People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 374 Fisherman
"I never expected that the emperor would be so courageous!"

Cao Cao's tone was filled with complex emotions such as anger, shock, and confusion.

He rushed back and had the urge to attack the city immediately. It was because of this trivial matter that he missed the opportunity to rescue his family!

Although Cao Cao had already sent Yu Jin to lead a large army to the battlefield in Yuzhou, this still made Cao Cao very angry.

The army stopped and Cao Cao looked at the walls of Xuchang from afar, which looked as heavy as water.

This is my, Cao Cao’s, Xuchang, not your emperor’s Xuchang. This is really rebellious!

If Liu Xie was in front of him at this time, he would definitely ask "Why is Your Majesty plotting a rebellion?"

Of course, Cao Cao was also scared. Fortunately, he did not enter the city immediately, otherwise he would have been in great trouble. Fortunately, he chose Guo Jia to lead the way into the city instead of Xun Yu.

While speaking, Cao Cao also glanced at Xun Yu, and indeed saw that Xun Yu's expression was different.

If Xun Yu, a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, was allowed to enter the city, he might actually get along well with Liu Xie, and things would only get worse.

Not long after Cao Cao returned, Guan Yu, Xu Shu, Zhou Tai and others arrived one after another. At this time, two of the three coalition forces had lost their minds, and the generals of the Sun and Liu camps had to seek more advice from Cao Cao so as to know how to deal with this matter.

"Lord Cao should know the situation, so we won't say more. Given the current situation, maybe we should prepare for a siege?"

Guan Yu spoke in a deep tone. Although he appeared calm on the surface, his vague anxiety could not be hidden from Cao Cao's eyes.

The rest of the people also echoed.

Cao Cao sat on his horse, whip in hand, looking at the gate of Xuchang with a frown. This used to be his old nest, but now the gate was closed to him. It was not a pleasant feeling.

"No, there are more than 20,000 soldiers in the city who can defend the city. Although our army is strong, we cannot take it down immediately. The main force of the Yellow Turbans is heading to Xuchang and will arrive in a few days. At this critical moment, we cannot use extra energy on attacking the city."

After hearing what Cao Cao said, everyone was shocked. They really had overlooked this incident.

Previously, their burning of the Yellow Turbans' baggage only restricted the Yellow Turbans' movements, but did not defeat them. Once the Yellow Turbans replenished their food and grass, they could naturally march and pursue them again.

According to Cao Cao and his men's estimation, if the Yellow Turbans were smart enough to learn from the coalition forces and advance first with advance troops, they would be able to catch up here in just a few days.

In other words, if you want to attack the city, you must capture it within a few days!

Everyone turned to look, and the towering top of Xuchang City made them feel a little scalp-tingling for a moment. They could not achieve the same rapid siege effect as the Yellow Turbans. It would take several days to capture the city. Even if they had a strong military force, they did not have enough confidence.

"For now, we can only hold our troops in place and get through the Yellow Turbans first!"

Cao Cao was actually in a lot of trouble. The current situation was quite unsolvable. They didn't know whether to fight or not.

Dealing with the Yellow Turbans was already difficult enough, and now we have to add Xuchang to the mix. This complicated situation is really nerve-wracking.

Guan Yu and the others were silent for a while. This approach was obviously not what they expected. Their respective lords were still in danger in the city. They really couldn't just ignore it. Cao Cao also understood their anxiety, so he could only sigh slightly and then continue to dissuade them.

"Everyone, don't you know that a lack of patience can ruin a great plan? We can make some concessions on other things. Xuchang City is here and will not run away. We have plenty of ways to deal with it after the war, but if the Yellow Turbans come, it will be fatal. If we can't even deal with the Yellow Turbans, then we will really lose everything."

After hearing what Cao Cao said, Guan Yu and others looked at each other, and finally could only nod their heads helplessly.

No matter how unwilling they are, they have no choice but to accept the reality.

Guan Yu remained silent, then turned his head and looked at Xu Shu, who nodded silently.

"In this case, let's listen to Cao Gong's advice and repel the Yellow Turbans first!" Guan Yu exhaled, suppressed his uneasiness and anxiety, and made his statement first.

Guan Yu expressed his opinion first, and the others looked at each other, and finally could only sigh and then agree with him.

After some communication, the matter was settled and everyone dispersed.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and watched the people leaving, with an uncontrollable greed in his eyes. Although Liu Xie's behavior made him anxious and angry, and the whereabouts of his family made him even more uneasy, it was at this moment that the instinct of an ambitious man made him involuntarily feel greedy.

At this moment, he hoped that Liu Xie could kill Sun Quan and Liu Bei.
If this huge army belonged to me.
Even without talking about the army, being able to eliminate two potential opponents for himself is also a good thing. Even if other states and counties introduce new agents in the future, their momentum and strength will definitely not be as strong as Liu Bei and Sun Quan. This is obviously beneficial to himself.

Of course, Cao Cao also knew that these things could only remain in his imagination for now. Right now, he had to prepare to deal with the Yellow Turbans.

The city of Xuchang fell into a strange calm. The city was on high alert. Emperor Liu Xie stood on the top of the city every day to observe the situation, while the coalition forces outside the city stood still like a mountain. Although the army stationed outside the city surrounded Xuchang, there was no move to attack the city.

This was certainly the result Liu Xie wanted to see. As time passed day by day, Liu Xie became more and more at peace.

"As Fu Qing expected, Cao Cao was not in a hurry to attack the city."

Liu Xie looked at the coalition forces below and couldn't help but smile. Although the matter of seizing military power was not completely smooth, at least it was not completely bad: "When the Yellow Turbans come, we can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

Upon hearing this, Fu Xie nodded, but when he looked down at the coalition camp below, his expression was not very optimistic.

The premise of sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight is that you must at least not be weaker than the tigers, but the reality is that no matter whether the Yellow Turbans win or the coalition forces win, Liu Xie will definitely not be the one who reaps the benefits.

Fu Xie was pessimistic about the future. From the moment he planned this matter, he had not held any hope of success.

It was just that he saw Liu Xie gradually becoming depressed, and he did not want his ideal of supporting the Han Dynasty to be extinguished, so he launched this struggle. Rather than saying that he was helping Liu Xie become a real emperor, it would be better to say that this was an explanation for his own ideals.

At least I tried once and did something.
If the Han people cannot be helped up, we can only say that it is fate.
When Fu Xie was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a noise beside him. It turned out that Liu Xie stood up and pointed to the distance: "Look, Mr. Fu, the Yellow Turbans are coming!"

Fu Xie looked in the direction he was looking and saw the Yellow Turban army quietly covering the horizon in the distance.

(End of this chapter)