Cao Ying, Pengcheng Great Stronghold.
Because of Kong Rong and Tian Kai's arrival, Cao Cao had transferred Dian Wei back to the main camp.
He also gathered the civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.
"Kong Rong and Tian Kai have joined forces and are stationed in the forest north of Peng City in an attempt to intimidate our army.”
"I intend to break Kong Rong and Tian Kai first and take their heads to force Tao Qian to surrender.”
"What do you think?"
Cao Cao was calm.
Tian Kai, Cao Cao, never seen.
But Kong Rong was an old acquaintance.
After all, they had fought against Dong Zhuo together.
Cao Cao still remembered that Kong Rong had a subordinate named Wu Anguo. Other than the three heroes of the Peach Garden, he was the only one who had survived with Lu Bu and Hua Xiong!
But it's just a matter of familiarity.
If Kong Rong dared to come to save Tao Qian, Cao Cao and Zhao Zhao would kill him without delay!
Cao Hong immediately requested," My lord, give me five thousand soldiers. We will defeat Kong Rong and Tian Kai tonight and bring their heads to congratulate my lord!"”
The generals of the clan requested for orders, but the generals of other surnames were unwilling to be outdone.
Le Jin, who was known for his bravery, also stepped forward."My lord, I don't need five thousand. Give me three thousand soldiers and I can defeat Kong Rong and Tian Kai!”
"Le Wenqian, you dare to fight with me?" Cao Hong was furious.”
Le Jin raised his head." Killing thieves and making contributions depends on one's own ability. Whoever has the greatest ability will naturally go!"”
Seeing that Cao Hong and Le Jin were about to argue in the tent, Cao Cao stopped them in time.
Guo Jia stepped forward and said," My lord is wise. If you want to defeat Tao Qian, you must first defeat Tao Qian's reinforcements. General Cao and General Le are both valiant generals of our army. We can let them lead an army each to attack Kong Rong and Tian Kai's main camp from the left and right!”
"In this way, we can break it in one battle!"
Cao Cao twirled his beard and laughed.
At this moment.
He ordered his soldiers to report immediately.
"Report! My lord, General Xiahou Dun and General Li Dian have urgent matters to see you!”
Cao Cao's smile stopped abruptly.
Why were Xiahou Dun and Li Dian back?
Xiahou Dun went to attack Qu County, Li Dian went to help defend Yinping.
How could he return at this time, and at the same time!
unless
Cao Cao's aura turned cold.
A bad premonition arose.
"Let them in!"
Guo Jia also sensed that something was wrong. Even his favorite wine gourd was sealed at this moment.
Not long after.
Li Dian and Xiahou Dun entered together.
However, the difference was…
Li Dian was wearing armor while Xiahou Dun was only wearing plain clothes and carrying a bundle of thorns.
Upon seeing Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun kowtowed and cried,""My lord! I fell into Liu Bei's trap by mistake, lost my troops and generals, and lost Yinping. Please kill me to enforce military law!”
In an instant.
The entire tent was silent.
Xiahou Dun's words revealed a few pieces of information.
One, Xiahou Dun was ambushed and defeated.
Secondly, Liu Bei was added to the reinforcements of Xu Prefecture.
Third, Yin Ping was lost!
"Yuan Rang, what's going on?" Cao Cao's expression darkened. Why did you fall into Liu Bei's trap when you attacked Qu County?”
The lord actually knows that I went to attack Qu County?
Detestable Yu Jin!
He actually slandered his lord!
Although Xiahou Dun had met Li Dian, Li Dian was a tactful person. He only said that he was following Cao Cao's orders to help defend Yin Ping and did not mention anything else that violated taboos.
After secretly blaming Yu Jin, Xiahou Dun had no choice but to think of a reason again.
Since Cao Cao knew that he was going to attack Yin Ping, the reason he had discussed with Han Hao could no longer be used!
After a moment of deliberation, Xiahou Dun decided to tell the truth.
At this moment.
She couldn't give all the responsibility to Yu Jin!
"My lord! I originally wanted Qu County to have grain and wanted to break Qu County to obtain grain for the three armies.”
"The counties along the way are all on the lookout.”
"However, when I arrived at the Crouching Bull Slope outside Qu County, I was lured to a narrow area by Taishi Ci, who claimed to be the county captain of Qu County.”
"When we broke out of the encirclement, we met Zhang Fei again!”
"Deputy General Han Hao and I took the road back to Yinping, but we encountered Liu Bei's cavalry there!”
"I didn't dare to go to Yinping, so I came back with Li Dian!”
Cao Cao was furious. You have been using troops since you were young. Don't you know that in the narrow mountains and forests, you need to guard against fire attacks?”
Xiahou Dun didn't dare to raise his head." Deputy General Han Hao advised me many times, but I thought that the Qu County soldiers were all nameless people. They wouldn't be able to use such a complicated fire strategy, so I didn't guard against them!”
Xiahou Dun didn't forget to put in a good word for Han Hao.
As expected, Cao Cao didn't blame Han Hao. Instead, he praised,""I made Han Hao your deputy general because he's cautious. You have to listen to his opinions in the future and don't act willfully!”
When Xiahou Dun heard this, he knew that he had passed the test, but he still kowtowed and apologized.""But I lost 5,000 soldiers, and only Han Hao and I escaped. If the lord doesn't punish me, I will feel uneasy!”
Damn it!
Cao Cao almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Five thousand elite soldiers, and only two escaped?
Cao Cao thought that Xiahou Dun had said that he had lost a few soldiers.
After all.
Victory and defeat were common in the military, and Xiahou Dun was from his own clan. Cao Cao naturally turned a big matter into a small matter.
But five thousand elite soldiers!
There were only 50,000 soldiers in this expedition against Xu Prefecture.
Xiahou Dun lost one-tenth of his strength in one battle?
"Yuan Rang! I know Liu Bei. He is Lu Zhi's disciple, so it's normal for him to know fire stratagems!”
"But wiping out five thousand of your soldiers in one battle is not something the Liu Bei I know can accomplish!”
Cao Cao calmed his tone and tried his best to control himself. He didn't want to push Xiahou Dun out and kill him in a fit of anger.
Instead, he changed the topic to the fire trap!
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