Cai Mao entered the city under the guidance of Lou Gui and saw a mess. The houses near the town had been almost demolished, and there was not even a place to hide within a stone's throw of them, only broken wood and rubble everywhere, not to mention the formation of troops, and even the need to be careful when walking.

"Cao Fujun is ready to stick to the small city." Lou Gui glanced at Cai Mao, his expression was indifferent, and he had the determination to fight to the end.

Although Cai Mao felt a headache, her face did not show a flaw. He smiled but didn't say a word, looking around as he went. He entered the city on the orders of Yuan Shu, the negotiations were fake, and it was his real purpose to inquire about the situation, especially to determine the whereabouts of the cavalry, and he was indifferent to Lou Gui's statement. It was not his task to attack Wancheng, he only wanted to make money now. The profits brought by the golden silk brocade armor and the new knife are more lucrative than any loot, and half of the loot has already been put under his name, so why should he risk his death to fight hard.

"It's a pity." Cai Mao regretted it. Wancheng is a famous city in the world, but now it is so dilapidated, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he really couldn't believe it.

Lou Gui said in a strange manner: "Yes, it's a pity. These houses are only a few decades old, and the old ones are hundreds of years, and I don't know how much it cost to build them. If it weren't for General Hou's ruthlessness in attacking the Nanyang clan, it wouldn't be so easy for us to demolish these houses. ”

Cai Mao smiled and said nothing, but she had a small calculation in her heart. Wancheng suffered two battles in succession and suffered heavy losses. In contrast, Xiangyang was less affected. If according to Sun Ce's analysis, Nanyang will become the forefront of the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains, it is conceivable that in the next ten years, the entire Nanyang is not a suitable place to live, a large number of people will flee south, Xiangyang's industry will skyrocket, maybe it is time to start in advance.

However, the ruins in front of him are not useless, at least it shows that there have been no cavalry in and out recently. And as far as the soldiers he saw with his eyes were concerned, there were few cavalry, at least not in the big city.

Following Lou Gui into the small city, Cai Mao paid attention all the way to observe the clues that the cavalry might have left behind. The number of horses that can be seen in the small town has increased, but it still does not look like there are a large number of knights stationed. Cai Mao's heart lifted. He didn't want Yuan Shu to suffer from Cao Cao, if Yuan Shu failed, his investment would not be recovered.

"Cai Deqi, are you here to spy on the military?" There was a loud laugh overhead. "Look around, be careful that I cut off your head."

Cai Mao raised his head and saw Cao Cao lying on the battlements looking at him with a grin. The battle flag above his head was blown by the wind, and he was leisurely with a bit of indescribable confidence. Cai Mao laughed. "The two armies are at war, and they don't come to fight. I haven't seen you for a few years, how have you changed like a person? ”

"Hehe, you Cai Dejun is now a guest of Yuan Highway, and you are my enemy, what kind of face can I give you." Cao Cao said, quickly stepped off the road, took Cai Mao's hand, and looked Cai Mao up and down. "Deju's palms are sweaty, his eyes are wandering, his smile is not natural, he clearly has something in his heart, and he dares to say that he is not spying on the military?"

Cai Mao stared at Cao Cao for a moment, shook his head, and withdrew his hand. "What are you waiting for?"

Cao Cao laughed and pulled Cai Mao towards the Taishou Mansion. Entering the atrium, the two sat down separately, Cao Cao let people serve wine and fruit, and raised a glass to signal to Cai Mao. Cai Mao raised his glass, the two drank a glass, Cao Cao sighed: "Although this wine is good, it is not as good as the nine brewing spring brewed by your Cai family, you Cai Deqi is really not enough friends, since you came to see me, why don't you even bring an urn of good wine, let me satisfy my hunger." ”

"Fu Jun, although Jiu Yuchun is good, it is not what you need most right now, right?"

Cao Cao smiled. "I need two more arrows. As long as I have two million arrows, I can defend Wancheng. Can you provide it? ”

"Wancheng is the county of Nanyang, with its own arsenal, and there are more than two million arrows hidden."

Cao Cao pondered for a moment. "Then I'm a little confused, what else do you need more?"

Cai Mao smiled, waved his hand, and his entourage took out a brocade box. Cai Mao opened it, and a strong medicinal fragrance poured out. Cao Cao raised his eyebrows lightly and praised it: "Good medicine, but I don't know what disease it can cure." ”

"Trauma, of course." Cai Mao got up and personally sent the brocade box to Cao Cao. "I heard that Ling Langzixiu was injured, and I specially found a good medicine to remove saprophytic muscles, isn't it better than wine?"

Cao Cao took the brocade box and played with the pills inside, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Seeing Cai Mao walking in all the way, he knew that Cai Mao had ulterior motives, and now he heard Cai Mao mention his son Cao Ang, and he was already clear. He thought for a moment, raised his head, and smiled at Cai Mao.

"Thank you Dejue for your kindness. I should have asked Zixiu to thank him in person, but he is no longer in the city, so I will do it for me. ”

"Zixiu is not in the city, so let's use it for Cao Zihe, I heard that he was also seriously injured."

"Zihe is not here. To tell you the truth, there were only fifty horsemen in the city, and the rest of the cavalry were led out of the city by Zizi and Hezixiu. As for where, I don't know. Cao Cao smiled even more mysteriously. Maybe you can't drink Jiu Yuchun in your Cai Zhou. ”

Cai Mao also smiled and stared at Cao Cao's eyes for a moment. "So, you've decided to live and die with Wancheng?"

"Why do you say that?" Cao Cao's eyes were a little flustered in an instant, but Cai Mao could see it clearly. He avoided Cai Mao's forced gaze, picked up his wine glass, and said with a forced smile: "Where did De Jue start with this?" ”

Cai Mao sat back and laughed. Fu Jun's eyes wandered and he smiled reluctantly, I should have said it, right? You don't have to despair, though. Let me tell you the good news, Cai Bojiao is coming soon. You and he are old friends, not to mention that General Hou originally intended to recruit you, even if General Hou wants to kill you, with his reputation, it is not a matter of words to intercede for you? ”

Cao Cao didn't speak. Although he is good at disguise, Cai Mao has made one move after another, especially the amount of information about Cai Yong's upcoming is too large, he has to be cautious, and he can't care about disguise at all. Cai Mao came prepared, naturally Yuan Shu noticed the signs of the disappearance of the cavalry, and he couldn't hide this matter anymore, so he simply didn't hide it. But what does Cai Yong mean when he is coming? Is it the meaning of those ministers in the court, or the meaning of Dong Zhuo?

Whoever means it is not good news. The ministers of the DPRK and China originally supported Yuan Shao, and if they supported Yuan Shu, the balance of strength of the Yuan brothers would change. Dong Zhuo is the mortal enemy of the Yuan family, and it stands to reason that Yuan Shu is unlikely to form an alliance with him, but in the face of interests, who can say for sure, I think Dong Zhuo was still ordered by Yuan Shao to enter Beijing. If the ministers of the DPRK and China are only nominal support, Dong Zhuo not only has the Son of Heaven, but also has a strong combat effectiveness and Liang elite, once he and Yuan Shu form an alliance, the situation in the world is very unfavorable to Yuan Shao.

In the face of such a great change, even if Cao Cao was good at falsification, he was shocked at this moment, and his face changed several times one after another.

Seeing that the fire was almost over, Cai Mao suddenly said, "Zixiu should go to Chenliu now, right?" ”

Cao Cao was absent-minded and smiled proudly. "Don't stop Chen Liu, day and night, you should go to Yecheng ......" As soon as the words came out, he immediately knew that he was speechless, so he had to point at Cai Mao and scolded with a smile: "Cai Deqi, even if I tell you, what can Yuan Highway do to me?" ”