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Volume 2 Riding the Border and Risk] Chapter 59 The Heart of Ambition

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Chapter 59: The Heart of Ambition

In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Cao Cào personally led the army to conquer Wuhuan!

April

Cao Cào arrived in Wuzhong County, his marching route plan was to go north to Liucheng along the coast around Mianxian (in Liaoning), but people are not as good as the sky, heavy rain in June and July, rivers flooded, and the sea and land were waterlogged, and Cao Cào's march route was naturally blocked!

His heart was as cold as ice, Cao Cào stood on a high mountain and looked down on the land on the coast, the muddy and potholed road made him feel cold and powerless to the bone. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info// update fast // [This chapter is provided to you]

The sky has cleared, but Cao Cào looks up at the sky, as if he wants to see through the will of heaven.

Why?

Why is there such a heavy rain this year?

Providence was unpredictable, and Cao Cào was disheartened.

The laborer expedition did everything, but lost to the sky.

Defy?

What can you do if you are not convinced?!

The summer was scorching, Cao Cào's heart was bitter, and just as he turned around and was about to order the withdrawal of the army, Cheng Yu, who was on the march with the army, climbed up the mountain with excitement on his face.

"My lord! There's a way! ”

Cheng Yu shouted and ran in front of Cao Cào, the mountain road was slippery, and he almost fell, but fortunately, Cao Cào quickly pulled him.

Cheng Yu stood firm and wanted to salute and thank you, but Cao Cào held down his wrist and asked eagerly: "What is Zhongde's plan?" ”

Laughing at himself, Cheng Yu hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The lord is too lifted, this day is raining heavily to block the road, and there is no magic plan to go against the will of heaven." However, there is no endless road, under the four to investigate, want to see if another way to smash Liucheng, the result of the day does not live up to the people, there is a person in this local household, surnamed Tian Mingchou, this person heard that our army is the Han Dynasty Wang Shi went to crusade against Wuhuan, so he gathered the local people willing to be the guide of our army, according to him, in the east of Jixian County, there is a small road called Lulong Road! From here, you can wear the Xifeng Pass and reach the west of Liucheng! ”

Cao Cào's face was full of shock, and after a moment of pause, he looked up to the sky and laughed!

At this time, Cao Cào was already a powerful minister feared by the world, and he was ranked as prime minister, but he ran all the way down the mountain regardless of the image, and before coming to the barracks, Xu Huang came up to greet him, Cao Cào turned a blind eye, and rushed directly to the group of people dressed in clothes.

This group of people moved to the mountains and forests to avoid disaster because of the war, and it happened that they would be encountered by Cao's army in the remote mountains and forests.

Cao Cào asked the group of ordinary people with a smile on his face: "Dare to ask which one is Tian Chou?" ”

A group of ordinary people were actually scared when they saw Cao Cào, but Cao Cào was smiling, not domineering at all, and behaved very amiably, so a lot of fear was eliminated. 4∴8065

Tian Chou came out of the crowd, only looking at the appearance, and he was not the crowd.

"The grass people are in the fields, and I have seen the prime minister."

Tian Chou didn't know what to do, so he knelt down and kowtowed, and when the other people saw this, they all followed suit.

Cao Cào hurriedly pulled him up and said to everyone: "Folks, get up, it's Cao who should give you a salute, your great kindness, Cao will remember it for a lifetime." ”

With a turn of his eyes, Cao Cào looked at Tian Chou again, and asked with a smile: "I heard that you are living in seclusion in the mountains and forests, in this case, why do you want to help Cao Mou, aren't you afraid of causing death?" ”

Cao Cào wants to crusade against Wuhuan, it is definitely impossible to drive out the Wuhuan people, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will know about the things that Tian Chou and these people led the way today, in case the remnants of Wuhuan come to retaliate, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Tian Chou looked solemn and said sonorously: "Prime Minister Cao Cheng, you led the Han Dynasty to crusade against Wuhuan, how can the grass people, as Han people, stand by and watch, and can contribute to Cao Cheng, the grass people are duty-bound." ”

Cao Cào almost burst into tears, held Tian Chou's hand, and said word by word: "I know the righteousness under my feet, and I can't repay it, please accept Cao's worship." ”

Cao Cào said to take a step back, bowed down, very solemn, and behind him, Xu Huang, Xiahou Yuan and other generals saw that Cao Cào bowed, and they all hurriedly bowed to this group of people.

With Tian Chou and his entourage leading the way, Cao Cào led the army to take the Lulong Road directly to the west of Liucheng, and the whole journey was more than 500 miles long.

In August, Cao Cào fought with Wuhuan Jiāo in the White Wolf Mountain near Liucheng, won a big victory, pursued the victory, and set foot on the Wuhuan royal court!

Badun was beheaded, and more than 200,000 Han and Hu people surrendered under the rule of Wu Huan!

The fly in the ointment was that Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang fled to Liaodong and defected to Gongsun Kang before the war.

The crusade against Wuhuan won a complete victory, but Cao Cào's original intention had not yet been achieved, that is, to completely eliminate the remnants of the Yuan family!

Liucheng

After Cao Cào's victory, he was in a particularly comfortable mood, and he had a banquet with the generals to celebrate his achievements, cooking cattle and slaughtering sheep, and lacking nothing outside the plug, that is, there was no shortage of cattle and sheep.

Lambs were still being barbecued over the bonfire, and the generals were drinking and laughing.

Xu Huang saluted Cao Cào with a glass of wine and said to Cao Cào: "Lord, the two boys of the Yuan family are not dead yet, otherwise, take advantage of the current victory to kill Liaodong, so as to never suffer in the future." ”

The other generals agreed, but Cao Cào smiled weirdly, sat on the main seat with a little drunkenness, looked at Cheng Yu, and asked, "Zhongde, why don't you go along with Gongming's proposal?" ”

Cheng Yu stroked his beard and smiled, and that smile coincided with Cao Cào.

"The lord has already made a fortune, so why bother asking the lower officials?"

Hahahaha

Cao cào drank the wine in the bowl and laughed.

"Listen to the order, and in three days, the whole army will be drawn and return south."

Xu Huang and the other generals were dumbfounded.

Fighting Wuhuan, Wenchen and military generals did not agree, Cao Cào insisted on fighting.

Now that the battle has been won, everyone proposed to let Cao Cào take advantage of the victory to pursue again, but Cao Cào had to withdraw his troops.

Withdrawal? Isn't that a waste of work?

Military generals often think about problems straightforwardly, few can see further, if there is, then he is a famous general through the ages, not only can kill the enemy, but also strategize.

Three days later, Cao Jun won a great victory and returned to the south, and Cao Cào did this to give Gongsun Kang a clear sign.

Withdrawing to the south of the Great Wall, Gongsun Kang would not have to worry that Cao Cào would use the excuse of crusading against Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang to exterminate him together.

If Cao Cào does not withdraw his troops, it is conceivable that Gongsun Kang may be embarrassed by Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang.

But after Gongsun Kang didn't have to worry about Cao Cào, he had to start re-examining what choice he made between Cao Cào and the Yuan family, in order to offend Cao Cào for the Yuan family, which had already declined and could not make a comeback? Or is it a good relationship with Cao Cào?

The answer is obvious, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang defected to Gongsun Kang without political acumen, and Gongsun Kang may not have much foresight, but in terms of immediate interests, it is obviously more advantageous not to offend Cao Cào, who is in the middle of the day.

Therefore, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang came to visit Gongsun Kang, but before the ceremony was completed, they were cut off by the axe men who were ambushed by Mén, and then Gongsun Kang sent the heads of these two people to Yecheng quickly.

Everything seems to be under Cao's control.

However, human calculation is always inferior to heavenly calculation, and Cao Cào did not expect that on the way back to the south, he actually took a turn outside the Ghost Mén Pass.

It was late autumn when the troops were withdrawn, but it was cold outside the fortress and the weather was freezing.

The expedition was a chun-day, and the clothes brought by the troops were obviously not enough to keep out the cold.

On Cao Cào's way back to the south, many soldiers were so cold that they were dying, and what was even more terrifying was that they didn't encounter a single water source on the 200-mile road to the south!

In the middle of the night in late autumn, Cao Cào stood outside the camp in a big hat, looking at the soldiers who had no talent, and those who were so thirsty that their mouths were white and chapped, Cao Cào was heartbroken.

Cheng Yu walked up to Cao Cào, opened his mouth, and finally didn't say a word.

What is the difference between this situation and a desperate situation?

Cao Cào took a deep breath and said to Cheng Yu: "Order, dig a well on the spot tomorrow." ”

Cheng Yu nodded and left silently.

The next day, Cao Jun was digging wells in several places.

Cheng Yu looked pale and saw Cao cào.

"Lord, more than 30 zhang of the ground, no drop of water has been seen."

This news made Cao Cào full of consternation.

What can make Cao Cào even more shocked is still to come.

"My lord, the grain storage in the army is less than three days' needs."

Cheng Yu said bitterly.

Cao Cào closed his eyes with a sad expression, and only said after a while: "After the grain is exhausted, kill the horse to satisfy the hunger." ”

"Lord!"

Cheng Yu's words were eager, and he was shocked.

Can a war horse be killed? Yes, but it's a war horse that is ten times more valuable than a soldier!

Cheng Yu gritted his teeth and left, while Cao Cào was alone in the big tent, crying bitterly.

Wiping away his tears, Cao Cào's expression became extremely hideous.

He made the mistake.

Before he returned to the south, he did not levy enough cattle and sheep from those who surrendered to Wuhuan, and brought drinking water and clothing, so that his army was in the present situation of starvation and cold.

But Cao Cào is more unwilling in his heart!

People all over the world scolded him as a thief!

After several lives and deaths, he fought on the battlefield for decades, and watched with wide eyes as the soldiers who served him fell one after another.

Why?

Why should you be loyal to the Han family?

"Your Majesty, Cao has been loyal for decades and has a clear conscience. But if no one says that my Cao family is a loyal minister, a minister, there is no way out, only to sit on the name of this thief! ”

On a bleak and cold night, Cao Cào sat in the military camp in despair all night.

At the end of the strong crossbow, Cao Jun, who could even be described as lingering, returned to the south with difficulty, and after the food was exhausted, he killed horses to satisfy hunger, and nearly 10,000 war horses were slaughtered by Cao Cào with tears along the way!

Even later, some soldiers couldn't bear it, and would rather starve to death than let Cao Cào kill the war horse again.

Every soldier knows what the war horse means, even if it is an illiterate soldier, he also knows that on the battlefield, the enemy on horseback is extremely powerful, and it is not an ordinary soldier who can resist at all.

Cao Cào ordered the soldiers to kill horses to satisfy hunger, and on the other hand, he further consolidated his position in the army, making the soldiers die for the Cao family.

At the cost of nearly 10,000 war horses, Cao Jun finally returned to the area south of the Great Wall where cereal crops were cultivated and got rid of the danger.

But Cao Cào looked back, and there were countless soldiers who were frozen to death, starved to death, and died of dehydration along the way!

He won the battle, but he also paid a lot of money.

Looking at the direction of Yizhou in the southwest, Cao Cào's expression was complicated.

Guo Jia is like a sharp sword hanging over his head.

Turning his gaze to the direction of Xuchang again, Cao Cào suddenly looked indifferent.

Perhaps, it's time to make a position clear, it's time for the Cao family to come to the forefront, it's time for those people to understand.

It's time for the era of the Han Dynasty to come to an end!

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