Although Cao Cao has won the land of Hebei, the Yuan family has been running Hebei for many years and is quite prestigious. Cao Cao was worried that there would be chaos in Hebei, so he didn't dare to retreat easily, so he stationed troops in Yecheng to manage the army and calm the people.

One day, Xu Chu walked into the east gate and met Xu Yu head-on. Xu Yu called Xu Chu and said: "If you wait for me, can An enter and exit this door?" ”

Xu Chu was not used to Xu Yu calling Cao Cao's name on weekdays, but today he saw his arrogant attitude, so he said angrily: "We have worked hard, fought desperately and bloodily, and won the city, do you dare to boast here?" ”

Xu Yu held his own merits, and did not take Cao Cao and the other civil and military forces in his eyes, and even when he saw Cao Cao, he regarded himself as an old man, and did not call himself the lord. At this time, he was hit by Xu Chu, and the fire hit him, so he scolded: "You are all Pifuer, what a way!" ”

Xu Chu was furious, drew his sword and killed Xu You, raised his head to see Cao Cao and said: "Xu You is rude, I have killed him, please punish the lord." ”

Cao Cao also saw that Xu You was not pleasing to the eye, and he had repeatedly tolerated it before, firstly because Xu You was meritorious, and secondly, because Cao Cao's strength was still weak and he wanted to act like a corporal of courtesy. Now that Cao Cao has won the four states of Hebei, plus the lands of Sili, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, most of the world belongs to him, and he can't tolerate Xu Yu always violating his majesty.

Xu Chu killed Xu You, Cao Cao applauded in his heart, but he said: "Ziyuan and I are old friends, so it's just a joke, why do you want to kill him?" It's just that people can't be resurrected after death, and it's useless for me to blame you, and I'll punish you for a year's worth of money for a thick burial. ”

As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, Xu Chu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Cao Cao had no intention of punishing himself heavily, so he thanked him. Cao Cao lost Xu You, and only then did he remember that there were many famous men in Hebei, which made people visit the wise men all over the world.

The people of Jizhou said: "Cui Yan, the captain of the riding capital, the word Ji Jue, is a native of Dongwu City, Qinghe." He is handsome in appearance, both civil and military. Several times dedicated to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao did not follow, so he was sick at home. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he summoned Cui Yan to do it for another driver, and discussed with him: "According to the household registration of this state, there are a total of 300,000 people, which can be described as a big state. At the end of the words, his face was happy.

Cui Yan said: "If it falls apart today, Kyushu is divided, the conquest continues, and the people of Jizhou are violent and boneless. The prime minister did not give first aid to his misery, but first calculated the gains and losses of the school's household registration, wouldn't it be a great disappointment to the people of this state? ”

Cao Cao thought so deeply when he heard this, and ordered the opening of the warehouse to release grain to relieve the people, and treat Cui Yan as a guest. Then Cao Cao recruited several Hebei generals, including Ma Yan, Zhang Yi and others.

Just when Cao Cao was recruiting generals and gathering the hearts of the people, news came from Youzhou that Wuhuan Shan Yudun took advantage of Yuan Mai's defeat and threatened to avenge Yuan. There are many people who have their hearts to the Yuan family, and there are no less than 100,000 people in the army and civilians.

Cao Cao was furious when he heard this, and summoned all the generals to discuss the march into Wuhuan. Cao Hong and other generals said: "The Yuan clan is defeated and will die, and the rest of the party has nowhere to hide, so it is not enough to be afraid of going far into the desert." Now that the troops are being attacked, if Liu Bei and Liu Biao take advantage of the void to attack Xudu, we will not be able to save it, and it will be a disaster. Please also ask the lord to return to the teacher and not to enter the top. ”

Xun You said: "What the princes said is wrong! Yuan Shao and Wuhuan are gracious, and they want to be enemies of the lord, which is a great trouble and must be eliminated. The people of the desert will not defend themselves in the remote, and now they will be able to break it if they are unprepared.

As for Liu Biao's guests, his talent is not enough to resist Liu Bei, and the heavy ones may not be controlled, and the light ones will not be used. Although the lord is on an expedition to the country, he is also worry-free. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Gongda's words are extremely true!" Then he led the three armies, large and small, and thousands of vehicles, hoping that Wuhuan would advance.

As soon as the army left the boundary of Youzhou, they saw the Yellow Desert desert, with strong winds, rugged roads, and difficult people and horses. The soldiers were struggling, and Cao Cao had the intention of returning to the army, and asked Yu Xunyu: "I see that the north is rugged, how do I want to return to the army?" ”

Xun You said: "The soldiers are fast. Now that they are attacking people for thousands of miles, there are many burdens and it is difficult to drive, so it is better to take a light army and attack them unprepared. But those who need to know the path are guides. ”

Cao Cao came to the geography of the original Youzhou Thorn Shi Wuhuan to ask. Wu Huan replied: "There is water in autumn and summer, it is shallow and not accessible to cars and horses, and deep is not carrying boats and boats, so it is the most difficult to move." It is better to return to the army, cross the danger of white sandalwood from Lulongkou, go out of the empty land, go to Liucheng, and attack it unprepared. It can be captured in a fight. ”

Cao Cao followed his words, Feng Wuhuan touched as the general of Zhenbei, and served as a guide for the forerunner. Xiahoudun was the Chinese army, and Cao Cao pushed himself to the rear and rode lightly.

Wuhuan led Xiahoudun to the White Wolf Mountain, and was met by tens of thousands of horsemen. Xiahou flew to report to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao Lema ascended to the heights, and saw that there was no team in the army, and it was uneven. He said to Xiahoudun: "If the enemy soldiers are not in order, they can be attacked." "Stop the order, and the people under his command will obey Xiahoudun's dispatch.

Xiahoudun led Xu Chu, Xiahou Yuan, Le Jin, and Cao Ren down the mountain in four ways, and fought hard to attack, causing chaos. Xiahoudun slapped his horse and rushed to kill in front, slashed under the horse, and the rest of the people surrendered.

Cao Cao collected troops into Liucheng and sealed Wuhuan as the Marquis of Liuting to defend Liucheng. He also comforted the rest of the Wuhuan Shan and others, collected 10,000 horses, and returned to the army on the same day.

At that time, the weather was cold and dry, there was no water for 200 miles, and the army lacked food, so they had to kill horses for food, and dig thirty or forty zhang of the ground to get water. Along the way, all the soldiers suffered unspeakably, and there were not a few who died of fatigue, illness, and hunger.

Although Cao Cao won this battle, he did not take any advantage, and when he returned to Youzhou, Cao Cao said to the generals: "This expedition was a success. Although victorious, God blesses it. In the future, such expeditions should not be carried out often, so as not to waste money and labor. ”

As soon as Wuhuan was leveled, Gongsun Du of Liaodong surrendered, obviously afraid of Cao Cao's prestige. Cao Cao also suffered a lot after the battle of Wuhuan, and did not want to go on an expedition to Liaodong again, so he accepted the seal of Gongsun Du and named Gongsun Du as the Marquis of Xiangping to calm his heart.

After Cao Cao led the troops back to Jizhou, Cheng Yu and others played: "The north is established, the lord should return to Xu Capital as soon as possible, and set a policy for the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible." ”

Cao Cao smiled: "I have this ambition for a long time!" What you say is exactly what I want. ”

That night, Cao Cao stayed on the east corner tower of Yecheng and looked up at astronomy by the railing. Suddenly, seeing Xun Yu on the side, Cao Cao pointed to the south and said: "The south is full of energy, the stars are bright, and I am afraid that it is impossible to do it." ”

Xun You knew that Cao Cao was Gui Ye, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others, so he said: "With Prime Minister Tianwei, who is not convinced?" ”

Cao Cao smiled when he heard this, and was about to say something more, when suddenly a golden light rose from the ground. Cao Cao asked, "What is the sign of this light?" ”

Xun You said: "Congratulations to the prime minister! There must be a treasure underground. ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, and sent his subordinate generals Qiu Zhonglang and Captain Mojin to lead the troops to dig it up. The sergeants dug three feet into the ground in the golden light and dug out a bronze sparrow. Cao Cao asked Xun You: "What is this omen?" ”

Xun You said: "Xi Shun's mother dreamed of the jade bird and gave birth to Shun. Today's bronze finch is also an auspicious omen. ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed and ordered people to build a high platform to celebrate. Groundbreaking on the same day, burning tiles and grinding bricks, and building a bronze bird platform on the Zhanghe River, is expected to be completed in one year.

Cao Zhi admonished: "If you build a tower to celebrate auspiciousness, you must build three to make a strong reputation." The one who is taller in the middle is called the bronze sparrow. The one on the left is called Jade Dragon. The one on the right is called Jinfeng. Make two more flying bridges and go up the sky to be spectacular. ”

Cao Cao smiled: "What my son said is very good! He will become successful in the future, which is enough to entertain me in my life! ”

It turned out that Cao Cao had five sons, only Cao Zhi was sensitive and intelligent, good at writing, and Cao Cao's favorite on weekdays. So Cao Zhi was left to build the Tongque Platform in Yecheng, and Cao Cao led hundreds of thousands of Yuan's soldiers back to Xuchang, and he was a great hero.

Hebei has been decided, Cao Cao gathered a group of strategists to discuss, and wanted to conquer Liu Bei and Liu Biao in the south. Xun Yu advised: "The army has only returned from the north, and it cannot be restarted. and recuperated for half a year, recuperating and recuperating, Liu Biao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan can go down in one go. ”

Cao Cao obeyed his words, so he divided his troops into Tuntian and recuperated. Just wait for the time to come, and then the army will march south and dominate the world.

Just when Cao Cao was conquering the Northland, Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu in the west, and Liu Biao and Sun Quan in the east also had some border friction, but the scale was not large. With Cao Cao's annexation of the four states, all the princes also stopped, and regarded Cao Cao as the number one enemy.

However, it was said that Liu Bei arrived in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao treated him very well, with a small banquet on three days and a big banquet on the fifth day. There are three reasons why Liu Biao treats Liu Bei so well, one is that Liu Biao and Liu Bei are both relatives of the Han family. The second is that Liu Biao wants to win over Liu Bei to fight against Cao Cao. The third is because Liu Biao knows that Liu Bei and Nan Ye are good friends.

On this day, the two were drinking together, and suddenly reported that the generals Zhang Wu and Chen Sun had taken the people captive in Jiangxia and conspired to rebel. Liu Biao was shocked: "The two thieves rebelled, and it was a big disaster!" ”

Liu Bei said: "Brother don't worry, be willing to ask for it." ”

Liu Biao was overjoyed, ordered 30,000 horses, and ordered Liu Bei to go to beg for thieves. Liu Bei took the order and came to Jiangxia. Zhang Wu and Chen Sun led troops to greet them.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Chen Zhi went out under the door flag together, and saw Zhang Wu riding a white horse, which was extremely majestic. Liu Bei said: "This must be a thousand miles away!" ”

Before the words fell, Guan Yu rode his claw Huang Feidian and swung his knife out, rushing straight to the front of the thief army. Zhang Wu came to greet him, but he was cut off by Guan Yu with a knife. Guan Yu grabbed the white horse's bridle casually and led the horse back to the battle.

When Chen Sun saw it, he rushed forward to grab the horse. Zhang Fei shouted, raised his spear straight out, stabbed Chen Sun to death, and the thieves were scattered. Liu Bei recruited An Yu Dang, pacified the counties of Jiangxia, and returned to the class.

Liu Biao was very happy to see that Liu Bei had quelled the rebellion when he went out of the horse, and went out of Guo to welcome him into the city and set up a banquet to celebrate his achievements. When the wine was half-drunk, Liu Biao said: "My brother is so eloquent, Jingzhou has to rely on." But worrying that Nanyue came to Kou from time to time, Zhang Lu and Sun Quan were all in great trouble. ”

Liu Bei said: "My brother has three generals, all of which can be reused." Yun Chang can guard the sub-city and town Zhang Lu. Yide can patrol the territory of South Vietnam. Uncle Zhi can refuse Sun Quan. Why should my brother be worried? ”

Liu Biao was overjoyed and wanted to follow his words. Cai Mao was very displeased when she heard it during the banquet, and told her sister Mrs. Cai: "Liu Bei wants to send three generals to lead the troops outside and live in Jingzhou, and it will be troublesome for so long." ”

Mrs. Cai said to Liu Biao at night: "The concubine heard that many scholars in Jingzhou have made friends with Liu Bei, and this matter must be guarded against. It is useless for Liu Bei to live in the city, so it is better to send it elsewhere. ”

Liu Biao said disapprenously: "Xuande is also a benevolent person! Won't be against me. ”

Mrs. Cai said: "I'm afraid that his heart is not like yours." ”

Liu Biao was a little moved by the wind blowing on the pillow, so he groaned and did not answer. Mrs. Cai also knew too much, so she didn't say more.