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Chapter 51: So this is what it feels like to torture Cao Cao, please accept my greeting!
Xiangyang, Xiao Mansion.

"Xiao Bowen, Xiao Bowen, wake up!"

Guan Yinping was knocking on the door outside the room, with a hint of excitement in her voice.

"It's so early in the morning, and I can't even get a good night's sleep. Really~~"

Xiao He reluctantly got up from the couch, muttering to himself, and groped his way to the door in a daze.

Without thinking too much, he opened the door with a "click".

"What's going on? Do you have to wake me up so early?"

Xiao He struggled to open his sleepy eyes and saw Guan Yinping standing outside the door with a happy look on her pretty face.

The moment the door opened, Guan Yinping froze in place.

The joy on her face disappeared, her eyes widened, and she looked down at him tremblingly.

Then her face turned red.

"Why don't you wear underwear when you sleep? Aren't you ashamed~~"

Guan Yinping turned away hastily, not daring to look him in the face, her flushed face full of shame and anger.

Xiao He was stunned for a long time before he reacted and understood what she was complaining about.

"It's comfortable to sleep like this. Besides, I'm wearing clothes on my lower body, only my arms are bare..."

Xiao He muttered to himself and had to turn back into the house and put on his clothes.

According to the current custom, anyone with a certain status has to sleep in tight clothes, and only ordinary people go shirtless.

However, the temperature in the late Han Dynasty was warm and humid. Although it was autumn now, Xiangyang was still not cool. He closed the door and slept however he felt comfortable.

"Could it be that sleeping shirtless is also a custom among these mountain hermits..."

Guan Yinping lowered her brows and thought, secretly guessing in her heart.

When he looked up, he suddenly saw Xiao He, fully dressed, standing in front of him.

The embarrassing scene just now immediately flashed through my mind again.

Guan Yinping's heart, which had calmed down, began to beat again, and a slight dizziness appeared on her face again.

"You woke me up so early, could it be that the battle in Deng County has already concluded?"

Xiao He didn't pay much attention to the change in her expression.

Guan Yinping took a deep breath and tried to suppress her pounding heart. She gently gathered her hair with her bare hands to hide her flushed face.

After coughing a few times, Guan Yinping's face showed joy again:
"I can't hide anything from you. The battle in Deng County has indeed come to an end."

"Father sent someone to deliver the victory report. Uncle and his men successfully broke through Cao Cao's camp last night and burned all 400,000 bushels of Cao's grain!"

"Father even captured Yu Jin alive a second time!"

"Bowen, your plan was successful. You have done a great service to your uncle!"

At the end of her speech, Guan Yinping looked at Xiao He with a smile on her face, gratitude welling up in her bright eyes.

Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that all the brain-burning work during those days was not in vain, and I finally won this battle.

Having lost 400,000 hu of grain and grass, even though Cao Cao was a wealthy and powerful man, he would still suffer a heavy loss this time.

If Cao Cao had been rational, he should have retreated north honestly, and the crisis in Xiangfan would have been resolved.

"It's good that I won. Now I can sleep well."

As he spoke, Xiao He yawned, stretched, and turned around to go back to take a nap.

Guan Yinping frowned and complained:

"How can you still sleep peacefully with such a big happy event? We should leave the water camp and welcome uncle and his men back victoriously."

"You are the first to achieve success in this battle. How can you not be there for the celebratory wine?"

Guan Yinping didn't allow him to explain and pulled him out.

"There's no need to be so anxious. Can you let me catch up on some sleep first? It was so hot and humid last night that I didn't sleep well..."

"no!"

...

Around noon, Shuiying.

The remaining soldiers, having received the victory report in advance, had already gathered on the shore, excitedly welcoming Liu Bei's triumphant return. "Brother Bowen, with a single stroke of his fingers, easily destroyed 400,000 hu of Cao's grain."

"Today I will finally understand what divine foresight is!"

Xu Shu, who had been waiting at the pier in advance, bowed from a distance when he saw Xiao He coming.

Xiao He hurriedly helped Xu Shu up and wanted to say something humble, but he didn't know what to say.

Anyway, your image as a resourceful person is already deeply ingrained in their minds. No matter how you explain it, they will think you are being humble and concealing your strength.

Xiao He simply didn't bother to explain and just smiled bitterly.

"I wonder what military books you usually read, Bowen? Could you tell me a few?"

Xu Shu came closer and asked again, looking eager to learn.

Obviously, he thought that Xiao He's strategy was so unfathomable that what he learned must be some secret military book that was not passed on to others.

"I'm sorry to make Brother Yuanzhi laugh at me, but I haven't actually read any military books."

Xiao He looked a little embarrassed.

As a strategist, being familiar with various military strategies is basic operation.

Although I am well versed in history, I have never read any military book in depth, such as "The Art of War". I only have a superficial understanding of it.

When Xu Shu asked this, he naturally felt a little ashamed.

Xiao He was truly ashamed, but after Xu Shu heard this, there was even more surprise in his eyes.

"How could you come up with such a brilliant plan without ever reading a military manual?"

"Then this Xiao Bowen is either gifted or he has hidden a rare military manual that is unknown to the world but he is unwilling to reveal it to the world."

"In my opinion, he is probably a combination of both."

"This Xiao Bowen is truly unfathomable and incomprehensible..."

Xu Shu looked at Xiao He secretly, and his curiosity grew stronger.

While the two were chatting, warships from upstream had already come down the river and sailed into the water camp.

The triumphant soldiers disembarked from the ship and landed in high spirits, enjoying the cheers and welcomes from their comrades who stayed behind.

"And congratulations to the lord for burning Cao's camp and returning with a great victory!"

Seeing Liu Bei get off the boat, Xiao He and others came forward to greet him with a smile.

Liu Bei stepped forward and helped Xiao He up.

"I spent half my life fighting Cao Cao, but was defeated time and again. I never dared to think that I would ever be able to defeat him."

"If it weren't for you, Xiao Bowen, how could I have achieved such a satisfying victory over Cao Cao today!"

"Bo Wen, please accept my bow!"

Liu Bei helped Xiao He up and bowed solemnly.

"My Lord, you..."

Xiao He was flattered and hurriedly supported Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's sudden bow left him at a loss as to how to respond.

Liu Bei saw that Xiao He was in trouble, so he put away his seriousness and smiled proudly:
"Okay, I won't say anything more!"

"Bo Wen, let's go back to the tent and let Yun Chang Zilong and the others tell us about last night's battle!"

Guan Yinping behind him heard it and laughed:

"Uncle, the celebration banquet has already been arranged, and the wine has been prepared for you."

Liu Bei nodded in satisfaction and waved to everyone:

"It's rare that Yinping is so thoughtful. She's prepared some wine for us. Let's go and have a good drink!"

"Also, take out all the wine and meat to reward the soldiers!"

Xiao He smiled.

Xu Shu, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun all laughed.

The soldiers of Liu's army who had fought a bloody battle were all delighted.

Inside and outside the water camp, cheers resounded like thunder, drowning out the roaring river...

(End of this chapter)