While Ma Xiaoquan's family was in full swing, Cao Cao was not taking things easy either.
At the beginning of the month, Yuan Shu openly proclaimed himself emperor in Huainan, which suddenly gave Cao Cao a very refreshing reason.
"Yuan Shu, this old boy, dares to proclaim himself emperor? Haha, this guy is really stupid, haha..." Cao Cao smiled and looked at Guo Jia beside him.
Guo Jia was reluctant to speak, but he was thinking about another thing in his heart.
Cao Cao saw Guo Jia's thoughts and asked: "Fengxiao, what do you have in mind?"
Guo Jia stepped forward and said respectfully: "My lord, I don't have many ideas. It's just that Yuan Shu was defeated by Lu Bu and others just now. My lord is attacking Yuan Shu now. I'm afraid Yuan Shu won't accept the battle."
Cao Cao nodded: "Go on!"
Guo Jiadao: "Currently, General Cao Hong and Zhang Xiu are still in a stalemate... From the perspective of my subordinates, General Cao Hong is not Zhang Xiu's opponent, no, because there is a guy named Jia Xu next to Zhang Xiu.
.....As for Yuan Shu, a short-term old man, if he has someone like Jia Xu under his command, the lord will definitely be very passive and tired when fighting with him..."
Cao Cao couldn't sit still: "Fengxiao, what are you going to say? Just say it!"
Guo Jia said: "It's very simple, my lord, Yuan Shu will definitely escape first in this battle, but he will leave some people to fight against you. As for my lord, the war on General Cao Hong's side is tight, so our army cannot last long."
war."
Cao Cao suddenly realized: "What should we do?"
Guo Jia chuckled: "My lord is wise. In fact, my lord has already thought of a countermeasure, hasn't he?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment and then laughed.
That's right, Cao Cao was pretending to be so surprised just now. To say that Cao Cao didn't know the situation would be a lie.
Guo Jia's analysis is very reasonable and he understands his intentions very well.
Cao Cao is proud of this. Guo Jia has come up with many suggestions and strategies since he was recommended by Lord Shangxian and Xun Yu to join his side.
Regardless of whether these strategies are good or not, Cao Cao is very happy just because Guo Jia is so dedicated to assisting him.
Cao Cao nodded, pulled out a map, and studied it with Guo Jia...
On Yuan Shu's side, when he heard that Cao Cao was beating him personally, he was so frightened that he dared not fight head-on. However, Yuan Shu had a better reputation and felt that he had become emperor. If he didn't fight, he couldn't let go of the emperor's face. He kept going back and forth.
Yuan Shu still decided to entrust his generals Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui, Li Feng, Liang Gang, Le Ju and others to stick to Qiyang in order to regain some face, but Yuan Shu himself escaped first.
Two days later, Cao Cao's army pressed on the border.
Seeing that Qiyang was also a great city, Cao Cao was in trouble.
Before that, Cao Cao wrote a letter to Master Shangxian in Xuchang, saying that he wanted to attack Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu happened to have the thing that Master Shangxian wanted in his hand. Why don't Master Shangxian come over and we can look for it together.
He said he was looking for something, but in fact it was just for Cao Cao's selfish motives.
To put it bluntly, Cao Cao was afraid of cold arrows, so he called Master Shangxian to his side. Anyway, Master Shangxian once said that he would not die on the battlefield. So if a cold arrow really comes, with Master Shangxian
With his skills, couldn't he save himself easily? Moreover, if he really found what the Lord Shangxian wanted, wouldn't his relationship with the Lord Shangxian have taken another step forward?
"Hehe..." Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but admire his foresight.
Xuchang, inside the new house of the Ma Family Courtyard.
After Ma Xiaoquan read Cao Cao's new letter to him, he also felt that this was a good opportunity.
In any case, the solar recorder is still in the hands of that guy Yuan Shu. According to Cao Cao's letter, he is bound to capture Yuan Shu this time.
Whether it was inevitable or not, Ma Xiaoquan knew clearly from the internal data device.
Thinking of the days since I came back, apart from walking in the courtyard and then having sex with my six beautiful ladies, it didn't take long for my body to feel much worse than before.
"The word sex has a knife on it..." Ma Xiaoquan said to himself.
In the end, Ma Xiaoquan decided to go and join Cao Cao.
No matter what, I won't grow old. The worst I can do is live for a hundred or so years in this era, waiting for all these beloved women to pass away, and it won't be too late for me to leave.
Having made up his mind, Ma Xiaoquan immediately decided to leave. Since he had agreed to Hua Yuexin before, when Ma Xiaoquan left, he only took Hua Yuexin with him. However, Hua Yuexin without her disguise was really beautiful.
Ma Xiaoquan was afraid that he would be distracted and that Cao Cao's pervert would drool when he saw his woman, so he reached an agreement with Hua Yuexin and made Hua Yuexin disguise herself.
Hua Yuexin agreed.
Two hours later, Hua Yuexin, whose appearance had changed, stood in front of Ma Xiao. Ma Xiao felt incredible.
"He's just a completely different person!"
Hua Yuexin nodded and smiled, lightly jumped on the horse's back, and rode the horse ahead.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and jumped on the horse's back, but before he could sit firmly, the horse neighed miserably and fell to its knees.
"What's going on?" Ma Xiaoquan felt strange and asked the horseman under the horse.
The stable boy was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "Master, you said you wanted to ride a stallion, but now there is only one stallion in the whole compound..."
The shepherd's son said, Ma Xiaoquan remembered it.
Cao Cao, a bitch like that, borrowed only two stallions in his stable in one go. Just in time for the breeding season, one horse was exhausted and the other one was already almost in the sky.
Ma Xiaoquan had no choice but to jump off the horse and ask the horseman: "Are there any mares that have not been bred yet?"
The shepherd nodded.
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "Bring it to me!"
The stable boy quickly brought a mare, and Ma Xiaoquan got on the horse again.
"Well, this is okay, then I'll go." Ma Xiaoquan said, shouting twice, and the mare gave a low cry and ran forward.
Seeing their husband go away, the remaining female family members shed tears sadly.
Madam Hua Yue was away from home, so all the household affairs were left in Diao Chan's hands.
When Madam Hua Yuexin was in charge of all the family affairs, Diao Chan always felt that it was nothing. Now that the burden suddenly fell on her, Diao Chan suddenly felt that her shoulders were heavy.
"Ms. Gong, just watch. I will definitely not lose to Madam. I will definitely take care of the Ma family courtyard in order."
...
Ma Xiaoquan and Hua Yuexin didn't sleep much on the way, and almost kept driving. During this period, they also changed several fast horses.
Three days later, Ma Xiaoquan finally reunited with Cao Cao.
Seeing that Master Shangxian was accompanied by a woman with an ordinary face, Cao Cao curled his lips and said, "Is this Master Shangxian's wife?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
Hua Yuexin performed the maiden ceremony.
Cao Cao laughed and pulled the two of them into the tent.
After a few words of greeting, Cao Cao cut to the chase and asked Ma Xiaoquan: "Master Shangxian, Fengxiao has analyzed some issues for me before. What do you think..."
The first person Ma Xiaoquan met after meeting Cao Cao was Guo Jia, so Ma Xiaoquan had heard a little about Guo Jia's advice to Cao Cao.
"Well, Guo Jia is right!"
"Then Lord Immortal, what should I do?"
Ma Xiaoquan laughed and said, "Xiao Cao, please stop playing tricks like that. Do you want me to be by your side to help you guard against cold arrows?"
Cao Cao was shocked in his heart, but on the surface he said calmly: "What does Master Shangxian think of me, Mr. Cao?"
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "I don't care what it looks like. I promise you that I will protect your personal safety before you find the thing I want. Of course, I also need you.
Make a promise to me, that is, do your best to help me find what I want."
When a wise person speaks, just stop talking.
What's more, Master Shangxian made the choice so clearly?
Cao Cao laughed and agreed.
At night, Ma Xiaoquan and Hua Yue's clothes collapsed.
Hua Yuexin tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
Ma Xiaoquan asked with concern: "Yue'er, what makes you so uneasy?"
Hua Yuexin shook her head and said uncertainly: "I don't know, I just feel very scared."
"Don't be afraid, Yue'er. Your husband is here and he will protect you. Don't forget that your husband is a god."
"Bah." Hua Yuexin heard this and smiled sweetly: "My husband, don't lie to me anymore. My husband is a human being too."
"Shhh" Ma Xiaoquan covered Hua Yuexin's little mouth and leaned against her ear: "It's okay for you and I to know about this matter. Don't mention it again in the future."
Hua Yuexin blinked her eyes and nodded vigorously.
Ma Xiaoquan looked at the joy and hugged Huayue Xin in his arms...
Early the next morning, the sound of Cao Jun's formation woke up Ma Xiaoquan and Hua Yuexin.
Since both of them slept in their clothes last night, when the third trumpet sounded, Ma Xiaoquan and Hua Yuexin had already appeared next to Cao Cao.
Seeing that Lord Shangxian looked good and energetic, Cao Cao joked: "Sir Shangxian looks so good. How about I give Lord Shangxian another little wife before I can take this Qiyang?"
Ma Xiaoquan glanced sideways at Hua Yuexin beside him. The latter had a gloomy face, obviously minding what Cao Cao said.
Since ancient times, a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as stealing, and stealing is not as good as not being able to steal. Although Ma Xiaoquan has this traitorous intention, he is not so courageous when his wife is present. Besides, he has told his wife that in the modern era where he lives, it is all about one husband and one wife.
Wife system.
"Forget it, Xiao Cao, I am already satisfied with this, why do I ask for quantity?"
Cao Cao curled his lips and stopped talking.
After the troops were reorganized, the army marched toward Qiyang in a mighty manner.
Cao Cao and Guo Jia analyzed it and concluded that when attacking Qiyang, they cannot attack Qiyang by force or waste it.
Firstly, Qiyang is a majestic city. It has been difficult to capture a majestic city since ancient times. Conquering a majestic city takes a lot of time and food and troops. Secondly, I don’t know how the battle between Cao Hong and Zhang Xiu went.
In this case, if Cao Hong makes a mistake, Xuchang, the capital of Xu, will be directly threatened.
On the first day of the siege, Cao Cao did not charge headlong into the city. He just ordered his subordinates to fire a few tentative arrows, shout a few times, and then withdraw his troops.
The second day was still a test, the main purpose was to find out the defensive weaknesses of the defenders. However, Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui did not seem to be vegetarians. They distributed their troops evenly, which made Cao Cao suddenly difficult.
In the evening, a report suddenly came, saying that Cao Hong had been defeated by Zhang Xiu, and his life or death was uncertain.
Cao Cao, who was eating, was so frightened that he shook his bowl to the ground. For a moment, Guo Jia and others had no idea.