On the official road leading to Liaoxi from Youzhou, the rain is getting heavier and heavier. Because the accumulated water formed by the heavy rain forms shallows, the marching route is blocked.

The horse's hooves were "tick" and the team was continuous. Cao Cao sat in the car, but his expression was not at all happy.

Behind him were all the horses of civil and military, and each of them looked bad, but their eyes were all looking at Cao Cao, as if waiting for his decision.

"Report, Prime Minister, the Wuhuan people were found guarding at the checkpoint fifteen miles ahead!"

"Report, Prime Minister, the Wuhuan people were also found ambushing in the steep valley ahead!"

A scout rode across the shallows and reported the information they found to Cao Cao. Cao Cao's face was as calm as ever, as if his face was as deep as water, but there was a different kind of calmness.

He got off the carriage and walked to the scout, stroked the horse that had flowed through the shallows with his hands. The deepest water almost stopped the horse's body. It can be seen from the continuous sniff that the horse was very

It's pain.

Of course, war horses are in pain and knights are in pain. Such accumulated water seems to be unable to continue marching.

call…

A long whistle.

Cao Cao made a look of staggering and tangled.

"Come on wooden sign!"

"Here!"

Immediately, the Hu Ben Army went to get the pen and ink, and the Hu Ben Army brought a thick wooden sign.

tread…

Cao Cao walked to the wooden sign with his heavy body and waved his hand.

A line of majestic seal script appeared on the wooden sign.

——"It's summer and the road is blocked. I'll wait for autumn and winter to march again. The remnants of Yuan's family are so bad that they are young, waiting to be killed!"

The wooden sign has been written...

Cao Cao ordered Hu Ben soldiers to erect next to the marching road ahead.

Some of the soldiers who had read books explained to their comrades around them. "The Prime Minister said that the weather is hot now and the roads are flooded and we cannot leave. Our army will go back first. After the summer solstice rainy season, Wuhuan should be active.

Prepare for war and be fully prepared!”

Now...

All the troops were in an uproar!

Is this the rhythm of retreating?

It was Yecheng's oath again, and it was another 300,000 army to conquer. In the end... it was the retreat with heavy thunder and light rain?

All the soldiers were confused...

Xiahou Yuan was also confused. His elder brother Cao Cao was still laughing when he heard the water last night. Why was he so bitter and revenge today that he was about to retreat!

This...this...

Xiahou Yuan felt that he was a little confused.

Just then.

——"The Prime Minister has ordered to retreat to Youzhou, and then go on a northern expedition again when the autumn weather is clear and cool!"

——"The Prime Minister has ordered to retreat to Youzhou, and then go on a northern expedition again when the autumn weather is clear and cool!"

The voice of the Hu Ben Army spread throughout the army...

Really retreated?

Back...retreat?

For a moment, the morale of 300,000 soldiers fell into a low point, and everyone's eyes were filled with endless confusion and confusion.

…

…

Nanyang, Wolonggang.

The floor was trampled and the sound of "dongdong" was whispering. Cui Zhouping was anxiously paced in the thatched cottage with his hands on his back. He passed by the door, wandered for a while, shook his head again, and finally, he stamped his feet and turned around and faced Zhuge Liang.

"Kong Ming, this is strange!"

"Why is Zhouping so uneasy?" Zhuge Liang scooped a bowl of cooked tea for Cui Zhouping and signaled him to sit down.

"There is news from the northern border..." Cui Zhouping was in the mood to drink tea. He frowned and said, "Cao Cao's swearing to the 300,000 army in Yecheng to attack Wuhuan, but he was subject to heavy rain and accumulated water, leaving only a wooden sign.

, Why do you say that the army is difficult to move forward and you will fight again after the autumn?"

Speaking of this...

Cui Zhouping looked confused. "All wars, one move will decline again, and three times will be exhausted. Not to mention the accumulation of water, even the sea of ​​swords and fires, then Cao Mengde should continue to move forward. I really can't figure out why he retreated. He also said that fighting again after autumn? After autumn? Do the three armies still have morale? Besides... how can we tell the enemy about fighting again after autumn?"

Cui Zhouping is a stubborn person. He can't figure out a problem and he can think about it for several days.

What's more, it's up to the Hu people! Which Han people don't want to expel the Hu people from the Western Regions?

But that's...

How could Zhuge Liang not know about the matter he mentioned this time?

Unlike Cui Zhouping's suspicious forehead, Zhuge Liang seemed much calmer.

"Does Zhou Ping think that Cao Cao should not be blocked by the accumulation of water? Shouldn't Lu Ziyu be counted as the heavy rainstorms during the Northern Expedition?"

"That's right!"

"Haha!" Zhuge Liang picked up the feather fan on the table. He did not slap himself, but slapped Cui Zhouping.

"Kong Ming, I really can't figure it out. What are you doing to fan me?" Cui Zhouping's eyebrows almost condensed into inverted horoscopes...

"I'm asking you to blow the cold wind so that you can stay calm." Zhuge Liang smiled.

"..." Cui Zhouping was speechless.

But at this moment, Zhuge Liang's voices followed one after another. "Zhouping, I will tell you a story about Lu Ziyu?"

"Lu Ziyu is related to the retreat of the Hu barbarians?" Cui Zhouping asked hurriedly.

Zhuge Liang did not answer, but waved his feather fan and said to himself. "It was before the Battle of Guandu, when Cao Cao conquered Wancheng, and Zhang Xiu offered the city to surrender at Jia Xu's suggestion!"

"I know this!" Cui Zhouping wanted to interrupt, but Zhuge Liang pressed his mouth with a feather fan and signaled him to listen patiently. "Realistically speaking, this was an extremely dull return to Wancheng, but... in fact, the dark tide returned to this place was here. It's surging! And the most surging is the plot of "poison warrior" Jia Wenhe!"

Hmm...

Cui Zhouping pricked up his ears and heard the content of the battle between Wancheng, which was completely different from what he knew.

"Jia Wenhe is one of the strategists I have always admired. If he simply surrendered to Cao Cao, he would definitely not be able to reach a high position. For this reason, he laid a plan to surrender and rebel again, with the purpose of luring him into temptation. Cao Cao occupied Zhang Xiu's aunt, Mrs. Zou, and thus persuaded Zhang Xiu to raid Cao Cao. At that time, Liu Jingzhou's reinforcements were already on the road... Cao Cao was extremely dangerous!"

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang paused.

Cui Zhouping also suddenly realized. "I remembered... There is indeed such a thing. When I visited the Cai family, the eldest son of the Cai family also mentioned it, but in the end... Didn't Zhang Xiu rebel? Liu Jingzhou's troops were also It was a waste! Zhang Xiu really turned against him!"

"That's because Jia Wenhe's poisonous plan was resolved by Lu Ziyu's calm wind." Zhuge Liang nodded. "As for the reason, it is just because Lu Ziyu punished a young master of Qiao County!"

"Young Master of Qiao County? Who?"

"Cao Cao's brother, Cao Anmin, son of Cao De!" Zhuge Liang blurted without thinking. "Lu Ziyu deliberately placed Cao Anmin next to Cao Cao. Sure enough, Cao Anmin invited Zhang Xiu's aunt for Cao Cao. Normally, based on the situation, With Cao Cao's temperament, he would definitely occupy the Zou family, but... When Zhang Xiu broke into Cao Cao's inn, he saw that Cao Cao posthumously named Zhang Ji, appointed Mrs. Zou as his wife, and punished Cao Anmin heavily!"

hiss…

Cui Zhouping's eyes widened. After Zhuge Liang's detailed list, he suddenly understood and immediately sighed: "What a scheming!"

"It's indeed a scheming!" Zhuge Liang's words continued. "Cao Anmin was thrown into prison, but he calmed Zhang Xiu's heart... and resolved this disaster silently! Before going to prison, Lu Ziyu told me specially

Cao Anmin's words made the whole thing clear!"

"What do you mean?" Cui Zhouping quickly walked to Zhuge Liang's body, his eyes full of anxiety.

Zhuge Liang took a sip of tea calmly, and then slowly spoke: "Lu Ziyu said, 'The black in front of him is not black, and what you said is not white either!'"

Huo…

Hearing this, Cui Zhouping took a breath. Those who can be friends with Zhuge Liang are naturally smart and agile people.

Immediately, he realized what Kong Ming said.

So, are you waiting here?

"Kong Ming lays so much preparation, what he wants to say is actually the last sentence..."

When Cui Zhouping asked this, Zhuge Liang did not answer. He slowly stood up, gently stroked the feather fan and looked towards the northern border. "What Zhouping can think of, Wuhuan can think of, and what Zhouping can't figure it out, and Wuhuan can't figure it out, so naturally, Wuhuan can't figure it out either.

But it just happened that Cao Cao retreated his troops!”

"The wooden sign is to tell Wuhuan that they retreated! Although it is a bit fake, it looks like Cao Cao is either stupid or bad! But the Wuhuan people are very simple. They will think that Cao Cao is stupid and will imagine this.

Pay a heavy price!”

Speaking of this...

Zhuge Liang's eyes narrowed into a slit.
To be continued...