Chapter 562: Cao Cao's Fraud
Cao Cao screamed, like crazy, Xi Zhicai's death hit him hard, and he was almost killed by Zhang Liao, how can he have any admiration for Zhang Liao now, he loves talent, he just wants to break Zhang Liao's body into ten thousand pieces, in order to vent the anger in his heart!
All the officers and soldiers of Cao Cao's army seemed to be able to feel Cao Cao's crazy anger at this time, and they seemed to be infected by him, and immediately galloped wildly, each carrying a weapon and killing him. Zhang Liao couldn't help frowning when he saw the enemy's generals fighting wildly. Suddenly, the sound of killing outside the camp in the north erupted like a tide, shaking ten miles away, and it could be heard clearly.
"Not good! The Cao Bing who was lured away by Gao Ran is back!! As soon as Zhang Liao heard that it was in the direction of the north, he had a rough idea, and his face couldn't help but change in shock, and at the same time he regretted that he missed the great opportunity to capture Cao Cao.
"Okay~~!! It must be that our army is back, and they all pounce on me and entangle this Zhang Wenyuan~~!! I'm going to use his head to worship Zhicai~~!! At this time, Cao Cao, who had regained a little bit of sanity, hissed again.
Seeing that the situation was like this, Zhang Liao immediately made up his mind and withdrew. When those Cao soldiers saw it, they refused, Zhang Liao was not in a hurry to flee for his life, and left the broken queen with a cold face, and fought with the Cao soldiers who rushed in for a while, but killed a few more people. Cao Cao saw that he couldn't kill Zhang Liao, and he was even more angry, at this time Zhang Liao suddenly bluffed and shouted that he wanted to fight with Cao Cao. Cao Cao was taken aback, and the soldiers of Cao Jun also hurried back to cover. Knowing that Zhang Liao was cheating, he immediately pulled out his horse and fled.
As a result, Zhang Liao and the others all went back to the east to rush and retreat. At this time, the Cao army in the camp was mostly chaotic, and it could not be intercepted at all, but there were many casualties.
The sun rises high, and the light that dispells the darkness always represents new hope. But now, under the bright sun, Cao Jun's camp is only full of outpouring of anger, crazy hatred, and corpses on the ground.
"Wow~~!!" Xiahoudun glared angrily at the sight, roared with all his might, and hurriedly whipped his pegasus and galloped up, rushing into the camp from the north, and his deployment was in a hurry. Xiahoudun flew all the way, looking at the wreckage after the fierce battle in various places in the camp, looking at the blood everywhere, he knew that the battle was fierce last night, and suddenly saw that Xiahouyuan was leading troops and Pegasus to catch up, and asked anxiously: "Miaocai~~!" Where is the lord~~?? β
"Brother is you~!! I taught the elite of the army to send the lord to the camp, and I am going to visit him~!! Xiahou Yuan exclaimed anxiously, in order to confirm Cao Cao's well-being with his own eyes, he saw Zhang Liao returning, and he didn't care about intercepting it.
When Xiahoudun heard this, he didn't even bother to answer, and hurriedly rode his horse towards the back of the camp.
For a short time, only a cry accompanied by angry scolding was heard behind the camp, and it sounded as hard as possible.
When the Xiahou brothers heard Cao Cao's voice, their complexions couldn't help but change greatly, and they hurriedly dismounted and pushed aside the crowd, and everyone saw that it was the Xiahou brothers, and they didn't dare to intercept it. Soon, the Xiahou brothers came to Cao Cao and saw Cao Cao holding Xi Zhicai's corpse, crying bitterly, and there was obviously an arrow stuck in the corpse.
"Wow, ahh~~!! What kind of beast actually killed my Zhicai, Zhicai only had one breath left, but he still refused to give him a breath of breath~~!! Cao Cao's face was full of hatred and sorrow, and he cried heartbreakingly, and everyone listened to it, and they were all bitter. Xiahou Yuan's face changed, and he couldn't help but change color secretly, but seeing that everyone around him was extremely sad and angry, he seemed to quickly understand Cao Cao's intentions.
"Wow~!! Ahu~~!! Who is it, who killed the drama sacrificial wine~~!!? Xiahoudun knelt on the ground violently, his hands pounded the ground even more angrily, his eyes were full of tears, and he roared into the sky.
"General Xiahou, it was Zhang Liao's deployment, it was chaos at that time, the traitor attacked with cold arrows, the little incompetent, I am willing to apologize for the crime with death~!!" said that the soldier who escorted Xi Zhicai was also panicked at the time, and when he helped Xi Zhicai to escape, he didn't know whether Xi Zhicai was alive or dead, so he put Xi Zhicai on the horse and just broke through.
But when it was said that Xi Zhicai died, there were only Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan and those marching doctors in the tent, and everyone was obedient and thought that Zhang Liao's people had shot Xi Zhicai, but they were just full of grief.
Swish~! The soldier hurriedly raised the knife to wipe his neck, Cao Cao saw this, exclaimed that it was not good, but the soldier was anxious to die, and as soon as the blade was wiped, blood spurted from his throat, and he died on the spot!
"Ahhh I'm in pain~! Wrath~~!! Cao Cao saw it clearly, a pair of blood-red eyes were about to burst, and after a roar, he was so angry that he fainted, and when the generals saw it, they were all panicked.
However, it was said that Cao Cao was in a coma, and Cao Jun was attacked by Zhang Liaojun, and his vitality was also greatly injured. Of course, the irritable Cao Hong wanted to fight hard several times, but was suppressed by Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan had the largest position in the camp at this time, and with the support of Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong also had a few points for him.
Two days later, in Cao Cao's tent. Xiahou Yuan walked in with a calm face. At this time, Cao Cao was sitting on the couch, his face solemn and his eyes tight.
"Did Zhang Wenyuan evacuate?"
Xiahou Yuan nodded with a deep face.
"Good. What about the marching doctors? β
"One person died in the fighting that day, and I killed the other two on the pretext that he was not well healed."
"Good. Stand down. By noon, I'll wake up. Cao Cao listened, sighed slowly, and then waved his hand.
Cao Cao's voice settled, but Xiahou Yuan did not move, standing there motionless. Cao Cao frowned, squinted his eyes and asked, "Do you have a question in your heart?" β
Xiahou Yuan nodded and said, "Forgive the last general for being stupid, and ask the lord to answer." β
"There are no outsiders here, you and I are brothers of the same clan, so you don't have to be so polite. Just ask. Cao Cao's face condensed slightly and said.
Xiahou Yuan was silent for a while, and then said the problem that had been bothering him for two days.
"The lord actually wants to create a mourning situation, why did he pretend to be unconscious and let go of that Zhang Wenyuan?"
When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes widened, and two fierce and terrifying eyes shot out violently, staring at Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan knew that Cao Cao never liked others to guess his thoughts, so he couldn't help but bow his head in fear. When Cao Cao saw it, his cold expression gradually faded, and he said, "I don't want to fight to the death with that Zhang Wenyuan, but I want to seize Hedong quickly." After all, the current situation may be unexpected at any time, and once the Son of Heaven arrives in Luoyang, I, Cao Mengde, will become the target of public criticism. If you can't take Hedong and use it as a barrier in the northeast, even if you get the Son of Heaven and can command the world, but because the foundation is unstable, it will be short-lived in the end. β
Xiahou Yuan could still maintain such a deep and calm mind when he heard Cao Cao's thoughts, but he was suddenly a little scaredβafraid of his ruthlessness.
So, Xiahou Yuan trembled. Cao Cao also paused at this time, his sharp details seemed to be able to see through anyone's mind, and even more faintly seemed to have the magic power to swallow all of them.
"And it's not enough to have Hedong as a barrier alone, I still need a certain amount of troops and prestige to deter the heroes! But the death of this drama Zhicai has disrupted my plans, and if the princes of the world know that I can't even keep my humerus ministers, they will only laugh at me for being incompetent. Therefore, in the next battle of Hedong, we must fight beautifully and quickly! At the same time, you have to manage at least eighty percent of the troops! Cao Cao said his thoughts and analysis one by one, Xiahou Yuan listened carefully, and the more he listened, the more thrilling he felt, he never thought that as a person in power, his thoughts would be so deep. Xiahou Yuan couldn't help but admire Cao Cao, but at the same time, he was a little unspeakably afraid.
At this time, Cao Cao suddenly stopped talking, and his eyes seemed to be fixed on Xiahou Yuan's body, as if he was waiting for him to speak. Xiahou Yuan was shocked, and replied: "Because that Zhang Wenyuan is a tiger general in the world, it seems that the Dong clan's Xiliang army and Yuan Shao's Hebei army have also been repeatedly defeated in his hands. But if you fight to the death, even if you can defeat it, I am afraid that it will lose 30% of the troops at the very least, and then in this way, the cities and counties in Hedong will have time to prepare, and then our army will attack it with tired troops, and I am afraid that it will take another period of time to seize Hedong.
Therefore, the lord, you deliberately used the death of the sacrificial wine to excite the three armies, raising their sharp edges, but you deliberately fell into a coma to avoid fighting with Zhang Wenyuan, a fierce tiger, so as to kick his Hedong nest in one fell swoop with lightning speed! In this way, the lord defeated Zhang Liao and quickly won the battle of Hedong, which was enough to overshadow the prestige lost by the death of the drama sacrifice wine. In this way, this can not only obtain Hedong, but also keep the troops, and win great prestige, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone! β
Cao Cao listened, paused, his eyes lit up, and suddenly said: "Zhicai once said that you are likely to become a handsome person in charge in the future, I am looking forward to it." β
When Xiahou Yuan heard this, his expression couldn't help but be shocked, his body trembled slightly, and suddenly all the complicated thoughts were gone, and he only had excited gratitude in his heart, so he knelt down subconsciously and bowed his head and said: "The last general will definitely live up to the expectations of the lord and the drama and sacrifice wine!" β
"Okay, you go down and get ready. After resting for two days, the armies have already recovered, and the resentment they have held back for the past two days has deepened, and once they fight, the power is enough to reach three or even ten! I will take the east side of the river within three days! β
Cao Cao shouted loudly, loudly, and said that Xiahou Yuan was like a fire all over his body, with infinite power.
But it was said that at noon, Cao Cao, who had been in a coma for two days, finally woke up, and urgently summoned all the people to see him, determined to take revenge on the humerus minister Xi Zhicai. The generals were afraid that Cao Cao had not recovered from his awakening, and they all advised Cao Cao not to work.
Cao Cao drank it angrily!
In a word, all the soldiers are determined to become a city and want to die and repay it!
"If you are my minister, you will die in vain, I will not kiss his enemies, who will go to it~!?"
Therefore, Cao Cao led his troops to rush there that day, and even played the slogan that he would break through Hedong and capture Zhang Liao within three days.