The information here is not very well-informed. I also learned about Lu Qian from deserters. At that time, I only knew that Lu Qian was captured, but what happened later? The Cao army’s intelligence system has not been restored, so it is naturally difficult to obtain corresponding information.
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"Invite him in!" Cao Pi nodded. No matter what, if there is one more general here, they will have more hope of victory. Now among the Cao army, except for generals such as Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren, there are only non-Cao generals.
Only Yu Jin, Le Jin, Niu Jin, Niu Gai, Gao Qian and other generals, Lu Qian was the general that Cao Cao favored at the beginning. If Lu Qian came back, he would be a big help to Cao's army.
"Here!" Niu Jin agreed, turned around and left.
After a while, Lu Qian came in under the leadership of Niu Jin, bowed to Cao Pi and said, "I have met the young master, and I have met all the generals!"
"The lord is dead, now Zi Huan is the new leader of our army, Zi Ke should be called the lord!" Cao Hong said with some displeasure.
Lu Qian was hesitant, and after a moment of silence, he clasped his fists and said, "I have surrendered to the imperial court. Please forgive me for not being able to obey my order!"
"What!?" Cao Hong suddenly stood up as soon as he took a few shots, his fierce eyes fell on Lu Qian, and he said solemnly: "You say it again!?"
Lu Qian didn't answer, he just lowered his head and said nothing. Silence was already a silent explanation.
"Zi Lianxiu is angry!" Cao Ren pulled Cao Hong, looked at Lu Qian and said, "Zi Ke must have no choice but to get along with him. Now that he is back, he has already made his intentions clear, so why blame him too much?"
After saying that, Cao Ren looked at Lu Qian and said, "Since Zi Ke is back, no one will be held accountable for what happened before..."
"General, I'll forgive you. I'm here to deliver a message. After delivering the message, I have to go back!" Lu Qian said, cupping his fists.
There was another unspeakable silence among everyone, but Cao Hong finally couldn't help but kicked the table to pieces, pointed his halberd at Lu Qian and said: "My lord treated you well when he was alive, but now that my heroic spirit has not left, you are like this."
Are you eager to surrender to the enemy!?"
Lu Qian lowered his head and said nothing.
"General Lu, please tell me why you are here!" Xun You interrupted the silence, looked at Lu Qian and said.
"Yuan Tan has formed an alliance with the envoys of Chu Nan and Chu, and is preparing to use the road from Taishan County to conquer Dongping, Jiyin and other places. I hope you will make preparations in advance!" Lu Qian briefly explained the alliance between Chu Nan and Yuan Tan.
"How could Yuan Tan form an alliance with Chu Nan?" Cao Pi asked puzzledly.
Lu Qian immediately recounted what happened in Taishan County during this period, from Chu Nan taking control of Taishan, implementing the New Deal, to the nobles resisting and being defeated, sleeping in contact with Yuan Tan, and finally Chu Nan designed to lure the scholars to attack, and took the opportunity to attack Feng.
The Gaoshi clan caught them all in one fell swoop and threatened them with their lives, forcing them to betray Yuan Tan. Then Chu Nan and himself set up an ambush overnight, captured Yuan Tan alive, and then told the story of forming an alliance with Yuan Tan.
"Could it be that you are deceiving us?" Cao Hong was obviously very worried about Lu Qian's betrayal and did not want to believe it.
"There is absolutely no lie in what I said. In addition, I did not come here privately, but came under the order of the envoy to inform you about the matter." Lu Qian cupped his fists and said: "Now that the matter is over, please
Please excuse me!"
"Humph, since you have surrendered to the enemy, you are an enemy. Do you think we will let you go!?" Cao Hong said disdainfully.
Regardless of whether what Lu Qian said was true or not, now that he was here, he was not ready to let Lu Qian go back.
"I have already made an agreement with the envoy. I will never be an enemy of the former Paoze, and the envoy agreed!" Lu Qian said in a deep voice.
"Ha~" Cao Hong seemed to have heard some joke and looked at Lu Qian and said: "As you said, Chu Nan just formed an alliance with Yuan Tan, and then he sent you to report the news. This is what a person who goes back on his word says.
, you actually believed it?”
"I believe it!" Lu Qian said indifferently. At least Chu Nan would not force him to do anything he didn't want to do. Coming back this time also gave him the opportunity to end his kindness to Cao Cao.
Cao Hong swallowed and was speechless for a moment. He just stared at Lu Qian angrily.
"It seems that General Lu has recognized his new master. He came here to say goodbye to us!" Cao Ren held down Cao Hong who was about to run away, got up and walked to Lu Qian, with a pair of fierce eyes.
Staring at him, he said solemnly.
"Please forgive me, general!" Lu Qian saluted Cao Ren: "Mr. Cao has been kind to me. I came back today to inform me of the situation. Firstly, I can't bear to suffer the consequences of my past, and secondly, I want to repay the kindness I received from Mr. Cao."
At this moment, he somewhat understood why Chu Nan had left this matter to him. It was not that he could not find someone else, but that Lu Qian and Cao Ying should be settled. After this incident, no matter what happened in the future, Lu Qian would no longer owe him anything.
What happened to Cao Ying?
"Okay!" Cao Ren stretched out his hand and said, "Here comes the wine!"
A personal guard brought a jar of good wine and two wine glasses. Cao Ren filled the two wine glasses and said: "Zike has surrendered to others and is still willing to come in times of crisis. It is better than those who surrender to thieves and see the situation."
People who turn to others if something is not right are more courageous. Since the general has decided to leave, I will not stop him. Please drink this glass to the full. After drinking, you will sever ties with my Cao family. Next time, you will be on the battlefield.
Even if we meet each other, even if we die at the hands of the general, I, the general, will never complain!"
"Brother (Zixiao)!" Xia Houyuan and others frowned and stood up, looking at Cao Ren.
"Please!" Cao Ren ignored everyone, raised his wine glass, looked at Lu Qian and said.
"Thank you, General. I swear that I will never meet you on the battlefield. If you violate this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth!" Lu Qian took the wine glass, bowed to Cao Ren, and then raised his head and drank the wine from the wine glass.
"Okay!" Cao Ren raised his head, drank the wine in his own glass, looked at Lu Qian and said, "General, take care of yourself!"
"Farewell!" Lu Qian took a deep breath, bowed to everyone, and turned to leave.
"Why let him leave!?" Cao Hong looked at Cao Ren in confusion.
"The situation is over. Zi Ke is at least willing to come back and help our army. However, look at how many people have turned against him in the past month or so. It is easy to kill Zi Ke, but if people's hearts are broken, they cannot be taken back. Now we, waiting for you, are the ones who are most in need.
It’s the people’s heart.” Cao Ren put down his wine glass, sighed, turned to Cao Pi and saluted: “The last general is acting on behalf of the lord, please forgive me!”
"What are you talking about, uncle?" Cao Pi quickly stood up, helped Cao Ren up, and said to Cao Ren: "General Lu has done his best for our Cao family. Now that he has chosen to leave, there must be a reason. Even if uncle doesn't tell him,
Pi will also let people go!"
Although the rest of the generals were reluctant, they looked much better than Yu Jin and Yue Jin.
They are willing to stay and tide over the difficulties with the Cao family, but it is two different things than the Cao family detaining people.
"Perhaps this is also Chu Nan's plan!" Xun You sighed and said: "If we detain or kill Zi Ke, people's hearts will easily disperse. If we let him go, Zi Ke will completely put an end to his past life and help him sincerely.
When we first met him, I thought he was just ordinary, but now it seems that he has a deep scheming that is rarely seen in the world, but we underestimated him."
"This Chu Nan is so careful and vicious!" Xia Houyuan said with a frightened expression on his face.
Cao Pi remembered something and looked at Xun Yu and said, "Sir, since Chu Nan has formed an alliance with Yuan Tan, why did he tell us about this?"
Everyone was confused. If Yuan Tan united with Chu Nan to send troops from behind them, they might be defeated directly. Chu Nan informed them of this important news, which was equivalent to preparing them in advance. It is no exaggeration to say that Chu Nan
Nan asked Lu Qian to come over, which saved their lives, but for him, it meant losing an opportunity to completely defeat them.
Isn’t this causing trouble for yourself?
Xun You sat down again and sighed: "He is blocking our retreat!"
"What do you mean?" Everyone looked at Xun You in confusion.
"Now that we know Yuan Tan's movements, it is not difficult to defeat him, but have you, generals, ever thought about how to deal with it?" Xun You said, looking at the crowd.
How to dispose of it?
Do you still need to ask?
Cao Hong frowned and said: "Since he dares to attack, he will naturally be at the mercy of his fate on the battlefield!"
"But in this case, if Yuan Tan dies on the battlefield, have you ever thought about how Guild Yuan will treat me?" Xun You asked again.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly. Yuan Shao meant that they were preparing for the worst. After all, Lu Bu now had two counties occupying the entire Central Plains. Although everyone kept talking about a fight to the death, the odds of losing were actually very high.
If they lose this battle, their only retreat is to defect to Yuan Shao and use Yuan Shao's power to take revenge.
If Yuan Tan died here, other people Yuan Shao might accept it, but would Yuan Shao still be willing to accept the Cao family?
In other words, even if Yuan Shao is willing to accept him regardless of past suspicions, would they dare to go?
The war hasn't even started yet, but Chu Nan is already thinking of blocking their retreat!
At this moment, many people feel chilled in their hearts. Isn't Chu Nan's calculation too deep?
Cao Pi was a little reluctant and said: "Sir, are we already defeated?"
"No matter what the lord thinks of Chu Nan, what he said is true. In everything, defeat must be calculated before victory is calculated. With the current strength of our army, if we fight against the opponent, even if we win a battle, our army can only win a battle.
Barely surviving, but in this battle, it is difficult to compete with it in terms of manpower, morale, and morale. Therefore, I think we should think of a way out! The best outcome is that our army can hold the current position and wait for Mr. Yuan to return.
Division, send troops south to force Lu Bu back and give our army a chance to breathe." Xun You saluted Cao Pi.
Cao Pi smiled bitterly and sighed: "What you said is true."
"So sir, what you are saying is that we are going to repel Yuan Tan, and we have to be careful not to let him die in the chaos?" Cao Hong frowned and said, fighting with hands tied is really uncomfortable.
"There is no need to worry. Although Yuan Tan is supervising the Qingzhou army, his own talents are only average."
Capture him alive, remember, don’t wait any longer after you capture him alive, and give him a message for me!”
"What to say?" Xia Houyuan looked at Xun You and said.
"Don't turn back. Our army can open the road and let it return to Qingzhou from Jibei." Xun You said with a smile.
"Why is this?" Xia Houyuan was puzzled.
"We were allies when we came, but when we retreat, do you think Chu Nan will give way? Are you afraid that Chu Nan will make a false move to attack Guo?"
Mount Tai is easy, but regardless of whether the Qingzhou Army intends to attack Guo on a false road or not, Chu Nan will not let them go back to Qingzhou all the way back to Mount Tai!"
"So that's it!" Xia Houyuan understood, and clasped his fists at Xun You and said, "A wise military strategist will eventually understand!"
"Let's go get ready, remember not to hurt him!" Xun You warned again, this Yuan Tan is related to their retreat. If Yuan Tan is gone, most of the people here will have no choice but to flee across the world.
"Goodbye, general!" Xia Houyuan saluted Cao Pi, turned around and walked away...