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Volume 2 Unpredictable Chapter 681 Yuan Shao missed the opportunity

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    "Not good~!! The food and grass were robbed~!!!!!"

    Yuan Shao was so shocked that his expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly sent Zhang Tai and Chunyu Qiong to intercept the main road. When Xu Chu was returning from burning grain, he was about to fight, but Dian Wei and Xiahou Dun's troops arrived behind him.  After two flanking attacks, Yuan's army was scattered and unstoppable. The three generals joined forces and returned to Guandu stronghold.  When Cao Cao heard about Xu Chu's success, he was very happy and rewarded him for his hard work.  They also divided their troops and set up camp in front of the stronghold, forming a cornered force.

    But when Han Meng's defeated army returned to camp, Yuan Shao was furious and wanted to kill Han Meng, but the officials persuaded him not to do so.  Xu You looked solemn and bowed.

    "When marching, food is the most important thing. Food and grass are the lifeblood of the army. If it is cut off, it will lead to death. You must be careful. This power should be used as a warning. Wuchao is a place where food is stored. The lord must send heavy troops to guard it."

    When Yuan Shao heard Xu You mention Wuchao, he felt very anxious and said quickly.

    "What the military advisor said is true. Unless you reminded me, I haven't woken up yet. Now I have decided on my plan. I will send people back to Yedu to supervise the food and grass. There is a shortage of food and grass."

    So Yuan Shao sent Guo Tu, General Chunyu Qiong, and the generals Sui Yuanjin, Han Juzi, Lu Weihuang, Zhao Rui, etc., leading 20,000 horses and rushed to Wuchao.

    That Chunyu Qiong was a drunkard, so the sergeants dared to be angry but dared not speak out, and were very afraid of him.  As soon as the army arrived at Wuchao, Chunyu Qiong spent the whole day drinking with the generals, and all important military affairs were abandoned.

    "Cao Cao's army was running out of food supplies, and Gao Lan's army had not arrived yet. Cao Cao was afraid of something unexpected, so he hurriedly sent his envoys to Luoyang to teach Xun Yu how to prepare food and grass quickly, and went to the front of the army to provide relief at starry night.  The envoy went with the letter, but could not travel more than thirty miles. He was caught by Yuan Jun and was bound to see Xu You, Yuan Jun's military advisor.  Xu You was overjoyed. He immediately searched for the letter sent by the envoy to urge Cao Cao to ask for food, and came straight to Yuan Shao's tent to look for it.

    "Hahahaha!!! My lord is so happy, so happy!!!!"

    "The current war situation is unpredictable. Our army is in a stalemate, and the Quyi reinforcements have not arrived. I am worried, but Ziyuan said that I am happy. Where does this joy come from!?"

    Inside the tent, Yuan Shao frowned deeply, Xu You smiled brightly, took out the letter urging food and handed it to Yuan Shao.  Yuan Shao took the book and read it, but after reading it he was not happy, but full of doubts and hesitations.

    Seeing this, Xu You quickly bowed and said.

    "Cao Cao has been stationed at Guanjundu and has been fighting with me for a long time. Luoyang will be empty. If the lord now divides an army to cover Luoyang under the stars at night, then Luoyang will be able to win. However, Cao Cao does not know what happened before and is fighting with the lord here. Now Cao Cao has food and grass  Already, the Lord can take advantage of this opportunity and attack him from two directions, so that he will be able to capture Cao Cao!"

    Xu You's eyes were bright, and once he made up his mind, he would put people to death.  If Yuan Shao obeys this great plan, even if Cao Cao gets Gao Lan's support, he is afraid that before Gao Lan's army arrives, Cao Cao will have died due to Xu You's plan and his hatred.

    It seems that there is a certain destiny, and at such a critical moment, Yuan Shaotian's naturally hesitant temper is troublesome.  Yuan Shao frowned, shook his head and said hesitantly.

    "Cao Cao has always had many tricks, and this book may be his trick to lure the enemy. Ziyuan, don't act rashly or fall into Aman's plan!"

    When Xu You heard this, his heart surged with anxiety, and his tone became a bit tougher, and he shouted hastily.

    "This is such a great opportunity, my lord, you must not hesitate. If you don't take it now, you will suffer the consequences later, and there will be endless troubles!"

    Yuan Shao hated these ominous words the most, especially because they foreshadowed his defeat to Cao Cao, his most hated opponent.  Yuan Shao became angry and was about to scold him when suddenly an envoy came from Ye County and presented a book to Guo.

    The book first talks about transporting grain, and later says that when Xu You was in Jizhou, he abused people's property and allowed his sons and nephews to do evil and collect money and grain. Now that Guo Tu has taken his sons and nephews into prison, he wants to ask Yuan Shao how to deal with it.

    Yuan Shao was furious when he read the book. He didn't expect that all his army's military advisors were greedy and traitorous people. He pointed his finger at Xu You and shouted angrily.

    "You are a common man, greedy and shameless! You still have the dignity to offer your advice in front of me!"

    Xu You was shocked when he heard this. He quickly knelt down and shouted that he was wronged.  Yuan Shao threw the book to him, and Xu You quickly picked it up and read it.  Yuan Shao's advisers had been fighting for a long time, and Xu You immediately understood that Guo Tu wanted to harm him and seize his position as military advisor.  Xu You felt wronged and immediately explained to Yuan Shao.  But how could Yuan Shao write the letter? He shouted.

    "Xu Ziyuan, you have been with me for the longest time. I don't need to say more about our friendship with Cao Cao and Yuan Shu as the 'Four Young Masters of Luoyang' in the past. Today you see that I am not as powerful as Cao Aman, and you have evil intentions. I think Cao Aman is also  I have discovered your intentions and sent someone to communicate with you secretly. Now I think you have accepted his bribes and worked as a spy for him to gain money from our army!  Zaixiang! Please exit immediately and we won¡¯t see you again!¡±

    Xu You was angrily yelled by Yuan Shao and retreated. Feeling injustice and hatred in his heart, he looked up to the sky and sighed.

    "There is no distinction between loyalty and treachery! Ignorance of the truth! There is no way to strategize! My nephew has already been harmed by Guo Tu, and today he has suffered like this from Yuan Benchu."What a disgrace, how could I have the face to see the people of Jizhou again!  !  !  "

    Xu You sighed and became disheartened, so he wanted to draw his sword and kill himself.  He grabbed swords from left and right to persuade him.

    "Young Master is so resourceful and resourceful that he is so talented in the world. Why did he commit suicide like this? Yuan Shao kept saying bluntly that he would be captured by Cao Cao later. Since I have an old relationship with Duke Cao, why not abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side? If I can help Duke Cao defeat Yuan Shao in the future, why worry about losing his fame and wealth?  ?¡±

    These two words woke Xu You up.  Xu You's expression changed again and again, and he finally decided to abandon Yuan and join Cao Cao, so he packed up the administration overnight and went to Cao Cao.

    But it was said that Xu You secretly stepped out of the camp and was on his way to Cao Ying when he was captured by soldiers ambushing him.  Xu You relied on his friendship with Cao Cao and was very arrogant. Although he was not a prisoner, he still shouted arrogantly to Cao Cao's soldiers around him.

    "Don't be rude!!! I am an old friend of Prime Minister Cao. This incident is related to the life and death of Prime Minister Cao, an important matter in the world. Please tell me quickly and tell me that Xu You from Nanyang is coming to see you. Prime Minister Cao will be like the Duke of Zhou.  Welcome me quickly.¡±

    Xu You was confident in what he said. Seeing this, the sergeants did not dare to hesitate and quickly reported to the stronghold.  At that time, Cao Cao was undressing and resting. Hearing that Xu You had eloped to the stronghold, he was overjoyed. As expected, Cao Cao did not have time to put on his shoes and went out barefoot to greet Xu You. When he saw Xu You in the distance, he held hands and laughed, joining hands with him.

    When the sergeants around him saw this, they secretly sighed that Xu You knew everything about things like a god, and he knew Cao Cao like the back of his hand.  Cao Cao treated each other with courtesy, and Xu You was naturally proud. After receiving the account, Cao Cao bowed his hands and bowed to the ground first.  Xu You was flattered by Cao Cao's great gift and helped him up in panic.

    "Meng De is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. I, Xu Zi, am no more than a mere commoner. How can I be so humble and respectful?"

    Cao Cao laughed and said with a condensed laugh.

    "You are an old friend of mine, how dare you use your name to rank me?"

    Xu You's heart was shaken when he heard this. Cao Cao was so courteous and virtuous, but the treatment he received under Yuan Shao was completely different.  Xu You was very sad and sighed.

    "In the past, I was really short-sighted, but even with such a wise master as Mengde, I succumbed to Yuan Shao's tent. Yuan Shao was stubborn, refused to listen to his words, and failed to follow his plans. Now I have abandoned him to see my old friend. I would like to include it."

    Cao Cao narrowed his eyes that could swallow up the heaven and earth. He was filled with ecstasy in his heart, but his appearance was still a little dull.

    "Ziyuan is willing to come, I will help you! I hope Ziyuan will teach me and defeat Yuan's plan!"

    Xu You was not in a hurry, so he pretended to be silent and said suddenly.

    "I once taught Yuan Shao to use light cavalry to make a false attack on Luoyang. After the incident is completed, I will teach Yuan Shao to attack Luoyang's troops from head to tail here in Guandu. What does Meng De think of this plan?"

    Cao Cao¡¯s expression changed after hearing the plan, and he exclaimed.

    "If Yuan Shao uses Ziyuan's plan, I will suffer great disaster!"

    Xu You smiled proudly, his arrogance became a little more proud, and he suddenly asked again.

    "How much ration does Meng De have now?"

    Cao Cao felt guilty when Xu You suddenly asked him, but he still answered without changing his face or heart.

    "Enough to last for a year."

    Xu You hummed and smiled.  ¡®

    "I'm afraid not necessarily."

    Cao Cao frowned and said again.

    "Actually, it's only half a year."

    Xu You looked angry, stood up with a flick of his sleeves, and stepped out of the tent.

    "I am sincere to each other, but Meng De does not believe in me, which is not what I expected! If this is the case, it is better to leave alone to avoid being humiliated!"

    Cao Cao grabbed Xu You and quickly tried to persuade him to stay.

    "Don't be angry, Ziyuan. How dare I lose the important things in the army at will? Let me complain honestly. In fact, the army's food supply can last three months."

    Xu You laughed brightly when he saw that Cao Cao was still pretending.

    "Hahahaha!! Everyone in the world says that Meng De is a traitor, and what we saw today is indeed true."

    Cao Cao was alarmed in his heart, but he was laughing on the outside.

    "Don't you know the war and never tire of deceit?"

    Then Cao Cao stretched out a finger and handed it to Xu You, then put it in Xu You's ear and whispered.

    "Actually, the army will not have enough food for this month."

    "Don't hide it from me! We've run out of food!"

    Xu You suddenly shouted, and Cao Cao's eyes widened with astonishment on his face.

    "How do you know that Zi is far away?"

    Xu You took out the food reminder letter from Cao Cao and Xun Yu in his arms to express it to Cao Cao.

    "Mengde knows who wrote this book?"

    "This book was written by my own hand. Where did you get it from so far away?"

    Cao Cao's expression changed continuously. Xu You smiled proudly and told him about his envoy.  Cao Cao pondered for a while, and at the same time his mind was racing, and he suddenly took Xu You's hand.

    "Since Ziyuan came here to miss his old friend, he must have some great plans to teach me.I hope I won't hide anymore.  "

    Xu You seemed to enjoy it very much. Cao Cao begged him so humbly, which made him feel even more dignified.  However, Xu You also knew that he would accept it as soon as he saw it was good. He bowed respectfully and said in a calm voice.

    "Ming Gong is fighting against a powerful enemy with a lone army. He has exhausted his supplies and does not seek a quick victory. This is the only way to die is to sit back and wait for death. You have a plan. In just three days, Yuan's army of 400,000 will be destroyed without a fight.  I wonder if Mr. Ming is willing to listen?¡±

    Cao Cao said with great joy as a huge light erupted on the ground, almost covering the entire tent.

    "I would like to hear good advice."

    Xu You¡¯s shining eyes exuded a bit of hatred, so he said it quickly.

    "Yuan Shao's army has accumulated a lot of food and supplies. Now Chunyu Qiong is sent to guard it. This man is a common man, and he is addicted to alcohol. He must not know how to defend. Meng De selected elite soldiers and pretended to be Yuan's general Jiang Qi, and led his troops there.  To protect the grain and burn the food, grass and baggage, the 400,000 Yuan troops will be in chaos in less than three days."

    "Hahahahahaha!!! Miaomiaomiao!!! Yuan Benchu ??will definitely die this time!!!!"

    When Cao Cao heard this, he was extremely happy and laughed again and again.  If Yuan Shao really burns all his army provisions, his army will definitely be in chaos, and Gao Lan will arrive in the near future. How can Yuan Shao survive by then?

    Xu You frowned slightly, as if he realized that Cao Cao still had many things to hide, but Xu You knew that he had just arrived, and if he asked more about some confidential matters, Cao Cao would be suspicious.  The two agreed that Cao Cao would treat Xu You seriously, add more rewards, and keep him in the fortress.

    The next day, Cao Cao ordered Dian Wei and Xu Chu to disguise five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry as Yuan's army and prepare to rob Wuchao.  Cheng Yu came to Cao Cao after hearing the news. He had many doubts and came to Cao Cao for advice.

    "Wuchao is where Yuan Shao gathers grain. Is it safe to be unprepared?"
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