"Father, General Xing, we might as well pretend to surrender."
"When Yang Ling enters the city, a banquet will be held to entertain him, and knife and ax hands will be hidden on both sides of the screen."
"When the time comes, I'll break the cup."
"At that time, swordsmen and axes came out and killed Yang Ling on the spot!"
"I wonder what your father and General Xing think?"
Liu Xian smiled sinisterly.
When Liu Du heard this, his eyes lit up.
"My son, this plan is very clever! Even if I beat Yang Ling to death, I would never have thought that we would have such a skill!"
Liu Xian smiled proudly and looked at Xing Daorong again.
"What do you think, General Xing?"
"I...I...Young Master...this plan is very clever!"
Xing Daorong hesitated for a long time and nodded in praise.
"That's good!"
Liu Du said happily,
"Xian'er, send someone immediately to inform Yang Ling that we are willing to surrender!"
"Here!"
Liu Xian took the order and left.
After everything was arranged, Liu Du smiled and said to Xing Daorong,
"The general was seriously injured today. Go back and rest quickly. We have to take care of the general at the Hongmen Banquet tomorrow!"
"I will obey your orders!"
Xing Daorong bowed, left the prefect's residence, and headed towards his own residence.
But along the way, he felt a little heavy in his heart.
If it had been before, Xing Daorong would have followed the orders of Liu Du and his son without hesitation and started tomorrow.
But after losing to Yang Ling today and being saved by him, Xing Daorong hesitated.
Although he has not read any books, he still knows the word loyalty.
If he really wanted to kill Yang Ling, he would feel a little guilty.
But if you don't take action, how can Liu Du and his son be willing to spare themselves?
After Xing Daorong returned home, he lay on the bed thinking wildly, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time!
Xing Daorong turned over and fell into a deep sleep.
I don't know how long it took before he was woken up by his servants.
"Master, the prefect has sent someone to look for you!"
"knew."
Xing Daorong yawned, stood up and came to the lobby.
"Meet the general!"
The people sent by Liu Du saluted Xing Daorong and said respectfully,
"Cao's army is about to enter the city. The prefect asked me to invite you over!"
So fast?
Xing Daorong was startled, and quickly asked his soldiers to put on armor for him, and then rushed to the city gate.
Lingling officials headed by Liu Du were waiting outside the city gate.
Seeing Xing Daorong arriving, Liu Du smiled and asked,
"How's your rest, General?"
"not bad."
"That's good, I'll have to count on the general later!"
"Here!"
Xing Daorong nodded in agreement, but his heart was quite complicated.
Not long after, a group of people appeared on the official road ahead.
I saw that Cao's army was full of swords and spears, and the soldiers were all tall and powerful. The whole army exuded a strong murderous intention!
After Liu Du and others saw this, they all felt fear in their hearts, and vaguely regretted setting up the Hongmen Banquet.
It's just that the arrow is already on the string, but it has to be fired.
Liu Du stepped forward bravely and said loudly,
"Lingling Prefect Liu Du, pays homage to General Zhengnan!"
Yang Ling stretched out his palm to signal the army to stop, then got off his horse, walked up to Liu Du, and smiled affectionately,
"You're welcome, Governor. I'm very pleased that you took the initiative to join us."
"I have prepared a banquet in the city, and I have also invited the general to come into the city, so that we can take care of him."
"Easy to say!"
Yang Ling nodded and winked at Ma Chao.
Ma Chao understood immediately, greeted Wei Yan, and led a group of troops into the city first.
After a while, he came out and nodded to Yang Ling, which meant that there was no ambush in the city.
Yang Ling felt relieved and walked side by side towards the city with Liu Du.
When he passed by Xing Daorong, he stopped and asked with a chuckle,
"How is General Xing's injury?"
Xing Daorong was stunned for a moment and said a little flattered,
"If you go back to the general, it won't be much of a problem anymore."
"That's good. We still have a few disciples of Mr. Zhong Jing in our army. Let them show you when the time comes."
Yang Ling said with a smile.
"Thank you, General, for your care!"
Xing Daorong felt warm in his heart.
Yang Ling smiled and nodded, and walked toward the city surrounded by Liu Du and others.
Looking at his back, Xing Daorong's expression became serious, as if he had made some determination.
"General Xing, why are you still standing there?"
Liu Xian on the side greeted,
"Follow me into the city quickly!"
"good!"
Xing Daorong followed Liu Xian and rushed towards the city.
The place where Liu Du hosted a banquet for Yang Ling was naturally at the county governor's mansion.
Except for Yang Ling and Liu Du, the guests attending the banquet were all prominent figures in Lingling!
The location Liu Du arranged for Xing Daorong was near the gate.
It's not that he looks down on Xing Daorong, but it's to facilitate Xing Daorong's next actions.
After everyone was seated, the servants brought the food and wine.
Liu Du frequently raised his glass enthusiastically, urging Yang Ling, Zhou Cang and others to drink.
Seeing that the appointed time was coming soon, Xing Daorong felt excited and came to Yang Ling with a wine glass in his hand.
Under the surprised gazes of Liu Du and others, Xing Daorong said respectfully,
"The general showed mercy to the general yesterday. The general is very grateful, so I would like to propose a toast to the general!"
After saying this, he raised his wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then placed the wine glass on the table.
"The general is injured, so he takes the first step and asks the general to forgive me."
"It's easy to talk about."
Yang Ling smiled and waved.
After Xing Daorong left the lobby, Liu Du, Liu Xian and others breathed a sigh of relief. They were still afraid that Xing Daorong would defect in battle.
Just when Liu Du was about to persuade Yang Ling and others to drink again and get them drunk before taking action, he saw Yang Ling whispering something to Zhou Cang beside him.
Zhou Cang nodded, then stood up and left.
Liu Du and Liu Xian looked at each other, with a hint of uncertainty in their hearts.
"I wonder what General Zhou is doing?"
Liu Duqiang asked calmly.
"While we are drinking and having fun, naturally we cannot forget the officers and soldiers in the army."
Yang Ling said with a smile,
"I asked him to send food and wine to the officers and soldiers, so that everyone can have fun together."
After hearing this, Liu Du, his son and others were relieved.
After Zhou Cang left, only Pei Yuanshao, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu were left with Yang Ling.
In this way, it is easy to do it.
If everyone in Cao's army gets drunk again, it will be more convenient for their next actions!
Seeing that the time was almost up, Liu Du winked at Liu Xian.
Liu Xian put down the wine glass in his hand and said slowly,
"General, I have a problem."
"Master, please speak."
Yang Ling said with a smile.
"Since you are a minister of the Han Dynasty, why don't you assist His Majesty, help the Han Dynasty and unify the world, but instead help Cao Cao to abuse him?"
Liu Xian asked aggressively.
The smile on Yang Ling's face suddenly disappeared.
He glared at Liu Xian with cold eyes and scolded sternly,
"What I do is none of your business?"
Liu Xian's face turned pale at first, then turned red.
He didn't waste any time, just grabbed the wine glass on the table and threw it to the ground!
