Summary of the previous chapter: Zhao Yun killed Xia Houen, took his Qingzhi Sword, and then successfully found his wife and mistress. On the other hand, Ma Xiaoquan suffered the backlash of history, causing seven holes to bleed...
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Zhao Yun didn't know that Cao Cao had already adopted Ma Xiaoquan's suggestion and gave him a way to survive. Otherwise, if Cao Cao really wanted to keep Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun might not be able to escape Cao Jun completely.
formation.
After another charge, Zhao Yun successfully jumped out of the encirclement of Cao Jun.
"Madam, are you injured?"
"General Zilong, you're welcome. I'm fine! By the way, how is Adou?"
Zhao Yun nodded: "Madam, don't worry, the little master is in my arms and protected by armor, so it's no big deal! Madam, let's go and join the master immediately, shall we?"
"Then there is General Lao Zilong!"
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On the short mountain, looking at Zhao Yun's retreating figure, Cao Cao felt very uncomfortable.
Ma Xiaoquan knew that if Cao Cao's train of thought was not disrupted now, the old boy would be furious if he reacted.
Ma Xiaoquan stepped forward and said: "Xiao Cao, you actually earned it by running away from Zhao Yun!"
Cao Cao snorted and asked, "I killed so many elite soldiers, what did I earn?"
Ma Xiaoquan pointed at Cao Cao: "Just pretend, then Liu Bei will run away with a dozen cavalry, and won't these hundreds of thousands of people become your wealth?"
Cao Cao glanced down the mountain, suddenly realized what he was doing, and burst into laughter.
"Yes, this Liu Xuande did a good thing for me, haha..."
When it comes to war, the most important thing is not equipment and food, but population. Whether it is the Western Han Dynasty or the current Eastern Han Dynasty, the population directly determines whether a region is strong or not.
The reason why Cao Cao was strong was firstly because his territory was large enough, and secondly, it was Cao Cao's series of measures to stimulate population growth, such as farming, and Cao Cao's army recruitment system.
Cao Cao laughed louder and louder, and unknowingly he had forgotten about Zhao Yun's running away.
After a long time, Cao Cao stopped laughing, raised his hand to Ma Xiaoquan and said: "Sir Shangxian, actually, haha, I think, I won your bet, haha..."
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand and said: "You old boy, you are really shrewd. When you say this, I suddenly feel that it is too bad for my son to be an official!"
Cao Cao said: "Eh? Master Shangxian, you are a god, and gods can't cheat, haha..."
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At night, Cao's army set up camp, on the one hand to appease the people, and on the other hand, for a temporary rest.
In the main camp tent, Cao Cao smiled triumphantly, very happy.
Ma Xiaoquan knew that Cao Cao was so happy not only because he gained so many people, but also because he captured Xu Shu's mother.
Speaking of Xu Shu, we have to start with Cao Ren’s defeat...
It is said that Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to attack Liu Bei, and Cao Ren set up a Bagua array. Of course, this Bagua array was only a very basic one, but it also gave Liu Bei a headache at the time. The person who helped Liu Bei to break Cao Ren's Bagua array was
Xu Shu.
Later, when Cao Ren returned from defeat, he mentioned Xu Shu to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao took notice.
Now, I didn't expect that not only did I capture so many people, but I also captured Xu Shu's wife.
Cao Cao was very polite when he saw Xu Shu's mother, but when Yi asked Xu Shu to surrender to him, Xu's mother scolded Cao Cao bloody.
Cao Cao came out of Xu's mother's tent in disgrace, with an embarrassed look on his face.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Xiao Cao, look, I asked you not to be anxious, but you didn't listen!"
Cao Cao thought to himself: You devil, you asked me to come to see Xu’s mother, but now you rely on me again, it’s really...
Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "What should we do?"
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "I heard that Xu Shu is a filial son, um..." Before he finished speaking, Ma Xiaoquan threw up his sleeves and walked away.
Cao Cao was so smart. Although Ma Xiaoquan hadn't finished speaking, he had already guessed the meaning.
Cao Cao chuckled and ran back to his tent, and immediately asked someone to write a silk letter to Xu Shu, imitating Xu's mother's notes.
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Xiakou, Liu Bei and others have joined Liu Qi.
Zhao Yun also brought his wife and young master to meet the master smoothly.
Liu Bei was very happy because of Zhao Yun's loyalty and bravery, but when he thought that he only had so few people left, he suddenly became discouraged.
Cao Cao was also uncomfortable. Due to the large number of captives, Cao Cao's original intention was to chase Liu Bei first and then appease the people. However, some unruly people were very excited and had conflicts with Cao's soldiers several times. Cao Cao had no choice but to
We had no choice but to suspend the opportunity to pursue Liu Bei and appease these people first.
This comfort lasted for several days.
At this time, Cao Cao's forged letter had also reached Xu Shu's hands.
Xu Shu opened the letter and saw that it was his mother. He was shocked. From the letter, Xu Shu felt his mother's helplessness and helplessness, which made Xu Shu's heart suffer.
Finally, two days later, Xu Shu told Liu Bei that my mother had been captured by Cao Cao and was in chaos. She couldn't stand it anymore and I wanted to go find my mother.
Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this, but soon he calmed down and agreed to Xu Shu's request.
When Xu Shu left, he also reminded Liu Bei to make more use of Zhuge Liang, and Liu Bei agreed.
After seeing Xu Shu off, Sun Qian asked in confusion: "Master, I think this letter from Xu Shu is a fake."
Liu Bei sighed, and suddenly remembered what Ma Xiaoquan told him at the beginning, and said helplessly: "I don't know, but what is supposed to come will come, and you can't keep what is not supposed to come."
Sun Qian didn't understand what his lord was talking about, but at this moment, it was inconvenient for him to ask more questions, so he had to retreat quietly.
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After receiving the news that Xu Shu came to see his mother, Cao Cao laughed, but he quickly calmed down.
Cao Cao asked Ma Xiaoquan: "Master Shangxian thinks that I have obtained Xu Shu, how should I arrange it for him?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "It's up to you!"
Cao Cao said: "Xu Shu is filial to heaven, but he is blinded by emotion. There are several flaws in my forged letter. If Xu Shu looks carefully, he will definitely see the flaws. It's a pity... That's all, Cheng Yu.
, you can arrange a position for me!"
Cheng Yu said respectfully: "Yes!"
It took nearly ten days for Cao Cao to pacify hundreds of thousands of people. This mistake directly missed the good opportunity to pursue and intercept Liu Bei. Of course, in fact, if he followed Cao Cao's vigorous and resolute actions, it would be most useful to pacify these people.
5 days, but with the bastard Ma Xiaoquan here, Cao Cao "had to" delay it for nearly 5 days. Ma Xiaoquan said: Damn, Jue Fengxuan, are you the one who talks about people like this? Xiao Jue: Hehe, I'm sorry, sorry,
This is outstanding, outstanding... At this time, Liu Bei had gradually calmed down and adopted Zhuge Liang's suggestions and made a series of arrangements. The most important one was the adoption of Zhuge Liang's plan to unite with Sun Quan.
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As early as when Liu Bei fled, Sun Quan sent the envoy Lu Su. After some twists and turns, he finally met Liu Bei in Dangyang. However, the situation was critical at that time and the two did not have a good word.
, it was not until Xiakou that Liu Bei formally received Lu Su.
The two were polite at first, and then went straight to the topic. After a negotiation and game, Liu Bei expressed the alliance's wishes through Zhuge Liang. Lu Su was very happy when he heard it, because he visited Liu Bei this time to ask Sun and Liu to fight together.
Cao's.
Both sides had their own thoughts, but they were unified in the general direction, and naturally they reached an agreement instantly. After Lu Su left happily, Liu Bei immediately asked Zhuge Liang with a sullen face about the powerful relationship between Sun and Liu.
Zhuge Liang carefully analyzed the current situation and asked Liu Bei for instructions. He should negotiate with Sun Quan first and test Sun Quan's tone. Liu Bei agreed...
As for Cao Cao's army, because Cao Cao got Xu Shu and the former Liu Biao general Wenpin, he was extremely happy. He was full of ambition and fighting spirit. He said he would attack Xiakou immediately. At this time, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly stood up and gave him a warning.
Cao Cao told a little story, and Cao Cao immediately changed his mind.
Afterwards, Cheng Yu was curious about what Ma Xiaoquan said, so he shamelessly went over to ask Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan did not hide his secrets and told Cheng Yu the little story.
After hearing this, Cheng Yu looked at Ma Xiaoquan in surprise and said, "Master Shangxian, are you serious about this?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Of course, why did I lie to you? If you don't believe me, just go and investigate and you will know!"
Cheng Yu acted cautiously and immediately started to implement it. After investigation, it was indeed as what Master Shangxian said, or even worse.
Cheng Yu was shocked and quickly reported to his lord Cao Cao. Cao Cao was shocked at first, and then quickly made arrangements and ordered Cheng Yu to handle the matter.
The response to the whole thing was very fast, taking less than 2 days in total.
Watching Cheng Yu go to deal with the difficult matter mentioned by his lord, Zhang Liao asked Ma Xiaoquan curiously: "Sir Shangxian, what did you say that your lord and Duke Cheng said that Cheng Yu is so nervous?"
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand and said, "I just told a short story. Well, the name of this story is On How Infighting Was Created."
Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment and patted his head: "No wonder!"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and walked away.
After Cao Cao and Cheng Yu finished dealing with the internal strife, several days passed.
Cao Cao was very depressed, but he had no choice. Although he was the prime minister, the Han Dynasty did not belong to his Cao family. To put it mildly, he was holding the emperor's orders to disobey him. At worst, he, Cao Cao, was also facing enemies from both sides.
Wiping the sweat on his head, Cao Cao sighed and said: "Thanks to Lord Shangxian for reminding me! Otherwise, it would be unimaginable. I didn't expect that I would fight on the front line, and those people... hehe