The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 45 Cao Cao said: ten turbidity and one clean

To the north of Guandu, on the bank of the Yellow River, is the camp of Cao Jun.

The water of the Yellow River, like a lion with a domed back and head high, rushed eastward in a mighty way.

As the poem says, the Yellow River has nine bends and thousands of miles of sand, and the waves wash away and the wind blows from the end of the world.

The yellow waves rolled up, and countless white foams appeared. The water of the Yellow River seemed to extend eastward infinitely, until the end of the world merged with the orange-yellow sunset scenery.

At first glance, there is a line between water and sky, how can you tell where is water and where is sky?
Just like at this moment, the state of mind of the man standing on the high stone by the river bank, looking down on the world, is majestic, like poetry and song.

The howling cold wind mixed with the freshness and dust of the river water, pushed the waves and slapped on the water stones in the river, and the splashed water swept over the body of the man on the bank, which was actually slightly cool.

Xu Chu strode forward and put on a cloak for Cao Cao to resist the cold water.

"Zhongkang, Yuan Jun from Baimadu, how did you catch up?" Cao Cao wrapped his body in the cloak, seemingly casually, but in fact he asked in a deeply startled way.

Xu Chu laughed when he heard the words, and said heartily: "Our army is divided into eight groups, each of you generals leads a group, and divides and attacks Yuan Jun. Yuan Shao's subordinates cannot resist the enemy, and have already retreated in a hurry to the north! My lord, this battle, Our army can be described as a great victory!"

Cao Cao nodded when he heard the words, his expression was not at all happy, and he suddenly said: "Great victory, great victory? Hehe, Yuan Shao is defeated, and our army is victorious. However, this is not what I wanted alone."

Xu Chu was startled when he heard this, and said in amazement: "My lord, what is this...?"

Cao Cao picked up a stone at his feet and threw it fiercely into the river, saying incredulously, "Although Yuan Jun withdrew hastily to the north, his vitality was not seriously damaged in this battle. His original plan was to defeat the whole front of Hebei. With so many main forces, Yuan Shao was devastated, and it would be difficult for him to turn around."

Xu Chuwen blinked his eyes and said: "My lord, in the battle of Wuchao, we thought that all the food and fodder of Yuan Jun had been burned. Unexpectedly, Yuan Jun still had some reservations. Although their morale was lost, the food and fodder were not exhausted. They were defeated. Yes, but it would be too difficult to completely defeat his army. Duke Ming, all the generals have also tried their best."

Cao Cao shook his head when he heard the words: "Forget it, this matter has nothing to do with the generals, it is my loss. In any case, even though Yuan Jun was not completely wiped out in this battle, in the end it made Ben Chu suffer a lot. In three to five years, only I'm afraid he won't dare to enter lightly."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao thought of something again, and suddenly smiled and said: "Zhongkang, do you still remember the battle of Wuchao, that young general in white armor who used falsehoods to delay our army on the mountain?"

Xu Chu's complexion changed when he heard the words, and he raised his hand and subconsciously covered his back mound, his face turned red and then white, extremely ugly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "Zhongkang, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Chu's face was reddish, he hesitated for a while before he said depressedly: "Butt hurts"

Cao Cao: "."

After a long time, Cao Cao sighed and continued the topic just now: "Yuan Shao was not beaten alone this time. Liang Mo, who is lonely and counts thousands of times, after all, he neglected such a small miracle, hehe, he still underestimated that little friend that day, it is really hateful."

Xu Chu snorted heavily when he heard the words, but didn't answer.

Cao Cao didn't take it seriously, and continued: "Xun Yu wrote a letter the day before yesterday, saying that the general who came to attack Xudu by a lone army had already reported his name. , is quite similar to the young general in Baijia that day, as expected, it must be a person, Zhongkang, guess who that person is?"

Xu Chu shook his head and said, "The general is dull, he can't figure it out, and he doesn't want to know who he is."

Cao Cao shook his head when he heard the words, and said to himself: "Hehe, even Gu doesn't believe me when I say it. The name that the young general Baijia reported himself is Yuan Benchu's third son, Yuan Shang and Zhongkang. Are you surprised?"

"Yuan Shao's son?!" Xu Chu was taken aback when he heard the words, his butt hurt several times, and said in surprise: "The Yuan family is a famous family, four generations and three fathers, Yuan Shao himself has a very good face, how could he give birth to such a treacherous and shameless little beast ?!"

Cao Cao laughed and said, "I can't figure it out either. Gu just received a letter this morning. Xia Houyuan didn't listen to Gu's words. He led his troops eastward in pursuit and went straight to Xuzhou, but he lost that boy. "

Xu Chu's face seemed to be a little pale, and he said, "Didn't the lord not let him chase? Why did Miaocai general him and violated the military order!?"

"That's right." Cao Cao's expression turned cold, and he said, "It is precisely because of his light advances that the Yuan family boy changed his way back and did not go to Xuzhou, making the heavy troops deployed in Xuzhou useless and useless! It's really embarrassing. At the end of the day, Gu has already written a letter, in which he deeply blames Xia Houyuan, and ordered him to lead his troops back to Yangzhai, Yingchuan, where he belonged, and form horns with Cao Ren, looking for the Yuan family boy."

"My lord, you punished General Xiahou for disrespecting the military orders, why did you send him back to the territory of Yingchuan to guard?"

At that time, Xia Houyuan was serving as the prefect of Yingchuan, and his government was in Yangdi.

Cao Cao heard the words and said: "Let him go back, one is to give a little warning and punishment, and the other is I am afraid that the Yuan family boy will go to Yuzhou. If he and Liu Bei form a joint venture, I am afraid that Cao Ren will not be able to resist alone."

Xu Chu thought for a long time after hearing this, and said angrily: "My lord, in fact, I think that although General Miaocai violated the military order, it is also admirable. After all, that little beast hates people too much. Back in Wuchao, he set up a trick. I don’t want to plot against me, but he still shoots my ass with an arrow!! The general has fought in the battlefield for many years, and he has never been insulted like this. It would be better to kill me with one knife. Now the general will hiss whenever he thinks about it. It hurts like hell."

Cao Cao sighed when he heard the words, and said: "Gu and Benchu ​​have known each other since childhood, and we can speak from the heart. Wenzhi, martial arts, military art and battle formation, Benchu ​​is not as good as me in everything. I don't think this time, but he gave birth to a good son to inherit the foundation. This is before me."

Xu Chu sneered, and said unconvinced: "Minggong, what are you talking about? Although that little bastard is cunning and dangerous, but everything he does and does is unworthy of the stage! Besides, he is not a son-in-law. I, Xu Chu, are stupid. , you can see how such a person can be the master of Hebei!"

Cao Cao was silent for a long time when he heard the words, and said, "You want to say that that kid doesn't look like a gentleman, right?"

Xu Chu nodded hurriedly when he heard the words, and said: "Yes, yes, what the lord said is better than me, and you don't look like a gentleman, that's what I mean!"

Cao Cao stroked the beard on his chin, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid most of the people in the world will think so when they see that Yuan family boy."

Xu Chu said: "Unsteady, cunning, young and rude, of course the world will think so!"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao shook his head and continued: "Unfortunately, these are just appearances. Anyone who takes these seriously will suffer a lot."

Xu Chu was stunned when he heard the words, and said, "Don't you think so, my lord?"

Cao Cao nodded, and said: "Through meeting with him once, plus the contents of Xun Yu's letter, I can only tell that the boy from the Yuan family is indeed cunning and cunning, has a surly temper, likes to mess around, and acts without manners." , has the appearance of losing the hero, but..."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao turned his head to look at Xu Chu, and said with rare sternness: "But, if this is the truth, why are people of insight like Zhang Jaw and Gao Lan willing to follow him to do things indiscriminately in the hinterland of the Central Plains? ?”

Xu Chu blinked and said blankly, "It's not because of Yuan Shao's order."

Cao Cao shook his head when he heard the words, and said: "No, although I have only seen this kid once, I can tell that although this kid has many shortcomings, the strange thing is that these shortcomings will not make people hate him, on the contrary Yes, Gu is very interested in him on the contrary! He is called ten turbid and one clear, and he is a sign of great nobility!"

Hearing the words, Xu Chu couldn't help murmuring and repeated: "Ten turbid and one clear? A noble figure?"

Cao Cao nodded when he heard the words, and said: "That's right, this boy behaves quite like an ancient man, and that man also behaved without etiquette, did not follow the rules, was a scoundrel and difficult to deal with, but eventually became a hegemony!"

"Who?" Xu Chu wondered, is there such a person in the world?
Cao Cao smiled coldly, and said flatly, "Grandfather Liu Bang."

Xu Chu couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

Gently turning his head to the south, Cao Cao seemed to be talking to Xu Chu, and also seemed to be talking to himself: "Zhongkang, when we meet in the future, we must not be careless. And despise him."

Xu Chu heard the words and said, "How?"

"There must be a catastrophe!"

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"Ah Choo!" Liu Bei sneezed hard, then looked around blankly.

Isn't it cold?Why did you sneez so loudly all of a sudden?

Could it be that someone is cursing, saying that I have disasters?
As he was thinking about it, he saw Sun Qian entering the hall, bowed his hands to Liu Bei, and said, "My lord, the banquet has been arranged."

Liu Bei lifted his spirits when he heard the words, and said: "Good! Very good, Gongyou, please go there yourself, hurry to the posthouse, and invite Mr. Yuan to come to the prefect's mansion for a banquet."

Sun Qian smiled and said, "No!"

(End of this chapter)