When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 417: Cheng Yu just felt that he was just pretending ()

"The thieves are coming to attack."

Cao Cao was chewing on the words the scout had just said: the enemy is coming to attack the food and grass.
The worst of the worst
Even though Cao Cao was upset, he did not show it. He took a deep breath and pretended to be calm and asked, "How many people are there in total?"

"By eyeballing it." The scout's face was solemn. He squeezed out a terrible number through his teeth, "I'm afraid there are four or five thousand people."

"They are gathering around us in droves."

Four to five thousand people
Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu both fell silent. Although the bandits' fighting power was far inferior to that of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, an elephant can be killed by ants in large numbers. What's more, the bandits were familiar with the terrain and could take advantage of it.

They were exhausted both physically and mentally, and it was hard to say how much strength they had left.

As for the bandits who were dealt with in the camp at lightning speed before, they were caught off guard. These bandits were obviously concentrating on torturing the people and living too comfortably, thus neglecting the defense.

Besides, the bandits did not come in waves. Judging from the situation, they must want to take over this camp in one go.

Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu's brows were twisted into knots. The current situation was really tricky.

As Cao Cao was thinking about it, suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. Although he couldn't think of any good ideas, it didn't mean that others couldn't think of any!
If there is a wise man beside you
Cao Cao's gaze drifted to Cheng Yu, who shuddered suddenly. He always felt that something bad would happen in the next moment. When he was about to run away, he was still a step too late.

A pair of hands grasped his arms.

As he expected, the person who held his hand was Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao was short in stature, he was not a weak man and he was very strong.

Cheng Yu had no choice but to give up. He guessed what Cao Cao was thinking, but he still asked, "Captain, I am just a country bumpkin."

"Hey, sir, you're joking. You and Gongtai are good friends from the same county. The three generals once said: He who keeps company with vermilion becomes red, and he who keeps company with ink becomes black. Gongtai is handsome and extraordinary, and you are naturally a man of genius as well. The situation is critical now, and I hope you can teach me!" Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu eagerly.

Zhang Xiu always felt that the scene before him was familiar.

Cheng Yu didn't want to pay attention to Cao Cao. First, the current situation was not optimistic and was closely related to his own life. Second, Cao Cao's attitude was quite sincere, so it would be okay to give it a try.

He cleared his throat and said, "Captain, the bandits are too numerous to be defeated. In my opinion, the bandits are not united. They must have gathered together for their own interests. We might as well give up most of the "interests" and keep a part for our convenience. The rest of the "interests" can be left alone, which is enough to divert the bandits' attention and thus we can escape."

As he spoke, Cheng Yu looked at the people below.

Needless to say, Cao Cao immediately understood what Cheng Yu meant. Although Cheng Yu did not mention anyone by name, every word he said was meaningful.

Who else could benefit from this so-called benefit if not the people?
Indeed, according to what Cheng Yu said, concealing the news and letting the people leave should be able to divert the attention of the thieves. While the thieves are distracted, they lead a group of tiger and leopard cavalry and break out from one side. It should not be difficult.

but.
Looking at the skinny people, Cao Cao showed a look of pain.

Do we really have to act this way?

In a sudden trance, he seemed to have returned to several years ago, to Luoyang several years ago, to the tavern several years ago, and to the moment when he drank with Liu Bei several years ago.

Liu Bei's words are still so clear and powerful.

'When I am grey and look back on my past, and face the gods, I will be able to say from the bottom of my heart that I have lived a life without regrets and without regrets to anyone!'

'This life is enough!'

"Look up and be worthy of heaven, look down and be worthy of people."

Cao Cao was in a daze, muttering to himself.

This sudden change made Cheng Yu have a question mark in his mind. He didn't understand why Cao Cao suddenly started to mutter to himself, and his expression became more and more determined as he muttered. He suddenly felt something was wrong.

What's worse is that Zhang Xiu actually sighed at this time: "Captain Cao is indeed General Wei's confidant!"

broken!

Cheng Yu wanted to dissuade him, but he was ultimately one step slower than Cao Cao.

"Cao"

"Mr. Cheng, if it were me a few years ago, I might think that what you said was right. No, to be exact, even if this method is used now, it is indeed not wrong. This method should be able to deal with this crisis." There was no longer any confusion and hesitation between Cao Cao's brows. Even though the thief was outside, he actually felt relaxed.

Cheng Yu frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Since this method is good, why does the captain say this?"

"Mr. Cheng, a good friend of mine once told me that one should be worthy of heaven and people. I have killed many of my comrades in arms at the hands of Zhang He. If I use the people as a shield again today, I will not be able to rest in peace even if I escape from Taihang Mountain. I am afraid I will not be able to sleep soundly at night."

"What's more, I made a vow with my friend that I must live my life to the fullest. If I really act like this, I won't even dare to stand in front of my friend, let alone live my life to the fullest."

silence.

Dead silence.

Although the surroundings were as noisy as a market town, Cheng Yu found it unusually quiet. He thought Cao Cao was just a pedantic person who strictly followed the teachings of saints, and he never expected that Cao Cao would make such a vow.

It's so stupid, so stupid!
Even more stupid than a pedantic person!
Cheng Yu turned around and thought, would he be reluctant to abandon these refugees? Afraid that the duck in his hand would fly away? The army is short of food, Cao Mengde, I want to see if you can really do what you say.

Even though Cheng Yu was already struggling in his heart, he appeared calm on the surface. Since Cao Cao refused, he didn't say much.

"Sir Zhang." Cao Cao looked at Zhang Xiu, "How many civilians are there?"

"two thousand."

"I will have to rely on Sima a lot to escort the people this time."

"You are too polite, Captain. This is my job."

"good."

The looks of Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu became more determined, only Cheng Yu kept sneering in his heart.

Jinyang.

Tiger and Leopard Cycling Camp.

"what?"

"Gongtai has returned, but Cao Mengde is still nowhere to be seen?"

"Did Cao Mengde lose contact while chasing Zhang He?"

"The last trace of Cao Mengde was found in Taihang Mountains?"

"How many people does Zhang He have? How many people does Cao Mengde have?"

"Even if one person stabs Zhang He, he won't be able to withstand it!"

"How could he be so desperate that he ran away after being chased by Zhang He?" Zhang Fei listened to the report from his personal guard, his brows twisted into a knot and his left eye twitched up and down. If he lived in the fairyland or the afterlife, this would be a sign of disaster!

As expected, when Zhang Fei learned that Chen Gong had recommended Cheng Yu to Cao Cao, he felt very bad.

Who is Cheng Yu?
Although I have never met him, his reputation is well-known!
He still remembered that Zhen De once casually mentioned Cheng Yu, "My fellow villagers smell so good!" Although it was just a joke, it revealed that Cheng Yu had broken the bottom line and made his fellow villagers into jerky, which was really shocking.

Zhang Fei was somewhat reluctant to admit it, but he knew that these were all his own faults. Just based on their achievements in poetry and songs, Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Zhi were later called the Three Caos.

Whenever Zhang Fei took out the borrowed poems in front of such a master, he always felt like a guilty thief.

All in all, he did not hate Cao Cao at that time.

If it was the Cao Cao in the novel.
Zhang Fei was so angry just thinking about it that he gritted his teeth. If Cao Cao really appeared in front of him, he would rush up and stab Cao Cao with a spear!
Of course, this is not the worst thing. The worst thing is that Cao Cao met Cheng Yu. If because of Cheng Yu's influence, Cao Cao becomes more and more like the Cao Cao in the novel, then it would be a big disaster!
Wouldn't this just make all my brother's hard work go to waste?
The more Zhang Fei thought about it, the more impatient and annoyed he became. His fists were clenched so hard that they made a crackling sound, which made the scout who reported the incident look confused and astonished.

"Let Zhongming come to see me"

The scout wanted to say "yes", but before he could say it, Zhang Fei changed his words and said, "Forget it, forget it, I'll go find Wen He and Zhong Ming!"

Zhang Fei hurriedly pulled Jia Xu and Duan Wei aside.

"General, what are you doing?"

Duan Wei's face was full of confusion. He was about to ask why, but Jia Xu, who was standing next to him, sighed, "I'm afraid something happened to Cao Mengde."

"Cao Mengde?"

Duan Wei was stunned. His first reaction was, why would Cao Mengde get into trouble? The number of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Cao Mengde was much larger than Zhang He's cavalry! Moreover, Cao Mengde ambushed Zhang He, and did not fight with Zhang He with real swords and guns. How could something go wrong?

After Zhang Fei's brief summary, Duan Wei finally understood why Cao Cao ended up in such a disastrous situation. It turned out that he underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, and fell into Zhang He's trap.

Duan Wei comforted him, "General, with Sima Zhang here, I don't think the captain's life will be in any danger."

"Of course I trust Sima Zhang, but I always feel a little uneasy. I wanted Zhongming to lead the troops to search for Cao Mengde, but now it seems that I should go myself."

"General, are you going to look for Cao Mengde?"

Duan Wei looked at Zhang Fei in surprise. He couldn't help but ask, "General, please forgive me for being blunt. The most urgent task right now is to capture Jinyang. I will be the one to find Captain Cao."

"Jinyang cannot be captured in a short time. If Cao Mengde is in trouble, we can't wait any longer!"

Duan Wei wanted to persuade him, but Jia Xu grabbed Duan Wei's arm, shook his head at him, and then looked at Zhang Fei, "Third General, General Duan and I are here, you don't have to worry."

It seemed that Zhang Fei was waiting for these words. He nodded vigorously and held Jia Xu's hand. "Good! I feel relieved with Wen He's words!"

After watching Zhang Fei withdraw 10,000 troops to look for Cao Cao, Duan Wei could not help but look at Jia Xu and asked, "Wenhe, what should we do next?"

"What should we do?" Jia Xu seemed to have a solution in his hand. He smiled and said, "I wonder if Zhong Ming has ever heard of the song of the enemy surrounded on all sides?"

"Could it be the story recorded by Sima Qian: King Xiang's army was besieged at Gaixia, with few soldiers and no food, and surrounded by the Han army and the troops of the princes. At night, he heard the Chu songs from all sides of the Han army, and King Xiang was greatly surprised and said, 'Has the Han already conquered Chu? Why are there so many Chu people? Could it be that Wenhe wants to imitate this?"

"That's right." Jia Xu nodded. "If we can't take the city after a long siege, we will naturally have to destroy it from the inside."

Duan Wei seemed to be thinking about something, but he didn't delve into it too deeply. He said, "Wenhe, just tell me what we should do!"

These words and tone give people the illusion that the brain is being handed over to Jia Xu.

A strange look appeared on Jia Xu's face. Duan Wei was not like this before. He shook his head, cleared out the unnecessary thoughts in his mind, and revealed his ideas.

"When the sun sets, we will order people to take turns playing the ballads of Jizhou."

"Oh? What if they remain unmoved?"

"That is noise entering the ears and disturbing the mind."

"In that case, I will start preparing now."

"good."

Taihang Mountains
"Captain, are you okay?"

Zhang Xiu looked at Cao Cao, panting. Even though he was unstoppable, he was still tired and hungry. To lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to tear open a hole in the enemy's encirclement and protect Cao Cao and his people from escaping, he had racked his brains and tried his best. He was exhausted both physically and mentally.

Cao Cao's condition was not very good either. He was breathing heavily, and the ring-handled sword in his hand was a little blunt from all the swings he made.

He held onto the tree with one hand and waved at Zhang Xiu with the other hand, "Hoo, hoo. No problem. I'm fine."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Cheng Yu. He took a quick look and then quickly looked away. Cheng Yu was not in a much better condition at the moment.

Cheng Yu is not as calm as he appears. He can be extremely brave when he needs to be.

Cao Cao only remembered that Cheng Yu killed a thief with his own hands, and he was able to remain calm in such a situation, which was enough to show that he was a wise man. However, Cheng Yu was too indifferent to the people, as if they were cattle and sheep that could be waved away at will, which really made Cao Cao feel uncomfortable.

Who was the person who could become a close friend of Cheng Zhongde and have such a pleasant conversation with him?
Fortunately, Cao Cao did not have too much leisure to think about these things. Fatigue came over him like a mountain collapsing, and his eyelids seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, trying to overwhelm him at this moment. He had no choice but to keep fighting against it, using all his strength to keep his eyelids propped up.

"Where are the bandits?" Cao Cao squeezed out a tired voice from between his teeth.

Zhang Xiu said solemnly: "They are everywhere in the mountains and plains."

Cheng Yu showed a worried look on his face and asked with concern: "Captain, if we ignore these refugees."

"." Cao Cao ignored Cheng Yu, as if he didn't hear Cheng Yu's voice.

Cheng Yu was not angry. Seeing that Cao Cao ignored him, he did not say much.

Zhang Xiu was a little annoyed. Who doesn't know that leaving the people behind would reduce the burden?

However, he still restrained himself. Arguing with Cheng Yu was undoubtedly a waste of energy and increased consumption.

He licked his dry lips, then looked at Cao Cao and asked, "Captain, what should we do now?"

"Since the whole mountain is full of bandits, we certainly can't go down the mountain. Why not do the opposite?" Cao Cao said.

Zhang Xiu thought about it and felt that there seemed to be no problem, so he nodded, "That's good, Captain, I will go and ask if there is anyone familiar with this mountain."

"good."

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xiu came back, forcing a rare smile on his tired face.

"Captain, good news."

(End of this chapter)