An hour later, Cao Cao personally led an army of 20,000 people and finally arrived at the place agreed with Lu Bu. However, 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 their troops to search. Cao Cao said they wanted to search, and they knew what they were looking for. They just wanted to see if Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, and Le Jin were dead.
Cao Cao looked at the scene in front of him with teeth clenched in his eyes and his breathing was very rapid.
"Lü Bu, you and I are at odds with each other!"
Cheng Yu on the side looked at this scene, already prepared in his heart, and immediately looked at Cao Cao.
"My lord, the war will definitely end soon. Zhang Liao and others will be in Xiaopei City after the battle. My lord can go to Xiaopei and know whether Zi Xiao and Yuan Rang are alive or dead."
Cao Cao immediately looked at Cheng Yu. He was indeed worried about Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun, but he did not lose his mind. He originally had a sense 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. Cao Cao even knew that Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, and Le Jin became what they are now because of Cao Cao's selfishness.
Does Cao Cao regret it? He did not regret it. In his opinion, he was not decisive enough this time. If he sent another 10,000 or 20,000 people, even if they were attacked by Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao and others would be defeated, so why did it happen?
Soon, Cao Hong, Li Dian and others returned to Cao Cao.
"My lord, we have not found Zi Xiao, Yuan Rang, and Wen Qian."
Cao Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the two of them.
"The whole army is ready, send troops to Xiaopei immediately!"
When Cao Cao arrived outside Xiaopei, Zhang Liao, Xu Sheng, Song Xian, and Wei Xu were on top of the city, watching the arrival of Cao Cao's army.
I saw a general running out of Cao's army. When he got closer, Zhang Liao, Song Xian, and Wei Xu recognized him.
"A certain person is Cao Hong of Qiao County, and the enemy general Zhang Liao hasn't come out yet!"
The person who came was none other than Cao Hong. After Cao Cao sent a general to find out the situation, Cao Hong rushed out.
Zhang Liao in the city listened to Cao Hong's words and responded immediately.
"Cao Zilian, this is Zhang Wenyuan, why don't you recognize him? Why did the army come today?
Could it be that your lord, Cao Cao, still wants to invade Xuzhou? If so, then attack! "
When Cao Hong heard this, his back molars almost broke. Why did they come here? How could people like Zhang Liao not know? Now he is asking questions knowingly.
Cao Hong had no choice but to speak bitterly.
"Zhang Wenyuan, why do you ask questions knowingly? The slaves of the three surnames actually did such a thing, and they are not afraid of being ridiculed if the news spreads.
Now that my army is approaching the city, if you don't hand over Zi Xiao and Yuan Rang, otherwise, if you break the city gate, you will slaughter the whole city! "
Zhang Liao, Xu Sheng and others suddenly became angry after hearing Cao Hong's words.
"Wen Yuan, let me lead the army out of the city and teach this guy a lesson. If you dare to insult the lord like this, I will definitely make him look good!"
Wei Xu took the lead and couldn't help but speak, and instantly got the approval of Song Xian and Xu Sheng. Youdao is the master who was humiliated and died. How could they not be angry with Cao Hong's words.
If they don't go down to fight, I really think they are afraid. Although there are less than 10,000 people in the city now, they are not afraid. It's very congested and irritating.
"Yes, Wen Yuan, let us go out and teach Cao Hong a lesson. Let him know that there will be a price to pay for talking nonsense!"
Xu Sheng originally disliked Lu Bu because of his prejudice against him, but after contacting him, he discovered that Lu Bu was different from what was rumored. Moreover, after subsequent contacts, he even decided that Lu Bu was the master he had been looking for.
How could he, who was already young and energetic, endure Cao Hong's insult to Lu Bu?
Song Xian also looked at Zhang Liao.
"Wen Yuan, give the order! Cao's army only has 20,000 men. Although we have a small number of soldiers, we have wolves riding around. Who will win in this battle is still uncertain!"
Zhang Liao listened to the words of several people, looked at them with a stern face, and then spoke slowly.
"Wen Xiang, Wei Xu, Song Xian, I know your anger, and so am I. If Cao Hong dares to insult my lord like this, I can't wait to go down and fight him.
However, you all must not forget that the purpose of our trip has now been achieved. Looking at the Lord's actions in the past few days, it must be to develop Xuzhou. Now, it is not appropriate for us to fight.
What's more, we have few soldiers, so why bother to increase casualties? This battle, no matter we win or lose, is meaningless.
We must keep what happened today in mind. When we become stronger, we will follow our lord and come back to avenge Cao Hong's insult!
Not only can I see your recent efforts, but I believe that the Lord will also know that you will all lead an army in the future. How can you be carried away by temporary words?
Even if this matter comes to the Lord, I didn't know about it before, but for now, the Lord will never blame us.
The situation in Yanzhou is also uncomfortable. Now that Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun and Le Jin have been captured alive by us, it is impossible to surrender Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun anyway. The military advisor still asks us to capture them alive, which must be negotiated with Cao Cao.
With the current situation in Yanzhou, as long as Cao Cao accepts our conditions, it will undoubtedly make matters worse, and he will have to change, otherwise, he will not be able to explain to the clan generals who follow him.
Now we only need to guard Xiaopei, and then take these three people to Xiapi. The specific details will be left to the lord and the military advisor. By then, it will be enough for Cao Cao to have a headache.
Now, no one can leave the city. Xuan Gao and the others took Cao Ren and the others to Xiapi. I believe that the lord's reply will come soon. If the lord wants to fight, we will give Cao Cao a lesson!
Don't act arbitrarily now, lest you ruin the plan of the lord and the military advisor, do you understand? "
Could Zhang Liao not know Cao Hong's tricks? It was just to provoke them and make them fight outside the city, attack the city and fight outside the city. It was obvious that Cao Cao was confident of winning in the battle outside the city, so he did this.
Zhang Liao also thought clearly that as long as they leave the city, no matter they win or lose, it will not do them any good.
Winning them is nothing more than getting some gains. Can they kill Cao Cao or capture the general again? What else can you get besides this? Zhang Liao is not that naive.
And if they lose, it will be difficult. Whether Xiaopei can hold on is a question. At the same time, they have 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 pay back if he loses. No matter how you look at it, it's not worthwhile.
