestigious person under Lu Bu's account, even if he is younger than Cao Xing Gaoshun, even the generals respect him very much.

Zhang Liao looked at Gao Shun and said, "Why didn't Xiaogong say anything?" Didn't you also agree with Xiao Junhou's risky move? ”

Gao Shun smiled slightly: "Wen Yuan don't be in a hurry, and listen to Xiaojun to talk about the sinister here, and then it's not too late to make a decision." ”

Zhang Liao frowned slightly, it was obvious that Gao Shun knew something, and Chen Gong also stared at Cao Xing and Gao Shun suspiciously.

Lu Chen said: "Six days ago, Mr. Fengxiao asked Cao Ren to send a letter, presumably you know about it, right?" I waited for Mr. Fengxiao to be a guest, but I couldn't change the fact that he was a prisoner of our army, and of course I wouldn't allow him to write to Cao Cao. It was a secret agreement signed between me and Cao Cao, and the day before yesterday, I received a handwritten reply from Cao Cao, and he agreed to this secret agreement. Regarding the matter of the secret agreement, I have hidden it from you for a long time, and I apologize in the morning. Now, please tell me about the contents of the secret agreement. ”

Chen Gong, Zhang Liao and the others were all surprised, didn't they want to fight Cao Ren? Why did you sign a secret contract with Cao Cao again? Can you still fight with a secret agreement? Chen Gong Zhang Liao was overjoyed, thinking to himself, no matter how much the secret agreement cost him, as long as Xiao Junhou did not attack Cao Ren at this time in accordance with the secret agreement, it would be good to provoke Cao Cao.

Gao Shun and Cao Xing, the two main battle factions, frowned slightly, and looked at Guo Jia, Gao Shun wanted to fight in the name of being trapped, and Cao Xuan wanted to fight purely because he knew that Xiao Jun Hou wanted to fight.

Guo Jia smiled, looked calm, and said, "The secret agreement is very simple. First of all, Sikong cured the temperature as promised and sent people to Hanoi for exchange. Secondly, Lu Bu was appointed as the Taishou of Wuyuan, Zhang Liao was appointed as the Taishou of Yanmen, and Lu Chen was appointed as the Taishou of Dingxiang. ”

Hiss -

There was a gasping sound from the big tent, and the three titles of Taishou were certainly not enough to surprise these people who had been through the wind and waves, and the surprise was nothing more than three points: First, why was Cao Cao so generous. Second, the five original Dingxiang were all in the hands of Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu, how to recapture them? Third, Yanmen County is Yuan Shao's territory.

Guo Jia was very satisfied with the reaction of everyone, and continued: "Finally, the most important point. When sent back to Wenhou, Sikong will return all the armor and swords of the soldiers in the trapped camp, and give Wenhou 3,000 fine war horses, 3,000 saddles, 800 bows and crossbows, 1,000 Changshuo, 300 pairs of swords and shields, and a number of grain and grass. ”

Chen Gong Zhang Liao was stunned and looked at Lu Chen incredulously. Gao Shun's eyes breathed fire, and when he heard the armored sword trapped in the camp, his fist clenched. Cao Xingle smirked, and said in his heart, Cao Cao is a coward.

Of course, Cao Cao is not a melon, Guo Jia finally said Cao Cao's request: "A lot of preferential treatment, I just hope that when Xiaojun waits for the army to lead the army to the north, he can quickly occupy the three counties of Wuyuan Xiangyanmen, and send troops to rescue Gongsun Zhan, who was besieged by Yijing, and resist Yuan Shao's army." Of course, Sikong will also personally lead the army into Baima, threaten Yecheng, and force Yuan Shao to withdraw from Yijing. In this way, it can not only prevent Yuan Shao from unifying Hebei, but also prevent Yuan Shao from waiting for you. ”

Youzhou is far richer than Yanmen Dingxiang and other places, and if Yuan Shao hadn't taken Gongsun Zhan, he would definitely not have attacked Lu Bu first, so for Lu Chen and others, rescuing Gongsun Zhan was also equivalent to helping him gain a firm foothold. When the time comes, the Xianbei Xiongnu will recover the five original Dingxiang, and the inner will join forces with Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao to fight against Yuan Shao, which is the best policy.

"This is a very good agreement! Cao Cao's fierce enemy is Yuan Shao, and after I go north, I will also be the same mortal enemy as Yuan Shao, so it is naturally good to be able to unite. Chen Gong muttered, "In that case, why does the Bo Dynasty plan to raise troops to attack Cao Ren tomorrow?" Isn't that self-destructive covenant? ”

Guo Jia shook his head slightly, sat down, and stopped talking.

Lu Chen said: "Uncle Gongtai, listen to Chen's words, then Cao Ren was hung on the flagpole in the morning that day, and the roots of his descendants were frozen into popsicles, let me ask, can he have hatred for me?" ”

Chen Gong said: "Hate is a personal vendetta, can Zi Xiaoyan not know the severity?" Moreover, along the way, Cao Zixiao had no malicious intentions, and our side made trouble first, just for fear of being criticized. ”

"Definitely." Lu Chen felt that it was very sour to speak like this, but there was no way, every time he spoke in the vernacular, Chen Gong scolded him for not learning and not knowing, "First of all, Cao Ren's injuries were not light at that time, why didn't he recuperate in Xiapi and lead the troops to 'escort' me?" Even if Cao Cao had the heart to supervise our department, he should have sent someone else here, why was it still Cao Ren? The answer is very simple, Cao Ren himself asked for his life! Why did he ask Cao Cao for this errand? Escorting the 'enemy'? ”

"Hmm......" Chen Gong stroked his long beard, his brows furrowed.

"Secondly, we have sent boxes containing earth and stones many times, as baggage for him to escort, can he be stupid enough not to secretly open the box for inspection? Of course not! So, why didn't he say anything after he knew that the boxes were all dirt and rock? Instead, more humble? Why, after Uncle Zhimou and I plundered Duyang County, instead of being angry, he took the initiative to help us raise cattle and sheep after that? ”

"This ......"

"Finally, why did Cao Ren ask for our camping plan? Even where he will be encamped in a few days, he will know everything about it? ”

Chen Gong was forced to be speechless for a while, and after thinking for a while, he said: "These are all conjectures from Bo Chao, can there be real evidence?" If Cao Ren has no other ideas, but he just doesn't want to embarrass us, so he doesn't pierce the illusion of baggage and worries about our safety, so he needs to understand our camping plan...... If it's a misunderstanding, what should I do? ”

"Misunderstanding? Hehe......" Lu Chen nodded and shouted, "Uncle Zhimou, tell me about what your Tiger Benjun has discovered in the past few days." ”

"Yes." Cao Xing bounced up excitedly, and said in a loud voice, "On the night of leaving Xiapi, a certain personally selected 100 soldiers who were the best at riding and archery in the Tiger Ben Army, and these soldiers were ordered by Xiaojun to scatter hundreds of miles in disguise, freely investigate, and mainly observe the movements of the Cao army. It was found that the Qingzhou soldiers scouts had repeatedly inspected the camping sites of our department a few days later, among which the camping point of our troops was especially in Wuchaoze in the south of the sour jujube tomorrow night, and the Cao army scouts had traveled back and forth here more than ten times. Today's report is that there are 1,000 cavalry from Xudu to the north, day and night travel is very secretive, yesterday has passed the official crossing. In addition, there are many small traders, transporting a large number of grain and herbs from the surrounding counties to Suozao County, whose grain and grass can roughly meet the needs of 10,000 soldiers and horses for a month, and the medicinal materials are even more sufficient, and there are many doctors accompanying them. Five days ago, a detachment of defenders from the west of Hujiao Pass came to the east and had already held the port of crossing the river, and there were different numbers of defenders guarding each ferry from Puyang, Baima, Yanjin, and Nanpi in the north. Today's latest information, Suozao County has added more than 1,000 new patrols at some point, each of them is as strong as a tiger and a wolf, and the patrols do not have such military capacity and such equipment, so they want to know which team is temporarily impersonating, and at the same time, the garrisons of nearby counties and counties have been strengthened. Cao Jun's actions are extremely hidden, and they were discovered by our elites at the risk of death, and they are definitely not half false! In just a few days, more than 60 of our 100 elite horsemen have been killed or captured. ”

At the end, Cao Xing's eyes were also a little red, and he didn't know whether it was sadness or resentment.

This information is already very clear, and even Cao Xing can see the crisis. Cao Jun has made a big move, and the purpose is very clear, and the most important thing is that such a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses and materials, without Cao Cao's nod, Cao Ren could not do it.

This is Cao Cao's ruthlessness.