The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 315
"I also know Cao Mengde. He is very rational. He will never dare to fight me at this time, but he is no longer desperate to fight me at this time. So although there is a battle, But there is a limit to this battle, to fight for the morale of the two armies, so this battle will not really be out of control."

Wei Tao smiled slightly, and finally spoke slowly.

"And since our army will confront Cao Jun sooner or later, it is best to weaken Cao Jun's strength as soon as possible. Only in this way will it be better to suppress Cao Jun in the future. The scale of this battle is not large, so we must rely on the strength of the generals of the two armies to fight against Cao Jun. You also know how strong Lu Bu is, but now my strength is comparable to him, it is just a battle, as long as this battle can suppress his spirit, then even if he faces Cao Jun in the future, he will not have anything to fear place."

Zhou Yu and Jia Xu are resourceful people, they nodded after a little thought.

"My lord's words are true. I only see the things in front of me, but my lord is already thinking about my future trip. If my guess is correct, I'm afraid my lord's real intention is not so far."

Zhou Yu is generous by nature, and he was even more delighted to see Wei Tao's foresight, and immediately smiled.

"Gongjin has seen it, and you have seen it too. If Cao Mengde ruled several states, if he attacked by force, even if the siege is not a disaster, then the casualties will be heavy. If I can show my strength step by step, I can cut it down. Morale, I think I will persuade you to surrender in the future."

Wei Tao paused slightly, there is no one here who is more loyal to the big man than himself, so let's make it clear.

"The current situation in the world, except for Liu Bei, unless I or Cao Mengde is willing to hand over all the political power and military power together, otherwise the Han Dynasty has no hope, and even if this is the case, there is not much hope under the civil strife. Opportunity. The outstanding people of Cao Mengde’s generation can’t see this, it’s just that it goes against his heart’s ambition, but if the general trend is achieved, I believe that he can make a living for the world, and he will definitely make a decision.”

Even Zhou Yu and Jia Xu didn't expect Wei Tao to think so far, and at the same time, Wei Tao's words revealed a strong confidence that the world will eventually be unified in his own hands.

After a slight silence, Jia Xu suddenly stood up and bowed to Wei Tao.

"Now I know the general plan of the lord! I am convinced of my sincerity!"

This is Jia Xu showing his allegiance to Wei Tao, even with Wei Tao's heart, he couldn't help being shaken at this moment, and quickly got up to support Jia Xu.

"I have Wenhe's help, which is better than thousands of troops and horses!"

"My lord, since my lord intends to attack Cao Jun directly, then my lord should fight Cao Jun openly and squarely."

Jia Xu had already expressed his attitude, so he didn't say anything more, just spoke directly.

"Fighting generals, fighting formations, and fighting soldiers, these three are really the three important things in the army. At this time, my lord, you can ask someone to write a letter of war to Cao Cao, and make an agreement with him for three fights. When that time comes, you will be given three battles." Correspondingly, as long as the lord can win, even if Cao Cao himself is relentless, he will not be affected in the future, but the generals and soldiers under his command may not be. As long as this can be achieved, the lord can fight against Cao Jun in the future You will gain the upper hand, and even win because of it!"

As expected of Jia Xu, Jia Xu understood Wei Tao's thoughts very easily, and even gave Wei Tao advice because of this.

After a little thought, Wei Tao realized that this is indeed the best way.

This time Wei Tao is also unwilling to really set off this big war.

So Wei Tao immediately revised a letter, and then ordered someone to send it directly to Cao Cao. At the same time, Wei Tao immediately issued another order to make his generals rush over.

The army along the way was led by Xia Houdun, and its purpose was changed from aiding Zhang Xiu to restraining Wei Tao.

It's just that even Xiahou Dun couldn't make his own decisions after hearing the intention of Wei Tao's envoy, especially when Lu Bu was returning, Xiahou Dun already knew that even if Lu Bu went into battle, it would be a tie with Wei Tao.

So Xiahou Dun naturally ordered people to step up and send the letter to Xuchang, and immediately stopped the army and waited for Cao Cao's order.

Soon, the letter was sent to Xuchang.

It was Cao Cao's return from court on this day. Although there was a conflict with the emperor, the conflict had not been made explicit, so Cao Cao still retained a bit of respect for the emperor after all.

But no matter what, after receiving this letter from Wei Tao, Cao Cao could not continue to maintain his composure.

"Wei Ziyu wants to fight me? What does that mean?"

Out of the importance he attached to Wei Tao, Cao Cao had already recruited Cheng Yu and Xun Yu, but even with the wisdom of the two, he couldn't guess Wei Tao's intentions for a while.

"I'm afraid this is to attack the prestige of the prime minister, weaken the strength of our army, and prepare for the future competition for Jingxiang."

In the end, that's all I can think of.

And when he didn't know Wei Tao's true intentions, Cao Cao also agreed with this statement, playing with the letter in his hand, Cao Cao just refused to say it.

"In that case, should I not?"

Hearing the strangeness in Cao Cao's words, even Cheng Yu and Xun Yu, two veteran ministers who followed Cao Cao, didn't know how to respond for a while.

The hall fell into a strange silence.

After a while, Cao Cao suddenly smiled again and got up confidently.

"Since it was Wei Tao's invitation, how could I not respond? Wen Ruo, you are writing a letter to His Majesty on my behalf, honestly speaking of my resolution. The world is in chaos now. In order to help the great man, it is imperative to fight the general. This battle is related to the overall situation of the world, I will go to the front line personally, and the affairs of the states will be assisted by the courtiers and decided by His Majesty."

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xun Yu was taken aback for a moment, but soon recovered and responded.

"promise!"

Why Cao Cao made such a decision, even Cheng Yu and Xun Yu didn't know, they could only follow Cao Cao's order, until both of them retreated, facing the empty room, then Cao Cao said nothing. Say it yourself.

"I hope I won't be disappointed this time. It's up to you whether you should be an assistant... Your Majesty..."

Cao Cao's order was like a mountain, and following this order, he quickly gathered his advisers and generals, and just on the third day after receiving the letter, he led the army and set off, directly heading towards Wancheng.

This time Cao Cao seemed to be very cautious. He not only brought all his elite tiger and leopard riders, but also all his confidants and generals. It can be said that at this time in Xuchang, Cao Cao's most powerful advisers and generals were not there.

Although Cao Cao's generals are still able to firmly control the affairs of the territory at this time, there is one thing that is not as good as before. It is discussed above that without those advisers, these are all left to the emperor to deal with.

Cao Cao didn't think much about how the emperor would be. After leading the army to set off, Cao Cao's mind was on dealing with Wei Tao.

Not only Cao Cao, even Wei Tao took the news very seriously after hearing the news, and immediately recruited all his advisers and generals.

"Cao Mengde has already agreed to my request. When the time comes, the generals will be the first to fight. The two sides will send generals to fight one by one. Then we will see who can stay in the end. I will personally fight Lu Bu to see who is stronger. !"

There is Lu Bu in Cao's army, and Wei Tao has confidence in himself, so this battle will be more about the battle between Lu Bu and Wei Tao. Even if the rest of the people are no less powerful than the two, they really don't have enough at this time. Identity to affect the overall situation.

Therefore, many generals under Wei Tao's command have no objection to this point.

"As for the second battle formation, when the time comes, Cao Jun and I will set up our positions and let the opponent attack. The one who breaks through will win. This battle will depend on Gongjin and Wenhe. It won't be long, but It is not easy to train for a while, I, Xu Er and others have the exclusive right, and you can do it cheaply."

"My lord, don't worry."

Hearing what Wei Tao said, Zhou Yu and Jia Xu both agreed.

Wei Tao nodded, with the guarantee of the two, Wei Tao was relieved enough, and then turned his head to look at the many generals.

"As for the last battle, it is necessary to really look at the strength of our army, choose thousands of people and lead them to fight, and see which side can win in the end."

Hearing what Wei Tao said, many people's complexions changed slightly, not because they were shocked by the incident, but because they could tell that this last moment was a real military encounter. Similarly, those who can lead this battle, It can also be said that Wei Tao attaches great importance to his confidants.

Wei Tao's gaze swept across slowly, and among the generals in the tent, there are many handsome talents who are the best in martial arts and resourcefulness.

But in the end, Wei Tao neither saw a brave general like Zhao Yun, nor chose a confidant and handsome talent like Zhang Liao, but set his sights on a stout man in the tent.

"Xingba, if I give you a thousand people, is it to defeat Cao Jun for me?"

Even Gan Ning himself was taken aback for a moment, obviously he didn't expect that he would be selected, but Gan Ning was Gan Ning after all, after a moment of fright, his expression was frozen, he strode forward and cupped his hands at Wei Tao. Said loudly.

"But Xu's family will never live up to the prestige of the lord!"

"Okay! Xingba, you have been in our army for a long time. Everyone knows that you are a dragon on the water, but I know that you are also a hero on land. Don't want to let me down."

Wei Tao nodded, looked at Gan Ning and said seriously, this word just said in Gan Ning's heart, Gan Ning immediately felt the blood surge in his heart, immediately took another step forward without hesitation, and responded with a voice.

"A certain person is also willing to issue a military order. If he loses, please behead me!"

This is a morale battle, which is of great significance. If it is a miss, there is nothing to complain about being cut off, but Wei Tao burst out laughing when he heard this.

"But with Xingba's words, I can say that our army will definitely win this battle!"

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