I Am the Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Zhang He didn't intend to give up. He was always looking for opportunities to continue to look good on Cao Ren, but Cao Ren seemed to have been frightened. No matter what, he would not leave the city. Even if Zhang He led someone to attack a nearby city, he did not go out of the city to intercept Zhang He. .

Cao Ren's actions made Zhang He's teeth itch with hatred, and he even considered whether to bring someone to attack Wancheng.

Just when Zhang He was trying to clean up Cao Ren, Liu Zhe's order came from Youzhou, asking Zhang He to withdraw his troops and return to Yongzhou.

Zhang He had no choice but to retreat back to Yongzhou with his people.

Zhang He's retreat greatly relieved many people, especially Cao Ren. Zhang He put too much pressure on him.

Especially the Black Scale Army, this is an unsolved existence, facing it head-on, it didn't win at all.If there are twice as many tigers and leopards as the Black Scale Army, Cao Ren can also try to fight with the Black Scale Army.

But the problem was that Cao Cao didn't dare to send reinforcements to Cao Ren because the tigers and leopards were all in Xudu.

Everyone knows that the Black Scale Army is Liu Zhe's trump card, and it is also Liu Zhe's heart. If it causes too many casualties to the Black Scale Army and angers Liu Zhe, the consequences will be more serious.

Zhang He sent troops to deal with Cao Ren, which can be said to be a partial battle. If Liu Zhe was angered and Liu Zhe led the army to take revenge, it would not be a partial battle, but a full-scale war with Liu Zhe. ..

2591 The king gave him a great gift

Cao Cao was not ready for a full-scale war with Liu Zhe, so he did not send any soldiers or soldiers to Cao Ren, in order to prevent the expansion of the battle.

He only asked Liu Bei to bring people to reinforce Cao Ren, and he was not without the thought of bringing disaster to the east. He hoped that Liu Zhe would anger Liu Bei and divert Liu Zhe's attention.

However, Cao Cao did not expect that Liu Bei would suffer such a huge loss. All three of his generals were injured, and his soldiers suffered heavy losses. Of the six thousand troops, only less than two thousand five hundred returned to Xiangyang.

Zhu Huan, Wei Yan Jiling and the others were forced into the mountain. It took them and their soldiers more than half a month to get out of the mountain. When they came out, they were like beggars and almost died.

When such a general and his soldiers returned to Xiangyang, it was reported that Liu Bei wept on the spot.

Then he immediately sent someone to Xudu to ask Cao Cao for an explanation.

"Liu Bei is really rubbish. The three generals he dispatched have all been defeated, rubbish." After Cao Cao received the detailed results of the battle, he did not hide it in the slightest, and despised Liu Bei in the face of his subordinates.

"Of course Liu Bei can't be compared with King Wei."

Yang Xiu was the first to say, "Liu Bei is just a peddler. How powerful can his subordinates be? How can Liu Bei's generals be compared with those of King Wei?"

Although Yang Xiu is usually arrogant and annoying, and his popularity among Cao Cao's men is not very good, Yang Xiu's remarks made everyone present feel comfortable and felt that Yang Xiu was finally able to say something nice.

"King Wei, how to reply to Liu Bei's people?" Cheng Yu asked aloud.

Liu Bei sent people to ask for an explanation. If it was before, Cao Cao would not ignore him, and just slammed it back.

But now it is different. Cao Cao has already planned to form an alliance with Liu Bei to deal with Liu Zhe. If he does not give Liu Bei an explanation, there will inevitably be a gap between the two sides in the future, so that he can win the trust of each other in the future.

"Well, what do you guys think?" Cao Cao asked.

Cao Ren left Zhu Huan and Wei Yan and ran straight away. On this point, no matter what, Cao Ren was right.

"Just saying that General Cao Ren knew there was an ambush behind him and had to retreat?" Jiang Ji said.

"It's useless."

Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "This statement cannot convince Liu Bei."

Then, he said to Cao Cao: "King Wei, Liu Bei sent someone to ask for an explanation. In fact, he has another purpose."

Another purpose?

Cao Cao was stunned, and looked at Cheng Yu with doubtful eyes.

"King Wei, the angel who seals the king is still in Yexian." Cheng Yu said lightly.

Cao Cao and many people present immediately understood.

One of the conditions that Cao Cao promised to support the canonization of Liu Bei as king was that Liu Bei should send people to reinforce Cao Ren.

In order to seal the king, Liu Bei finally arranged Zhu Huan and others to reinforce Cao Ren.

After learning that Liu Bei agreed to send reinforcements, Cao Cao asked the emperor to send messengers to Xiangyang, ready to canonize Liu Bei as king.

The messenger sent to Xiangyang was none other than Xi Lu, the doctor of the imperial censor who was sent to confer the canonization of Liu Zhe for the first time before.

After Xi Lu arrived in Yexian, he refused to go south. His reasons were very good. There was a battle ahead, and he would not go until the battle was over.

But in fact, the battle between Cao Ren and Zhang He was in the northwest of Ye County, far away from Ye County, but Xi Lu still did not dare to go.

Cao Cao didn't urge him, anyway, it wasn't him who made the king, so it would be fine to make Liu Bei anxious for a while, so he agreed to let Xi Hu stay in Yexian.

At the same time, they also arranged to go to Xiangyang to help Xiju explain, so that Liu Bei could feel at ease.

Now that the battle was over, Xi Lu still did not leave for Xiangyang.

This made Liu Bei annoyed. Lao Tzu sent someone to help Cao Cao, but you didn't keep your promise?

Therefore, this is the real reason why Liu Bei sent people to Xudu.

"Well, that's what it is." Cao Cao smiled when he understood.

"King Wei, why don't you send someone to let Doctor Censor leave."

Cheng Yu suggested: "To avoid Liu Bei's resentment for this."

Cao Cao nodded. Indeed, if he continued, it would not do him any good.

"Tell Liu Bei's people that this king is giving him a great gift."

Cao Cao said, "Help him deal with Liu Zhe."