Chapter 41: The Poison Scheme
Cao's '' army ended in defeat in both the east and west. Xun Youdao: Prime Minister, Li Hui has already taken precautions, if we continue to fight, it will not be good for us, now Li Hui has become a climate, and Yuan Shao is not the same as back then, it is better to send someone across the river as soon as possible to negotiate with Li Hui about the withdrawal of troops, on the one hand, our side suffers!
Cao 'Cao' snorted coldly: The Qiang people, the Huns and Sun Quan all rely on ignorance, we fight to the death and come back to life, we have to watch from afar, what kind of alliance is this? Could it be that when Li Hui defeats me, we will have a good life?
Xun Yu said: We occupy the hinterland of the Central Plains, there are strong enemies on all sides, Sun Quan and others wish we failed earlier, to get a piece of the pie, how can we be blessed to deal with Li Hui, Cheng is very early to unite everyone against Li Hui I see \\
Cao '' glared at Xun Yu, and Xun Yu didn't say anything left. Cao 'Cao' said: Since Wen Ruo has an opinion on this matter, I will send you to Hebei to discuss the withdrawal of troops with Li Hui, I wonder if Wen Ruo is willing to go?
Xun Yu smiled: I'm afraid that Li Hui may not withdraw his troops at this time, the Prime Minister's Ninth Route Army besieged Li Hui, Li Hui is considered a complete victory, with Li Hui's 'sexual' personality is not beneficial, things will never be done, how can Li Hui be moved to collect troops for no reason!
Of course, Cao 'Cao' understood Li Huibing's 'sex', and also knew that Li Hui would not easily withdraw his troops, so he asked: In your opinion, what do you want me to do before Li Hui withdraws his troops?
Xun Yu hurriedly took over the conversation: Le Jin and Li Dian were captured by Li Huisheng, presumably Li Hui would offer a sky-high price, Li Hui's army pressed the border If the prime minister does not take out the land to 'hand' over, Li Hui will inevitably do it himself, from the perspective of his subordinates, Hedong should be what Li Hui wants the most, and he will find out that Li Hui has the intention of conquering the Xiongnu in the west before the 'engagement' with our army, if it is not for this war, Li Hui's army must have gone to Shangjun, if he takes Hedong, it is considered to have opened up the road from Hebei to Liangzhou, Li Hui will naturally stop the army and continue his westward expedition!
Liangzhou! Cao '' was surprised: Li Hui really used Jiang Gan's suggestion, it seemed like a ridiculous thing, Li Hui really wanted to do it, I really don't know what to think.
Qi Yu Prime Minister, General Yu Ban reported, besieged Zhang Xiu's cavalry in Shangqiu, please make a decision! A herald rushed into the council chamber and finally had something that made Cao Cao's '' feel gratified.
Hurry up and submit the battle report! Cao 'Cao' urged the herald to take the ban on the war report. After reading it, he laughed: Yu Ban really didn't disappoint me, with Li Hui's 10,000 cavalry, I think Li Hui still has something to think, and ordered Yu Ban to show me Zhang Xiu tightly, and I must not let one go!
Li Hui also received a battle report from Xian Yufu. Zhang Xiu's flying leopard battalion was exhausted after several days of long marching, and after capturing Shangqiu, Zhang Xiu had no choice but to order the soldiers to go into the city to rest. Yu Ban seized this opportunity and mobilized a large army to surround Zhang Xiu in Shangqiu.
Lu Su frowned: Cao '' will definitely make a big fuss about this matter, let's capture the second general alive, I'm afraid we won't get any benefits!
Guo Jia shook his head: I don't think so! Zhang Xiu dared to put his flying leopard camp in Shangqiu overnight, he must have his own plans, don't worry, wait and see.
Li Hui nodded: Zhang Xiu's expedition this time, he is brave and brave, and his wisdom has also grown, he can be regarded as a general, and he will never make such a mistake if he goes deep into the hinterland of Cao's army, you don't have to worry, and see how Zhang Xiu escapes.
Jia Xu smiled silently.
The deputy general of the Flying Leopard Battalion looked at the boundless Cao Jun under the city and asked Zhang Xiudao: General, what should I do? This Yu Ban really surrounded us!
Zhang Xiu smiled: I'll wait for this opportunity to tell the brothers to bring up the two boxes by the general!
Soon, two large black chests were lifted to the city wall. Zhang Xiu looked up and down, saw that there was no damage, and nodded: Yes, the military division must not be damaged, otherwise there will be endless troubles, and a little contamination will die without a place to be buried.
As soon as everyone heard that they were slightly contaminated, they would die without a place to be buried, and they all unconsciously took a step back. Zhang Xiu smiled: Don't be afraid, as long as the box is not broken, there is no problem, pass on my military order, from now on, all the brothers will boil all the water to drink, and immediately order someone to use lime to arrange a thirty-step wide area on the side of the city wall, and no one is allowed to step out of the lime belt for half a step!
Why is that? The adjutant asked.
Zhang Xiu smiled: The military advisor commanded, it is naturally useful, how about I let you find a doctor?
The deputy general immediately replied: Gao Xu is giving a lesson to everyone, I don't know anything, and he won't let us in!
Leave it alone, kid! If you find someone abnormal within a month, go to Gao Xu immediately, and you must not hesitate! Did you hear that? Zhang Xiu asked loudly.
Understood, General! The crowd replied in a loud voice.
Yu Ban received Cao's '' order to besiege Shangqiu without attacking, as long as Zhang Xiu's men and horses did not run out. Yu Banchang sighed. Although Zhang Xiu does not have many people and horses, his combat effectiveness is very strong, even Cao Chun's tiger and leopard riding cannot be compared, and a blocking battle in Dingtao made Yu Ban unforgettable for life. These cavalrymen have superb equestrian skills and skilled tactics, and even if they do not have Zhang Xiu's shouting command, they can easily break through their own defense lines. Since Cao 'Cao' ordered the siege, there was naturally no need to attack.
Early that morning, two scouts were ordered to explore the area around Shangqiu. Just past the west 'gate' of the city wall, in a bush, two mouthfuls of black wood incense attracted the attention of the two.
Scout A: Brother, guess what's in it?
Scout B shook his head: How do I know, it won't be eating!
You kid knows how to eat! Scout A patted Scout B: Tell you, our brother made a fortune today, presumably it was the rich businessmen in Shangqiu who left something behind when they fled for their lives, you think about this box is so beautiful, it must be something of value inside!
How do you know it's a rich businessman's thing? Scout B asked.
Scout A smiled: Don't you know that after the Hebei army entered the city, it shouldn't care about the poor, only take the rich to cut them, we have been to several cities, and the rich have all run away, why are you so stupid? Don't talk much, you and I have one each, these two boxes are you and me, don't go out! Scout A, as he picked and chosen, placed one of them slightly heavy on his horse's back.
Three days later, many unwell soldiers suddenly appeared in Cao's camp. The symptoms are all the same, weakness, vomiting and diarrhea. At first, Yu Ban was not noticed, but after another two days, the situation became more and more serious, and someone in the scout camp had died of the disease. Only then did Yu Ban realize that the matter was serious, and hurriedly went to find the marching doctor.
The doctor replied, much to Yu Ban's surprise, that the soldiers were all infected with the plague.