"My lord, Yuan Shu has now retreated to Shouchun, and our army's morale is now at a high level. It's time to attack Shouchun with all our strength!" Cao Ren said to Cao Cao with some excitement.
Yuan Shu was easier to fight than expected. Cao Jun had fought against Yuan Shu before. Although he won in the end, it was not easy. But this time, Yuan Shu's army was defeated step by step with almost overwhelming force. It seemed that all of a sudden
Yuan Shu became much weaker. Not only was the general incompetent, there was also a big problem with the enemy's morale.
"When marching to fight, guard against arrogance and anger!" Cao Cao smiled brightly, motioning for Cao Ren to sit down and talk, and then said: "This Shouchun is going to fight. This time our army has enough food and grass, but you should know the reason. Yuan Shu wants to fight, and food and grass are
We want more, hey..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Cheng Yu hurried in and saluted Cao Cao: "My lord, Xuzhou has sent documents."
"Oh?" Cao Cao reached out and took it, opened it and looked at it. The smile on his face was still there, but for some reason, it made people feel that Cao Cao's face had become a little colder.
"Lü Bu! How dare you do this!" With a roar of filial piety, the smile on Cao Cao's face turned into anger. He slapped the bamboo slip on the eucalyptus and stood up and cursed: "The slaves of the third surname are so shameless!"
"..."
Beware of arrogance and anger, Lord!
The generals did not dare to ask any more questions, and all of them remained silent.
Cao Cao was still upset and kicked the table gum into pieces.
After a while, Cao Cao calmed down a lot and sat down with a gloomy expression. Cao Ren ordered people to bring in another table and clean up the residue.
"Lord, what happened?" Cao Ren asked.
Cao Cao didn't say anything. He glanced at Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu understood and sighed: "A month ago, Lu Bu led his army across the Huai River in the name of attacking Yuan Shu and entered Guangling. However, he fought with Chen Deng. This document is to inform
My lord, the Chen family colluded with Yuan Shu, intending to rebel, and united with Yuan Shu's subordinate Sun Ce to seize Xuzhou. Now that Sun Ce is dead and the entire Chen family has been destroyed, Lu Bu's army will respond to our army, use troops against Jiujiang and Lujiang, and invite us to attack Yuan Shu together!"
"This..." Cao Hong frowned and said, "Didn't Sun Ce draw a clear line with Yuan Shu? How can the Chen family be considered to have colluded with Yuan Shu?"
Cheng Yu was speechless, there is an honest man here!
"In name, Sun Ce just doesn't help each other. It's not wrong to say that he is Yuan Shu's general." Finally, Cheng Yu explained: "The Chen family and Sun Ce have joined forces. In this way, it is acceptable to say that the Chen family and Yuan Shu colluded.
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"How can this be the same?" Xiahou Dun frowned. Isn't this a bit unreasonable?
"But logically speaking, Lu Bu is right, and most people in the world will think so. This document Lu Bu has bypassed us and sent to the court. At this time, the lord is not in the court. If the court recognizes this, the Chen family will be rebellious.
Already." Having said this, Cheng Yu sighed secretly.
Others didn't know it, but as a confidant of Cao Cao, Cheng Yu knew that the Chen family had actually secretly surrendered to Cao Cao. The prefect of Guangling was not given for free. He was originally planning to wait for Cao Cao to conquer Lu Bu.
Cao Cao cooperated internally and externally, but Lu Bu took this opportunity to destroy the Chen family.
Lu Bu's courage is a bit unlike him!
"My lord, if Lu Bu is allowed to get the land of Jianghuai, it will be many times more difficult to conquer it in the future." Xun You looked at a map for a long time and said with a solemn expression.
The land of Xuzhou is covered by waterways, but it is incomparable to the land of Jianghuai. In addition to capturing Yuan Shu in this battle, Cao Cao also intends to bring Jianghuai under his control. Now Lu Bu has taken the initiative to ask for orders to fight Jiujiang and Lujiang. If
If he really succeeds, the land of Jianghuai will become Lu Bu's bag.
It will be even more difficult to defeat Lu Bu in the future.
Cao Cao also had a headache after hearing this. What was fatal was not that Lu Bu wanted to attack Jianghuai, but that Yuan Shu's main force was now on guard against them. At this time, Lu Bu's troops entered Jiujiang, and Yuan Shu could not stop him at all, or in other words, he did not have the strength to stop them. Judging from the current situation,
It is said that the possibility of the Jianghuai land being captured by Lu Bu is extremely high!
Cao Cao took the map handed over by Xun You and said nothing, just silently looking at the location on the map.
"I think it's not the worst thing for Lu Bu to attack Yuan Shu." Guo Jia, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.
Upon hearing this, Cao Cao looked away from the map and looked at Guo Jia: "Fengxiao thinks this isn't the worst?"
Guo Jia nodded and said: "My lord, this time Lu Bu attacks Guangling. Our army will send troops immediately after the confrontation with Yuan Shu."
Xun You suddenly said after hearing this: "That is to say, Lu Bu has been prepared for a long time, that's why he can send troops so quickly!"
This kind of large-scale deployment of troops is no small matter. Money, food, men and horses all need to be prepared in advance. If not prepared in advance, it would not be possible to send troops so quickly.
Cao Cao nodded and said: "This battle started not long after our army sent out troops. The Chen family joined forces with Sun Ce from Jiangdong. It has only been less than a month, but they have already captured all the land in Guangling. Jiangdong lost troops and generals, and even Sun Ce died in Guangling. The Chen family
When did Lu Bu have such courage when his whole family was slaughtered?"
Based on Cao Cao's understanding of Lu Bu, Chen Deng only needed a letter to sway Lu Bu. But in this battle, Lu Bu hardly hesitated. Is this the Lu Bu that Cao Cao knew?
"Before, Lu Bu was brave and reckless, suspicious and judgmental. He was extremely brave but without any rules. But now..." Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao: "Lü Bu seems to be quite orderly and knows what he wants. So Lu Bu
, ten times stronger than Lu Bu before!"
This is not ten times stronger in terms of force. In the past, Lu Bu had no clear goals and was confused. If a counselor came over and mentioned something that seemed beneficial but was actually just a small gain in front of him, Lu Bu would change his ambition. However, today's
Lu Bu's goal is very clear, which is to suppress the gentry and win over the small wealthy families and the common people. Under such circumstances, anyone who says anything contrary to his goal will have a hard time succeeding.
A Lu Bu who has a clear goal is much harder to deceive than a confused Lu Bu who has no ambitions.
In fact, the truth is the same for everyone, or in other words, everyone has a similar experience, from being confused to suddenly awakening, having a direction in life, and understanding the rules of the world. Others think it is a sudden change in temperament, but in fact
It means that they suddenly figure it out psychologically, but some people figure it out very early, some people figure it out very late, and some people even fail to figure it out in their entire lives.
Cao Cao nodded and said: "What Fengxiao said is true. What Lu Bu did in this battle was exactly the same as what he did in Xiapi. What a pity Yuanlong..."
Chen Deng was a counselor that Cao Cao was very optimistic about, and he was also a secret agent buried in Xuzhou. He didn't want to be killed by Lu Bu before he had time to take effect. Cao Cao was really heartbroken over the loss of Chen Deng.
"My lord." Cao Ren saluted Cao Cao, "Why don't you use this as an excuse to attack Lu Bu first?"
Lu Bu is now in the Jianghuai area. If he sends a brigade to capture Pi, Lu Bu will definitely have problems in his rear. As a result, Lu Bu will naturally have no time to think about the conquest of Huainan.
When Cao Cao heard this, he felt something in his heart. This was indeed an opportunity. There was an empty space behind Lu Bu.
However, on the surface, the two sides are still allies. It is a bit inappropriate for him to do this himself. After all, Lu Bu is still under the imperial edict to punish thieves. He listens to his orders, but ends up being beaten by him after changing hands. This is a bit unethical.
"This matter cannot be done by our army." Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "My lord can reveal this matter to Liu Bei. Liu Bei and the Chen family have a close relationship. If they hear about this matter, they may take the initiative to attack Xuzhou without the lord's order.
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Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to conquer Xuzhou several times before, but Liu Bei showed reluctance. Now that the Chen family has been destroyed by Lu Bu, Liu Bei will naturally have enough reasons to attack Lu Bu, and if the crusade is successful, Liu Bei may regain Xuzhou.
, judging from the current situation, Liu Bei's control of Xuzhou is better than Lu Bu's control of Xuzhou.
Upon hearing this, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Cheng Yu: "Does Zhongde want to use the strategy of driving away wolves and swallowing tigers again?"
Cheng Yu nodded and said: "When tigers and wolves fight, my lord will benefit. If the tiger is allowed to continue to be so rampant, I am afraid that tigers will become a problem!"
Cao Cao nodded, handed the document to Cheng Yu and said, "I will leave this matter to Zhongde."
"Here!" Cheng Yu took the document and bowed to leave.
In this crusade against Yuan Shu, Liu Bei naturally joined the army. After all, Yuan Shu was openly arrogant. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei had always been responsible for supporting the Han Dynasty. Naturally, he did not allow this to happen. When fighting Yuan Shu this time, the three Liu Bei brothers
People kill the most ruthlessly.
Upon hearing that Cheng Yu was coming, Liu Bei quickly came out of the camp to greet him.
"I heard that Duke Xuande has a good relationship with the Chen family?" Cheng Yu asked with a smile after the two parties exchanged a few words.
"What Mr. Zhongde said is the Chen family in Xuzhou?" Liu Bei asked.
"Exactly."
"Yuanlong's elegance and humility are indeed rare in the world." Liu Bei said with a smile.
When Cheng Yu heard this, his face darkened, and he sighed: "Yu came here today to complain."
"What do you mean by this, sir?" Liu Bei asked confused.
Cheng Yu handed the document to Liu Bei and sighed: "Look at it, Mr. Xuande, and don't be too sad. Yu still has worldly things with him, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, so he left first."
Liu Bei's crusade against Lu Bu could not be ordered by Cao Cao, but Liu Bei requested it himself, so Cheng Yu did not say much about the matter.
"Brother, what is written in this article?" Zhang Fei asked curiously after Cheng Yu left.
"I don't know." Liu Bei was a little confused. He opened the document and looked at it. After a while, his face turned pale.
"Brother, what happened?" Guan Yu saw that Liu Bei looked wrong and asked quickly.
After Liu Bei closed his eyes for a moment, he handed the document to Guan Yu.
"The entire Chen family was wiped out?" Guan Yu was a little surprised.
"You deserve it. If the Chen family had been willing to assist brother Zuo and deal with Lu Bu together, how could things have happened today!" Zhang Fei heard this and cursed disdainfully. If the Chen family and Liu Bei had joined forces, Chen Gong would not have become a great scholar. If Chen Gong had not become a great scholar,
The influence of the father and son and the Chen family in Xuzhou helped Liu Bei, so they were driven out of Xuzhou in embarrassment.
"Yide, don't talk nonsense!" Liu Bei opened his eyes and his voice was a little harsh.
When Zhang Fei saw Liu Bei like this, he immediately didn't dare to speak...
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I got up late and didn't have time to update on time. Sorry~