Xuchang, Prime Minister's Mansion.

After Cao Cao rewarded the three armies and treated the wounded and sick soldiers in Wulin, he set off to return to the Xuchang Prime Minister's Mansion.

At this time, the front door of the Prime Minister's Mansion was like a city, and there was an endless stream of officials and scholars who came to visit.

Everyone prepared gifts and came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and praised the Prime Minister's half-day defeat of Sun and Liu's coalition army.

At first, Cao Cao personally received the scholars who came to visit, but later there were too many people, so Cao Cao asked his two sons, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, to receive the scholars who came to congratulate.

Cao Cao, who was in the study, had more important things to deal with, that is, the acquisition of the Jiangdong land occupied by Sun Quan of Eastern Wu, and the acquisition of the Jiangxia land occupied by Liu Bei.

In this Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan's army was the main army, and the entire coalition army was still commanded by Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu.

Therefore, when Sun Quan found out that the general trend had gone, he also thought about organizing the army to retreat and bring as many of the children of Eastern Wu back to Eastern Wu as possible, intending to make a comeback.

Although Sun Quan knew that in the face of the growing Cao Cao, the hope of a comeback was very slim, but it was good to have fewer children of Eastern Wu.

Unexpectedly, Lin Chuan's grenade shattered Sun Quan's last illusion, and Sun Quan, who led his generals to work hard to reorganize the army and prepare to retreat, was even coerced in the rout with his generals, and died under the pursuit of Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry!

As for Liu Bei and the others, because Zhuge Liang knew that after the defeat of the naval army in this battle, it was only a matter of time before the coalition army was defeated, so he secretly signaled Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals to organize the sergeants around them in advance.

So after the rout of the coalition army, Liu Bei and others were able to escape under the escort of some Jiangxia disciples.

The appearance of Lin Chuan made Shu Han and Dongwu withdraw from the stage of the Three Kingdoms hegemony ahead of schedule!

After Cao Cao made a plan, he ordered Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and Xiahoudun to be called to the study.

Cao Cao first instructed Cheng Yu:

"Zhongde, I know that you can lead the army when you go to the horse and govern the country when you get off the horse, so I ordered you to personally lead all the troops and horses to recover Eastern Wu!"

After listening to Cao Cao's trust and arrangement for him, Cheng Yu got up and said:

"Yu will live up to the trust of the prime minister!"

Then Cao Cao instructed Jia Xu and Xiahoudun:

"Wen and Yuan Rang, the two of you will go together to recover Jiangxia. Wenhe is responsible for governing the people's livelihood, and Yuan Rang led the troops to deter Xiaoxiao, so Jiangxia can be determined! ”

Jia Xu and Xiahoudun also stood up and responded:

"I will live up to the trust of the prime minister!"

"I am determined to live up to the trust of the prime minister!"

After arranging the three of them, Cao Cao then instructed them face-to-face:

"Now that the Sun-Liu coalition army has been completely defeated by our army, there is no possibility of turning over."

"The grain and grass of the Sun-Liu coalition army have also been seized by our army, and the autumn harvest has not yet arrived, and the people who want to come to Dongwu and Jiangxia are not having a good time now."

"You go to recover Soochow and Jiangxia this time, you can bring this batch of grain and grass to buy people's hearts!"

Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and Xiahoudun nodded yes after hearing Cao Cao's suggestion.

Three days later.

Cheng Yu led the army and carried a large amount of grain and grass to Soochow; Jia Xu and Xiahoudun led the army and carried a large amount of grain and grass to Jiangxia.

After the three led the army to recover Eastern Wu and Jiangxia, Xun Yu came to Cao Cao's study.

Cao Cao saw Xun Yu coming, and said to him with a smile:

"Hahaha, Wen Ruo fast seat! Zhongde, Wenhe and Yuanrang have already gone to Jiangxia and Soochow, and Jiangxia and Soochow will soon be in my hands! ”

Xun Yu was also in the same mood as Cao Cao at this time, so he smiled at Cao Cao and said:

"Congratulations to the Prime Minister! If there is no other opponent today, the prime minister will carry this general trend, when will he not be the king at this time? ”

Cao Cao was even happier when he heard this, after becoming the king, he could more easily implement his own concept of employment and governance, and he was clear and straightforward!

"What Wen Ruo said is good, and I also mean it!"

"After Zhongde, Wen and Tongyuan arrive in Dongwu and Jiangxia, I will ask the Holy Lord for a seal!"

Xun Yu saw that Cao Cao had already made up his mind about the matter of becoming the king, so he began to talk to Cao Cao about the follow-up governance plan.

Soochow, Gangneung City.

Cheng Yu led an army of 50,000 and brought a large amount of grain and grass to Jiangling City.

At this time, Jiangling City, an important town in Eastern Wu, was no longer as prosperous as it used to be, and the scholars and people in the city were in danger when they learned that the coalition army was defeated by Cao's army and Chibi, and that Sun Quan and a number of generals had been killed.

There are few pedestrians on the street, and shops and restaurants are closed to customers.

After Cheng Yu came to Jiangling City, in order to appease the people, he did not bring a large army into the city, but stationed 50,000 troops outside Jiangling City.

At this time, there were only more than 1,000 defenders in the city, and the rest were taken by Sun Quan to Chibi to be destroyed by Cao Cao's army.

When the young general defending the city saw Cheng Yu's army, he knew that the general situation had gone, and he didn't want to give the lives of more than 1,000 soldiers in the city, so he opened the door and dedicated the city.

Cheng Yu personally led a thousand tigers and leopards to ride into the city. Sun Quan's mansion was temporarily requisitioned and used as an office place.

Then Cheng Yu ordered the tiger and leopard cavalry to "invite" all the scholars in the city to the mansion.

After receiving the order of the main general, the tiger and leopard riders went directly to the mansions of various warriors in the city to ask for help.

The scholars who received the "invitation" of the tiger and leopard riders came to the house to meet Cheng Yu very obediently.

After Cheng Yu saw that the city sergeant clan had arrived, he spoke directly:

"The prime minister has the people of the world in mind, so he specially ordered me to come to Soochow this time and brought a lot of grain and grass!"

"As long as all of you here are truly obedient to the prime minister, I and the 50,000 troops under my command can guarantee your lives, and even glory and wealth!"

The Jiangling clan who were "invited" by the tiger and leopard rode heard that Cheng Yu first used grain and grass to appease people's hearts, and then threatened everyone's net worth, where did they dare to say anything disrespectful?

Those who really dared to resist Cao Cao's army were already buried in Chibi!

"Prime Minister Gao Yi, for the sake of the people in the city, we will definitely cooperate with Lord Cheng!"

"Now that the autumn harvest is imminent, and the people have little surplus food in their hands, Lord Cheng is here at the right time!"

"Yes, the Prime Minister has the people of the world in mind, and Lord Cheng saves the people from fire and water!"

"I'm waiting for Lord Cheng!"

So the scholars present spoke out one after another to express their willingness to submit to the Prime Minister and cooperate with all the arrangements of Lord Cheng.

Cheng Yu saw that the scholars present were so cooperative, so he did not continue to make things difficult and humiliate them.

After arranging for the scholars to go to the city to appease the people first, Cheng Yu began to prepare for the distribution of grain and grass.

It's easy to recover Soochow!

Jia Xu and Xiahoudun had also arrived in Jiangxia, and the process of recovery was equally smooth.

After all, who can't live with food and their own little lives?!

Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and Xiahoudun, who were going smoothly, sent a letter to Cao Cao in Xuchang to explain the progress of the recovery and reorganization work in the two places.

After Cao Cao received their letter, he went to the mansion of Emperor Liu Xie in the afternoon of the same day and asked for the title of King of Wei!