Chapter 432 Uncle Liu's Wish Finally
Of course, it is like the generals and soldiers in the north who are not good at water warfare. This factor gives Sun and Liu's allied forces an opportunity to take advantage of this failure. As a result, Cao Cao did not bear... In a word, Cao Cao's attitude towards the fiascourge makes his subordinates more loyal! As a result, the loyalty of Cao Cao's generals has been greatly improved! It's not a blessing to lose a horse. People with strong abilities can always turn unfavorable factors into favorable factors in difficulties...
Hundreds of thousands of troops, and less than 200,000 people finally escaped. This number alone is frightening. However, Cao Cao was gratified that Cao Ren, who retreated from the southern battlefield in Qingzhou, had almost no damage. At the same time, on the way to retreat, he also killed nearly 10,000 Jiangdong soldiers... This was the only bright spot that made Cao Cao feel gratified.
Of course, Cao Cao did not think that the opponent was weak and the opponent was not strong enough. He understood that this was just the power of the other party's master to use Cao Jun's hand to cut off the dissident!
In the southern battlefield of Qingzhou, it was Gan Ning and Gan Xingba who fought against Cao Ren, the leader of the Cao army. Gan Ning and Gan Xingba are the most popular figure in Jiangdong. According to Cao Cao's understanding of him, Gan Ning is an extremely difficult role. His comprehensive strength is stronger than Cao Ren, and he will not be worse than Cao Ren. After all, Gan Ning has the experience of fighting against this kind of person. What can't this kind of person do? As a result, I can only eat it and carry it around!
And the actual result is that Cao Ren actually retreated while blocking, and finally killed nearly 10,000 Jiangdong soldiers! Cao Cao himself was not confused by this superficial figure. He can see the deep truth through the numbers: as far as he knows, the Jiangdong Army has 20,000 soldiers in the southern battlefield of Qingzhou, half of whom are Sun Hao's direct troops; Sun Hao and Sun Quan are fighting for power and profit, which is almost white-hot. In order to reduce Sun Hao's military strength, and at the same time, in order to show his complete position, he is willing It is better to use Sun Hao's direct troops as cannon fodder, using the enemy's hands to eliminate the power of the dissidents...
Cao Cao wants to fight here, and his depressed mood is more balanced: What if Sun Liu's allied forces defeat him? Can Sun Quan successfully solve the internal contradictions? His uncle Sun Hao has gathered manpower and began to take practical actions to seize power! Originally, Sun Hao promised Cao Cao that as long as it was spring, he would make some big moves in Jiangdong to cooperate with Cao's offensive... Now, Sun Quan has died, and his right-hand man Zhou Yu is also unknown at this time... At this time, it is a good opportunity for Sun Hao to seize power! Another point is that although Sun Quan and Liu Bei are allies at this time, once they join hands to defeat themselves, can Sun Quan make Liu Bei rise strongly under his own eyes? And can Liu Bei give up this big piece of fat meat from Jingzhou to Jiangdong Group? ......
Cao Cao's thoughts are thought of step by step under the prompt of the super counselor Sima Yi. Since Sima Yi officially returned to Cao Cao, Jia Xu and Chang Shi Xun Yu have felt that the burden on their shoulders was much lighter. Especially Jia Xu, he saw at a glance that the future princes are all the stage for Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and other super talents to perform and display their talents. The ability of their older generation of counselors can no longer keep up with the trend of the times...
After a period of rest and recuperation in Hefei County, Cao Cao led 100,000 soldiers to Luoyang City, the imperial capital. In terms of the details of the rush, Sima Yi also suggested to Cao Cao: on the way to the retreat of the army, do enough work... In order to deter the local forces and show the fighting spirit of the Cao army, Cao Cao adopted Sima Yi's good policy.
Therefore, from the outside, wherever the Cao army went through, the local forces did not see a trace of defeat in the Cao army! They only saw the strict military discipline prohibited by Cao Jun, and only saw Cao Jun's high morale. So much so that they all doubted that it was true that Cao Cao, the king of Wei, led hundreds of thousands of troops and was defeated by Sun Liu in Chibi?!
So that later, Sun Liu's allied forces fought for the territory. These people who didn't know the truth confirmed a fact: Cao Cao, the king of Wei, withdrew from Chibi from a higher strategic perspective, and was not defeated by Sun Liu's allied forces! It shows that Cao Cao, the king of Wei, is sympathetic to the people and can't bear to work hard to hurt the people and maintain the war...
In this way, in the careful operation, Cao Cao's image of being close to the people was erected, and various local forces were more confidential and united around him! The territory occupied by Cao Cao has become more condensed due to the defeat!
From Hefei to Luoyang City, every time Cao Cao went to a city, whether it was a county or a county or a state city, local gentry and officials of all lined up to welcome him. Only in Yingchuan County, Xu Shu, the county guard, did not line up to welcome the arrival of Cao Cao. Xu Shu only put the materials needed by the army in the school and military field for the supply of Cao's army.
Xu Shu did not neglect Cao Cao. Xu Shu was really busy. When Cao Cao came to Yingchuan County, it was the busy season of spring farming. At this time, Xu Shu stayed in the field and was leading the people to open up wasteland...
Cao Cao did not have any dissatisfaction with Xu Shu. Instead, he praised Xu Shu in public and said, "Mr. Xu is really a pragmatic and interesting person..."
In this way, Cao Cao led 100,000 troops to successfully return to Luoyang City. Is Luoyang City, which is calm on the surface, really so calm and calm? Is there no undercurrent?
Converting vision and looking at Guan Yu. On that day, the three generals, Tai Shici, Zhao Yun and Guan Yu, led their cavalry troops to leave Huarong Road. At the entrance of the official road to Jiangxia County, Taishi Ci said goodbye to Zhao Yun and Guan Yu.
Tai Shici led his army back to Jiangxia County, and Zhao Yun and Guan Yu did not stop at the Chibi Ferry. They led their troops straight to the deep area of Jingzhou and galloped away.
On the way, some scouts reported to Zhao Yun and Guan Yu that Liu Bei was waiting for them in Xiangyang City. When Zhao Yun and Guan Yu led their troops to Xiangyang City, most of Jingzhou had become Liu Bei's territory. Even the gateway to Runan City in the north of Jingzhou, Cao's army gave up.
Cao Jun's generals Xu Huang and Zhang Xiu were from the Xiliang Legion. There were brutal factors flowing in their blood. They originally wanted to slaughter the city, but then left. Under the persuasion of the Confucian general Xia Houyuan, they led the army to leave depressedly. After all, Liu Bei has been operating painstakingly in Runan City for several years, and the people's hearts and recognition will not change for a while.
Relying on such a city battle, Cao Jun, who defended the city, was afraid of falling into a dangerous situation of internal and external attack. They could only choose to abandon the city and leave!
Xiangyang County Mansion, the first gathering of high-level personnel on Liu Bei's side: Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Liao Hua...
When Guan Yu reported the military situation, Zhuge Liang heard that Cao Cao was taken out of danger by a mysterious ability, and Zhuge Liang, who had always been calm, suddenly changed his face. At that moment, Zhuge Liang did not shake the feather fan lightly. He closed his eyes slightly and said words in his mouth...
At this time, the originally enthusiastic atmosphere suddenly became cold, and everyone was looking at Zhuge Liang. At this time, Liu Bei and others just saw Zhuge Liang's serious expression and did not see any other visions. In the eyes of Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang's face was pale, his eyes were full of evil spirits, and there was a shadowy human figure standing behind him...
When the two deliberately paid attention to it, the vision around Zhuge Liang disappeared again. The two observed the others, and the others did not look surprised. In this way, they could only think that they were dazzled...
After a while, Zhuge Liang opened his eyes. After calmly inspecting the crowd, he whispered, "Lord, everyone, it's Liang's miscalculation... Cao Cao himself has a deep blessing, and his life should not be finished! As General Guan and General Zhao said, it is true that a Taoist master cast a spell to save Cao Cao! ..."
When Guan Yu heard Zhuge Liang's words, the heavyness in his heart suddenly turned to ease: If it hadn't been for Zhuge Liang's words, others would have doubted his old feelings and let Cao Cao go without permission...
And Zhuge Liang himself inferred that there was indeed a master in the world based on Cao Cao's escape from danger. If this person does not help Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang will definitely not know that there is another person in this world who is comparable to himself!
After everyone reported the military situation, Zhuge Liang summed up his statement and said, "Lord, because the son Liu Qi was killed by the enemy generals in the melee, Jingzhou can only be presided over by you at this time! Lord, you don't have to give in to this! ... In the future, our goal is to continue to unite with Jiangdong Group to fight against the Chinese thief Cao Cao..."
Zhuge Liang's remarks are extremely compatible with reality: the process of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei leading the army to chase the fleeing Cao army is also the process of receiving the territory. When they returned to Xiangyang City again, through the contact of Jingzhou famous scholar Kia Yue, most of the local forces in Jingzhou surrendered to Liu Bei. Of course, if it hadn't been for Liu Qi's "death" in battle, Liu Bei would not have become the new owner of Jingzhou for a while!
Next, Zhuge Liang analyzed the current situation for everyone. When he talked about the intention of Zhou Yu, the chief general of the Jiangdong Army, to be unfavorable to him, the generals present scolded Zhou Yu as a treacherous and despicable villain. At this time, Zhuge Liang took the opportunity to point out that in the future, Liu Bei is very likely to break with Jiangdong Group and part ways.
For this possibility, Zhang Fei, who was grumpy, said unobstructedly: "There is nothing to fear about the Jiangdong Army at this time. The main generals Huang Gai and Zhou Yu are not clear about life and death. Tai Shici and Gan Ning's martial arts skills are just like that... If the Jiangdong Army dares to do something against us behind their back, then, don't blame me for turning against me. It's ruthless..."
Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang both looked at the angry Zhang Fei with a smile, and then Liu Bei looked at Zhao Yun eagerly. Zhao Yun's mood at this time is complicated: If Liu Bei really confronts the Jiangdong army, how can he meet Tai Shici at that time? How should you choose? ......
But I respect Liu Bei so much! After thinking about it, Zhao Yun expressed his attitude and position to Liu Bei: Lord, no matter what changes will happen in the future, I will be determined to follow the Lord... However, if I confront the Jiangdong Army, it will not be easy to appear...
After a while, Zhao Yun told Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang the secret that he and Tai Shici could feel each other within a certain range. It is for this reason that Zhao Yun did not participate in several battles between Liu Bei's side and the Jiangdong Army. That is, from this time on, Zhao Yun was responsible for the military tasks in the north and west of Jingzhou, and has never been to the boundary of Jiangdong!
Zhao Yun's honesty was praised by everyone!
The meeting hosted by Zhuge Liang made everyone feel that the future was bright: in the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao suffered great losses, and the Jiangdong Army also suffered heavy losses, only Liu Bei was getting stronger and stronger! Every general on Liu Bei's side has made great progress in actual combat. This kind of progress is difficult to obtain without a bloody battle... Just like good steel comes out of the oven!