Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 55 I'm not afraid of you not believing it
Wei Xiaobao enjoyed himself in the military tent for two days, and then was tied up and sent to march with the army.

Wei Xiaobao knew clearly that once they reached Sishui Pass, Cao Cao would believe his words, so he hummed little tunes along the way and was extremely happy. In the eyes of others, he looked like he was ready to die.

On this day, the army set up camp and Wei Xiaobao was taken into the military tent again.

Wei Xiaobao was lying on the bed, with his legs crossed, humming "Eighteen Touches" when he suddenly heard a noise outside the tent. Before he could draw his dagger, a soldier rushed in.

Wei Xiaobao took a closer look and found that it was his good wife Shuang'er.

Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed. He took Shuang'er's hand and asked, "How did you find me?"

Shuang'er said, "I discovered you were tied up during the march these past two days. I took advantage of their lax guards today to rescue you."

As she said that, Shuang'er grabbed Wei Xiaobao's hand and prepared to escape.

Wei Xiaobao stopped Shuang'er and said, "Don't worry, are we at Sishui Pass yet?"

Shuang'er nodded and said, "Yes, it was because a man named Hua Xiong blocked the road at Sishui Pass and they all went to fight that I had the chance to come and save you."

Wei Xiaobao said, "Then there's no need to run away. Not only that, I'll have to wait here for Cao Cao to give me the gem."

Shuang'er was puzzled and didn't know what Wei Xiaobao was up to, but she trusted Wei Xiaobao very much. After hearing what he said, she let Wei Xiaobao take her hand and sit back on the bed.

Outside the tent, Cao Cao had already arrived with Xun Yu and others. When he saw the guard lying on the ground, his heart sank.

Xun Yu hurriedly said, "My lord, it seems the man has escaped."

Cao Cao sighed and rushed into the tent, only to see Wei Xiaobao sitting upright on the bed with a young soldier sitting beside him.

Wei Xiaobao didn't stand up either. He looked at Cao Cao with a smile and said, "Did you think I ran away?"

Cao Cao was speechless for a moment.

Wei Xiaobao then said, "Now that we've reached Sishui Pass, is there any need for me to run?"

Cao Cao suddenly knelt on one knee, which not only scared Wei Xiaobao, but also made Xun Yu and others present at a loss.

Cao Cao said, "Hua Xiong is indeed guarding Sishui Pass. I apologize for any offense I caused the other day. I hope you will forgive me."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "No wonder so many people follow you so devotedly. I was almost moved to my knees! It seems the storyteller was right. You kowtowed, and Liu Bei cried. You both have a way of winning people's hearts, but I don't know what Sun Quan relies on. If I could be born in the Three Kingdoms period, I would rely on gambling. I would win all your money and women, and you would naturally obey me."

As Wei Xiaobao thought about it, he realized he was being ridiculous and couldn't help laughing. Then, noticing the murderous looks in Xun Yu and the others' eyes, he quickly restrained his expression, stepped forward to help Cao Cao up, and said, "Since you believe what I say, let's do a deal."

Cao Cao said, "My name is Cao Cao, my courtesy name is Mengde. I'd like to ask your name."

Only then did Wei Xiaobao remember that he had not yet announced his name, but he could not just say that his name was Huhuoba like he had done to fool Chen Bai. With Cao Cao's intelligence, he would definitely know that it was a fake name as soon as he heard it.

Wei Xiaobao said, "Okay, okay. My name is Wei Xiaobao, no courtesy name."

Cao Cao said, "What's the point of doing business? The allied forces are now blocked at Sishui Pass and can't move forward. Do you have a brilliant plan? I wonder what you want?" Wei Xiaobao said, "Wouldn't it be enough to kill Hua Xiong? Why do we need a brilliant plan?"

Cao Cao asked, "Since you know Yuan Shao didn't bring Yan Liang and Wen Chou with him, who can kill Hua Xiong? Could this be the man you recommended to me the other day?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "You want me to recommend Master Guan to you? After you captured him, everyone was willing to join you. Forget it. But I have to put on another show to make you admire me completely."

Wei Xiaobao asked, "When will we attack Sishui Pass?"

Cao Cao replied, "We'll fight at the pass tomorrow."

Wei Xiaobao patted Cao Cao's shoulder and said, "Then I'll go with you tomorrow. We'll naturally find a way to kill Hua Xiong then. But I have to tell you in advance that the person I want to recommend is not the one who kills Hua Xiong tomorrow."

Cao Cao turned to look at Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan behind him, wondering, "Could it be that the man he mentioned who could kill Hua Xiong is one of Yuan Rang and Miao Cai?"

Wei Xiaobao stopped talking and went back to sit beside the bed.

Cao Cao did not ask any more questions and led his men out of the military tent.

Xun Yu came out of the tent and asked, "My lord, why do you treat this boy like this?"

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Spies in Luoyang report that the old thief Dong Zhuo had no intention of intercepting the Eighteen Princes at Sishui Pass. He only followed Jia Xu's advice and hurriedly sent Hua Xiong to Sishui Pass. This Wei Xiaobao had already predicted that we would encounter Hua Xiong at Sishui Pass. It seems that if he is not a master of prediction, he is at least capable of seeing through Jia Xu's scheme. If I can keep him by my side, there is no need to worry about the failure of our great plan."

Xun Yu nodded and said, "Jia Xu's talent surpasses mine. Anyone who can see through Jia Xu's scheme is ten or a hundred times more capable than me. Congratulations, my lord, on meeting such a talented person!"

Cao Cao laughed heartily, nodded, and said, "Wen Ruo is too modest."

Early the next morning, Cao Cao was waiting outside Wei Xiaobao's military tent.

Wei Xiaobao followed Cao Cao to Sishui Pass. The various princes had already formed their battle formations, waiting for Yuan Shao's orders.

Wei Xiaobao stood behind Cao Cao, quietly observing these characters he had only heard of in books, and soon he saw Guan Yu.

Wei Xiaobao's heart was about to jump out of his chest, and he wished he could rush over and kneel down to kowtow to Guan Yu.

Yuan Shao said, "I sent Sun Jian as the vanguard, but Sishui Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Sun Jian has already been defeated. Bao Zhong disobeyed orders and advanced without authorization, which cost him his life and many soldiers. Now Hua Xiong is at the peak of his power. What should we do? Forget attacking Luoyang, we can't even get past this small Sishui Pass."

Wei Xiaobao cursed in his heart, "Your men won't obey your orders, and you're complaining here. I knew you couldn't win when I was in Yecheng."

Cao Cao was also thinking, "Sun Jian is a fierce general known as the Tiger of Jiangdong, yet even he was defeated by Hua Xiong. If Wei Xiaobao recommends Yuan Rang and Miao Cai to fight, I'm afraid my troops will be severely damaged."

Wei Xiaobao saw Guan Yu and the people around him smiling at each other, and thought to himself, "Master Guan must have the same idea as me, Wei Xiaobao, and both of them look down on Yuan Shao's military management methods."

Yuan Shao looked towards Guan Yu and asked, "Gongsun Taishou, who is behind you?"

Wei Xiaobao secretly cried out, "This Yuan Shao must have seen others laughing at him and wants to make things difficult for Master Guan. I have to think of a way to save Master Guan."

(End of this chapter)