[This chapter uses part of the plot of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This battle can't be skipped! Old Ya wrote it briefly, please don't mind.]
Guandu.
Cao Cao ordered Cao Xiong to lead the army under the banner of Yuan Shao's General Jiang Qi and rush to Wuchao at night.
Xu You told Cao Xiong all the passwords of Yuan Shao's army in advance. In addition, Xu You knew Yuan Shao's background, so the fake identity Jiang Qi was the least likely to arouse suspicion.
When Cao Xiong arrived at Wuchao and saw the granary, he set fire to it as planned.
Although Yuan Shao's General Chunyu Qiong was also a rare leader with high combat strength, he was still easily defeated by Cao Xiong's Divine Court Awakeners when he was drunk. The difference between this and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was that Cao Xiong didn't keep Chunyu Qiong as a captive.
Chunyu Qiong's deputies, Zhao Rui and others, happened to be transporting grain back.
Originally, Cao Xiong's army was attacked from both sides and was in a bad situation. However, Cao Xiong showed his powerful strength. A flashing lightning spear hit Zhao Yuanjin's vital point and killed him instantly. His personal generals also roused their spirits and worked together to kill Zhao Rui.
Wuchao's Yuan Army lost their general and deputy. Their morale was greatly reduced and they scattered.
Cao Cao saw Cao Xiong's heroic appearance and sighed, "I thought Huang Xu 'er (referring to Cao Zhang) was already the most courageous. I didn't expect Cao Xiong to be even more courageous!"
When Cao Cao said this sentence, his eyes were very complicated. However, the night was dark and no one noticed.
Following which, Cao Cao ordered Cao Xiong's troops to wear the Yuan army's armor and pretend to be the defeated Wuchao soldiers to head towards the path of the Yuan army.
… …
Yuan Shao was in the tent at night. When he saw the fire in Wuchao's direction, he knew that Wuchao was lost and hurriedly called the civil and military generals to discuss.
Only Ju Shou was missing in the tent. It turned out that after Ju Shou reminded Yuan Shao of the danger of Wuchao, he was reprimanded by Yuan Shao and was angry.
Yuan Shao happened to feel guilty and was ashamed to meet Ju Shou. Yuan Shao didn't force him to come out because of illness.
General Zhang Ji stepped out and said, "I'm willing to lead the troops to save Wuchao. I only need General Gao Lan to come with me."
Before Yuan Shao could say anything, Guo Tu suggested, "Milord, if Cao Cao came to burn the grain, the camp would definitely be empty. Besieging Wei to save Zhao is a brilliant plan. Why don't you follow suit and send Zhang He and Gao Lan to rob the Cao army camp? "
Zhang He said, "Cao Cao is resourceful, his army is vast. If the other party is prepared in the camp and we fail to take down the camp, Wuchao Chunyu Qiong will be defeated and our army will be in danger. "
Yuan Shao was still hesitant. Guo Tu repeatedly asked for instructions, "Cao Cao only cared about robbing the grain and would definitely go personally. How could there be many soldiers and horses left in the camp? My lord, strike quickly and don't miss! "
Yuan Shao decided to send Zhang He and Gao Lan to raid the Cao camp. He also sent Jiang Qi to lead ten thousand men to save Wuchao.
This was the embodiment of Cao Cao's wisdom.
On a secluded path, Cao Xiong happened to meet Jiang Qi. When he was questioned by Jiang Qi, Cao Xiong said that he was from the Wu Chao Army. Jiang Qi was not surprised. When the two armies passed each other, Cao Xiong hollered and stabbed a spear into Jiang Qi's back. Lightning seeped in and Jiang Qi was knocked off his horse.
Jiang Qi was a general of the Cao army and was not drunk like Chunyu Qiong. Although he was ambushed, he was not killed instantly. However, he had lost his warhorse and was surrounded by Cao Xiong, Zhang Liao, and Xu Chu. How could he survive?
On the other side, Zhang He and Gao Lan went to raid the Cao camp. In the end, Cao Cao left Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong to defend. Since Zhang He and Gao Lan failed to raid the camp, the Cao army that ambushed Wuchao charged back under Cao Cao's command.
Zhang He and Gao Lan fought to the death. Luckily, the two of them were good at leading their troops and their morale did not drop. Only then did they manage to break out of the encirclement. However, they had lost more than half of their men.
Zhang He said, "If my lord had listened to me, we would not have lost like this."
Gao Lan said, "This is all because Guo Tu's plan did not work. When we return to the camp, we will explain everything to him and let my lord know who is right and who is wrong. "
…
In Guo Tu's tent, he heard that Wuchao had been burned down, that the Cao army had returned, and that Zhang He and Gao Lan had been defeated.
He panicked and was afraid that the two of them would confront him when they returned. Hence, he started to spread rumors in front of Yuan Shao, saying that Zhang He and Gao Lan wanted to surrender to Cao Cao and were unwilling to help.
Yuan Shao was furious and naturally sent a messenger to summon the two of them back.
Guo Tu secretly sent a messenger to find Zhang He and Gao Lan.
After finding the two of them, he would say that Yuan Shao wanted to kill them and they would definitely escape. This was Guo Tu's plan.
However, the messenger sent by Guo Tu was halfway there when he heard the cry of an eagle. Then, a black figure wearing a ghost mask descended from the sky!
Shua shua shua, two swords slashed out. The messenger and his two subordinates were all stabbed in the throat and killed instantly.
The devil masked person was Li Shuyi. After she killed the three people, she bent down and searched the messenger's body. She found a secret letter and put it away.
Li Shuyi glanced at the notification from the spiritual world.
"Warning! You have attacked allies in Yuan Shao's camp. Your reputation will drop significantly (hidden). "
"You have killed the last witness. Your reputation in Yuan Shao's camp has been restored (hidden). "
"You have obtained a special item: Guo Tu's secret letter (fake). This item will definitely drop. "
"Shh." Li Shuyi whistled and the white eagle flew in front of her. She jumped onto the white eagle's back and quickly left the crime scene.
Actually, the white eagle's flying speed was not as fast as Li Shuyi's running speed. Although the white eagle was a flying beast, it was agile. Therefore, when Li Shuyi was in a hurry, she didn't use the white eagle.
This time, to kill the messenger of the "treacherous official" Guo Tu, he had to do it without leaving any traces. Li Shuyi used the white eagle to fly high and leave no clues behind.
Of course, it was a time of chaos. Under normal circumstances, no one would come to "solve the case". Li Shuyi did this just in case.
…
Without Guo Tu's messenger causing trouble, Zhang He and Gao Lan successfully returned to the Yuan army camp.
Zhang He and Guo Tu confronted each other, and Guo Tu insisted that Zhang He wanted to surrender to Cao Cao, which was why he did not help and caused the loss of soldiers.
Although Zhang He was good at strategy, in terms of eloquence, he was not as good as Guo Tu.
Yuan Shao believed Guo Tu and was about to punish the two when Ju Shou entered the tent to stop him.
Yuan Shao was embarrassed to see Ju Shou and did not want Ju Shou to mention the burning of the Crow's Nest. He pointed at Zhang He and Gao Lan and said, "On account of the supervisor, I'll let you off this time!"
The two of them were angry and left the tent. Ju Shou was a man of steel. After seeing that Guo Tu had succeeded, he did not want to say anything and left.
Zhang He and Gao Lan hastily expressed their gratitude to Ju Shou, "Many thanks to Inspector-General Daren for coming to intercede for the two of us despite your illness."
Ju Shou waved his hand and said, "I only found out about what happened after I heard from Second Young Master Li Shuyi. If you want to thank someone, you should thank Second Young Master. "
Zhang He sighed, "After losing the Crow's Nest, the morale of our army will definitely drop. I really don't know how we should fight this war. "
Ju Shou persuaded, "The current situation is still okay. Luckily, Second Young Master attacked Xudu and Cao Cao lost his base. Now that the world is attacking Cao Cao, the situation will be even more dangerous than ours. Although we lost the Crow's Nest, we will still send grain from Jizhou. Generals, don't worry too much. "
Zhang He and Gao Lan thanked Ju Shou and left.
Just like what Ju Shou said, fortunately Bai Xiaowen broke into Xudu and issued an imperial edict to the Yuan army, giving them hope of victory.
If they did not have this shot in the arm, how would Zhang He and Gao Ji choose? Would they surrender to the Cao Cao? That would be hard to say.
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