Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

At this moment, the late autumn night wind had already made many soldiers rub their hands and stamp their feet from time to time.

But Cao Cao, who was walking barefoot on the cold ground and wearing only a thin robe, was extremely hot in his heart, even hotter than when he first got married and entered the bridal chamber.

Soon, Cao Cao rushed to the gate of the village panting, and saw Xu You standing not far away, looking up at the starry sky with one hand behind his back and the other hand on the sword at his waist, showing the demeanor of a famous scholar.

In an instant, Cao Cao's originally well-defined face broke into a brilliant and warm smile. He spread his hands, strode towards Xu You and shouted.

"I was just wondering why there was a magpie chirping outside the tent in the middle of the night, making it difficult for me to fall asleep. It turned out that my friend Ziyuan had arrived."

Upon hearing this, Xu You stretched his body which was numb and stiff from the cold and turned around slowly.

However, when Xu You saw Cao Cao's brilliant smile and the simple outer robe he was wearing, he couldn't help but be quite surprised.

Originally, Xu You was a little worried that even if Cao Cao, who was narrow-minded and suspicious by nature, did not refuse to meet him, he might give him a warning to test his attitude and intentions.

But what Xu You didn't expect was that Cao Cao actually came to greet him in person, looking like he was about to go to bed.

It was this moment of shock that prevented Xu You from immediately performing the proper ritual of saluting Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao saw this, his expression did not change. He walked up to Xu You and took the initiative to salute.

"Brother Ziyuan, I haven't seen you for a few months. Are you doing well?"

At this moment, Xu You felt the courtesy that he had not felt from Yuan Shao for many years. He was deeply moved and quickly returned the courtesy.

Just when Xu You bowed his head to return the greeting, he discovered that Cao Cao was actually barefoot.

"Why is Meng De walking barefoot?"

"Because I heard that Ziyuan was coming to visit, I was so excited that I only remembered my shoes halfway through the journey. In order to prevent Brother Ziyuan from getting anxious while waiting outside the camp and getting caught in the cold wind, I did not turn back to tidy up my clothes, shoes and hat."

At this point, Cao Cao showed a proper amount of embarrassment and shame on his face, and said with his hands clasped. "I apologize for my impoliteness, Brother Ziyuan."

Xu You's eyes trembled slightly, and he could hardly hide his impulse to lose control.

At this moment, Xu You could not help but recall Yuan Shao's various shortcomings and his contempt for himself, and then compared them with Cao Cao, who was now courteous to the wise and humble. Xu You could not help but feel that he should have joined Cao Cao earlier.

Cao Cao, who had seen all the micro-expressions that Xu You could not conceal, had an idea in his mind. Without waiting for Xu You to speak, he stepped aside and invited Xu You to come in to reminisce about the past.

Xu You, who had come with the intention of surrendering to Cao Cao, naturally would not refuse. While still maintaining the demeanor of a famous scholar as before, he walked into the camp side by side with Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao saw this, he felt relieved.

Xu You's solitary visit was already very meaningful to Cao Cao.

But now Xu You had entered Cao's camp alone with him. Even if Xu You had no intention of betraying Cao Cao, Cao Cao could still use this to completely control Xu You.

Otherwise, once Yuan Shao heard about this, he would not allow You.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao led Xu You into Cao's camp and deliberately took Xu You to the camp where the elite troops were stationed. He introduced them to Xu You from time to time to show the might of the army.

As for elite troops, Cao Cao did train many elite veterans through the war, but the number of truly powerful soldiers of the time in Cao Cao's army could be counted on one's fingers.

Therefore, Cao Cao pretended to be relaxed and took Xu You around the camp where the elite troops were stationed, but he did not forget to explain that these were only part of it, and then invited Xu You to the military tent to taste tea.

After some enthusiastic pleasantries, Cao Cao asked seemingly casually.

"Didn't Brother Ziyuan work under Benchu ​​before? Could it be that he is acting as a lobbyist for Benchu ​​this time?"

Xu You shook his head and replied.

"Meng De, you don't know that Yuan Shao secretly hated me for advocating an alliance with Meng De and wanted to kill me, so I had to resign and retire." "Now I am a commoner and am about to leave Jizhou, so I came to visit Meng De."

Cao Cao was ecstatic in his heart, but a look of regret appeared on his face.

"Brother Ziyuan is indeed a man of great talent, and his wisdom and strategy can rival that of a national scholar. How could Benchu ​​be so foolish?"

After a pause, Cao Cao poured Xu You another cup of fragrant tea and said.

"I didn't mean to mention Brother Ziyuan's sad story. Please don't blame me. Today we are only talking about the wind and snow, not business."

Immediately, even though Cao Cao was quite anxious, he calmly reminisced about the past with Xu You and talked about their youthful friendship until Cao Cao asked a question casually.

"Brother Ziyuan, do you think this warrior is strong? How does he compare to Benchu?"

Xu You sipped his tea in a leisurely manner and answered casually.

"Don't be surprised, Meng De. If we talk about the facts, without mentioning the first-line soldiers, they are far inferior to the big halberd soldiers."

This made Cao Cao's expression change slightly.

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Xu You didn't even seem to raise his eyes as he continued speaking.

"To be honest, Yuan Shao had some reservations before. He didn't want to let the Xiandeng Death Soldiers and the Great Halberd Soldiers and other strong soldiers be lost here, so he always kept some strength for the attack on Jie Bridge."

"Now, Yuzhou's Yuan Gonglu has been besieged in Ruyang City by the troops led by Guo Shihou. News has reached that he is at the end of his rope. Yuan Shao has made up his mind today and will break through the Jie Bridge as soon as possible at any cost."

"I wonder how Meng De plans to deal with the four pillars of the court, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Qu Yi, as well as resist the attacks of the first-line soldiers and the great halberd soldiers?"

(PS: Gao Lan has been killed by Zhao Yun, and Qu Yi has filled the vacancy of the Four Pillars of Hebei.)
Cao Cao paused while sipping his tea and answered calmly.

"The way to use troops is to use strategy. Although the four pillars of Hebei are brave, the first-line soldiers and the halberd soldiers may be strong, but does Cao have a good strategy to defeat them?"

"Oh?"

Xu You chuckled and said, "I regard Meng De as my best friend. I came to visit him late at night to tell him about this matter. Since Meng De has already made up his mind, it's my fault for being nosy. Goodbye."

After saying this, Xu You pretended to get up and leave.

Cao Cao hurriedly dissuaded him and replied, "Don't blame me, Ziyuan. I don't have a plan to defeat the enemy. I can only hold out for three to five months."

"Really?" Xu You asked again.

Cao Cao changed his words again. "One month is more than enough."

"In less than a month, there will be heavy snowfall. Then Meng De will have nothing to worry about, and I can leave Jizhou with peace of mind."

After Xu You finished speaking, he wanted to bow and say goodbye again.

After such repeated probing, Cao Cao realized that Xu You must have a good plan, so he stopped hiding it and answered.

"If Benchu ​​uses all his elite troops to attack, and the water in Qinghe River is low now, I am afraid that I can only rely on the Jie Bridge to resist for ten days at most. I am very depressed."

"If Ziyuan has good ideas to teach, I will remember this favor and share the wealth and honor with Ziyuan."

This is undoubtedly what Xu You was waiting for, he replied.

"If you continue to fight the enemy alone, you will die. Only by using a clever strategy to win quickly can you turn defeat into victory." (End of this chapter)