Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 104 Guo Jia's entry task fulfillment conditions [1], completed!

Let's say,

When Cao Song's convoy arrived at Hua County,
Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai took a piece of organized intelligence and hurried to Cao Cao's residence and found Cao Cao.

In the study room.

Guo Jia said with a look of worry, "My lord, the governor of Taishan County, Ying Shao, has been exchanging frequent letters with Yuan Shao recently, and there are signs that he is mobilizing troops! The old man wants to come to Juancheng, and passing through Taishan County is the shortest way. I am afraid he will harm Old Master Cao..."

Cao Cao's face darkened. He asked, "Are you saying that Ying Shao will intercept and kill my father's convoy?"

Xi Zhicai also said seriously, "If Ying Shao intercepts the old man's convoy, we can frame Tao Qian of Xuzhou and provoke a conflict between us and Tao Qian. In this way, not only will Yuan Shao gain a large amount of wealth, but it will also slow down our development."

Guo Jia added, "Ying Shao is just a scholar. Without external forces driving him, he wouldn't dare to act rashly. But if Yuan Shao is secretly driving him, he might as well take a risk!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, with anger and worry intertwined in his heart.

After all, if Cao Cao were in their place, he would probably send troops to rob and kill the convoy without hesitation. As long as he did it in secret, he could kill two birds with one stone.

Guo Jia continued, "If the old man is killed, my lord, you will surely launch a massive attack and head straight for Tancheng. The rear will be left open, and Yuan Shao might take advantage of the opportunity!"

"Yuan Shao's Ye City was captured by the Black Mountain Army, and he is unable to take care of himself. Will he really destroy the relationship between us at this time?" asked Cao Cao.

Guo Jia pulled another piece of intelligence from his sleeve, handed it to Cao Cao, and said, "This is the recent intelligence monitoring of the local gentry in Yanzhou.

According to intelligence, a mysterious individual is secretly contacting the nobles and gentry who are dissatisfied with us, seemingly preparing to welcome a certain force to take control of Yanzhou!

Xi Zhicai added, "Neither of these Yuan brothers is someone you can easily deal with. My Lord, please don't let your past friendship make you careless!"

Since Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin and Chenliu County Governor Zhang Miao can join forces to welcome Cao Cao to Yanzhou.

Then why couldn't Ying Shao, the governor of Mount Tai, and other Yanzhou nobles welcome others to rule Yanzhou?
"Hiss!" Lao Cao couldn't help but take a breath.

He thought carefully in his mind, and suddenly remembered why Cao Yan personally led three thousand Flying Dragon Riders to protect his father.

Cao Cao then asked Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, "Zi'an led three thousand Flying Dragon Cavalry to protect my father. Could it be that he had foreseen Yuan Shao's plot?"

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai exchanged a glance, then shook their heads and said, "We didn't know. Zi'an didn't tell us anything beforehand."

"However, Zi'an must have anticipated that someone would intercept the old man's convoy. With him around, the old man's safety is at least guaranteed."

Cao Cao was relieved at this point.

However, he was still worried about something unexpected happening, so he said to Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, "I am going to lead the troops to support them. You two should come with me."

"Yes!" Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai bowed and accepted the order.

……

Cao Cao ordered Xu Chu and three thousand Tiger Guards to go to Taishan County.

But he felt that it was not safe enough, so when he passed by Jibei State, he took Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin and 5,000 infantrymen with him and rushed to Taishan County together.

On the way, Cao Cao was extremely anxious and did not dare to delay for a moment. He wished he could fly to Old Master Cao immediately.

After understanding the whole story, Bao Xin didn't know how to comfort her.

In his opinion, if Yuan Shao wanted to plot against Yanzhou, killing Old Master Cao on the way would be a brilliant move.

Even if the old man didn't move to Yanzhou, Yuan Shao might have sent people straight to Langya Yangdu...

Therefore, the old man is not under Cao Cao's control and is ultimately a hidden danger, but no one knows when it will erupt.

Fortunately, I heard that Cao Yan has already led his troops to protect Old Master Cao, which can at least buy more time for rescue.

at the same time,

After Cao Yan reunited with Cao Song and his men, they traveled west along the Wenshui River valley, passing through Huaxian, Feixian, Wenyang, Pingyin, and then into Luxian, Jibei. This flat road was a traditional main route between Taishan Commandery and Jibei, avoiding the mountains and reducing the possibility of ambushes.

When Cao Yan and his party were about to arrive in Pingyin, they ran into the scouts sent by Cao Cao!

The scout immediately rushed back to report: "My lord! We encountered Cao Zhonglang's troops ahead, and Old Master Cao and others are also among them!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he was delighted. The big rock that had been hanging in the air finally fell to the ground, and he hurriedly quickened his pace to approach the team.

Not long after walking, Lao Cao saw Cao Yan in the front!
"Zi'an!" Cao Cao rode over.

When Cao Yan saw Cao Cao riding alone towards him, he bowed and smiled, saying, "Brother, I have fulfilled my mission. Father is safe and sound!"

What Cao Cao noticed was the blood all over Cao Yan's body and the shallow scar on his face.

Old Cao's eyes instantly turned red. He touched and pinched Cao Yan's body distressedly, and asked with great concern: "Are there any other injuries on your body?"

Cao Yan slapped Lao Cao's hands away and said, "No, the scars on my face were scratched by a branch, but I'm fine otherwise."

"That's good, that's good." Cao Cao nodded repeatedly.

At this time, Cao Song, Cao De and their group also came over.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cao Yan told Cao Cao that he had spread the news that Zhang Kai had killed Cao De.

Lao Cao understood what he meant and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth inadvertently.

"Dad, you are finally here! I missed you so much!" Cao Cao dismounted and ran straight to Cao Song's carriage.

When Cao Song saw Cao Cao, he was filled with relief and hurriedly got out of the car to meet Cao Cao.

The three brothers of the Cao family also followed Cao Song.

But Cao De's face was a little pale and his eyes were a little evasive.

Cao Cao stepped forward, supported Cao Song, and said, "Dad, you've had a hard journey."

Cao Song smiled and said, "It wasn't hard, but the journey was full of twists and turns, and it was thanks to Lao Liu's protection."

Cao Cao looked at Cao Yan, his eyes full of admiration, and said, "Zi'an has always been steady. I feel at ease knowing he is protecting me."

"Steady?" After hearing Cao Cao's evaluation of Cao Yan, Cao De, Cao Bin and Cao Yu couldn't help but recall their childhood scenes and shook their heads secretly.

Cao Cao saw Cao De trying to hide behind the crowd and said in a teasing tone, "Second brother, there are rumors that you have been killed by Zhang Kai."

"Brother, you're joking." Cao De forced himself to remain calm and replied, "I'm living a good life."

"But in order not to arouse other people's suspicion, you should show up less in public in the future." Cao Cao said in an unquestionable tone.

Cao De's face turned pale, knowing that this was a "conspiracy" of the brothers Cao Cao and Cao Yan, and his heart suddenly turned cold.

He forced a smile and said, "Brother, you are right."

Cao Song sighed and patted him on the shoulder: "Cao De is dead. From now on, you can be called Cao Ji. But the Cao family can no longer be managed by you."

Cao De was trembling all over, but he could only bow with a mournful face and said, "I'll leave it to my father's arrangements!"

At the beginning, it was because Cao Cao couldn't stand his family bullying Cao Yan that he took Cao Yan out to explore the world alone.

Now, Cao Cao and Cao Yan have stood up. Facing their revenge, no matter how unwilling Cao De is, he can only accept it obediently.

Cao Cao and Cao Song exchanged a few more words of concern before arranging for everyone to set up camp on the spot and prepare to rest for a night before setting off tomorrow.

Afterwards, Cao Cao called Cao Yan, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai to his tent to talk.

(End of this chapter)