Chapter 463 Even if you jump from here, it's impossible... Really fragrant
Chapter 463: Even if you jump from here, it’s impossible... It smells so good
Everything went as Yi Xiaotian's tip bag said. In three days, no more, no less, Liu Bei's army finally withdrew from Xinye City.
But now it seems that all the fierce attacks in the past few days have been in vain, and Cao Cao and others are in trouble.
"Brother Yi must be invited to Jingzhou as soon as possible. For this reason..."
Cao Cao secretly made up his mind, and the army slowly marched towards Xinye City following the guidance of the officials in the city.
These officials stayed voluntarily, and Zhuge Liang did not intend to take them away by force. However, due to Liu Bei's instructions, as long as the people in the city were willing to follow his "Uncle Liu Huang" to flee south, the army must take them with them.
To a certain extent, the title "Uncle Liu Huang" and Cao Cao's "Prime Minister Cao" are the same way to unite people's hearts.
But now it seems that people who can judge the situation a little bit will basically choose Cao Cao's side.
Liu Bei gradually lost control of the people's support on which he relied for survival. If he didn't take away those poor people, what would he have to fight with Cao Cao?
No wonder Xu Shu said that Cao Cao's move may be unkind and unjust in their eyes, and his intentions are to be punished, but it is still a good move, one that will almost kill everyone on the chessboard.
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"The army rests for a day, and when the heavy troops arrive in Xinye, we will march directly to Xiangyang..."
Cao Cao ordered to go down, and all the soldiers also took the order. Following the order, the army dispersed and rested. Only some close officials followed Cao Cao to the government office in Xinye.
Zhuge Liang led his men away in a hurry, leaving behind a large number of silk papers on which he had discussed the marching battle plan. As soon as he entered the hall, Cao Cao saw the handwriting...
"What is the origin of this person called Zhuge Liang?"
Cao Cao asked the question mainly because he saw those crucial words and was filled with surprise and suspicion, which naturally made him more interested in Zhuge Liang.
However, Cao Cao looked around but no one answered.
Under Cao Cao, the only one who can be called a talented person in Yingchuan is Xu Shu.
But since Xu Shu came to the army, he had no intention of speaking except to visit his old mother. His meaning was very simple. It was OK to ask him to surrender, but it was impossible to ask him to stab Liu Bei in the back.
"Go and call Xu Yuanzhi."
"Here..."
Soon after, Xu Shu walked into the courtyard again with his head held high.
Not long ago, this was the place where he gave advice to Liu Bei. What a pity...
Xu Shu showed sadness on his face, but it was only for a moment. He quickly returned to his previous arrogance and did not take Cao Cao and others into consideration at all.
"Haha, why did the Prime Minister call me here?"
"Yuan Zhi, why are you so hostile to us? Now the Prime Minister is leading the emperor's army, taking His Majesty's name, to conquer Liu Bei and Liu Biao. After all, if you help the Prime Minister, that will be the real move to help the Han Dynasty..."
Jia Xu was a little helpless and approached Xu Shu, wanting to persuade this stubborn temperament, but Xu Shu didn't want to deceive him directly and said:
"Kuangfu Hanshi? Hahahahaha... these words are really funny coming from your mouth."
"Do you really think that I can't see the ghosts in your hearts? Are you still helping the Han Dynasty? If Liu Bei and Liu Biao are destroyed one after another, in a few years, there will be a question of whether the Han Dynasty will still have a capital!"
Xu Shu's words were loud and clear, and the generals stared angrily, like Dian Wei and other hot-tempered men, and tried to punish Xu Shu again, but Cao Cao stopped them again.
"It doesn't matter, Yuan Zhi looks at me like this, and I have nothing to say."
"I invited Yuan Zhi to come over today. I just want to ask who this Zhuge Wolong is. This matter has nothing to do with confidentiality. The truth is that I just want to get to know him. Even my brother Yi..."
Cao Cao suddenly realized that he had made a mistake, but then he thought about it, Xu Shu had completely arrived in their formation, and there was no harm in talking to Xu Shu about Yi Xiaotian.
So he continued:
"I, Cao Mengde, have a close friend. Even he said that Zhuge Wolong is a difficult character. Yuan Zhi, can you tell us about this person's background?"
Xu Shu didn't intend to pay attention to Cao Cao, but he heard Yi Xiaotian's name.
All the previous guesses came true here, and he was even more interested in Yi Xiaotian.
"Haha, it's okay to tell you. I'm afraid you know that my good friend's talents are unparalleled in ancient and modern times, comparable to those of wind instruments. If the Prime Minister of Jingzhou and his entourage become timid, I, Xu Yuanzhi, cannot afford it.
This responsibility..."
He said he couldn't afford it, but Xu Shu had already told everyone around Cao Cao from every word that Zhuge Liang was more talented and knowledgeable than him.
"There are many, I don't need to mention them. The Prime Minister has many opportunities to fight with Zhuge Liang."
Xu Shu smiled slightly, thinking that Cao Cao would look embarrassed. Although he was in Cao Cao's camp, his heart was with Liu Bei. His words that sounded impartial were actually meant to create pressure on Cao Cao.
But the only thing he didn't expect was that not only Cao Cao's face was calm, but also all the counselors under Cao Cao were just thinking, not to mention those generals whose noses were raised to the sky from beginning to end.
What is this? Is this contempt?
No... This is a kind of self-confidence emanating from the bones. They don't think that Zhuge Liang will have much influence on them. And the reason...?
On the contrary, Xu Shu was a little confused.
Cao Cao walked by the table, picked up some papyrus at random, nodded while looking at it:
"But he is a rare talent. It's a pity that he didn't follow Brother Yi's advice as soon as possible..."
"Prime Minister! I remember Mr. Yi said that the second tip bag should be opened after you capture Xinye. Don't forget it..."
Xu Chu on the side happened to find Cao Cao at this time, stuck his head out, and shouted to Cao Cao in the main hall.
"knew…"
Cao Cao nodded slowly.
As a result, Xu Shu looked confused and looked at everyone present with a look of expectation and excitement on their faces.
"What happened? What tips?"
Xu Shu turned his head blankly, but no one answered his question.
Cao Cao skillfully took out a gray-black brocade bag from his arms, then slowly opened it and took out a folded piece of paper.
For example, Jia Xu and others also changed their previous calmness and spirituality, and obediently put their heads in front of them, and together with Cao Cao, they carefully studied every word on the small note.
"Prime Minister...Prime Minister, Prime Minister Cao?"
Xu Shu swallowed his saliva and stopped pretending. He just wanted to know what the so-called "tip bag" in Cao Cao's hand was.
"Could it be that... that thing is the key to Cao Cao's ability to turn danger into good fortune every time and to live in the face of death?"
Xu Shu was frightened in his heart, but there was a smile on his face that he hadn't seen in a long time.
