Madam, please invite me?

In the royal city, there are probably only three people who can be called a wife.

When Liu Chuang came to Xia Pi, he naturally could not hide it from Mrs. Yan. But Liu Chuang was a little confused. Why did Mrs. Yan look for him?

When he came to the back house with doubts, he saw Mrs. Yan, Diao Chan and Cao.

If you change someone, it is naturally impossible to go in and out of the back house like this. But Liu Chuang is different. He is Lu Bu's son-in-law. What is the matter of going in and out of the back house?

"Meng Yan!"

"Uncle Emperor."

When Liu Chuang stepped into the hall, Mrs. Yan and the other two stood up.

Mrs. Yan calls him the character "Pin" but it does not mean that Diao Chan and Cao can also call him this.

After all, Mrs. Yan is Liu Chuang's mother-in-law and Lu Bu's official wife. Diao Chan and Cao are concubines, so they call Liu Chuang "Uncle".

Liu Chuang quickly returned the salute, then sat down and asked, "What's the matter with Madam?"

Mrs. Yan signaled the maid in the hall to step down and said seriously: "Meng Yan, I have something I want you to answer truthfully. Do you have a chance of winning this time?"

Liu Chuang didn't expect that Mrs. Yan found it to ask about this.

He was stunned for a moment, pondered for a moment and replied: "Very rare."

"oh?"

"Unless Yuan Shao or Liu Biao sends troops, it is difficult for the Marquis of Wen to have a chance of victory."

"Will Yuan Shao and Liu Biao send troops?"

Liu Chuang smiled bitterly, "Liu Jingsheng was defeated this spring, and he may not have the courage to fight Cao Cao again; Yuan Shao...hehe."

He didn't say the result, but the "hehe" was enough to make Mrs. Yan and the other two understand what he meant, and they couldn't help but show a solemn look.

Yuan Shao, will he send troops to help?

You know, Yuan Shao wanted to kill Lu Bu and drove Lu Bu from Hebei to Henan.

The conflict between the two people is very deep. If Yuan Shao wants to help Lu Bu? That is not small... In other words, Yuan Shao will not send troops.

"Will you definitely lose if you do this?"

Liu Chuang scratched his head, "If you say you will lose, it may not be.

The key is to see how the father-in-law chooses... Should he stay in Xuzhou, or find another place? It is said that he will take a step back and broaden the sky. If the father-in-law can abandon Xia Pi and retreat to Guangling, he will at least have a chance to breathe. If he only relies on Xia Pi, he will definitely lose this battle."

Do you want to leave Xia Pi?

Mrs. Yan and Diao Chan and Cao looked at each other and couldn't help but look thoughtful.

Liu Chuang sat aside, not in a hurry... In history, the reason why Lu Bu was defending Xia Pi was that he had no other way of retreat. At that time, Chen Deng led Guangling troops to the north and surrounded Xia Pi with Cao Cao, leaving Lu Bu no room for revolt. But now, Zhang Liao captured the four counties of Huaiyin, Sheyang, Ping'an and Gaoyou. Chen Deng abandoned Guangling and fled to Haixi, and joined forces with the Xu family in Haixi to fight against Lu Bu, and was able to breathe.

In other words, Lu Bu now has at least room for transformation.

Next, it depends on how Lu Bu chooses. He is to continue to defend Xia Pi, or to obey Liu Chuang's ideas, give up Xia Pi, and retreat to Guangling. Although retreating to Guangling may not necessarily lead to victory, there is still a glimmer of life. If you stay in Xia Pi, you will die without life.

"Meng Yan, you are tired too, go back and rest first."

After pondering for a long time, Mrs. Yan issued an order to expel guests.

Liu Chuang was not dissatisfied with any dissatisfaction because he knew that he had already persuaded Mrs. Yan.

If Mrs. Yan is willing to come forward to persuade her, then Lu Bu will be able to change his mind and follow Liu Chuang's opinions.

But if even Mrs. Yan persuaded Lu Bu to change his mind, Liu Chuang had plans to protect Mrs. Yan and others and retreat to Guangling first.

If it really doesn't work, you can send someone to borrow a boat from Jiangdong and evacuate from Xuzhou.

Next, it depends on how Lu Bu chooses...

Leave from the back house and return to the residence.

It was already late, and the lights were still brightly lit in the royal city hall.

I think Lu Bu is discussing with the generals, but he doesn't know what kind of results he can discuss.

Liu Chuang did not go to inquire about the situation, but went back to the room to rest... He was already very tired! He had not had a good rest on the way since he learned that Zang Ba surrendered. In addition, after Su Yangshan and Liu Guan and Zhang had a fierce battle, he did not rest immediately. Instead, after Liangcheng observed for a day, he rushed to Xiapi to meet Lu Bu. So, as soon as he fell down, he fell into a deep dream.

Just as Liu Chuang was sleeping, a fierce discussion was taking place in the Cao army camp outside Pengcheng.

When Cao Cao learned that Liu Chuang had broken through the encirclement, he couldn't help but sigh regretfully.

Although Li Dian sent people to come and said that Liu Bei and the other two were not blocking it, Liu Chuang made him stay in Yangshan and settle in Liangcheng County. However, Cao Cao did not blame Liu Bei. Instead, he sent people to the Yishui River to comfort Liu Bei, and sent people to take Liu Bei from the Yishui River to Pengcheng.

Liu Chuang's escape is by no means Liu Bei's responsibility.

Of course, Liu Bei did not rush to Wuyuan in time, but instead took his own initiative to go to Liangcheng to intercept Liu Chuang. Although he violated the military order, Liu Bei's decision was undoubtedly the best choice based on the situation at that time. Occupying Liangcheng and cutting off Liu Chuang's way south was a good game. Unfortunately, Liu Bei's luck was not very good. He was taken over by Liu Chuang and he was even seriously injured by Liu Chuang.

It can be said that Liu Bei has tried his best!

In this case, if Cao Cao blames Liu Bei again, it would be unreasonable.

The reason why Liu Chuang was able to break through was not a crime of war was that this guy Liu Chuang was too cunning.

Who would have thought that he would quietly reach an understanding with Mi Zhu?

In the past two years, no one, including Cao Cao, knew about it... If Guo Jia had not been wary of it, it might have caused more serious consequences.

Therefore, Cao Cao really had nothing to say, and he felt more or less regretful in his heart.

Liu Chuang was extremely brave and very intelligent... If I had taken him back to Yingchuan, I would have been able to use it for me.

But when I thought about it, although this guy Liu Chuang did not reveal his ambition, I could feel that this guy's ambition was definitely not small.

Even if he arrived in Yingchuan at that time, he might not be able to use it for Cao Cao.

If you don’t do it well, you will be a disaster for raising a tiger!

Well, what's the use of regret? Since Liu Chuang has broken through and joined forces with Lu Bu, there is no reason to delay the battle in Pengcheng.

"Please come by Mr. Hanyu."

After thinking for a while, Cao Cao immediately ordered someone to find Chen Gui.

"Mr. Hanyu, now I want to conquer Lubu, but Pengcheng stops our army from advancing.

I don’t want to start a massacre in Xuzhou. All I want is Lu Bu and Liu Chuanger... I wonder if Mr. Hanyu can teach me?"

Chen Gui is a veteran powerful man in Xuzhou after all.

His power and prestige in Xuzhou are by no means comparable to those of ordinary people.

Even though he had suffered a crushing defeat with Liu Chuang before, Chen Gui's status in Xuzhou was not changed. Cao Cao asked him to find a solution, but he found the right person!

Chen Gui smiled and said in a deep voice: "Wang Mo, the governor of Pengcheng, is from Le'an, Qingzhou.

When he committed an incident in Qingzhou, he fled to Xuzhou for killing people, and was taken in by me. Later, I asked someone to arrange for him to serve in Xuzhou. Almost no one knew about it except Taotao Gongzu. Now Sikong wants to take Pengcheng, so I am willing to enter the city to surrender to the king model and let him surrender to Sikong."

Cao Cao was overjoyed and smiled with his hands.

I knew this old guy had a way, but I didn't expect him to hide so deeply.

"Since that's the case, I'll be bothering Mr. Hanyu for a hard time. If Wang Mo is willing to surrender, I promise not to hurt Pengcheng every grass and every tree."

"I wish to follow Sikong's order."

Chen Gui left the camp overnight without saying a word.

"Lord, Chen Gui's old son is treacherous and conspiring, and is very famous in Xuzhou.

Moreover, Chen Yuanlong's men in the lake and sea have a lot of plans. If he had left his father and son to continue in Xuzhou after he was eliminated, it would be inappropriate."

After Chen Gui left, Guo Jia couldn't help but say, "Why not invite his father and son to Xudu, and then gradually weaken his father and son's prestige in Xuzhou?"

Cao Cao smiled slightly and said softly: "How can I not know what I say in the filial piety?

But as you said, Chen Gui has a deep weight in Xuzhou and cannot be eliminated at any time. What's more, Xuzhou has many geniuses. If there were no such a cunning person to stay, it would be difficult to calm down. He dared to volunteer today, which means that he had already planned... But no matter how Chen Gui planned, it would be a powerful man in the end and it would be difficult to become a threat. Who can take charge after taking Xuzhou?"

No matter how strong the Chen family is and how smart Chen Gui is, Cao Cao is not afraid.

It is easy to attack Xuzhou, but it is difficult to govern Xuzhou... What Cao Cao really worried about is who to send him to stay in Xuzhou.

Guo Jia frowned slightly, and agreed.

However, now is not the time to consider these things. The key is to defeat Lu Bu as soon as possible and take Xuzhou down.

Also, that damn Liu Chuang!

"When will the lord attack Xia Pi after he seized Pengcheng?"

Cao Cao thought about it and replied: "If Pengcheng is ready tomorrow, the troops will be sent to Xia Pi in two days."

"good!"

Guo Jia nodded and agreed.

The battle in Xuzhou must not be delayed for too long, otherwise it is difficult to guarantee that there will be a bad situation.

Guo Jia was also worried that Cao Cao was not in Xudu for a long time, and it was difficult for Xudu's old Han officials to take action. More importantly, if Yuan Shao from Hebei sent troops at this time, Xudu's troops were empty and could not resist at all. Once Xu had any changes, that would be the most annoying.

The battle in Xia Pi is urgent.

However, Liu Chuang broke through from Donghai County and met with Lu Bu in Xiapi, which became a major event for Guo Jia.

He vaguely felt that the variables of the Battle of Xia Pi were on Liu Chuang. He didn't want any accidents to happen again, so he had to fight quickly. The longer the time delayed, the more likely it was to happen. For Guo Jia, there was already an accident like Mi Zhu, and he would never allow it, and there would be a second accident. So, where is the variables of the Battle of Xia Pi?

Thinking of this, Guo Jia suddenly frowned.

"Lord, now Chen Deng and Xu Xuan gathered together in the west of Haixi, and Liang Xi helped each other, Wei Mi's troops gathered in Quyang. Why not let him send troops to attack Lingxian, and cut off Lu Bu's way south? You must know that if Lu Bu abandoned Xia Pi and ran to Guangling, it would be another hard battle."

Cao Cao was stunned for the first time, and his expression changed.

Guo Jia's reminder made him realize immediately that Lu Bu seemed to have a way out.

"You mean, Lu Bu might abandon the city and go south?"

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and said, "I am not easy to make a judgment now, but I know that Liu Chuang is definitely not a person who is waiting to die. He may fight a trapped beast. The longer the lord went east to Xuzhou, the longer the front line was, the more benefits he had with Lu Bu. If I were Liu Chuang, I would definitely persuade Lu Bu to go south without defending Xia Pi... You must know that although Xia Pi was high and thick, it was an isolated city."

After hearing this, Cao Cao agreed.
Chapter completed!