Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

When Cao Cao walked out of the Yuan mansion with the letter and jade pendant in hand, Xun You, who was waiting outside, was slightly surprised.

Knowing Cao Cao's penchant for the wives of others, Xun You had thought Cao Cao would exert himself and spend more effort before coming out.

It was precisely for this reason that Xun You had excused himself to avoid suspicion and did not enter the Yuan mansion with Cao Cao.

Immediately, Xun You greeted him, asking with some concern.

"Has Master Cao obtained the letter?"

At this moment, Xun You was somewhat worried that Madam Liu was a chaste and virtuous woman, and that Cao Cao, unable to restrain his lust, might have forced her too much, leading Madam Liu to commit suicide to avoid humiliation.

If that were the case, the absence of Madam Liu's handwritten letter would be quite troublesome.

"The letter is here, and this is Yuan Shang, the third son of Yuan Shao, his personal jade pendant, which can prove his identity."

Cao Cao replied, handing both the letter and the jade pendant to Xun You.

Xun You glanced at the contents of the letter, and after feeling relieved, said.

"Master Cao, we should quickly send someone to deliver the letter and jade pendant to Yuan Shao."

"Good."

Cao Cao immediately arranged for it.

Although Zhu Ling's identity had been used to trick open the gates of Nanpi, allowing Cao Cao to easily take control of the entire city.

However, in the chaos of the night, some people would inevitably seize the opportunity to escape the city and report to Yuan Shao.

For Cao Cao, the most important thing was undoubtedly time.

Whether it was the time to quickly control the Bohai Commandery of Ji Province and the adjacent commanderies and cities, or the time to delay until winter, it was all extremely important to Cao Cao.

And this letter and jade pendant were undoubtedly a powerful tool to make the Ji Province civil and military officials, including Yuan Shao, who had all settled their families in Nanpi, hesitant to act rashly, buying a lot of time.

Especially after the fall of Nanpi, Yuan Shao's money and food would also become scarce, and the longer it dragged on, the more beneficial it would be for Cao Cao.

It was precisely for this reason that even though Cao Cao was feeling restless, he was unwilling to be rude to Madam Liu and the other female relatives of the Ji Province civil and military officials in the city, lest the news leak out and provoke Yuan Shao's anger, ruining the big plan.

However, after Xun You took his leave to handle other matters in the city, Cao Cao, even while comforting himself in this way, telling himself that Madam Liu was nothing more than a golden bird caged.

Once the victory over Yuan Shao was decided, doing whatever he wanted would be just a matter of thought.

But Cao Cao still couldn't bear the restlessness, and instead whispered to the guards beside him.

"Are there any dancers in Nanpi City?"

...

"Finally found it."

And in Liyang City, thousands of miles away from Nanpi City, Xiahou Yuan, with a face full of wind and frost, looked at the direction of Liyang City from afar, his expression full of joy.

Liyang City, a small city built near the Yellow River, can even be said to be an important port connecting Ji Province to Yan Province.

Yuan Shao ordered Chunyu Qiong to lead an army of 10,000 to garrison this place, originally intending to have Chunyu Qiong threaten Yan Province, so that Lu Bu would not dare to violate the alliance and seize Yan Province.

However, as Cao Cao attacked Ji Province, wanting to seize the entire southern part of Ji Province, the 10,000 soldiers under Chunyu Qiong's control became one of the biggest obstacles.

Cao Cao also couldn't afford to delay.

If the news of Cao Cao's sneak attack on Bohai Commandery spread, and then Chunyu Qiong led his troops back to Qinghe State to defend the strong city, delaying for a period of time.

When Yuan Shao led his army back to aid, then Cao Cao's end would be to be trapped in Bohai Commandery.

Therefore, after Cao Cao crossed the Yellow River, he ordered Xiahou Yuan to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to change into the original Yuan army clothing and flags of Zhu Ling's troops, and marched rapidly through Qinghe State, heading straight for Liyang, located at the southernmost part of Ji Province.

And when Xiahou Yuan led his army to arrive outside Liyang City, he found that the defenses of Liyang City were far more lax than he had imagined.

Not only did they not send a large number of scouts to spread out and be on guard, but even the soldiers stationed at the city gates and walls were few and far between.

At first, perhaps because he had a bit of lingering fear from facing Li Ji before, Xiahou Yuan subconsciously thought there was a trick.

It wasn't until Xiahou Yuan carefully observed for a long time with Xi Zhicai, who accompanied the army, that he confirmed that the defenses of Liyang City were indeed unbelievably lax.

"Military Advisor Xi, such an opportunity is rare, I will now go down to organize the army and take advantage of the night to launch a strong attack, perhaps it will only take two drumbeats to capture Liyang."

Xiahou Yuan said, unable to hide his excitement.

"General Miao Cai, please wait."

Xi Zhicai quickly stopped Xiahou Yuan, saying. "Liyang's defenses are so lax, I have a plan that can be used."

"What is the plan?" Xiahou Yuan asked.

"Our soldiers have been marching continuously for many days, even if General Miao Cai commands well, the soldiers are already exhausted, if a strong attack is not successful for a while and the Yuan army reacts, it will be unsightly."

Xi Zhicai first explained in a low voice, so as not to displease Xiahou Yuan.

Even though Xiahou Yuan led 20,000 soldiers disguised as Yuan soldiers, and tried to stay away from the city day and night as much as possible, miraculously passing through Qinghe State without being recognized.

But the opportunity only comes once.

Once it fails, Chunyu Qiong will be on guard.

Even if Xiahou Yuan has 20,000 elite soldiers in his hands, if Chunyu Qiong chooses to defend to the death without coming out, Xiahou Yuan will not be able to take down Chunyu Qiong.

Xiahou Yuan understood this point, and at the same time, Xiahou Yuan was not a self-willed person, and he also quite recognized Xi Zhicai's ability.

"Therefore, General Miao Cai might as well let the soldiers rest for a while, and when dawn comes, the defenses of Liyang City will inevitably be even more lax."

"At that time, General Miao Cai can pretend to be a grain transport team approaching the city gate, how about that?"

Xiahou Yuan's originally somewhat tired eyes lit up slightly, and he said.

"Truly a brilliant plan."

As for why not pretend to be a grain transport team at night, it is naturally because there would be an abnormal situation of transporting grain at night under normal circumstances.

On the contrary, at dawn, when Liyang City has just opened its city gates, it is often the most paralyzed and careless.

Taking the opportunity to pretend to be a grain transport team approaching the city gate, the Liyang city guards, who have not encountered any battles for many days, may not be able to react.

Immediately, Xiahou Yuan followed what Xi Zhicai said and ordered the army to rest in place.

It wasn't until nearly dawn that Xiahou Yuan personally selected three hundred strong and sturdy warriors from the army, and then disguised them as a grain transport team, continuing to fly the Yuan army flag.

After watching the city gates of Liyang City begin to slowly open, Xiahou Yuan led three hundred warriors pushing grain slowly towards the city gate.

The situation developed exactly as Xi Zhicai had predicted.

Under Chunyu Qiong's negligence and paralysis, the entire defense of Liyang City can be said to be extremely lax.

After the Liyang city guards opened the city gates according to custom for the people to pass through, they gathered in twos and threes to chat, and even some of the guards saw the grain transport team from afar, and just glanced at it, without delving into it at all.

Until Xiahou Yuan approached the city gate to less than ten steps away, an old soldier shrinking in the corner of the city gate to keep warm noticed the existence of the grain transport team, and subconsciously muttered.

"Why is the grain transport team here so early?"

After saying that, the old soldier paused slightly, his face changed greatly, and just as he was about to get up to warn.

The three hundred warriors led by Xiahou Yuan no longer concealed themselves, and drew their weapons and rushed towards the city gate, and in the distance, there were also a large number of dense figures emerging.

Seeing this, the old soldier was frightened and shivered, and stopped speaking.

The old soldier immediately turned around and threw away the weapons and armor on his body, and ran towards the city, completely ignoring the shouts and wails behind him, and drilled towards the direction of the houses.

And at this moment, in the city government office, Chunyu Qiong, who was hugging a scantily clad dancer and still drunk, completely did not notice the increasingly noisy sounds outside.