Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Everyone's faces were ugly. There was a big trouble in Qingzhou, but it turned out that there was a problem in Dongjun. Although the cause was related to Li Yi, it was mainly caused by their own people.

At this time, everyone looked at Yuan Shao, but they all knew that Yuan Shao was in a bad mood, so no one dared to speak easily.

After a while, Yuan Shaofang gritted his teeth and asked, "Who can put down the rebellion!"

Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan and others looked at each other, then stood up together and clasped their fists together and said, "The last general wants to go!"

Seeing the bravery of his generals, Yuan Shao was a little relieved, but immediately became more depressed. When Li Yi was mentioned just now, these people didn't say anything, obviously they had no idea about Li Yi.

Suppressing his unhappiness, Yuan Shao asked: "Two thousand troops, plus immediate defense, put down the rebellion in ten days, and then appease the people, who can do it?"

Gao Lan and Chou immediately panicked. The former felt that it was too difficult for Shi Tian to quell the rebellion, while the latter was not afraid of fighting, but he had no idea about asking him to appease the people.

In the end, Zhang Yun gritted his teeth and said, "The last general is willing to go!"

"it is good!"

Yuan Shao praised, then lowered his saber, handed it to Zhang Xi, and said: "With this sword, all officials including Zang Hong must follow your orders and must kill the leader of the bandit. But remember not to kill too much!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Zhang He took the sword and bowed again, Yuan Shao nodded, although Dongjun's problem is not too serious, but he no longer has the temperament of a banquet, he waved his hand to everyone, and said: "Put Dongjun's affairs first, Jun Let’s order troops to set off today, time is running out, everyone should disperse!”

After Yuan Shao finished speaking, everyone retreated together. Except for Zhang Xi who had a military order and took the first step, the others walked together and talked while walking. Only Cao Cao was different. He was left alone at the end, which seemed very strange. alone.

It’s not that no one wants to be with Cao Cao, so Xu You came to find Cao Cao, but Cao Cao became taciturn after the battle in Yuzhou. .

Cao Cao left Yuan Shao's mansion, looked back at the plaque behind him, sighed, and walked directly to his small courtyard without getting into the carriage. Fortunately, it was not too far away, and Cao Cao arrived soon, and as soon as he entered the courtyard gate , I saw Xiahou Dun filled a basin of water, sharpening his knife in the front yard, and was so focused that even if Cao Cao came in, Xiahou Dun didn't notice.

Seeing Xiahoudun, the sense of alienation on Cao Cao's body obviously faded, and he stepped forward and asked, "What is Yuan Rang doing?"

Xiahou Dun said without raising his head, "Sharpen the knife!"

Cao Cao heard that Xiahou Dun's tone was a bit unkind, but he didn't care. He was about to ask again, but Xiahou Dun got up, swung his long knife sharply, and made a whirring sound. Then his eyes turned red, and he stared at Cao Cao, saying every word He asked: "I sharpen my knife every day, for fear that the precious knife will rust and cannot kill people, but what about Meng De, where is Meng De's knife now!"

Chapter 704 The pattern has been determined

Cao Cao stared blankly at Xiahou Dun, and remained silent for a while.

Xiahou Dun saw that Cao Cao was silent, but his eyes were even redder. He threw the knife on the ground, grabbed Cao Cao's collar, pulled Cao Cao back, and said loudly: "You can't beat Li Yi in Yanzhou, what do you think?" It’s okay to go to Jizhou to take refuge temporarily, but then you say that Yuan Shao is lenient outside and taboo at the inside, and I will die when I support my soldiers, so let Han Hao lead people to defect to Yuan Tan, that’s okay, and you also said that eating other people’s rice should be treated as a treat for the time being. Lord, I admit this too!"

"But!"

Xiahoudun pointed at Cao Cao's nose and screamed: "I thought you were just hibernating temporarily, recharging your energy, but look at you, how long has passed, you are so groggy, not thinking about making progress, now your heart What is the plan? Do you still want to seek revenge from Li Yi, or do you just wait for death like this, waiting for Li Yi to fight the Yellow River and cut off your head and mine!"

Xiahoudun's tone was very fierce, it's not that cursing is better than cursing, which is something that would never happen normally, because whether it's the personal relationship between the two or the relationship between the two families, it's a fateful friendship.

For a while, Cao Cao was also a little confused by Xiahou Dun's yelling, his face flushed slightly, as if he wanted to get angry, but in the end Cao Cao didn't say anything, but slowly pushed Xiahou Dun's hand away, and went to the back study go.

Seeing that Cao Cao could not be angered like this, Xiahou Dun became more and more angry, cursed, and then turned to Cao Cao and shouted: "Do you know who you are most like now, Guan Yu! You are very similar to Guan Yu at that time, but you Not as good as Guan Yu, at least Guan Yu never forgets his blood feud, and dares to give Li Yi a go when he has the opportunity. Now it is far inferior to him!"

"Guan Yu"

Cao Cao murmured, stopped in his tracks, a look of sadness flashed in his eyes, and bowed his head in silence for a while, then said softly: "It is a man who sacrifices his life for righteousness, but he is not a hero if he knows what he can't do."

Xiahou Dun was stunned for a moment, thinking about Cao Cao's words, then looked at Cao Cao's back, and said in disbelief, "Now, is Meng De still afraid of dying?"

Cao Cao didn't answer, death, everyone will instinctively fear, he is no exception, but if he is given a chance, it is not impossible to fight with his life, but the problem is that he no longer sees the opportunity to fight for his life Yes, there are quite a few chances of death.

Seeing that Cao Cao was silent, Xiahou Dun became anxious and strode forward, blocking Cao Cao's way in front.

Seeing that Xiahou Dun was waiting for him, and he didn't seem to give up, Cao Cao sighed softly, "Today Yuan Shao invites people to discuss the matter of Qingzhou. I suggest that Yuan Shao and Li Yi have a decisive battle in Qingzhou."

Xiahou Dun couldn't help showing some joy on his face when he heard the words, but after trying to figure out Cao Cao's tone, the joy that was scarce at first dissipated immediately, and he asked anxiously, "Didn't Yuan Shao refuse?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Yuan Shao was worried that he would be defeated by Li Yi, so he didn't want to send the main force from Hebei to fight Li Yi, and only left Yuan Tan's troops to fight Li Yi in Qingzhou."

Although Xiahou Dun was not well-known, he was familiar with the military, his expression changed drastically, and he blurted out: "Isn't this surrendering Qingzhou!"

"hehe"

Cao Cao smiled wryly, and said with a lonely face: "Li Yi's momentum has been achieved, and it will be difficult for anyone in the world to stop him after today. Yuan Shao can't do it, you and I can't do it, so"

While Cao Cao was talking, he continued to walk towards the study, but Xiahou Dun grabbed him and shouted, "Why not!"

Cao Cao stopped and explained slowly: "Li Yi's troops and people under his command are already stronger than Yuan Shao's. If Yuan Shao has the courage to take advantage of Li Yi's unstable foothold, he will give it a go. , although not many, but there is a chance of winning after all, but Yuan Shao is looking forward and backward. Although the situation is indeed severe, but he is not willing to give up, how can he gain? Li Yi is simply drinking poison to quench his thirst, alas, losing Qingzhou is still a trivial matter, I am afraid that the whole of Hebei will change face after hearing Li Yi's name, and there will be no courage to fight, and when Li Yi goes to the north, I am afraid it will be over."

Xiahou Dun looked anxious. Although he had no experience of confronting Li Yi head-on, Xiahou Dun knew a lot about Li Yi. At the earliest time, Xiahou Dun could underestimate Li Yi because of his background, but now, although the two sides have enmity It's as deep as the sea, but Xiahoudun will never belittle Li Yi's talent. If Yuan Tan is Li Yi's opponent, he will blush for Yuan Shao's self-confidence.

Cao Cao sighed and continued: "In fact, Yuan Shao was already afraid of Li Yi, but he didn't know it, so he could only use this method. When he wakes up in the future, it may be too late."

At this time, Xiahou Dun didn't care about getting angry with Cao Cao, and said eagerly, "Since it's so dangerous, why didn't you warn me?"

Cao Cao turned his head to look at Xiahou Dun, as if looking at a mentally retarded person, which made Xiahou Dun very uncomfortable.

When Xiahou Dun looked away, Cao Cao said slowly: "Do you think that I am the only one who understands this? There are many resourceful people under Yuan Shao's command, and there are not a few who see this, but no one can say these words, and no one is willing to say them." , more importantly, Yuan Shao is not willing to listen to me, as for me, hehe, although Yuan Shao seems to be friendly to me, but don't forget, this kindness is in exchange for flattery."

Xiahoudun is not an idiot of Zhengzhi, and soon understood what Cao Cao meant. Reminiscent of Cao Cao's resentment and unwillingness when he fled north, after seeing Yuan Shao, all kinds of grievances, and now drifting with the crowd, depressed, Xiahoudun suddenly felt that he might be a little Cao Cao was wronged.

After hesitating for a while, Xiahou Dun asked unwillingly, "Could it be that Yuan Shao is sure to lose?"

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Unless Yuan Shao can be 20 years younger, it will be difficult to compete with Li Yi, and, alas, Li Yi is really too young, young people are scary!"

Xiahoudun also nodded his head insignificantly. Indeed, Li Yi is too young, and with such a large-scale foundation at such a young age, he can really boil them all to the ground.

Suddenly feeling very upset, Xiahoudun took a deep breath and let it out again, saying: "Since Meng De has predicted that Yuan Shao will not succeed, he should have made a plan earlier, how about it?"

Cao Cao was silent, Xiahou Dun asked again: "Why doesn't Meng De speak?"

Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "Yuan Shao has nothing to do, but I"

Cao Cao pointed to Xiahoudun, then to himself, and finally tapped the ground under his feet, saying: "There used to be tens of thousands of elite soldiers and sages, but now there are only you and me left, and the house under our feet is only enough for a family." To shelter from the wind and rain, tell me, how can we compete with Li Yi, and what should we use to compete with Li Yi?"

Xiahou Dun changed the subject at this time, and said, "Before Meng De came back, someone on the road said that the East County was in chaos. Isn't this an opportunity?"

Cao Cao first glanced at Xiahoudun in surprise, and then frowned. He didn't expect Yuan Shao's subordinates to work so loosely. As soon as the news was delivered to Yuan Shao, there was an uproar outside. How could he fight Li Yi?

Xiahou Dun didn't know what Cao Cao was thinking, so he continued: "Meng De can recommend himself to go to Dongjun to suppress the rebellion. If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter. After such a big incident happened in Dongjun, the county guard will definitely be dismissed. Meng De can also serve as Dongjun. Prefect, although Dong Jun is not big, but he gritted his teeth and managed to raise tens of thousands of elite soldiers, isn't this an opportunity!"

Cao Cao took a deep look at Xiahou Dun, and he suddenly understood that Dongjun might be the real purpose of Xiahou Dun talking to him.

Cao Cao didn't know what to say about this.

If there is no Li Yi on the other side of the river, if Cao Cao is given an Eastern Commandery, he is confident that he can make a career, but now he really can't do it.

As early as in Yanzhou, Li Yi targeted him everywhere, how could he give him a chance to breathe now?

Cao Cao has every reason to believe that once he goes to Dongjun, even if Li Yi doesn't directly send troops to the north, he will use various means to make him restless.