Cao Ren was a little surprised: "Why did the Manchu governor say this?"
Man Chong explained: "In the past, when Liu Bei attacked a city, he came out with food in only half a day."
"Just because they only took food and moved quickly, our army couldn't catch up with him. Even because Liu Bei was willing to distribute food to the people in the city, the people in the city took the initiative to cover it, which made our army feel a headache all the time."
"But today we broke through Pingyu. Liu Bei has been inside for half a day and there is still no movement. It is enough to see that he really had a dispute with Liu Pi."
After saying his favor, he said to Cao Ren with admiration: "Captain Cao's tactic of alienation is really clever."
"No."
Cao Ren did not take the credit, but told Man Chong truthfully: "This is the plan of Sikong's adopted son He Yan, not mine."
He Yan?
Man Chong naturally knew who He Yan was.
When Cao Cao welcomed the emperor back to Xuchang as his capital, it was Man Chong who served as the magistrate of Xuchang, and many of the powerful people therein were also well-connected.
"only……"
Man Chong couldn't believe it: "Then He Yan is still young and should be in Xuchang City now. How can he give advice to General Cao Ren?"
Cao Ren also told Man Chong what Guo Jia said in Guandu. Man Chong was even more surprised when he heard what he said: "Is this Master He really so smart?"
"nature."
Later, Cao Ren was still dissatisfied and said: "What is Mr. He? Since he is the adopted son of Sikong, he is naturally the heir of the Cao family. Boning must not talk nonsense."
Man Chong quickly apologized to Cao Ren.
"From what Captain Cao said, He Yan is in the army?"
"Um."
Cao Ren pointed to his tent: "He is thinking about something inside. If you want to see him, I will take you there right now."
At this moment, He Yan was hiding in the camp and looking at the map.
He naturally knew that Man Chong had arrived, but he still felt a little conflicted with such a cruel official, He Yan.
After all, a second generation like me... will probably do more illegal things in the future.
However, He Yan did not think that he was a corrupt person. It was really because with Cao Pi, a bad boy, around him, he was bound to become a black man.
Man Chong was someone who even dared to attack Yang Biao, the third prince of the current dynasty. His status as the adopted son of Cao Cao was somewhat unsatisfactory in front of such a cruel official.
But if He Yan didn't go towards Trouble, Trouble would just go towards He Yan.
Cao Ren entered the military tent with Man Chong and squeezed directly to He Yan: "What are you looking at, Yulang? Huh? Why are you looking at the map of Jingzhou?"
"Just take a look."
He Yan calmly put away the map and saluted Man Chong: "Is this Prefect Man?"
Man Chong also did not neglect the etiquette, and only asked He Yan about his plan after receiving the gift in a decent manner.
"Knowing people's temperaments and formulating strategies, Mr. He is really wise!"
At this moment, Man Chong also started to covet He Yan!
As a cruel official, Man Chong knows best that if he wants to make the prisoner speak, he must grasp his most vulnerable point!
And He Yan obviously took advantage of Liu Bei's "shortcomings" and set a trap to make a profit.
This kind of insidious...ah! It's an alert quality, exactly what a cool official needs!
He Yan saw Man Chong's eyes looking at him gradually becoming weird, and quickly changed the subject: "Have you two thought about how to deal with Liu Bei and Liu Pi?"
"Of course we have to force our way in! With just the few men Liu Bei and Liu Pi have, we can capture them all in an hour!"
He Yan shook his head and told Cao Renman Chong his plan.
After hearing this, Cao Ren took a breath of air and cheered repeatedly.
Man Chong looked at He Yan with an increasingly satisfied look...
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Liu Bei and Liu Pi in Pingyu County did not fight after all.
They knew very well that Cao Cao's troops were hanging around outside now, and if a fight broke out, the consequences would probably be defeat for both sides.
It's just that this fight finally planted the seeds of doubt for both sides, and they began to weigh the pros and cons in their hearts.
Just when Liu Bei's army was about to withdraw from Pingyu City, he heard a scout shouting anxiously: "Zhou Mu! There are a large number of troops outside heading towards Pingyu!"
Liu Bei, who was already upset, became even more anxious at this time: "Did Cao Jun come here so quickly this time?"
"No, it's not Cao Jun."
The scout was out of breath: "It's not Cao's army! It's the Yellow Turban Army!"
Liu Bei quickly took Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to climb the city wall, and sure enough he saw an army of about two thousand people, each wearing a yellow scarf, heading towards Pingyu County.
"Are these all Liu Pi's people?"
Liu Bei wanted to go to Liu Pi to ask for details, but was stopped by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.
"My lord! Liu Pi has evil intentions! He almost had a fight with you just now! If you go to Liu Pi alone at this time, wouldn't you give him a chance?"
Zhang Fei, a reckless man, simply said viciously: "I think this is Liu Pi who has evil intentions. My lord, let me lead my troops to kill Liu Pi and his gang of thieves!"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
As soon as Zhao Yun grabbed Zhang Fei, he noticed something was wrong with Liu Bei's eyes.
"Lord, do you want to..."
Liu Bei was benevolent and righteous, but his temper was also surprisingly violent.
After all, whipping the postal supervisor (the postal supervisor in the Han Dynasty was a light-weight person. He did everything when conveying decrees, supervising subordinates, inspecting cases, prison sentences, illegal inspections, etc., which was equivalent to "supervisor in the middle"). The Han Dynasty had not done anything for four hundred years.
Not many people can do it.
"Liu Pi, the temper of Gongdu people is hard to change. I, Liu Xuande, think that I am walking around the world to help the Han Dynasty. How can I get along with people like them?"
"Even if the Yellow Turbans outside are not Liu Pi's people, they are still here to seek refuge with Liu Pi. If Liu Pi gets such people again, God knows how many unscrupulous things he will do!"
Liu Bei's hand once again rested on the Huanshou sword on his waist: "Close the city gate! Then ask Liu Pi to come to me!"
At this point, Liu Bei seemed to have murderous intentions.
Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun both knew Liu Bei's nature, but Mi Zhu and Sun Qian stood in front of them and tried to persuade Liu Bei: "We are currently behind Cao Cao's rear. Liu Pi and we are Cao Cao's enemies and we should join forces!"
Liu Bei was still decisive: "It is true that I am Cao Cao's enemy, but Liu Pi is not Cao Cao's enemy!"
"He is the enemy of the big man!"
"Big man, it is precisely because of people like this that we end up in this situation! Otherwise, ambitious people like Cao Mengde wouldn't be like this!"
A capable minister in governing the world.
The hero of troubled times!
If the world is like this, what can people do?
Seeing Liu Bei like this, Mi Zhu could only sigh and slowly get out of the way.
Liu Pi also sensed something was wrong when he learned that Liu Bei had sealed the city gate and invited him over.
"Could Liu Bei want to teach me a lesson?"
As for killing him, Liu Pi didn't think it was enough.
"Liu Bei and I should have the same hatred. Even if we have disagreements, he will not hurt my life."
"If he really wants to kill me, he can only be said to be a brainless idiot!"
"After all, Liu Bei is a high-ranking official with a salary of two thousand shi! He actually served as a frontier official in Xuzhou as a herdsman in Xuzhou! Does he look like a fool?"