Chapter 33: Big mouth, hungry tiger pounces on food
this…
Suddenly, Cao Cao was in a dilemma.
If Xiahou Dun defends the city, the city will be lost...
After all, it was Yi Xiaotian's prediction. It was very mysterious. I would rather believe it than not...
But... Cao Cao knew Xiahou Dun's temper best. How could he be willing to accept this criticism?
really.
Xiahou Dun was so determined that he had to defend Puyang City and even issued a military order on the spot.
"Mengde, I, Xiahou Dun, am here in the city. If anything goes wrong in Puyang City, I will raise my head to see you!"
Having said that, he didn't even wait for Cao Cao to speak.
He turned around and walked away angrily. It looked like he was going to reach Puyang overnight!
Phew...Cao Cao exhaled and looked at Xun Yu helplessly, then at Cao Ren.
"Yuan Rang has this temper."
Cao Cao spread his hands, looking helpless, but soon he felt relieved and took a deep breath. "That's okay. I think it won't be a big problem to defend Puyang City with Yuan Rang's bravery!"
Xun Yu nodded... "Lord Mingjian."
Cao Ren hesitated to speak, shook his head and stopped talking...
"Lord, you called me so late? But what's the emergency?" Xun Yu looked at the sky, it was almost dawn, but he still didn't know why Cao Cao called him so urgently?
"Wen Ruo..." Cao Cao pulled Xun Yu to his side and whispered. "I will go to Xuzhou tomorrow. There are two people in Yanzhou. You must pay attention. If there is any abnormality, do not take any measures.
What’s the hesitation?”
Well…
Look at Cao Cao being so serious.
Xun Yu was stunned, two people? Two people who made Cao Cao suspicious but did not take any action on the surface? Who could they be?
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Two months.
Two months have passed since Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou.
In the past two months, the weather has been unpredictable, ranging from crisp autumn air to freezing temperatures.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, this was the second Little Ice Age in Chinese history. Even though it was only September or October, the weather outside was already bitingly cold, the lakes were three feet frozen, and even the streets were rarely inhabited.
The entire Yanzhou seems to have turned into a town shrouded in frost...
Such weather made Yi Xiaotian's wine shop extremely prosperous.
Perhaps in this era, only a jar of strong wine can remove the chill from the soldiers of the three armies.
"Ha~ah!"
Yi Xiaotian, who was sitting on the counter, yawned and looked sleepy.
Looking outside the window, the frost and snow are flying, and the extreme cold is turbulent. This newly renovated wine shop is actually extremely warm...
It even made Yi Xiaotian feel sleepy again and again...
The group of craftsmen whom I found after all the hard work indeed had two brushes. They doubled the size of the wine shop and decorated it luxuriously. At the same time, I don't know what method was used to make it full of warmth.
Sure enough, he is worthy of being the royal craftsman who built the east and west "Tonggui Garden" for the emperor. He is very good and very powerful!
As for the ten-mile peach grove outside the wine shop, it's a pity that the peach blossoms haven't bloomed yet, and only dead tree trunks are left. This makes Yi Xiaotian somewhat regretful.
"Sir..." Cai Zhaoji, who was standing next to Yi Xiaotian, teased. "It seems that your hidden brother hasn't been here for a long time. Is he always being deceived by you? Now that you are smart, you should stay away from him."
"Haha..." Yi Xiaotian laughed out loud. "This Brother Hidden, he is not short of money!"
Turning around, he looked out the window faintly...
He murmured in his mouth, "It must be that it's freezing cold, so it's hard to do the 'business' of hiding it from my brother, right?"
Just mentioned here…
The wine shop suddenly became noisy.
I don’t know who mentioned a topic that everyone is interested in.
After a while, everyone joined the discussion.
"Have you heard? Our Yanzhou Shepherd Cao Cao captured Pengcheng in Xuzhou!"
"I heard that Pengcheng is the gateway to Xuzhou. Now that it is open? Is Xuzhou about to fall?"
"I heard that Cao Cao had an army of armored war horses. They were invincible. They beat Tao Xuzhou's troops like rats running away. Come to think of it, the capture of Xuzhou was only a matter of half a month, right?"
"I knew that with Cao Cao's strength, he confiscated the Yellow Turbans, established the Qingzhou Army, and formed the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. How could Xuzhou resist..."
These constant comments came to Yi Xiaotian’s ears word by word...
Yi Xiaotian clicked his tongue, thinking... "Pengcheng has been captured."
He muttered to himself.
"So? According to historical records, at this time, Lu Bu should also take action, right?"
Seeing Yi Xiaotian talking in a low voice, Cai Zhaoji asked curiously, "What are you talking about, sir? Is it about Cao Cao's conquest of Xuzhou?"
"That's right." Yi Xiaotian nodded.
"The situation is very good now, sir. How long will it take for Cao Cao to capture Xuzhou?" Cai Zhaoji then asked.
"How long?" Yi Xiaotian shook his head. "I can't say for sure."
"Is there anything else that the gentleman doesn't know?" Cai Zhaoji suddenly smiled. This was the first time that this gentleman was troubled.
"Haha..." Yi Xiaotian also smiled lightly. "No one can guess how long it will take to capture Xuzhou. However, if Cao Cao's army does not come back, Yanzhou will no longer have the surname Cao!"
ah…
As soon as these words came out of her mouth, Cai Zhaoji was shocked...
Yanzhou’s surname is not Cao? Is it so serious?
Her big eyes blinked repeatedly. "Are you kidding, sir? How good is Yanzhou? Why can't it be named Cao? Even if someone wants to capture it? But Cao Cao has taken precautions in advance. It seems that it won't be that easy, right?"
"Zhaoji, you have forgotten. I mentioned two months ago that there are people who covet Yanzhou, and there are also people who will help the hungry wolf in their pursuit of Yanzhou."
Yi Xiaotian reminded.
As he spoke, he did not forget to count the time. Now, it seemed that it was almost the same as the time when Lu Bu stole the house recorded in the history books. He nodded and sighed again.
"I guess in the next two days, hungry wolves will pounce!"
"Hungry wolf?" Cai Zhaoji didn't believe it... "Mr.'s words always need to be carefully considered."
"Haha..." Yi Xiaotian smiled slightly. "This hungry wolf has been dormant for a long time! This time, it opened its mouth so big that it was enough for Cao Cao to eat a pot."
Speaking of this, Yi Xiaotian closed his eyes and seemed to be thinking.
But at this moment.
"It's not good, it's not good..."
But someone hurried in from outside the wine shop. "Lü Bu...Lü Bu has come to attack Yanzhou. More than a dozen counties in our Yanzhou have surrendered directly to Lu Bu. Yanzhou will be lost!"
His tone was urgent, and it was obvious that he had just received the news and immediately told the neighbors about it.
The key is that his tone is so sure that people can't help but believe it.
Ah...this...
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar...
Cao Cao governed Yanzhou, and it was peaceful for a long time.
Never thought about it.
There are faint maternal tears in the dream, and the day when the king's flag changes on the city wall is coming again...
At this time, Cai Zhaoji was also stunned. Just after Lu Bu attacked, dozens of counties surrendered? If this is all a coincidence, then...
etc!
Isn't this what the gentleman mentioned, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao secretly united with Lu Bu, working together internally and externally to plot to capture Yanzhou?
The gentleman was right once again.
Thinking of this, Cai Zhaoji looked at Yi Xiaotian with blank eyes...
At this time, Yi Xiaotian yawned, with no emotion on his face.
It’s expected! What a big deal! It’s nothing to make a fuss about!
It won't take long for Cao Cao to be able to attack back, but it is these civil servants and generals who stayed behind in Yanzhou.
call…
Yi Xiaotian exhaled, it's time for them to show their real skills!
Facing the internal and external attacks of Lu Bu and Chen Gong, Zhang Miao, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, although this battle will be very difficult, it will establish their unshakable position in Cao Ying.
Of course, Yi Xiaotian is still looking forward to it. What if Brother Hao hears this news?
