Chapter 2896: Internal and external affairs are scattered, Cao Ren is forcibly surrendered (Central)
Chapter 2893: Internal and external affairs are scattered, and Cao Ren is forcibly surrendered (Central)
"Although my knife was heavy, I deliberately avoided the vital points. When I left, Cao Hong was still fine and could even stand up. Why did he die of serious injuries so quickly?" Cao Youwen defended with confusion.
Hearing this, Cao Zhen probably guessed the reason. Since Cao Youwen did not kill him, it is likely that the people from Daqin did it secretly.
Don’t ask him how he knew, because like Li Da, Cao Zhen had contacted people from Hei Bingtai early, otherwise how dare he openly provoke Cao Ren’s authority?
After confirming that it was not the killer Cao Youwen, Cao Zhen knew it. Naturally, he would not defend Cao Youwen because it was meaningless, because no matter whether Cao Youwen killed him or not, Cao Hong''s death could not be separated from him.
Whether Cao Youwen killed Cao Hong is actually not important at all. What matters is how Cao Ren thinks.
If Cao Ren was determined to avenge Cao Hong and then directly overturned the table to get rid of Cao Youwen, even if Cao Zhen and Cao Youwen joined forces, they might not be able to protect themselves. After all, the combined forces of the two families were only more than 30,000, accounting for only three-tenths of Chenliu''s total military force, not to mention that Cao Zhen''s troops were surrounded by Cao Ren.
Of course, if Cao Ren really did this, it would be the result of both sides losing money and the Qin Dynasty''s profit, and the father and son would most likely die in this internal struggle;
As soon as he thought of this, Cao Zhen couldn''t help but feel a little scared. Obviously, he was afraid that Cao Ren would overturn the table, after all, he didn''t want to die.
The best way to calm Cao Ren''s anger is to hand over Cao Youwen and Cao Youwan''s brothers. Now these two are in Cao Zhen''s army, and it is easy to take them down. But if they really do this, the consequences will be very serious.
After all, the Cao Youwen brothers came to take the initiative to seek cooperation. If other neutral generals who were still watching, they would definitely not dare to cooperate with him because they were afraid of Cao Ren, and Cao Zhen would completely lose the capital to fight against Cao Ren.
In addition, if Cao Ren dealt with Cao Youwen''s brothers, if Cao Zhen pointed the finger at him next, then Cao Zhen would have no power to fight back.
Bao Cao Youwen''s brothers were defeated by Cao Renyu, and Bao Bao would be a poison to quench his thirst. Sooner or later, Cao Ren will be targeted.
Faced with these two options, Cao Zhen hesitated for a long time and finally decided to choose the former. He decided to take advantage of his fortune and life and take another bet.
The last time Cao Zhen lost the bet, the price was to lose his position as the city gate guard and hand over the control of five thousand elite troops.
This time, Cao Zhen bet Cao Ren didn''t want to fight to the death, so that the Qin fisherman would benefit, so he would take the initiative to tolerate and appease internal conflicts.
If Cao Zhen could win this time, he would be the number one hero of the Qin army to take Chenliu. It would be no big deal if he lost the bet, because there was only one who died in the former and the latter.
After understanding this, Cao Zhen became more enthusiastic about Cao Youwen. After all, Cao Youwen can save their father and son''s lives now.
Cao You heard that Cao Zhen''s attitude changed and knew that the other party was willing to join forces with him, he felt relieved. After all, he was really at a loss now. If Cao Zhen did not join forces with him, their brothers would have no way out.
"Brother Zhen, Cao Hong is dead, Cao Ren will definitely not let me go. You openly opposed Cao Ren before, but he took away his position and military power. He will not be at ease with you. Now only you and I can join forces can protect yourself." Cao Youwen said sincerely.
"If you combine, you will benefit both; if you divide, you will suffer both injuries."
Cao Zhen also nodded in agreement and said, "Don''t worry, brother, I will not sit idly by."
Cao Youwen''s face showed a ruthless look, and he leaned against his ear and whispered: "Brother Zhen, take advantage of the current fire to restrain Cao Ren''s many troops. How about you and I join forces and forcefully open the city gate and let the Qin army enter the city?"
Cao Zhen''s face was full of shock when he heard this. Obviously, he didn''t expect that Cao Youwen was so brave. He was forced to rebel openly.
Although Cao Ren''s troops were restrained by fire, there was a possibility that the two armies would merge and rebellion would be successful at this time, Cao Zhen would not agree no matter what. There are two reasons:
First, Cao Ren still has an absolute advantage in his hands. Even if he is restrained by the fire, he will definitely be prepared. Even if the two companies jointly rebel, they may not succeed;
Second, the army under Cao Zhen was surrounded by Cao Ren. If he really rebelled, he was helping Cao Youwen to restrain Cao Ren. I won’t mention whether he could force the city gate. Even if he could succeed, there would probably not be many people left;
As for this third point, it is the infamy that Cao Zhen does not want to bear the surrender.
The generals surnamed side surrendered, and they surrendered. After all, they were not from the Cao family, so it would be nothing if they were forced to surrender.
But if Cao Zhen and other generals surnamed Cao also surrendered, they would betray their own family and tribe members, which is much worse than the nature of surrender of foreign surnames.
This is not just Cao Zhen’s concern, but also the concerns in the hearts of all other surrendered generals of the Cao surname. After all, if this is spread, his reputation will be completely ruined. How can he have the face to see others in the future?
Therefore, Cao Zhen will not take the initiative to rebel unless it is absolutely necessary.
As for Cao Youwen, he naturally understood this principle, but he was forced into a dead end this time. Now Cao Hong died inexplicably, but he still couldn''t get rid of the blame, so he naturally couldn''t take his reputation in order to save his life.
In Cao Zhen’s plan, it should be to unite all forces to force Cao Ren, the chief general, to surrender, and let Cao Ren bear the infamy of surrender.
Now Cao Youwen is destined to join the ranks of the surrender faction. The power of the surrender faction in Cao''s army has doubled instantly and has the capital to initially confront Cao Ren. At this time, Cao Youwen wants to take action directly, how could Cao Zhen agree?
"No, absolutely not, brother, although the fire has restrained some of Cao Ren''s troops, Cao Ren''s defense against us has increased. At this time, there is only a dead end to rebellion."
How could Cao Zhen not know what Cao Youwen said? But he was afraid that he would not wait for that time. After all, although Cao Ren''s methods were not as good as Cao Cao, he also had a decisive personality. When Cao Hong died, Cao Ren could not remain indifferent.
"But..." Seeing that Cao Youwen was still hesitant, Cao Zhen continued to persuade: "The most urgent task now is to respond to the situation with the unchanging situation. Let''s take a look at Cao Ren''s reaction first.
If Cao Ren continues to press on, it will not be too late for us to fight with him. At worst, we can break up and let the Qin Dynasty reap the benefits.
But if Cao Ren takes into account the overall situation and chooses to endure and give in, we can take this opportunity to unite more forces, and even completely undermine Cao Ren, thus forcing Cao Ren to surrender and let him bear the infamy for us.
This is the best ending for us. ”
As soon as Cao Zhen said this, Cao Youwen was inevitably moved. Although he had no confidence in this, he was willing to take a bet on it compared to this bright future.
"I hope everything can develop towards the better side."
Cao You heard the bitter smile, and as soon as he finished speaking, Cao Ren''s envoy came.
After Cao Zhen and Cao Youwen looked at each other, they both knew whether they were alive or alive this time, and it depends on Cao Ren’s next choice.
With a nervous and complicated mood, Cao Zhen and Cao Youwen met and knelt down and listened to Cao Ren''s envoy''s orders read out, and they didn''t even dare to breathe during the whole process.
When Cao Ren said in his order that the truth had been found out that Cao Youwen''s brothers were innocent, and that Cao Hong''s death had nothing to do with him, but caused by the doctor''s mistaken caring, Cao Zhen and Cao Youwen couldn''t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although this does not mean that Cao Ren will not attack them, it at least means that Cao Ren still takes the overall situation into consideration and will definitely not attack them openly before he is sure to win, and this will undoubtedly give Cao Zheng and Cao Youwen a lot of room for operation for the two surrender factions.
"Brother Wen, you must not leave the camp next. If Cao Ren summons us, I will go to see him. Don''t go. If I don''t come back, my son will cooperate with you to raise an army."
Hearing Cao Zhen’s words, Cao Youwen knew how dangerous it would be next, and Cao Zhen was ready to die.
Seeing Cao Youwen''s sad face, Cao Zhen couldn''t help but smile and said, "Don''t be so pessimistic. The grain warehouse was burned and Cao Hong was dead. Cao Ren is now incompetent and has no time to comfort us. I think he won''t break up so quickly.
We only need to attract more people during this period, Cao Ren will be a commander who will completely undermine him. ”
Under Cao Zhen''s persuasion, although Cao Youwen left, he left his younger brother Cao Youwan as a hostage. After all, it was a major matter involving his wealth and life. No one would be relieved if there was no hostage. Besides, Cao Youwan broke his arm, so he would not be of use to go back. It would be safer for Cao Zhen.
As soon as Cao Youwan left, a man in black walked out of the screen behind Cao Zhen. It was Ren Qianxing, the person in charge of Chen Liu from the Black Ice Platform.
When Cao Zhen saw Ren Qianxing, his face suddenly changed and he hurriedly said, "How dare you come here in person? If Cao Ren discovers it, you and I will die."
Ren Qianxing looked dissatisfied and asked with a smile: "General Cao, didn''t you say it just now? Cao Ren is now incompetent and has no time to take care of himself, so how can he have the energy to stare at me? Don''t worry, since I dare to appear here, I will never let Cao Ren discover it."
Hearing Ren Qianxing''s words, Cao Zhen''s face was extremely difficult to see. He felt that Ren Qianxing was monitoring him, but he didn''t care about that much at this time. He quickly asked, "It''s already this point. Can you tell me the list of your own people."
The surrendered factions in the Cao army in Chenliu City were naturally not just Cao Zhen, Cao Bing, Li Da, and Cao Youwen, who was forced to rebel, and many others were hidden. However, their position was not as important as Cao Zhen and Li Da, so they did not play that great role.
"General Cao, you have proved your loyalty to the empire, and the empire will naturally repay you."
As he said that, Ren Qianxing took out a piece of paper and said, "This is the list of his own people. You can burn it after you look at it."
Cao Zhen quickly took it, and after reading it, his face was full of shock: "Hao Ice Platform has you actually instigated so many people?"
Although many of them do not hold military power, and the military power is not large, if so many people unite, it is enough to give him the confidence to face Cao Ren directly.
"Not everyone is like Cao Ren. They still take the initiative to die even though they know they are dead. Most people are still afraid of death. As long as they are afraid of death, there is room for our Black Ice Platform to display."
Hearing Ren Qianxing''s words, Cao Zhen continued to ask, "Why are the ones with the most powerful military power not on top? Haven''t you sent someone to lobby?"
The people Cao Zhen mentioned were naturally Cao Ren''s confidants, that is, Cao Cao''s loyal faction.
Ren Qianxing naturally sent someone to instigate these people, but the effect was not good. No matter whether it was coercion or temptation, he failed to make the other party surrender. Instead, he also lost several first-class spies for this.
Of course, Ren Qianxing would not tell Cao Zhen these things, but instead defended: "Just pulling all the people on the list is enough for you to confront Cao Ren. In addition, my people helped you burn the underground granary, and Cao''s army will be in turmoil next.
Cao Ren is now facing a desperate situation of internal and external difficulties. If you can''t win over these people and completely undermine Cao Ren, then I really doubt whether you have found the wrong spokesperson. ”
That''s right, the plan to undermine and force Cao Ren to surrender was not thought of by Cao Zhen, and he didn''t have such a good brain. The person who actually proposed it was actually Jia Xu.
?There is still one day off tomorrow, so try to make up for the owed ones
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(This chapter ends)