Chapter 246 Internal friction
Guo Tu came back and met Yuan Shao in the big tent. Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Your Majesty is back at the right time! Just now, the food and grass in Cao Cao's military camp were about to be exhausted, and I would immediately divide my troops and rob the food and road! What do you think?" Guo Tu smiled coldly and clasped his fists and said, "Lord, Xu You's move is to trap our army and a place of no return!" Yuan Shao was shocked, "Why is this?" Guo Tu said, "Then Cao Cao, the traitor of the world! How could Xu You know about something as important as food and grass?"
Yuan Shao said: "Ziyuan led the soldiers to patrol tonight and intercepted the messenger sent by Cao Cao to Xuchang to urge grain, so he learned about it."
Guo Tu hurriedly said, "This is even more suspicious! How did Xu You know when and where Cao Cao would send messengers?"
When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but become suspicious.
Guo Tu continued: "I heard that Xu You had a very close relationship with Cao Cao when he was young! My subordinates were worried that Cao Cao would give Xu You any benefits, so that Xu You secretly betrayed his lord and secretly helped Cao Cao!"
Yuan Shao was shocked, "This is not possible." He glanced at Guo Tu, "Do you have any evidence?"
Guo Tu said: "My subordinates are just worried, but there is no evidence! Maybe Xu You did not collude with Cao Cao, but it is hard to guarantee that Cao Cao would not use Xu You to frame the lord! The lord must be guarded!" Yuan Shao agreed and frowned and said: "Cao Aman has always been cunning, so he really has to guard against it!"
The figure at the door swayed, and Xu You rushed in excitedly. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Guo Tu standing below, and was stunned and asked dryly: "Mr. Ze? Are you back?" Guo Tu bowed to him and smiled: "Brother Ziyuan is fine?" Xu You nodded and quickly clasped his fists at Yuan Shao and said: "Lord, General Zhang He's 100,000 troops are ready, just waiting for the lord's order!"
Yuan Shao held his hands behind his back, "This, Ziyuan! I have thought about it carefully just now. This matter must be cautious! Cao Cao has always been deceitful, so it is hard to guarantee that this is not a plan by Cao Cao! If our army attacks rashly, we are afraid that it will be the way of Cao Cao!"
Xu You was stunned for a moment, looked at Guo Tu who was lustful on the side, and understood. He hurriedly said to Yuan Shao: "Lord! The matter of Cao Jun's lack of food is absolutely true. Is there any falsehood?"
Guo Tu sneered: "This is not necessarily true! Besides, your Xu Ziyuan and Cao Cao have a very close relationship! Who knows if you will be able to communicate with Cao Cao's an song?"
Xu You was furious and pointed at Guo Tu and cursed: "Guo Tu, don't slander people! It's true that Xu You studied with Cao Cao when I was a child! However, since I served my lord, I have cut off all contacts with Cao Cao. My loyalty to my lord can be seen at all!"
Yuan Shao laughed and said, "Ziyuan should not be angry! I absolutely believe in Ziyuan's loyalty! It is only necessary to be cautious when raiding Cao's army's food route! If Cao Cao plots, it would be bad!"
Xu You hurriedly said, "The lord's concerns make sense! But now Cao Cao cannot care about the food route! Cao's army was completely suppressed by our army in Guandu and could not divide the troops. Our army could completely break the food route! Cut off the food route and there was no food in its camp. It would take less than two days. Cao's army would be in chaos! At that time, our army's full attack can destroy the enemy's forces and sweep the world! The world will be settled!"
Xu You's words made Yuan Shao hesitate again, because what Xu You said was indeed very reasonable.
Guo Tu hurriedly said, "Xu You's statement is completely based on the assumption that the other party's military camp has no food. What if the real situation is not the case?" Xu You said angrily: "What does the real situation mean? We have fought with Cao's army these days. Everyone has food, and the offensive is no longer as sharp as before. The horses obviously lack horsepower! All of this shows that they are short of food. Combined with the information intercepted tonight, I can assert that the food and grass in Cao's military camp has been less than a day!"
Guo Tu sneered: "The reason why Cao's attack was not as good as before was because of the fierce battle with our army for several days was because of the shortage of food? As for the information tonight, Humph, Xu You, wasn't it because you and Cao Cao had colluded!"
Xu You was furious and pointed at Guo Tu's nose and asked, "Guo Tu, what do you mean by saying so nonsense? Could it be that Cao Cao has bribed you?" Guo Tu shouted and said, "It is clearly your Xu Zhiyuan who colluded with Cao Cao!" The quarrels and scolded Yuan Shao, making him quarrel with one or two, and he didn't know what to do. "Okay, okay! Don't argue with both of you!"
The two stopped making noise, but stared at each other, like an angry rooster.
Yuan Shao rubbed his forehead. He believed that both of them were finally his own, but he was hesitant if he was not sent to the army. He felt that what they said was reasonable and he didn't know what to do for a moment.
At this moment, Shen Pei, who was originally going to urge the food and grass, came in. He glanced at Xu You and clasped his fists at Yuan Shao: "Lord."
Yuan Shao seemed to have seen the savior and shouted quickly: "Shen Pei, you are finally back! There is something in front of me, come and help me decide!"
Shen Pei hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Lord, I have important secrets to report!" He looked at both sides and understood the meaning very clearly.
Yuan Shao sang: "That Ziyuan, Gongze, please go out for the time being." The two gave up and muttered, clasped their fists at Yuan Shao, and left the big tent. As soon as they came out of the big tent, they glared at each other and turned their heads away.
Shen Pei took out a letter from her sleeve and presented it to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao took it and looked at him, furious, "How dare Xu You do this?" Then he became suspicious and looked at Shen Pei, "Is this matter true? It's not heard from him, right?" Shen Pei clasped his fists and said, "This matter is true! There are evidences and Xu You's son has confessed, saying that the interception of taxes, greed for food and supplies were all out of Xu You's instruction, in order to build a new mansion for Xu You. My subordinates have personally visited Xu You's new mansion, which is extremely magnificent, and is no less than the lord's mansion!"
Yuan Shao was furious, "Who dared Xu You to do this? I will definitely not forgive him!"
Shen Pei hurriedly said, "Lord, this matter must be cautious! Now that we are fighting Cao Cao, if we are in a big fight, if we are not good at slandering Xu You, it is better not to be too late to deal with it after defeating Cao Cao!" Yuan Shao nodded with deep understanding. He looked up and said, "Let the two gentlemen come in." The soldiers immediately went out and called Xu You and Guo Tu.
Yuan Shao glanced at Xu You.
Xu You couldn't help but feel a little shocked when he saw Yuan Shao's eyes.
Yuan Shao said: "I have thought about it carefully! Cao Cao is a cunning person. The matter of food and grass must be Cao Cao's trap, so this matter is given up!"
Xu You was shocked and quickly advised: "Lord, if you miss such a great opportunity, it will be too late to regret it!"
Chapter completed!