Three Kingdoms: Starting from zero, a wealthy party

Chapter 252 Wolf Gu
Xun Yu shook his head and said, "Liu Bei's surprise attack on Xuchang was definitely not accidental. According to his character, if he was not looking for allies to fight against the prime minister, or he was leading his troops to Xuzhou to cut off our army's backup, how could he have chosen a trick?" It’s a chess game that no one has thought of, if you don’t choose both, and lead your troops to attack Xuchang alone, there must be someone among them who will make suggestions for him.”

He quickly raised his head and said, "General, prepare your horse quickly, I want to see the prime minister!"

"Okay!" Cao Ren looked at Xun Yu's firm eyes, knowing what he must have thought in his mind, and immediately walked out of the tent, and asked the soldiers to wake Cao Pi up. The mission of this camp has been completed, and Yuan Shao is now like a bereaved dog with nowhere to go. If you can go, you can only lead the remnant army back to Jizhou.

The prime minister would have thought of these things in advance, or Yuan Shao had already been defeated, and now he just happened to lead the army to join the prime minister and take all of Yuan Shao's territory together.
Xun Yu and Cao Pi had already mounted their horses. Cao Ren ordered all the soldiers to prepare their bags and set off in the direction of Jizhou to join Cao Cao's army.
Two days later, Xun Yu arrived at Cao Cao's camp outside Jizhou and met Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Cao was discussing with all the generals how to attack Yuan Shao's remaining forces and take Jizhou City in one fell swoop. After seeing Xun Yu and Cao Pi's gains, he showed a gratified smile.
The moment Cao Pi, who had just entered the account, saw Cao Cao, he hurried forward, hugged Cao Cao, and cried loudly.

After wandering in the wilderness for a few days, although I acted very strong, the moment I saw my father, I still felt that I was a child, a child without any ability to go to the battlefield.
Cao Cao guessed something about him and Xun Yu's escape, and he knew very well that his son must have paid a considerable price for obtaining such valuable information. Seeing Cao Pi's current state, he was not surprised at all. It was all within his expectations, and he knew his son very well.
He showed his signature sinister smile, patted Cao Pi on the back, and said, "Man, what does it look like to cry and cry! There are so many people watching here. Are you my son of Cao Cao? Stand up quickly and don't cry. .”

Although the words are harsh, they are full of affection.

Cao Pi stopped crying, and stood aside with an aggrieved face, sobbing softly.

Cao Cao looked at him, knowing that he couldn't say anything now, turned his head to look at Xun Yu and said, "Wen Ruo, tell me, what happened in Xuchang City?"

Xun Yu bowed his hands and said, "Prime Minister, about five nights ago, Liu Bei led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun to attack Xuchang City."

"What! Liu Bei! Who gave him the courage to attack my Xuchang city!"

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, but on the face he was very angry, and cursed on the spot: "Liu Xuande is a coward, how dare he come to attack my Xuchang!"

Xun Yu was really clear about Cao Cao's thoughts, but he knew that he needed to give him a step, and continued: "Prime Minister, in my opinion, someone must have colluded with Liu Bei secretly, and that's why he took such a big risk." It is dangerous to attack Xuchang City."

Hearing Xun Yu's words, Cao Cao knew that he had achieved his goal. He lowered his head and said after thinking, "If what Wen Ruo said is true, then in your opinion, who gave Liu Bei the idea?"

"Yuan Shao is in the north, and Sun Ce is in the south. These two are the most likely."

"Liu Bei originally agreed to Yuan Shao's crusade order, so he attacked our army from behind when the prime minister was preparing to fight Yuan Shao's army."

"Although all of this was expected by the prime minister, when our army attacked Liu Bei, he escaped by chance and took refuge in Yuan Shao."

"When the brothers got together and left Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao gave him [-] soldiers and horses, and it was just before our army fought Yuan Shao's army for the first time, so Yuan Shao probably reached an agreement with Liu Bei to let him attack Xuchang City from behind , The entire army was held back on the Guandu battlefield, so that the prime minister could not rescue the rear, and our army was defeated!"

Cao Cao nodded after listening, "Continue."

"Southern Sun Ce, who has the title of "Jiangdong Little Overlord", is unparalleled in bravery and has a keen insight into the situation of the battle."

"Our army is fighting with Yuan Jun. He will never sit back and watch either side become stronger after winning the battle."

"In terms of geographical location, Xuchang City is closer to Jiangdong than Jizhou City, so he will never let go of such a good opportunity."

"According to a report from General Le Jin in Yangzhou, a few days ago, a horse-drawn carriage stopped at the mouth of the river, and a small boat was crossing the river. , that person must be from Jiangdong!"

"I dare to speculate that the Jiangdong envoy is likely to go to Yuan Shao's territory to find Liu Bei and become an ally with him, secretly planning to take all our territory together!"

After Cao Cao heard this, the veins on his forehead swelled up, and he shouted loudly: "Rats! They are all rats! The shady villains are planning how to take over my territory every day, but this time their wishful thinking is wrong. Now It's my turn to call the shots."

"Everyone, step back first, let me think about it!"

The civil servants and military generals in the room cupped their hands one after another and were about to leave. Xun Yu followed the crowd and turned around. When he was about to leave the room, he heard Cao Cao's voice: "Wen Ruo stays, I have something to tell you."

Xun Yu showed a vague smile on his face, turned around, continued to return to his seat, stood still and waited.

After everyone left, Cao Cao squinted his eyes and said directly: "Wen Ruo, did you hide something and didn't say anything just now, there are only you and me here now, don't worry, you can speak freely, I will never blame you. "

"The prime minister is really smart. It seems that nothing can be hidden from the prime minister. It's just that what I'm going to say next is just some self-deprecating guesswork. I don't know if the prime minister should listen to it or not?"

"Speak!" Cao Cao scolded Xun Yu several times in his heart. If I don't want to listen, will I keep you? Ask knowingly!
"What I said just now was just to make everyone feel at ease, so I didn't tell the truth. Liu Bei's surprise attack on Xuchang City was completely something he had decided to do a long time ago, and it had nothing to do with Yuan Shao and Sun Ce at all."

"If Yuan Shao knew about this, no matter what the prime minister called for battle on the Guandu battlefield, he would choose to stick to it and not fight. I believe that if this action is really something that the two of them colluded in advance, with the prime minister's ingenuity, he will be able to escape from the battle." Some clues have analyzed the fact that Xuchang City was attacked, but unfortunately, the prime minister only learned of the news after my son and I arrived at the camp, so Yuan Shao and Liu Bei's actions have absolutely nothing to do with it."

(End of this chapter)