Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 790 After Reconciliation 2
At this moment, a group of cavalry galloped from the north and roared: "Stop, don't mess around, the general is ordered, the two armies have a temporary truce, and the northern army will return to Hanoi... ,,, "

"My lord has fate." Zhang Fei looked at Xia Houyuan and shouted: "You are really lucky. I have convinced you. I will let you go today. I will catch you again in the future. I'll be careful, who do you think you can fool, hmph, I'm here this time, if Yan Liang or Guan Yu come next time, I guarantee you won't even have a chance to be crazy."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Fei gave Xia Houyuan a fierce look and then led the army to leave. The last sentence was obviously a warning to Xia Houyuan, and seemed to remind Xia Houyuan of something. As for what it was, the person concerned probably knew it best.

The matter of Gongsun Xu going south to attack Yanzhou quickly calmed down. In the end, Cao Cao succumbed. In the face of absolute strength, Cao Cao had no room to resist. If Gongsun Xu was not busy dealing with military affairs in the north, I am afraid this time it was not just a threat. It's that simple.

Many people are wondering whether Gongsun Xu has the strength to go south. Even if Gongsun Xu can really go south to Yanzhou to fight Cao Cao, will the economy and agricultural production of Northern Xinjiang be affected by this, so that it will cause the strength of Northern Xinjiang to regress. possible.

But doubts are doubts. Gongsun Xu is not in the mood to prove this to them. What he wants is deterrence and influence, not a real war. Unless it is time for a real war, otherwise, he is definitely not willing to waste manpower and material resources to do something meaningless.

Zhang Fei withdrew his troops from Hanoi, defending the line of defense to be taken over by Zhang He, and Xia Houyuan also led his troops back to his garrison. The two sides did not invade each other. Don't dare to threaten Gongsun Xu in the name of Liu Xie, let alone order Gongsun Xu.

After this matter was settled, Gongsun Xu arrived at Yanmen Pass soon under the escort of the army, and Cao Cao also began to prepare for the plan to attack Yuan Shu.The northern frontier army must be seriously injured now, so Cao Cao should take advantage of this time to develop his own strength.

Some time ago, Cao Cao captured tens of thousands of cavalry from the grassland, and he now occupies a large area of ​​​​Sili. It can be said that Cao Cao's overall strength has almost doubled, but this is not a big deal for Northern Xinjiang. Gongsun Xu took over the Wanli Grassland, and then took over Hedong, Hanoi and other places by the way.

Now, what Gongsun Xu has to do is to digest the results of the battle, and what Cao Cao has to do is to quickly increase his own strength.Just over a month after the turmoil of conferring the king ended, Cao Cao finally sent troops to attack Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu is more arrogant now. When Cao Cao was wooing other princes, he did not contact the neighboring princes.Anyway, he felt that the 60 army in his hand was enough to handle everything. Although the 60 army had a lot of water, it was better than Cao Cao no matter what.

Lu Bu chose to watch from the sidelines this time, not because he was unwilling to attack Cao Cao. The key is that Yuan Shu is too arrogant now. How could it be possible to bear this anger, especially when Yuan Shu directly sent someone to tell Lu Bu to marry his daughter to his son, Lu Bu was also angered.

Lu Bu felt sorry for his daughter. In fact, he wanted to find someone who could entrust his daughter to him for life, and the most ideal person was Gongsun Xu. However, Lu Bu knew in his heart that this was impossible.

Anger is anger, but there is no need to start a war. Lu Bu is not stupid, and there is no absolute benefit. He is definitely not willing to risk his life.It happened that Cao Cao and Yuan Shu were fighting each other now, and Lv Bu withdrew his forces to defend Xuzhou, taking a spectatorial attitude and waiting for the development of the situation.

Cao Cao wanted to attack Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu was at a time when his army was strong and strong. For two months, the two sides fought several battles in Runan, Suiyang and other places. Yuan Shu was defeated every time, but after several battles, Cao Cao also stopped attacking.

Most of Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses were formed temporarily. Although it claims to have an army of 60, the elite does not exceed 20. In the past two months, under Cao Cao's fierce attack, Yuan Shu lost nearly 10 horses. It was a temporary army, and Yuan Shu didn't seem to feel much regret.

The war between the two sides soon entered into a stalemate. Cao Cao's planned reinforcements did not arrive. Liu Biao refused to send troops on the grounds of the Jiangxia War, which made Cao Cao's plan for a double-sided attack. Sun Ce was so busy conquering Shanyue that Yuan Shu's reinforcements did not arrive.

The two sides had to choose to strike. After entering the stalemate, Yuan Shu felt that Cao Cao could not do anything to him. After fighting for so long, he only lost a mere 10 horses. More soldiers and horses gathered, so Yuan Shu felt that Cao Cao was nothing to fear, so Yuan Shu began to enjoy himself.

At this moment, Yuan Shu thinks that he has reached the pinnacle of his life. With the jade seal in his hand, he has already enjoyed all the glory and wealth in the world. Gradually, this Yuan Shu, like Dong Zhuo back then, lost himself in the wine pool and meat forest. Even lost the original ambition.

After Cao Cao took down Runan, Suiyang and other places, he began to raise food and grass, and rectified the sergeants. In fact, the war in the past two months was still beneficial to him, but he had to choose to strike because Lu Bu in Xuzhou had been staring at the soldiers. On the battlefield, Cao Cao knew that as long as he made a slight mistake, Lu Bu might pounce on him and bite him.

After careful consideration, Cao Cao felt that what he had to deal with first was not Yuan Shu, but Lu Bu.Although Yuan Shu has an army of hundreds of thousands, but his combat effectiveness is not strong, and Yuan Shu has no ambitions, so it is not bad to let him stay in Yuzhou for a while to enjoy himself.If Lu Bu could be dealt with first, it would be equivalent to breaking Yuan Shu's arm.

After readjusting his strategy, Cao Cao began to contact his allies again. Soon, Liu Bei, who was temporarily living in Jingzhou, became the target of Cao Cao's wooing.Liu Biao refused to send troops, but Liu Bei could.Moreover, now that Liu Bei lacks territory and reputation, Cao Cao feels that as long as he gives Liu Bei enough benefits, he has the opportunity to unite Liu Bei to fight against other princes.

After sending Sima Yi to contact Liu Bei, Cao Cao sent people to recruit nearby bandits and bandits. After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, the people were in dire straits, and the good Yuzhou was now beginning to become decadent. Yuan Shu himself concentrated a large amount of food and grass in the Shouchun area. , and other places are full of hungry people.This approach made Yuan Shu appear strong for a while, and it seemed that he had more soldiers and food, but within a few months, Yuan Shu's rule might become decadent.

(End of this chapter)