Cao Cao returned to the camp in panic and saw Huangfu Song. He said that the assassination could not be carried out because the Zhuozhou army was heavily guarded.

He also said that the Zhuozhou army was willing to negotiate peace, but they did not want to come to the camp to negotiate, and chose a place outside the camp, at the border of the flag.

In the tent, Huangfu Song was sharpening his sword. He put a stone on the table. He grabbed the sword with one hand and pressed the blade with the other. The sword was sharpened against the stone. Zeng was stunned for more than a dozen times. He stopped and tried it with his fingers.

After testing the edge of the blade, he looked up at Cao Cao in the tent.

Huangfu Song's eyes were fixed, "The sword has been sharpened and is waiting to be tried." After saying this, the sword was sheathed with a sound.

Suddenly standing up, Huangfu Song held his sword in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Let's go and have peace talks with him!"

Following Huangfu Song out of the tent, Cao Cao looked at Huangfu Song's back and hesitated to speak.

Cao Cao knew that the Zhuozhou army had probably guessed that the officers and soldiers were about to assassinate him, so he took strict precautions. The previous strategy of capturing the thieves and capturing the king during the peace talks could no longer be used.

However, some things, once started, are difficult to stop.

With a desperate situation ahead, Cao Cao's dangerous tactics can reverse the disadvantage in one fell swoop. The method is really good and has a high probability of success.

Cao Cao was frightened and did not dare to assassinate him again.

But there was also Huangfu Song. Huangfu Song was worried about the safety of his 30,000 officers and soldiers, but there was a possibility of assassination, so Huangfu Song dared to take risks.

Huangfu Song's sword has been sharpened and is ready to drink blood.

Cao Cao wanted to persuade Huangfu Song not to take risks, but the plan was proposed by Cao Cao. Half of the plan was implemented, but it didn't work and made no sense.

Huangfu Songman's camp gathered the warriors, looking like they were going to put all their efforts into action. Cao Cao could only sigh.

At the same time, Cao Cao began to think of a way out.

Once Huangfu Song's assassination attempt failed, the Zhuozhou Army would retaliate with thunderous force. The 30,000-strong army under siege would be annihilated.

It's not that Cao Mengde doesn't want to die for the country, he just doesn't want to die in vain.

Cao Cao made up his mind, and after Huangfu Song's assassination failed, he decided to win over the leaderless people to discuss surrender.

In the past few days, looking at the various types of troops in Zhuozhou, Liu Xuande of Zhuozhou probably did not want to be an enemy of the imperial court. If he surrendered in time, he might have survived.

Cao Cao returned to the army and ordered his soldiers to collect the army's treasure and silk and pack them into the cart.

Seeing this, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan had some guesses in their minds.

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In the Zhuozhou army, Li Mengxi, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei had a lively discussion.

I don’t know what they were discussing, but the three of them were sitting around the table, talking non-stop around a piece of silk on the table.

Among them, Zhang Fei held a writing brush, discussed for a while, and then wrote a few words on the silk.

After a while, Zhang Fei finished writing.

Li Mengxi stretched his neck and scanned the silk cloth. He raised his head and looked at Zhang Fei in surprise.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, can write very well.

No wonder Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei to write it. Zhang Fei's handwriting was much more beautiful than Liu Bei's.

Here, Li Mengxi and the three discussed for a long time, and finally prepared to go out to prepare for peace talks.

On the official and army side, after Huangfu Song selected dozens of elite soldiers and cavalry, he immediately arrived at the North Gate Banner boundary agreed upon by the Zhuozhou Army.

At the agreed place, Huangfu Song and others waited for a long time without seeing the Zhuozhou soldiers. They suddenly felt that they were being slighted, and everyone's anger rose.

Huangfusong wanted to take risks and kill the core members of the Zhuozhou Army in one fell swoop, hoping to get out of a desperate situation.

The assassination has not yet begun, but there is no need to think that Huangfu Songcheng's calculations must be very low.

You wanted to assassinate the person who committed the crime, but you didn't want to prepare for a while and came in a hurry. However, the people of Zhuozhou who were about to assassinate the person carefully prepared for a long time.

Comparing the two, why did Huangfu Song get his wish?

Finally, the Zhuozhou Army arrived.

Dozens of officers, soldiers, and hundreds of soldiers came to negotiate peace.

The Zhuozhou army came with as many as a hundred cavalry, hundreds of soldiers, and dozens of empty chariots, which was much more solemn than the official army.

A cavalryman from the Zhuozhou Army went towards the official army. The cavalryman came to Huangfu Song, gave Huangfu Song a fist salute, and then said, neither humble nor arrogant, "General Huangfu, please move back thirty steps, leaving only twenty infantry and cavalrymen as guards."

Huangfusong's eyes suddenly narrowed.

Huangfu Song looked towards the Zhuozhou Army again, and saw that the Zhuozhou Army's soldiers and horses were divided into two groups, with most of them staying behind.

(That’s okay.) Huangfu Song said in his heart.

During the talks between the two armies, both sides brought only a small number of soldiers. This was a method of preserving both sides.

The difference between a large number of people and a small number of people is that if the commanders of two sides each bring a thousand men for two meetings, and there are five hundred crossbowmen among the thousand men, then if one side suddenly attacks, half a thousand of them will be missed immediately.

The top 100 players missed one goal, and the coach of the other team had no chance of survival.

And if there are twenty people guarding each of the two attacks, then even if one side suddenly attacks, no matter how elite the soldiers are, it is just twenty archers suddenly shooting with their bows. Twenty arrows will come, and a few more will be blocked by the guards, and a few more will be shot.

Unfortunately, a few more arrows were blocked by the armor, and a few more missed the vital points, so there were none left. Twenty arrows can hardly kill someone.

Therefore, when the two parties negotiate peace talks, they only bring a small number of followers to achieve mutual restraint.

For Huangfu Song, who wanted to take risks, the Zhuozhou army had no heavy guards, so it was easier to assassinate him at close range.

Huangfu Song only left twenty infantry and cavalrymen at the same place, and the rest of the troops retreated.

But after Huangfu Song ordered the extra troops to retreat, he turned around and discovered that there were more than a few dozen Zhuozhou troops, let alone hundreds of infantry and cavalry, coming in a group.

Huangfu Song suddenly became angry. The Zhuozhou army did not follow any rules at all and went too far.

Holding back his anger, Huangfu Song finally approached the Zhuozhou Army peace negotiator. Huangfu Song asked angrily, "You little boy, you have no credibility! Er Ming said that each of the infantry and the cavalry would be twenty, and I followed your words, and the infantry and the cavalry would be twenty each, but then

Are you more than a hundred?"

Huangfu Song was so angry that he pointed his riding whip at Li Mengxi and cursed, "Can you tell me clearly, how many personal guards are there? Is it twenty or a hundred?"

Sitting on the horse, Li Mengxi said with a smile, "That means you have twenty infantry and cavalry bodyguards, so, fifty bodyguards, old general, do you understand?"

Huangfu Song was even more angry. He pointed angrily at Li Mengxi and yelled, "How unreasonable! How can there be justice if the numbers cannot wait?"

"Fair?" Li Mengxi said happily, "Hahahaha!" He raised his head and laughed.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After laughing, Li Mengxi looked at the angry old Huangfu Song with a sarcastic look on his face, "A rabbit and a tiger are fighting against each other, but they seek justice and only increase their laughter!"

You have an army of 30,000 troops and 20 guards on foot and cavalry; a certain army of 100,000 has only 50 guards on foot and cavalry. Why not? Huh?"

In one sentence, Huangfusong was speechless in his refutation.

The army in Zhuozhou is strong, but the official army is weak. The weak army negotiates peace with the strong army, and still expects justice, which makes people laugh.

In terms of etiquette, when two armies meet, the escorts should be equal, which means that the status of the two commanders is equal.

What is the etiquette? The etiquette is that the emperor drives six and the princes drive four. Different statuses have different carriages and different numbers of guards and servants.

If there are many guards and servants, the position will be high; if there are few guards, the position will be low.

Li Mengxi had more guards than Huangfu Song, which means that Li Mengxi was superior and Huangfu Song was inferior. Huangfu Song was dozens of years old. He was also the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and he paid attention to etiquette in the late Han Dynasty. Being humiliated like this was secondary. The key is that Huangfu Song originally wanted to

Taking advantage of the peace talks, he suddenly launched an attack and captured and killed the commander-in-chief of the Zhuozhou Army in one fell swoop. In order to escape the danger of the army, humiliation was secondary. The key was to use weapons. If the manpower was insufficient, how could we use weapons.

With 20-step cavalry and 50-step cavalry, Huangfu Song could tolerate the slight insult in etiquette, but the loss of more than half of his troops directly made the assassination ten times more difficult, and Huangfu Song could hardly bear it.

Huangfusong suppressed his anger and said with a cold expression, "Twenty cavalry is twenty cavalry, how can I be afraid of you!" After saying a harsh word without any deterrent, Huangfusong suddenly pointed at the general guarding Li Mengxi, "

Zhuozhou's army is strong, and it must have powerful generals. Baby, the general next to you is naturally brave. Is he really brave, or is he just showing off?"

Li Mengxi was stunned for a moment and turned to look to his side.

At first glance, Li Mengxi saw Zhang Fei, who was glaring at Huangfu Song's arrogant words.

Something went wrong, Huangfu Song actually provoked Zhang Fei.

In an instant, his thoughts were whirling, and Li Mengxi instantly understood Huangfu Song's purpose.

Even a fool can see that Huangfu Song is provoking the generals. It is not difficult to guess the purpose of provoking the generals. At the Hongmen Banquet, if Liu Bang is to be eliminated, the Mengshi Fan Hui must be eliminated first...

(With all the guards around me, Zhang Fei regards him as the most fierce person. Huangfu Song wants to cut Zhang Fei off, but his sword is pointed at me...)

Li Mengxi understood.

After thinking about it, Li Mengxi looked at Zhang Fei. Li Mengxi blinked at Zhang Fei, and then turned to look at Huangfu Song. Li Mengxi said seriously, "The old general said that our Zhuozhou army is overwhelming, and he is mocking me. There is no one in the Zhuozhou army."

warrior.

Oh, don't provoke me with words, just ask me, does the old general want to fight against the general?"

A cold light flashed in Huangfu Song's eyes, and he replied coldly, "I am about to fight the general!"

Li Mengxi's face immediately became filled with happiness, "Hahahaha! You want to fight a general?!" He laughed so hard that Huangfu Song was puzzled.

"If you want to fight with generals, then come! Three generals!" Li Mengxi said in a deep voice.

"Someone is here!" Zhang Fei roared, put down the snake spear on his shoulder, and held it in his hand. His eyes were wide open, and he was already looking at Huangfu Song's side.

"General, please go out to fight and show off the might of our Zhuozhou army!"

"Just waiting for this!" Zhang Fei howled, kicked the horse in the belly, held the reins with his right hand, and held the snake spear with his left hand, and drove straight towards Huangfu Song.
To be continued...