In Yangzhou, they tied the knot, and many bachelors, civil and military, also started their weddings one by one.
Liu Mang has been really busy during this time. Lu Su, Gao Shun and other high-ranking generals and civil servants will naturally not be able to burn the banquets. After the disaster, it will be those who are one level lower, such as Huang Xu and others. , Liu Mang went at least once, and even Huang Xu's banquet was for the sake of the old general Huang Zhong, Liu Mang also acted as the officiant.
Liu Mang also sent gifts to other civil servants and generals. It can be said that the whole Yangzhou is very warm and harmonious.
After finishing these banquets, Liaodong sent news.
Cao Cao's army has begun to withdraw from Liaodong.
"How is this possible? Could it be a wrong information?" As the former head of Liaodong affairs, Yang Chen was the first to speak. Yang Chen was also beaming, and he was also newlywed.
Since Zhao Yun took Baima Congyi to Liaodong, he has returned to Yangzhou.
Therefore, he has the most say in the affairs of Liaodong.
Although Liaodong is remote, don't forget that it is a bridge, a bridge connecting the inland and the north. In the past, Liaodong was a real barren land, and no one wanted to go there. Only the dispatched officials and exiles Some people and even some people who can't survive in the pass will go to Liaodong.
But it's different now, with sea transportation, especially the merchant ships in Yangzhou are getting bigger and bigger, this sea is very smooth unless there is a huge storm.
Liaodong is connected to the north. From the sea route of Liaodong, the horse leather from the north can be continuously sent to the south, where it can be made into armor and clothing and cavalry troops can be formed.
Liu Mang's main cavalry units were all provided by Gongsun Du of Liaodong.
Once the supply of this Liaodong is cut off. Liu Mang's cavalry will be greatly reduced.
At least he couldn't replenish the establishment quickly after the battle was lost. Because there is no horse, even if someone has armor and weapons, it will not work.
So even if Cao Cao doesn't act. Yangzhou also wants to build a racecourse of its own.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Liu Mang to send a white horse from Yi to Liaodong. Although there is an element of seeking revenge from Gongsun Kang, it is more about ensuring the smooth flow of Liaodong's trade routes. He needs too many horses.
Horses can be used not only for war, but also for civilian use.
For example, in the transportation of commercial routes, without pack horses, how can you transport goods from one place to another? For example, in common people's homes, cattle are rare after all. On the prairie, there are a lot of horses, and horses can adapt to the environment quickly.
Therefore, there are more farm horses than cattle in Yangzhou, and the pull and load are all first-class.
All walks of life are inseparable from horses. So Liu Mang in Liaodong was determined to win.
Once this stable supply of horses is damaged, the development of Yangzhou will not be the slightest bit.
But now Cao Cao has let Liaodong go and withdrew his troops from Liaodong.
In Yang Chen's view, this was impossible, and even Yang Chen wondered if there was nothing wrong with the intelligence personnel over there.
"These pieces of information are all sent by Jin Yiwei! After going through many procedures, it can be guaranteed to be foolproof!" Yang Hong said as his father,
As a father, he was actually suspected by his son. Yang Hong was a little embarrassed, but business is business. Yang Hong still wants to speak for his Jin Yiwei.
"Dongchang also gave such information!" Xu Shu over there began to speak, and soon the intelligence department of Lv Bujun under Chen Gong also gave the same information, which confirmed this point, that is Cao Cao He even withdrew his troops from Liaodong.
"Impossible!" Yang Chen still couldn't believe that this Cao Cao would be so good.
Even Liu Mang over there frowned. Could it be that Cao Cao deliberately released the news of his retreat
"My lord, I'm afraid Cao Cao's first retreating troops have already reached Xudu, and most of the large troops have crossed the Yellow River!" Yang Hong continued.
In this way, this information has been thoroughly confirmed that Cao Cao has indeed withdrawn his troops from Liaodong.
"It doesn't make sense!" Liu Mang frowned.
"My lord!"
"My lord!" Just as Liu Mang frowned and hesitated, two people, an old man and a young man, stepped out at the same time and shouted at Liu Mang over there.
With the same voice, the two were stunned for a moment, one was Liu Mang's secretary of punishment, village husband Zhuge, and the other was an old man, Tian Tiantian and Yuanhao who had just joined the Yangzhou Army.
"You first!" The two said in unison again. Just as they were about to nod, the two said in unison again, "Master!"
"Mr. Tian Feng, you are an elder, please invite first!" Zhuge Liang said very modestly.
"Zhuge Shangshu, you are the Lord Shangshu, you should go first!" Zhuge Liang has the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Tian Feng over there is mainly an advisor to Liu Mang. Although he is in the cabinet, he usually does not Zhuge Liang's control is great.
Seeing the two backing down, Liu Mang couldn't help but get annoyed, this Zhuge villager, why hasn't he been so polite to him on weekdays.
"Okay, that's enough, you two come one by one, Mr. Tian Feng, you start first!" Liu Mang said to Tian Feng over there.
"Master Zhuge Shangshu, I think Mr. Zhuge Shangshu should agree with me, how about the two of us together?"
"Very good!" Zhuge Liang nodded and smiled over there.
"My lord, the reason why this Cao Cao retreated from Liaodong is because he is kind to Cao Cao! It's not that Cao Cao let Gongsun Kang go!" Tian Feng spoke first. Having said that, he deliberately sold a pass, and gave the following reasons for the right to speak to Zhuge Liang over there.
"It's Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, who found something better than winning Liaodong! The benefits are even greater than winning Liaodong!" Zhuge Liangliang nodded and said to Liu Mang over there.
"Greater benefits than Liaodong?" Liu Mang was stunned for a moment, and won Liaodong. In addition to having an extra barren land for Cao Cao, there is also the biggest obstacle to the development of Yangzhou, no more The supply of horses. Yangzhou's combat effectiveness will drop a lot.
If Cao Cao has other benefits that are even greater than winning Liaodong.
Liu Mang suddenly widened his eyes. He seemed to understand something.
"My lord, Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, I'm afraid he's going to go to war with the lord!" Tian Feng and Zhuge Liang dropped a heavy bomb, which made Liu Mang very shocked.
"Let's go to war!" Liu Mang stood up abruptly. The overall situation of the world is now very clear. Cao Cao in the north has completed the great unification. In the Central Plains, he is Liu Mang, and the rest are horses from Xiliang. Teng et al. It won't be long before Jingzhou collapses, as for Liu Zhang in Yizhou
hehe. That is a master of success. If his father Liu Yan is a timid person, then he Liu Zhang is even more timid. He just wants to guard his one-acre three-point land. up.
Even Liu Mang was still thinking about whether to give Liu Zhang a title, let him teach Shuzhong, and then give him a lifetime of glory and wealth.
So if you want to win the world in this world, Cao Cao and Liu Mang must be the next one.
Cao Cao is now sitting in Youzhou, Jizhou in the north, Qingzhou in Bingzhou, and Yanzhou in the Central Plains. Zhili is also in his hands. The land of the six states is in his hands.
As for Liu Mang, although he is not as good as Cao Cao over there. But it is also based on Yangzhou, and there are three continents in Xuzhou in the east of the Yangtze River. Half of Jingzhou is in his hands, and so is Yuzhou. Almost equivalent to the land of the four continents.
Once the two forces start a war, the outcome will be a large-scale battle, at least hundreds of thousands.
That's why Liu Mang suddenly sat up. Liu Mang wasn't ready yet, or Liu Mang wasn't ready because the army wasn't ready, but he really couldn't bear to see this big man beating his own people.
"But my lord, don't worry, we still have time, but this time should not be much!" Tian Feng over there continued to speak. When Cao Cao sent troops, there were many things involved, including righteousness and so on. Who is Liu Mang? He bears the titles of Great Han Shu King and Great Han Sage King.
Even if Cao Cao attacks Liu Mang, he must first stink Liu Mang's reputation, otherwise, if he can't hold the righteousness, he really can't act.
"Time, time!" Liu Mang couldn't help but looked in the direction of Jingzhou, which was indeed Jingzhou. Cao Cao was giving Liu Mang time, so Liu Mang was giving Liu Bei time.
"Liu Paopao, Liu Paopao, work harder, take Jingzhou and Yizhou, otherwise how can I get rid of you!" Liu Wei was muttering to himself, hoping that Liu Bei could let Liu Wei win Get what you want.
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Tian Feng was right, Cao Cao's deployment of soldiers and horses from Liaodong was to start a war with Liu Wei.
Cao Cao also returned to Xudu with the army.
Looking at the side of the Yellow River, crossing the Yellow River is the direction of Yanzhou, and behind Cao Cao is the north that has been taken by him.
Walking on the territory of Yanzhou, Cao Cao is like a spring breeze, can you not be proud
He Cao Cao Cao Mengde, after he was born as an eunuch, it can be said that Cao Cao Cao Mengde was a kind of joke when he was born.
After that, it will be Cao Cao's appearance, which can be regarded as a great shame for Cao Cao.
Everyone said that Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan's little turkey was ugly.
But who knows, compared with Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan, our Cao Cao and Cao Gong are half a catty, and even the two of them can be said to be twins. They were all black and short and fat.
But this fat black man finally defeated Gao Fushuai and successfully completed a counterattack.
From the Yellow Turban Rebellion, to the Luoyang Rebellion, and then the Eighteenth Route Princes Meeting Dong Zhuo.
He, a black fat man, has been accumulating his own fame.
He is after the eunuch, so our black fat man has to use Dong Zhuo to prove it.
Take the seven-star sword and prepare to kill Dong Zhuo, but of course this is just a preparation to kill. Cao Cao is not stupid. If he killed Dong Zhuo in Dong Zhuo's mansion, would Cao Cao still be able to escape
That's why it can be said that it is just preparing to kill.
But before he was ready to kill, he had to make his reputation first. He Cao Cao did it and publicized that he wanted to kill Dong Zhuo. Everyone thought that Cao Cao was a righteous man and minister.
Even Dong Zhuo is cooperating with Cao Cao in acting, sending people to arrest Cao Cao, which really made Cao Cao famous.
After that, the princes of the Eighteenth Route attacked Dong Zhuo.
It was also he, Cao Cao, who was the first to stand up and publish an appeal, and once again gained a huge reputation. At that time, if someone in the world did not know who Emperor Han was, it was understandable, but if someone did not know who Cao Cao was, That's a big joke.
Although the commander-in-chief who defeated Dong Zhuo was eventually taken over by Gao Fushuai Yuan Shao, it did not prevent Cao Cao from gaining fame.
No matter how difficult it is, it is to welcome Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
Yuan Shao also had the intention to welcome the Emperor of Han at that time, Tian Feng Jushou was trying his best to encourage him at that time. But Gao Fushuai was used to freedom, how could he provoke an immediate boss for himself, so Yuan Shao refused.
And our Cao Cao children's shoes are different, he didn't refuse, on the contrary, he went to welcome Yuan Shao happily, but he thought differently from Gao Fushuai Yuan Shao's children's shoes.
What Yuan Shao's children's shoes thought was that if Emperor Han arrived in Jizhou, he would find himself an immediate boss. Yuan Shao thought that Emperor Han would be a human being.
But our Cao Cao children's shoes regard Emperor Han as a thing, a tool puppet.
He is just a prop to earn his own reputation.
It is precisely because of this that Cao Cao not only has a huge reputation, but also has a reputation machine.
All of a sudden, Cao Cao's reputation spread throughout the world.
Seeing the high spirits of **, Yuan Shao, our tall, rich and handsome children's shoes, became angry and sent troops to attack Cao Cao.
At the beginning, Cao Cao really thought that he couldn't beat Gao Fushuai, after all, the counterattacks of ** are really rare. What's more, this tall, rich and handsome man used to be his big brother.
However, Gao Fushuai is too tall, so he can't be thick-skinned, like Cao Cao's thick-skinned, even if Gao Fushuai himself is wrong, he will not admit it.
As a result, the Yuan family was not united at all, and with our Xu You children's shoes, in the end our silk man Cao Dada really counterattacked Yuan Shao.
Unified Hebei and became the overlord of the north.
Now Cao Cao is really in high spirits. He was sitting on the bank of the Yellow River and wanted to live and die with Yanzhou, but now he is going to return home.
Cao Cao's carriage headed towards Xudu over there.
The army is also moving forward.
"Look, look! That's Mr. Cao's frame!" All the people in Yanzhou rushed to greet him along the way. This is not a show, it's a fact.
Although Cao Cao was a little snarky and dark-hearted, he did one thing very well, that is, he was very kind to the common people, which other princes could not do.
Cao Cao can even go to the fields to grow food in person. It is inseparable from Cao Cao that Yanzhou can become what it is now! (to be continued..)