Chapter 37 King Wei Vomits Blood
Cao Cao did not wear black royal robes, but only wore a thick leather jacket. Under his leather jacket, his white underwear was faintly visible.
This kind of attire is absolutely inappropriate in today's world where the rule of law is important.
What's more, Cao Cao is still the leader of a country, so dressing like this will arouse criticism.
But even though Cao Cao was so accepting of nature, no one in the room dared to advise him.
All the ministers present are people who have studied scriptures. In the past, they regarded etiquette as the highest pursuit of life.
But after they saw Cao Cao's "unsightly" attire, everyone present did not dare to fart.
Cao Cao leaned sideways on his throne. After he put his body into a comfortable position,
Then a pair of shining tiger eyes scanned the hundreds of courtiers present, and finally his eyes settled on one person.
"Gongren, where is Sun Quan's envoy?"
The person Cao Cao was looking at was Dong Zhao, who was the king of Wei at the time.
When Dong Zhao saw Cao Cao's question, he did not dare to neglect it. He immediately went out to report to Cao Cao,
"I'm waiting outside the tent for His Highness to summon you."
Facing Dong Zhao's reply, Cao Cao said calmly,
"Bring it in."
As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Dong Zhao immediately left the tent and brought in Sun Quan's envoy who had been waiting outside the tent for a long time.
After Sun Quan's envoy arrived at Cao Cao's tent, he bowed deeply to Cao Cao very respectfully.
After decades of war, Cao Cao's reputation has long been spread in the hearts of everyone in the world. Sun Quan's envoy would not dare to be disrespectful at all.
After Sun Quan's envoy paid a great courtesy to Cao Cao,
He spoke to Cao Cao in a humble tone,
"Your Highness the King of Wei, my Lord was not very honored to receive the invitation from the King of Wei to form an alliance to attack Guan Yu.
Today the Lord of Wu specially ordered me to come here to express my gratitude, and my Lord has something for me to present to the King of Wei."
Facing the envoy Sun Quan's almost dog-like attitude, Cao Cao didn't even bother to look at him. He just said in a nonchalant manner,
"speak."
After getting permission from Cao Cao, Sun Quan came to envoy Cai Dao,
"My Lord said: I will send troops to the west to cover up and capture the enemy.
In Jiangling, the police force is heavy. If you lose two cities, you will have to run away. If you don't save yourself from the siege of Fan Army, you will be able to escape.
Keep secrets secret, so Ling Yu is well prepared."
After hearing Sun Quan's request, Cao Cao couldn't help but sneered, and his opinion of Sun Quan couldn't help but drop a bit.
This is a typical example of feeding food into his mouth and fearing that the food will be too hot.
Guan Yu's main force has been tied up on the Xiangfan front line by him. Now Jiangling and Public Security City are empty of troops.
Under such an excellent opportunity, Sun Quan was actually afraid that his sneak attack would be known to Guan Yu in advance, so that Guan Yu would be on guard.
In disdain, Cao Cao shook his head slightly, and the beads on his head collided with each other under his movements.
Under the pleasant sound of pearls clashing, Cao Cao said,
"Since your lord is so afraid of Yun Chang, why did he have to make a surprise attack on Jingzhou?"
"Do you want to send out troops to capture the two cities of Jiangling and Jiangling for your lord, and then send them to Jianye in person to deliver them to your lord?"
Cao Cao's mocking words caused all the Cao and Wei officials present to laugh.
As ministers of Zhengshuo in the Central Plains, they looked down on the two princes in the south, Liu Bei and Sun Quan.
Envoy Sun Quan blushed at the laughter of the crowd, but he had no right to refuse to accept Cao Cao's ridicule.
Cao Cao didn't bother to say anything to the envoy from Sun Quan. After ordering people to take the envoy from Sun Quan out, he asked the officials in the tent:
"What do you think of what Sun Quan said just now?"
Despite his disdain, Sun Quan's request was justified. After all, Sun Quan and Cao Cao currently have a common enemy.
After Cao Cao's questioning, all the ministers of Cao and Wei in the tent thought about it and thought that Sun Quan's envoy's request was reasonable and thought it should be kept secret.
When Cao Cao did not express his opinion, Dong Zhao, who was the king of Wei's sacrificial wine, spoke to Cao Cao:
"Military matters focus on contingency and must be in line with the times.
His Highness should promise Sun Quan to keep it secret on the surface, but actually leak it out.
Guan Yu heard that Sun Quan sent troops to the west. If he retreats to protect himself, the siege of Fancheng will be lifted soon and we will gain benefits.
In this way, the two bandit armies of Sun Quan and Guan Yu can confront and attack each other like two horses.
We can sit back and wait for them to grow tired and tired.
If we keep it secret and prevent it from being leaked and let Sun Quan's plan come true, that is not the best policy.
In addition, if the generals in the besieged city do not know that there are reinforcements outside, they will feel fear when they think of less and less food.
If we have other ideas, the danger caused will not be small, so it is in our interest to reveal this news.
Moreover, Guan Yu is a tyrannical and violent man, he relies on Jiangling, and the two cities of Gong'an are well defended, so he will definitely not retreat immediately."
When Dong Zhao finished speaking, Cao Cao nodded approvingly.
"The words of public benevolence and the policies of the country should be followed."
"With this policy of public benevolence, Fancheng can be saved."
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he was about to send someone to inform Xu Huang on the front line of Dong Zhao's strategy, but unexpectedly, Cao Cao's royal order had not yet been issued.
Suddenly someone came to report that a memorial from Xu Huang had been delivered to the front line.
When he heard Xu Huang's memorial, Cao Cao, who was worried about the war in Xiangfan, immediately stood up and ordered someone to bring Xu Huang's memorial.
After Cao Cao took over Xu Huang's performance and read it, his face changed drastically, and his whole body seemed to have been drained away in an instant.
Losing his strength, Cao Cao fell down on his throne,
"It's over, it's over."
"Xu Huang's army is finished, and so is Fancheng's Zixiao."
Cao Cao's frightened behavior frightened the ministers of Cao and Wei who were in the tent at the moment.
Dong Zhao, who was a close minister of Cao Cao, immediately picked up from the ground the letter from Xu Huang that made Cao Cao lose his composure.
After Dong Zhao quickly glanced at the content above,
His face also turned ashen,
How is this possible!
Is it possible that Guan Yu, with the help of heaven, could predict the unknown?
What is written in Xu Huang’s memorial is:
The alliance between the king and Sun Quan has been known to Guan Yu. Guan Yu recently tied the matter to an arrow and shot it into Fancheng and the general's camp.
In just three days, the morale in Fancheng dropped sharply. If this continues, Fancheng will be lost.
The general later learned that Guan Yu was on guard against Sun Quan in the east of the Yangtze River, and even if Sun Quan went west, he could not break the siege of Fancheng.
For the sake of the king and General Zixiao, the general will take the initiative to attack in the near future to break the siege of Fancheng.
Xu Huang's memorial of just a few crosses completely shattered all the plans of Cao Cao and Dong Zhao, two famous officials of the Ming Dynasty, during this period.
Why did Cao Cao feel that the situation was over after seeing Xu Huang's memorial?
That's because Cao Cao has been well versed in the art of military strategy since he started his career. He is also confident that with his own prestige, he is not afraid of anyone else's superiority.
Therefore, he would never comment on the war on the front line. For example, Xu Huang's surprise attack on Yancheng was reported after the fact.
So Cao Cao knew that when he saw Xu Huang's memorial, it probably meant that Xu Huang had already sent troops!
If it were normal, even if Xu Huang took the initiative, Cao Cao would not be worried.
But today is different from the past. Cao Cao is the master of strategizing. He saw that Guan Yu was actively luring Xu Huang to take the initiative.
Xu Huang threw himself into a trap, there was no way to survive!
That's Guan Yunchang.
And as long as Xu Huang is defeated, Guan Yu can go to Fancheng overnight. If Fancheng is lost, Xiangyang will be lost immediately.
Once the two cities of Xiangfan are lost, the Jingzhou defense line he has worked hard to build for more than ten years will be destroyed in an instant.
When I think of this consequence,
Cao Cao felt a little dizzy.
Since the beginning of winter, his health has not been very good. In the past, he has been trying to stabilize his heart, but now,
He felt a surge of blood welling up in his heart,
Because of his physical discomfort, Cao Cao could no longer suppress it, and he couldn't help but spit out the blood.
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