Since Cao Bao also had the motivation to expel Liu Bei from Xuzhou, he naturally quickly reached an agreement with Lu Envoy.

Due to the pressure from Yuan army during this period, Zhang Fei also brought his people to defend Xia Pi City to prevent people from turmoiling in the city.

On this day, Cao Bao personally brought about a hundred servants and pushed carriages to the prefecture.

I saw that the cart was loaded with a jar of fine wine that had been sealed.

There are hundreds of cauldrons.

This is the good strategy to destroy the city after Cao Bao and Lu Envoy's joint plan.

He had long heard that Zhang Fei was a drunkard...

If he could get drunk, wouldn’t it be easy to help Lu Bu take Xuzhou?

The cart continues to move forward...

When they arrived outside the gate of the prefecture, the convoy was stopped by the patrol team near the surrounding areas.

Seeing this, Cao Bao was already accustomed to this scene. He quickly stepped forward and showed a flattering smile on his face:

"This brother, I am the Cao family in the city, the head of the family Cao Bao. Hasn't this the Yuan army raging in Xuzhou recently? I heard that General Zhang was extremely worried about it."

"As a native of Xuzhou, I am just thinking that I should contribute to defending Xuzhou."

After saying that, Cao Bao pointed to the jar of fine wine loaded on the car.

Then, he saw the patrol troops staring at the jar of fine wine, and his eyes showed an indelible feeling.

Obviously, this is extremely attractive to them.

"Brothers, these fine wines were offered to General Zhang for the purpose of labor, but now I have really worked hard to see you waiting for the whole day to garrison here."

"Then Cao also divides some of the fine wines for you and others to enjoy, how about it?"

This statement fell.

Cao Bao's words naturally made every soldier in the patrol team look very happy after hearing this.

What's more, although Liu Bei had instructed Zhang Fei not to drink alcohol that day, he privately entrusted him with his own instructions, and Zhang Fei did not formally issue a "prohibition for alcohol."

Therefore, Cao Bao's words now naturally aroused the greed in their hearts.

Cao Bao took the initiative and naturally divided about twenty or thirty altars for this patrol soldier.

The leading general took the advantage, so he naturally had a tacit understanding with Cao Bao, pretending not to detect them, so he made the convoy slowly enter.

In the military palace.

The guards quickly reported to Zhang Fei that Cao Bao, the head of the Cao family, came to work hard with many fine wines.

After hearing this, a wave suddenly aroused in Zhang Fei's heart.

Due to the temptation of fine wine, he still kept Liu Bei's instructions in his heart.

Moreover, according to the current situation, it is impossible for Yuan Jun to attack Xuzhou in large numbers.

Most of the two sides still have to be in a confrontation.

What's wrong with drinking reasonably under such circumstances?

At this time, Zhang Fei was naturally full of thoughts in his heart, and he convinced himself to quote the wine plan for thousands of reasons.

After meeting Cao Bao, the head of the Cao family, Zhang Fei naturally accepted the wine. Except for leaving several jars to drink independently, the rest were ordered to send the soldiers to the camp immediately.

For all troops of the army to enjoy.

Looking at the jar of fine wine, Zhang Fei looked at Cao Bao from the side and couldn't help but praise him: "Head of the Cao family, you can understand the difficulties of our army!"

"I know that our army confronts the enemy, and the soldiers are very tired."

"You happened to come to work hard with the wine..."

After saying that, he saw Cao Bao still smiling and complimented: "General is too good!"

"Leopard is just doing what Xuzhou people deserve. This meager achievement is nothing, haha."

After chuckling, Cao Bao covered his face with a smile, perfectly covering up his true thoughts in his heart.

At this moment, Zhang Fei was seduced and tempted, and devoted himself to the wine, and had no extra time to deal with the rest.

"Head of the Cao family, since you provide the fine wine, how about you and I drink it together?"

Hearing this, looking at Zhang Feizhi's eyes, Cao Bao immediately waved his hand and said, "General, Bao is actually not good at drinking, so he may be with him."

"But..." Halfway through, Cao Bao suddenly changed his mind and said straight: "But Bao will immediately return to the mansion to continue preparing a batch of fine wine. If the soldiers in the army do not use enough, it is better to replenish it in time!"

With a few words, Zhang Fei had already been deceived by Cao Bao's sweet words and had not seen through his heart that he had other plans.

After seeing Cao Bao off, Zhang Fei ordered his followers to send a jar of fine wine into the square.

Then, he rushed straight into his eyes like a fire.

A jar of fine wine was fixed in his eyes, and it was like a pervert looking at the beauty. He was already drooling and saliva was flowing from his mouth.

After thinking about it, he did not hesitate at all, and he started drinking wildly in a jar of wine.

Even Jiujue was not used...

When he returned to the mansion, Cao Bao was not idle either, so he immediately sent someone to the military camp and the state government to hide and inquire about the news.

This time, he naturally had to always grasp all the movements of Zhang Fei's troops.

The plan can naturally be implemented only if the soldiers and Zhang Fei himself return drunk.

Otherwise, once it is noticed.

Cao Bao knew that with Zhang Fei's nature, he found that he would never save his life by colluding with Lu Bu.

And just in Xia Pi City, when all the preparations to seize the city were made.

In the Shouchun, the capital of Huainan, Zhang Liao, as a stern general in Lu Bu's army, also moved quickly to the south after being dressed up by Qiaozhuang.

His goal for this trip is very clear.

It is to meet Yuan's leader, General Yuan Shu, and to express his kindness to him.

He intersected with the Yuan army in order to jointly defeat Liu Bei's army.

Since they want to seize Xuzhou, they will naturally take all factors into consideration.

Even though they could rely on Cao Bao as an insider, they took advantage of the situation to seize the city of Xuzhou.

But if the Yuan family cannot be recruited as a helper, this matter will still change.

Therefore, what Lu Bu was most worried about was that after Liu Bei heard the news of the fall of Xuzhou, he immediately organized military forces to return to the rescue in an attempt to fight for Xuzhou.

In this way, it is still a little difficult to independently fight against Liu Bei's army based on its current military strength alone.

Zhang Liao naturally knew this very well.

After several days of galloping, Zhang Liao rode a horse from Xiliang along Sishui and headed south along Qiaozhuang.

Finally, on this day, I rushed to Shouchun, the capital.

After entering the city, he naturally did not make a big fuss, but secretly asked for the Zuo General Yuan Shu.

After a lot of effort, I took the initiative.

Yuan Shu was finally able to know that Lu Bu's envoy came to meet him.

It seemed that he was facing the pressure of the current situation, and Yuan Shu also urgently needed to clarify the intentions of Lu Bujun, so he secretly summoned Zhang Liao to meet.

The two met and sat down at each other.

After a little negotiation, Yuan Shu said straight to the point: "Zhang Wenyuan, now something is urgent. I think you are traveling thousands of miles to Shouchun, which is not just about reminiscing about the past."

"Since that's the case, what are the requirements? Should I raise them quickly?"

Hearing Yuan Shu's quick words, Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, and then naturally did not hesitate, and replied directly: "General Zuo, my Marquis Wen of my family has been thinking of taking over the counties of Xuzhou recently."

"But due to the limitation of strength, we need to intercede with your army and cooperate before we can accomplish our goals!"

As soon as this statement was made, Zhang Liao naturally expressed his intention to come first, and then said: "I think General Zuo has also hidden a lot of pressure in the face of Liu Bei and Xuzhou's main force invading Huainan territory recently?"

"If you and our army can unite, after our army seeks to seize Xuzhou, Liu Bei's army will inevitably collapse without fighting!"

One word goes down.

Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Yuan Shu smiled and said with a chuckle: "Tell me, how should you and my family unit unite to defeat the enemy?"

"General Zuo, this is the general combat plan."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao also quickly explained: "Next, our army will secretly take advantage of the situation to seize the counties of Xuzhou. If we don't expect it, in the past two days, my Marquis Wen should have been hiding to the outskirts of Xia Pi City."

"Then maybe he's already in the main city."

After saying that, Zhang Liao looked straight at Yuan Shu's eyes and analyzed: "For our army, it is not difficult to seize the counties of Xuzhou."

"Mainly, once Liu Bei hears the war report on the fall of Xuzhou, he will inevitably bring his main force back to fight for it!"

"But with our current military strength, it may be difficult to compete with it head-on, so my Marquis Wen just thought of joining forces with General Zuo."

A few words slowly revealed from Zhang Liao's mouth.
To be continued...