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On the battlefield, Cao Zhang had taken Zhang Ren's place and started fighting with Meng Huo.

Before the two of them fought, Meng Huo had already sensed the difference between Cao Zhang and Meng Huo. This halberd-wielding man must be much stronger than Zhang Ren.

The next fight just verified Meng Huo's idea. The moment the two of them fought, Meng Huo felt a huge force. Before that, he had never felt such a powerful force that could actually push him. Everyone was shaken and retreated several feet away.

"Who are you? When did Liu Zhang have such a number one general under his command?"

Meng Huo was frightened in his heart. The opponent's strength was obviously higher than his own. Meng Huo felt it the moment they fought.

When Cao Zhang heard this, a sneer appeared on his lips. He did not answer, but waved the halberd in his hand and attacked Meng Huo again. His movements were fast and powerful, and every swing was accompanied by the sound of howling wind, as if even the air was being torn apart.

Although Meng Huo was knocked back in the battle just now, he was still a famous general after all, and he was no ordinary person. He quickly adjusted his state, swung his hammer, and faced Cao Zhang's offensive. The weapons of the two clashed in the air, making a deafening sound and sparks flying everywhere.

"Listen to your grandfather, your grandfather's name is Cao Zhang!" Cao Zhang shouted loudly, his voice full of confidence and pride. At the same time, a halberd was swung out, knocking Meng Huo back.

Meng Huo was even more confused when he heard that the other party was Cao Zhang.

"Cao Zhang? Cao Cao's son? Hehe, he was beaten by Liu Bei just now, and now he comes to the muddy waters of Yizhou? Aren't you afraid of being dragged into the quagmire of Yizhou and unable to get out?"

"Hahaha, quagmire? You are the only one who broke Yongchang County, can you call it a quagmire?"

Cao Zhang couldn't help laughing out loud. At the same time, Fang Tian swung his painted halberd. When the halberd thrust out, an unparalleled energy burst out. Meng Huo also swung his ax and struck with force. The two of them fought, and a vigorous momentum burst out, overwhelming the surrounding soldiers. They all flew out.

The two of them were going back and forth on the battlefield, their weapons colliding and sparks flying, but in the face of Cao Zhang's series of attacks, Meng Huo gradually felt the difficulty. However, his brother's hatred, coupled with his anger at the moment, made him unwilling to admit defeat easily. Every time he was repelled, he would quickly adjust and charge forward again.

Although Meng Huo's hammer was extremely powerful when it was dancing, it seemed a bit cumbersome in front of Cao Zhang's Fangtian Painted Halberd. Cao Zhang's halberd skills were like flowing clouds and flowing water, and every attack was just right, making it difficult for Meng Huo to parry.

"Cao Zhang, you kid, stop being so arrogant!" Meng Huo roared angrily, trying to cover up his disadvantage with his voice.

Cao Zhang was unmoved, there was only fighting enthusiasm in his eyes. He swung his halberd again, this time the attack was more rapid, the tip of the halberd cut through the air and made a sharp whistling sound.

Although Meng Huo tried his best to resist, Cao Zhang's attack was like a violent storm, which overwhelmed him. Finally, after a violent collision, Meng Huo's hammer was blown away, and he himself fell to the ground due to the huge impact.

"Meng Huo, is that all you have? You really disappoint me!" Cao Zhang said loudly, pointing the tip of his halberd directly at Meng Huo's throat.

Meng Huo panted heavily and tried his best to turn over, and then escaped Cao Zhang's fatal halberd. After the halberd, Meng Huo was forced to withdraw from the battlefield, leaving only Cao Zhang still in the battlefield, holding Fang Tian He drew his halberd and looked at Meng Huo coldly.

Meng Huo, who was repulsed, gritted his teeth. He knew that no matter what happened today, he would not be able to capture Liu Zhang. Maybe he would have to stay here.

"retreat!"

After hesitating for a while, Meng Huo decided to retreat. If he continued to fight, there would be no other meaning except increasing casualties.

Looking at the barbarian army receding like a tide, Liu Zhang's heart was in a mess. He suddenly realized a very serious matter. With his own strength, he could not stop Meng Huo's attack. If he wanted to defeat Meng Huo, then He could only seek help from Cao Cao, but this played into Cao Cao's heart and allowed him to better control himself. Now he has entered an embarrassing situation.

"Congratulations to Ji Yu for repelling Meng Huo's attack."

Cao Cao smiled and said to the expressionless Liu Zhang. Now Cao Cao can be said to be a disgusting Liu Zhang who has changed his ways. When he just rescued Zhang Ren, and now, Cao Cao is mocking Liu Zhang in a weird way.

"Thank you, Brother Mengde, for your help."

In front of many soldiers and Zhang Ren who had just been rescued, he could not say anything too serious to Cao Cao. On the contrary, he had to say good things, because it was Dian Wei and Cao Zhang under Cao Cao who had just rescued Zhang Ren. Ren also indirectly repelled Meng Huo's attack.

Seeing the change in Liu Zhang's attitude, Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction. The effect of his first step in chess had been achieved, which was to let Liu Zhang clearly understand the gap between him and himself, and let him know that without him, he would not be able to capture Yongchang. County, he couldn't even keep his own Yizhou.

So next, I am afraid that Liu Zhang will willingly accept being dominated by him. If Liu Zhang is really unwilling, then Cao Cao will not mind killing Liu Zhang and replacing him with someone who can better control him. The reason why Cao Cao still keeps Liu Zhang is that It is because once Liu Zhang dies, those who are loyal to Liu Zhang will not be used by him, and if they fight, they will be damaged.

It is far from that point yet, so Cao Cao still has a certain amount of patience, and he also needs a relatively reliable person to help him control Yizhou.

Late that night, Liu Zhang's tent was kept lit with lights. Until the third watch in the middle of the night, Liu Zhang, who had not rested, finally waited for the person he wanted to wait for.

Cao Cao opened the curtain and walked into the big tent.

"Ji Yu, aren't you asleep yet?"

Cao Cao still had the same smile as during the day, and sat opposite Liu Zhang minding his own business. Liu Zhang took the wine that had been cooking from the fire and poured a glass of warm wine.

In the late autumn weather, coupled with the high altitude, it is already very cold here. The thick tent can barely withstand the biting cold wind, but you can still feel the slightest chill, especially in this late night.

"Brother Meng De, I'm waiting for you."

Liu Zhang got straight to the point. After filling up Cao Cao's wine glass, he filled it up for himself, and then took a sip first.

"It's not poisonous, just don't worry, I don't dare to poison you."

After Cao Cao watched Liu Zhang drink it, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine to warm himself. To them, this wine tasted like sweet water. The alcohol content was too low, even worse than beer. It's best to warm up.

"You're still waiting for me in the middle of the night. What's the matter?"

"Let me talk to you about Yizhou, the Yizhou Army, and me."

Liu Zhang's answer shocked Cao Cao even more. Cao Cao glanced at Liu Zhang in surprise, as if he was wondering why Liu Zhang's attitude was so different from that of the daytime, and Liu Zhang also seemed to see Cao Cao's doubts.

"Nowadays, the situation is in chaos, and I can no longer live alone just because I thought I could, so I want to talk to you about the future of Yizhou and my future."

Liu Zhang's words were tantamount to tearing away the last fig leaf between the two. From now on, regardless of the result or not, the two of them will never be the same again.

"Now that you've said so, I don't have to keep pretending. What you said is also the purpose of my visit this time."

There was joy on Cao Cao's face again, but this time, it was obviously different from before. This time it was more like a smile from the heart.

"Well, some things are much easier to say. Just tell me what you want."

Liu Zhang already knew Cao Cao's purpose, so he picked up the wine pot again and filled the wine glasses in front of them.

"After I help you deal with Meng Huo and get back Yongchang County for you, I will return to Xudu and personally go to the Emperor to ask for the land of Yizhou that you have requested for you. From now on, you will not No longer the shepherd of Yizhou, but the king of Yizhou, I will still..."

"Haha, Cao Cao, is this your negotiating attitude?"

After a sneer, Liu Zhang interrupted Cao Cao's words and looked at Cao Cao impatiently. This was the first time that he called Cao Cao by his name instead of calling him Cao Cao. Cao Cao was also a little surprised. Then, Cao Cao smiled helplessly, Shaked his head.

"Okay, in that case, I won't say these useless things. Why don't you tell me your requirements and I'll see if I can satisfy you."

"good."

Liu Zhang nodded slightly, picked up the wine glass, and drank half of the wine in the glass.

"From now on, Yizhou will still be under my control. I will temporarily obey your command. No matter what I do, I will obey your order. However, you cannot use Yizhou as your spearhead, let alone the Yizhou army. A soldier's destiny is not his destiny."

"Hahaha, of course it's a pity, no problem."

After hearing Liu Zhang's request, Cao Cao readily agreed. After all, this was similar to what Cao Cao thought. It didn't matter who was the nominal lord of the Yizhou Army. What was important was that the Yizhou Army could obey his command. And orders, this is the most important thing, as well as the generals under Liu Zhang's command. Liu Zhang has been with them for many years, and they will definitely be more comfortable to use. If he is suddenly allowed to lead them, there may indeed be some big troubles.

Therefore, after Liu Zhang finished speaking, Cao Cao agreed without any hesitation. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhang shook his head.

"Cao Cao, don't agree too quickly, there's more."

Liu Zhang took off a tiger talisman from his waist. On the tiger talisman, there was a word "Benefit" carved on it.

"This is the tiger talisman of the Yizhou Army. I don't need this to mobilize the Yizhou Army, but everyone except me, including Zhang Ren and Liu Xun, whoever mobilizes the military camp must have my order or this tiger talisman. I can give him to you as a token of our sincerity for this cooperation.”

Looking at the tiger talisman on the case, Cao Cao asked with interest.

"Then tell me, what are the other requirements?"

"The other request is that after you unify the world, I am willing to call you king, but I want the four states of Yizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou as my territory."

As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao, who was still smiling at first, changed his expression, shifted his gaze from the tiger charm to Liu Zhang, and said with a half-smile.

"Liu Zhang, if you can say what you are saying now, it is enough to show that you have not seen the situation clearly yet."

"Oh? I think I see it very clearly. I only want four of the thirteen states in the Central Plains, and I can call you the king. Isn't that enough? Isn't that sincere enough?"

"Hahahaha, Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang, should I call you stupid or naive? Let's not talk about anything else. Let's just talk about these four states. Let's not mention Yizhou for now. This is where you belong. Jiaozhou can also be given to you, and it doesn't matter if it is included in the territory of Yizhou, but Jingzhou and Yangzhou, one of the two states is the richest in the world, and the other is a land of grain and rice. Not only that, the light of the two states, even It can be compared to the glory of the five states of Yuzhou, Silizhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou, plus Yizhou and Jiaozhou, which occupy an equally large area. Your territory accounts for half of the Han Dynasty. I want the other half. So what’s the difference between this king of mine and you?”

Cao Cao's words completely rejected Liu Zhang's idea. At the same time, the smile on Cao Cao's face had disappeared. In his opinion, Liu Zhang's current request was tantamount to not truly accepting his fate and still thinking of being on an equal footing with him. .

"Well, I don't need Yangzhou. I just want Jingzhou and Bingzhou, plus Yizhou. That's okay."

Liu Zhang retreated to the next best thing and no longer wanted Yizhou, but who knew that Cao Cao still shook his head.

"Liu Zhang, don't use this trick. Your so-called principle of refusing to retreat has no effect on me. Yizhou and Jiaozhou will only give you the land of these two states. When the time comes, I can canonize you as the Southwest King, you are not under my jurisdiction.”

Cao Cao said with a smile that before he entered the game, although he was just a middle-class patient who loved netizens, as long as it was related to the game, Cao Cao could be said to be a master-level figure. For example, he refused to retreat. Learned from other games.

The principle of refusal to retreat is that if you think the room is too dark and want to open a window, many people will not agree. If you say to lift the roof, they will allow you to open the window.

This is a common negotiation method that Cao Cao has used in many previous games with no disadvantages. He did not expect that Liu Zhang would actually use this trick on him.

In fact, Liu Zhang's real goal was Yizhou, Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. He also knew that Cao Cao would not agree to the addition of Yangzhou. However, if he directly stated his request and asked for the land of the three states, Cao Cao would also not agree. , so he came up with this method.

Looking at Cao Cao who directly stated his thoughts, Liu Zhang did not have too many doubts and continued.

"I don't understand the principle of refusing to retreat, and I don't accept what you said. The canonization of the Southwest King is just a sweet date you temporarily gave me to safeguard your rights."

Liu Zhang is not a vegetarian. Although he may be slow to react to certain things, in this life-and-death situation, he will not be stupid.

Compared with Meng Huo leading his army to attack the camp during the day, the current calm situation is a greater danger for Liu Zhang. If he is not careful, he will lose everything, because even if Meng Huo breaks the camp, he may not be able to do so. He will die, but if he can't reach an agreement with Cao Cao, then he is really not far from death.

So although Liu Zhang seems to have the upper hand now, the initiative is still in Cao Cao's hands.