Cao Wu controlled Cao Cao's emotions in just a few words, and all the generals saw it, and they all had plans in their hearts.

After the memorial is completed, the task is also completed, and because the battle exploits are still being counted, some rewards and punishments will also be issued after returning to the north.

Except for a small number of soldiers left to defend Jiangxia, Cao Cao's army returned to the north.

On the third day of the north, an urgent document was delivered to Cao's army.

When he received this paperwork, Cao Cao was sleeping in the carriage of the class teacher.

After the assassination of Wulin, Cao Cao was so disturbed that he did not allow anyone to approach him except Xu Chu and Cao Wu.

Because he was afraid of the urgency of the military situation, Xun You could only open it by himself, only to know that this was a letter of help from Bingzhou.

It turned out that Liu Bei's envoy Sun Gan, who went out of Xiakou and went north in disguise, all the way day and night, and finally saw Huchuquan Shan Yu of the Southern Huns.

To Sun Gan's surprise, he only told the news that Cao Cao's army was along the Yangtze River according to the instructions of the military advisor Pang Tong, and Hu Chuquan Shan Yu was really moved and decided to go south to plunder.

In this regard, Sun Qian was very excited, when he left, Xiakou was still building fortifications, he thought that the Southern Xiongnu going south would definitely alleviate the situation in Xiakou.

But he didn't know that Xiakou had long been lost, and people went to the city.

The first target of the Xiongnu was to merge with the state.

This has not happened for many years, and Liang Xi, the assassin of the state, mobilized various states and counties to deploy defenses, and at the same time quickly sent a letter to Xu Du to ask for help.

The strength of the state and county is limited, and the Xiongnu are mostly cavalry, coming and going freely, Liang Xi has been ready to clear the wilderness, just because he also knows that the prime minister is using troops in the south, and it is impossible to send reinforcements to the state.

Shangshu Ling Xun Yu, who was sitting in Xuchang, received a letter asking for help, because the army was in the south, he did not dare to be proficient, and sent the letter to Cao Ying for 800 miles.

Xun You, Cheng Yu, and Jia Xu discussed for a long time, but they didn't come up with a reason.

Unlike the Xiongnu at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Southern Xiongnu had long since submitted to the Han Dynasty and were more like a prince.

At this time, the Xiongnu were far from being as powerful as in the early Han Dynasty, and Ding Yuan of Bingzhou, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, and Yuan Shao of Jizhou all beat the Xiongnu and did not dare to raise their heads.

In the seventh year of Jian'an, Cao Cao went on an expedition against Yuan Shang and other remnants of Yuan Shao.

Seeing the emptiness of the Central Plains, Hu Chuquan Shan Yu went to Pingyang to make waves, and the state assassinated Shi Gaogan and Dongjun Taishou Guo Yuance to respond to Hu Chuquan Shan Yu, and raised a war on the western front in the east of the river.

Zhong Xuan, the commander of Sili who stayed in Xudu, besieged Huchuquan and persuaded Xiliang Taishou Ma Teng to attack Gao Gan, and Ma Teng sent his son Ma Chao to meet Guo Yuan.

In this battle, Ma Chao killed the enemy with his feet, and he showed his edge, Pang De beheaded Guo Yuan, and Gao Gan surrendered.

Hu Chuquan is difficult to support alone, so he can only surrender and submit.

Now, the Central Plains is empty again, and the Qingzhou soldiers and tiger and leopard cavalry have been transferred to the south successively, and there are almost no forces that can support Bingzhou.

Hu Chu Quan Shan Yu is here again.

Zhong Xuan still guarded the division, but Hu Chuquan chose to harass the state instead of the wealthy division.

Cheng Yu said: "From Xiangyang to the north, it takes thousands of miles to reach Bingzhou, and the army has been on the march for a long time, and after walking such a long distance, it is already tired and unable to fight." And time is pressing, I'm afraid we have arrived, and the enemy army has retreated. ”

Jia Xu said coldly: "The Huns are not good at attacking cities, so why don't you just ignore them and let him go back after robbing them." ”

Such cold-blooded remarks were supported by Cheng Yu, but Xun Yu disagreed.

Once the people's hearts are lost, it is not easy to get them back.

Xun You wanted to send the tiger and leopard cavalry to rush to help, but if the tiger and leopard cavalry fought thousands of miles, the combat effectiveness might not be able to be brought into play.

The three of them didn't discuss and come to a conclusion, they remembered Zhuge Liang and sent someone to invite them.

Zhuge Liang said that after the end of the war, he was no longer the commander of the army, he was just a staff member of the general of Beifu, not an official position of the imperial court, and if the general of Beifu did not agree, he would not participate in the military.

The three of them looked at each other, and wanted to invite Cao Wu again, but Cao Cao had already woken up.

After listening to the report, Cao Cao laughed: "Hu Chuquan Xiao'er, in fact, he knows that Bingzhou is not rich, and he attacked Bingzhou, just to get benefits from Gu, not really want to attack the city and seize the land, and if he gives benefits, he will naturally leave." ”

The three major strategists also knew this, but they were all top strategists, and none of them offered to give money and food to the Huns.

Cao Cao thought for a moment and muttered: "You must not cut meat and feed tigers. Cut a little today, cut a little tomorrow, and you can't raise this child, this matter must be dealt with, but you can't mobilize the army. The army was tired and could not fight anymore. ”

Xun You said tentatively: "What does Ming Gong mean?" ”

"Only one person goes to merge with the state, and the Huns will retreat!"

"My lord!"

The three strategists were startled and persuaded together.

The Southern Xiongnu were greedy by nature and would plunder, but they were actually frightened birds. The three of them had no doubt that as long as Cao Cao arrived alone, the Southern Xiongnu would be scared away.

But Cao Cao had just been assassinated, infected with an epidemic, and suffering from a head wind, so he could no longer take risks.

"The body of the lord's daughter, don't take any more risks!"

However, Cao Cao had already made up his mind, and the three of them couldn't persuade him.

Out of Cao Cao's place, Xun You had an idea and said, "Why don't you go and ask General Beifu?" ”

The three of them were overjoyed, and Jia Xu even thought of letting Cao Wu play Cao Cao again.

Before he set off, Xu Chu was already smirking and chasing after him.

"The three monarchs, the lord said, this matter cannot be told to the general of Beifu."

Xu Chu passed on Cao Cao's message.

"Why?"

Xun Yu was in a hurry, the assassination that day was still vivid, and it was too risky to let Cao Cao go to the state alone.

Xu Chu touched his head and said, "The lord said that he can take risks, but he can't. ”

"But nothing can be ......"

Xun You repeated, and his mood suddenly fell to the bottom.

He understood what Cao Cao meant, and he couldn't tell General Beifu about this matter, otherwise General Beifu would go for Cao Cao, and the risk that Cao Cao should have taken would be borne by Cao Wulai.

"Brotherly love, brotherly love......"

Xun You sighed and shook his head.

In the end, Cao Cao made a compromise, and Cao Chun took two thousand tigers and leopards to escort Cao Cao north to Bingzhou, and the tigers and leopards rode across the world, even if they were tired from the long journey, they would not be able to protect Cao Cao, and Xun You and Cheng Yu, one of the three major strategists, followed him north, leaving only Jia Xu with the army.

The matter was decided, and in order to appease the army, only a few of them knew that Cao Wu was kept in the dark.

At this time, Cao Wu, the fake festival is still in his hand, since Cao Cao is here, the fake festival is useless, all the orders are from Cao Cao's camp, Cao Wu is happy.

A few days later, when Xu Du was approaching, someone suddenly came to Cao Wu to ask about something, and Cao Wu realized that something was wrong.

By the time he found Cao Cao's tent, the camp was empty.

Jia Xu waited there, smiling bitterly and telling the truth.

What outsiders saw was that on the day the army arrived in Xudu, Cao Cao passed through Xudu without entering and went north.

The prime minister goes on an expedition, and every time he comes back, he will go to see the Son of Heaven, and the face project is also to be done.

This time, Cao Cao left directly, making the Son of Heaven lose face.

According to the convention, the fake holiday is the scepter of the Son of Heaven, and after returning to Beijing, he wants to meet the Son of Heaven to restore his life, but Cao Wu was angry that Cao Cao hid him, and he actually threw the scepter away at will, and took the people from Beifu back to Beifu.

The Son of Heaven lost face again, and everyone didn't dare to scold Cao Cao, but some people publicly scolded Cao Wu.

Cao Wu has accumulated a reputation in the army, but here as an official of Xudu, he is still a gentleman who is a great Confucian, and after experiencing disrespect for the Son of Heaven, his reputation has fallen to the bottom.

But doesn't Cao care?

He didn't care about that.

I heard that my general was back, and all the beauties in Beifu went out together, and they stood at the gate of Beifu with hulala.

Zhuge Liang, who came back with him, was startled when he saw such a formation.

When Cao Wu got out of the carriage, the scene was even grander, and the maids of Beifu greeted him with chirping.

Ah Jiu is the most athletic here, and his long legs were the first to run to Cao Wu, threw himself into his arms, and wiped his tears and said, "General, you're finally back, woo." ”

Then, Ah Qi also pounced and said, "Dad, I miss you so much." ”

"Dad...... Father? ”

What's that, Zhuge Liang, who was watching, was completely messy in the wind.

Lu Xun, who was wearing shackles, was also stunned.