novellhall Chapter 225 Confused
Chapter 225 Confused
Chapter 225 Confused
In Yuan Shao's army formation, Xu You looked at the two people sitting in the middle of the battlefield, frowning. He really couldn't figure out what Cao Cao was talking to his lord, and how could he talk for so long?
Yuan Tan on the side turned to him and asked, "Master Xu You, what is the commander-in-chief talking about with Cao Cao for so long? Is there something they can talk about?"
When the lord's young master asked him, he couldn't express the confusion in his heart, so he could only answer him according to the analysis in his heart: "My lord and that Cao Cao were stubborn friends when they were young. kindness and resentment."
"It's just that thief Cao has always been cunning and scheming. Judging from his delaying time like this, he must have ulterior motives."
Yuan Tan asked him back, "Then Mr. Yi, what is your intention?"
"This... I won't be able to tell you clearly in the next time."
What they didn't know was that during the time they were talking, Cao Cao sent Xu Chu to lead 5 elite soldiers to rush towards the rear of their army at a high speed, and they could arrive in three to five minutes at the latest.
As for Yuan Shao, who was sitting in the middle of the battlefield, his mind was now full of the peace conditions that Cao Cao had just proposed. To be honest, the emperor's temptation to him was huge, but he had even greater greed and inexplicable self-confidence.
With the 70 troops behind him, he believed that Cao Cao could use more and more bargaining chips to ask him to retreat.
Yuan Shao was confident in his mind, and with a thoughtful expression on his face, he said: "In my opinion, the sacrifice of the Son of Heaven is far from enough for your summation condition, you must also cede Xuchang City!"
After hearing this, Cao Cao showed embarrassment, and replied directly: "Brother Benchu, Xuchang City is my capital. If Xuchang is ceded, where do you want me to find shelter?"
"Look at what you said, don't you still have the five counties of Yanzhou? Could it be that there is no place for you as Cao Cao? And these territories are enough for you to dominate!"
After hearing this, Cao Cao sighed again and again, shaking his head to express the unwillingness in his heart.
"Yanzhou, the land is small and the people are few, and the food and wages are in the south. It is very difficult to protect yourself, let alone the joke of fighting for hegemony!"
He continued to say in embarrassment: "Brother, I have promised you to cede Xuzhou, and I am still willing to hand over the emperor, so don't force me too much."
Yuan Shao heard his explanation, put on a playful smile on his face, and looked at him provocatively: "Every time you lead the soldiers to fight in all directions, you choose to use troops in Xuchang City, don't you?"
Cao Cao nodded helplessly.
"My dear brother, if you are unwilling to hand over Xuchang City, how can I trust your peace proposal?"
The embarrassment on Cao Cao's face became more and more intense, and he kept hesitating to speak. After he organized his words, he said: "Brother Benchu, if Xuchang City is lost, the civil servants and generals in the city will be killed." If you think that I am a coward and a mediocre lord, you will no longer believe in me in your heart, and they will definitely kill the lord and seize the throne!"
"Think about it, if I die, who will maintain this agreement with you?"
"In case they discuss it and decide to attack Brother Benchu, I know Brother Benchu will not be afraid, but isn't this causing trouble for Brother Benchu?"
After speaking, Cao Cao looked up at the sky. The sun was right above his head at the moment, and it was still as hot as a flame falling down.
He looked at Yuan Shao again, and found that he was seriously thinking about what he said just now, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he raised his wine bowl and said, "Brother, please drink."
Yuan Shao raised his head to look at him, and took the wine bowl with a puzzled face. Regarding the matter of poisoning in the wine, he felt that since Cao Cao asked the army to form an army formation and confront each other in front of the army, he would never do such a thing as poisoning. Stupid things to boost the morale of his own army, so he didn't worry about drinking.
On the contrary, Cao Cao's little action of looking at the sky just now failed to escape his eyes, and he was a little puzzled, wondering what kind of mystery lay in the sky.
He followed Cao Cao's gaze just now, and looked towards the world. Although they were sitting not far away, there was some angle deviation when looking at the sun.
More importantly, Cao Cao's back was facing the sun, and Yuan Shao was directly facing the sun. Just now, Yuan Shao was blocked by a curtain, but Yuan Shao didn't see it. As the sun gradually slanted to the west, Yuan Shao's eyes were pierced by the sun at this moment, and he couldn't open his eyes at all. .
Cao Cao was a little worried, afraid that he would discover his true intentions, so he quickly diverted his attention and raised his own bowl to invite him to drink.
There were some signs of something wrong in Yuan Shao's mind, but he didn't know where these signs were. At the moment when Cao Cao was toasting him, he didn't take it to heart, picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
A cloud moved slowly, slowly covering the sun, bringing coolness to the battlefield, and also brought sobriety to some people.
The hot atmosphere of the battlefield gradually disappeared, but Xu You became more and more anxious in his heart. If this continues, the uneasiness in his heart will become more and more intense.
He shouted loudly: "Mr. Yuan Tan, there is no need to wait any longer. Immediately Mingjin recalls the lord and starts the battle immediately. If you wait any longer, something may happen."
"As ordered!"
Yuan Tan was about to go out on horseback to beat the drums, but was stopped by Guo Tu who was beside Xu You, and he said: "Everyone, don't panic, you see, when my lord was drinking with Cao Cao, he was always condescending and calm, but Cao Cao , but has been begging the lord for something."
What he said made Yuan Tan a little confused, and Yuan Tan asked, "What is Bandit Cao begging for?"
"According to my judgment, it's either begging for peace or begging for surrender. My lord, you see that the lord is not in a hurry at all. Let's wait a little longer. Maybe we can win without fighting."
"Master Guo Tu," Xu You interrupted him directly, "Don't forget, that thief Cao has many paths. If this delay continues, our soldiers in the armed forces will also be restless."
Although Xu You spoke so righteously, he did not continue to order gold.
At this time, a group of women in red clothes came out from Cao Cao's army camp. Each woman was holding a tray with wine jugs and wine cups on it.
When the group passed the curtain where Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were, one of them walked out to help them fill up the wine.
Yuan Shao was full of question marks, "Who are these people? What do they do?"
Cao Cao chuckled, "Brother Benchu, don't panic. These are maids in the palace. What they hold in their hands is the fine wine bestowed by the emperor to the soldiers."
"Brother, the Son of Heaven has great love for you. I hope that you and I can turn our hostility into friendship and return triumphant!"
(End of this chapter)