Cao Cao led his victorious army and entered Chang'an City with head held high, and was welcomed by the soldiers and people of the city.
At this time, Cao Cao was naturally very proud and proud, even more excited than when he had conquered Henan and occupied the Central Plains.
Although the Central Plains is a large land, it is the place where the Four Wars took place. Cao Cao was on pins and needles every day.
But the two states of Yongliang are different. They have the stronghold of Xiongguan in the east and the danger of Qinling Mountains in the south. With these two states, only he can threaten others, and no one else can threaten him.
At this time, Cao Cao could finally have a peaceful sleep.
The day after the victory, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty rewarded his Prime Minister Cao Cao generously in the morning court, and increased Cao Cao's food to ten thousand households.
At the court meeting that day, some courtiers even petitioned the Han Emperor to make Cao Cao the Duke.
This memorial made the Han Emperor break into a cold sweat, and he was so panicked that he didn't know how to respond.
Ever since Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty swore an oath on the white horse that the non-Liu family would be the king, and the world would fight together, proclaiming himself king has become a sign of usurpation of power by powerful ministers.
However, Cao Cao himself immediately expressed his opposition to this, claiming that he was already a highly respected minister and would never dare to be granted the title of Duke again.
Cao Cao's humble resignation finally made the Han Emperor relieved. Those ministers who tried to second the proposal had no choice but to give up when they saw Cao Cao's firm attitude.
After the court meeting was over, we returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
A group of overlord aides came one after another, and the real court meeting had just begun here.
"Prime Minister, there is an urgent report from Jingzhou. Yan Liang has defeated Sun Quan's navy not long ago. Chaisang's Yuzhang and Poyang counties have been captured by Yan Liang. Sun Quan has now retreated to Lujiang."
Liu Ye, who was in charge of intelligence together with Guo Jia, presented this latest intelligence.
As soon as this statement came out, not only Cao Cao, but also other officials in the Bafu were also shocked.
"Isn't it true that Sun Quan's navy claims to be invincible against the Yangtze River? He should at least treat it as a draw. How could he be defeated by Yan Liang?"
Cao Cao didn't know the details. After exhausting his thoughts, he naturally couldn't figure out how Yan Liang could defeat Sun Quan on the water.
Liu Ye then recounted all the battles in which Yan Liang used his chariots and ships to take Sun Quan by surprise and defeat him in one fell swoop.
At this time, Cao Cao suddenly realized.
However, after Cao Cao understood the truth, the look of surprise on his face became even more serious.
"This Yan Liang first had a repeating crossbow and then a crossbow chariot. What kind of chariots and ships has he built now? This Hebei man. What exactly is in his mind? How can he have so many strange skills and tricks?"
Surprised, Cao Cao couldn't help but doubt it.
His subordinates, including Liu Ye, Guo Jia, and Xun's uncle and nephew, were extremely smart people, and all of them could not figure it out.
They really couldn't figure it out. It was surprising that the man who was originally regarded as "brave and foolhardy" by the world had become resourceful overnight after the Battle of Guandu, but how could he still create so many things?
Incredible weapons can change the outcome of the war at critical moments.
What's even more incredible is that such an extremely smart person also has the best martial arts skills in the world. Even the peerless generals like Guan Yu and Xu Chu can't defeat him.
The counselors present were all people who knew the past and present, but they racked their brains and could not think of anyone in the past and present who could reach such unattainable heights except Yan Liang.
In the end, even if they didn't say it with their mouths, they had to admit this cruel fact in their hearts:
Yan Liang is the first person in history.
Seeing that no one in the staff said anything, Cao Cao said solemnly: "Yan Liang is so powerful now. If he is allowed to annex Jiangdong again, who in the world can control him? It seems that we must give him some color to see the truth."
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Cao Cao's words clearly meant that he would use troops against Yan Liang.
At this time, Liu Ye hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, the general of Shang County sent a report the day before yesterday. Yan Jun has strengthened the troops in Wuguan a few days ago. Now the enemy in Wuguan has increased to 7,000.
According to this, Yan Liang seems to have taken precautions."
Upon hearing this, Cao Cao's fighting spirit that had just surged immediately withered away.
Obviously, Yan Liang knew that Cao Cao had conquered Yongliang and had been prepared to prevent you from attacking Nanyang again.
Due to the danger of Wuguan and the addition of 7,000 elite troops, even if Cao Cao raised an army of 70,000, he might not be able to capture it.
Moreover, even if it took a long time to conquer, Yan Liang must have arrived with his army by then. Do we want to have a decisive battle with Yan Liang on his territory?
Cao Cao will never forget the painful lesson of the last defeat in Nanyang.
"Since Yan Liang is on guard, it is unrealistic to attack Nanyang by force. In Yi Yu's opinion, since Yan Liang cannot be prevented from becoming powerful, we should concentrate on strengthening ourselves as soon as possible. As long as the Prime Minister can wipe out the Central Plains and unify the north, even if Yan Liang has already
If you own half of the country, what should you fear?"
Xun Yu's words pulled Cao Cao out of his narrow thinking.
After pondering for a long time, Cao Cao suddenly condensed his eyes and said loudly: "What Wen Ruo said is absolutely true. Taking the Central Plains from the east is the first priority. Yan Liang will put it aside for now. Now that Yongliang has been pacified, all worries about the future are gone.
It’s time to restart the eastward strategy.”
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Hukou Camp.
Yan Liang rode his horse and inspected various water camps, supervising the soldiers to intensify their training.
Now that winter has turned into spring, and the spring plowing season is approaching, even though Yan Liang has been victorious, he has to temporarily stop his offensive.
The battle involved not only soldiers, but also logistics. Yan Liang's 50,000 to 60,000 troops gathered at the front, and hundreds of thousands of slave laborers had to be recruited in the rear to carry out the logistics work of transporting grain and building cities.
So this spring plowing is about to begin, and if hundreds of thousands of young men cannot go to the fields, it will inevitably have a big impact on the entire Jingzhou economy.
Moreover, since Zhou Yu took charge of the Wu army in Wankou, Sun Quan suddenly became much smarter. He moved a large number of people at the border between the two armies inland and implemented the policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country. This made Yan Liang unable to support war with war. In this case, Jingzhou's
The quality of the economy will have a more important impact on Yan Liang's next battle.
Furthermore, Yan Liang also made a tentative attack on Wankou Fortress not long ago. Facts have proved that Zhou Yu did, as Yan Liang suspected, use tactics that he could not hold on to.
In the decisive battle on the water, Yan Liang can rely on the advantages of vehicles and boats, but if the Wu people cannot hold on, Yan Liang will be a little helpless for a while.
Before he could think of a way to defeat the enemy, Yan Liang could only choose to temporarily stop the attack and let the soldiers take a break.
While I was patrolling, I suddenly saw Zhou Cang rushing towards me and shouted: "My lord, something bad has happened. The third lady and the fourth lady are fighting."
The third lady, Ma Yunlu?
When did she come, how could she start a fight with Sun Shangxiang?
Yan Liang looked stunned, and without thinking much, he hurriedly turned his horse and galloped towards the tent.
When they were far away, Yan Liang heard the sound of a woman's shout and the sound of weapons clashing, as if a fierce battle was going on.
Turning around a tent, I looked up and saw two figures, one white and one red, flying and dancing in front of the Chinese army's tent, with two silver spears splashing into the sky.
Looking closely, I saw Ma Yunlu in white fighting with Sun Shangxiang in red.
"Why did the two of them fight?"
Yan Liang stood up and dismounted, and the soldiers who were watching on his left and right saw their lord coming, and they jumped out of their way and consciously made way for him.
Yan Liang originally wanted to stop their fierce fight, but when he saw the two of them fighting to the point of no conclusion, he suddenly became interested again and swallowed the words on his lips.
Ma Yunlu's Ma's Marksmanship and Sun's Overlord Marksmanship are both unique among spears. It's rare to see these two styles of marksmanship confront each other. If you have nothing to do, you might as well appreciate them.
Yan Liang became interested, so he clasped his hands on his chest and watched the battle with great interest.
There were heavy gun shadows, cold light streaming out, flying fire and white rainbow entangled together, making the killing inextricable.
The Ma family's spear art focuses on the variety of moves, and the moves are complicated but insufficient in strength. On the contrary, the Sun family's Overlord Spear is mainly about fierceness.
Each of these two methods of marksmanship has its own strengths and weaknesses, and their training levels are almost the same, so naturally neither one can overpower the other.
Yan Liang had fought against Ma Chao, and the same marksmanship in Ma Chao's hands was ten times more powerful than Ma Yunlu's.
As for Sun Shangxiang, his martial arts skills were expected to be far inferior to that of his brother Sun Ce. Yan Liang couldn't help but imagine what would happen if Sun Ce were still alive and faced Ma Chao.
Just as he was deep in thought, he suddenly saw the two of them shouting in unison. Two figures, one white and one red, collided with each other, and two silver spears shot out like lightning.
The sharp blade with the cold light rushing straight towards the opponent's chest.
The two of them used their full strength in this move. Both sides did not avoid each other's gun, as if they were determined to fight to the death and fight to the death.
Yan Liang's head was suddenly startled. With his superb martial arts skills, he could clearly see that the two of them were trying to win. They would rather risk losing both sides than to separate the male and female.
At this point, Yan Liang could no longer watch the fun. He didn't want to see his two beautiful concubines with blood splattered in front of his eyes.
Seeing two silver spears, they were about to stab each other in an instant.
At the critical moment, Yan Liang moved his figure and rushed into the battlefield like the wind. Before anyone could see his movements clearly, his majestic body was already blocking the way of the two of her.
Ma Yunlu and Sun Shangxiang were fighting fiercely. No one expected that their husbands would suddenly appear, and their faces would change dramatically.
It's just that the two of them had already used their moves, and they didn't have time to stop them. The silver spear in their hands stabbed Yan Liang who was blocking the center.
The moment the spear point was about to approach, Yan Liang suddenly leaned back a few inches, lightly dodging the incoming spear point. He raised his ape arm and grabbed the gun rod with his tiger palm.
He exerted force on his wrist, but heard two "clicks" in unison, and the two silver spears were easily broken as if they were decaying.
"How unbecoming it is to fight among each other in the camp!" Yan Liang shouted sharply and threw the broken gun head in front of the two of them.
Ma Yunlu and Sun Shangxiang were so frightened that their bodies shook, and their faces showed fear.
