The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 312 It’s too late to send troops now
When he looked down, he saw an arrow piercing his armor.

At this time, blood was flowing down the armor.

Cao Cao was shocked when he saw this and quickly reached out to cover the wound.

Cao Zhi, who was standing by, was also terrified when he saw this!

He immediately shouted: "Father! When were you hit by an arrow?!"

Sima De, who had been silent all this time, changed his expression when he heard this!
He couldn't help but step forward and grab Cao Zhi.

He looked at Cao Cao nervously and said, "Father-in-law."

At this moment, all the civil and military officials around were pale in comparison.

The atmosphere at the scene also stagnated!
In an instant, some people panicked, and some had subtle expressions...

"Brother!" "Prime Minister!"

Cao Ren, Xun Yu and others also hurried forward at this time.

However, it turned out that everyone was overthinking.

Before everyone could come forward to check, Cao Cao pushed Cao Zhi away.

Then he gritted his teeth and broke the arrow under his ribs in public.

Then he said with all his strength:

"I'm fine, just a minor injury."

After saying that, he stood up.

He waved his hand and said to everyone:

"Help me get on the boat and rest."

"The army should march forward quickly and set up camp!"

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly helped Cao Cao onto the ship.

Afterwards, Cao Cao sent all the civil and military officials to work.

Although everyone was somewhat worried about their lord's injury, they did not dare to ask too much.

Only two sons of Cao Cao were left.

And Sima De, the son-in-law of the Cao family, was taken care of in the cabin.

Wait until it was almost nightfall.

Sima De then came out with a doctor.

And Xun You and Cao Ren were guarding outside the door.

When he saw these two people coming out, he hurried forward.

Xun You took the lead in asking:
"Renda! How serious is the Prime Minister's injury?"

Cao Ren also hurriedly asked at this time:

"Brother, are you really injured in the ribs?"

Sima De was a little embarrassed when he heard this:
"It's not a question of whether it's under the ribs or not!"

"My two lords, please be patient."

"The military doctor has examined it and needs surgery and medication as soon as possible."

"But the boat was shaking so much that I didn't dare to dig out the arrow."

"We can only send the Prime Minister to the camp for treatment."

"Now we can only hope that it's not a dirty arrow."

"Otherwise, even if I get hit in the arms or legs, it will be a problem..."

A dirty arrow is one in which the arrowhead is inserted into feces before use.

This is a means to cause the target to be infected again after being hit by an arrow.

This was a common practice in ancient times when two armies faced each other to increase lethality.

In these days, when fighting a war, few people would specifically use some kind of poison to smear on the arrowheads.

Even the most commonly used arsenic cannot really kill people instantly.

So, if you want to add some extra ingredients to the arrows.

Feces is the most unpretentious way of doing it.

Of course, compared to the Eastern Han natives present.

As a time traveler, Sima De knows the ins and outs of this better than anyone else.

Regardless of whether it is a dirty arrow, even if it is not, it is very easy to get infected.

Because these days there are no clean arrows!

Even a rusty arrowhead can easily cause tetanus to the person who is hit.

Besides, there is no need for him to explain it himself.

Even any old soldier would understand.

If the arrow enters the flesh, it is best to do it at the beginning.

So he dug it out at all costs.

Otherwise, as time goes by, the flow of qi and blood will be affected.

The dirt on the arrow will only make the injury worse!
But in the current environment, how can we act rashly?
The army had just crossed the Yellow River and was now setting up camp at night.

If this happens at this time, it will cause secondary damage to Cao Cao, the commander-in-chief.

That means Sima De is Cao Cao's son-in-law.

I can't bear this responsibility!
However, Xun You, as a strategist, knew nothing about this.

So after hearing this, he was frightened on the one hand, but at the same time he didn't know how to respond.

As for Cao Ren, he remained silent after hearing this.

At this time, it was Sima De who took the lead in breaking the atmosphere.

"Right now, this matter must not be leaked."

"We still have to rely on you two to stabilize the morale of the army!"

Sima De said this.

Cao Ren, Xun You and others couldn't help but nodded.

The two of them are currently the leaders of the civil and military forces in the army.

As the right-hand man of Prime Minister Cao.

Naturally, he had to stabilize the situation for his lord.

Such a major event happened to Cao's army.

The Guanxi coalition forces were also in a state of confusion.

Although Cao Cao encountered unexpected dangers and lost many men when crossing the river to the north.

Fortunately, the main force of the army was successfully transferred to Weibei.

Afterwards, Zhang He's troops crossed the Yellow River from Pubanjin and rushed to join them.

From then on, the situation of the two armies confronting each other across Tongguan was completely broken.

The East-West confrontation suddenly turned into a North-South confrontation.

Cao's army began to suppress the Guanxi coalition forces from north to south.

This disrupted the original deployment of the troops in Guanzhong.

Han Sui and Ma Chao were the absolute main force of the rebels.

The focus of defense also had to be shifted from the west to the north.

As a result, the two also had differences in military strategy.

"Uncle!" Ma Chao, who had returned to the army, couldn't help but give some advice.

"The enemy has already crossed the river to the north, and I led my army to kill many of their elite soldiers today!"

"We will wait while Cao's army is still unstable."

"Lead the whole army to attack and we will surely defeat Cao's army!"

"What elite troops?" Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing also said disapprovingly at this time.

"It's just a few hundred cavalrymen. If General Ma really wants to achieve success."

"Why not lead your troops to attack the enemy halfway across the river earlier..."

"Besides, the enemy has already crossed the river, so they must be prepared."

"We have come all this way, and now the situation is unclear."

"Which chief is willing to go with you?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao was about to retort.

But Han Sui suddenly turned his head, looked at Cheng Gongying and asked:
"Cheng Gongying, you are the smartest person under my command."

“He is also my right-hand man.”

"Tell me, is it appropriate to send troops at this time?"

When Ma Chao heard this, his face darkened.

Cheng Gongying, who was asked, couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"General, Cao's army has already crossed the Wei River."

"It's too late to send troops now. If we rashly mobilize the entire army,

"I'm afraid the outcome is hard to predict..."

Han Sui also sighed slightly when he heard this.

"Cao is a cunning villain, and he should not be taken lightly."

As a result, at the meeting of the Guanzhong coalition forces.

Ma Chao advocated moving the entire army northward and shifting positions to engage in a long-term stalemate with Cao Cao.

Han Sui strongly advocated using the Wei River as a barrier to resist Cao's army.

As a result, most of the generals agreed with Han Sui's strategy.

So the Guanzhong army moved slightly north and set up camp along the southern bank of the Wei River.

Even Liang Xing, who was originally in Weibei, retreated.

Little did they know that this move was exactly what Cao Cao wanted!

At the same time, in a tent not far from the Wei River.

Cao Cao finally woke up in pain.

At this time, he turned on the light and struggled to sit up.

But just supporting his body had exhausted all his strength.

"Father!" Cao Zhang, who was dozing in the corner, was immediately awakened by the noise.

Then his face was instantly filled with joy.

"The military doctor who removed the arrowhead from my father's head said."

"If you can wake up before dawn, then there will be 80% chance of success."

(End of this chapter)