[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

"Gongda came early." Guo Jia raised his head to see the person coming from the large tent where the matter was being discussed, greeted him and asked, "Is it still raining arrows outside?"

Even with Xun You's temperament of being happy and angry, he couldn't help but twitched his lips when he heard Guo Jia's words.Ten days ago, Yuan Shao led his army to Guandu, immediately set up a mountain of earth, set up high oars, and shot Cao Ying with a group of arrows from time to time every day.Although our own side responded quickly with earth and mountains, the actual effect was very little, and many soldiers were injured or even killed every day.When literati like Xun You and Guo Jia leave their tents, they must be carefully protected by soldiers holding shields, step by step to avoid the rain of arrows and move to other tents.

After walking to another case, Xun You knelt down and patted the dust on his clothes slowly: "It's a little smaller than a few days ago." Then he sighed softly, "Yuan Jun is like this, and the military training, cooking, and dispatching in the army can't do it." If it goes on like this, it’s not an option after all.”

"It's also thanks to the great fortune of Yuan Shao's family. If it were us, we might have no arrows to use before Yuan Jun is subdued." Guo Jia also sighed.Although we have tried our best to narrow the gap between the two sides, Yuan Jun's advantages are still clearly reflected in all aspects, and he can easily do things that his side must calculate to the nearest millimeter. This is something that no one can envy." What happened to Zi Yang?"

"You went to his tent yesterday, and only heard him say that it will be here for a few days, so it should be soon."

"Jia went to him three days ago, and he said the same thing. Day after day, the battle was over before he could make a final fight." Guo Jia lamented, "It's a good thing that Jia promised him a lot of wine."

"Zi Yang is not fond of drinking, and he accepted your appointment because he didn't listen to what you were saying, and he was completely focused on his things." Xun You knew Liu Ye's character well, and he thought of something, doubting, " Does Feng Xiao still have wine to license?"

"On New Year's Eve last year, I secretly buried some, and waited for this year's Ladong to return, as a celebration wine." When talking about wine, Guo Jia couldn't help laughing like a sneaky cat.But in truth, these wines were indeed "stolen".Last year, he was seriously ill, and he couldn't get a drop of wine. Foundation?br>

"A pot of peach blossoms, a pot of mulberry leaves, and a pot of green plums." Seeing Guo Jia's eyes widen in surprise, Xun You's voice was as calm as ever, "Feng Xiao will not leave this matter to Miss Ah Yu, She has a temperament that can't hide things. Those few jars of fish that slipped through the net were later moved to my uncle's house."

"Xun Gongda, has Jia provoked you recently?" Guo Jia said through gritted teeth.

Xun You slightly raised his eyes, then lowered them again: "Feng Xiao is too thoughtful, we are all thinking about Feng Xiao's body."

Believe you are a ghost!

Guo Jia rolled his eyes unabashedly.However, he didn't show that he cared so much about those jars of wine, anyway, he is in good health now, if he really wants to drink, he can go to Sikong Mansion.What he cares about is why Xun Gongda, who used to be bored like a gourd, is in such a "good mood" today.

Yes, once Xun Gongda, the mastermind and military adviser, is "in a good mood", someone must be in trouble.And this candidate, in the past, took advantage of him to his heart's content and was greedy for Xun??

"Is it your uncle who wrote the letter? Or Yuan Changyou?" Xun You glanced at him with a murderous look, and Guo Jia shut his mouth in embarrassment.The answer is already obvious.Thinking of Zhong Yao who was far away in Guanzhong, Guo Jia began to gloat secretly.

A few months ago, with the two thousand war horses in the pass, there was also a volume of secret slips.Cao Cao only thought that what was written in it were Guanzhong affairs or confidential events, and he was a good calligrapher. Zhong Yao's handwriting is hard to find.It just so happened that Cao Cao called Guo Jia over before Xun You left the camp to set up an army.Who knows, on that paper, there are only eight characters, and the pen is like a snake:

No one in one day, like March Xi.

At that time, Cao Cao and Guo Jia looked at each other with complicated expressions for a few seconds, then they rolled up the Jane again with a calm face, and when Xun You returned to the camp, they calmly handed the re-sealed Jane to Xun You.However, at the last moment, Guo Jia couldn't hold back and laughed out loud. Even Cao Cao couldn't pretend to be indifferent, completely exposing that they had read Jane's content.

At this time, thinking of the embarrassment on Xun You's face that was hard to see in a century, Guo Jia almost laughed again.In the final analysis, it was Zhong Yuanchang's fault.The slips that were obviously given to Xun You were sent to Cao Cao by mistake, and they opened them by mistake before they marked them. Who can be blamed?

Another sound came from outside the tent, Guo Jia and Xun You turned their heads to look.Lifting the curtain and entering, the person who came was dressed in black, walked slowly, and looked old-fashioned, but that face didn't match the word "old" at all.

"Yo, the old fox is here."

"Xun Shangshu, Guo Jijiu." Jia Xu was obviously accustomed to Guo Jia's calling him, and he didn't even move his eyebrows when he heard it.

Just as Jia Xu sat down at the table, the curtain was lifted again.

The soldiers came to report, and the Lord led the soldiers back to the camp.

But after waiting for a long time, Cao Cao has not been seen yet.Xun You, Jia Xu, Guo Jia and the three exchanged glances with a hint of worry in their eyes.After waiting for a while, the curtain was finally lifted, but it was not Cao Cao, but Cao Pi.I saw that Cao Pi was dressed in military armor, his feet were covered with wings and his head was bleeding, the sword that had just been unsheathed at his waist was still shining with silver light, and his forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.Seeing Xun You, Jia Xu and Guo Jia get up and pay respects to him, he quickly walked to the tent, waved his hands and said:

"Three gentlemen, get up quickly. Pi doesn't dare to accept this gift. Father suffered some minor injuries, and the military doctor is bandaging them up. Let Pi come over and talk to the gentlemen first, so as not to worry the gentlemen."

"Where is the injury?" Guo Jia asked anxiously.

Before Cao Pi had time to answer, Cao Cao had already walked in: "But the arm was wiped off by the arrow, the military doctor made a fuss, Feng Xiao don't have to worry."

Cao Pi called "Father", bowed again, and exited the tent.Cao Cao should entrust him with the post-war personnel arrangements and armament transfers.Knowing that his father was training himself, Cao Pi didn't dare to delay for a moment.

Seeing that Cao Cao's complexion was normal, the three of them were relieved when they saw that only the left forearm was tied with a white cloth, and there was no blood oozing out.

"Yuan Jun set up a high oar to shoot at the camp, and attacked with cavalry alone. Even if he could attack under the oar by surprise, there was nothing he could do." After walking to the main case and sitting down, Cao Cao first talked about the situation of his sneak attack this time, which was quite unfavorable.After finishing speaking, he turned to Xun You and said, "Gongda, how much food and grass are left in the camp?"

"If we reduce our cooking and food, we can last for more than half a month at most." Xun You said, "Besides, the newly shipped food from Xudu has arrived in Junyi, but..."

"Just facing Yuan Jun's rain of arrows, he couldn't get close to the army at all." Cao Cao sighed.After finally dragging Yuan Shao to Guandu, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the distance between Xudu and Guandu was closer than that of Yecheng to Guandu, so as to save the situation a little.Who would have thought that Yuan Shao would respond directly like this, without worrying about the consumption of arrows at all.Yuan Shao knew that if this situation continued, Cao Cao would be the first to fail.

There was silence in the tent.After a long time, Cao Cao finally made a difficult decision: "Since this is the case, I decided to retreat [-] miles and then deal with it."

"Minggong can't do it!" Guo Jia immediately objected, "Yuan Shao has the advantage now, but he is not in a hurry to attack the camp. He just wants to wait for Minggong to retreat first before crossing the river to pursue. Now our army can defeat Yuan's army, only the first few are left. The morale aroused by this big victory, if Duke Ming retreats first, I am afraid it will cause the hearts of the people to collapse, and there will be no turning point."

"Oh, Gu also knows that Feng Xiao's words are reasonable, but..."

"My lord! My lord!"

Suddenly there was a call, and Liu Ye hurried to the tent.His hair crown is disheveled, his robes are just thrown on casually, his eyes are black and blue, it can be seen that he has not slept well for many days.On the contrary, there was a bright light in his eyes.He didn't even care about etiquette, he hurried to Cao Cao's case, and handed a slip to Cao Cao:

"My lord, this thing is called 'Thunderbolt Chariot', and it can help my lord break Yuan!"

"Oh?!" Cao Cao was overjoyed, and quickly lowered his head to take a closer look.

The so-called Thunderbolt Chariot is a catapult, but what Liu Ye offered at this time is easier to manufacture than the previous catapult, requires less manpower, and has better accuracy.

Cao Cao clapped his palms and sighed, "Wonderful! Wonderful! Send it quickly so that the craftsmen can immediately make it according to the drawings!" Looking at Liu Ye again, he said, "This time, Ziyang has made great achievements, and we will discuss his achievements after breaking Yuan. Reward, I will never forget Zi Yang's merit."

"My lord is serious, this is Ye's responsibility! It's just that on the day when the thunderbolt car caused Yuan Shao to be destroyed, my lord must let Ye see it!" Although Liu Ye's clothes were disheveled, his words were sonorous, and the heroic spirit in his words immediately captured his attention. The malaise was completely dispelled.finished speaking,

He looked at Guo Jia at the side, and said jokingly: "By the way, there is also Guo Jijiu and Xu Ye's wine, don't forget."

Guo Jia was taken aback for a moment, and then gave Xun You a sad look, but naturally, there was no response.

With the ingenious plan to break Yuan, Cao Cao's mood improved a lot. Seeing the interaction between Guo Jia and Xun You, he laughed. He only said that all the wine for Guo Jijiu was in his Sikong Mansion, and Zi Yang could come to the Gu Mansion to get it.After saying a few more words, Cao Cao told Liu Ye to go back and rest immediately.In the past few days, Liu Ye stayed up all night in order to study the thunderbolt car, and they all watched it.Conditions in the army are difficult, and it would be inappropriate if one fell ill because of it.

Cao Cao discussed with Xun You the next strategy for a while, then left Guo Jia behind, and asked Jia Xu and Xun You to arrange according to the order first.

At this time, another soldier came to report, and Xu Du wrote.

"Gu sent a letter a few days ago and asked Wen Ruo if he should retreat and return to Xudu to stick to it. Today, as soon as he had a plan to destroy Yuan, Wen Ruo's letter came." Cao Cao opened the bamboo slips while talking, read a few lines, and smiled. : "Sure enough, Wen Ruo is not allowed to retreat alone."

Guo Jia went over and took a look at the bamboo slips, and said with a smile: "'When you see the power is exhausted, there will be changes. When you use it strangely, you can't lose it'. It seems that although Wen Ruo is thousands of miles away, this The situation of the two armies at Guandu is already in his mind. When it comes to straight talk, Jia doesn't dare to be greedy." Then, Guo Jia took out a secret letter from his sleeve and handed it to Cao Cao, "Ming Gong, That will be done."

"Bong Xiao means..."

Guo Jia nodded, his eyes gliding over the white cloth on Cao Cao's arm, with a smile and a coldness in his eyes: "The news from Yecheng that Xu Ziyuan's family has been imprisoned. The presiding judge."

Xu You is greedy but not governed, and the trial and appointment is dedicated but not scheming. If the You family breaks the law, they will not be allowed to let it go.If you don't indulge, you will change.

What Xun Wenruo asserted before the expedition finally came true step by step at the right time as expected.

"Jisun's worries are not in Zhuanxu, but in Xiaoqiang." Cao Cao said with emotion, "However, brother Benchu ​​can't understand this truth." After finishing speaking, he said, "Now that the urgent need has been resolved, let me tell You Ruo , must hold off."

"Don't worry, Mr. Ming. You Ruo must know the timing of this." Xun Chen, who was able to cause a storm in Xudu at the beginning, and was able to leave Xudu where the martial law was like an iron bucket, now wants to What I did was nothing more than a "heart-to-heart" talk with Xu You Bingzhu at night. With Xun Chen's talent and courage, it was really easy.

"By the way, Fengxiao." After talking about the business, Guo Jiazheng was about to leave, but was stopped by Cao Cao.Turning around and walking back to the case, Cao Cao stuffed a folding fan into his hand.

Guo Jia opened the folding fan, and on the pure white fan surface, there was only the word "Zijin".The silver hook and the tail, the strokes are strong and powerful, and the strong aura rushes to the face, and you can tell who it is from at a glance.

"Give it to Jia?" Guo Jia looked at the fan, and glanced at Cao Cao meaningfully, "Three hundred poems, Ming Gong gave 'Zijin' to Jia alone, what is the meaning. Could it be?" He leaned forward The lower body, the face is only a few inches away from Cao Cao, "Could it be that Duke Ming is also like the daughter of Zheng Guo, who misses the sweetheart in Tsing Yi every day."

"Cough." Cao Cao coughed lightly, "Feng Xiao, let me tell you, how is the character Gu compared to Yuan Chang?"

"Ming Gong wants to hear, the truth?" Guo Jia turned back straight, sat down beside Cao Cao, pretended to be serious and looked at the fan over and over again, "Yuanchang's characters are well-known all over the world. yes……"

"After all, Feng Xiao could praise Gu's 'national beauty and fragrance' at the beginning. I believe that Feng Xiao can say such words against his will."

"Cough cough cough cough!" Guo Jia almost choked himself.Although he only said that Cao Cao knew most of the things he did in Jiangdong, he never expected that ?

Man Boning, wait for Jia to return to Xudu... Hehe.

"Okay, okay, I didn't take this seriously." Seeing Guo Jia's face flushed from coughing, Cao Cao suddenly lost the desire to tease him.Gently patted him on the back, and said: "Gu's handwriting is not as good as Yuan Chang's, but you should keep this fan well."

"Cough...Don't worry, Mr. Ming. Apart from the wine, Jiayou didn't take care of anything that Mr. Ming gave Jia." Slowing down a little, Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao and asked, "Minggong only knows that Jia praised Ming. The principality is so beautiful, so do you know what Jia's last sentence is?"

"In the eye of the beholder, is Xi Shi?"

"Exactly." Guo Jia nodded heavily, "Therefore, if Duke Ming wants to listen to the truth, the words of Duke Ming are a hundred times better than Zhong Yao, and they are priceless treasures in the world."

"Being filial and beautifying me, are you afraid of me? Do you want anything from me?"

"I am a private king."

The ten Thunderbolt cars were quickly built.In the past few days, the army has long been suffocated because of Yuan Jun's arrow rain. Now that they finally have a chance to fight back, everyone is very encouraged. Using stones made Yuan Ying also experience the taste of having to use a shield to move step by step when going out of the tent.

When the plan failed, Yuan Shao planned to use his method of conquering Gongsun Zan to dig tunnels to sneak attack Cao Ying.Naturally, Cao Cao would not be polite, and directly sent troops to dig a long moat, and attracted river water, but flooded Yuan's camp with the tunnel dug by Yuan Jun.Under such circumstances, Yuan Shao had to retreat thirty miles and lost the opportunity to attack.

In this tit-for-tat confrontation, the trap that had been buried for a long time finally came into play.After Cao Cao successfully intercepted Yuan Jun's grain transportation team based on intelligence and burned all the grain and grass that had gone southward, Yuan Ying finally fell into the crisis of food shortage just like Cao Ying.

October, the season of winter, is a good time to set fires.

"Ziyuan, fuck, I've been looking forward to you for too long!"