Xiahou Dun's rations camp had been burned, and the rations he had brought with him could not last for more than a few days. He had no choice but to bring his 100,000-strong army back to Xudu to beg for forgiveness from Prime Minister Cao.
However, Xiahou Dun was not panicking now.
Although their rations were burned and they did not capture Liu Bei and Zhuge alive like they had boasted to Prime Minister Cao before the expedition, they did not lose too many troops.
Overall, it was acceptable.
More importantly, he had invited someone who could predict Zhuge Liang's plans.
Such a person was much more important than food!
Perhaps the Prime Minister would reward him.
Not only did he not make any mistakes, but he also made contributions.
Thinking of this…
The corners of Xiahou Dun's mouth curled up unconsciously, and even his spirit soared.
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Xinye.
At this moment, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were standing on the city walls of Xinye.
Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan in his hand, and he was clad in a long silk robe. He narrowed his eyes as he looked at the raging flames within An Lin's body with a confident expression on his face.
"Advisor Jun, I'm afraid that the Cao army has been reduced to ashes by now, right?”
A rare smile appeared on Liu Bei's face. He had finally gotten his revenge today. If a fire could burn tens of thousands of Cao Cao's troops, how satisfying would that be?!
How many times had Cao Cao humiliated him over the years?!
Thinking of this, Liu Bei felt bitter.
Now, he could finally hold his head high.
If he could, he wanted to boil a pot of green plum wine and discuss with Cao Cao who was the true hero in the world.
There were three people that Liu Bei hated the most in his life.
Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, and Cao Aman.
More importantly, he had never won against Cao Cao.
However, this was all a humiliating past. Now that he had invited Zhuge Liang, he finally tasted victory.
This feeling was truly wonderful!
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and waved his feather fan." As long as Cao Cao's army enters An Lin, the hundred thousand soldiers will definitely not be able to return. My lord, you can rest assured and Xinye will be safe!”
Liu Bei immediately cupped his hands and bowed to Zhuge Liang. He said sincerely," The military is wise and wise. It is admirable. With the help of the military counselor, we no longer have to suffer under the roof of others. It is only a matter of time before we help the Han Dynasty!"”
Zhuge Liang quickly helped Liu Bei up." My lord, what are you doing? My lord has visited me three times in the thatched cottage. I am very grateful. I will definitely follow my lord and help you to support the Han Dynasty. I will do my best until I die!”
Liu Bei's eyes were filled with tears as he held Zhuge Liang's hand.
"Military Advisor!"
"My lord!"
"Meeting a military counselor is like a fish meeting water!”
"It is also Liang's honor to meet Lord!”
Just as the two of them were looking at each other affectionately, the sound of hurried horse hooves rang out, followed by a thunderous roar.
"Open the door!"
The two of them looked down and saw a group of soldiers had already arrived. The one leading this group of soldiers was Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei's face was covered in ashes and his face was filled with killing intent. He looked up and saw Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang standing on the city wall. He immediately pointed at Zhuge Liang and cursed.
"Big brother, what kind of birdman is this! I followed this bird's plan to burn An Lin, but in the end, only a thousand Cao soldiers had entered An Lin's camp. This fire had burned a hole in my pants!”
"There's such a thing?"
Liu Bei turned his head and looked at Zhuge Liang with some doubt.
Although his third brother looked reckless, he was still a cultured person. Now that he was cursing, he must have suffered a lot. Looking at his half-exposed body, it was especially eye-catching.
Liu Bei hurriedly went down the city wall to welcome Zhang Fei. Zhuge Liang followed closely behind.
"Third brother, what happened?" Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei and was shocked. It was too tragic. Half of his thick eyebrows had been burned.
Zhang Fei panted as he said," Big Brother, I've been lying in ambush in An Lin for an entire day, waiting for the Cao army to enter the forest. But who knew that only a thousand of the Cao army would come in? This fire didn't burn the Cao army, but it burned me half to death.”
Liu Bei was slightly startled.
Didn't burn the Cao army?
He was just talking to Zhuge Liang about how many Cao Cao soldiers could be burned to death.
Wasn't this too different from what he had imagined?
Didn't burn to death?
Looking at Zhang Fei, he was already very dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang. This time, he was even more furious.
What kind of military advisor was this?
At this moment, Guan Yu returned.
Guan Yu's face was red and gloomy, like a donkey's. It was long and if one looked carefully, there were dozens of mosquito bites on his face.
If Zhang Fei had at least set a fire and killed a few Cao soldiers, he was even more miserable. He hid in the forest for half a day, but not even a bird came.
He had been feeding mosquitoes for an entire day.
"Humph!"
Seeing Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu snorted coldly and ignored him.
"Second brother, don't be unreasonable!"
Then, Zhao Yun returned.
After Zhao Yun returned, he bowed to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang excitedly and said," Advisor, you are indeed a wise man. I burned the Cao army's provisions and now the Cao army has begun to retreat!”
Liu Bei heaved a sigh of relief.
Finally, there was good news.
No matter what, the Cao army had retreated this time.
With Cao Cao's army retreating, Xinye would temporarily have no worries.
However, this was a perfect plan. How did it end up like this?
Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang in confusion. Zhuge Liang stopped shaking his feather fan and his eyes were dazed." Advisor, what is going on?"”
Zhuge Liang thought carefully.
It shouldn't be!
Could it be that there was an expert in the Cao army?
But if there was a master, why would the grain be burned?
"My lord, there must be something fishy about this matter. Could it be that the two generals were discovered when they were lying in ambush?”Zhuge Liang looked at Zhang Fei and Guan Yu," If we are discovered, this plan will not work!”
Yes!
Someone must have found out.
Otherwise, why did the Cao army not fall into an ambush and instead have their rations burned?
Liu Bei also nodded," What the military counselor said makes sense. Second brother, third brother, you two are too careless. How could the Cao army not be able to follow the military counselor's plan? The two of you must have been too careless in your work. On account that the Cao army has already retreated, I won't pursue the two of you. I hope that Second Brother and Third Brother can quickly return to the city to rest.”
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were stunned.
Wasn't this shifting of the blame too perfect?
The two of them glared at Zhuge Liang at the same time.
However, Liu Bei had already seen their gazes and scolded," Brothers, don't be so rude to the military counselor in the future. The military counselor burned the rations and retreated 100,000 Cao troops. He has made a great contribution in this battle and should be rewarded!”
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