Xu Chu Saw Through Zhuge Liang's Plan?
Cao Cao was in high spirits.
There were only a few words in his heart,"The Duke of Zhou will spit out and feed the world!"
For now, they would attack Xinye first!
……
Xu Chu walked over foolishly.
Cao Cao looked in the direction of Xinye and said casually,"Xu Chu, how many days will it take to conquer this small city of Xinye?”
Xu Chu: " My lord has already made plans. I'm stupid. I won't embarrass myself in front of the Prime Minister."”
Cao Cao waved his hand and said,"Just say it!"”
"My lord, do you have a map to take a look at?" Xu Chu asked.”
At this moment, Xu Chu was imitating Chen Fan. He had heard a lot of things from Chen Fan just now, and now he could show off in front of the Prime Minister…
"Follow me!"
Cao Cao grabbed Xu Chu's hand and entered the main tent. A geomancy map of the nine counties of Jing and Xiang was laid out in the main tent.
Xu Chu pointed to the Geomancy Map and said," My lord has brought the might of heaven to Jingzhou. The nine prefectures of Jingxiang and the six prefectures of Jiangdong will be terrified. Liu Bei's army is less than ten thousand and will not be able to hold Xinye. Therefore, Liu Bei will retreat.”
Cao Cao looked at Xu Chu in surprise…
Since when did Xu Chu become so arrogant?
"In Chu's opinion, the lord will definitely send Cao Ren to lead his troops to Xinye. Previously, Cao Ren and Li Dian led their troops to attack Xinye and were defeated by Xu Shu. Cao Ren is desperate for revenge, and the lord will definitely satisfy General Cao Ren.”
"General Cao Ren will lead the army there. Liu Bei will definitely abandon Xinye and flee…"
Cao Cao nodded. These words were quite insightful.
However, weren't you with Cao Ren when he was sent to Xinye?
Why does it sound like you're not by my side when I say it?
What Cao Cao didn't know was that Xu Chu was just repeating Chen Fan's words.
Not long ago, Cao Ren requested to fight and Cao Cao had sent him to lead 50,000 soldiers to Xinye!
"But…"
Xu Chu changed the topic, and Cao Cao's heart instantly tensed up.
"But what?"
"However, if General Cao Ren is eager for revenge, he will inevitably fall into the trap again.”
" If Liu Bei sets up sulfur and flint in Xinye City and General Cao Ren enters the city rashly, a fire will burn Xinye. Liu Bei will then send a fierce general to counterattack. I'm afraid…"
Hiss…
Cao Cao knew that this was bad!
Cao Ren had already led 50,000 troops to Xinye, and they had probably already taken over Xinye…It was autumn now, and the weather was dry…If it was really as Xu Chu said, Liu Bei would launch another fire attack and counterattack!
Cao Cao sized up Xu Chu as if he wanted to get to know him all over again!
Since when did Xu Chu have such an opinion?
" Where are the scouts?!"
"Yes!"
"800 li is urgent. Tell Cao Ren to be on guard against the fire attack of Xinye City!”
"Here!"
Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao's expression was complicated."Xiahou Yuan will lead 30,000 troops to Xinye to reinforce Cao Ren!!”
"Starry night, we must not delay!”
……
Boom!
Boom!
Dust flew into the air, and the earth trembled. This was the galloping of thousands of horses. Xiahou Yuan led the tiger leopard cavalry to Xinye City.
" It's too late, it's over…" Xiahou Yuan muttered on his warhorse.
He was ordered by Cao Cao to lead 30,000 Tiger Leopard Cavalry to reinforce Cao Ren.
As they charged forward, more than 5,000 soldiers were left behind because they were in a hurry.
Xinye had already turned into a city of fire. The entire sky was dyed red by the raging flames...
Thick smoke billowed, making it difficult for anyone to breathe once they got close.
From afar, several cavalrymen, led by a general in white robes and silver armor wielding a long spear, attacked the large group of Cao Cao soldiers who had luckily escaped Xinye City.
The Cao army was quickly harvested like ants. Corpses were everywhere.
"I wonder how many of Cao Ren's 50,000 soldiers can escape…" Xiahou Yuan's face turned pale.
Cao Ren, whose face was covered in dust, was riding his horse at full speed. He was furious."General, please leave your name!"
"I am Zhao Zilong of Changshan!" the silver-armored general shouted.”
"I'm Zhao Zilong from Changshan!“
……
Outside Chen Fan's tent.
Xu Chu shook his head and muttered softly,"When the enemy advances, I retreat. It means that when you are at a disadvantage, you have to preserve your strength and wait for a chance to change your attack…"
" The enemy retreating while I advance means to strike the enemy's morale and accumulate a small victory into a great victory..."
……
Suddenly, the rapid sound of horse hooves shattered the tranquility of the military camp in the morning.
"Report!"
"Report!"
"Report!"
A single horse galloped over, Cao Hong rushed into the main tent of the central army in a hurry!
"My lord!"
" General Cao Ren led 50,000 troops and was ambushed in Xinye. The big-eared bandits set Xinye on fire…"
"Cao Ren led the generals to break out of the fire and find a way to escape. When he heard that there was no fire at the east gate, he rushed out of the east gate. The soldiers trampled and killed countless people!”
"Cao Ren and the others just escaped from the fire, and Zhao Yun led his army here to fight…"
……
Bang!
Cao Cao slammed his palm on the table and gritted his teeth. He was furious and asked anxiously," How's the damage?"
" Burned to death, fleeing in disorder, countless people were killed. General Cao Ren's 50,000 troops are now only left with 20,000…"
More than half of the 50,000 troops were gone.
How could Cao Cao accept this? You're bullying me too much!"
"More than half of the 50,000 soldiers have been lost. Why is this happening? As for Xiahou Yuan, I sent 30,000 tiger leopard cavalry to reinforce him overnight. How could he still suffer such a crushing defeat?”
"If the Tiger Troop had not arrived at Xinye in time, Cao Ren would have died under Zhao Yun's spear! If Xiahou Yuan arrives in time, I'm afraid he won't even be able to save 20,000 people…"
Cao Cao was stunned.
The anger in his heart was burning…
Bowangpo was on fire, Xinye was on fire…
They were not at the same place, but they were both fire attacks. His beloved general Cao Ren had reached the same threshold twice in a row!
Xu Chu, who was standing at the side, jumped up immediately. His face was flushed with excitement."Look! See, I told you, Zhuge Liang will burn Xinye, I told you!”
One could imagine the depression and distress in Cao Cao's heart!
Although Xu Chu was a well-known simple-minded person and was Cao Cao's favorite battle general, he could not help but be a little too excited.
He seemed to be gloating…
Boss Cao was annoyed. He reached out and threw a stack of documents at Xu Chu."Can't you restrain yourself? Those who know will say that you're a simple-minded fool. Those who don't know will think that you're a spy for the second-year thief!”
Xu Chu coughed and hid his excitement. He lowered his head sulkily and said nothing.
Cao Hong looked at Xu Chu in confusion, then walked forward.""My lord, when has Liu Bei not been beaten like a stray dog by us before?”
"Ever since Liu Bei obtained Zhuge Kongming, we have suffered two consecutive setbacks. Liu Bei obtaining Zhuge has already become a big problem in our hearts!”
Liu Bei was like a fish in water after he got Zhuge.
"If my filial piety was still there, why would it be like this?”Cao Cao could not help but shake his head in grief and indignation.
The conquest of the Wuhuan had caused him to lose his most important strategist.
How could a talented strategist like Zhuge Wolong fall into the hands of a stray dog like Liu Bei? This made Cao Cao even more difficult to accept.
"My Lord, Zhuge Wolong is not to be underestimated. If you had not anticipated the enemy, I am afraid that Xinye would have been lost again, and Cao Ren's 50,000 men would have been completely annihilated!”Cao Hong couldn't help but sigh. The fire that burned Bowang Slope and the fire that burned Xinye. These two fires had caused many people in Cao Camp to be terrified of Zhuge Wolong.
Cao Cao suddenly frowned and looked at Xu Chu.
Liu Bei had captured Zhuge Liang and caused him to suffer heavy casualties.
Fortunately, he had Tiger Marquis Xu Chu. Although he was a simple-minded person, he seemed to have been enlightened…
If Xu Chu had not reminded him, Cao Ren would have been killed by Zhao Yun, and not a single horse of the 50,000-man army would have survived!
This was indeed a blessing in disguise…
Cao Cao stood up and walked over to pat Xu Chu. He sighed and said,""Xu Chu, you're really my lucky star. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid Xiahou Yuan wouldn't have been able to return.”
Xu Chu scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
What could he want?
"Why don't you reward me with a jar of good wine and meat…"
"Reward!" Cao Cao laughed heartily.
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