Chapter 005-Cao Ren Who Was Shocked to the Point of Cold Sweat! (New book!)
Xinye.
At this moment, Cao Ren was standing on the city wall of Xinye with his subordinates.
Cao Ren smiled as he listened to the compliments of his subordinates.
"General's reputation is shocking. The Liu brothers must have heard that General had sent troops over, so they retreated without fighting. General is mighty!”
"That's right. If the General were to step out, he would naturally be able to capture them easily. If the Liu, Guan, and Zhang brothers didn't escape in advance, I'm afraid that the city would become General's prisoner!”
Hearing the compliments behind him, the smile on Cao Ren's face grew wider, and even his body felt a little light.
He waved his hands and said humbly,"How can it be my credit? It's clearly the Prime Minister's reputation that has led to this!"”
Although Cao Ren sounded humble, he was actually very happy.
"General is too humble. The Prime Minister's reputation is undeniable, but the credit goes to General.”One of Cao Ren's deputy generals said," At the beginning of the year, the Prime Minister sent General Xia Hou, General Li Dian, and General Yu Jin to attack Liu Bei. However, they were defeated!"”
"Yes!"
Cao Ren nodded slightly.
That sounded like it.
Xiahou Dun, that idiot, was greedy and rushed forward, which was why he fell into an ambush. As a result, tens of thousands of troops were almost killed.
He wanted to see what the Xiahou brothers would say when he got back. He wanted to see if they still had the face to show off in front of his big brother!
Cao Ren thought proudly.
All forces had conflicts.
It was the same for Cao Cao's subordinates.
The Cao generals and Xiahou generals both wanted to become Cao Cao's most important subordinates.
Therefore, there were many fights in the open and in the dark.
The last time Xiahou Dun was defeated in Xinye, Zhuge Liang almost burned his eyebrows.
This time, when Cao Ren led his troops here, the Liu, Guan, and Zhang brothers were so scared that they abandoned the city and fled.
After returning to the capital, Cao Ren naturally had to show off to the Xiahou brothers.
At that time, he would be able to determine who was stronger in front of Cao Cao. He wanted to see how the Xiahou brothers would face him in the future.
The more Cao Ren thought about it, the happier he became.
Outside Xinye City, 20,000 soldiers were slowly entering the city.
Cao Ren stood on the city wall with his hands on his waist and looked at the city wall with a smug expression.
"Men, go, send a letter to the Prime Minister. Tell him that Liu Bei fled when he heard that the Prime Minister had sent his troops here. Xinye City has been taken.”Cao Ren waved his hand and said in high spirits.
"Here!"
After hearing Cao Ren's words, his subordinates went down the city to prepare for Cao Cao's camp in Yuyang.
However, before Cao Ren's men could leave the city…
In the distance, a fast horse stirred up a cloud of dust on the plains outside Xinye City.
"800 li is urgent. General Cao Ren, receive the order!”
"800 li is urgent. General Cao Ren, receive the order!”
A pair of red flags were stuck on the back of the cavalrymen, and the word "dodge" was embroidered on the flag.
Cao Ren hurriedly walked down the city wall when he saw the cavalryman.
"General Cao Ren, accept the Prime Minister's order!"
After arriving at the city, Cao Ren stepped forward and took the secret order with both hands.
"The Prime Minister has ordered Anxi General Cao Ren to quickly check if there are any ambushes in Xinye City. Also, order the army to withdraw from Xinye immediately!”
the messenger said in one breath.
What?
Cao Ren raised his head and was stunned.
"How does the Prime Minister know that our army has already taken Xinye?”Cao Ren widened his eyes in confusion.
He had just entered Xinye, so how did Cao Cao, who was dozens of miles away, know?
"This subordinate doesn't know. This subordinate was only ordered to pass on the Prime Minister's order. Please quickly check it, General Cao Ren!”The messenger returned.
Cao Ren turned around and looked at the empty Xinye City in confusion.
What kind of ambush would there be in this empty city?
If there were still commoners in the city, Liu Bei could have the soldiers disguise themselves as commoners and wait for his army to enter the city before attacking.
However, there was no one in Xinye City at all.
What kind of ambush would there be?
Could it be that his brother's suspicion was acting up again?
"Did the Prime Minister say anything about an ambush?”Cao Ren asked tentatively.
"The Prime Minister said to have General Anxi pay attention to fire attacks!" The messenger nodded.”
"Fire attack?"
Cao Ren's eyebrows knitted together as he thought about it carefully.
Suddenly, Cao Ren, who was standing beside the city gate, seemed to see something out of the corner of his eye.
He suddenly turned his head.
Not far from the two sides of the city gate, there was actually a pile of withered grass.
Cao Ren's eyes widened as he pointed at the withered grass that stretched far away.""Who placed this here?”
The surrounding generals looked at each other and shook their heads.
"General, it seems that we have been here since we entered the city.”A deputy general reminded.
What?
Cao Ren's heart skipped a beat as he realized that he had been careless.
"Let's go take a look!"
A few soldiers immediately went to check.
After turning the withered grass upside down, the soldiers frowned.
A pungent smell rose from under the withered grass.
Cao Ren, who was standing at the same spot, had a bad feeling when he saw the soldiers 'actions.
Cao Ren quickly walked forward and looked at the pile of withered grass.
"General!" A soldier grabbed a handful of black soil from under the soil and widened his eyes in shock."It's kerosene. There's kerosene buried all over the place, General!”
Thump! Thump!
Cao Ren was so scared that he took three steps back.
Fire oil!
It was actually kerosene!
It was currently autumn, and if the twenty thousand troops entered the city, the sky would turn dark. With just a little spark, the entire new wilderness would be set ablaze.
Cold sweat dripped down Cao Ren's forehead.
"Quick, quick, order the army to leave the city immediately.”
As Cao Ren spoke, he turned around and left the city.
"Immediately send someone to report to the Prime Minister that there is an ambush in Xinye. The city is covered in kerosene and my army has yet to enter the city!”
Cao Ren lied.
He had just been thinking about how to humiliate the Xiahou brothers on the city wall, but in the blink of an eye, if it hadn't been for his big brother Cao Cao's reminder, he would've been doomed.
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