After being abandoned by Liu Bei, Cao Cao begged me to be a military adviser

"What are you embarrassed to say? The chicken was stolen!" Liu Xian strode out of the room.

"Hahaha!" Lao Cao laughed loudly: "Mr. is free and easy, I admire, I admire!"

Old Xu shook his head: "How dare you steal so loudly? Are you not afraid of people coming to your door?"

Liu Xian smiled: "Widow Wang is the one who raised the chickens, and Lao Huang is the one who stole the chickens. What does it have to do with me?"

Lao Huang hurriedly explained: "Master Ji, don't listen to my husband's one-sided words. I often go to feed Widow Wang's chickens. When I come and go, I will return two. It's not stealing!"

Lao Cao frowned: "Feed chickens to the little widows in the village?"

"Yes, feed the chicken!" Lao Huang said.

"Feed the chicken!" Old Cao nodded seriously.

But what he thought of was another picture.

Although Lao Huang looks old and ugly, he is more flamboyant than himself!

Lao Huang smiled and said: "Don't think too much, it's very simple!"

"Yeah!" Lao Cao nodded perfunctorily, and patted the wine jar on the table: "I brought it here today, let's taste it together!"

"Brother Chicken is right!" Liu Xian waved his hand and asked Lao Huang to pour the wine.

Over there, Xiao Cao also brought the roasted old hen to the table, and prepared two more side dishes.

Five people got together at a table, eating chicken and drinking while enjoying themselves.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

The drunk old Cao grabbed Liu Xian's arm, and said earnestly, "Sir, Mr. Cao adopted your strategy of excavating river channels, and successfully solved Yuan Jun's strategy of digging tunnels!"

"Small tricks are worthless!" Liu Xian said, "The army is busy with affairs, and brother Ji can still get away here. It must be that Mr. Cao has encountered a problem again, right?"

"That's right!" Old Cao nodded, "Grand Cao is having a hard time now!"

"How to say?" Liu Xian asked.

Old Cao said: "First of all, there is the issue of grain and grass. The supply line to transport grain from Xuzhou is too long, and it takes time and effort. At this time, Yuan Shao sent people to Xudu to instigate rebellion against the officials of the court. Mr. Cao intends to retreat to Xudu!"

"Hahaha!" Liu Xian laughed.

"Why are you laughing, sir?" Lao Cao looked at Liu Xian in confusion.

Liu Xian said: "My teacher told me a story before!"

"What story?" Lao Cao asked.

Liu Xian picked up his wine glass and took a big sip, then spoke slowly.

"There is a wronged prisoner trapped in a prison, and he wants to escape!"

"Climb over one wall after another, but there are countless walls ahead!"

"Eventually, the prisoner gave up at No.90 Nine Walls!"

"But what he doesn't know is that as long as he crosses a wall, he can escape from the prison!"

Lao Cao sighed: "It's a pity, he was only a little bit away from being free!"

"Yes!" Liu Xian said, "Cao Cao has repeatedly defeated Yuan Shao and dismantled his schemes again and again. At this moment, victory is already in sight, so why back down?"

When Lao Cao heard the words, he suddenly became energetic: "What you said makes sense!"

Liu Xian continued: "The two armies have faced each other for several months, Cao's army is in trouble, and Yuan's army is even more difficult!"

"Sir, what you said is reasonable!" Lao Cao nodded: "How can we solve the current predicament?"

"Hahaha!" Liu Xian laughed, "Let's talk about instigated rebellion against officials in the court first. Those who fight are military generals. How can civil officials rebel? As the old saying goes, if a scholar rebels, if he fails in three years, how can these civil officials turn the world upside down?"

"Yeah!" Lao Cao nodded, "What you said makes sense!"

Liu Xian continued: "You don't need Mr. Cao to return to Xudu in person, you just need to catch a few rebellious officials and kill them as an example!"

"Well, I've made a note!" Lao Cao nodded.

Liu Xian said again: "I think this battle is coming to an end, Duke Cao will defeat Yuan Shao soon!"

"How do you say that?" Lao Cao was shocked again.

Until today, he didn't feel that he had a chance of winning.

Liu Xian was not in a hurry to explain, but instead asked Lao Cao: "I heard that Yuan Shao has countless advisers, but they are constantly fighting among themselves!"

"That's right!" Lao Cao nodded, "Tian Feng and Ju Shou were all imprisoned by Yuan Shao because of internal fighting. Now Xu You and Guo Tu are also fighting fiercely!"

Liu Xian nodded slightly to signal: "Xu You and Guo Tu are incompatible, and internal problems are inevitable. Judging from the current battle situation, Yuan Shao wants to spend this winter in Guandu!"

Old Cao said: "I'm afraid it won't stop. I think Yuan Shao intends to hold on until next spring!"

Liu Xian said: "Brother Chicken, how will Yuan Shao's food and grass problem be solved after such a long confrontation?"

Lao Cao said: "There is no shortage of grain in Hebei, and it is very convenient to transport it by the Yellow River!"

"That's right!" Liu Xian nodded, and took out the temporary sketch drawn by Lao Huang.

"For the convenience of supplies, Yuan Shao must stockpile food and grass between the two rivers of the Yellow River!"

"I have taken Xiao Cao and Lao Huang to survey the terrain on the south bank!"

"Oh?" Lao Cao was shocked: "Sir, you went to the front again?"

Liu Xian smiled and said, "Looking at it from a distance, it's like traveling in mountains and rivers!"

"So that's the case, did you find anything?" Lao Cao asked.

"Wuchao!" Liu Xian said, "This is an excellent place to stockpile food, it's easy to defend but hard to attack!"

"Yuan Shao's stockpile is in Wuchao?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up.

Chapter 44

"Yuan Shao hoards food in Wuchao, it's just my speculation. Whether it's true and who is guarding it still needs more detailed investigation!"

Liu Xian shook the wine glass in his hand with a half-smile.

In case of being blamed in the future, you must not talk too much.

Lao Cao smiled: "Sir, what you mean is that our army can surprise Wuchao and cut off Yuan Shao's food and grass!"

"Exactly!" Liu Xian nodded: "Not only that, but we still have to treat him in the same way!"

"Oh?" Cao Cao was shocked: "Do you want to treat him in the same way?"

"En!" Liu Xian nodded, "Yuan Shao sent people to Xudu to instigate rebellion against the court ministers, why can't Mr. Cao go to Yuan Shao's camp to instigate his people?"

"Hahaha!" Lao Cao laughed loudly: "Well said, well said!"

Liu Xian added: "Yuan Shao has many advisors, but most of them are villains. I expect Xu You will not be able to defeat Guo Tu. Mr. Cao and Xu You used to be classmates. If he is turned against him, what secrets will Yuan Jun have?"

"Hahaha!" Lao Cao laughed up to the sky, took out the wine bowl and filled two bowls: "Sir, I'm enlightened, I'll make a bowl first!"

"Brother Chicken, you are welcome!" Liu Xian picked up the wine bowl and drank it with Lao Cao.

"Cheer up!" Lao Cao put down his wine bowl and wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve.

"Come on, Master Chicken, you eat chicken!" Lao Huang hurriedly tore off the chicken leg and handed it to Lao Cao.

"Hahaha!" Lao Cao laughed loudly, grabbing the chicken leg and eating it.

After eating the chicken and drinking the wine, Lao Cao was excited to leave.

"Cough cough!" Lao Huang coughed twice, although he didn't say anything, but the meaning was already obvious.

Lao Cao has been dealing with Liu Xian for so long, so he naturally understands what Lao Huang means.

This is fucking asking for money from myself.

After all, some time ago, Liu Xian just offered the strategy of digging the river.

"Cough cough!" Lao Cao also coughed twice, and directly tore off the money bag from Xu Chu's waist and threw it to Lao Huang.

Lao Huang took the money bag and opened it, and smiled immediately: "Thank you Ji Ye for the reward!"

"After this battle is won, there will be many rewards!" Old Cao said.

"Okay, okay!" Lao Huang repeatedly nodded, baring his teeth in joy.

And Xiao Cao took the initiative to send Lao Cao out of the yard.

Lao Cao didn't see his son turn around when he got into the carriage, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Cao, that is, Cao Pi, lowered his voice and said, "Father, let me do the matter of plotting against Xu You!"

"You?" Cao Cao was shocked, he didn't expect his son to be so brave.

"That's right!" Cao Pi nodded: "I am your son, and this is the only way to prove your sincerity!"

"No!" Cao Cao shook his head and refused.

Letting Cao Pi is undoubtedly the fastest way to gain Xu You's trust.

But he couldn't put his son at risk.

The battle of Wancheng and the death of Cao Ang have always been a thorn in his heart.

"Father, I must go!" Cao Pi said righteously: "If I lose this battle, how can I survive? How about giving it a go!"

"Hey!" Cao Cao let out a long sigh.

Although Cao Pi is not very old, the drive in his body is exactly the same as his own back then.

"Father, if you let me go, my master has already agreed!" Cao Pi cupped his fists and knelt on one knee.

"Get in the car!" Cao Cao said lightly, but he had already expressed his attitude.

"Thank you dad!" Cao Pi smiled and got into the carriage, turned his head and greeted the small courtyard: "Master, old uncle Huang, I'm going to Daying, and I'll be back in two days!"

"Go early and come back early!" Liu Xian said loudly.

"Understood, master!" Cao Pi replied, and put down the curtain of the carriage.

Half an hour later, Cao Cao returned to Daying and wrote a letter overnight.

Then he summoned Zhao Da, the school official of the school affairs office, to discuss matters in the big tent.

"I've seen the prime minister!" Zhao Da clasped his fists in a signal.

Cao Cao said: "Arrange it, send my handwriting to Yuan Shao's camp, and hand it over to Xu You face to face!"

Zhao Da shook his head: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult!"

"Oh?" Cao Cao looked at Zhao Da in surprise.

Zhao Da explained: "Our army's secret spies lurking in Yuan Jun's army have killed a few people a few days ago, and it may be difficult to hand them over to Xu You face to face!"

"That's all!" Cao Cao said, "Just send it to Xu You!"

"Obey!" Zhao Da took the secret letter with both hands, and quickly left the tent of the Chinese army.

The next morning, Xu You woke up from the big tent, and when he got out of the big tent, he accidentally found a letter in his boots.

There are a few words written on it: classmate Xu Ziyuan relatives.

Xu You could not help but frowned.

In this world, there are not many people who can call him a classmate.

At this time, I stuffed a letter to myself, and it was very likely that it was someone from Cao Cao's side.

Xu You opened the letter and looked at it at a glance.

I laughed out loud after watching it.

As he expected, it was the letter from Cao Cao.

The content is also very simple, Cao Cao wants to persuade him to surrender, and invites him to meet at the poplar forest outside Yuan Jun's camp at three o'clock tonight.

Xu You couldn't help sneering. Now that Yuan is strong and Cao is weak, it is ridiculous for Cao Cao to persuade him to surrender.

Not to mention that he, Cao Cao, is the queen eunuch whom the world despises.

But on second thought, maybe this is an opportunity!

He pretended to surrender, and then leaked false information to Cao Cao.