In the spring and first month of the second year of Emperor Xingping of the Han Dynasty (AD 195), Cao Cao, who had suffered for several months, went to the court and asked the court to recognize him as the shepherd of Yanzhou.
Although Cao Cao "led" Yanzhou Mu before this, after a lot of troubles by Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others, he now only had three counties, so the court naturally ignored him.
Cao Cao's behavior caused all the princes to cover their faces and laugh in ridicule, and the one who laughed the happiest was Lu Bu. After all, Lu Bu had successfully captured Cao Cao's Yanzhou, so he naturally had enough reasons to beat the drowned dog again.
However, Cao Cao's move was actually just a strategy arranged by Cheng Yu to "show weakness to the enemy".
Cheng Yu said that since Lu Bu had Chen Gong by his side, and Chen Gong happened to know the strategies of his lord and Xun Yu, so to deal with Lu Bu, he had to deal with Chen Gong first. The best way to make Chen Gong underestimate the enemy was to first
I despise you, my lord, in my heart.
Chen Gong did know Cao Cao and Xun Yu very well, but he really didn't know much about Cheng Yu.
Therefore, as soon as Cao Cao's strategy of "showing weakness to the enemy" was implemented, Chen Gong, who had always been very strict, couldn't help but laugh.
The place name is Shanyang. The following explains why Lu Bu is in Shanyang instead of Puyang. Chen Gong and Lu Bu are drinking happily at the moment.
"Hahaha......"
Chen Gong raised a glass of wine and said: "My lord, it seems that Cao Cao's army is exhausted and his supplies are scarce. He is beginning to ask the court for help, but Cao Cao should be very clear that the current court cannot care about him.
,Ha ha......"
Lu Bu laughed and nodded: "Yes, Gongtai, you know more about Cao Cao than I do. If he calls, I hope Gongtai will give me more advice."
Chen Gong cupped his hands and said, "Lord, don't worry, if Cao Cao dares to come again, I will tell him to leave without ever coming back."
Lu Bu was overjoyed when he heard this. He raised a glass of wine and said happily: "Come on, Gongtai, drink!"
Chen Gong raised his glass: "My lord, please!"
...
Cao Cao was already holding back his anger. When he heard that Liu Bei had actually taken over Xuzhou and received the title of Xuzhou Mu, Cao Cao, who had been patient for a long time, finally got angry and cursed his mother.
"Fuck your legs!" Cao Cao was so angry that he kicked over the desk in front of him.
Cao Cao shouted: "Cheng Yu asked me to go to the court. Isn't he humiliating himself? Come on, tell me..."
Before Cao Cao finished speaking, he heard someone outside the tent shouting: "Master Shangxian!"
"Huh?" Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard that he was the Supreme Immortal. He ran out of the tent without even wearing any shoes.
He ran out of the tent, and sure enough, he still had the same purple hair, was still so young, and was still so light and airy. Who could this be if he wasn't the Supreme Immortal?
Cao Cao burst into tears for a moment, and his excitement was beyond words.
Not far away, Ma Xiaoquan nodded gently to Cao Cao, who was crying with snot and tears, then pushed aside the crowd and walked slowly towards Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was very excited at this time.
He couldn't help but be excited. Every time he was in trouble, Master Shangxian miraculously appeared in front of him. He said he would not participate in the world's disputes, but every time Master Shangxian helped him secretly. This
Can you not be excited by calling Cao Cao?
There was a "pop", and before Ma Xiaoquan could reach Cao Cao, Cao Cao had already knelt down respectfully and waited for Ma Xiaoquan to come forward.
When Ma Xiaoquan was less than three steps away from Cao Cao, Cao Cao said loudly: "Cao Cao respectfully welcomes Master Shangxian!"
Ma Xiaoquan was shocked by Cao Cao's attitude. Although he knew from historical data that Cao Cao would soon turn over, but he hasn't turned over yet, then he might as well... secretly help Cao Cao and let
If he continues according to history, wouldn't that be beautiful? In this way, it doesn't count as destroying history...
"Hehe" thinking of this, Ma Xiaoquan couldn't help laughing.
Cao Cao thought that Lord Shangxian had come up with some idea, so he quickly kowtowed three times and said respectfully: "Sir, Lord Shangxian, please help me..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, stepped forward, pulled Cao Cao up, and comforted him: "Don't panic, little Cao, I am here this time just to help you, of course...ah...
...As for why I'm helping you...ah...the secret...can't be revealed..."
Ma Xiaoquan spoke vaguely, but Cao Cao thought he heard clearly.
Cao Cao was overjoyed in his heart, but on the surface he looked miserable. Cao Cao said, "I wonder how Master Shangxian can help Cao Cao?"
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned when he heard this.
Really, I agreed to help Cao Cao. How could I help? I was a layman in this cold weapon war. Moreover, the bamboo slips that Master Huang Shigong gave to me before he left were not like the ones he gave to Zhang Liang.
ah.
Ma Xiaoquan quickly and secretly operated the data device in his body. After a short check, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly realized and asked Cao Cao: "Xiao Cao, what do you think of Shanyang?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he didn't know what Lord Shangxian meant. However, Cao Cao was smart and quickly pulled out the map and started studying it on the spot.
After some research, Cao Cao slapped his forehead fiercely and laughed loudly: "Master Shangxian is really a god! Master Shangxian is really a god!"
In the data device, Ma Xiaoquan also looked half-informed, but in order not to reveal the truth, Ma Xiaoquan had to pretend that he had everything under control, and nodded enigmatically.
Cao Cao saw Master Shangxian nodding and thought he was asking him to talk about it, so he proudly pulled the map in front of Ma Xiaoquan and said: "Sir Shangxian, please take a look."
It turned out that since the melee in Puyang City, Lu Bu had also lost his vitality. After several large and small battles, the entire Puyang area had also been injured. In addition, Lu Bu was also severely short of food, so he listened to Chen Gong.
It is recommended that all the main force and first-class supplies be transferred to Shanyang.
Ma Xiaoquan asked Cao Cao: "Xiao Cao, what are you going to do?"
Cao Cao replied without thinking: "Of course it was a sneak attack on Shanyang."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and did not express his position. He casually took out a five-baht coin from his sleeve pocket, and then played with it a few times. "Inadvertently", the five-baht coin slipped from his fingers, and the place where it fell was exactly the same.
It is Dingtao not far from Shanyang on the map.
Cao Cao had quick eyesight and quick hands, and he wanted to flatter Master Xian. Before Master Xian could take action, he couldn't wait to pick up the five baht money.
But just taking it like this made Cao Cao stunned.
When Ma Xiaoquan saw Cao Cao stunned, he straightened up with a laugh and patted Cao Cao on the shoulder: "Xiao Cao, here is this five-baht coin, I will lend it to you. Don't forget, if you have it in the future, you will have to pay it back."
Me!"
After Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, before Cao Cao could react, he led his four subordinates and his apprentice Mao Gang away.
Cao Cao stood in the same posture for a long time, and he didn't react until someone reminded him.
At this time, Master Shangxian had already gone away. Only then did Cao Cao realize that he had pinched the five-baht coin in pieces.
Cao Cao carefully stuffed the broken five-baht wallet into his arms, then immediately wrote two letters and asked them to be delivered to Xun Yu and Cheng Yu at once.
"Send my order, get ready, and attack Dingtao!"
...
Cao Cao's march was surprisingly fast. Although the current number of Cao Cao's troops was less than ten thousand, those who remained were elites and loyal men. Secondly, it was because of Cao Cao's encouragement policy.
Cao Cao said that as long as he defeated Lu Bu, he would not only be rewarded with money but also be given a wife.
When all the soldiers heard this, they said, "Damn it, let's not talk about the reward money, but also provide a wife. This is a real deal, okay, let's do it, and kill that Lu Bu."
...
When Cao Cao led his troops to the border of Dingtao, Ma Xiaoquan, who had arrived early, immediately stepped forward to greet him with a smile.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "Xiao Cao, you are quite fast. Well, you can be taught!"
Cao Cao blushed, dismounted, bowed respectfully to Ma Xiaoquan, and said respectfully: "Fuck, thank you, Master Shangxian, for your advice!"
Ma Xiaoquan pretended to be indifferent and said: "Did I remind you? Xiao Cao, you came up with this..."
When Cao Cao heard this, he was very happy.
Cao Cao thought to himself: This idiot is just helping me and refuses to admit it, that's all. If I, Cao Cao, really don't deserve to be killed, when I become a Yanzhou herder, I'll pay you back your five baht.
Ten thousand times, oh no, one hundred thousand times...
Cao Jun's troops stayed at the border of Dingtao for half a day. Half a day later, Cheng Yu rushed over quickly.
When he saw his lord and Master Shangxian, Cheng Yu respectfully greeted each other, then cut to the chase and made suggestions for Cao Cao: "My lord, Lu Bu is good at fighting in front of the formation, and his cavalry is really good. If we rush into Dingtao,
Aren’t you asking for trouble?”
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Zhongde, don't panic, Lu Bu is in Shanyang at the moment, but he is not too far from Dingtao."
Who is Cheng Yu? When he heard this, he thought for a moment and immediately patted his head and said: "My lord, do you want to..."
Cao Cao chuckled: "I know that Chen Gongtai is powerful, okay, then I will give him a virtual gift this time..."
Cheng Yu listened and nodded happily. Looking at the high-spirited lord Cao Cao, Cheng Yu was happy from the bottom of his heart.
"It seems that I, Cheng Yu, did not follow the wrong master."
...
In Shanyang, Lu Bu soon learned the information about Cao Cao's attack on Dingtao.
Lü Bu came to Chen Gong, and after some debate, the two finally decided that Lü Bu would personally lead the troops to Dingtao for rescue, while Chen Gong would guard Shanyang.
Lu Bu's army was divided into three groups. His subordinate Zhang Liao and Gao Shun each led an army to outflank Cao Cao's army. Lu Bu personally led the main force to attack Cao Cao's back.
A big war is imminent.
In the Cao army camp, seeing Cao Cao busy running forward and back commanding the soldiers, Ma Xiaoquan did not want to be disturbed. He could only lead his four subordinates and his disciple Mao Gang to quietly observe the battle situation not far away.
Compared with the less than ten thousand Qingzhou Army left by Cao Cao, the number of Dingtao's defenders was far inferior in combat effectiveness. Within two hours, Dingtao was already in danger.
The vanguard of Cao's army was General Cao Ren. Cao Ren obeyed Cao Cao's orders and led the vanguard to attack Juyang, the gateway to Dingtao. Due to Cao Ren's bravery and decisiveness, and the bravery and prowess of his five thousand cavalry, the defenders of Juyang were
Under Cao Ren's repeated attacks, he gradually became exhausted and began to decline.
However, when Juyang was about to be captured, Cao Ren suddenly ordered the withdrawal of troops.