Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan came to Cao Cao because he couldn't bear the demands from his wives every night, hoping that Cao Cao would give him an idea. Cao Cao told a very pertinent method and at the same time expressed his intention to request...
Ma Xiaoquan thought for a moment and said slowly: "Xiao Cao, do you want to ask Sun Quan about his attack on Hefei?"
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Master Shangxian has a wonderful plan. Yes, this is indeed the case! Master Shangxian, I hope you can give me some suggestions or opinions."
Ma Xiaoquan curled his lips and said: "During the Battle of Chibi Wulin, I wrote you a letter, asking you to be cautious and cautious, but you old boy didn't listen to me..."
Cao Cao argued: "Master Shangxian, it's not that I don't listen, it's just that I was far away in Jingzhou, and there have been constant internal strife in the north."
Cao Cao was right. After the Battle of Chibi Wulin, Cao Cao quickly returned to the north. The only reason was that there was civil strife in the north.
If there had been no civil strife, if Cao Cao was defeated and retreated to reorganize his army and continue fighting with the Sun and Liu coalition, there would still be a possibility of a war. Moreover, even if Cao Cao was defeated, the northern part of Jingzhou would also belong to Cao Cao. It can be said that Cao Cao also made a profit.
Yes, it’s just a matter of making more or less.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and pointed at Cao Cao and said: "You old boy, you have a rotten belly. Hum, I hope you helped me come up with a good idea, so I will give you a little advice."
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly took his son Cao Pi to bow to Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan accepted it calmly, waved his hand and asked: "Xiao Cao, is the current Hefei defender Zhang Liao?"
Cao Cao hummed.
Ma Xiaoquan asked again: "How long has it been since Sun Quan besieged Hefei?"
Cao Cao said: "It has been more than two months."
"Yeah" Ma Xiaoquan secretly started the data device in his body.
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan's silence, Cao Cao thought that Master Shangxian was thinking and was very happy.
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan just forgot the progress of history because the time was too long, and his sudden silence was just to check the data device in his body.
"Oh...that's it..." After re-reading the historical data, Ma Xiaoquan finally understood.
Cao Cao stepped forward: "Master Shangxian, do you have any idea?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Well, there is a way, it just depends on whether you are willing to do it!"
Cao Cao said: "Of course, as long as the siege of Hefei can be lifted, even if I..." When Cao Cao said this, he suddenly thought of something and quickly covered his mouth.
Beside him, Cao Pi's eyebrows twitched fiercely twice, sweating for his father.
Cao Pi thought to himself: Fortunately, his father did not continue, otherwise he would have lost a lot of money.
Ma Xiaoquan saw Cao Cao's thoughts and suddenly remembered something.
I still remember that when he first returned to Yecheng, Cao Cao suddenly sent someone to visit Ma Xiaoquan and told him that General Le Jin of Xiangyang had discovered a large amount of treasure and asked Master Shangxian to transport it back...
Ma Xiaoquan immediately yelled and cursed the envoy back.
Ma Xiaoquan regretted it afterwards. Although Cao Cao did not pursue the case further, it was only because Cao Cao was dealing with other matters. Based on Ma Xiaoquan's understanding of Cao Cao, as long as Cao Cao was free, he would definitely pursue the treasure.
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Xiao Cao, do you still remember the letter Le Jin wrote to you when I came back?"
Cao Cao thought for a moment and nodded.
Ma Xiaoquan snorted coldly: "Let me tell you the truth, the treasures all belong to me. I asked Le Jin to help me at the beginning, and later I gave him 30%. I didn't expect that boy to hold my men hostage and steal the treasures. Of course, afterwards,
I'm coming back, but I don't know how Le Jin wrote to you..."
After listening to Master Shangxian's retelling, Cao Cao thought to himself: No matter who owns this treasure, it is now in the hands of this demon, and I can't take it anymore. This demon does not seek real power, but only wealth...
...Well, I have a lot of money, so I don’t need these things...
Cao Cao chuckled and said, "Please rest assured, Lord Immortal, no matter who owns this treasure..."
Ma Xiaoquan's eyes widened, he concentrated a little, and the palms of his hands immediately ignited with red flames: "What, you mean I lied to you?"
Cao Cao was startled, and quickly took two steps back and waved his hands: "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I just said that this guy Le Jin lied. Master Shangxian, that treasure is definitely yours, absolutely!"
Ma Xiaoquan glared at Cao Cao with his eyes raised: "Are you sure it's mine?"
Cao Cao nodded solemnly and said: "Of course it's confirmed! That bitch like Le Jin can still lead troops. I didn't expect that he would be so greedy for money that he would end up greedy for you, Lord Shangxian. It's unreasonable!"
Ma Xiaoquan extinguished the red flames in his hands, stepped forward and patted Cao Cao on the shoulder: "That's good, I thought you had any objections?"
Cao Cao wiped the sweat from his head and said hey: "How can I have any opinion? Lord Shangxian, it's not like you don't know that my thoughts are all on the Battle of Hefei right now."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Actually, this problem is easy to solve. You just ask someone to write an anonymous letter to Sun Quan, saying that he is a rat, and then send a general to rescue him."
Cao Cao asked: "Why did you write an anonymous letter to Sun Quan?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Sun Quan is young after all. If you incite him anonymously, he will be impulsive. When the time comes...you know"
Cao Cao nodded and asked: "Who should we send? Master Shangxian, what do you think of Xiahou Dun?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Yuan Rang has important things to do and has no time to go. I heard there is a guy named Zhang Xi, so just send him!"
Cao Cao thought for a while, nodded and said: "Well, Zhang Xi is cautious and can be sent. Okay, then let's send Zhang Xi as Master Shangxian said!"
...
Cao Cao ordered someone to send an anonymous letter to Sun Quan, cursing Sun Quan in his heart for being a rat and not as powerful as his father and brother.
Sun Quan was furious and immediately decided to go to war personally.
Zhang Hong, the chief historian, stepped forward to persuade Sun Quan and told him a lot of truths. Sun Quan finally listened.
On the other hand, Cao Cao sent General Zhang Xi to Hefei for rescue. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xi stood still, which made Hefei guard Zhang Liao very depressed.
When Zhang Liao was in a state of panic, he received an urgent letter. When he opened it, he found that it was from the Immortal.
The content in my heart was very simple. I only wrote five words: Ask Jiang Ji for help.
According to what was said in the letter, Zhang Liao immediately sent people to Yangzhou to convey the information for help to Jiang Ji, the then Yangzhou commander.
Jiang Ji analyzed the war situation and immediately pretended to have received a letter from Zhang Xi, saying that 40,000 troops had arrived nearby, and Jiang Ji "deliberately" spread this information through the trail.
When Sun Quan got the news, he was shocked when he heard that Cao Cao had sent 40,000 troops to rescue him.
The Wu army was traveling long distances to fight, and the war situation was quite advantageous. If Cao Cao's reinforcements arrived, they would definitely be spoiled. After thinking about it, Sun Quan decided to withdraw his troops.
...
The news of Sun Quan's withdrawal soon reached Cao Cao's ears.
Cao Cao was very happy and immediately went out to visit Ma Xiaoquan in the Ma family compound.
When he learned that Cao Cao was coming, Ma Xiaoquan immediately ordered his subordinates to prepare for the arrival, while he himself was thinking about another thing...