Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 798 Another reversal
As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers of Cao's army turned their eyes to Cao Cao.

"You are so brave, wait..."

Cao Ang was furious and was about to scold him, but was stopped by Cao Cao.

"Zi Xiu, please step back."

"Father, they..."

"I told you to retreat! Who gave you the courage to be so rude to the soldiers who fought so hard?"

There was murderous intent in Cao Cao's tiger eyes, which frightened Cao Ang so much that he shrank his neck and instinctively chose to retreat.

Cao Cao dismounted his warhorse, took a step forward, and saluted respectfully to the soldiers. This made the soldiers feel flattered. Many of them were full of resentment just now, but now they calmed down a lot.

"Soldiers... What Zhang Yong said is indeed true. Just now, a scout came to report the news from Yanzhou..."

"Sure enough..." The soldiers were suddenly in an uproar.

"But..." Cao Cao changed the subject and said, "Zhang Yong was hundreds of steps away from the scout. How could he know what the scout said? This man is just making alarmist remarks and fabricating stories. He is taking the opportunity to instigate our army. He is truly guilty of a crime that should not be punished."

As soon as he spoke these words, many soldiers agreed with him.

"My Lord, what you said makes sense. This man is an enemy of our army. How could he have any good intentions?"

"We were so foolish to doubt the Lord just now."

Zhang Yong saw Cao Cao came out to quell the commotion, and hurriedly continued to add fuel to the fire: "Humph, just now I clearly heard that man crying and shouting that his family was gone, and Yanzhou was lost. Are you still trying to deceive everyone? My great Han emperor is a man of genius, how majestic and magnificent, how can you, a mere descendant of a eunuch, compare to him? Your Majesty has already made plans, Gongsun Fan died a few days ago, and now my second brother Guan Yu, the generals Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan in the army have sent cavalry from Jizhou to attack Yanzhou, and there are also Ye Xiang, Zhang He, and my third and fourth brothers, each leading troops and horses, out of Hulao Pass, and coming to Chenliu. Given the current situation in Yanzhou, it is not difficult to occupy the entire territory."

At this point, his tone suddenly became fierce: "You thief, you deceived the soldiers and tricked them into fighting for you, but in fact you had already secretly prepared money and gold, and planned to flee to Qiao County, pick up your family, and then go to Xuzhou to join Cao Ren. Our army has long found out that you are in your mansion in Qiao County, and you started selling your property a few days ago. Otherwise, why didn't you go to Qiao County to help after the defeat in Chenliu, but instead came here to fight me with a clear conscience?"

Now the soldiers of Cao's army were in trouble.

They just felt that what Zhang Yong said was reasonable, especially since the great defeat in Chenliu, Cao Cao not only did not go to Qiao County himself, he did not even send anyone to garrison there. Instead, he sent all his troops and rushed here without hesitation. Although Gao Shun was dead, there were still more than 100,000 Han troops in Chenliu. Even if Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and other powerful generals did not come, these Han troops alone were enough to occupy Yanzhou and invade Yuzhou.

Under such circumstances, how could Cao Cao, as a son, husband, and father, not be anxious at all?
However, due to their trust and fear of Cao Cao, as well as Zhang Yong's identity as an enemy, these soldiers still looked at Cao Cao with a mixture of suspicion and expectation.

"Everyone..."

Unexpectedly, among the four great counselors, Jia Xu actually stood up at this time.

When Cao Cao saw him come out, he was surprised at first, then he smiled slightly, and he felt a lot more relaxed.

The soldiers of Cao's army also knew that this military advisor Jia was always a man of few words, but the other three military advisors had all expressed their admiration for him, so Jia Xu also had a very high prestige in the army.

As soon as they saw him appear, Cao's army instantly quieted down, but Zhang Yong's heart skipped a beat.

"My eldest brother once said that among all the counselors in Cao's camp, Jia Xu is the most terrifying. He will do anything to achieve his goals. He disdains all the laws of nature, human ethics, and the teachings of the saints. He dug the Yellow River and deceived Yuan Shu, Chen Ji and others, which put our army in trouble both internally and externally. Even Luoyang was once captured by him. It is said that it was all due to his strategy. That was the biggest failure since my eldest brother started his army. It shows how deep his strategy is. I have to think of a countermeasure quickly, otherwise my death will come soon..."

His eyes rolled as he thought quickly. Jia Xu cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, the scout just reported that he did mention the matter of Yanzhou. My lord, for the sake of the overall situation, he concealed it just now. Now that the situation is like this, I have to tell you. Yes, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun did lead 30,000 cavalry to attack Yanzhou."

When he said this, everyone was shocked.

Cao Ang's face turned pale: "Mr. Jia, how could you do this..."

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and waved his hand to interrupt him, but even so, Cao Ang, Cao Shu, Cao Hong and others all looked at Jia Xu with anger on their faces.

Just as the soldiers were panicking and talking about it, Jia Xu continued, "However, the lord had anticipated this and ordered General Cao Ren to lead troops from Xuzhou to station at the border between Yan and Xu a few days ago."

After saying this, Jia Xu turned his head and glanced at Cao Cao. Cao Cao immediately understood and also walked out.

"What Wenhe said is true. Liu Bei's troops were disturbed by the four bandits in Mount Tai, but Xuzhou was safe. I had already ordered Cao Ren to lead 60,000 troops to station at the border of the three states. If Yanzhou is lost, we will protect Yanzhou. If Xuzhou is vulnerable, we will take Donghai, Chengyang, Langya and other places. The scout was unaware of the situation and thought that Yanzhou was about to fall, so he cried bitterly and disturbed the morale of our army. He should be imprisoned and punished."

After he said this, many soldiers immediately felt relieved.

"General Cao Ren is best at defensive battles. With him guarding the city, even if Guan Yu and Zhao Yun are famous, they will definitely not be able to take Yanzhou away."

"Yes, yes. Although both of them are invincible generals, General Cao Ren is not just a name. Besides, cavalry is not good at attacking cities. What can they do to me?"

"It turns out that the lord had already made arrangements. It was just a false alarm, really a false alarm..."

"We must not doubt our lord anymore."

"Zhang Yong is lying and slandering our lord. He deserves death. Let's join forces and take him down!"

The soldiers of Cao's army were even more ferocious than before, and they all attacked with murderous intent.

Zhang Yong could never have imagined that Jia Xu could dispel all the suspicions of Cao's army with just a few words. Not only that, Zhang Yong himself also believed what Jia Xu and Cao Cao said to the point of being true.

"Could it be that Cao Ren has really sent out his troops? This man is not as good at using troops as I am. If so, wouldn't Second Brother and Zilong be in danger?"

Even at this critical moment, he was still concerned about the safety of Guan Yu and Zhao Yun. Facing the Cao army rushing in from all directions, he did not show any panic.

Seeing this, Cao Cao smiled.

"Wenhe, this is a rare opportunity."

Jia Xu bowed and said, "My lord, you have shown me great kindness. I will do my best to repay you."

"That's good. I have Wenhe to help me, so why should I worry about not being able to accomplish my goal?"

Cao Cao seemed very happy, but after laughing, he glanced at Jia Xu with an inexplicable meaning.

(End of this chapter)