Chapter 21: Plotting in the Dark

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has entrusted this matter to me, what can I do to be foolproof?" He Jin touched his aching brain, and he wanted to save the eldest prince safely, and he also had to sweep away the bandits and robbers, and then snatch the money and food back, it was really nerve-wracking for him to think about these as a butcher!

"General, I, Cao Cao, am willing to share my worries for the general, and I beg the general to give me a 500-strong soldier and horse, and I will definitely bring back His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the money and food completely!" Cao Cao, who was sitting at the end, saw that the generals in the hall were not angry, so he volunteered to save the eldest prince. When His Royal Highness the Great Prince was assassinated, he and Yuan Shao ran in the wrong direction and failed to save His Royal Highness, and when they arrived, except for the corpses in one place and a few wounded guards, no trace of the Great Prince and Zhou Yu was found. Cao Cao, who originally wanted to make a great contribution, finally returned to Luoyang in a disgraced manner.

"General, Chun Yuqiong is willing to bring a soldier and horse to rescue the eldest prince!"

"The last general, Yuan Shu, is willing to drive for the general!"

"The last general, Yuan Shao, is willing to share the worries of the general——"

"The last general, Bao Xin, is willing to—"

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"Haha, that's good, that's right, then Chun Yuqiong and Yuan Shu will give five hundred elite soldiers money and grain to Baiyun Lake to wait for delivery. Waiting for Yuan Shu and Chun Yuqiong to safely rescue His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Zhou Yu, Yuan Shao and Bao Xin led a thousand troops, and then waited for the opportunity to surround this group of bandits and rogue for the general to exterminate. When you come back, General Ben will celebrate your achievements - go ahead and get ready! The general He Jin was full of confidence stimulated by a series of voices asking for his life, but he never looked at Cao Cao from beginning to end, just because Cao Cao's grandfather was a eunuch, and after a eunuch, he still wanted to make meritorious contributions through him, what a joke!

"General, please give me a soldier and horse as a reserve force to deal with emergencies." Cao Cao saw that everyone else had taken the order out with joy, and he stood there like an irrelevant person, ignored like a clown.

"Oh-it turned out to be Cao Mengde! General Ben has been in poor health lately and didn't hear what you said? What are you doing? "The general He Jin deliberately said this, just to make Cao Cao retreat in the face of difficulties, after all, he is not worthy of being a junior with him.

"Back to the Great General! I want to ask the general to borrow a soldier and horse to help save His Royal Highness the Grand Prince. Because I think the general's arrangement is unreasonable, it may cause casualties to the crown prince, and it is possible to let the bandits escape, so not only can not promote the dignity of the Han Dynasty, but will become the laughing stock of the world! I'm thinking about the future of the general! Cao Cao suddenly said loudly.

"Oh - you Cao Mengde, you want to shock me to death! Since you think about General Ben, then I will give you 300 elite soldiers as a rear team. He Jin was a little stunned by Cao Cao's throat, and he listened to Cao Cao's words, so he agreed to Cao Cao to send troops. But as soon as Cao Cao went out, He Jin woke up and regretted it a little, and asked He Ren to go to the barracks quickly to select three hundred old, weak, sick and disabled for Cao Cao to prepare.

Cao Cao took the talisman to the barracks to transfer troops, and saw that they were all old, weak, sick and disabled. The angry Cao Cao dropped the horse whip in his hand, and scolded: "It's really too deceitful! It's too much of a deception! ”

"Big brother, don't be angry! It is better to have soldiers than not to have soldiers, and besides, these old, weak, sick and disabled may not be inferior to those elite soldiers. This time, our brothers have helped the eldest brother get the credit! Look at your brother! "It was Cao Cao's uncle and brother Cao Ren who spoke, and this time Cao Cao took four relatives and brothers Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Dun into Luoyang, in order to make meritorious contributions and glorify the lintel.

"Zixiao, what is your best plan?" Cao Cao grabbed his horse and turned back and asked.

"Big brother, haven't you seen the strangeness in rescuing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time? The general He Jin looks down on the eldest brother, and the other princes and grandsons also dislike the eldest brother; But they didn't see that the old demon of Montenegro chose the place of trading in Baiyun Lake, according to my survey of the terrain found that if the old demon of Montenegro drove a boat to get money and grain, he could reach Guandu in a day by going down the river, even if the horses were fast, they could not catch up. It is still unknown whether the crown prince will be able to come back unharmed, and I am sure that there must be a secret stronghold of this gang of rogues nearby, and His Royal Highness the prince will definitely be held hostage here. My suggestion was that the eldest brother and I, Brother Yuan Rang, lead one hundred and fifty people to search within a radius of fifty miles along the vicinity of Baiyun Lake; Zilian and Miaocai led the rest of the men and horses to the narrow mouth of Baiyun Lake to ambush and set up roadblocks, and after robbing the money and grain, they quickly sent people to join us. Cao Ren explained the Tao at the head of the head.

"Okay - but we don't need to bring so many people, I, Zixiao, and Yuan Rang led a hundred people to find the prince and Zhou Yu, and Miaocai and Zilian led two hundred people to intercept the money and grain, we must guard against the Yuan brothers from grabbing merit, after you seize it, quickly find a secret place to hide on the spot, and wait for our news!" If we brothers don't do it, we won't do it, and if we want to do it, we will have to make a great achievement! ”

Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Xuan each assigned troops and horses, and then followed Cao Cao in a hurry.

"Gong Jin, why do you want to take fake hostages to fool the people who send money and food, I don't understand!" The crown prince Liu Xie has Zhou Yu's face, eats well and sleeps soundly, the only thing he doesn't understand why Zhou Yu has to act alone.

"Your Highness, do you know where you are today? Why should I be the only one around? Because many people are not their own people, we are unknowingly killed when we can't understand our identity, especially in the chaos of the army! I can't gamble with your life, and I can't live if you make a mistake! Zhou Yu looked at Liu Xie with sincere eyes, he felt that he could be an actor, although Liu Xie was a wine bag and rice bag, but he was still kind! If you keep him, you can give yourself better development and lay the foundation for the future!

The crown prince Liu Xie was moved, and he also understood that Zhou Yu wanted to save them with great fanfare. Then they quietly returned to Luoyang, which can also show that they were not held hostage, but the civil and military officials in the court were played by bandits.

Zhang Mancheng also agreed to this plan, not only got money and food, but also gave Zhou Yu a favor, why not do it?

Near Baiyun Lake, Bo Cai gathered people to get money and food, and Zhang Mancheng took a team of Yellow Turban wrestlers to send Zhou Yu to a safe place and then went to find Zhang Jiao. Yuan Shu and Chun Yuqiong escorted money and grain and waited on the north shore of Baiyun Lake, but there were only a few twenty or thirty people, and the others were hidden nearby.

Cao Cao took Cao Ren and Xiahoudun to explore the surroundings of Baiyun Lake, and sent scouts to closely monitor the movements of Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao's two teams. Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong can complete the task without accidents, but it depends on Lao Tianzhao not taking care of himself.

Out of Luoyang City, Yuan Shao and Bao Xin found a place to settle down in a temporary camp, and sent people to report Yuan Shu's movements at all times. Yuan Shao was a little unhappy that He Jin arranged himself and Bao Xin behind, so he drank some wine with Bao Xin and rested, waiting for the news to save the prince.