Chapter 409: Here Comes the Fault Finder (Part II)

People say that the Lord is worried and humiliated. I have to say that Boss Cao really has his unique talent in the cultivation of the way of control.

This time, seeing that Cao Ying got the news sent back by his own spies, he didn't say a word with a blue face, and called Xun You, the mastermind of the army, as well as Cao Ren, Cao Chun's uncle and nephew, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang and other generals to wonder what happened, and when Cao Ying turned so pale, Cao Ying, who had a gloomy face and longed for water to seep water, burst out of his anger as if he had finally reached the boiling point.

"Cheng Yu misunderstood me! Cheng Yu mistook me!! And that Qin Xu! The end is not the Son of Man! In a fit of rage, he threw the silk in his hand in front of the table, and Cao Ying, who was almost jumping to his feet, tore his neckline a few times, and scolded without the demeanor of a human being.

Boss Cao seems to be really moving, and he is really hot!

The last time the generals saw Cao Ying so angry, it was when he mistakenly believed that his father was "killed" by the Xuzhou thief Zhang Min, and said that he would slaughter the city of Xuzhou to repay the hatred in his heart. With this previous experience, even if they encounter great difficulties and "grievances" in the future, as Cao Ying's close generals, they have never seen their own lords have such big emotional fluctuations.

Xun You is at the head of the class at the moment, the closest to Cao Ying. Caught up with the first two steps and picked up the silk silk spread out on the ground, only glanced at it roughly, and then showed a wry smile. It can be regarded as understanding why he successfully got rid of the cage that Xuchang beat himself for a while, and said that he would do it himself to pacify Hebei this time. And at first glance, when I heard that Qin Xu was like a maggot on the tarsal bone, he actually tossed to Hebei again, and Cao Xu, who had already been made untempered by Qin Xu, was very depressed.

It is no wonder that Cao Ying, who has always been mouthful, literary and graceful, and the most tolerant in front of people, suddenly became so irritable in front of his cronies. For anyone else, when he thought that the perfect plan was about to succeed, but his family gave him a salary and ruined the good thing, he urgently planned to pick peaches for his old Cao. This feeling, for Cao Ying, is like a fragrant corn soup that has just been cooked, and when he is about to enjoy the sweetness, he is suddenly thrown into it by his most trusted person A handful of mouse feces and two catties of live flies, and when he is idle, he can still laugh at this time, it is estimated that there is no future life in the past life, right? Therefore, it can be seen that Cao Ying's performance is good enough!

"Mr. Gongda, what the hell is going on?" Seeing that Cao Ying and Xun You's complexions changed greatly, Xiahou Yuan relied on being the most intimate with Cao You, carefully turned sideways to avoid Cao Ying's black face, and asked Xun You in a low voice.

"Ahem...... General Miaocai, the plain Tanma sent a letter, saying that Cheng Zhongde used troops and horses to attack Xuzhou to assassinate Shi Qin Xu, but after several times to no avail, he was captured by Qin Xu! Twenty grain warships and nearly a thousand soldiers were all taken to the plain by someone from Naqin! Except for the greetings with Qin Xu when Qin Xu came to Chen Liu to form an alliance with Cao Ying in an attempt to rescue the Son of Heaven, Xun Yu had no other intersections, and the narrative was quite fair, but he handed the silk silk sent by the fast horse in Pingyuan County to Xiahou Yuan, and said with a wry smile.

"Qin Xu? Is it Qin Xu and Qin Zhongming who fished out the history of Xuzhou for nothing? Isn't this guy a natural rival with Cheng Yu? Met again? Speaking of which, Cheng Yu too, this time Qin Xu didn't provoke him, why did he have to provoke this little evil star at the critical moment, but he couldn't bear it, it was really difficult for the lord to do it! Unexpectedly, after reading the book on the silk silk that was only two fingers wide and half an arm long, Xiahou Yuan had the same emotion as Cao Ying. In addition to hating Qin Xu, he also complained more about Cheng Yu's actions, and his face was not very good-looking!

"Cheng Zhongde doesn't know how many times he has been bullied by a child like Qin Xu, and he doesn't even have the strength to fight back, which is also pitiful...... Alas! "Coincidentally, all the generals in this account have been implicated in Qin Xu. Needless to say, Xiahou Yuan said that Qin Xu's fame in the first battle was due to this benevolent brother; Cao Ren's uncle and nephew were once abandoned by Cheng Yu and captured by Qin Xu when they were attacking Jinan, so Xu Huang was better, but he also felt guilty because he "betrayed" the agreement with Qin Xu and switched to Cao Xu. Such a combination in the military tent didn't feel anything in peacetime, but after thinking about it at this time, it also had some sympathy for Cheng Yu's "encounter".

"Cough, gentlemen......" Cao Ying also noticed that because of Qin's affairs in the current tent, the generals under his command were a little touched, seeing that Qin Xu's absence had already made these hot-blooded heroes lose their sharpness, and even he was inadvertently affected, and his angry temper was also smoothed a lot, which was not a good sign, and he coughed lightly and said: "Although Cheng Zhongde's vain automatic soldiers this time are annoying, it can be regarded as a mistake so that I learned about Qin Xu leading troops to the plains, and his meaning is very clear. It must also have a plan for Hebei affairs, and he intends to step in and come in, so can you have a good plan to teach you? ”

"My lord! The plain city is small, the location is flat, there are no mountains in the territory, although there is no good port near the river, there is no danger to defend, and the transportation of military rations is also extremely difficult. This time, even if someone from Na Qin brought thousands of soldiers and horses on this trip, and combined with the troops of Zhang Liao, who was already under the command of Lu Bu, it was only more than 10,000 people, in fact, there was no need to be afraid! Why don't you order the last general to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters, how about going to meet this guy? "Xiahou Yuan, the divine general who achieved Qin Xu's position in the Lu Bu army, is still haunted by the battle in the nameless valley more than two years ago, although the eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother, and none of the generals present have not suffered losses under Qin Xu, but Xiahou Yuan still wants to find an opportunity to "prove" his strength. The plain is adjacent to Dongjun, and it is not far from Puyang, for Xiahou Yuan, the fierce general of the Cao clan who has been in Puyang for a long time, he has a deep understanding of the plain, which is almost equal to the undefended, and he said at the moment.

"Wonderful talent and bravery, a certain knows it! However, Zhongde did a bad job in this matter, which made our army really lose money, if he attacked again, I am afraid that the heroes of the world will laugh at my Cao Mengde's small belly and chicken intestines. And now Zhongde is in his hands, as if he has a shield. The plains are good, but how to keep Zhongde safe is the most important thing! Seeing that Xiahou Yuan took the initiative to ask for battle, a trace of satisfaction flashed in Cao Ying's eyes, in the end, he was still a reliable military general of his own family. Even if he knew that although Qin was not a martial artist, he was also a hard stubble, and he dared to rush to attack the plains to take revenge, he really knew his own mind the most. But that being said, this gesture still has to be done. After all, Cheng Yu is unreliable no matter how unreliable, after all, he is a subordinate of the Cao family, and he has been bent on using this matter to target Qin Xu before he makes a move against Hebei, if he ignores the will of the lord and the minister, and disregards Cheng Yu's safety, the damage to the morale of the army is not something that a small plain city can replace.

Besides, although Cao Ying is also eager to take this opportunity now, because of Cheng Yu's reasoning, let Qin someone have a good life to see the Cao family's newly trained Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Cao Ying's self-proclaimed combat power is not at all under the first strong soldier of the Lu Bu Army.

Of course, if someone in Qin had bad luck and died in the chaos, then it would really open God's eyes. But the problem is that for this Hebei incident, Cao Ying almost transferred more than half of the troops and horses in the territory under his control to assemble in Baimadu, and the armies in the rear to guard the border passes, if it is said that to defend against other forces to attack while Cao Jun's forces are empty, Cao Ying is confident that it is more than enough. But if it was because he "hurted" Qin Xu for no reason, and provoked Lu Bu to send troops desperately to attack the already somewhat dark rear, according to Cao Ying's words, he would really be homeless. Therefore, even if Xiahou Yuan's words were really Cao Ying's thoughts, he still didn't get Cao Ying's immediate approval. The words made Xiahou Yuan's face show a little wistful.

"Lord, since Qin Xu's original intention this time is to also want a piece of the pie in Hebei, if this is the case, according to a certain point of view, Brother Zhongde's surname should be worry-free. Since this Qin assassin can let the lord get this news, then what he asks for is nothing more than to let the lord vote on the rat trap, and when planning the two states, he is tied. Moreover, since Qin Xu had already noticed the matter of Montenegro, if the lord really sent General Miaocai to attack the plain after learning the news, wouldn't it just happen to fulfill his wishes. Xun You pondered for a while, raised his head and said: "The lord held the Son of Heaven Fu Festival this time, and was ordered to mediate the affairs of the two states in Hebei, originally there was great righteousness in hand, if it really left the truth that he was involved with the Black Mountain thieves before entering Hebei, I am afraid that it is not the result that Qin wanted?" In this way, the lord's trip to Hebei will definitely be taken advantage of by people who are already eyeing Hebei, and the lord's previous pretentiousness will be in vain. Thinking about it left and right, which is not beautiful. It's better to plan the plan, how about a salute before the soldiers? ”

"Salute before soldiers?" Listening to Xun You's reasoning, Cao Ying nodded slightly, squinted and thought for a long time, and asked, "What is Gongda's strategy, you can tell me in detail." ”

"No!" Xun You saw that Cao Ying was not disturbed by this sudden incident, a smile appeared on his face, and said: "Qingzhou is adjacent to Jizhou, and the plain is on the side of Jizhou, so this Qin Xu's plan to borrow Cheng Zhongde's affairs this time can already be known." It's just that with the benevolent heart of the lord who can't bear to see his subordinates suffer because of this, he is just calculating in vain. In this case, why didn't the lord ask someone with his surname to go to Qin Xu, and he didn't have to say anything else, but only asked him to mediate the affairs of the two states together, and secretly promised to seek Jizhou. Let's earn back Brother Zhongde first and then talk about the rest, how about it? ”

"What? Want to send Jizhou to this guy for nothing? Mr. Gongda, you said it lightly! Do you know how much effort the lord has put into these two states? Just gave it to Qin Xu for nothing, even if it was just a talk, he was not convinced! I only heard the meaning of Xun You's words, and there was actually a sense of peace with Qin Xu, which made Xiahou Yuan, who had just been said by Cao Ying's point-in-point words, not know how to answer, and his stomach was full of evil fire, and he didn't care about Cao You's warning eyes and Xun You's wry smile, and said bluntly: "If you want me to say, it's better to follow what I said before, just cross the river with a certain army and send troops to the plain, but you can also make a slight adaptation, a certain way is counted as one way, and the other way will be sent by Mr. Gongda to earn that Qin Xu according to what you said, as long as he is willing to let Cheng Zhongde go, If he doesn't follow the slightest disobedience, doesn't he accuse Meng De of colluding with Montenegro? Then Suo surnamed Mou also used this excuse to say that there were Black Mountain thieves in the plain, and So-and-so also went to search! The lord came here on the emperor's order, is it possible that he is still afraid of his little Xuzhou assassin history? ”

"General Miaocai has misunderstood so-and-so!" Although Xun You is the mastermind of Cao Ying's army, but for Cao Ying's relatives like the Xiahou brothers, the Cao brothers, after all, it is still a layer away, hearing Xiahou Yuan say this, Xun You's slightly wooden face showed a wry smile, and said: "Why don't you know the current situation of the lord." In order not to use the courtiers and the Son of Heaven before, the lord was also greatly wronged. Although in the end, General Cao Chun announced this slanderous revenge for the lord, but because of this incident, it almost made the lord lose his reputation for almost a lifetime, which is not easy. What he said this time is to pretend in the words that he really revealed a little bit of the lord to give Jizhou to Qin Xu to calm his heart, and at the same time to find an opportunity to wash away the matter of the lord and the black mountain thief, and dragged this Qin someone first, just waiting for the lord to successfully recover the state, connect the territory together, across the five states of Yan, Henan, Yong, and Sili, the strength will inevitably increase greatly, think that even if Qin Xu has the talent of Zhang Liao and the wisdom of Chen Ping, he will not be stupid enough to use the land of two states, for the sake of Jizhou, which is separated by a big river, and let Qingzhou and Xuzhou be safe. And Yangzhou that has long been eyed has been in the spotlight for a long time, right? At that time, under the elimination of this long and the other, the form of his and my armies changed immediately, is it possible for General Miaocai to be afraid that he will still want to take advantage of the Black Mountain incident to intend to get involved in Jizhou? However, General Miaocai's statement is also quite reasonable, and if he talks about a matter of his own loss, if he does not have some soldiers to protect him, he really has little chance of winning. General Miaocai's words are really good! ”

"Huh? What Gongda said is very true! And Miaocai is worthy of the word! "I have to say that Cao Ying dotes on Xiahou Yuan and often calls him a wise general, not only because of the in-laws of Cao and Xiahou, but also because Xun You nodded after hearing it, and praised him again and again. And Xun You's explanation and praise made Cao Ying show a rare smile, thought about it for a while, and cheered up Xiahou Yuan and said: "That's fine!" I think that Qin Xu is just a yellow-mouthed son, but he has a little wisdom, and according to the benefits of the strong army under his father-in-law Lu Bu, he is lucky to beat our army a few times. If you have this wonderful plan, you will be able to help! He divided his troops and allocated 10,000 Miaocai foot soldiers, 3,000 sailors, and 100 clippers to be strong. Cooperate with Gongda's plan! ”

"The last general commands!" Xiahou Yuan said: "Meng De has sent a letter to Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi before, ordering them to come to Baimadu to meet in order to meet the emperor. Although there has been no response yet, a certain person has expected that the two will not dare to leave the state and county easily. In this way, at this time, it is the time for Meng De to gather troops to wait for the two families, and it is really not suitable to divide too many troops to be underestimated by the two. According to some calculations, this plain is just a small city. I think that the more soldiers Qin has, the more he can't show it in the city! Moreover, the lord also said that this action should only be for the people sent by Mr. Gongda Tian as a guard, so there is no need for these many soldiers and horses, only 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 sailors are allowed to be given to a certain foot soldier and a thousand ships in case of change! ”

"Is this true? Thinking that Qin Xu is not a good person, he must not take it lightly! Cao Ying's voice was solemn, but he didn't explicitly say anything against his own Shenxing general, but said with some concern.

"Rest assured, my lord!" Xiahou Yuan said with a big grin: "Maybe before the end comes, Mr. Gongda's lobbyist has already rescued Cheng Yu's house." Just now, Xiahou Yuan was a little inferior because he misunderstood what Xun You said, and then when he heard Xun You's explanation, he recognized his "plan", and he also went downstairs along the ladder, which was also a goodwill with Xun You, who had a good relationship.

"When is Miaocai going to send troops? If it is later, I am afraid that someone in Qin has won the merger, and Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi of Ji Erzhou have already been said in a certain letter about the two-sided boycott of the war, and there is a plot to play tricks for no reason, and it takes a lot of effort. Cao Ying, who was talked about by Xiahou Yuan and Xun Yu for a long time, and was worried that it was easy to get the hope of the two states but was taken advantage of by Qin Xu to get a piece of the pie, was originally a heroic man who did what he said and acted resolutely, and just recognized Xiahou Yuan's strategy, so he urged: "Hmm! If you send Xu Gongming as your deputy general, you must remember that when it is difficult to choose, you must consult with Gongming more! ”

"Rest assured, my lord! Since Qin Xu dared to come to Hebei, but he was cowering in the plain city, and he also intended to pay attention to Jizhou, acting so secretively, and having a bold ambition, he naturally wanted to meet again This person who was able to use the remnants of four hundred years ago suddenly attacked under the condition of insufficient training of a certain soldier, causing a roar in the camp and becoming famous. This time, if you can't talk about it, it just makes a certain blood wash away the vengeance! But don't worry, Yuan is quite measured, and he will definitely discuss with Gongming more in case of trouble, and he will not disappoint the lord! ”

"I hope so!" As for the words of this brother in his own family, to be honest, Cao Ying has heard it several times. In fact, Cao Ying's original intention was not that he was worried that Qin Xu would reveal the news with such fanfare, and whether there would be anything behind. Originally, Cao Ying really wanted to follow what Xiahou Yuan said before, and just take the plain directly, anyway, he has the seal of the Son of Heaven in his own family, as long as he does not hurt Qin Xu's surname on the battlefield, and he is mixed with the Black Mountain thief, I believe that Lu Bu will not say anything. But Cao Ying really didn't dare to take his life as a big family name to gamble on each other's fate with a hairy boy like Qin Xu, it just so happened that Xiahou Yuan was "inspired" by Xun Yu at the moment, and he had saved up such a "clever plan", so Cao Ying had no choice but to agree to Xiahou Yuan first, I just hope that no matter what method these two people use, they must drag Qin someone for more than ten days! (To be continued.) )