In 194 AD, Cao Song led his family to Yanzhou to join Cao Cao.

When passing through Xuzhou, the whole family was killed by Captain Zhang Kai.

Billions of dollars in wealth were looted.

Cao Cao was furious.

He led Yanzhou soldiers to attack Xuzhou to avenge his humiliation.

Within half a month, the army successively captured more than ten cities in Xuzhou.

Hundreds of thousands of men and women were killed, leaving no chickens or dogs behind.

Surabaya was filled with corpses and the river was blocked.

Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian retreated to Tancheng and asked Qingzhou Governor Tian Kai for help.

Tian Kai was attacked from two sides by the Yellow Turban Army and Yuan Tan, and he had no time to take care of himself.

At the critical moment, Pingyuan County Magistrate Liu Bei stepped forward.

They borrowed troops from Gongsun Zan, Tian Kai and Kong Rong respectively.

They scraped together a 20,000-strong army and headed straight for Xuzhou.

The army gathered outside Tan City, forming a horns with Tao Qian.

Liu Bei wrote a letter urging Cao Cao to withdraw his troops immediately to prevent Yanzhou from suffering losses.

A few days later, news came from Yanzhou:

Lu Bu teamed up with Zhang Miao and Chen Gong to attack Puyang City.

Half of the city and land in Yanzhou fell into Lu Bu's hands.

Cao Cao almost collapsed and retreated with hatred.

He fought with Lu Bu in Puyang and was defeated in three battles.

In the end, he defeated Lu Bu by cheating his death.

Lu Bu retreated to Puyang City, and Cao Cao retreated to Juancheng.

The two armies have reached a stage where the enemy cannot move and neither can we.

Not long after, Cao Cao received another bad news.

Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian died of illness.

Mi Zhu, Chen Deng and others recommended Liu Bei to be the shepherd of Xuzhou.

"Snapped!"

Cao Cao, who was eating, was so angry that he turned over his rice bowl on the spot.

"I have been unable to conquer Xuzhou for a long time, and Yanzhou was defeated by Lu Bu repeatedly!"

"Liu Bei became the shepherd of Xuzhou without spending a single soldier!"

"He is just a mat weaver and shoe seller, how dare he bully me like this?"

"Who is advising him behind the scenes?"

"Haven't you found out yet?

Hearing this, Guo Jia quickly stepped forward and said,"My lord, the matter has been found out!""

"Tell me quickly and listen to me!"Cao Cao waved his hand.

Guo Jiadao:"There is a counselor named Li Yu beside Liu Bei!

Cao Cao asked:"Who is Li Yu?""

Guo Jia then said:

"Li Yu, whose courtesy name is Wufeng. Although he comes from a humble background, he often comes up with strange schemes and is known as a poisonous person."

"He predicted in advance that Lu Bu would attack Yanzhou and asked Liu Bei to do all he could to assist Xuzhou."

"Liu Bei stationed troops in Tancheng, and he and Tao Qian were at odds with each other. It was also his plan to defend but not attack!"

"Liu Bei wrote a letter to promote peace, telling his lord that Yanzhou was in trouble, and it was still this person's plan!"

"It is said that the plot to assassinate Tao Qian and help Liu Bei quickly take over as Xuzhou Mu was also planned by this person!

When Cao Cao heard this, he sighed:"Hey!""

The two states were at war for a long time, but Tao Qian had no injuries.

However, after Yanzhou retreated, Tao Qian died of illness.

This is not consistent with common sense at all.

If Tao Qian was killed by Li Yu, then all this seems reasonable.

Slow down. Xu picked up the chopsticks, and Cao Cao scooped up the rice on the table and put it into the rice bowl again.

"He foresaw Lu Bu's sneak attack on Yanzhou in advance and occupied the magpie's nest in the name of sending troops to aid Xuzhou!"

"Linked to each other, step by step!"

"With such vicious men and women around Liu Bei, it's not surprising that he was able to capture Xuzhou!"

There are many counselors around Cao Cao such as Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, etc.

But these people are all bachelors who have read poetry and books. They make plans and follow the rules.

They cannot be as vicious and vicious as Li Yu.

Cao Cao only hates them. There is no such poisonous person by his side!

Guo Jia added:"Lord, there is another good news!"

"Any more good news?"Cao Cao's smile became even brighter.

At this time, he had fallen to the lowest point in his life.

Yanzhou was occupied by Lu Bu, with only three cities left in his hand, and Xuzhou was occupied by Liu Beijiu.

I can hear these three words of good news, and I am so excited. This is undoubtedly the greatest relief for Cao Cao

"This poisonous man Li Yu committed adultery with Liu Bei's unmarried concubine Gan."

"He plots to kill his lord Liu Bei in Xuzhou!"

"He had fled from Tancheng in embarrassment last night"

"If nothing else, he had been killed by the chasing troops sent by Liu Bei! Hearing this, Cao

Cao raised his head and laughed:"Hahaha, hahaha, hahaha!""

Cao Ren on the side couldn't help but said:

"How could the lord laugh so heartily for a mere counselor who would not regret his death?"

"No no no!"Cao Cao waved his hand:

"What I'm laughing at is not the death of Li Yu"

"Instead, he laughed at Liu Bei's lack of plans and ruined his bright future!

Cao Ren frowned:"Master, I don't understand what you say!""

Cao Cao asked Cao Ren:

"Do you really think that Li Yu committed adultery with Liu Bei's concubine and wanted to murder Liu Bei and seize Xuzhou?

Cao Ren shook his head:"Isn't it?""

"Hahaha" Cao Cao laughed

"A little strategist with no military power and no hope"

"Conspiracy is like seeking death!"

"Since Li Yu can help Liu Bei occupy the magpie's nest,"

"You would never do such a stupid thing!"

"It’s just that Li Yu was not tolerated by the Xuzhou nobles"

"Liu Bei was also afraid that Tao Qian's death would be leaked! Cao

Ren suddenly understood and hurriedly said:"As soon as Li Yu dies, all problems will be solved!""

Cao Cao nodded and said again:

"Liu Bei won the hearts of the Xuzhou nobles and firmly took the position of state pastor!"

"But he lost a great talent!"

"Li Yu can win Xuzhou for him, and he can also win the world for him!"

"Losing a big thing because of a small thing, isn't it because Liu Bei has no plan?"

"It's a pity that the dedicated counselor died tragically for no apparent reason!"

After the words fell, Cao Cao picked up the bowl and chopsticks and ate happily.

Cao Ren couldn't help but shake his head with regret.

Guo Jia shook the feather fan in his hand and sighed softly.

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