Chapter 145: Discovering the Clues
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
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In the camp, the dull drum sounded suddenly like thunder, waking up the soldiers, generals, and princes who were sleeping in their dreams, and all the people heard the drums in the camp, and they all got up quickly and put on their clothes, armor, and weapons.
The war drums are beaten in the camp, which is used to beat the drums and gather the generals.
Cao Cao ordered the drums to be beaten to make everyone understand that something big had happened.
At this time, Dong Zhuo's army was temporarily stationed in the shadows.
Hua Xiong rode on his horse, listening to the sound of drums coming from the Allied camp, and his heart suddenly became uneasy, Li Dao gave him the task of dragging the princes and allies to prevent the princes and allies from detecting the traces of Li Dao's actions. Hua Xiong led a large army to harass the princes' camps, and indeed achieved this purpose. The eyes of the princes were focused on him, and the princes knew that it was easy to fall into ambushes when they fought in the dark.
With only more than 1,000 soldiers, 400 cavalry, and 600 infantry under Hua Xiong's command, he successfully attracted the attention of the princes.
However, Hua Xiong didn't dare to push people too much, for fear of forcing the princes too quickly, and the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry. If the princes lead the army to battle and the army comes, Hua Xiong can't resist, so he can only retreat, so every move of Hua Xiong is like tickling, gently, and he doesn't dare to go too far.
Hua Xiong wanted to complete Li Dao's task, but he didn't expect the frequent harassment to make Cao Cao alert.
And Cao Cao is also unique, and he even guessed the cats......
In Yuan Shao's big tent, the princes from all walks of life yawned with their mouths open, sleepy-eyed, and their eyes were a little erratic.
The guest and the host sat down, Yuan Shao sat on the main seat, and the other princes sat down in order according to the order of their seats.
Yuan Shao's bloodshot eyes widened, he cheered up, his face was gloomy, and he asked: "Cao Mengde, Dong Zhuo's army blindly harassed the camp, this is all something we know, we just need to ignore them and ignore them, you are beating the war drum in such a hurry, is there anything important happening?" ”
Yuan Shao slept and rested, but there were soldiers under his command staring at the camp.
The war drums sounded, Yuan Shao asked the soldiers to return the news, and the news was that Dong Zhuo's army released a cold arrow, and retreated quickly, which was obviously a harassment tactic, such a small thing, Cao Cao actually beat the war drum, which made Yuan Shao angry, especially the person who beat the war drum was Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao was even more unhappy.
That's right, it's Cao Cao who beats the drums of war!
To people, it's Cao Cao!
Both, Yuan Shao has reasons to be unhappy, the two are superimposed, Yuan Shao's tone of speech is quite unpolite, completely devoid of the demeanor of Corporal Lixian, sitting on the main seat and posing as the leader of the alliance, staring at Cao Cao with red eyes, waiting for Cao Cao's explanation?
When Cao Cao heard this, he shook his head secretly.
He took a deep breath, calmed down the restless mood in his heart, and arched his hand and said: "Alliance leader, my lords, Dong Zhuo's army harassed the camp, such a small thing should not have sounded the war drums and disturbed your rest, however, Cao Cao suddenly thought of something, and felt very much in his heart, so he had to beat the war drum to wake up your lords, if there is anything to disturb, please forgive me!" ”
After finishing speaking, Cao Cao bowed to the princes present and apologized.
Yuan Shu had nothing to do with Cao Cao, and said with a smile: "Meng De, Dong Zhuo's army attacked the camp, and I was also very worried in my heart, lying on the bed for a long time and not falling asleep, and it was not affected. Besides, if you dare to beat the drums of war, you must have something important to say, otherwise how could you do such a thing? The colleagues here are all sensible people, you say, we will listen to you. ”
When Yuan Shu spoke, he glanced at Yuan Shao and showed a smile.
Slap in the face, Yuan Shu is slapping Yuan Shao's face.
Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance, did not care about the reason why Cao Cao beat the war drum, but asked Cao Cao why he beat the war drum, which was simply a loss of the demeanor of the alliance leader.
Yuan Shu said that he sarcastically whether Yuan Shao is qualified to serve as the leader of the alliance?
Yuan Shao's face turned red when he heard this.
However, after listening to Yuan Shu's words, Yuan Shao could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. Cao Cao ignored the dirtiness between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and said: "Alliance leader, Dong Zhuo's army is close to our army's camp, just harassing, but not attacking, and so on for a long time, and so on...... One or two such things are enough, but Dong Zhuo's army frequently harassed them, but they grasped the scale, harassed them, and retreated, which is very abnormal......
Just as Cao Cao was halfway through his words, Yuan Shao interrupted Cao Cao's words, looked a little impatient, and frowned: "Meng De, the matter is urgent, let's talk about the key points directly!" ”
"No!"
Cao Cao arched his hand and said, "Cao thinks that Dong Zhuo's army harassing the camp is fake, and it is true that he sent people to rob grain!" ”
"Looting grain?"
In the big tent, I don't know who exclaimed, and in an instant, the princes from all walks of life changed color, turned their heads to each other, whispered, and there was a trace of fear in their eyes. If the grain and grass are robbed, the entire princes' allied army will be quite dangerous, there is a way that the three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and the grain and grass are the foundation of the army's war, so after the princes heard Cao Cao's judgment, regardless of whether the news was reasonable or not, their hearts were trembling, and cold sweat was dripping on their foreheads.
Yuan Shao shouted: "Meng De, the stakes are very high, do you have a certificate?" ”
The army's heart is disordered, and Yuan Shao must deter the scene, otherwise before he fights with Dong Zhuo's army, the army's condensed heart will be dispersed.
Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Alliance leader, this is a lowly speculation, and there is no evidence. ”
"Without a certificate, you dare to speak without permission?" Yuan Shao's face was angry, Cao Cao beat the war drums, and it was just enough to affect everyone's rest, and now if he said such words that disturbed the morale of the army, his crime should be punished, and his heart was bad.
Cao Cao didn't back down at this time, his face was solemn, he took a step forward suddenly, and said loudly: "Alliance leader, the two armies are fighting, and there must be no slackness. Grain and grass are the foundation of our army, and there can be no mistakes, Dong Zhuo's army frequently harasses our army, just to attract the attention of the army, so that other soldiers under Dong Zhuo's command can take advantage of it. The alliance leader, the matter is urgent, and he also asked the alliance leader to give an order to allocate some soldiers to assist Wang Can. ”
Yuan Shu also stood up and said: "Alliance leader, Meng De's words are reasonable, give an order!" ”
Gongsun Chan stood up and said, "Alliance leader, the matter is urgent, there can be no mistakes!" ”
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A group of princes have admonished Yuan Shao to give orders.
After Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shao also calmed down. If the grain and grass are lost, his position as the leader of the alliance will also be affected, so Yuan Shao will not continue to fight with Cao Cao, but shouted: "Gongsun Zhan, your 'White Horse Yicong' is brave and good at fighting, brave and resolute, coming and going like the wind, and the speed is very fast. You order all the cavalry under your command and immediately go to meet Wang Can to ensure the safety of grain and grass. ”
"No, the last general will obey!"
Gongsun Chan stood up and shouted with his fists clenched.
After speaking, Gongsun Chan was about to leave the big tent to gather soldiers and answer Wang Can.
Just as Gongsun Zhan turned around, Cao Cao said: "Alliance leader, I still don't know how many Dong Zhuo's army is, and I don't know whether Dong Zhuo sent troops to rob grain, but this matter must be treated carefully. ”
"Well, well, you can go too!"
Yuan Shao waved his hand and said immediately.
Cao Cao's departure from the camp was also a good thing for Yuan Shao, at least without Cao Cao's constraints.
Cao Cao clenched his fists and thanked: "Thank you to the alliance leader, retire from your humble position!" ”
With a wave of his big sleeves, Cao Cao left the big tent with Gongsun Zhan.
Everyone was relieved to see Cao Cao and Gongsun Zhan disappear.
However, everyone was still a little worried in their hearts, afraid that Cao Cao's words were true, but they hoped that what Cao Cao said was not true, and answering Wang Can was just a formality.
PS: The fourth update is here, the fourth is a bit difficult, and the update is finally over, the time delay, forgive me.
Well, continue to ask for flowers and collect.