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

As a traitor, Cao Cao's qualities are not just wisdom.

He also has the tenacious character of Liu Bei, who fought again and again after repeated defeats and became stronger when facing strong opponents.

Even stronger than Liu Bei!

Looking at the more than 800 people who came back this time, he not only immediately rewarded them, but also wanted to take this opportunity to give psychological counseling to the civil and military officials who had just experienced failure.

This is something that many princes would never think of.

But Cao Cao often does such things!

Therefore, he can become the most successful politician in the Three Kingdoms, and his name as a traitor has been passed down for thousands of years!

Looking at the few people in front of him, compared with the millions of soldiers when he went to Chibi, there are only a few thousand people left.

But this is not important!

Because these people, after experiencing this tragic war, will become the backbone.

As long as they are there, the Cao army will be able to spread again and become strong again!

In the future, as long as there is enough food and grass, and the soldiers are sufficient, it may not be impossible to drink from the Yangtze River again and crush Dongwu!

"Everyone!"

Outside the city, the wind and snow began to flutter.

Cao Cao stood in the wind and snow, and his gray beard also flew with the wind and snow.

He was unaware of it, and his eyes were full of fortitude.

"Although our army lost this battle."

"But you are still here, we still have the seven states in the north and the Central Plains."

"As long as I, Cao Mengde, am still here, the north and the Central Plains are still here, and you are still here, then we will have a day to come back!"

"By then, our army will have abundant food and grass, strong soldiers and horses, and will conquer Dongwu again!"

"I, Cao Mengde, swear here that if I don't lead you to clear Dongwu and unify the world in this life, I, Cao Mengde, will never give up!"

Cao Cao's words were sonorous and powerful!

Not only did he free everyone from the shadow of defeat, but he also reawakened everyone's fighting spirit!

Although the wind and snow were strong, they could not extinguish the burning fire in people's hearts!

After Cao Cao finished speaking, everyone was already excited by what he said, and they shouted together:

"We will never give up! We will never give up!"

Outside Jiangling City, the heroic spirit was overwhelming!

Cao Cao once again gathered people's hearts with his outstanding oratory skills.

And it was more cohesive than ever before!

Back in the city, Xu Chu incorporated the 800 returning people into the Tiger Guard Camp and issued military salaries.

And actively sent people to gather the defeated and scattered troops, shrink the defense line, and turn the strategic offensive of the Battle of Chibi into a strategic defense.

In the past few days, the scattered troops have been gathered back.

Cheng Yu summarized the news from various sources and gave it to Cao Cao for instructions.

"My lord, so far, we have gathered more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Among the seven armies of your lord, General Feng Kai died in the Battle of Chibi, and his troops were completely annihilated. The rest of the troops and horses have lost more than half."

Cao Cao listened and took the document.

He has never been a person who cares about temporary gains and losses, so he doesn't care about these.

"Our army suffered such a great defeat this time. If the news gets back, I'm afraid someone in the court will take the opportunity to start a rebellion and try to overthrow my power."

"I decided to leave Cao Ren in Nanjun, and I will lead the troops back to Xudu to stabilize the rear. What do you think, Zhongde?"

After listening, Cheng Yu said, "My lord, what you said is very true, that's exactly what we should do!"

Cao Cao nodded and asked, "What is the reaction from Sun Quan?"

Cheng Yu replied, "My lord, Sun Quan learned that our army lost in Chibi, so he decided to open up the eastern battlefield."

"Now he is actively raising food and troops to prepare to attack Hefei."

"Hefei?"

After listening, Cao Cao said to Xu Chu beside him:

"Bring the map."

Xu Chu quickly took the map from the wall and unfolded it in front of Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao and Cheng Yu watched for a while, Cheng Yu said:

"My Lord, our army has just been defeated. We can't spare many troops at the moment. We can only send good generals to recruit soldiers to guard Hefei."

Cao Cao agreed with Cheng Yu's plan very much, and immediately nodded and said:

"Pass on my military order, order Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Le Jin to lead a thousand troops each to guard Hefei!"

"That's right."

Just after Cao Cao finished speaking, he saw Guangling on the map again.

He also remembered that he had gifted Tang Jian as the governor of Guangling.

And Tang Jian also had some troops in his hands, so why not let Tang Jian lead an army to attack Sun Quan, so that Sun Quan's pressure on Hefei can be reduced.

So Cao Cao asked, "Is there any news about Tang Jian?"

Cheng Yu replied, "Tang Jianming led his troops back to Dantu on the third day after the Battle of Red Cliff. He should have arrived in the next two days."

Cao Cao said, "Well, let's put it this way. Zhongde, you are the only one in our army who is familiar with Tang Jian."

"This time, you will take my official edict to Dantu in person."

"In addition, Fengyuan Guangling Tai"I will appoint Chen Deng as Shaofu and send him to Xudu to take up his post. Chen Yuanlong is not an ordinary person. Don't let him conflict with Tang Jian and disrupt my plan to restrain Sun Quan."

Seeing that Cao Cao had made proper arrangements, Cheng Yu immediately received the military order, obtained the official documents of Tang Jian and Chen Deng, and hurried out of Jiangling, got on the carriage, and went straight to Dantu County.

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That day, Tang Jian's fleet arrived in Tongling.

It was snowing, and no ships could be seen on the river. Many ships hit the reefs and sank.

After hearing the report, Tang Jian ordered to stop and rest.

Fu Tong sent people to transfer the personnel and property on those ships to other ships, which delayed them for a day.

If there was no such accident, they should be able to return to Dantu in two days.

Tang Jian was seasick, so he came down to the river to set up camp and prepare to rest for the night.

But he saw three knights coming on the snow by the river and asked, "Are those General Tang Jian's troops ahead? "

Fu Tong heard Tang Jian's name being called out from the opposite side, so he stepped forward to answer:

"I am Fu Tong, the chief instructor under General Tang Jian. Who are you?"

The three knights immediately dismounted and said, "It turns out to be General Fu. We are scouts under General Fu Ying, the governor of Danyang."

"Yesterday, my general went to Jianye and found out that the Marquis of Wu wanted to send troops to attack General Tang's station in Dantu. So my general sent someone to Dantu to report the news, and asked us to look for General Tang along the river. If we find General Tang, we will immediately inform him of this matter."

"What?"

After hearing this, Fu Tong was immediately furious!

"This damn Sun Quan! He actually attacked our station while my master was away?"

The scout replied, "It's true. Our general also learned that the main general who attacked the Dantu station this time is Zhang Zhao. Please ask General Fu to quickly tell General Tang."

"We have to rush back to Wanling to report, so we'll take our leave! "

After the three scouts told Fu Tong the intelligence, they rode back to Wanling.

And Fu Tong also reported the matter to Tang Jian in a hurry.

"What? Sun Quan, that bastard, wants to attack our base?"

When Tang Jian heard this, he immediately slammed the table and jumped up!

In the base, there were not only a lot of money and food that he had worked hard to earn.

There were also Lu Kuang's mother and Lu Xiaocao.

Lu Kuang has been loyal to him since he joined him.

If anything goes wrong, he will be sorry for Lu Kuang!

"Send the order! All the people and horses are divided into two groups! One group is led by Lu Kuang and me, and we will go to Dantu by land!"

"And Master Fu will lead the fleet and sailors to set sail quickly, and rush to Dantu at all costs!"