Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 519 "Reinforcements" are coming

Xi Zhicai came to Cao Cao and said, "Just now, when the scouts approached Liyang Port, they found that there seemed to be a crowd of people there, and there were loud footsteps."

Cao Cao said "Hmm?" and looked at Xi Zhicai suspiciously, "Clusters of people? Loud footsteps? Are you sure?"

Xi Zhicai nodded and said, "More than one scout reported this, several heard it."

Cao Cao lowered his head and looked at Liyang Port.

Xi Zhicai said again: "My Lord, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not."

"Of course, my lord, you can also ask me not to tell you."

“After all, Zhang Sui and I are very close today.”

"I am highly suspected of having an affair with him."

"I am already very touched that the lord did not arrest me and lock me up."

Cao Cao came back to his senses and said unhappily, "Zhicai, you have followed me for several years. From a young boy who was still wet behind the ears, to a man who is quite cool now, I have seen it all."

"How could I not know whether you had an affair with that boy?"

"Besides, what qualifications did that kid have to have an affair with you before?"

"Go ahead."

"Don't dilly-dally."

Xi Zhicai bowed and said seriously: "I think what Zhang Sui said today in front of the battle has some truth."

"I met those people during my diplomatic mission to Hebei before."

"It can be said that Yuan Shao's people, whether it was Ju Su, Tian Feng, Xun Chen, Guo Tu, Xin Pi and the like, were all talented."

"Yuan Shao was not able to use it before, so we had the opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Now that Yuan Shao is dead, his three sons also died in battle. Bingzhou Mu Gaogan is suspected of killing Yuan Shao, so naturally he can't be alive."

"Then who in Hebei is more suitable than Zhang Sui to inherit the position of the ruler of Hebei?"

"Those people know better than anyone else."

"Not to mention, Zhang Suicai won a victory, killed Lu Bu, and captured Xuzhou and Lujiang."

"A native of Hebei again."

"He is the General Zhendong appointed by the Emperor as the Governor of Xuzhou."

"Zhang Sui, that kid, is really willing to pay."

"Giving a leader of the Yingchuan faction like Xun Chen the position of governor of Youzhou is enough to make others jealous."

"It is possible for Hebei to unite as one."

"Perhaps, it is not the best time for us to attack at this time."

"While Hebei is still unstable, it is imperative for us to seize Guanzhong, Liangzhou, Hanzhong, and Yizhou."

Cao Cao was silent for a long time after hearing what Xi Zhicai said, and then he asked, "If, I mean if, all this is a trick by that kid, what will you do?"

"If it's a trick, we can take the opportunity to go north and kill that guy. Hebei will be a piece of cake."

"If it's a trick, and we're afraid to take action, then we'll miss this opportunity to easily take Hebei. Then we might have to spend dozens of years, or even a lifetime, to sweep across the world. What do you think?"

Xi Zhicai nodded and said, "This is a difficult problem."

"If it is really a fraud, then we will regret it."

"Maybe it's good to take a gamble."

"But if we lose the bet, I'm afraid Zhang Sui will not let you go."

"Yuan Shao has always looked down on you, my lord, but Zhang Sui has always regarded you as his most powerful enemy."

"When I was on a diplomatic mission to Hebei, he told me that if he were Yuan Shao, he would first kill his lord, serve the king, and then sweep across the world."

Cao Cao frowned when he heard Xi Zhicai say this, and sighed, "It's a pity that boy is just a son-in-law, not a son."

"You continue to gather information and have the scouts pay more attention."

Xi Zhicai responded and walked out.

Just after walking out of the general's tent, Xi Zhicai turned his head and glanced behind him.

It is indeed very difficult to get him to withdraw his troops.

I don’t know if Zhang Sui is ready for a big war.

If you are not prepared to deal with it, you may not be able to receive the attack when it comes.

But now, there is nothing I can do.

There is a huge difference in strength between the two sides.

With one thousand men against fifty thousand, he could never imagine that Zhang Sui could win.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, when Zhang Sui was still taking a nap in the general's tent, Zhen Hao returned.

He brought all 2,000 defenders of Liyang Port, and more than 10,000 men. These more than 10,000 men were all the men near Liyang Port.

Originally these people were preparing to evacuate.

They were stopped by the defenders of Liyang Port.

Zhang Sui hurriedly called Xu Rong and others to take all the cavalry and rush over.

Soon, he saw the two thousand defenders and more than ten thousand men in Liyang Port.

There are more than 10,000 men, both old and weak.

The youngest is only eight or nine years old.

The old man has white hair.

When Zhang Sui saw these people, his expression was very complicated.

He had never imagined before that one day he would drag a group of unarmed civilians into the quagmire of war.

These more than 10,000 men were a little noisy when they saw Zhang Sui's cavalry.

As soon as they saw the cavalry, they suddenly became quiet.

Some people turned pale with fear.

After Zhang Sui introduced himself, these people knelt on the ground and begged Zhang Sui to spare their lives.

Zhang Sui was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

Xu Rong saw this and scolded these people to quiet down.

Afterwards, Xu Rong explained the tactics to the two thousand defenders and more than ten thousand men.

After finishing his speech, Xu Rong pointed at Zhang Sui and said, "Our lord was once the governor of Zhongshan County."

"There are no refugees in Zhongshan County. You should have heard about this."

"Do your best. This time, after defeating Cao Cao's army, you can all return to Liyang Port and reunite with your wives and children."

"From now on, you will also be able to have food and drink."

More than 10,000 men basically don't believe it.

But looking at the more than 2,000 defenders and hundreds of cavalry, they could only lower their heads and do as they were told.

Zhang Sui looked at these people with frightened expressions, came to his senses, and sighed.

He rode away.

Now is not the time to be soft-hearted.

If Cao Cao cannot be repelled, the entire Hebei Province will be in danger.

He could only pretend he didn't see it.

Zhang Sui returned to the camp, called Huang Han and Zhao Tong up, and went straight to Cao Cao's camp, asking Cao Cao to come out and reminisce about the past.

Cao Cao was in the general's tent and had not slept for long.

He analyzed it all night last night, but still couldn't be sure whether Zhang Sui was cheating.

When he heard the soldiers say that Zhang Sui wanted to reminisce about the past with him, although he was not very happy, he still got up, took Xu Chu with him, and called Xi Zhicai, Jia Xu and Xun You to go over together.

He didn't dare take any risks this time.

In addition to bringing all his personal soldiers, he also asked Cao Chun to bring twenty elite soldiers from the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to follow.

Less than a hundred steps outside the camp, he saw Zhang Sui.

Zhang Sui took Huang Han and Zhao Tong with him.

When Cao Cao saw Zhang Sui, he said in a depressed tone, "My dear son-in-law, what advice do you have so early in the morning?"

Zhang Sui suddenly shouted, "Get started!"

Behind Zhang Sui, Huang Han drew his bow and shot.

Zhang Sui's sudden action scared Cao Cao.

Xu Chu quickly jumped over, hugged Cao Cao, used his body to block Cao Cao, and pushed Cao Cao off his horse.

Everyone thought Cao Cao was shot and cried out in amazement.

Cao Chun even screamed and wanted to kill us!

Xi Zhicai also thought so, and was about to command everyone to block in front of Cao Cao's horse.

Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in my shoulder.

But it was him who was shot!

Xi Zhicai was about to shout when he suddenly noticed the paper tied to the arrow.

Xi Zhicai hurriedly tore off the note and hid it in his sleeve. Then he covered his shoulder with his right hand and stabbed the arrow deeper into his shoulder. With a scream, he fell off his horse.

(End of this chapter)