Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 889 Seeing Through the Plot
Gao Shun was instructing his men to arrest the surrendered Cao soldiers when a soldier ran over holding a wooden box.

"General, I found it."

He knelt on one knee and raised the wooden box above his head. Gao Shun walked over, stretched out his hands and took it.

Chen Gong was delighted: "Great, with this, Cao Cao will surely be defeated, and the whole county of Runan is now in the hands of Your Majesty."

He said to Gao Shun: "General, quickly select a smart man in the army to act according to the plan."

Gao Shun nodded and walked away alone.

About 120 miles north of Pingyu County is Ruyang County. At this midnight, somewhere between the two places, Cao Cao was leading his army and personally stationed there.

Even at this time, Cao Cao and his generals did not rest, but were still in the general's tent, discussing the upcoming battle tomorrow.

At this time, Guo Jia lifted the curtain of the general's tent and walked in.

"My lord, someone is coming from Ruyang City."

Cao Cao's hand, which was pointing at the map, suddenly stopped in mid-air: "Bring it in."

Guo Jia waved his hand outside the tent, and a soldier walked in with his head lowered and knelt down.

"I have seen you, my lord."

Cao Cao looked at the man and saw that he was covered in blood. He couldn't help but frowned and said, "Seeing you like this, could it be that Gao Shun has surrounded the city?"

The soldier said, "My lord, that's exactly what happened. General Meng sent out more than a hundred cavalrymen to break through the siege and ask for help from you, but only I was able to break through. Gao Shun's attack was very fierce. The city is already in ruins and the moat is about to be filled by the enemy. If the reinforcements don't arrive, tomorrow will be the day when Ruyang City falls. The enemy is still shouting and cursing outside the city, saying... saying..."

"What did you say?" Cao Hong asked.

"You say that the lord is... a cowardly bandit, and that the generals are incompetent, and simply... are not even a match for him..."

"What?" The generals were so angry that they slammed the table and stood up.

"Gao Shun is too much of a bully. My lord, I beg for a group of soldiers to rush to Ruyang overnight and rob Gao Shun's camp."

"I am also willing to go and take Gao Shun's head and present it to you, my lord."

Cao Cao stared at the soldier and waved his hand to stop the generals: "Then I wonder what proposal General Meng Tan has?"

"My general said that Gao Shun's army is more than twice as strong as ours. During the day, they surrounded the four gates and attacked in turns, so that his soldiers could rest and have enough energy. Therefore, we are afraid that they will launch a surprise attack at night. Our army is already exhausted and tired. Once the enemy suddenly attacks, it will be difficult to hold out. Therefore, I ask the lord to quickly send troops to Ruyang at night to attack Gao Shun's camp from the rear."

"Great!" Cao Chun clapped his hands and praised: "At that time, General Meng Tan suddenly rushed out of the city, and our army attacked from both sides, which would surely defeat the enemy."

At this time, Guo Jia asked, "Does General Meng have any letters for you to deliver?"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes."

The soldier reached into his pocket, took out a letter, and handed it to him respectfully.

"I was so anxious that I almost forgot about it."

Guo Jia took the letter, unfolded it and took a look at it, then nodded to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's brows relaxed and he said, "Okay, you can leave and have a good rest. I will discuss with the generals and then send troops immediately."

"Thank you, my lord."

After the soldier left, Cao Hong and other generals stepped forward one by one and said, "My lord, let me go."

"Both Brother Xiahou are injured, and there is no one to lead the cavalry in the army. I am willing to lead the light cavalry to Ruyang."

Cao Chun's riding skills were second only to Xiahou Yuan among the crowd, so when he said this, no one argued with him. Cao Cao looked at them, then used two fingers to pick up the letter handed over by Guo Jia, and suddenly sneered.

"Hehe, you want to trick me with such a scheme?"

The generals were somewhat confused, so Cao Hong asked, "What does Meng De mean by this?"

Cao Cao said, "That man must be Gao Shun's secret agent, who came here to cheat me."

Everyone was more and more surprised: "Why do you think so?"

Cao Cao held up the letter in his hand and said, "The handwriting on this letter is indeed written by General Meng Tan, but the seal is definitely wrong."

Everyone stretched their necks to look, and saw a seal on it that read "Seal of Yamen General Meng Tan".

"This seal does belong to General Meng Tan, how can it be wrong?"

Cao Cao said coldly, "Liu He's spies are elusive and have extraordinary means. They sneak into the city to gather information and even steal items as if it were a bag. How could I not be on guard? I have already secretly instructed the generals guarding the border to use their personal seals instead of official seals for any correspondence."

"So that's how it is." Everyone suddenly realized: "The letter is stamped with an official seal. Gao Shun must have stolen the seal and deliberately deceived us."

Cao Cao's words made the generals agree deeply and nod their heads frequently.

"Since there is something false in it, I will kill the messenger now."

Cao Hong turned around and was about to leave the tent, but Cao Cao hurriedly stopped him, "Zi Lian, don't worry. Since Gao Shun wants to deceive me, why don't you take advantage of his trick? Besides, the man was sent by Gao Shun to carry out such a trick, so he must be a cunning person. I'm afraid he has already disappeared."

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier ran in and said, "My lord, I was ordered to lead the people from Ruyang to the military tent to rest, but just now there was a cry of surprise in the tent, and then the torch went out. When I went in to check, there was no one there, and the man was nowhere to be found."

"Sure enough..." Cao Cao had an expression as if he had expected it, and then he turned to Guo Jia. Guo Jia understood, walked to the map, and pointed to a place.

"System prompt: Guo Jia has triggered his special skill 'Observe the Heart', increasing his intelligence by 5 points. Guo Jia's basic intelligence is 95 points, and his current comprehensive intelligence is 100 points."

"Gao Shun is a straightforward person. He is confident in his ability to command troops. He usually disdains to use tricks or set ambushes. Therefore, this plan must have been proposed by Chen Gong after he failed to capture the city. The purpose of this plan is to make our army rush to Ruyang County at night. If we want to do this, we must pass through here."

Everyone looked at the place he pointed and exclaimed, "Heifengao!"

"Yes, it is Black Wind Pass. The mountains here are high and the roads are narrow, only allowing a few people to pass side by side. I expect Gao Shun to set up an ambush here. After our army enters the pass, he will block the mountain pass. No matter how many troops we have, we will be killed here."

"That was a close call. If that were the case, even if we had wings, we would still not be able to escape."

Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of all the generals.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "It's a pity that Chen Gong is conceited and knows the character of the lord and the generals in our army. Therefore, once this plan is implemented, his attention will be focused on this valley, and the rest of the direction will be empty."

Having said that, no matter how bad Cao Hong and others are at strategy, they should have understood it.

"Gongtai, Gongtai... your plan is good, but it's a pity..." Cao Cao slammed the letter on the table, and then his expression became extremely serious.

"Cao Hong!"

"The end will be here."

"I order you to lead 3,000 light cavalry and 5,000 infantry to set out in an hour and rush to Black Wind Pass. Leave a group of soldiers and horses to hide in the dark at the mountain pass, and the rest of the troops and horses will enter the mountain pass to lure out the ambush first, and then counterattack and kill them."

"I obey your command." Cao Hong seemed very excited.

"The rest of the troops, follow me and march northeast, passing through Nandun City, and attack Gao Shun by surprise."

Cao Cao slammed the table heavily, and a sharp gleam flashed between his eyebrows.

(End of this chapter)