Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

When Cao Cao walked out of Yuan's mansion with the letter and jade pendant, Xun You, who was waiting outside the mansion, was a little surprised.

As Cao Cao was always kind to other people's wives, Xun You thought that Cao Cao would be busy and spend a lot of energy before coming out.

It was for this reason that Xun You used an excuse not to enter Yuan's mansion with Cao Cao in order to avoid suspicion.

Immediately, Xun You stepped forward and asked with some concern.

"My Lord, can you get the letter?"

At this moment, Xun You was somewhat worried that Madam Liu was a chaste and virtuous woman, and that Cao Cao could not bear the pressure of his selfish desires and that Madam Liu could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide.

In this case, it would be a bit troublesome without Mrs. Liu's handwriting.

"Here is the letter. This is also the jade pendant that Yuan Shang, the third son of Yuan Benchu, carried with him. It can prove his identity."

Cao Cao responded and handed the letter and jade pendant to Xun You.

Xun You took a quick look at the contents of the letter, then felt relieved and said.

"My lord, please send someone to deliver the letter and jade pendant to Yuan Shao as soon as possible."

"good."

Cao Cao made arrangements immediately.

Although he was able to open the Nanpi city gate with the help of Zhu Ling's identity, Cao Cao easily took control of the entire Nanpi.

But in the chaos of the night, someone would inevitably take the opportunity to escape from the city and report to Yuan Shao.

For Cao Cao, the most important thing is undoubtedly time.

Whether it is to take control of Jizhou Bohai County and the neighboring counties and cities as soon as possible, or to delay it until winter, it is extremely important for Cao Cao.

This jade letter pendant would undoubtedly be a powerful weapon for the civil and military officials of Jizhou, including Yuan Shao, who had settled their families in Nanpi, to be cautious and buy plenty of time.

Especially after the fall of Nanpi City, Yuan Shao's money and food will become scarce. The longer it drags on, the more advantageous it will be for Cao Cao.

It was for this reason that, even though Cao Cao was feeling agitated, he did not want to be rude to Madam Liu and the other female relatives of the civil and military officials of Jizhou in the city, lest the news leak out and cause Yuan Shao to become angry and embarrassed, which would ruin the situation.

However, after Xun You left to deal with other matters in the city, Cao Cao still comforted himself in this way, telling himself that Madam Liu was just a canary in a cage.

Once the outcome of the battle with Yuan Shao is decided, he will be able to do whatever he wants in a matter of seconds.

But Cao Cao still couldn't stand the heat, so he turned to the guards around him and asked in a low voice.

"Are there any dancers in Nanpi?"

……

"Finally found."

In Liyang City, thousands of miles away from Nanpi City, Xiahou Yuan, with a weather-beaten face, looked at the direction of Liyang City from afar with a look of joy on his face.

Liyang City, a small city built near the Yellow River, can even be said to be an important port connecting Jizhou to Yanzhou.

Yuan Shao ordered Chunyu Qiong to lead 10,000 troops to station here. His original intention was to let Chunyu Qiong threaten Yanzhou so that Lu Bu would not dare to violate the alliance and seize Yanzhou.

However, as Cao Cao attacked Jizhou and wanted to seize the entire southern part of Jizhou, the 10,000 soldiers and horses in Chunyu Qiong's hands became one of the biggest obstacles.

Cao Cao couldn't afford to delay either.

If the news of Cao Cao's sneak attack on Bohai County spreads, Chunyu Qiong will lead his troops back to Qinghe State to defend the city and delay for a while.

When Yuan Shao led his army to come to the rescue, Cao Cao would be trapped in the Bohai County.

Therefore, after Cao Cao crossed the Yellow River, he ordered Xiahou Yuan to lead 20,000 elite troops to change into the clothes and flags of Zhu Ling's original Yuan army, and march quickly through Qinghe State and head straight to Liyang, the southernmost part of Jizhou.

When Xiahou Yuan led his army to the outskirts of Liyang City, he found that the defenses of Liyang City were far looser than he had imagined.

Not only did they not send a large number of scouts to guard the surrounding areas, but even the soldiers deployed at the city gates and walls were very few. At the beginning, or before that, Xiahou Yuan had some shadows in front of Li Ji, and subconsciously thought it was a trick.

It was not until Xiahou Yuan brought Xi Zhi, who was accompanying the army, to observe carefully for a long time that they confirmed that the defenses of Liyang City were incredibly loose.

"Military Advisor Xi, this opportunity is rare. I will go down and organize the troops to attack under cover of night. It may only take two drum beats to capture Liyang."

Xiahou Yuan spoke up, unable to hide his excitement.

"General Miaocai, wait a minute."

Xi Zhicai quickly stopped Xiahou Yuan and said, "Liyang's defenses are so loose, I have a plan that can be used."

"What's the plan?" Xiahou Yuan asked.

"Our soldiers have been marching for many days. Even though General Miaocai has given good command, they are already exhausted. If we fail to attack immediately and Yuan's army is able to react, that would be bad."

Xi Zhicai first explained it in a low voice so as not to displease Xiahou Yuan.

Even though Xiahou Yuan led 20,000 soldiers pretending to be Yuan's army, he stayed as far away from the city as possible and marched day and night, and miraculously passed through Qinghe State without being discovered.

But you only get one chance.

If it fails once, Chunyu Qiong will be on guard.

Even if Xiahou Yuan had 20,000 elite soldiers, if Chunyu Qiong chose to defend himself to the death, Xiahou Yuan would not be able to defeat Chunyu Qiong.

Xiahou Yuan understood this. At the same time, Xiahou Yuan was not a stubborn person and he recognized Xi Zhicai's abilities.

"Therefore, General Miaocai should let the soldiers rest for a while. By dawn, the defense of Liyang City will be more relaxed."

"General Miaocai can then pretend to be a grain transport team and approach the city gate. How about that?"

Xiahou Yuan's eyes, which were originally a little tired, lit up slightly and said.

"What a brilliant idea."

As for why they didn't pretend to be a grain transport team at night, it was naturally because under normal circumstances there would be no abnormal situation of transporting grain at night.

On the contrary, people are often most careless at dawn, when the gates of Liyang City have just been opened.

They took the opportunity to pretend that the grain transport team was approaching the city gate. The defenders of Liyang City, who had not encountered any fighting for many days, might not be able to react.

Immediately, Xiahou Yuan followed Xi Zhicai's instructions and ordered the army to rest in place.

It was almost dawn when Xiahou Yuan personally selected three hundred strong and brave warriors from the army, and then disguised them as a grain transport team, continuing to fly the flag of Yuan’s army.

After watching the gate of Liyang City slowly open, Xiahou Yuan led three hundred warriors and pushed food and grass slowly towards the city gate.

The situation developed exactly as Xi Zhicai had expected.

Under Chunyu Qiong's negligence and laxity, the defenses of the entire Liyang City became extremely loose.

After the defenders of Liyang City opened the city gates to allow the people to pass as per the usual practice, they gathered in groups of three or four to chat. Some of the defenders even saw the grain transport team from afar, but just glanced at it without investigating any further.

It was not until Xiahou Yuan approached within ten steps of the city gate that an old soldier who was huddled in a corner of the city gate to keep warm noticed the existence of the grain transport team and muttered subconsciously.

"Why did the grain transport team arrive so early?"

After he finished speaking, the old soldier was startled for a moment, his face changed drastically, and he was about to stand up to warn.

The three hundred warriors led by Xiahou Yuan no longer concealed their true colors. They drew their weapons and rushed towards the city gate. In the distance, a large number of densely packed figures appeared.

The old soldier was so frightened when he saw this that he stopped talking.

The old soldier immediately turned around, threw away his weapons and armor, and ran wildly towards the city, completely ignoring the shouting and wailing behind him, and rushed towards the direction of the houses.

At this moment, in the government office in the city, Chun Yuqiong, who was still drunk and hugging a disheveled dancer, did not notice the increasingly noisy noise outside. (End of this chapter)