After the princes jointly attacked Huguan, Lu Bu no longer had any respect for the Han Dynasty. The same thing would happen to other princes, not to mention Lu Bu's ability to disobey the orders of the Han Dynasty.

Xu Duchao Tang, Cao Cao's control can only be said to be approximate. He does not want to become the prime minister who is feared by everyone in the court. Therefore, on many matters, Cao Cao can still listen patiently to the rebuttals of the officials in the court. This is

If someone in the court or privately wants to offend Cao Cao's interests, this will not be tolerated by Cao Cao, just like officials in the court liaising with generals in the army.

Some officials in the court were dissatisfied with Cao Cao, but Cao Cao still had a good reputation in the court.

The arrival of Jiangdong's envoys made Xu Du's court rejoice. Jiangdong's sending of envoys showed that they had recognized the existence of Xu Du's court. This situation was of great significance to Xu Du.

The Han Dynasty was weak, and it had become a habit for the princes to hold heavy troops and not obey the orders of the court. When Sun Ce claimed to be King of Wu, he did not make it clear to the court. However, Sun Ce became king after Lu Bu. Between the two

With the alliance, even if Cao Cao uses this as an excuse to attack Jiangdong, it is very likely that the Chang'an army will attack.

This is also the reason why Cao Cao is so eager to conquer Qingzhou. Jiangdong has become too close to Lu Bu in recent years, which makes Cao Cao worried. The threat of Jiangdong's army behind him always makes Cao Cao feel strongly uneasy, so he takes advantage of Lu Bu to clean up

Liu Bei's opportunity, Cao Cao wanted to seize Jingzhou from the Jiangdong Army.

There is no shortage of elite soldiers and generals in Jiangdong. After Cao Cao's army recuperated in the past two years, not only did the food and grass in the treasury become sufficient, but the soldiers in the army also became elite. Among them, the elite team trained by Cao Cao's army generals was on the battlefield in Jingzhou.

It will definitely shine.

After Yu Fan paid homage, he ordered Xun Yu to have a banquet for Shangshu. The banquet was filled with respectable officials from the court, which made Yu Fan feel extremely satisfied. However, to Yu Fan's disappointment, although the court accepted Jiangdong's offer,

However, Cao Cao led his troops to attack Jingzhou and did not stop.

Yu Fan vaguely heard that Sun Quan's territory was in Jiangdong, and there were many rebels in Jingzhou, and he instantly understood Cao Cao's intention. No matter how hard Jiangdong worked before this war, it could not change Cao Jun's determination to attack Jingzhou.

, Lu Bu led his troops into Yizhou, which was the signal for Cao Jun to attack Jingzhou.

This time Cao Cao led his troops to Jingzhou. The most important purpose was to seize Jiangxia from Sun Quan. As long as he controlled Jiangxia, he would cut off the waterway connection between Jiangdong and Jingzhou. In this way, after conquering Jiangxia, he would seize it.

The three counties occupied by Sun Quan in Jingnan were much simpler.

In terms of military strength, Cao Cao has a huge advantage. He has gathered 100,000 soldiers and horses, showing the strong combat effectiveness of Cao's army. Not only that, soldiers and horses from all over the country are still gathering in Xiangyang. Cao Cao has the idea of ​​​​not giving up until he conquers Jingzhou.

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Cao Cao naturally heard about Jiangdong sending an envoy to Xudu. Cao Cao did not comment on Sun Quan's actions. The war was coming. Even if Sun Quan asked for surrender, he would not give up the land of Jingzhou easily.

Normally, Cao Cao would be quite happy if Jiangdong surrendered. Now is the critical moment for the war to begin. Jiangdong's army is weak in terms of military strength. How can it be so easy to escape this war?

thing, unless Sun Quan is willing to cede Jingzhou.

After years of fighting, all the remaining princes are the best among them. No one wants to give in easily in this competition, and they all want to make a difference.

"Now our army has gathered 100,000 people in Xiangyang, and we cannot delay the attack on Jiangxia." Cao Cao said solemnly.

The generals in the army looked at Cao Cao with burning eyes. It was this small man who led them to achieve their current achievements. For Cao Cao, the generals in the army absolutely supported him. This is also a situation that Cao Cao must see.

In these troubled times, controlling the army is equivalent to having the capital to survive in troubled times. If you don't have enough strength, it will be difficult to fight against the princes, even in Xudu.

"There are fifty thousand Jiangdong troops gathered in Jiangxia, and the leader is none other than Jiangdong general Zhou Yu." Cao Cao said.

Beside Cao Cao, there is a young face, that is Sima Yi from the Sima family. During the civil war in Hanoi, Sima Yi went to Yanzhou to take refuge. After Xu Du established the imperial court, Sima Yi's father Sima Fu recruited Cao Cao as an official, and Sima Yi

After becoming an official in the Prime Minister's Office, Sima Yi showed his extraordinary ability in handling government affairs, and thus gradually gained the appreciation of Cao Cao.

In terms of strategy, although Sima Yi was young, his performance still satisfied Cao Cao, and he now serves as the prime minister's chief administrator.

"I wonder what Zhongda thinks of this attack on Jiangdong Army?"

Cao Cao's sudden question made many generals in the army turn their attention to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi looked calm and did not feel any panic because of these glances. He cupped his hands and said: "Now the Prime Minister is sitting in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Jingzhou's Nanyang County, Nan County, and Wuling County. They are all in the hands of the Prime Minister. These three counties are

The most important counties in Jingzhou, although Sun Quan has four counties in Jingzhou, after conquering Jiangxia, the rest are not of concern."

"Jiangdong is dangerous and solid. It has been three generations. Sun Quan has tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands. With the strength of the army and horses under the lord's command, he will definitely be able to defeat Jiangxia in one fell swoop. If Jiangxia is defeated, Jiangdong will be shaken. The three counties of Jingnan will only need the Prime Minister to send generals to meet.

If we send troops and horses to go there, we will definitely be able to recover it."

After saying these words, Cao Cao nodded repeatedly and looked at Sima Yi with a hint of approval.

"I wonder if Zhongda has a good strategy to defeat the enemy?" Cao Cao asked.

Sima Yi was silent for a moment and cupped his hands and said: "The strategy of defeating the enemy is of great importance. There must be no omissions. Otherwise, once Zhou Yu learns about it, it will lose its effect."

When Cao Cao heard this, instead of being angry, he laughed and said, "What Zhongda said is true, but I just didn't consider the truth properly enough."

Cao Cao's words made the generals look at Sima Yi with a solemn look. From Cao Cao's expression, they could feel that Cao Cao attached great importance to Sima Yi. On such an important occasion, asking Sima Yi first for his opinion was enough to show that

got this point.

Some counselors looked at Sima Yi with a mixture of admiration and disdain. In the eyes of many people, Sima Yi was a bit young after all and had experienced very few things. However, if such a figure has been tempered, he will definitely become a leader.

Being able to become an important figure, judging from Cao Cao's actions, he obviously admired Sima Yi greatly. However, Sima Yi's words seemed to be sharp, but in fact they were not.

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