The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

()Once again, several generals of the Kwantung coalition army discussed whether to send troops to pursue the retreating Xiliang army and broke up. As the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao watched all the generals leave one by one with a gloomy face, completely filled with anger It's filled up, but it doesn't work. .

Because now his alliance leader has really become a name in vain.After disagreements with Gongsun Zan and other local forces, and they kept leaving, Yuan Shao's prestige in the Kwantung Allied Forces was depleted.After being defeated at the city of Chang'an before, he was even more embarrassed, and now even a general like Zhang Yang, whose strength is only a few dollars, can't give him face.But right now, when Yuan Shao proposed to pursue him, many generals strongly opposed it, and refused to obey his orders at all.

Thinking of the response to all calls when he raised his army before, but now he has fallen into a situation where he is almost a lonely family, which makes Yuan Shao feel even more uncomfortable, and almost wants to vent his depression in his heart by yelling.Just when Yuan Shao was clenching his fist, but didn't know how to vent, Cao Cao suddenly walked in again, which made his face sink even more: "What are you doing back again? Come and make fun of me, Yuan Shao, who lost the fourth generation of the Yuan family With Sangong’s background, can’t you do anything?”

As Cao Cao, who was the most active in opposing Yuan Shao's use of troops this time, he also knew how much resentment he had, so facing Yuan Shao's attitude, he didn't take it too seriously, and smiled and said: "I know Brother Benchu I will blame us, especially me, Cao Cao, but I still have to explain some things to you."

"If you have anything to say, just say it quickly." With a snort, Yuan Shao turned his head away and stopped looking at Cao Cao. Obviously, he was still deeply resentful towards Cao Cao in his heart, and he didn't even put on a show That mood.

Cao Cao smiled, sat down, and then said: "Actually, I also know how anxious you are to win. After all, our defeat was really ugly before. Now the eyes of the world are all gathered here, we If we can't return the defeat we suffered as soon as possible, we will be regarded as laughing stocks by the people of the world. Especially you Yuan Benchu, the burden on you is even heavier, so you want to win even more."

"Since you understand why I am eager to send troops, why do you disagree with me many times?" Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao angrily, and said that he had a lot of opinions on this long-time friend.

"I made this decision based on the analysis of the current situation of our troops." Cao Cao sighed: "Do you really think that we will have a chance to win a victory if the Xiliang army retreats?"

"Of course! Since they withdrew their troops, there must be loopholes. As long as we use our troops well, it will not be difficult to win a big victory. Don't you think we are not even sure of this?" Yuan Shao heard from Cao Cao's words Some kind of meaning came out, and he asked suspiciously.

"If they were defeated by us, or if there was a major problem in the Xiliang land that forced them to return immediately, then naturally there would be no problem for us to send troops, and we would definitely win a big victory. But Judging from the current situation, they are definitely not retreating because of these two reasons. Let alone defeating them after suffering from the loss of Chang'an City, we have some problems with self-protection, and Xiliang is not making any mistakes now. , so their retreat is only because they don't want to stick to Chang'an and deal with the world. In other words, their retreat is prepared. If we dare to pursue them, we may fall into their trap even more. ..." Cao Cao patiently explained his opinion.

For these reasons, Yuan Shao can actually imagine, but because his heart is full of anger and hatred, he has never thought about it.Now, Cao Cao has dissected everything, but it also made Yuan Shao's expression serious.After thinking about it, he also felt that sending troops at this time was really disadvantageous to his own side, and if they were defeated again, they would really make the world laugh.

After a long while, Yuan Shao said in a dull voice, "Is this why you, Zhang Yang and others strongly oppose sending troops?"

"Of course it's not only because of this reason, but also because the soldiers under his command don't want to fight anymore." Cao Cao sighed again, feeling helpless for Yuan Shao's always superior style: "We have fought against the Xiliang Army several times. It didn't take much advantage. Luoyang was finally won a few months ago, and many soldiers were burned by someone. This has greatly affected the morale of the soldiers. Now the generals in the army are generally afraid of the Xiliang Army Heart, even if we really ordered to attack, I'm afraid it will be too weak.

"There is also the aspect of food and grass. Because the battle line is too long, the food and grass of our troops have also been in short supply. Although we can barely support the continuous supply of food, it will be hard to say once we go west. The problems in these two aspects alone are enough to make us completely fail in this use of troops."

"..." Yuan Shao finally had nothing to say now, and he never thought that things would turn so bad.As a son of a family like the Yuan family, although he has received various educations, it is inevitable that some sons of a family have the habit of arrogance. When using soldiers, he only knows to pay attention to the upper ranks and does not pay much attention to the soldiers below.

But now, Cao Cao put all the problems in front of him, and Yuan Shao realized that the Kwantung Allied Army had many problems inside, and it was indeed no longer suitable to use troops.But thinking of the great damage to his reputation caused by this, Yuan Shao felt very uncomfortable.To put it bluntly, this is the judgment of his family's children who value face more than reality.

"Is there really no way to change the current situation?" Yuan Shao asked with last hope.

But the answer Cao Cao gave him was very ruthless: "No, now we just have to wait for the Xiliang army to leave Chang'an before we go into the city. In fact, in this way, we can also give an explanation to the people of the world, at least Luoyang and Chang'an, the two capitals that belonged to our big Han were taken by us."

Although he knew that this was just a result that was better than nothing, Yuan Shao could only accept it: "That's the only way to go. It's too cheap for them, to let them go calmly!"

"Actually, the setbacks suffered by the Xiliang army this time are not much smaller than ours. They also lost countless troops, and even Dong Zhuo, the leader, was killed in Chang'an. Presumably there will be some struggles after they return to Xiliang. Perhaps after a period of time, the Xiliang army will be completely torn apart into a mess, and it will be much easier for us to get rid of them. Moreover, as long as they bring the emperor by their side, the loyal people in the world will never give up. They It is absolutely impossible to recharge your energy in Xiliang." Cao Cao seemed to cheer Yuan Shao up again.

But Yuan Shao didn't want to say anything more on this matter at this time, because he knew very well that the Xiliang army would return to his lair.I, the leader of the Kwantung Allied Forces, can't even keep my false name.The next thing he has to face is how to truly develop his own power, then gain a foothold in this chaotic world, and walk out a road.

Seeing Yuan Shao's thoughtful look, Cao Cao knew that he had been persuaded by himself, and he gave up thinking about insisting on using troops against the Xiliang army.After handing over, he left Yuan Shao's camp.But the latter looked at Cao Cao's leaving figure, but couldn't help but move in his heart: "This Cao Mengde didn't look conspicuous before, but the ability he has shown in these days has made people have to admire. This person's future is bound to be limitless." , and in the future, will he become an endless enemy with me on the battlefield?"

For a moment, Yuan Shao even had the desire to kill Cao Cao while his wings were still full.But in the end, he still didn't have such a cruel heart. After all, the two were friends since childhood, and the friendship for many years can't just be thrown away.Of course, he didn't know what would happen in the future. If he knew that Cao Cao would not only become his biggest enemy in a few years, but would eventually completely defeat him and replace him, his decision might be easy to make.

In Chang'an City, the Ma Yue brothers brought troops to guard the gate, and were also worried that the Kwantung Allied Forces would take advantage of the situation and kill them.But half a month later, they had already prepared everything, even packed the belongings they got from the small village, but the other party still didn't move at all, which really surprised them.

"It seems that the Kwantung Allied Forces have completely lost their courage to fight again after the previous defeat. This is a good thing, at least we don't have to lose troops to hold them back." Ma Yue stood at the top of the city, looking calm in the wilderness outside the city, to his brother.

Ma Chao was still a little unwilling: "I planned to make some more contributions, but I didn't expect them to be so cowardly."

"Brother, don't worry, the world has already begun to be chaotic, and there are opportunities to fight battles!" Ma Yue looked at his elder brother, and said solemnly: "And after we return to Xiliang, we will start a battle with our former friends." In the battle between people, it will be up to you to show your skills."

"The population of Xiliang is not large, but now they are going to fight each other for a name. Is there any chance for us to enter the Central Plains like this again?"

"There will definitely be. As long as we can end the internal struggle of the Xiliang army as soon as possible, and reintegrate our elite Xiliang cavalry, when we enter the Central Plains again, it will not only be the situation in front of us!" Ma Yue looked Looking at the setting sun that was about to set, he said confidently: "This big man is as irreparable as the setting sun, and we may be the ones to replace him!"

"Okay, let us brothers join hands to create a world that truly belongs to us for our Ma family!" Ma Chao said and stretched out a hand, and Ma Yue immediately stretched out a hand, and the hands of the two brothers followed suit. They hold each other tightly!

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