Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, and there was a strong uneasiness in their hearts.

They knew that the war in Yanzhou had just ended, Yuan Tan was defeated and captured, and Cao Ang packed up the remnants of his army and withdrew from Rencheng with Zhu Ling and others. After analyzing Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai, they both felt that although Sun Ce won, he did not achieve the expected results, and paying such a big price to only get a corner of Shanyang, and facing Yuan Shao directly was not an ideal result. If Yuan Shao attacked, Sun Ce might not only have to give up his existing gains, but he might even suffer even greater losses.

Cao Ang's letter did not specify the course of the war, but they all agreed that Cao Ang's role should not be ignored. If he hadn't joined forces with Zhu Ling in time to contain Sun Ce's offensive, the result might have been more favorable to Sun Ce.

Cao Ang has made a contribution, but this is not necessarily a good thing. In the last battle of Junyi, Cao Ren led his troops to block Sun Ce and blocked Sun Ce's attack, but Sun Ce became angry and turned around and copied Cao's house. This time, Cao Ang grabbed food from his mouth, and hindered Sun Ce's affairs, how would Sun Ce retaliate against him? The Cao family has already been copied, and it is impossible for Sun Ce to copy it a second time. Cao Cao was a little lucky at the time. But when he saw these words, he realized that he had rejoiced too soon.

Mrs. Ding, Cao Ying, and Chen Liu, were right next to Sun Ce's mouth. Zhang Miao is certainly trustworthy, but he is not Sun Ce's opponent. Sun Ce wanted to rob people, but he couldn't stop him at all.

"Whew-" Cao Cao patted his thigh hard, remorseful. Why didn't Mrs. Ding and Cao Ying take them to Chang'an together and stay away from Sun Ce at that time?

Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao and suddenly smiled. "Envoy, even if Sun Ce kidnapped Mrs. Ding, it may not be a bad thing."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Behind Mrs. Ding is not only the envoy, but also Ding Chong. Ding Chong helped Sun Ce, he was able to get the Hanzhong Taishou, or Sun Ce sent someone to plan. Sun Ce made a heavy bet on Ding Chong, how could he hurt Mrs. Ding and make enemies with Ding Chong at this time? ”

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, and after a moment, he nodded again and again. "It makes sense."

"Although Zhang Mengzhuo has a bad relationship with Yuan Benchu, he doesn't know about military affairs, and Chen Liuyi's strength is also limited, if Yuan Benchu wants to take the quality, Zhang Mengzhuo can't stop it. Instead of staying in Chenliu, it is better to be robbed by Sun Ce and go to Runan. In this way, even if Yuan Benchu was not at ease with Zixiu, he would not be able to take Mrs. Ding to Yecheng. ”

Cao Cao stroked his short beard and nodded repeatedly. His relationship with Yuan Shao is a bit special. It can be said that it is Yuan Shao's subordinates, but also Yuan Shao's allies, and the biggest difference with Yuan Shao's other civil and military forces is that his family was not sent to Yecheng. This gives him a certain degree of freedom. But if Yuan Shao really wants to take the question, he can't directly refuse, and he will inevitably find some reason. He is now at the imperial court, and Bian and his two sons have also arrived, but Cao Ang is still facing this problem. Now Mrs. Ding has been kidnapped by Sun Ce, but she has been blessed by misfortune.

"It's just that in this way, I'm afraid that Zixiu can't get it if he wants to be the assassin of Yanzhou."

"No, it won't." Xi Zhicai shook his head. "If Yuan Benchu immediately fights Sun Ce, he needs a striker general who is familiar with Yanzhou, and Zixiu is very suitable. If Zixiu refuses, he can naturally remove Zixiu, and there is no need to rush for a while. If he wasn't in a hurry to fight Sun Ce, then it didn't make much difference who would be the assassin of Yanzhou, and he wouldn't mind showing his trust in Zi Xiu. ”

Xi Zhicai laughed. "I think Guo Fengxiao must think the same way, so he will rob Mrs. Ding, so that Zixiu can't act rashly. Of course, in this way, if the general wants to go down the river and attack Jingzhou, he must also think twice. ”

Cao Cao was relieved.

Cao Hong walked in, looked at Xi Zhicai, and then looked at Cao Cao. "Meng De, it's almost noon soon, when will you leave the school?"

"Is it noon?" Xi Zhicai was startled, and looked at the leaky pot in the corner of the cabin, and saw that the buoy was still a short distance away from noon, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Hong was puzzled. "Sacrificial wine, are you waiting for noon?"

"Of course, the West belongs to gold, and if you want to be a good teacher, you should take the oath when the fire is at its peak. The Han is the fire virtue, and noon is the time when the yang energy is at its peak. ”

Cao Hong looked at a serious drama talent and doubted it. If there is a good sign, he believes. But watching the drama Zhicai said it so seriously, it was not as simple as taking a good omen. He swallowed his saliva, swallowing back the questions that came to his lips. Although Cao Cao has an army of 20,000, to be honest, most of the 20,000 people are barbarians, and it is a fact that they are brave and good at fighting, but they are not in the battle array, and no one is sure whether they can defeat the Dongzhou soldiers under Liu Yan. If the drama can do some tricks and boost morale, it is not impossible.

After a while, seeing that it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, Xi Zhi let Cao Cao out of the cabin, beat the war drums, and began to swear. After reading the edict of the Son of Heaven and the oath of the expedition, at noon, Cao Cao ordered to kill a few small works and captives that he had captured before, and the red blood sprayed on the battle flag, which was indeed a bit like fire. The battle flag was raised in mid-air, and in the fierce sound of war drums, Cao Cao loudly announced his departure.

An army of 20,000 and thousands of warships marched against the water and marched towards Mianzhu.

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Mianzhu City, West Gate.

Ren Jun squinted his eyes, looked at the billowing smoke in the direction of the state pastor's mansion, and the corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a relieved smile. He turned around, hurried out of the city, and went out of the city before the guards closed the gates, got into the carriage parked by the official road outside the gates, and galloped westward.

A woman sat in the car and looked at Ren Jun quietly. White skin is like snow, and red clothes are better than fire.

"Captain Ren, I have completed the task as you requested, you can return my son to me, right?"

Ren Jun arched his hand. "Madame, don't worry, Ling Lang is safe and sound, you will be able to see him soon."

"When?"

"When Cao envoy Jun entered Yizhou."

The woman's face sank, her face full of evil. "Captain Ren, I hope you understand one thing, my Zhang family has been preaching in Yizhou for three generations, and there are tens of thousands of disciples, and it is not difficult to find my son."

Ren Jun crooked the corners of his mouth, leaned against the wall of the car, lifted the curtain, and looked at the Mianzhu City that was gradually moving away. The smoke had turned into a fire, reaching into the sky, and even the midday sun had lost its light. Even from this distance, he could hear the screams of terror in the city.

The Heavenly Master Dao is really pervasive and cannot be underestimated. Mianzhu is Liu Yan's place of governance, and it is heavily guarded, and the Heavenly Master Dao can actually put a fire under his nose. I don't know what Liu Yan's reaction will be after knowing the truth of the matter? Red face and trouble, the lich is chaotic, he provoked Mrs. Lu, but he has both of them, how can he not be defeated.

Ren Jun sighed: "Madam, I never dared to underestimate your strength, so I hope to continue to cooperate with Madame." If you just want to take your son to live in seclusion and don't ask about the world, I will take you to see him immediately, but if you want to continue to preach in Yizhou and let Ling Lang Gongchu take over as the Heavenly Master smoothly, then we still have a chance to cooperate. Madam, the Zhang family is from Peiguo, and Cao Zhijun is the township party, Liuhou and Pingyang Marquis were ministers of the same dynasty, and they are the founding heroes of the Han Dynasty. ”

Hearing Zhang Lu's name, the evil aura on the woman's face gradually dissipated, and her eyebrows and eyes became soft.

"Okay, I can cooperate with Cao Yuanjun. However, I want to see him in person. ”