I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

In open terrain, if the infantry wants to fight against the heavy cavalry, they must make careful preparations in advance. Not only must they have heavy armor and long weapons, but they must also be on high alert and have archers or crossbowmen to support them in order to stand their ground.

Otherwise, facing the crushing and charge of the heavy armored cavalry, no matter how many people there are, they will be like a piece of hot butter and be easily cut in half by a sharp knife.

"Chen Gong, let Meng De go!"

Wang Jing charged into the enemy's camp alone, hoping to seize the initiative and kill the enemy's main general first.

Therefore, he didn't look for anyone else, but went straight for the guy in the enemy team who had the most stylish and beautiful armor. After all, ordinary soldiers definitely couldn't afford to wear such flashy armor.

In the center of the battlefield, Yang Yi, whose face was obscured by the peeping, was killing everyone. He saw Wang Jing, the killer, rushing straight towards him and was almost scared to death on the spot.

Yang Yi shouted in panic: "Wait, I'm not Chen Gong, you got the wrong person!"

However, his words were not even as fast as Wang Jing's sword. He saw the Hongming Sword blazing with fire, and with a swipe of the sword, he charged into the battle formation alone, protected by a group of personal soldiers, and killed Yang Yi.

It was not until half of Yang Yi's body fell to the ground and was taken off to peek that Wang Jing realized that he seemed to have chopped the wrong person. He couldn't help but complain: "Look at you, why do you wear such flashy clothes? Where is Chen Gong?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Yi's personal soldiers shook their heads desperately, indicating that they had no idea.

As for revenge for the patriarch?
joke!

The person in front of me is Marquis Qi!

They haven't lived enough!
"A bunch of trash."

Wang Jing looked around the battlefield. The battle was over quickly, but unfortunately Chen Gong took advantage of the chaos to escape. He must have retreated back to Xu County and dared not show up again.

Looking back at the direction of Xu County, Wang Jing secretly felt it was a pity that Chen Gong was not killed this time, but he also knew that he was alone in the deep and it was not the time to be willful, so he ordered: "The people have been rescued, and it is useless to fight again. Withdraw the troops."

"Yes!"

"Brother Meng De, how are you?"

Wang Jing saw Cao Cao, who looked embarrassed and tired, in the crowd. He rode up to him and greeted him with a smile.

Cao Cao had a complicated look in his eyes, not knowing whether he should hate Wang Jing or be grateful to him: "Yuan Xu, it's been a long time since we last met, but you are more charming than ever."

Cao Cao had complicated emotions towards Wang Jing.

When they were in Luoyang, Wang Jing had lent him a sword and saved his life, but on the battlefield, Cao Cao was defeated by Wang Jing many times.

He returned in defeat at Hulao Pass and failed in his attempt to take control of Yanzhou. It can even be said that a large part of the reason why he fell into this situation today was due to Wang Jing.

But now he is isolated and helpless, and only Wang Jing is willing to lend a helping hand.

Cao Cao felt helpless at this time and could only bow his hands to express his gratitude: "Yuan Xu, I am grateful for your help this time. I will be grateful to you in the future."

"Let's leave first and then talk."

"Alright."

Wang Jing led 3,000 cavalrymen to cover Cao Cao's main force as they slowly retreated. After the fierce battle just now, there were only less than 5,000 people left by Cao Cao's side, and basically everyone was hungry and tired, so they moved at a snail's pace.

In Xu County, Chen Gong returned in a panic with only a hundred people.

"Wang Yuanxu, I will never coexist with you!"

Chen Gong had never been so embarrassed as he was today. His plans had been ruined time and again by the same person. He could not swallow this anger no matter what.

Chen Gong thought that this time, he had a sure win in his siege on Cao Cao, but no matter how much he planned, he could not have expected that Wang Jing would actually send troops to rescue Cao Cao.

In his opinion, Cao Cao's defeat was obviously very beneficial to Wang Jing, and this incident should not have happened, but Wang Jing came anyway, and he was completely caught off guard.

"This situation can still be saved. I still have a chance."

After his anger, Chen Gong quickly calmed down and began to think calmly about countermeasures: "Cao Cao's army is exhausted and their marching speed will be greatly affected. If I send troops to pursue them now, it's still not too late!"

Then Chen Gong thought of the 3,000 Jingzhou soldiers under Huang Zu's command, and came up with the idea of ​​killing someone with a borrowed knife: "Yang Yi is probably dead in the battle, and the soldiers and horses I have are also seriously damaged. It will take time to replenish them. It seems that Huang Zu should lead this battle."

Although Chen Gong cooperated with Liu Biao, he was also cautious. At least Xu County must be in his own hands for the time being.

But his main force had been destroyed. If Huang Zu turned against him, he would immediately lose the only bargaining chip in his hand.

Therefore, instigating Huang Zu to go out and pursue, regardless of victory or defeat, can weaken his strength and restore the situation to a balanced state. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone and achieve a win-win situation.

After making up his mind, Chen Gong knew that there was no time to lose, so he immediately ran to meet Huang Zu in person and told him the news that Cao Cao had fled north in a sincere tone: "My Lord, Cao Cao's soldiers are tired and his horses are exhausted. If we send our elite troops to follow him, we will surely defeat him in one battle and annihilate Cao Cao's troops."

When Huang Zu heard this, he became excited on the spot.

We failed to capture Cao Cao's family before and lost the credit. Although we would not be scolded or punished by Liu Biao, it was still a shameful thing. If we could capture Cao Cao himself now, wouldn't it be a great achievement?
There is no doubt that Huang Zu has been moved!

Even the way he looked at Chen Gong became much more pleasing to the eye. He thought that although this guy had a sour face all day long and made him feel uncomfortable, he was unexpectedly a good person.

Huang Zu readily agreed to Chen Gong's request, and then he happily took the main force out of the city to hunt down Cao Cao.

Just as Chen Gong said, Cao Cao's army did not move very fast and was soon caught in the act.

"Haha, Cao Mengde, today is the day you die!"

Huang Zu laughed wildly and immediately ordered the killing. As long as Cao Cao was killed, he would become famous throughout the world. Wouldn't he be able to walk around arrogantly in Liu Biao's army in the future?
Maybe Cao Mengde is the opportunity for advancement sent by God to me!

But just when Huang Zu was feeling full of pride, suddenly another team of black-armored cavalry rushed out from the side. The leading general was wearing a fire cloud cloak, flowing cloud flying boots, and a purple gold crown with sky feathers and phoenix feathers on his head. Who else could it be but Wang Jing?
"You want to kill Brother Meng De. Have you asked me? Huang Zu, today is the day you die."

"It's you!"

Huang Zu recognized Wang Jing's identity from a distance. He was horrified and at a loss: "Impossible, how could you be here?"

"Why can't I be here?"

When Wang Jing saw Huang Zu's surprised expression, he thought for a moment and immediately realized that Huang Zu might have been tricked by Chen Gong, otherwise how could he not know that the person who came to rescue Cao Cao was him?

When Huang Zu saw Wang Jing, he also groaned in his heart. He had finally gotten some credit, but why did he run into this unlucky star, Wang Jing?
I really ran into a ghost when I went out!
Wang Jing was about to teach Huang Zu a lesson, but Guo Jia advised: "My lord, Huang Zu is afraid and has lost his fighting spirit. It is better to let him go and let him go to trouble Chen Gong."

In a flash, Guo Jia saw through Chen Gong's plan and realized that killing Huang Zu at this time would only clear the way for Chen Gong to take control of Xu County.

Instead, if he released Huang Zu and found someone to spread the rumor that Chen Gong wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife, the two would surely become enemies.

As for the fact that Guo Jia had no evidence and could not accuse Chen Gong, this matter was not important at all. As long as Huang Zu was not a fool, he would definitely turn against Chen Gong.

"Haha, Fengxiao still has more clever ideas."

Wang Jing only needed to think for a moment before he understood what Guo Jia was planning this time. He then secretly sighed in his heart, thinking that people who play tactics in this world are really dirty. If Huang Zu were to be released intact, Chen Gong would probably be disgusted.

"Well, Chen Gong wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but I won't do what he wants."

Wang Jing raised his hand and shot an arrow. The bowstring of Overlord was like a full moon, and the arrow was like a flying star. It shot off Huang Zu's helmet from hundreds of steps away. At the same time, he shouted, "Today is sunny and it is not suitable for killing people. I will spare your life. Go away."

"you!"

Huang Zu was so humiliated that he was furious. However, Wang Jing's archery skills made him weak. He dared not start a battle. He gritted his teeth and said, "Withdraw!"

He came in great vigor and left in disgrace. The person Huang Zu hated most at this moment was not Wang Jing who humiliated him in public, but Chen Gong who tricked him into coming to die.

After all, Huang Zu was able to command the three armies and was highly valued by Liu Biao. How could he be a brainless and reckless man?
Now thinking back carefully, he understood clearly that he almost fell into Chen Gong's trap and died at the hands of Wang Jing.

Otherwise, why didn't Chen Gong pursue the enemy himself, but instead instigated an outsider?

Huang Zu, who had figured out the whole cause and effect, hated Chen Gong so much that his teeth were itching: "Chen Gongtai, how dare you plot to harm me? I will never let you go!" Huang Zu was already thinking about how to take revenge on Chen Gong after he returned.

After all, if Wang Jing hadn’t deliberately missed the target with that arrow just now, I would have been afraid that my life would be in danger!

After driving Huang Zu away, Wang Jing set out on his return journey again. Without any pursuers behind him, Cao Cao and others felt much more relaxed. At least they were in the mood to chat with Wang Jing.

Looking at Wang Jing, who was as majestic and powerful as a tiger on horseback, and comparing himself with his own miserable and embarrassed state, Cao Cao felt depressed and his chest was stuffy.

"Yuan Xu, thank you for saving me again."

"Brother Meng De is very resourceful, why did he encounter such a disaster? Remember when we parted, didn't I remind you to be careful of Chen Gongtai?"

"I was careless for a moment. I regret not listening to Yuan Xu's good advice."

Cao Cao smiled bitterly and was also very depressed.

Although he had been on guard against Chen Gong for a long time, he was still one step behind. He did not expect that Chen Gong would be so disregarding of the overall situation and attack him ruthlessly when he was on the expedition to Jingzhou. Even his own lair was destroyed by Chen Gong.

"Brother Meng De, what are your plans next?"

Wang Jing seemed to be asking casually, but his true intentions were revealed.

After all, there is no love without reason in this world. How can you help someone without asking for anything in return?
Cao Cao naturally understood this truth, and now he was already a fish on the chopping board, so he didn't hesitate to look at Wang Jing directly and said, "I can't repay you for saving my life. If Yuan Xu sends me any orders in the future, I will obey your orders."

After traveling for several days, they finally arrived at their destination safely.

On the horizon, Chenliu County City suddenly appeared in sight.

Cao Cao looked at the tall and magnificent city wall of Chenliu from afar, feeling deeply moved.

Along the way, the scenes he saw in the counties he passed through moved him more and more.

You should know that in the southern part of Yuzhou, because of the previous series of wars, except for the State of Chen under the rule of King Chen Liu Chong, which was relatively stable, the rest of the counties were all in a miserable scene where the people were living in misery, with bones exposed in the wild and no roosters crowing for thousands of miles.

Countless people were displaced due to war and famine, and wherever they went through the counties, there were starving people everywhere, creating a heart-wrenching scene of chaos.

Yuan Shu imposed heavy taxes and levies in Nanyang County, causing widespread resentment among the people.

In fact, the situation in Xu County under Cao Cao's rule was not much better. The people were exploited by the wealthy and powerful families, and had to pay taxes and serve Cao Cao. Their lives were extremely miserable and they could not bear the burden.

Although Cao Cao followed Wang Jing's example and started farming early on in order to be self-sufficient in food, the harvest was extremely limited, compared to the huge military expenditure, it was a drop in the bucket and the income was not enough to cover the expenditure. In many cases, he had to "make the people suffer more".

Originally, Cao Cao thought that the situation should be similar under Wang Jing's rule. After all, the soldiers under Wang Jing's command ate better and had better equipment than him. This money couldn't have just come from the wind, right?

If Wang Jing had not imposed heavy taxes and levied heavy taxes, how could he have waged wars one after another and continued to use military force against foreign countries?
But when Cao Cao entered the territory of Chenliu County, what he saw was a scene where those who tilled the land had their own fields and those who lived had their own houses, and Yanzhou seemed to be more prosperous than before.

The reason why Yanzhou could be so prosperous at that time was all thanks to Wang Jing who cut off the flesh of the noble families and passed the profits to ordinary people.

After defeating the rebellions of Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao, Wang Jing implemented the policy of military farming in Chenliu. At the same time, he began to restrain the behavior of aristocratic families and powerful clans, which made life much better for the local people.

In addition, the scale of Qiqiao Pavilion continued to expand, and Wang Jing specially revitalized the official workshops in Yanzhou, recruited a large number of refugees, provided jobs, and transported grain to stabilize grain prices, so Yanzhou had such a scene of political stability and social harmony.

Such a sharp contrast made Cao Cao feel very depressed.

At this time, he still had lofty ambitions and the aspiration to save the world in his heart, but when he looked at the people under Wang Jing's rule and then at the people under his own rule, no matter how shameless he was, Cao Cao did not dare to say that he did better than Wang Jing.

Wang Jing did what he wanted to do but was beyond his ability.

"It seems that I really lost, but how can I admit defeat!"

In Cao Cao's heart, he was still willing to bow to Wang Jing so easily. No matter what, he was still unwilling to give up this life-and-death battle for hegemony over the world.

It is said that among the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei was the most indomitable, but in fact the same is true for Cao Cao.

It’s not that I haven’t experienced setbacks in my life, but I have struggled hard every time, and eventually I succeeded and climbed to a higher position.

In Cao Cao's view, what Wang Jing can do, he can do too!

Promote Mohism, restrain the aristocratic families, attach importance to technology, and develop military farming!
Cao Cao had seen and remembered all of Wang Jing's policies and measures, and thought he had understood most of them. Now all he needed was a chance to start over.

Cao Cao was thinking in his mind, but was suddenly brought back to reality by a voice calling him.

"Husband!"

"Father!"

Madam Ding and Madam Bian, as well as Cao Ang and Cao Pi's sons, were waiting outside the gate of Chenliu with their men. The moment they saw Cao Cao, they burst into tears of joy and shouted loudly.

Cao Cao was in a good mood when he saw that his family was safe: "It's great that you are all okay."

"It is God's blessing that my husband can return safely."

Mrs. Ding's eyes were filled with tears, her hands were clasped together, her face turned red with excitement, and tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, unable to be stopped.

Cao Cao held Madam Ding tightly in his arms and said, "I was able to come back this time thanks to Yuan Xu leading his troops to rescue me."

The family was once again grateful to Wang Jing. If it hadn't been for Wang Jing, they would have been in great danger. Even if Chen Gong didn't necessarily kill them, they would have been imprisoned and taken hostage.

Wang Jing did not disturb Cao Cao's family reunion, but took Guo Jia away quietly.

Before leaving, Guo Jia glanced at Cao Cao, then glanced at the generals around Cao Cao, such as Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, as well as those soldiers who were still willing to follow Cao Cao, and his eyes suddenly became cold.

"My lord, Cao Cao has become a powerful figure and is difficult to subdue. It is better to kill him to prevent future troubles."

Guo Jia's judgment of people was naturally very accurate. He only took a few glances to determine that Cao Cao was not someone who would surrender easily.

Moreover, there are brave and courageous soldiers around him who are willing to follow him to the death. Once such a hero rises again, it will be difficult to kill him.

Killing him at this time will cost the least.

Wang Jing naturally understood Guo Jia's suggestion, but he also had his own ideas: "Feng Xiao, no one knows Cao Cao's ability better than me. If he only wants to compete for the Central Plains, this may be the best opportunity to kill him. But I have the ambition to swallow the sky. This world is so big, there is more to it than just the Han Dynasty."

Although he has not yet conquered the Central Plains, Wang Jing's sights have already begun to fall on the lands outside of China.

Wang Jing sighed: "The Thirteen States of Yanhan are only a small part of the world. Outside the Central Plains, there are still vast territories. I want to expand the territory and plant the Han flag all over the world. I am afraid that this task is difficult to achieve by my own strength. If the heroes of the world cannot stay still, they can show their power overseas and conquer the world."

The reason why Cao Cao was not killed was because talented people were rare.

If the Central Plains is unified in the future and it is necessary to use military force against foreign tribes, how can we do without a man of both civil and military talents like Cao Cao?

It is precisely because of this ambition to conquer the world that Wang Jing has such a magnanimous mind and is able to accommodate overlords and kings like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, instead of killing them with one blow and wasting his talent.

These heroes were born with the destiny of the Han people and are gifted. They can be said to be born with the aptitude for working. Wouldn't it be a waste of talent if we don't allow them to work hard for themselves and go overseas to open up new territories?

At this moment, Guo Jia was also shocked by Wang Jing's ambition to swallow up the world and dominate the universe. At the same time, it was the first time he heard that outside of China, there was such a vast territory waiting for the Han people to conquer and rule.

"My lord, your aspirations are so high that I'm afraid they have never been seen before!"

Guo Jia was extremely excited. Such an ambition really made his blood boil.

And with the ability shown by Wang Jing, it is not impossible to achieve, so Guo Jia was even more excited: "It is a blessing in life to meet such a wise leader."

The words were so clear that Guo Jia naturally knew that Cao Cao must not be killed, so he immediately changed his mind and suggested to Wang Jing: "My lord, how about helping Cao Cao seize the State of Chen first?" (End of this chapter)