Good friends, Cao Zhi stood up and said to Xu Chu and Jiang Qin: "Take care of them first. Don't beat or scold them. It's best to take them deep into the reed swamp and don't let them come into contact with anyone again." When Cao Zhi said the last sentence, he was deeply moved.
Taking a deep look at Jiang Qin, Jiang Qin understood that no one here was more familiar with Ruxuwu than him, so he naturally wanted him to lead the way.
Xu Zhu and Jiang Qin began to escort the prisoners and set off. Cao Zhi continued to order Min Guang: "Instruct the spies in various waterways to not only pay attention to the movements of enemy troops from the direction of Anhui City from now on, but also to send additional manpower to pay attention to the movements of the bandit troops in the direction of Chaohu.
."
"Yes!" Min Guang immediately accepted the order and left. When they were almost gone, Cao Zhi called over Cao An and said, "Go and pick up Li Ru and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him. He should be able to walk now."
It was dawn in the reed marsh, the morning dew was still lingering on the grass tips, and wisps of mist were misty in the puddles deep in the reeds. Cao Zhi stayed up all night again. At their temporary residence, Cao Zhi and Li Ruche talked all night.
Li Ruren was still very weak, which was due to excessive vomiting. When Cao An carried him on a bamboo raft, he thought that Cao Zhi just had ordinary military affairs to discuss with him, but as Cao Zhi told him about today's harvest,
, he was vaguely aware of Cao Zhi's other intentions.
After hearing the whole story, Li Ru asked tentatively: "Does the Lord want to report the news of the internal strife among the Jiangxia barbarians to Governor Lu? This will also allow Governor Lu to seize the opportunity."
Cao Zhi turned around and glanced at him, sat back next to him and said, "If it was that simple, why would I come to you." After saying this, Cao Zhi stared forward and let the cold wind blow his clothes.
Li Ru leaned close to Cao Zhi and lowered his voice: "My Lord wants to..."
Cao Zhi's eyes moved and he said directly: "Whether Lu Kang knows about the Jiangxia barbarian internal strife is not important now, and it will not have much impact on his encirclement and annihilation plan. Why don't we use this opportunity to join forces with Li Hu to eliminate Zheng Bao and Wu
Jay’s army of thieves.”
Li Ru suddenly stood up and said in shock: "Join Li Hu's banzhen barbarians?" He was shocked by Cao Zhi's terrible thoughts. This was undoubtedly a serious crime like treason and collaboration with the enemy. Lu Kangzheng and Jiangxia barbarians went to war.
, Cao Zhi wanted to unite with the Banzhen Man among them.
Cao Zhi also suddenly had this terrible idea while listening to Li Hei's statement, so he became more and more sure: "Yes, why not? Lu Kang has a comprehensive plan to encircle and annihilate the barbarian army, why don't we separate before him?"
Give me a piece of the pie and eat a bowl first. If we wait until the Lujiang war is over, we will have nothing to share. Then we will only have to listen to Lu Kang’s decision. What we do will not affect his plan at all."
Li Ru noticed something, and followed up: "My lord, not only do you want this credit, but you also want to plan for yourself in advance?"
Cao Zhiqian nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, we got some water thieves and thieves to help us during this trip. Once the war here is over, we don't know how many will be left and how many will be willing to follow us. Although the Banzhen barbarians are Jiangxia barbarians,
It is the smallest branch among them, but it also has a large number of people. If it can be used by us, it will definitely be of great help to our future."
Li Ru followed Cao Zhi's train of thought and affirmed: "My lord's idea is good, but if the news is leaked and Lu Kang knows, it will be very bad. Will he arrest us for collaborating with the enemy?"
Cao Zhi said firmly: "Then don't let him know that I have placed my direct military guards on all the expeditions. Wang Ping and Li Dian are on the front line to supervise the army. No one will leak the news for a while. Min
Guang and others are quite obedient, they only want to make achievements and get ahead, I will satisfy them in a timely manner, and then induce and induce them step by step, it will not be difficult to control these people."
Li Ru said "Oh" and continued: "Then how does the lord know that Li Hu will definitely submit?"
Cao Zhi looked at Li Ru with a half-smile but said, "I don't know, so I'm going to send you to persuade him."
"Ah! If you send me there, you will have to take a boat again." Li Ru looked bitter. He should know that Cao Zhi smiling at him strangely would be up to no good. In his opinion, the danger of going here is second to none.
He was afraid of going on ships, and seasickness was the most painful thing he had ever experienced in his life.
Cao Zhi ignored his feelings and continued: "Don't worry, I will give you the best boat here. After you go, you must first create an momentum to make Li Hu feel that he has no choice. This time
What awaits them, the Jiangxia Barbarians, is their entire army being annihilated, and Lu Kang is not prepared to let them have another chance to survive."
Cao Zhi had obviously been thinking about such an opportunity for a long time. Regardless of whether Li Ru agreed or not, he continued: "Of course, before you go, take a look at the prisoners. The thin Yang Che is a bit scheming, and the strong Li Hei
Emotions are fragile, so we should work on them first along the way and bring them with us to show our sincerity. At the same time, the chance of you meeting Li Hu alone will be greater. I will write a personal letter to you and take it with you.
In my heart, I promise him in the name of Yangzhou Captain that we keep our word and while ensuring his safety, we will also let him get what he wants."
Li Ru held his short beard and muttered for a while, then said: "Since the master has a case against him, it must be carried out as soon as possible. This matter cannot be delayed. Li Ru will spare no effort to serve the master."
Cao Zhidao: "Okay, I have confidence in you! Oh, by the way, here are two sticks of dynamite for you to hold. The barbarians believe that these are the things of the God of Thunder. You can make use of them and tell Li Hu that this is what he used in Wancheng.
They killed the thing without leaving a single piece of armor behind. I think he will definitely re-evaluate our strength after seeing this thing, which may be of some help to you on this trip."
Li Ru carefully took the explosive. He had heard from Wang Ping about the power of this stuff. Li Ru carefully collected it and thanked Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhien agreed and added: "When you meet Li Hu, first express to him our intention to cooperate with him to rape Zheng Bao. I don't think he will agree so readily. Lu Kang's platoon subordinates should not mention it to him first."
And, wait until he really feels the danger, and you extend an olive branch, he will have no way out at that time, and he can only survive if he cooperates with us, otherwise he will wait for Lu Kang to catch them all and tell him that I am in Ruxu
Wu is waiting for him at any time. When he and I join forces to defeat Zheng Bao, all the treasures, food and grass in Chaohu will be his."
After Cao Zhi said all this, Li Ru stared at him for ten minutes, thinking secretly that Cao Zhi was terrible. Regardless of his military background, Cao Zhi was ten times more treacherous than him as a counselor. Then the two negotiated many things.
For details, Cao Zhi asked Li Ru to bring some precious treasures to Li Hu to show Cao Zhi's gratitude. It also showed Cao Zhi's financial resources and showed that he only wanted to eliminate the rebels.
The spoils of war are not taken lightly.
At dawn, the two separated. Li Ru was led by Xu Chu and Jiang Qin to meet Yang Che and Li Hei to arrange the trip.