Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 144 Tsukatora is born
Cao Cao nodded, returned to his seat, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. He held the tea bowl in both hands and said calmly: "I also know that Fancheng is located in a choke point and it is difficult to get around. If Fancheng is not captured, even if Jingzhou is captured, the supply line will be lost. The enemy will be invaded, which is really a serious problem. However, how to attack Fancheng requires careful planning and careful arrangements. Don't let the army approach the city without having a good strategy to defeat the enemy like last time. This is not the fault of the general, but it is your fault. It’s the fault of all the counselors!”

Cao Cao's words were gentle and did not mean to blame at all, but in the ears of the five counselors, every word was like a whip, extremely sarcastic and harsh, and everyone was blushing and ashamed.

Zhong Yao's face was red, he gathered his emotions and stood up and bowed and said: "Zhao Yun of Fancheng is brave enough to be worthy of all men, but after the last battle, he knows himself and the enemy, and the defeat is not difficult. The most difficult thing to deal with now is the 20 yuan of the Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo. Southern barbarian soldiers.”

"Since they arrived in Fancheng, they defeated our army in the first battle. After that, they hid in the city and stayed behind closed doors. Our scouts made many inquiries, but they were still unable to penetrate into the city and understand its true nature. The formations and attacks of the Southern Barbarians were all different. They are very different from our Central Plains soldiers and horses. If we do not defeat the Southern Barbarians, Fancheng will not be captured."

Xun You stroked his beard with his hand, frowned, and murmured: "Fan City is about to run out of food and grass. If no foreign aid comes in, there will definitely be chaos in the next two days. Even if Zhao Yun teaches the army well, how can the southern barbarian soldiers endure hunger if they refuse to obey the teaching?" It’s such a pain! But until now, why is it that there is still no movement in Fancheng as usual?”

Jia Xu immediately agreed and said: "Cao Xiu's Tiger and Ben army are basically light cavalry and are not good at fighting for a long time. I don't know about this. How is the important event going? There is no news..."

At this moment, I suddenly heard people outside the camp shouting horses neighing, and there was a commotion!
"Haha! As expected, as soon as you mentioned this kid, he came back!"

When Cao Cao heard what Jia Xu said, he felt a little worried, but suddenly he heard soldiers and horses returning to the camp, and he immediately knew that it was Cao Xiu's Lightning Tiger Rider who had returned!
This is just because although Wancheng mobilized troops very frequently in the past few days, it was only to cope with the gathering of troops and horses in Hefei, and it did not show that Wancheng had withdrawn heavy troops.Therefore, soldiers and horses come and go, confusing outsiders.Since Zhang Liao was captured, Wancheng has sealed off the camp and no one is allowed to go out at will.

In the past few days, only Cao Xiu's Lightning Tiger Riders left camp and headed around Fancheng, disrupting the grain roads and cutting off Fancheng's way of survival.

"Prime Minister, Cao Xiu...he is back!"

Cao Ren hurriedly broke into the Chinese army's tent, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, his face was shiny, and he knelt down at the foot of the steps with a thud, his voice extremely panicked.

"Come back as soon as you come back!"

"Even if he has made great achievements and has been rewarded by himself, do you still need you to inform him? Wait until I lead all the civil and military officials to go out to greet him!"

Cao Cao's face darkened, and he said coldly with a displeased look on his face.

"No...that's not the case."

Cao Ren lowered his head, and the beads of sweat on his forehead became more and more dripping. Within a few seconds, the ground in front of him was already wet.

"The Cao Xiu people are back, but the heads are..."

Cao Cao suddenly shook his body and almost fell down. He hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold the table, opened his eyes and stared at Cao Ren, and asked in a trembling voice: "What's going on!"

Cao Xiu is the youngest among the clan, but he is extremely promising. He has made many military exploits over the years, and he is favored by him. He is often called a thousand-mile horse, which is a great compliment to Cao Xiu.

But listening to Cao Ren's words, it seems that something unexpected has happened to Cao Xiu!
"Cao Xiu's body is outside the camp gate. The prime minister will know it when he sees it..."

Cao Ren leaned over and reported.

"Carry in!"

Cao Cao's eyes darkened for a while, and his chest felt heavy. It seemed that there was a depression that was difficult to resolve. After a long silence, he could speak.

Cao Ren agreed, got up and walked outside the tent, saying hello. After a while, the tent door opened again.Several tiger warriors carried a huge wooden board into the big tent and placed it in the middle of the steps of the big tent.

The originally high-spirited young general Cao Xiu was now lying stiffly on the board, his burly body occupying the entire board, and his feet wearing fast boots even stuck out.

The most eye-catching part!

On the neck under the jaw, six arrowheads were inserted side by side, like a row of sharp blades, completely cutting off Cao Xiu's throat!

If the lotus roots were not broken and the skin and flesh were not broken, Cao Xiu's head might have rolled to the ground long ago.But at this moment, although it was still connected to the chest, it could no longer be fixed. The moment the door panel was lowered, the originally upright head tilted to the other side.

The five great counselors were horrified in unison, each hiding his face, unable to bear to look directly at him!
Cao Cao stood on the high steps and could see very clearly.But at this moment, he felt completely different from the fragility and depression he felt when he heard the news.Instead, he seemed extremely calm.

With a gloomy look on his face, he stepped down the steps step by step and walked slowly to Cao Xiu.

At this moment, Cao Xiu actually had his eyes open, staring straight ahead, as if he was looking at Cao Cao who was coming down to watch him!

"My son! Rest in peace! I will avenge you!"

Cao Cao leaned over and squatted in front of Cao Xiu, with his eyes closed tightly and a look of pain on his face. He stretched out the palm of his right hand and pressed it on Cao Xiu's forehead. When it slipped from the tip of his nose, it had smoothed Cao Xiu's eyelids, which were originally wide open. His eyes have also been closed.

"Who is it!"

Cao Cao lowered his head, veins popped out on his forehead, and anger filled the entire Chinese army tent!

"Six-arrow crossbow!"

"Only the legendary Youji Bow can be fired! This man's arrow skills are precise and ruthless, unparalleled in the world!"

Cao Ren said bitterly that he and Cao Xiu were from the same clan, and Cao Xiu was a generation younger than him, so he called him his uncle.When Cao Xiu died, he was heartbroken and couldn't help himself.

Since Cao Chong, not even an inch of land has been gained in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and two of the prime minister's clansmen have already died.

"Youji's bow? Could it be the treasured bow of Yang Youji, the famous general of the Chu Kingdom and the god of arrows in the past? Whose hands is it now?"

Cao Cao suddenly raised his head and stood up suddenly, staring at Cao Ren with bright eyes.

Cao Ren was hesitating. He was also familiar with You Ji Gong's origins, but he did not know where You Ji Gong was going.

Xun You suddenly stood up, bowed and said: "A few days ago, my uncle wrote a letter and mentioned You Ji Gong!"

Cao Cao turned his eyes and stepped in front of Xun You. He looked at Xun You with his eyebrows: "Oh? But in Jingzhou?"

Xun You nodded: "My uncle Xun Lingjun admitted Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan, and Meng Gongwei, three famous people in Jingzhou. According to them, Yuji Gong fell into the hands of a military general named Huang Zhong. And this military general was seen in Jingzhou surrendered to Zhuge Wende."

"Zhuge Wende? Zhuge Wende again!"

Cao Cao's eyes were sharp and he said through gritted teeth.

Cheng Yu suddenly interrupted and said: "I heard that Huang Zhong claimed to be Zhuge Wende's slave. Because Zhuge came out to assist Liu Bei, he surrendered to Liu Bei. In fact, he was only loyal to Zhuge and not to Liu Bei!"

Cao Cao's eyes burst with divine light, and he turned to look at Cheng Yu: "Oh? Do you also know Huang Zhong?"

Cheng Yu nodded lightly: "Huang Zhong was born in Nanyang, Hansheng. He had lived in Jingzhou for a long time. When Liu Biao first took control of Jingzhou, he joined Liu Biao's command, made many military exploits, and quelled the chaos in Jingzhou. Later, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun took power, and again In addition, Liu Biao was old and sick, so Huang Zhong was gradually alienated. Later, Huang Zhong became angry and resigned in anger. He lived in seclusion in Wollongong, Nanyang, and never participated in worldly affairs again. But I don't know when they got to know each other. How could Zhuge Wende become his slave? I don't know yet."

Cao Cao turned around angrily and quickly climbed up the stairs. He turned around and looked around at the generals: "No matter where he comes from or who he is attached to, if you kill the general you love, you will kill him!"

Xun You said in a low voice: "This man is about the same age as Lu Bu. Now he is over sixty years old, and he is still as brave as before. He is especially good at shooting! The Prime Minister is attacking Jingzhou, so we should not underestimate this man."

Cao Cao sneered: "What about Lu Bu? Isn't it just that he was sentenced to death on the Baimen Tower? Those who obey me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. This is the case for Lu Bu, and the same is true for Yuan Shao!"

"Jiangdong Jingzhou will be no exception!"

……

Xuchang.In the prince's mansion, in the back garden.

The apricot flowers are in full bloom, with petals hanging all over the branches, exuding a delicate fragrance.

Cao Pi waved his sword and shuttled among the branches, leaves and flowers, like a swimming dragon. His body was strong and his sword skills were proficient.

Next to her, a gentle and beautiful woman with a hint of sadness in her eyes was watching Cao Pi practice his sword with several maids.

This person is Zhen Ji (Zhen Luo), known as the Goddess of Luo, who was the wife of Yuan Xi, the youngest son of Yuan Shao.When Yuan Shao was defeated, Cao Pi entered Yuan's mansion with his sword, kidnapped Zhen Ji, and took her into his own mansion as his concubine.

"Xiao Luo, how is my swordsmanship?"

Cao Pi finished his sword dance, settled his moves, came to Zhen Ji with a smile, put the sword on the table, turned to look at Zhen Ji with love and asked.

"The general's swordsmanship is like that of a god, and his concubine is a bitch, what do you know!"

Zhen Ji stretched out her bright wrist, held a handkerchief in her slender hand, gently wiped the sweat from Cao Pi's forehead, and said softly.

"I am willing to protect you for 1 years with my three-foot sword! The heaven and earth are proof, and the apricot blossoms can be used to learn from it!"

Cao Pi's love became even stronger, he grabbed Zhen Ji's jade wrist and said solemnly.

Zhen Ji's face was slightly pink, and she said in a low voice with a hint of shyness: "Everything about me belongs to the general. I hope the general will have mercy on you."

While the two were lingering, suddenly the guard guarding the door rushed in, came to Cao Pi and reported, "Master, Mr. Sima has arrived."

"Oh!"

"Let him wait for me in the lobby!"

Cao Pi responded softly, hurriedly tidied up his clothes, put the sword on the table into its scabbard, put it on his waist, said goodbye to Zhen Ji, and headed to the lobby.

"I wonder why the prince summoned me so urgently?"

Sima Yi still looked that sloppy and vulgar, which made people look a little disgusted.

"Zhongda, I have a decision that I want to discuss with you!"

Cao Pi picked up the towel from the tray in the attendant's hand, gently wiped the sweat on his forehead and neck, then threw the towel back to the attendant and waved his arm.The attendant hurriedly bowed to say goodbye, walked out of the hall, and closed the door.

In the entire hall, only Sima Yi and Cao Pi were left.

Cao Pi walked slowly to Sima Yi: "I want to go to Wancheng to help my father attack Jingzhou!"

Sima Yi trembled slightly, with a look of panic on his face: "Your Majesty, no! Last time Zhuge Wende wrote a letter to the Prime Minister, asking the Prime Minister to use you or the Third Young Master as hostage in exchange for Zhang Liao. If you go to Wan at this time Isn’t the city going up against the wind and looking for trouble?”

"And Xuchang is an important place in the capital. As long as the prince can protect the safety of the capital as he did during the first prime minister's southern expedition, and win over the hearts of the Xuchang clan and the families of important officials in the capital, it will be beneficial to the prince to achieve great things in the future!"

Cao Pi disagreed and waved his hands repeatedly: "Although Zhongda's words are reasonable, I have given up my intention!"

"If Jingzhou is not destroyed, the world will be in trouble!"

"My father is marching south, and the army is alone. If I live comfortably in Xuchang, I will not be a filial son! I am willing to go into battle and serve in front of the army."

Sima Yi lowered his head in thought, holding his hands in his sleeves. His messy beard seemed to have not been groomed for several months.

"Now that the Crown Prince has made up his mind, I am willing to take care of the capital on behalf of the Crown Prince..."

Before Sima Yi finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cao Pi: "The capital has its own arrangements. Zhongda can go back home quickly, pack his bags, and get up with me tomorrow and go to Wancheng together!"

Sima Yi was shocked!
Although he was full of wisdom and tricks, he was often plotted against Cao Pi and could not help himself.It seemed that his conspiracy and plans were insignificant in front of this young prince, and he saw through them all.

It seems intentional, it seems unintentional.While Cao Pi was making use of his wisdom, he seemed to remind him from time to time: "I am the master, and you are just a slave. I am the master of the world, but you can't! You can only obey me!"

Sima Yi hesitated for a few seconds and had to respond: "Wei Chen obeys your order!"

Xiangyang City, the Military Advisor's Mansion.

"Brother, why do you need to write a book to remind Zhou Yu? With Zhou Yu's wisdom, why do you need to remind him?"

Zhuge Liang handed the written letter to Zhuge Ming. After reviewing it, he sent a messenger to Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong in Poyang Lake.

He didn't understand that Cao Cao secretly moved to Hefei and even the Jingzhou scouts had discovered it. Could it be that Jiangdong didn't know about it?
"Zhang Liao has been captured by me. Cao Cao's eastern division has no commander, all his plans have been ruined, and all the hard work has been in vain. How can I be willing to accept it? I'm afraid that Zhou Yu will be careless and Cao Cao will take advantage of him! If there is a loss in Jiangdong, it will be detrimental to our Jingzhou."

Zhuge Ming said with a slight frown.

"According to my brother's wishes, could it be that Cao Cao is still unwilling to lose Zhang Liao and will launch a campaign in Hefei, fighting on two fronts, to attack Jiangdong and Jingzhou?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head repeatedly, thinking that the possibility was not high: "Last time, Cao Cao's 56 elite troops attacked Fancheng and returned without success! He already knew the strength of Jingzhou, and even though he had always fought against the enemy, he might not be able to win. How could he divide his troops into two groups? , the reason for advancing together? Besides, the Eastern Front coach was captured by me, his vitality was severely damaged, and his morale was damaged. If we want to cheer up, I am afraid it will not be possible overnight. "

"As the saying goes, it's easy to get a thousand armies but it's hard to find a general. There are not many people in Cao's camp who are as talented as Zhang Liao."

Zhuge Ming shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Do you have any intention of attacking Xuchang?"

Zhuge Liang was shocked and dumbfounded: "Although Jingzhou's strength has doubled, if we attack Xuchang, I'm afraid it will still be out of reach!"

Zhuge Ming laughed loudly, walked to the sand table, stretched out his right hand, lifted all the military flags from Wancheng, and placed them in Hefei.Then he turned around, stared at Zhuge Liang and asked, "If so, do you have any intention of attacking Xuchang?"

Zhuge Liang was shocked again: "All Cao Cao's soldiers and horses will gather together to gather fat. There are no troops stationed on the front line of Wancheng. I only need to send one general and [-] soldiers and horses, and I can be invincible all the way and directly attack Xuchang!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly realized what his brother Zhuge Ming meant!
"Brother, if the defense in the east of Hefei is weak, Cao Cao can launch an offensive even without Zhang Liao on the eastern front! But if Zhou Yu can replenish his troops in time and take precautions, then Cao Cao's soldiers on the eastern front may not dare to act rashly!"

"Whether we fight or not fight on the Eastern Front does not depend on Cao, but on Sun!"

Zhuge Ming nodded again: "Zhang Liao has been captured. If Zhou Yu thinks that Jiangdong will have no worries from now on, disaster is not far away!"

This sentence alone made Zhuge Liang sweat profusely, and he secretly admired his brother's thoughtfulness and lack of omissions.

Presumably Zhou Yu will also get the book to understand its profound meaning.

Zhuge Liang bid farewell to his brother, left the military advisor's residence, and drove westward.

He has more important things to do.

(End of this chapter)