Chapter 54 fourth quarter

Yuan Shao initially forced Cao Ying to go to the village face to face.After dozens of days of rushing to attack Cao's camp, Yuan Shao withdrew the camp for 20 li, and fought Cao Cao for a long time without fighting.Yuan Shao's army of one million is still battling for hundreds of miles, and the camp of the Chinese army is still majestic.The flag of General Yuan was fluttering high above the Zhaiyuan Gate of the Chinese Army Camp, and the guards at the entrance were strong and strong.On both sides of the road leading from the Yuanmen to the Chinese army's tent, there were soldiers standing side by side like wolves and tigers.In front of the tents of the Chinese army, there are majestic guards from the Huben army.

Judge Pei dismounted from the horse outside the gate, entered the gate, and hurried to the tent of the Chinese army.Someone had reported earlier: "The military adviser of the judge sent a kowtow to General Yuan." He heard the inside say, "Show him in." The judge got into the tent of the Chinese army.Yuan Shao was sitting in the hall, and Zheng Kangcheng was sitting beside him, and they were talking.Behind Zheng Kangcheng stood Chi Shao, who was disguised as a man.Yuan Shao asked, "Why is the military commander in such a hurry?" The judge said, "Report to the general, something is wrong, and the sharp knife broke." Yuan Shao sat up and asked anxiously, "What's the matter?" Glancing at Zheng Kangcheng who was beside Yuan Shao, he continued: "The matter has come to this point, I have no choice but to explain this secret transaction that I contacted through a single line. This sharp knife that wants to cut off Cao Cao's head has really sneaked into Cao's mansion for a long time. Zhu Liu in 2010, he served as the deputy housekeeper in Cao's mansion. When Cao Cao sent troops, he served as the chief accountant of the Chinese army. Two days ago, the spies who secretly communicated with him reported that Cao Cao's head was cut off in the past few days. He never thought that he had been exposed and was arrested. kill."

Standing behind Zheng Kangcheng, Chi Shao was shocked to hear Zhu Liu's name. Yuan Shao sighed: "It's a pity." Then he turned his head to look at Chi Shao and said, "This Zhu Liu, I seem to have heard you say it before." Then he pointed to Chi Shao and said: "Mr. Shen is my number one confidant. As a woman disguised as a man, you might as well sue the military division for interrogation." The judge looked at Zheng Kangcheng and Chi Shao with some puzzlement. Yuan Shao introduced: "This young son is actually Chi Shao, Zheng Gong's granddaughter, and she is a twin sister with Bai Shao in Caoying. Cao's assassination was blocked by Zhu Liu." The examiner looked at Chi Shao with wide eyes, and tried his best to understand: "Ming Gong doesn't say anything, I don't know the background." Chi Shao said in amazement: "He Since you killed Cao, why stop me? If he didn't stop, I would have killed Cao Cao with an arrow." Yuan Shao said, "Cao Cao's trust is gained only when he blocks you, and only Cao Cao's trust can cut off his head to receive the reward. What a pity. It's gone." Yuan Shao sighed again and again at this point, and said to Zheng Kangcheng: "The world is so divided, even your two granddaughters, one is not far away from Cao Cao on the opposite side of Cao Ying, and the other is with you in my tent in Yuan Ying's army." The judge said: "Don't be sorry, general. At this point in the battle, it doesn't matter if you don't rely on assassins. We have trapped Cao Jun for three months. It is estimated that he has run out of food and grass. Just watch the soldiers in his camp change from three times a day to three times a day. Once a day, you will know that the pot will soon be unraveled. Cao Cao will not be able to hold on to him for a few more days. When he wavers and retreats, I will take the opportunity to pursue him and fight all the way to Xudu." Yuan Shao nodded.

At this time, Guo Tu hurried to the Chinese army tent.Passing a tent along the way, Jushou was going out with chains on his hands and feet. Guo Tu saw it and said to the soldiers guarding Jushou, "Why did you let him out?" One glance: "Ju Shou, Ju Shou, you should live clearly." Ju Shou shook his head in confusion.Guo Tu hurried past and finally came to the camp of the Chinese army.The soldiers outside the gate reported loudly: "Advisor Guo Tu is here." He heard the inside say: "Xuan him in." As soon as Guo Tu came in, Yuan Shao looked at him and said, "Why is Guo Junshi so panic-stricken today?" Guo Tu said: "Just now As soon as I got an urgent report, General Cao Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Xu Huang and others led troops to rob my convoy of hundreds of grain carts, most of them were burned on the spot, and a few were looted." Yuan Shao stared at him, and the judge said: " This just shows that Cao's army is short of food and grass, and can't stand strong. He does everything possible to rob other people's army rations to survive. That's why I just said that he will be defeated soon." Yuan Shao said: "Our army also needs more food and grass. Xu You went back to Jizhou to prepare food and grass, why hasn't it arrived yet?"

Just as he was talking, the soldiers outside reported loudly: "Military advisor Xu You has arrived." Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard this: "Say Xu You is here, announce him to come in." The soldiers standing on both sides of the tent of the Chinese army declared loudly: "Xu You, the commander of the Xuan army, come in." Xu You entered the tent of the Chinese army and saluted Yuan Shao Said: "General Yuan, you have escorted 10,000 vehicles of grain and grass to arrive." Yuan Shao pointed to Xu You and said, "You have made the first major contribution to expanding the army and preparing for war. Now you have made the second major contribution to escorting a large amount of grain and grass to arrive on time. If Cao can be defeated this time, Army Division Xu will take the lead."

The judge and Guo Tu exchanged glances, and they both rolled their eyes at Xu You with jealousy. Yuan Shao went on to sigh, "This situation was taken by that bold Ju Shouyan. He suggested from the very beginning that we have more soldiers and more food, and we should fight for a long time to consume Cao's army." The judge immediately said: "Ju Shouyan said It is unreasonable. Things in the world always come and go. If we talk about a protracted war when we start a war, our army will not win the war. Now we talk about a protracted war, but it is a matter of choice. The general was not wrong at the time, and it is even more reasonable to make such a decision now "Yuan Shao said: "Military judges have always been superior to others. Now we will continue to fight with Cao Cao. I have more soldiers and food here, and it is no problem to stay for another half a year. Cao Cao must have no food and grass, and he will not last for a few days." Xu You remonstrated: "But there is one thing that my lord must pay attention to. Our army's grain and grass are now stockpiled in Wuchao, and the ten thousand carts of grain and grass that You escorted this time have also been sent to Wuchao. We must send strong generals to such critical places. Elite soldiers strengthen their protection."

Yuan Shao nodded: "General Xuan Chunyu Qiong is here." Upon hearing this, Xu You immediately asked, "Chunyu Qiong?" Yuan Shaolue stared, "What's wrong?" The examiner chimed in, "Chunyu Qiong is resolute, and he can stand on his own." Xu You glanced at the examiner, and swallowed his words.Yuan Shao then ordered again: "Xuan Chunyu General Qiong takes orders." Not long after, Chun Yuqiong came into the tent of the Chinese army wearing armor and helmet: "I pay my respects to General Yuan." Yuan Shao ordered, "I order you to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to strengthen the guards at Wuchao. The original generals and soldiers there It's all under your supervision. The food and grass for my million-strong army will be handed over to you." Chunyu Qiong saluted in a majestic voice: "Don't worry, general, I will guard the black nest like an iron bucket, and it will be difficult for birds to fly over." Yuan Shao Nodding in satisfaction, he said to the crowd, "We'll consume Cao Cao and him." After finishing speaking, he turned to Zheng Kangcheng, "What's your opinion?" Deploy and guard the important areas of food and grass, Cao Cao has no gaps to take advantage of, and will eventually be exhausted."

Xu You finally remonstrated: "Our army hoards grain at Wuchao, Cao Cao may not know about it. In addition to sending heavy troops to guard, we must also strictly keep secrets. At the same time, we can pretend to be hoarding grain and grass in several other places, so that Cao Cao does not know that Wuchao is hoarding grain. place." Yuan Shao waved his hand: "He knows and is not afraid. I have General Chunyuqiong guarding him, so what can he do? Of course, it would be better if he didn't know it. Xu You's army division will implement it." Yuan Shao said and stood up: "This is the end of today's discussion .” He said to Zheng Kangcheng: “Duke Zheng, you and I can continue drinking and talking.”

When Cao Cao's army was exhausted, he wrote a letter in his own account and handed it to Xun You, the military adviser, saying: "I have written an urgent letter, and sent it to Xudu, Guo Jia's military division, Kong Rong, Chen Deng and others, so that they can act quickly." Prepare food and grass, and Xingye Xie went to Guandu to help the army. I have already told you that the food and grass here are unsustainable." Xun You said: "You immediately send an envoy to deliver the letter." The rest of the civil and military officials in the Chinese army tent also knew that the situation was serious.Immediately, a messenger galloped out of the camp of the Chinese army, rushing wildly in a cloud of dust, passing by hills, fields, and woods all the way.After traveling less than 30 miles, dozens of Yuan Jun rushed forward and back, surrounded the messenger, captured him from his horse, tied him to a horse, and rushed back to Yuan Jun's camp in a cloud of smoke and dust, and escorted him to the camp of the military commander Xu You.Xu You asked, "Did you send the letter to Xudu?" The messenger was silent.

Xu You ordered: "Search!" Yuan Jun found a letter from Cao Jun's messenger and handed it to Xu You.Xu You opened it and took a look: "It turned out as I expected." Then he ordered, "Press it down!" Then, he hurried to the Zhongjun tent with the letter alone. In the tent of the Chinese army, Yuan Shaozheng was discussing matters with the left and right civil and military officials. Wen had military adviser Guo Tu and others, and Wu had generals Gao Lan and Zhang Yun.As soon as Xu You entered the tent of the Chinese army, he saluted Yuan Shao and said, "General, I have intercepted an urgent letter from Cao Cao to Xudu to urge food." He said and presented the letter.Guo Tu took it and handed it to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao took out the letter and scanned it, and asked, "How did you intercept this letter?" Xu You said a little proudly, "I have been sending a small team to patrol behind Cao Ying for several days. , I just wanted to intercept the correspondence between him and Xu Du, and now I finally got what I wanted." Yuan Shao exchanged glances with Guo Tu with a cold face.Xu You didn't see Yuan Shao's color clearly, and then remonstrated: "Cao Cao hoarded troops at Guandu, and he has been with me for a long time. Xudu will be empty. If we send an army to cover up Xudu at night, then Xudu can be taken out, and Cao Cao can be captured." .Now that Cao Cao has run out of food and grass, it is time to take this opportunity to attack him from two directions."

Yuan Shao said with a cold expression: "Cao Cao has many schemes, isn't this letter a way to lure the enemy?" As he said, he patted the letter on the table in front of him. Xu You said eagerly: "If Duke Ming doesn't take the opportunity to attack Cao Cao in two ways today, he will be blamed instead of taking it." Hearing this, Yuan Shao turned cold, while Guo Tu sneered. Xu You looked at Yuan Shao, then at Guo Tu and the others, not quite understanding. At this time, another guard outside the tent of the Chinese army reported loudly: "The Jizhou courier has delivered an urgent message." Yuan Shao raised his chin to signal, and Guo Tu said, "Send him to come in." The messenger came in, saluted and delivered the letter.Guo Tu took the letter and handed it to Yuan Shao. After Yuan Shao read it, his face suddenly changed. He said to Xu You coldly, "Did you see who is missing from the Chinese military account today?" The military adviser is not here." Yuan Shao stared at Xu You coldly: "Do you know why he is not here?" Xu You shook his head: "You don't know." Yuan Shao lowered his face and said, "Have you ever done anything unspeakable in Jizhou?" Xu You was stunned, a little at a loss.Yuan Shao took a picture of the Jizhou dispatch he had just read on the case table, and stood up abruptly: "Someone reported to the military inspector that you took advantage of the opportunity of expanding the army to prepare for war and raising food and grass to abuse private property, and connive at your nephew and other people's excessive expropriation. Fill your own private pockets. A few days before the trial, you made a special trip back to Jizhou to investigate the matter, and now many of your nephews have been captured and sent to prison." Yuan Shao patted the letter on the table, "This is the personal letter of the military division "He pointed at Xu You and said angrily, "Such a corrupt person who breaks the law has the face to offer advice to me?" Xu You stood there as if struck by lightning.Guo Tu looked at Xu You and sneered again. Xu You knelt down and grabbed the ground with his head again and again: "Duke Ming, you act impartially. Whether it is expanding the army and preparing for war or preparing food and grass, there is no corruption. As for whether the nephews and nephews are corrupt, it will be found out sooner or later. At present, Minggong and Cao Cao In a desperate battle, I hope that Duke Ming will adopt Xu Youzhi's advice and immediately divide the army to attack Xu Capital at night while Xu Capital is empty. You don’t want to plead your personal grievances. Not long ago, Duke Ming also praised You for his meritorious service in expanding the army and preparing for war, and in raising food and grass. It’s inevitable that people will suspect you of his great achievements…” Guo Tu sneered, “You mean, the military advisers, even us, Are they all jealous and framed you? And General Yuan is blinded by suspicions? General Yuan is a wise man, how can he be deceived by others?" Yuan Shao was even more annoyed when he heard Guo Tu's words. Xu You said: "Of course I can't be deceived by you. I heard that you have an old relationship with Cao Cao. I thought you were bribed by him and worked as a spy for him. You should cooperate with the inside and outside to lure me into the army rashly. I am ambushed by Cao's army. Now I should behead you. , I have the right to deposit your head on your neck first, and you can withdraw immediately, and we are not allowed to meet again in the future." Xu You knelt there slumped, unable to defend himself, and finally stood up weakly like a seedling beaten by frost. Yuan Shao picked up Cao Cao's letter from the case table, threw it to Xu You and said, "You can keep this so-called fraudulent letter from Cao Cao for your own use." Xu You picked up the letter and staggered out of the army account .The Huben guards outside the camp of the Chinese army watched Xu You flinch and sway away like dry grass in the wind. Xu You passed by a camp, and Ju Shou was going out with chains on his hands and feet, standing there staring at the sky in a daze.He was surprised to see Xu You coming over in such a dejected manner.Xu You glanced at Jushou, then at the soldiers guarding Jushou, walked over with squinted eyes, and returned to his tent.Seeing Xu You's behavior, the left and right attendants were all shocked: "Master Xu, why is this?" Xu You looked up to the sky and sighed: "The loyal words are harsh to the ears, General Yuan can't listen to him, and he is not good enough to plan. Now my son and nephew are all being tried in Jizhou As a partner, if you can’t enter successfully and be loyal, and if you can’t retreat to protect your family, what face do I have to see the people of Jizhou again?” Then he wanted to draw his sword and kill himself.The left and right came up to seize the swords and persuaded: "Why did you commit suicide so lightly? Yuan Shao refused to accept the blunt words, and he would be captured by Cao Cao. Since you have old times with Cao Gong, why don't you abandon the secret and turn to the light?" Like lightning flashing in the darkness, Xu You was stunned for a moment, as if he woke up suddenly. At night, Xu You stepped out of the camp secretly and went straight to Caozhai.Looking forward and backward along the way, walking in a hurry. When approaching Cao Village, he was captured by Cao Jun who was ambushing on the side of the road.Xu You hurriedly said: "I am an old friend of Prime Minister Cao, please inform me that Xu You from Nanyang is here to see you." After that, he turned around to see if there were any pursuers. The generals of Cao Jun were surprised at first, then puzzled, not daring to fully believe it, but not daring not to believe it.The leading general waved his hand, and the soldiers escorted Xu You to rush to Caozhai. At this time, Cao Cao had just undressed and lay down in the inner room of the Chinese army tent, ready to rest.Bai Shao was beside him and tucked in the quilt for him.At this time, someone in the hall of the Chinese military tent outside reported loudly: "Prime Minister Cao, Xu You from Nanyang has come from Yuan Junying to see the prime minister." Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard that: "God sent me!" He got up, put on his coat in a hurry, before he could put on his shoes, ran out of the inner room barefoot, and reached the lobby of the Chinese military tent, and said loudly: "Please come in quickly!"Xu You has been brought in.Cao Cao clapped his hands and laughed happily when he saw it, went up to hold Xu You's hand, led him all the way to the seat, and then bowed to him.Xu You hurriedly stood up: "Your Majesty is the chancellor of the Han Dynasty, and I am a runaway man, how can you be so humble?" Cao Cao said, "Your Majesty is an old friend of Cao Cao, and his old love is more important than a mountain. How dare I use the title of title to distinguish between the upper and lower. "Xu You said: "You did not choose the right master, bowed to Yuan Shao, refused to listen to what he said, and even suffered humiliation. Now I am here to see the old man. I hope the prime minister will accept it." , I have achieved great success. I would like to ask for advice on how to break Yuan's strategy." As he said, he waved his hands and ordered all the soldiers to retreat. Bai Shao came out from the inner room, put the shoe under Cao Cao's feet, Cao Cao pulled up the shoe and beckoned Bai Shao to sit beside him, and introduced to Xu You: "This is the master of the Xiangfu, the granddaughter of Zheng Kangcheng, Bai Shao. Believe me, in front of him, you can speak freely." Xu You glanced at Bai Shao, and said: "In Jizhou, I have heard the name of the master." After thinking about it, he said to Bai Shao: "You are here with the prime minister, your grandfather But he is with the army in Yuan Shaozhong's camp." After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded his head to show that he knew.Bai Shao said nothing.Xu You said again: "Your grandfather is accompanied by a handsome young man who looks exactly like you. I wonder if he is a brother?" That handsome young man is the master's twin sister who disguised herself as a man, maybe?" Bai Shao glanced at Xu You, noncommittal. Cao Cao smiled: "If the master doesn't answer, you and I won't ask any more questions. I hope you can teach me how to defeat Yuan." Xu You returned to the main story, and said: "First, let me tell you how I taught Yuan Shao to defeat Cao's strategy. I once taught Yuan Shao to attack Xudu with light cavalry, and attack your Cao army head to tail." Cao Cao was shocked when he heard that: "If Yuan Shao uses the public I have lost my plan." Xu You said, "He won't listen to my plan to defeat Cao, so I have no choice but to present Cao Gong's plan to defeat Yuan. First ask the prime minister, how much is the army's rations?" Cao Cao said, "It can be supported for one year. "Xu You laughed and said, "I'm afraid not." Cao Cao said, "It's been half a year." ’” Cao Cao stepped forward to persuade him to stay and said, “Brother Xu, don’t be upset, let me tell you the truth, the grain in the army can really last for three months.” Xu You said with a smile: "Everyone says that Cao Mengde is a traitor, and it is true." Hearing this, Bai Shao couldn't help but smile slightly.Seeing Bai Shao smiling, Cao Cao laughed even more and said, "Don't you hear that soldiers are not tired of deceit?" Then he leaned into Xu You's ear and whispered, "The army only has this month's food." Xu You said loudly, "Don't lie to me, Mr. Cao. The military rations are exhausted." Cao Cao was stunned: "How do you know this?" Xun You took out from his bosom the intercepted Cao Cao's food urging letter to Xudu and handed it to Cao Cao: "Who wrote this letter?" Cao Cao took a look, surprised Asked: "Where did you get it?" Xu You said: "Your messenger was intercepted by Yuan Jun's team I sent. I took this letter to see Yuan Shao and advised him to divide troops to attack Xudu and Cao Cao while Cao Jun's food and grass were exhausted. He didn't listen to the camp, and he suspected that it was your letter to lure the enemy." When Cao Cao heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and took Xu You's hand: "Since you are thinking of your old friends, you have already known the truth. Immediately teach me how to defeat Yuan." Xu You said: "Duke Ming fought against the enemy with a single army, and did not seek an immediate victory. Thousands of people will be destroyed without fighting, will Duke Ming still listen?" Cao Cao said happily, "I would like to hear about good strategies." Xu You said, "Yuan Shao's army has collected all its food and supplies in Wuchao, and now Chunyuqiong is sent to guard it. Chunyuqiong is addicted to alcohol, so he must be unprepared. You can choose elite soldiers to attack Wuchao and burn them all. If there is too much food and supplies, Yuan Shao's army will be in chaos within three days." Cao Cao said: "I am facing Yuan Shao from the north to the south. I am in the south and he is in the north. Wuchao is forty miles north of Yuan Shaozhong's camp. How can I cross the Yuan army to connect The camp attacked Wuchao?" Xu You said: "You can lead troops to falsely claim that General Yuan Jiang Qi led troops to guard food there. These days, I have been talking about sending Jiang Qi to Wuchao for reinforcements, but it has not yet been done. In this way, under the banner of Jiang Qi, Yuan Jun must not be suspicious along the way. I have drawn up the route map for the public, and it must be very appropriate." As he said, he took out a blueprint from his pocket and handed it to Cao Cao.Cao Cao was overjoyed after seeing it, and said loudly: "Come here." All the soldiers came in to wait on hearing the sound.Cao Cao waved his hand: "Immediately arrange a night banquet for Mr. Xu." Everyone said "No" and rushed to arrange. Cao Cao said to Xu You: "After receiving the banquet, I will stay in the camp. After I defeat Yuan Shao with my plan, I will give you a big reward." Xu You laughed happily after hearing this. Bai Shao has been watching Xu You secretly. On the second day, Cao Cao convened civil and military officials in the central army tent to discuss going to Wuchao to rob grain.Cao Cao said: "Gu is ready to adopt Xu You's plan. Tonight, I will personally lead five thousand elite soldiers to raid Wuchao. The first plan is Xu You's plan, falsely claiming that General Yuan Jiang Qi led troops to Wuchao for reinforcements, and marched according to the route map drawn by Xu You. Pass through Yuan Jun's big and small camps." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Cao Pi said, "This matter is too dangerous." Zhang Liao said, "Is the place where Yuan Shao hoarded grain safe and unprepared? The prime minister is not here in person, and I'm afraid Xu You is cheating." Li Dian said, "There are many suspicious things about Xu You. , The two armies have been stalemate for three months, why did they surrender today?" Xun You also frowned suspiciously there, and said: "If the Prime Minister leads the troops in person, it will be safe. Whether Xu You's surrender is fraudulent remains to be investigated." Cao Cao said He said: "If you don't stop, you will be subject to chaos. Xu You came here, and Yuan Shao was defeated by heaven. Now our army is not sustainable, and it is difficult to last. If we don't use Xu You's plan, we will sit and wait. Naturally, we must guard against fraudulent surrender, but I don't think so. He surrendered for real, not for false surrender. Reason one, if he cheated, would he stay in our stronghold? Reason two, if he surrendered falsely, he would conspire with Yuan Shao. If Xu You swindled for a long time, and I only sent an ordinary general to attack, it would not be a big deal for Yuan Jun to pay Xu You, the military adviser; reason three, I know Xu You well, although he was originally Yuan Shao's military adviser, but He is definitely not a dead man who sacrificed his life to be loyal, and would not take such a risk to recommend himself for a false surrender. This kind of false surrender must have the ambition to sacrifice his life to complete Yuan Shao's great affairs." Xun You was still hesitating, and said: "Prime Minister must also guard against wise men's worries, and it is inevitable that they will make mistakes. Don't you see the lessons of Zhu Liu's past?" Cao Cao said, "I've never met a gambler like Zhu Liu before. I've seen a lot of people like Xu You." Cao Cao paused for a moment, and said, "There is a final gatekeeper." He turned his head to look at Bai Shao who was sitting beside him: "Master, you have always had a sense of spirituality for people. When I met Xu You last night, you were always there." Beside, do you think he surrendered for real or pretended to surrender?" Everyone stared at Bai Shao.Bai Shao secretary for a while, stopped, and simply said: "It's not a false surrender." Zhang Liao asked: "Is that a real surrender?" Is it really a surrender?" Cao Cao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and said to the crowd: "Don't you doubt it? Let me tell you, I have wanted to rob Yuan Shao's grain and grass for a long time, but I didn't know the situation. Tonight's grain robbery It must be done. I will fight to the death with Yuan Shao, success or failure depends on what I do tonight. If I miss the opportunity, mistrust people and ignore them, I will be defeated; Judgment, gentlemen, don’t be suspicious anymore.” Cao Cao then said to Cao Pi: "I once told you what Sun Tzu said, the enemy can win, this time is the first battle in the world where the enemy can win. I have been in a stalemate with Yuan Shao's army for a hundred days. I employ people properly and use troops strictly. , but Yuan Shao's improper employment of people and lax use of troops, after three months of suffering, finally made him commit the fault of forcing Xu You to rebel. His fault must be my opportunity." Cao Pi said: "Pi understands, fighting and stalemate, Sometimes it takes the enemy to make mistakes to win." Cao Cao said to Xun You again: "If you pretend to be Yuan Jun and Jiang Qi's soldiers to attack Wuchao at night, you must have a full set of Yuan Jun's flags." Xun You said: "Be prepared. According to the prime minister's practice, when fighting the enemy, you must first prepare the enemy's full set of flags. Disguise and send out surprise troops." Zhang Liao added: "We must also prevent Yuan Shao from taking advantage of the situation to attack our camp." Cao Cao laughed and said, "Gu has already planned well. Gu will lead five thousand troops with Xu Chu and Li Dian to rob Wuchao tonight. You Xu Huang and Xu Huang each led an army to ambush around our camp in case the Yuan army attacked. Xun Junjun and Cao Pi led the generals to guard the Zhongjun camp and mobilize them as a whole." Before leaving that night, Bai Shao asked: "It's such an adventure, is it possible that the Prime Minister will go there in person?" Cao Cao replied: "You can only lead five thousand troops to attack Wuchao at night. If you have more troops, you will definitely be exposed. However, it is difficult for others to attack Wuchao with tens of thousands of Yuan troops with five thousand troops. This trip is indeed an adventure, but I will not take this risk. The only option is to sit and wait for death." After that, Cao Cao personally led five thousand elite soldiers under the banner of Yuan Jun, with Xu Chu in front, Li Dian in the rear, and Cao Cao in the middle. Head to Wuchao at dusk.Soon it was dark and the sky was full of stars. That night, Jushou, who was detained by Yuan Shao in the camp, asked for another release. The two soldiers who imprisoned him released him from the camp, and saw the sky full of stars.After looking up to the sky, Ju Shou dragged his iron chain and sat down on the stone outside the camp. He saw several soldiers passing by in a hurry, talking about Xu You.A said: "Mr. Xu You fled last night." B said: "Why did you flee, and how do you know he fled?" A said: "I heard that General Yuan Xu was angry with Master Xu last night, but this morning I found that he had fled the camp and his whereabouts are unknown. "The soldiers who were discussing went away, but Ju Shou was shocked. He looked up at the sky, thought over and over again, and stood up with a clatter of iron chains on his hands and feet, and said: "Please take me to see General Yuan, I have something important to report." The soldiers in the second prison were in a difficult situation: "We don't dare to offend General Ju. I don't know when General Yuan is happy, and General Ju may return to his post and command us. But we dare not disobey General Yuan's orders—— You are forbidden to walk around at will." Jushou said: "This matter is very urgent, you must lead me there quickly, otherwise you will not be able to take care of the delay." The two soldiers looked at each other, hesitated again and again, and led Jushou to Yuan Shaozhong's army tent . The tents of the Chinese Army were brightly lit, and Yuan Shaozheng and Zheng Kangcheng were drinking and chatting.Chi Shao, disguised as a man, stood behind Zheng Kangcheng.After Yuan Shao drank comfortably, he turned his head and said to Chi Shao: "Chi Shao, I knew that you are very skilled in martial arts. Tonight, your grandfather and I are drinking happily. Why don't you show your skills and dance with your sword to cheer us up." Zheng Kangcheng Looking back at Chi Shao, he chuckled and did not express any objection.Paeoniae Rubra is a bit embarrassed.Yuan Shao rejoiced and said, "It's so much more attractive to be a woman disguised as a man and dance swords. No matter how you are dressed as a man, it's hard to hide your outstanding appearance." Chi Shao bowed his hands and said, "Chi Shao is showing his shame in front of General Yuan. "After that, he came to the wide area of ​​the central army's tent, drew out his sword and danced around.Yuan Shao was amused by the sight, clapped his hands repeatedly and praised, and many attendants in the tent also applauded.At this moment, the guard outside the gate reported loudly: "General Jushou has urgent matters to see General Yuan." Chi Shao heard this and stopped his sword.Yuan Shao looked displeased: "What's the urgent matter to disturb you all night, a person who is guilty is so restless." As soon as he lashed out, amidst the sound of iron chains outside, Ju Shou shouted: "General, Ju Shou is indeed For important matters, risk your life overnight to remonstrate." Zheng Kangcheng persuaded: "We might as well see each other." Hearing this, Yuan Shao ordered angrily, "Send him in." Zheng Kangcheng signaled briefly, Chi Shao immediately withdrew his sword, and quickly returned to stand behind Zheng Kangcheng. Ju Shou dragged the iron chain into the tent of the Chinese army, kowtowed and saluted: "General Yuan, I heard that the military commander Xu You fled last night and disappeared." Yuan Shao said: "It is his crime to run away, and he will be punished sooner or later. What does it have to do with you?" Ju Shou said: "If Xu You flees, he will definitely vote for Cao Cao, and if he votes for Cao Cao, he will definitely advise Cao Cao to lead his troops to attack Wuchao, the place where I store grain at night. This matter is very important, and General Yuan must be on guard. Quickly dispatch elite soldiers to reinforce Wuchao, and patrol the mountain roads leading to Wuchao to prevent Cao Cao from counting. In addition, there is a change in the astrology tonight." Yuan Shao angrily said: "You are the one who has committed crimes. How dare you speak falsely again to confuse the crowd and disturb the morale of the army?" After that, he pointed at the two soldiers who were imprisoning Jushou, "I ordered you to imprison Jushou, why do you dare to come here at will?" The two kowtowed, but begged for forgiveness crime.Yuan Shao ordered angrily: "Come here, take down and behead these two dereliction of duty detainees." A number of knives and axes rushed forward, dragged down the two begging detainees and beheaded them.Yuan Shao ordered again to change several people to imprison Jushou, and he was not allowed to move an inch from now on, and those who violated the order would be killed without mercy.Jushou was led out of the camp of the Chinese army, facing the dark night and starry sky, hiding his tears and sighing: "Our army is dying, and I don't know where Jushou's body fell." In the tent of the Chinese army, seeing Jushou being led out, Yuan Shao was still angry, shook his head, and said to Zheng Kangcheng, "I'm not strict with Jushou, I'm disturbing Duke Zheng." Of course, you don’t have to take it seriously, but I heard from General Yuan a few days ago that he plans to send General Jiang Qi to lead troops to reinforce Wuchao. General Yuan’s words are a clear lesson that Wuchao’s storehouse of food should be added more. Take precautions." Yuan Shao was stunned, his anger was half over, and he ordered: "General Jiang Qi is here." Not long after, Jiang Qi came boldly in armor and helmet: "Greetings, General Yuan." Yuan Shao took Send out a command arrow and hand it to Jiang Qi: "I order you to quickly bring 20,000 elite troops to reinforce Wuchao, and set up sentries on all mountain roads along the road to strictly guard against it." Jiang Qi received the command arrow and said loudly: "Jiang Qi got the command."