Chapter 77: The wind rises, to rule the world first [Seeking follow-up reading]

Cao Cao and Dian Wei's master Zhang Huai had a brief exchange.

He could occasionally listen to Zhang Huai's inner voice, and with the help of entry prompts, he had a clear grasp of Zhang Huai's psychology.

Dian Wei made no secret of his greed for food, while Zhang Huai's greed was very hidden and could not be seen on the surface.

Unfortunately, it was exposed by the entry.

Cao Cao only said that he valued Dian Wei and it was rare for his teacher to come, so he let Dian Wei stay in Cao's mansion for a few days and provided him with all kinds of delicacies and donkey meat.

Zhang Huai refused in all seriousness, saying that it was absolutely impossible to spend so much money.

Secretly, I am moved.

Cao Cao and Dian Wei jointly tried to persuade Zhang Huai to stay, and Zhang Huai reluctantly agreed to stay for a while.

Then his personal soldiers took him to the outer courtyard to live temporarily.

After Zhang Huai left, Jia Xu took a map of the world's prefectures and counties from the side seat.

He drew a red line above to connect Yanzhou, Jizhou, and Qiao County, Qiao County, where Cao Cao's hometown was located.

Cao Cao had also thought about the subsequent development before, and his idea was the same as Jia Xu's.

Luoyang today has become the center of world affairs.

Jia Xu always wanted to get away as soon as possible.

The place he planned for Cao Cao was Jizhou or Yanzhou, relying on the Yellow River to establish a foothold, and he could choose one of them.

As for when to leave Luoyang, Cao Cao had a clear plan and hidden purpose. He would choose the most appropriate opportunity to know when to leave, how to leave, and when to leave.

That would be a great opportunity to take the lead in the world.

He was in Luoyang, resisting Dong Zhuo, in order to create this opportunity for himself.

Staying in Luoyang and taking advantage of all parties is also an attempt to seize the opportunity.

Cao Cao estimated that the opportunity had come.

Dong Zhuo wants to deal with him, so he is ready to deal with him. The opportunity will come soon.

Here, Yu Wen was escorted all the way to Cao's mansion. The carriage went around to the side gate, and he got off with his entourage and walked towards the inner house.

Du Ling, who had escorted him along the way, went to the study to see Cao Cao.

When Du Ling entered the mansion, he suddenly heard a horse neighing outside the mansion.

The sound of the horse neighing was so loud and powerful that Du Ling had never heard it before in his many years of military service. He could not help but stop and look at the horse being led into Cao's mansion behind him.

After taking a look, Du Ling was stunned: "What kind of horse is this?"

The personal soldier who led the way was also surprised and said, "We only know that our young master brought it here from thousands of miles away."

When Yu Wen approached the bedroom of the main house, he saw a figure sitting by the window in the distance.

That was his daughter Yu Qing.

Yu Wen had several sons and had a daughter when he was old. He doted on this youngest daughter the most and treated her like the most precious jewel.

Thinking of Emperor Ling's short life and his daughter's widowhood, imprisoned in the palace by Empress Dowager He and unable to escape, Yu Wen felt heartbroken for days. At this moment, he finally saw his daughter, and his heart was filled with sorrow.

Yu Qing turned around and saw her father, and tears immediately filled her eyes: "Father!"

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Luoyang Imperial Palace.

Dong Zhuo sat calmly in the Chongde Hall.

He was planning to dismiss the Grand Marshal Cui Lie and take over the position of Grand Marshal himself, becoming the nominal highest military commander of the Han Dynasty.

He used Li Ru's strategy to send Huangfu Song to the border, leaving Youfufeng with no more troops to stop his Liangzhou army.

More than ten days later, a lot of troops from Liangzhou arrived.

What made Dong Zhuo even happier was that because he could depose and enthrone emperors and control the government, some of the soldiers who had been waiting on the sidelines also showed their intention to join him.

His power is growing rapidly.

The most pressing issue of food and wages was solved by deposing the emperor, so that Lu Zhi and Cui Lie who jumped out were suppressed one after another.

The two of them had been holding back on military equipment, food and wages, and had not supplied them to Dong Zhuo.

After the emperor was deposed, Dong Zhuo's power increased dramatically. As a result, the power of Lu Zhi and his companions and their control over officials at all levels were correspondingly weakened.

Dong Zhuo solved some of the food and salary problems that had been bothering him, and immediately turned his attention back to the city defenses occupied by Zhang Liao, Du Ling, Cao Cao and others.

He felt that the time had come to completely seize control of the city's defenses.

Dong Zhuo was discussing with Li Ru when Lu Bu was called in.

"Bu greets his adoptive father." Lu Bu said. "My son will be in charge of the Yulin Cavalry and help defend the palace."

Dong Zhuo said bluntly: "If we allow the Xiyuan Army to occupy the East Gate again, won't the world laugh at my son for being cowardly and useless?"

Lu Bu said generously: "What do you want, foster father?"

Li Ru: "Cao Cao was born in Qiao County. His father was the former Grand Commandant Cao Song, who retired to his home. All the relatives of the Cao family lived in Qiao County."

"If Fengxian sends a team of troops out of the city to the east, pretending to attack Qiao County, in order to capture Cao Cao's father and Cao's relatives, what will Cao Cao do?"

Lü Bu understood immediately: "Cao Cao will surely come to our aid after hearing the news and stop our troops from rushing to Qiao County. I will take this opportunity to set up an ambush, kill his soldiers and take his life."

"Exactly."

Li Ru said: "Your Bingzhou troops are mixed with others, and the news is not secret. As long as you send troops to Qiao County, Cao Cao will receive the news immediately.

The rest depends on you, Fengxian.

Get rid of Cao Cao. We have the means to divide and win over the Xiyuan Army, including Huangfu Song's troops, and bring them under our control. "

"But Cao Cao is very resourceful. We must be well prepared for this matter and no accidents can happen again."

"Don't worry, godfather."

Lu Bu smiled proudly and had secret discussions with Li Ru and Dong Zhuo for most of an hour.

It's getting late.

Lu Bu came out of the palace and strode away.

And in Chongde Hall, Dong Zhuo said: "The Bingzhou army under his command is not stable, and other arrangements must be made."

Li Ru: "The Liangzhou troops led by Fan Chou have arrived."

"Lü Bu is only a superficial arrangement. He is leading his troops to Qiao County. If Cao Cao does not stop him, then he will go to Qiao County to capture his father. If he stops him, then he will be in the game. Let's see how he responds."

Fan Chou was one of Dong Zhuo's generals, commanding the elite troops of Liang Province.

Luoyang City.

In a mansion near the inland river, Lu Bu stepped into the house after the sun set.

Zhen Xin lives here.

A few days ago, Lu Bu surrendered to Dong Zhuo, and then the East Gate was immediately taken back by Cao Cao and Huangfu Song's troops.

When Zhen Xin learned about the incident at the East Gate, she was also extremely shocked and was stunned for a long while.

At this time, Lu Bu came over and said, "Jinxuan, my foster father wants to take back the city defense. Li Ru has devised a plan to lure Cao Cao into a trap. I will personally lead the troops to kill Cao Cao."

"Speed ​​is of the essence in war. I have ordered the troops to prepare and will leave the city as soon as I tell you."

Zhen Xin's eyes lit up slightly and she asked Lu Bu what his plan was.

Lu Bu revealed a little bit, saying that he planned to send troops to attack Qiao County, and he was not worried that Cao Cao would not be fooled.

Zhen Xin said: "Li Ru's prediction is very accurate. This plan directly hits Cao Cao's vital point and can catch him off guard. But once they fight, Fengxian should be careful."

Lu Bu sneered: "Just wait for my good news. Charge into the battle line and kill the generals. Who can stop me, Lu Bu?"

"Fengxian is right. Let's fight Cao Cao. I don't believe he can get the upper hand every time!"

Zhen Xin said: "But you have to be careful this time, don't let the people in your Bingzhou Army mess up your plan again."

"No, Li Ru has already planned everything. He will also be involved, and my foster father's troops will also take action!"

Lu Bu immediately sent his troops out of the city.

His plan to secretly attack Qiao County was quickly reported to Cao Cao through the internal support of the Bingzhou army.

He was meeting and talking with Du Ling.

Upon hearing the news, Cao Cao was speechless and said, "It has begun. Pass on my military order and quickly notify Captain Cui, Minister Lu, and Captain Zhang to prepare."

Then he said to Du Ling: "Let's do as we just discussed."

Du Ling said solemnly: "General, please be careful of your own safety." After saying that, he left Cao's mansion.

"Bring out the newcomer, Huang Feidian, so I can go for a walk."

Cao Cao plans to try out his newly upgraded military strategy ability and sneak through Chencang.

Ps: Thank you all, I will be on the Twitter tomorrow, which is a relatively difficult recommendation among new books. I beg you to read it and not recommend it.

Some book friends have provided various suggestions, saying that Luoyang is not a suitable place to stay anymore, and I have read them all.

What I can assure you is that what Cao Cao gets in Luoyang will be a very reasonable and unexpectedly good result.

(End of this chapter)