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

South of Wancheng.

Seventy thousand Han troops are marching northward under the scorching sun

"Cao Ren is a famous general of the Cao family. There are 7,000 elite soldiers in Wancheng. They should not be underestimated."

"Does the military advisor have a clever plan to defeat Wancheng quickly?"

Liu Bei pointed his riding whip in the direction of Wancheng ahead.

"Cao Ren is mediocre"

"As long as my army reaches the city, within ten days, Liang will have a clever plan to defeat the city for the king! Zhuge

Liang was understatement, but he exuded the aura of being in control of everything.

Liu Bei looked pleased and said with a smile:"If the military advisor is so confident, then I will feel relieved.""

"We will defeat Wancheng within ten days. After Cao Cao's thieves heard the news, they gathered troops and dispatched reinforcements. It will take at least ten days."

"Liang was still confident and captured Xuchang in one fell swoop before Cao's reinforcements went south."

"When Xuchang is restored, the states in the Central Plains will be greatly shaken and look forward to the wind!"

"In addition, Sun Ce defeated Hefei on the east road, went to Shouchun, and reached Xuzhou. Cao's thieves must be incompatible with each other."

"Your Majesty’s great cause of the Northern Expedition will surely succeed!"

Zhuge Liang's face was filled with confidence, planning a glorious future for Liu Bei. The more

Liu Bei listened, the more excited he became. He laughed and said:"Okay, okay, then what are we waiting for? Send an order to the whole army to speed up and kill before dark. Go to Wancheng City!"

He had just given the order.

A scout on horseback came galloping in front of him.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the north. Cao Cao personally leads an army of 100,000 people that has passed Xuchang and is heading towards Wancheng!"

Liu Bei's figure swayed, and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant and turned into shock.

Zhuge Liang also looked stern, and a look of surprise flashed in his calm and confident eyes.

"Military advisor, that traitor Cao actually led an army to save Wancheng?"

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang with disbelief.

Zhuge Liang's thoughts changed, his brows furrowed, and he snorted:"Thief Cao wants to defeat us quickly, and then rush back to Yecheng so as not to affect the situation. He calmed the hearts of Hebei people. Liu

Bei suddenly realized it and said in a deep voice:"What a thief. He is so confident that he can quickly defeat our 70,000-strong army!""

"Cao Cao, the thief who captured Hebei, is so complacent that he thinks he is invincible in the world. He also relies on Cao Yuan to make plans, so he dares to despise us."

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and said sarcastically with his eyes.

Liu Bei seemed to have realized something.

"Your Majesty, Cao Yuan's army of hundreds of thousands of thieves is approaching with great force. Cao Yuan is indeed as resourceful as a god and should not be underestimated."

"Yan believed that we were no longer sure of victory in the Northern Expedition, so we should immediately return south to avoid a head-on confrontation with Cao's thieves."

Li Yan was scared and persuaded Liu Bei to retreat on the spot.

Liu Bei frowned and looked unwilling.

He shouted the slogan of the Northern Expedition loudly, and the 70,000-strong army marched straight to Wancheng. He saw that the future of the Northern Expedition was bright.

If... He retreated to Jingzhou in such a dejected manner before the battle was fought. Not only did he waste food and military resources in vain, but it also greatly damaged morale and made the world think that he was afraid of Cao Cao.

This was for someone who had just been crowned King of Han and urgently needed a victory to establish his prestige. For him, it is undoubtedly unacceptable

"So what if the thief Cao comes to rescue us, we will destroy his 100,000-strong army together!"

Zhuge Liang raised his feather fan, and a look of killing appeared on his face.

Liu Bei was greatly refreshed and said happily:"Military advisor, do you have some clever plan to defeat Cao Cao's army of 100,000 thieves?"

"It was revealed that the Cao thief who came this time was not satisfied with relieving the siege of Wancheng, but also wanted to regain Xinye in one fell swoop and push his defense line to the Han River line."

"Only in this way can he lock us south of the Han River and completely eliminate the threat on the Xuluo front line"

"Then we will pretend to be afraid, and the army will deliberately retreat to the south, and take advantage of the situation to lead Cao's thieves to Xinye."

"As long as the Cao thief falls into the trap and comes, Liang will have a clever plan to severely damage the Cao thief's army in Xinye!"

"After defeating the 100,000-strong army of Cao's thieves, we can take advantage of the victory to cover up and move north. Not to mention taking Wancheng, eating Xuchang in one go, and even Luoyang may not be impossible! Zhuge

Liang, full of confidence in strategizing, made another promise to Liu Bei.

The gloom on Liu Bei's face instantly disappeared and turned into ecstasy.

"Military advisor, what ingenious plan do you have to defeat Cao's 100,000-strong army in Xinye City? Zhuge

Liang smiled slyly, stepped forward, and told Liu Bei his strategy.

Liu Bei became more and more delighted and praised:"The military advisor is worthy of Wolong. This kind of magic plan will make the thief Cao Cao better." Even if you are far away, you will never be able to see through the military advisor's clever plan!"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and smiled without saying a word.

Liu Bei whipped his horse whip and laughed and said:"Send the order, the whole army will pretend to retreat south, and lead the Cao thieves to the new wilderness for me!"

……

Yecheng, Prefecture Mufu.

In the courtyard, Cao Yuan was drinking wine and lying on a rocking chair to bask in the sun.

Fu Shou was waiting by his side, sometimes adding wine to Cao Yuan, and sometimes feeding her a few snacks.

Xia Houjuan and the others were also very sensible, and they knew that their husband had just taken in the Queen Fu, and it was a time when they were inseparable and friendly to each other.

They said they had something to do and gave Fu Shou the chance to serve Cao Yuan.

"Life like this can be compared to the days of being a widow when you were a queen. I don’t know how many times you are happier......"

Fushou was full of emotion, looking up at that handsome face, secretly sighing in his heart

"Ziyou, your fairy-like little life is really enviable!"

A hearty laughter sounded behind him.

Cao Yuan looked back and saw Xiahou Dun walking forward.

"What wind brought Uncle Yuan Rang to my place?"

Cao Yuan greeted him with a smile and motioned to Fu Shou to watch the wine.

Fu Shou hurriedly invited Xiahou Dun to sit down and served him some fine wine.

Seeing Fu Shou's obedient look, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, so he guessed that Meng De's genius son, What methods were used to make this former queen so obedient?

"The king is about to send his army south. Uncle Yuan Rang is here, probably to inform me that I am ready to go south with the army."

Cao Yuan asked casually

Xiahou Dun was shocked and asked curiously:"Ziyou, how did you know that the King of Wei was going to send his army south?"

"Although the King of Wei has captured Hebei, there are still Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army, the remnants of Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan in Bingzhou, and the Wuhuan people in Youzhou."

"Liu Bei and Sun Ce should know that this is their last chance to get involved in the Central Plains. Otherwise, once the King of Wei pacifies Hebei and integrates the entire north, they will have no chance again."

"In this case, I predict that they will form an alliance and send troops northward at the same time"

"The King of Wei will definitely send generals to guard Hefei to stop Sun Ce, and he will personally lead the army to Wancheng, hoping to defeat Liu Bei quickly and quickly return to Yecheng."

Cao Yuan sipped the wine and unhurriedly pointed out Liu Sun's movements and Cao Cao's response in an understatement.

Xiahou Dun took a breath and looked at Cao Yuan in amazement.

"Sun Ce and Liu Bei's every move, as well as Meng De's response strategy, had already been revealed to him!"

"Mengde, Mengde, I'm afraid your son is clairvoyant and has a good ear. You can't hide anything from him!"

Xiahou Dun was secretly shocked

"Ziyou, you are really good at predicting things!"

"Actually, uncle, I came here today just to tell you that Liu Bei and Sun Ce have indeed formed an alliance and are sending troops to invade the north at the same time."

"The King of Wei has led an army of 100,000 to Wancheng to deal with Liu Bei in person. Xiahou

Dun no longer concealed anything.

Cao Yuan's expression changed and he said curiously,"This is strange. Why didn't King Wei call me to go south with his army?""

"The King of Wei said that you have been following him in his expeditions all these years, and you haven’t had a good rest for a few days. It’s really hard on you."

"Now that you have just accepted the Fu family, King Wei feels sorry for you and wants to keep you in Yecheng to accompany your wife and concubines. This time he goes to Wancheng, so he does not ask you to accompany him."

Xiahou Dun explained.

Cao Yuan suddenly realized, thinking that Boss Cao was sympathetic to him, and was quite touched.

"No matter what, as soon as King Wei's army arrives, Liu Bei will not dare to fight head-on and will definitely retreat. The danger of Wancheng can be resolved without me accompanying the army."

Cao Yuan said and added a glass of wine for himself.

Xiahou Dun's expression changed again, and he exclaimed:"Ziyou, you are really a god. The messenger just sent back the eight hundred miles urgent report, and Liu Bei retreated all the way. King Wei Taking advantage of the situation, he led his army to pursue southward and headed straight for Xinye."

"Newfield?

Cao Yuan frowned,"Didn't King Wei only go to resolve the crisis in Wancheng? Why did he go straight to Xinye?" Xiahou Dun laughed boldly and said:"

You must underestimate the King of Wei. He is not only going to relieve the danger of Wancheng, but also take advantage of the situation to capture Xinye and drive Liu Bei south of the Han River in one go, completely eliminating the threat of Wanluo."!"

Cao Yuan sighed softly:"Liu Bei has Wolong as his assistant. If King Wei is greedy and wants to take advantage of the opportunity to take over Xinye, I'm afraid he will suffer a big loss!"