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Chapter 284 The Bad News of Nanyang

As expected by Cao Cao and Zhang Liao, the Wuhuan cavalry only lasted for less than half an hour under the fierce attack of Cao Cao's five-route army before collapsing.

For a time, the Wuhuan army was defeated like a mountain. Everyone of the Wuhuan cavalry rushed to escape first, but was killed by Cao Jun, their corpses were scattered all over the field, and blood flowed like rivers. Da Shanyu Tadun was beheaded by Zhang Liao in the chaos.

Cao Cao then ordered to continue the pursuit. Cao Jun chased for more than [-] miles, and countless people surrendered along the way. Cao Cao went all the way into Wuhuan Yazhang. . . . .

Within two days, Cao Jun captured more than [-] Wuhuan men, women and Han slaves, and completely destroyed the Wuhuan Da Shanyu tribe.

In front of King Wuhuan's tent, all kinds of trophies piled up like a mountain, and millions of cattle and sheep were seized. Nearly [-] shi of grain were also found in Liucheng, which completely solved the problem of Cao Jun's military rations.

Standing in front of the king's tent, Cao Cao was extremely proud. This time, defeating Wuhuan not only solved his worries, but more importantly, he conquered the Hulu and established immortal martial arts, which is enough to make him famous forever.

"Prime Minister!"

General Xu Chu galloped up on his horse, and a beautiful young woman was carried on a horse behind him. Xu Chu got off his horse, pointed at the woman and said with a smile, "This is Ta Dun's daughter, who was promised to be Yuan Shang's wife, known as Wuhuan. The number one beauty, I would like to dedicate it to the prime minister to sleep with."

Cao Cao chuckled. He wasn't very interested in Hu Nu, so he said to Xu Chu with a smile, "I'll reward you with this girl."

Xu Chu was overjoyed, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for the reward!"

Cao Cao nodded and asked again: "Where are Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang's whereabouts?"

This was what Cao Cao was most concerned about. Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were extremely cunning, and at the first sign of Wuhuan's defeat, they fled westward with more than [-] men under their command, leaving Cao Jun unable to catch up.

Xu Chu sighed and said: "The humble officials tortured the people in their mansion. Some people said that Yuan Xi had contact with Xiangping Gongsun Kang, and they probably fled to Xiangping."

Fleeing to Xiangping is certain, and now Er Yuan has nowhere to go except to go to Gongsun Kang. Guo Jia had expected this before dispatching troops. Thinking that Guo Jia had died of illness in Yi County, Cao Cao felt cramps in his heart.

"What's wrong with the prime minister?" Xu Chu asked a little uneasy when he found Cao Cao's face was pale.

"I'm fine, you go! I want to take a break."

Cao Cao turned and walked into the big tent. Xu Chu then ordered his soldiers to take Tadun's daughter to his tent, while he stood in front of Cao Cao's big tent with a knife, guarding Cao Cao to rest.

Not long after, more than a dozen cavalry came rushing from a distance, surrounded by a scribe, and when someone approached, it turned out to be Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu got off his back and immediately said, "Lieutenant Xu, I have something urgent to see the prime minister!"

Seeing Xu Chu standing in front of the big tent with a knife, Cheng Yu knew that in order to see the prime minister, he had to go through Xu Chu's barrier. Seeing that Xu Chu was not moving, he urged, "General Xu, please inform the prime minister."

Xu Chu shook his head, "My lord is not feeling well and needs to rest. Mr. Cheng, please rest for a while!"

"But I have a very urgent matter, Captain Xu, don't miss the big deal." Cheng Yu saw Xu Chu pushing back and forth, and anger suddenly rose in his heart.

Xu Chu tightened his lips and said nothing. At this moment, Cao Cao's voice came from inside the tent, "Let Mr. Cheng come in!"

Xu Chu stepped aside, Cheng Yu gave Xu Chu a hard look, and walked quickly into the big tent. In the big tent, Cao Cao was half lying on a reclining couch made of good old rattan, with his eyes slightly closed, Looks quite tired.

Cheng Yu hesitated for a moment. He realized that Xu Chu's words were indeed reasonable. Now that the prime minister's spirit is not very good, is it appropriate to tell him about the Jingzhou matter?

Cao Cao sensed Cheng Yu's hesitation, and suddenly opened his half-closed eyes, staring at him sharply, "What happened?"

Cheng Yu had no choice but to take out a letter and hand it to Cao Cao, "The battle report sent by Nanyang urgently, please have a look at it."

Cao Cao took the battle report, tore open the envelope several times, and took out the letter inside. He was most worried about the battle situation in Jingzhou. Xiahou Dun suffered a disastrous defeat back then. Can Cao Ren defeat the enemy now?

He hastily read the letter, and was stunned. More than half of the 4 troops lost, Cao Hong and Li Dian were captured, and Le Jin was killed. Cao Cao suddenly felt an unbearable pain in his heart. Out, suddenly fainted.

. . . . . .

An hour later, Cao Cao gradually came to his senses. Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Xia Houdun and more than a dozen other generals rushed to the big tent, and they talked anxiously in the outer tent.

Cheng Yu sat in the corner and secretly blamed himself. Only then did he know that the prime minister was hurting by Guo Jia's death, but he made him worse. It was really wrong.

Especially Le Jin followed the prime minister when he raised his troops, and was loyal to him, now that he was killed in Xinye, how could the prime minister not be heartbroken, Cheng Yu was very annoyed.

At this time, the military doctor opened the curtain, Xu Chu helped Cao Cao sit up, and all the generals gathered around and asked in one voice, "Is the prime minister feeling better?" His words were full of concern.

Cao Cao waved his hand, "Zhongde, please come here!"

All the generals retreated one after another, Cheng Yu stepped forward, took Cao Cao's hand and said apologetically, "Subordinates shouldn't disturb the prime minister."

"What does this have to do with Qing? Cao Zixiao failed to live up to my trust."

Cao Cao sighed, "If he was unfavorable in the battle and lost the battle, I don't blame him. The key is that he concealed other news from me, which makes me sad."

"Prime Minister thinks General Cao Ren still has something to hide?"

"Why didn't he mention Wenhe in the military newspaper? He said that he had defeated Cai Mao's army, and that Liu Biao died of illness. Mao Jie made a mistake in predicting the enemy and fell into Liu Jing's trick to lure troops. Why was Mao Jie not Wenhe? Don't you think there are many things hidden in the middle?"

Cheng Yu was silent. He also thought that something happened to Jia Xu, and it must be related to the Cao brothers. It was actually unwise for the prime minister to send Jia Xu to help the Cao brothers.

Maybe the prime minister is taking this opportunity to ease the conflict between them, but this kind of revenge for killing a nephew is not so easy to resolve.

Cao Cao sighed again, and said to the generals: "Liu Jingsheng died of illness, Jingzhou will inevitably break out internal strife, this is a great opportunity, but we are trapped in Liaodong, so that you have lost the opportunity to make meritorious service against Jingxiang."

At this time, Zhang Liao stepped forward and bowed: "Liu Biao died, internal strife in Jingzhou is inevitable, even if the prime minister withdraws his troops back to the Central Plains, the soldiers will need to recuperate for several months, in fact, what the subordinates are worried about is that the threat of Nanyang will be lifted, and Liu Jing will take the opportunity to go north from Anlu County , the attack on Runan and Yingchuan shook the Central Plains, and my subordinates suggested that the troops should be withdrawn and returned to Yi County, while resting and reorganizing the soldiers, while quietly watching the situation in the Central Plains."

As soon as Zhang Liao said this, everyone objected one after another. Xiahou Dun said: "Wen Yuan is surprised by this statement. Cutting the weeds must be eradicated. How can we let Er Yuan remain as the root of the disaster? We should immediately send troops to pursue and force Gongsun Kang to hand over Er Yuan. Otherwise , together with Xiangping."

All the generals in the tent agreed with Xiahou Dun's words, Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu again, "What does Zhongde think?"

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and said: "Gongsun Kangliang has few soldiers and few soldiers, and he has no ambitions. With him, he can block Goguryeo's ambitions. There is no need to attack him, but Er Yuan can't let it go. You have to kill them. Only then will the old Hebei Department of the Clan be completely dissipated, and the prime minister can send envoys to Xiangping."

Cao Cao smiled slightly, "This time I adopted Wen Yuan's strategy and passed on my order to rest the army and retreat back to Yi County in five days."

Everyone was astonished, but they didn't dare to persuade Cao Cao any more, so they had to leave one after another, but Cao Cao stopped Cao Chun and told him, "I see that the Wuhuan cavalry are skilled in riding and shooting, and their personal combat effectiveness is very strong. It's a pity that they don't have training. Recruit 1 people from the surrendered army to train them as tiger and leopard cavalry for my use."

Cao Chun hurriedly knelt down on one knee and saluted, "The general will not disappoint the prime minister."

Cao Chun retreated, and Cao Cao smiled at Cheng Yu again: "Does Zhong De think that Liu Jing will attack the Central Plains?"

Cheng Yu didn't know what Cao Cao meant by these words. He thought about it, and had to tell the truth, "Cao Jun in Nanyang has been defeated, he is no longer a threat, and Liu Bei and Liu Cong are hostile to each other, and they dare not send troops to Jiang Xia easily, so Liu Jing has no choice Worry about the future, I think he will not let this opportunity go, at least he will send troops to Runan."

Cao Cao smiled and shook his head, "I don't think he will send troops!"

"Why is the Prime Minister so sure?" Cheng Yu asked puzzled.

Cao Cao closed his eyes and said slowly: "I don't know why, but I know this guy very well, and an intuition told me that when I was conquering Wuhuan, he would never attack me from behind. In fact, the battle of Nanyang, He can't stop him from attacking the Central Plains at all, he has an absolute superiority in the navy, and he only needs to wipe out all the ships on the Han River."

Cheng Yu suddenly came to his senses and said hesitantly, "The Prime Minister is saying that he...knows righteousness?"

"Forget it! And this guy is very smart. He knows that even if he takes Runan, it's meaningless. I think he will actively prepare for the battle and prepare to resist my army going south."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but sighed, "Having a son should be like Liu Yanqing. If I have such a son, I will definitely make him the son. I had this feeling when I was in Rangshan. What happened back then Zhong De do you remember?"

Cheng Yu nodded silently. He remembered very clearly that the prime minister searched for people in the mountains, but in the end he was tricked by Liu Jing. He thought that the prime minister would hold grudges to heart, but he didn't expect that the prime minister actually hoped that Liu Jing would be his son. , It seems that the prime minister has moved to cherish talents again.

Thinking of this, Cheng Yu said again: "Since the Prime Minister is not worried about Liu Jing attacking the Central Plains, why did he withdraw from Yi County instead of killing Er Yuan?"

Cao Cao smiled slightly, "This is Guo Jia's message to me. If I withdraw, Er Yuan will die!"

. . . . . . .

Five days later, Cao Jun finished his rest, released the Han slaves as civilians, gave them cattle and sheep, and allowed them to settle in Liaodong. Then a hundred thousand troops escorted more than two hundred thousand captured Wuhuan men and women and millions of cattle and sheep Triumphant return.

The team walked for more than ten days. This afternoon, the army arrived at Linyukou and was about to enter Hebei. Seeing that it was getting late, Cao Cao ordered the camp to be set up. Report to the prime minister, Liu Jing sent an envoy to see the prime minister, saying that there are important matters to discuss."

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