Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao made an appointment with Liao Hua, but they stopped staying and rushed back to Ting County overnight.

If the lord agrees, we can leave early tomorrow so that we can catch up with the meeting.

At the Tingxian County Office, Liu Qing was discussing with everyone the strategy for dealing with Changguang County. Whether Zhou Cang's plan would succeed or not was another matter. Liu Qing did not give up hope, and the strategy here must also keep up.

Liu Qing, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei took their respective staff to discuss the matter together.

Zhao Yun, who returned to the county, had a lot of information. He gave a general introduction to the situation around Changguang County. Changguang County is surrounded by fertile fields and dense water networks. There is also a large swamp near Changguang, which is not suitable for large areas.

Large scale cavalry combat.

"If the Battle of Changguang is destined to be a siege, then it doesn't matter whether the cavalry is cavalry or not," Zhang Liao said.

Zhang Liao, you discovered Hua Dian.

Cao Cao studied the map for a long time, and then said: "Changguang and Tingxian are two cities that are horns with each other. Now that Tingxian is in our hands, it is better to adopt the strategy of trapping the enemy and surround Changguang. When their food is exhausted, we will fight without fighting."

Collapse."

When Liu Bei, who had a weak family background, heard this, he immediately retorted: "If the city is trapped, I am afraid that before the food in the city is exhausted, our food and grass will be exhausted first."

Cao Cao accepted the situation and said, "That's right! I didn't think it through properly and forgot that we are also in short supply of food and grass."

What Cao Cao said was very loud and interesting, as if he was speaking to someone.

Meng De, I know you are short of food, but you shouldn't change the topic from war to food in such a roundabout way.

"Don't worry, everyone, the food and grass escorted by Zhu Ling will arrive within three days!" Liu Qing did not answer their words, but just dropped a piece of news, which made Cao Cao speechless.

If you have milk, you are your mother; if you have food, you are your father.

Everyone talked for a while, but there was no doubt that there was no conclusion. When one person puts forward a point of view, other people will definitely find shortcomings.

Many times, holding a meeting to decide major issues is actually a waste of time. This kind of discussion is more suitable as a communication meeting, where everyone can brag and chat together to enhance feelings.

For example, Guo Jia didn't say a word. Liu Qing also realized that Cao Cao's Cheng Yu didn't say a word either.

Is this a coincidence, or is it a tacit understanding between wise men?

Well, Liu Qing rarely said it, and Liu Bei was even more boring. It was the Zhenghuan discussed between Zhang Fei and Xiahou Dun.

When the imperial guards reminded him that Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao had returned to the city, Liu Qing excused himself and left.

Liu Qing met the two of them in the back hall. They were running around. Zhou Cang was unkempt and disheveled, while Pei Yuanshao was also unkempt because he was not qualified to have unkempt hair.

When Zhou Cang saw Liu Qing, he couldn't help but bow to him.

"Greetings, my lord!"

Pei Yuanshao was used to it and just nodded as a greeting. Liu Qing smiled and helped Zhou Cang up.

"When you meet me in private in the future, you don't need to be so polite. Look at Yuan Shao."

Zhou Cang glanced at Pei Yuanshao and blamed him for not informing him in advance.

"How, have you met Liao Hua?" Liu Qing looked at Zhou Cang and asked.

"See you."

"how?"

Pei Yuanshao grabbed the conversation and said: "My lord, Liao Hua was almost convinced, but he finally made a request. He wanted to meet my lord."

"If you agree, it's natural to meet me." Liu Qing said, found a couch and sat down, and motioned for the two of them to sit down as well.

Zhou Cang didn't even look at it and sat on the ground.

Zhou Cang continued: "My lord, Liao Hua seems to be struggling. I wonder if my lord has anything to prove that the saintly general is working for my lord. If I can prove this, I dare to keep it, and Liao Hua will surrender."

What can be proved? Then Zhang Ning himself. Otherwise, if she can be sent here, it will be a good deal if we can avoid the war in only half a month. However, Liu Qing suddenly thought of something else.

"Ban Ming! Go and find a gold medal in my carry-on luggage." Liu Qing ordered.

Ban Ming left and came back a moment later, carrying the gold medal Liu Qing had mentioned.

"This is the Golden Order of Taiping. It was given to me by Zhang Jiao before his death. It is used to command the Yellow Turban Warriors. Do you think this is feasible?"

Ban Ming handed the gold medal to Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang was careful with his hands. When he touched it, he actually trembled.

"The Golden Order of Taiping will command the Yellow Turbans all over the world!" Zhou Cang exclaimed.

He never expected that Zhang Jiao would hand this thing over to King Bohai. This was a great trust! His choice was indeed right!

How did Zhou Cang know that there was no great cause at all? Zhang Jiao gave this bad sign to Liu Qing in exchange for his daughter's life. He said he could command the Yellow Turban warriors, but in fact he was playing tricks on Liu Qing.

Because the Yellow Turban warrior not only obeyed the order of the token, but also obeyed the order of Zhang Ning, and was abducted by Zhang Ning in the end.

"Lord, with this object, not only Liao Hua will be surrendered, but maybe even Guan Hai Daqu Commandery will be surrendered to my lord!" Zhou Cang said again, which was really unexpected.

Can even Guan Hai be surrendered?

Wouldn't the problem of Qingzhou's Yellow Turbans be easily solved?

Only then did Liu Qing believe that this little thing might actually have some energy, so he pretended and said calmly: "When the great master gave it to me in the past, he didn't say much about its use."

"Ordinary people may not know it, but only Qu Shuai like me is qualified to know the Taiping Golden Order. The great sage and good master did not explain its use, probably because he trusts the lord."

While Zhou Cang was chatting, Pei Yuanshao lost his temper. He looked at Zhou Cang, seemingly dissatisfied.

Why do you know so much?

Zhou Cang naturally relies on the fact that he is the real Yellow Turban Qu Shuai. Xiao Fang Qu is handsome, so he is also Qu Shuai.

With the Taiping Golden Order, as Zhou Cang said, Liao Hua would surrender. After leaving the two of them temporarily, Liu Qing returned to the county government to discuss matters and found that there was an endless stream of talk.

"The Yellow Turban is small and we can definitely win with a strong attack, so why bother to install all these crooked things and sacrifice the near for the far!" This is what Zhang Fei meant.

"As long as we lay siege to Changguang and wait for it to collapse without attacking, it is better to use troops without destroying every single soldier!" This is what Xiahou Dun meant.

Zhang Fei retorted: "Soldiers are valuable and quick. There is no way to fight without death. If you die, you will die. A good man should throw his head and blood and die on the battlefield!"

"A general should love his soldiers as much as his sons. If you can win with lighter casualties, why not do it!" Xiahou Dun retorted.

Zhang Fei: "You are clearly afraid of war and death!"

Xiahou Dun: "There is a saying in the army. The first is to attack and plan, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to send troops, and the second is to attack the city. What you are doing is a subordinate move!"

The two of them had a great quarrel, ranging from black face to red face, but Cao Cao and Liu Bei had no intention of stopping it.

Liu Qing listened for a while outside the hall, smiled and participated again, saying one sentence at a time.

"Is there a third possibility, which is to send troops immediately without spending a single soldier?"

Zhang Fei and Xiahou Dun glanced at Liu Qing and said in unison: "Impossible!"

It seems that you have taken advantage of everything.

"Two generals, do you want to make a bet?"

"Let's bet. What do you want to bet on?" Zhang Fei asked without thinking.

"Of course I'll bet on whatever I have," Liu Qing said with a smile.

Liu Bei, who had been silent just now and looked like a transparent person, suddenly came back to life and stopped him: "You can't make mistakes with your virtue!"

Was that a heavy gift from Liu Bei? Maybe, but in Liu Qing's view, he was trying to save Zhang Fei from making a bet with the King of Bohai.

This was when Cao Cao also said: "It seems that your Majesty has already devised a plan to defeat the enemy. Why don't you come and listen to it."

Liu Qing was about to tell what happened in Zhoucang, but Guo Jia jumped in first and said with a smile: "My lord's kindness is known all over the world. If Changguang and Liao Hua were not an ignorant person, and heard that my lord was coming in person, he would definitely be like conquering the county."

, show your sincerity to the city!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Cao Cao asserted repeatedly: "I have dealt with Liao Hua and fought several times. He is a pure Taiping Taoist and a loyal dog in the Yellow Turban. It is absolutely impossible for him to surrender the city."

Liu Qing smiled and said nothing.

"Mengde, how about you and I make a bet?"

Cao Cao was not as dull as Liu Bei. He immediately became interested and replied: "Yes!"

"Then what's the chance?"

Cao Cao thought for a while and replied: "One hundred thousand dollars!"

"It's vulgar!" As he said this, Liu Qing threw the sword on the table and said, "This is the great ancestor's sword Chixiao. I use it as a lucky charm."

When Cao Cao, who loves swords, heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he stared straight at the Chixiao sword.

This is the sword used by Emperor Gaozu to slay the white snake!

So he took off his sword and put it on the table. "This sword is called Yitian. It is an ancient sword from the Warring States Period. It is an heirloom sword of the Cao family. I drew my long sword and leaned against the sky. What do you think, your Majesty?"

"Yes!" Liu Qing laughed.

"Brother, why don't you join in and raise the double-stranded sword?" Zhang Fei encouraged.

Liu Bei was confused. The two-pronged sword was nothing more than an ordinary fine iron sword. It could only be regarded as a sharp weapon. It was still far from the magic weapon. Most of these Chixiao and Yitian were made of meteorite iron. They were sharpened like iron.

Mud, it’s not just talk.

"If you don't speak, everyone will think you are dumb!" Liu Bei, who had been silent all this time, was a little annoyed.

Alas! His life experience is not as prominent as that of King Bohai, and his family background is not as rich as that of the Cao family. He only has the name of a clan.
To be continued...