Five hundred and thirty-eight kings
Yuan Shao attacked Cao Cao to sacrifice to the ancestors of heaven and earth, and Liu Zhang naturally had this rhythm. Sacrificing to heaven and earth is one thing, Liu Zhang feels that people should be in awe of heaven and earth, and always remember that there are gods in their heads. This is not some feudal superstition, but a kind of self-supervision. People need to have a sense of awe, and Liu Zhang agrees with this. After sacrificing to heaven and earth, the ancestors also need to be sacrificed. This is one aspect of filial piety, and Liu Zhang needs to set this example.
In the spring season of early March, Liu Zhang waved his army to cut down Cao after the sacrifice. The number of troops sent is still more than 50,000, and hundreds of thousands of troops are not needed. The initial plan was to attack Cao Cao on three fronts, Shang Cai still contained Cao Ren, Zhou Yu attacked Yanzhou from Xuzhou, and Liu Zhang approached the Guandu battlefield from Hugao Pass.
Even though Cao Cao still has an army of 200,000 now, once Cao Cao starts to fight for grain and grass, it will definitely not be enough. Liu Zhang is not worried about Cao Cao going to the sky, and the overall situation must be that he just needs to move forward slowly. After the wars in various places, even if there are big clans in Yanzhou, they are estimated to be cowardly one by one. The thirteen states in the world have almost all belonged to Liu Zhang, and as of now, Liu Zhang can walk sideways, and no one will give him a kick again.
After the edict was issued, no one in the world could respond to Liu Zhang, after all, all the princes were beaten by Liu Zhang. As soon as the edict came out, everyone in the world understood that there was not much time left for Cao Cao. In these years, Liu Zhang's southern and northern wars have basically rarely been defeated, and at most they have been drawn......
When the edict reached Xuchang, the government and the opposition were shocked. Of course, it was only the middle and middle level officials who were shocked, and the rest of them already knew that there would be such a day. It's just that it has only been five or six years since Yuan Shao's defeat, and the invincible Cao Cao is actually facing the situation of being besieged.
"In the more than 20 years since the beginning of the army, there have been hundreds of large and small battles. Now that he is besieged by a Liu Zhang on all sides, I am afraid that Liu Biao in Jingzhou also felt this way. was besieged by the descendants of a nephew, Liu Biao is afraid that he will die of shame? Obviously, Jingzhou is richer than Liu Zhang, and there is not much difference in soldiers. But he was beaten by Liu Zhang and had no power to fight back, Liu Zhang also sent more than 100,000 troops when he attacked Jingzhou, but now he is only attacking more than 50,000. Cao Cao sat on the stage and looked at the people below, with a lot of grief and indignation in his tone. Obviously, Liu Zhang's power is getting stronger and stronger, but the number of troops is getting smaller and smaller.
"Lord..."Looking at Cao Cao's gradually pale hair, Xun Yu also felt indescribable for a while. In the later generations of the Chibi War, Cao Cao did not have white hair, but when he arrived here, he already felt old.
The brothers Xu Chu, Cao Ren, and Xiahou on the side also looked at Cao Cao with complicated feelings, and they were all diehard loyalists of Cao Cao. But they can't do anything about Liu Zhang, and the embarrassment of these generals has also appeared today. Guan Yu, who Cao Cao wanted, also arrived, but he was still powerless in the face of Liu Zhang.
Cao Cao had no doubt that Liu Zhang would kill him, and Cao Cao couldn't figure out what kind of character that one was. However, Cao Cao knew that only Liu Biao seemed to be dead, or he was angry, and as for the others, none of them seemed to be dead. So whether he, Liu Zhang, would kill him, Cao Cao was not sure.
"Lord Liu Zhang has sent troops, and we still have one last stop." Xu Chu is not afraid of Ma Chao, Zhang Ren, or Liu Zhang. It's a pity that he is only Xu Chu, but he is not the opponent of many people on Liu Zhang's side. Liu Zhang never pays attention to one-on-one, so naturally he will not give Xu Chu a chance to kill.
Cao Cao raised his head and looked at the few generals in front of him: "Lone naturally will not sit still, and the final battle will definitely not be less." Liu Zhang came from Guandu, and the battlefield was placed there. "The battlefield of Guandu is the Xinzheng of later generations. It's a bit hilly, but it's a whole plain. No matter who fights, it is beneficial to both sides, and of course it is more beneficial to Liu Zhang.
At this moment, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, Mao Jue, and Xun Yu all looked at Cao Cao quietly, and they didn't have any idea how to beat them. Guo Jia has been left in Chang'an by Liu Zhang, which is equivalent to cutting off Cao Cao's arm. However, Guo Jia's illness is much better, which also makes them feel relieved.
"Junyi and Jingzhi (Zhang He, Gao Lan's characters) led two teams of cavalry to prepare to ambush Liu Zhang, and Zixiao and others led the Chinese infantry to fight a tough battle with Liu Zhang. This time, even if he loses, he will make Liu Zhang pay the price for every step, and when he attacks Xuchang, he will definitely lose Liu Zhang's 50,000 horses. "Cao Cao is angry that Liu Zhang looks down on him, when he attacked Liu Biao, there were more than 100,000 troops, and when he attacked Liu Bei, there were also 100,000, why did he Cao Cao have such a few people?
looks down on people too much, no matter how he Cao Cao says, he is also a generation of heroes. Then Yuan Shao beat him and Cao Cao also raised 500,000 or 600,000 troops, why did Liu Zhang only bring less than 50,000 soldiers? If Liu Zhang raised 500,000 troops, he Cao Cao would bow his head and admit it. After all, Liu Zhang's 500,000 yuan is different from Yuan Shao's, but now 50,000 ......
No matter how angry Cao Cao was for the time being, Emperor Xian was very comfortable at the moment. Liu Zhang came to attack Xuchang, which was liberation for him. As for whether the throne is his, Liu Xie has not considered it at all for the time being. In his opinion, Liu Zhang's surname is Liu, so this is enough.
After sacrificing to the ancestors and ancestors, Liu Xie returned to the main hall, but Zubi said to him: "Your Majesty is very happy, the general Liu Zhang attacked Xuchang with three routes of soldiers and horses. "Zu Bi is really happy, and the Han family is hopeful.
Liu Xie hurriedly asked, "How many troops did the general send to attack Xuchang?" This Cao Cao is very powerful, very ......" In Liu Xie's opinion, Cao Cao is extremely terrifying. Compared with Guo Yan, Li Dao and others back then, Dong Zhuo was not as oppressive as Cao Cao. Of course, in Dong Zhuo's era, he was still very young.
Zu Bi said a little embarrassed: "The general raised 50,000 troops...... This point is really small enough in Zu Bi's opinion, and he doesn't know what to say.
Liu Xie was also a little stunned: "Why are there only 50,000 horses?" Didn't there still be more than 100,000 soldiers and horses when he attacked Jizhou before? Why is the general coming to attack without resting? "Fifty thousand is much worse than Cao Cao's soldiers and horses.
Zu Bi also said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty's general has never been defeated in consecutive battles over the years, and the general's soldiers and horses are getting fewer and fewer. However, the general will not fail, and Cao Cao will definitely not be able to hold it when he comes to Cao Cao. "It's true that Cao Cao can only defend one side, but what about the other two?
Liu Xie also nodded and said, "I hope so, from today onwards, I should pray for the general." "Liu Xie, as the Son of Heaven, can't protect the Han family, and this is the only thing he can do in the end.
Although Liu Xie is a down-and-out genius, he really has a lot of harems. It can be said that there are more than Liu Zhang, and there are even the daughters of enemies. If it were Liu Zhang, he would definitely not do it. This Liu Xie's life is still very good in Liu Zhang's opinion. If it was Liu Zhang, it is estimated that he would have bowed his head and admitted it.
Yanzhou was rumored for a while, and Liu Zhang also began to send troops here. Xu Huang led his troops to Youzhou to take Zhang Fei and others to arrest Badun, and Liu Zhang took Zhang Ren and other generals to the Guandu battlefield. Of course, Liu Zhang brought a lot of good things to Cao Cao, but I don't know if Cao Cao has any luck.
There was no woman with Liu Zhang's side when he sent troops this time, after all, there was only one Yanzhou, and half a year was enough time for Liu Zhang to take it. Riding on the horse, Zhang Ren, Ma Chao, Ma Tie, Ma Dai and others were extremely excited, this was the last battle after all. In their opinion, this must be the last battle, as long as Cao Cao is finished, Liu Zhang will be crowned.
"My lord, how high our morale is." Zhang Ren's mood is still very good, after all, he has followed Liu Zhang all the way to the present, and finally watched Liu Zhang chase the world step by step.
Liu Zhang's interest is not high at all, for others it seems that the great cause of reunification is about to be completed, and for Liu Zhang, the real hard work has just begun. In the future, all parties will fight, and this will test the needs of domestic production. If you want to be rich, then you have to forcibly open the trade route. If you want to forcibly open the trade route, it is natural that bloody battles are indispensable......
"In front of the lord is Guandu, and Yuan Shao's more than 500,000 generals were defeated here." Zhang Ren looked at the destination in front of him, where the banner of Cao Jun could already be faintly seen.
Liu Zhang took out the binoculars and looked at them a few times, and just happened to see Cao Cao looking at his side. couldn't help but wave his hand to Cao Cao to show respect, it seemed that Liu Bei had completely given the telescope to Cao Cao. But this is indeed a good place, and Cao Cao's camp is more three-dimensional. After such a long war, Cao Cao and Liu Bei can be regarded as more or less experienced.
Liu Zhang's side also began to camp, and Cao Cao immediately sent a team of cavalry to attack. It can be seen that Cao Cao knew that it was useless, but he still harassed him. Cao Cao has fought all his life, and only Liu Zhang dares to set up camp about three miles away from the enemy. This act under the noses of the enemy is really full of provocation.
Ma Chao and Zhang Xiu led the troops to attack, and there were not many cavalry on the other side, looking at only more than 1,000 people. It's just that they had fire crackers and oil on them, and it seemed that they were planning to come and set fires. It's a pity that they can rush over, even if a thousand people scatter and run, they are instantly scattered and pursued by Liu Zhang's cavalry. A large number of short crossbows make it impossible for the opponent to ignite the fire oil and throw it over.
A cavalry charge in exchange for the death of thousands of people. This kind of small means is of no practical use to Liu Zhang, of course, Cao Cao can also rush out tens of thousands of cavalry. But Liu Zhang definitely turned around and left, who will beat you? The camp here was quickly set up, but Cao Cao could only let the soldiers come back. Tomorrow's decisive battle is saying that Liu Zhang is nothing more than using earth cannons against their battalion. However, Cao Cao buried a lot of sharp bamboo spikes and a big gift on the ground, and as long as Liu Zhang was very close, they would not have a chance. No matter what, Cao Cao will fight the last battle......