Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 81 Capture Cao Cao (2)

At the junction of Fule and Fugou in Chendi, an army of tens of thousands rests in Fule. They only need to take a step forward to enter the border of Fugou County, Chenliu County, Yanzhou.

"I don't know, what's going on in Juancheng now!" A middle-aged man, about 40 years old, sat on a rock and looked at the generals beside him.

"Don't worry, my lord! There is Mr. Xun Yu, the military advisor in Juancheng, as well as Lord Xiahou Dun and Lord Cao Ren. I don't think there will be any problems." Le Jin said to the middle-aged man. This person is none other than Cao Cao who returned to his teacher. .

When Cao Cao heard about Xun Yu, he couldn't help feeling relieved. At this time, a scout came running from a distance, knelt down in front of Cao Cao, and said, "My lord! Sima He of Xun Yu in Juancheng sent someone to deliver a letter." .” After finishing speaking, he raised a letter above his head and handed it to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao took the letter, opened the letter to confirm that it was Xun Yu's handwriting, and carefully checked the contents of the letter.

"Brother! Wen Ruo, what did you say in the letter?" Cao Hong hurriedly asked Cao Cao after he had read the letter.

"Order! The whole army traveled day and night without stopping, and hurried back to Juancheng." Cao Cao ordered, and handed over the letter to Cao Hong for them to circulate, and the army marched towards Juancheng.

In Juancheng, Li Song was having a banquet with the generals, switching cups, enjoying the five flavors of dishes and three rounds of wine.

"My lord! Why didn't our army take advantage of the momentum of victory and send troops to take down Fan County and Dong'a when the morale was at its peak?" Gao Shun put down his wine glass and asked. He really didn't understand why Li Song didn't take advantage of the soldiers' front Zhengsheng captured Fan County and Dong'e in one fell swoop, but wasted a great opportunity by throwing some kind of banquet here.

Li Song put down his wine glass, looked at all the eyes looking at him and said: "I think everyone, like Zhong Da, is wondering why I'm not stopping here, but throwing a big banquet here."

"Because, I have already set up an ambush for Cao Cao here, and I just wait for Cao Cao to enter the city, block the city gate, and ambush soldiers from left and right."

"You can capture Cao Cao alive. After I capture Cao Cao alive, I can take Fan County and Dong'e without any effort."

"My lord! This plan is good, but how can we make Cao Cao enter the city automatically?" Zhang Liao stood up and saluted.

"I've already edited a book to trick Cao Cao into coming." Li Song said.

"My lord! Lu Bu used this trick before! With Cao Cao's wisdom, Cao Cao probably won't be fooled again." Gao Shun reminded Li Song that Cao Cao had already been fooled once, and it wouldn't work anymore .

"Zhongda! Although Lu Bu has used this plan, it depends on who writes this letter."

"What if the letter was written jointly by Xun Yu, Cao Ren, and Xiahou Dun? Cao Cao has no reason to believe it."

"Even if Cao Cao uses his troops like a god, and his wisdom is like a monster, he will be convinced that he will be a turtle in a jar, and it will be so difficult to capture Cao Cao alive." Li Song looked confident in winning.

Li Song knew that after Cao Cao read the letter, he would rush back without stopping, because Cao Cao's trust in Xun Yu and the others forced him to have no doubts, and Li Song used their trust to trap him.

"My lord! Could it be that Xun Yu and the others have surrendered to the lord?" Pei Yuanqing asked. In their view, it is impossible to deceive Cao Cao with a letter, except for the letter written by the three of them.

"No! With their integrity, they will not submit to me." Li Song said.

After hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded. There was no such thing. How could they have fooled Cao Cao, thinking that just writing a letter would convince Cao Cao?
"My lord! Judging from Cao Cao's wisdom, if it weren't for their handwritten letters, Cao Cao would not be able to be fooled anyway."

"In this way, Cao Cao will definitely not believe it. When Cao Cao returns to the army and unites with Fan County and Dong'e defenders, it will be difficult to defeat them."

"Besides,..."

Everyone said something to you, and I said something to each other. They quarreled and rejected Li Song's idea of ​​ambushing Cao Cao here.

"Enough!" Li Song stopped their quarrel, and everyone immediately quieted down, "Although Xun Yu and the other three didn't write it themselves, they copied their handwriting and wrote the letter."

"Even Xun Yu, Cao Ren, and Xiahou Dun couldn't recognize them face to face. There is no difference. So, you can rest assured."

"Cao Cao is the fastest. He will arrive at Juancheng City tomorrow morning. Everyone should be ready when they go back."

"No!" Everyone bowed their hands and saluted.

"Now I've arranged a task, Xiang Yu and Su Dingfang, you two set up an ambush outside the city, and after closing the city gate, immediately fight out and get rid of Cao Jun who is blocking the gate." Li Song directly arranged for Xiang Yu and the two of them Task.

Xiang Yu and Su Dingfang hurriedly got up and went out, bowed their hands in salute, and took over the task.

"Yuanqing!" Li Song continued to arrange tasks, "After Cao Cao enters the city and closes the city gate, you will guard the city gate. No matter what, it cannot fall into Cao Cao's hands."

"No!" Pei Yuanqing agreed.

"When the city gate is closed, the left and right ambushes will fight out and capture Cao Cao alive!" Li Song said.

Cao Cao's army traveled day and night, and finally came to the outside of Juancheng. Looking at the flag with Cao characters flying on the city, the open gate, and the wandering heart, there is a kind of homely feeling.

Cao Cao gave an order!The army slowly moved towards the city. Cao Jun's front army went first, Cao Cao led Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan and others led the central army in the center, and Yu Jin, Li Dian, Le Jin and others led the rear army behind. When Cao Cao passed through the city gate and entered Wengcheng , The city gate was suddenly closed, dividing Cao's army into three.

The soldiers ambushing on Wengcheng immediately showed up and shot at Cao Jun condescendingly. The trembling bowstring shot the arrow in. The soldiers of Cao Jun who were caught off guard suffered heavy casualties.

In the inner city and outside the city, the shouts of killing sounded, and the ambush soldiers who had been waiting for a long time came out and fought with Cao Jun.

"Quick! Protect the lord!" Dian Wei stood in front of Cao Cao with an iron halberd in his hand and yelled. The tiger guards hurriedly raised their shields to protect Cao Cao under the shield.

After reacting, Cao Cao immediately ordered Xia Houyuan, Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen to take back the city, and then go out of the city, and the four went to the gate of the city.

Xia Houyuan took the lead and fought with Pei Yuanqing who was standing in front of the city gate. They fought twice immediately. Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen arrived one after another, and the four of them fought against Pei Yuanqing together.

At this time, a side door on the side of the inner city opened, and Li Yuanba led his troops out. Cao Hong, Shi Huan and others greeted Li Yuanba. None of Cao Hong and the others were their opponents. Tied, Cao Cao was surprised to see this!
Yu Wencheng came out from the other side door, and Pegasus charged towards Cao Cao, waving phoenix wings and gold-plated boring, Dian Wei hurriedly parried, Dian Wei and Yu Wencheng both fought for eight rounds, and then lost.

At the gate of the city, the winner was already divided. Xia Houyuan was defeated by Pei Yuanqing and was captured alive. Seeing this, Cao Cao knew that the situation was over, so he put down his weapons and surrendered, followed by Cao Jun soldiers.

Outside the city, Xiang Yu and Su Dingfang captured Jin, Li Dian, and Le Jin alive. The battle ended with the victory of Li Song's army.

(End of this chapter)