"This is the so-called blessing that does not come again, but misfortune will come again." [Shuoyuan·Quanmou]
"Yun Chang." Tian Yu knew that this was difficult for Guan Yu to accept, so he softened his tone: "Some people may only see the battle of Xiapi, but some people can look higher.
Only by doing more can you not make mistakes and know what to do. According to my guess, the court's strategy may be to let Cao Cao defend Yanzhou to resist Yuan Shao, Liu Shijun to defend Xuzhou to resist Yuan Shu, and then join forces with Liu Jingzhou, Jihou, etc.
People, jointly attack the Yuan family and clear up the world. But people's hearts are unpredictable. For the same military exploits, you have one share and I have one share. Although it is fair, but if you are gone, I will only have two shares. Wouldn't it be better?"
"Cao Mengde!" Guan Yu gritted his teeth and said bitterly after knowing the reason for the incident.
"Let's go, at least he left a way for us to wait, so it won't end." Tian Yu said with a wry smile, while he had already pulled up the horse's rein. The reason why he was calm at the city gate just now and was not in a hurry to escape was that
Because he was sure that Cao Cao would not kill them all. He couldn't help but compare Cao Cao with Liu Bei, and couldn't help but sigh: "This man has an excellent grasp of timing, proportion, and people's hearts. I lost to him.
It’s not unfair either.”
The two of them waited outside the door for a while, until Shiren arrived injured and brought the last group of people. Tian Yu didn't wait any longer and urged them to start.
"Don't wait for Chen Gongwei?" Guan Yu looked at Le Jin who was chasing after him in a hurry, but was stopped on the way. He sighed in his heart and asked aloud.
Chen Yu and Chen Gongwei are Chen Deng's elders. They had earlier helped Tian Yu kill Cao Bao and control the Pi Kingdom. Now Tian Yu not only does not see Tian Yu leading him out to kill him, but it seems that he has no intention of waiting for him to leave the city with him.
"No wait, it's not easy for the Xiapi Chen family to wait." Tian Yu heard the sound of the city gate slamming shut behind him, and subconsciously clamped his legs under the horse's belly.
The crowd quickened their steps and headed west along the official road. After walking for a long time, Guan Yu suddenly said doubtfully: "This is not the direction to Haixi."
Haixi County, where Liu Bei fled to, belongs to Guangling County, but it is located in the northernmost part of Guangling, the easternmost part of Xiapi, and the southernmost tip of the East China Sea. It faces the sea to the east and borders the three counties of Donghai, Guangling and Xiapi. Although the population is small,
But the location was excellent. Originally, they only needed to find a boat and go eastward to reach Haixi, but Tian Yu took them to the west, which made Guan Yu confused.
After hearing this, Tian Yu raised his eyes and looked around, and then the scattered starlight confirmed the direction again. He saw the vast outline of the night, the morning star in the east flickering and dimming, a ray of dawn began to appear at the end of the sky, the dark mountain peaks and the blue sky.
The sky began to become clear: "If we don't go to Haixi, we will go to Peiguo. Only where we go can we not be truly abandoned."
After some cleaning, Cao Cao walked into the mansion where Prime Minister Xia Pi lived, and issued the next military order to Wang Bi: "Let Zi Lian collect more food and grass in the East China Sea, and take more care of Langxie's affairs, but I have to
Young Master, if Lu Bu comes, let Zang Ba deal with it himself. There is also Huainan. Miaocai is very quick with his troops. After daybreak, he will lead his troops to Xuyi immediately and cooperate with Tian Zitai and other troops to attack Yuan Shu. He will not be allowed to cross the Huaihe River. We will wait
You must make a statement... By the way, where is Chen Gongwei?"
Chen Yu, wearing a wide-sleeved dark coat, walked out of the back hall with graceful steps, raised his hands to Cao Cao and said, "Long time no see, Mr. Cao, be safe."
"Gongwei." Cao Cao had met Chen Yu, Chen Gui and other members of the public clan in Luoyang in the past. Although they only played well with Yuan Shu and did not have a close relationship with Yuan Shao, in this environment, it was important to be able to renew their old friendship.
A huge advantage. Cao Cao knew that in order to gain the support of Xuzhou's powerful forces, Chen Yu was indispensable, so he enthusiastically greeted him and said, "I thought it was my lax military management that caused you to give way to Tian Guo."
"What are you talking about, Mr. Cao?" Chen Yu squinted his eyes and smiled, not feeling there was anything wrong with his actions: "I have been waiting for Mr. Cao."
"Wait for me? Haha..." Cao Cao smiled politely and invited the other party to sit down: "How is Mr. Han Yu doing lately?"
"Lord!" Just as he was saying this, he saw Le Jin, the captain of Chen Du, and Shi Huan, the captain of the marching military academy, walking in one after the other.
Cao Cao squinted his eyes and saw that although their expressions were equally anxious, they were also slightly different. Le Jin's anxiety showed a hint of unwillingness, while Shi Huan's expression was a little bit ashamed. He suddenly understood something in his heart.
First, he waved his hand to Shi Huan, who was about to confess, and said softly: "Gong Liu, please go down first."
As early as when Cao Cao first started to make a fortune and served as the Northern Lieutenant of Luoyang, Shi Huan followed him as a retainer. Now as a lieutenant of the Central Military Academy, he is in charge of personal soldiers and personally protects Cao Cao's safety, but even Le Jin can't stop him.
It really makes Shi Huan feel ashamed.
Although Cao Cao didn't show anything, he was already a little unhappy in his heart. It seemed that he needed to have a closer guard to guard the door.
Chen Yu watched from the side without saying a word. He had always heard that Le Jin was Cao Cao's favorite general and was promoted in the army. However, he had never heard that Le Jin had any outstanding strategies besides being brave in battle.
, and fighting bravely, each army has one or two soldiers who died first, why is Le Jin the only one? This question was not clear until I saw Cao Cao and Le Jin standing together with my own eyes.
He very consciously chose to avoid it.
"My lord, Guan Yu and others have been defeated and have lost their morale. Why don't you let me lead the troops to pursue them?" After Chen Yu left, Le Jin took a few steps closer. The two stood opposite each other. He looked up at Cao Cao and said incomprehensibly.
: "If they are allowed to go south and join forces with Liu Bei's remnant army, they will also cause a lot of trouble to Duke Cao when our army is about to deal with Yuan Gongdao."
"Liu Bei doesn't have that opportunity, let alone the strength." Cao Cao said lightly, as if he didn't take Liu Bei to heart. He said firmly: "If I were Tian Guorang, I would never go to Haixi to look for Liu Bei. Instead of going to Haixi
, it is better to go to Peiguo to find his own family. Although Tian Chou is marching into Jiujiang now, he only has more than 3,000 Yue cavalry soldiers and thousands of county soldiers, and his momentum is not big. If Tian Yu and Guan Yu are there to help,
The result would be different.”
Le Jin couldn't help but said: "But wouldn't this be more troublesome?"
"Yes, who has taught me so much?" Cao Cao laughed proudly, but his laughter suddenly stopped.
A person hurriedly walked outside the door. He was the doctor appointed by Cao Cao to serve Xi Zhicai. He brought a shocking news with an uneasy look on his face: "The Xi Gong... died of illness."
"What did you say?" Cao Cao was shaken and almost collapsed. Le Jin hurriedly supported him, but Cao Cao was already in tears and couldn't help but cry: "Zhi Cai!"
Xi Zhicai died of cold. This disease has various symptoms, is difficult to treat, and there is no famous doctor. It was a blessing to delay it until this time. Cao Cao opened it and took a look at the suicide note that Xi Zhicai dictated before his death.
Then he clenched his fists into a ball and cried: "He is trying to persuade me to keep the Han Dynasty in mind... Once Zhicai leaves, who will I look for in the future to ask for advice and make decisions on important matters?"
Everyone present couldn't help but sigh. Xi Zhicai was low-key and easy-going in the army, never taking any airs, and was trusted by the generals. Now that he died prematurely due to illness, it is really sad. Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Ang and others hurried after hearing the news
At this time, even though I was comforted, I couldn't help but feel sad.
Before Cao Cao could calm down, another piece of bad news soon came. An urgent report came from Xun Yu in Shanyang County, saying that Tian Fen, the governor of Yanzhou, had accused Cao Cao of bullying the chief officials, usurping the power of a state, and killing famous people.
, invited Zang Hong, the former governor of Qingzhou, to lead his troops south to crusade. As the initiator and sworn leader of the alliance to fight against Dong, Zang Hong had a great reputation in the Central Plains. His arrival immediately caused Yanzhou Dongjun, Jiyin, Rencheng and other counties to raise their flags.
response.
Xu Xi, Mao Hui and other generals who stayed behind in Yanzhou, as well as powerful people from all over the country, also raised troops. Cao Cao's confidant, Jibei Prime Minister Ding Chong, was defeated by the domestic rebels. He fled eastward to Mount Tai to seek refuge from Xiahou Dun. Within a few days, Yanzhou was completely lost.
, only Shouzhang Ling Cheng Yu, Dong'aling Zaozhi, and the defenders of Fan County, Changyi and other counties were still resisting.
Xun Yu, who was in Changyi, Shanyang, immediately mobilized Xia Houdun to return to his army, and returned to Jibei with Ding Chong to resist Zang Hong, killing hundreds of people and barely stopping the domestic turmoil. At the same time, Cao Cao and others were finally
What people can't believe is that he boasted that he could entrust his family's best friend, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, to lead Zhu Ling and others to raise troops, march to Jiyin, and even go south to the Liang Kingdom.
"Ah!" Cao Cao was stunned for a long time, then suddenly pressed his forehead and screamed in pain.
"Mr. Cao, Gong Cao!" Everyone was startled and hurriedly came over to take a look, calling the doctor next to them to come forward.
"My head! My head!" Cao Cao had a splitting headache and showed a ferocious expression.