Chapter 254: Cao Cao occupies Xuzhou
Sun Ce was wounded and fled back to Jiangdong, although he invited the disciples of Hua Tuo's divine doctor to give serious medical treatment, the injury was still slow to recover.
Zhou Yu was already sober and was taking care of military affairs, and when he saw Sun Ce returning injured, he could only smile bitterly.
Since then, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce have hated Lu Bu to the bone and regarded him as the number one enemy, but the distance is too far and the difference in strength is huge.
However, Zhou Yu always took it to heart and began to plan carefully.
In any case, after defeating Liu Xun and occupying Anhui County, Sun Ce continued to attack the counties in Lujiang County, and soon unified the entire Lujiang County.
At this time, Cao Cao's forces also infiltrated and occupied the entire northern half of Jiujiang County, including Shouchun, Yinling, Dangtu and other counties have been controlled by Cao's army.
Sun Ce only had time to occupy the southern part of Jiujiang County, including the important towns of Hefei, Fuling, Liyang and other places.
At this time, news came from the direction of the Lujiang River that after Huang Jie was defeated by Sun Ce, he went back to move the rescue troops.
His father, Jiangxia Taishou Huangzu of Jingzhou, began to collect troops to prepare for the attack on Sun Ce, and had already begun to assemble in Exian, and heard that Liu Biao had also sent reinforcements.
As soon as he heard Huang Zu's name, Sun Ce was almost crazy, this was the enemy who killed his father and killed him, and Sun Jian died at the hands of Huang Zu's subordinates.
Sun Ce is afraid that there will be many dreams at night, and Liu Biao's strength in Jingzhou is still much stronger than his current self, and he must eliminate Huang Zu before Liu Biao's more reinforcements arrive.
In May 196, Sun Ce was wounded and marched to Exian, and soon Zhou Yu also led the navy to arrive.
At the same time, the first reinforcements sent by Liu Biao, Liu Hu and Han?? The five thousand spearmen led by him also reached Exian.
After Sun Ce consulted with Zhou Yu, he decided to send troops immediately.
At that time, Huang Zu's army was divided into several camps and stationed in several different places, and they were horns against each other.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu also decisively divided Jiangdong's army into several corresponding parts, led by Lü Fan, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Huang Gai respectively, and carried out night attacks.
The combat power of the Jiangdong army was above that of the Jingzhou army, and the generals who led the team were also very strong, and they quickly defeated their respective opponents.
Huang Zu, who had scattered troops, finally suffered a big loss, and in the end he had to flee alone, and his wife and concubines and children couldn't take care of it.
They were all captured by Sun Ce, Liu Hu and Han?? More than 20,000 people died in Huang Zu's army, many of whom jumped into the water and drowned.
Zhou Yu's navy captured a large number of Jingzhou naval warships, and heavy goods were piled up.
In August, after defeating Huang Zu, Sun Ce took advantage of the situation and marched east to Yuzhang County.
The territory of Yuzhang County is extremely extensive, and many of these areas are still occupied by the uncivilized Shanyue people, just like Huiji County, which has long been subdued by Sun Ce.
The only areas that the Han people could control were a few large county towns and their surrounding areas, and those remote mountainous areas were still the world of the Shanyue people.
After Yuan Shu's death, Yuzhang's government had already been leaderless, and only Liu Biao's nephew Liu Pan had been eyeing Yuzhang County and trying to get involved.
However, Huang Zu was newly defeated, and Liu Pan did not dare to fight with Sun Ce on his own, so he did not intrude.
After annexing Yuzhang County, Sun Ce left Zhou Yu and Lü Fan behind.
With Zhou Yu as the Yuzhang Taishou, stationed in Chaisang. Lü Fan was the commander of Jianchang, ruled the sea and fought against Liu Pan with Zhou Yu, while Sun Ce himself led his army back to Danyang.
At the same time that Sun Ce defeated Huang Zu, Cao Cao once again raised a large army to attack Xuzhou.
Before this attack on Xuzhou, Cao Cao did a lot of work, at the cost of completely abandoning Taishan, Dongping, Jibei, and Lu, in exchange for the neutrality of Yuan Shao and the Qingzhou army.
It even signed a secret alliance with the Qingzhou army, and when the Cao army attacked Xuzhou, the Qingzhou army remained neutral and even provided necessary help.
After the occupation of Xuzhou, Langxi County and Donghai County were owned by the Qingzhou Army, and of course, most of Langxi County is now under the control of Qingzhou.
In order to occupy Xuzhou, Cao Cao could make his territory east to the sea, and Guangling County was by the sea, at all costs.
After getting rid of Yuan Shao and the Qingzhou army, Cao Cao could finally attack with the whole army and attack Xuzhou in a big way.
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The combat power of the Cao army, which has popularized chain armor and repeater crossbows, is significantly higher than that of the Xuzhou army, even if Liu Bei has a military advisor like Chen Gong and a famous general like Chen Deng, he still loses the city and loses ground again and again.
However, the former allies Yuan Shao and the Qingzhou army all chose to stand by and watch, and although Liu Bei, who was alone, tried his best to deal with Cao Cao, there was still an obvious gap.
And Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou this time, no longer engaged in the slaughter of cities, and every time he captured a city, he would be on the list of Anmin.
This time, Cao Jun's tactics were to take it step by step, fight steadily, and completely crush it with strength.
In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are illusory.
Chen Gong's plan to attack the east and west was also seen through by Guo Jia, and he was powerless to return to the sky.
Liu Bei's army was defeated, everyone scattered to break through, Liu Bei and Chen Gong finally disguised themselves and went north to vote for Yuan Shao.
Although Yuan Shao did not send troops to help Liu Bei, when Liu Bei came to join him, he still opened his arms and welcomed him.
In particular, Liu Bei had old friends with Yuan Tan, and Yuan Tan personally led troops to meet Liu Bei on the border.
Yuan Shao himself also traveled hundreds of miles out of the city to welcome Liu Bei, and placed Liu Bei in Yuan Tan's territory.
After Guan Yu was defeated, he was captured alive by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao cherished Guan Yu's martial arts and bravery, and could not bear to kill, but persuaded him with good words.
In the end, he agreed with Guan Yu that before finding the whereabouts of his eldest brother Liu Bei, Guan Yu temporarily helped Cao Cao fight.
If Liu Bei unfortunately dies, Guan Yu will keep the spirit for three years and then serve Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was full of promises and rewarded generously.
Liu Bei's wife was also captured with Guan Yu, and Cao Cao knew that Guan Yu was the most righteous, so he naturally entertained Liu Bei's wife.
Guan Yu was naturally very grateful and deeply admired Cao Cao's personality.
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After Cao Cao captured Xuzhou, according to the plan, he ceded Donghai County to the Qingzhou Army, appointed Chen Deng as the Taishou of Guangling, and appointed Cao Ren as the assassin of Xuzhou to guard Xuzhou.
After this battle, Cao Cao's power spanned the four prefectures of Yan, Henan, Yang, and Xu, and he became the eldest among the Kwantung princes, replacing the position of the eldest brother Yuan Shao, who had been the representative of the Kwantung princes for many years.
The contradiction between the two is also getting deeper and deeper, and it is almost to the point where it has to explode.
As a common ally of the two, the Qingzhou Army strictly maintained neutrality between the two, and the left and right sides were the source.
Everyone saw that there would be a battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and both sides were preparing intensively, and there were endless ways to do it.
Lu Bu, who is far away in Chang'an, is happy to watch a good show, not to mention that he is newly married Yan'er, and his small life is comfortable!
And here, the war with Xianbei in the west has reached a critical stage, just wait for Zhao Yun's news!