In April of the first year of Jian'an (A.D. 196), Yanzhou, Shanyang County, Changyi.

The warm sunlight shone in through the window, and the old man squinted slightly and sighed.

This kind of leisurely life, the four sages have not experienced it for many years. But I'm really as comfortable as I am now, but I feel empty in my heart.

After being rescued by Cao Cao, the four sages were escorted to Changyi to recuperate, and although the remnants of the Northern Hall still respected him very much, he also knew that Ye Feng was no longer there.

The door behind him was gently pushed open, and Nie Hong slowly walked in, standing quietly behind the four sages.

"It's Youngdor." The four sages slowly turned their heads and looked at Nie Hong with a kind face.

"I've seen the virtuous elder."

In order to prevent Liu Biao from doing anything again, Nie Hong was ordered by Cao Cao to patrol the Yanzhou border after leaving Duan Xuan. Later, the scout reported that Liu Biao's soldiers and horses had indeed retreated, and he was finally able to come back and rest for a few days.

Hu Yi and Zhou Heng followed Cao Cao to Yuzhou, and among Nie Hong's four divisions, Xu Chu was inseparable as Cao Cao's personal bodyguard, Wei Tao continued to stay at the Yanzhou border after he returned, and Jiang Xu and Ge Yao were stationed in the east to defend Lü Bu and Liu Bei, so it was very difficult for Nie Hong to find someone to talk to now.

Luckily, there is still an elder here.

"The previous time, because the rescue of the juniors was too late, the northern hall was slaughtered, and the juniors ......"

Nie Hong didn't continue, because the four sages stopped him with their hands.

"Young Duo, the Northern Hall has been exhausted for many years to deal with all parties, and now it is collapsing, maybe it is the destiny of heaven."

The eyes of the four sages were full of helplessness and desolation.

Nie Hong didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to stand aside awkwardly.

"Sit down and have a chat with the old man."

Nie Hong respectfully sat on the chair against the wall, quietly waiting for the four sages to speak.

"Young Duo, the old man's life is like a dream. The officials of the Han Court, the old man of the night forward, and the old man in the twilight of his life, heh, it is really worth this life. ”

"The virtuous old man has worked hard for the big man and the world all his life, and the younger generation has always admired it very much."

"Hehe, the old man doesn't want to boast about anything. It's just that the current situation makes me wonder if it was right or wrong to create Yefeng in the first place? ”

The four sages originally expected that Nie Hong would definitely say words like "Gongyao Ancient and Modern" and "Han Family Loyal Ministers" to comfort him.

Unexpectedly, Nie Hong was silent for a moment.

"The younger generation doesn't know. If it is wrong, then what I have done for many years will not become a joke for future generations? But if that's right, why is the world so intolerant of us......

Yes, Hebei Yefeng was suppressed because of the uprising, Hanzhong Yefeng became a religious puppet, the southeast Yefeng violated the righteousness, and the southern Yefeng was eradicated because of the fierce act, and the only northern main church that could adhere to the fundamentals has now come to an end...... It seems that God really refuses to favor this group of crazy people who care about the world.

"The twelfth brother is ...... in the end," the four sages finally asked.

This is something that Nie Hong didn't want to mention, but as one of the founders of Yefeng, the four sages asked, and he had no choice but to answer.

"The twelve sages went to the battlefield in person, but they were outnumbered and not spared." Nie Hong's expression became very gloomy.

"Really...... The twelfth brother was too dry-tempered, and the old man had persuaded him, alas. ”

The four sages sighed and said with a wry smile.

"Okay, let's not talk about these past events, the old man heard that Cao Cao has already started to act?"

"Yes, the lord has already sent General Cao Hong to greet His Majesty."

"I'm afraid, it's more difficult. After all, there is not only one person who harbors ill intentions in the center. ”

"But what I'm worried about is whether the lord is going well in Yuzhou."

"There's no need to worry about that, unless someone sneaks up on it. Otherwise, with Cao Cao's way of using troops, it would be difficult for ordinary people to take advantage. ”

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Yuzhou, Runan County, Fubo.

Hu Yi, Zhou Heng and Qin Zhen were drinking wine in the camp tent, and everyone's faces were very ugly.

A soldier ran in and said, "Three generals, the brothers have finished lining up and are ready to start drilling." ”

"Let them go back to the camp and sleep!" Zhou Heng slammed the cup on the table and said angrily.

"Huh? Can ......"

"Get out of here, too!"

"I ...... Be. The soldier ran out again, aggrieved.

It stands to reason that Hu Yi was born as an archer, and his personality should be the most calm, and he usually comes forward to play a round at this time. But today he was not in a good mood, so he didn't say anything, just drank quietly.

In fact, the three of them were far more unhappy in their hearts, Xiahou Yuan, Li Dian, Le Jin and others were also irritable.

The culprit who made the army so strange was their lord Lord Cao.

After waking up this morning, Cao Cao suddenly said the idea that made everyone shake their heads and deny - to personally inspect the enemy camp.

According to Cao Cao, only after he saw the enemy's camp with his own eyes could he decide on a method to break the enemy; Moreover, there have been strange reports lately that some idle homeless people are wandering not far from the camp.

Although everyone was very opposed, Cao Cao still insisted on going. What's even more infuriating is that Cao Cao insisted on bringing only ten people! The reason is that too many people are too easy to expose.

In the end, after the unanimous persuasion of everyone, Cao Cao finally ...... Still went.

Fortunately, the people accompanying him were not ordinary - Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Qin Shao, and Hu Yi's four sub-commanders, plus Zhou Heng's two sub-commanders and a non-martial arts but resourceful Guo Jia.

In order to reassure everyone, Guo Jia immediately showed his "extraordinary" talent - just like last time, let Qin Shao pretend to be Cao Cao, so that there would be an extra layer of protection.

The final result, of course, was that a group of civil and military officers watched the lord and his party set off with tears and laughter.

"When I go back, remember to remind me and settle accounts with Xun Yu. I can barely endure a Duan Xuan, how come the strategists he recommended are all like this! Zhou Heng swallowed the wine violently.

"I don't remind you." Hu Yi said a word, and Zhou Heng immediately stared.

But Hu Yi continued: "I'll go with you!" ”

Qin Zhen looked at the two, smiled reluctantly, and took a sip of wine. But in his heart, he was really a little scared at this time.

The bold lord, the stubborn father, I really hope that nothing will go wrong with them.

……

But that's often the case, when others are anxious, the person concerned is very comfortable.

"Walking with yourself, this kind of opportunity is not something that anyone can have." Cao Cao said jokingly.

"Hehe, the lord laughed, if his subordinates can have the demeanor of the lord for three points, they will have no regrets in this life." Qin Shao replied with a smile.

"Don't forget, if you really encounter an ambush, you will definitely leave Lord Qin behind to deal with the aftermath." Guo Jia drank as usual and said things that made people want to punch.

"The lord just go forward, if there is an enemy attack, I and Brother Dian will teach them to come and go!" Xu Chu is also in a good mood, after all, there are not many opportunities to come out like this.

"Zhong Kang, why don't we compare the two of us to see who kills more enemies."

"Okay, it's just that if Yuan Shu doesn't dare to attack, I'm afraid that the two of us won't be able to do this gamble today."

"Oh? Cao's life depends on the two fierce generals. Cao Cao smiled slyly.

The group walked leisurely, without considering the mood of everyone in the camp.

Suddenly, the sound of the air being torn apart came, and Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and several other subordinates reacted very keenly, and they immediately surrounded Cao Cao, Qin Shao, and Guo Jia in the center.

In an instant, they could see the direction in which the arrow was coming. However, everyone here is very skilled in martial arts, and with just a slight raise of their hand, they are all knocked down.

"Huh?" This was Guo Jia's voice, because things were beyond his expectations.

He joked with everyone just now because he expected Yuan Shu's incompetence and would never think of setting up an ambush here.

Although the terrain here is complex and the trees are luxuriant, he has also heard a little about Yuan Shu's ability to command troops, and with Yuan Shu's pampered character, how can he spend time thinking about how to deploy defenses?

However, now that there is really an ambush here, could it be that Yuan Shu suddenly had an epiphany?

Guo Jia hopes that this is the case, if not, then it can only mean one thing - Yuan Shu has capable people around him.

It's a pity that Guo Jia doesn't have a powerful intelligence network like Mi Zhu, otherwise he would know that by Yuan Shu's side, there is now an extremely ugly young military advisor - the ugly handsome old seat of the ten sages of the Yefeng Southeast General Hall, and Pang Shiyuan.

Pang Tong tried his best to use Yuan Shu's power to control Wu Jing, Zhou Yu and others, but the Seven Sages only made a slight trick and promised Yuan Shu a few pieces of territory, and Yuan Shu agreed to let them go back to Sun Ce.

At that time, Pang Tong was discussing the next plan with Yan Xue and others, but he heard this news that made him almost scold.

He knew that Yuan Shu was incompetent, but he didn't want him to be so incompetent.

Although Yuan Shu sent someone to pursue it after listening to Pang Tong's analysis, Zhou Yu and the others had already crossed the river, how could they find it?

Pang Tong wanted to leave, but he didn't expect that the enemy would let him go when Yuan Shu was incompetent, but he was stubborn and even his companions would be detained, and he was trapped like this.

It happened that Cao Cao came to attack, and Yuan Shu made conditions, as long as he could help him deal with Cao Cao, Pang Tong could leave on his own.

Therefore, Pang Tong had to set several feasible plans for him, and then exchanged for the right to leave.

Of course, Yuan Shu would not know how Pang Tong scolded him after leaving Shouchun, because he was already completely immersed in the joy of getting the scheme.

If everything is as Pang Tong planned, then Cao Cao will inevitably die here.

The first to start was the homeless people who would make Cao Cao suspicious. In fact, those people were all pretended to be Yuan Shu's men and horses, they didn't have any attack plan, and the purpose of their existence was just for Cao Cao to find out and pay attention.

Pang Tong confidently told Yuan Shu at that time that he only needed to move the camp forward a little to lead Cao Cao here. Because Cao Cao was suspicious by nature, he would definitely come to investigate in person.

The next step was to send a few teams of soldiers and horses at will, farther away from each other, to leave a way for Cao Cao to enter the encirclement.

Although Yuan Shu was a little skeptical, he still remembered before the Bishui Pass, and Cao Cao was indeed such a person.

In this way, a conspiracy with the purpose of booby-trapping Cao Cao began.