Chapter 79 The meat to the mouth flew

Cao's military camp, inside the big account of the Chinese army.

Cao Cao was eating, and Cao Ren hurried in from outside.

"How is Cao Ren?" Cao Cao asked.

"Lord, just now there was a messenger from Tao Qian from Xuzhou, saying that the plain ordered Liu Xuande to write a letter to you." Cao Rendao.

Cao Cao smiled and didn't care. "I thought it was a big deal, Cao Ren, now you are also the leader of Wanjun*, learning a little city government. Don't be in such a hurry."

Cao Ren quickly bowed and said, "I remember."

"Come on, come here." Cao Cao put down the bowl and waved to Cao Ren. When Cao Ren came to him with some puzzlement, he smiled and said, "Ha ha, have you eaten?"

Just now, Cao Ren was training soldiers to familiarize them with the siege equipment. Later, he came in a hurry when he received the news. He really didn't have time to eat. Now that Cao Cao asked, he also shook his head truthfully.

"I'll give you a chance to guess what is written in the letter. Go and serve a bowl of rice and sit down to eat together."

In this era, it is a great honor to have dinner with the Lord. How many people ask for it!

"Guess what is written in the letter?" Cao Ren thought for a moment and carefully observed the envelope. There were only a few words 'Brother Xuande worshipped' on it, and he didn't see anything from this. So he shook his head helplessly and couldn't guess.

Cao Cao took another sip of rice, swallowed it, drank a cup of tea, cleared his throat, and said with some blame in his tone, "I can't guess this, so how can I expect the enemy first in the future? How can I be the commander-General of the army?

"This..." Cao Ren was more or less embarrassed to hear that he was blamed by Cao Cao.

"Let me guess for you!" Cao Cao did not mean to continue, but took the initiative to change the topic, "Liu Bei's letter, at the beginning! He must flatter me, and then he will apologize for Tao Qian. After all, it was his general who killed my father, and then he must have persuaded me to retreat. Read it and see if I guess it's right.

Brother Meng De is on the top, Xuande Baibai. Chen stayed for a while and engraved his heart. Brother Tai's Wen Tao's martial arts are like the sun shining in Kunlun, and his brother's ambition is like the river and sea. Invincible, Tao Qian, the assassin of Xuzhou, is indeed the king of generosity, and his subordinates can't be attributed to his master.

Now that his brother's father has passed away, Tao Qian is ashamed and hates him. He was willing to go bankrupt and atone for his sins, so Liu Bei dared to say that he would withdraw his troops and turn war into jade and silk. Not only do the people of Xuzhou dare to be benefactorous, but people all over the world will also praise the name of Brother Taiwan.

No, as soon as the war opens, the jade is burned. Liu Bei is not talented, but he is willing to live and die with Tao.

Cao Cao's eyes were like a torch and shouted: "He Liu Bei is just a skin of a weaving mat seller. He dared to oppose me and pass on the order. After breaking the city, all the men, women and children in Xuzhou City were killed, and none of them were left to pay tribute to my father's spirit in heaven."

"Lord, what is this?" Cao Ren's tone was full of disbelief. His lord attacked countless cities, but he had never done such a great time. Is it true that this anger has knocked out your mind?

Cao Cao seemed to see through Cao Ren's thoughts, and he frowned, as if he was a little helpless.

"We don't have so much food to support hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war."

With this explanation, Cao Ren understood his master's painstaking efforts. The Lord had no choice but to carry this curse. He immediately hugged Cao Cao and said, "The last general understands."

"Oi, then you go down!"

As soon as Cao Ren turned around and left, he passed by Xun Yu in a hurry. Xun Yu Cao Ren is very admirable. He is the think tank of his master and knows his father's heart best. I don't know what makes Dr. Xun so anxious. Although he was curious, he still resisted this thought and was busy doing what he should do.

Xun Yu looked around and saw that there was no one, so he clenched his fist and said to Cao Cao, "Lord, the failure has been reported."

Cao Cao slowly swallowed the dishes in his mouth. At this time, his mind was no longer on this delicious meal. Smart, he also understood a little. He asked tentatively, "Is there something wrong with Yanzhou?"

"It was last night that Lv Bu attacked Yanzhou and broke through the city. Now the remnants of our army are fighting in blood.

Cao Cao was furious as soon as he heard it, and the white rice in his hand was buckled to the table. In addition to anger, he is also puzzled. Even Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other princes did not dare to touch his Yanzhou. How could Lv Bu's plan see through the reality of Yanzhou? He is not afraid of failure, difficulties, and people who can't see through. Although Lv Bu was brave, Cao Cao asked himself to see it clearly. Now such a big change makes him feel uneasy, afraid that Lv Bu will become the second Pan Feng again.

"Lv Bu, a man, where did he get this courage to attack my Yanzhou?" Cao Cao almost roared out.

Cao Cao's reaction was expected by Xun Yu. Xun Yu was puzzled, but after waiting for Cao Cao to vent his anger, he said respectfully, "Master, Chen Gong has become Lv Bu's military division."

After breaking out of Chang'an City that day, Chen Gong pointed out two ways for Lv Bu, one was to go north and wait for the opportunity to seize Yanzhou. One is to go south to Jingxiang, occupy a city and a pool, then recruit troops and horses, expand their power, and finally take the opportunity to compete in the Central Plains.

Lv Bu can't stand loneliness. He prefers the feeling of fighting in the world, especially after giving Diao Chan to Pan Feng, the more he thinks about it, the more he regrets it. If he is allowed to elect once now, he will definitely kill Pan Feng without hesitation. Then he slowly cultivated his relationship with his cicada sister. He was surprised. How could he soften his heart at that moment?

Unwilling to be lonely, he naturally does not want to withdraw from the center of the princes competing for hegemony. On the more lonely night, the more lonely he is. Therefore, it is more and more necessary to fight on the battlefield to fill the loneliness in my heart. Therefore, he did not choose the best way to go south to Jingzhou.

Although Chen Gong put forward this idea and said that Jingzhou was the best strategy in the past, he did not want to go to the south. Only in troubled times and in the process of war can he show his talent.

And he hated Cao Cao and always wanted to defeat Cao Cao. Although Chen Gong is full of experience, he can't escape the characteristics of the reputation of scholars in this era. He is a person who cherishes his reputation very much and also calls himself a high-level man. When he first met Cao Cao, he was in prison. He was a county guard and Cao Cao was a prisoner. At the beginning, it was because Cao Cao's assassination of Dong Zhuo moved him. Chen Gong let Cao go overnight and sealed the gold. Go with Cao Cao.

But in his uncle's family, the family treated each other with courtesy and was very polite. When the family was about to kill a pig to entertain Cao Cao, the suspicious Cao Cao thought that Lu Boshi's family wanted to harm him. He took Chen Gong with a sword and killed all the Lv Buch's family. At that time, Lv Buch went out to drink and escaped a disaster. Cao Cao happened to meet his uncle halfway to escape. He was still greeting at the moment before, and then pierced Lu Boshe's abdominal cavity with a sword. His intention was to cut the grass and eradicate it. From then on, Chen Gong also thought that he had seen through Cao Cao's nature and abandoned Cao. This was the first big mistake he thought had done in his life. He felt that sooner or later he would take off Cao Cao's head to pay tribute to Lu Bouche.

Since Lv Bu is unwilling to go to Jingzhou for development, it is also in line with his wishes. At this time, Chen Gong just wanted to defeat Cao Cao wholeheartedly and, on the one hand, help Lv Bu win the capital to compete for the world. On the one hand, it is also a whisper in his heart.

Cao Cao's revenge for his father is justified. The princes of the world did not have the idea of attacking Cao Cao's Yanzhou base, but Chen Gong encouraged Lv Bu to attack Yanzhou.

Staring at the upside-down rice bowl in front of the table for a long time, Cao Cao calmed his anger. "It's really not surprising that Chen Gong helps him." Then he took the chopsticks, pushed the rice scattered on the table into the bowl again, and slowly ate it. At this time, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and stared ahead for a long time, as if he was thinking about something. Obviously, he could see that his energy was no longer delicious food.

This is also an advantage of Cao Cao. He does not waste any food. If it were other princes, he would definitely take advantage of a bowl of rice. Cao Cao's teenager suppressed the peasant uprising, but he knew that the food was hard-won.

"Sun Yu, in your opinion, what should we do?"

"Lord, Yanzhou can't be lost. We must go back to Yanzhou immediately. Xun Yu's tone was resolute, as if there was no doubt.

"But I feel uncomfortable if I don't eat the meat in my mouth!" Cao Cao patted his chest and looked very unwilling.

Xun Yu shook his head as if he didn't agree with Cao Cao's statement.

"Master, have you thought about it? Once Yanzhou falls, tens of thousands of our troops will be homeless!"

"Hey! All right!" Cao Cao sighed deeply, as if he was very unwilling. "If the order goes on, the whole army will immediately return to Yanzhou. Wait for me to fight against Lv Bu and look for an opportunity to attack Xuzhou! The meat in my mouth flew like this. It's really hateful, hateful!"

Xun Yu smiled, and the lord is indeed a wise move now. I really didn't follow the wrong person, and there will be a place to show this talent in the future.

"Lord, in this case, I suggest that you might as well sell Liu Bei's face and make a favor."

Cao Cao will smile.

"You guy, what an old grit-fried dough stick, go with me. You wrote a letter and replied to Liu Bei for me, saying that I accepted his suggestion and withdrew from the army. At the same time, let Tao Qian compensate me 100,000 stones of grain and fodder. With these grains and fodder, it would be much easier for me to go back to Yanzhou.

"I'll do it right now." Xun Yu arched his hand.

Looking at Xun Yu's back, Cao Cao showed a little helplessness. He wanted to get Xuzhou very much. But now, the backyard is on fire, and the food and fodder can't keep up, so we can only give up small profits to protect the overall situation. Otherwise, Yanzhou will lose, the foundation will be unstable, and the abdomen and back will be defeated.