Xiahou Dun was defeated, and the two armies of Ji Ling and Chen Ji under Xiaopei Yuan Shu were no longer able to contain them.
After that, whether they divided their forces to attack other places or went directly to Xiapi to join Qiaorui, in short, they had already grasped a certain amount of initiative.
Moreover, Yuan Shu, who is in Shouchun, may send other troops to further occupy various places in Xuzhou. After a while, I am afraid that Pengcheng and other places will also fall into Yuan Shu's hands.
However, the governor of Pengcheng is Chen Deng. With him guarding it, Pengcheng will not fall into Yuan Shu's hands so quickly.
Qiao Rui now recognized Cao Cao's weakness, which was that he closed his camp and refused to fight.
Not only did he not go to war, he also dug trenches outside the camp. The trenches were deep and fortified, and he showed a determined attitude of "consuming you to death."
Qiao Rui stood in front of him, which put Cao Cao at a loss. If Cao Cao dared to ignore him and take other places in Xuzhou, Qiao Rui would dare to take Xiapi, the seat of Xuzhou's government.
The longer it takes, the better it is for Yuan Shu, so Qiao Rui is not in a hurry at all, and is even a little leisurely.
Cao Cao took advantage of the opportunity to write the letter and handed the five letters to his five personal guards. Cao Cao told them to deliver the letters to Lu Yan.
After the guards rode away, Cao Cao rode to the front of the formation, and then ordered his men to go to the bridge and tunnel camp to fight.
...
Ten days later, only two of the five personal guards carrying letters arrived at Chenliu.
At the palace of General Hussar.
Lu Yan hurried to his study room with the letter "Xiahou Dun defeated Xiaopei, Lu Yan went to take over Xiahou Dun's army."
Guo Jia was then notified by the servant and came to Lu Yan's study, with a bottle of wine in his hand.
After Lu Yan showed the letter to Guo Jia,
Guo Jia casually placed the letter on the table, took a sip of wine from the spout of the pot carelessly, and then said: "My lord asked you to take over Xiahou Dun's army, so just go."
"But how will Xiahou Dun deal with himself?" Lu Yan shook his head and asked.
"My lord is intending to punish Xiahou Dun. Haven't you noticed that these old people have their nostrils turned upward recently?"
Lu Yan thought for a while and replied: "You and I are old people too."
"I'm talking about my lord's tribe!" Guo Jia rolled his eyes at Lu Yan, as if he was deliberately trying to make excuses.
"Sigh... I have just relaxed for two days." Lu Yan sighed deeply, rolled his eyes, and asked, "How about we go together?"
Hearing this, Guo Jia paused for a moment with the wine bottle in his hand, "We are all gone, who will keep watch at home?"
"Then there is Wen Ruo."
"A gentleman can deceive others." Guo Jia said, pointing to the sky with his finger.
Lu Yan instantly understood what Guo Jia meant.
Xun Yu's feelings towards the emperor were indeed quite complicated.
On the one hand, Xun Yu would definitely not do anything to betray Cao Cao or harm Cao Cao's camp.
But in some aspects, especially matters involving the emperor, Xun Yu was unable or unwilling to intervene too much.
This may allow the emperor's cronies to do many things secretly. The Clothing and Belt Edict is the most typical example.
"That's all, then I'll go alone. I'll leave the family to you." Lu Yan finally chose to go alone.
Guo Jia gave Lu Yan a look of relief and said, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, there won't be any problems at home."
Lu Yan smiled and thought to himself: "Guo Jia is becoming more and more confident. Is it because his family is here and he has suddenly matured?"
Lu Yan suddenly remembered this, so he asked casually: "Oh, by the way, your wife and children have been taken over, why are you still living in my house? Didn't Mr. Cao reward you with a big house?"
When Guo Jia heard this, he raised his hand to drink and paused slightly.
After putting down the flask, Guo Jia turned to Lu Yan with a bright smile and said, "There will be a lot of extra expenses if we don't move out."
"Then you can eat me with peace of mind?"
"The emperor gives you a small reward every three days and a big reward every five days. If not, who will eat you?"
Lu Yan chuckled, said nothing, and walked straight out of the study.
After a long time, Guo Jia suddenly shouted: "Changsheng! Are you really not going to find a companion? Don't you feel lonely alone?"
Lu Yan was slightly startled, then continued to move forward.
It wasn't until Lu Yan stepped out of the study door that his voice floated into Guo Jia's ears: "I have you, so why am I lonely?"
Guo Jia didn't say anything anymore, he just mentioned "Gululu" from the wine bottle and started to drink it vigorously.
"Bang!" With a sound, Guo Jia threw the wine bottle on the steps outside the study, and drunkenly muttered to himself: "Forget it, this wine is bland and tasteless, so don't drink it. Let's live longer, then
Guys might feel less lonely."
...
Lu Yan returned to his bedroom and began to pack his things.
At this time, Huang Zhong, who heard the commotion, came to the door of Lu Yan's room and wandered back and forth, not knowing how to speak.
Lu Yan stopped what he was doing and shouted outside: "Han Sheng, since you're here, why don't you come in and say hello?"
Huang Zhong walked into the room, clasped his fists and said to Lu Yan, "Sir, where are you going?"
"Didn't you already guess it?" Lu Yan turned around and said with a smile: "Xiahou Dun was defeated. Cao Gong asked me to go and take over his army as soon as possible. I don't know when I will come back."
Lu Yan understood that if he left, he would probably have to confront Yuan Shu. It was really hard to say when he would be able to come back.
"Sure enough, we are going to Xuzhou!" Huang Zhongxin said.
But he seemed a little hesitant, but finally expressed his thoughts: "Sir, I would like to go to Xuzhou with you!"
Lu Yan shook his head and refused: "Although your son's condition has improved, he still cannot leave the care of his relatives. The date of his return is unpredictable..."
"Sir, actually I have already taken all my wife and daughter over... They are living in the inn now, and when I find a place to live..." Huang Zhong said a little embarrassed.
The smile on Lu Yan's face froze, and he sighed in his heart: "Okay, you are all about wives and children. Why can't you get over this matter today?"
Lu Yan thought of a question, so he asked teasingly, "The house in Chenliu is ridiculously expensive now. With your current salary, it will probably take you decades to buy a house, right?"
Huang Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "That's why I want to go to the battlefield as soon as possible to gain fame and earn more salary."
"How long has it been since we arrived?" Lu Yan suddenly asked.
"I just arrived the day before yesterday." Huang Zhong knew that Lu Yan was asking about his family.
"Let's settle down in my house first. There are plenty of empty rooms in the backyard. It's also a good place to stay with the filial family members."
"Ah! How can you bother sir like this!" Huang Zhong waved his hands repeatedly.
"Why not?" Lu Yan waved his hand and said, "Look at that guy Guo Jia. He has a house of his own and he can't move there. Why don't you just want to join in the fun?"
Huang Zhong hesitated for a moment and finally agreed.
He paid a deep bow to Lu Yan and said, "Sir, not only did he save the dog, but he also took in our whole family... You are so kind to me, and you have no way to repay your loyalty. I can only use my old body to help you with your horse, and I will be ruined!"
Helping Huang Zhong up, Lu Yan comforted him and said, "Why is that? Just like Xi Zhicai's fate should not be cut off, Huang Xu's ability to wait until Hua Tuo is their own destiny."
"Without Sir, they would not have been able to wait until the miracle doctor Hua Tuo appeared."
"That's all, let's not talk about this anymore." I went on and on about these things but couldn't figure out why.
Lu Yan continued: "Hurry up and pick them up and settle them down. We need to rush to Qiao County as quickly as possible. I can only wait for you for an hour at most."
When Huang Zhong heard "us", he was still a little dazed, and then he said with a look of joy on his face: "Zhong will make arrangements immediately! It only takes half... no, a quarter of an hour is enough!"
Looking at Huang Zhong's quickly disappearing figure, Lu Yan suddenly felt that his anxious mood had calmed down a lot, "Kill Yuan Shu early and come back early. I also want to see my potato harvest with my own eyes!"