Cao Cao couldn't help but look at Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu stroked his beard and looked at the still smoking corpse, pondered for a moment and said: "The fire is still warm, it means that the gang of thieves has just left, and the baggage cart is moving slowly, so they will immediately catch up, and they may be able to catch up."

It's just that...... There are three roads to the south of this road, one to the east, leading to Xuzhou, which is Tao Qian's territory, one to the south, leading to Yuzhou, which is Yuan Shu's territory, and the other to the west, leading to Runan, which is also Yuan Shu's territory. ”

Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu puzzled, since it was Tao Qian who murdered his father, what was Yuan Shu doing?

Cheng Yu continued: "It is said that since the thief was sent by Tao Qian, we should chase it directly in the direction of Xuzhou.

But...... In the next guess, since Tao Qian sent someone to escort Taiwei to the Yanzhou boundary before making a move, the order he gave must be to kill them all, leaving no living mouth to hide people's eyes and ears, but fortunately Liu Gongzi rescued him, and Taiwei survived.

In this way, the gang of thieves did not complete Tao Qian's life, if they were afraid of going back and being condemned by Tao Qian, they changed their route to the south and went to Yuzhou to join Yuan Shu.

Therefore, in the next suggestion, the soldiers are divided into two roads, one to the southeast of Xuzhou, the other to the south of Yuzhou, to ensure that nothing goes wrong. ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao nodded frequently.

He already had great trust in Cheng Yu, not to mention that Cheng Yu judged just now that the sergeant who murdered his father was sent to Yanzhou in the name of escort and robbed money and killed people, and the mastermind was either Tao Qian or Yuan Shu.

Now it has been confirmed that Cheng Yu's judgment is not wrong at all, and he trusts Cheng Yu even more at this time.

"Okay, according to Mr. 's words, the soldiers are divided into two roads, each with 200 men and horses, all the way to Xuzhou, all the way to Yuzhou, be sure to recapture the baggage, which team to recapture the baggage, I have a heavy reward."

Cao Cao clapped the decision, and immediately rushed out of the two captains, each with 200 men and horses, and couldn't wait to chase down.

They all knew that this batch of baggage was extremely important to the envoy, and if it was recovered, the envoy's reward would be rich.

Liu Ping listened quietly beside him, to say that Cheng Yu is also one of the top strategists of the Three Kingdoms, and his analysis of this matter is very reasonable.

The thief soldier either returned to Xuzhou to recover his life, or he switched to Yuan Shu in fear of crime and rushed to Yuzhou.

Why don't you consider heading southwest to Runan?

It's just because Runan is also Yuan Shu's territory, but the road is several times farther.

Since you want to defect to Yuan Shu, you can go directly to Yuzhou, and there is no reason to go far.

However, Liu Ping has the entire history of the Three Kingdoms in his mind, according to history, after Tao Qian's general robbed the baggage, he fled to Runan.

Who knows if the man's head was kicked by a donkey or squeezed by the door, anyway, he chose a route that seemed impossible to others.

At this time, I have to remind Cao Cao.

"Uncle and nephew feel that it is a foolproof strategy to send another chasing army to the southwest."

When Cao Cao heard this, he smiled and said to Liu Ping: "Ping'er, don't you think Mr. Cheng's words are very reasonable?" To the southwest, a hundred miles further is still our Yanzhou territory, can thieves be so stupid?

In the future, if you want to follow your uncle and make a career, you should humbly ask a master like Mr. Cheng for advice. ”

Although he was extremely grateful to Liu Ping for saving his father's kindness, he thought that Liu Ping had a low status after all, and he might not even know a word, and the princes of the world probably hadn't even heard of his name, how could his knowledge be comparable to Cheng Yu, who was unparalleled in wisdom?

Gratitude is gratitude, but such a big thing can't be sloppy, that's why I say this.

"Don't dare to ask for advice," Cheng Yu smiled and said, "If Liu Gongzi has anything, you can discuss it with you." ”

He paused and said: "I don't know how to do it, a three-way pursuit is the perfect strategy, but after all, it is a deep pursuit in the enemy's territory, and it must be resolved quickly. ”

Cheng Yu's account was clear, they had no intention of fighting when they greeted the father of the envoy this time, so they only brought more than 500 cavalry.

I heard that there were 200 men on the other side, and although they were foot soldiers, if they wanted to fight quickly, they had to deal with the same number of cavalry.

The soldiers were divided into two roads, two hundred on each road, and four hundred people had already been divided, and they only had one hundred people left to guard, and they could no longer divide a group of pursuers to chase in the direction of Runan.

Liu Ping listened, and was anxious for a while, did he know the development of the plot and watch Cao Cao chase in the wrong direction?

However, Cao Cao obviously didn't believe him, and waited for the two groups of people to return in vain, and then chased in the direction of Runan again, and it was estimated that the gang of thieves had already eaten and slept in Runan City.

However, Liu Ping can't always say that he is a time-traveler, from two thousand years later, he knows this plot.

His identity is the biggest secret, and no one knows if it will cause trouble.

It's better to keep this secret all the time.

Just when he was at a loss, suddenly there was a sound of horses' hooves behind him, and he saw a cloud of smoke and dust rising from the northern valley.

About 100 horsemen came galloping.

In the blink of an eye, the cavalry approached, and a young man with a long figure rolled into the saddle and dismounted, knelt in front of Cao Song and hugged his fists and said, "Grandson Cao Ang, please meet the eldest father." ”

Liu Ping took a closer look, and the young man was about twenty years old, with red lips and white teeth, and he was very heroic.

This is Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang?

When Cao Song saw his eldest grandson Cao Ang, he immediately smiled, raised his hands and said, "Ang'er, our grandson has not seen each other for more than four years, why are you here?"

Let the eldest father take a good look, I haven't seen you for a few years, you have grown taller and stronger."

When they were in Luoyang, their family lived together, and Cao Song attached great importance to this grandson of the Cao family, and taught him to learn literature and martial arts.

Although Cao Song, the supreme military commander, is not good in civil and military affairs, it is more than enough to teach his young grandson.

Four years ago, Cao Cao Chen Liu's army was raised, and Cao Ang has been fighting with his father, and he has never seen his eldest father again.

These days, he already knew that his eldest father was coming, and he wanted to follow his father to greet him, but his father arranged other military affairs for him, and when the military affairs were completed, he came without hesitation.

"Ang'er, for your father told you to concentrate on the affairs of the army, but you sneaked here, don't you take your father's words to heart?" Cao Cao said sharply.

Even sons cannot disobey his military orders.

It's not that he's unkind, pick up people, he can come alone, anyway, it's not like he can't see his son after taking him back.

It's just that it was an eventful time at this time, and the military salary was not paid for three months, and the morale of the soldiers under his command was fluctuating, so it was not appropriate for him to leave Yanzhou at this time.

So he arranged for Cao Ang to inspect the military camp, the purpose of which was to use his status as the eldest prince to deter those soldiers who had two hearts.

But looking at this situation, Cao Ang made a round of inspections and ran out with him, so he lost his temper.

Cao Song was unhappy when he looked at Cao Cao's anxious white face, and took Cao Ang behind him and said, "What's wrong with Ang'er coming to pick me up?" Are you only allowed to come, not Ang'er? ”

After a few reprimands, Cao Cao didn't dare to reply, but glared at Cao Ang fiercely, and Cao Ang was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head.

He knew his father's temper, and at this time, his father interceded, and his father glared at him, and when his father was not around, this reprimand was probably inevitable.

In the past, when I was young, my father wanted to beat myself, and I could still run to my eldest father to avoid the disaster, but now that I am nearly 20 years old, can I still do this?

Cao Song didn't know Cao Ang's thoughts, but instead pulled Liu Ping over and said, "Come on, come on, I'll introduce you brothers." ”

Cao Song told Cao Ang about last night's events again, Cao Ang saw the pile of corpses that were still smoking on the side, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat with fright, and saluted Liu Ping deeply: "Brother Xian saved the eldest father, if the foolish brother wants to say thank you, you will see outside, no matter what happens in the future, as long as the foolish brother can do it, the virtuous brother can just open his mouth." ”

"As soon as the eldest brother said this, the younger brother really had one thing to ask for," Liu Ping borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and said with a smile: "I see that the eldest brother's horse is extraordinary, I don't know how to borrow me to ride?" ”

"This horse is an authentic Dawan famous horse, and the virtuous brother can see that it is extraordinary?" Speaking of horses, Cao Ang suddenly brightened: "Although this horse is not as good as my father's Absolute Shadow and Claw Yellow Flying Lightning, it is also the best among horses, do you want to try it?" ”

Liu Ping nodded, and said embarrassedly: "Exactly, but I am not good at riding, and I ask my eldest brother to bring someone to protect me." ”

"That's no problem," Cao Ang patted his chest with a smile and said, "I'll take my subordinates to protect you with a hundred horses, it's always enough." ”

"When is this, you two are still messing around here?" Cao Cao listened to the two talking about horses there, and couldn't help but feel angry.

He was still worried that he would not be able to catch up with the baggage, and he would not be able to pay the sergeant, and these two guys still had the leisure to talk about horses, and they were too heartless.

Cao Song was not happy when he heard this, and said with a cold face: "You are angry and you will not be angry at the two of them, what does it have to do with the two of them if you can't chase them back?" ”

Cao Song said to Liu Ping and Cao Ang again: "You two can do whatever you want, a good man should always practice riding and archery, and I am here to support you, don't worry about your father." ”

Cao Cao choked and didn't speak again, no way, his father had always spoiled his grandson, and the newly adopted Liu Ping had just saved his father's life.

It's hard to disobey my father's order.

Liu Ping stepped on Cao Ang's Dawan horse, Cao Ang saw his father's cold face, and his heart was cold, and he had the heart to persuade Liu Ping that Dawan horse would ride him another day, but Liu Ping shook the reins and rushed out.

Cao Ang had to bring another horse from the side, and with more than 100 cavalry, he chased after him.

Although Cao Cao didn't stop it, he looked at their backs and shook his head slightly.

My son is twenty years old, why is he still so ignorant.

Also, it seems that Liu Ping is not a worry-free master, and he has to set rules for these two guys after he goes back.