"No, Cao's achievements are all due to the concerted efforts of Yangzhou. Cao's small achievements are not worth praising, let alone coveting rewards." Cao Zhi said neither humble nor arrogant.
Cao Zhi didn't know that Deng Ai had a grudge against him, and he was a little angry in his heart, but justice comes from the heart. Cao Zhi believed that he had no treasonous intentions, and he was not afraid of Deng Ai staring at his behind. Besides, Cao Zhi always felt that
This Deng Ai was not a jester or a traitor. He was loyal to Chen Wen. Although there was some small-mindedness in him, he was able to fulfill his duties as a counselor, which is also commendable.
Cao Zhi and Deng Ai chatted for a while. Deng Ai took out a letter and handed it to Cao Zhi: "Oh, I almost forgot about this. This is a letter from your brother. Your wife asked Miss San
Let me bring it." Cao Zhi thanked him and took the letter. He didn't have time to open it at this time, so he stuffed it into his arms, and then asked Deng Ai to go back to the camp to rest.
Cao Zhi accompanied Deng Ai back to the tent. Cao Zhi politely asked Deng Ai to sit at the head of the tent. Deng Ai saw that most of the tent was occupied by military attaches. If he really wanted to sit at the head of the tent, he might arouse the dissatisfaction and resentment of the military attachés.
After all, it is an indisputable fact that Cao Zhi has a high prestige in the military.
The two sides couldn't help being polite. After a push, Cao Zhi took the seat of honor without any courtesy. He was the "number one" in the army, even though Deng Ai was the "special commissioner" sent by Chen Wen.
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When Deng Ai sat down on the lower left side of Ni Heng's seat, Cao Zhi said, "Don't worry about the hard journey, I'd like to offer you a bottle first." As he said that, Cao Zhi raised the wine bottle towards Deng Ai, and the cases in front of Deng Ai were not the same as before.
You Heng used a large bowl for drinking, and his attendants had already replaced it with a wine bottle similar to Cao Zhi's.
Deng Ai picked up the wine bottle, looked around it, and refused to drink. He put the wine bottle down with a snap, and said in a nonchalant manner: "It's a good bottle, even better than the bottles used by the state capital."
As soon as these words came out, Cao Zhi immediately felt a burning sensation on his face, his complexion changed, and he put down his wine glass in embarrassment. At the same time, it also aroused the dissatisfaction of all the generals in the hall, who couldn't hold it back and started to groan angrily,
It is not difficult for a discerning person to hear the hidden meaning in Deng Ai's words. On the surface, he also meant to blame Cao Zhi for his extravagance and waste. Civilians and military officials have always been incompatible with each other. The military officers could not understand the sour style of civilian officials.
He is accustomed to the rudeness and informality of military attachés.
Of course, Deng Ai also heard the dissatisfaction with him. His goal had been achieved, which was to make Cao Zhi understand that it does not mean that one comes from a good family and has high military achievements. Money can win over the hearts of these vulgar warriors, but it cannot shake them.
These are honest and honest scholars. After all, he came to inspect on behalf of the state capital Chen Wen, so he had to show some "accent" no matter what.
Of course, since you have already attacked the mountain and shaken the tiger, you can't go too far. Just give it up when you are ready. He raised the wine bottle again with a smile and said: "You are just joking with the captain. The captain won't be offended, right?"
"Haha... don't be too elegant. Come on, come on, let's drink this cup." As he spoke, Cao Zhi drank a bottle of bitter wine first as a sign of respect. Cao Zhi didn't understand that Deng Ai was doing this.
Knocking on the mountain shocked the tiger. Although he felt resentful in his heart, he still endured it.
Being disturbed by Deng Ai, the atmosphere of the banquet was extremely awkward for a while, and everyone had no intention of drinking or eating. Cao Zhi also chatted up Deng Ai without saying a word.
The only one who was in a daze was Xu Chu. Xu Chu had drank a lot just now and accompanied Cao Zhi for a walk. The cold wind blew and all the drunkenness was aroused. After paying the bill, he continued while others were talking.
He was drinking and was already in a daze. He didn't listen to all the hypocritical words Deng Ai and Cao Zhi just said. He didn't know that Deng Ai had just tricked Cao Zhi, and now he realized why most people were so drunk.
He didn't talk much, and the atmosphere was extremely dull. You should chat while drinking, so he jumped out.
Xu Chu stuck his tongue out and hesitantly said in a loud voice: "Brother, I have been wondering about one thing. Why did you surround the three gates of Danyang, but only attacked the two southeast gates, and left the west gate to besieged but not attacked?"
, If you are willing to let me attack all three gates, I believe that I can conquer it without those idiots in Danyang surrendering."
When Cao Zhi heard Xu Chu's drunken talk, he was about to get angry, but suddenly he thought, "Isn't this also an opportunity to establish his authority? Let Deng Ai see what I am capable of." He then straightened his expression and said, "The Art of War clouds
"There must be a shortage of divisions," and those who besieged the city should leave a trap door for the enemy to show their way of survival. Therefore, I left the west gate and did not attack, just to give a signal to the Danyang defenders that they still had a way to survive. Unexpectedly, the effect was actually
Surprisingly, more than a hundred Danyang defenders fled from the west gate that night. "Cao Zhi didn't know that it was the defection of more than a hundred soldiers that made Mr. Xu finally make up his mind to surrender the city.
Xu Chu suffered some losses last time when he came to Danyang, so he didn't have a good impression of the Danyang soldiers. He snorted disapprovingly and said: "That's brother's kindness. If it were me, I would surround him and kill them all."
Cao Zhi also snorted, and said with a solemn expression: "You only know how to kill, kill, kill all day long. 'Every city is destroyed and everyone is trapped' is to your taste, but have you ever thought about it? If you don't leave a way for others to survive, you will do it."
Cheng Danyang's defenders fought desperately. Don't underestimate these thousand defenders. As long as each of them holds on desperately, it will take a lot of effort to defeat Danyang City. If Danyang City is captured in the end, we will inevitably lose troops and generals, which is not worth the gain.
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Xu Chu knew almost nothing about the art of war, and now he was even more drunk. Cao Zhi was talking eloquently, but he staggered into a drowsy state.
Cao Zhi suddenly took pictures of several cases and shouted: "Did you hear that, you're a loser?" Cao Zhi's crisp wake-up call not only frightened Xu Chu to the point of sobering up, but also caused the whole account to be shaken.
All the civil and military officials who listened attentively were shocked. Of course, the only civil officials were Deng Ai and Mi Heng.
It was rare for Xu Chu to see Cao Zhi get angry and speak so seriously. He quickly left his seat and knelt down in front of the hall.
In fact, Cao Zhi was not angry at all, he was secretly having fun in his heart, and the anger on the surface was just an excuse to use the topic. He was talking so eloquently, mainly to the officers and Deng Ai who were sitting here. He wanted to capture the hearts of the people.
It is not enough to have material incentives. The leader's own charisma is also very important, so that subordinates and followers can have a heartfelt sense of compatibility and strong attachment.
Cao Zhi was very satisfied with his performance just now. Not only did all the officers nod their heads, but even Deng Ai nodded involuntarily and pondered after hearing Cao Zhi's speech.
Mi Heng affirmed Cao Zhi's talent, and at the same time he felt something about it, and praised in his heart, "Ming Gong has good means."
Cao Zhi, who had made a comeback, was in a good mood. He chatted with Deng Ai for a long time, and it was already late at night when they finished singing.
That night, after everyone left, Cao Zhi was not sleepy at all, so he took out Cao Cao's letter and read it through. Cao Zhi's good mood disappeared with the content of the letter, and what was left was endless worries.
When Cao Zhi was wandering in front of the tent, facing the flickering lights outside the tent and sighing in annoyance, he suddenly heard someone next to him saying: "Why is Mr. Ming sighing?"
The first person Cao Zhi met was Mi Heng, and now Mi Heng was his confidant, so he handed the letter to him casually.
Mi Heng turned around and wanted to discuss with Cao Zhi how to deal with Deng Ai's seizure of power. When he came in, he saw that Cao Zhi was sighing. He thought that Cao Zhi couldn't let go of the embarrassment Deng Ai had just caused him and was trying to make some excuses.