"Is Lu Bu still near Xuchang?" Cao Cao looked at the latest intelligence and felt a little bad. Cao Ren, Yu Jin, and Le Jin met Gao Shun in the Shansang area. Le Jin was defeated by Gao Shun in the first battle.
Although it was only a small defeat, the devastating scene as imagined did not appear. Instead, there was an illusion of being counterattacked.
Lu Bu has been wandering around Xuchang in the past few days, plundering local government offices from time to time, or directly "borrowing grain" from big local households!
Robbery is robbery. Cao Cao didn't know when Lu Bu became so elegant, and why did he call it "Jiu"?
He didn't know when Lu Bu became so shameless, but this kind of thing happened a lot, and it was difficult for Cao Cao to deal with it. Recently, many civil and military officials and celebrities in the city came to urge Cao Cao to send troops as soon as possible to kill that
Lu Bu drove him back to Xuzhou.
Lu Bu's coming this time has hurt the interests of these nobles. In previous wars, even when facing Yuan Shu, this group of people was not seen to be very active.
But now that Lu Bu has arrived, it indicates that once Cao Cao is defeated, all the Central Plains nobles may be purged by Lu Bu. It is unclear whether this will happen, but judging from Lu Bu's previous tricks, the chance of doing so is extremely high.
No one wanted the wealth accumulated during the family era to be forcibly deprived of them, so for them, Lu Bu's arrival was even more important than Yuan Shu's arrogance of proclaiming the emperor.
Isn't this the person you welcomed in?
Cao Cao sometimes felt that these people were a bit ridiculous. When Lu Bu entered Yanzhou, the Yanzhou nobles welcomed the same person. Now these people wanted to eat Lu Bu alive. Cao Cao did not pity these people at all.
"Sikong, the night is already dark. If you have anything to do, it's not too late tomorrow~" Cao Cao was writing to himself when a soft and seductive voice came from behind him, followed by the woman's faint body fragrance, and a woman came behind Cao Cao
Kneel down and gently let Cao Cao's head rest on her majestic chest.
"Madam, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Cao Cao closed his eyes and enjoyed the beautiful woman's clothes. He was really sleepy.
"If Sikong doesn't come back, how can I dare to sleep?"
If Chu Nan were here, he would definitely recognize that this woman was the Zou family whom he had begged to let go. After the Zou family was driven out of Nanyang, they had no home and went straight to Xuchang. However, the incident happened in Chu Nan.
After leaving Xuchang.
Cao Cao met him again in a Chu palace in Xuchang. It happened that his first wife Ding was having a quarrel with Cao Cao over Cao Ang's death.
Cao Cao finally brought her back to Sikong Mansion.
During that time, several high-ranking officials in Xuchang died, but this kind of thing didn't matter to Cao Cao. The Zou family was very well-behaved after staying with Cao Cao, and they also had endless ways of serving people, which made Cao Cao inseparable.
She did.
While enjoying Zou's massage, for some reason, an evil fire came up. He suddenly turned over, pressed Zou under him, and pulled open her clothes. In an instant, the white spring light made Cao Cao's breath change.
He became anxious, as if the thunder from the sky would stir up the fire on the earth. Suddenly there was a steady sound of footsteps outside the door, it was obvious that someone was coming.
"Sikong~" Mrs. Zou whispered in Cao Cao's ear, her breath was like orchid, and she blew softly across Cao Cao's ear, which made Cao Cao tremble. After kneading it twice, he whispered: "Go back.
wait for me!"
"Hmm~ Sikong is so bad~" Ms. Zou exclaimed in pain after being rubbed. After giving Cao Cao a charming look, she stood up and straightened her messy clothes, then twisted her plump buttocks and walked towards the back hall.
"Lord!" Xu Chu walked in from the door, his face a little ugly.
"You look like this, I don't think anything good will happen!" Looking at Xu Chu's face, Cao Cao knew that nothing good would happen. The desire for courage just now gradually subsided, and he leaned back, but in his mind was the image of Zou's frank meeting.
Her snow-white jade skin and plump figure are really like a peach, as if she could pick anyone out of her.
"Lord?" Seeing that Cao Cao was distracted, Xu Chu couldn't help but speak louder.
"Ahem~ What's the matter?" Cao Cao came back to his senses and looked at Xu Chu, his face gradually becoming serious.
"Just now news came from the city guards that Lu Zhao is back." Xu Chu said in a dull voice.
"Lu Zhao?" Cao Cao's guard frowned: "Where are you now?"
"Waiting to be summoned outside Sikong Mansion." Xu Chu bowed and said.
"Pass!" Although he really wanted to explore the ancient road with the beauty, Lu Zhao came back at this time, which made Cao Cao feel a little heavy. Since the other party was anxious to see her, there must be an urgent military situation, so of course he wanted to see her.
Soon, Lu Zhao, who was wearing a dusty appearance, came in. When he saw Cao Cao, he immediately knelt down and said mournfully to Cao Cao: "Prime Minister, please avenge General Xiahou!"
"Yuan Rang!?" Cao Cao felt his head went blank for a moment. He looked at Lu Zhao absently and said, "What happened? How is Yuan Rang?"
"Five days ago, Lu Bu's subordinate Chu Nan led the Jianghuai troops to cross the Huai River, raided and occupied Ruyin, and even killed General Li Zheng..." Lu Zhao told Cao Cao everything he knew in detail.
When he heard that Xiahou Dun had died in battle and had his head displayed to the public, Cao Cao finally couldn't help but burst into tears and cried out sadly: "Yuan Rang, why did you abandon your orphan like this!?"
"My lord, the general has found out clearly that there is a veteran general under Chu Nan's command named Huang Zhong. In the battle that day, it was this man who shot General Xiahou with an arrow. However, it was Na Shi'a who made the general even more angry. At that time
He was approaching Chu Nan. Not only did he not kill Chu Nan, but he finally showed General Xiahou's head to the public. This man is the most hateful!" Lu Zhao said bitterly to Cao Cao: "My lord, the last general is willing to lead another army and I will definitely take it.
That Chu Nan has a head on his head!"
Cao Cao didn't say anything. He was still obsessed with the news of Xiahou Dun's death. After a long time, he sighed: "You have traveled all the way, and you can go back to rest. I have my own opinion on this matter!"
"Here!" Lu Zhao didn't talk nonsense. He believed that Cao Cao would not let Xiahou Dun die in vain, so he said goodbye to Cao Cao and turned around to leave.
After Lu Zhao left, Cao Cao closed his eyes, and tears fell from the corners of his eyes unconsciously. Xiahou Dun's death really made him heartbroken and couldn't breathe. It was precisely because of this that he did not cry loudly.
Xu Chu stood beside Cao Cao silently, like a pillar.
"Child Chu Nan! You killed three of our generals!" I don't know how long it took, but the pain in Cao Cao's heart gradually faded away, when he saw Cao Cao suddenly got violent and kicked the table in front of him out of the hall.
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Hearing the commotion, the guards quickly rushed out the door.
"Back off!" Xu Chu waved his hand, signaling for the guards to step back. The guards looked at the desk that had been kicked out on the ground, and then looked at Cao Cao with a sad expression on his face, and they all stepped back knowingly.
"Lord, send out the troops. I am willing to be the vanguard and avenge General Xiahou!" Xu Chu said solemnly after shooing away the personal guards in the mansion, turning around and saluting Cao Cao.
"It was Gu Xiao who underestimated this son and harmed Yuan Rang!" Cao Cao shook his head. It was because he underestimated Chu Nan. Among Lu Bu's three armies, the one Cao Cao despised most was Chu Nan. After all, whether Zhang Liao or Gao
Both Shun and the newly demoted Ji Ling have enough records to support them.
But what does Chu Nan have? Apart from being a talkative, I can’t seem to think of any other advantages he has.
Even after Zou came to Xuchang, Cao Cao already knew that Chu Nan was the one who dealt with him in Nanyang that day, but he focused more on Zhang Liao and Lu Bu's daughter Lu Lingqi beside Chu Nan. As for Chu Nan's appearance,
No matter how hard he tried, Cao Cao basically didn't take it seriously.
Until this time he mobilized troops, Chu Nan was just a young man who knew how to talk in Cao Cao's mind. Among the three groups, Chu Nan was the only one who didn't have a powerful figure. The coach was still Chu Nan.
So not only did Cao Cao look down on him, but Xiahou Dun, the general of Runan, also didn't take Chu Nan seriously. However, the biggest problem was that it appeared here.
Who is Huang Zhong who was able to shoot Xiahou Dun from an extremely long distance with only his archery skills and had no power to fight back? Even if Lu Bu's archery skills combined with the power of the battle formation, it was probably nothing more than that. Chu Nan's side
, there is actually a being who is comparable to Lu Bu in archery, and is good at commanding archers!
This was not known at all beforehand.
Not to mention that beside Chu Nan, there is a person who can compete with Cai Yang in the battle formation. These two people are already existences that cannot be ignored. According to Lu Zhao's description, Chu Nan's performance in this battle
His performance was not bad. First, he dared to delegate power and let the general who fought against Cai Yang be the leader of the military formation. Second, he knew how to boost morale. This was quite consistent with his nonsense.
Not to mention that Cao Xing, who was evenly matched with Lu Zhao in battle, was also a good general.
They knew him well, but he despised them and knew nothing about them. Looking back now, the defeat in this battle is really not surprising at all.
"Then we will not avenge General Yuan Rang and the soldiers of the three armies!?" Xu Chu looked at Cao Cao and said in a low voice.
"Of course I have to retaliate!" Cao Cao stood up, glared at Xu Chu and said, "But if you are the vanguard, I'm afraid you will only kill others. Don't forget that Lu Bu is still roaming around at this time."
Speaking of this, Cao Cao was even more upset. Lu Bu was now robbing everywhere. The big families near Xuchang were different from the big families in ordinary places. This place is located in Yingchuan, and there are famous families everywhere. The big families in these places are powerful, and most of them are like these famous families.
People from prominent families may not be useful when you encounter difficulties on a daily basis, but they are extremely good at creating problems for you when they are harmed.
Now all the officials in the court are uniting to put pressure on Cao Cao, asking him to expel Lu Bu as soon as possible.
But is this a question of whether Cao Cao wants to oust him?
If you have fewer people, you can't defeat him. If you have more people, Lu Bu will turn around and leave, giving you no chance to encircle and suppress you. No matter how powerful Cao Cao is, there's nothing he can do for a while.
Now that Runan's army has been defeated, the news may spread throughout the government and the public tomorrow, and the pressure will only be greater by then!
Now we can only hope that the other party will not mess around in Runan. You must know that Runan is not Xuzhou. The power of the gentry is deeply rooted. If they use Xuzhou's method to mess around...Cao Cao suddenly cannot imagine it!