OBS Chapter [211] Crazy Cao Cao
Chapter [211] Crazy Cao Cao
Yanzhou.
Cao Cao and his party traveled overland on horseback, and they had already returned to Yanzhou smoothly.
Along the way, without any trouble, Cao Cao returned safely with a group of high-level officials.
"I don't know how Zilian, Zihe are doing?" Cao Cao is still a little worried.
"My lord, there must still be some losses, but according to our previous judgment, most of them will return without any problem." Guo Jia said: "Even if Lu Bu is brave and invincible, our army had an accident while crossing the river. At least half can come back.
Cao Cao couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words, thinking that Guo Jia's words made sense, even in the worst case, if the 200,000 troops go out, some will come back, and it is impossible for them all to die.
"Yuan Shao didn't send troops at all. I heard that Liu Bei was wiped out in Hanzhong, and Yuan Shu even took the opportunity to take Huainan away. Only Sun Ce's road was left. There is a high probability that he will return in vain." Cao Cao sighed: "If you don't pay attention, I didn't expect to let you go. This guy Lu Bu has become powerful, and now he is so difficult to deal with."
"Indeed." Guo Jia nodded in agreement, "At the beginning, the six countries jointly attacked Qin many times, but in the end they all returned without success and were finally destroyed by the six countries."
"Fengxiao means that this world will eventually be banned by Lu?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.
"Whether Lu Bu can win the world will not be mentioned for the time being. Lu Bu only needs to follow Qin's old road, and he will definitely have a great advantage, especially if the emperor and the court are still in Lu Bu's hands." Guo Jia paused, "Mr. Don’t think about winning the world, now you need to think about how to compete with Lu Bu.”
"What's Feng Xiao's idea?" Cao Cao asked.
"Strengthen ourselves." Guo Jia continued: "Although Lu Bu is in a good situation, as long as we are strong enough, naturally we don't have to be afraid of Lu Bu."
"After the army returns, I think my lord can consider taking Huainan and Jingbei." Guo Jia suggested.
"South of the Yellow River, north of the Yangtze River, and the entire Central Plains."
"With the Yellow River and the Yangtze River as the boundary, with Yuan Shao to the north and Sun Ce to the south, the world presents a four-legged situation."
Cao Cao fell into deep thought when he heard the words, "Attacking Huainan and Jingzhou is also a good idea. The dead bones in Yuan Shu's tomb are nothing to fear; Liu Bei's loss of troops and defeat of his generals in Hanzhong is indeed a good opportunity."
"However, my lord, you must be mentally prepared. Once the four legs stand together, Lu Bu must have the most advantage, and we will be at the worst." Guo Jia reminded: "Lu Bu sits in the middle of the pass, and there are pass fortresses everywhere. , easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"But we are in the Central Plains, with Yuan Shao in the north, Sun Ce in the south, and Lu Bu in the west. We are located in a plain, surrounded by enemies, and the most passive."
Cao Cao also had a headache when he heard the words. The Central Plains is a proper place for the Four Wars. Except for the sea in the east, there are enemies on the other three sides. It is indeed very difficult.
"However, if there are disadvantages, there are advantages. My lord must have the most cultivated land. We can use a large amount of cultivated land to feed more troops, so as to alleviate the disadvantageous situation that we are surrounded by enemies on three sides." Guo Jia quickly comforted.
"Okay, when Cao Hong and Cao Chun come back, let's take Huainan and Jingbei first." Cao Cao made a prompt decision.
Yuan Shu didn't have many soldiers, and he was defeated by Cao Cao. Cao Cao always looked down on Yuan Shu.
The same is true for Liu Bei, especially since Liu Bei doesn't have many troops now, Cao Cao doesn't take Liu Bei seriously.
"However, the only variable is that Sun Ce will support these two people." Guo Jia reminded.
"How to say?" Cao Cao was puzzled.
"Sun Ce's power is in the south of the Yangtze River, facing Liu Bei and Yuan Shu across the river, Sun Ce certainly has no pressure, but facing you across the river, my lord, is completely different."
"Sun Ce definitely hopes that all the princes in Jiangbei are small princes, not you, my lord." Guo Jia said eloquently.
"Little Sun Ce, there is nothing to be afraid of in the name of your father." Cao Cao said proudly, "If he dares to intervene, he will be dealt with together."
As soon as the voice finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps outside, Cao Xiahou came in one after another, Cao Hong and Cao Chun were among them.
"Zi Lian and Zi He are back. How is the withdrawal going? How many troops do we have left?" Cao Cao subconsciously asked.
As soon as these words came out, Cao Hong and Cao Chun knelt on the ground directly, unable to say a word.
All the Cao Xiahous on the side also had ugly faces, obviously they had learned the specific situation, and they came here to beg for mercy, fearing that Cao Cao would kill Cao Hong and Cao Chun in a fit of anger.
"What's wrong?" Looking at the two kneeling in front of him, Cao Cao suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Half lost?" Cao Cao was a little flustered.
Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao continued to build himself mentally, saying: "Most of them are dead? Do you have 50,000 when you come back?"
But the two kneeling below still didn't speak. Now Cao Cao panicked and said urgently, "Speak! Are you dumb?!"
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"It's gone...all gone..." Cao Hong lowered his head in shame and stammered.
"Buzz!"
Cao Cao only felt his head buzzing, his eyes were spinning, his feet staggered, and he sat on the ground with his buttocks slumped. He opened his mouth to say something, but unfortunately he couldn't make a sound.
"My lord!" Guo Jia hurriedly rushed over, constantly smoothing Cao Cao's chest, so as to teach Cao Cao to be calm, so that he wouldn't just go over if he couldn't get up all at once.
After a full cup of tea, Cao Cao finally recovered, and said hoarsely, "Say! What's going on?!"
"Hundreds of thousands of troops! Even if there are hundreds of thousands of pigs, Lu Bu will have to kill them for a while, right? Just like that?!"
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"Then Lu doesn't have powerful weapons, but a crossbow that can be fired with feet and has a range of two hundred steps." Cao Hong explained: "We can't reach the Qin army, and the Qin army can shoot us all the time.
"Then you won't run away?!" Cao Cao roared hysterically.
"Run away." Cao Chun took over the conversation and argued, "About 50,000 to 60,000 people escaped, but after reaching the north bank, they met Yuan Shao's more than 100,000 troops..."
"Our army just lost a battle on the south bank. The soldiers were injured, and they were hit head-on by Yuan Jun. Their morale fell to the bottom, and the army collapsed..."
"Yuan Benchu! Ah!!!"
Cao Cao never imagined that Yuan Shao would stab him as an ally.
If these 50,000 to 60,000 people fled back, Cao Cao could not have at least 150,000 troops in the hands of the 100,000 troops left behind in Yanzhou.
But now these 50,000 to 60,000 people are gone, and they have been sent to Yuan Shao. Not only Cao Cao has only 100,000 troops left, but Yuan Shao can also capture Cao Jun, which has a large number of troops.
Under the ebb and flow of the two, the strength will naturally increase further.
Yuan and Cao's two families are potential biggest opponents, and Yuan Shao's profit is the last situation Cao Cao wants to see.
Thinking of the alliance of the four princes this time, Yuan Shao first took Bingzhou from Lu Bu, and captured so many of his troops, Cao Cao became more and more angry when he thought about it, he only felt a splitting headache, his eyes went dark and he lost consciousness.
Originally, they discussed with Guo Jia to annex Liu Bei and Yuan Shu after the army came back, but now the army didn't wait to come back, and it would be difficult to protect themselves when there was a thunderbolt from the blue sky. .