Chapter XXXVII; The rampant Cao Hong, the wise Zhang Liao
An hour later, Cao Cao personally led an army of 20,000 and finally arrived at the place agreed with Lu Bu, but looking at the dead bodies on the battlefield, Cao Cao's heart sank to the bottom.
"Go find it for me!"
Cao Hong, Li Dian and others led troops to look for it, Cao Cao said to look for it, they knew what they were looking for, they just wanted to see if Cao Ren, Xiahoudun, and Le Jin were dead.
Cao Cao looked at the scene in front of him, his eyes were about to crack his teeth, and his whole breath was very short.
"Lu Bupifu, I don't share the sky with you!"
Cheng Yu on the side looked at such a scene, and his heart was already ready, and he immediately looked at Cao Cao.
"Lord, now that the war is definitely over, Zhang Liao and the others will inevitably be in Xiaopei City at this time, and the lord can go to Xiaopei, and he will know the life and death of Zixiao and Yuan."
Cao Cao suddenly looked at Cheng Yu, he was really worried about Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun in his heart, but he did not lose his mind, he originally had a trace of luck, but now he was directly shattered by reality.
This huge contrast made it difficult for Cao Cao to accept this reality for a while, and Cao Cao knew that Cao Ren and Xiahoudun, as well as Le Jin, were all because of Cao Cao's selfishness, so they became what they are now.
Did Cao Cao regret it in his heart? He didn't regret it, in his opinion, this time he was not decisive enough, if he sent another 10,000 or 20,000 people, even if he was attacked by Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao and the others would be defeated, so why not.
Soon, Cao Hong, Li Dian and others returned to Cao Cao one after another.
"Lord Yu, I didn't find Zixiao, Yuan Rang, and Wen Qian."
Cao Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then looked at the two of them.
"The whole army is ready, immediately send troops to Xiaopei!"
When Cao Cao came to Xiaopei, Zhang Liao, Xu Sheng, Song Xian, and Wei Xu in the city were above the city, watching the arrival of Cao Cao's army.
I saw a general rushing out of Cao's army, and when he got closer, Zhang Liao, Song Xian, and Wei Xu were the people who recognized it.
"Cao Hong of a certain county, the enemy general Zhang Liao, don't come out yet!"
The person who came was Cao Hong, and after Cao Cao asked him to go to find out the situation, Cao Hong came out directly.
Zhang Liao in the city listened to Cao Hong's words and immediately responded.
"Cao Zilian, it's Zhang Wenyuan, why don't you know each other? What is it that has come to this day?
Could it be that your lord Cao Cao still wants to invade my Xuzhou? If so, then attack! β
When Cao Hong heard this, his back molars were about to be broken, what are they here for, can Zhang Liao and these people not know? Now he is knowingly asking.
Cao Hong had no choice but to speak hatefully.
"Zhang Wenyuan, why do you knowingly ask, those three family slaves actually did such a thing, and they are not afraid of spreading it and being ridiculed.
Now that my army is coming to the city, you still don't hand over Zixiao and Yuan to them, otherwise you will break through the city gate and slaughter you all over the city! β
Zhang Liao, Xu Sheng and others listened to Cao Hong's words, and they were also immediately angry.
"Wen Yuan, let me lead the army out of the city, teach this guy a hard lesson, dare to insult the lord like this, he will definitely want him to look good!"
Wei Xu couldn't help but speak first, and instantly got the approval of Song Xian and Xu Sheng, there is a way that the Lord is humiliated and his ministers die, how can they not be angry with Cao Hong's words.
If you don't go down to fight, you really think that they are afraid, although there are less than 10,000 people in the city now, they are not afraid, they really can't fight, and then they will come back to defend the city, but they don't breathe, their hearts are very blocked, very annoying.
"Yes, Wenyuan, let's go out, teach Cao Hong a hard lesson, let him know that if he has no words, he will definitely pay the price!"
Xu Sheng was originally not very happy to see Lu Bu because of his prejudice against him, but after contact, he found that Lu Bu was different from the rumors, and after the later contact, he even decided that Lu Bu was the master he had been looking for.
He was already young and vigorous, how could he endure Cao Hong's insult to Lu Bu.
Song Xian also looked at Zhang Liao.
"Wen Yuan, give the order! Cao's army is only 20,000 people, although we have few soldiers, but there are wolves riding there, this battle, who wins and who loses is uncertain! β
Zhang Liao listened to the words of a few people, looked at a few people with a calm face, and then slowly spoke.
"Wen Xiang, Wei Xu, Song Xian, I know your anger, why am I, he Cao Hong dares to insult the lord like this, and I can't wait to go down and fight him.
However, don't forget, the purpose of our trip, now that our purpose has been achieved, and looking at the actions of the lord in the past few days, it is bound to develop Xuzhou, and now, we should not fight.
What's more, we have few soldiers, so why bother to increase casualties, this battle, whether we win or lose, is meaningless.
Today's events, we must all keep in mind, when we are strong, follow the lord, and in the future, we will avenge Cao Hong's insults!
Not only can I see your recent efforts, but I believe that the Lord will also know that in the future you will all lead the army alone, how can you be carried away by momentary words?
I didn't know about this before, even if it came to the lord, but for now, the lord will never blame us.
The situation in Yanzhou is also uncomfortable, now Cao Ren, Xiahoudun and Le Jin have been captured by us alive, anyway, it is impossible to accept Cao Ren and Xiahoudun, the military advisor still asked us to be captured alive, this must be to negotiate conditions with that Cao Cao.
With the current situation in Yanzhou, as long as Cao Cao accepts our conditions, it will undoubtedly be even worse, and he will have to change, otherwise, he will not be able to explain to the clan generals who follow him.
Now we just need to guard Xiaopei, and then take these three people to Xiapi, specifically, and hand it over to the lord and the military advisor to do, and when the time comes, it will be enough for him Cao Cao to have a headache.
Now, no one can go out of the city, Xuangao they took Cao Ren and the three of them to Xiapi, I believe that soon the lord's reply will come, and if the lord wants to fight, we will teach Cao Cao a hard lesson!
Don't do it now, lest you spoil the plan of the lord and the military advisor, understand! β
Can Zhang Liao still not know Cao Hong's tricks, it is nothing more than to provoke them and let them go out of the city to fight, siege the city and fight outside the city, it is obvious that the battle outside the city, Cao Cao has the confidence to win, so it will be like this.
Zhang Liao also thought through that as long as they went out of the city, no matter whether they won or lost, it would not do them any good.
If they win, they will just get some gains, can they kill Cao Cao or capture the general again? What else do you get? Zhang Liao is not so naΓ―ve.
And if he loses, it will be difficult, whether this Xiaopei can hold on is a problem, and at the same time, he has to ask Lu Bu for help, and Lu Bu wants to develop Xuzhou, he can see it.
This is the reason why Zhang Liao doesn't want to deal with Cao Hong, there is no benefit if he wins, and he has to post it upside down if he loses, no matter how you look at it, it is not cost-effective.