Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

Seventy miles north of Xudu is Fengqiu City.

Tens of thousands of Cao's troops were hurried northward to Baima.

Inside the city tower.

Cao Cao was devouring his rice.

White Horse was surrounded and time was running out. He had to race against time to rush to White Horse to rescue him.

Wearing a green shirt, he stepped into the tower.

The young man smiled and cupped his hands:"Meet Sikong from afar."

Cao Cao was refreshed and suddenly looked up and saw Cao Yuan standing in front of him.

"Ziyou, you are finally here, come and sit down quickly!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed and greeted with a smile.

Cao Yuan came up and sat down and said calmly:"I heard that Baima was besieged, so I rushed from Luoyang to meet up at night and starry. It shouldn't be too late, right?"

"Not too late, not too late, just right"

"Ziyou, you haven't had breakfast yet, come on, come on, eat it while it's hot, don't starve yourself."

Cao Cao took matters into his own hands and enthusiastically served food to his son.

Cao Yuan had already eaten, but Cao Cao couldn't resist his hospitality, so he had to eat another bowl.

"Sikong, Sima Yi’s incident...."

While he was eating, he wanted to test Cao Cao's attitude.

Cao Cao waved his hand:"It's okay if you don't mention this matter, it's over."

Cao Yuan understood what Cao Cao meant, and they understood each other tacitly, so they didn't mention it again.

"Ziyou, now Yuan Shao is stationed in Liyang. He first sent Yuan Xi to watch the three generals Jiang Qi and led 10,000 elite troops to surround Baima City. The main force also intended to cross the river from Yanjin."

"Ziyou, what is your response to this?"

Cao Cao didn't wait for Cao Yuan to take a few bites, and he couldn't wait to ask for advice.

Cao Yuan put down the bowl and chopsticks and didn't answer, but asked:"Sikong should have a countermeasure. I want to hear Sikong's thoughts first."

"Yuan Shao's main force wants to cross the river from Yanjin, so I will use his plan and pretend to lead his army to Yanjin to stop him."

"When I was halfway there, I suddenly led my army back to the east and attacked Baima City."

"At the introduction, Yuan Shao had no time to reinforce, so I sent 50,000 soldiers and horses to fight against 10,000 Yuan's army. With my advantage, I would be able to defeat Yuan's army and break the siege of Baima in one fell swoop."

Cao Cao revealed his plan with murderous intent on his face.

"Sikong's plan to attack the east and attack the west is actually a clever plan. Cao

Yuan changed the subject and said:"But Yuan thought that if Sikong Ruo was really like this, he would fall into Yuan Shao's trick of luring the enemy.""

"A plan to lure the enemy?"

The murderous intent on Cao Cao's face turned into suspicion.

"Yuan's army of 10,000 soldiers and white horses is just Yuan Shao's bait on the south bank."

"The main force of Yuan's army will cross the river from Yanjin. This must be the rumor deliberately spread by Yuan Shao. The main force of Yuan's army will still stand still in Liyang City."

"Just waiting for Sikong's plan to lure the army to Baima, his main force of more than 200,000 will rush across the Yellow River. He will first cut off our army's return with cavalry, and then crush it with his absolutely superior infantry."

"In this way, the main force of our army of 50,000 will be surrounded and annihilated in Baima, and Yuan Shao will win in one battle!"

Cao Yuan's eyes were solemn, revealing Yuan Shao's plot.

Cao Cao took a breath of cold air and woke up suddenly, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Yuan Shao had a vicious plan, and he actually wanted to finish it off in one battle and swallow up my 50,000-strong army in one go!"

"Fortunately, Ziyou, you arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!"

Cao Cao sighed with lingering fear on his face.

Cao Yuan said calmly:"Guo Tu, Xu You and others, although their character is not good, are still resourceful people. It is not surprising that everyone worked together to come up with this plan."

"Zi You's words are reasonable. Yuan Shao has so many talents under his command that they should not be underestimated."

Cao Cao nodded repeatedly.

Then, he frowned again:"Since this is Yuan Shao's plan to lure the enemy, we naturally cannot fall into the trap ourselves. But if we don't rescue Baima, will we just sit back and watch Yu Jin and three thousand generals being trapped and die? Can't you make it in a lonely city?"

"If Yu Jin and the three thousand soldiers are not saved, the hearts of the soldiers will be chilled. Who would dare to fight to the death for Sikong?"

"Baima City is naturally going to be saved."

Cao Yuan poured himself a glass of wine, and his words had special meaning.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he said happily:"Ziyou, listening to your tone, do you have a clever plan to solve the siege of the white horse?"

"In fact, it's simple. Sikong only needs to send five thousand elite troops north to break the siege of Baima."

"Seeing that Yuan Shao is not the main force of our army, he will not rush across the river with his army to arouse the enemy."

"When Yuan Xi sees that our army has few soldiers, he will definitely feel contempt for us, and he will surely form a battle formation to fight with our army."

"At this time, this elite army only needs to take advantage of the situation to defeat Yuan Xi, and the siege of the white horse will naturally be resolved."

Cao Yuan sipped his wine and spoke out his plan in a leisurely manner.

Cao Cao's eyes were bright, but a little darker.

"Yuan Xi holds 10,000 soldiers and horses, and he heard that he also has 5,000 swordsmen, all of whom are equipped with Pu Yuan knives that can cut iron like clay."

"In terms of weapons and numbers, Yuan Jun had the upper hand."

"It would be difficult to defeat Yuan Xi with five thousand infantry."

Cao Cao was worried

"It's not just Pu Yuan Dao. Cao

Yuan sneered and said,"Yuan also made five thousand Mo swords for Sikong this time in Luoyang. As long as our soldiers are equipped with these Mo swords and go north, they will be able to defeat Yuan Xi's Pu Yuan sword and win a great victory in one battle."!"

"Mo Dao?"

"What kind of sword is this? It can actually break the sword made by Pu Yuan?"

Cao Cao was surprised when he heard the name of this unheard sword.

Cao Yuan smiled secretly.

Mo Dao, the king of swords!

The Tang Dynasty swept the world with this magical sword and made thousands of people prostrate themselves.

The Pu Yuan Dao is also worthy of the name. Comparable to Mo Dao!

And this Mo Dao was gained from the arsenal of five thousand ring-headed knives he secretly acquired in Luoyang.

Naturally, this secret cannot be told to Cao Cao.

"This Mo Dao is made with my original secret knife-making technique. I can assure Sikong that the mere Pu Yuan Dao is completely vulnerable to this Mo Dao!"

He then made up a reasonable explanation.

"Ziyou, are you still proficient in the art of forging swords?"

Cao Cao took a breath and looked at Cao Yuan again in amazement.

Cao Yuan coughed a few times and laughed at himself:"Yuan just spent some time thinking about it when I had nothing to do."

If you have nothing to do and think about it, can you create a magic sword that is stronger than Pu Yuan Dao?

"This kid Yuan'er really knows everything, can do anything, he's really a genius....."

After secretly sighing in his heart, Cao Cao said happily:"Okay, since you have confidence, Ziyou, how can I not believe you!"

At that moment, Cao Cao ordered two generals, Xiahou Yuan and Li Dian, to lead 5,000 elite infantry and equip Cao Yuan's five Qianmo Dao, immediately go north to break the siege of Baima

"Sikong, after the siege of the White Horse is resolved, how does Sikong plan to face Yuan Shao next?"

Cao Yuan changed the subject and asked again.

Cao Cao said without thinking:"Then the army will naturally go north, and Baima and Yanjin will deal with Yuan Shao to prevent his army from crossing the river."

Cao Yuan stood up, came to the map hanging on the wall, raised his hand and pointed

"The Yellow River is no better than the Yangtze River in that it has many places to cross"

"Our army only has 50,000 men. If Yuan Shao's army of 200,000 men really wants to cross the Yellow River, does Sikong really think that we can stop him?"

Cao Yuan turned around and asked.

Cao Cao was shocked and couldn't answer for a moment.

"Our army is small. If we divide our troops to defend various crossings, our strength will be even more dispersed."

"At this time, not only will we be unable to defend the Yellow River, we will also be attacked one by one by Yuan Shao with four times the force."

"Yuan thought that instead of holding on to the undefendable Yellow River, it would be better to concentrate his forces, hold on to the dangerous points, and drag Yuan Shao into a protracted war."

"As long as we hold on without fighting until Yuan Shao shows a weakness, we can seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack and defeat Yuan Shao in one battle!"

Cao Yuan analyzed the pros and cons and overturned Cao Cao's strategy of defending against the enemy.

"Ziyou's words are reasonable, the Yellow River cannot be defended."

Cao Cao nodded repeatedly and asked:"In Ziyou's opinion, if we abandon the Yellow River defense line, we should retreat to a dangerous place to hold it in order to stop Yuan Shao."

"right here!"

Cao Yuan pointed his finger at a point on the map.

"Guandu?"

Cao Cao blurted out the name of the place.