Chapter 87 Meeting Cao Cao

Chapter 87

It was night, and two yellow scarf soldiers were chatting in Guangzong City.

"What's wrong with this officer? They only camped 30 miles outside the city, but they neither attacked nor retreated. A soldier asked.

"Who knows? The reason why we rebel is that we want to have a mouthful of rice. It's not just right now. Anyway, you can't eat your meal. What do you care so much? Another soldier said indifferently.

At this time, there were three officers outside Guangzong City. It was Cao Cao who quietly came outside Guangzong City with two guards.

In this situation, the soldiers at the head of Guangzong City are no longer surprised. In recent days, officers and soldiers often come to Guangzong City to negotiate, and these yellow scarf soldiers defending the city are responsible for using hanging baskets to transfer these officers and soldiers to negotiate into the city.

"Listen, only one person can come in, and the other two people are waiting here." A leading yellow scarf soldier saw Cao Cao and the other two appear, and without asking much, he directly put down a hanging basket and then shouted at the people.

Just when Cao Cao entered Guangzong City, in the Taishou Mansion in Guangzong City, Zhang Liang, Zhang Linger and Lv Bu were also discussing a plan to defeat the enemy. It turned out that since Zhang Liang came to Guangzong, Zhang Jiao has been hiding in his Taoist temple and began not to ask about political affairs, leaving everything to Zhang Liang to deal with. What do you say to devote you to practicing Taoism and read the Book of Heaven. For these things, Lv Bu really doesn't say anything.

"The news has been sent from Luoyang that the imperial edict of Lu Zhi's departure is expected to arrive in the next two days. Lv Xian's nephew, what should we do next?" Zhang Liang looked at Lv Bu on one side and asked.

"I don't know, who will take over the officers and soldiers on Guangzong's side after Lu Zhi leaves?" Lv Bu was not in a hurry to answer, but raised his own questions.

"I heard that there is a man named Dong Zhuo. That man seems to have been in Liangzhou before. I heard that he is also very capable and has fought a lot of battles." Zhang Liang replied worriedly.

"Ha ha, no matter who it is, it's better for our army to figure out the information in recent days. As long as Lu Zhi leaves, no matter who is transferred, it is impossible to quickly get familiar with the situation of Guangzong. We just need to launch a general attack and break up the 70,000 officers and soldiers in front of us before the arrival of the reinforcements from Bingzhou and Beiping. Without these 70,000 troops, even if the officers and soldiers of Bingzhou and Beiping come, we will also have the strength to fight. Lv Bu pondered a little and analyzed the current situation thoroughly.

"Brother Lv Bu is right, and I agree. I heard from the people who monitor the officers and soldiers below that today it seems that the envoys of the imperial court have come to the officers and soldiers. It's just that the specific situation is not clear. I have sent Pei Yuanshao to find clues. I believe that by tomorrow, everything will be clear. Zhang Linger looked at Lv Bu, supported Lv Bu's opinion, and then said another situation.

"It seems that the decisive battle will be in the next few days. General, please prepare the soldiers. If the messenger of the court really arrives, the war will be in the next few days. Lv Bu proposed to Zhang Liang.

"Okay, our army has been nourishing its energy these days. Now that it is full of vigor, it should also work hard." Zhang Liang laughed and felt happy. After the preparation of these days, Zhang Liang saw the victory again, which was somewhat similar to when he was in Yingchuan.

"General, there is an envoy from the officer and army. Does the general want to see it now?" As soon as Zhang Liang and the other two finished the discussion, they heard a guard reporting outside.

"I? Who is the messenger of the officers and soldiers? Zhang Liang asked casually.

"Report to the general, the man said that he was Cao Cao, the cavalry captain." The soldier replied.

Hearing Cao Cao's name, Zhang Liang was nothing, but Lv Bu was shocked. Although Lv Bu did not study much about the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, Cao Cao's name was like thunder. Suddenly, a strange feeling rose in Lv Bu's heart. Although Lv Bu is the first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao is the first awesome man in the Three Kingdoms. Lv Bu really wants to see this Cao Cao. What kind of demeanor does he have?

"General, this Cao Cao, let me meet him." Lv Bu said.

"Hm? What, how can Lv Xian's nephew be interested in such an unknown Cao Cao? Ha ha, since Lv Xian's nephew is interested, let's leave it to Lv Xian's nephew to solve it. Anyway, I don't want to pay attention to this kind of small role. In Zhang Liang's eyes, Lv Bu was a calm person, but he didn't expect that Lv Bu would be interested in Cao Cao. However, Zhang Liang didn't care much about Cao Cao, so he gave it to Lv Bu to deal with.

"Brother Lv Bu, Cao Cao must have come here for Yuan Shu. What is Brother Lv Bu going to do?" Looking at Lv Bu taking over this matter, Zhang Linger asked Lv Bu's intention at that time.

"Yes, I also want to know a little about it." Zhang Liang also expressed interest in this matter.

"Ha ha, there is nothing to hide. I'm going to hand over Yuan Shu back to the officers." Lv Bu said with a smile. This was beyond Zhang Liang's expectation.

"Is it so easy to let go of Yuan Shu? That's an important person." Zhang Liang was a little puzzled.

"Ha ha, uncle, you worry too much about this. We let Yuan Shu go back to reduce the guard against us. As long as the officers and soldiers are not suspicious of us, the victory of this war can belong to us." Zhang Linger smiled and explained for Lv Bu.

"Well, that's good. That's the truth. I'm a little confused. Ha ha." Zhang Liang patted his forehead and smiled.

In a wing room in Guangzong Taishou Mansion, Cao Cao and Lv Bu met. Cao Cao is steady and capable, while Lv Bu is dressed as a scribe. The difference is that his face is covered with black cloth. It must be that Lv Bu still doesn't want Cao Cao to recognize him.

"I'm under the command of General Lu Zhi, Captain Cao Cao. I don't know which general in the Yellow Turban Army is you?" Cao Cao wanted Lv Bu to arch his hand, but he took the lead in opening his mouth.

"Ha ha, I've heard of the general's reputation for a long time. Today, I really live up to my reputation. As for your Excellency, you don't need to know. The kindness and resentment between you and me will naturally be clear at that time." Seeing Cao Cao, Lv Bu nodded with satisfaction, and then said some inexplicable words. Naturally, these words were Lv Bu. From the perspective of his future development, Cao Cao, who heard these words, was a little confused.

"Did I know you before? Or was Cao once guilty when he was in the capital? When Cao Cao heard Lv Bu's words, he couldn't help but be suspicious.

"Ha ha, Lord Cao laughed. Lord Cao and one of my friends look very similar, so I just lost my temper. Please forgive me." Lv Bu woke up and knew that he had lost his temper. He quickly found a reason to prevaricate.

"It doesn't matter. Let's talk about business." Cao Cao didn't want to gossip, so he changed the topic. It must be that Cao Cao is now in Guangzong City controlled by the Yellow Turban Army. The so-called words must be lost. It's better to end Yuan Shu's matter and leave early.

"Ha ha, since Lord Lu Zhi said that we should surrender to our Yellow Turban Army at the right time. Our Heavenly General naturally believes in the character of General Lu Zhi, and naturally believes in General Lu Zhi's promise. However, General Yuan Shu has been preaching and studying Taoism with my General Tiangong these days, which is quite fruitful. I really don't want to leave. I'm afraid this matter will disappoint General Cao. Hearing that Cao Cao was going to talk about business, Lv Bu looked helpless and ran the train with his mouth full.

It turned out that since Lv Bu asked people to persuade people to surrender and shoot them into the officer's military camp, Lu Zhi had it. He took this opportunity to prevaricate the Yellow Turban Army, and on the one hand, he wanted to buy time, and on the other hand, he wanted to rescue Yuan Shu back. So in the following time, the negotiations between you and me above asked the other party to show sincerity.

So the officer said that he had retreated for 30 miles to camp, and he also opened one eye and closed one eye to the Yellow Turban Army who came out to collect grain from Guangzong City.

Now that the officers and soldiers have made concessions, it is time for the Yellow Turban Army to make concessions. Unfortunately, the imperial edict arrived at this time. Lu Zhizhi seized the military power and brought it back to Luoyang.

Few people knew about this matter, and the difficulty of its operation made Lu Zhi feel uneasy to hand it over to others. So when he left, Lu Zhi handed over this glorious task to Cao Cao. Of course, Cao Cao knew that he could not hide the news of Lu Zhi's departure from the Yellow Turban Army for a few days, so he could only come late at night and wanted to make some efforts to save Yuan Shu at this last opportunity.

Unexpectedly, Lv Bu's mouth was full of trains, saying that Yuan Shu was studying Taoism with Zhang Jiao, and he was happy. What is Yuan Shu? Can Cao Cao not know? What did Yuan Shu study since he was a child? Cao Cao could figure it out with his toes, but this did not include Taoism.

"Ha ha, your Excellency is joking. Cao knows a little about Yuan Shu, but he has not heard of his interest in Taoism. You'd better convey our opinion to Lord Zhang Jiao. Since you want to do great things, you have to be honest. How can you go back on your terms? How can my general trust General Tiangong? Cao Cao hinted that if Zhang Jiao wants to recruit Lu Zhi, he needs to be honest in order to gain Lu Zhi's trust, and releasing Yuan Shu now is the best proof of Zhang Jiao's integrity.

Cao Cao also ran the train with his mouth full. Lu Zhi has been dismissed. Now he doesn't know where he has gone, but Cao Cao is still talking about Lu Zhi's surrender.

"Ha ha ha, your General Lu Zhi is too worried. My Tiangong General is a way for heaven, paying attention to benevolence and integrity. How can you lose your trust with your general? General Cao, let's go back now. Yuan Shu is already waiting for you at the gate. Lv Bu smiled, but said something that surprised Cao Cao. Cao Cao thought that the Yellow Turban Army would not agree so easily and would definitely find something to delay, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth.

In fact, Lv Bu originally intended to hand over Yuan Shu to Cao Cao to appease the officers and soldiers. However, he handed it over casually, but it was easy to arouse the suspicion of the officers and soldiers. Therefore, Lv Bu lingered with Cao Cao for a long time and observed Cao Cao Cao's skills by the way.