Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 462 News of Liu Bei's Defeat

Hua Xin was ordered to invite Cao Pi over. Although Cao Pi was only 14 years old at this time, he had been appointed as Wu Guan Zhong Lang General. He also had Hua Xin, Wu Zhi and others as teachers to teach him at any time. He was regarded as his successor. It is cultivated by people.

But now Hua Xin doesn't have the demeanor of being a teacher at all. Instead, he begged Cao Pi to help him hide the truth in tears, and don't tell the matter that he didn't care to kill Xun Yu in his panic: "Young master just said It’s because the subordinates are not doing well, so they let Xun Yu go without authorization, and then run away in secret. As long as the young master saves the life of the official, he will definitely repay the favor with death and help the young master win the heir position..."

Cao Pi was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but think of his younger brother Cao Zhi. Although this son was only nine years old, Cao Cao had always been very fond of him, which seriously threatened his status. If Cao Zhi took over the position of heir, , then there will be nothing for him to do as the true master of his future.

Although Cao Pi is only 14 years old, due to his background and the teachings of the teachers around him, he was full of conspiracy and tricks at a young age.

"The old god also said that the current situation is different from my original destiny. I have to find a way to work hard to get the status I deserve. If I retreat at this time, I am afraid that I will be nothing in the future. Three My brother thinks he is quick-witted, but I am not as good as him, and he is praised by my father, if I don't have a few cronies around me, how can I get the seat of the heir?"

Cao Pi thought for a while, and then agreed to Hua Xin's request, but he handled the matter very satisfactorily, showing a very embarrassed look, and said to Hua Xin: "It can be said that since the teacher has ordered this matter, the student I should have agreed, but I was hiding this from my father. I want to rule the world with filial piety. My father and teachers have always taught students when they were young that students should be filial to their parents and should not lie. Now teachers are teaching students to deceive their fathers. , this is really embarrassing, but the student cannot bear to watch the teacher being punished, and the distress in his heart is really no less than that of the teacher. Anyway, the student will go all out this time and deceive his father once in order to save the teacher's life, but that's all. If something like this happens again, students will never dare to obey."

"Thank you son, I will never disappoint you after I step down from office." Hua Xin was simply grateful to Cao Pi now, and quickly agreed.

Immediately afterwards, because of Cao Pi's testimony, Cao Cao could only believe that Hua Xin had carried out his order very seriously at that time, but because several of Cao Pi's guards did not carry out the order, Xun Yu lost [-]% in the end, and those few guards He also knew that he had committed a capital crime, so he escaped while moving the capital.

"I think the news that Xun Yu is still alive must have been told by these escaped guards to Liu He. These little thieves sacrificed Xun Yu in order to ask for credit. Alas, it's all my fault. He failed to kill Xun Yu, and now he is used by Liu He, which is a great threat to me. Forget it, since the matter has come to this point, let him go."

Cao Cao knew that the matter could no longer be pursued, so he waved his hand and said.

"Liu and Xiao'er were already far stronger than me, and now they have Xun Yu and Xu Chu, who are civil and military. In this way, the gap between me and him will become wider and wider. With this Xun Yu as Henan Yin , plus Zhao Yun, Qu Yi and other world-class famous generals guarding Henan and Yanzhou, it is difficult for me to restore my homeland. Now it seems that I can only hope that Liu Bei can defeat Sun Quan, so that I will have the opportunity to seize Jiangdong , strive to share the world with Liu Bei and Liu He, alas, I, Cao Cao, was the first hero, but I never thought that in the end, I would decide my future development by praying for others to win, this is really a shame..."

However, just when Cao Cao was smiling bitterly, he suddenly heard the general Cao Chun step forward and said: "My lord, according to the report from the spies, the battle between Liu Bei and Sun Quan is over. Sun Quan's general Zhou Yu burned Liu Bei's building on the river. The camp on the other side was burned for seventy miles. Liu Bei's army returned in a disastrous defeat. More than [-]% of his troops were lost. The situation was so miserable. Liu Bei left us at the beginning, and today he got this retribution. It deserves it, haha..."

Then Cao Chun found something wrong with Cao Cao's complexion, so he stopped immediately and said cautiously, "My lord, is there something wrong with this?"

"Hmph! Of course it's not right. Once Liu Bei is defeated, Sun Quan's strength will be further improved. In this case, not only will I not be able to attack Jiangdong, but I will have to guard against him leading an army to attack my Guangling!" Cao Cao said in a deep voice with a gloomy face.

Only then did Cao Chun realize the negative impact Liu Bei's defeat had on his own side. The smile on his face had long since disappeared, replaced by deep worry. He murmured: "I didn't expect that Liu Bei's defeat would have such an impact on us." , this, what should I do?"

At this time, Cao Cao suddenly asked, "Did you tell me just now that Zhou Yu set fire to the south bank and burned down Liu Bei's camp in Jiangbei?"

After that, Cao Cao didn't wait for Cao Chun's answer, so he snatched the information from Cao Chun's hand, and then read it, only to see that it said: "Because the Shu army is not familiar with water warfare, it often loses wars. Liu Bei gladly accepted the offer of a chain plan, and connected the warships with iron cables. After that, the Shu army walked on the big ship as if walking on the ground, and its combat power greatly increased. False surrender, Liu Bei was not guarded against fraud, and led the crowd to welcome him, but he never thought that Huang Gai would actually ignite the prepared fire boat. As a result, Liu Bei's warship and camp were ignited. , the army under his command lost more than [-]%..."

"That's right, that's what the spies said in the report. Is there any problem?" Although Cao Cao looked at the information again, Cao Chun still replied as usual.

I saw Cao Cao thinking for a moment, and then said: "This shouldn't be the case. It's the twelfth month of winter, and the northwest wind is blowing on the river. Jiangdong's army is in the southeast, downwind. If he sets a fire, he should be burned directly, but Why did you burn Liu Bei in Jiangbei?"

"Huh? That's right, if the lord didn't say it, the general would not have thought of this. It's really strange at this time." Cao Chun said in amazement when he heard this.

"Hmph, it's useless to ask you about this matter. I believe that in my court, maybe only one person knows the reason." After Cao Cao finished speaking, he went straight to Sima Yi's residence. Colonel, but because Cao Cao is also Xuzhou Mu, it is actually just a false position. This is mainly because Cao Cao deliberately did it to guard against Sima Yi.

However, Cao Cao knew that Sima Yi was the most intelligent person in his army, even Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai, whom he had always relied on, were no exception. I can ask Sima Yi for advice.

(End of this chapter)