At this time, what Cao Cao thought was similar to what his own generals thought. He would never believe that he was making such a big move here, and Sun Ce and Liu Bei didn't know anything about it. This is absolutely impossible, but the two of them don't seem to move. Maybe they think that their side may be "thunder is loud, rain is small", it is estimated that the siege will end in a while, and they let the soldiers sing gold, and then they will retreat in disgrace.

However, the result was to disappoint them, not only did they not retreat, but they captured Xiling, and the bet was won by themselves. When the time comes, I really want to take a good look at Sun Ce and Liu Bei's faces, how wonderful they are.

didn't let Cao Cao and them wait too long, Sun Ce and Liu Bei each brought a few of their subordinates down, and didn't bring everyone out, just brought a few representatives.

When they learned that Cao Cao's Yanzhou army had broken Xiling, they already knew that Cao Cao was bound to send someone to find them, and if they didn't look for them, it would not be his Cao Mengde's character.

Of course, I have to say something, even if there is no such a gambling contract, just because he has occupied Xiling City now, Cao Cao has to send someone to invite Sun Ce and Liu Bei to come. Anyway, now that they're all aligned, this is a must, isn't it.

So when he saw Cao Cao send someone to invite him, whether it was Sun Ce or Liu Bei, there was no surprise at all. On the contrary, he said in his heart, all of them were expected. And the two of them didn't waste time. directly pulled his own advisers, and then brought two generals to Xiling.

As for the personal guards or something, they can't be used at all, Sun Ce and Liu Bei are clear in their hearts, not to mention that it is now a great enemy, and it is impossible for him Cao Mengde to "risk the disapproval of the world", just say that he has more than 100,000 troops in Xiling City. If it was true that the two of them were killed by Cao Cao, then the fate of Cao Cao and his Yanzhou army would definitely not be much better. So for this thing. Cao Cao will never be able to do it-

Even if Sun Ce and Liu Bei both knew in their hearts that although the two of them were now allied with him Cao Mengde's Yanzhou Army, in fact, the two of them were still his Cao Mengde's enemies. Essentially, nothing has changed. But even if he, Cao Mengde, wants to get rid of the two of them again. But they will never do anything blatantly.

And now that it is really a big enemy, Ma Chao's Liangzhou army has not made any moves. So he, Cao Mengde, will never do that unwise thing, how to say that he is also a traitor.

The two of them took a few subordinates to the living room of the Taishou Mansion in Xiling, and Cao Cao and the others had already stood up, although they did not go out of the mansion to greet the two, but the etiquette that should be there must be is definitely indispensable.

At this time, Cao Cao smiled at Sun Ce and Liu Bei: "Hahaha! I invited the two of you here all night, but it was too much. Don't blame the two, hehe. Don't blame! ”――

Sun Ce looked at Cao Cao's face, and slandered in his heart, you Cao Mengde is a typical "cheap and obedient".

But isn't it, myself and Liu Bei, don't you know what you think? What exactly is the purpose of gathering the two of them, and I still don't know?

But Sun Ce also knew that he couldn't say half a word. Now that he is passive, he is already a shame, so it can be said that he should talk less and see how Cao Cao is.

As for Liu Bei, he was not so happy in his heart, but to be honest, although Cao Cao was proud, he did feel some comfort in his heart when he could see Sun Ce deflated. And in his thoughts at this time, his heart said, you Cao Mengde and Sun Bofu are dogs eat dogs, and I am watching a play here, but it is better than anything else, hahahaha!

I have to say that Liu Bei is from the perspective of an outsider. At least Cao Cao, or Sun Ce, that bet really didn't really count him in. Cao Cao, just wanted Sun Ce to be embarrassed with him, as for Sun Ce, it would be simpler, Liu Bei was taken by the way, after all, no matter what, the two of them were together, and in the eyes of others, the two of them were a group.

In the end, it was Sun Ce who spoke first, after all, Liu Bei also had to look at him, so Sun Ce was indeed the main speaker between the two of them, he didn't speak, and he didn't let Liu Bei say anything, so Liu Bei really wouldn't say anything to Cao Cao first.

So at this time, I saw Sun Ce smile, and then I heard him say to Cao Cao: "Cao Sikong sent someone to invite Xuande Gong and Ce to come here, but Ce knows what is going on, and besides, Xiling City has been broken, no matter what, Cao Sikong will also let Ce and Xuande Gong come here, so this matter should be, don't do it, don't do it!" ”

Cao Cao smiled when he heard this, and then said to the two of them and a few of their subordinates: "Come on, come on, don't stand and talk, sit down, please!" ”

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Thank you!" ”

And Liu Bei didn't say anything to Cao Cao, but he also nodded at him, which was regarded as thanking.

And it wasn't until Sun Ce and Liu Bei sat down that it was almost at the same time, and Cao Cao and the others sat down again. It doesn't matter what you think in your heart, at least the superficial things, you must not be able to find any fault with it, and it will definitely not be rude.

After everyone sat down, Cao Cao said, "...... tonight"

Very simple words, but Cao Cao said clearly, first, his own side has captured Xiling. Of course, even if Cao Cao doesn't talk about this, everyone has eyes and can see it.

Then the second meaning, which is simpler, is that Cao Cao said, explicitly implicitly, and mentioned the gambling contract to Sun Ce and Liu Bei. After all, it was clear before that the side that won would eventually take over Xiling, so it was impossible for Cao Cao not to pay attention to it, who made him the smallest and least powerful in Jingzhou now.

Isn't that the case, in Jingzhou, whether it is Sun Ce or Liu Bei, but they are all bigger than Cao Cao's territory, this is really not wrong at all.

After Sun Ce and Liu Bei listened to what Cao Cao said, the two glanced at each other, and both of them had the same meaning, and said in their hearts Sure enough, you Cao Mengde is here to say this-

Of course, Sun Ce would not be willing to gamble or admit defeat, so after listening to Cao Cao's explicit hints, he said directly: "Cao Sikong, since the previous gambling contract has been made, so my Sun Bofu is naturally willing to gamble and lose!" This Xiling belongs to your Yanzhou army! ”

Sun Ce is absolutely single, and his words are categorical, without any hesitation. This also makes everyone in the house praise him too, it can be regarded as praise, no matter what, even if it is hostile in nature, it may be able to afford to lose, and simply admit defeat is still a famous prince in the world, and he Sun Ce Sun Bofu is also a character.

Indeed, people, if you can afford to put it down, if you can't afford to lose or something, it's really, it can only be a joke.

Maybe on such a night, Sun Ce lost some face, but he won everyone's respect. Therefore, this matter cannot be said to be all bad, the so-called "blessings and misfortunes lurk, misfortunes and blessings rely on", everything has advantages and disadvantages, without exception.

And Liu Beixin, who was not far from him, said that Sun Bofu is really a character, not bad, no wonder he can occupy a place among the princes of the world, and his person is indeed not to be underestimated-

Hearing that Sun Ce was so single, he admitted that he had lost the bet, Cao Cao smiled, and his heart was even happier.

However, he was also faintly worried, after all, the better Sun Ce looked, the stronger he was, the stronger the opponent he was going to face, and that was not the case. But Cao Cao thought about it again, and he felt that this was not a good thing. If you want to say that there is only one opponent in the world, Ma Chao, wouldn't you be too lonely and lonely.

But although he Sun Bofu, Liu Xuande and Ma Mengqi can't be regarded as opponents of the same level, to be honest, the stronger they are, the more powerful they are if they defeat them.

Not to mention, Cao Cao's idea is really not something that everyone can do. At this time, Cao Cao was just a little worried in his heart, and he didn't think much about it anymore. For him, if the enemy is strong, he will be strong when he is strong, and it will not be good for his subordinates and the Yanzhou army.

At this time, Cao Cao said to Sun Ce: "Good, good! Since General Sun is already willing to gamble and lose, then our army will take over Xiling City, the two of you, don't you have any opinions? ”――

Or tomorrow, try to make up for it. (To be continued......)