My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 144 I will kill all his nine clans! We can’t stop Liu Bei, don’t hold on, save your life!

"Prime Minister——"

Everyone was shocked and rushed over to support Cao Cao.

At this moment, Cao Cao was so shocked by the bad news that he seemed to have a headache. He covered his forehead with his hands, closed his eyes, and his face was distorted, as if he was about to die from the pain.

They pinched Cao Cao's Ren Zhong point, fed him water, and called for the medical officer...

The tent was in a mess.

After an unknown amount of time, Cao Cao finally got over the pain. He was sweating profusely and sat back down with the help of everyone, gasping for breath.

"Prime Minister, the dead cannot be resurrected. Please put the country first and mourn with all your heart..."

I don't know which tactless guy suddenly said such a comforting word.

Cao Cao, who had just recovered, was suddenly hit by another heavy hammer in the heart. He held his chest tightly and was about to faint again.

But this time, Cao Cao took several deep breaths and finally suppressed the surging blood and energy.

"Big-eared thief, ah, big-eared thief, return my brother's life~~"

Cao Cao pounded the table with his fists and started crying and cursing.

His crying and cursing released all his sorrow and resentment, and Cheng Yu, Xiahou Yuan and others felt relieved.

"My brother is a fortunate general. He has fought for half his life without a single mishap. How could he have been defeated in Jiangdong?"

"You lied about military intelligence, I'll kill you!"

This time it was Xiahou Yuan's turn to be enraged. He grabbed the tiger guard and roared almost hysterically.

Cao Cao also suddenly stopped cursing, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes which were filled with tears.

My cousin has fought with me for half his life and has endured many storms. There is no reason for him to lose his life when he should be enjoying himself, right?
Or he died at the hands of Zhao Yun.

Even if he died under Guan Yu's sword, he could barely accept it!
The tiger guard was so frightened that he squeaked and dared not make a sound.

Cheng Yu calmed down first, snatched the urgent report from Xu Huang from the tiger guard's hand, and read it out loud.

Han Dang's feigned surrender failed, and he was beheaded by Liu Bei...

The Jiangdong navy was ambushed by Guan Yu and suffered heavy losses...

Cao Hong led his army to Guangji to intercept Liu Bei, but was attacked by Liu Bei halfway across the river, and the entire 20,000-strong army was annihilated...

Cao Hong killed Zhao Yun in battle...

In this urgent report, Xu Huang wrote down all the intelligence facts he could know, including how Lu Meng's entire plan failed and was outmaneuvered by Liu Bei, and how the Cao-Sun coalition suffered a disastrous defeat.

The glimmer of hope in Cao Cao's eyes was ruthlessly shattered by every word of cold truth spoken by Cheng Yu.

He leaped up, stumbled forward, snatched the urgent report from Cheng Yu's hand, and confirmed it again with wide eyes.

I read every word carefully, for fear of making a mistake.

The words in black and white were so clear that he couldn't help but believe it.

"Such an ingenious plan was actually seen through by the Big Ear Thief?"

Cao Cao suddenly raised his head and looked at Cheng Yu in disbelief.

When their eyes met, the master and the servant were shocked at the same time, and a name flashed through their minds at the same time.

"Zhuge Liang is stationed in Xiangyang, and Xu Shu is in Tongguan. The only one among Liu Bei's men who can see through this plan is none other than Xiao He."

"Prime Minister, he must have seen through Lü Meng's plan and used his own tactics to defeat our coalition forces!"

Cheng Yu spoke in a serious tone, expressing what Cao Cao was thinking.

Cao Cao took a deep breath and looked down at the urgent report in his hand again.

Although Xu Huang did not point it out explicitly, the words between the lines hinted that it was Xiao He who saw through Lu Meng's plan.

Cao Cao's face gradually became ferocious, and he clenched the silk book in his hand tighter and tighter.

It's this Xiao He again...

A trick at Fancheng defeated his 150,000-strong army, costing him several generals and his nephew Cao Xiu, ruining his dream of unifying the world!

Now he has another plan, which wipes out his 20,000 soldiers and horses in a blink of an eye, and also kills Cao Hong, his relative!
But this Xiao He was driven away by him and given to Liu Bei for nothing!
"Whoosh!"

Cao Cao tore the silk book into pieces and shouted at Yang Xiu:
"I want you to find out which idiot drove Xiao He away. You've been investigating for so long, why is there still no result?"

"Who, who did it?"

Yang Xiu shuddered with fear, wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied:

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, Xiu has arranged for a thorough investigation of this matter. However, Xiu is currently accompanying the Prime Minister on the Western Expedition to Guanzhong and is currently too busy to attend..."

Before Yang Xiu could finish his explanation, Cao Cao roared:
"I don't need you to follow me. Return to Xudu immediately and thoroughly investigate this matter. Find that idiot for me!"

"I want him dead, I want to cut him into pieces, I want to kill all his nine clans—"

Yang Xiu was so frightened that he trembled and hurriedly took the order and left.

Everyone in the tent was secretly sweating, not daring to breathe.

"Big Ear Thief, the hatred for killing my brother is irreconcilable. Sooner or later, I will make you pay with blood~~"

Cao Cao pounded the table with his fists, swearing hatefully with gritted teeth.

After muttering for an unknown amount of time, Cao Cao finally vented his anger, slumped down to the ground, and gradually began to calm down.

"Sun Quan, that blue-eyed fellow, is a hopeless piece of mud. Even with 30,000 soldiers and horses mobilized to help him, he still managed to be defeated by the big-eared thief!"

Cao Cao scolded Sun Quan again, then glanced at his advisors:
"Tell me, what should I do with the situation in Jiangdong now that it has reached this point?"

The counselors finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to offer their suggestions.

The opinions of the crowd were largely the same:
We must not sit idly by and watch Jiangdong being swallowed up by Liu Bei. We must quickly wipe out the rebellious forces in Xiliang, recapture Guanlong, and then march back south to rescue Sun Quan.

"Xu Gongming reported in an urgent report that although the Jiangdong army suffered a crushing defeat, Lü Meng did not flee eastward, but retreated to Chaisang City and held it to the death."

"Given the fortifications of Chaisang City, we can hold out for at least ten days to half a month."

"Sun Quan will certainly not sit idly by and watch Chaisang fall. He will definitely let Zhou Yu take back the military power and piece together an army to rescue Chaisang."

"According to this calculation, Sun Quan can at least hold on for a while longer."

Changing the subject, Cheng Yu frowned again:

"But now the Xiliang army is gathering at Tongguan. How can we quickly defeat them? This is a difficult problem."

Everyone in Cao's camp agreed, their brows furrowed again.

At this moment, Cao Cao's face was completely devoid of anger, but a sly smile curled up at the corner of his mouth. "The road into Guanzhong isn't just through Tongguan!"

Cao Cao smiled coldly, then waved his hand and shouted:

"Xiahou Miaocai, obey my orders. I order you to lead 20,000 troops here. Use my banner to bluff and feint an attack on Tongguan."

"I will personally lead the main force, secretly cross the Yellow River at night, head north to Hedong, cross the Yellow River westward at Pubanjin, bypass Tongguan and enter Guanzhong!"

Upon hearing this order, Xiahou Yuan and everyone else were stunned at first, then suddenly woke up and became excited.

Hedong County and Hongnong County face each other across the Yellow River, one in the north and the other in the south.

Hongnong County can enter Guanzhong by going west through Tongguan.

Hedong County could also enter Guanzhong by going west through Pubanjin and crossing the Yellow River.

Cao Cao stationed his army at Tongguan in order to lure Han Ma and other ten generals from Guanzhong to Tongguan and neglect the defense against Hedong.

In this way, they can take advantage of the situation by surprise, cross the Yellow River from Hedong via Pubanjin, and enter Guanzhong!

"So the Prime Minister had already planned this feint to the east and attack in the west at the beginning of the Western Expedition. The Prime Minister's foresight is beyond our reach!"

Cheng Yu suddenly realized it and bowed in admiration.

Cao Cao's expression finally brightened up, he slowly stood up and shouted:

"Tell Xu Gongming and the others to continue helping Sun Quan resist Liu Bei in Jiangdong and delay the battle as much as possible."

"Within two months, I will pacify Guanlong and return south to avenge Zilian!"

...

Jiangdong, Moling.

In the water camp in the north of the city, a ceremonial banquet is in progress.

After gaining the support of the four surnames, Sun Quan gathered together nearly 8,000 soldiers and handed them all over to Zhou Yu for command. They will set out today to meet up with the defeated coalition forces retreating eastward from Chaisang and march westward to rescue Chaisang.

"Gongjin, the survival of Jiangdong is in your hands."

"This glass of wine is for you!"

Sun Quan raised his cup, bowed to Zhou Yu, and drank the whole cup.

At this moment, in this critical moment, he no longer dared to show any dignity as a lord to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu just took a sip, took a deep breath and said:
"I have been entrusted with the care of Bofu, so I will dedicate myself to the foundation of the Sun family. My lord, there is no need to worry about this."

"I will do my best on this trip, but I cannot guarantee to my lord whether I can lift the siege of Chaisang and rescue Lu Ziming."

At this time, he no longer had the arrogant confidence he had in the past. Facing Liu Bei, whose strength had far surpassed that of Jiangdong, he naturally did not dare to make such boasts.

Not getting the expected passionate response, Sun Quan looked a little embarrassed and could only cough dryly a few times to cover it up.

"Without further delay, my lord, Yu is leaving."

Zhou Yu was too lazy to get emotional with him, so he put down his wine glass and was about to leave.

Just as he turned around, the curtain was lifted and the guards rushed in.

"My Lord, the Chaisang spies have urgent news."

"Gan Ning defected to the enemy, and Liu Bei captured our Chaisang City three days ago!"

"General Ling was killed by Gan Ning, and Commander Lu was captured by Liu Bei and has been beheaded in public!"

A loud thunder exploded in the tent.

Sun Quan, who had stood up to see him off, swayed and fell down.

All the civil and military officials of Jiangdong were shocked and stunned.

Zhou Yu felt as if his chest was hit hard, and a dull pain suddenly arose. He quickly covered his chest with one hand and supported Lu Su with the other.

"Gong Jin!"

Lu Su didn't care about being shocked and hurriedly supported Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu's brows were furrowed, his face was as pale as paper, he was gasping for breath, and he looked extremely angry and in pain.

"How could this happen? How could this happen?"

"I have been kind to that Jinfan thief, how dare he betray me?"

"Lü Meng, ah, Lü Meng, you fool! I trusted you so much, but you've lost all my wealth, and now you've even lost Chaisang City to me."

"Fool, you are the biggest fool in the world——"

After recovering from his shock, Sun Quan began to beat his chest and stamp his feet, muttering in frustration and regret.

The tent was in an uproar. The civil and military officials of Jiangdong were terrified and shocked.

"Lord!"

A scholar with half-white hair and beard suddenly jumped up and shouted, interrupting everyone's surprised discussion.

The person who spoke was none other than Zhang Zhao, the senior official and the chief civil official of Jiangdong.

He looked solemn and bowed to Sun Quan:

"After a series of disastrous defeats, our elite troops have been completely wiped out. Now even Chaisang, the barrier to Jiangdong, has fallen!"

"If the big-eared thief continues down the river eastward and heads straight for Moling, we will be unable to resist him. Jiangdong will be in jeopardy, and our lord's life will be in danger!"

"Now that the situation has reached this point, why don't you truly surrender to Cao Cao and return Jiangdong to the imperial court?"

"Only in this way can the lord save his life, protect the Sun family, and ensure a prosperous and prosperous life."

Sun Quan was shocked, and his expression instantly changed from grief and anger to horror.

Zhang Zhao wants him to surrender to Cao Cao!
This was not the previous kind of false surrender where he surrendered in name only and sent his sons and nephews to Xudu as hostages, but in fact he still held the power in Jiangdong.

Zhang Zhao wanted him to return all the military and political power of the Jiangdong counties to the imperial court and truly surrender to Cao Cao!
Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond to Zhang Zhao's advice.

"Zhang Zhao!"

Zhou Yu flew into a rage, drew his sword, and pointed angrily back:

"You are the trusted minister entrusted by Bofu to take care of his son, yet you are going to give away Bofu's legacy to the thief Cao in exchange for your own wealth and glory!"

"You cowardly, disloyal, and treacherous old thief, believe it or not, I will kill you with one sword right now!"

(End of this chapter)