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Chapter 470 Cao Cao fell into a trap: The advantage is mine!
After listening to Xu Huang's words, Cao Cao carefully asked about the details before he dispelled his doubts about him.

Fabricated stories have the most loopholes.

What Xu Huang just said was very truthful, and some of the details he asked were also correct, which shows that what he said was not false.

However, based on these words alone, he still couldn't be sure whether Zhou Yu and Lu Su really intended to join him. After all, this was too much of a coincidence.

Maybe the other party was putting on an act for Xu Huang.

"Let's observe it for a while longer to see if there are any flaws. If what he said is true, then this might be a good opportunity for me to defeat the enemy."

Cao Cao thought secretly in his heart.

If Zhou Yu and Lu Su really intended to lead their troops to join him, then this would undoubtedly be good news for him, and perhaps he could seize this opportunity to defeat the Han army.

Of course, the premise is true.

Cao Cao collected his thoughts, looked at Lu Su again, and asked, "Even if what you just said is true, how can you be sure that I will tolerate you?"

"Although I know how to use people regardless of their background, Zhou Yu is an old subordinate of Sun Quan. I once betrayed the alliance with Sun Quan, which led to his defeat and capture by Zhang Liao."

"Zhou Yu must hate me to the core, but now he wants to come and seek refuge with me. Is there any such thing in the world?"

This is the biggest reason for Cao Cao's suspicion.

The hatred between him and Sun Quan cannot be explained in a few words. It is no exaggeration to say that he has an unshirkable responsibility for Sun Quan's defeat.

He also knew that Zhou Yu was loyal to Sun Quan, so how could he let go of his hatred and join him?

Facing Cao Cao's question, Lu Su sighed again and said, "Although Cao Gong once betrayed Sun Quan, as the saying goes, all is fair in war. It can only be said that Sun Quan was inferior to Cao Gong in strategy, and the defeat cannot be blamed on others."

"Although Gongjin was also angry about Cao Gong's betrayal, he also admired Cao Gong's character and means. He could be called a hero."

"As for the imperial court... Gongjin and I submitted ourselves to the imperial court to save our lives. We had no choice. If we had not obeyed, we would have been beheaded like Sun Quan."

"Cao Gong only broke the alliance, but the imperial court executed Sun Quan. Gongjin hated the imperial court even more than Cao Gong."

Lu Su did not directly say that Zhou Yu did not hate Cao Cao, but said that he hated the imperial court more. He also mentioned the fact that Sun Quan was executed by the imperial court. In addition, he also secretly praised Cao Cao.

"Zhou Gongjin actually thinks so?"

Cao Cao was a little surprised. Although he knew that Lu Su's words were somewhat flattering to him, he still felt relieved.

He admired Zhou Yu very much.

When he first formed an alliance with Sun Quan, he drank wine and discussed heroes in the pavilion. He once called Zhou Yu a hero in the world. This was not only to alienate Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, but also had some sincerity in it.

"Of course!"

Lu Su nodded heavily, and then took out a letter from his bosom, "This is the letter that Gongjin asked me to bring to Cao Gong. Please take a look at it."

As he said this, he handed the letter over with both hands.

Xu Chu stepped forward to take the letter and handed it to Cao Cao, who opened it and read it carefully.

"Cao Gong and Sun have a grudge against each other for breaking their alliance. I should not have surrendered to them. However, judging from the current situation, Zhuge Liang wants to use tens of thousands of newly trained naval forces to compete with Cao Gong's elite troops. This is really like hitting a rock with an egg."

"Zhuge was a man who relied on his own ability and refused to listen to honest advice. He also abused his power and was punished for no crime. He regarded Yu as a criminal and repeatedly ridiculed and even insulted Yu's former master."

"I have no intention of rebelling, but the imperial court is intolerant. I have been humiliated for no reason, and I hate it."

"I have heard that Lord Cao treats people sincerely and is open-minded. I am willing to lead my people to surrender and seek meritorious service to avenge the death of my former master."

"I still have 8,000 old soldiers under my command who are willing to be sent by you. I am willing to bring a certain amount of food and fodder with me to help Lord Cao."

"I swear with tears and blood, please do not doubt me, do not doubt me!"

At the end of the letter, there are a few spots of blood, and even the ink is much darker, which shows how much hatred Zhou Yu had when he wrote this letter.

After reading the entire letter carefully, Cao Cao did not speak immediately. Instead, he frowned and paced back and forth in the tent, as if he was in deep thought.

After a cup of tea, Cao Cao finally stopped and said calmly, "Come here, drag him out and behead him!"

"promise!"

The men stepped forward again, trying to drag Lu Su out of the tent.

Lu Su was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then he raised his head and laughed: "Hahahaha——!"

"slow."

Cao Cao once again stopped his attendants and asked Lu Su, "I have seen through your evil plan. Why are you laughing?"

Lu Su didn't even look at Cao Cao, and said expressionlessly: "I laugh at Gongjin for not knowing people! He actually thought you were a wise leader!"

"Forget it, no need to say more, please die quickly!"

Cao Cao laughed when he heard this, looked at Lu Su with a sneer on his face, and said: "I know you are unwilling to accept it, wait for me to expose your evil plan, so that you can die without regrets!"

As he spoke, he picked up the letter again and said, "Zhuge Liang is an extraordinary person. He is trusted and respected by the false emperor and is in charge of the three armies. It can be seen that he is definitely not a mediocre person."

"He ordered Zhou Yu to use the "trick of self-torture" to deliberately put it on display for General Xu to see. He also told you to secretly release General Xu and come here to present a false letter of surrender."

"But he doesn't know that I have been familiar with military books since I was young, and I am well versed in the art of war and the treacherousness of human hearts. This plan can only deceive others, how can it deceive me?"

"There are obvious flaws in this false surrender letter, but unfortunately you didn't know it and lost your life in vain."

Lu Su looked at Cao Cao, as if puzzled, and frowned and asked, "Where is the fraud in this letter?"

"hehe."

Cao Cao smiled confidently, unfolded the letter and said: "I will tell you the flaw, so that you can die without regrets."

"Since you are truly willing to surrender, why don't you agree on a time?"

“Isn’t this a flaw?”

After hearing what Cao Cao said, Lu Su showed a look of surprise on his face, and then he laughed again, this time laughing so hard that tears were almost coming out.

"Haha, hahahaha... How dare you boast that you are familiar with military books? It's really ridiculous!"

"You uneducated fellow, why don't you withdraw your troops as soon as possible! If we fight, you will be captured by Zhuge Liang!"

"What a pity! I will die at your hands!"

Lu Su said this bluntly, almost pointing at Cao Cao's nose and scolding him.

As soon as these words were spoken, Le Jin, Xu Huang and Xu Chu all changed their expressions.

Xu Chu could not help but draw his sword and stepped forward, glaring at Lu Su and saying, "How dare you! How dare you speak so arrogantly and disrespect the lord? Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

"Xu Chu, step back!"

Cao Cao stopped Xu Chu and asked Lu Su coldly, "Why do you say I am uneducated?"

Lu Su snorted coldly: "You have no courtesy to treat a wise man. Since you want to kill me, why bother talking to me? Just kill me quickly!"

Although Cao Cao was very unhappy, he still held back his anger and said patiently: "If what you say makes sense, I will naturally respect you and treat you with more courtesy."

Lu Su glanced at him and said, "Hasn't Cao Gong heard that 'there is no fixed time for betraying the master and stealing'?"

"If we agree on a date, but we can't do it, and we come here to help, the matter will be leaked. We can only act according to circumstances, how can we agree on a date?" "You don't understand this, but you want to kill a good man. Aren't you uneducated?"

Cao Cao frowned as he listened, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, he finally relaxed his brows, stepped forward and bowed to Lu Su to apologize, saying: "Sir, I didn't understand the situation and accidentally offended your majesty. Please don't worry about it."

It is rare for a person in a high position to be so humble and apologize.

Seeing this, Lu Su stopped being so reserved. He sighed, bowed his hands in return, and said sincerely, "Lord Cao, Gongjin and I both surrender sincerely."

"Like a baby longing for his parents, or a drought-stricken person longing for rain and dew, this feeling and this intention can be understood by heaven and earth!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao was filled with awe and said, "If you two can accomplish this great feat, you will be honored above all others in the future!"

Lu Su shook his head and said sternly: "Cao Gong, you are wrong! We are joining Cao Gong not for the title and salary, but because Lu Bu is cruel, Zhuge is treacherous, and the false emperor is unjust!"

"If we can help Lord Cao and support the Han Dynasty, we will not be in vain as Han officials!"

Cao Cao was very pleased and nodded repeatedly. He then said to Xu Chu, "Xu Chu, take the teacher down to rest. Don't neglect him."

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"Yes, my lord!"

Xu Chu bowed in response, then stepped forward and took Lu Su out of the tent.

Not long after Lu Su left, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and Xun You came out from behind the screen in the tent.

Cao Cao withdrew his gaze from Lu Su's departing figure and asked the three people, "Wenruo, Gongda, Zhongde, do you think Zhou Gongjin really wants to surrender to me?"

Although he believed Lu Su on the surface, he still had some doubts in his heart. He was not sure, so he wanted to ask Xun Yu and others for their opinions.

Xun Yu and his men arrived at the tent after him.

He just kept hiding and never showed up.

Xun Yu pondered for a moment before saying, "If what General Xu said is true, then Zhou Yu's desire to surrender to the Minister of Works is understandable."

"In any case, Sun Quan died at the hands of a false emperor. Zhou Yu was a loyal man. It is possible that he rebelled in anger after being resented."

Hearing this, Xu Huang said quickly: "Everything I said is true. I saw it with my own eyes. If there is any falsehood, I will kill you with a sword and leave you no place to bury your body!"

He dared not take such a major matter lightly.

Cheng Yu twisted his beard and said, "Even if what General Xu saw was true, I'm afraid Zhuge Liang was deliberately acting for the lord."

"Now that the two armies are facing each other, if we make a mistake, we will lose everything. We have to be on guard."

He was skeptical about this.

What Xun Yu and Cheng Yu said made sense, and what they said was exactly what Cao Cao was thinking.

"Gongda, what do you think?"

Cao Cao finally looked at Xun You, who had not expressed his opinion.

Xun You hesitated for a long time before saying, "This is a serious matter, and I can't make a decision right now... Sikong, why don't you first ask Zhou Yu how he plans to come and surrender."

"If he leads his people to surrender, we can prepare for a fight and have the army on high alert. If they make any unusual moves, we will shoot them to death with arrows."

More than 8,000 soldiers and a large number of food and ships. This is not a small number. If they can really accept it, it will greatly enhance their strength.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the other party sincerely surrenders.

After thinking it over again and again, Cao Cao felt that Xun You's judgment made sense, and he was unwilling to return empty-handed.

After discussing the details with the three of them, Cao Cao ordered someone to invite Lu Su over again.

After Lu Su walked into the tent, he saw three unfamiliar faces dressed as scholars in the tent. He thought that Cao Cao must have discussed this with his advisers just now.

Now is the time to finally decide whether to believe him or not.

However, his expression did not change much, and he pretended to be puzzled and asked: "What else does Cao Gong want? I have not slept all night and I am quite tired."

"Thank you sir."

Cao Cao smiled, stepped forward, took Lu Su's hand and said, "It's just that the big things have not been completed yet, and I still need you to work harder."

"I already know your sincerity and that of General Zhou. Please go back to the enemy camp and make an agreement with General Zhou to report the incident in advance and cross the river. I will send someone to pick you up then!"

Hearing this, Lu Su showed an embarrassment on his face and said hesitantly: "But Lord Cao, I have already left the enemy camp and it is not easy for me to return... Lord Cao might as well send another confidential person to go."

Cao Cao had been observing Lu Su's expression.

Seeing that he did not readily agree to return after hearing that he could, the doubt in his heart was relieved a little, and he said, "It is still two hours before dawn. Sir, you can come under the cover of night and return under the cover of night, and no one will notice you."

"Besides, such confidential matters would be easily leaked if someone else were to take over, not to mention that there are no other candidates at the moment."

"So please trouble me, sir, to make this trip."

From any perspective, Lu Su is the best contact person and more suitable than anyone else.

Lu Su thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, for the sake of Cao Gong's great cause, I will take the risk again!"

"It's getting late. I can't stay any longer. I have to return immediately so that Zhuge Liang won't notice me."

Cao Cao couldn't help but admire him when he heard this: "Sir, you are decisive. I really regret that I met you too late!"

"Somebody come!"

As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, a guard walked into the tent carrying a tray. The tray was filled with golden cakes.

Cao Cao said, "It is just a small gift, not worth mentioning. Please accept it."

"When the mission is accomplished, Cao will thank you tenfold!"

Lu Su took a look at the gold, but did not respond. Instead, he smiled and said, "I appreciate Cao Gong's kindness, but as the saying goes, no reward without merit. It will not be too late to receive the reward when Gong Jin and I return."

"That's it, goodbye!"

After saying this, Lu Su bowed, turned around and strode out of the tent.

Cao Cao quickly followed him and escorted him out of the tent.

After watching Lu Su disappear into the night, he said with emotion: "Such a talented person is rare."

"As long as Zhou Yu leads his people to surrender, the strength of the puppet army and mine will increase and decrease, and we will know their weaknesses better. Then we will be able to defeat them!"

He had originally planned to withdraw his troops after a few days.

But Lu Su's arrival brought him hope again and rekindled his hope of defeating the enemy.

Cheng Yu, who was standing by, was still a little worried and said, "My Lord, don't underestimate the enemy. You still have to be cautious."

Cao Cao retracted his gaze and nodded, saying, "Of course I know. Let's wait for Zhou Yu to surrender. How can a mere 8,000 men be my enemy? I have the advantage!"

"If there is any unusual movement, shoot with arrows!"

(End of this chapter)