The Three Kingdoms: I can't be a counselor, so I have to divide the world into four parts

It was snowing, and it was hard to tell whose troops were ahead.

But Cao Cao's smile had frozen on his face again!

At this moment, he really began to doubt his life -

Could it be that the Battle of Red Cliffs was against me?

Why did I laugh out an ambush every time I wanted to motivate my subordinates?

830,000 troops were defeated at Red Cliffs.

Countless troops were chasing and blocking along the way!

Since starting the business, have I ever encountered such a tragic failure?

Could it be that God wants to kill me, Cao?

The group of people suddenly panicked, and Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Yu Jin and others hurriedly stepped forward with guns to protect Cao Cao.

Prepare to use your own life in exchange for a chance of survival for the lord Cao Cao!

Cao Cao felt hopeless to escape, and his heart was filled with sorrow.

He couldn't help but look up, letting the tiny snowflakes fall on his face, sighing and saying:

"I thought Cao Cao had dominated the world for more than 20 years, and was only one step away from unifying the world, but I didn't expect to fall into a dead end here."

"It seems that today, my life is over..."

Everyone was protecting Cao Cao and was about to retreat to the forest.

Suddenly, someone shouted in front:

"Are the troops on the opposite side from Prime Minister Cao?"

Zhang Liao hurriedly stepped forward to answer: "I am the vanguard general Zhang Liao, whose troops are you?"

The soldiers on the opposite side replied: "We are the troops of General Cao Ren, and we are here to welcome Prime Minister Cao on the orders of General Cao Ren."

After hearing this, everyone felt reborn!

"My lord! My lord! It's General Cao Ren's troops!"

"Prime Minister, we are saved!"

Everyone was happy, full of joy of surviving a disaster.

The troops in front also came one after another. When a general saw Cao Cao, he quickly dismounted, walked to Cao Cao, and knelt down and said:

"I am Niu Jin, the deputy general under General Cao Ren. I am here to welcome the Prime Minister on the orders of General Cao Ren!"

Cao Cao finally let go of his worries and said repeatedly: "Good, good!"

"Quickly lead the troops into the city."

Niu Jin got up quickly and escorted Cao Cao back to Nanjun.

Cao Ren also came to the city gate to welcome him and took Cao Cao and the generals to Jiangling.

Cao Ren received Cao Cao and was happy. After making defensive arrangements, he also hurriedly set up a banquet to entertain Cao Cao and the others.

Cao Cao also changed into a brocade robe and washed his face. He came to the banquet with a brand new look.

After several near-death experiences, the generals finally got rid of the predicament and were filled with emotion. Seeing Cao Cao coming to the banquet, they all stood up and raised their wine bottles, ready to toast with the Prime Minister.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao picked up the cup, but did not toast, but covered his face and cried.

Everyone looked at each other, puzzled.

"Prime Minister, in the past few days, in adversity, every time you encounter danger, you are not afraid, and even encourage us with laughter."

"Why are you crying today when you are out of trouble?"

Cao Cao put down his sleeves, but he was already crying: "I suddenly thought, if Guo Fengxiao was here, how could I be defeated so badly?"

"Fengxiao's departure is the biggest loss in my life."

"I am heartbroken."

After hearing this, everyone looked ashamed and didn't know how to answer.

At this time, another soldier came to report:

"Report to the Prime Minister, there are more than 800 veterans of our army outside the city, returning from Chibi in the snow."

Cao Cao heard it and wiped away his tears.

Everyone at the banquet also praised him!

"When we lost at Chibi, many soldiers did not obey orders and fled as soon as they saw the fire."

"This is the biggest reason for the failure of this battle!"

"Now, there are veterans returning from Chibi. The lord should reward them and set an example for them, so that we can gather the troops and attack Jiangnan again!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao said, "What you said is exactly what I want!"

"Follow me outside the city to welcome these 800 brave soldiers!"

Brilliant soldiers!

This is the highest praise for soldiers!

Everyone was excited and followed Cao Cao outside the city.

A thin layer of snow had fallen on the ground, and the wind and snow blew on their faces, which was extremely cold.

But Cao Cao didn't care at all. He led more than a hundred civil and military officials out of the city and met the 800 returning soldiers outside the city.

When the soldiers saw Cao Cao coming to meet them with civil officials and generals in the snow, they were moved and knelt down on the ground, calling the prime minister.

Cao Cao hurriedly stepped forward to help them up, and said with tears in his eyes:

"You are all the ambitious men under my command, Cao Cao!"

"My army was defeated, and many people wanted to take the opportunity to leave me."

"Only you, my good soldiers, did not choose to betray me, Cao Cao!"

"From today on, you will all join my Tiger Guard Camp, and I will give you an additional ten years of military salary as an encouragement!"

After hearing this, the soldiers were immediately happy and bowed again, saying: "Thank you, Prime Minister!"

Cao Cao helped everyone up again and asked:"Since leaving Chibi, there has been chaos and danger."

"How did you warriors get to Nanjun?"

The leading soldier replied:

"Your Excellency, we are the front of the Chibi navy. During the battle at Chibi that night, our boats were burned by a fire, and many people floated all the way to Jiayu holding driftwood."

"Fortunately, we met a man in Jiayu. His name is Tang Jian. He led more than 10,000 soldiers to salvage the boats and the remains of our soldiers in the river, and burned and buried them."

"Tang Jian?"

This is not the first time Cao Cao has heard this name recently.

Then he turned to Cheng Yu and asked:

"Zhongde, do you think it was Tang Jian who designed to trick Feng Kai away with more than 5,000 troops?"

Cheng Yu stepped forward and replied: "Tang Jian stationed his troops in Shaxian, which is only a few dozen miles away from Jiayu. I think it must be him."

After listening, Cao Cao nodded and said: "I didn't expect this man to have some virtue and actually collect the remains of our soldiers."

Then he said to the soldier: "Go on, what else did Tang Jian do? How did you return to Nanjun?"

The soldier said: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, General Tang buried a total of 96,317 remains of our soldiers!"

"The remains burned for three days and three nights, and even the trees on the nearby mountains were cut down."

"General Tang also erected a monument for the remains of our fallen soldiers. It is said that a general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of bones. His ability is limited, and he just wants future generations to see the monument and remember that many loyal souls were buried here."

"Then he gave us travel expenses so that we can return and serve the lord!"

As he spoke, the soldier was choked with sobs.

Snowflakes fluttered, and the civil and military officials in Cao's camp were also moved by what they heard!

"Oh!!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao shouted!

He hurriedly stepped on the snow, walked forward a few steps, and bowed deeply in the direction of Chibi!

The civil and military officials in Cao's camp also followed and knelt in the direction of Chibi.

Afterwards, Cao Cao said to everyone:

"I will build a temple for loyal souls in Jiayu for future generations to worship after I conquer Jiangnan."

"General Tang's collection of our army's remains is a great act of benevolence and righteousness!"

"I intend to make him the governor of Guangling and the governor of Xuzhou for the court!"

"What do you think?"

After hearing this, the civil and military officials said, "My lord is wise! That's right!"

Cao Cao is indeed wise!

In the eyes of the military generals, Cao Cao did this to thank Tang Jian for his benevolence and righteousness, which would help improve his reputation.

In the eyes of the civil officials and counselors, the prime minister probably did this to dig Tang Jian away from Sun Quan.

Guangling County is across the river from Jianye and Dantu.

If Tang Jian had a territory in Guangling and became a local lord, he would help the court fight against Sun Quan in Jiangnan in order to protect his territory from being invaded.

In this way, not only Tang Jian was rewarded, but also the world knew that the Prime Minister would repay a favor.

At the same time, there was also an emerging force that could be used to restrain Sun Quan!

Our Prime Minister's strategy is really wise and far-reaching!