In August, Cao Cao instituted a new tax system to ensure military salaries, and vigorously rectified military discipline, because only one as ten could withstand the strong military power of Yuan's army.

In October, he personally led 5,000 elite troops to attack Wuchao in the rear of Yuan's army, burning up its hoarded grain and grass baggage, and annihilating the Wuchao defenders and reinforcements.

Yuan's army was in turmoil, Cao Cao took advantage of the situation to lead his troops to attack, and Yuan's army collapsed.

At this point, almost all of Yuan Shao's main force was annihilated, and only Yuan Shao's father and son led 800 personal soldiers to flee back to Hebei.

The news of the victory on the front line spread throughout the north and south within a few days.

At this time, Liu Bei had already joined his brothers who had been separated during the Battle of Xiapi in the ancient city, and after consideration, he defected to Liu Biao in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao arranged for Liu Bei to garrison Xinye, and once there was a change, they would be able to support each other within half a day.

On this day, Liu Bei leaned on the Xinye City Tower, not knowing what he was thinking.

Sun Qian came from below, bringing the news of the battle of Guandu, he sighed as he spoke: "Cao Cao broke Yuan Shao in Guandu, he burned the black nest with one move, completely crushed the fighting spirit of the Yuan army, 700,000 troops, in the end, there were only 100 people left, sad, lamentable!" ”

"What? The 700,000 army was killed by Cao Cao and only a hundred people remained? My God, how did Yuan Shao fight this battle? When Zhang Fei beside Liu Bei heard it, it was incredible, and he couldn't help but sigh: "This Cao Cao really has two hits." ”

"Yes, now that Cao Jun is famous, known as an undefeated army, and Cao Cao is still continuing to pursue the remnants of Yuan Shao's forces, if it goes on like this, Yuan Shao will be finished sooner or later, and the princes of the world, I'm afraid that few will dare to confront Cao Cao head-on." Sun Gan's face was full of melancholy.

They are now living in Jingzhou, almost at the end of the mountain, and it seems that there is nothing to take out except the belief in their hearts.

Several of them were sighing, but Liu Bei didn't say anything, he was still leaning against the city wall, holding his cheek with his hand.

It's just that the people around him didn't notice that his eyes were flickering, he had his own confusion, his own difficulties, and he was such a lord, even more difficult than Cao Cao.

After leaving Xuzhou for many years, he began to wander around again, and now although he has stayed in Jingzhou, this is not his own territory after all.

He has been in the army for almost 20 years, and looking back on the past, it can be said that he has been defeated repeatedly, defeated and defeated, and the longing in his heart cannot be fulfilled day by day, how can he not be sad.

They are inferior in strength and wisdom to others, so how should they gain a foothold in the world?

Troubled times, the world, Li Min, Cao Cao, Lingxi, he thinks about it.

A few days later, during the Dragon Boat Festival, Liu Biao invited Liu Bei to Jingzhou for a gathering, but he didn't want to, Cai Mao, the general of Jingzhou, designed to hunt him down, fearing that he would interfere in Jingzhou's internal affairs and that he would take the opportunity to seize Jingzhou.

In desperation, Liu Bei fled on horseback and was taken to the other side of the mountain stream by his own horse. From then on, he began his path of brightness.

Liu Bei, who was full of exhaustion, met the hermit Mr. Shuijing here, and was recommended by him to bring back his first military advisor, Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi.

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In the years after Guandu, Cao Cao pursued the remnants of Yuan Shao and his sons, properly settled the relatives of the dead soldiers, and continued to renovate the taxed acres of the recovered places, so that the county and the country flourished literature and became more and more powerful.

In the past few years, he spent less and less time at home, until the tenth year of Jian'an, Jizhou was all pacified, and Cao Cao became the largest warlord separatist force in the world, dominating the north.

The northern lands, except for Xiliang, almost all belong to Cao Cao.

After Cao Jun was stationed in Jizhou, in Yuan Shao's mansion, he saw Chen Lin, who wrote an essay against the thief that day, not only did not punish him, but took it for his own use.

And Cao Pi, who followed Cao Cao to Jizhou, also met a person who had a deep influence on him in Jizhou Mansion.

Ten years of Jian'an, Cao Pi is already eighteen years old, it is the age of meritorious service, a few years ago, Cao Cao took him with him to cultivate, hoping that he can grow.

When Cao Pi was in Xuchang, he often studied with Xun Yu and had a deeper understanding of his father.

But this time in Jizhou Mansion, he still mustered up the courage and asked Cao Cao for someone.

Yuan Shao's son was defeated and fled, leaving behind his wife and wife in the mansion, Cao Pi found a woman in the courtyard of Nanuoda, at first he didn't know who the person was, but her inadvertent look made him suddenly stunned.

Like, it's just too similar, too similar.

Cao Pi sighed with emotion, how could there be such a similar expression, although the face was not the same, but it could be so similar.

Later, he learned that it was Zhen Shi, the wife of Yuan Shao's son Yuan Xi, a woman with a good reputation.

Cao Pi was worried in his heart, although his father basically wouldn't pay attention to these women after he had Lingxi, but he was worried that his father would see that this Zhen was similar to Lingxi.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth to mention it, Cao Cao readily agreed.

Cao Cao raised Zhen's face and looked at it, then looked at Cao Zhi, who was amazed by Zhen's beauty, and said with a smile: "It does have a posture, Pi'er has good eyesight and fast movements." ”

On the way back to Xuchang, Cao Cao rode a horse, next to Cao Pi, Cao Pi reported the content of Xun Yu's letter, but he didn't want to, Cao Cao suddenly spoke.

His tone was gentle, like homely words: "Pi'er, my father really hopes that you have grown up, I gave you Zhen instead of Cao Zhi, and I hope you treat her well." Do you think I can't see who Zhen looks like? ”

He just made Cao Pi panic and panic with a little bit like this, and he paused before replying respectfully: "The children never dare to forget their father's teachings in the past, and they will never think about it." ”

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When they finally returned to Xuchang, it had been a few more days.

Cao Cao, as in the past, saw his wives and concubines and children, and the last one was to see Lingxi and Cao Chong.

A few days ago, when he got the news that he was coming back, Lingxi was a little nervous.

This time, she hadn't seen anyone else for nearly a year, she pinched her fingers and calculated, he is fifty years old this year, fifty years old, not young in this era, she thought again, in more than ten years, Cao Cao's limit is approaching, so what can I do.

Chong'er has little time, and Cao Cao's time is not much, but she has no choice but to be an outsider and watch.

She barely managed to stabilize her mind, thinking that her master had said that she should cherish the time together, so she ran towards Cao Cao.

The person in front of her caught her steadily, and was also a little surprised: "Why does Xi'er miss me so much this time?" ”

"Yes, of course I want to, which time I don't want to." Lingxi looked up in his arms and saw that Cao Cao was still the same as he remembered, the word "old" had nothing to do with him, if he didn't say it, he didn't look like a person in his forties or fifties.

She suddenly became playful: "Mengde, I want you to hug me." ”

After that, Cao Cao really picked up the spirit rhino and spun around in the middle of the courtyard.

Lingxi's laughter could not be suppressed any longer.