Chapter Twenty-Three: The Night
Cao Cao stumbled back in a hurry, and at a glance saw Xu Youzheng standing alone in front of the Zhongjun tent waiting, he rushed up and pounced on him, hugged him, and was excited, "Brother Ziyuan, it's great that you're here!" ”
Xu You was a little out of breath by him, grabbed his arm that was getting harder and harder, and coughed desperately.
Seeing this, Cao Cao hurriedly let go of his hand and said with a smile: "You see that I am really overjoyed, I have lost my sense of proportion, and I hope that Brother Ziyuan will forgive me." Cao Cao said as he didn't forget to pull him into the tent, "It's windy outside, Brother Ziyuan, please go inside and talk." ”
Xu You was dragged in by him all the way, struggled to shake off his hand, pursed his lips unhappily, straightened his collar and said, "Brother Meng De has something to say, don't pull it."
Cao Cao raised his hands and said with a smile on his face: "Okay, good, listen to Ziyuan."
Xu You saw that Cao Cao was so pleasing to him, and his vanity was unprecedentedly satisfied, he couldn't help but swell, squinted his eyes and arrogantly provoked: "Does your army still have military rations now?"
When Cao Cao saw him coming up, he dared to poke at his most painful place, and his heart began to rejoice. On the surface, he was still silent, so he calmly replied: "Our army has abundant food and grass, and it can still last for half a year."
Xu You squinted at him and sneered, "You are treating me as a fool, are you?"
Cao Cao smiled awkwardly, and after pondering for a while, he said, "Don't hide it from Brother Tai, I actually only have one month's military rations."
Xu You flicked his sleeves coldly and sighed leisurely: "If you refuse to tell me the truth, then how can I help you defeat Yuan Shao." ”
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, and couldn't help patting him on the back, and was warned by his eyes and withdrew his hand back. Cao Cao pretended to be sad and said: "It's true that everything can't escape Ziyuan's discernment, in fact, there are only ten days' worth of food left in our army." ”
Xu You glanced at him with contempt, and said displeasedly: "I miss the friendship between our former classmates, betray the old master, and want to save you from the hardship, but you are very good for me."
Cao Cao bowed his head and was silent, and after a while, he cried out in grief: "Ziyuan! Truth be told, I only have three days' worth of food! ”
Xu You laughed out loud and shouted: "You Cao Mengde don't even have tomorrow's food!" ”
Cao Cao's eyes flashed with fierce killing intent.
Xu You raised his head and lamented: "In the past few days, I have calculated that you have run out of ammunition and food, and I have repeatedly told him to take this opportunity to attack with the whole army and annihilate you in one fell swoop." It's a pity that my mediocre lord actually took care of his sick little son, and missed such a good opportunity in vain! ”
Cao Cao hid the killing intent in his eyes, and sighed faintly: "Ziyuan is really calculating, resourceful, and really a genius. It's a pity that I can't be a good lord. If Brother Ziyuan likes me Cao Cao, I will definitely treat you as a guest, and I will not let you play the sword and compose a song. ”
Xu You smiled proudly, took a long breath, and said, "I didn't come empty-handed, I'll send you grain and grass." Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Cao Cao Zhengse and said: "Most of Yuan Shao's grain and grass are stationed in Wuchao, although there are soldiers guarding them, but they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, you only need to send a light army to attack Wuchao and burn its grain and grass, and within three days, Yuan Jun himself will be defeated and die!"
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, but he immediately wondered if this would be a trap for Yuan Shao, he quickly weighed the pros and cons, if it was a trap, it would only be a loss of an elite; If what he said was true, the tide would have been reversed, and even a complete victory. He only thought for a moment before making the gamble.
"If I can get such help from my brother, why should I worry about something wrong." Cao Cao looked at Xu You's eyes sincerely.
After that, he walked outside the tent and ordered: "Prepare five thousand fine horsemen for me immediately, as well as firewood, grass, candles, and oil, and I will personally lead the troops to attack the black nest at night!"
Half an hour later, Cao Cao put on a military uniform, put on his horse, and set off.
Qiao Wan walked over, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she looked at him with a slightly worried expression and said, "Prime Minister, be careful."
"Wait until I come back and marry you." Cao Cao looked down at this flower-like woman condescendingly, calmly and confidently.
With that, he turned and rode his horse, and rode away in the darkness with five thousand horsemen.
Xuchang.
Zhou Ping disguised himself as a servant and infiltrated the Guo Mansion, conducted a few days of exploration, and finally drew a map of the Guo Mansion and handed it to Zhou Yu.
In the inn, he reported to Zhou Yuyu: "The military advisor sacrificial wine Guo Jia has not been in the mansion for the past few days, and his subordinates have indeed seen a woman who looks very much like a lady in the east wing of Guo's mansion, and today I can only glance at it in a hurry, and I can't find a chance to get close, and I can't tell whether she is a lady or not for the time being." The subordinates knew that Gongzi was in a hurry, so they came to report to Gongzi first, and then continued to go back to Guofu to lurk and find out. ”
Zhou Yu's hand holding the teacup was almost unstable, and he only felt that his heart was about to jump out of his body, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
He quickly took the map, hurriedly turned around and walked out of the door: "No need, I'll go to Guo's mansion to lurk in person." ”
How much he wished that the person in the house was her, he was so anxious that he couldn't wait any longer.
Zhou Ping hurriedly stopped him and persuaded bitterly: "Childe, please think twice, if you take this step, the situation will be uncontrollable......"
Zhou Ping knew that no matter whether the woman was a lady or Qiao Wei, Zhou Yu would confront her head-on, if that person was a lady, it would be fine, with Mrs.'s gentle heart, she would not treat him at all. But if that person was Qiao Wei, since she could have murdered Sun Ce in the first place, how could she let go of Zhou Yu, who was a sibling to Sun Ce, now? There are only eight of them, but there are hundreds of guards stationed outside Guo's mansion, as long as there is an order inside, Guo's mansion will immediately be surrounded and impenetrable, and when the time comes, it will be like catching a turtle in an urn, and he will not be able to escape at all.
Zhou Yu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then insisted, "I have to go."
"What if that person isn't a lady at all?!" Zhou Ping was puzzled why Zhou Yu, who had always been the most calm, would take such a big risk.
"Whoever she is, there should be a settlement to this matter." Zhou Yu's thin lips spit lightly, but he was unquestionably firm, and walked straight out of the door.
Is Qiao Guan okay now? Is the son of her womb well? Why did she hide her life experience from him and hide her revenge for killing her father? Who were the people who kidnapped her that day? What is the connection between her and Qiao Wei? How much does my brother's death have to do with Cao Wei? What is the relationship between Qiao Guan, Qiao Wei and Cao Wei?
No matter who the person inside is, they can give him an answer. His grievances with Qiao Guan, and the love and feud between his brother and Qiao Wei are like an intricate giant net, which has long imprisoned him deeply, and he has no way to stay out of it.
It's time to put an end to this.