Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 649

"Ah." Cao Cao exclaimed, holding his forehead with an ugly face, and asked with a trembling voice: "Say, what happened, how can the [-] army just disappear."

Xu Huang didn't dare to hide anything, so he hurriedly explained the whole matter clearly, and added a sentence at the end, please punish.

After Cao Cao heard this, he felt dizzy in front of his eyes. He had a headache, but now he heard such bad news. Under the double blow, he couldn't bear it anymore, and slowly fell backwards.

Seeing this, Xu Chu, who was guarding Cao Cao's side, quickly stepped forward to support Cao Cao, and shouted anxiously: "Prime Minister, Prime Minister, come quickly, the Prime Minister has fainted..."

Under Xu Chu's call, people in the tent hurried forward to check Cao Cao's situation, and some people asked the soldiers who rushed into the tent to call for a military doctor.

About a cup of tea, the military doctor hurried over, immediately dispersed the surrounding people, and quickly checked Cao Cao's pulse.

After a while, the military doctor got up and said: "The Prime Minister has worked day and night, and he has a headache. At this time, his condition is getting worse. I'm afraid we need to rest more, otherwise it will be difficult to recover for a while."

Xun You frowned and asked, "Then is there a way to wake up the Prime Minister first?"

The military doctor replied: "This is not difficult. I will prepare a prescription later. After the Prime Minister drinks it, he will wake up within half an hour."

Hearing that Cao Cao would wake up soon, Xun You and others felt at ease, and asked the military doctor to leave to prepare medicine.

But the military doctor said hesitantly at this time: "Lord Xun, I have something that has troubled my mind for a long time. If I don't tell it, I'm afraid it will cause a catastrophe. If I tell you otherwise, I'm afraid the prime minister will blame me."

"Huh?" Xun You looked at the military doctor suspiciously. He didn't know what he wanted to say. After thinking for a while, he decided to listen to see if there was any serious problem. "Say it, you promise no one will blame you."

The military doctor was assured, and hurriedly said what had been suppressed in his heart for a long time. "Lord Xun, the wind and cold that is prevalent in our army this time is probably not an ordinary thing."

"I have treated many people. It can be seen that very few people have improved. Most of them can only be curbed, but not eradicated. Once the medicine is stopped, it will become more serious, and more and more people have been infected recently."

"Although there are very few people who die of illness at present, but if it goes on for a long time, the poisonous evil hides and merges into one. I am afraid that once it breaks out, a large number of people will die."

"Huh?" Xun You was startled. If it was true, it might cause an irreparable situation, but what the military doctor said earlier also proved that he couldn't confirm it at the moment, it was just a guess.

This matter is too important, and Xun You can't make the decision. He can only wait for Cao Cao to wake up.

Xun You deliberately relaxed, and said, "This is caused by the cold weather. Don't think too much about it. Don't spread the word today, or you won't be able to save your life."

The military doctor cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Master Xun, don't worry, I have never mentioned this to anyone, and I will never bring it up again. I just hope that someone will pay more attention to this matter."

Xun You nodded and said, "Understood, go down and report to the prime minister."

The military doctor resigned and left. Xun You looked at the people in the tent and saw that they all looked solemn. He knew in his heart that no one would believe what he said just now.

Xun You shook his head helplessly, and sat back to his seat without saying a word. Nothing was settled, and something happened. It seems that the battle of Guandu might be more difficult than expected.

The atmosphere in the tent was a bit awkward, until the military doctor brought the medicinal soup, and Xu Chu clumsily fed it to Cao Cao, and then it got better.

After a while, Cao Cao woke up slowly, glanced at everyone, and said slowly: "The truth is fine, don't worry, let's talk about what to do next?"

Xun You stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, when you were in a coma, something happened. If it is true, a catastrophe may be imminent."

Cao Cao raised his hand to support his head, and said with a grim expression: "What happened again, is it worse than being wiped out by tens of thousands of troops?"

Xun You said: "The military doctor just reported a news that wind and cold are spreading in our army, and it is a contagious epidemic."

"Well, the plague?" Cao Cao opened his powerless eyes slightly, looked at Xun You and asked, "Is there any confirmation?

Xun You replied: "The military doctors are still afraid to confirm it. It's just a guess, but more and more people are infected in the army. I'm afraid there will be an outbreak after a certain number."

"Tsk hiss." Cao Cao took a breath and said in a little embarrassment: "In this case, let the military doctors separate the infected soldiers for the time being, so as not to increase the number of infected people. To the outside world, it is said to focus on the treatment and reduce the burden on the military doctors. Don't let the army be born. panic."

"In addition, let the military doctors find a way to control the disease as soon as possible, but all of this must be done in secret. If there is any leak, all insiders will be severely punished."

The matter of the plague cannot be sloppy. Cao Cao would rather believe in it, in case of negligence for a while, the entire army will be infected.

So regardless of the outcome of the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's strength will be greatly reduced, because the soldiers and horses at Guandu are all Cao Cao's current army.

Cao Cao's arrangement will not affect the morale of the army, and it can be prevented in advance. It is the best way at the moment, and everyone will naturally not object.

There were twists and turns, and bad news came one after another. Cao Cao obviously felt overwhelmed. At this moment, he closed his eyes and said, "I won't talk about other things for now. It's the original problem."

Hearing this, Li Ru cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, since General Xu's defeat has become a fact, our army must set off earlier and rush to Yuanwu, lest Ma Chao's troops suffer another disastrous defeat."

"Yes, that makes sense." Cao Cao nodded and said, "Yu Jin, order your troops to leave the camp immediately and set out to explore the way ahead."

"Yes." Yu Jin, who was named, cupped his fists, turned and left the tent.

Cao Cao, who closed his eyes, heard the sound of footsteps going away, and said: "The others wait, set off according to the previous arrangement, there is no mistake, go get ready."

All the warriors stood up, clasped their fists in a neat salute, and exited the tent in an orderly manner.

The general left, and the tent was much empty, Cao Cao glanced slightly, then continued to close his eyes and said, "Guo Jia and Chen Gong are very resourceful, now that the army's vigor has been weakened, it may be difficult to break it, can you give me a second plan? "

Cheng Yu said, "Prime Minister, Yu has a method, I wonder if it can be done?"

Cao Cao said: "But it's okay to say, no matter whether it is useful or not, there is nothing wrong with referring to it."

Cheng Yu said: "Yu believes that since Yangwu's defense is hard to break, Guo Jia must think that our army will not attack again, so why not take advantage of the arrival of the army and attack Yangwu in one go, presumably it will achieve an unexpected effect."

Knowing that there is no way to do it, it is indeed a bit of a reverse thinking. Yang Wu and Yuan Wu only need to win one place to break Li Jun's corner. Can it be broken.

Chapter 650 The Plague

If Yang Wu can't be taken down, will it turn into Xu Huang's result? This has to make people think deeply.

Cao Cao thought for a long time, and asked, "Is General Xu still in the tent?"

In a corner of the tent, Xu Huang was standing there, when he heard Cao Cao call his name, he quickly replied, "Go back to the Prime Minister, the crime will be there."

Cao Cao said: "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Don't worry about it. You are not to blame for the truth. Let me tell you how many defenders there are in Yangwu, and who are the defenders?"

Seeing that Cao Cao didn't punish himself, Xu Huang didn't feel happy, but felt even more uncomfortable inside, but it wasn't the time to feel uncomfortable.

Xu Huang put away the emotions in his heart and replied: "Normally there are about [-] defenders. The defender's name is Hao Zhao. Although he is not well-known under Li Huiyi's command, he is very good at defending the city. Some methods are also unheard of. People can't handle it."

Cao Cao said slowly: "I have heard about this man. Before joining the army, he led the unarmed people in Bingzhou to resist the Xiongnu attacking the city. If he defends the city, it may be really difficult."

Li Ru appropriately cut in and said, "It is more beneficial for our army to be guarded by people who are good at guarding. In addition to the annihilation of Xu Huang's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, Guo Jia will not be as cautious as before."

Cao Cao paused to think for a moment, and said, "Well, there is some reason, how about this, the army marches normally, and we will make a decision when we arrive."

"As for General Xu, there are no soldiers under his command. How about going back to Xuchang to recruit troops and reorganize the imperial army?"

Hearing that Cao Cao asked him to recruit soldiers again, Xu Huang showed a trace of disbelief on his face. For others, it would be considered conscientious not to make trouble at this time, but Cao Cao even asked him to recruit soldiers.

Xu Huangjing lost his mind for a moment, admired Cao Cao's integrity in his heart, knelt down and said: "Thank you, Prime Minister, I will not be grateful."

Cao Cao said a little weakly: "Go, prepare separately, I am a little tired, I want to rest for a while."