Chapter 49: Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger
Cao Cao waved his army east to conquer Xuzhou, and each ministry had its own arrangements.
Only on Cao Ang's side, Cao Cao only allocated him 3,000 soldiers, and did not give him any orders, and it seemed that he obviously intended to let this Cao Ang act on his own.
At the moment, since he has the intention to ambush Liu Bei, it is naturally better to put this Liu Bei by his side, and even if he is known by the world's scholars in the future, he can stop him alone.
"This ...... It's better for Childe to talk to Prime Minister Cao Cheng first, otherwise there may be a misunderstanding. ”
Hearing that his son, Cao Ang, had wooed himself without Cao Cao's consent, Liu Bei couldn't help but hesitate.
He knew Cao Cao's suspicious nature, even if Cao Ang was his biological son, he was still no exception.
If he really got close to Cao Ang, I was afraid that Cao Cao would also be suspicious, so in order not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, he still reminded him.
Cao Ang saw that Liu Bei seemed to know quite well about his father's suspicious nature, and a strange light flashed in his eyes at this time, but it had already dissipated in the blink of an eye.
"Haha! Xuande doesn't have to worry, my father knows that I am a hero, and I can tell him afterwards, as long as Xuande does not abandon my son, there are only 3,000 soldiers and horses around him, which is not enough for you to command. ”
Three thousand people is not much, but it is definitely not a few, Liu Bei is under the fence at this time, it is already good to be able to be contained by Cao Cao, let alone attack Lu Bu with a counterattack.
At this time, the prince Cao Ang wooed him, and bluntly said that he would hand over the 3,000 soldiers and horses to his commander, how not to surprise him.
"Childe, what do you mean...... Xuande only wants a horse pawn to crusade against Lu Bu, and the commander of the soldiers and horses really dare not fight! ”
I don't know what this Cao Ang means, Liu Bei is naturally very cautious.
Seeing him so frightened, Cao Ang laughed and then explained.
"Haha, Xuande must not be like this, I can't hide it, although my son said that he followed his father to fight in the north and south, but this is only the first time to lead the troops, if there is no one to guide the commander, I am afraid that when I go to Xiaopei, I will already make a mess!"
Cao Ang's words were half-truths and half-falses, and the first time he led the army commander was true, but he was by no means a person who didn't understand anything.
In the Xudu Rebellion before, he had led a thousand soldiers to coordinate with the dispatch, and later consulted Cao Ren with a lot of experience on this march.
Although it is still a little difficult to lead the army, it is still possible with these two or three thousand people, and the reason why I say this at this time is just to relax Liu Bei's vigilance, and at the same time, it also allows him to invite him into his command by one more step.
Sure enough, after hearing Cao Ang say this, Liu Bei couldn't help but start weighing it.
In the end, he still did not refuse, nodded and agreed.
"Since Gongzi is so sincerely invited, although Liu Xuande is a general of the defeated army, he is also willing to give advice to Gongzi!"
Seeing Liu Bei's promise, Cao Ang's face was even more joyful, and then he took his arm and excitedly took him to inspect the three thousand soldiers under his command.
Because it was the first time to lead the army, Cao Cao also wanted to see what his eldest son was capable of, so these soldiers were also mixed.
And because Cao Cao deliberately did not let the generals under his command manage these soldiers for Cao Ang, when Cao Ang took Liu Bei to inspect his three thousand soldiers, he even made a lot of jokes.
Liu Bei just glanced at the 3,000 army led by Cao Ang, and knew that Cao Ang was not good at commanding troops, and at this time, a pair of eyes began to roll wildly, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Speaking of which, I'm not afraid of Xuande laughing, these three thousand soldiers can't control them, in order not to lose confidence in front of them, so I haven't seen them all the time."
"Later, Xuande will take my token to drink them, and this son will come out for a military parade again, so they will not dare to underestimate me!"
Listening to such words, not to mention Liu Bei in front of him, even Zhang Fei and Guan Yu on the side were stunned, thinking about an opportunistic gentleman.
"Zixuan, although Xuande can stabilize the army for you, but after all, you are the eldest son of the prime minister, and you will inherit the prime minister's great cause in the future, and some things are still inconvenient to fake your hands on others!"
I don't know if Liu Bei's reminder is sincere or false, after finishing speaking, I saw that after he took the token, he walked to the barracks with Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.
In the face of these ruffians, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu naturally did not give them face, and after calling a few centurions and centurions to reprimand, and then taking a centurion who contradicted him and punishing him heavily, it can be regarded as completing the killing of chickens and monkeys.
Then Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were even more arrogant and provoked against the three thousand soldiers, attracting a few unconvinced young people to fight with them, but after they were all defeated, these three people could be regarded as stabilizing Cao Ang's three thousand soldiers.
It was also at this time that Cao Ang walked out wearing armor and holding a sword weapon.
Liu Guanzhang and the others, who were majestic in front of these soldiers before, saw Cao Ang's arrival, and they were also extremely frightened at this time to greet them.
And Cao Ang asked some trivial things, and his words revealed a little dissatisfaction, which made Liu Beicheng panic, and then they entered the account together to discuss the major affairs of the military aircraft.
It's just that after this group of people entered the military tent, Cao Ang's face also showed a childlike ecstasy, and he was even more grateful to Liu Bei.
"Xuande! Is the appearance of this son majestic enough? ”
"Haha! It's a pity that my father is not here, otherwise he would have entrusted me with a heavy responsibility when he saw the majestic appearance of this son! ”
Cao Ang in front of him is completely like a gentleman, not to mention compared to his father Cao Cao, and even Liu Biao's son.
It's just that Liu Bei didn't care about Cao Ang's appearance, although he was still reminding Cao Ang that he had to learn and hone more, but when Cao Ang appointed him as a deputy general, he still didn't refuse.
Since then, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, who were stationed in Xiaopei not long ago to stop Lu Bu, have become a deputy general beside Gongzi Cao Ang after losing the city, commanding 3,000 soldiers and horses.
Although it is not majestic, but under the support of Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu have also become a small commander.
Seeing that the three brothers were eager to try, it was obvious that they planned to show their skills again after returning to Xiaopei!
And with the day and night march of the army, two days passed quickly, and under the excited eyes of Liu Guanzhang and the others, Xiao Pei was already close at hand.
Marching all the way, Cao Cao's army finally came to Xiaopei.
And on the city wall, on the big silk that is swaying in the wind, there is a Lu character written on it.
Lu Bu has been waiting here for a long time!