"General Dong, what's going on!?" When he saw the eye-catching slap mark on Dong Cheng's face, the natural change between surprise and concern on Chu Nan's face made Dong Cheng feel warm in his heart. Unexpectedly,
It's ironic that I suffered a heavy loss in the city, but found comfort in the enemy.
"Thank you Zi Yan for your concern. Some trivial matters are not worth mentioning." Dong Cheng waved his hand and saw that the army was dividing its troops. It seemed that they were going to besiege the city. He felt a little anxious and asked quickly: "Zi Yan, where is Marquis Wen?"
"My father-in-law is dividing his troops to prepare to attack the city. Now our army has the advantage, so we are preparing to besiege." Chu Nan led Dong Cheng to the central army, pointed to the distance and said: "General, have you forgotten? This time, we are ordered to fight against thieves.
, Although Cao Cao is dead, Xuchang is still under the control of the remnants of Cao Cao's thieves. Now is the time to break the city and rescue His Majesty. We need to do it in one go. General, rest assured, after the city is broken, our army will definitely not harm the people in the city!"
"No, no, no. Now that your majesty has personally taken charge, we can no longer attack the city. If we attack again, it will be a violation. It is a serious crime. I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of Marquis Wen!" Hearing this, Dong Cheng quickly waved his hands to stop him.
"Oh?" After Chu Nan asked Dong Cheng to get on the carriage, he frowned and looked at him: "General, are you sure that your Majesty is now in power?"
Dong Cheng heard his strange tone and looked suspicious. He said with a serious look on his face: "What do you mean by Zi Yan's words?"
"General, there is no need to be angry. I mean no offense. I just want to remind the general that although Cao Cao died, most of the Xuchang garrison came from his sect. Even if the news of Cao Cao's death in battle spread, these people would not be asked to change their sect immediately.
If someone from the Cao family stands up and shouts at this time, they may not become the second Cao Cao, but to loyal ministers like your majesty and the general, they may be more dangerous than Cao Cao." Chu Nan looked in the direction of Xuchang and sighed.
: "General, what do you think of what I said?"
"The direct descendants of the Cao family have fled Xuchang long ago, but what Zi Yan said is not unreasonable. Those old members of Cao's thieves are indeed unruly." Thinking of Lu Chang and the others, Dong Cheng snorted coldly: "Don't worry, these things are not up to them.
"
Chu Nan glanced at him and said with a meaningful smile: "So, are you sure the general wants me to withdraw my troops at this time?"
"What does Zi Yan mean by this? Of course he has to withdraw, otherwise how would he be different from that thief Cao?" Dong Cheng frowned and said, Chu Nan's sinister tone made him very dissatisfied.
"It seems that the general is determined that Xuchang City is within the control of the general and your majesty." Chu Nan sighed, pointed in the direction of the city gate and said: "In this way, dozens of my soldiers rushed too hard before.
, accidentally entered the city and was trapped in the cave by Qianjun Gate. I can persuade my father-in-law to postpone the attack on the city. The general can also go back first. If I can persuade them to open the city and release these people, I will believe what the general said.
My words are true, withdraw your troops immediately, if you can't..."
"Okay!" Dong Cheng directly interrupted Chu Nan's words, looked at Chu Nan and said: "It's settled, I will order them to release the person now. I only hope that Marquis Wen can keep his word. When the person is released, he will immediately
withdraw troops!"
"It's a deal." Chu Nan nodded.
“It’s a deal!”
After making the agreement, Dong Cheng turned around and left without saying a word. Chu Nan personally sent him out. As for the rewards that Dong Cheng brought, Chu Nan kept them politely and sent the money to the camp. As for the palace maids,
…
When Lu Bu saw the maids, he thought of the twenty pregnant girls Zhong Yao had brought before. He didn't say anything, but looked at Chu Nan.
Chu Nan had these palace ladies sent to the camp together and then smiled and said: "Don't worry, father-in-law, they are all in perfect condition."
"Zi Yan, if Dong Chengzhen wants people to come out, do we really have to withdraw our troops?" Lu Bu and Chu Nan returned to the flag of the Chinese army commander. After hearing Chu Nan tell the story in detail, they were a little surprised and said, "It can't really happen."
You're going to withdraw your troops just because the other side released dozens of people, right?
"Father-in-law also thinks this is ridiculous?" Chu Nan asked with a smile.
Lu Bu nodded. It was indeed ridiculous to let people go just because of dozens of people.
"I think Cao Jun's officers will feel even more ridiculous when they hear this reason!" The smile on Chu Nan's face became wider.
so what?
Lu Bu doesn't understand his son-in-law's brain circuit very well. Does this have anything to do with them?
"So the soldiers guarding the city will probably not accept this reason and will detain people and refuse to accept Dong Cheng's order. But if they have to spend all their time and energy to release dozens of people, even if these dozens of people come out, I think then
Dong Cheng is not willing for us to withdraw our troops, so we can stay here overnight and wait for news." Chu Nan said with a smile.
"It's just a release, does it take one night?" Lu Bu didn't believe it.
"Of course it doesn't take one night to release the people. If Xun Yu came to say it, a word might be enough. But if Dong Cheng wants to persuade the defenders to release the people, one night may not be enough!"
Chu Nan laughed and said: "Then Dong Cheng thought that once Cao Cao died, the emperor would be able to regain control of the government and military power. In this way, he, the cavalry general, would also take power and become a powerful figure in Xuchang;
But things are not as simple as he thought. The real power in the city is in the hands of Cao Cao's old troops. How can he easily regain control? This time, they will definitely be able to do it if they return to Wei Yan, but they will also let him see clearly.
With my weight in Xuchang City, my father-in-law can directly agree with him to withdraw his troops."
"At that time, I'm afraid he is begging us not to withdraw our troops." Listening to Chu Nan's detailed explanation, Lu Bu also came to his senses and sneered.
What Dong Cheng wants is to gain real power, but the real power in Xuchang City is not something he can easily grasp, so the final result is probably not going to look good on Dong Cheng's face.
"Zi Yan, if the defenders immediately open the city gate and let the people back, won't they have to agree to Dong Cheng?" Lu Bu suddenly thought of a loophole. The other party didn't want to waste time on this, so it was not impossible to just let him go. After all, there were only a few dozen people.
That's all.
"It is my son-in-law who agreed to Dong Cheng, but it is his father-in-law who calls the shots in the army. This matter... needs to be discussed with his father-in-law." Chu Nan kindly reminded Lu Bu that he is the real person in charge of the army and should speak for himself.
It doesn't count.
"Withdraw the troops!" Lu Bu glanced at his son-in-law speechlessly. Suddenly, he felt that Dong Cheng was a little pitiful in this world, but this was good. The son-in-law obviously wanted to provoke internal fighting in the city. He also said before that Dong Cheng should be allowed to live in this world.
For their use, it seems that they may be able to use it tomorrow. He immediately ordered the troops to withdraw. He is also looking forward to what will happen tomorrow? This feeling of strategizing... is so good!
On the other side, after Dong Cheng returned to the city, he did not go to the palace immediately. Instead, he went directly to the south gate and only released dozens of people. What was the difficulty?
Cao Peng saw that Lu Bu only fired a few arrows on the city tower, and then began to spread out his troops. It seemed that he was going to attack by force.
Just when he was about to defend the city and fight to the death with Lu Bu, he saw that Lu Bu began to withdraw his troops again, which made Cao Peng, who was already full of enthusiasm, a little confused.
Just as he was doubting himself, he saw Dong Cheng and his men coming in a hurry. Seeing this man, Cao Peng frowned in disgust and said, "What are you doing here?"
"Open the gate quickly and let these Xuzhou soldiers out!" Dong Cheng came up and ordered directly to Cao Peng.
Cao Peng:???
Although dozens of people are not a threat, why should they be let go? Also, do you have some misunderstandings about your status? When will it be your turn to give the order?
"Could the general be joking?" Cao Peng looked at Dong Cheng, suppressed the anger in his chest, and frowned.
"How can I find time to joke with you?" Dong Cheng said angrily: "Marquis Wen has promised me that as long as I let people leave, he will withdraw his troops immediately!"
"Do you believe this!?" Cao Peng looked at Dong Cheng in disbelief. Just because of a few dozen people? Tens of thousands of people had to withdraw their troops. Then in the future fight with Lu Bu, should we just capture some Xuzhou troops as hostages? Can Lu Bu be forced to retreat?
At this moment, Cao Peng looked at Dong Cheng with a bit of contempt.
"Don't try to seize the heart of a gentleman with a villain's heart!" At this moment, Dong Cheng also noticed something was wrong. There were only a few dozen people, so he let him go. If he didn't believe it, he would discuss it with Lu Bu again, but Cao Peng's questioning attitude made Dong Cheng Cheng was very unhappy. You are a young general and you just take orders to do things. Why are you talking so much nonsense, especially the undisguised look of contempt, which stung Dong Cheng even more, and shouted: "Hurry up and let him go."
"General, I'll forgive you, but I can't obey your orders!" Cao Peng laughed angrily and gave a perfunctory salute with cupped fists.
"How presumptuous! Do you think you still have the final say in Xuchang City at this time!?" Dong Cheng was furious and glared at Cao Peng: "Believe it or not, I will report it to Your Majesty immediately, and you will not die a good death!"
"Otherwise, who does the general think is in charge? General, just go to the emperor and sue me! I want to see what he will say?" Cao Peng sneered, even if Cao Cao died, the military power in Xuchang is in the hands of these old troops of Cao's army, and they don't want to Listen, who can force them to do it?
Emperor? Ridiculous!
"You... come here!" Dong Cheng was furious. This person had the intention of insulting the emperor. He immediately wanted to order people to take Cao Peng down. However, he looked at Cao Peng's generals who were surrounding him and looked at them with unkind expressions. He, Dong Cheng's aura suddenly dropped, he rolled his sleeves and said: "Let's go!"
"Ha~"
Many people showed sarcastic smiles as they watched Dong Cheng leave with a livid complexion.
At this moment, it was no longer important whether Chu Nan's promises were sincere. What was important was that the contemptuous and mocking attitude of these people when facing him deeply hurt Dong Cheng's newly inflated self-esteem.
We must not let these people have an easy time!
At that moment, Dong Cheng found Xun or and asked Xun or to let these people go. However, after hearing Dong Cheng's story, Xun or advised him to think twice. It was impossible for Lu Bu to withdraw his troops because of this.
But at this moment, what Dong Cheng actually wanted was not for Lu Bu to withdraw his troops. He just wanted his words to be taken seriously by his position. But when he wanted to demonstrate his power, he was shocked and angry to find that these old Cao Cao troops were not only unruly, but even Even many people in the DPRK did not take his words seriously.
This made Dong Cheng, who had always thought that as soon as Cao Cao died, he would join the powerful class of Xuchang City, feel deeply frustrated. It was not until late at night that he came to the palace exhausted. Now he could only ask the emperor to issue an edict. In order to Dozens of people had to issue an edict in person, which made Dong Cheng feel frustrated like never before...