"As General He, Dong was appointed to supervise the three armies. He was resigned and could not eliminate the bandits." [Three Kingdoms·Shu Zhi·Xianzhu Biography]
After waiting for a while, a tall man with a beard and chest slowly walked in. Even though there was a war here, he was dressed normally, without any armor on his body and wearing a light-colored robe. He walked all the way
It was like taking a walk in the garden. Except for the soles of the shoes, almost no place was stained with blood. What a cold, arrogant and aloof person he was. He didn't even bother to draw a knife on these domestic slaves, as if doing so would defile him.
My own sword.
He just stood in front of the door, hands behind his hands, without saying a word.
Shiren came back to his senses, hurriedly greeted him with clasped fists, and described the situation in detail.
"What's the use of keeping such villains?" Guan Yu waved his hands in disgust, "Take them away and kill them."
"I have something secret to tell you! But please spare my life, general!" Cao Hong begged Guan Yu bitterly as he lay on the ground, covering his wound, with dark red blood flowing all over the ground.
Guan Yu took a step back, as if he didn't want to be stained with blood. There was a hint of boredom in his flat tone: "Tell me, let's see if this confidential matter of yours is worth your life."
Cao Hong hurriedly knelt on the ground, as humble as a bug, but this time he accidentally pressed the wound. He couldn't help but take a breath of air, and slowly swallowed Chang Xi. Cao Cao and others had previously contacted Cao Bao, planning to communicate with each other.
They cooperated internally and externally, and jointly expelled Liu Bei and took away Xuzhou's plan.
Guan Yu's expression did not change, but he was shocked in his heart. Chang Xi, Sun Guan and others just paid it back. According to the information given by Tian Yu, at this time Chang Xi and Zang Ba were fighting fiercely in Langxie and had no time to attack Xuzhou.
Take action. But Pingdong General Cao Cao is different. He is good at fighting, rich in strategy, and has many good generals and counselors under his command. If he had penetrated Xuzhou long ago, then the harm must be even greater than that of Changxi!
He remembered that Tian Yu had rushed to recruit him this time, saying that he had given up Xiaopei and led his troops back to Xia Pi. At first, Guan Yu was half-believing Tian Yu's words, but he was convinced by his usual trust in Tian Yu and Liu Bei's instructions before leaving.
After returning, I didn’t understand the other party’s insight until now.
It's just... After hearing the whole story, Guan Yu's mind was full of thoughts, but his face was still dismissive, and he said with a sneer: "This is not a rare thing, I can't save your life, just drag it on!"
"General! General!" Cao Hong didn't expect that the other party had no intention of letting him live, and also tricked him into revealing the secret in vain. At this time, he felt regretful and resentful, but in the end he had nothing to do, and was dragged into the courtyard by Shiren's men.
Beheaded on the spot.
Cao Hongyue cried and begged for mercy, which made Guan Yu impatient. Only when he heard the miserable screams in the backyard behind him suddenly stopped, Guan Yu felt that his ears became quieter.
"Cao Bao's son can't run very far. Although the three thousand Danyang soldiers outside the city are elite, my men are not mediocre people." Guan Yu glanced sideways at Shiren who was hanging his head next to him. Just now he learned about Shiren from nearby.
The bravery in this fight and the careful thought of capturing Cao Hong greatly changed my view of this young general who usually cowered in front of him. Although Shiren was standing next to Guan Yu at this time, he still had a low eyebrow and a submissive look.
But Guan Yu's attitude towards him was different at this time: "Like you, if I call you five thousand troops and leave the city immediately, can you besiege the enemy camp for me and defeat the thieves first?"
Shiren shuddered. In all the years he had followed Guan Yu, he had never heard any words from this strict and arrogant superior about using him seriously. Now that he was told, he was a little flattered: "Thanks to the general's love, I will sacrifice my life in the end.
Capture Cao Bao in front of the tent!"
Guan Yu reached out and stroked his long black beard under his chin, and said with satisfaction: "You are now Du Bo. This time you will be a fake Sima. When the war is over, I will promote you based on your merits!"
As the guard Cao Bao escaped from the city, Xiapi City was quickly taken over by Guan Yu, Tian Yu and others, and the city was in chaos for a while. Fortunately, under the comfort of Tian Yu, Chen and others, the people in the city did not suffer much intrusion.
At dawn, Guan Yu personally led thousands of troops out of the city and attacked with the fake Sima Shiren who surrounded Cao Bao's camp. Cao Bao relied on the camp to resist for half a day. In the end, due to various reasons such as being outnumbered and the morale of the army was inconsistent, Guan Yu broke through the camp and killed him with his own hands.
He killed Cao Bao and surrendered his subordinates Zhonglang General Xu Dan, Sima Zhangjiao and more than a thousand Danyang soldiers.
After Cao Bao's death, the biggest internal instability factor was officially resolved. Tian Yu breathed a sigh of relief and began to arrange the defense of Xiapi. He even planned to tentatively send troops to Donghai Kingdom in the north to expand the area.
But before he could relax for a long time, the news he least wanted to hear came:
General Cao Cao of Pingdong defeated Lü Bu and established Changxi in Yangdu. Lü Bu and others were severely injured and retreated to Pingchang, the country of the North Sea. Cao Cao sent his army south, and Liu Kui, the Prime Minister of the East China Sea, surrendered without a fight!
Yanzhou, Shanyang County.
Shanyang County has twelve or thirteen counties under its jurisdiction. It is located in the southeast of Yanzhou and borders Xuzhou and Yuzhou. It is a must-have for military strategists.
Xun Yu, Prime Minister of Dongping, had been staying in Changyi County for many days. Lu Bu joined hands with Chang Xi, intending to use Langye as a springboard to invade Xuzhou. Cao Cao, as a fisherman, snuck behind and reaped the benefits. This share did not require Cao Cao to send anyone.
After sending the message, Xun Yu could roughly guess what strategy Xi Zhicai would come up with and deduce how far the battle should go at this time. According to the plan he discussed with Cao Cao, Xuzhou was captured in a very short period of time.
, Sitting on the land of Yanxu, he had enough capital to compete with the two Yuans, and even bargain with the imperial court.
Lu Bu was brave but not resourceful, so it was not a serious problem; Liu Bei's main force was restrained in Huainan by Yuan Shu, and Guan Yu's tens of thousands of troops could not protect Pengcheng and Donghai who had already secretly plotted against Cao Cao...
The only thing that can be worried about now is Yuan Shao's attitude. Since Yuan Tan entered Qingzhou, he has regarded Xuzhou as his treasure. He has written several letters hinting to Cao Cao not to interfere in Qingxu's affairs. Yuan Shao also said
He made several public announcements about this, which made Cao Cao very unhappy. He did not dare to express his disobedience, so he had to implement a false strategy to attack Guo. In the name of attacking the Taishan bandits, he detoured to Langye. In order to avoid Xiaopei and Guan Yu,
If they fight head-on, they can also cut off Yuan Tan's attempt to reach into Xuzhou at Langxie.
At this time, Shou Zhang ordered Cheng Yu to open the door and enter the house. He came to Xun Yu and said hurriedly: "Tian Yu killed Cao Bao in Xiapi the day before yesterday. Now he has integrated his army to prepare for war!"
Xun Yu was slightly surprised, stared at the slip in his hand for a long time, and sighed softly: "Liu Xuande has many capable people!"
Cheng Yu said disdainfully: "Plans are just trivial. It's just a matter of winning or losing a city or a battle. What really determines the outcome is the general trend! I think Tian Guorang has chosen the wrong person. No matter how hard he plans, he can't defeat him."