Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1041: Incompetence of Friendly Forces
Xudu.

Cao Ren led his troops to fight Guan Yu once before, but was defeated and had to return to Xudu to reorganize his army. As a result, when he was reorganizing the city at night, he heard that there had been changes in the city and hurriedly came to see Chen Qun. Everything was gone. The dust has settled.

He faced Chen Qun who respectfully handed the Xiliang Army Talisman to him and said angrily: "Why don't you discuss such a big matter with me in advance?"

"If something goes wrong and triggers a riot among Xiliang soldiers, or even loses Xudu, can you bear the responsibility?"

Chen Qun's expression remained unchanged and he said solemnly: "Even if I inform the general in advance, can the general make such a decision?"

"I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case, right?"

Cao Ren was at a loss for words. He naturally knew that he would not have the courage in his place, so he could only say in a solemn voice: "Of course, for such a big event, we must first report it to Duke Ming..."

Chen Qun said flatly: "It will be too late by then!"

"General, don't worry. Everything we do is for the good cause. Therefore, I took all the responsibilities and did not inform the general in advance. First, the situation was urgent, and second, I was afraid that the news would leak out and change. Fortunately, Ma Teng has been arrested, and the city How to appease the Xiliang army outside depends entirely on the general!"

"As for the group meeting to accept the crime when Ming Gong comes back, no one else will be implicated!"

Thinking of this, he took the military talisman and said to Chen Qun: "Ming Gong is not an ignorant person. You have made great achievements, and then leave it to me."

This time, he made an overnight plan and used spies from Cheng Yu's school affairs office to arrest Ma Teng. At the same time, he organized the leak of information and used the property to buy the Liangzhou Army outside the city. The mobilization of nearly a thousand people took all his efforts. Fortunately, Ma Teng did not If he didn't resist desperately, maybe he didn't have the slightest intention to rebel at all, right?

But he was originally a gambler. It was better to know these things than to remain in the dark. Anyway, when Cao Cao asked about it afterwards, he blamed Cheng Yu's last words!
But he flipped through the pages, and when he saw the secret document about Cao Pi's physical condition, he finally lost his guard.

Cao Pi is suspected of being injured in his lower body and cannot be treated humanely?
According to spies, the reason is related to Queen Fu?

The next moment he was horrified, with cold sweat pouring down his face. He was crazy. Maybe many people already knew about this matter. Did he want to hide it and seek death?

"What bad luck!"

Chen Qun felt dizzy. Cao Cao should also know about this case file, right?
In this way, wouldn't the bet that his faction placed on Cao Pi be a waste?
No, does Cao Cao really know about this?

Seeing Cao Ren walking away, Chen Qun sat down on the ground slumped and secretly wiped away a cold sweat.

If he knew, why would he choose the crown prince?
Could it be that because the matter is still under investigation, Cheng Yu has not reported it to Cao Cao?

Within half an hour, Chen Qun collapsed on the ground, regretting that he had seen something he shouldn't have seen.

Thinking of this, Chen Qun subconsciously put his hand to his mouth, spat, and was about to erase the ink marks on the bamboo slips.

He immediately became panicked. No wonder so many people supported Cao Zhi. Did they get any news in advance?
Chen Qun couldn't help but become suspicious. It wasn't until the evening drums started playing outside that he suddenly came back to his senses. Unknowingly, he had been here for a whole day and there was no way he could get rid of this matter!

There were only a few dozen volumes of the highest-level secret files, but everything in them was extremely sensitive, making Chen Qun break into a cold sweat.

The official hesitated for a moment and said, "My subordinates have inquired and found out that Guardsman Cheng Zhongde passed away last night, and many people went to express their condolences."

Thinking of this, he packed up the bamboo slips and walked out of the door dejectedly. While he was still uneasy, he heard mourning coming from the city and said displeasedly: "Death at this time?"

But the key at this time is not to see whether Ma Teng is loyal, but to see whether he has the strength to disrupt the situation. If Guan Yu really comes under the banner of saving the emperor, Ma Teng, who is a Han official, may not betray Cao Cao, so now Ma Teng must be controlled to reduce variables.

Thinking of this, although Cao Ren was unhappy, Chen Qun had made a huge gamble this time. He had staked his fortune and life on it, and he would get corresponding rewards, which he could not envy.

Chen Qun weighed the school affairs office token in his hand and thought that this most mysterious school affairs office was originally run by Cheng Yu alone. Now that it is in his hands, can he read some case files during this time?
He tried to suppress this thought several times, but he still couldn't suppress his curiosity. He went to the secret warehouse of the school affairs office and asked the officials to take him to find the highest-level secret document.

Cao Ren was a little depressed, should he accept the crime?
You have made a great contribution.

He turned to the officials beside him and said: "This is the critical moment to defend the city. People's hearts are floating. Send people to tell them to stop taking care of them and to bury them in peace!"

"Guan Yu is about to attack, these Xiliang cavalry will come in handy!"

"What!" Chen Qun was shocked, and then sighed: "Zhongde has been a wise man throughout his life, which is respectable and admirable."

"Prepare the car, I'm going to his house."

When Chen Qun rushed to Cheng Yu's house, as soon as he got off the carriage, he saw Xun Yu just coming out of it, and he quickly stepped forward to salute.

Xun Yu glanced at Chen Qun lightly and said, "I heard that Chang Wen has made great achievements. I'm so happy to congratulate you." After saying that, he left without looking back. Chen Qun saluted Xun Yu's figure respectfully until He straightened up after Xun Yu disappeared. He naturally knew that Xun Yu was talking about Ma Teng's arrest, and he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. As his father-in-law, he was probably involved in the emperor's rebellion against Ma Teng, right?

If this is really the case, then don’t blame yourself for killing your relatives out of righteousness!

Chen Qun then remembered that Xun Yu seemed to be targeting Cao Zhi. Now was it not the time for him to break up with him?
The failure of Cao Pi's bet will seriously affect the prospects of his faction. How can he find a way to remedy this?

Chen Qun thought as he went in to pay homage to Cheng Yu. Because he was distracted, he made several etiquette mistakes. However, in the eyes of others, they thought that Chen Qun and Cheng Yu had a close relationship and were overly sad.

Little did he know that in Chen Qun's eyes, the dead had no value anymore. What he said he had to do now was to go on with all his strength and become the final winner!

More than ten days later, hundreds of miles southeast of Xudu, Cao Cao led his troops to set up camp after a day's rush march.

Xia Houyuan entered Cao Cao's camp and reported to Cao Cao one by one the intelligence collected today. Cao Cao kept nodding his head with a look of relief on his face.

"Zixiao did a good job this time. I didn't misjudge the person. It was right to let him sit in charge of Xu Du."

A few days ago, Guan Yu led his troops to attack near Xudu. Cao Ren and Yu Jin cooperated and used the Xiliang obtained from Ma Teng to contain them. The two sides fought successively and suffered heavy losses, but Cao Ren successfully blocked Guan Yu's invincible attack. The footsteps blocked him from Xu Du.

In fact, Guan Yu seems to have won consecutive battles, but his soldiers have long been exhausted after dozens of large and small battles. At the end of the battle, they are now unable to capture Xudu. In fact, there is no chance later.

What's even worse is that Cao Cao has already led his troops back. In two days, Cao Cao will be able to cut off Guan Yu's rear food road and make him collapse without a fight.

Although Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were also trying their best to come, Guan Yu was too fast. The two of them wasted a lot of time just clearing the remaining soldiers on the road. Cao Cao now saw this and was ready to divide Liu Bei's army and eliminate them in one fell swoop!
Cao Cao thought for a while and asked: "Our retreat, the fierce tiger never caught up?"

After hearing this, Xia Houyuan shook his head and said, "No, they seem to have gone south to attack Jiangxia."

He then sneered and said: "I would say that Xiu Hu is really a hypocrite. He knew that Liu Beijun was fighting alone and did not come to help him. He is obviously a selfish person!"

He was also a little depressed. In order to deal with Yuan Xi's pursuit, he set up several ambushes along the way according to Cao Cao's arrangement, but the other party did not fall for it!

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "No, Jiang Xia is actually very important, but I am already powerless."

"I heard that during the Battle of Chaohu, Xinpi not only failed to help Jiangdong, but instead took Jiangxia?"

Xia Houyuan said angrily: "Yes, I don't know what he thinks. If we can help Jiangdong Army support for two more days, maybe we can capture Shouchun!"

Cao Cao sighed: "You can't say that. The ferocious tiger's fire attack at Chaohu had already confused the troops here. Even if they were thrown into the battlefield, they might not be able to change the situation. So the way they found another way exceeded my expectations."

"However, although George's move is wonderful, the premise is that we can defeat Shouchun. When the time comes, we can double-team the fierce tiger, and the overall situation can be determined."

"Now that we have retreated, Jiang Xia has become a lone army. How could Fierce Tiger miss this opportunity? I'm afraid he won't be able to defend Xiakou this time."

At this point, Cao Cao was a little less motivated. Several points on the Jianghuai battlefield were connected one after another. Judging from the results, it was the fierce tiger who was superior in skill and came to the end.

But Cao Cao was naturally a little unwilling, because no matter how he calculated before the war, he failed to calculate that the first part of the Jianghuai battlefield to collapse actually started in Hefei.

One hundred thousand people can't defeat 800 people, so why don't you come out to fight for your mother's world?
At the same time, in the water village on the south bank of Yuzhang County, Sun Quan looked gloomy. Hearing the battle report, he drew his sword angrily and slashed down the table in front of him.

The edge of the sword was very sharp, but it struck the wrong place. It struck directly in the center of the table and became embedded.

Sun Quan pulled it out several times, but couldn't pull it out. He roared angrily, struggled hard, and finally pulled out the sword, but he couldn't pull it back in time. He staggered back a few steps and fell to the ground.

Zhou Yu on the side just pretended not to see it, lowered his head and pretended to be dead, but Sun Quan said: "Captain, this is your idea. Whether we rush back now or not, Jiangxia has also been taken away by the fierce tiger. Do we have to wait? Die?"

Zhou Yu was extremely dissatisfied when he heard Sun Quan's voice, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly explained: "Yu made a miscalculation this time. I didn't expect that Cao Cao's attack on Shouchun happened with heavy thunder and light rain, and did not hold back the fierce tiger at all!"

"If he were to trap Shouchun for three to five days, the situation would never be like this!"

Zhou Yu was also depressed. In Ta Yu's expectation, Cao Cao could trap Yuan Xi for ten and a half days, and it was even possible to capture Shouchun. He did not expect that Cao Cao would retreat as soon as the battle began!

Moreover, Yuan Xi, who had his hands free, didn't care about Cao Jun at all, and went south with the remaining troops. This made Zhou Yu, who originally wanted to take advantage of Yuzhang, almost vomit blood. Now his fleet was in a dilemma!
If Yuan Xi knew what Jiang Dong and Cao Jun were thinking, he would probably laugh out loud on the spot. Both sides had ulterior motives. One side wanted to take advantage, and the other side wanted to let the other side serve as the main force to block Yuan Xi. As a result, when things came to an end, they completely failed. That's not the case.

One was weak-minded and just sent the army away, while the other planned brilliantly but did not think that his allies would be in trouble. They managed to join forces and ended up becoming the biggest joke.

(End of this chapter)