Liu Bei shook his head slightly, "Third brother, Cao Cao has the likes of Xice, Xun Yu, Xun Yu, etc., and he is not unjustly defeated." ”

Chen Deng's face was ashamed, two offers, both were broken by Cao Jun, he felt that Liu Bei looked at him a little strangely, since taking charge of Xuzhou, Liu Bei also called the hard work, but compared with Cao Cao, the gap is still too big.

"This defeat is the fault of his subordinates." Chen Deng arched his hand.

Liu Bei comforted: "Yuanlong doesn't need to take it to heart, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, just stick to the city, and wait for Huaxiong to lead the troops to attack Yuzhou, then the Cao army can't take care of each other, and will inevitably retreat." ”

Chen Deng said yes, his heart is more worried, he is not worried about the war in Xuzhou, but the Chen family, and Cao Jun since the battle, Xuzhou has always been in a disadvantaged side, and Xuzhou after Cao Jun two attacks, the people's livelihood withered, and this year experienced a locust plague, if it can not be stable, then the strength will be greatly damaged, as the head of the Chen family, must always consider the interests of the Chen family, Liu Bei is nominally Xuzhou Mu, but Lang evil Zang Ba does not obey the order, with tens of thousands of soldiers, after the locust plague, Xuzhou is full of thieves, In the long run, Xuzhou Anneng can hold.

The interests of the Chen family, also when the Cao army attacked Xuzhou twice, lost a lot, compared to Liu Bei, they were more eager for a stable Xuzhou, Tao Qian was there, although Xuzhou was not very stable, at least there was no war, and the family in Xuzhou was able to calmly develop its own strength.

Even if Liu Bei is a relative of the Han family, Cao Cao will not stop because Liu Bei is a member of the Han family, and now that the Han family is in decline, the princes are rising, for their own interests, they will not take into account the so-called royal face, such as Jiangdong Sun Ce, still led troops to attack Jiangxia.

After returning to Fuzhong, Chen Deng went to his father Chen Qi's residence.

"Father, now that the Cao army is coming again, Xuzhou is in danger, Liu Yuanjun has clashed with the Cao army twice, both of which are at a disadvantage, the cavalry has lost thousands of people, and the Cao army has such a sharp weapon as a thunderbolt, and the army's heart is shaken." Chen Deng bowed respectfully.

Chen Jue said with a smile: "Yuanlong, Cao's army is powerful, and although Liu Bei is virtuous, he is not the master of Ming, Xuzhou is the land of four wars, there is no danger to defend, Cao Cao has tens of thousands of troops, occupying the land of Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and this year he led his troops to break through Shouchun, and his reputation is great, although Liu Bei is a relative of the Han family, it is difficult to have great achievements." ”

Chen Deng was slightly stunned, from his father's words, he felt too much meaning, could it be that his father wanted the Chen family to secretly join Cao Cao?

"Father, although Cao Cao is the pastor of Yanzhou, he attacked Xuzhou without authorization, and his ambitions are obvious, and he slaughtered Xuzhou soldiers and civilians in the past." Chen Dengdao, Liu Bei trusts him a lot, although he is the head of the Chen family, but in the major affairs of the family, it is Chen Qi who is in charge.

"Hasn't Yuan Long seen the current situation clearly? Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Emperor Huan set up the state pastor, so that the state pastor is in charge, the power of the state pastor is unmatched, and the state pastor has a strong strength in his hands, how can he obey the orders of the Han family, and the Han Emperor died in the Chang'an rebellion, but also made the dignity of the Han family exhausted, although Liu Biao inherited the unification in Jingzhou, but lost troops on the battlefield in Yangzhou, the strength is not enough to deter the princes, otherwise how dare Cao Cao attack Xuzhou? Chen Qi said slowly: "Cao Cao is a tiger and wolf, Xuzhou is difficult to hold after all, even if the Cao army retreats this time, after Cao Cao reorganizes the army, it will attack again, Liu Bei cumin entered Xuzhou alone, but the Chen family can not die in Xuzhou with Liu Bei." ”

"Father means that the Chen family took refuge in Cao Cao?" Chen Deng asked in a low voice in disbelief.

Chen Jue nodded and said: "Surrendering to Cao Jun is not at this time, when it is difficult for Cao Jun to break through Xuzhou, if the Chen family takes refuge, it will inevitably be reused, and with the talent of Yuanlong, it is not impossible to become the pastor of Xuzhou." ”

Chen Deng arched his hand and said: "Everything obeys my father's orders." ”

After Chen Jue pointed out the direction, Chen Deng felt a lot more relaxed, not only the Chen family, he believed that the family in the city would definitely not follow Liu Bei with all their hearts, and the Chen family would go ahead of them, relatively speaking, Cao Cao's strength was strong, after taking refuge in the Cao army, there was no need to worry about the war, this is what the Xuzhou family wanted most, the originally rich Xuzhou, because of the successive wars, has caused the strength of the family to be seriously damaged.

For example, the Cao army attacked Xuzhou, and the families in the city also produced a lot of grain, grass and soldiers.

Liu Bei didn't know that Chen Deng, whom he trusted, wanted to take refuge in Cao Cao after Chen Jue's words.

In Xuzhou, the most prominent is the Chen family and the Mi family, the Chen family is a famous family, and the Mi family is rich, compared to the Mi family, the influence of the Chen family is greater, although Mi Zhu was Tao Qian to do not drive, still can not change the identity of the businessman, in this era, the identity of the businessman is after all lower than the literati, after the Mi family left, the family of Xuzhou seems to be headed by Chen Deng, to a certain extent, Chen Deng's decision represents the family of Xuzhou.

Hua Xiong led his troops to attack Yuzhou, but it did not affect Cao Cao's determination to attack Xuzhou.

Won two battles in succession against the Xuzhou army, but Cao Cao's face was as low as water, and he looked at the drama on the bed and sighed: "Zhicai is suffering from heavy soldiers, why don't you tell Benhou, but instead support it hard and follow Benhou to fight in Xuzhou." ”

It turned out that Cao Cao saw that Xi Ce's face was getting paler and coughing, and he ordered the doctors in the army to come, but the doctors shook their heads and said nothing after investigation.

"The subordinates were originally from a poor family, and the fortunate lord trusted him, and he wanted to help the lord to calm down." Xi Ce's eyes were slightly red and said, since he took refuge in Cao Cao, he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, this matter has not caused the opinions of the officials under his rule, no matter what, Xi Ce is from a poor family, and has no prominent family background, but Cao Cao turned a deaf ear, even if he heard the rumors about Xi Ce, he laughed it off, and the relationship between the two has surpassed that of the monarch and the minister.

"If Zhicai goes, what should Ben Hou do?" Cao Cao felt something.

"The lord's command is full of talents, Xun Yu and Xun Yu are all pillars of talent, and their subordinates are incompetent, and they failed to help the lord seize Xuzhou, but they have to take the first step." Xi Ce coughed violently, and the silk cloth was covered with blood.

Cao Cao shouted, "Hurry up and send the healer here." ”

"Lord, the illness of his subordinates is already powerless, don't be a difficult person to treat." Xi Ce muttered with a haggard face.

Cao Cao stepped forward and grabbed Xi Ce's hand and said: "Zhicai, the divine doctor Hua Tuo is in Bingzhou, Ben Hou sent a fast horse to Jinyang, ask Hua Tuo to come, then Zhicai's illness is worry-free." Speaking of this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up.

"Lord, the city of Xuzhou is strong, if the army in the city is determined to defend the city, Yanzhou should be the most important thing to prevent the past from happening."

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