"My lord, this is what happened. After I slept last night, a ray of jade shone on my bed. In a daze, I saw an old man walking in with a walking stick.
He told me that my lord is a dragon among men and will definitely achieve great things. A mere Lu Bu is like an ant trying to shake a tree and will definitely not be able to stop my lord's great cause.
He also told me that there would be heavy rain today and told me to tell my lord to dig up the Si River and flood Xiapi!”
Xu Chu's words were so convincing that even he himself almost believed it.
It couldn't be helped. He was used to bragging, and it wasn't easy to change it.
Of course, this was not the main reason.
Xu Chu was not a petty person and could not bear to see Qin Chuan make a contribution.
It was because during their casual chat last night, Qin Chuan had repeatedly expressed that he only wanted to be a cook, a general, a strategist, or something else. It was too tiring and dangerous.
Otherwise, with his plan alone, it would not be a problem for him to join the army.
However, it was not a big problem. Qin Chuan just wanted to be a cook. With his current title as a general, it was only a matter of a word to guarantee that he would be the head cook.
At least he didn't waste his saliva.
Xu Chu's absurd words did not make the group of generals suspect anything.
It was as if this statement was more believable than what Xu Chu thought of himself.
Perhaps this era was still too superstitious about ghosts and gods.
Although Cao Cao didn't believe it, he waved his hand helplessly and said,"
"Alright, all of you return to your own camps and reorganize your troops. Prepare to attack Xiapi City in three days!”
"My lord, this general…this general hasn't finished speaking.”
It was not easy to get a chance to shine, but Xu Chu was still not satisfied.
Besides, you should at least show me what kind of reward you're going to give me. It's tiring to not say anything after such a great contribution.
"If you haven't finished, you can go back to the camp and talk. If you're still not satisfied, you can say it again from the beginning to the end. In short, go back to the camp and reorganize your troops!”
"Yes…"
Xu Chu retreated awkwardly.
The officials also left, leaving only Cao Cao and Guo Jia in the tent.
Cao Cao stroked his short beard and narrowed his eyes.
"Fengxiao, do you believe Xu Chu?”
Guo Jia shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Others may not know what kind of person Zhongkang is, but does the lord not know? How could he say such words? I feel that there must be an expert behind him.
However, he was not a greedy person. It seemed that he was entrusted by that expert and it was inconvenient for him to reveal his identity, so he deliberately concealed it.”
Cao Cao thought carefully and did not speak for a long time.
Only the generals would believe such preposterous stories about meeting immortals in their dreams. Cao Cao and Guo Jia naturally did not.
However, if this matter was false, it proved that it was as Guo Jia had said. Xu Chu had an expert guiding him from behind.
There was actually such a genius in his own camp, but he didn't notice it. It felt like a poor man had buried thousands of taels of gold in his house, but he didn't know at all.
Now that Daye was on the rise, how could Cao Cao let such a talent go?
"Fengxiao, send someone to secretly keep an eye on Xu Chu. I want to see what kind of talent is hidden in our military camp!”
"Understood!"
……
For three consecutive days, heavy rain poured down.
The originally turbulent Si River had now risen by more than ten feet.
Three days later, in the middle of the night, Cao Cao sent people to dig up the embankment of the Si River and guide all the water into Xiapi City.
Tens of thousands of soldiers had become fish and prawns in the water. Although Lu Bu and the Western Liang cavalry were elite soldiers, they were not familiar with the water.
With the flood, Xu Chu, Cao Ren, and the rest of the army pressing in, the city was easily breached.
In the next few days, Cao Cao cleared out the remaining remnants of Lu Bu's army and recovered the counties of Xiapi Prefecture.
On this day, in Xu Prefecture, Cao Cao was asking the crowd about the punishment of the captives.
The others were easy to deal with, but this Liu Bei gave him a headache.
He was a person who looked harmless on the surface, but on the inside, he made Cao Cao feel uneasy.
"My lord, I suggest that we appoint Liu Bei as the governor of Xu Prefecture, but only grant him the authority to govern the prefecture. The soldiers stationed in the city will be our own people.
This way, the lord could also enjoy the reputation of loving talents!”
"My lord, I suggest that we kill Liu Bei! The big ear thief deceives the world to steal fame, regards himself as orthodox, but in fact harbors evil intentions, aiming at the world!”
"My lord, Liu Bei is the grandson of the emperor. If we kill him now, I'm afraid the world will be disappointed. Why don't we bring him back to Xuchang and appoint him as a civilian? This way, we can control him and not let others say anything!”
Cheng Yu suggested stability, Xun Yu wanted to prevent future troubles, and Jia Xu wanted to lock Liu Bei and the Emperor together.
The three of them gave three different choices, giving Cao Cao a headache.
There was a certain risk in using Liu Bei, but he could use him to put on the banner of loving talent. This advertising effect could not be ignored, especially when he was currently employing people.
Furthermore, he had Guan Yu and Zhang Fei under him, so he could use Liu Bei as a hostage to dispatch the two of them.
However, it was precisely because the two of them were too valiant that there were not many people in his camp who could match them in a one-on-one battle. This way, Liu Bei's chances of sneaking away would greatly increase.
However, if he killed him, he was afraid that the scholars in the world would think that he had no tolerance for others. In the future, who would dare to come and seek refuge?
This was truly a dilemma.
At this moment, Guo Jia walked in from outside.
"My lord, we found him."
"Who is it?"
"The deity who visited General Xu in his dreams."
As he was busy these few days, Cao Cao had forgotten about this matter.
After so many days, there was finally something. Cao Cao, who was in a good mood, clapped his hands and said happily,
"Alright, everyone can leave first. We'll discuss this matter after I make a good decision!”
The reason why he was able to take down Lu Bu and attack Xiapi so easily was all thanks to this person. He wanted to see who this divine being was!
After Cao Cao and Guo Jia passed through the layers of barracks, they arrived at the kitchen. Just as they were about to enter, they heard Xu Chu's laughter coming from inside.
"Haha, Brother Qin, what you said is too accurate. There really is a heavy rain. And guess what? The lord and you have a telepathic connection, and he also used the plan to flood Xiapi.
What a pity. If you had offered up this plan, wouldn't you have had a good career?”
"Keep a low profile, Old Xu. I told you, I'm just a cook.”
Brother Qin, Old Xu?
Cao Cao and Guo Jia looked at each other in confusion.
What was going on?
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