Good news, for Cao Cao, this is indeed rare good news.
What does it mean for Yuan Shao to intervene in this matter? First of all, it means that Yuan Shao believed it. Yuan Shao must also believe that Sun Ce was not dead, otherwise he would not have sent people to find Sun Ce. Then, Yuan Shao not only believed it, he also paid special attention to it. Yes, Sun Ce faked his death. What was his purpose? The purpose was to watch Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fight to the death, with the snipe and the clam fighting, and the fisherman profiting. With Yuan Shao's character, now that he has seen through Sun Ce's conspiracy, how can he take the initiative to fall for it? Therefore, before Sun Ce reaches a conclusion, Yuan Shao and the key will not be able to hit Cao Cao.
For Cao Cao, this is not good news. What else is good news? !
What Cao Cao needs most now is time! Cao Cao was located in a war-torn place in the Central Plains and suffered from wars. Many defense facilities were not built in time. Moreover, the soldiers kidnapped from Xuzhou some time ago have not yet been fully integrated, and there are still problems with their combat effectiveness. In addition, there are newly recruited people such as Zhang Xiu and others, who are still having second thoughts about whether they will listen or not. It can be said that Cao Cao was completely unprepared for a full-scale battle. He just had to respond passively because the enemy was coming.
Of course, this is only one aspect. On the other hand, if we can use this rare time gap to solve the problem of Emperor Xian, Cao Cao will be free from worries when he really wants to go on an expedition.
"Then lord, do we also want to send people out to find Sun Ce?" asked someone nearby.
"Send! Of course we have to send! Send more useless people out to increase my momentum." Cao Cao said immediately.
Cao Cao's thoughts were similar to Sun Quan's. He didn't expect to catch Sun Ce, he just wanted to muddy the waters. Cao Cao's focus is obviously on the inside, on the upcoming decisive battle with Yuan Shao. As for Sun Ce, he deliberately made some noise and made some moves to create some tension for all parties, especially Yuan Shao and Sun Quan. It is best to focus all his attention on that side. I don’t know that Cao Cao It would be great if you were doing something secretly.
"This matter may be big or small." Cao Cao thought for a while and finally decided, "Fengxiao, why don't you go there in person. You should know what to do when necessary."
Cao Cao winked at Guo Jia. When is it necessary? For example, if Sun Ce really falls into the hands of Yuan Shao, if he can't get anyone by then, in order to prevent Yuan Shao from taking Sun Ce away, he would rather kill him on the spot!
Apart from Guo Jia, few people in Cao's camp were capable of this kind of decisiveness and courage in adapting to circumstances.
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Lujiang,
"I heard that Yuan Shao has taken action now, and Cao Cao has also taken action. It's such a big fuss. It's a shame that you can still sit still." Dou Yuru said to Sun Quan.
"How can we fake the truth without making a fuss like this?" Sun Quan said without any worry. It's not that Sun Quan doesn't worry about Sun Ce's safety, but that everyone will be led astray by him.
"So, you found someone to arrange the recent clues about Sun Ce?" Dou Yuru said with narrowed eyes.
Sun Quan shrugged and admitted,
"In fact, it's not just me, other forces are also suspected of inducing. Now it's almost difficult to tell whether the news is true or false."
"But whenever there is news, someone will definitely confirm it. I heard that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao sent a lot of people, and each of them was led by capable people. Some small tricks are not a long-term solution." Dou Yuru couldn't help but say.
Sun Quan nodded,
“So, it’s time for us to close the net and enter the second round.”
"How do you plan to close the net?" Dou Yuru asked, "I thought that our plan would be launched before Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's people showed up. But you have delayed it until now. How can we act with so many eyes staring at us now?"
To put it simply, Sun Quan and Dou Yuru’s plan was to pretend that Sun Ce had fallen into the hands of the Demon Sect. Then, the Demon Sect used this to threaten Sun Quan, and Sun Quan was forced to compromise. This confirmed the "fact" that Sun Ce had indeed fallen into the hands of the Demon Sect.
But now, there are too many powerful informants in that area. If you arrange a fake Sun Ce, not to mention that it is likely to be discovered, even if it is not discovered, how can you successfully take the hostages away with all the powerful people looking around?
In Dou Yuru's view, it was precisely because of Sun Quan's delay that the difficulty of the play skyrocketed.
"The more this happens, the more they will believe it is true. Seeing is believing. Otherwise, no matter how we act, there will always be doubters." Sun Quan explained, "As long as Cao Cao, no, to be precise , as long as Yuan Shao still has a trace of doubt, then our play will be a failure. As long as Yuan Shao believes it, regardless of whether Cao Cao believes it or not, as soon as Yuan Shao attacks, Cao Cao will be forced to fight."
"So, are you sure that people from my Demon Sect will take away a fake Sun Ce in front of everyone?" At this point, Dou Yuru suddenly felt something in her heart and reacted, "Zuo Ci?!"
Yes, with Zuo Ci's methods, whether it is to fake the real thing or to lead people away while everyone is watching, he can do it. However, Dou Yuru was very strange, why did Zuo Ci help Sun Quan so many times?
Only Sun Quan himself knew that after this incident, whether Sun Ceping was in peace or not, he and Zuo Ci were completely clean. This will be the last time Zuo Ci helps Sun Quan. From now on, the two of them only have a nod of acquaintance, and no one will owe them any favors.
"You don't have to worry about how I operate it." Sun Quan replied, neither confirming nor denying that Zuo Ci would help, "What you have to worry about now is that the real test is coming. According to the news I got, Zhou Yu secretly left from the Jiangxia front line. On the way to Lujiang River."
Dou Yuru was thoughtful and suddenly looked at Sun Quan with an ambiguous smile.
"So, you want to hide it from even Zhou Yu. Sun Zhongmou, you really have a good plan."
Dou Yuru believed that Sun Quan had definitely planned this kind of thing from the beginning!
On the surface, this play between the two is to protect Sun Ce; but if you think about it more deeply, it is using the battle between the Demon Sect and Sun Quan to show people the current chaos in Jiangdong and Sun Quan's self-care. As long as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are deceived, , then Yuan Shao will immediately take the opportunity to attack Cao Cao, so that Sun Quan can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then the fisherman will benefit.
Of course, if it was just the above two, there was no need for Sun Quan to hide it from Zhou Yu. After all, Zhou Yu was someone who could absolutely be trusted. But now, Sun Quan even wants to hide it from Zhou Yu. What is the purpose? It is very obvious that Sun Quan's purpose is to seize the power from Zhou Yu in disguise!
For example, if Sun Quan wants to do something, he directly gives the order, but Zhou Yu may not necessarily listen to him. But by using the mouth of the Demon Sect to threaten Sun Ce's life, Zhou Yu would have to listen by then! How could Zhou Yu have thought that this was not the intention of the Demon Sect at all, but Sun Quan's instruction!
"You are indeed the best child prodigy in the world. He has achieved three things with one stone. But why should I help you?" Dou Yuru said. Sun Quan had received so many benefits this time, so she naturally wanted something.
Sun Quan shook his head,
"You're not helping me. You should understand that if Zhou Yu knows the truth, he won't be as soft-hearted as me. I'm afraid you won't be able to get any benefits in the end."
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