In many capitals, Cao Cao is enjoying the delicious food in his mansion, and there are Yingge Yanwu dancing beside him to cheer him up. These are his pleasures as a victor, that is, a high-ranking person. He was promoted as Xiaolian at the age of age, and entered Luoyang, Kyoto as a man. Soon, he was appointed as the northern captain of Luoyang. Luoyang was the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was a place where the royal relatives and relatives lived together, so it was difficult to govern. As soon as Cao Cao took office, he declared the prohibition and strict laws and regulations. He made more than ten five-color sticks and hung them around the Yamen. "Anyone who breaks the prohibition will be killed with a stick." Jian Tu, the uncle of the eunuch Jian Shuo favored by the emperor, violated the prohibition of night walks. Cao Cao mercilessly executed Jian Tu with a five-color stick.
The matter of the five-color stick caused Cao Cao to be demoted by Ming Sheng and secretly, but his reputation has already come out
Later, there were ups and downs and the Yellow Turban Rebellion. At that time, Cao Cao wanted to help the Han Dynasty and be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. At that time, the world was in chaos. First, the governor of Jizhou, Wang Fen, united with Nanyang Xuyou, Peiguo Zhoujing and other local tyrants. , planning to dethrone Emperor Ling and set up the Marquis of Hefei. Wang Fen and others had hoped that Cao Cao would join them, but Cao Cao refused.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty passed away, Prince Liu Bian ascended the throne, and Empress Dowager He came to the court to listen to the government. General He Jin wanted to take advantage of the death of Emperor Ling and the loss of power of the eunuchs to kill the eunuchs, but he did not get the support of the Queen Mother. So He Jin summoned Dong Zhuo, who was the shepherd of Bingzhou at that time, to Beijing, and coerced Empress Dowager He to agree. However, this move alarmed the snake. Before Dong Zhuo arrived in the capital, He Jin had already been murdered by eunuchs. In September of the same year, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, took charge of the government, abolished Emperor Shao of the Han Dynasty as King Hongnong, and replaced his younger brother King Chenliu as Emperor Xiandi of the Han Dynasty. Claiming to be a grand master, he specializes in government affairs. Cao Cao saw that Dong Zhuo was going against the grain. unwilling to cooperate with it. Then he changed his name and escaped from Luoyang, the capital. Cao Cao arrived in Chenliu. "Scatter the wealth of the family and unite with righteous soldiers", and initiated the righteous soldiers to call on the heroes of the world to attack Dong Zhuo. Later, in the first month of the lunar year, Yuan Shu and others promoted Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai Sea, as the leader of the alliance, and Cao Cao served as the acting general of Fenwu to participate in the campaign against Dong Jun. In February, Dong Zhuo, who was defeated by the coalition forces, forced Emperor Xian to move his capital to Chang'an. He himself burned the palace, dug up the royal tomb, and plundered the people, leaving Luoyang desolate and desolate within a radius of 200 miles. However, the Kwantung Allied Forces were afraid of the combat power of Dong Zhuo's elite Liangzhou Army, so no one dared to advance to Kansai, and all of them stationed troops in the Suanzao area. However, Cao Cao believed that Dong Zhuo "burned the palace, robbed and moved the emperor, and shook the country", so he should take the opportunity to fight a decisive battle with Dong Zhuo, so he led his army westward alone. Cao Cao traveled to Bianshui in Xingyang. Confronted Xu Rong, the general of Dong Zhuo, because of the disparity in the number of soldiers. Cao Cao was defeated, most of his soldiers were killed and injured, and he was also injured by Liu Ya. Fortunately, his cousin Cao Hong rescued him and survived. Going back to Suanzao, Cao Cao suggested that all the armies should occupy important areas, and then divide their troops into Wuguan and besiege Dong Zhuo, but the generals in the Guandong refused to follow. The Kwantung armies are called to discuss Dong Zhuo, but in fact they each have their own ulterior motives, intending to wait for an opportunity to develop their own power. Soon, there was friction between the armies and they fought each other. The Union Army thus disbanded.
From that moment on, Cao Cao had the idea that the world no longer belonged to the Liu family, and that Han had lost his deer and the world was chasing him.
But it's just an idea. Cao Cao was defeated by Du, Bai Rao, Sui Gu, Yu Fuluo, etc. in Dongjun, and Yuan Shao presented him as the prefect of Dongjun.
After defeating the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou, he won the position of Shepherd in Yanzhou. In the spring, Cao Cao pursued and defeated Yuan Shu, the Black Mountain Army, and the Southern Huns in Kuangting for six hundred miles. Xuzhou Mu Taoqian led his army into Rencheng in the south of Yanzhou, and Cao Cao led his army to attack Tao Qian and conquered more than ten cities in Xuzhou.
For a while, the scenery is infinite.
Had it not been for Liu Bei and Lu Bu to intervene successively, I am afraid that Xuzhou would have belonged to Cao Cao long ago, but he laughed and said that Cao Cao was not the last one, and Xuzhou is now in Cao Cao's hands.
Even so, Cao Cao still did not forget to meet the Han Emperor. At the beginning, Cao Cao planned to teach the Han Emperor the political power. Those ministers and gentry around the emperor were too anxious. The Wei family and the Dong family all wanted to take it for Cao Cao on his behalf. They made small moves again and again, and even wanted to kill Cao Cao, even if Cao Cao could bear it. Cao Cao's subordinates couldn't bear it either, so Cao Cao had the size of coercing the emperor to make the princes.
He Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shu, expelled Lu Bu and Liu Bei, and took Xuzhou. Now he has let his rival Yuan Shao, the former boss, lose to Cao Cao. Why doesn't Cao Cao enjoy it
When the north is pacified, then the Central Plains will be settled. After the Central Plains has been going south for so long, the king will go south, and the country of this great Han will be unified again in the hands of Cao Cao. He is Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu.
Now Liu Mang, the king of Shu in Yangzhou, was not confused by his Cao Cao. You want to pacify the Central Plains and dominate the Central Plains. I will not let you succeed. His tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Yuzhou. Immediately, the Yangzhou army stopped moving.
Cao Cao's little life was naturally leisurely, Mrs. Bian went back to her good home because of Cao Ang's problem, so Cao Cao was left alone.
"Come, come, let's have a drink with Zhenxiang." Cao Cao dishonestly grabbed a Yanwu's pretty lady while holding the wine glass in his arms.
"I hate it," this beautiful woman wanted to give up, making Cao Cao's heart itch. This is the way to deal with men. What you can't get is always the best, but this woman also knows moderation. Who is Cao Cao? Ah, that's Cao Sikong. He has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. He can basically be said to be the biggest prince in the world. Cherry Xiaozui immediately took a sip of fine wine, and before it was over, he went straight to Cao Cao's mouth." Prime Minister, I will feed you."
"Haha!" Cao Cao also moved his mouth closer, enjoying the fine wine from Cherry's little mouth, and at the same time becoming dishonest with his hands.
While Cao Cao was enjoying himself leisurely, a carriage galloped from outside his mansion, and a middle-aged scribe got down from it.
"Master Xun!" All the guards in the prime minister's mansion knew this person, and they hurriedly packed their bags when they saw this person's arrival.
"Where is the lord? Where is the lord?" Xun You asked.
"Reporting to Master Xun, my lord is listening to music in Liyuan." A guard stepped forward and said to Xun You.
"In Liyuan?" Xun You frowned, "Take me there quickly." Doesn't Xun You know where Liyuan is, it's just like a music hall, but only Cao Cao is here. This is announced in the daytime. kinky. Fortunately, the protagonist can figure it out.
"Lord Xun, what's the matter, let's talk about it tomorrow morning, this lord, the lord may not be free." The butler hurried forward to stop Xun You.
"Tomorrow morning? Hmph, tomorrow morning may be too late, get out of the way!" Xun You yelled at the butler.
"This, this!" Cao Cao's housekeeper is also someone close to Cao Cao. On weekdays, even some princes of the current dynasty had to address him when they saw him, but he really didn't dare to be presumptuous about this Xun You, because this person is Cao Cao's confidant.
"If you don't get out of the way, do you want me to use the knife?" Xun You's face became angry, and he was about to pull out the sword at his waist.
"Hey, lord Xun, lord Xun, don't be impatient when you are safe, don't be impatient when you are a little bit!" The butler was a little flustered, seeing that Xun You's appearance didn't seem fake. If he was really killed by Xun You, then the fun would be great. He has nowhere to cry, the lord Cao Cao couldn't have killed a top strategist for a servant. "I'll take Mr. Xun to see the lord right now, but it's not up to us to decide whether the lord will see you or not."
"Stop talking nonsense, quickly take me to see the lord." Seeing the housekeeper leading the way, Xun You put the long sword back.
"Gongda, why are you here?" A burly man outside Liyuan was guarding the outside, he was like a door god, awe-inspiring, and the sword in his hand was even more cold. This person is Xu Chu and Xu Zhongkang. Dian Wei was originally protecting Cao Cao, but Dian Wei died while protecting Cao Cao in Wancheng, so he was replaced by Xu Chu.
"Zhongkang, I have something important to report to the lord!" Xun You said as he saw Xu Chu and clasped his fists.
"Important matter?" Xu Chu frowned. "Can you slow down for a while?" Xu Chu asked hesitantly, because Xu Chu had been standing at the door for a long time, so he could naturally hear the movement inside. The lord Cao Cao just got interested and was about to raise his gun. Get on the horse, how do you get in at this time.
"How long is the delay?" An anxious look appeared on Xun You's face.
"Just a while!" Xu Chu was dealing with Xun You, while listening to the movement inside, within a few breaths, he heard a sound coming from inside, Xu Chu smiled at Xun You and said, "Okay , Gongda, you can go in now."
"En?" Xun You looked at Xu Chu inexplicably. He didn't have the strength of a martial artist like Xu Chu, so his hearing was not very good. Just for a while? Enough? This is simply inexplicable.
"My lord, my lord!" Cao Cao inside had already put on his clothes, and when Xun You came to look for him just now, someone had notified him.
Cao Cao waved his hand, and the pretty woman next to her was obviously still flushed, and looked at Cao Cao with resentment, but she also retreated immediately.
"Gongda came to see me for something important?" Cao Cao knew that something must have happened when he saw Xun You. Now the government affairs of the whole Yanzhou are on Xun You's body. Guo Jia is sick, and Guo Jia is lazy. I don't like to get used to government affairs either.
Seeing Xun You coming, Cao Cao thought that the royal relatives and relatives in the court were starting to be restless again. Thinking of this, Cao Cao's eyes showed a murderous look.
"My lord, you did come here for something important, but you are not in court at this time." Xun You said anxiously to Cao Cao.
"Not above the court?" Cao Cao frowned. What's the importance of not being above the court? Could it be that the two brothers of the Yuan family in the north stopped fighting? Or is Liu Mang in Yangzhou starting to attack his trilogy
"My lord, enemy soldiers and horses have appeared in the Xutian generation of Wuping!" Xun You said anxiously.
"Enemy soldiers and horses?"
Under the banner of Yuzhou Liu Bei, they poured into my Yanzhou generation! "Xun You explained.
"Liu Bei's soldiers and horses? Is it a defeated army? Okay, let me say that this Liu Daer is not a good person, and we shouldn't help that Liu Bei, my lord, what?" Waiting for others to be together, so I have a preconceived impression of Liu Bei.
"A broken army?" Cao Cao shook his head. If it was just Liu Bei's broken army, it would not be so simple. Naturally, Xu Tian and Wuping had his handsome soldiers. If it was a broken army, these county soldiers would have been killed I was defeated, and now I should come here to claim credit. Officials always report good news but not bad news. The officials from Xu Tian and Wuping can send a message to Xun You. It took so long to show that the army was defeated. Can't clean up.
"What do people from Xu Tian and Wuping say?" Cao Cao asked Xun You.
"The officials of Xu Tian and Wuping said that this group of soldiers and horses under the banner of Liu Bei are well-equipped and strong. They are all cavalry. They have poured into my Yanzhou generation. Looking at the direction, they seem to be coming towards me, Xu Du Chenliu. ’” Xun You said to Cao Cao.
'It's all cavalry! "Cao Cao basically already has an idea, and knows whose soldiers and horses this is.
"And this Yangzhou also sent a copy of the memorial, please look at it!" Xun You gave the book in his hand to Cao Cao. Originally, these memorials should be taken care of by Emperor Han, but now Emperor Han is like a It's just a puppet. Although Cao Cao doesn't have the name of Emperor Han, he is doing the things of Emperor Han.
Cao Cao opened the memorial, which was just a memorial, which stated the concern of Yangzhou soldiers and horses for His Majesty, but Cao Cao did fall to the ground suddenly after reading it.
Because that's what it says. The Yangzhou army fought against the sky and defeated the Han thief Liu Bei and Nandun Xiangcheng. Liu Bei resisted stubbornly, and his soldiers and horses were defeated. I am afraid that these Han thieves and horses will run into Yanzhou in a panic and may interfere with the emperor. Please let Cao Sikong arrange troops and horses to eliminate the defeated army.
"Haha, hahahaha!" Cao Cao's guess is completely true. This is not Liu Bei's defeated army, it is completely his Yangzhou army or the elite of Yangzhou army. Bingzhou wolf cavalry, if you follow what Wuping and Xu Tian's officials said. With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, the Yangzhou Army not only sent Bingzhou wolf cavalry, but also Xiliang iron cavalry.
"You really think highly of me, Cao Cao, you really think highly of me Cao Cao!" Cao Cao's face was full of displeasure, this is not a melody, this is a threatening letter, telling you Cao Cao, your soldiers and horses are still doing well Protect your Yanzhou, otherwise, Liu Bei's defeated army may go to Yanzhou.
"My lord, my lord, please allow Xu Chu to command the army to stop this traitor." Xu Chu asked for a fight from the side.
"Intercept? How to intercept?" Cao Cao laughed back angrily. You must know that the soldiers and horses sent by Yangzhou are all cavalry, or heavy armored cavalry. There are more than 10,000 of them. It can be said that they are very mobile. There are no high mountain routes in Yanzhou. There are many plains.
When Lu Bu invaded Yanzhou from Puyang, Cao Cao suffered unspeakably, and now Lu Bu has come again.
If Cao Cao wants to pursue 10,000 heavy armored cavalry, he must use more than twice the number of soldiers and horses to intercept him, but how can Cao Cao have so many heavy armored cavalry in his hands? Even if he has, Cao Cao is reluctant to die with the Yangzhou army now.
He wants to keep the heavy cavalry to pacify the north.
"Then my lord, shall we just let his Yangzhou army wreak havoc in my Yanzhou?: Xu Chu is a little dissatisfied.
"Then what else can we do?" Cao Cao gave a wry smile, "Gongda passed on my military order to let them all come to my mansion to discuss matters!"
Cao Cao got up and sat in the meeting hall. Xun You had already told the civil and military officers below what Xun You knew, but the civil and military officers did not know what to do.
"There are some masters in this Yangzhou army!" Cao Cao sighed, you have a plan and I have a wall ladder. The Yangzhou Army attacked the front of the Yuzhou Army, making it impossible for the Yangzhou Army to advance or retreat. And the Yangzhou army simply played shamelessly, and directly photographed the heavy armored cavalry crossing the river to your Yanzhou territory. Come on, where will he put Cao Cao's face
"Are you really going to retreat?" Cao Cao was distressed. If he retreated, Liu Bei's current state would not be able to stop the Yangzhou army's attack. Once Liu Bei was eliminated, Yangzhou would be the overlord of the Central Plains.
"If you don't retreat, my territory in Yanzhou will be in trouble. If he is allowed to rush into Xudu, where will the people's hearts and the lord's face be put!"
"My lord wants me to say it, so I will pull out soldiers and horses to fight him in Yangzhou!" Those who said these words were all generals.
If he could be beaten, would Cao Cao not fight? Both he and Yangzhou are avoiding the battle, because they both understand that when two powers fight, one will die and the other will be injured, so the two are avoiding the battle, even if it is the last one. In the decisive battle, there are no enemies around, and no one wants to tear their skins now.
"If it doesn't work, retreat. I, Yanzhou, are more important. This Yuzhou Liu Bei is not a good guy. Saving him is nothing more than a farmer and a snake. Let them fight each other. Our army still wants to take Hebei first. Aspire to the Central Plains again!"
"No, no! Now Yangzhou has a climate, and the tail is too big to lose. If we don't contain him now, but let him continue to develop, even if we pacify the north, the overlord of the Central Plains will be Yangzhou again. A Yuan Shao, is there another battle at Guandu?"
"Then what do you think we should do? Are we going to let the enemy's soldiers and horses take a walk in Yanzhou?"
"Okay, that's enough!" Seeing the messy people below making noise, Cao Cao suffered another headache. Cao Cao was furious, and all the civil and military people below also shut their mouths.
"Pass down our military order to retreat from Yuzhou and garrison Xutian Wuping for a generation, and we must not let the defeated Yuzhou army come to Yanzhou!" Cao Cao said in a more serious tone when he said that Liu Bei's defeated army was so ruthless.
"Yes!" All the civil and military officers below could only accept orders.
The military order was passed on, and Cao Cao's soldiers and horses who occupied several cities in Yuzhou withdrew from the cities of Yuzhou one by one, and returned towards Yanzhou from the new rectification.