In the first month of the fourth year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, Zhang Xiu followed Jia Xu's suggestion and led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao.
And Jia Xu also successfully became one of Cao Cao's important advisers.
In fact, Jia Xu's defection to Cao Cao was not entirely due to Cao Cao's personality charm. In Jia Xu's heart, he probably still wanted to have a good relationship with the Lord Shangxian. Unfortunately, the Lord Shangxian is not here at the moment. It is said that he is traveling around the world.
Already.
Jia Xu returned to his new home in Xuchang with great regret, and told one of his subordinates: "I heard that the Immortal Master's surname is Ma. In this way, you can go to the Ma family compound every day to inquire about it. As soon as the Immortal Master comes back, you will immediately
Come back and report it to me..."
In 12 months, Cao Cao heard about Yuan Shao's actions, so he led his troops to garrison in Guandu, waiting for Yuan Shao to attack.
Xuchang, Dong Cheng’s home.
Wu Zilan, Wang Zifu and others gathered together to discuss how to assassinate Cao Cao.
Wu Zilan said: "It is said that Yuan Shao is coming to attack Cao Cao. We can take advantage of the chaos and kill him."
Wang Zifu shook his head and said: "This is impossible. Cao Cao has guards around him. If you want to get close to him, I'm afraid neither you nor I can do it."
Dong Cheng said: "It would be great if Lord Shangxian is willing to take action."
Another person said: "How is this possible? Master Shangxian doesn't care about the disputes between you and me in the world. I think he is just playing in the world."
Several people looked at each other and sighed in unison.
The prince's suit added: "It doesn't matter. Anyway, there is you and me in the blood book. Don't forget, there is also Liu Bei."
Wu Zilan nodded: "Yes, Liu Bei is not here at the moment. We can quickly notify him and let him take action first. If anything goes wrong, we can get away quickly and then put the blame on Liu Bei...
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Dong Cheng nodded: "I think it will work!"
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Dong Cheng's plan sounds perfect. If this plan can be implemented, history may be rewritten. Unfortunately, Dong Cheng underestimated Cao Cao's energy.
As early as when Cao Cao "persuaded" the young emperor to settle in Xuchang, he specially trained a group of spies to station themselves in the homes of various officials to collect information.
Cao Cao would ignore anyone who had no big objections to him, and if he had the intention to kill Cao Cao, he would never let him go easily.
Guandu.
After Cao Cao received the secret message that Dong Cheng and others wanted to kill him, he snorted coldly: "This Dong Cheng is so powerful that it is impossible to believe that he wants to kill me? Well, in that case, don't blame me for being rude.
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In January of the fifth year of Jian'an reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Dong Cheng and others' plan to kill Cao Cao was completely exposed. Cao Cao killed Dong Cheng mercilessly. Even Dong Guiren was not spared and killed them all together. In a short time, everyone in the imperial court was shocked.
People are panicked.
Cao Cao sent someone to appease the ministers: "Dong Cheng wants to rebel, and I will kill him on behalf of the emperor. You don't need to panic."
Many Han officials did not know, but they had some guesses. They were just afraid of Cao Cao's power, so they kept silent.
As for the little emperor, he was the one who wrote the blood letter. What's good now is that before the plan was implemented, most of the people were dead. Although there is still Uncle Liu Huang, he is not in Xuchang now.
The little emperor cried very sadly. Except for a few loyal officials who knew what he was thinking, the others just thought that the emperor was frightened...
Cao Cao did not read the contents of the blood letter, but Cao Cao knew the list above very clearly.
"Liu Bei!" Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "You big-eared thief, I treat you well, but you want to assassinate me?"
Cao Cao angrily led his troops to kill Liu Bei. Liu Bei was frightened for a moment and killed Che Zhou, the prefect of Xuzhou at the time, and became the shepherd of Xuzhou himself.
Cao Cao was simply mad at Liu Bei's move.
That month, Cao Cao led tens of thousands of troops and pressed into Xuzhou to attack Liu Bei.
How could Liu Bei, with only a few thousand men, resist Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops? Before Cao Cao could arrive, Liu Bei led his generals to withdraw from Xuzhou in a dejected manner overnight.
In his panic, Liu Bei even ignored his wife and children. In order to avoid Cao Cao's pursuit, Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to garrison Xiapi to resist Cao Cao's army.
No matter how powerful Guan Yu is, he still can't stop Cao Cao's army.
Within half a day, Xiapi City was destroyed, and Guan Yu had no choice but to temporarily surrender to Cao Cao.
When Yuan Shao's counselor Tian Feng got the news, he immediately reported to his lord Yuan Shao and suggested that his lord attack Xuchang while Cao Cao was marching east to Xuzhou. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao was hesitant because his youngest son Yuan Shang was ill.
In this way, Yuan Shao missed a wonderful opportunity to unify the north.
In February, Yuan Shao ordered his general Yan Liang to attack Baima.
This Yan Liang is very brave. Not only is he unbeatable in a one-on-one challenge, but he is also very good at leading troops to attack.
On a high mountain, a purple-haired man sat quietly watching Yan Liang dash from left to right. To the left and right of the man, sat a beautiful woman.
The woman said: "My lord, doesn't Cao Cao have anyone who can defeat Yan Liang?"
Another woman also echoed: "Yes, sir, didn't Cao Cao have Xu Chu, Xia Houdun, Xia Houyuan and others under his command? Why didn't you see any of them?"
The purple-haired man laughed and said: "Cao Cao has to find someone to guard such a large territory, right? If they all come, who will help Cao Cao guard the territory?"
"oh"
The purple-haired man nodded, stood up, looked at the battle of the white horse, and laughed...
White horse.
Yan Liang has been fighting for several days. In these days, he can be said to be invincible.
Even so, the white horse just couldn't be defeated. The opponent was already in danger several times, and for some reason, he suddenly lost his strength.
"What the hell," Yan Liang cursed and said angrily, "I didn't expect this white horse to be so difficult to beat?"
Yi's men suggested: "General, after several consecutive days of conquest, the enemy and we are exhausted. Now our army's advantage is obviously greater than that of the enemy. It's better to take a break and attack again before it's too late. This white horse will be in our possession as soon as possible."
Object."
Yan Liang thought it made sense, so he ordered a postponement for a few days.
...
By the time Cao Cao returned to Xuchang, it was already March.
Cao Cao kept supplying Baima, and Yan Liang repeatedly attacked Baima. The two sides were in a stalemate for more than a month.
While I was anxious, a report came from outside the tent, saying that Lord Shangxian would like to see you.
Cao Cao was so happy that he ran out without even wearing any shoes.
The weather in March is like a baby's face. There is a cool breeze in the morning, it is warm at noon, but at night it is freezing to the bones.
Cao Cao just ran out barefoot, but his men were frightened.
Currently, the only person who can receive such treatment from my lord is the Supreme Immortal.
"Hahaha..." Cao Cao pulled Ma Xiaoquan into the camp, "I knew that whenever I encountered difficulties, Master Shangxian would appear in time, haha..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, waved his hand and said, "I've had enough fun these days, so I came back to see what happened, Xiao Cao, did you encounter a problem again?"
Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "It's not just a problem, this good-looking person is so powerful that Baima's eyes can't stand it."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "It's not that exaggerated. What you said is not true. Is it just because of Yan Liang's bravery?"
Cao Cao's eyes narrowed and he said, "Does Master Shangxian know about this Yan Liang?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "I know a little bit, but judging from the current situation, it's not just a matter of good looks and bad looks, right?"
"Haha... Master Shangxian has a clever plan." Cao Cao nodded and said, "Yes, the white horse is only one aspect, but on the other hand, Li Yang is also in danger!"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and secretly operated the data device in his body. After checking it, Ma Xiaoquan learned that the current situation was mainly concentrated in Yanjin.
Yuan Shao led the main force to attack Yanjin, and on the Baima side, Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang was also busy attacking one after another. On Cao Cao's side, whether Yanjin or Baima fell, either side would be
It's a fatal blow.
The reason is the same. Yuan Shao, who owns the territory of the four states, is very powerful. When he advances, he attacks and when he retreats, he defends. However, Cao Cao's territory is lost and lost. No matter how you compare it, Cao Cao's power is much inferior to Yuan Shao's.
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Xiao Cao, if you were Yuan Shao, what would you do?"
Cao Cao thought for a while and said: "Actually, if I were Yuan Shao, no matter it was Baima or Yanjin, any side that has a breakthrough can attack it with one attack."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and signaled Cao Cao to continue his analysis.
"However... both Baima and Yanjin are places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. If Yuan Shao attacks hard, there will be no problem. The defeat of the two places is also a matter of time, but...
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Ma Xiaoquan took over and said: "However... the situation is critical, but battles are always fought by humans, right?"
Cao Cao nodded vigorously: "That's what I mean, Master Shangxian is really amazing."
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and chuckled: "In that case, do you have any ideas, Xiao Cao?"
Cao Cao asked, "I wonder if Master Shangxian has any good ideas?"
Ma Xiaoquan burst out laughing: "There's a word called, what's the sound, and then something?"
Guo Jia spoke quickly and slapped his forehead: "Speaking in the east and attacking in the west?"
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "I didn't say it, you said it yourself, haha..." After that, Ma Xiaoquan walked away proudly.
After Ma Xiaoquan left, Guo Jia hurriedly offered advice to Cao Cao: "My lord, since Yuan Shao is attacking from two directions, we can let him out and capture his base camp from behind!"
Cao Cao nodded: "That's very good, but our army is obviously at a disadvantage. How should we operate?"
Xun Yu stepped forward and said: "We can use Sun Bin's method of adding a stove to falsely report the number of our troops, leaving Yuan Shao confused."
Cao Cao was overjoyed: "Okay, just do what Feng Xiao said."
...
Cao Cao adopted Guo Jia's strategy, first falsely reporting the number of his own troops, and in order not to let Yuan Shao see it, he did so very covertly.
There is no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention the powerful Yuan Shao, who naturally has informants to report to him.
After hearing Xizuo's report, Yuan Shao couldn't help but worry: "What on earth does Cao Cao want to do? Will he really come to attack my camp?"