Three Kingdoms: Beginning To Replace Liu Bei And Marry The Mi Family

Liu Wu fell silent.

How could he mobilize his troops and go northward to fight Yuan Shao just because of a woman's crying and begging?

Even if this woman will be his concubine.

Cao Cao, of course he wanted to save him, but not because of Cao Jie.

In the battle of Guandu, if Cao Cao wins, then he will send his army north to cross the Yellow River, capture Hebei, and unify the north.

During this period, he had enough time to attack Jiangdong, wipe out princes like Liu Biao, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, and rule the south.

After that, he sent his troops to the north, and then fought a decisive battle with Cao Cao in the north and south.

But unexpectedly, Yuan Shao actually won.

If Yuan Shao wins, the Central Plains states will be able to spread the message, and then they will definitely turn their guns and use troops against him.

But he didn't have enough time to unify the southern states, and he didn't have enough family background to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao who unified the north.

"My lord!"

"If Cao Mengde dies, we will bear the brunt of Yuan Shao's next deployment of troops."

"Deng believes that we must not sit idly by, we must help."

Chen Deng bowed his hands to persuade, and his ideas coincided with his.

"Yuan Long is right, Cao Mengde must be saved."

Liu Wu nodded slightly.

Cao Jie was overjoyed, his tears turned into joy, and he wanted to thank him immediately.

But Liu Wu changed the subject: "But if we return to the north now, we will fall short in pacifying the battle of Jiangdong. Sun Ce will have a chance to breathe and regain his vitality. He will form an alliance with Yuan Shao, and we will face a situation where we will be attacked on both sides!"

Cao Jie was taken aback, and became confused for a moment, not knowing whether Liu Wu's words were to save his father or not.

"What the lord said is very true."

"Sun Ce is a hero. We must not give him a chance to make a comeback. Jiangdong must be conquered first."

Chen Deng thought so, but said: "It's just that our army has limited strength. We can only choose between destroying Sun Ce and saving Cao Sikong. I'm afraid there is no way to have both."

"Destroying Sun Ce is the priority. As for whether Cao Cao can last until the day I return to the teacher and go north, it depends on his own ability."

Liu Wu made a decision.

He stood up and went up to Cao Jie, "Tell your father, since I am an ally with him, I will definitely help him. The prerequisite is that he has to last for another month. Within one month, I will be destroyed." Sun Ce, all the teachers go north!"

"A month?"

Cao Jie fought coldly, and said bitterly: "Father, he was defeated at Guandu, and his soldiers were lost countless times. The states and counties rebelled against him. How could he hold on for a month?"

But Liu Wu said: "If you want someone to save him, you must save yourself first. If your father can't hold on for a month, then his life is exhausted, no one can blame him."

Cao Jie was at a loss for words.

"Forget it. Father formed an alliance with him for the common benefit. Now that he is willing to send troops to rescue him, it is already the utmost benevolence. How can I ask for more..."

After the thoughts in his heart turned, Cao Jie bowed profusely: "Anyway, thank you General for taking action. I will tell my father and let him do his best to support October!"

Liu Wu nodded slightly, with a murderous look on his face, and shouted: "It's not too late, order the whole army to go out immediately and kill Moling. Within a month, I will destroy Sun Ce.||!"

Xu all.

Panicked and fearful atmosphere enveloped the whole city.

The people were trembling at home, and the officials who were loyal to Cao Cao were busy fleeing with their families.

And those gentry officials who secretly took refuge in Yuan Shao celebrated with each other, prepared fine wine, and waited to welcome Yuan Shao's army into the city.

Although they have different thoughts, they have the same judgment:

Cao Cao's general situation is over, and there is no suspense that Xu Du changed hands.

Sikong Mansion.

Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xia Houdun, Cao Ren, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi

Cao Cao's confidantes, clan brothers and nephews have all gathered.

Everyone's face was dignified and their expressions were gloomy.

Footsteps sounded, and Cao Cao, who was injured, came to the lobby with the support of his wife Bian.

Everyone swiped and stood up.

"Where is Yuan Shao's army?"

Cao Cao sat down with difficulty and asked panting.

Cao Ren cupped his hands and said, "Report to Sikong that Yuan Shao's forward army has arrived at Wei's, fifty miles away.

"Just arrived at Wei's?"

Cao Cao frowned slightly, puzzled and said, "It's been ten days since our government returned to Xudu, why did his army come to Wei's?"

"In the battle of Guandu, although our army was defeated, Yuan Shao's losses were not small."

"He should be sure that he has a good chance of winning, so he is not in a hurry to attack Xu Du. He will be resting his soldiers in the past few days to gather energy for the siege of Xu Du."

Guo Jia analyzed it like this.

"Except for what Feng Xiao said, Yuan Shao's army has made slow progress, and they should still be arguing endlessly about how to deal with the emperor, and have not yet made a decision.

Xun Yu speculated.

"Wen Ruo's words are reasonable. At the beginning, Yuan Shao wanted to make Liu Yu the emperor in order to oppose the succession of the current emperor, but later he had to admit that the emperor is indeed a mountain for him."

Cao Cao sighed.

The ministers looked at each other.

Xun Yu took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "No matter what, Yuan Shao's army is going to be killed sooner or later, and Xu will never be able to defend it. Sikong, it's time to stop the city and escort the emperor to move to a new capital. "

Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat.

Afterwards, he sighed bitterly, and said sadly: "With the defeat of Guandu, the general situation is gone, even if we move to a new capital, it's just a dying struggle, what's the point.

Xun Yu was silent.

All the counselors and generals shook their heads and sighed.

The breath of death filled the hall.

"You guys have done your best to help me Cao Cao. Now that the overall situation is settled, I, Cao Cao, will surely die, but you have a chance to live."

"Those who want to go back to their hometowns should go back to their hometowns, and those who want to join Yuan Shao should go to Yuan Shao and go their separate ways."

Cao Cao flicked his hand lightly, and in his words, he had implicitly accepted his fate, and he wanted to dismiss all the officials.

All the ministers were awe-inspiring.

Guo Jia, Xun Yu and other counselors all had grief and indignation on their faces, but they were helpless. They just hated themselves for being useless, which made Cao Cao lose the battle of Guandu.

Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, Le Jin and other generals, although equally sad and angry, had nothing to say.

All of them believed that if they lost the battle of Guandu, the overall situation of the world has been settled. Even if they were willing to fight bloody for Cao Cao, there was absolutely no possibility of a comeback.

In the lobby, sighs came and went.

"Father!"

Cao Zhiteng stood up and said with emotion: "We have not yet reached a desperate situation, we still have hope, father, please don't give up!"

Everyone's expression was shocked, and their eyes focused on Cao Zhi.

Cao Cao's eyes changed slightly, but he smiled bitterly and said, "Zijian, I know that you are unwilling to do so, but the outcome has already been decided, and it's not just a passion that can turn things around.

"Father, it's not us who turned things around, but your son-in-law, my brother-in-law!"

"Liu Wu!"

Cao Zhi was impassioned and said the name sharply.

Cao Cao's body was shocked, as if suddenly awakened by something, a gleam of light flashed in the dark eyes.

"Jie'er just sent someone to send a letter back, saying that she asked Liu Wu to lead the army northward and come to rescue us."

"Liu Wu said, as long as we can last for a month, after he destroys Sun Ce, the whole army will definitely go north to help us resist Yuan Shao!"

"Your son-in-law is our hope to turn things around!"

Cao Zhi's voice was passionate, and he offered Cao Jie's letter with both hands.

Cao Cao's eyes were bright, and regardless of his injuries, he rushed down the high steps and snatched the letter.

Confidence gradually rekindled on his gloomy and desperate face.

"Sikong, Liu Xuanlie's martial arts strategy is extraordinary, if he can pacify Jiangdong, he will be able to occupy the Xuyang and Yangzhou states, and have enough soldiers and provisions.

"If he is willing to go north to send troops to help, we may not be able to fight Yuan Shao again!"

Xun Yu's tone was excited, and hope was lit on his face.

~ Yes my lord. "

"Although Guandu was defeated, we can still have more than 30,000 battle-ready soldiers.

"When Liu Wu leads his army northward, the two armies will join forces, and there will be at least one hundred thousand people."

"One hundred thousand against two hundred thousand, we still have hope of turning things around!"

Guo Jia also became excited, cupping his hands to persuade.

Cao Cao listened to the analysis of his ministers, looked at the letter in his hand, and his eyes became more and more confident.

The generals also cheered up.

"Father, Sun Ce is the little overlord of Jiangdong. Although Liu Wu has wiped out his navy, it is not yet known whether he will be able to capture Jiangdong within a month and come back to rescue us.

"Yuan Shao's army is about to hit Xudu. With our current military strength, it is not known whether we can hold on to Xudu for a month."

In the midst of hope, Cao Pi stood up and poured a ladle of cold water.

The hopes that had just been ignited by the generals were immediately extinguished by three points.

Cao Cao couldn't help frowning.

But Xun Yu said: "Maybe we can't hold it, but we may not be able to hold it for a month, until Liu Wu comes to help."

"What is Wen Ruo's good strategy?" Cao Cao asked impatiently.

"Xun thought that Sikong should immediately escort all the emperor's officials and move them to Qiao County as the accompanying capital."

"On the one hand, Qiao County is Sikong's hometown. The local scholars and people absolutely support Sikong. Food, grass and soldiers can be raised on the spot. This gives us the confidence to stick to Qiao County."

"Secondly, Qiao County is adjacent to Xuzhou in the east and Huainan in the south, which is close to Liu Xuanlie's jurisdiction. If his army returns from the northeast of the Jiangxi, after entering the (Made) Huai River, it can go north from the Kuo River and reach the city of Qiao County, which is convenient for rescue. "

Xun Yu immediately presented a strategy.

"Move the capital to Qiao County, stick to it and wait for help..."

Cao Cao's eyes flickered, he paced with his hands behind his back, and fell silent.

After a long time.

Cao Cao took a deep breath, and resolutely said: "Just follow Wenruo's plan, move the capital to Qiao County immediately, and stick to it desperately, waiting for Liu Wu's reinforcements!"

Xun Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

But Guo Jia said again: "Sikong, now we have to rely on that Liu Xuanlie to turn the situation around, I think Liu Xuanlie should be conferred the title of prince in the name of the Son of Heaven to show our gratitude to him.

King!

This proposal made everyone change color.

Xun Yu said: "It is right to confer Liu Wu again, but it is not appropriate to directly confer the title of prince. There is no precedent in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty."

"Liu Wu is a descendant of the Han Dynasty. Although the king is important, he is not too weak."

"Besides, making him a queen will allow him to go north to serve as the king in the name of the prince of the clan in the name of the emperor. This will motivate him even more."

Guo Jia insisted.

Cao Cao frowned deeply, and weighed again.

After a long time.

"In extraordinary times, only extraordinary means can be used, and don't stick to whether there is a precedent!"

Cao Cao waved his hand and said sharply: "Liu Wu started from Xuzhou, so please ask the emperor to issue an edict to make him king of Qi immediately, ordering him to lead his army northward to Qiao County to fight for the king within one month."