Chapter 326 (2/2)
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This was a big contribution but Guo Jia now said that this contribution belonged to the Lu Bu’s Army Even if one wants to lie, at the very least, the lie needs to be a properly made one
“Haha I wonder if I have offended the Military Advisor so to others!” Xu You coldly replied He believed that Guo Jia only wanted to supress hih” Guo Jia shook his head Since he was already the er hold back “Mister Ziyuan We were already told about Wuchao by the King of Shu, Liu Mang while you were still Yuan Benchu’s advisor We were only uncertain about this infor that time We were only made more assured of this after you came” Guo Jia explained that Xu You only ’s advice In other words, the contribution did not belong to him
“Haha Military Advisor Do you think I would believe this? Why did you not speak of ould happen five hundred years froend Even skilled tacticians would ht of a way to defeat the enemy before the battle start?
“Mister Ziyuan I also had difficulty in believing this You can ask the others and even ask Milord!” Guo Jia waved his hands Xu You was afraid of losing face and asked After all, Cao Cao had rewarded hiht We already knew about Wuchao” All of Cao Cao’s trusted subordinates replied but Xu You refused to believe them He believed that all of the into account of Guo Jia’s position In the end, he waited for Cao Cao’s words Cao Cao simply raised his hand when he saw that Xu You was still unwilling to give up
“Ziyuan, do not be discouraged The King of Shu is an extraordinary person Not even Fengxiao and the others could have thought of the things he could think of!” Cao Cao see Xu You that he was inferior and to stop coh Xu You was unwilling to believe this, Cao Cao did not seeroan He had always been a proud person He believed that Cao Cao would not have achieved this without his help He believed that Cao Cao would be driven out of Yanzhou by Yuan Shao without his help Now, he was being told that all this while, he only played a supporting role while someone else was theof Shu, Liu Mang! I want to see what kind of person you are!” Xu You gritted his teeth in anger Liu Mang also did not know that he had accidentally offended a first rate advisor With no face left to remain at camp, Xu You told Cao Cao that he had a headache and excused hieenerals make the preparations to capture Hebei Only Guo Jia was left behind Once Cao Cao saw that only Guo Jia was left, he no longer held back and ihed loudly Fortunately, Xu You was already far away Otherwise, he would have regretted joining Cao Cao’s army
“Milord! You truly hed However, his laugh was bitter as he had become Xu You’s eneer any chance for them to reconcile He had coh he knew this, he had no way to refuse
“Fengxiao Stop pretending Don’t tell ly? I will not believe you Aren’t you laughing in your heart?” Cao Cao teased When Cao Cao pointed this out, Guo Jia also remembered that Xu You’s initial expression was prideful and annoying After that, it red in anger and pale in disbelief and shaht of this, he could not help but smile
“Milord No matter what, I will not leave until you compensate me!” No matter as said, Guo Jia had been used by Cao Cao as a borrowed knife Although Guo Jia was quite pleased with the results, he had still been used He would not be angry but would also naturally extort so2 wine?” Cao Cao raised a finger
“A jar? Haha Milord, it seehed bitterly and shook his head “Is two jars enough?”
Guo Jia did not reply but walked to the couch by Cao Cao’s side and took off his shoes
“Three jars! Is that still not enough?” Cao Cao raised another finger but it was obvious that Guo Jia was still not satisfied “Alright Feng Xiao Just tell me how many jars of wine you want!”
“Haha! Milord, do not be like that Don’t say that I ine You are si me” Guo Jia replied as he stretched out both hands
Each hand had five fingers which totalled up to ten “Ten jars? Youere not ordinary wine Even if Cao Cao were to gather up all the Dukang wine fro classes, he would only be able to obtain ten jars at most
“Tch!” Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao in disdain Guo Jia knew Cao Cao well Cao Cao had three interests Those three interests are authority, poetry, and his lust Right now, Cao Cao was a subordinate of the Han Emperor He was in a position where only the Han Emperor had the authority to command him However, in reality, the Han E to Cao Cao’s needs As for poetry, he was one of the reasons for the Seven Scholars of Jian’an3 However, poetry was not sohly skilled people would need inspiration from the heavens Finally, he had lust This was nor the Battle of Guandu, he was so nervous that he could not sleep, much less have fun omen However, now that he had defeated Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao was about to die, and Yuan Shao’s children would not be able to cooperate with each other against him, Cao Cao’s mood improved Guo Jia could see that Cao Cao would want to have fun for a few nights People have even sent beautiful woe
If Guo Jia were to stay, Cao Cao would not be able to have sex!
Guo Jia’s actions caused Cao Cao to raise seven fingers Cao Cao naturally kne to coood Guo jia Seven jars I can’t go any higher”
“Seven jars?” Guo Jia licked his lips He continued to watch Cao Cao and fought a psychological battle This was so he was an expert in
“If you want ht as well sleep here!” Cao Cao was helpless He only had ten jars Dukang wine He did not kno Guo Jia found out about it However, seven jars was the liood wine for the guests when it was tiive more to Guo Jia and can only say he was helpless
“Alright Seven jars it is!” Guo Jia replied with a regretful expression but he was actually cheering in his heart He actually only wanted five jars When he showed ten fingers, he was telling Cao Cao that he knowine Cao Cao had However, Cao Cao assumed that Guo Jia wanted ten Now, Guo Jia received two jars more than the minimum amount he wanted Naturally he was so happy that he could not conceal his sht by Guo Jia’s psychological trick and gnashed his teeth “Guo Fengxiao! You even schery, he could not take back his words and could only have his sergeant present Guo Jia with seven jars of Dukang wine
“Alright then We should now discuss about the actual business How is the iven to Lu Bu?” Cao Cao asked Although Cao Cao did not show it, he also felt his heart ache fro away a hundred thousand provisions Cao Cao was not a person that would just give away provisions to Liu Mang In the original timeline, the credit for Wuchao went to Xu You but Cao Cao still got rid of Xu You in the end As the unscrupulous hero, Cao Cao was brazen Cao Cao rules by control as he play the guise of a loyal minister If he had been a loyal minister, he would not have tried to replace the Han the Emperor Liu Bei was also not a loyal minister When Cao Pi forced the E Cao Pi, Liu Bei proclaimed himself Emperor
In other words, they were all people that spoke with empty words
Cao Cao provided aid to Shouchun not because he was a charitable person but to have a safeguard against Liu Bei Although Cao Cao had captured Guandu, he would still need a long tih provisions to pacify Hebei but not enough to also guard against those from the Central Plains He knew that Liu Bei joined up with others to defeat Lu Bu Sun Ce would then be able to focus on Liu Biao, reducing the number of competitors for the Central Plains One of them would be able to control the Central Plains by the time Cao Cao pacifies Hebei That hy, Cao Cao could not let Lu Bu be defeated yet He needed Lu Bu to slon both Liu Bei and Sun Ce so that none of them would be able to control the entire Central Plains As Cao Cao lacked troops, he could only send provisions He also knew that Shouchun was lacking in provisions
“Milord! I have already sent men I believe that Lu Bu will not refuse this!” Cao Cao and Guo Jia also sent the provisions to obtain the ballista Cao Cao had the sih to ht of the ballista In a naval battle, Cao Cao’s arainst a hundred thousand of Yuan Shao’s navy Although the navy on both sides eak, the results ettable scene where the enemy army was devastated before they could even approach If it was not for the fact that the ballista could only shoot twice, they may not have been completely routed This was because they ran out of arrows If they could shoot continuously, even Yuan Shao would be hiding like a tortoise
Cao Cao was truly anxious about the ballista that could shoot repeatedly He knows that his luck was terrible if he coood for naval battles but could even be used for defending against a siege This hy Cao Cao wanted the ballista urgently Lu Bu refused to sell the technology while both Liu Biao and Sun Ce kept the secret guarded closely to the extent that they would gather the scraps of the ballista after the battlefield
Cao Cao had now helped Lu Bu in his hour of need He would not believe that they would be so heartless and not feel touched If he could obtain the technology for the ballista, he could speed up the unification of Hebei
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The entire conversation belonged to Xu You and Cao Cao before Wuchao got captured It was also cra with Cao Cao said : “ “ Xu You said: “ “ I simply spread it out to make it easier to read (personal opinion) Also the pointlessness of Cao Cao giving wrong infor is the inventor of alcoholic beverages in Chinese legend Just think of it as a brand naroup of scholars The name was coined by Cao Pi Cao Cao isn’t one of them However, Cao Cao hi with others, developed into the Jian’an style