The Assassin Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Cao Jun retreated all the way until Yingchuan was reached.After Cao Cao learned that Xia Houyuan was captured and Cao Hong was assassinated, he spurted out another mouthful of blood and fainted on the spot.The crowd turned around anxiously, pouring water, beating their backs, pinching some of them.After a lot of tossing, Cao Cao let out a long breath, and then he woke up faintly.

"Brother Gong! What should we do now?"

Gongren is Dong Zhao's word.Dong Zhao, courtesy name Gongren, was born in Jiyin Dingtao.Originally a counselor under Yuan Shao's account, he contributed the most to Yuan Shao's running on Han Fu to occupy Jizhou and contacting various aristocratic families in Jizhou. Therefore, he was regarded as a thorn in the side of Yuan Shao's other counselors and slandered Yuan Shao one after another.Yuan Shao's ears were soft and he despised Dong Zhao. Dong Zhao left angrily and switched to Cao Cao's account. He was Cao Cao's third largest adviser after Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu, and he was deeply trusted by Cao Cao.

Dong Zhao is already in his 40s, but he has delicate features, as if he were a teenager.The few wisps of beard under the chin are very funny, and it is even more ridiculous to add that the man is as thin as a stick.Dong Zhao twisted his beard and muttered for a while: "Our army suffered heavy losses in this battle. General Xia Houyuan's [-] troops were wiped out. In the Lushan battle yesterday, half of our main force was lost. The strength has been greatly weakened. We cannot compete with Long Fei." Let's fight again, but Liu Bei in Xuzhou and Yuan Shu in Yangzhou have long wanted to spy on me in Yanzhou, so we need to take more precautions, the subordinates think that we should return to the army as soon as possible, so as to avoid further troubles in Dongjun."

Xiahoudun snorted coldly: "Hmph! Rotten Confucianism is not enough to plot, how can such shame and humiliation return to the army, and vow to take Wancheng to avenge this!"

"Yes! Yes! Revenge!" Many people shouted along with Xiahoudun.

Cao Cao waved his hand: "Don't talk too much, just listen to my brother-in-law!"

Dong Zhao cleared his throat: "Our army was exhausted, and if we fight again, we may be defeated by Long Fei. At that time, Long Fei, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu will attack from three sides, and Yanzhou will be in danger!"

"What if Long Fei chases us when we return to the army?" Liu Ye asked.

Everyone nodded repeatedly. Returning to the army at this time just gave Long Fei a chance. If Long Fei led the army to cover up and kill him, let alone Yingchuan, Chen Liu might not be able to keep it.Dong Zhao glanced at Cao Cao, then scanned everyone around, and sighed softly: "Long Fei is indeed a serious problem, but the princes of the world only care about themselves and have not noticed the crisis. My lord, you might as well stop fighting with Long Fei for a while. The two families are in-laws. We can use this relationship to form an alliance against Yuan Shao and the Yuan Shu brothers, so we can recharge our batteries and make a comeback!"

"Alliance!" Hearing this word, everyone immediately talked about it, and even Cao Cao's expression changed.Last night, the two families were fighting each other to the death, and today they said the words of alliance will not make people laugh.Even if the alliance is successful, who is Long Fei?The most treacherous and shameless guy in the world, he now has the moral and military superiority, and it is foolish to try to tie him up with just a piece of paper.

Xiahou Dun laughed loudly: "Hahaha..., sir, are you joking! Form an alliance with Long Fei? Even if we are willing, is Long Fei willing?"

Dong Zhaodao: "Although Long Fei won this battle, he also lost a lot. What's more, Liu Biao in the south, Yuan Shu in the east, Li Jue and Guo Si in the west are all staring at his Wancheng. Long Fei is the most profitable person. At this time, he definitely doesn't want to entangle us anymore, if we propose an alliance, he should not refuse, but..."

Cao Cao frowned: "Brother Gong has something to say, but it's okay to say it!"

"Long Fei is a greedy person, if we propose to form an alliance, he will naturally extort a fortune. My lord, you should think about how much we can give to Long Fei!"

Long Fei never went back, and the army continued to stay in Lushan. Guan Hai, Zhou Cang, and Pei Yuanshao were sent to Xiangcheng with [-] troops to release Cao Cao and fight back.Although the battle was won, the loss was not small.Originally they had only [-] soldiers and horses, but lost [-] in Lushan, and about [-] soldiers could no longer go to the battlefield due to other reasons.Therefore, this battle has dealt a heavy blow to Wancheng.Cao Cao is still in Yingchuan now, he has no idea whether he will call again.

The remains of the martyrs were coffined and sent back to Wancheng for burial.In Lushan's subordinate office, Longfei held a meeting to discuss the next step.Starting from Zhao Yun and Wenpin, all the generals thought that they would give up all they had to fight Cao Cao to avenge the dead soldiers.However, Li Ru, Xu Shu and others repeatedly opposed it.What they said was also reasonable, now that Wancheng lost nearly half of it, there would not be enough troops to fight again, not to mention that Jingzhou and Yangzhou had already received news that Liu Biao and Yuan Shu had gathered troops one after another, with unknown targets.This is not a good time to attack.

Li Rudao: "We have enmity with Liu Biao and Yuan Shu. If we send troops at this time, these two people will definitely come to attack. We can't deal with it. Wancheng, which has worked so hard for many years, may be destroyed. Only by holding back the troops, they will have no desire to divide. Throw all the problems to Cao Cao, if he beats us again, he will definitely accompany us, but whether Yanzhou can continue to survive is uncertain, if we don't beat us, we can just let him make up for our losses! This is what the lord said about business. "

Hua Xiong said angrily: "Business, business! For this business, we have to lose tens of thousands of lives, what benefits can we get in exchange? Why don't we send troops straight to Dongjun and finish Cao Cao completely!"

Xu Shu shook his head again and again: "Although Cao's army is defeated, there are still [-] soldiers and horses. If we enter Yingchuan, our army may not be able to win. It is better to do this business!"

A debate has been quarreling from early in the morning until high in the sun.Long Fei was a little flustered with hunger, and really didn't want to listen to the quarrel.A slap on several cases: "Our army can't fight any more. This matter will be handled according to what Mr. Li and Yuan Zhi said! In addition, find Jiang Gan. If Cao Cao has an envoy, let him take charge. I don't want to see Cao Cao. Make that face."

Three days later, Cao Jun's envoy Jiang Ji really came.Jiang Ji was originally a native of Chu, and he worked as a Biejia in Yangzhou. Later, Yuan Shu seized Yangzhou and Jiang Ji hid himself in the Jianghu. He recommended himself to Cao Cao's family, and was appreciated by Cao Cao, ranking after Dong Zhao.This time Cao Cao sent Jiang Ji to discuss the alliance with Long Fei after careful consideration.Jiang Ji used to be a county official in Jiujiang, and had several connections with Long Fei's subordinate Jiang Gan.One of these two men is unique in Jianghuai and has eloquence, and the other is famous in Chu State and is known as a talent for helping the world. When they met, they laughed.

"I didn't expect Brother Ziyi to be so successful now, I have to act according to Brother Ziyi's face!" Jiang Ji half joked and half told the truth.

Jiang Gan hastily cupped his hands: "Brother Zitong is joking, how dare the last official in my district pretend to be big in front of Brother Zitong. I think that in Jiujiang, it was thanks to Brother Zitong's care that Jiang Gan is today!"

"Brother Ziyi, you are welcome!"

The two entered the hall while talking politely.In the hall, there are two tables on the left and one on the right. The writing and ink on them have already been prepared, and two boys are packing up the bamboo slips.After being seated, a waiter served tea.The two looked at each other, feeling a little worried in their hearts.Just because I am too familiar, even a small movement of myself will give the other party a hint, and it is not so arbitrary when talking about conditions.

Jiang Gan waved his hand and sent everyone down, he said with a smile: "A few days ago, you and I were enemies, and here your master Cao Cao fought my master, and tens of thousands of lives were buried outside the city. Sitting across from each other is rather embarrassing!"

Jiang Ji also laughed and said: "What's so embarrassing, I'm here today for the alliance between the two families, I believe Brother Ziyi won't take my face off!"

"Hahaha..." Jiang Gan waved his hands again and again: "That's natural, since the two families are allied, I wonder if Mr. Cao has prepared a gift for my lord?"

Jiang Ji shook his head and said, "The purpose of the two alliances is to get rid of the swordsmen and fight against the enemy. Naturally, they are mutually beneficial. Brother Ziyi said that is a bit out of line!"

The two of them came and went in the room, fighting with each other, neither of them wanted to back down.Although the words were tit-for-tat, the expression on his face was like that of an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years, smiling and chatting happily.Long Fei, Li Ru, Xu Shu, and Zhao Yun, who were hiding behind the screen, listened all morning, and they were all dumbfounded when they came out.Xu Shu sighed: "This is Mr. Ziyi, if it is someone else, it may not be Jiang Ji's opponent!"

"Isn't that right! Cao Cao's subordinates are really full of talents, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will become a big problem in the future!" Li Ru also shook his head and sighed.

Long Fei smiled: "Do you have no confidence in yourself or are you too optimistic about Cao Cao? Motivation comes only when there is pressure!"

Xu Shu and Li Ru knew they had said something wrong, so they quickly shut up.Zhao Yun pondered for a while, then said, "Brother, what if the negotiation fails?"

Long Fei shook his head: "I have already told Ziyi that it must be done, don't look at Ziyi's biting to death now, he knows what to do when it really matters."

Apart from eating and sleeping, the two hardly stepped out of that room.All kinds of truths and classics have been said almost all over the place. If outsiders don't know the inside story, they may think that the two are arguing.In fact, both of them are very clear that as long as they keep the other party in check, they can win the greatest benefit for themselves.However, don't forget that Jiang Gan is the best eloquent talent in the Jianghuai region, and no one dares to compete.Although Jiang Ji is not bad, there is always something missing.At noon on the third day, Jiang Ji was finally speechless by Jiang Gan, and he could only smile slightly as he sat there.

Jiang Gan took a long breath: "It seems that we have come to a conclusion. We can withdraw the soldiers from Xiangcheng, but Mr. Cao wants to compensate us for the losses in this battle. According to the calculation of my family, Mr. Xun Yu, we should compensate the dead soldiers for a settling fee." Ten thousand gold, [-] dans of food and grass, and five thousand gold for the repairs of Mount Lu and the loss of the people, Brother Zitong has no objection to this?"

Jiang Ji shook his head and smiled wryly.He lost this battle again.Long Fei's subordinates are good fighters Dian Wei and Xu Chu, good defenders Wen Pin and Gao Shun, good planners Jia Xu and Guo Jia, good rulers Xun Yu and Zhong Yao, eloquent Jiang Gan, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Xu Shu and Li Ruzhi. They are all geniuses in the world, and they are better than Cao Cao in every way.This defeat himself has nothing to say, he can only nod in agreement.

Although Cao Cao was somewhat dissatisfied with this result, the current situation can only be like this.In order to stabilize Long Fei as soon as possible, Cao Cao mobilized gold, silver and grain from Chenliu and Dongjun and sent them to Lushan.Long Fei also released Xia Houyuan and more than 1 Cao soldiers who were captured, which was regarded as sincerity.The two sides sent Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun to complete the delivery procedures in Xiangcheng, and returned with the written alliance letter to hand over the business.

The war that lasted for more than a month is only a comma. As for how long this thin agreement will last, no one can say, maybe tomorrow, maybe this afternoon.