Three Kingdoms

Cao Cao, who had just entered the territory of Yingchuan in Yuzhou, rode slowly on his horse, with his eyebrows raised and the corners of his mouth depressed. Under his thick gray beard were deep nasolabial lines, as deep as ravines, and his face was as sinking as water, just like the previous two. It was as if all the rain from the sky had gathered on Cao Cao's face.

Cao Cao usually doesn't like to show his emotions, but this time, it really made Cao Cao feel very bad. It was as if he was destined to be too old. Nothing he did in the fleeting years went smoothly, everything was unlucky, and there was almost no comfort. things to come.

From Guandu to Yingchuan, we have to cross several rivers, but one of the bridges was destroyed by the sudden rain torrent!

This is not a good sign...

In the era when military flags were blown off by the wind, one had to judge whether it was a warning from God. The bridge suddenly collapsed midway, which immediately aroused Cao Cao's alert and ordered a search of the surrounding area. The scouts upstream and downstream ran away. In detail, it was finally determined that it was just the action of water flow. After the natural collapse, the bridge was rebuilt to cross the river.

As a result, time was naturally delayed a lot.

In fact, if it was just the collapse of the bridge, it would not be the most nervous thing for Cao Cao, but because of a series of problems that had occurred continuously during this period of time, which had made Cao Cao paralyzed and suspicious.

First of all, starting from the conquest of Jizhou, it was clear that Jizhou could be captured in one fell swoop, but Yuan Tan, who was in the army, was assassinated like this! As a result, Cao Cao's original plan was forced to stop, and the pace of gathering Jizhou had to be slowed down. Cao Cao had to prove that he was not the kind of person who picks up the bowl to eat, puts down the bowl and scolds his mother, nor is he the kind who kills people with his front foot and his back foot. It’s like the later generation just found a brand spokesperson and signed the contract, but then the aunt in a certain district reported it...

Are you feeling frustrated?

The frustration is yet to come.

Then Xia Houyuan was defeated by Zhao Yun head-on, completely making Cao Cao's so-called tiger and leopard unable to ride a "tiger and leopard". After being beaten like this, how could he be a tiger or a leopard? The arrogance that I had just cultivated was completely broken, and I couldn't stand upright anymore. It would be fine if it were an ordinary troop of soldiers, but it was cavalry! The cavalry team was cultivated with a lot of money, a lot of energy, and it was like a newly renovated shop front. It was shining with gold and dignified. It looked really beautiful. As a result, a certain temporary worker combat group ordered, The store facade should be decorated uniformly without any fancy decoration, and then all the facades should be dismantled and replaced with black and white...

Are you feeling frustrated?

The frustration is not over yet.

When Luoyang was captured, Cao Cao still had some plans in mind, because Luoyang itself was a forward position, and it was not uncommon for the two armies to compete with each other when fighting. What's more, Luoyang was never well repaired after it was burned down. , so the fall is not unacceptable, but what Cao Cao cannot accept is that in succession, Yangcheng fell and Yangdi retreated, which meant that not only the outer gates of Yingchuan were opened, but also all the inner courtyard gates were opened. , just like a certain smart anti-theft lock that cost a lot of money to replace, but the owner’s fingerprint cannot be recognized and cannot be opened. A random guest swipes it and the door opens...

However, the bad luck did not stop because of this. Xia Houdun was seriously ill, Xia Houyuan was injured, and even Guo Jia had no news. It was uncertain...

Cao Cao's feet were cold, his hands were cold, and he was upset.

Under such circumstances, Cao Cao could only go south to protect his own territory first.

In fact, serious full-time soldiers are not the exclusive property of the hussar general Fei Qian. Cao Cao also has some, and even other princely forces also have some. However, the number of completely full-time soldiers like Fei Qian is Relatively few. It was more in accordance with the custom of the Han Dynasty for three to four hundred years that farmers mainly recruited soldiers. During the battle, the elite and young men served as the main force, while the old and weak civilians were responsible for assisting. Cao Cao didn't think much of this fighting mode at first. Something's wrong. In the process of conquering the south and the north, it doesn't mean that you can't fight, but the problem is that compared with the Hussars, it's like rushing into a game that is said to be free. After just two games, it's against Krypton. A rich man with a golden dog, and then he was blinded by the inhumanity of the trench...

Yes, you can play without spending too much money, and many things are free. However, many things are like the sword skills of the old Huang family. They cost one hundred yuan per frame. They are innocent and spend less money. Definitely not in terms of performance.

No, in fact, Cao Cao spent a lot of money, such as recruiting Wuhuan's cavalry. Twenty-five million and twenty-five hundred riders are not cheap. Nothing more. Although it is true that Wuhuan's cavalry is also a cavalry, there is a difference between cavalry and cavalry, just like they are both 2080 graphics cards. On a certain cat or dog, they are second-hand goods at most, but on a certain fish What I spent two and a half thousand to fish out was either a refurbished parallel import or a scammer Trojan horse.

Fortunately, Cao Cao still doesn't know it yet. In fact, he spent a lot of money, but he only got a good-looking one, but it turned out to be a dud with a BIOS update. Otherwise, wouldn't he be so depressed that he would vomit blood?

But having said that, peasant soldiers also have the advantages of peasant soldiers. At least they seem to have more people. Cao Cao led an army of 60,000, claiming to be 200,000, to aid Yingchuan.

No matter what, the momentum cannot be lost!

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After the news spread that the Hussars marched out and conquered the city of Luoyang, the whole country was shaken.

As a bystander, Jingzhou actually widened his eyes and pricked up his ears to listen to the situation in Yingchuan, as if he heard the neighbor next door suddenly yelling, "Tell me, what is the relationship between you two?" Same.

Especially after hearing that Cao Chun had given up Yangzhai, Xiangyang was suddenly shaken.

As a large city that did not suffer any direct damage during Dong Zhuo's chaos and Li Guo's invasion of Chang'an, the number of gentry families in Xiangyang, together with the auxiliary guests, farmers and tenants belonging to these gentry surnames, is a large number, and These noble families are all related to each other, and the relationship is complicated. In addition, each has different ideas, and it is simply like a small Han Dynasty court.

The nobles are naturally better informed than ordinary people, and they also like to talk about national affairs. They are like taxi drivers in a certain city in later generations. They can talk about politics in everything, and they can speak clearly and logically. It's like the driver is just a part-time job, but in fact his job is as a consultant to the Politburo.

Under the intentional or unintentional promotion of some people, the Cavalry General's news has always been delivered at the first-class speed, and this time is no exception. Everything seems to be transmitted in detail, as if the narrator is like I was there in person, with the backpack and the gun and all that, and witnessed everything first hand.

Cao Cao is afraid that he will get into trouble if he does this once!

Luoyang was captured, Yangcheng was captured again, plus Yangdi, now Xu County will directly face the army of Hussars! And the Emperor is in Xu County, and Cao Cao doesn't have time to rush back. Most of Xu County can only close the four gates and defend to the death! If it weren't for the fact that Cao Cao was outside, which was still somewhat of a front-line variable, I'm afraid the entire Jizhou and Yanzhou would be in turmoil now!

For most people who are delivering messages, a device like a microphone cannot satisfy their inner needs, so most of them will add some human judgment, speculation, and summary to the process of delivery. Ah or something. Nowadays, for the Hussar General's army, which is rated as the most powerful army in the Han Dynasty, I am afraid that no one will object or dare to object, so when the Hussar troops directly stabbed many of them with their spears and swords, When they were under the county, some of the nobles in Jingzhou could not help but feel the sharpness and the bone-piercing cold on the blade.

After all, a large part of the gentry children in Jingzhou fled from the Heluo area to Jingxiang after the Dong Zhuo Rebellion. Of course, there are also some, such as Qingzhou and Xuzhou, who fled during the subsequent wars between princes. , Therefore, it is normal for these gentry children in Jingzhou to have their own innate political tendencies.

Ordinary people are somewhat related to politics, but they are not as closely related as the gentry. So whether it is debate, fear, or joy, it is now at the level of the gentry, and of course it also includes the Taipei in Xiangyang. As a student, Fei Qian suggested that Liu Biao set up Piyong, a replica of Luoyang. Now it has become a gathering place for Jingzhou culture. Naturally, he is very concerned about political events and has been noisy for a while.

Some people say that we should immediately get closer to the Hussar General, and take a share of such a change that may determine the direction of the Han Dynasty; others say that the Hussar General is mainly responsible for the Western Army, and Fei Qian will become the third The two Dong Zhuos should not be taken lightly; some people say that although Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes, his behavior was not very good, but Fei Qian did not give the order and advanced his troops to the court, which was also not very good...

However, all these discussions are just discussions. In the end, how Jingzhou will go depends on the choices of the leaders who currently hold the power in Jingzhou.

Although Liu Biao has not discussed politics much in recent years due to illness, Liu Biao is still of royal blood. This time, he will definitely not be able to sit idly by and take some measures. In addition, Liu Biao and Cao Cao originally There is also a relationship similar to an alliance, so whether Liu Biao will support Cao Cao or turn to Fei Qian will undoubtedly become the central vortex of these extremely noisy voices.

But at such a critical moment, in Liu Biao's government office in Xiangyang, Liu Biao not only did not come forward to preside over government affairs, but instead strengthened the security guard. This made some opposition nobles who usually paid attention to Liu Biao's movements couldn't help but have other ideas. …

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"This is a tactic to delay the attack..." Xun You couldn't help but sigh, "Cao's... plan is poor..."

What is placed on Fei Qian's desk is the so-called emperor's oral edict, drawn up by the minister, and then used a Dabao, uh, not the one used to smear the skin, but the official seal of the emperor, and then made by the royal bloodline, the censor. Doctor Liu Ye personally delivered the edict to Yangdi.

Xun You said that "Cao's" plan was poor, but he still took care of Xun Yu and Xun's face to some extent. But having said that, Fei Qian and Xun You also didn't know about the situation of the Xiahou brothers, and Liu Ye naturally didn't say anything, so Fei Qian and Xun You certainly had to discuss it.

What is an edict? It can be said to be useful or useless. It is not the first time that Fei Qian ordered the princes to mediate the war. As early as the early stage of Yuan Shao's confrontation with Gongsun Zan, the imperial court sent an edict to mediate. Of course, although Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were indeed ordered to mediate at that time, After receiving the edict, they stopped fighting each other, but whether it was really to obey the emperor's edict or for some other reason, each family can only make their own judgment...

At this moment, Xun Yu was really wearing his underwear, uh, no, all his trump cards were played. Basically, the measures that are forcibly promoted by administrative orders are basically measures that remove the original decoration and expose the underwear. Strictly speaking, this kind of edict does not have much coercive effect. Whether to listen or not depends entirely on the local princes themselves.

"Cao Sikong's estimate of 200,000 was only 50,000 or 60,000..." Yang Xiu finally found an opportunity and said impassionedly, "Today there are no veteran generals in Yingchuan and no elite soldiers outside. It can be broken in one fell swoop! The emperor was trapped by a group of small people, living in a deep palace, and could not know the affairs of the military and state. Therefore, this edict was definitely not what the emperor wanted! 』

Fei Qian smiled, without nodding or shaking his head, but said: "This is a double-edged sword, hurting others and hurting yourself... How could Xun Wenruo not know that?" ”

"Xun Wenruo's plan?" ” Everyone was thinking for a while.

Just like what Xun You and Yang Xiu said, such a strategy seems very superficial and a bit weak, just like when certain departments encounter problems and are questioned, they often say that they need to study and investigate. Fan, the same words that need to be discussed for a while, seem weak and incompetent, but in fact, this exactly reflects that the problem behind it is not simple. If it was really simple, wouldn't it be enough to just work temporarily? Only when the interest relationships behind the incident are complicated and cannot be dealt with quickly, do we have to delay in order to gain time and space.

Xun Yu is now using edicts to exchange time and space. The reason why there was no such so-called "truce order" at the beginning may be because Xun Yu felt that the situation was not so urgent, or he had some other ideas. Now is the last and most critical time, Xun Yu also considered The word "coercion" must have been exposed, and the edict was issued directly in the name of the emperor.

Moreover, Fei Qian believes that the focus of this edict should not be on whether it is true or false. After all, this issue is too straightforward and everyone can think of it, but on how Xun Yu wants to pass this early statement. , express a meaning, convey a message...