At the southernmost end of Chenliu County, Yanzhou, where it junctions with Chen State of Yuzhou, outside Wu County, Cao Cao's camp stretches for more than ten miles.

In the past ten days, Cao Cao's troops had fought against Yuan Shu three times. Although Cao Cao had few soldiers, his elite troops were better than Yuan Shu's army. His generals Yu Jin, Le Jin, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Dun were even better than Yuan Shu's generals. They each led an army and galloped across the board, causing great losses to Yuan Shu's army.

Fortunately, Cao Cao did not take the initiative to advance, which made Yuan Shu's soldiers relieve themselves and barely defend the Chen border.

At noon, in Cao Cao's camp, Cao Cao looked down at the edict in his hand. In addition to Cao Cao, there were eight people in the tent, seven of whom were Cao Cao's confidants, Cheng Yu, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Zhen, Cao Ang, and one more person, but Dong Cheng's confidant Yueqi Captain Wang Fu.

The tent was extremely quiet, and these confidants looked at Cao Cao with some expectations.

After a moment, Cao Cao stopped the edict and looked up at Wang Fu, with a look of suspicion on his face: "Person Wang, is this edict really written by the emperor?"

Wang Fu said in a deep voice: "There is no problem, the situation is urgent. I hope General Cao will return to the capital quickly, otherwise Your Majesty will be in danger and the court will be in danger."

Cao Cao pointed to the direction of Chen State south, frowned and his voice was full of hesitation: "The emperor's edict must be submitted, but now he is attacking Yuan Shu. If he retreats, his efforts will be in vain."

Wang Fu said anxiously: "General Cao, how can Yuan Shu be as important as Your Majesty? When General Cao returns to the capital this time, he will be in charge of the government affairs with General Dong. It will not be too late to attack Yuan Shu again."

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and pondered without saying a word. At this time, Cheng Yu spoke on the side: "The general is a Han minister. The emperor's edict should not be violated. Yuan Shu's work can be defeated first, and then some soldiers and horses should be left as suspicious soldiers. The general personally led the elite troops into the capital to receive the edict, and both matters will be corrected."

"That's true!" Wang Fu said hurriedly.

Cao Cao sighed: "Well, that's all we can do. Captain Wang, please go down and rest first. I will rectify my troops and go back."

Seeing his father's expression, Cao Ang immediately took the royal ward out of the tent.

As soon as Wang Fu left, Cao Cao's confidant in the tent immediately became excited.

"Lord, this is a good opportunity given by God. Zhang Liao is outside and Dong Chengyong is in charge of the government. He is about to do great things!"

"Master, please give an order, and we will return to Beijing immediately!"

"Master!"

Seeing the excited expressions of the confidants, Cao Cao sighed loudly: "Zhang Wenyuan is as talented as a king and a kind person as me. I can only make plans!"

"Lord!" Cao Ren said loudly: "This emperor's edict is not the lord's fault, so you must not hesitate!"

"That's right!" Xiahou Dun said with his fists: "Zhang Liao is incompetent and cannot control the court. He is about to show his talents!"

Cheng Yu also came out, his voice was strong and powerful: "Lord, Zhang Liao and the Emperor break up, it is inevitable! When the lord entered the court, wasn't it just waiting for this day?"

Cao Cao nodded, looked at Cao Ren and other generals, and said in a deep voice: "Quickly reorganize the army, first defeat Yuan Shu's troops with thunder, and then return to Beijing overnight!"

"Get orders!"

Cao Ren and others were all excited!

Several generals went out, and only Cao Cao and Cheng Yu were left in the tent.

Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu, and his eyes suddenly became sensational: "Zhongde, don't you know what the situation in Beijing is like?"

Cheng Yu comforted his thumb and said, "Don't worry, lord, with Dong Cheng in front, lord only needs to follow the trend."

Cao Cao looked a little unstable: "Zhang Wenyuan has many troops, Guanzhong, Bingzhou, Hedong, and Henei. If we all rise up, we will be able to Luoyang, but it will be difficult to defend."

He was proficient in military tactics, far from comparable to Dong Cheng, and he saw the situation more clearly. Liu Xie returned to Luoyang and basically gave Guanzhong to Zhang Liao. In addition to Hedong, strategically speaking, Zhang Liao's military arrangement poses a great threat to Luoyang, which is what Cao Cao was most worried about.

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Although Zhang Liao has many soldiers and horses, there are many enemies, and there are very few soldiers available."

Cao Cao frowned: "He is good at using troops, and his power and strategy are not easy. He must be prepared for Luoyang."

Cheng Yu narrowed his eyes: "Zhang Liao was in the imperial examination, Guanzhong, Hedong and Bingzhou, but the Guandong family regarded it as a grudge. He had already planned it, and there were Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu was one in the south and one in the north, and Zhang Liao had no choice but to escape from the disaster this time. How could he take care of Luoyang? He attacked Luoyang forcibly, and we took the emperor to retreat to Guandong. With the protection of the aristocratic families, we could protect us."

Cao Cao nodded, silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Wenyuan is very generous to the emperor, but he is a breakup. I serve the emperor, but I don't know what the result is, what the pros and cons are?"

Cheng Yukeng said: "Don't doubt it! Zhang Liao is powerful, and he is a great man. He is like adding icing on the cake and is optional. The lord is weak, and he is a good man to take over the emperor, and he is like a timely help. To pacify the world, this is a must."

Cao Cao wandered and said, "But the emperor is smart and has great ambitions, so it is not easy to serve."

Cheng Yu disagreed and said, "The emperor is indeed smart, but his temperament is weak and his lord is strong. He will not follow the lessons of Zhang Liao's past. But he will only be in charge of the inner court and cut off his minions. How dare he act rashly?"

A sharp look flashed in Cao Cao's eyes and sighed, "In this way, my name is ruined."

Cheng Yu said expressionlessly: "The lord is so powerful that he is so powerful all over the world."

"Yes, why do you want fame?" Cao Cao couldn't help laughing and asked again: "Since Dong Cheng has already started a business, you can retreat quickly to avoid being harmed by Wenshu."

Cheng Yu's face showed gratitude: "I'll tell my child that after this incident, there is no more chance of Cheng Yan, only Cheng Yan will be ordered to return home first."

If Dong Cheng was here, he would probably be shocked. The most important counselor he relied on was Cheng Yu's son. Cheng Yu's original name was Cheng Li. His son Cheng Yan took his father's name as his surname and secretly surrendered to Dong Cheng's command, making it easier for Dong Cheng to plot against Zhang Liao and gain opportunities for Cao Cao.

This was Cheng Yu's plan. He used his son to make advice to deal with Zhang Liao. Cao Cao naturally would not be unaware of Cheng Yu's plan. However, he and Cheng Yu were not moved at all, and hid it very deeply, so that Zhang Liao did not notice it.

In the afternoon, Cao Cao suddenly sent troops to attack Yuan Shu's camp. Yuan Shu sent Li Feng and Liang Gang, two generals in Chenliu, were defeated and could only defend themselves.

After dusk, Cao Cao left hundreds of troops to beat drums in the camp to confuse the enemy. He led the main force to Luoyang, and his powerful generals under his command Yu Jin, Le Jin, Li Dian, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun and other powerful clans followed.

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In Luoyang, in a large mansion at the Shangdongmen gate, the Yulin Central Army General Zhang Yang held the edict in his hand and couldn't stop trembling. Looking at Li Yan opposite him, his face pale: "Your Majesty, is this true Your Majesty's edict? Is Your Majesty the need to harm Wen Yuan? Wen Yuan loyally respects Your Majesty and the court..."

"Zhang Zhonglang's words are wrong!" Li Yan interrupted him and said solemnly: "Your Majesty does not mean harming the general. It's just that the Yulin Army is an imperial guard. It should be under the command of His Majesty, and the troops are only 2,000. How can we compare with the general's tens of thousands of troops? The general is still the general. He is in charge of the troops in Bingzhou, Guanzhong, Hedong, and Henoi. After this incident, there are still more than ten thousand people in the court."

Zhang Yang looked suspicious: "Is that true?"

Li Yan said seriously: "The emperor's edict is not false. The general is out of the battle, and the court is also guarding against a scammer. Zhang Zhonglang handed over the Yulin Army. Your Majesty can be at ease. When the general wins and returns to the court, the Yulin Army will return to the General."

Zhang Yang hesitated for a moment and finally handed over the Yulin officer seal and Fu Ling to Li Yan.
Chapter completed!