Seeing Chen Gong kneeling behind him, Lu Yi hurriedly turned around, greeted him with a smile, helped Chen Gong up and said, "If you can get help from Gongtai, I'll have extra food when I go back tonight!"
Chen Gongqiang laughed.
Lu Yi grabbed his hand and walked away: "Although the banquet is over, I am in a good mood now and have an appetite again. Come on, Gongtai, have a few drinks with me!"
After walking a few steps, he said to Shi Huan again: "Leave the gold, silver and jewelry to the Gongtai family."
Shi Huan responded and sent the gold, silver and jewelry to Chen Gong's family.
Chen Gong's family members all smiled as they watched Chen Gong and Lu Yi leave.
A false alarm.
They were really prepared for Chen Gong to be killed, and they would also die accordingly.
Because they knew that Chen Gong was extremely stubborn.
If he says he won't surrender, then he won't surrender.
But he didn't expect that Chen Gong, who had always been stubborn, would change his mind.
Lu Yi returned to the government office and summoned Liu Ye, Lu Qiling, Shi Huan, Nangong Yan, Chen Deng, Chen Gui, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Song Qian and others to gather together.
During this period, Chen Deng took the initiative to apologize to Chen Gong.
Before, the two of them were under Lu Bu, and Chen Deng had already exchanged opinions with Cao Cao, so he tried every means to divide Lu Bu's army and make Chen Gong and Lu Bu suspicious of each other.
Chen Gong also hated Chen Deng and his father Chen Gui deeply.
Now that they are all working under Lu Yi, although Chen Gong feels uncomfortable, he can only let go of his grudge.
The group drank until late at night and rested where they were.
Early the next morning, everyone woke up, and Lu Yi summoned other civil servants and generals.
After that, he announced that he would lead his army to Pengcheng and Xiaopei the next day, take over the cities, and recruit Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others.
Among other things, he announced a decision.
That is to appoint Zhao Yun as the Cavalry Captain of Xuzhou and take charge of all the troops and horses in Xuzhou.
This decision directly shocked everyone.
Zhao Yun had just joined, and he was given the important official position of Xuzhou Cavalry Captain. This was not in line with the previous etiquette at all!
Zhao Yun himself was shocked.
However, Lu Yi was extremely determined this time and would not allow anyone to refute.
Afterwards, Lu Yi asked Liu Ye to write a letter to Zhang Zhao, the chief historian of Wu County, asking him to step down as chief historian and come north to Xiapi to take over the post of Xuzhou Mu.
The reason for this arrangement is that Zhang Zhao was originally a long history man and had a very important position in Jiangdong, being the head of the civil service.
Now that he has Chen Deng, he wants to take Chen Deng, a versatile civil and military man, with him and take charge of Jiangdong affairs. Then Zhang Zhao's status will be challenged.
If Zhang Zhao is not transferred out, I am afraid that all the civil servants in Jiangdong will cause trouble.
Now that Zhang Zhao has been promoted from the position of Changshi to Xuzhou Mu, Zhang Zhao and Jiangdong civil servants have nothing to say.
Moreover, Zhang Zhao was originally from Pengcheng, Xuzhou, and had connections with various noble families in Xuzhou.
Let him serve as the shepherd of Xuzhou, so you don't have to worry about the major noble families looking for horses again.
In this way, Zhao Yun could lead the army in Xuzhou without worrying about backstabbing.
With Zhao Yun's stability, Zhang Zhao united the major noble families in Xuzhou, and there was no need to worry too much even if Xuzhou was a place of four wars.
Afterwards, Lu Yi appointed Chen Gong as his mastermind and also as his assistant.
Now, having taken over Lu Bu and Xiapi's military forces, Lu Yi has an army of over 30,000 under his command.
Let Cheng Pu hand over 25,000 of the 30,000 troops to Zhao Yun as commander-in-chief, with Ling Cao, Zhou Tai, Song Xian and Hou Cheng as generals.
In the afternoon of the same day, the army was reorganized and handed over.
Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Song Qian and others had gloomy faces throughout.
However, it was still handed over.
At night, Lu Yi called Cheng Pu to his room.
Cheng Pu still had a bad face.
As the oldest general in Jiangdong and a monarch for three generations, his position was actually taken away by a newcomer, Zhao Yun. How could he not be angry?
How could Lu Yi not know what he was thinking?
After asking Cheng Pu to sit down, Lu Yi smiled and said, "General Cheng, are you still angry?"
Cheng Pu clasped his fists and said coldly: "Don't dare! You are the lord, and whatever you say will be whatever it is."
Lu Yi poured a glass of wine for Cheng Pu and said with a smile: "Actually, General Cheng misunderstood me!"
"Old General Cheng has been through Sun Jian and Sun Ce, and now I have been the master of Jiangdong for three generations and a veteran of three generations. He has made countless contributions. In today's Jiangdong, if you talk about merit, you say second, who dares to say first?"
Cheng Pu felt better now.
Lu Yi said: "General Cheng, that is the well-deserved top military general in Jiangdong!"
Cheng Pu then picked up the wine glass and said, "Don't dare! I still can't compare with some people."
Lu Yi smiled and said, "I said General Cheng misunderstood me, but General Cheng still doesn't seem convinced?"
"It's like this. I've been thinking recently. Once we capture Xuzhou and Shouchun is captured by Cao Cao, there is no hope for the time being. Doesn't this mean that my previous plan has been completed several years in advance? What should we do after completing the plan? ?”
Cheng Pu said angrily: "Recuperate and prepare to deal with Jingzhou."
Lu Yi took a few pictures of the case and said, "That's right! This is it!"
"You can rest and recuperate and prepare to deal with Jingzhou. What is Jingzhou's army best at?"
Cheng Pu rolled his eyes and said, "Water fight."
Lu Yi smiled and said: "For water battles, do we in Jiangdong need training?"
"Who can train me?"
"This is against Jingzhou! Jingzhou is our feud!"
"Furthermore, who can compare to the achievement of capturing Jingzhou?"
Cheng Peng immediately heard the overtone and looked at Lu Yi curiously.
Lu Yi continued: "After much thought, I have to train the navy, so naturally the most stable people from Jiangdong will come! So, I think, I want to set up a left governor and give him enough authority to lead him. The Jiangdong navy is training with all its strength, and in the future, let him lead the entire army to attack Jingzhou."
"This is what only the leader of military commanders can do!"
"Otherwise, if I assign a general at will, how can the other generals be convinced?"
Looking at Cheng Pu, Lu Yi smiled and said, "What do you mean, General Cheng?"
"Who do you think this person is from our Jiangdong?"
Cheng Pu hurriedly got up, looking a little embarrassed. He wanted to say something, but his face was red and he couldn't say anything.
As a veteran, he is not afraid of death.
But it’s too difficult for him to take the initiative to admit his mistakes!
Lu Yi continued: "So, General Cheng, you have to wait until I finish the arrangements before you get angry, right? I am the lord, how can I forget the merits I have given to my subordinates? You are the pillar of my Jiangdong, I If I don’t rely on you, who should I rely on?”
"As for Zhao Yun, he has indeed broken the rules. But, you, the future Governor-General of the Left, and the leader of our Jiangdong generals, are you still worried that he will take your credit?"
"Anyone can be impatient, but you don't have to be."
"As the leader of the generals, you must have a sense of capacity."
"Any general who comes, they will be your subordinates."
"The more outstanding subordinates you have, the brighter your face as the leader of the military will be, isn't it?"
"Look at this time, Xu Sheng, Ling Cao, and Zhou Tai did well."
"But what I will remember is you."
"You always lead them and make them stand out."
Cheng Pu took a deep breath, knelt down in the tunnel and said: "I have a villainous heart, but I have disrespect for my lord. Damn it! Please whip me, my lord! I have no complaints at all!"
Lu Yi helped Cheng Pu up and said with a smile: "Although you are the leader of the generals, you are also a mortal. It is human nature to make small mistakes. It is too harsh to punish you. Do it well, my left governor, I, Jiangdong, will rely on you to unite everyone in the future!"
Cheng Pu raised his head and responded loudly.
The next morning, after Lu Yi finished breakfast, he led the army directly to Pengcheng.
Zhao Yun left Ling Cao and Zhou Tai to lead 15,000 troops to guard Xiapi. He led 5,000 troops, followed by Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Song Qian, and led Lu Yi, Chen Deng, Chen Gong, Lu Bu, Lu Qiling and others followed to Pengcheng.
After gathering Lu Bu's army in Pengcheng and staying for one day, everyone followed Lu Yi directly to Xiaopei.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun personally led their troops out of the city to greet him.
The two of them had already received a letter written by Chen Gong, with Lu Bu's autograph attached.
The two of them had followed Lu Bu all the way to the north and south for many years. Now, the whole army surrendered, and they felt very uncomfortable.
But Lu Bu and everyone else surrendered, and they were all treated politely, so they didn't want to struggle too much.
Lu Yi met with Zhang Liao and Gao Shun and asked them to continue to command the original army. However, it no longer belonged only to Lu Bu, but to him, Lu Yi.
Zhang Liao reported Xiaopei's situation to Lu Yi and others.
During these days, Cao Cao claimed to avenge Xiahou Dun and wanted to capture Xuzhou.
But in fact, they only attacked the city twice.
Moreover, every time it is just a "little taste" and no forceful attack.
Lu Yi knew that Cao Cao's so-called siege was just for his own sake.
Lu Yi believed that Cao Cao did not expect that he would capture Xuzhou so quickly!
Patting Zhang Liao on the shoulder, Lu Yi said with a smile: "Open the city gate, let's have a 'meeting of the century' with Cao Sikong!"
Everyone was at a loss.
What is the "meeting of the century"?
Although Chen Deng didn't know what the "Meeting of the Century" was, he knew that Lu Yi wanted to spite Cao Cao.
Cao Cao did let his lord fall into a trap and lost the opportunity to snatch Shouchun.
However, taking Xuzhou without any blood was definitely not what Cao Cao wanted.
Chen Deng smiled and rode his horse forward and said to Lu Yi: "My lord, you might as well let General Cheng, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun lead their armies out respectively, and let Cao Sikong see how powerful my lord is now."
Lu Yi nodded, turned to Cheng Pu, Zhao Yun and others: "Reorganize the army. As soon as the city gate opens today, everyone will go out in an orderly manner and show Cao Sikong our military power in Jiangdong!"
Everyone responded in unison.
Lu Yi looked at Chen Deng, Chen Gong, Liu Ye, and Yan Xiang and said, "You are my four great counselors, and you also want to meet Cao Sikong."
Chen Deng smiled and said: "Yes!"
It is five miles outside Xiaopei City.
Cao Cao's army camp.
Cao Cao was sitting on his knees in the commander's tent.
On his left side sat Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and other counselors.
Sitting on the right are Liu Bei, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xu Huang and other generals.
At this time, Cao Cao was reading the letter.
It turns out that just now, Xia Houyuan sent a battle report from Shouchun. He had led his army to successfully capture Shouchun!
The defenders of Hefei Jiangdong have not responded yet!
Xia Houyuan was extremely proud of his letter and asked Cao Cao for credit.
Cao Cao read the letter and handed it to Xun You. He smiled from ear to ear and said, "You have lived up to my expectations! This time I successfully captured Shouchun. If I watch Jiangdong lose his troops when he captures Xuzhou again, then I will When I go back to see the emperor, I can straighten my back!"
Guo Jiadao: "Since General Xiahou has captured Shouchun, we shouldn't cower anymore. In the past few days, we have accelerated the attack on the city, captured Xiaopei, and made it look like we are going to rob Pengcheng and even Xiapi. In this way, Jiangdong will get our side." With the news of the battle, we will speed up the attack on Xiapi to prevent us from taking the opportunity."
Cao Cao laughed a few times, patted his thigh and said, "What Fengxiao said is true! Gentlemen, organize your troops and horses today. Tomorrow night, we will attack Xiaopei and put pressure on Jiangdong!"
Everyone responded in unison: "Here!"
Xia Houyuan's letter reached Cao Hong. Cao Hong laughed and said: "I really want to run to the new owner of Jiangdong, that young boy named Lu Yi, and see his livid face! He is worthy of fighting with you, my eldest brother. The world?"
Just as Cao Hong finished speaking, a soldier's urgent voice sounded outside: "Report! Xiaopei sent an envoy to send a letter!"
Cao Cao said: "Let him in!"
A young scribe came in, glanced around, and finally his eyes fell on Cao Cao's face. He bowed and said, "Guangling Chen Jiao, on the order of my general, came here to deliver a letter, inviting him to minister outside the city this afternoon. See!"
After speaking, he respectfully handed over a letter.
Cao Hong took it and handed it to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao tore open the cover of the letter and took out a piece of letter paper. On it was a letter written by Zhang Liao, inviting him to meet outside Xiaopei City at 1:15 p.m. in the afternoon.
Cao Cao shook Zhang Liao's letter and said to everyone with a smile: "General Xiao Pei invited me to meet outside the city at Shen Shi in the afternoon. Gentlemen, get your troops in order and let Zhang Liao see our true strength this afternoon!"
Everyone responded in unison.
Cao Cao looked at Chen Jiao again and said: "When the two armies are fighting, they send an envoy, and they also send such a young man. These Xuzhou and Jiangdong are both "boys" in their infancy! Tell your general to surrender quickly, otherwise, he will be like Jiangdong. , they will all be defeated by me in the future.”
Chen Jiao raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "Sikong is right, I will go back and report it to my general!"
(End of chapter)
