Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

Chapter 2853 Fan Li VS Jia Xu, the Ming Dynasty is orthodox in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 2849: Fan Li VS Jia Xu, the Ming Dynasty is orthodox in the Qin Dynasty

 The officers of the Qin Dynasty crossed into the camp.

 Zhang Liao, Jia Xu, Xu Huang, Gao Shun, Zhang He, Li Dingguo, Zhu Rong, Fan Lihua and other senior officials of the Qin army are gathering together.

 Zhang Liao learned that Puyang was captured a little earlier than Cao Cao. He immediately summoned his generals to discuss it overnight. As a result, only halfway through the meeting, he received news that Xuchang City had been breached.

"Haha, this battle was fought beautifully. Now that our army is in a strong position, no matter how hard Cao Cao resists, it will only be a desperate struggle."

Zhang Liao's face was full of joy, while Jia Xu smiled lightly and said: "Captain, the two cities of Puyang and Xuchang were captured by our army one after another. If Dingtao is captured again, the retreat of hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops will be cut off. Cao Cao can only do his best to protect Tao."

Hearing this, Zhang Liao immediately nodded in agreement. Just when he was about to say something, a soldier came to report: "To report to the Governor, Cao's cavalry left the camp overnight and went to an unknown destination."

Due to darkness and the tight surveillance of Cao Jun, the Qin Army spies did not find out the specific whereabouts of Cao Wei's cavalry. However, when they left the camp at this time, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they must have gone to rescue Dingtao.

Zhang Liao looked at Jia Xu and asked seriously: "Military advisor, Chen Liu is closer to Dingtao. Cao Cao's mobilization of cavalry at this time may hinder the general's capture of Dingtao. Can we think of a way to delay Cao's cavalry?"

For the Qin army in the middle led by Zhang Liao, how to fight this battle next does not depend on themselves, but on whether Bai Qi can capture Dingtao.

If Bai Qi could capture Dingtao, Zhang Liao would be able to easily kill Cao's army and annihilate it without even having to pay a high price.

But if Bai Qi cannot, Zhang Liao can still win, but he will have to pay a certain price, and it will be difficult to achieve complete annihilation.

Zhang Liao naturally wanted to wipe out Cao Cao's army at the lowest cost, so when he learned that Cao Cao wanted to use cavalry to rescue Dingtao, the first thing he thought of was to hold off Cao Cao's cavalry and prevent Cao Cao's cavalry from reaching Dingtao.

"this…"

Jia Xu thought for a while but shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult.

 Cao Jun only mobilized cavalry, and the large army did not take action. If they bypassed Cao's camp to pursue Cao Jun's cavalry, if this was a decoy, the pursuing army would probably be ambushed, and it would be difficult to replenish food and grass. "

What Jia Xu said is not unreasonable. After all, it was not the first time Cao Cao had done this to lure the Qin army into pursuit and then set up an ambush. Li Cunxiao had done it once before leaving, and Zhang He almost fell into an ambush.

In this situation, although Zhang Liao was sure that he would not fall into an ambush easily, there was really no way to replenish food and grass.

 At first, the Qin army was restricted by military regulations and could not forcibly requisition food from the people on the spot.

 Secondly, the surplus grain in the hands of the people of Wei State had long been collected and distributed uniformly by Cao Cao. Even if the Qin army violated military regulations and forcibly collected grain on the spot, there would be no grain to collect at all.

Therefore, after realizing these two major difficulties, Zhang Liao could only give up his plan to bypass Cao Jun's camp because it was really unfeasible.

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief. Whatever Cao Cao can think of, General Bai Qi can also think of. There will be a countermeasure in the future. Our army's mission is to keep an eye on Cao Cao's army. We must not let these hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops escape. ”

Hearing what Jia Xu said, Zhang Liao could only nod helplessly. He actually knew that the best way to deal with it at the moment was to wait.

Wait until daybreak to see how Cao Jun responds. He is attacking from behind, but he just can't help but want to use more force.

From the beginning of the war to the present, both the northern and southern armies have been fighting fiercely, but the center army with the largest number of troops has been slow and slow, and the results have been the smallest.

Of course, this was a strategy decided before the war started, and it was not because Zhang Liao did not want to advance quickly.

Now Bai Qi's strategy is about to be completed, and the middle route army obviously didn't put in much effort, but it is a pie from the sky, and it is about to harvest hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops. This makes Zhang Liao feel a little unhappy, and he feels like he has been given a handout. .

Zhang Liao originally wanted to help Bai Qi hold off Cao Wei's cavalry and let the middle army feel more involved as much as possible, instead of being forced to do battle by Bai Qi, but he did not expect that this trick would not work.

 After dawn, military information came again.

What neither Zhang Liao nor Jia Xu expected was that the Wei army mobilized all its cavalry last night, even the Yin Shou troops in Yan County.

Zhang Liao said in confusion: "Cao Cao's reaction was a bit excessive. He transferred all the cavalry in the army to support Dingtao. Aren't he afraid that the frontline troops would not be able to withdraw?"

In addition, Chenliu's armies all took action early in the morning. Except for Chenliu's Cao's army, which did not move, Fengqiu's and Suanzao's Cao's armies showed signs of moving to Yan County.

This made many generals, including Zhang Liao, a little confused. After all, even if Cao Jun retreated, he should retreat eastward and gather in Yan County in the north. What does this mean?

After the fall of Puyang, out of the fifteen counties of Dongjun, only one county, Yan, was still in the hands of Cao Jun. The rest of the area was occupied by the Qin army. It is impossible for Cao Cao to want to take back Dongjun at this time, right?

Jia Xu thought for a while and then sneered: "It is naturally impossible to counterattack and recapture Dongjun, but it is still possible if we just open a channel and withdraw the troops."

Hearing what Jia Xu said, Zhang Liao and other generals were startled for a moment, and then they came to their senses.

After the Northern Route Army conquered Puyang, most of the troops were taken by Bai Qi to attack Dingtao. The remaining troops were only thirty to forty thousand. They were not only dispersed to garrison in major cities, but also divided into troops to suppress the Demon Sect rebels within the territory.

 So, the Qin army's strength in Dongjun is actually still a bit tight.

If all the hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops left behind by Chen entered Dongjun, the local defenders of Dongjun would definitely not dare to fight. Even if they went to war, they would not be able to stop the hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops.

So it is possible that Cao Cao's move was to let Cao's army kill Dongjun and open up a passage for withdrawal. However, this possibility is very small. After all, Zhang Liao is not a laborer, and he will never let Cao's army retreat from Dongjun.

But when they thought that Chen Liu's Cao army had not moved, Zhang Liao and other generals immediately reacted. Did Cao Cao want to abandon his chariot to protect his commander? Abandon Chen Liu's Cao army in exchange for the opportunity for the remaining troops to break through in the north?

The more Zhang Liao thought about it, the more likely he felt that this was a possibility. He immediately prepared to divide his troops for combat. He sent one force to Yan County and the other to continue to stare at Chenliu and Cao's army, but was stopped by Jia Xu.

“Grand Governor, if Cao Jun really wants to break through from Dongjun, even after Cao Jun joins forces at Yan County, our army will be able to catch up with us.

But if we divide our troops now, we may play into Cao Cao's hands if we don't care about the end..."

Jia Xu explained it with a serious face. He was actually not completely sure, he simply felt that it was not that simple.

 Cao Cao was not Jia Xu's opponent when it came to scheming before, but after Cao Cao gave Fan Li full trust, even Jia Xu felt a little overwhelmed and did not dare to use tricks easily anymore, because there was a high probability that Fan Li would see through it.

Now that Cao Jun has exposed such an obvious intention, but there is a large blank of self-association, it is difficult not to let Jia Xu think too much. It is prudent to stay put. At this time, it depends on who can keep calm. , the more you lose your composure, the more flaws will be exposed.

In addition, Jia Xu even suspected that Fan Li was ready to abandon the 100,000 troops on the front line and instead try to protect the cavalry who went to support Dingtao.

 The main force on Cao Wei's front line is now like a giant ship of 10,000 tons. It is difficult to turn around if the ship is too big, but the cavalry are small boats, so it is much easier to turn around.

The Central Plains area is very flat, which is very suitable for cavalry operations. If Cao Wei's cavalry is separated from the infantry, even if Bai Qi captures Dingtao, he can only block the infantry's eastward retreat. It is difficult to block the cavalry.

According to the original plan of the Qin army, Bai Qi marched south after conquering Puyang and quickly captured the empty Dingtao. Ying Hao conquered Xuchang and marched north. The two counties, one south and one north, completed a closed loop and completely blocked Chenliu and Cao's army.

But now that Dingtao has not yet been defeated and Chen Liu's Cao army can still be rescued, Fan Li mobilizes all his cavalry. This makes Jia Xu suspicious. Fan Li claims to be rescuing Dingtao, but in fact he has already prepared to rescue Dingtao once Dingtao falls. Just give up all preparations for the infantry to run away with the cavalry.

If this is the case, then Fan Li is ruthless enough. He gave up the 100,000 infantrymen as soon as he gave up. But for Cao Jun, who was about to run out of opportunities, it might not be the last solution.

Jia Xu naturally did not want the more than 10,000 Cao Wei cavalry to escape the blockade, but if Fan Li did so, he would not be able to break it. After all, the Qin army had not yet formed a closed loop of blockade. If Cao Jun was determined to avoid fighting and escape, he would not be able to break the blockade in the plains. It's hard to block the cavalry.

If it is what Jia Xu thought, then the middle route army should stand still. After all, after sealing off Cao's army's retreat, it is completely possible to defeat the enemy without fighting, but starting a battle now is the most casualty strategy. .

“Fan Li, you are such a slippery loach.”

Jia Xu secretly sighed in his heart. He now vaguely regrets that he did not send someone to directly assassinate Fan Li when he took charge of Heibingtai. Otherwise, he would not have such a headache now.

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 Chen stayed in the city.

 Cao Ren, who was in charge of staying behind, suddenly showed disappointment in his eyes when he learned that the Qin army did not send troops, but allowed the Cao army in Suanzao and Fengqiu to gather towards Yan County.

Last night, when all the cavalry of the Cao Army was dispatched, they were already prepared to set up an ambush on the Qin Army's advance route once the Qin Army's cavalry followed up. However, Zhang Liao was not fooled and did not dispatch the cavalry to follow up.

After dawn, Cao Ren followed Fan Li's plan and asked the Suizao and Fengqiu armies to gather at Yan County to lure the snake out of its hole and let the Qin army divide its forces to fight. However, Zhang Liao was still not fooled.

Two consecutive misses made Cao Ren anxious. At the same time, he couldn't help but think of Fan Li's instructions before leaving.

Fan Li guessed that Jia Xu might see through his intentions. After all, it was difficult to hide Jia Xu's strategy from him. Therefore, Fan Li's plan was not to deceive Jia Xu, but to let him choose the lesser of the two. Make a choice.

In addition, Fan Li also told Cao Ren that if he could save Dingtao, the whole army would naturally have vitality. But if not, he hoped that Cao Ren would wake up, and the implication was that he would be allowed to make sacrifices.

 Cao Wei is a typical nepotism country. Most of the people in power are members of the Cao family and Xiahou family. Due to the deaths of Xiahou Dun and other blood relatives, the two families are basically full of resentment towards Da Qin, and Cao Ren is naturally the same.

Therefore, after hearing what Fan Li said at that time, Cao Ren assured Fan Li without much thought that he had realized something. If it came to that point, he would be willing to make sacrifices for Cao Wei and his lord.

Cao Ren's guarantee won Fan Li's trust, and he learned the entire plan. What shocked Cao Ren was that Fan Li actually hid something from the lord this time. In other words, the lord should have known very well and was only pretending to hide his shame. Tsukuru doesn't know.

“Teacher, I hope you are right.”

Cao Ren sighed lightly, and then summoned his seven generals from the Cao Wei clan, Cao Hong, Cao Yun, Cao Can, Cao Youwen, Cao Youwan, Cao Zhen, and Cao Bing, to discuss what to do next.

Except for Cao Hong, Cao Yun and Cao Can are grandsons, Cao Youwen and Cao Youwan are brothers, and Cao Zhen and Cao Bing are father and son.

 Cao Yun is the father of Cao Bin. During the Later Han Dynasty and the Later Zhou Dynasty, he served as the military envoy of the Imperial Military Command of Chengde. In the Song Dynasty, he was given many gifts to the Grand Master, Shangshu Ling and the King of Wei.

 Cao Can is Cao Bin’s eldest son.

 Cao Bin had a total of seven sons in his life, the most outstanding of whom was naturally the fourth son Cao Wei, whose military record was not inferior to his, followed by the eldest son Cao Can, who guarded the border, had great meritorious service, was kind and generous, and also had the demeanor of his father.

 Cao Youwen was a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty. He was brave and good at fighting. He defeated the Mongolian cavalry many times. He was the mainstay of the Southern Song Dynasty's military in Sichuan. Unfortunately, he fought alone because he could not get reinforcements. In the end, he and his younger brother Cao Youwan died heroically in the Battle of Yangpingguan.

Cao Zhen was a famous general in the early Ming Dynasty. He fought bravely and was good at jungle warfare. He often led his infantry over mountains and ridges and went deep into Myanmar to kill the enemy and frighten the southwest. Unfortunately, he had a good relationship with Lan Yu and was implicated by him. Eventually, he and his son Cao Bing They were executed together by Zhu Yuanzhang.

I have to say that after the fall of the Sui Dynasty, although the power of the Wei State ranked at the bottom of other countries, it still had a lot of talents. It was really rare for a family to produce so many talents, but it was a pity that there were not many truly top-notch ones.

Not only Cao Ren, but also Cao Hong and other seven generals who came in a hurry, their faces were full of anxiety. After all, even the two strategies failed, and they were really going to take risks next.

Especially Cao Yun and Cao Can's grandsons, Xuchang fell, and their son (father) Cao Bin was captured. Their life and death were unknown. As fathers (sons), how could they not be anxious?

 But rescue is definitely not possible. After all, Chen Liu and Cao Jun are now unable to save themselves. They can only pray that their grandson (brother) Cao Wei can escape.

"Brother Ren, the military advisor's strategy has failed and the Qin army has not dispatched. Now should we continue to march towards Yan County, or should we recall the two armies heading to Yan County?" Cao Hong asked anxiously.

 Cao Hong and Cao Ren are only cousins, not real brothers. Cao Ren and Cao Chun are real brothers. However, they grew up with Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan since childhood. Even if they are not real brothers, they are like real brothers.

It is precisely because of this that after Xiahou Dun died in battle, people who were close to him would share the same hatred and prepare to completely embark on the road of anti-Qin, such as Cao Ren and Cao Hong.

Cao Cao went to rescue Dingtao this time but took away all the cavalry. Not only were Yin Shou, Tantai Yu, and Cao Ning in the army, but Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun also accompanied them, so that Cao Ren and Cao Hong became Chen Liu's army of one hundred thousand soldiers. The commander-in-chief. Cao Hong is different from Cao Ren. He is just a fierce general, not a commander. However, he is loyal to Cao Cao, so he can command the entire army with Cao Ren.

Among the remaining six generals, for example, Cao Youwen, who was both civil and military, his ability to command an army was definitely better than Cao Hong, and even as good as Cao Ren. However, he was only a descendant of the Cao family, and his blood relationship was relatively distant, and he had no personal relationship with Cao Cao.

 Therefore, even though Cao Youwen was also a member of the Cao Wei clan, in this extremely dangerous situation, he still could not be reused by Cao Cao.

Cao Ren, who was sitting in the main seat, did not immediately answer Cao Hong's question. Instead, he observed the expressions of the generals. He wanted to see if there were any differences in life. After all, the current situation was too unfavorable for Cao Wei. Some people would think too much. It is also reasonable.

 In the following conversation, the generals were only anxious, and no one offered any words of surrender.

 In fact, this is normal. In order to unite internally and externally, Cao Cao even deprived Su Hu of his military power, who had always been hardworking and meritorious.

Su Hu was not unfaithful to Cao Cao, and even gave away his own daughter. However, in the end, he completely lost Cao Cao's trust because his daughter married into the Qin Palace. This also made many people in Wei feel resentful towards Su Hu.

 After all, it was Cao Cao who took the initiative to ask Su Hu to marry Su Xinyue (Daji) to Ying Hao in order to marry with Da Qin. For this reason, he even ignored the feelings of Yin Shou, the most powerful general in Wei.

Now that Qin and Wei have turned against each other, Su Hu, as the bridge of friendship between the two countries, has become the first victim. Isn't this just a matter of course?

For this reason, many people who were good friends with Su Hu spoke up for him, but in the end, Cao Cao deprived him of his military power by means of overt promotion and covert surrender.

 Cao Wei's military system also referred to the Qin system. Now there are 3,000 people for a battalion, 5,000 people for a reinforced camp, and 10,000 people for an army.

Now Chen Liu's 150,000-strong army is mainly led by 100,000 generals, and six of these ten are surnamed Cao, and the other two are also surnamed Xiahou.

This is enough to show how far Cao Cao went to nepotism in order to unite his own people.

After several rounds of repeated "purification", the people in Cao Wei who can control the military are at least people whom Cao Cao can trust, and these people dare not raise them even if they are dissatisfied.

 Did no one of the seven generals of the Cao Wei clan present think of surrendering?

 This is naturally impossible.

 Cao Yun, Cao Can, Cao Youwen, Cao Youwan, Cao Zhen, and Cao Bing did not grow up with Xiahou Dun, and they did not have such a deep relationship with Xiahou Dun. Naturally, they would not hate the Qin army because of Xiahou Dun's death.

Especially Cao Yun and Cao Can's grandsons. For them, their son (father) was captured and Cao's army was in such a difficult situation now. Instead of continuing to fight this hopeless battlefield, it would be better to surrender as soon as possible.

 It’s just that after experiencing ‘purification’, they all know what should be said and what should not be said. They all hide their thoughts in their hearts and dare not express them easily.

Cao Ren naturally knew that even the Cao family might not be loyal to the end, and there would definitely be people who had different opinions, but he didn't care because he would not give these people a chance to surrender.

“Don’t worry, the military advisor had anticipated the situation we are facing now before leaving, and had left a way to deal with it.”

Cao Ren remembered Fan Li's instructions and did not tell everyone everything. He said calmly: "What we need to do now is to hold Zhang Liao back and wait for the lord to save Dingtao before withdrawing.

According to the military advisor's instructions, if the strategy fails, we will recall the army heading to Yan County and ask the Yan County defenders to abandon the city and go to Chenliu..."

 “What? Give up Yan County?”

Before Cao Ren finished speaking, Cao Youwen and Cao Can exclaimed.

In fact, even if Cao Ren didn't say it, all the generals present knew that the probability of breaking out from Dongjun was very slim. However, compared to the dead situation that would result after the fall of Dingtao, the hope of breaking out from Dongjun was actually greater.

 That's why when Cao Ren mentioned giving up Yan County, Cao Youwen and Cao Can had such a big reaction. After all, having this hope is better than not having it at all.

As soon as Cao Can finished speaking, he realized that he had lost his composure and immediately shut up and stopped talking. However, Cao Youwen asked impatiently: "Once you give up Yan County, if the lord fails to save Dingtao, then I will Isn’t Wan Dajun’s retreat completely cut off?”

From the reactions of the two men, it can be seen that Cao Can is a man who has been granted the title of Duke. Perhaps his military ability is not as good as Cao Youwen, but his political sense is much stronger than Cao Youwen.

As Cao Can expected, when Cao You heard this, Cao Ren was already dissatisfied and defensive. After giving Cao You a faint look, he said: "Although the Qin army in Dongjun is empty, as long as Zhang Liao still stares at it, , it would be impossible for our army to really break through from the direction of Dongjun.

The previous gesture of going to Yan County was just to confuse and paralyze Zhang Liao. Although the purpose has not been achieved now, it does not mean that it is useless.

Since the Qin army was indifferent and chose to continue to wait and see, it means that Jia Xu did not know the true intention of the military advisor. Isn't this an opportunity in a crisis? It is also the only remaining opportunity for our army to join forces. "

"Can…"

Cao Youwen wanted to say more, but before he finished speaking, his younger brother Cao Youwan pulled him back and signaled him to stop talking.

It was only then that Cao Youwen woke up from a dream. He realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said, which might cause Cao Ren to misunderstand. For a while, he didn't even know whether he should explain it.

Cao Ren had a panoramic view of the performance of Cao Youwen brothers. He naturally believed in Cao Youwen's loyalty, and his reaction was for the good of the army. However, it also showed his pessimism about the current situation, so he must take precautions, at least not in Give him a chance to lead alone.

“Well, trust your lord and the military advisor. I believe that my lord will take action personally this time and he will be able to keep the victory.”

Cao Ren confidently offered a guarantee to appease the uneasiness of the generals, but he was soon slapped in the face by the cruel reality.

Dingtao guard Liu Tichun took the initiative to open the city gate and surrendered to Bai Qi, which also meant that Cao Jun's retreat was cut off.

 As for Liu Tichun's surrender at the Pass, a lot of things actually happened in the process.

Although Cao Cao sent Cao Ning in advance to prevent Liu Tichun from opening the city and surrendering, it was precisely this move that stimulated Liu Tichun, who was originally wavering.

 In fact, Cao Wei, like many Daqin, also has many internal factions, mainly five major factions, namely:

 The clan line dominated by the Cao Wei clan;

 Yingchuan Clan, dominated by Xun You, Chen Qun and others;

 The Yanzhou clique headed by Chen Gong and Cheng Yu;

 The outsiders headed by Yin Shou and Tantai Yu;

 As well as the Yellow Turbans headed by Wang Junke, Niu Jinxing and others.

  Cao Wei is a bigger person, but there are five major factions within the country. However, when the country was not strong and the people were not rich, and there were constant internal and external troubles, Cao Cao was still able to balance the five major factions in the country and prevent them from causing trouble.

 But just by understanding this point, Cao Cao defeated most of the princes, which fully shows how strong Cao Cao's political ability is.

 Among the five major factions of Cao Wei, the most miserable ones are naturally the Yellow Turbans.

 That’s right, it’s the Yellow Turban style, not the Ming style.

Cao Wei had never recognized the name Ming before. Even though the power of the Ming State next door was stronger than that of Wei, and even if most countries including Da Qin recognized the Ming State, Wei had always called him the Yellow Turban Thief. Rather than the Ming army.

It wasn't until Cao Wei and Da Qin fell out and the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming formed an anti-Qin alliance that Cao Wei changed his face at the speed of light and recognized Ming as a brother who killed and loved each other.

　　After Li Zicheng died in battle, the total number of surrender troops forced to surrender to Cao Wei accounted for more than half of Cao Wei's army, but now they can barely account for one-tenth. This shows how badly the Yellow Turbans were suppressed.

Of course, Cao Cao did not suppress openly, but adopted a more advanced conspiracy, constantly consuming the power of the Yellow Turbans in the war with the Ming Kingdom.

This also caused Wang Junke, Liu Tichun and other demoted generals to not realize that they were being suppressed at all, and the troops in their hands were gradually consumed in the war. Not only did they not feel that there was a problem, but they also felt It is my own lack of ability.

This was the case with Liu Tichun. After Li Zicheng died, he and Ma Shouying each led thousands of troops to surrender to Cao Cao. Later, they were gradually wiped out in the war with the Ming Dynasty. Because of their defeat, they were both transferred to the rear and sat in the rear for several years. Benchless.

If it weren't for Cao Cao's "purification", which vacated many important positions within Cao Wei, I probably wouldn't have remembered that there are still many generals in the Yellow Turban system who can be used.

Liu Tichun had always felt that he was idle because of his defeat, and his defeat was due to his lack of ability. Naturally, he couldn't blame others.

But now Cao Cao has ignored the past grudges and once again reused him as a defeated general, and also asked him to guard such an important position as Dingtao. With such kindness and attention, if he betrays Cao Cao and makes up for Cao Wei, then That would be too ungrateful.

Under the double constraints of conscience and morality, even though Liu Tichun knew that Cao Wei was about to end, and even though he agreed with what Ma Shouying said, he was still extremely hesitant and unable to make a decision.

Ma Shouying, who was full of confidence when he came, saw that his words were almost smoking, but his good brother was still indifferent. When he realized that something bad might be going on, he was also curious about the reason why Liu Tichun refused to surrender.

"Brother, what are you hesitating about? The Ming Dynasty's orthodoxy lies in the Qin Dynasty. Have you abandoned your original beliefs?" Ma Shouying said angrily.

"Belief?"

Liu Tichun smiled coldly and asked: "Isn't it because we couldn't survive anymore and joined the uprising just to make a living? When did it become his mother's faith?

The story about Huang Tiantian Kingdom mentioned by the great virtuous master is simply a trick. Not to mention that I didn’t believe it before, even now I don’t believe it.

Your kid is full of all kinds of poisons, but don’t say you would believe this. "

As soon as Liu Tichun said this, Ma Shouying didn't know how to refute it. He really didn't believe Zhang Jiao's story. The reason why he mentioned Ming Zhengtong in Da Qin was just to stir up Liu Tichun's memories. He came to persuade him to surrender with him, but he didn't expect Liu Tichun to refuse to accept this trick at all.

Ma Shouying knew that he could not convince Liu Tichun, so he could only ask helplessly: "What are you going to do now? Then why don't I, a traitor, come to sacrifice the flag to show your loyalty to Cao Cao?"

Liu Tichun shook his head and said, "We've been brothers for more than ten years. You know I won't do this. Just leave. I'll pretend you've never been here."

 Seeing that Liu Tichun had no intention of taking him down, Ma Shouying was relieved and at the same time became more puzzled.

"Brother, I really don't understand. What kind of enchanting soup did Cao Cao make? Li Zicheng was much better to us than Cao Cao at the beginning, but when Li Zicheng died, you surrendered to Cao Cao without much hesitation. Why did you become so bad when you got to Cao Cao? So loyal?

You have to know that even Puyang City has been lost. It is impossible for you to defend Dingtao with only 3,000 defenders. Do you really want to die for Cao Cao?

Isn't it good to surrender to the Qin Dynasty and share the wealth with your brothers? "

Liu Tichun knew that Ma Shouying was really doing it for his own good, so he couldn't help but let out a sigh, and then said helplessly: "My situation is different from yours. There are only 300 county soldiers away from Hu City. It is impossible to stop Bai Qi. Even if you surrender, you can't." Some people will blame you, but I am different.

There are three thousand defenders in Dingtao. Even if Bai Qi cannot be stopped, it is still possible to delay for a while. After the lord receives the news of the fall of Puyang, he will definitely lead his army to support Dingtao as soon as possible. According to the distance Calculating, I can wait for reinforcements for at most one day.

The lord ignored the past grudges and reused me, a defeated general, but I was in Cao Wei's life-and-death plan. If I betrayed the lord ungratefully, the responsibility for Cao Wei's demise would be placed on me, and I will definitely be despised by loyal people in the world from now on. . "

Ma Shouying was stunned when he heard this. He really didn't think that much before, but now it seems that he is still shallow.

"well…"

Ma Shouying also sighed. He knew that he could not persuade Liu Tichun. He wanted to leave, but he couldn't help but remind him: "Many people saw me when I entered the city. If Cao Cao knew that you let me go, If so, I’m afraid I won’t let you go.”

"Don't worry, as long as I don't want to surrender to Qin, the most I can do is to be deprived of my military power."

Hearing what Liu Tichun said, Ma Shouying said nothing more and immediately prepared to leave to report to Bai Qi. But at this moment, Liu Tichun's soldiers came anxiously to report: "General, General Cao Ning is coming alone. , and has already entered the city.”

"What?"

Hearing this, both Liu Tichun and Ma Shouying screamed, and their faces instantly became extremely ugly. After all, it was impossible for Cao Ning to enter the city without asking about the soldiers, and as long as he asked, he would know that Ma Shouying had met Liu Tichun before him.

At this thought, Liu Tichun couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "I asked you to leave before, but you had to leave. Now that it's fine, you can't leave even if you want to."

 (End of this chapter)