Yanzhou, Changyi County.
"Ziman, ask Yu Jin to come see me!"
Liu Hong looked at the two secret letters in his hand and sneered.
Cao Cao had already expected that he would recruit Pei Yuanshao to surrender.
In other words, this guy would feel weird if he didn't keep an eye on this piece of fat so close to him.
"Zhongde."
Liu Hong suddenly called out.
"grown ups."
Cheng Yu stepped forward slowly and bowed with his hands in hand.
"Cao Cao has brought Qingzhou soldiers and horses to invade. I am going to send two more armies to Pingyuan County to take charge of the battle in person. From today on, all matters big and small in Yanzhou will be left to you to mobilize and decide."
Liu Hong looked at Cheng Yu and said slowly.
"Zhongde takes the order!"
Cheng Yu looked calm.
Liu Hong nodded, his eyes deep.
With Cheng Yu's ability, nothing can go wrong in managing a state.
But today's Yanzhou looks calm on the surface, but the water underneath is very muddy.
This time, he wants to catch a big fish.
…
Inside Cao's army camp in Qingzhou.
Cao Cao invited Pei Yuanshao to his account for discussion.
"I've met the Governor."
Pei Yuanshao raised his hands in salute very wisely, which gave Cao Cao enough face.
Looking around the camp, two generals wearing armor were sitting upright. Their strength was the best in the world. Obviously, Cao Cao didn't really trust him.
Cao Cao waved his hand, looking surprised.
"I need help from the general, and it's God who helps me. If something happens here, I will go to the court to ask for credit for the general."
Anyway, there is no money for painting cakes, so Cao Cao kept saying the same thing.
"Shao, thank you sir!"
Pei Yuanshao pretended to be frightened, but he kept sneering in his heart. If something happens here, you may not be able to go to court with your life!
"Now Yanzhou Shepherd Liu Hong is going against the grain and attacking Qingzhou. I still need a general to join me in defending against the enemy."
Seeing Pei Yuanshao's reaction, Cao Cao nodded secretly in his heart, this person can be used.
Pei Yuanshao heard the words and agreed wholeheartedly.
Cao Cao immediately led hundreds of thousands of troops and horses, prepared enough food and grass, and stationed outside Pingyuan County.
Facing Liu Hong's two armies across the sky.
A few days later.
Liu Hong led the two armies to arrive and looked at the crowds of heads outside the city.
Immediately he rode his horse and held his halberd, and walked out alone from the formation of ten thousand troops.
When Cao Cao saw Liu Hong entering the battle alone, he was not willing to be outdone and stepped forward with two generals.
"Mengde, I haven't seen you for a long time after the battle against Dong."
Liu Hong pulled the horse rope with his left hand, and Shenfu snorted.
He stroked his long beard gently and looked at Cao Cao with an indifferent expression.
"I want to put an end to the unrest in Qingzhou, why did Meng De do this?"
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly and asked instead without answering.
"I am the shepherd of Qingzhou, and all matters of Qingzhou are decided by me now. Mr. Mingde came here uninvited. Could it be that he wants to take Qingzhou under his command?"
Cao Cao had a smile on his face and his tone was full of questions.
"You said you are Qingzhou Mu?"
"I wonder if Mengde has His Majesty's edict in his hand?"
Liu Hong asked first and continued without giving Cao Cao a chance to answer.
"Kong Rong was the Qingzhou governor personally appointed by the late emperor, but he was framed by you and the Qingzhou nobles. Fortunately, he was rescued by Huang Zhong, the governor of Pingyuan County, and fled to Yanzhou."
"Those rebellious ministers and traitors like you have been punished by everyone. Now you dare to block me from pacifying Qingzhou in a high-sounding way. I have never seen such a shameless person like you!"
Liu Hong waved the ghosts and gods in his hand, blowing up the wind and sand, and shouted angrily.
Cao Cao was speechless in response to this.
After all, his rise to power was indeed not very upright.
It would be fine if Kong Rong was still in his hands.
It's a pity that the Qingzhou gentry, a bunch of losers, killed Kong Rong even if they wanted to. Not only did they fail to kill him, but they also let Kong Rong run away to Yanzhou.
They are just a bunch of pigs!
Cao Cao saw that he couldn't take advantage of him verbally, so he simply broke up with him directly.
"Now everyone in Qingzhou regards me as their master. If Mingde Gong wants to extend his hand, he must first ask me if my army of 300,000 people will agree!"
After speaking, Cao Cao looked confident.
At first, he failed to snatch the bride, but it made him endure the humiliation and burden of the Bian family for so long.
Now, it's time to make this old thief deflate.
"Instead of plotting against Qingzhou, Duke Mingde should think about how to defend Yanzhou!"
Liu Hong was indifferent.
"You mean Lu Bu and the Yanzhou nobles, right?"
"Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, do you think that since I dare to come out, I won't have any precautions?"
Looking at Cao Cao, Liu Hong's eyes were full of amusement.
Seeing Liu Hong's calm and composed look, Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat. He pretended to be calm on his face, but he felt a turmoil in his heart.
How did this old thief know that Lu Bu and the Yanzhou nobles were going to rebel? Since he knew this, why did he dare to personally lead troops out of Yanzhou?
Is it possible...
Cao Cao's eyes were full of disbelief, and his hand holding the sword couldn't help but tighten.
Seeing Cao Cao's demeanor, Liu Hong smiled slightly and was too lazy to pretend.
"Does Meng De know who Pei Yuanshao belongs to?"
"You don't really think that you can recruit these 300,000 Yellow Turbans with just a few words, do you? The chaos in Qingzhou has not been settled for several years, do you think you are the son of destiny?"
Cao Cao looked at Liu Hong's half-smiling expression, his eyes widened and his hands trembled slightly.
"Sir, it's not good!"
At this moment, a general hurriedly rode forward and leaned in Cao Cao's ear.
"Pei Yuanshao has rebelled!"
When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes almost darkened. After he came to his senses, he looked at Liu Hong's mocking look.
His face turned red and he glared angrily, not knowing that he had fallen into a trap.
"Withdraw troops quickly!!"
Cao Cao immediately shouted.
However, before the words could even be finished, the ground shook and killing cries rang out.
Cao Cao's expression changed drastically, and he left in a panic under the protection of Xiahou Dun and a team of elites.
But the 10,000 elites he brought with him were instantly shattered by the impact of the 300,000 Yellow Turban army, and even the waves could not splash.
Liu Hong narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched Cao Cao being overwhelmed by the sea of people and disappearing.
"You want to see people alive, you want to see corpses when you're dead."
Yu Jin took the order and led 20,000 elite troops to form a military formation and push forward in a destructive manner.
The elite remnant army led by Cao Cao was instantly suppressed.
Liu Hong also rode his horse into the rebel army, looking for traces of Cao Cao.
But the surroundings were too chaotic and there was no trace of Cao Cao at all.
The 300,000 Yellow Turban Army were like a group of miscellaneous soldiers, trampling on each other, congesting, and making a mess.
Liu Hong frowned, this group of yellow scarf troops was really useless.
Seeing that there was no trace of Cao Cao, Liu Hong directly ordered people to call Jin to close the formation.
The two elite armies led by Yu Jin quickly arranged themselves in order.
Only the 300,000 Yellow Turban troops were still in chaos, and it took a long time for them to calm down.
Pei Yuanshao rode up to Liu Hong, got off his horse, and saluted with clasped fists.
"Pei Yuanshao, I have met my lord!"
"No need to be restrained, count the number of people, check the casualties, and see if there is any trace of Cao Mengde."
Liu Hong waved his hand and said.
"yes!"
Pei Yuanshao received the order, turned around and ordered an inventory of casualties.
Soon the casualties were counted.
Although no trace of Cao Mengde was seen, most of the 10,000 troops led by Cao Cao were captured, and a small half died in the attack of the rebel army.
When Cao Cao sent troops this time, it can be said that his entire army was wiped out.
