Chapter 170: Rivals
Liu Yi led the army to aid Xuzhou, and Cao Cao fought a big battle under the city, the two sides were evenly matched, and each of them retreated, and when he was discussing with Guo Jia at night, Liu Yun, the head of Tian'er, sent a message in time, Liu Yi knew that Lu Bu was about to do it, of course, he would not miss the opportunity, so he repaired a letter to let Guo Jia go to Cao Ying, and also to explore the truth; After he left the city, Liu Yi came to Tao Qian's mansion.
"Haha, I was just about to send someone to invite Lang Sheng, but I didn't want Lang Sheng to arrive." As soon as the attendants of the Tao Mansion saw Liu Yi, they led him to the inner hall, and Tao Qian also greeted him with a smile.
"Lang Sheng, I don't know what big things you are planning these days, and I don't dare to go and disturb it, Cao Jun has been quiet as usual these days, is it Lang Sheng's arrangement?" Kong Rong was also sitting, it seemed that he had just arrived, and his enthusiasm when he saw Liu Yi coming was not under Tao Qian at all.
"Hehe, Tao Gong is good, Wen Jugong laughed, that Cao Mengde is good at using soldiers, this forbearance and not moving the army must be a good intention, there is such a person in Xia Pi City next day Yi will never dare to ignore it!" Liu Yi looked around and saw that the three brothers Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Cao Bao and Liu Bei were all present, but there was one more scribe and an old man in Confucian shirts who he didn't know.
"Lang Sheng, this is Master Zhang Meng, who used to be the county guard of the East China Sea, Zhang Lao is concerned about the safety of Pi, and persuaded the family in the city to do his best to help me defend the city, and I have made up for the emptiness of Pi! It's really my blessing in Xuzhou! "The elder is respected, Tao Qian naturally introduced the old man to Liu Yi first.
"Mr. Zhang's heart is about his homeland, but he is admired by Liu!" Liu Yi smiled slightly, this Zhang Meng was a deep person at first sight, this move to gather troops was not too late or too late, and at this moment, I am afraid that it has another deep meaning, but seeing that Tao Qian respects him a lot, he is not good to say anything at this time.
"Don't dare, the old man is here, he should contribute to Tao Gong, the general is mighty, and it is admirable to come to the aid of thousands of miles!" Zhang Meng looked very appreciative of Liu Yi.
"This is Chen Deng, Chen Yua, the son of Guangling Taishou Chen Gui Chen
Dragon, Yuanlong is also the leader of my Xuzhou talents, and Langsheng can be close to him! Tao Qian continued to introduce Liu Yi.
"Everyone in the world says that the general is a hero in the world, looking at it today, the words of the world are true, he has time in the future, and he also asks the general to go to Guangling, and he will meet his father upside down!" The young scribe took the initiative to greet Liu Yi with an amiable attitude.
"Haha, Lang Sheng He De, can Yuanlong and the boss treat each other like this? Please ask Yuanlong to ask the boss how he is doing. Liu Yi is another first-class talent in his heart, in the point of knowing and employing people, Cao Cao Liu Bei in the late Han Dynasty can be called a double unique, can be called a "**** man" by Cao Mengde, and Chen Deng, who is reused by Liu Bei, his talent must not be underestimated, although he can not be used for himself in Xuzhou now, but it is not a bad thing to have a good relationship this time.
"The general's will, Deng will definitely bring it! I think my father will be happy to hear the general's intentions, and he has always praised the general's father. Chen Deng smiled.
"Lang Sheng, Cao Cao has not moved his troops in the past few days, and he must have a plan in the future, so he is here today to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy!" After Liu Yi took his seat, Tao Qian also got to the point.
"Although Cao Mengde is powerful, but I will go down to Pichengjian, and Master Kong and General Liu will come to help, and if he has nothing to do, he will retreat in a long time!" It was Cao Bao, the general of Xuzhou Lang, who spoke, and he said this with confidence, and it seems that it was also caused by Cao Jun's forbearance in the past few days.
"Cao Cao is a scheming person, and he has good talents to help each other, how can he come here in vain this time? Although it is forbearance now, there must be a plan, and the general should not underestimate the enemy. Liu Bei said.
"Xuande's words are bad, now our army has the strength of the city, and there are reinforcements outside, and they are each other's horns, and Cao Cao is helpless no matter how much he can use his troops!" Cao Bao's tone was very unkind, the Cao family was also a very powerful scholar in Xuzhou, Liu Bei was just a foreigner who came to defect when he was poor in his eyes, but he was very favored by Lord Thorn Shi, and he had long been unpleasant.
"It seems that this Cao Bao is still not on good terms with Liu Bei, hmph, how can Cao Mengde be such an easy person? A general like you may not be a match for ten bundles of one! But this time I have been right for you, and it is indeed necessary to retreat over time! Liu Yi just watched, but did not say anything.
"Lord Tao, although General Cao's words are reasonable, but Xuande's concerns must not be guarded against, I have heard that there are messages in the city recently, and the dry material must be Cao Cao's plan, in order to damage my Xuzhou joint forces, my lord still needs to be strictly investigated!" Sun Qianjin said, recently, there have been many rumors in Xiapi City that Liu Yi's aid is false, but in fact, it has been in Xuzhou, and for a while, it is quite a bit of a tiger for three people, and for Liu Yi, he is still very trustworthy, now Cao Cao's army is outside, if this person goes, Xuzhou will die.
"Gongyou's words are reasonable, and the old man has heard of it, but he never takes it to heart, who Lang Sheng is, the old man knows it, and this matter will be handed over to Gongyou, once the source is found, it cannot be tolerated." After all, Tao Qian is the lord of a state, and the majesty in his words is fully displayed, and at the same time, he also conveys a message to Liu Yi that he has absolute trust in Liu Yi and is not disturbed by rumors.
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience nodded, only the disappointment in Zhang Meng's eyes flashed, although it was only for a moment, but it did not escape Liu Yi's eyes; In the past few days, he has discussed with Guo Jia, if he changes the land, he can only do a dividing strategy, otherwise he will suffer heavy losses if he is forced to break through, and he will not be taken by the soldiers.
"Tao Gong's words are yes, those who can defeat Cao Cao must be born in Langsheng!" Kong Rong echoed.
"Hahaha, Tao Gong is so trusted, Lang Sheng is embarrassed, since Lang Sheng is here, he will do his best for Lord Tao, and within ten days, Brother Meng De will be asked to withdraw from the army!" Liu Yi said loudly, since you came to me here, I simply didn't talk to death today!
As soon as these words came out, the four were shocked, but they didn't know where Liu Yi was so confident, but they knew that he never spoke falsely, he must have something to rely on, and they couldn't help but ponder.
"Pingbei General's Mansion is engaged in Guo Jia, and I have seen Lord Cao!" At the same time that Liu Yi said amazingly, Guo Jia also came to Cao's camp, Xun Cheng and the others were slightly surprised when they saw him coming, and immediately reported it to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao also entered the account with a courtesy when he heard it.
"The name of Guo Zhi, I heard Wen Ruozhongde mention, it is today's genius ear, now I have come, I should first talk about the feelings of old friends, the military camp is simple, Cao Mou prepared a thin banquet, for Mr. to catch the wind, and I hope Mr. will not be surprised." Guo Jia's name Cao Cao has heard of it for a long time, and now he must have something important to do, but now that the plan has not succeeded, it is better to dry him first, or to try each other with the affection of old friends, in order to explore the truth. That's why he didn't ask Guo Jia what he was doing here, but gave a preface!
"Hahaha, my general often said that Meng Degong was hearty and hospitable, and now when I see it, it is really true, and Jia Zi should obey his fate!" Guo Jia smiled happily, looking unhurried!
During the banquet, Cao Cao tried each other with words, and said that the military aircraft and the trend of the world, Guo Jiagao talked eloquently, and the water did not leak, which also made Cao Cao believe in Xun Yu's words even more.
"Feng Xiao, Yu Su knows the talents and ambitions of his brother, Lord Cao cares about the world, and General Liu are both ministers of the pillars of the Han Dynasty, if our best friends can get together and contribute to the Han Dynasty, wouldn't it be happy!" Xun Yu knew Cao Cao's intentions, and he also tried to speak, and Cheng Yu naturally agreed.
"Hehe, brother and Zhongde are both today's talents, how can they be the same brothers, Cao Gong's eyes are wise, and the second brother will make a difference one day! Lord Cao is to the second brother what General Liu is to the younger brother, he is the same for the Han Dynasty, although they are far apart, how can they reduce the affection of old friends? Guo Jia said with a smile, but all the ways of Xun Yu's persuasion have been blocked.
"Fengxiao is a great talent, what a lucky ear Lang Sheng is!" Cao Cao sighed, but at this time, his words were full of sincerity, and after some temptation, he loved Guo Jia even more in his heart.
"My lord praised it falsely, I and Wen Ruozhongde, so I have a good ear; Adults and my father-in-law also have the righteousness of friends, and often talk about the hearts and minds of adults in the following front, and respect them deeply! Cao Cao's sincere words also left an impression on Guo Jia, what the general said was true, no wonder Xun Yu Chengyu could be so talented and heartily devotive, this bearing is extraordinary.
"The righteousness of friends? Now that I have come to avenge my father, since I am an old friend, why do I help others? Cao Cao's tone suddenly became stern through wine, and his power suddenly appeared.
"The death of my lord's father, the general is also deeply saddened, but Tao Gong also spread the word that the lord will severely punish the murderer, and apologize in every way, but the lord raised troops without authorization, attacked each other privately, and the lives of the people in the place he passed were ruined; The general really couldn't bear to be an adult for his own selfishness, disregarding the righteousness and the world, so he came to persuade him, and it was precisely because he regarded the adult as an old friend. Guo Jialang was not moved by Cao Cao's momentum at all, this sitting and making arguments, and improvising was what he was good at.
"Hahahaha, what an old friend, since he came here, even if he is compared to me, he sent Mr. here, but why?" Cao Cao laughed.
"The general is here, it is really to persuade each other, and he doesn't want to raise troops with the adults, and destroy the righteousness of the old friendship, so he personally repaired the book and sent it here, please refer to it!" Guo Jia unhurriedly took out Liu Yi's personal letter from his bosom and handed it to the waiter to present to Cao Cao. It was at this time that he had never taken out before, and he came to speak for Liu Yi this time, so naturally he would not lose his momentum.