Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, and a strong sense of anxiety surged in his heart.

They knew that the war in Yanzhou had just ended, Yuan Tan was defeated and captured, Cao Ang took over the remaining troops, and withdrew from Rencheng with Zhu Ling and others. After Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai analyzed, they both felt that although Sun Ce won, he did not achieve the expected results. He paid such a great price and only obtained a corner of Shanyang and faced Yuan Shao directly, which was not an ideal result. If Yuan Shao attacked, Sun Ce might not only have to give up his existing results, but may even suffer greater losses.

Cao Ang's letter did not explain the specific war process, but they all believed that Cao Ang's role should not be ignored. If he had not joined forces with Zhu Ling in time to curb Sun Ce's offensive, the result might have been more beneficial to Sun Ce.

Cao Ang made a contribution, but this was not necessarily a good thing. In the last battle of Junyi, Cao Ren led his troops to block Sun Ce and blocked Sun Ce's attack. As a result, Sun Ce was so angry that he turned around and confiscated the Cao family. This time, Cao Ang seized food from the tiger's mouth, which hindered Sun Ce's affairs. How would Sun Ce take revenge on him? The Cao family had been confiscated, and Sun Ce could not have confiscated the second time. Cao Cao was a little lucky at the time. But when he saw these words, he realized that he was too grateful.

Mrs. Ding, Cao Ying and Chen Liu were right next to Sun Ce’s mouth. Although Zhang Miao is trustworthy, he is not Sun Ce’s opponent. Sun Ce wants to rob people, he can’t stop him.

"Ah" Cao Cao patted his thigh hard, regretting it. Why didn't he take Mrs. Ding and Cao Ying to Chang'an to stay away from Sun Ce?

Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao and suddenly laughed. "Eunuch, even if Sun Ce kidnapped Mrs. Ding, it might not be a bad thing."

"How do you say this?"

"Behind Mrs. Ding is not only the envoy, but also Ding Chong. Ding Chong has helped Sun Ce. Can he get the prefect of Hanzhong, or Sun Ce sends someone to do it. Sun Ce makes a heavy bet on Ding Chong. How could he hurt Mrs. Ding Chong at this time and get into evil with Ding Chong?"

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, and after a moment, he nodded repeatedly. "It makes sense to say this."

"Although Zhang Mengzhuo had a feud with Yuan Benchu, he did not know about military affairs, and the strength of Chenliu County was limited. If Yuan Benchu ​​wanted to obtain the qualifiers, Zhang Mengzhuo could not stop him. Instead of staying in Chenliu, it would be better to be robbed by Sun Ce to Runan. In this way, even if Yuan Benchu ​​was worried about Zi Xiu, he would not be able to take Mrs. Ding to Yecheng."

Cao Cao stroked his short beard and nodded repeatedly. His relationship with Yuan Shao was a bit special. He could be said to be Yuan Shao's subordinates or Yuan Shao's ally. The biggest difference between his other civil and military officials and civil servants was that his family was not sent to Yecheng. This gave him a certain degree of freedom. But if Yuan Shao really wanted to obtain the qualifiers, he could not refuse directly, and he would inevitably find some reason. Now that he has arrived in the court, Bian and his two sons have also been brought, but Cao Ang is still facing this problem. Now that Mrs. Ding has been kidnapped by Sun Ce, it is a blessing in disguise.

"It's just that, it's probably impossible for Zixiu to be the governor of Yanzhou."

"No." Xi Zhicai shook his head. "If Yuan Benchu ​​fights Sun Ce immediately, he needs a forward general who is familiar with Yanzhou. Zixiu is the most suitable one. If Zixiu refuses, he can naturally dismiss Zixiu, and there is no need to rush for a moment. If he is not in a hurry to fight Sun Ce, then there is no difference between who is the governor of Yanzhou, and he will not mind expressing his trust in Zixiu."

Xi Zhicai laughed. "I think Guo Fengxiao must have thought so, so he kidnapped Mrs. Ding so that Zixiu could not act rashly. Of course, if the general wants to go down the river and attack Jingzhou, he must think twice before he can do it."

Cao Cao felt relieved.

Cao Hong walked in, looked at Xi Zhicai, and then looked at Cao Cao. "Meng De, it's almost noon. When will he leave the army?"

"Is it noon?" Xi Zhicai was shocked and looked at the leaking pot at the corner of the cabin. Seeing that the float was a short distance from noon, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Hong was puzzled. "Sacrifice, are you waiting for noon?"

"Of course, the West belongs to metal. If you want to be a master, you should take the time when the fire virtue is the most prosperous. The Han Dynasty is the time when the yang energy is the most prosperous. At this time, you will be able to defeat the ten-fold ones."

Cao Hong looked at the serious Xi Zhicai and was skeptical. If he said a good omen, he believed it. But watching Xi Zhicai was so serious, it was not as simple as taking a good omen. He swallowed and swallowed the questions that had come to his mouth. Although Cao Cao had an army of 20,000, to be honest, most of these 20,000 people were barbarians. It was a fact that they were brave and good at fighting, but they did not have a battle formation. No one could be sure whether they could defeat the Dongzhou soldiers under Liu Yan. If Xi Zhi could do something and boost morale, it would be fine.

After a while, seeing that it was already two hours of noon, Xi Zhi asked Cao Cao to leave the cabin, beat the war drum, and began to make an oath. After reading the emperor's edict and the oath of the expedition, at noon, Cao Cao ordered the killing of several fine works he had caught before, the captives sacrifice flags, and the bright red blood sprayed on the battle flag, which was indeed a bit like fire. The battle flag was raised in the air, and amid the fierce drums, Cao Cao loudly announced his departure.

A 20,000 army and thousands of warships went upstream and headed towards Mianzhu.

Mianzhu City, West Gate.

Ren Jun narrowed his eyes and looked at the rolling smoke in the direction of the provincial muslim mansion. The corner of his mouth sucked, showing a relieved smile. He turned around and hurried out of the city, rushing out of the city before the soldiers guarding the city closed the city gate, got on the carriage parked beside the official road outside the city gate, and rushed westward.

A woman was sitting in the car and looked at Ren Jun quietly. Her skin was as white as snow, and her red clothes were as bright as fire.

"Person Ren, I have completed the task as you ask. You can return my son to me, right?"

Ren Jungong bowed. "Don't worry, Madam, let the son be safe and sound, you will see him soon."

"when?"

"When the envoy Cao entered Yizhou."

The woman's face was sunk, her face full of evil spirits. "Rely the captain, I hope you understand one thing. My Zhang family preached for three generations in Yizhou, and there were tens of thousands of disciples. It was not difficult to find my son."

Ren Jun bent his mouth, leaned against the wall of the car, lifted up the curtains, and looked at the city of Mianzhu that was gradually moving away. The smoke had turned into a fire, rushing straight into the sky, and even the sun at noon had lost its light. Even the distance was so far, he could hear the screams of horror in the city.

The Taoist people of Tianshi are indeed everywhere and should not be underestimated. Mianzhu is Liu Yan's capital, and he is very cautious. The Taoist people of Tianshi can actually set fire under his nose. I wonder what Liu Yan's reaction would be when he knows the truth? The beauty is in trouble and the lich is in chaos. He gets into trouble with Mrs. Lu, but he takes over both, how can he be defeated?

Ren Jun sighed: "Madam, I never dare to underestimate your strength, so I hope to continue to cooperate with my wife. If you just want to take your son to practice Taoism without asking about the world, I will take you to see him immediately, but if you want to continue preaching in Yizhou and let the Lang Gongxu succeed as Tianshi, then we still have a chance to cooperate. Madam, the Zhang family is from Pei State and is a village party with Cao Envoy. Liu Hou and Pingyang Hou were ministers in the same dynasty and were founding heroes of the Han Dynasty. Now the situation is difficult, Cao Envoy really hopes to work with his wife and win the building to the forefront."

Hearing Zhang Lu's name, the evil spirit on the woman's face gradually dissipated, and her eyebrows and eyes became softer.

"Okay, I can cooperate with Cao Envoy. However, I want to meet him."
Chapter completed!