Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 521 Jia Xu: Today’s Guest
In the entire general's tent, no one dared to speak. They just looked at Cao Cao quietly, waiting for him to make a decision.

Cao Cao was silent for a long time before he glanced at everyone. His eyes fell on Jia Xu, who was standing in the corner with his hands in his sleeves, looking troubled. He asked, "Wenhe? Wenhe?"

Cao Cao called out several times before Jia Xu opened his eyes, as if he had just woken up. He stood up and said, "My lord!"

Everyone looked a little ugly.

Everybody was discussing how to deal with the enemy, but this old man was openly sleeping!
If he hadn't just won a battle, I would have wanted to scold him!
Cao Cao felt somewhat helpless and asked, "Wenhe, what do you think?"

Jia Xu said, "Ah?" and said, "Old man, I didn't hear it clearly."

Cao Cao: "."

Cao Chun scolded: "Jia Wenhe, I asked you to come out to be a military advisor, not to let you sleep here!"

Seeing this, Cao Cao suppressed his anger and waved his hand, saying, "That's all for today! Let me think about it and make a decision."

Everyone dispersed.

Jia Xu shrank his neck and returned to his tent.

Just as I lay back in bed, the curtain was lifted and a figure rushed in.

It was Xun You!
Jia Xu was a little surprised, but he didn't get out of bed. Instead, he said, "I'm really a little cold and a little sleepy, so I won't get out of bed."

Xun You stopped beside Jia Xu's bed, looking down at the old man in front of him, and after a while he said, "Why does Lord Jia pretend to be like this?"

"Since you are working for others, you should at least show some real skills."

"Although we haven't talked much, I have already heard of Mr. Jia's reputation."

"Mr. Jia is extremely wise. He should come up with more strategies and make great achievements."

After hearing what Xun You said, Jia Xu smiled bitterly and said, "Minister Xun has not learned the moral character of Lord Xun!"

Xun You recalled the scene where Cao Cao killed his personal soldiers, and his expression darkened.

Jia Xu continued: "You are a guest today, but you will be a prisoner in the future."

"I am not a former official of Lord Cao."

"Now I always accompany Cao Gong."

"If I often come up with strategies and Cao Gong adopts them, I will offend others and easily become envied."

"Therefore, I must be careful in what I say and do."

"Do more and make more mistakes, talk less and save your life."

"Not to mention, Lord Cao is a suspicious person."

"The attitude towards clan members and ministers with other surnames is very different."

Looking up at Xun You, Jia Xu said, "Minister Xun, you should also take care of yourself."

"We are facing a strong enemy today. You cannot guarantee that everything will go well."

"Is there any general who always wins in this world?"

"You have been arguing for your own reasons. If you make a big mistake one day, who will remember your past achievements?"

"People are forgetful."

"Take care of yourself!"

After saying that, he slowly lay down and covered himself with the quilt.

Xun You looked at Jia Xu and opened his mouth, but in the end, nothing came out.

This is indeed true.

The scene of his personal soldiers being killed reappeared in his mind, and Xun You sighed secretly.

have to.

Learn something from it!

Cao Cao is just another Dong Zhuo.

Besides, Cao Cao thought for a long time alone in the general's tent.

He kept hesitating between retreating and fighting hard.

The arrival of Xun You and Jia Xu emerged in his mind. He also thought about his repeated victories and the change of his past decline. Cao Cao gritted his teeth and made a decision: fight hard!

Especially Xun You, after he joined him, he always made careful plans and helped him win many battles.

Moreover, as Xun You said, even if they were really defeated, that would be it. They had enough troops and horses to evacuate safely.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao shouted outside, "Zhong Kang!" Xu Chu rushed in and said, "My lord!"

Cao Cao said sternly: "Notify all the generals and military advisors to gather together, and we will discuss the details of the troops!"

Xu Chu clasped his fists and quickly retreated.

Soon, the people who had just dispersed gathered again.

After detailed discussion, the group made the following decision:

First, these 20,000 troops were divided into two groups just in case.

The 15,000-strong army in the front, with Xiahou Yuan as the main general and Xun You as the military advisor, launched an attack at three o'clock in the morning and went straight to Zhang Sui!

Cao Cao personally commanded the 5,000-strong army in the rear, with Cao Hong as the main general.

Second, constantly send out scouts to spy on the surrounding situation to prevent any accidents.

Third, send people to Lihu County and withdraw 10,000 troops from Lihu County to attack and provide support, just in case.

Fourth, if Zhang Sui is killed, the army will directly cross the river to Liyang Port and head north to Yecheng!
Once the order was issued, the entire camp was in motion.

Zhang Sui also noticed the movement.

A soldier found Zhang Sui and reported the changes.

Zhang Sui rode his horse outside the camp, looked at the changes in Cao Cao's camp from afar, and sighed twice.

Chen Gong really understands Cao Cao!
Although Cao Cao was suspicious, he would not retreat unless he was hurt.

I originally wanted to lure him into attacking.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't hold himself back anymore!

Zhang Sui immediately summoned all the generals to make arrangements.

All ten thousand men from Liyang Port withdrew from the camp.

Their role no longer exists.

Staying any longer would only result in additional casualties.

The two thousand Liyang Port defenders were all deployed at the entrance of the camp, and all their weapons were replaced with bows and arrows.

When Cao Cao's army attacked, they would shoot and kill as many enemies as possible through the camp gate.

Zhang Sui and Xu Rong each led a cavalry unit, hiding in the darkness on both sides of the camp.

Once the enemy army came, the cavalry led by Xu Rong was responsible for restraining the enemy as much as possible, while Zhang Sui's cavalry went straight to the rear of Cao Cao's army. On the one hand, they wanted to attract part of the enemy troops, and on the other hand, they wanted to see if they could join forces with Chen Gong's army to kill Cao Cao!

After making the arrangements, all the cavalry took a short rest.

The two thousand defenders of Liyang Port installed various traps in the camp.

As night fell, Zhang Sui and Xu Rong each led a cavalry unit from the rear of the camp and went around into the darkness on both sides of the camp.

All open fires in Zhang Sui's camp were extinguished.

Knowing that Cao Cao's army was coming to attack, there was no point in pretending.

In the entire camp, only the pale moonlight illuminated the earth.

Cao Cao stood in the general's tent.

The general's tent was filled with people.

Soldiers kept reporting from the front about the situation in Zhang Sui’s camp and the surrounding areas.

Cao Cao had a gloomy face in the general's tent, quietly looking at the night sky outside.

It was not until the third watch that Cao Cao shouted, "Action! Kill Zhang Sui, and everyone will be rewarded!"

Xiahou Yuan stood up first, threw off his cape, and said coldly: "I have disliked that kid for a long time. This time, I will chop off his head and give it to you, brother, to drink!"

Behind Xiahou Yuan, Yu Jin, Cao Chun, Xu Huang, Le Jin and Xun You came out one after another.

After a while, only Cao Hong, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai, Xu Chu and others were left in the general's tent.

Not long after Xiahou Yuan and others left, Cao Cao also stood up, led everyone out of the tent, and mounted his warhorse.

Although they are stationed in the rear, they are not waiting for results from the front.

They have to see the actions at the front and then decide whether to rush to help!

(End of this chapter)