"Doesn't Zixiao feel familiar when he sees this person? This thief has fought with us several times, and has been entangled with the Jizhou army for many years, but I don't think he actually defected to the Li thief. Fight for the tigers! This person is one of the "leaders of the Montenegrin Army"! ”

Cao Ren was stunned when he heard this: "Stubborn? Is it the leader of the Black Mountain thieves who joined forces with Yuan Shu, Jin Shang and others to sneak attack Yanzhou last year? ”

"Exactly." Cao Cao bowed his head slightly, his eyes were fixed on the bearded man who was fighting, and said in a deep voice: "This beard is solid, it will definitely not be wrong." Last year, Jin Shang tried to take the post of assassin of Yanzhou, and secretly colluded with Yuan Shu, Yu Fuluo, the White Wave Thief and the Black Mountain Thief Zhenggu to attack me, but I drove them out of Yanzhou within three months, killing them and fleeing.

At that time, I had seen this stubborn, and even this person was quite brave, and his soldiers were not weak, so he had the opportunity to kill him in Yanzhou, but he finally escaped. The last time the princes' allied forces attacked Dongyuan City, I heard that Zheng Gu had already joined the command of Li Thief, and I had seen him with my own eyes when the two armies of Hangu Pass faced off in front of the formation two months ago. It's just that this former leader of the Black Mountain Thieves, Zheng Gu, is nothing under the command of Li Thief, and his position is very backward, he should be a captain-level general, not conspicuous. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao's tone was stunned, and he said substantially: "Just now I felt that this person was very familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen him for a while." It wasn't until Zhang Miao was stabbed off his horse by the 'handsome General Yuan' that I finally remembered that the bearded general behind this person was Zheng Gu, so the identity of this person pretending to be Yuan Jun was about to come out, they must be the soldiers and horses under the command of Li Thief! ”

"Ahh Cao Ren was shocked when he heard this. said urgently: "Since the lord has confirmed the identity of the thief, why did he hide it from Chun Yuqiong just now?" This will do us a great benefit. Could it be that the lord intends to shield the robbers under the command of this Li thief? ”

"Zixiao said carefully." Cao Cao groaned in displeasure, his eyes burned as he looked at the "handsome general" wearing the armor of the Yuan army who was fighting fiercely with Chun Yuqiong, and said in a low voice: "Su Gu is just a grass coward, why worry about it, the person I care about is this extraordinary-looking general who is fighting against Chun Yuqiong at this moment." So far, most of the generals under the command of Li Thief have been seen by us, but this person looks very eye-catching. It seems that he has not been seen before. Looking at the filial piety of the son, how is the martial arts of this general under the command of Li Thief? ”

Cao Ren was stunned when he heard this: "Eh! It is exactly as the Lord said. In the previous few battles, the last general had already kept the generals under Li Thief in mind. I haven't seen this person, so I don't have any impression at all. As for martial arts, this person has superb spear skills and skills. Martial arts are not under me. It shouldn't be an unknown person. ”

"It's just that it's not under Zixiao, I don't think so, right?" Cao Cao turned his head to look at Cao Ren with a displeased expression and said in a deep voice.

Cao Ren's face turned red instantly when he heard this, and he lowered his head and replied softly: "The lord's eyes are like torches, and the last general is ashamed, what he said just now is not true. In terms of martial arts alone, the last general is not the enemy of this person. Even among the generals of our allied forces, there are very few who can defeat this person, and perhaps only Lu Bu can defeat this person by himself. ”

Cao Ren said this very difficult. looked ashamed of himself, and he was extremely bitter.

Once upon a time, he once thought that he was proficient in the art of war, and he could be called one of the few top generals in the world today. But since following the allied forces to the Xiliang Army this time, he has been hit hard, and has encountered Xiliang generals with high martial arts and both civil and military skills, some of whom are the strongest in the world that he can hardly reach, so that even Lu Bu, who is known as the "undefeated god of war", is jealous. In particular, the stunning sword that Xiliang Li Li used in front of the two armies was definitely the pinnacle of the world's strongest skills, which shocked all the allied generals and did not dare to go out to fight.

Li Li was as strong as this, and it was indeed far beyond the expectations of the princes of the towns and many allied generals.

Let's ask, who is Li Li? He himself is a hussar general above the three dukes, and he is also the most powerful prince overlord in the world, holding hundreds of thousands of Xiliang male soldiers, ruling the world's bulls; Now he has such a strong skill, which is enough to deter the heroes of the world from daring to match it. With such a strong lord of Wen Ke Anbang and Wu Ke Dingguo, how can the princes of the towns and the generals of the allied forces be embarrassed, and how to deal with themselves?

What he saw and heard made Cao Ren, who was once full of confidence, deeply shocked, and his fighting spirit was on the verge of collapse and he was depressed. In fact, not only Cao Ren lost his self-confidence, but even the princes of the towns also felt the same and felt pressure; This includes Cao Cao.

"Zixiao doesn't have to be like this, don't give up on yourself." Seeing Cao Ren's different expression, Cao Cao sighed secretly in his heart, and then said softly with relief: "The battle for power in troubled times is not all about martial arts to fight the world, how strong Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu in the past, Gaozu Liu Bang can't match it at all, but in the end, the person who dominates the world is Gaozu, not Xiang Yu." The situation we are facing now is quite similar to the dispute between Chu and Han in the past, Li Thief is domineering and domineering, he is the first prince in the world, a well-deserved overlord of the princes, and a dominant family; But it is not yet known who belongs to the country. No matter how high the martial arts are, it is also a small way, and it is really not fearful that one person is strong, and the battle for hegemony in the world really relies on power and strategy, not martial arts. Yes, Zixiao doesn't have to be discouraged, a moment of success or failure does not determine a qiē, I still have many opportunities. There is a perfect opportunity now, and if we use it properly, we will be able to restore our strength to the fullest, and then rise rapidly after the end of the battle of Sili! ”

"Opportunity? Why did the lord say this, and where did the opportunity come from now? Cao Ren asked in surprise.

Cao Cao smiled weirdly, squinted his eyes and muttered: "As soon as Zhang Miao dies, it is bound to break the existing alliance pattern, and the princes of each town will inevitably have a sense of sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox, and everyone is in danger and worried. In addition, the Allied army's grain and grass camp was set on fire by thieves, although the loss was not large, but the impact was great and the scope of the impact was far greater than the burning of grain and grass itself. The robbery of the grain and grass camp means that the Li thief has turned from defense to offense, and has officially begun to counterattack the princes' allies. This is undoubtedly the last news that the princes of the towns want to hear, and it is also the fact that they have been deliberately evading, once the Li thief decides to counterattack the allies, the allies will have to fight desperately, because they have no choice but to fight to the death. There is no turning back. ”

The more Cao Ren listened, the more confused he became, and he was puzzled: "Since this is the case, then we are also in danger of being in the midst of the allies. A sitting duck. Since then, isn't it a great disaster for us, where is there any opportunity to rise, where is there an opportunity? ”

The voice fell, and then Cheng Yu, who came over, continued: "General Zixiao is a fan of the authorities!" The implication of the lord's words is that the Allies have no hope of victory, and we should find another way instead of following the Allies to defeat them. Finding your own way out. ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Yu sat on the horse and waved his hand at Cao Cao, and said respectfully: "Time is not waiting for me." The sooner you take the initiative, the sooner the better, it's time to make a decision, and the lord must not hesitate. ”

Cao Cao bowed his head slightly with a calm expression. He whispered in dismay, "What Zhongde said is extremely true. Feiyundu's fire is not burning grain and grass. It was the restless hearts of the princes, and since then the hearts of the princes of the towns have been completely disturbed, and it is not enough to seek great things. There is not much time left for me Cao Cao, I can't hesitate any longer, even if I don't want to, I have to do it, just to survive! ”

"Yes, it's hard to make a living in troubled times. Every step must be taken with great care, and no mistakes must be made. Some things are even more unavoidable. Cheng Yu sighed lightly, and said with a gloomy face: "The fire of the grain and grass camp this time is really powerful, and it is tantamount to a fatal blow to the entire army of princes. This would be a turning point in the entire Battle of Hanya, from which the Allied main offensive advantage would be gone, and neither dared to attack lightly nor retreated without fear. If we want to continue to survive, we must judge the situation and make changes in accordance with the changes in the shape, otherwise we will be annihilated under the rolling iron hooves. ”

Cao Cao frowned and thought about it when he heard this, nodded lightly, and whispered to Cheng Yu sideways: "Zhongde has a long-term vision and is thoughtful, and it is really a blessing in Cao's life to have the help of Mr. Now that I have made up my mind, I still need to bother Zhongde to go in person, I don't know what Mr. thinks? ”

"This is the trust of the lord, Cheng Yu is duty-bound, and he will definitely live up to the trust of the lord!" Cheng Yu bowed in response.

Cao Cao was gloomy when he heard this, reached out and grabbed Cheng Yu's right arm, and said sentimentally: "Li Thief is treacherous, vicious, moody, Zhongde's trip is really a game of nine deaths and a lifetime, and there are many auspicious ones!" ”

"The lord doesn't have to worry, he has already put his own life and death aside when his subordinates mentioned it to the lord. If this can be achieved, even if it is a cheap life of his subordinates, he will not hesitate! Cheng Yu replied with a resolute expression.

Cao Cao nodded heavily, his eyes faintly flashed with crystal tears, holding Cheng Yu's arms and reluctant to let go, he opened his mouth to say something but was speechless.

"What are you talking about, why do I get more confused the more I listen?" Seeing Cao Cao and Cheng Yu sitting on horseback with a look of life and death, Cao Ren's eyes were blank and he didn't know what to say. At this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Chun Yuqiong being defeated by the "handsome Yuan General", and was stabbed in the left shoulder by Yuan Jiang, screaming and turning over and falling off the horse.

"It's not good, the thief wants to run!"

Cao Cao and Cheng Yu heard the prestige, and sure enough, they saw that the brave and unusually brave "Yuan General" knocked Chun Yuqiong off the horse, but did not take advantage of the situation to kill Chun Yuqiong, but jumped on the horse, snatched Chun Yuqiong's war horse, and then jumped on the horse and raised his spear while rushing to kill, while shouting: "Don't entangle, the enemy army has arrived, wait for me to kill it!" Drive, kill! ”

Seeing this, Cao Cao grabbed Cao Ren, who was about to hit the horse, and whispered: "Just save Chun Yuqiong, don't chase and kill, don't kill one person in vain, remember!" ”

Why is that? Are we watching this group of arsonists flee? Cao Ren asked in surprise.

"Zi Xiaoxiu should ask more, just follow the order, and there must be no mistakes!" Cao Cao ordered in a low voice without question.

"No!" Seeing Cao Cao's solemn expression and cold tone, Cao Ren didn't dare to ask more, so he immediately stepped forward and went straight to Chun Yuqiong, who was crawling with him.

"Lord, the situation is chaotic tonight, it's a good time to leave the camp, and the subordinates are ready to leave." As soon as Cao Ren walked on his front foot, Cheng Yu approached Cao Cao with a horse and said in a low voice.

"Well, there is Lao Zhongde, be careful all the way." Cao Cao bowed his head lightly, casually summoned four personal soldiers, and after a low confession, he watched Cheng Yu and his party disappear into the night. At this moment, a group of thieves suspected of arson and robbery of the camp had also rushed out of the official road and fled straight to the mountains and forests to the south.

―――――――――― (To be continued......)