The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

After Lu Bu was defeated by Cao Cao, he fled eastward. On the grass by the seaside, Lu Bu sat sulking beside a fire with his sword in hand. At this time, Chen Gong walked past him holding an armful of dry firewood. Lu Bu suddenly stood up from the ground and kicked out the fire.

"Take care of the ruined army and horses, and I will fight Cao Cao."

Lu Bu was unwilling to give in. After this battle, Yanzhou would no longer have a place for him to stay, and he would be drifting for half his life, which was really miserable.

Chen Gong is more rational. At this time, they are no longer able to fight with Cao Cao: "General! Cao Cao's army is so powerful that we cannot fight. Find a place to stay first, and then we can take revenge."

"But when you persuaded me to attack Shandong, you said that Cao Cao was not something to be afraid of."

Lu Bu began to settle old scores and blame Chen Gong for the failure. Chen Gong did not answer Lu Bu's doubts, but walked aside. Lu Bu stopped him: "Hey! Gongtai, I want to go to Yuan Shao, how about it?"

"The previous time he defected to Yuan Shao, the general was arrogant and his soldiers were almost killed. If he defected to Yuan Shao again, it would probably be difficult to tolerate him."

"Oh! I regret it!"

Yuan Shao was obviously involved in Yanzhou's defeat. Although he was defeated by Liu Han, the broken ship still had 3,000 nails, which was not what they could compare with. There are many disciples and old officials of the Yuan family. Although a failure will cause heavy losses, there is still a chance of recovery.

"You can first send people to Jizhou to inquire about the news. If Yuan Shao doesn't tolerate it, you might as well... you might as well go to Liu Bei."

There was no hope of joining the Yuan family. Chen Gong originally wanted to join Liu Han, but when he thought of the relationship between Lu Bu and Liu Han, he swallowed his words again. Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing.

"What? I wanted to save Xuzhou, but I didn't expect that now... alas!"

Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and said nothing. He could only say that he was indeed a person who could survive many princes. In the blink of an eye, he found a reason to defect to Liu Bei.

Save Xuzhou? Not really, but it did save Xuzhou once.

"That's all."

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Without Lu Bu as a check, Cao Cao concentrated on attacking Dingtao County in Jiyin County, and soon captured Dingtao. So Cao Cao began to divide his troops to pacify various counties.

Defeating Lu Bu meant that the conspiracy of Yanzhou's local forces was completely shattered by Cao Cao. Now it was Cao Cao's turn to fight back and send troops everywhere to regain the lost territory.

"Cao Ren!"

"The end will be here."

"I order you to lead an army of five thousand to attack Juyang County in Jiyin County, and at the same time recover the counties in Jiyin County."

"Here!"

"Cao Hong!"

"The end will be here."

"I order you to lead an army of five thousand to recapture Shanyang County."

"I will obey my orders."

"Xia Houyuan..."

Cao Cao ordered his subordinates to regain the lost territory in an orderly manner, and at the same time, he wiped out the forces that had made a comeback in Yanzhou.

With the efforts of Cao's generals, most of Yanzhou was pacified. In the end, only Zhang Chao, who was entrenched in Chenliu County, was left. As for Wu Zi, because Jiyin County was captured, he became a dead soul of Cao Cao.

When Lu Bu was heading east to Xuzhou, Ying Shao of Taishan County saw that something was wrong with Yanzhou, so he also ran away with Lu Bu. In August 195, Cao Cao marched into Chenliu and surrounded Yongqiu County, including Zhang Chao and his family.

As Cao Cao gradually regained his lost territory, his number of soldiers gradually increased after they were originally cut due to the locust plague. Cao Cao took turns attacking Yongqiu, and Zhang Chao was isolated and helpless. He told the military officers in Yongqiu City: "In this situation, Zang Hong, the best in the world, will come to save me."

The people below didn't believe it and said: "Now Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are on good terms. Zang Hong is Yuan Shao's man. I'm afraid he won't take the risk of being at odds with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to save us. This is a way to die."

Zhang Chao said: "Zang Hong is a righteous man in the world and will never forget his roots. I'm afraid he will be restrained by Yuan Shao's pressure and not arrive in time."

Zang Hong was from Guangling, and Zhang Chao was the prefect of Guangling. It was Zhang Chao who promoted Zang Hong to the county meritorious position, which was considered a benefactor.

Sure enough, Zang Hong heard that Zhang Chao was besieged. He didn't even have time to put on his shoes. He cried loudly and ordered his troops to rescue Yongqiu. But after hearing about the strength of Cao's army, he saw that he had two to three thousand men, so he sent people to Yuzhou to ask Yuan Shao to send troops to help. How could Yuan Shao let Zhang Chao live if he didn't get along with the Zhang family?

It’s December again.

Zhang Chao held on to Yongqiu for more than four months, and no reinforcements appeared around Yongqiu. The morale of Cao's army was high. Yongqiu was defeated. Cao Cao massacred Yongqiu and wiped out the three Zhang clans. Zang Hong also died on the way because he was outnumbered while rescuing Zhang Chao. The whole territory of Yanzhou was pacified. The Yanzhou Rebellion, which lasted for one and a half years, ended with Cao Cao's return to Yanzhou.

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Just when Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, something moved from the north!

Xu Huang's tribe in Jizhou, together with Zhang He and Chen Dao, as well as Hanoi Zhang, Henan Yin Yangfeng, and Yang Ding, suddenly launched an undeclared war against Dongjun, catching Cao Cao off guard!

So what if Cao Cao has been victorious one after another and his morale is high?

No matter how high the morale is, they have been fighting for a full year and a half. The physical strength of the soldiers has already reached the limit, and what if the laid-off troops are recruited back? Can the combat effectiveness be restored immediately?

Liu Han seized this opportunity. Just when Zhang Chao died and Cao Jun breathed his last breath of relief, the army pressed on!

In one and a half years, Liu Han not only did not starve the people to death, but also added a lot of people. With enough food left over, he once again expanded his army to 50,000.

First came Xu Huang, Zhang He, and Chen Dao, and the army went straight to Dongwuyang for a sneak attack. They were professionals!

Cao Cao's main force was south of the Yellow River, and the north of the Yellow River was occupied by Liu Han without the ability to control it.

The house leaked and it rained all night. This time, Wang Zuozhi, who stayed in Dongjun, felt the gradual pressure from the elites in the north.

After Zhang Xiu led his army to raid and occupy Yanjin, Zhang Ji led his infantry to consolidate the city defense.

Yang Feng also took action at the same time as Zhang Xiu. Ten thousand troops attacked Jujuba, and then Yang Ding took control of the entire county.

The three armies can also be said to be two armies, one from north to south and one from west to east.

Puyang was in danger, and Cao Cao hurriedly led his army back to the north to aid.

"My lord, the army of the King of Hejian is pressing down on the border. There are currently 30,000 people south of the Yellow River, and reinforcements will follow. If my lord alone relies on his own strength, this battle will be defeated."

"Wen Ruo, what should we do?"

This time, Cao Cao met Liu Han again after five years, and he was both looking forward to and afraid.

"Immediately send envoys to Yuzhou and Xuzhou to state the interests and risks to General Yuan and Envoy Liu, and send people to help. First, stabilize the front and delay time, and then convince Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Han Sui, Ma Teng of Liangzhou, and even the foreign tribes on the grassland. Only by attacking from multiple directions can we turn defeat into victory!"

In the face of life and death, even the enemy who killed his father can temporarily form an alliance. Cao Cao immediately ordered people to act as lobbyists to go to various princes and invite them to jointly attack Liu Han.

Their opponent this time is not that reckless man Dong Zhuo, so the pressure can be imagined.

When Cao Cao marched to the north overnight, all Dongjun except Puyang fell. King Hejian had 60,000 troops in Dongjun. (End of chapter)