Fan City.
Cao Cao led his army to camp 30 miles outside Fan City.
At this moment.
Cao Cao sat in front of the table, his face radiant and full of energy. Even Xun You, Cheng Yu, and the others beside him had not seen Cao Cao like this for a long time.
What made Cao Cao happy was…
Not long ago, there was news that Liu Cong of Jing State had surrendered!
It could be said that Jingzhou had fallen into Cao Cao's hands without a single soldier.
Jingzhou was too important to Cao Cao.
If he wanted to go south, Jingzhou was an important springboard. This made Cao Cao determined to go south.
He had never thought that Jing Province would be in his hands so smoothly.
However, he also knew that with Liu Biao's death, Jingzhou would no longer have a backbone, and chaos was inevitable.
But what Cao Cao feared the most was Liu Bei occupying Jingzhou.
With Liu Bei's shameless personality and Zhuge Liang's plan, it was only a matter of time before Jingzhou fell into their hands. At that time, they would definitely put on a show to let the world know that Liu Bei did not want it, but had no choice.
This was also the reason why Cao Cao immediately went to the south after Liu Biao's death.
Cao Cao could clearly see Liu Bei's wild ambitions.
If Liu Bei did not have any intentions, would he be willing to be the watchdog of Jingzhou for so many years?
"Report!"
Cao Cao was holding a book of war in his hands, carefully reading it.
Cao Cao raised his head.
"What is it?" Cao Cao asked casually.
The soldier replied," Prime Minister, Xun Rong requests an audience!”
"Oh?"
Cao Cao was stunned.
He turned around and looked at Cheng Yu, Xun You, and the others.
These people also looked at each other with a suspicious expression.
Xun Rong asked for an audience?
Could it be something big?
Older strategists like Cheng Yu and Xun You followed Cao Cao, while younger strategists like Xun Rong and Chen Qun were at the front lines to gain experience. This time, Xun Rong had returned from the front lines for something big.
No one could guess what was going on.
Cao Cao quickly put down the military book, stood up, and called out," Quickly let him in."”
Soon, Xun Rong arrived at Cao Cao's tent.
After seeing Cao Cao, Xun Rong's expression became anxious. He bowed slightly and asked hurriedly.
"May I ask Prime Minister if there are any generals occupying Xinye?”
Cao Cao pondered for a moment before looking at everyone. Everyone shook their heads, and Cao Cao shook his head firmly, saying," No one has reported so far. I believe that no one has occupied Xinye.”
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xun Rong heaved a sigh of relief.
It was alright!
They had arrived!
"That's good, that's good." Xun Rong calmed himself down and bowed to Cao Cao." Prime Minister, please give the order that Xinye cannot be occupied for the time being!"”
Cao Cao frowned in confusion.
Xun You and the others were also puzzled.
Looking at Xun Rong's nervous and sincere face, Cao Cao asked," Boya, why?”
Xun Rong took a few deep breaths to ease the bumpy journey and explained to Cao Cao.
"Prime Minister, Zhuge Liang is truly a vicious person!”
"Just as General Yuan Rang said, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have already left Xinye. However, when they left, they also moved the people in the city.”
"There's no one in Xinye City now!”
Cao Cao looked at Xun Rong in confusion." What's so strange about that? Isn't this just right?"
That's right!
It was a normal operation!
Even Cheng Yu, Xun You, and the others didn't find anything amiss.
Xun Rong looked at these people and stomped his feet on the ground." Aiya, think carefully. Liu Bei has escaped so many times. When have I ever seen him take the commoners with him when he escaped?!"”
"Zhuge Liang, this is like setting Xinye on fire!”
"Ah?"
Cao Cao was shocked.
Burning Xinye?
Suddenly, he thought it through.
Cheng Yu, Xun You, and the others also thought it through.
The purpose of moving the people away was to burn down Xinye.
Otherwise, what was the point of moving the commoners away?
At this moment, everyone's gaze fell on Xun Rong and they praised him. Among them, Xun You looked the most pleased.
The Xun family of Yingchuan has a successor!
Xun Rong did well!
Even Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and the rest revealed envious expressions.
The younger generation of the Xun Clan was indeed admirable!
She was so young, yet she had thought so thoroughly.
There was probably no one in Yingchuan who could compare to Xun Rong.
After all, even the older generation might not have thought of such a thing.
Cao Cao cupped his hands at Xun Rong.
"If not for Boya, I would have fallen for Zhuge Liang's trap!”
"In this battle, Wu Ding will give Boya the greatest credit!”
Xun You took a step forward and stood in front of Xun Rong.
As Xun Rong's elder, Xun You still had to protect the younger generation. Of course, when he was praised, he had to block in front.
He turned to Xun Rong and said.
"The Xun family is not worthy of such a grand ceremony from the Prime Minister!”
"Prime Minister, you're too kind!"
"Boya, why aren't you thanking the Prime Minister?!”
At this moment, Xun Rong waved his hand without any intention of thanking him." Prime Minister, to be honest, Boya didn't come up with this idea.”
"Ah?"
Cao Cao was shocked!
Figures flashed through his mind.
If Xun Rong didn't think of it, then…
Cao Cao asked curiously," Could it be that Chen Qun came up with it?”
Among the younger generation of strategists, Xun Rong and Chen Qun were the best.
However, in this battle, Xun Rong followed Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun, while Chen Qun followed Cao Ren and Cao Hong.
If Xun Rong had not thought of this, then it could have been Chen Qun.
Cao Cao hadn't found anyone else in the younger generation who had such abilities.
It wasn't that Cao Cao was underestimating himself. Even the people present might not be able to think of such a situation. It was the same for him.
Xun Rong shook his head." Prime Minister, it's not Chen Qun either.”
Cao Cao was even more surprised.
"Then who is it?"
Xun Rong said firmly.
"The one who broke Zhuge Liang's plan was…General Yuan Rang!”
"What?"
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
It was actually Xiahou Dun?
How was this possible?
He was a general who fought in the war, how could he have such thoughts?
"Are you sure?"
Cao Cao was skeptical.
Xun Rong nodded.
"This matter cannot be faked. It is General Yuan Rang!”
Cao Cao was stunned again.
He stood rooted to the ground.
Xiahou Dun's face appeared in his mind…
Forget it!
Cao Cao waved his hand.
It was too ugly. It was better not to appear.
However, he did not understand.
What was going on with Xiahou Dun these few days?
First, he had expected Liu Bei to run away, then he had proposed the idea of using the Emperor's order to disobey. Now, he had seen through Zhuge Liang's plan of burning the new fields.
This Xiahou Dun was both literary and martial. He was truly a peerless monster!
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