At this time.

In the mountains and forests outside Jixian County.

When Lu Bu's soldiers and horses passed, he was suddenly surrounded by cavalry squatting.

The leading young general rushed down from the high slope, riding and shooting along the way, and after a round of arrows, the horses of the Lu Bu army were mostly frightened, and the formation was chaotic.

He was a tired soldier, but now he just saw a way out, but he was retreated by his bow and arrow, and he was in a state of confusion, so that he could not fight at all.

Lu Bu himself couldn't have imagined that there would be someone ambushing soldiers here, because Zhao Yun directly broke through the military formation.

After a night of fighting, chasing hundreds of cavalry and killing many generals, Zhao Zilong and Lu Bu fought for dozens of rounds without winning or losing.

The two of them were suspicious, and then another general led the cavalry to entangle Zhao Yun, and the two were also evenly matched, allowing Lu Bu to take the opportunity to slip away.

All the way to the south fled with dozens of remnants of the horse, and the remaining thousands of people fled with casualties, and two fierce generals under Lu Bu were arrested.

From then on, birds and beasts were scattered.

……

At dawn.

Cao Renjun and Chen Guichen, who had gone from all over Xuzhou to collect the city, returned.

Immediately go to the government office to report to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao wore a robe on the throne, but he was in good spirits, and I don't know if he didn't sleep all night or got up early.

Chen Gui strode in with Cao Ren, and it can be seen from Cao Ren's refreshed and smiling expression that he was not resisted by the city again.

"My lord, everywhere you go, you have surrendered, and now you will be attached, all the officials will come to see you soon, and the only one who does not respond is ......"

"Huh?" Cao Cao suddenly frowned, "Where?" ”

"Kaiyang."

Cao Ren's expression was a little embarrassed, and his smile gradually disappeared, and after hugging his fists, he stood aside and asked Chen Gui to come up.

The two of them had already discussed it before they came in, and on Kaiyang's side, since Tao Qian, it was basically a companion rather than a subordinate.

After Lu Bu took charge of Xuzhou, he also sent people to talk, but Zang Ba expressed his submission and surrender, but he did not send troops.

This group of thieves gathered here at that time, pushed Zang Ba as the leader, there were more than 10,000 people, occupied the terrain and advanced and retreated, recruited people in Kaiyang, and obtained a lot of military food and military resources from Tao Qian, so as to grow.

I can't tell what kind of people they are, they must want to belong to one side, after all, if such a large capital is invested in a prince, it will inevitably be reused.

But Lu Bu and Tao Qian don't seem to be the masters of the Ming Dynasty in their eyes.

Therefore, it has always been superficial and sincere, and yang and yin are violated.

And Zang Ba shoulders the lives and future of nearly 20,000 people, as well as tens of thousands of local people stationed together, and will not make decisions lightly.

When Cao Ren sent people, he also received a verbal promise that he was willing to surrender.

However, he refused to give up the land of Kaiyang, and was willing to open Yang for Cao Gongtun's army, defend the territory of Xuzhou, and not be invaded by the north and south.

After Chen Gui came up, he bowed and immediately said: "In addition to Kaiyang, there is also a southern land where Liu Bei has not been attached. ”

"Both of them have great ambitions, and I am afraid that it is a stubborn disease rather than a labor pain, and I can't say anything about the two of them."

"If Lu Bu's soldiers and horses flee outside, and then come back, and there is such a stubborn disease inside, it is not so simple for Xuzhou to completely govern it."

These two places are not necessarily important places, but if they are not important...... Kaiyang is close to the mountains, and Zang Ba has been the best at guarding the mountains over the years.

And Xiaqiu and Huailing have waterways, which can lead to the convenience of water conservancy, and can go south to unite with Yuan Shu, in fact, they are also like cats on the couch, they can steal something at any time.

Even if you are asleep, you dare to scratch it.

After Cao Cao heard this, he was silent for a moment.

Zang Ba, Liu Bei.

Zang Baqi, Cao Cao only heard of it, but he didn't hear of it, but he can be trusted by tens of thousands of people, which shows that this person's character must not be bad, he should be a righteous person, and he is quite talented in troubled times.

But Liu Bei, Cao Cao is very familiar.

Liu Xuande, benevolence and righteousness.

We will never do anything that is contrary to the will of the people.

"Brother Xuande, I'll go to greet you personally," Cao Cao smiled, as if his mood was still very relaxed, and he didn't care so much.

"But this Zang Ba wants to ask him what he wants."

Cao Cao had a guess in his heart, but he couldn't be sure for the time being.

This person may still be watching the situation and dare not take the lead in joining the party.

Then Xuzhou, in this northern land, there are many princes and the remaining princes, and there are only two people who can dominate.

One is me Cao Cao.

The second is either Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao.

Now I am waiting for who can win the lord in Youzhou, and it will be my future enemy.

"However, I still have to congratulate my lord," Chen Gui smiled, and his breath gradually relaxed.

"Oh?"

Cao Cao smiled: "What are you happy about? ”

"Xuzhou was originally assigned and balanced, the situation was quite chaotic, and the people were sad, but since Duke Cao led Xuzhou, the people everywhere cheered, and there was no more chaos."

"In the future, Xuzhou will want to work together to support the Han family, and the people can rely on it."

"Cao Gong, who won the hearts of the people, is naturally sharp."

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth rose, although he didn't laugh out loud, but these few words made him feel very comfortable.

At this time, outside the door, Xun Xiao came in with a yawn from the side, and several people behind him held the official document and put it on the side of the case, and he stood quietly at the end of the Wenchen as if he was a transparent person.

The whole process was very quiet and there was no greeting to anyone.

After standing inside, he was very quiet, and even his expression showed a kind of listening attentively, as if he had been here all along.

The moment Cao Cao's brows furrowed, Xun Xiao even nodded thoughtfully, but what Chen Gui said at this time was just some congratulatory words.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Cao Cao's mouth couldn't help twitching.

How to develop the habit, this one-time pretense, is so skilled that it is distressing.

If I hadn't been staring, I might have thought you'd been listening for a long time.

It's outrageous.

"Okay."

Cao Cao suddenly excited, laughed loudly, looked around, got up and walked out, and it was obvious that he was in an extremely good mood.

The civil and military forces are also their own vigor, the battle of Xuzhou is almost a complete victory, it seems that the siege has been hard for a long time, but it has earned more than a strong attack all the way.

After all, the people didn't need to be appeased too much, and they had already decided that Cao Cao was the king of benevolence and righteousness, and they supported him early.

"You've done a great job."

"This time to capture Xiapi, to capture Xuzhou, the monarchs have made great contributions, I am gratified, I should be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and live up to the hardships of this battle."

"Zixiao led the crowd to attack the city several times, and collected many places, which should be the first achievement."

"Zilian defended the city for several months, stabilized Xiaopei, and firmly occupied Xuzhou for our army, and his merit was high."

"Wen Ze and Liu Bei fought against each other, and it was equally hard."

"Gongda and Zhongde won by surprise, and Wenbo planned a strategy and focused on attacking Xuzhou, all of which have merits."

"The son and the guards are meritorious, and the tiger and leopard ride are also rewarded."

When Cao Cao said this, Cao Chun suddenly had a bitter face, and looked at Xun Xiao with some blankness, his eyes a little regretful.

Alas.

Originally, we were the first to do it, but it's a pity.

Wen Bo was still so calm, as if he was still sleepy.

I really envy him.

At this time.

A person suddenly walked in from outside the door, trotted all the way, and began to shout outside the lobby door, "Report!" ”

"Urgent !!"

The people in the hall looked out.

The man immediately shouted: "Don't drive the commander of the battalion, Zhao Zilong, to lead his troops to raid the remnants of Lu Bu, kill thousands, drop hundreds of tiger and wolf soldiers, and return with three generals!" Wait for the Lord to leave! ”

"Huh?!"

"What?!"

"When is he going to send someone to raid?!"

"This kid, why did he secretly chase Lu Bu by himself!"

Cao Chun: "......"

Wenbo!! What's the matter with you!!!

it, don't you call me when you secretly send troops?!

Xun Xiao's eyes widened, and he suddenly became numb.

Yes? What's the situation?