Shu Han of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 260 Nine Cao Cao Shocked (Third)

In the hall, the rest of the people also smiled slightly when they heard the words, feeling relaxed.

Yes, now that the north is unified, as long as we go south, sweep Jingchu, and pacify Wuyue, we can end the troubled times after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and it won't be far away.

There is one thing that tricks cannot make up for.That is strength.

There are only a few wise men in the hall, and they still maintain their sanity.

A middle-aged man is one of the best. He is tall and majestic, with a hint of sternness hidden between his brows and eyes.This is Cheng Yu, one of the five advisers Cao Cao relied on to unify the north.

Listening to Cao Cao's self-satisfied words and the relaxed laughter of the officials.

Cheng Yu felt worried.Immediately, my heart sank and I wanted to get up and say something realistic.

But he was grabbed by Xun You who was next to him.

Xun You was about the same age as Zhang Liao, around 40 to [-] years old, with a generous face and dull eyes, but no one dared to underestimate this person.

The so-called great wisdom is as stupid as Xun You.

"Now that the general trend is the general trend, Duke Ming is in high spirits, why bother to speak out to make Duke Ming feel unhappy?" Xun You said in a low voice while holding Cheng Yu.

In fact, Xun You also thinks that the current Cao Cao forces are too relaxed and unguarded.But it is also human nature.

The enemies in life are Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biaoer, and now they are out of ten.Cao Cao has endured and worked hard for so many years, and it is time to relax.

"But." Cheng Yu wanted to refute, but was pushed down on the seat by Xun You.Moreover, Xun You also raised his glass and said with a smile, "Drink."

Cheng Yunai had no choice but to raise his wine glass, clink glasses with Xun You, and then drank it down.

In this atmosphere where many people were relaxed and few people were worried, the banquet gradually reached its peak.

The music is overwhelming, and the singing and dancing are intoxicating.

Cao Cao held up his wine glass and took a sip, his vision became a little hazy.

Back then, when he was in Yuzhou, under the pressure of Yuan Shao, he almost sent his family to Hebei to be a hostage.

Where is Yuan Shao now?Just a pile of loess.

Eighth of the heroes in the world have gone, and there is only mediocrity, and one battle can be flattened.

Cao Cao was even more drunk.

At this moment, the chief secretary of the mansion hurried in.Holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, his face was covered with cold sweat.

"Duke Ming, General Cao has lost. Wancheng changed hands." After entering, the master clerk shouted loudly, then immediately bent down and lowered his head, not daring to raise his head.

A word from the master book is like freezing time.

Cao Cao's hand was still in the posture of putting the wine into his mouth.Cheng Yu's face was still full of worry, but he was forced to drink by Xun You.

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang are still drinking happily.

The rest, Yu Jin, Zhang Jaw, Gao Lan, etc. were either drinking or concentrating on enjoying singing and dancing.

And the soft bodies of those singers also completely stiffened at this moment.And those musicians also opened their mouths wide, unable to play beautiful music.

Freeze, time is completely frozen.

Until the wine glass in Cao Cao's hand fell to the ground with a sound of "touch."

Only then did time turn again, and those singers knew how to read words and expressions best, and quickly saluted Cao Cao, and then retreated one by one.

Then there are the musicians.He walked cleanly, for fear that if he was not careful, he would be wrathed by Cao Cao's thunder.

The rest of the people will calm down a lot. None of the people present is an important minister, and they have experienced a lot of storms, so they can still maintain their composure for a while.

Only Cao Cao's face turned blue and red for a while.The hand is still in that position, but the wine glass has fallen to the ground, and the wine has spilled all over the floor.

"Where is Zixiao? Why did you lose?" After a long time, Cao Cao came back to his senses and asked the master below.

"General Cao didn't know where he ended up. According to rumors, Liu Feng used the Fire Bull Formation to attack the camp at night, causing turmoil in the camp and the soldiers fled." The master continued to lower his head very low, said.

"Fire bull formation, it's impossible. This formation has been lost as early as the Warring States period." Gao Lan exclaimed and said.

It's just that no one responded to him.

Gao Lan looked around and saw that all the civil and military men were lost in thought, and their faces were bright.

The reason why no one responded to Gao Lan was that everyone present believed in the existence of the Fire Bull Formation, otherwise it would not explain why Cao Ren would have failed when he had the absolute upper hand.

Except for the strange strategy of the Fire Bull Formation.Don't do what he wants.

As for what Gao Lan said, the fire bull formation had been lost in the Warring States Period.Everyone is falling in love with it, and everyone knows it.

But the problem is, it's still there.

This problem is a little more serious.

Cao Cao asked a question, just passing the scene, and didn't think what would happen to Cao Ren.After all, Cao Ren is the commander in chief. Although the army was defeated, it should be very easy to escape.

However, the master's sentence did not know where to end, which stimulated Cao Cao.

"What do you mean I don't know where to end?" Cao Cao's eyes were bloodshot all of a sudden, and he stared at the master.

"No news of General Cao Ren was found in any of the counties or cities along the way. I'm afraid he was either killed in battle or captured." Under Cao Cao's gaze, the master's face was covered with cold sweat, but he still had to answer.

"Touch." Cao Cao kicked over the case in front of him, and suddenly stood up.

died?Captured?How can this be?So many of Zixiao's soldiers are eating dry food?

One hundred Cao Cao did not believe it, and ten thousand did not believe it.The reason for getting up was to draw the sword and chop this nonsense guy.

But before Cao Cao put his hand on the hilt of the sword, a sense of dizziness first climbed to Cao Cao's forehead.

Headache.

Cao Cao's old problem is gone, but this time it is much more severe.

It was a relaxing banquet, waiting for Cao Ren's good news.What he didn't want to get was defeat, the news of death.The difference between before and after is too great, even with Cao Cao's concentration, he can't suppress the violent mood swings.

What's more, he drank a lot of wine and suffered several blows.

Cao Cao's head wind disease not only recurred, but also became serious.

"Ah, ah." Cao Cao covered his head with his hands, yelled a few times, and fell to the ground suddenly.

"Minggong, Minggong." The officials turned pale and shouted forward.

"Healer." There were also those who were more vigilant, and quickly went outside the door, ordering the guards to call the doctor.

Fortunately, although the head wind was serious, Cao Cao did not pass out completely.

Called by the crowd, Cao Cao opened his eyes and said weakly: "Lead Wen Ruo as the leader to preside over the overall situation. Gather 30 soldiers and horses, and [-] shi of food and grass. I will lead the troops south and fight Liu Feng."

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao closed his eyes and passed out.

"Minggong, Minggong." The crowd was startled again, and they all shouted.

Fortunately, at this time, the guards had already found a doctor to diagnose Cao Cao's pulse.Except for a few people who stayed behind, everyone left the hall.

Outside the hall, most of the civil and military personnel gathered.

These people, led by Xun Yu, spoke together.

"Master Shang Shuling. Master Wang has just returned from the Northern Expedition to Bingzhou, and it is time to rest from exhaustion. It is really not the right time to gather [-] soldiers to go south at this time." Yu Jin said worriedly.

Yu Jin is the leader of foreign generals, and the wise general Cao Cao relies on.His words carried weight.

"What Wen Ze said is true. Just say that this food and grass can barely gather 30 yuan, but if something major happens, there is no way to deal with it." Cheng Yu, who was speaking, said anxiously.

Now is not the time to send troops.

"Yes, yes. What you two said is true."

Everyone talked aloud and unanimously opposed sending troops.

Xun Yu smiled wryly, and stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop.When everyone quieted down, Xun Yu sighed: "Minggong is not the kind of person who can't listen to advice, but now Jiangxia Liu Fengtong is too much trouble, General Cao is Minggong's younger brother, and has deep feelings. Now How could Duke Ming not be angry when he ended up like this? Prepare to send troops."

Xun Yu has been with Cao Cao for a long time, and he knows Cao Cao's character very well.

Knowing that unless something irreversible happens, sending troops has already been nailed to the iron plate.

"Hey." Everyone sighed, then raised their fists to salute Xun Yu, and left one after another.

Cao Cao wanted to raise [-] troops, and the number of generals and civil servants involved was innumerable.Most of them are in it.

The entire Xudu, under the operation of these civil and military ministers, is flying around like a dog.

Almost one and a half months later, the 30 soldiers and horses and [-] shi of grain that Cao Cao said were ready.

However, in the past month, the situation has completely changed.

Shangshu Lingfu, in the study.

Xun Yu held the bamboo slip in his hand, sighed, got up and walked out the door.

A few days ago, news came from Youzhou.Gongsun Kang, Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi, and Wuhuan Shanyu made a blood alliance in western Liaoning and jointly sent troops to plunder the border areas.

The governor of Youzhou couldn't resist, so he sent someone for help.

"The army has moved, but it may not be heading south, but heading north." Xun Yu smiled bitterly, left the mansion, and took a carriage to the prime minister's mansion.

After entering the mansion, go straight into the backyard.

In a courtyard in the backyard, Cao Cao was lying on a bed, covered with a thin quilt, basking in the sun.

For the past one and a half months, Cao Cao has been recuperating in the backyard, rarely seeing foreign ministers.

Hearing that Xun Yu had arrived, he summoned him immediately.

"Duke Ming, Youzhou is in trouble." After entering the yard, Xun Yu immediately handed the bamboo slips in his hand to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao got up and half sat on the bed while receiving the bamboo slips.Looking down line by line, his face became extremely dignified.

"Although Gongsun Kang is strong against foreign tribes, able to expand the territory and lead troops to break through the capital of Goguryeo, but he is soft on the Central Plains. Why can he join forces with Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi, and Wuhuan people to attack Youzhou this time?" dignified at the same time , Cao Cao wondered.

"Liaodong is too far away, so we don't know what happened there." Xun Yu shook his head and said.

Originally, Gongsun Kang was very stable, but the sudden change is really confusing.After the two talked a few words, they gave up without thinking about the reason.Anyway, it happened.

Now it's time to think about how to deal with it.

Youzhou and Jiangxia are more important than others, Cao Cao knows in his heart.One is just a barbarian land south of the Yangtze River, while the other is a place that can damage the foundations of Hebei.

Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi.Now the Yuan family is almost extinct, but its strong roots are almost rooted in Hebei, and there are still many people in Hebei who secretly support Yuan.

If the Yuan family is revived.If they are wiped out again, it will not be a matter of one or two years, it may be several years.Therefore, Cao Cao could only send troops to Youzhou.

But when he thought of Cao Ren, Cao Cao felt unwilling for a while.

Zixiao ah.

"Priority." Xun Yu just bent down and said softly.

Four words, but clearly understood.

"Order Xu Huang to lead [-] soldiers and horses to go south to Wancheng, and order Chen Qun to migrate [-] people from all over the Central Plains to Nanyang County. To fill the population that was plundered by Liu Feng."

So far, Xu Huang can only fill in the vacancy after Cao Ren.

"The army is going to march right now, pointing directly at Youzhou." While speaking, Cao Cao suddenly stood up.

There was a glint of coldness in his eyes, but he had changed from his laxity in the past, and regained some heroic aura.

"Promise." Xun Yu was relieved and nodded in agreement.

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