Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 119 Cao Cao's Decision

Yanzhou, in Cao Jun's camp outside Puyang City.

It was late at night, and the night was already deep.

In this ancient time, there were no neon lights in the industrial era, and there was no moonlight tonight, and the starry sky was full of dark clouds.

Therefore, only the bonfires and torches in Cao's camp were shining, illuminating the surroundings. As for the areas where the fire did not illuminate, there was a rich pitch black.

The tent of Commander Cao Jun was extremely bright, with several oil lamps emitting a steady light, shining on Cao Cao, the commander of Cao Jun, who was not sleeping on the bed but sitting in front of the desk.

Cao Cao is not very tall, but his sitting posture is upright, his back is as straight as a green pine, his eyes are shining, and there are flashes of light from time to time.

Cao Cao seemed to be in good spirits, but from the gloomy look on his brows, it could be seen that he was not in a very good mood at the moment, and his bad mood was due to the situation at hand.

This summer, he led troops to attack Tao Qian of Xuzhou for the second time. His reason for sending troops to Xuzhou was also legitimate. He wanted to avenge his father's murder. This was a righteous act. No one could blame him for this.

He conquered five cities in Xuzhou and reached the East China Sea. This time the conquest and land acquisition went very smoothly.

If nothing unexpected happens, he can take Xuzhou into his pocket and annex Xuzhou in one fell swoop, a large and extremely wealthy state with a household registration of one million.

But an accident happened. Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, and Chen Gong, his counselors who stayed in Dongjun, welcomed Lv Bu's lone wolf into Yanzhou, and appointed Lv Bu as the shepherd of Yanzhou. Then almost the entire Yanzhou rebelled against him.

At that time, Cao Cao, who was still conquering the city in Xuzhou, felt unbelievable about the news of the rebellion. He even wanted to kill the messenger to stop him from talking nonsense and shaking the morale of the army.

Zhang Miao and he were close friends, and they had known each other for a long time.

At first, Yuan Shao and Zhang Miao had a rift, and Yuan Shao asked him to kill Zhang Miao. However, considering the loyalty between friends, he resisted the pressure and did not attack Zhang Miao, and threw aside the order of Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance.

Chen Gong was the hero who welcomed Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, into Yanzhou after he died in battle with the Qingzhou Yellow Turban.

The relationship between him and Chen Gong is extremely close, otherwise he would not leave Dongjun to Chen Gong to guard.

According to common sense, these two people would never betray him, but now, both Zhang Miao and Chen Gong have betrayed him.

These days, no one who comes out to hang out is loyal.

After Cao Cao returned from Xuzhou, there were only three cities in Yanzhou, Juancheng, Fan, and Dong'a, which belonged to him under the plans of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu.

During this period of time, he and Lu Bu fought many times in Puyang and lost several times. Now there is another locust plague in Yanzhou, and the army is short of food and grass. The current situation is extremely dangerous.

"Hiss." Cao Cao felt a headache, stretched out his hand and pressed his forehead. After a moment, the pain in his head eased slightly, and he pulled out a document from Jizhou from the bottom of the pile of documents on the right side of the desk.

After Cao Cao saw the text of this document again, his headache became even worse.

'To add insult to injury, to take advantage of others' danger. '

This is Cao Cao's evaluation of this Jizhou document.

When Yuan Shao was in such a critical situation, he did not send troops to help him, nor did he send money or food to supplement him. Instead, he persuaded him to move his family to Yecheng, intending to completely control him.

"Hmph." Cao Cao dismissed Yuan Shao's document and put it on the corner of the desk. The desk he was currently using was a little shaken. When he used this document to place it on the desk, it instantly stabilized a lot and made him feel more relaxed. Cao Cao felt a little happy.

At this time, the gatekeeper came to report that Dongping Xiang Cheng Yu asked to see him. Cao Cao immediately stood up, walked to the door, held Cheng Yu's hand who was standing at the door, and led him into the tent.

After the host and guest were seated, Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu was tall, with a Chinese character face and a long beard, making him a handsome man.

It's just Cheng Yu's eyes that ruined his overall image. Cheng Yu has a pair of triangular eyes, looking like a sick tiger.Seeing Cheng Yu, Cao Cao inexplicably thought of Wei Zhong.

Wei Zhong was from Yanzhou. After he became the shepherd of Yanzhou, he recommended Wei Zhong to become Xiaolian.

When he received news of Yanzhou's rebellion when he was attacking Xuzhou, in order to encourage the generals, he declared: "Wei Zhong is the only one who will not betray me." '

But when he returned to Yanzhou, he received news of Wei Zhong's betrayal, which made him feel like a clown for speaking out loud to the generals.

However, considering that both Zhang Miao and Chen Gong betrayed him, the betrayal of Wei Zhong, whom he recommended as Xiaolian, was nothing.

But precisely because these people had betrayed him, it was extremely rare for Cheng Yu to be loyal to him.

When Cheng Yu rebelled in Yanzhou, he was loyal and guarded Dong'a City for him so that he would not be without a place to live when he returned to Yanzhou.

Therefore, when he heard that Cheng Yu was visiting, Cao Cao personally came out of his tent to greet him.

"Zhongde came to visit late at night. It must be something important." Cao Cao was the first to ask.

Cheng Yu nodded and asked straight to the point: "I heard about an incident privately."

"I heard that the general plans to move his family to Yecheng to make peace with Yuan Benzhu. I wonder if this is true or not?"

"There is such a thing." Cao Cao replied to Cheng Yu calmly.

Hearing this, Cheng Yu stood up, bowed deeply to Cao Cao, and then solemnly advised him.

"In my opinion, the general must have been bewitched by the villain, and the current situation was not good, so he was a little confused for a while and did not think deeply."

"Yuan Benchu ​​occupied the land of Yan and Zhao and had the ambition to annex the world. However, I think that Yuan Benchu's wisdom and strategy cannot achieve the feat of pacifying the world."

"General, you have the power of the dragon and the tiger, the weapon of a hero. Why do you want to send your family to Yecheng to work under people like Yuan Benchu, and do things like Han Xin and Peng Yue who surrendered to others?"

"Although most counties in Yanzhou have betrayed the general now, there are still three cities in Juancheng, Fan, and Dong'a that can be defended, and the general has as many as ten thousand capable warriors."

"Lü Bu, our enemy, is rough, has no close followers, is upright, and has no etiquette. Although he has many soldiers, they are of little use."

"With the general's martial prowess and the assistance of Wen Ruo (Xun Yu) and I and others, we will defeat Lu Bu sooner or later and become the overlord."

"The current predicament is only temporary, but if the general sends his family to Yecheng, he will be under the control of others and will not be able to help."

After hearing Cheng Yu's heartfelt words, Cao Cao was a little moved. He stood up and walked towards Cheng Yu, held Cheng Yu's hand and said, "If it weren't for Zhongde, I almost missed the important event."

"Zhongde's words are very close to my heart. I have made up my mind to send my family to Yecheng. It will never be feasible."

Cheng Yu smiled and nodded. After Cao Cao made up his mind, he felt relieved.

At this time, Cao Cao remembered a difficulty. He said to Cheng Yu: "Zhongde, even so, the army is short of food and grass. I'm afraid that in a few days, although I have the will to fight, the army will have no food and grass, and I will be unable to do anything."

Cheng Yu responded: "General, Yu was born in Dong'a and has quite a reputation in Dong'a. I can go to Dong'a to collect grain, grass and baggage. The people of Dong'a will definitely donate grain enthusiastically, which can relieve the crisis of the army."

"In addition, the general can write to Yuan Benchu, borrowing some grain and grass, and stating that if the general loses power, Yanzhou will be acquired by Lu Bu. He is afraid that Jizhou will have worries from the south and will not be able to conquer Gongsun Zan safely."

"Good, great good." Upon hearing this, Cao Cao patted Cheng Yu's hand and called him great good.

(End of this chapter)