Three Kingdoms: Bandit Cao, let go of that woman!

Chapter 216 Gamble: Build [-] Arrows Within Ten Days

"Punishment, let the prime minister decide!" Cheng Yu said so cunningly.

He said this, on the one hand, because he didn't want to completely tear himself apart with Cao Peng.

On the other hand, he wanted to test Cao Cao's thoughts.

Did Cao Cao trust Cao Peng unconditionally, or did he intend to restrict Cao Peng?

This is what Cheng Yu wants to test.

Cao Peng nodded, "Very good, Uncle, then please come and give Gan Ning a punishment!"

Cao Cao frowned, he felt that this was a problem for him.

There is indeed some entanglement in my heart.

After thinking for a while, he tentatively said, "How about I order him to supervise the production of [-] arrows within [-] days?"

Twenty days, one hundred thousand arrows?

Speaking of such a punishment immediately made everyone have their own ideas.

Cheng Yu and Xun Rong couldn't help laughing secretly, they guessed right, Cao Cao did intend for them to restrict Cao Peng's development.

How can it be so easy to make between [-], it will definitely not be completed in [-] days.

In the eyes of everyone, this is simply Cao Cao deliberately making things difficult.

I am afraid that the purpose is to stop Gan Ning, and use this as an excuse to let Cao Peng back out of difficulties and stop standing up for Gan Ning.

After hearing this, Cao Peng had a strange expression on his face, but said in his mouth, "It's not right..."

Everyone was immediately happy. Sure enough, you, Cao Peng, also know that this is not feasible.

Now that you know it won't work, let's quit!
However, Cao Peng just refused to let them do so.

"The so-called military is expensive, and the training of the navy has already delayed us too much time. Wouldn't it be a pity to waste another [-] days just to build the arrows?" Cao Peng said.

"So, what does the general mean?" Cao Cao asked, he was a little confused about what Cao Peng meant.

Cao Peng cupped his hands and said: "One hundred thousand arrows, ten days at most!"

Cao Cao frowned. He felt that it was impossible for 10 arrows to be made in only 10 days.

Cao Hong, who was still kneeling on the ground, laughed wildly, "General, there is no joke in the army. If you can't make 10 arrows in ten days, what should you do?"

Cao Peng replied coldly: "That means I don't know anyone, I will kill Gan Ning with my own hands, and then hand over all the military power!"

Cao Hong's voice was suffocated by these words and this boldness.

This is simply a wild gamble!

Gan Ning, who was kneeling on the ground, turned red with excitement when he heard Cao Peng's words.He was originally a gambler, but what he saw today, he asked himself that he was not as bold as Cao Peng.

Cao Cao frowned, it was not what he wanted when the matter developed to this point.

When this punishment was proposed just now, there were elements of deliberately making things difficult.

He just wanted to kill Cao Peng's vigor, and hoped that Cao Peng could bow his head to him and bargain with him, and he would give him some time, or lower some conditions.

I didn't expect that Cao Peng would directly develop the matter to such an extent.

"Anmin, there are no jokes in the army, you know that!" Cao Cao had to grit his teeth and sing his own play.

Cao Peng looked serious, cupped his hands and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I am willing to issue a military order!"

Cao Cao had a headache even more when he heard this, how could this matter get out of hand.

Xun Rong on the side didn't think the fire wasn't big enough, so he immediately asked someone to take the pen.

Then he personally delivered it to Cao Peng.

"General, please!"

Cao Peng took the pen and paper without any hesitation, and with a few strokes, he issued a military order.

If he can't make [-] arrows within ten days, he will accept military law!
On top of this hall, all the generals cast their eyes on Cao Peng's style and admiration.

They know that they would never dare to do this.

"Okay, the military is busy, so the last general will take his leave!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Peng bowed his hands to Cao Cao and left with Gan Ning.

The whole hall of civil and military officials was left stunned, and Cao Cao was left with a bitter face.

Cao Cao was already thinking, what if he really can't make [-] arrows by then?
It is impossible to really stop Cao Peng, so how can we fight the Battle of Chibi?
He cursed inwardly, Cao Peng is really gone.

……

After leaving the door, Gan Ning kept showing admiration around Cao Peng.

"General, I thought I was the number one gambler in the world, but I didn't expect you to be more ruthless than me!"

Cao Peng said angrily: "If you are not very impulsive, how could you be in the current situation?"

When Gan Ning heard this, he was like an eggplant beaten by frost.

"General, I was wrong, why don't I commit suicide in front of the prime minister now!"

"I must not be alone, ruining the reputation of the general!"

Cao Peng said with a smile, "Do you think there is any room for turning things around now? If you die now, my name will be ruined faster."

Gan Ning frowned, and said anxiously, "Then what should we do?"

It didn't matter if he died alone, but Cao Peng was involved, so he really didn't know what to do.

"Why are you panicking? If you can make those [-] arrows within ten days, you're done!" Cao Peng laughed.

"Aren't you joking? Are you sure about the [-] arrows?" Gan Ning asked.

Cao Peng smiled and said, "Of course there are, otherwise, why should I issue a military order?"

Gan Ning had a rough nerve, and he didn't think carefully about what Cao Peng could do.

Instinctively trusting Cao Peng, he jumped up happily.

"Long live the Great General!"

Cao Peng also laughed. He thought that ten days later, if those people saw that he really got a hundred thousand arrows, what kind of expression would they have?
……

Since Cao Peng issued the military order, Cao Cao has been very concerned about the progress of Cao Peng's arrow making.

Time passed quickly, and three days later, Cao Cao couldn't hold back, and brought Xu Chu to a hill outside Cao Peng's camp.

"Zhongkang, go over and have a look, how many arrows has Cao Peng made?" Cao Cao said to Xu Chu looking at the tent in the distance.

Xu Chu took the order and left, and came back after a while.

"How?" Cao Cao asked hurriedly.

Xu Chu had a strange expression on his face, and said in a buzzing voice, "Ah, I didn't see any arrows in the tent..."

Cao Cao was anxious when he heard this, "It's already the third day, and he hasn't made a move yet, so has he already given up already?"

Cao Cao even wondered now, did Cao Peng deliberately make things big?

His purpose is that he doesn't want to be a general anymore...

Seeing Cao Cao's anxious look, Xu Chu couldn't help curling his lips.

After all, wasn't it you who pushed Cao Peng to this point?
"My lord, although the last general didn't see the arrow, he did find a strange thing in the battle?"

Cao Cao frowned and asked, "Oh, there is something strange?"

"The soldiers under the general's command are all busy making straw people..." Xu Chu said with a strange expression.

Cao Cao was taken aback, "The man who tied the grass? What does this mean?"

(End of this chapter)