Chapter 124: Secretly provoking
Cao Cao already had a fixed opinion in his heart, and a liar would prove that what he said was true so extremely.
Guo Ming did not have such intentions, indicating that the person who lied was not him.
Since the person who lied was not him, the same thing was said beyond recognition, which can only mean that it was Ma Teng who lied.
"My Lord Guard, you gave me such a trick as soon as you came up, what can you let me do?"
Cao Cao stood up, walked around his tree bank, and looked at the clear sky outside.
He seems to have an idea.
On the same day, Ma Teng received a letter, saying that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty felt that the palace was unstable and hoped that Ma Teng could stay in Xudu for three months.
However, the Xiliang military could not be delayed, so he asked his son Ma Chao to temporarily take the post of general of Xiliang and return to Xiliang after three days of banquet.
However, after Cao Cao sent this edict, he found Cao Ren.
He said something in Cao Ren's ear, Cao Ren's eyes flickered, and he nodded in agreement.
A man in black left Xudu that night with special medicine and headed for Xiliang.
Mrs. Ma Teng disappeared a few days later and was found in her bed by Han Sui.
The lady was unclothed and dead.
Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and others surrounded Han Sui's mansion and scolded and beat him, Han Sui closed the door of the mansion and didn't dare to go out, just waiting for Ma Chao to come back.
However, these Ma Chao don't know yet, and Ma Teng doesn't know either.
Xiliang is unstable, and Cao Cao is more stable.
Ma Teng himself doesn't care about a few young people's past, and it is easier to cause trouble.
Cao Cao just looked at Cao Ren's return and was secretly happy.
Guo Ming told him that the others could postpone the treatment, but only one person needed to be dealt with quickly.
That's Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu's unexpected appearance in the woods on the outskirts of the city was completely unexpected by Guo Ming, and even more unexpected by Cao Cao.
It is unbelievable that he can kill so close to him without moving.
If the person who came to report the case was not Guo Ming, Cao Cao really thought it was Tong Fei's collusion.
But now, it can be completely ruled out.
Zhang Xiu has been mixing quite badly lately.
The attack on Ruyang and other places was frustrated one after another, and there were barren mountains and wastelands everywhere in the area, and even people could not see them.
Yuan Shu didn't care about the locust plague at all, what made the people's grievances boiling, and there was no one for thousands of miles.
Zhang Xiu couldn't raise food and grass locally, and he couldn't find soldiers, so he had to return to Wancheng in the end.
Sitting in the city of sorrow, he sent letters to Liu Biao several times to ask for military rations.
However, Liu Biao persuaded him to give up Wancheng and move to Xinye and other places.
This can also be a little closer.
How could Zhang Xiu easily abandon his own territory and run to other people's territory?
Jia Xu didn't agree with him either.
But Jia Xu didn't have anything to do for a while.
After all, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and even if she is a first-class strategist, there is nothing she can do to deal with it.
This great drought has already happened, and even Wancheng has been affected.
Zhang Xiu was even more at a loss for a while.
These are all only known to Cao Cao.
It seems that Zhang Xiu still has some movements that he doesn't know.
"Zhang Xiu? Okay, then I'll see you again. ”
This is the third time Cao Cao is going to beat Zhang Xiu, and this time it is not a big move, because Zhang Xiu's worries about external troubles are basically already grasping the handle.
It's just that this time the expedition is different, that is, there are three more young generals under Cao Xiu's account in the barracks, one is Cao Pi, one is Cao Zhang, and one is Cao Zhi.
These three men were on their first expedition.
Cao Cao was extremely cautious, and arranged these three people into the tiger and leopard cavalry, and handed them over to Cao Xiu to take care of.
As for himself, he took Xu Chu and Dian Wei forward, and handed over the entire Xu capital to Xun Yu and Xiahoudun.
It's still the old rules, Guo Jia follows him to give advice.
Guo Ming personally led the troops in the rear to be responsible for transporting grain and grass.
"It's the work of the grain overseer again, let's go, there is nothing to fight along the way anyway."
Guo Ming sighed.
Bai Qi is responsible for the overall deployment, and Xiang Yu and Gai Nie are responsible for the front and rear pressure feeding.
Guo Ming is only responsible for one thing, that is, he and Tong Fei are in the rear camp of the Chinese army, ready to receive grain and grass at any time.
At this moment, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were completely different from Cao Cao's soldiers and horses at that time.
What's more, this time in the conquest, Cao Cao is not going to face Liu Biao, but just a Zhang Xiu, or a Zhang Xiu who can't eat enough.
After Cao Cao's soldiers arrived here, Xu Chu, as the vanguard, directly connected the two county seats.
Guo Ming and the others also smoothly drove into the county, and then approached Wancheng.
Seeing this again, Guo Ming was full of emotion, and Tong Fei was the same.
"Big brother, do you think my senior brother can avoid it this time?"
"Yes."
Guo Ming didn't think about it, so he nodded.
"Are you so sure?" Tong Fei was surprised.
"I'm not sure of him, I'm sure of Jia Xujun next to him, he, he's a last-ditch plan in this life."
"Mr. Wenhe, well, that's right, he will definitely be able to figure out a way to let his senior brother get through this hurdle safely."
"If you can't do it, you can go over first, and then throw it back, won't it be over?"
"That's not going to work!"
Although Tong Fei is a child, he always knows what it means to be face-oriented after this time.
He is now Guo Ming's person, and it is impossible for him to vote for others at all.
After all, some things can only be repeated and cannot be repeated, even if Guo Ming can allow him to jump around, Cao Cao will not allow it.
"Master Hou, the prime minister is invited."
A small soldier came over to give the order.
"The prime minister wants to see me?"
"Yes."
"Take it."
Guo Ming thought of many reasons why Cao Cao wanted to see him, but he never imagined that before he entered the camp, he actually saw an injured man first.
The man was naked, with a white cloth wrapped around his shoulders.
Although it has been bandaged, it is still oozing blood.
It's actually Xu Chu!
"Huhou, what's wrong with you?" Guo Ming went up and asked.
"Oh, don't mention it, you go to see the prime minister first, let's come out and talk about it."
"Fengde, come in!" Cao Cao walked to the door of the tent and greeted Guo Ming.
Xu Chu was injured while fighting Wancheng.
Knowing that Cao Cao personally led his troops to attack, Zhang Xiu naturally went into battle in person.
Guo Ming knows his ability.
But he didn't expect that the one who won Xu Chu was actually a young general in silver armor and riding a white horse with a silver spear in his hand.
"Zhao Yun?"
"Yes, it was supposed to be Zhang Xiu going into battle, Xu Chu went to greet him, but the young general over there came up, Cao Zhang stepped forward to fight without knowing the severity, Xu Chu was picked by the young general in order to protect Cao Zhang."
It's no wonder.
Xu Chu beat Zhang Xiu between four and six, and the fight was a showdown.
Zhao Yun came over to help Zhang Xiu, Cao Zhang would not be able to stand it if he didn't go to the top.
Unless Dian Wei or Zhang Liao came up, no one in Cao Ying could withstand it.
After all, Zhao Yun's original martial arts can now be said to be the best in the world, and his archery skills are outstanding.