The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 429
"Dah, dah, dah, dah..."

The sound of horseshoes was loud and shallow for a while, as if there was a feeling of weakness.

General Cao Jun, who used to be majestic and vigorous, looked like a frost-beaten eggplant at this time, and he looked sluggish.

Among the crowd, perhaps only Cao Cao, who was still sitting high in the center, was able to maintain his calm without a trace of anger.

"Stop! Set up camp and rest, then Wei Tao will not be chasing him. In addition, each army immediately checks the situation of the soldiers under their command. Don't worry, the old man has already ordered someone to bring food and grass, and he will be able to meet the food tonight." Teams meet to get food. This old man knows the location of several states, and it’s not like he hasn’t experienced such battles before, so why panic?”

Cao Cao raised his hand to stop the entire army, and when everyone looked over, Cao Cao spoke calmly. His words were as quiet as ever, without any hint of panic, which immediately made everyone feel at ease. The middle is also blooming again.

"What's more, the old man was defeated this time, but how can Wei Tao feel better? Not to mention that our army also caused him a lot of losses. Just counting the old man twice, he exhausted his food and grass. And the old man himself There is not much food and grass to be taken by him, even if he wins this round, within a year and a half, how can he win the old man?"

I have to say that Cao Cao's words are very inspiring, not only those soldiers, but also many generals cheered up a lot after hearing these words.

Only some counselors, especially the top counselors, showed a strange look in their eyes at this time. Cao Cao's words could be hidden from others, but not from these counselors.

However, Cao Cao's prestige is very high, and as Cao Cao himself said, even in such a desperate situation, Cao Cao himself has not experienced it, so even if he is a top adviser, he can't help but have a bit of luck in his heart, and his mind is also for it A shake.

Maybe it was Sima Yi who didn't respond.

This time even such vicious tricks were used, Sima Yi naturally had the confidence to win.

But in the end it turned out to be such an ordinary result, which really caused Sima Yi to be seriously injured. In addition, Sima Yi was different from many generals and advisors under Cao Cao's command. Looking at the problem from the perspective of the side, it is natural to be able to better understand how slim Cao Cao's hope is.

It's even so slim that Sima Yi doesn't have any hope.

But that night, when Cao Cao called everyone together, although Sima Yi looked pale, he did not show any abnormality after all.

However, Cao Cao didn't have the intention to pay attention to Sima Yi at this time, so he just said in a deep voice.

"Most of our army was lost in this battle. Now there are only 9 or 30 people who can follow me back. Although this [-] army is not the entire army, it is the foundation of our army. Now it is lost in one shot. My territory Among them, I am afraid that if someone is unstable, if there is such a critic, what should be done?"

Cao Cao's voice was very gentle, but he only felt a chill in his ears when he heard it.

However, Cao Cao had led the army for decades, and his prestige in the army was incomparable. Even at this time, none of the generals in the army wanted to back down.

"We are willing to die for the lord! If anyone dares to slander the lord and talk about himself, we are willing to kill him!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Cao Cao's face.

"it is good!"

With such a group of loyal and brave soldiers, and Cao Cao's rule in several states, no one can shake his foundation, and no one can shake Cao Cao's rule.

"It's not that I, Cao, are greedy for power, but that I, Cao Cao, have unfinished business. I can't let go of this power yet."

At this time, Cao Cao said something to himself secretly in his heart, but his face was very calm and calm, and no one could see the slightest difference.

But at this moment, Cao Cao's eyebrows slowly swept across, and the heart of the person who was about to speak suddenly jumped, and all the tents were quiet for a while, and no sound was heard.

"For our army, it was a large number of soldiers who were defeated in this battle, but for the world, it was our army's defeat in this battle. It should be to surrender to Wei Tao. You think I should be how?"

How should I be?

Hearing Cao Cao's self-question, everyone's heart skipped a beat.

Even a reckless man like Xu Chu has sensed Cao Cao's inner thoughts, let alone others, but the previous incident has been spread all over the world, and he is speechless for a while.

"Huh? Could it be that no one can answer it? Could it be that after this battle, all of you have become trash?"

After seeing Cao Cao for a while and still no one answered, Cao Cao said with a cold smile. Seeing Cao Cao like this, everyone was even more frightened and didn't know how to deal with it.

"My lord, my lord is still in control of several states, with thousands of generals and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, how could it be a light defeat?"

Only then did someone stand up, and it was Sima Yi who hadn't said a word before.

"Now that Wei Tao is indeed powerful, but there are also flaws. One is the continuous battle, and Wei Tao still needs to recuperate. Second, although the north seems to be peaceful now, it is actually killing foreigners wantonly, barely subduing them. Convincing the face but dissatisfied with the heart requires a large number of soldiers to suppress it. Thirdly, the common people seek peace and the scholars seek peace. Under such circumstances, even Wei Tao has no choice but to be peaceful. If not, there must be dissatisfaction among his subordinates. .”

Hearing these words, everyone nodded secretly, and at the same time thought to themselves that Sima Yi was really extraordinary.

It's just that everyone didn't know that Sima Yi was secretly crying in his heart at this time, and it was Cao Cao's gaze that rested on him just now. If he didn't speak out, Cao Cao might be furious.

As for the three points Sima Yi said are actually good, but Sima Yi and Cao Cao knew in their hearts that with this big victory, those things are actually nothing more than trivial matters, and there are more and bigger problems among Cao Jun.

It is difficult for Cao Jun to recover from this defeat.

But Cao Cao used Sima Yi's words to re-invigorate morale, and he deliberately spread this word to the army. After hearing this, the sergeants and soldiers were all refreshed.

In addition, the next day, the food and grass from the rear were brought in, which alleviated the food shortage. At least at this time, the entire Cao army had lost the extremely low morale before.

Then Cao Cao didn't stay here much, and immediately led his army back to Xuchang.

Just as Cao Cao expected, his defeat had already spread throughout the world within a day, even within his own territory, there were many instabilities. Although there was no explicit assassination, Cao Cao could already see it all the way. People were in panic, and there were even signs of fleeing in some places.

Faced with this situation, Cao Cao did not march in a hurry. Instead, he immediately ordered to station in a county every time he arrived, and then personally sat down to check the local situation.

If the local county magistrate was found to have committed illegal acts, Cao Cao would immediately punish him severely. In doing so, he not only collected a large amount of wealth, but also brought the attention of the people back.

As for the panic caused by this, Cao Cao didn't seem to have seen it. If there were indeed people who were dissatisfied, then Cao Cao would definitely attack and suppress it without hesitation.

All the way down like this, although the heads are rolling, but it has to be said that the entire territory has stabilized for a while.

Of course, all resourceful people can understand that this so-called stability is actually just an appearance. Although those aristocratic families are suppressed by this, although they are silent for a while, once they have the opportunity, they will definitely explode in an all-round way.

However, there are also people who believe that with Cao Cao's methods and abilities, as long as he is given a period of time, he will be able to turn back the hearts of the people in the territory.

"I didn't expect the situation to be so peaceful this time. It seems that the emperor has really become a puppet completely, and even he has no sense of resistance."

Zhou Yu already made people secretly spread rumors, but Cao Cao's series of methods basically had no effect. As for those small troubles, Zhou Yu naturally couldn't see them.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Cao Cao really wants to go back on his words, and he does not want to surrender to His Majesty."

"Isn't Gongjin expecting this?"

Although he is used to fighting, Wei Tao also feels comfortable in such a light-hearted situation.

But after all, Wei Tao is not a fool who is playing with things and loses his mind. Soon he regained his composure and asked directly.

"Gongjin, how long will it take me to attack Cao Cao?"

Hitting a snake will not kill you, but you will suffer from it. Cao Cao is not a snake, but he is more violent than a snake.

If this battle can't directly defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop and thus unify the Central Plains, then, once Cao Cao is really made to make a comeback, Wei Tao can't guarantee that he can win again.

This is Cao Cao, Cao Mengde.

"Your Majesty, over the past few days, our army has suffered heavy losses. There are only [-] soldiers capable of fighting. If we can rest for a year and a half, we will be fine."

Zhou Yu said slowly as soon as he cupped his hands, but before Wei Tao could ask any more questions, Zhou Yu spoke again.

"Yangzhou is the most unstable among the prefectures led by Cao Cao. In the past, the Sun family in Jiangdong defeated Cao Cao and occupied Yangzhou. Under such a division, Yangzhou was the most unstable. If you send troops there, you don't need many people. , As long as there are [-] soldiers, you can occupy half of Yangzhou, and then face Cao Cao from a distance to contain Cao Cao. If Cao Cao is unprepared, he can even enter with one fell swoop."

"That's fine, but the Jiangdong Sun family..."

Wei Tao was somewhat hesitant when it came to this point. After Sun Quan's surrender, the Sun family could be considered to have gained some important positions, but most of them were civil servants and adjutants.

"Your Majesty, the Jiangdong Lu family was originally a big family, and their roots were in Yangzhou, but Lu Boyan's wisdom is extraordinary, and he can be the leader of one side!"

Zhou Yu obviously had a plan in advance, so he immediately added.

"With the joint efforts of Lu and Sun, and supplemented by the former Jiangdong important ministers, Cao Cao will definitely have trouble sleeping and eating!"

"What Gongjin said is wonderful!"

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