As expected by Cheng Yu, Guo Jia and Xi Zhong, Cao Cao returned to his army to attack Xiyang City. Gao Shun, who had just begun to attack the city, did not hesitate for a moment when he saw Cao's army come back.

At that time, it was dark, and Cao Cao was afraid that Gao Shun would be ambushed, so he did not pursue him anymore. He immediately led his army into Xiyang City to rest.

In a bedroom within the county government, Cao Cao closed his eyes tightly, his fingers interlocked, and lay lazily on the soft collapse.

Before the collapse, Guo Jia was the only one standing respectfully on the side, and the two of them didn't speak for a long time.

I don’t know how long it took, Cao Cao suddenly sighed lightly, Guo Jia’s expression trembled, and his body became even more straight.

"You said... how did Liu He find out that our army's food and grass were stored here? The grain transport team was very cautious, and the fake granary was full of fanfare, which was eye-catching. Moreover, the food and grass were transported here, only three days before yesterday's war. Liu He's intelligence agency really has such a powerful force?"

Although his tone was a little weak, Guo Jia knew that it was Cao Cao's murderous intention.

"Lord, my subordinates lingered among the two largest brothels in the city last night. Today, they went to three large restaurants and found something strange."

Cao Cao's eyes suddenly opened a little: "To put it in detail."

Guo Jia said: "More than ten days ago, several caravans came to the city, from all over the world, and it was a common thing. However, a few days later, most of these caravans had left, but there was only one caravan that remained in the city."

Hearing this, Cao Cao immediately sat up and stared at Guo Jia with his eyes tightly: "Liu He's spy?"

"The lord is wise, that's right." Guo Jia continued: "According to the waiter in the restaurant and the girls in the brothel, the boss of this caravan and two followers, who were generous. Every time they went to the brothel, they would give a girl a little or two gold. They claimed to be in the silk business, and they said that they had a Jizhou accent, without any abnormality. It was just..."

"Just what?" Cao Cao asked.

"Just based on the investigation of the subordinates, they found that whether they went to brothels or restaurants, they would choose to see the city gate in the room or private room outside the window. After interrogating the servants and girls, they would sit by the window for a long time, holding a pot of wine, and looking out quietly, saying that they were out and missing their hometown. The caravan stayed in the city for more than ten days and did not leave until three days ago."

"Hmph..." Cao Cao snorted coldly.

"Gaoming, Gao Ming, Liu He's method is both admirable and terrifying. I'm afraid that where our army marched, there are such spies everywhere in the surrounding cities. It is possible that there may even be other spies infiltrated in besides the caravans you discovered. It's really hard to defend against. No wonder he knows every move of our army."

"I wonder if the lord wants to block all cities in Yanzhou and no one is allowed to enter or exit?"

Guo Jia's words made Cao Cao fall into a brief contemplation, and then he suddenly smiled.

"It doesn't have to be. Since Liu He wants to know everything about me, then let him know, so what can I do?"

When Guo Jia heard this, he seemed to understand something and then smiled.

In the Luoyang Palace, Xun Yu was holding an urgent report and was replying to Liu He.

"In the battle of Runan, our army and Cao's army were not yet divided. Cao's army stationed everywhere in Runan. Our army retreated to Yingchuan and Chenliu, and both sides defended the fortress. General Zhang Yong was seriously injured and was in a coma for two days. He has improved now, but he still needs to recuperate for more than a month before he can recover."

Liu He said: "Mr. Hua Tuo is old and cannot go to Yingchuan for medical treatment. However, his disciple Li Dangzhi can now be counted as a true message, and he ordered him to go to Xuchang today."

"Abide by the order."

After Xun Yu recorded it, he continued to report: "In Xuzhou, Liu Bei led his troops to attack Pengcheng. Unexpectedly, Cao Ren, who had originally gone to attack Donghai County, suddenly appeared behind Liu Bei's army. Liu Bei fought hard for a day and retreated. However, Cao Ren's army also lost nearly half of it and entered Pengcheng to rest. Yu Jin and Li Dian attacked Donghai County, which was blocked by Jiang Huan. Jiang Huan defeated the two with 30,000 troops and even almost killed Yu Jin himself. When the two generals fled in a hurry, they knew that Guangling County had been captured by Shen Pei and Taishi Ci. The two led the remaining troops and stationed in Xia Pi."

Liu He looked clear: "In the battle of Xuzhou, both sides were defeated and equally bad. Liu Bei had not had much military force, and after this battle, it would take at least one year to recover. Although Cao Cao had many soldiers and generals, he didn't care about these tens of thousands of soldiers, he lost Guangling County. I was afraid that Pengcheng and Xia Pi would sooner or later become Liu Bei's possession."

Xun Yu replied: "This Jiang Huan is not weak. Although Tian Feng and Shen Pei and the other two gave advice, it is rare for him to have such ability to command troops."

Liu He nodded. Jiang Huan is now a commander of 84. Among the generals that have appeared, he is enough to rank in the top ten.

"Haha, I didn't expect that in this war, all parties suffered a lot of losses, and in the end it was a good deal for Liu Bei."

Liu He said with a little self-deprecating.

Xun Yu said: "Liu Bei always acts well, and is righteous and stern, and has the style of a king. However, whenever the court is in danger, he has many excuses to avoid it. Once he takes action, he can always get some benefits for himself. It seems that he is not completely in line with His Majesty and the court."

Liu He nodded: "I naturally know this. However, with the laws and regulations of the court, and the grace of funding and support, even if he had some selfishness, he would not dare to be an enemy of me. No matter what purpose he was, he would always deal with the Cao thief with the court, so I don't have to be petty. I might as well give him more rewards to the people of the world, submit to the court, and be enemies with the court. What kind of choice should I make."

"Your Majesty is wise, I will draft an order later."

After Xun Yu finished speaking, he took out the third urgent report: "Sun Jian personally led his troops to attack Changsha County, which was hit by several days. Later, Cai Mao led the navy to attack Chaisang, which was defeated by Zhou Yu with only two thousand naval troops. He shocked Jing and Yang. The morale of the Eastern Wu army was greatly boosted and he conquered Changsha in just one day. The prefect Han Xuan broke out under the bloody battle of his general Huang Zhong."

"Oh?" Liu He twisted slightly: "Where did Huang Zhong go?"

Xun Yu was a little surprised when he heard this. What surprised him was that the one who escaped was Han Xuan, the prefect of Changsha, but why did Liu He only care about a veteran under his command?

But he didn't ask too much, but answered respectfully: "They went west."

"West..." Liu He looked out the window.

"The situation in the world is interesting..."
Chapter completed!