Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 556 Who is the Fisherman?
In a forest twenty miles southeast of Hulao Pass, teams of soldiers sat under trees to rest in a very orderly manner. Among these soldiers, from time to time, one could see flags with the words "Cao" and "Xiahou" fluttering in the wind. These were Cao Cao's 40,000 troops who had come from Yanzhou.

"My lord, the whole army has rested as ordered. The soldiers are already preparing to cook."

A military general walked up to Cao Cao and reported with a fist clasped.

"Well. Have you got any news from Luoyang?" Cao Cao asked.

According to his plan, Luoyang should have been captured by Yuan Shu's troops by now, and Liu He's forces had all withdrawn, including Hulao Pass, which fell into the control of Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling and others.

As expected, a general said, "My lord, I just got the news that three days ago, there was a continuous battle in Luoyang City all night long. Some people saw Gao Shun's troops, along with a large number of officials and civilians, leaving through Mengjin Port. Now, the flag with the word 'Thunder' has been raised at Hulao Pass."

"Meng De's plan really worked. Haha, Liu He's army was said to be invincible and never defeated, but now it has been defeated by Yanzhou. I think Liu He is just a reckless man. In the end, we have to turn the tide of the world's situation."

Xiahou Dun was in high spirits, as if he couldn't wait to go into battle.

"Yuan Shu is probably still dreaming of ruling the world. He doesn't know that he won't be able to stay in Luoyang for more than a few days. I wonder how he will feel when the time comes?"

"Need I say more? It must be a bitter face."

Inside the tent, all the generals were beaming with joy.

Cao Cao also found it difficult to suppress his heart which was so excited that it seemed like it would jump out at any time.

"Wenhe, now that the situation is about to be decided, what do you think?"

Jia Xu stood up, his face was very calm, it was hard to tell whether he was happy or sad: "Great things will be accomplished, all because of the Lord's wisdom."

Cao Cao smiled at this answer.

"According to the agreement I made with Yuan Shu, during the war, I sent troops to secretly help. After the war, I led the army to help stabilize the situation in Luoyang and guard various places. The troops attacking Yuzhou just set out yesterday and will arrive in Yuzhou in three days. I ordered them to stop fighting along the way. Yuan Shu has no intention of guarding against me and will definitely not notice it. Now, I will personally write to Yuan Shu and then lead the army to Hulao Pass to wait for entry."

Many generals were extremely happy.

"Once we enter Luoyang, we can launch a sudden attack and easily capture Luoyang and kill Yuan Shu. Then you, my lord, will be a famous minister of the Han Dynasty's revival, and I, your subordinates, will also be able to benefit from your fame and go down in history."

With such a great achievement before their eyes, everyone is extremely looking forward to it.

"Tell the soldiers to set off for Hulao Pass in half an hour. We may be able to reward the troops in Luoyang tomorrow."

"System prompt: Jia Xu has completed a 'poisonous plot'. All four attributes are permanently reduced by 1 point. The current attributes are changed to: Command 49, Force 45, Intelligence 97, Politics 70."

Liu He, who was holding his daughter Liu Qian and playing with her, received this prompt in his mind.

"Oh? Cao Cao finally arrived? You have schemed against me enough, now it's time for you to have a taste of this great gift I left for you. Since you like Luoyang so much, I will leave it to you, take your time to grab it. You want to play the game of "the fisherman benefits from the snipe and the clam fighting"? Humph, what a pity, now I am the fisherman."

Thinking of this, Liu He smiled and continued to play with his daughter.

Luoyang City, inside the Imperial Palace. Yuan Shu had just arrived in Luoyang this morning. At this time, he had already learned all of Cao Cao's "conspiracy". He did not shy away from it and sat directly on the dragon throne in the Imperial Palace with a gloomy face.

"Cao Aman has deceived me too much. I will not stop until I have my revenge!"

A civil official came out and said, "My lord, there is no need to be angry. Our army has achieved what we wanted and captured Luoyang and the two major passes of Hangu and Hulao. It is indeed a great blessing." "Nonsense!" Yuan Shu looked at the man unhappily.

"Liu and Cao, the two thieves, have left me an empty city. Nine out of ten houses are empty, and all the officials are gone. Even the emperor and the imperial seal have all been taken away by them. What use do I have for such a city? Without the emperor, all my previous announcements to the world, accusing Liu He of various crimes, have been in vain? Now he can say that I, Yuan, have rebelled and attacked the capital. For such a result, I have wasted tens of thousands of lives in vain. It is so abominable!"

The more Yuan Shu thought about it, the angrier he became.

At this time, a soldier outside the palace hurried into the hall.

"My lord, Cao Cao has sent a letter saying that his army is waiting outside Hulao Pass. Please order someone to open Hulao Pass."

When Yuan Shu heard this, he immediately became furious.

"What? This eunuch dares to come here. Does he think I, Yuan Shu, am a fool?"

He pointed at Ji Ling and said, "Ji Ling, quickly gather your troops and don't come to see me until you have cut off Cao A Man's head."

"The last general takes command!"

Ji Ling was about to leave but was stopped by a civil official.

"My lord, wait a minute. I think this is a God-given opportunity for you to avenge your previous humiliation."

Yuan Shu was stunned: "Hmm? What do you mean?"

The civil official said, "According to what General Ji said, it was he who hijacked the secret letter that Liu He was about to send to Cao Cao that night, and only then did he know that the two of them had been secretly colluding. General Cao Hong and Le Jin, who knew about this, were forced into the vast mountains by General Ji Ling, and it would take more than three or five days for them to escape."

Yuan Shu nodded slightly: "Sir, are you trying to say that I already know about this thief's secret connection, but they don't know yet?"

"Yes, that's right. Otherwise, how could Cao Cao come to Luoyang again according to the previous agreement with the lord? Wouldn't this be walking into a trap? Therefore, the lord pretended to agree and ordered him to come to Luoyang City, but in the name of guarding against the attack of Guan Yu from Shangdang County, he was only allowed to bring half of the troops, and the rest were stationed outside Hulao Pass. Then he ordered Han Xian and Zhang Xun to lead 6,000 troops each and ambush in the woods outside the city. When Cao Cao's troops arrived, they would launch an ambush, and then General Ji Ling would lead the army to attack. Even if Cao Cao had wings on his ribs, he would not be able to escape."

"Great! This plan will definitely help me avenge my blood feud!" Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu clapped his hands and praised, shouting in great joy.

"Ji Ling, Han Xian, Zhang Xun, go and prepare immediately. I will write a letter to lure Cao A Man to come. Humph, kill this official first, then go north to attack Liu He. Sooner or later, the world will belong to me, Yuan Shu!"

Cao Cao personally led an army of 40,000 and had already marched to the outside of Hulao Pass. He had been waiting here respectfully for Yuan Shu's orders, looking very submissive.

After waiting for a long time, there was no movement and everyone became a little upset. Several generals complained, but they were all harshly rebuked by Cao Cao.

At this time, Cheng Yu suddenly shouted: "My lord, look, the city gate is open."

Cao Cao was cheered up and looked over. Sure enough, he saw that the gate of Hulao Pass was slowly opening and several people on horseback were running towards him quickly.

As these people got closer, Cao Cao's heart seemed to be lifted higher and higher from his chest, and finally it seemed as if it might jump out of his throat at any time.

"Luoyang... the world... is right before our eyes, right before our eyes..."

(End of this chapter)