The crowd was talking and laughing until the herald finished his report.

Cao Cao's face collapsed first, and the rest of the people immediately changed their smiles, and everyone showed serious expressions.

Not only did Cao Ren fail to break through Wancheng, but his Eight Gate Golden Lock Array was easily broken, and at this moment he had retreated to Bowang and waited for orders.

"Zixiao is especially good at fighting, and now the golden lock of the eight doors has been broken, is that the villager really."

Cao Cao suddenly stopped talking before he finished speaking, and asked the herald eagerly: "Wancheng is really that Zhuge Liang using soldiers?" ”

"General Zixiao asked questions before the battle, but no matter the soldiers in the city or under the city, they should not answer, and General Zixiao is still sending people to investigate, I believe that there will be results soon."

"Got it, let's go down."

"Yui."

The more unknown things are, the more bottomless they feel.

Zhuge Liang was blown by people before, and now there are masters in Wancheng who have defeated Zhang He and broken Cao Ren, Cao Cao felt more and more uneasy, and said that he hadn't paid attention to Liu Bei for a long time, why did he become too big to fall off?

While Cao Cao was pondering, Cao Xiu muttered to himself:

"Zixiao's Eight Gates Golden Lock Array has changed endlessly, he has rarely shown it in battles over the years, Zhuge Liang broke the formation so easily, is he really a genius in the world?"

"I guess it's not Zhuge Liang."

Xiahou Yuan's casual response actually pulled the pensive Cao Cao back to reality.

"Tell me about it."

"Amount"

Xiahou Yuan looked surprised, he swallowed his saliva, and replied, "What does the last general mean. That Zhuge Liang is in a thatched house, he compares himself to Guan Le, and now that he has broken Zixiao's eight-door golden lock array, he should be very proud to show off and admit that it is, and he should not hide it."

"Makes sense."

Before Xiahou Yuan finished speaking, Cao Cao interrupted the affirmation, and then frowned: "Since it is not Zhuge Liang, Liu Ye and Guan Yu have all gone to Wudang, who can Liu Bei leave in Wancheng?" ”

"Sergeant Shicai has a word, Zhao Yun personally led the troops to break into the military formation, could it be that there is no one else in Wancheng, it is Zhao Yun who broke it alone" Xiahou Yuan saw Cao Cao shaking his head, he became more and more unconfident, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

"I asked people to check Zhao Yun, he is Liu Bei's general in Hebei, although this person has the ability to trap the battle, but he has no ability to sit on one side, and he is not qualified now, how can he take charge of the military and politics of Wancheng on behalf of Guan Yu? I'm afraid that Shiren and Yuan Qi won't be able to command. ”

Cao Cao turned to Guo Jia, and at this time he had to rely on the think tank.

Guo Jia replied willingly: "In the years of war in the Central Plains, many people have taken refuge in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao has run a school in Xiangyang. ”

"That's exactly what I'm worried about." Cao Cao must affirm.

Guo Jia nodded and added: "Sun Ziyun 'knows himself and knows that he will not be defeated in a hundred battles', and now Yuan Shao has not yet taken action, why don't Ming Gong go and see it in person?" Anyway, Kunyang is not far from Wancheng, no matter Zhuge Liang or Zhuge Dark, you must always figure out the truth to deal with it. ”

"I think so, too."

Cao Cao said that he would not stop in Kunyang, and then led his troops to Bowang.

The army marched to Duyang to rest and rest, only to see the city gate wide open and the street empty, not to mention that the county officials came out to greet them, and there was not even a pawn in the city who looked out for the wind.

After autumn, the weather is still hot and humid.

Cao Cao walked for most of the day, and his mouth was dry, and when he saw this situation, he couldn't help but wonder about the horse, and ordered someone to go to the city to investigate.

After a while, the scouts returned.

Bringing the news that the people of Blocking Yang had been emptied, Cao Cao immediately thought of Cao Ren's previous military report, and said in his heart that Cao Zixiao successfully recovered Bowang and Blocked Yang, but is it all so empty?

What is the use of taking back a county town without people?

Guo Jia saw Cao Cao's eyebrows bulging, and immediately guessed what he was thinking, and hurriedly admonished: "Duyang is going to march for most of the day from Bowang, and it will be dark in two hours, why don't you rest here for the night?" ”

Cao Cao responded with a straight face: "Guan Yu had a precedent of plundering the people last year, but I didn't expect this mysterious person to be more ruthless than Guan Yu, and he actually moved the people of Duyang to the ground, I am worried that Bowang is the same as the situation in Duyang, the more we go to the front line, the more it will increase the pressure on the transportation of military food, it was originally a feint to attack Nanyang, I don't want to recruit people at this time"

"What Ming Gong said is extremely true."

Guo Jia nodded in response, and then made a suggestion: "Our feint attack is for Yuan Shao to see, in fact, it is enough to come to Duyang, so that people can go to Bowang to understand the situation, and find out that it is not too late for the defenders of Wancheng to deal with it, if Ming Gong is detected by the enemy army when he comes to the front line, in case Liu Biao and Liu Bei transfer a large army to resist, it will affect the plan to seize Hebei."

"Hmm."

Cao Cao's face softened slightly, and he then ordered the soldiers and horses to enter the city, and called Xiahou Yuan and Xu Huang again, and instructed: "Judging from the current situation in Duyang, the enemy of Wancheng is a hard stubble, and it is meaningless for Zixiao to spend in Bowang, you lead the troops and horses to respond, if Bowang is also looted, and Zixiao finds out the situation in Wancheng, let him withdraw the troops, and if he wants to be stationed, he should also be stationed in Yexian." ”

"Yui." Xiahou Yuan and Xu Huang responded in unison.

The two of them each led a battalion of soldiers and horses, and rushed to Bowang overnight to see Cao Ren.

Bowang's situation was exactly the same as Cao Cao thought, except for Cao Ren's thousands of cavalry, there were no people in the city, and there was not even a single wild dog left.

Xiahou Yuan and Xu Huang were welcomed into the Bowang County Ya, and Cao Ren sat on the main seat and began to introduce.

"The opponents I met this time are more hateful than Liu Beijun in Runan, they have emptied the two counties of Bowang and Duyang, leaving two hundred miles between Yexian and Wancheng uninhabited, and there is not even a place to supply on the way, which is not a good thing for attacking Jingzhou in the future."

"If it's too far, I won't talk about it."

Xiahou Yuan shook his head slightly, he looked at Zhang He after he finished talking to Cao Ren, and said meaningfully: "Zixiao and Jun Yi have hit a wall in Wancheng, is it really Zhuge Villager's trouble?" ”

"Zhuge Liang? No. ”

Cao Ren's tone was firm, and then he sighed: "According to what I have found in the past two days, the name of the person in charge of Wancheng is Xu Shu, and it seems that he is also Liu Beibai's military advisor, and it is this person who broke my Eight Gates Golden Lock Array. ”

"Xu Shu? I haven't heard of it at all."

Xiahou Yuan looked at Xu Huang without saying anything, and Xu Huang was even more confused.

Cao Ren echoed: "It's also the first time I've heard that the lord asked you two to come, do you have any new instructions?" ”

"The lord's intention is in Hebei, and it is just a feint attack on Wancheng, Bowang has no supplies in the empty city now, we are taking Zixiao back, and by the way, we will go to Wancheng." Xiahou Yuan clenched his fists and told the truth.

Cao Ren replied: "Since it has been found out that it is Xu Shu, then we will return early tomorrow morning?" ”

"It's hard to come here, should you be more cautious?" Xiahou Yuan suddenly looked at Xu Huang, as if he was asking for advice.

Xu Huang was flattered when he saw this, and said in his heart that you and General Cao agreed that is, what can I say as an outsider? But he did have a thought in his heart.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Huang clasped his fists and replied: "The last general listens to the arrangement between you and General Cao, but the lord asks us to bring troops to Bowang, will it have other meanings?" General Cao brought all the cavalry, in fact, there is no need to send us to respond, just send a horse to inform"

(End of chapter)