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Chapter 400: Cao Cao¡¯s Action

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    Guandu was originally an ordinary Yellow River ferry. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao held a battle here that shocked the entire Han Dynasty, making this place famous all over the world.

    Coincidentally, more than ten years later, two major princes once again stationed troops here, and one of them was still Cao Cao.

    The surging water of the Yellow River has wiped out many heroes and heroes, and once again witnessed the battle of gold and iron.

    There is a map hanging in Cao Cao's handsome tent and several books placed on the desk.  Cao Cao seemed much older, his eyes looked blank, and he lacked the confidence of the past.

    Sometimes he reads a book, sometimes he stands up and looks at the hanging map.

    This is a map that outlines the entire territory of the Han Dynasty. Cao Pi found it from the palace, modified it based on the information on the maps of various states and counties, and then had Dan Qing draw it by hand.

    Cao Cao pointed to Liangzhou, Guanzhong, Luoyang, Sili, Huainan and other places on the map. These places were originally conquered by him with swords and guns, but now they are all occupied by Liu Cong and Sun Quan.

    In terms of land area, what he occupied was no longer as big as Liu Cong's. His heart was full of melancholy.

    Cao Pi stood aside and served him carefully.  Cao Cao didn't speak, and he didn't dare to say another word.

    Cao Cao finally made up his mind to pass the throne of King Wei to Cao Pi and make Cao Pi his heir apparent.  Although he liked Cao Zhi much more than Cao Pi, Cao Zhi was too bookish and was not suitable to be a hero in troubled times.  Not to mention facing Liu Cong, even facing Sun Quan, he had no ambition to defeat his opponent.

    Therefore, Cao Pi was transferred from the Wei Palace to the Guandu battlefield. Cao Cao's side would gradually replace Cao Cao in commanding the troops and fighting on the battlefield.  In the current state of the Wei Dynasty, it is not enough to sit in the palace and let the generals lead their troops to pacify the four sides. They must do it personally.

    At this time, a soldier came in and whispered a few words in Cao Pi's ear.

    "Father, Military Advisor Jia Xu has something urgent to ask for!" Cao Pi said to Cao Cao respectfully.

    "Wen He is here, let him in!"

    "No!"

    Cao Pi waved his hand, and the soldier immediately went out. Soon, Jia Xu entered the commander's tent.

    "See my lord!"

    "Wenhe is free from courtesy!"

    "Thank you, Lord!"

    "Wen He, what can I do?"

    "When Huan Jie returned from his mission to Soochow, Sun Quan, the Marquis of Wu, agreed to send troops to attack Jingzhou, but" Jia Xu hesitated.

    "But Sun Quan still stands still, right?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

    "My lord is wise, but Sun Quan's troops are standing still!"

    "Sun Quan is indecisive and is known to be a man of both ends. This is not surprising. Moreover, even if he sends troops to Jingzhou, it will have no effect on our current Guandu War. It is nothing more than creating some trouble for Liu Cong. Let him go.  Bar!"

    "My lord, the battle in Chengdu is over!" Jia Xu said again.

    "It's over, so soon?" Cao Cao was obviously surprised.

    The strength of both sides was similar, and both had sufficient food and grass. Cao Cao originally thought that this battle would last at least three to five months, or even half a year, but he did not expect that it would end in just one month.

    "Liu Bei's entire army was wiped out, and only Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and more than 200 people fled the battlefield. Liu Cong won a great victory."

    "Do you have a detailed battle report?" Cao Cao also experienced hundreds of battles. It was hard for Cao Cao to imagine that the winner of such a battle could be determined so quickly, and it was a huge victory.

    Jia Xu handed all the information sent by the ghost soldiers and scouts to Cao Cao.

    Cao Cao unfolded it and looked at it carefully one by one.

    "Liu Cong's use of troops is amazing. Zhuge Liang's plan is already very brilliant. Ma Chao feigned surrender. If it weren't for Liu Cong, I'm afraid no one else would be able to see through it!" Cao Cao was extremely shocked after reading this.

    This battle is a bit similar to the Battle of Chibi. If Liu Cong uses regular soldiers, he only needs to hold on and defeat Liu Bei in three to five months.  But at this time Ma Chao came to pretend to surrender, allowing Liu Cong to see the opportunity.  But what is different from the outcome of the Chibi Battle is that Liu Cong completely saw through Ma Chao's plan to surrender, and then used the plan. Each plan was interconnected, and Liu Bei was defeated miserably.

    The whole battle is a classic.

    "Is there any news about Ma Chao?" Cao Cao asked.

    Although he later felt that the "three horses" in the dream of "three horses in the same trough" would not be Ma Chao, Ma Teng and others, he still had a problem in his heart.

    "Reporting to my lord, after the battle in Chengdu, Ma Chao seemed to have disappeared out of thin air."?There was no news that Ma Dai, Pang De and others surrendered to Liu Cong, and Liu Cong married Ma Chao's sister Ma Yunlu.  "

    "Let the ghost soldiers pay close attention to Ma Chao's whereabouts!"

    "No!"

    "The Battle of Chengdu is over. It won't be long before Liu Cong leads his army to Guandu. It seems that the decisive battle between us and Pang Tong and Wei Yan should also begin."

    "Everything is ready. The only thing that I am unsure about now is our cavalry. How different is its combat power from Zhao Yun's cavalry?"

    "Zhao Yun once commanded Gongsun Zan's white horse Yi Cong and fought against the Xianbei cavalry. Wen Yuan once commanded Ding Yuan's Bingzhou wolf cavalry and also fought against Huchu Chanyu's Xiongnu cavalry. The abilities of the two should be evenly matched. But if  In terms of personal martial prowess, Zhao Yun should be superior to Wen Yuan, after all, Wen Yuan has just recovered from a serious injury."

    "According to Zhang Hu and Cao Chun, when they were in Nanyang, the Jingzhou cavalry had very strong cavalry and shooting abilities. At that time, their cavalry had not been established for a long time. What is their current combat strength? It is still difficult for my subordinates to imagine  .¡±

    "No matter what the result is, I have said before that we must fight this battle. The battle is not about winning or losing, but about momentum!" Cao Cao's eyes seemed to have regained his former confidence, "Zi Heng,  You must remember that those who lead the army must have strong self-confidence. On the battlefield, they can be defeated by powerful enemies, but they must not be intimidated. In the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao had an army of 700,000, and our army  It was only 70,000, but we fought against him for half a year, and finally made a surprise attack on Wuchao and won a great victory. If we didn't have confidence, how could we dare to fight that battle in the first place?"

    "My father's teachings will always be remembered by my children!" Cao Pi saluted Cao Cao.

    "Wen He, please pass on this king's order, and the generals in charge of the army will begin to take action."

    "No!"

    At Yanjin Ferry, Yan Xing led 10,000 Han troops and faced off with Zhang He and Cao Hong's 20,000 Wei troops for more than a month, but the two sides did not start a war.

    Due to the severe drought this year, the water of the Yellow River is getting smaller and smaller. In many places, there is no need for a ferry to cross the river.  Therefore, the camps of both sides were not on the bank of the Yellow River, but set back a certain distance. The river could be crossed in many places, and it was meaningless to hold a ferry.

    Yan Xing is not afraid of Zhang He and Cao Hong's army sneaking across the Yellow River. If so, they only need to cut off their food routes, and then they will become prey of the Han cavalry.

    "Report to the general, the Wei army has crossed the river and seems to be going to a decisive battle with us!" When he got up in the morning, Yan Xing was preparing to go on inspection when a soldier came to report.

    "Sure enough, they are here. Order your troops and horses and prepare to face the enemy!" Yan Xing felt excited.

    "No!" (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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