The two generals Cao didn't see Deng Ai's movements, but Cao Zhi, who was hiding deep inside, did.
He shouted: "Don't hurt Zhongda!"
Only then did everyone look over and saw Deng Ai holding a short blade, already in front of Sima Yi's case.
Sima Yi hid behind the case and backed away in fear. Deng Ai's dagger had already been unsheathed.
Cao Zhi said: "Miss Ah Liu! I don't know what hatred my uncle has against Zhongda, but please look at me and spare his life!"
Ah Liu also didn't expect that Deng Ai would do this. This young man actually had such a ruthless and decisive side.
Cao Chong coughed, stood up unsteadily, and tried to stand in front of Sima Yi.
Ah Liu finally shouted: "Xiao Ai, you can't hurt the two young masters!"
Deng Ai then looked at Sima Yi fiercely and sheathed the dagger.
Cao Hong grabbed his hair and had no idea what the scene was, while Cao Ren watched this scene with great interest.
Cao Zhi said: "Miss Ah Liu, please tell your uncle that my father once praised Zhongda and told our brothers that he was an assistant minister and should not be touched lightly!"
After what had just happened, he found that the generals in charge of the military were all respectful to Cao Ah Liu, so he also changed his persuasive tone instead of ordering Ah Liu as Cao Cao's son.
Ah Liu sighed, in this situation, the two young masters protected Sima Yi, and Sima Yi could not die. It was a pity.
Cao Ren said: "How about this, I will be a peacemaker. I want to carry out the Prime Minister's order. The Prime Minister said that it will be extremely difficult to go here. Since Xiao Wu has murderous intentions towards Sima Zhongda, then let him do whatever he wants. I will go with him, and if he survives, I will spare his life; if he does not, it will be his fate.”
Facing Sima Yi, the son of the Sima family in Hanoi and highly favored by Cao Cao, Cao Ren unexpectedly announced his fate so decisively.
This is not because he looks down on Hanoi Sima, quite the contrary. In his mind, Cao had nothing to do and killed the people he wanted to kill. It was no big deal. Instead, it was because Sima Hanoi was really difficult to mess with and Sima Yi was indeed talented, so he gave Sima Yi a chance.
It is because of attention that there is a glimmer of hope.
Sima Yi bit his lip. Ever since Cao Ahliu stood up, his face had not looked good. His hands were shaking like chaff, but he managed to endure it without breaking out.
Ah Liu wished Cao Ren a blessing and said: "General, there is no need to do this to a maid like me. Since the general has decided, let's do this."
Cao Zhi and Cao Chong were relieved. They thought that they had just begged a maid and smiled bitterly at each other. They didn't know what kind of energy General Beifu had that made two uncles with heavy troops take him so seriously.
Cao Hong said impatiently: "What do you do with such a good opportunity, Xiao Wu? It's okay to let this Sima Zhongda go with you, but you can only let him be a small school guarding the city. Whether he survives or not depends on his fate." !”
Cao Ren nodded in agreement: "That's right! Sima Zhongda, I remember that you were also ordered to come to the front line. There are formalities, so just come with me!"
Sima Yi's face was pale. Although he didn't know where he was going, he heard that he was defending the city and that he had a narrow escape.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Please, two generals, allow me to collect the body of my servant."
Cao Hong sneered and waved his hand: "Zixiao's military situation is urgent. I don't have time to collect your body. Let's go quickly!"
Sima Yi pursed his lips and followed Cao Ren out dejectedly.
When passing by Ah Liu, he quietly raised his head and glanced at Zhuge Liang, who also looked at him.
Zhuge Liang was certain that although they only looked at each other for a moment, there was no trace of decadence on Sima Yi's face, but looked at him with a glaring gaze.
All his expressions are all fake!
Zhuge Liang had a complicated look on his face. He didn't understand what kind of person this was that could be so tolerant.
After Cao Ren left, Cao Zhi smiled bitterly and asked, "Uncle, what did Uncle Zixiao do?"
Cao Hong looked around. In the huge venue, only brothers Cao Zhi, Ah Liu, Deng Ai and Zhuge Liang were left.
He said: "They are not outsiders, so there is no harm in telling you. Zixiao received the order from the lord, asking him to ride a fast horse and ride day and night to reach Hefei within five days and take charge of Hefei's defense!"
No one else had any special reaction, but Zhuge Liang was surprised and said: "It is more than a thousand miles from here to Hefei. We will arrive within five days. It seems that the military situation is really urgent! Could it be Jiangdong Sun Quan who is going to attack Hefei?"
Cao Hong glanced at Zhuge Liang unexpectedly. He didn't expect that there was someone here who knew military skills. He nodded and said: "Exactly. It is said that Xiao Wucong sent news from the enemy camp, saying that Cheng Pu raised 50,000 troops and would arrive in Hefei soon. .”
Ah Liu said "Ah" and said with a pale face: "Is my general still in Jiangdong?"
Cao Hong shook his head: "It's the Prime Minister's order. I don't know the specific situation."
Zhuge Liang was calculating in his heart. He and Cao Wu had an agreement that as long as Sun Quan sent troops, he would make suggestions for Cao Wu. Now it seemed that Sun Quan had already sent out troops and he had to take action.
He pulled Ah Liu and said, "We must go to the front line of the Yangtze River and do our best for the war effort."
Ah Liu, who was worried about Cao Wu, also said: "Yes, let's go quickly!"
At that moment, the three people and San Cao confessed and drove south overnight.
The three important people named Cao who were left behind looked at each other in confusion. Cao Chong coughed a few times and said with restraint: "For the defense of Hefei, don't we already have the governor Wen Hui and Jiang Ji? Why should we send another son and uncle to go?"
It stands to reason that the governor knows the local army better. If Cao Ren is bringing a large army to support, it is normal for him to be responsible for overall defense.
However, the distance of thousands of miles and the march of the army may not take a month, and it is impossible for Cao Ren to arrive with his troops within five days.
If nothing else happens, Cao Ren may only be able to bring the officials who were ordered to be on standby in Xiangyang at that time, but he may not be able to bring them all.
Is it better for a polished commander to go to Hefei than to command the local governor?
Cao Hong chuckled a few times and said, "It is said that he is Zixiao, a little stranger."
"General Beifu?"
Cao Zhi and Cao Chong frowned at the same time. What they saw today has refreshed their understanding of General Beifu. General Beifu can compose poems and impress scribes. Although this is bizarre, it is not incomprehensible. After all, everyone in the Cao family is talented in literature. .
But this General Beifu actually knows military affairs?
The key is their father Cao Cao's suspicious character, but they still listened to him and asked Cao Ren, who was far away in Jiangling, to rush to Xiangyang and then rush to Hefei day and night?
Why? Is Cao Wu such a powerful counselor? Why have I never heard of it before?
Cao Chong only felt that this uncle had become more mysterious.
But what Cao Zhi was thinking was that he had long heard that Sima Yi and Cao Pi were very close, and now he understood why Cao Wu was targeting Sima Yi. It turned out that Cao Wu also had that kind of heart!
He sneered in his heart. It seemed that not only did he want to win over Sima Yi, but he also had to find a way to collect information about Cao Wu. He had already made preparations.
However, Cao Hong slapped his forehead and suddenly remembered something, and ordered someone to call Cao Ashi over to see Cao Chong.
But in this way, Cao Ashi and Cao Aliu missed each other. The two did not meet and were unaware of each other's appearance.
Ah Shi checked Cao Chong's pulse and found that Cao Chong had just eaten too many herbs recently and had hurt his body, but was not seriously injured.
But after thinking for a moment, she felt that Cao Chong seemed to have been poisoned, but she was not sure.
I immediately prescribed some medicine to remove the toxins first.
Zhang Zhongjing's direct disciple is naturally very important. After Cao Chong's medicine cured his illness, his face turned red visibly. Cao Zhi was overjoyed and finally felt that his trip was worthwhile. He then scolded Yecheng's quack doctors for not mentioning it.
…
In the night, in the carriage heading south, Zhuge Liang and Deng Ai finally met Cao Asan for the first time.
Her arm was wrapped in a white cloth, her face was pale, and she was obviously injured.
Ah Liu was applying medicine to her carefully.
Zhuge Liang asked with concern: "Is Miss A San okay?"
Ah Liu shook his head: "The drummer arranged by the Sima traitor has a poisonous dagger in his hand!"
Zhuge Liang and Deng Ai looked at each other, both more wary of Sima Yi's ruthlessness.
Ah Liu was busy, and a piece of letter fell out of Ah San's arms. She picked it up and read it, her face turned pale.
"Third sister, the general said clearly here that if you can't kill Sima Yi within ten days, just let him go. The general will have his own means to deal with Sima Yi in the future. Now that the ten-day period has passed, why do you have to take risks again and again for this matter!"
Only then did everyone understand that Cao Wu was not asking Asan to kill Sima Yi, but that he wanted to kill Sima Yi if he could, and forget it if he couldn't.
Ah San looked away and said stubbornly: "I didn't do what the general ordered me to do..."
Ah Liu sighed, hugged her body, and said with tears falling: "I understand, I understand."
Zhuge Liang and Deng Ai were even more curious about General Beifu. It was amazing that each of these strange women in Beifu were so devoted to him.
After a while, Ah San suddenly remembered something and said weakly: "By the way, I'm going to assassinate you today, and the drummer's substitute is no ordinary dead soldier!"
…
In the same night, Cao Ren and Sima Yi were galloping in the wilderness.
Cao Ren didn't bring anything except his long sword and personal armor, and he didn't give Sima Yi time to bring anything.
Sima Yi rode behind Cao Ren, knowing that this was his only chance to survive. His riding skills were far inferior to those of Cao Ren who had been fighting for years, but he pursued Cao Ren relentlessly, fearing that he would fall behind.
The two of them actually ran away for dozens of miles in the middle of the night.
When we arrived at a post station, Cao Ren said, "We'll rest here today. I'll ask the post station to change horses for us, and we'll continue our journey tomorrow morning."
Sima Yi nodded in agreement. He knew that the purpose of this trip was Hefei.
Cao Ren was afraid that he would be late and not be able to familiarize himself with the defense, so he compressed the five days into four. During these days, I am afraid that even the horse would have to be replaced many times, and it would be so tiring every day.
Sima Yi in Hanoi had a large family, and Cao Ren was not afraid of Sima Yi running away. If he ran away, his family could be dealt with according to military law.
So the two slept in two rooms.
When the surroundings calmed down, Sima Yi fell on the bed with tears streaming down his face.
The person who died today was not a dead soldier, but his young sixth brother Sima Jin!
Poor his younger brother Sima Huida, who was obviously the most skilled in martial arts among their Sima Bada, but he still failed to survive a few moves at the hands of the assassin and was brutally killed.
The moment the poem "The warriors are half dead in front of the army, but the beauties are still singing and dancing under the tents" sounded, Sima Jin and the assassin secretly exchanged several moves, injuring the assassin and dying himself.
At that moment, Sima Yi felt like his heart was being ripped out when he saw his brother die, but he still resisted and continued.
He knew that he was weak and if he collapsed on the spot, he would probably never have a chance to take revenge.
His tears fell silently and soon soaked the pillow. He turned the pillow over to avoid being noticed.
He secretly swore in his heart that he must become stronger, even if he was a dog to Cao Pi or Cao Zhi, he would still become stronger.
He must take revenge on the Beifu general, the man who attacked his son for no reason and killed his brother. He must die!
…
The same night.
"Ah sneeze!"
Cao Wu, who was far away in Chaisang, sneezed.
He has been really helpless recently. He wants to go out, but he can't.
In this era, there is indeed a diplomatic etiquette of not cutting off envoys, but not cutting off does not mean that they cannot be detained.
Let’s not talk about it, let’s just say that in recent years, Yuan Shu alone has done this kind of thing several times. Taifu Ma Rixi went to Yuan Shu on behalf of Li Jue, but was detained. Qin Yilu, the most useless person in the Three Kingdoms, went to Yuan Shu on behalf of Lu Bu. , was also detained.
Sun Quan inherited his power from Sun Jian, and Sun Jian was a general under Yuan Shu. It is quite normal to inherit this tradition.
This is the situation he encountered now. He performed so well that Sun Quan took a fancy to his ability and was unwilling to let him go.
Cao Wu sat in the yard looking at the sky and sighed: "Sure enough, it's not good for people who are too good. They will be missed."
Ada sat on his left and said: "Honestly, I admit that you are very powerful. But Sun Zhongmou keeps you here solely because of your ability to flatter him."
Cao Wu laughed loudly and said, "Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou. This is not what I said."
He clapped his hands and stood up, and continued: "But if you are willing to admit that I am awesome, I am still happy."
Ada thought for a while and didn't know what he thought of. His face turned red and he stood up and left.
Cao Wu went to Zhang Xia and reiterated his plan for tonight.
Sun Shangxiang sat in the courtyard to their left, usually only served by two little maids.
At night, when everyone fell asleep, Zhang Xia and others sneaked into Sun Shangxiang's courtyard and tied her up.
Then everyone sneaked out of the yard and hid at the city gate. They waited until dawn and rushed out of the city as soon as the city gate opened.
If something goes wrong, take Sun Shangxiang as a hostage. Presumably Sun Ben, Sun Shangxiang's cousin, would not dare to joke with Sun Shangxiang's life.
When they reached the safe area, they gave Sun Shangxiang a horse and put her back. After all, this little girl has martial arts skills, so there is no need to worry about anything happening.
Then, they let the fish leap in the sea and the birds fly in the sky.
Oh, by the way, Ada strongly requested that Sun Shangxiang be put back. Cao Wu had to lament that it was really difficult to trust between people.
He is a little sentimental and a little scumbag, but he comes from the civilized era. Naturally, he will not be interested in a girl like Sun Shangxiang who has not reached the adult standard of his time.
After all, my brother Cao Mengde has the family gene here, and wives like Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao are... one of his favorites.
When he returns to the area under Cao Cao's actual control, he will make peace with Zhuge Liang. I believe that with Zhuge Liang's intelligence, he will definitely be aware of Sun Quan's sending troops and come back to fulfill the agreement.
Then, they will jointly analyze the situation of the Battle of Chibi and wait for the Battle of Chibi to happen.
He has done too much for this battle.
The troops invested by Cao's army far exceeded those in history. Then he transferred Cao Ren, Cao's army's best at defending the city, to Hefei to defend Cheng Pu's army. As a result, Zhou Yu only got 10,000 people instead of the three in history. Thousands of people.
He also made it clear to Cao Cao in letters that he could not kill Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, lest there would be no one to command the navy, and that he could not trust Huang Gai and Jiang Qian, lest he fell into the trap.
Beware of fire attack and beware of east wind.
As one goes and the other goes, Zhou Yu's probability of winning has become extremely low.
In this way, everything is ready, all you need is...
Bah bah!
Everything is ready, just waiting for the news of victory!
He summarized his layout from side to side and couldn't help but smile.
Opposite him are 26-year-old Sun Quan, 32-year-old Zhou Yu, 47-year-old Liu Bei, and the new member, 29-year-old Pang Tong.
But he, the time traveler Cao Wu, had planned for this day for too long.
Now, he has the twenty-seven-year-old Zhuge Liang and is ready for everything.
How can we lose when labor and management are in the face of a flying dragon?
