The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 280 Cao Cao Attacks Jiangdong

Maybe there was some scruples about the absence of Ma Teng and Han Sui at the beginning, and Wei Tao's counterattack, but seeing Wei Tao did not move, and even after giving up Sili as a battlefield, that point disappeared. , a real big fight.

At this time, Wei Tao was already on his way back to Jizhou.

This time it was not because of someone invading.

It was news that Cai Yan would give birth at any time.

Wei Tao will have a queen, even if he has two lives, he can't dilute this joy, so Wei Tao rushed to Jizhou quickly.

Cai Yan is Wei Tao's main wife, and if she gives birth to a son, he will be Wei Tao's legitimate son. This is not a trivial matter among the entire guard.

Although he is not very old now, if there is no heir, it will definitely make the whole army uneasy, especially Wei Tao always kills the enemy at the front line, which aggravates the worries of his advisers and generals.

After several times of persuasion to no avail, many advisers and generals could only hope that Wei Tao would have a successor, and now if this is the case, Wei Tao's subordinates are full of joy.

One month later, Guo had a son named Zhan, and soon Diao Chan gave birth to a daughter, which can be described as double happiness.

And Wei Wei Tao took back all the soldiers in the name of being born as a son, not easy to see bloody disasters, but just stood still and watched the world's situation.

When Jizhou was celebrating, Cao Cao also opened the gate of Shouchun City all the way. Yuan Shu fled in a hurry, but there is no place for Yuan Shu to escape in such a big world. Finally, he fled to a small hill and finally had no way to escape. And die, extremely sad.

"Hahahaha...Yuan Shu is really a scumbag! Yangzhou was taken by me like this, it is really God's help!"

After Cao Cao took Shouchun, he controlled the entire Yangzhou within a few days. In terms of power, he can be said to be a prince in the world, and his strength is even higher than that of Wei Tao.

"Wen Ruo, Zhong De, what if I go straight down to Jiangdong? The new mourning of the 'Little Lion' in Jiangdong is just a time when people's hearts are in chaos. If I force them down with a large army, can they be ordered to surrender?"

"This……"

Hearing Cao Cao's question, Cheng Yu and Xun Yu all frowned and began to think.

This is not impossible. After all, there are many families in Jiangdong. If Sun Ce is still there, Sun Ce's prestige can naturally subdue everyone. But now that Sun Ce is dead, without Sun Ce's suppression, will the Jiangdong families continue to obey? Order from the Sun family?
When the time comes when the army presses in, those aristocratic families may really surrender in order to protect their own interests.

I have to say that this one is very tempting, but counselors like Xun Yu still think carefully, and after thinking about it, they still say it.

"My lord, if we can take advantage of the situation and go straight to Jiangdong, it will be of great benefit, but now that Yangzhou is newly settled, it is not yet stable, and Yuan Shu is tyrannical, and we need money and food to appease the people, so our army's logistics and supplies will be insufficient. And if we go to the east of the river, we need a navy, but now our army has no navy and needs training."

"Hehe... Wen Ruo's worry, I have a plan. If I go to Jiangdong, I can't go immediately. The time is just for our army to build warships, save food and grass, and train the navy. And the army is pressing each other. The Jiangdong gentry are intimidated by it, so when the army is completed, they can go down with one fell swoop. Go down to Jiangdong first, and then go to Jingxiang. At that time, it will be possible to realize Feng Xiao’s plan for me at the end of the day. In due time, the great Han will be unified, and we can do it again I want to conquer the west!"

After Cao Cao's words, even with Xun Yu's wisdom, he couldn't answer them.

It is precisely because of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu's far-reaching resourcefulness that they understand that Jiangdong is indeed unstable now. Even if they recruit soldiers, they can only recruit tens of thousands.

If Jiangdong goes down, Guo Jia's final plan will be successful.

So Xun Yu and Cheng Yu finally agreed with Cao Cao's strategy after thinking about it for a while. Not long after taking Yangzhou, they appointed Mao Jie and Man Chong as the commander of the navy to train the navy.

When Cao Cao did this, Jiangdong was shaken by it, and he built a warship. This is his ambition to go to Jiangdong.

However, Cao Cao did not take any immediate action after all, so although the people in Jiangdong were flustered, they just stepped up their precautions against border troubles and did not make any major moves.

It wasn't until half a year later that the warship was initially built. In fact, this was also thanks to Yuan Shu's failure, but Yangzhou still had a navy. Although it was not strong, it saved Cao Cao a lot of construction work.

And since Cao Cao wrote a letter, he said that he would go to Jiangdong with an army of 30 to persuade Sun Quan to surrender.

All of a sudden, there was chaos in Jiangdong, and the various aristocratic families, compared with each other, really had the heart to conquer Cao.

Of course, some people want to surrender, and naturally there are also people who are not willing to surrender like this, especially Sun Ce's old troops, the generals in the army, one by one, they took down Jiangdong with great difficulty, and they bowed their heads and proclaimed themselves ministers. How could they be willing?

Not long after Sun Quan took over Sun Ce's position, he wanted to get involved in this matter. He was extremely depressed, but he had to cope with it.

But at this time, Lu Su, the most important adviser under Sun Ce's command, was the main force in the battle, and he was even willing to serve as an envoy, going to Jingzhou to persuade Liu Biao to send troops.

"Zijing, what about this line of work?"

Although his father and brother had great enmity for wanting Jingzhou, Sun Quan also hoped to unite with Jingzhou.

"My lord is disappointed. Although that Huang Zu has a lot of thoughts, but Liu Biao is an old man who doesn't know the truth of his lips and teeth. He wants to sit back and watch my Jiangdong fall."

"what!"

Hearing what Lu Su said, Sun Quan couldn't help but turn pale with shock. Although his talents are extraordinary, the current Sun Quan is not the lord of the Eastern Wu in history, who wanted Cao Cao and Liu Bei to divide the world. .

Today's Sun Quan is just a young man in the final analysis. Although he has been recognized by the original Sun Ce's subordinates with his own talents and has gradually secured his position, he still cannot always keep his emotions hidden when facing such a major event. color.

But Sun Quan was Sun Quan after all. Although he was shocked, he quickly calmed down, and Lu Su who was on the side was also secretly amazed.

"Zijing, what do you think I should do now? I don't want to lose the hard work of my father and brother, but if I don't surrender Cao Cao, I'm afraid I won't even have a family business. I really don't know what to do!"

"Your Majesty must not be like this. Not to mention that General Bofu took down this piece of foundation with great difficulty, but to say that now, all the generals can surrender, but the Lord is the only one who cannot surrender. Not to mention whether the Lord will still have this kind of treatment after surrendering, it is just Then Cao Mengde, can you tolerate the lord? Do you see that Lu Fengxian, even with his ability, can only be a lieutenant general, and he can't even lead the army alone?"

What Lu Su said was when Cao Cao attacked Yangzhou. Although Lu Bu also joined the army, whether he was in the vanguard or the rear battalion, he was only a lieutenant general, or a general of the Cao family, or the Xiahoudun brothers. There is nothing to say.

In fact, Lu Bu was somewhat remorseful, remembering what Chen Gong said on his deathbed, but at this time Lu Bu was helpless, even though he was the number one military general in the world, he also could not do anything without military power Come.

I can only helplessly admit it, willing to be a pioneer and brave general.

Sun Quan didn't want to surrender at first, and relying on others, it's not as good as dominating one side by himself. What he said, he just hoped to get Lu Su's support. Now that the test is over, it's natural.

"What can we do now?"

"My lord, don't worry, Cao Mengde's soldiers are from the north. Although they occupied Yangzhou, their hearts are not stable. After training the navy for only half a year, they want to go to battle. This shows that Cao Cao is not good at water warfare. If Cao Cao can endure it for several years, I'm afraid I, Jiangdong, will be unstoppable for a while, but if Cao Cao comes now, as long as we, Jiangdong, are united, we will be defeated."

What Lu Su said was full of confidence, and even Sun Quan couldn't help but secretly nodded, believing that he could do what he could do.

"Although Cao's army is powerful, it's not impossible for our army to fight against him. However, if my lord is willing to fight, please tell Jiangdong clearly. Only in this way can we unite as one to meet Cao's army!"

"I have a son, why fear Cao Cao! Here is my order to fight Cao Cao!"

Hearing what Lu Su said, Sun Quan immediately made up his mind to stand tall and wanted to fight Cao Cao.

After all, Sun Quan is the lord of Jiangdong. If he wants to fight with words, then Jiangdong will naturally have to fight.

When the news reached Cao Cao's ears, saying that Sun Quan tore up the letter of persuasion and beat up the emissary, Cao Cao was furious!

"A mere child dares to fight me? Even if Sun Jian is alive, I am not afraid. How can this child dare to do it?"

Just at this time, the ship was already well built. Although the naval training was not yet mature, with Cao Cao's 30 people in Jiangdong, there was absolutely nothing that could not be defeated.

Cao Jun is also extremely confident.

The news of Cao Cao's southward travel also spread everywhere. He had already captured Yangzhou. If he captured Jiangdong again, then Cao Cao would have the potential to dominate the world.

When the news spread to the north, Wei Tao, who was usually teasing children, also heard about this period, so he immediately asked Xun You and Zhou Yu to ask.

"Cao Cao really did this move, I wonder what the outcome of this battle will be?"

"Sun Quan occupies the right time and place, but the number of soldiers is small, only 4. Although Cao Cao's warships are not abundant, and the navy is not well-trained, but since he claims to have 30 troops, I am afraid it is true. This is also Cao Cao's logistics. The maximum force that the baggage can support."

After a while of silence, Xun You spoke first.

"Although Sun Quan has the right time and place, Cao Cao has the right people. One of his letters has already shaken Jiangdong's mind. As long as the first battle is won, the morale of both sides will definitely go up and down. If I say it for you, Cao Cao can win!"

Xun You's wisdom should not be underestimated. Hearing this, even Wei Tao couldn't help but nodded.

"Gongda's words are not bad, but with Cao Cao's current situation, if he can wait another half a year, he will be able to become proficient in the navy and further accumulate food and grass. By then, there may be a [-]% to [-]% chance of winning. Now we are rushing, and it is a After receiving the letter from Sun Quan to tear up the letter of surrender, he immediately dispatched troops, which shows the urgency of his heart."

At this time, Zhou Yu shook his head slightly and said.

"This is Cao Cao's pride. As the saying goes, a proud soldier is bound to lose, so Cao Mengde may not be able to win this battle!"

(End of this chapter)