"Lord, no!"
Before Cao Cao could speak, Chen Deng, who was following him, said first: "My affairs cannot delay the lord's important affairs."
When Cao Cao heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
I didn't expect that Chen Deng would take the initiative to give up his own people. After recalling the tone of Chen Deng's words, he said it very sincerely, not pretending to be sincere.
"Yuanlong, what should you do with your relatives?"
Cao Cao turned around and asked.
"Before I came here, my father once told me that my relatives in Xiapi are not as important as my lord's great cause, and I can ignore it when necessary."
"What my lord wants to do is to pacify the world. If Xuzhou cannot be pacified, how can the world be pacified?"
Chen Deng was a righteous man. Historically, he did choose to give up.
Cao Cao was moved.
When he massacred Xuzhou, his massacre was so severe that he was recognized by the Xuzhou nobles.
In fact, only the middle and lower class people in Xuzhou were massacred at the beginning. Upper-class noble families like the Chen family were not greatly affected and did not suffer much loss of interests.
Chen was not too resistant to Cao Cao.
"Cross it over, serve as a filial piety."
"What do you think I should do?"
Cao Cao believed that he could not let Chen Deng down and must save people as much as possible.
Liu Bei, who was standing next to him, felt extremely envious after hearing Chen Deng's words. He also wondered why it couldn't be him, but Cao Cao who massacred Xuzhou?
Guo Jia was still thinking of a solution, but Chen Zhou said directly: "Actually, we really don't need to worry about Chen Yuanlong's relatives. They will be back as soon as tonight."
"Why did Watanabe say that?"
Cao Cao asked curiously.
Liu Bei and Chen Deng also looked at Chen Zhou doubtfully.
Chen Zhou had no choice but to say: "There are some things that I don't know how to explain. Anyway, you can wait in the military camp with peace of mind. He will come back."
"Does Duzhi have any special means?"
Guo Jia asked.
Chen Zhou shook his head and said with a smile: "What methods can I use? It's all based on guesswork. The person will definitely come back. You have to believe me."
According to his prediction of history, Chen Deng's relatives in Xiapi City were fine and safe.
But this explanation made them feel confused, and they all wondered, what was the basis for Chen Zhou's statement?
Is it possible that Lu Bu would be kind enough to release the person?
"If you believe me, just go back and wait quietly. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
Chen Zhou shrugged and let them choose.
Cao Cao's eyes flashed with determination, and he affirmed: "I believe in Du Zhi, Yuanlong, you must also trust Du Zhi, let's go back and wait!"
Chen Deng: "..."
"All right!"
He has decided to sacrifice his loved ones.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether you believe Chen Zhou or not.
Ever since, Cao Cao led his troops back to the military camp and really did nothing.
Liu Bei and the others were stunned.
That's it?
Why do they trust Chen Zhou so much?
Cao Cao just believed it.
But a shrewd person like Guo Jia also believes in Chen Zhou?
Liu Bei and the people around him looked at each other and felt very incomprehensible.
"Brother, is there something wrong with Cao Sikong and the others?"
Zhang Fei said very directly.
"Let's go back too. We'll find out if it's true or not."
Liu Bei actually didn't believe in this evil, and he didn't believe that people would really come back on their own.
Let’s take a look at where Chen Zhou’s confidence comes from.
The other side.
Lu Bu: "..."
They were disheveled in the wind.
Cao Cao just left like this?
Did Chen Deng leave like this?
They don't care about Chen Deng's relatives at all?
"Gongtai, what is this?"
Lu Bu asked Chen Gong beside him.
Chen Gong: "..."
He didn't know how to answer this question, but he felt that things were not that simple, and Cao Cao would not ignore his subordinates' affairs.
"Why are they?"
Chen Gong said in confusion.
Return to camp.
"Cao Sikong."
Liu Bei actually had another question, so he caught up and said, "Why don't we attack Xiapi?"
The army besieged the city for a long time, but did not attack the city.
He didn't want to save Chen Deng's people. He put it aside for the time being and didn't worry about it. However, he didn't attack the city and only consumed it with Lu Bu outside the city. They couldn't afford it!
"I came from Xiapi. I know very well how much grain is stored in Xiapi City. If Cao Sikong wants to consume it with Lu Bu, I'm afraid we won't be able to consume it."
Liu Bei said again.
Xuzhou is a prosperous land and there is definitely a lot of food.
In order to cope with Cao Cao's attack, Tao Qian had stockpiled a lot of food in the city and planned to use Xiapi's thick city wall to fight a protracted war.
Hearing this, Cao Cao laughed and said, "I understand Xuande's concerns, but it's not the right time to fight Lu Bu now."
"What time?"
"Xuande, wait patiently, you will know later."
Cao Cao pretended to be mysterious.
In fact, he didn't know what the time of day was.
No matter what Chen Zhou says, he can do whatever he wants. With their current strength, even if they attack Xiapi by force, they may not be able to defeat it in a month or two.
According to Chen Zhou, a forceful attack is a waste of troops, and it is better to wait for the right time.
Liu Bei: "..."
Why are the people in Cao Ying so weird?
But Cao Cao is so weird and can develop so fast, and Liu Bei is operating normally, but he doesn't even have a family. What kind of world is this?
Liu Bei expressed dissatisfaction.
But then, everyone stayed in the Chinese army camp in Cao Ying.
They were very curious about whether the person Chen Zhou said would come back. Chen Zhou had said that the person would come back at the earliest tonight. They couldn't hold it back and decided to wait one night to see.
Time flies, and it’s night.
Inside Xiapi City.
Zhang Hong, the assassin under Lu Bu, felt that Lu Bu had little hope left and that if the city was destroyed, they would not end well.
Instead of following Lu Bu, it would be better to take the two Chen brothers and escape quietly to surrender.
With this idea, Zhang Hong quickly gathered his men, took the people away, and then used the token to open the gate of Xiapi City and exit.
Zhang Hong did not have the authority to lower the suspension bridge on the moat, so he crossed the river by ferry and went straight to Cao Ying.
By the time Lu Bu got the news, he had already run away.
Lu Bu was furious and killed all the soldiers guarding the Chen brothers. He still couldn't relieve his anger.
"Gongtai, I want to give it a try and agree to Yuan Shu's request."
Lu Bu thought about it, looked at Chen Gong helplessly, and said helplessly: "Please help me, Gongtai, send Lingqi out of the city and to Huainan!"
In fact, this was also his final plan.
Sending Lu Lingqi to Huainan may not be a bad thing. If the city is destroyed, Lu Lingqi will be safe in Huainan and will not fall into Cao Cao's hands.
Yuan Shu's son should treat his daughter well.
Lu Lingqi is not bad looking, not to say that she is a great beauty, but she is also a great beauty.
——
at the same time.
Cao Ying.
"uncle!"
Cao Anmin hurried back and said excitedly: "A man named Zhang Hong came outside. He said he had brought Chen Yuanlong's relatives and wanted to join us!"
Everyone: "..."
When they heard the news, they were stunned at first.
It’s coming, it’s really coming!
Chen Zhou was right again!
