Liu Bei, who was leading the envoys from the army, suddenly stopped, turned around and said apologetically, "That's it. I'm out on the march and I didn't entertain you well. Please forgive me."

Liu Bei suddenly stopped, and Cao Cao, who was slightly stunned, realized that it was okay to say it.

Then, it was time to negotiate, but neither Cao Cao nor Liu Bei was silent for a while, neither of them knew how to start.

It was okay if Liu Bei didn't speak first, but as an envoy, Cao Cao came with military orders, so he couldn't let this embarrassment continue.

After sorting out his thoughts, Cao Cao bowed his hand in salute to Liu Bei, then raised his hand and pointed to the red flag aside, saying, "How can there be a Han flag in Xuande's army?"

Liu Bei looked in the direction of Cao Cao's finger and saw a red military flag with the Chinese characters embroidered on it.

Liu Bei looked seriously, looked directly at Cao Cao and said, "I am the queen of Zhongshan Prince Jing and a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Why can't I raise this Han flag?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he looked at Liu Bei in surprise.

I never thought that Liu Xuande from Zhuozhou was actually a clan member of the Han Dynasty...

Since he is a member of the Han clan, he must not have any rebellious intentions.

Cao Cao had some calculations in mind, so he followed Liu Bei down, looking at Liu Bei, neither humble nor arrogant, and asked again, "Since you are a clan member of the Han Dynasty, why does it make sense for you not to relieve the worries of the Han Dynasty, but to embarrass the imperial army's pursuit of thieves?"

Facing the cross-examination, Liu Bei looked complicated, "Alas!" Liu Bei sighed without saying a word.

Cao Cao originally thought that when he came as an envoy to the Zhuozhou Army, there would be a quarrel, but when he saw that the leader of the Zhuozhou Army, Liu Xuande, seemed to be a poor talker, Cao Cao became emboldened.

Cao Cao took advantage of the situation and pressed again, "If it is said that Huangfu Zhonglang was the first to intimidate, why did Ke Gong not put peace first? Let's elaborate on it. If fighting breaks out, the harmony between the two will be harmed, the prince will be killed and injured, and the imperial court will lose troops. This is not a close relative."

It hurts but makes enemies happy?"

Liu Bei's expression became more complicated, and he hesitated to speak, "Alas." Liu Bei sighed again.

Cao Cao's eyes flashed with disdain, and he reprimanded, "General Huangfu Song came to fight for thieves, but he was surrounded by the Zhuozhou Army. This is a loss of justice and disloyal. Aren't you afraid of the public opinion?"

"……well!"

"The Zhuozhou Army is really a big formation! What a generous act!

Now the Zhuozhou army has built a high fortress, but our army is trapped and unable to escape.

But our army has a camp as a base and does not attack but only defends. How can you defeat my camp?"

"well!"

…

"You can't attack me. There are so many soldiers and horses. How can we continue to provide food and grass?"

…

Liu Bei: "Alas!"

Still sighing.

…

"The Zhuozhou Army has a strong force, but our army also has 30,000 troops. If we want to destroy our army, how many of the Zhuozhou Army do you want to die? Ten thousand? Twenty thousand? Or..."

At this moment, the gentle clatter of horse hoofs came, and a clear young man's voice came from far away, "I don't know yet, but Huangfu Song turns out to have an army of 30,000 people. Thank you for sharing this military information, haha!"

As soon as he heard this voice, Cao Cao, who was in an extremely aggressive state, felt like a duck being pinched by the neck. The words were stuck in his throat and he could not say a word.

Cao Cao suddenly turned his head to follow the sound and saw a horse approaching.

Only the cavalry was seen, but not the Zhuozhou army's small military division.

The next moment, the cavalry reined in their horses a few steps away.

There was a sound of winter, and a man jumped down from behind the horse.

Zhuozhou Army's military advisor has arrived.

When Li Mengxi arrived, Cao Cao was stunned and didn't dare to talk nonsense or show off anymore. This shows how much psychological pressure Li Mengxi put on Cao Cao.

After dismounting, Li Mengxi straightened his chest and raised his head, walking in the wind. Looking at the white-faced officer and army envoy, Li Mengxi sneered, "I have thirty thousand officers and soldiers, and I have destroyed only thirty thousand horses. If you ask me, the Zhuozhou army will die."

How many?

Oh, if a war breaks out today, ten thousand of our Zhuozhou army will die, and all thirty thousand of you will be wiped out.

When the battle begins tomorrow, our trenches will be stronger. Seven thousand of me will die, and all thirty thousand of you will be destroyed.

The day after tomorrow, I will die five thousand, and the next day I will die three thousand, one will destroy ten, is it clear enough?"

Having walked in front of the official and military envoys, Li Mengxi raised his head and glared at the official and military envoys.

Being stared at by Li Mengxi, Cao Cao lowered his head and looked at him. He didn't know why, in such a tit-for-tat and tense atmosphere, Cao Cao looked at Li Mengxi's tight and serious face, and Cao Cao suddenly wanted to laugh.

Cao Cao's attitude changed, he smiled, and said in a gentle tone, "Ah! The little military advisor is sweating. Where are the busy military planes?"

Li Mengxi's eyes immediately changed. He almost thought that the ambush formation from all directions had been noticed by the officers and soldiers.

As his thoughts were changing, he thought, "It's impossible. Huangfusong didn't have a reconnaissance plane, so the ambush could not have been discovered."

So there is only one answer left, and it is because of myself. As a military advisor, I came here in a hurry with sweat on my face. I could tell at a glance that I was busy, and must be busy with military affairs.

Thinking of this, Li Mengxi took another serious look at the official and military envoys in front of him.

The person in front of me has a fair complexion, is covered in short armor, and has a black lining.

Based on Li Mengxi's current knowledge of fabrics, the clothes under the armor of the official army envoy are not linen. If you look at the sleeves of the enemy, you will see that the fabric has dark patterns. Good guy, a rich man.

Cao Cao had keen observation skills, and Li Mengxi was not weak either.

Cao Cao had just made a casual joke and noticed the change in the expression of the Zhuozhou Army's young military advisor. Cao Cao became suspicious and became vigilant. The Zhuozhou Army's earthen fortress had already been built high, but there was nothing he could not arrange.

Li Mengxi, on the other hand, within a few breaths, guessed from the details of the official and military envoys' clothes that the official and military envoys were wealthy people.

They are all people with many eyes. One person can have eight eyes when they meet each other.

Looking at the official and military envoys, Li Mengxi said coldly, "Did Huangfu Song order you to come for peace talks?"

Cao Cao said seriously, "I am here to stop the war between the two families."

"Hmph!" Li Mengxi sneered, "Peace talks? Huangfu Song has no sincerity, no more talks!"

After saying that, Li Mengxi stretched out his hand and said, "Please."

As soon as he made a show of force, he drove away the official and military envoys.

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then became anxious, "What is sincerity? Can you please explain it clearly?"

"What is sincerity?" Li Mengxi looked at the official and military envoys mockingly, "Report to Huangfu Song and let him figure out what sincerity is. We can talk about it later!"

"Please, please, I won't send you far." Li Mengxi forcefully drove him away in a strange manner.

He came with the task of peace talks, but the peace talks failed and he was driven away. How to deliver the mission, Cao Cao was a little anxious.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In desperation, Cao Cao immediately remembered that Liu Bei was beside him. When he looked to Liu Bei for help, Liu Bei stood aside, looking indifferent.

Bracing himself, Cao Cao asked Liu Bei for help with a smile on his face and pointed at Li Mengxi, "Xuan Degong, look..."

The implication is that we adults are talking about things, and if we talk well, we can take the baby away.

How could Liu Bei not know what Cao Cao meant? Liu Bei had no expression on his face and said calmly, "Please ask the envoy to return early. If you are not sincere, talking will be useless."

The principals had all spoken, and Cao Cao had no choice but to salute Liu Bei and Li Mengxi, then turned and left.

Cao Cao knew in his heart that if the peace talks failed, two wars would be inevitable.

If war is inevitable, if you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger...

So Cao Cao suddenly had an idea and deliberately walked slowly.

As he walked, Cao Cao glanced around, taking the opportunity to observe the strength of the Zhuozhou army.

Cao Cao saw the civilians sitting on the ground and resting. Most of the civilians were in rags. Cao Cao also saw that there were a lot of vehicles withdrawn by the Zhuozhou Army. Cao Cao also saw that the flags of the Zhuozhou Army were really rough and they didn't understand what they were saying.

I drew a mouse tachyon, or a mouse scissors, in strange shapes.

Li Mengxi watched the official and military envoys leave.

At first, I didn't think there was a problem.

But soon, Li Mengxi noticed something unusual.

The envoys from the government and army walked too slowly and looked around slyly.

Li Mengxi frowned, feeling that things were not simple.

Let's talk about Cao Cao. At this time, Cao Cao had penetrated deeply into Zhuozhou's military formations and was able to observe the various types of Zhuozhou's military at close range.

Cao Cao looked at the soldiers of the Zhuozhou Army who were lined up on the slope without moving. After a moment of observation, Cao Cao had an opinion about the Zhuozhou Army.

It is true that the soldiers in Zhuozhou are numerous and powerful, but their military equipment is very expensive and scarce. Looking at dozens of soldiers in Zhuozhou, none of them has iron armor on them.

But I saw one of the soldiers walking around, looking like an officer. This man did have armor on his body, but it was just made of wood and rope. How could it be armor if several pieces of wood were braided together?

The armaments of the Zhuozhou Army were really shabby, so shabby that even Cao Cao was shocked.

When he saw that the Zhuozhou soldiers only had wooden spears in their hands, and the lengths of the wooden spears were uneven, one was long and the other was short, Cao Cao suddenly felt relieved.

Suddenly, a long bamboo spear suddenly appeared in front of Cao Cao's eyes.

Cao Cao came to his senses and saw that the Zhuozhou Army's young military advisor was blocking the way with his spear.
To be continued...