Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 520 Cao Cao's Empty City Strategy
Cao Cao is being pinned down by Xu Chu!
Hearing Xi Zhicai's screams, he hurriedly said, "It's not me! I wasn't shot by an arrow! It's Zhicai! It's Zhicai!"

Everyone then looked at Xi Zhicai.

But he saw Xi Zhicai fall off his horse and roll on the ground in pain.

Zhang Sui watched Xi Zhicai from a distance and asked Huang Han and Zhao Tong to leave.

Seeing this, Cao Chun, who was about to rush towards Zhang Sui, hurriedly rode his horse back.

Cao Cao and others ran to Xi Zhicai. A personal soldier looked down at Xi Zhicai, then looked at Cao Cao who was running over and said, "My lord, he was only shot in the left shoulder."

Cao Cao ran to Xi Zhicai and saw Xi Zhicai covering his left shoulder with blood flowing out from between his fingers. He was so angry that his lips trembled.

Cao Cao hurriedly asked someone to send Xi Zhicai to treat his injuries.

Cao Cao, surrounded by Xu Chu and others, watched Zhang Sui riding his war horse and humming a little tune as he left.

Cao Cao was so angry that he stamped his feet and cursed, "This little bastard!"

"Don't talk about martial ethics!"

"You want me to come out and meet you next time? Dream on!"

Yesterday and today, I was called out by him twice, and he played dirty tricks on me twice.

I was almost killed yesterday.

Xi Zhicai was shot in the left shoulder today.

This boy is simply a beast!
Xu Chu also cursed: "Fuck him, if he comes again, I will smash his head!"

Xun You and others were also speechless.

Where is the dignity of a local overlord in this Zhang Sui?

Do things entirely based on your preferences.

With a character like this, who would dare to meet him alone?
Cao Cao was so angry that he stood there.

Suddenly, Xun You said, "Mingsong, look into the distance!"

Cao Cao looked in the direction Xun You pointed.

I saw many figures appearing in Zhang Sui’s camp, the number was far more than one thousand.

The angry Cao Cao immediately calmed down and hurriedly called Xu Chu and others to follow him.

Xun You, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu and others also followed.

The group stopped when they were less than two hundred steps away from Zhang Sui’s camp.

Cheng Yu stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "Reinforcements are coming!"

"The scouts got news last night. There were crowds of people at Liyang Port, and the footsteps were very loud."

"as expected."

Xun You didn't say anything, he just stared straight ahead.

After a while, he suddenly rode forward.

Cao Cao hurriedly reminded: "Gongda, be careful!"

Xun You ignored Cao Cao and continued to move forward.

Cao Cao quickly signaled Xu Chu to take his personal soldiers to follow and protect Xun You.

Xun You stopped less than fifty steps outside Zhang Sui’s camp.

The gate of Zhang Sui’s camp was still wide open!

Through the door, you can clearly see that there are indeed many figures moving inside.

Xun You looked at these figures carefully.

After a while, he rode back and said to Cao Cao, "My lord, let's go in and talk."

Although Cao Cao was curious about what Xun You had discovered, he still asked everyone to go back.

When the group entered the commander's tent, Xun You said, "Reinforcements have indeed arrived."

"I estimate that there are at least several thousand, or even tens of thousands of people."

Everyone's faces looked very ugly.

Xun You added: "However, I also found a sign."

Everyone looked at Xun You.

Xun You said: "I just carefully observed these reinforcements. Their clothes are disheveled and they walk without any formation. They can't even be considered as scattered soldiers."

"I think, maybe, today's incident is still a fraud."

"I would like to believe that Zhang Sui may indeed have the support of many civil and military officials in Hebei."

"But Zhang Sui is not Yuan Shao's direct descendant after all."

"Once Yuan Shao dies, civil unrest will surely break out everywhere."

"It is unlikely that Zhang Sui will be able to urgently recruit a large number of troops to resist our attack."

“In order to fight against the outside world, we must first make peace with the inside.”

"I am more inclined to believe that Zhang Sui is using the strategy of confusing the enemy with his own troops to deal with us."

"These so-called reinforcements are most likely civilians transferred from Liyang Port." Looking at Cao Cao, Xun You said, "My lord, I agree with what Xi Zhicai said before. We should fight quickly and make a quick decision."

"Whether he is reinforcement or a trick, we must attack quickly."

"We have a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses."

"There are 20,000 right here."

"Even if Zhang Sui has more soldiers and horses, he can't outnumber us."

"As the Art of War says, be realistic and unreal."

"If Zhang Sui is really capable enough, how could he use himself as bait?"

"Just like us, we have 50,000 elite soldiers, but now the lord says that you have to be the bait to lure the enemy into our ambush. Is this possible?"

"Also, Zhang Sui does have a son, but how old is he? It is impossible for his son to rule Yecheng."

"If something unexpected happens to Zhang Sui, how will Hebei bear the heavy loss of its leader?"

"The sword and the gun have no eyes."

"Who would dare to let the lord take this risk before his offspring has sufficient ability?"

"Even if there is a ten thousand chance, Zhang Sui is really trying to lure them in."

"With just these 1,000 cavalrymen and tens of thousands of reinforcements, can he trap us?"

Looking at Cao Chun, Xun You said, "The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has been established for some time."

“Even though I’m not as brave as Xu Rong, I’m more than capable of protecting my lord.

Xun You's words made everyone nod their heads involuntarily.

Cheng Yu also rushed over at this time.

However, his right hand hung limply at his side and his face looked a little pale.

At this moment, after hearing what Xun You said, he pinched his gray beard with his left hand and said, "I think what Gongda said makes sense."

"We are always being led by the nose like this, which has a great impact on our deployment this time."

"We don't have enough food and fodder to support 50,000 troops fighting outside for a long time."

"Also, as Xi Zhicai said before, we should fight quickly and make a quick decision."

"Zhang Sui's behavior seems a bit too radical."

"I think too much is as bad as too little."

"I was influenced by the stereotype and was a little afraid of him."

"But what Gongda said suddenly reminded me that the Zhang Sui today is no longer the Zhang Sui of Yuan Shao's time."

"When Yuan Shao was in power, Hebei would be in charge, so there would be no chaos."

"And now, with Yuan Shao's death, Zhang Sui no longer has the person he can rely on the most."

“I think we can give it a try!”

Just then, footsteps were heard outside.

Everyone looked over.

It turned out to be Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai's left shoulder was still bandaged.

Cao Cao asked, "Zhicai, why are you here instead of going to rest?"

As Xi Zhicai walked in, he said, "I just thought about why Zhang Sui wanted to attack me."

"I think what Cheng Gong said makes sense."

"Zhang Sui now feels like he is at the end of his rope."

"Because he feels guilty, he keeps doing some unimaginable things, which makes us feel afraid."

“Why should a cat or dog pretend to be nice when they encounter a mouse?”

"Because they are strong enough."

After a pause, Xi Zhicai stopped in front of Cao Cao and said to him, "My lord, have you forgotten the battle of Puyang when we faced Lu Bu and you used the empty city plan?"

"If Lu Bu had been more decisive in the past, we would have been defeated."

"Of course, Lu Bu was frightened by the lord's empty city plan, so we later reversed the situation and won."

After listening to Xi Zhicai's words, Cao Cao also fell into deep thought.

In the second year of Xingping, he and Lu Bu fought for Yanzhou, and he recaptured Puyang City.

It was the day of autumn harvest, and his soldiers went outside the city to harvest wheat. There were only less than a thousand people left in the city, along with countless civilians.

And Lu Bu and Chen Gong suddenly led 10,000 troops to attack!
How can a thousand men cope with ten thousand?

He adopted an extremely risky strategy at that time: he took the generals in the city to open the city gate and sit at the gate.

All the soldiers and horses on the city wall were withdrawn, and only some women and children were walking back and forth on it.

Lü Bu was afraid that there was an ambush, so he had to retreat and set up camp ten miles away.

(End of this chapter)