Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao is stunned when he reveals his time-traveling identity.

"Sir, the grain and supplies convoy sent by Yuan Jun has arrived."

"The inventory is complete; there's no more, no less, just what we ordered."

Zhang Liao strode into the command tent and bowed to report.

"Tsk tsk, as expected of Yuan Benchu, he really is rich and powerful."

"Alright, let them go back."

"Put them all back, leave none behind."

Su Chen waved his hand in acknowledgment.

Zhang Liao paused for a moment, as if he had something to say.

But the words stuck in my throat and I couldn't bring myself to say them.

"Here you are."

Upon receiving the reply, Zhang Liao strode away from the tent.

"What did the gentleman say?"

"Are we really going to send them back like this?"

As soon as he stepped out of the command tent, Cao Xing, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, and Yu Jin surrounded him, asking him with serious expressions.

"right."

Zhang Liao nodded slightly and said:

"Take all the supplies into your own hands, and then return the people to Yuan Shao."

Upon hearing this, all four of them gasped in shock.

"The person has been released..."

"But... anyway, if I were Yan Liang or Wen Chou, I wouldn't want to live anymore."

Cao Xing couldn't help but click his tongue.

Xu Chu also curled his lip:

"Sir, you were indeed a bit too ruthless this time."

"I wonder what kind of expression Yuan Shao will have when he finds out."

Xu Huang frowned slightly and said:

"If we do this, won't Yuan Shao be enraged and send troops to attack Yan Province?"

Yu Jin also shook his head repeatedly:

"It's hard to say..."

"Anyway, I never want to be your enemy in this lifetime."

"Victory would be good, but defeat would be too terrible..."

The four of them each said a sentence, while taking deep breaths of cold air as they spoke.

"What? Am I that scary?"

Just then, Su Chen's voice suddenly came over, startling all four of them.

"gentlemen?"

They pursed their lips and bowed.

"Sir, it's not about what we think."

As the saying goes, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated.

"Doing so will only make Yuan Shao even angrier."

"This doesn't feel right..."

Zhang Liao finally couldn't help but speak up.

"What? Didn't I keep my promise and let him go?"

"Five thousand elite soldiers, plus two generals."

"They didn't touch a single hair on it, they just put it back."

"Then what reason does he have to attack our army?"

Su Chen frowned.

"this……"

"The person was returned, but..."

Zhang Liao was momentarily at a loss for words.

Indeed, not a single person was missing; they were all put back.

But they are just people.

Besides the people, there were all the weapons and equipment, as well as armor and horses.

They've all been stripped off.

Each person was only wearing a thin layer of clothing, and they were simply put back.

Many of them didn't even have a single layer of clothing.

They were almost completely naked.

They just put the person back.

If Yuan Shao saw this, he would probably be so angry that he would have a stroke.

As the old saying goes, "A goose is plucked when it flies by, and an animal is skinned when it leaves."

"Yuan Shao only said he wanted people, but didn't say anything else."

"I've already given him the person."

"If he dares to attack, then he will be acting without a legitimate reason."

Su Chen, however, said nonchalantly.

That's true.

But this is far too humiliating.

In Yan Liang and Wen Chou's minds, it would be better to just kill them directly.

"Sir, I still feel that doing this is somewhat inappropriate."

Xu Huang couldn't help but speak up.

Being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself.

Xu Huang and the others understood this principle.

But this is rather unusual.

Su Chen's actions were truly unprecedented and unparalleled.

Don't worry.

"Then Yuan Shao won't be able to do anything."

"The purpose of doing this is to dampen the arrogance of Yuan's army."

"Do you think that Yuan Jun knows that after being defeated by our army, he will suffer this kind of treatment?"

"What will happen to their morale?"

Su Chen calmly explained.

"That may be true, but why are you so certain that Yuan Shao will not attack?"

Zhang Liao couldn't help but ask the question.

"If we want to attack, then Yuan Shao might be capable of doing so."

"Why would he compromise and send over the supplies directly?"

Su Chen continued:

"He cannot send troops at this time."

"If we were to attack just because of this, then Yuan Shao would lose everything."

"Even if he agrees, his advisors will not."

After saying that, Su Chen whistled and leisurely left.

A resounding victory, an absolute resounding victory.

Although 50,000 elite troops and two enemy generals were all released.

However, they managed to extort so much food and supplies, along with the weapons and equipment of 50,000 elite troops.

These things were enough to help Cao Cao build a fairly powerful force.

Not only that, their personal guards can also use these weapons and equipment immediately.

"Sir, why have you set your sights on those 50,000 elite troops?"

Sima Yi, who was following behind, asked in confusion:

"The students felt that doing so was still a bit too risky."

"What if Yuan Shao really acts impulsively and attacks?"

Su Chen smiled and said:

"He wouldn't do that."

"Yuan Shao had a lot of territory and troops, but he was also subject to many constraints."

"These constraints prevent him from making any significant moves right now."

"As for these weapons and armor..."

"Putting everything else aside, the craftsmanship is truly excellent."

"These 50,000 elite troops were personally led by Yan Liang and Wen Chou."

"This equipment is enough to arm a special forces unit."

"Why give it back to him when it's such a good thing?"

"Special forces?"

This wasn't the first time Sima Yi had heard strange things from Su Chen.

However, he has already started to get used to it.

After understanding Su Chen's logic, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Su Chen never plays by the rules, but his methods are always surprisingly effective.

He had already imagined it.

How much will Yan Liang and Wen Chou suffer from this?

They are no longer letting the tiger return to the mountain.

Instead, it served as a warning to the tiger, leaving the tiger completely dumbfounded and numb.

If we release them now, they won't be tigers anymore.

It's just a slightly larger cat.

This shame will haunt them for the rest of their lives.

He wanted to become a general again, just like before, and be highly regarded in the military.

That's basically impossible.

As for their 50,000 elite soldiers, it will also leave a deep shadow.

Even the morale of other soldiers who are not affected will be impacted as a result.

The harvest was so great that it also affected the morale of the enemy troops.

It's just...inhumane.

Sima Yi increasingly felt that his teacher was a bit too terrifying.

So, who would dare to be his enemy?

"Send this message to Xuchang and have Lord Xun send someone to collect these equipment."

Su Chen waved his hand and gestured.

Sima Yi was taken aback and looked at Su Chen with a puzzled expression:

"Sir, are you... not planning to return to Xuchang?"

Su Chen raised an eyebrow:

"go back?"

"Should I go back now and give Yuan Shao a chance to take back these cities?"

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