Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 608

The soldiers of Cao Ying were a little slack after waiting all morning, but quickly assembled after receiving the order to start the battle. The main generals selected elite soldiers to line up and marched forward. On the way to face Guan Yu, Cao Cao called Zhang Liao to his side.

"Wen Yuan, how much do you know about Lan Ziyu?" Cao Cao asked something unrelated to the war.

Zhang Liao originally thought he was asking about the strategy to defeat the enemy. He wrote down the tactics he had prepared. When he walked up to him, he actually asked about the situation of Lantian. All kinds of vegetables and fruits, can tell stories, is good at cooking, and is familiar with General Gao and Ms. Lu."

"Does he have any other specialties? For example, he is good at divination?"

Farmers can grow melons and fruits, and they are good at cooking. Cao Cao already knows that Lantian can make up stories. He just wants to know whether he will deduce the future. After all, what Cao Cao is most worried about now is whether the Wei State he has worked so hard to build will last.

Losing to an opponent in a war is inferior to others, but being robbed of the fruits of victory from within is the most unacceptable thing for Cao Cao. The twelve prophecies basically refer to the Cao family and Sima. Backstab yourself?

At present, there are two points that Cao Cao has to doubt, and they are also the core reasons why he struggles with the truth of the prophecy.

One is that the battle of Ruxu was awakened by the dream of "three horses and a trough". Cao Cao thought that such a strange dream must have something to say; the other is "Sima Yi cheated to earn Cao Shuang". Cao Shuang is the eldest son of Cao Zhen and the adopted grandson of Cao Cao. , often play with Cao Cao's grandson Cao Rui, the problem is that Cao Shuang is just a child, will he become rivals with Sima Yi in the future?

Cao Cao had strict management over his clan children. When he was a teenager, apart from learning poetry and etiquette, he rarely had contact with outsiders. Many generals and officials with foreign surnames did not know Cao Shuang’s name. It is hard to believe that Lantian, who is far away in Jiaozhou, knew it. This is contrary to common sense. Contradicted.

Cao Fang and Cao Mao in the prophecy, Cao Cao has no impression in his memory. He intends to check carefully after returning to Yecheng, but Cao Cao wants to find out about Sima Yi sooner. He has cooperated with the Henan gentry for many years. After Xun Yu and Xun You died, the gentry continued It's bad, and it's hard to use Sima Yi to achieve a short-term balance. Cao Cao doesn't want to fall into an endless loop again.

Seeing Cao Cao's serious question, Zhang Liao knew that the boss's question had to be answered attentively, so he clasped his fists and said, "When the general was in Xuzhou, he didn't actually know Lan Tian. He only mentioned it occasionally in the mouths of General Gao and Ms. Lu. After screening, it seems that this person is very good at astronomy and astrology, but there is no information mentioned in divination."

After hearing this, Cao Cao's face became more serious, "There is a family of medicine and astrology. Since Lan Ziyu is good at predicting astrology, it is not surprising that he can do divination."

"My lord, is this related to combat?" Zhang Liao asked cautiously.

Cao Cao shook his head and didn't answer. He walked forward with a preoccupied look. Cao Ren, Xu Huang and other generals beside him all looked at each other in dismay.

Half an hour later, the two armies encountered each other three miles north of Deng County.

Cao Cao and Guan Yu are old friends and old acquaintances. Out of courtesy, they agreed to catch up before the battle.

Guan Yu had been treated kindly by Cao Cao in Xudu before, and his words were not too fierce. Guan Yu said that Cao Cao's old kindness had been repaid when he cut off Yanliang and solved the siege of the white horse. He is now a former general under the king of Hanzhong. He ordered the Northern Expedition King Qin, and took out the parrot shirt donated by Cao Cao and tore it up, as Cao Liu, the main general, cut off the robe with Cao Cao.

On the other hand, Cao Cao didn't get angry when he saw this situation, and he didn't gnash his teeth like Hanzhong did against Liu Bei.

At the end of the speech, Cao Cao let out a long sigh: "Although I don't want to fight Yunchang, I don't want Liu Xuande's plan to succeed. Let's see Yunchang's demeanor again today."

"General Cao wants to fight before the battle? Guan Yu will definitely accompany you today." Guan Yu pointed back with his big hand, and Zhang Fei, Pang De, and Guan Ping were sharpening their knives behind him. No one wanted to miss such a good thing of becoming famous.

Guan Yu still called Cao Cao the prime minister before "cutting the robe and judging righteousness". Now he doesn't want to belittle the other party too much, and he doesn't want to be called the king of Wei, so he uses General Cao instead.

Cao Cao is proficient in politics, so he naturally understood Guan Yu's title thoroughly. He couldn't help but secretly nodded, saying that Guan Yunchang's personality is as noble as jade, and he is really a real man.

Cao Cao shook his head lightly: "We are all late now, why bother to be so brave? Since the two armies are at war, we should focus on fighting."

"Now that we've finished talking about the old days, let's go back to the formation and arrange for a fight." Guan Yu said in his heart that both generals and soldiers can fight, anyway, the outcome of the final battle is the same, and it is absolutely impossible to lose with Ziyu's help.

Guan Yu was about to turn around when Cao Cao suddenly called out: "Yun Chang, wait a minute!"

"Is there something else for General Cao?" Guan Yu frowned slightly.

"I heard that Lan Ziyu is a great talent, can I invite you to meet before the battle?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

Guan Yu was shocked when he heard that, what is Cao thief trying to do with all his tricks?At this time, the battle between the two families is imminent, what if Ziyu makes a mistake?Thinking of this, he sternly refused: "Ziyu is the pillar of the king of Hanzhong, how can he easily go to the dangerous battlefield? General Cao, don't play tricks, we will see the truth on the battlefield."

"Lonely"

Before Cao Cao could say what he had explained, Guan Yu on the opposite side had already turned Chitu's head and did not look back. He had no choice but to go back to the formation under Xu Chu's guard.

After a while, the drums of the two sides roared, and the two armies lined up to attack.

The Jingzhou army was high-spirited and kept pace. The formation of the opposing Cao army was slightly inferior. In addition to the reason for the "lazy day" when the battle started in the afternoon, it was also because the soldiers of the Cao battalion did not have enough winter clothes. Walking is not so uniform.

The two sides fought, the weapons neighed, and the killing sound shook the sky.

Cao Cao has been restless because of the prophecy, and it is even more difficult not to see Lan Tian just now, so he didn't pay attention to the battlefield at all, and relied on the commanders and soldiers of the various armies to fight, but the result was that they fought independently and could not form a unity And effective offense.

"My lord, the clouds in the sky are getting thicker, and it may rain soon, and our soldiers are thinly dressed." Zhang Liao quickly came under Cao Cao's command.

Cao Cao looked up at the sky, and sure enough, clouds gathered in the sky. The rain in the first month was not heavy, and it lasted for a long time, which greatly affected the marching and combat.

"Wen Yuan, why are you here?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

"The army that fell into the formation didn't show up today, and the cavalry led by the last general is still standing by at the rear." Zhang Liao kept his mission in mind. His cavalry was used to contain Gao Shun.

Cao Cao frowned, and said to himself: "Guan Yunchang also played tactics for me, and actually hid Gao Shun's camp. Could it be that there is some other strategy?"

Suddenly a gust of wind blew across the field, and Cao Cao's cape was almost overturned. Another force from the north joined the battlefield, and Cao Jun was obviously the one who suffered the most.

(End of this chapter)