Chapter 149: Wisdom General Deng Ai, Cao Cao's plan to cross the sea!
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Hanoi County.
The moonlight penetrated the dark night, and a few carriages were faintly visible on the official road, meandering along.
Cao Shaoqin, the first stall owner of Dongchang, and Ji Bu, the second stall owner, were guarding the side of the carriage. They held their swords with both hands and glanced around from time to time.
The rest of the Dongchang Jinyi Guards all looked wary.
Following the order of Chu King Liu Hao, they took Zhuge Liang and Bai Lingjun's family members and galloped towards the south with all their strength...
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Yecheng, in the mansion of the Marquis of Wei.
Cao Cao, who was sleeping, suddenly heard a hurried cry: "Father! The school affairs office has investigated everything!"
The person speaking was none other than Cao Cao's second son, Cao Pi.
The eldest son, Cao Ang, was overtaken by the Chu army when Yanzhou was cut off from the rear, and was intercepted and killed by the Chu army.
Cao Pi became Cao Cao's first successor and took charge of the school affairs office.
The School Affairs Office was also an organization established by Cao Cao after Liu Hao's Jin Yiwei. It gathered hundreds of dead soldiers and was responsible for spying on information, secret killings and other shady things.
"What's the matter, disturbing you late at night?"
Cao Cao turned over and sat up on the couch, glancing at Cao Pi with a hint of displeasure in his eyes...
Compared with Cao Ang, who was both civil and military and won the hearts of the people, Cao Pi was just a secretive person.
What is negative engraving?
Whoever was kind to him may not be remembered.
Cao Pi would resent anyone who wronged him for the rest of his life, and he would seek revenge sooner or later.
Cao Pi said in a dark voice: "Father! I investigated secretly and found that all the servants of the beautiful Bai Lingjun's family have been dismissed, and her parents and family have been picked up overnight!"
"What...actually...this happened!?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao felt a sudden doubt in his heart: Zhuge Liang had just left, and Bai Lingjun's family members disappeared immediately. There must be some connection between them!?
The traitor was suspicious and his mind was spinning very fast. When he thought of the terrible consequences, he pointed at Liu Hao everywhere. Cao Cao's forehead and vest were covered with cold sweat, and he asked in shock: "When did you leave?"
Cao Pi said: "One day ago!"
These days, Cao Cao has no time to meddle in such noisy matters.
Cui Yan, the head of the Cui family with a century-old reputation in Hebei, organized a group of celebrities from Hebei to protest against Cao Cao's rule in Hebei. He believed that Cao Cao should follow the emperor's edict and return power to Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Zhaohou, and let the current
Yuan Tan inherited his father's legacy and succeeded to the throne of Zhaohou.
Even though Zhuge Liang came with an imperial edict and seemed to have done nothing serious, in fact, Zhuge Liang was looking for celebrities in Hebei and secretly sent a certain signal to the celebrities in Hebei: Cao Cao's reputation is not justified, and Hebei still belongs to the Yuan family!
"Zhuge villagers are messing with my Hebei, I hate them deeply!!"
Cao Cao had murderous intentions towards Zhuge Liang several times, but finally gave up.
The King of Chu, Liu Hao, had seven great military advisors under his command, but he only killed the youngest, Wolong, while the other great military advisors continued to make suggestions, which was of no help at all.
Competing for world hegemony depends on overall strength.
What's more, Zhuge Liang came to Hebei as an envoy. In Cao Cao's view, he was a stupid man who was ready to die. If he killed him, he would fall into Liu Hao's plan, fulfill Zhuge's eternal reputation, and give Liu Hao the opportunity to send troops.
An excuse for the Northern Expedition.
"Hurry and summon all the divisions and generals to the mansion to prepare for discussion!"
Cao Cao had a splitting headache and his face was as dark as iron.
Sima Yi, Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai and other core advisers were awakened by the dead men of the school affairs office. They knew that something serious had happened, so they did not dare to neglect at all. They hurriedly put on their clothes and rushed to Wei Hou's house.
"Lord, is this really happening?"
After hearing Cao Pi repeat the story of Zhuge Liang taking away Bai Lingjun's family, Sima Yi sighed and said: "The land of Sili has fallen into the hands of the King of Chu!!"
Cao Pi said in shock: "This...how is this possible!?"
The land of Sili was the political and economic center of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was defended by Cao Ren, Cao Wei's best defensive general, and it could be said to be as stable as Mount Tai.
Not only did Cao Pi not believe it, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan and others all expressed doubts.
"It's only been less than a month, how can we not be able to hold on!?"
"Isn't the King of Chu obsessed with Wenrou Township, so he sent an envoy to express a truce?"
"That's right! Liu Hao, a little pervert, was seduced by the beauty trap of the Marquis of Wei. How could he have the intention to launch an army?"
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The military generals were talking a lot, but several military advisors frowned and remained silent. Only a young general next to Cao Cao said: "King Chu...King Chu...this is hiding the truth from the sky with just one stone...
....The Marquis of Wei fell into the two-bird plan, and General Cao Ren is probably defeated..."
The young man stammered in his speech and bluntly said that Cao Ren had died in battle, which made Xiahou Dun furious. He stepped forward, drew his sword, placed it on the young man's neck, and shouted angrily: "Who do you think you are, and you dare to speak so arrogantly?"
"I...my name is Deng Ai!"
The young man named Deng Ai, with eyes as bright as stars, looked directly at Xiahou Dun and said without fear: "It is a lie that the King of Chu is obsessed with the gentle countryside. It is true that when the Wei Hou's foothold in Hebei is unstable, he swept his troops to Luoyang!"
"Zhuge Liang's mission to Hebei was not to negotiate peace with the Marquis of Wei, but to hide the truth and divert the attention of the Marquis of Wei. At the same time, he secretly contacted famous people in Hebei to completely muddy the water in Hebei, so that the Marquis of Wei could not support Sili!"
Deng Ai, who was still stuttering, looked at the broad sword around his neck, but calmed down and said: "That's all, the general wants to kill Deng Ai, please do it!"
When Deng Ai said this, everyone was shocked.
"..."
Xiahou Dun's leopard eyes widened, but the long sword in his hand could not cut down.
Even Sima Yi took a second look at Deng Ai and thought to himself: Although this man is clumsy in speech, he is very quick in mind. If he can be taught to lead troops, he will definitely become a general in the future!
Cao Cao stepped forward quickly, held down Xiahou Dun's long sword, and asked: "How long will it take to march from Xuchang, Yanzhou to Luoyang City?"
"Yuzhou is only a hundred miles away from Sili, and can be reached in less than a day!"
"I fell into a trap!"
Cao Cao felt dizzy, shouted, raised his head and fell down!! ..