After Zhang Liao led his army out of the city, he headed straight for the army. Since he didn't know whether it was an enemy or a friend, Zhang Liao kept his soldiers on guard.
At this time, the army on the opposite side also discovered Zhang Liao, but their reaction was overwhelming. They quickly set up a defensive array on the spot, and even seemed to be preparing to retreat.
"This is……"
Zhang Liao frowned slightly.
The opponent neither attacked nor retreated, and it was impossible to know the situation on the other side in the dark, so Zhang Liao did not dare to approach rashly. After thinking for a moment, Zhang Liao sent out a warrior to make contact with the opponent.
"Who is coming!"
The soldier rode forward, and in a blink of an eye he was in front of the army, shouting in a deep voice.
Seeing that Zhang Liao did not attack, but instead sent people to contact him, the people on the opposite side seemed to be relieved and quickly sent a cavalry out to answer.
"I am under the command of General Fenwu Cao Mengde. May I ask which general is in front of you?"
Hearing the answer from the other side, Zhang Liao was slightly startled, and then finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, he had stayed in Luoyang for a while, and he had heard a little bit about Cao Cao's name. He also knew that Cao Cao was now part of the coalition fighting against Dong.
"Report to the lord and chief clerk, tell me that General Fenwu Cao Mengde is outside the city."
Zhang Liao quickly sent someone back to the city to report. Without knowing Cao Cao's intentions, he naturally did not dare to make decisions without permission.
On the opposite side, after Cao Cao sent Cao Hong out to answer the question, he guessed that Zhang Liao was not under Dong Zhuo, otherwise he would have killed him directly when he revealed his identity.
But when Cao Hong asked the other party's identity, there was no movement on the other side, which made Cao Cao suspicious again.
But soon, Cao Cao's doubts were answered.
Because at this moment, the city gate suddenly opened wide, and Liu Bei led hundreds of soldiers on horseback, followed by Zhang Heng and Guan Yu.
Before he arrived in front of Cao Cao's army, Liu Bei shouted, "Brother Meng De is coming!"
Hearing this voice, Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and then he became excited.
This is clearly Liu Xuande's voice!
"Brother Xuande, fuck this!"
Cao Cao agreed loudly, then rode out on horseback and arrived in front of the formation. Even Xiahou Dun next to him didn't have time to stop him.
Now that they were so close, both parties finally saw each other's faces clearly, and couldn't help but laugh up at the sky at the same time.
"I saw an army coming at night, and I thought it was an enemy force raiding, but unexpectedly it was Brother Meng De!"
Liu Bei shook his head and sighed, his voice full of surprise.
When Luoyang first met, he admired Cao Cao very much. Later, when the jujube alliance came, all the heroes hesitated to move forward. Only Cao Cao dared to go deep alone. Liu Bei's appreciation turned into admiration, and he recognized Cao Cao as a member of the Han Dynasty. Loyal minister.
Now that they met again, he had a vague feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign land, which made him extremely excited.
But as he looked at it, Liu Bei discovered something was wrong.
Why is Brother Meng De... his clothes are ragged, and his face looks tired, and his shoulders are even bandaged, as if he has just experienced a battle.
Cao Cao naturally noticed Liu Bei's strange gaze, and immediately shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother Xuande, why are you here? Could it be that the jujube coalition has already been dispatched?"
"Not really." Liu Bei shook his head and sighed, "It's a long story. Brother Meng De, let's go into the city first."
"That's fine."
Cao Cao nodded, and when he was about to enter the city, Zhang Heng suddenly saw a human head tied around the neck of Cao Cao's horse. It looked like Yang Ding, who withdrew his troops yesterday!
Zhang Heng quickly raised his hands and said, "I dare to ask General Cao, this is..."
Cao Cao followed Zhang Heng's gaze and realized that Zhang Heng was referring to Yang Ding's head, so he said, "This is the head of Yang Ding, the captain of Thief Dong."
Nonsense, of course I know this is Yang Ding’s head, I’m asking you where you got it from!
Liu Bei was still lamenting to Zhang Heng this morning, saying that it was a pity that Yang Ding escaped in yesterday's battle, otherwise it would have been another great achievement.
At that time, Zhang Heng comforted Liu Bei, saying that it was not easy for the weak to defeat the strong, so how could he dare to ask for more.
Liu Bei was relieved on the spot, but now that he saw Yang Ding's head, Zhang Heng suddenly felt a stomachache.
When Yang Ding escaped, it was clear that there were only a few hundred people left under his command, but he unexpectedly became Cao Cao's target.
How about... kill Cao Cao now and take back Yang Ding's head? No one knows anyway.
When Liu Bei heard Cao Cao's answer, although he wanted to ask what happened, he also understood that this was not the place to talk, so he waved his hand and let Cao Cao enter the city first.
In the county government office.
After Liu Bei and Cao Cao entered the city hand in hand, they ordered them to go down and hold a banquet. Anyway, they hadn't had dinner yet, so they just settled it together.
Cao Cao was also a cheerful man. During the dinner, he directly told the story of his defeat in Bianshui. After that, he encountered Yang Ding. Cao Cao thought it was Xu Rong's small reconnaissance force and killed him on the spot.
After a fierce battle, Yang Ding finally died under Xia Houyuan's sword.
Cao Cao didn't care about it, but when he interrogated the prisoners, he finally learned Yang Ding's true identity. Shocked, he hurriedly picked up the head.
This encounter made Zhang Heng extremely painful, and the idea of killing Cao Cao became stronger in his heart.
What kind of bad luck did wife Cao have? She picked up heads on her way out!
But when I thought about Cao Cao being defeated by Xu Rong on the bank of the Bian River and his entire army was wiped out, I suddenly felt relieved.
Well... Lao Cao's luck is just that.
Liu Bei, on the other hand, after listening to Cao Cao's narration, had no time to worry about Cao Cao's thoughts and hurriedly spoke to console him:
"Brother Meng De, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers, so please don't worry about it."
"Thank you Brother Xuande for your comfort. Cao Cao has been relieved for a long time. Brother Xuande, why are you here? Could it be that the Jujube Alliance has already sent troops?"
Hearing this, Liu Bei smiled bitterly and began to talk about his experiences these days.
After listening, Cao Cao felt depressed. He leaned on the table and remained silent, with a complicated look in his eyes.
Good guy, no wonder you comfort me so much. You have won consecutive battles in love, but I have been completely defeated, right?
Dong Zhuo's army in Xingyang had a total of 13,000 men. You managed to defeat 7,000 of them almost without a single blow.
But in front of six thousand people, I was beaten until I ran away like a lost dog.
This gap is too big!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao blushed to the root of his neck, and shame and jealousy occupied his heart.
I shouldn't be sitting here, I shouldn't even be in town!
"Brother Meng De, are you feeling unwell?"
When Liu Bei saw that Cao Cao looked ugly, he thought he was injured, so he asked with concern.
Facing Liu Bei's sincere gaze, Cao Cao fell silent and opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
After a long time, Cao Cao suddenly stood up, straightened his clothes, and saluted Liu Bei to the end.
"Brother Meng De, why is this happening?" Liu Bei asked in shock, waving his hands repeatedly, not daring to accept such a heavy courtesy from Cao Cao.
However, Cao Cao said with persistence on his face: "This gift is Cao's apology to Brother Xuande. In Suanzao City, Cao Cao thought that Brother Xuande was afraid of Dong's troops and did not dare to fight. Now that I think about it, Cao Cao acted like a villain. The heart is open to the heart of a gentleman."
"It's not the fault of Brother Meng De." Liu Bei waved his hand generously and said with a smile, "It's embarrassing to say that at that time, we had only a few soldiers, so even if we wanted to go with Brother Meng De to fight against the thieves, we were powerless. What's more, Ziyi had already predicted that the Suizao princes only wanted power and did not sincerely serve the country, so he thought of Xu Xu, which made Brother Mengde misunderstand."
Hearing this, Cao Cao quickly set his sights on Zhang Heng.
Recalling the original oath debate, Zhang Heng sneered silently throughout the whole process, and Cao Cao suddenly realized.
It turned out that this person had already expected that the Suizao princes would not go all out to pursue thieves.
It's ridiculous that I only figured out this truth after going through nine deaths. How stupid!
And judging from what Xuande said, most of this winning streak was due to Zhang Ziyi.
Not only can this person see through people's hearts, but he can also make decisive decisions on the spot and annihilate the enemy in battle. He is a great talent!
What kind of bad luck did Xuande have to be able to conquer such a person? If Zhang Ziyi had made suggestions for him, he would not have been completely defeated in the battle of Bianshui.
Cao Cao looked at Zhang Heng who was getting along well with Liu Bei, and for a moment the sourness in his heart became even stronger.
Lemon fruit on the lemon tree, Cao Mengde under the lemon tree.
