Chapter 41
Cao Cao's eastern expedition to Xuzhou was a complete victory. Not only did he recruit Liu Bei's five thousand soldiers, but he also captured his long-awaited general Guan Yu alive.

As for Liu Bei's family members, if Guan Yu hadn't been loyal to protect the lord and forced him to die, Cao Cao would have done it long ago. Who made him have a habit of being controlled by his wife.

After pacifying the civil strife, Cao Cao began to launch a counterattack against Yuan Shao, and the battle of Guandu entered a fierce state.

The Battle of Guandu was originally a war of disparity in power.

The stronger side is Yuan Shao.The leader of the Kwantung Allied Forces had already wiped out Gongsun Zan who was entrenched in the north, and possessed the four prefectures of Ji, Qing, Bing, and You, equivalent to occupying more than half of the north. Put it in your eyes.

Cao Cao is much more pitiful.Compared to Yuan Shao, what he possessed was pitifully small. The only thing that could compare to Yuan Shao was that he still had a great Han emperor in his hands.

However, the big Han emperor had no land, no soldiers, and no money.

Therefore, not only the gentry and landlord class bet on Yuan Shao, but even some people who are not gentry are optimistic about Yuan Shao and not Cao Cao.

Kong Rong, the celebrity leader, spread rumors in Xudu, spreading the words that Yuan Shao was invincible, and Cao Cao was almost besieged on all sides.

Therefore, Cao Cao has no retreat in this battle. If he loses, he will be defeated. It is not an exaggeration to say that he will die without a place to die.

But the facts proved that Cao Cao was not as weak as the gentry thought. Yuan Shao's army went to Liyang and attacked Baima and Yanjin in two ways.

But it all ended with Cao Cao winning.

After Cao Cao's victory, he was neither arrogant nor impetuous, and knew that his strength was not as good as Yuan Shao's, so he gave up Baima and Yanjin, and the whole army retreated to Guandu to avoid his sharp edge.

And all of this is due to the three advisers under him, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and Jia Xu. They were the three of them who gave advice and encouragement when Cao Cao was wavering.

Guandu, Cao Jun Zhongjun Camp.

Cao Cao looked at the information sent by Xu Du, his face paused, and he exclaimed: "Yuan Gonggong really gave birth to a good son."

Guo Jia, who was accompanied by the military commander Jijiu, sighed again: "I didn't expect this son to escape this calamity. In the future, he really shouldn't be scorned, but this matter is also very strange. How could this boy have so many generals for no reason? Is everyone still skilled?"

Cao Cao also wanted to ask. It stands to reason that when the tree falls and the monkeys scatter, Yuan Shu does the opposite.

Cao Cao sighed and said, "If I hadn't been busy dealing with Yuan Benchu, I would have decided to go to Lujiang County to meet this little calf. I really have a bit of heroism."

"My lord, don't let this person get a firm foothold in Lujiang. When the time comes, I'm afraid it will cause trouble by raising tigers. You should kill him as soon as possible to avoid future troubles."

Cao Cao spread his hands, and there were no extra troops, so what could he use to destroy the rebels.

Guo Jia had no choice but to slow down for now.

Jiangdong, Wu County.

Sun Ce's resolute face has been covered with sorrow recently. The conquest of Lujiang County was unfavorable, and he lost Cheng Pu and Zhu Zhi, two generals. His family was even more troubled by Xiao Qiang. His fourth brother, Sun Yi, was assassinated and died unexpectedly.

That's why Sun Ce had no choice but to return to Wujun to stabilize the current turbulent situation and avoid chaos.

Lujiang County, Wan County.

Different from the hard work of Cao Cao and Sun Ce, Yuan Yao is now in formal attire, directing his soldiers to decorate the mansion for Gao Chong.

Wearing red and hanging colors, it looks extraordinarily festive.

Gao Chong changed into a red outfit, looking full of energy. Today is his big wedding day, Yuan Yao acted as a matchmaker, and tried his best to facilitate this marriage.

Huang Zhong was still very satisfied with Gao Chong's martial arts and character. Besides, Yuan Yao was responsible for this matter, so he nodded and agreed without saying a word.

In this way, a group of newcomers became happy friends, and Huang Zhong's family and Yuan Yao got closer.

Yuan Yao's capable generals all gathered together, had three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, and all of them drank to the point of drunkenness.

What Cheng Yaojin eats is fat belly and wide waist. He is very strong in wine, and he doesn't listen to the wind when he speaks. For a while, he makes everyone laugh so much that they almost laugh out their internal organs.

The scene was really enjoyable, Yuan Yao naturally enjoyed it, he liked this feeling, it was real, real, with a straight face all day long, it was really tiring to live, life should be fun.

After Li Ji was honored as a military adviser by Yuan Yao, his status in Lujiang County rose, and he was only under Yuan Yao.

The next day, when everyone was still in a drunken dream, an urgent message made Yuan Yao wake up instantly.

Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, mobilized five thousand soldiers and came to Xunyang.

As for Huang She, Huang Zu's son, he is still feeding horses in the cavalry camp.

Yuan Yao hastily summoned Li Ji to the house to discuss matters, to see how the boss would deal with it. Anyway, Yuan Yao wanted to fight, but he didn't dare to fight. Sun Ce, a tiger, will suddenly jump out and bite you.

"My lord, is there a war in Jiangxia?"

After Li Ji entered the mansion, he went straight to the point.

"Sir, you are really a genius, you can guess right!"

Li Ji said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I'm flattering you. When I entered the mansion, I saw General Gan Ning leaving in a hurry. Seeing his expression, he was a little flustered. There must be a war situation."

Li Ji's observations and observations are really penetrating, and his analysis is not wrong at all.

Yuan Yao said worriedly: "Military Master, just now came the news that Huang Zu raised five thousand troops and rushed to Xunyang. I am very worried."

"Oh! Only 5000 people?"

Listening to Li Ji's understatement, Yuan Yao almost vomited blood, brother, 5000 people!This time people came prepared, so there is no such luck as last time.

Li Ji boasted: "Since ancient times, soldiers have come to cover up the water and soil, and the lord has been killed. Why worry about it, but I don't know how many troops there are in Jiangxia County. If they enter Jiangxia County in one fell swoop and open up the important town of Jingzhou, there will be great achievements in the future."

Yuan Yao's eyes were dumbfounded, and he was overwhelmed with shock. Is it really so high?Everyone has already called to the door of the house, but you are not panicked at all, and you are still thinking about their territory.

"Presumably the military division has a clever plan, come quickly."

Li Ji laughed at himself and said: "There is no clever plan to secure the world, only to judge the situation and adapt to the situation."

Yuan Yao asked: "I intend to take Huang Zu's 5000 troops, does the military advisor have a good strategy?"

"5000 people and horses are a small matter, but Jiang Xia is a big matter. Why should my lord pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons?"

When Yuan Yao heard this, he was confident!Li Ji, you are awesome!

Li Ji said slowly: "Jiangxia County should be short of major generals, where did the 5000 troops come from?"

"Either they are drawn from various counties, or they are borrowed from other places. No matter where they come from, apart from these 5000 people in Jiangxia County, there must be no one left to support them. If so, my lord will go deep into Jiangxia County at this time. , Raiding all the counties, how could Huang Zu not mess himself up?"

"Even if Huang Zu insists on going his own way and refuses to return to the army, he dispatches soldiers and horses from other counties and counties to rescue him. My lord has the advantage of cavalry, and they can travel hundreds of miles a day. How can they stop them? Breaking through, the entire Jiangxia County may be riddled with holes."

"Besides, although there are many soldiers in Jingzhou, we also need to guard against Liu Zhang in Yizhou, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and Sun Ce in Jiangdong. I heard that Sun Ce's general Tai Shici has already stationed troops in Yuzhang County. Liu Biao dare not move his whole body. Bring more than ten thousand people to intercept the Lord."

Yuan Yao immediately made a decision and dispatched troops to Jiangxia to take over Huang Zu's lair.

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