Chapter 51: The Scheme Leaks?

  Tian Dan was a general of the State of Qi in the late Warring States period. He saved the state from extinction and recovered more than 70 cities, earning him the title "Tian Dan's Restoration of the State" in historical records.

  Of course, when it comes to Tian Dan, one thing cannot be left out, and that is Huo Niu Zhen.

  Cao Xin saw the herd of cows and thought of this strategy at the same time, but after all, it was something that happened before the Three Kingdoms period, and people at that time were not unfamiliar with the fire cow array. Cao Xin's mind kept floating up with a bunch of strategies, but looking at the constantly galloping cows in the herd, Cao Xin only felt his ears ringing loudly, and he suddenly woke up with a start.

  "Sir, are you planning to use the Fire Ox Formation?" Indeed, Liu Xue heard Cao Xin's previous words and seemed to be thinking deeply, as if he had also thought of something.

  At this moment, Cao Xin nodded simultaneously, but a strange smile involuntarily appeared on his face. His gaze swept across the crowd and suddenly stopped at Li Guan's house.

  "Not bad, I want to emulate Tian Dan's use of the Fire Ox Formation, what do you all think?"

  Li San suddenly saw Cao Xin staring straight at him, his neck shrunk violently, and he trembled as he looked at the other person, his eyes rolling back and forth non-stop.

  "Xu Chu of the Imperial Guard!"

  Just then, Cao Xin suddenly let out a loud shout.

  "We will be there at the end." The two replied loudly.

  "This man's face is detestable, he must be Lü Bu's spy, quickly capture him and bring him to me for severe interrogation!"

  Suddenly one sentence made Li San's heart sink to the bottom of the valley.

  Li Zhen on the side was even more baffled, and for a moment he suddenly didn't understand what Cao Xin meant. But at this moment, weren't all these people the same?

  "Sir, I don't know what Li Guanjia has done wrong?" Li Zhen was still kneeling in front of Cao Xin, but this person did have some compassion and couldn't help but plead for the servant.

  But at this moment, Li San was more frightened than before. He suddenly burst into tears and cried out for his father and mother, with a flattering appearance, as if he thought that he had been too harsh on Zhou Bao in the past, and now that Cao Xin and others were going to settle old scores, he begged for mercy nonstop.

  At this time, Cao Xin didn't care about these things and smiled at Zhou Jiao. He couldn't help but sneer: "It's not me who is looking for trouble with you. As the Sima of the Agricultural School, I am in charge of the taxes of various counties. The other day, I unexpectedly found your name. You are just a small steward, but you have occupied one-fourth of the household registration of the entire Dong County's farmland. You are really wealthy and arrogant!"

  "Li San you..." Li Zhen pointed at the sly-looking fat guy next to him, her eyes wide with shock, and suddenly felt like she couldn't breathe.

  At this time, Cao Xin said: "Since Lü Bu entered Yanzhou, have you ever fawned on him?

  One sentence made Li San suddenly feel a sense of despair, he who was used to bullying and dominating the market every day, had never encountered such a situation before, and was instantly scared to the point of wetting his pants, with the fat on his face trembling.

  "No wonder you've been wanting me to come to Wuyan City all along... I didn't expect..." Li Zhen's face was bright red with anger, and for a moment, she was speechless.

  "Take him away and boil him alive for me tomorrow when our army sets out, as a boost to the morale of our troops!"

  "General! General, spare my life! I dare not again! Waaah~ Ahh..." Hearing Cao Xin's cold hum, Li San continued to struggle on the ground, but that one sentence had been enough to thoroughly plunge his opponent into a deep abyss of despair.

  A loud slap came over.

  "Shut up! Shut up right now or I'll skin you alive!"

  He was instantly stunned by a slap on the ear, and Li San was dragged away like a dead pig by Dian Wei and Xu Chu.

  At this time, He Qi looked at the direction where Dian Wei and Xu Chu were leaving, but after a moment of contemplation, he asked Cao Xin in surprise: "General, why did you suddenly want to punish this man?"

  "There's nothing, I just don't like this person." With a light smile, Cao Xin suddenly changed the subject and said: "By the way, about the Fire Ox Array, have you prepared everything such as fire oil and dry wood? Of course, we also need to spread rumors, no need to prepare too carefully. I think you're not unfamiliar with the Fire Ox Array, right?"

  "We've also heard a thing or two..." Liu Xing and the others nodded seriously at once.

  At this time, Cao Xin's face was weirdly looking at them, and his tone also became strange, "I'll say it again, no need to prepare... too meticulous! I think! You should not be unfamiliar with the Fire Ox Formation!!"

  The words were profound, and suddenly not only Liu Yue, He Qi or Zhou Yu couldn't help but fall into silence. At this moment, the outsider Li Zhen was slightly stunned, carefully pondering Cao Xin's words.

  What does this mean?

  At this time everyone was unclear about the meaning between Cao Xin's words, but somehow knew, yet seemed to be unaware.

  Only Cao Xin understood that in this era, whether one knew military strategy or not, everyone was familiar with the story of the Fire Ox Array. Cao Xin had always been able to catch people off guard by using tactics from later generations, but this time he used a battle plan that had actually appeared in history, and it was as famous as the Fire Ox Array. This was both a test for Cao Xin and an invisible help.

  It is precisely this point that Cao Xin can take advantage of.

  The sky was again gradually deepening, the entire sky was dyed with a dark and eerie darkness, Wu Yan City was quiet and soundless, but it was not far from dawn, Wu Yan City, including Cao Xin, had all fallen into a dreamland.

  However, in this long and sleepless night, there was one person who just couldn't fall asleep.

  In a dark room, Li San's body trembled with fear as he was tied up with ropes. The more he thought about being boiled to death by Cao Xin tomorrow, the more terrified he became.

  At this moment, Li San suddenly regretted what he had done and hated himself, but at the same time, he thought that his life would end like this, and before his death, he would still have to suffer such a painful punishment, which made him even more anxious.

  To know, being boiled alive is a kind of terrible suffering.

  Ordinary people wouldn't even dare think about it, let alone this timid Li San.

  Li San didn't want it to be like this, he tried desperately to struggle...

  "Huh?" The rope seems to have come undone?

  Suddenly, the rope that bound him seemed to have no dead knot. Li San struggled for a moment and surprisingly found that all the ropes had come loose with a rustling sound.

  Li San was overjoyed and hastily got up, his stout body quietly making its way out of the house. Seeing that there wasn't a single torch in sight, he looked around cautiously once again...

  Is anyone there?

  A sly smile appeared on his face, and at this moment, looking at the sparsely guarded Wuyan City, Li San's face flashed with a fierce look, and he couldn't help but secretly say to himself.

  "Fire Ox Formation? Ha! Hehehehe..."

  As he spoke, against the backdrop of the silent black night, a face full of resentment disappeared into the deep darkness, accompanied by a low, inaudible cold laugh.