Cao Thief

Chapter 317
On December 28th of the fourth year of Jian'an, Li Dian and Xu Huang gathered [-] soldiers and horses, and they came to a place eighteen miles outside Puyang City and set up camp.

At this time, Liu Bei had only 3000 people in Puyang City.

"Switch?"

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this.

He pointed at Xu Ping, who came to deliver the letter, and cursed: "Cao Jun is camping eighteen miles outside Puyang City. How is changing defense at this time different from offering the city?"

Xu Pingdao: "This is not a villain's decision, my master is also following orders."

Liu Bei looked at Xu Ping and couldn't help smiling wryly.

"Please reply to General Ziyuan, it's not because you don't want to switch defenses, but you can't switch defenses now.

Cao Jun's troops are approaching the city, and if Puyang switches defenses, all previous arrangements will inevitably be shaken... If Cao Jun takes the opportunity to attack, Puyang will definitely return to the hands of Cao's bandits.Also, please go back and speak kindly on your behalf, and tell General Ziyuan about the situation here, and General Ziyuan, please be more considerate. "

"This is..."

Xu Ping hesitated.

At the side, Sun Gan hurried forward and secretly slipped a piece of horseshoe gold to Xu Ping.

"Mr. Lawton, it's been a hard journey.

It's just that the current situation is really a last resort for my general.If the defense is changed at this time, it will inevitably cause turmoil on the entire Henan front. Please speak kindly for me, sir. "

A smile appeared on Xu Ping's face.

"In this way, the villain will report back truthfully."

"Mr. Lao."

Liu Bei sent Xu Ping out of the gate of the yamen hall, and his face became gloomy.

"Brother, why bother with Napo?" Guan Yu stepped forward and said.

Liu Bei shook his head, and replied softly: "It's not because I want to, it's really a last resort! Yuan Benchu ​​suddenly asked me to switch defenses, which is quite weird. I'm worried that Cao thief may have used some tricks to make Yuan Shao suspicious of me, so That's why I made this decision..."

"so what?"

"My dear brother, you don't understand!"

Liu Bei smiled wryly and said, "Now we are living under Yuan Benchu's tent, but Yuan Shao values ​​us, which arouses people's suspicion.

In addition, the Eldest Young Master is very respectful to me, which must make people suspicious.You and I work under Yuan Shao, although the time is not long, but the situation on Yuan Shao's side is very complicated.Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, should be Yuan Shao's successor; but Yuan Shao's only love for his youngest son, Yuan Shang, made his generals have their own ideas... As far as I know, Yuan Shao's six masterminds have been divided into several factions.Among them, Guo Tufengji was judged and assigned, and each was his master planner, while Tian Feng was upright, offended Yuan Shao with his words, and was imprisoned at the bottom of the ranks; although Ju Shou was respected by Yuan Shao, he was not trusted; Despicable, can not be entrusted.I wait to vote, I'm afraid it will be disliked by everyone. "

After Guan Yu listened, he fell silent.

"So, Yuan Shao is not enough?"

Liu Bei didn't answer, just sighed softly.

"My lord, something is wrong!"

Just when Liu Bei and Guan Yu were about to turn around and return to the Yatang, Guan Ping rode his horse to the front of the Yatang, dismounted and knelt down on one knee, panting.

"Frankly, why are you so out of control?"

Guan Yu asked sharply.

Liu Bei stopped Guan Yu and stepped forward to help Guan Ping up, "Frankly, what happened?"

"Xu Ziyuan's domestic slave is outside the city with his third uncle..."

"What about your third uncle?"

"There was a conflict with the third uncle."

"what?"

"The third uncle came back from patrolling the city. Unexpectedly, he met Xu You's slave leaving the city. So the third uncle went up to question him, but he didn't know that the slave was unreasonable. The house slaves were pulled from their horses, tied under the city gate and beaten."

When Liu Bei heard this, his head buzzed.

"Yun Chang, hurry up and stop Yide with me."

Without even having time to get someone to prepare the horse, Liu Bei jumped down the steps, grabbed Guan Ping's horse and flew onto the horse, whipping his whip and rushing towards the gate of the city.

Guan Yu also stomped his feet, "Why is Yide so reckless?"

"Father, it's not that the third uncle is reckless, but it's that the slave is too arrogant?"

"Forget it, we'll talk about it later, let's rush over first."

Guan Yu and Guan Ping ran towards the city gate with big strides. At this time, downstairs at the city gate, Zhang Fei was beating Xu Ping fiercely with a whip in his hand.

"You cheap slave, do you dare to be arrogant again?"

"Heisi, if you have the guts, beat me to death... Otherwise, I will let that Liu Xuande die without a place to bury him."

Zhang Fei had a fiery temper, and he was even angrier when he heard about it.

"I will let you die now without a place to bury you."

After a blow of the whip, Xu Ping's skin was torn apart, and he kept screaming.

"Stay here, general, spare your life, general."

"If you keep going, grandpa will respect you as a hero and spare your life. Since you beg for mercy, then you can't forgive..."

Zhang Fei scolded and beat him.

Liu Bei galloped towards him, and Xu Ping had already been beaten badly.

"Yide, don't stop."

Liu Bei shouted loudly, and before the horse stopped, he jumped off the horse and rushed over staggeringly.

"Brother, don't stop me. If I don't beat this lowly slave to death today, I won't give up."

"Is Yide willing to die if he wants me to die?"

Liu Bei was about to collapse, hissing and roaring.

"Brother, how do you say that?"

"you you you……"

Liu Bei pointed at Zhang Fei, trembling all over.

He pushed Zhang Fei away, went to Xu Ping, and untied Xu Ping.

"Don't blame me, sir, this is a misunderstanding."

Supported by someone, Xu Ping pointed at Liu Bei and said, "Liu Xuande, this matter is not over... a certain family will take revenge for this sooner or later."

"I will cut off your dog's head now."

Liu Bei roared: "If Yide doesn't keep his mouth shut, my brother will kill himself in front of you."

This time, Zhang Fei was frightened and shut his mouth quickly.

Liu Bei wanted to plead with Xu Ping, but Xu Ping took out the gold horseshoe from his pocket and threw it at Liu Bei's feet.

"A certain family can't afford the reward from Duke Xuande, let's go..."

While talking, Xu Ping left Puyang in a state of embarrassment with the support of his retainers.Standing under the city gate, Liu Bei watched the backs of Xu Ping and his party going away, in a daze, his mind went blank.It's over, this time, Xu You was completely offended!He covered his face with his hands and let out a long sigh.Turning around, seeing Zhang Fei's simple and honest face, the anger in his belly could not be expressed.

"Yide, you are so ignorant."

After Guan Yu arrived, he heard the cause of the incident and couldn't help but blame him.

Liu Bei smiled wryly, "Don't blame Yide, Yun Chang, it's not Yide's fault, he just wants to protect my reputation..."

"But……"

"Let's go back and talk about it."

Liu Bei took Zhang Fei with one hand and Guan Yu with the other to go to the Yatang.

At the gate of the city, two porters looked at each other and slipped away quietly without being noticed by anyone.

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"Hey, help me today!"

When Cao Cao heard the scout's report, he couldn't help laughing up to the sky.

At this time, Cao Cao's army was stationed at Weiziying, twenty miles outside Changyuan County.It is only a day and night away from Baima.

Due to Xia Houyuan's strong attack in Yanjin, it attracted Yuan Shao's attention to a large extent.

The attack of Yu Jin, Li Dian and Xu Huang also restrained Yuan Shao's troops to a certain extent.Cao Cao clearly put on a stance of going to a decisive battle in Henan, which also made Xu You more firm in his mind, so he personally went to the Yanjin battlefield to supervise the battle...

But in this way, no one noticed that Cao Cao had arrived at Changyuan.

Cao Cao is a brave man.

Back then, he had only [-] soldiers in his hands, so he dared to pursue Dong Zhuo's army.

Now, he has more than 1 soldiers and horses in his hands, and he will not be afraid of Yuan Shao.In the big tent of the Chinese army, Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu with a smile.

"Wenhe, what should we do next?"

What happened under the gate of Puyang City has already reached Cao Cao's ears.

This also shows that the suspicion between Liu Bei and Yuan Shao is irreversible...

Cao Cao couldn't understand Xu You better.At the beginning, Cao Cao was also one of the running friends, but he was not as extreme as Xu You and the others.After Wang Fen's plan to murder Han Lingdi failed, Xu You and others fled.And Cao Cao and Xu You lost contact.

However, Cao Cao believed that with Xu You's character of vengeance, how could he easily let Liu Bei go when his slaves were humiliated?
In the military tent, Jia Xu and Guo Jia sat on both sides.

Since Xun You was in Yanjin, assisting Xia Houyuan in the battle; Cheng Yu was deploying defenses in Guancheng (now Zhengzhou, Henan), and Xun Yu was staying in Xudu to deploy supplies and make overall arrangements, so Cao Cao was only surrounded by Guo Jia and Jia Xu Follow and plan for him.

For Cao Cao, it is enough for Cao Cao to serve as a sacrificial wine for the military and to participate in the military.
"At this moment, Liu Xuande is worried.

Now that he has broken his face with Xu You, he has only two options...either to escape from Yuan Shao's side, or to make military exploits in exchange for Yuan Shao's trust.Therefore, no matter which path he chooses, he will not be able to stay in Puyang for a long time.Next, it is up to the lord to decide. "

After Jia Xu finished speaking, she looked at Guo Jia.

He was forced by Mrs. Cao to offer advice because he had the idea of ​​keeping a low profile and preserving himself.

If it wasn't for Cao Cao's coercion, he would never have been easily involved in such an overall plan.However, now that he has come in, Jia Xu will not quit easily.For the capture and planning of the battle situation, Jia Xu and Guo Jia showed a strange consistency.

"My lord, make up your mind now."

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, then raised his head and said, "Feng Xiao's plan is exactly what I want.

It's just that there is a loophole in this... After capturing the white horse, we will be flanked by things.Xu You will definitely not sit back and watch the white horse fall, and will definitely send troops to seize it.But the strength in my hand is not enough to fight at the same time. I need one person to stick to the white horse for a day. "

His eyes were burning, and he swept across Jia Xu and Guo Jia.

The implication is: recommend someone...

Guo Jia couldn't help but fell into deep thought, and lightly tapped the armrest of the couch with his fingers: It's not easy to choose this candidate.

"I have someone to recommend, but I don't know if the Lord is willing."

Jia Xu rolled her eyes and smiled sinisterly in her heart.

"who?"

"This person is not very old, but he has repeatedly made military exploits and has the ability to adapt.

He used to rely on thousands of people to resist soldiers and horses several times his own, stick to the isolated city, and finally won.Moreover, this person's martial arts is extremely high, if he sticks to the white horse for a day, it will not be a problem. "

"You mean..."

Cao Cao vaguely guessed who Jia Xu was talking about.

Guo Jia frowned, "Du Tingwai, this kind of thing is no joke."

Jia Xu said sternly: "I'm not kidding, in reality, only this person is the most suitable.

My lord, Xu is not the kind of person who doesn't know the importance. If the lord wants to solve Liu Bei, he will definitely do his best.Now the master's soldiers and horses are slightly scattered, so the only ones who can defeat Guan Zhang are Dian Xu.And Tinghou of Guangchang must be the first to ascend, and Zike and Gong Liu will also join the battle...My lord, this is the best time to destroy Liu Guanzhang in one fell swoop. If you miss this opportunity, it may not be easy to destroy them. "

What Jia Xu said was to tell Cao Cao: Since you decided to deal with Liu Bei, you must attack with all your strength, otherwise it will be another battle of Runan.

Cao Cao couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Although Guo Jia wanted to persuade him, what Jia Xu said seemed to be correct.

Counting Cao Cao's current subordinates in Changyuan, it seems that he is the only one who is the most suitable... But this battle is too dangerous.

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"Ah..."

Cao Peng sneezed hard in his small tent.

"Young master, are you all right?"

"It's okay, someone must have missed me."

"Oh?" Kan Ze smiled and stood up, stirring up the charcoal fire in the brazier.

"You haven't heard people say that one sneeze means someone misses you, two sneezes mean someone scolds you, three sneezes..."

"What happened to the three sneezes?"

Cao Peng laughed and said, "Three sneezes mean you're sick."

Gan Ning couldn't help laughing, and Kan Ze couldn't help shaking his head, pointing at Cao Peng and saying, "Don't ask, it's another Zhongyangshan joke."

"wrong!"

Cao Peng said seriously: "This is based on the experience of a certain family."

Outside the tent, it was cold and windy.

In the tent, there were laughter and laughter.

Cao Peng didn't seem to feel nervous at all. Even when the war was approaching, he was still talking and laughing happily.

After all, he was supervising the army in this battle, and apart from 280 soldiers, he didn't have any parts.It's not his turn to worry about things like fighting, and he has a tall head.Besides, with Jia Xu and Guo Jia around, is there any need to be afraid of Yuan Shao?

Therefore, Cao Peng seemed very relaxed.

"Marquis Cao Zhong?"

"Who!"

"The lowly position is an official under Duke Cao's account. Sikong has an order. Please ask Cao Zhonghou to see him immediately and discuss important matters."

"Uh... I'll be there right away."

When Cao Peng heard that Cao Cao had summoned him, he didn't dare to hesitate at all. He quickly stood up, took off a white fur cape from a pillar beside him, talked to Gan Ning Kanze, and walked out of the tent.Outside the small tent is a small school dressed as a soldier.Cao Peng did recognize this person. Speaking of which, the relationship between him and Cao Peng was quite close.The name of this small school is Cao Bin...Of course not Cao Cao's younger brother, the Cao Bin who was killed by Tao Qian's general Zhang Kai in Xuzhou, but Cao Zhen's younger brother, also called Cao Bin, who was the same year as Cao Peng.

"Wenzhi, why did my lord call me?"

Literary quality is Cao Bin's signature.

This comes from "Lun-Yong Ye", which is gentle and gentle.

The nickname Cao Bin was given to Cao Bin by Cao Cao at the beginning of the year.

Hearing Cao Peng's question, Cao Bin scratched his head and said with a smile, "My lord's thoughts, that's what I can understand. I must have something to order."

While speaking, he lowered his voice and said: "Du Tinghou and Guo Jijiu just left, and the Lord was discussing something with them before."

When Cao Peng heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

Jia Xu is there too?

That must be no good!
However, if you dare to do it in the first day of junior high school, then I will do it in fifteenth...

Cao Peng followed Cao Bin to the outside of the big tent of the Chinese army, and Cao Bin made a gesture to signal Cao Peng to go in by himself.

Cao Peng hesitated for a moment, and said respectfully outside the big tent: "Cao Peng, Marquis of the Northern Army, came to have an audience in the name of Sikong."

It seemed very quiet in the big tent.

After a while, I heard Cao Cao's slightly hoarse voice coming from inside: "Ah Fu, come in quickly, I'm just going to talk to you about something."

(End of this chapter)