Chapter 417: Four Years in the Blink of an Eye (Part II)
In September of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Sun Jian ascended the altar to worship the sky, proclaimed himself King Wu, worshiped Zhou Yu as the governor of Wu Sanjun, Lu Su as the deputy governor of Wu Sanjun, Zhang Zhao as the prime minister of Wu, Sun Ce as the prince of Wu, and the rest of the civil and military cadres were rewarded.
Cao 'Cao' was furious when he heard the news of Sun Jian's transgression, and 'wanted' to personally conquer Wu.
In order to successfully eliminate Sun Jian's forces, Cao Cao's 'Cao' must devote all his strength to the south to attack Wu. If Cao 'Cao' wins, then the world will be unified, and all the people will return to their hearts, if Sun Jian wins, because Cao 'Cao' is too consumed in this battle, it will inevitably have to recuperate and recover for a long time, and Sun Jian does not have the strength to go north for a while, and the confrontation between Wu and Wei and the north and south may last for a long time.
The stakes in this war are of great importance, and it will take a long time to mobilize and prepare for the war. Sun Jian did not dare to be careless in Jiangdong at all, and he also used all his ability to reorganize the army for war.
And this preparation between the two sides is the situation of most of the year.
In the spring of the 14th year of Jian'an, in March, Cao Cao's "exercise" had been completed, with Gao Shun, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, Zhang He, Xu Huang, Pang De, Yu Ban, Li Dian, Le Jin, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Cai Mao and others as generals, Guo Jia, Lu Xun, Jia Xu, Liu Ye, Man Chong, Kuai Yue and others as the conspiracy, personally led an army of 250,000, pretending to be 500,000, went south to Jiangdong, and swore to level Sun Jian.
As for state affairs, Cao Cao's 'Cao' should be 'handed over' to the prince Cao Ang, and Xun Yu should be assisted.
Originally, generals like Zhang Liao and Xu Huang who defended one side were all involved in this battle, and as for the cities they were responsible for garrisoning, they all transferred some second-line generals to defend. In short, all the armies that can be conquered in the world and the generals who are good at fighting are all mobilized to Xuchang to plan for the upcoming war between the north and the south.
When Sun Jian heard that Cao 'Cao' raised a large number of troops to attack, he did not dare to be careless at all, and mobilized all the combatable troops in Jiangdong, Jiangxia, and 'Jiao' Prefecture, and combined 150,000 troops, intending to fight to the death with Cao Cao'.
This battle, for Sun Jian, was a battle against the water. Cao's '' defeat, although his vitality will be greatly damaged, but it will not shake his foundation in Jiangbei, and if Sun Jian is defeated, he will be destroyed in a battle, and there will be no chance to turn over, so this battle must not be defeated for Sun Jian.
----------------------------------------------------------------
"Husband......" Guo Cui stroked Gao Shun's sideburns, looking reluctant.
It has been 16 years since the two got married, and Guo Cui in the early years would still be rude from time to time and play a little 'sex', but after more than ten years of life as a husband and children, Guo Cui is now a very polite and beautiful 'woman'.
Since the war in Shu, Gao Shun has not led an expedition in the past four years, and he and his family are also enjoying this happy atmosphere of family reunion and living together.
And now, Gao Shun is going to the front battlefield again, and his wives and concubines are naturally full of reluctance.
"Alright, let's all go back. This is the last battle, and there will be plenty of time to get together in the future. Gao Shun waved his hand and said to everyone.
This war between the North and the South is related to the trend of the world. As long as this war is won, Jiangdong is placed under the rule of Cao Cao, and the world is unified, and there will be more time to accompany his wife, beautiful concubine, and beautiful 'daughter' in the future.
If the battle is defeated, Cao's 'Cao' army will not have the strength to move south again for a while, and when the world is unified, I am afraid that it will be far away.
However, Gao Shun is confident that Cao Jun will be able to defeat and pacify Jiangdong in one battle!
"Husband, this expedition, be sure to watch Hong'er, don't let him have any damage." Cao Ming said softly to Gao Shun.
On this expedition, Gao Hong also traveled with the army.
Gao Hong is not yet fifteen years old this year, and at such a young age, it stands to reason that Gao Shun will never agree to let him go to the battlefield. It's just that Gao Hong said that this battle may be the last battle before the unification of the world, and if he misses this battle, he may not be able to fight in the future.
In order to join the army smoothly, Gao Hong directly found Cao Cao' and expressed his willingness to go to the army. Cao 'Cao' was happy and let him serve as a military marquis in his own army.
Even, Cao 'Cao' also personally gave Gao Hongbiao the word "Zikuo" to show his favor and reward.
Seeing that Gao Hong was so enthusiastic, and Cao 'Cao' had also agreed, Gao Shun had no choice but to acquiesce to Gao Hong's idea.
However, what Gao Hong said is not completely unreasonable, I am afraid that this battle will be the last battle before the world is pacified. After the reunification of the world, Gao Hong wanted to go to the battlefield, although it was not that he had no chance, but after all, there were very few opportunities.
Rather than that, it is better to let Gao Hong gain some credit and achieve some advancement in this battle. Otherwise, I'm afraid he can really only take refuge in his father's shadow in the future, and that is not the ending that Gao Shun wants to see.
Regarding Cao Ming's entrustment, Gao Shun nodded seriously, indicating that she should not worry.
However, as a mother, how could Cao Ming be easily relieved? is the so-called "worry of a mother who travels thousands of miles", not to mention going to the dangerous battlefield. Gao Hong is not like his father Gao Shun, who has no experience in even a battle, so how can he ensure safety? During the period when the father and son went on the expedition, Cao Ming was afraid that he would not be able to eat and sleep.