Jia Xu replied casually, "Oh!"
Xie Lige looked at his strategist silently,
He felt that his strategist still hated him,
He was about to ask, but he was worried that the other party would remember. What if the other party had forgotten?
Wasn't he reminding the other party to come and take revenge?
Thinking about it carefully..,
He chose to give up.
Forget it.
Jia Xu raised his eyes and glanced at him,
He could see the conflict in his eyes,
He sneered, but he didn't say anything.
"Did Yuan Shao enter the city first this time?" He changed the topic,
It fell directly on Lü Bu beside him. Lü Bu, who was watching the show, was stunned. He didn't understand how he was involved.
"He has already gone in, but that old emperor is not someone to be trifled with.
Most of the forces left behind are very troublesome. "Lü Bu honestly told him his information.
It was not that easy to hold the emperor and order the vassals.
In the three kingdoms, Cao Cao was able to be like this because of the right time, place, and people. That little emperor had gone through many hardships,
The forces that protected him had almost all died out, which was why Cao Cao had caught up with him. Now that the old emperor had just died, the forces left behind were all hidden in the dark,
Yuan Shao's movements in the city were quite obstructed.
This was also the reason why Lü Bu did not forcefully break into the city.
Those who dared to cheat him, even if they were on the verge of death, he would take revenge,
Xie Lige, who was behind the two of them, saw that the topic had changed and silently heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he saw Jia Xu mention Yuan Shao,
His gaze immediately fell on Lü Bu.
He saw the two of them finish their short conversation,
Then he naturally prepared to return to the camp,
Xie Lige was a little surprised,
In a place that he did not know, his son had grown up a lot. His gaze could not help but stop on Lü Bu's back.
Lü Bu turned his head, "Hurry up and follow."
Xie Lige raised his eyebrows. He was bold, but his low mood just now made him have a rare conscience, so he did not go over to beat his son. Instead, he followed the two of them back to the camp.
The camp had already prepared a place for Jia Xu to rest.
At this moment, it was already evening.
Everyone was preparing to sleep after eating. Only the soldiers on night watch were still walking around the perimeter of the camp. When they saw Lü Bu's figure, they immediately bowed and saluted.
"General, Lord Jia Xu."
"You may leave."
Lü Bu waved his hand and said in a low voice.
Jia Xu nodded at the soldiers and watched them leave. Then, he said goodbye to Lü Bu and Xie Lige and returned to his tent.
It was a sleepless night.
The camp outside the city was very peaceful. Inside the city, Lü Bu had intentionally or unintentionally leaked the news to Yuan Shao, causing a huge commotion.
Yuan Shao saw a servant hand over a bamboo slip with information about Jia Xu's arrival written on it. Yuan Shao's face was solemn. Things were developing in a bad direction, but he realized how powerless he was.
Jia Xu was a terrifying person. The aristocratic families all knew how terrifying Jia Xu was. When Dong Zhuo died in battle outside the city, only the young Lü Bu and Jia Xu were left behind. Countless aristocratic families were drooling with desire. Some were envious of those treasures, while others were envious of the invincible Cangyun Army.
However, Yuan Shao knew that those greedy fellows had all disappeared.
They did not leave, but disappeared. They disappeared as if they had never appeared in this world.
The key was that no one had evidence to prove that it was Jia Xu who did it, but they knew in their hearts that he had done it. This terrifying calculating ability shocked all the aristocratic families. Suddenly, everyone felt insecure. All eyes were on the distant city, waiting to see what Jia Xu's next move would be.
Unexpectedly, Jia Xu chose to live in seclusion.
Perhaps he knew that his methods were too terrifying. In order to protect the hearts of the aristocratic families, he usually hid in the city as a teacher. Only when he was bored would he kill the grassland barbarians outside the city to pass the time.
However, everyone who knew about this matter did not dare to underestimate this strategist. Everyone unanimously chose to ignore him, tacitly swallowing the matter into their stomachs. They did not want to end up like him. Since the other party had taken a step back, they would follow the other party's steps. As for those unlucky scapegoats, who cared about them?
The struggle between aristocratic families had always been ruthless.
Yuan Shao also knew about Jia Xu's case from the elders of his family. However, he did not take it to heart. He thought that the other party would stay in Liangzhou City. He did not expect that the other party had already come under his nose.
Yuan Shao only felt a trace of cold air appear on his back.
Misfortune never comes alone. He learned that his cousin was also leaving. Yuan Shu.
This outstanding descendant of the Yuan family had always been neither cold nor warm to him. When Yuan Shao learned that Jia Xu was coming, he got the news that Yuan Shu was leaving one step ahead of him. It seemed that the well-informed person had already chosen to withdraw from this political game.
Yuan Shao felt hopeless.
At this time, his first reaction was to choose his closest confidant to vent his distress. He sent someone to summon Cao Cao, then frowned and sat in his own hall.
When Cao Cao was resting, a servant arrived. When he heard that Yuan Shao summoned him, Cao Cao immediately remembered what Guo Jia said to him yesterday. Jia Xu was coming. It seemed that the news had reached this person's ears. Cao Cao did not investigate whether this news was intentionally or unintentionally spread by Lü Bu.
At present, he only saw a scene in his eyes.
A towering building was slowly disappearing from the bottom to the top. This colossus had already declined.
He remembered Yuan Shao's kindness in the past. In the end, Cao Cao still went to the palace.
After entering the palace, he followed the servant to Yuan Shao's residence. When he pushed open the door, he saw Yuan Shao's declining face. Cao Cao could not help but sigh.
If he had known this would happen, he would not have done it in the first place!
When Yuan Shao saw him coming, his eyes lit up as if he was grasping at the last life-saving straw. He said, "Younger brother, save me!"
He seemed to want to get down from the seat above, but he almost fell. After sitting for so long, his legs had become numb, let alone getting down from the seat above.
When Cao Cao saw him like this, he chose to go up.
Yuan Shao grabbed Cao Cao with both hands and said, "Jia Xu is coming. That person has left Liangzhou City!"
Did he get the news?
Cao Cao was a little dizzy from the shaking, but he could still hear Yuan Shao's frightened voice. He secretly thought. Suddenly, he remembered the white-haired man he invited down from the mountain. He was calm, as if he was too lazy to move his eyelids even if something in the world was placed in front of him.
That was Dong Zhuo.
When Cao Cao saw Yuan Shao's appearance, he did not have the heart to reveal this news to him.
Jia Xu alone was enough to make him tremble in fear. If Dong Zhuo, who could make Jia Xu willingly bow his head, was added, Yuan Shao might not even have the thought of running away.
At this moment, Yuan Shao was already somewhat abnormal.
Cao Cao did not respond.
Or rather, Yuan Shao was not prepared to get any useful information from Cao Cao. He was just venting his fear in front of Cao Cao, and then he lowered his head and began to mumble to himself.
"Fight, yes, fight. As long as I can escape from this city, I can return to the Yuan clan. I can even make a comeback."
Yuan Shao had gone crazy in the end. He did not care that his words made Cao Cao frown. The more he spoke, the happier he became. It was as if he would escape in the next second.
For the first time, Cao Cao felt a headache. He knew that Yuan Shao was no longer listening to him.
In the end, he still stayed. He had recruited some soldiers along the way, and three of his brothers had volunteered to stay. He thought about it and then agreed.
After returning home, Cao Cao hesitated again and again. In the end, he called Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai and told them what had happened in the palace today, as well as his own conjecture.
"Yuan Shao wants to fight to the death."
Guo Jia showed an expression that he had expected. He had thought of this development when Yuan Shao had locked Lü Bu out of the city.
"It is indeed Lü Bu's style."
The people of Liangzhou were valiant, and the leader they raised was also a man who was like a vicious wolf. How could he let go of someone who had tricked him?
Cao Cao also told the truth about his decision in the palace. "I left a group of soldiers with Yuan Shao."
Guo Jia nodded and didn't ask why.
Cao Cao still had some feelings for Yuan Shao. Although reason told him that he shouldn't do this, Cao Cao still chose to follow his heart and left some of the few soldiers he had left.
Xi Zhicai sighed and didn't say that Cao Cao was wrong.
It was both a blessing and a misfortune to follow a lord with human feelings.
But he liked it.
Xi Zhicai immediately began his work, accurately deducing all the information. The result was that they might not be implicated in the end. They might be injured by mistake, but it wasn't a big problem.
Cao Cao let out a sigh of relief when he heard this. But he immediately reacted.
The fact that he wouldn't be implicated only proved one thing. Lü Bu would put all his strength on Yuan Shao. The less he was implicated, the worse Yuan Shao's end result would be.
Cao Cao couldn't help but look at Guo Jia.
Guo Jia nodded, proving his conjecture.
"As expected, Yuan Shao will be holding a general appointment outside the city tomorrow."
The appointment was when the generals of the two armies would start fighting. It was a way to boost morale and indirectly prove that Yuan Shao was still lacking confidence in his own forces.
Cao Cao's heart suddenly sank.
As Guo Jia expected, the next day, Cao Cao received news that Yuan Shao had indeed sent his generals outside the city to shout. Cao Cao immediately sent people to prepare horses and prepared to ride over. Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai also accompanied him.
Fortunately, they were fast enough and quickly reached the city walls.
When he saw a mounted soldier shouting at the camp outside the city walls, Cao Cao couldn't help but frown. He had a bad feeling.
On the other side, Xie Lige was resting with his eyes closed. He still hadn't calmed down from his encounter with Jia Xu yesterday and was trying to avoid him.
Then, he heard someone shouting Lü Bu's name outside the tent. At first, he didn't care. After all, he was old and some things should be left to the younger generation.
But when he heard that person say that Lü Bu was a coward without a father, Xie Lige opened his eyes and gloomily looked outside the tent.
When he came out of the tent, he happened to see Lü Bu putting on his armor.
Lü Bu had his head down and was putting on his armor. When he heard the noise outside, he looked up and saw his father aggressively walking over. He blinked and obediently called out, "Father."
"Why did you come out?" Lü Bu asked cautiously.