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Chapter 758: Cao Cao's Choice

"What? How could he go to Yunhai County? No, it must be these two people who admitted it wrong." Cao Cao looked unbelievable.

"I thought so at first, but I saw them saying it with confidence. Moreover, Chen Qing had seen the son of today who was a general at that time in Yunhai County, and also saw his mount Baiyu chasing thousands of miles away. His eldest son Chen Lie was also appointed by the emperor as a county magistrate. Chen Qing said that on the road, he saw the emperor riding a white horse and passing by them. The emperor seemed to recognize him, and he also stopped fighting horses and smiled at them, and then continued on his way, so he would never admit his mistake."

Chen Gong said it firmly, and obviously he had already believed in this statement.

Cao Cao also became solemn: "If so, at such a critical moment, what will Liu He go to such a remote border in Yunhai County to do? It is really puzzling..."

Chen Gong said, "This matter is not difficult to understand."

"Oh? Please give me advice from the office."

"When today, I am talented and talented, diligent and loving the people, I will never travel thousands of miles to the border to do meaningless things when a million troops rebelled."

Hearing him that the army of his and others were all "rebels", Cao Cao showed displeasure, but just as Chen Gong's attitude was when he called Liu He's name directly, Cao Cao did not refute anything at this time.

Chen Gong continued: "The soldiers of Jiaozhou and Youzhou are unlikely to threaten Luoyang. Those who are truly worthy of the Emperor's worries are the more than 200,000 troops of the Qiang people, and the 250,000 troops announced by the Ming Dynasty. Among the two armies, the real strength is not to be praised. The Ming Gong's troops are probably more than twice as strong as Yizhou."

Cao Cao laughed: "Haha, I know me, the Gongtai. In the battle west of Luoyang City, I knew Liu He's ability to train troops. Therefore, in recent years, he has worked hard to train troops and study the battle formation. His combat power is no longer the same as before. Otherwise, how could he dare to be an enemy of the famous Gao Shun?"

"That's it." Chen Gong slapped his thigh.

"Can you think of this festival? Could it be that the emperor could not have imagined it? The troops and horses of Bingzhou and Jizhou were restrained by Gongsun Fan, and General Zhang Yong of Liangzhou was restrained by Yizhou. Gao Shun was not the enemy of Ming Gong. If you want to repel Ming Gong, the emperor would only lead the emperor to fight. However, the remaining troops stationed in Luoyang and Chang'an were less than 100,000, and they could not be fully mobilized. But if only tens of thousands of reinforcements were brought, the number of winners and losses was still unknown. Therefore, the emperor must invite another reinforcement to come and help."

When Cao Cao heard this, he understood everything.

"Xianbei, Budugen!"

"That's right." Chen Gong replied.

"In the battle of Shuofang County, today Zi divided the Xianbei into four parts, including Ke Bineng, Kuitou, Qianman, and Bu Dugen. Now Kuitou and Qianman both died at the hands of Gongsun Fan. He ruled dozens of tribes, with millions of people, countless cattle, sheep, and horses, but there were no soldiers and horses to guard them. Wouldn't it be a piece of fat? I expected that the emperor would use these two parts as bargaining chips in exchange for Bu Dugen to send troops south."

Cao Cao nodded and said in a deep voice: "It is indeed very likely that Bu Dugen was named the Xianbei Grand Chanyu by Liu He. Oh no, he will inevitably obey Liu He's order. His strength is the strongest among the four Xianbei tribes, with no less than 50,000 cavalrymen. Once he goes south to help, it will be a big disaster. It's just..."

He changed his voice: "It's just that it's not easy for the Xianbei cavalry to arrive at my Chenliu battlefield."

Chen Gong cursed: "Why did Meng De be smart and confused for a lifetime? From the northwest grassland of Shuofang, it was natural to cross the Han cities and escape the obstacles of the mountains to come to Chenliu. However, it would be difficult to go to Liangzhou, but it would take a few days to reach. With Bu Dugen to help guard Liangzhou, Zhang Yong could at least free up half of his troops to leave the battlefield in Xiliang."

Cao Cao quickly thought of a possibility and slowly stood up from his seat.

"Liangzhou marched quickly back to Luoyang, broke into Yingchuan, and attacked Yuzhou!"

"No," Chen Gong also stood up, staring at Cao Cao without blinking.

"Meng De, I am here to persuade you as a friend, to withdraw your troops as soon as possible, to apologize for the court, to conquer Yizhou, to redeem your sins, the emperor is kind, only in this way, you will have a chance. Otherwise, the emperor will lead the emperor to the army, and Gao Shun and Zhang Yong will help you, how can you have a chance to win? After a long period of delay, the matter in Youzhou will be slightly calmed down, Guan Yu led the heavy cavalry south, and Xuzhou Liu Bei disturbed the rear. At that time, you are afraid that the whole family of your Cao family will die and have no place to bury him. Meng De must listen to my advice."

Chen Gong said these words very sincerely, and tears flashed in his eyes, and Cao Cao was also moved by it.

"What Gongtai said was all because of Cao's concerns, and he came from Jinyang. Cao was deeply impressed by this kind of deep friendship. However, this matter is of great importance. I have a grudge against the Emperor of Luoyang to kill my brother, and my father was even more sad and unable to afford to get sick. All of us in Yanzhou were regarded as unpardoned people. It is probably not easy to resolve it so easily."

When Chen Gong thought about it, he fell into deep thought. After a long time, he spoke again.

"It's just that the court is powerful. No matter whether it is the generals, soldiers, or the population under the jurisdiction, they are all above you, and the emperor is unparalleled. It is not a good idea to be an enemy. If you surrender at this time, you may be punished by the emperor. But it will be better than being defeated and killed, and the family will be confiscated and the family will be destroyed?"

Cao Cao walked left and right, and finally stood still and slapped his hands.

"In this way, I am willing to submit a complaint first, depending on what the emperor's attitude is. If the emperor can forgive the death penalty for the Cao family and Xiahou family and give the gold medal to avoid death, we are willing to entrust all the military power on the spot, and the cities and ponds of Yan, Yuzhou and Xu in the three places, and from now on, we will be discharged and returned to the fields. The generals under our command, officials from all over the country, and those who are willing to use the imperial court, will never stop Cao?"

Chen Gong immediately showed joy: "If this can be done, the Cao family will be very lucky, the country will be very lucky, and the people will be very lucky. Chen Gong is willing to go to Chenliu City in person to meet the saint. Even if he can fight to the death, he will definitely ask Meng De for a gold medal to avoid death."

Cao Cao held his hands: "It's really worthwhile to have Cao's life so close friend like Gongtai."

The two of you are making friends, and now you can clear away the gloom in your heart.

After a long time, Cao Cao's face suddenly dimmed again. Chen Gong was surprised and asked, "What else do Meng De have to worry about? Are you worried that the emperor cannot tolerate you?"

Cao Cao sighed and said, "The emperor of Luoyang is elegant and generous, and he needs to rely on Cao's surrender to show his example to the princes in the world. I don't expect that he will not only not hold me accountable, but also transfer me to the capital for office. He has high officials and generous salaries, and he will enjoy endless benefits."

Chen Gong became more and more puzzled: "What are the concerns about Ming Gong?"

Cao Cao slowly sat down: "I am not worried about the emperor, but now our army has besieged Chenliu City. Before the emperor's pardon and the gold medal of exempting death arrived, even if Cao wanted to withdraw his troops, his generals would definitely not agree. But if he continued to be besieged, he was only afraid that General Gao Shun would take the initiative to attack or rob the camp at night. Wouldn't that beauties?"

Chen Gong lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said, "This matter is easy to handle. When I enter Chenliu City and meet General Gao, I will explain the whole story. Please be sure to stay for a few days. Both sides will stop the army and wait until the emperor arrives before making a decision."

"How did this make it?" Cao Cao immediately refused: "Now both sides are hostile after all. Gongtai and Gao Shun are not familiar with each other. This time, they rashly entered the city. Gao Shun suspected that you were a spy in Cao's camp, wouldn't you harm your life? This matter must not be done."

Chen Gong said resolutely: "Meng De does not need to be dissuaded. Gao Shun was famous in the world. He was cautious by nature and thoughtfully thoughtfully. As long as I knew it with emotion and moved it with reason, he would be able to obey one or two. What's more, the emperor invited Bu Dugen. I think he had already achieved success and returned. It is reported that the white jade chased thousands of miles, and the horse was as famous as his name, which was comparable to the red rabbit divine horse back then. I thought that within a few days, he could arrive at Chenliu. As long as the emperor arrived, everything would be accomplished."

"This..." Cao Cao still felt a little reluctant.

Seeing this, Chen Gong immediately turned his face: "I have decided to leave this time. If Meng De wants to stay again, I will be killed in front of you."

"No, no." Cao Cao quickly grabbed him.

"Hey, the temperament of the public office has not changed at all. Since that's the case, what else do I say? I just hope that the public office will go and return early, and take care of myself first. If you can't do anything, you can come back."

Chen Gong did not make a statement about this, but extended his hand: "There is no basis for empty words. To accomplish this, Meng De needs to give me a token."

Cao Cao nodded, he thought for a moment, then walked to the weapon stand and took off a sword.

"The Qingyan and the two swords of the Heavenly Swords were created by me for a lot of money. I have followed me to fight in all directions for many years. It is a personal weapon. Now that I handed over the Qingyan sword to the public platform, Gao Shun will definitely understand Cao's sincerity when he saw this thing."

Chen Gong took the green light sword in surprise and gently stroked the scabbard.

"General Gao Shun must not doubt Meng De can use the blue light sword as a token."

He turned his blue sword and his waist and was about to leave.

“Public station…”

Cao Cao stopped talking and looked at him with a moving expression.

"There is a departure from the office? You and I have been separated for many years, so why not stay here overnight? It will not be too late to enter the city tomorrow."

Chen Gong looked at Cao Cao with a reluctance, but resolutely said: "It's not too late. Now that the Ming Gong army is besieging the city, if I go too late, if General Gao takes action tonight, it will be a bad idea. However, Meng De must respond to me and must not attack the city before the emperor makes clear statements."

Cao Cao responded decisively: "Don't worry, Cao will never break his word. Besides, if I am in the city, if I make a mistake, wouldn't I put you in danger? The public platform is so affectionate to me that even though Cao is a knife and axe, he will never dare to do such an unjust thing."

"In this way, I feel relieved and say goodbye."

Chen Gong bowed to Cao Cao again, and then turned around and left resolutely.

Cao Cao chased after him and followed Chen Gong for a long time. It was not until Chen Gong left the camp that Cao Cao stopped at the gate of the camp and then sighed a long time.

At this time, Guo Jia came over and said, "Can you really be cruel?"

Cao Cao looked and said, "One of the counselors, only filial piety can tell my intentions. Alas... Public Platform, Public Platform..."
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