Demon of the Three Kingdoms

"Master, the eunuch who assisted Liu Xie at the time was probably called Yixin. Does the master have any clues about him?" Guo Jia got drunk at Lu Rui's mansion and stayed overnight at Lu Rui's mansion.

"Exactly, I used the clues to find a firewood shop that sent firewood to the palace. It was already empty, but I also found some clues."

"clue?"

"That's right. According to the people next to me, this store has been operating here since the completion of Xudu New City. It is said that it was opened by a businessman from Hebei. His surname is Ma. The owner is an old man named Lao Ma."

"Old horse?"

"That's right, it's the old horse. According to the memories of some palace people, this old horse often went to the palace to deliver firewood, and before Bufan sent people into the palace, the old horse had just delivered the firewood and left."

"It seems that this old horse is indeed very suspicious." Lu Rui ate a piece of fruit and looked at Guo Jia.

"According to some information and the characteristics of the old horse, Wei Shi and Zi Yang preliminarily judged that the old horse is from Hebei. According to his accent, he should be from Hanoi."

"Hanoi?" Lu Rui suddenly remembered a name, Hanoi Sima Yi!

"Well, as a teacher, I also sent people to Hanoi to investigate, but after Guandu, Hanoi was captured by Yuan Shao, and all the spies of our army retreated, and the matter was left alone."

"Yuan Shao recaptured Hanoi?" Lu Rui exclaimed, there was no such thing in history!

"Well, Yuan Shao sent his second son, Yuan Xi, to retake Hanoi. At the same time, he strengthened the defense line of Hanoi, controlled Hedong, and then concentrated his forces to attack the Liyang area."

"Oh? Yuan Xi actually has this ability?" Lu Rui was taken aback for a moment. Yuan Xi was a man who was in Liaodong back then.The Gongsun family wanted to kill the Yuan brothers.That bastard Yuan Shang gave in immediately.Yuan Xi was still calm and complacent, and went to die, this courage has the shadow of Yuan Shao.

"Bufan, everyone today thinks that Yuan Shao's four sons are not as good as Master Sikong's son, but the teacher doesn't think so."

"What does the master mean?"

"Yuan Shao's fourth son, Yuan Tan Wuyong, has won the hearts of the army and is not inferior to the eldest son. Yuan Xi has both civil and military skills, and the talent of a hero, what is even more rare is Yuan Xi's kind words. If Yuan Xi inherits Yuan Shao's position, Hebei may not be equal. The third son, Yuan Shang, although he is incapable of writing and martial arts, is good at strategy and can be regarded as a half-person. The fourth son, Yuan Mai, is talented and intelligent even though he is young. I am afraid that he will also be a son of Zhi in the future."

"Oh?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Guo Jia's comment on Yuan Shao's four sons to be like this.But think about it.In history, Cao Cao severely damaged Yuan Shao's main force in two years, but it took eight years to solve the problem in the north. During the Northern Expedition, Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan fought fiercely, and Cao Cao benefited from the fisherman. If the brothers were united, I am afraid Cao Cao It will take ten years to pacify the north.

"Bufan, don't underestimate the Yuan brothers. They are all experienced men. Compared with the lord's sons, at least they are much stronger now." Guo Jiayu gave Lu Rui a serious look. The Northern Expedition was not so easy.

"What the master said is reasonable, so Yixin is a member of Yuan Shao's army?"

"Well, when Yuan Shao was defeated at Guandu that day, our army searched the correspondence between many people in Xudu and Yuan Shao. At the same time, Yuan Shao collected intelligence from our army. In the information, we found Lao Ma. He Also provide information about Xu Capital to Yuan Shao."

"Master, you mean that the person who assisted Liu Xie that day was just an ordinary intelligence officer?" Lu Rui was stunned. The person who almost turned Xu's capital upside down was just an intelligence officer?

"It's possible, but I can't be sure. Wasn't he one of Yuan Shao's pawns as a teacher?" Guo Jia smiled and took a sip of his wine.

"Well, does the master have anyone to suspect?" Lu Rui nodded. There are many experts in Yuan Shao's army, but it's just whether Yuan Shao can use them. If Yuan Shao let them all display their talents, I'm afraid Cao Cao won't be Yuan Shao. opponent.This is also the difference between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. The one who employs people well is the final winner!

"Located some aristocratic families in Hanoi and Hedong."

"Wei family, Sima family, Fan family, and of course the governor of Hedong, Wang Yi!"

"Then which one does the master think is the most suspect?"

"Hedong is no longer under the control of our army. If we want to investigate in depth, I'm afraid it will take time."

"So that's how it is!" At this moment, Lu Rui was also not sure if the old horse was from the Sima family. Could it be that Sima Yi was so bold that he dared to make a blatant move when his brother was working under Cao Cao?

"Master Hou, the Sikong Mansion sent someone to pass the message that Master Sikong wants to invite Lord Hou and Lord Guo to discuss matters at the mansion." Lu Rui and Guo Jia were discussing the matter of one mind, so Cao Cao sent someone to recruit the two to the Sikong Mansion. People can only tidy up their clothes and go to Sikong Mansion.

"My subordinates see you, my lord!" Lu Rui and Guo Jia soon arrived at Cao Cao's residence.

"Bufan and Fengxiao are here?" Cao Cao looked at the two and nodded.

"My lord invited the two of us here, did something serious happen?"

"That's right, Benchu's vanguard army has set out from Liyang. I have sent Wenyuan to defeat the Benchu ​​vanguard. Now, Ben Sikong has decided to lead [-] troops to conquer Liyang."

"The subordinates must assist the lord to defeat Yuan Shao!"

"Okay, Bufan, you are still in charge of escorting the grain and grass. This time, I, Sikong, decided to take the initiative to attack. The grain and grass must be sufficient. I will lead the troops to attack Yecheng and defeat Benchu ​​in one fell swoop!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Feng Xiao, you are still a marching strategist, and you will go out with me, Sikong."

"Yes, my lord!"

After seven days of preparation, Cao Cao led an army of [-] to the north to attack Yuan Shao in Liyang.

Outside Cao Jun's Liyang barracks, Zhang Liao greeted Cao Cao with civil and military personnel.

"This subordinate has met Lord Sikong!"

"Wen Yuan, please get up quickly." Cao Cao quickly got off his horse to help Zhang Liao up, and led Wen Wu into the army tent.

"Wen Yuan, what is the situation of the two armies now?"

"Reporting to my lord, Yuan Shaoxing retaliated against our army with 30 troops. Now on the left wing of our army is his eldest son Yuan Tan, who leads 20 troops, and on the right wing is his second son Yuan Xi, who leads [-] troops. Forming a pincer attack on our army, Yuan Shao led [-] soldiers are in the middle, approaching the front camp of our army!"

"30?" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment. Hebei is indeed a vast land and rich in resources. In just two years, Yuan Shao gathered another 30 troops.

"Everyone, Yuan Shao's 30 troops are in the front camp of our army. What is your plan to defeat the enemy?"

"Reporting to my lord, Yuan Shao is very powerful. Our army has just arrived and needs to rest. The subordinates think that they should stick to the camp and wait for the opportunity to attack the enemy!" Xun You stood up and reported to Cao Cao.

"Okay, let's follow the law of publicity and order the whole army. Without my military order, no one can attack without authorization. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"

"No!" Everyone cupped their hands and retreated.

"At the beginning, we are going to war again. I really miss the time when I was young!" After everyone left, Cao Cao walked out of the military tent, looked at the military camp in the distance, and said to himself! (To be continued..)

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