When Cao Cao and Liu Bei Qingmei were cooking wine, the only heroes in the world mentioned were Liu Yuanjun (referring to Liu Bei) and himself. When he said this, Cao Cao at that time, or with a sense of temptation, wanted to see if Liu Bei still had the ambition to compete. Or, there is a kind of laughter in it, but it is actually a polite statement, embarrassed to say that he is the only hero in the world, and he will take Liu Bei as a foil.

However, among them, Cao Cao also has two points that are serious.

After all, those who can endure Liu Bei are unparalleled in the world. What's more, beside Liu Bei, there are two peerless fierce generals who are loyal and have been following Liu Bei?

Therefore, even if Cao Cao wanted not to pay attention to Liu Bei, he didn't dare at the moment.

Yuan Shao's counterattack or Liu Yi's action in the New Han Dynasty are all things in the future, and the most important thing now is to solve the threat that Liu Bei brought to him first. No matter what, there is no room for error.

In this way, Cao Cao left Cao Hong behind and led his army to bluff in the Puyang area, and he hurriedly led his army back to Xudu.

Back in Xudu, the situation in the capital made Cao Cao feel a little relieved, and his victory over Yuan Shao made Cao Cao's prestige in the imperial court even higher, and the people seemed to support Cao Cao even more.

Cao Cao went on many expeditions, and every time the class returned to the court, there would be no people who took the initiative to greet him along the road. But this time, Cao Cao returned triumphantly, but he received an unexpected surprise, no hundreds of victories, outside the city of Xudu, more than ten or twenty miles ahead, warmly welcomed Cao Cao's return.

The people gave Cao Cao and the soldiers wine and food to comfort the army. This is a rare time that Cao Cao has been so popular with the people.

Here, I have to say. Because of the pearl and jade in front, Cao Cao had to make a wooden coffin behind.

The New Han Dynasty, under the rule of Liu Yi, showed a kind of vitality. The people returned to their hearts, rejuvenated the dynasty, and worked hard to develop and revitalize the Han Dynasty. As Cao Cao, who was close to the powerful territory of the New Han Dynasty, he naturally couldn't turn a blind eye.

I also have to say that although Cao Cao has a flawed personality, he does a good job in some aspects. At least. He has the capacity to tolerate people and things, and he has ambitions in his heart, but he also wants to really do some things well. Do it. He is also a person who is good at learning from experience. Otherwise, he would not have become the biggest overlord of the Three Kingdoms era, which was full of heroes.

Many of the new policies and practices of the New Han Dynasty are equal to openness and transparency, especially the Xinmin Daily of the New Han Dynasty. Many of the new policies of the New Han Dynasty will be announced. Make it known to the world. Privately, Cao Cao also had a profound study of the policies issued by the New Han Dynasty.

For example, the tuntian system, which was originally implemented by Cao Cao in history, was first implemented in the New Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao, who was already intent on it, immediately followed suit. Historically, Cao Cao still tried within a certain area, but with the success of the New Han Dynasty. He also had the courage to follow the methods of the New Han Dynasty and govern the people under his jurisdiction.

For this. Cao Cao, who originally wanted to do it, did not hesitate.

In addition, although Cao Cao was not able to do the same as the New Han Dynasty, he could distribute some land to some common people to cultivate. However, he has done a very good and thorough job in reducing rent and interest rates. Even when he and Yuan Shao were in the Guandu War, the army was short of food, and he did not order to forcibly collect food from the people of Xudu, but adopted a form of purchase to obtain military food.

Because, the success of the New Han Dynasty made Cao Cao more aware that only by winning the hearts of the people can he be truly strong and can he truly stand tall.

After Cao Cao restored the Han court, in terms of the court structure, it was indeed structured according to the previous dynasty, but Cao Cao actually borrowed some substantive policy measures from the New Han Dynasty.

In fact, if Cao Cao didn't do that, then he would not have been able to develop. His powerful territory bordered the New Han Dynasty. It can be said that his Xuchang, Kyoto, and Luoyang, the New Han Dynasty, are actually people from the same place, and the words they speak are the same language, and in later generations, they are all people from a province in Henan Province. Between the two places, if there is any wind and grass, who does not know the way? If it is said that the New Han Dynasty was strong and wealthy, but the court controlled by Cao Cao was poor, and the people were struggling to make a living, and there was still the same situation as after the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Then, the people in the Xuchang area will probably all move to the New Han Dynasty.

What's more, the policy of the New Han Dynasty is not that there are many people, but that the people are unwilling to come, as long as they come to the New Han Dynasty and go to the government to register and make a register, they will be resettled, as long as they are hard-working people, not afraid of hard work, as long as they are willing to accept the arrangements of the New Han Dynasty government, they can rely on their own hands, support their wives and children, and live a fairly stable life.

If the people all fled, what was the point of Cao Cao's big territory?

Therefore, the reality of the situation also forced Cao Cao to issue some policies that could calm the people's hearts and benefit the people as much as possible.

Well, the people of this era are actually quite simple, and their requirements are actually very low, as long as they can have a bite to eat and can feed their family, then they will be satisfied.

Well, a large-scale long-form TV series in later generations tells the story of Taizu's life. Among them, it is said that the Chinese people, they all feel that facing the loess with their backs to the sky, renting land and arable land, paying taxes and grain, these are all justified. As long as they can live in their own world, they seem to stop asking for anything else.

Because of the people's wisdom and vision, they are confined to their heaven and earth. Regardless of the fact that the New Han Dynasty had been established for several years, and the policies introduced were propagated to the entire Han Dynasty through various forms, the people in many areas were still ignorant of the existing power of the New Han Dynasty. Even if some people know the truth, they will be skeptical, and there are many people who are unwilling to leave their homeland and leave their own side of the world.

Therefore, Cao Cao's imitation of the New Han Dynasty did give the local people some substantial benefits, allowing them to see the hope of a better life. Therefore, they will naturally return to Cao Cao's court, and then love Cao Cao. Something. It is not up to who does it, as long as someone does something that is beneficial to the people, then that person will be loved by the people. Even if it's in some people's minds. felt that Liu Bei was a hypocrite, but among the people who had received the benefits brought by Liu Bei, they would also love Liu Bei.

Therefore, it is not too strange that Cao Cao has now won the love of the people of Xudu.

Cao Cao, who was loved by the people, was in a good mood. made him feel even more that he couldn't let Liu Bei really attack Xu Du, so as not to destroy Xu Du's stability. What the people wanted. It's just that I want to have a stable life.

Yuan Shu was in Yangzhou, and he governed Yangzhou into a miasma, and the people were struggling to make a living. The people of the world have heard of it, and they are also the children of the Yuan family. Yuan Shu's eldest brother Yuan Shao. Who can guarantee that after he captures Xu Du, he will also make a mess of Xu Du?

Therefore, Cao Cao, the people under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, did not want Yuan Shao to govern them, and the people who found the news also knew that the two places of Hebei and Henan were governed by different lords. The situation is different, and the taxes to be paid are different in both places.

Cao Cao who returned to Xudu. Then he raised troops to kill Runan, preparing to intercept Liu Bei and tear him up.

Cao Cao led his army to Qishan and happened to meet Liu Beijun.

Liu Beijun arrived first, and his soldiers were divided into two roads, one left and one right in front of a mountain pass, and Cao Cao had no choice but to form a formation in front of the mountain.

Although Cao Cao felt that Liu Bei's attack was a threat, the threat that Liu Bei gave to Cao Cao was not a military threat, but a political threat.

Cao Cao was just worried that Liu Bei would arrive in Xudu and join forces with Emperor Xian, confirming that Cao Cao was a thief. At that time, Cao Cao was really not easy to do.

Therefore, now that Liu Bei has been intercepted halfway, Cao Cao's heart really doesn't take Liu Beijun very seriously.

Liu Bei is now estimated to have only more than 20,000 troops, and he Cao Cao, although most of the army is in the area of Chenliu and Puyang, he still led nearly 50,000 troops and horses from Xu Du. This is more than twice as many troops as Liu Bei. In addition, Cao Cao was a little worried about fierce generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so he also brought several generals under his account together.

When the two armies met, Cao Cao looked closely at Liu Bei's army, and there was no banner surnamed Guan, so he knew that Guan Yu did not come. In this way, Cao Cao unconsciously felt a lot more relieved. Guan Yu didn't come, Cao Cao's heart was somewhat comforted, he felt good and thought that Guan Yu might be thinking about his friendship, so he didn't want to be his enemy at the moment, right?

It was Zhang Fei who made Cao Cao a little frightened, but now that he has Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, and Xiahou brothers, he doesn't believe that he can't beat Zhang Fei alone.

Cao Cao's army arranged the formation, jumped out of the formation, and called Liu Bei.

Liu Bei led the army to come this time, he had to attack Xudu, but he just wanted to send troops to capture Runan and become famous. When he saw Cao Cao's army and horses, he was a little worried, but at this moment, he had to meet Cao Cao.

Liu Bei rode his horse to the banner of Yingmen and looked at Cao Cao a hundred steps away.

This was the first time Liu Bei had come face to face with Cao Cao after fleeing from Xudu.

Cao Cao first pointed at Liu Bei and scolded: "I treat you like a guest, why are you ungrateful and ungrateful?" ”

Liu Bei naturally refused to weaken his power verbally, but instead pointed at Cao Cao and scolded: "You are a famous man, but you are really a national thief!" What's more, between you and me, what kind of grace can there be? Don't say that you Cao Apu took in Liu's affairs in Xudu earlier, you and I both understand in our hearts what is going on. If you really want to talk about kindness and righteousness, but you Cao Cao is wrong, you must know that if you didn't fake the holy decree at the beginning, pretending to be high-profile, and Liu Bei left Xuzhou to attack Yuan Shu, then how could Liu Bei's Xuzhou let Lu Bu take the opportunity to occupy it? Later, it was you Cao Cao again, who sent a holy decree, saying that he would form an alliance with me and jointly send troops to fight against Yuan Shu's rebels, if it weren't for you, how could Liu be attacked by Yuan Shu and Lu Bu before and after? Inflicting heavy losses on our army? Hmph, Liu went to Xudu before, he was a voter instead of Cao, you showed favor on the surface and monitored secretly, this is the kindness to Liu? ”

"Humph! If it weren't for Cao, I'm afraid you would have died a long time ago, and now you still say that Cao's is wrong? It's really not right, but you Liu Bei first prevented me Cao Cao from avenging my father, before that, the crusade against the Yellow Turban Xiang, and then the crusade against Dong Zhuo met, which time, wasn't Cao Mou helping you with military rations? It's good that you forgot everything, but you said that Cao is not? Cao Cao glared at Liu Bei angrily and shouted: "Don't talk about it, just say that now, you keep scolding Cao as a thief, but what about yourself?" Runan is the Runan of the imperial court, and you have occupied it for no reason. Is this not a rebellion or what? You're not a thief or something? Today, Cao is going to kill you, a traitor! ”

"Ha Lu Ha! Ridiculous! The thief shouted to catch the thief, but he didn't know who was the real thief? Liu Bei laughed three times. took out the emperor's blood edict and read it again, and said with a cold expression: "I am a member of the Han family, and I am here to beg for thieves by the secret edict of the Son of Heaven!" ”

The emperor's blood edict in Liu Bei's hand is naturally fake, and it has really been dedicated to Yuan Shao, but he has to get a bloody edict out. It's still very easy, Liu Bei doesn't plan to, and he doesn't need others to argue about it. All he needs. It is to let everyone in the world know the Tao of Lu, he is under the secret edict of the Son of Heaven and ordered to beg the thief, which explains. He captured Runan. It was with the permission of the Son of Heaven. No one said anything about him Liu Bei.

"It's the emperor's blood edict again! Even Emperor Xian himself admits that it is not true, and you are embarrassed to take it out? If you take any fake edict, it is not black and white when it is reversed, but it is said that Cao is a thief? Ha Luha, okay, who captured Liu Bei for me, let Cao see if the emperor's blood edict is true! ”

"I'm coming!" Behind Cao Cao, a general came out. Wielding a big axe, he galloped towards Liu Bei's white horse.

Naturally, it was Xu Huang who played. After a series of victories after the Battle of Guandu, he regained his fighting spirit. I no longer think that I am much worse than other generals.

Liu Bei knew that Xu Huang was one of Cao Cao's generals, and his force was far above him, so he naturally would not fight, and was about to order the archers to shoot Xu Huang back, and behind Liu Bei, a general rushed from Liu Bei's side to kill Lu Huang.

Liu Bei looked at it, but it was Chen Dao.

Liu Beibing was divided into two routes, one was led by him, Chen Zhi acted with him, and the other was Zhang Fei.

Chen Zhi was able to get Liu Bei's reuse and be a close confidant, so Liu Bei didn't stop Chen Zhi because he wanted to see if he and Xu Huang could fight.

Chen Zhi also lived up to Liu Bei's expectations, fought with Xu Huang, exchanged guns and axes, and fought for twenty or thirty rendezvous in a row, but he did not fall behind.

And Xu Huang was a little frightened, because he really couldn't understand why he had always encountered some powerful characters recently?

Zhang He is like this, Gao Ran is like this, although after these two generals voted for Cao Cao, he had a discussion with him, and finally knew that he was not weak. However, this sudden appearance of a military general with a face can meet him for twenty or thirty years?

Well, Xu Huang, I really don't know what to say about his bad luck.

Before, he was responsible for escorting Fu Zhu to see Cao Cao, but any soldier could save Fu Zhu in his hands. He pursued him, but he was killed by the rendezvous of the little soldiers, and he was so frightened that he did not dare to pursue him any more. Don't think about it, that soldier is Zhao Yun.

Now, he has met another general who can fight with him, which makes Xu Huang's heart not to mention how depressed he is.

Well, Chen Zhi is actually not strong enough to be comparable to Xu Huang, but under normal circumstances, it is still possible to meet Xu Huang for twenty or thirty years.

Xu Huang was depressed and depressed, he had already sensed that Chen Zhi was a little weak at this moment, and was about to fight to kill Chen Zhi, in order to make a contribution in front of Cao Cao. Suddenly, Liu Bei's other army horse, a general, led the army to rush and kill.

Xu Huang turned his head to look, but saw the first ride, murderous killing.

Zhang Fei!

Black jade horse, black helmet, black face, and the iconic Zhangba snake spear, who else will this be Zhang Fei?

Xu Huang suddenly felt his scalp explode, where did he dare to fight Zhang Fei? He swung an axe, forced Chen Zhi away, and reined in himself.

Zhang Fei's momentum is too great.

In today's world, in terms of momentum alone, I am afraid that even Lu Bu is not as good as it, and from afar, Cao Cao sensed the sky-high killing intent on Zhang Fei's body.

"Cao Cao suffers death!"

Zhang Fei shouted violently, like a thunderbolt from the sky, shaking the ears of everyone on the battlefield.

Cao Cao's heart suddenly chilled, and he remembered what Guan Yu had told him at this moment that Zhang Fei was like taking the head of a general in a million army. He lifted the sleeves of his shirt, and Zhang Fei's name was embroidered on them to show his wake-up.

Therefore, in the face of Zhang Fei, how dare Cao Cao take it lightly? Seeing Xu Huang returning to the battle, he hurriedly waved his sword and ordered: "Kill!" Rush me! ”

Cao Cao is now, but the formation is here, he sees Zhang Fei's momentum, and he is really a little worried that Zhang Fei will directly rush into his own military formation. Therefore, he had to order the army to meet Zhang Fei, who led the army to kill. At this time, we must not show weakness, otherwise, the rise of one may lead to the rout of the whole army.

Cao Cao's side, there were also Xiahou brothers, Zhang He, Gao Ran and other generals, they hurriedly fought with their weapons, and they wanted to fight against the arrogant Zhang Fei together.

"Roar! Boys! Swear to capture Cao Cao today! Rush! ”

Zhang Fei really has a ferocious spirit that has been admired by tens of millions of people, and in his eyes, it seems that what is in front of him is not Cao Cao's army, not Cao Cao's generals, but some local chickens and dogs.

Rumble!

A cavalry in Cao Cao's army array was the first to meet Zhang Fei, but at the moment when Zhang Fei's short army was contacted, Zhang Fei suddenly struck a blow, and there was a loud bang, and those cavalry were actually killed by Zhang Fei with a blow and fell to the ground.

Then, Zhang Fei was like a black whirlwind, like a wind and a wild flower, as if no one was there, rushing left and right in Cao Cao's military formation, and no one could stop him for a moment.

Seeing Zhang Fei's bravery, and seeing Zhang Fei rushing forward so easily in his military formation, Cao Cao couldn't help but believe a little more in what Guan Yu said. (To be continued......)