Chapter 1859 The frustration and depression never end
Cao Cao, who had just entered the territory of Yingchuan in Yuzhou, rode his horse slowly, with his eyebrows raised and the corners of his mouth depressed. Under his thick gray beard were deep wrinkles, as deep as ravines, and his face was as sinking as water, just like the front.
It was as if all the rain from two days had gathered on Cao Cao's face.
Cao Cao usually doesn't like to show his emotions, but this time, it really made Cao Cao feel very bad. It was as if he was destined to be too old. Nothing he did in the fleeting years went smoothly, everything was unlucky, and there was almost no comfort.
things come.
From Guandu to Yingchuan, we have to cross several rivers, but one of the bridges was destroyed by the sudden rain torrent!
This is not a good sign...
In the era when military flags were blown off by the wind, one had to judge whether it was a warning from God. The bridge suddenly collapsed midway, which immediately aroused Cao Cao's alert and ordered a search of the surrounding area. The scouts upstream and downstream ran away.
After careful analysis, it was finally determined that it was just the action of the water flow. After the natural collapse, the bridge was rebuilt to cross the river.
As a result, the time was naturally delayed a lot.
In fact, if it was just the collapse of the bridge, it would not be the most nervous thing for Cao Cao, but because of a series of problems that had occurred continuously during this period of time, which had caused Cao Cao to become paranoid and suspicious.
First of all, starting from the conquest of Jizhou, it was clear that Jizhou could be captured in one fell swoop, but Yuan Tan, who was in the army, was assassinated like this! Cao Cao's original plan was forced to stop, and the pace of conquest of Jizhou had to be slowed down. Cao Cao had to
You must first prove that you are not the kind of person who picks up the bowl to eat, puts down the bowl and scolds, nor is he someone who kills people with his front foot and his back foot. It is like the later generation who just found a brand spokesperson and signed the contract, and then his back foot was taken by someone from a certain district.
Auntie reported the same thing...
Are you feeling frustrated?
The frustration is yet to come.
Then Xia Houyuan was defeated by Zhao Yun head-on, completely making Cao Cao's so-called tiger and leopard unable to ride a "tiger and leopard". After being beaten like this, how can he be a tiger and a leopard? He had only developed some arrogance, but he was completely beaten.
My waist was broken and I couldn't stand straight up. It wouldn't matter if it was an ordinary soldier team, but it was a cavalry team! It took a lot of money, a lot of energy, and a lot of effort to cultivate a cavalry team, and it looked like it had just been renovated.
The store front was shiny and dignified, and it looked really beautiful. As a result, a certain temporary worker fighting group ordered that the store front be decorated uniformly and not be garish, and then all the store fronts were torn down and replaced with black and white...
Are you feeling frustrated?
The frustration is not over yet.
When Luoyang was captured, Cao Cao had some plans in mind, because Luoyang itself was a forward position, and it was not uncommon for the two armies to compete with each other when fighting. What's more, Luoyang was never well repaired after it was burned down.
, so the loss is not unacceptable, but what Cao Cao cannot accept is that in succession, Yangcheng was lost and Yangdi retreated, which meant that not only the outer gates of the entire Yingchuan were opened, but also all the inner courtyard gates were opened.
, just like a certain smart anti-theft lock that cost a lot of money to replace, but the owner’s fingerprint cannot be recognized and cannot be opened. A random guest will swipe it and the door will open...
However, the bad luck did not stop because of this. Xia Houdun was seriously ill, Xia Houyuan was injured, and even Guo Jia had no news. It was uncertain...
Cao Cao's feet were cold, his hands were cold, and he was upset.
Under such circumstances, Cao Cao could only go south to protect his own territory first.
In fact, serious full-time soldiers are not the exclusive property of the hussar general Fei Qian. Cao Cao also has them, and even other princely forces also have some. However, the number of soldiers who are completely full-time like Fei Qian is
Relatively few. Most of them follow the Han Dynasty's habit of three to four hundred years, mainly relying on farmers to recruit soldiers. During the battle, the elite and young men serve as the main force, and the old and weak civilians are responsible for assisting. With this kind of fighting mode, Cao Cao initially
I didn’t feel anything was wrong. In the process of conquering the south and the north, it didn’t mean that I couldn’t fight, but the problem was that when compared with the Hussars, it was like rushing into a game that was said to be completely free. I just enjoyed playing a few games.
He faced off against a powerful player, and was blinded by the inhumanity...
Yes, you can play it without too much money. Many things are free. But many things are like the sword skills of the Huang family. They cost one hundred yuan per frame. They are innocent and spend less money.
It's definitely not going to work in terms of performance.
No, in fact, Cao Cao spent a lot of money. For example, he also recruited Wuhuan's cavalry. Twenty-five million and twenty-five hundred cavalry are not cheap. It's just that. Although Wuhuan's cavalry is also
There is nothing wrong with cavalry, but there is a difference between cavalry and cavalry, just like they are all 2080 graphics cards. For a certain cat or dog, they are second-hand goods at most, but for a certain fish, you spend two thousand and five thousand to fish them out.
Yes, it is either a refurbished parallel import or a scam Trojan.
Fortunately, Cao Cao still doesn't know it yet. In fact, he spent a lot of money, but he only got a good-looking one, but it turned out to be a dud with a BIOS update. Otherwise, wouldn't he be so depressed that he would vomit blood?
But having said that, peasant soldiers also have the advantages of peasant soldiers. At least they seem to have more people. Cao Cao led an army of 60,000, claiming to be 200,000, to aid Yingchuan.
No matter what, the momentum cannot be lost!
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After the news spread that the Hussars marched out and conquered the city of Luoyang, the whole country was shaken.
As a bystander, Jingzhou actually widened his eyes and pricked up his ears to listen to the situation in Yingchuan, as if he heard the neighbor next door suddenly yelling, "Tell me, what is the relationship between you two?"
Same.
Especially after hearing that Cao Chun had given up Yangzhai, Xiangyang was suddenly shaken.
As a large city that did not suffer any direct damage during Dong Zhuo's chaos and Li Guo's invasion of Chang'an, the number of gentry families in Xiangyang, together with the auxiliary guests and farmers and tenants belonging to these gentry surnames, is a large number, and
These noble families are all related to each other, and the relationship is complicated. In addition, each has different ideas, and it is simply like a small Han Dynasty.
Among the nobles, they are naturally better informed than ordinary people, and they also prefer to talk about national affairs. Just like the taxi drivers in a certain city in later generations, they can talk about politics in everything, and they can speak clearly and logically.
It's like the driver is just a part-time job, but in fact his job is as an advisor to the Politburo.
Under the intentional or unintentional promotion of some people, the Cavalry General's news has always been delivered at the first-class speed, and this time is no exception. Everything seems to be transmitted in detail, as if the narrator is like
I went to the scene in person, with the backpack, the gun, etc., and witnessed everything firsthand.
Cao Cao is afraid that if he does this once, he will be in trouble!
Luoyang was captured, Yangcheng was captured again, plus Yangdi, now Xu County will directly face the army of Hussars! And the emperor is in Xu County, and Cao Cao doesn't have time to rush back, most likely
Xu County can only close four gates and defend to the death! If Cao Cao was not outside, it was still a front-line variable. I am afraid that the entire Jizhou and Yanzhou would be in turmoil now!
For most people who are delivering messages, a device like a microphone cannot meet their inner needs, so most of them will add some human judgment, speculation, and summary to the process of delivery.
Ah or something. Now for the Hussars General's army, which is rated as the strongest army in the Han Dynasty, I am afraid no one will object or dare to object, so when the Hussars directly use their spears and
When the sword struck under Xu County, some of the nobles in Jingzhou could not help but feel the sharpness of it and the bone-piercing coldness on the blade.
After all, a large part of the gentry children in Jingzhou fled from the Heluo area to Jingxiang after the Dong Zhuo Rebellion. Of course, there are also some, such as those from Xuzhou in Qingzhou, who fled during the subsequent struggle for hegemony among the princes.
, Therefore, it is normal for these gentry children in Jingzhou to have their own innate political tendencies.
Ordinary people are somewhat related to politics, but they are not as closely related as the gentry. So whether it is debate, fear, or joy, it is now at the level of the gentry, and of course it also includes the Taiyang people in Xiangyang.
As a student, Fei Qian suggested that Liu Biao set up Piyong, a replica of Luoyang. Now it has become a gathering place for Jingzhou culture. Naturally, it is very concerned about political events, and it has been noisy for a while.
Some people say that we should immediately get closer to the Hussar General, so as to get a share of such a change that may determine the direction of the Han Dynasty; others say that the Hussar General is mainly responsible for the Western Army, and whether Fei Qian will become the third
The two Dong Zhuos should not be taken lightly; some people say that although Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes, his behavior was not very good, but Fei Qian did not give the order and advanced his troops to attack the court, which was also not very good...
However, all these discussions are just discussions. In the end, how Jingzhou will go depends on the choices of the leaders who currently hold the power in Jingzhou.
Although Liu Biao has not discussed politics much in recent years due to illness, Liu Biao is still of royal blood. This time, he will definitely not sit idly by and take some measures. In addition, Liu Biao and Cao Cao originally
There is also a relationship similar to an alliance, so whether Liu Biao will support Cao Cao or turn to Fei Qian will undoubtedly become the central whirlpool of these extremely noisy voices.
But at such a critical moment, in Liu Biao's government office in Xiangyang, Liu Biao not only did not come forward to preside over government affairs, but instead strengthened the security guard. This made some opposition nobles who usually paid attention to Liu Biao's movements couldn't help but have other ideas.
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"This is a plan to slow down the troops..." Xun You couldn't help but sigh, "Cao's... plan is poor..."
What is placed on Fei Qian's desk is the so-called oral edict of the emperor, drawn up by the minister, and then used a Dabao, uh, not the one used to smear the skin, but the official seal of the emperor, and then by the royal blood, the censor.
Doctor Liu Ye personally delivered the edict to Yangzhai.
Xun You said that the "Cao family" was poor, but it still took care of Xun Yu and Xun family's face. But having said that, both Fei Qian and Xun You also didn't know about the situation of the two Xiahou brothers. Liu Ye naturally didn't say anything, so Fei Qian
Of course we need to discuss this with Xun You.
The imperial edict is useful. It is useless even if it is useless. It is not the first time for Fei Qian to order the princes to mediate the war. As early as the early stage of Yuan Shao's confrontation with Gongsun Zan, the imperial court
An edict was sent for mediation. Of course, although Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan did obey the edict and withdraw from each other, whether it was really to obey the emperor's edict or for some other reason, they could only decide between their respective families.
Make your own judgment...
At this moment, Xun Yu really even wore his underwear, uh, no, all his trump cards were played. Basically, it was driven by administrative orders, which basically took off the original decoration and exposed his underwear.
Measures. Strictly speaking, this kind of edict does not have much coercive effect. Whether to listen or not depends entirely on the local princes themselves.
"The two hundred thousand that Cao Sikong claimed was only five to sixty thousand..." Yang Xiu finally found an opportunity and said impassionedly, "There are no veteran generals in Yingchuan today, and there are no elite soldiers outside.
It can be defeated in one fell swoop! The emperor is trapped by a group of villains and lives in a deep palace. He cannot know the affairs of the military and state, so this edict is definitely not what the emperor wants!"
Fei Qian smiled, without nodding or shaking his head, but said: "This is a double-edged sword, hurting others and hurting yourself... How could Xun Wen not know this?" Xun You was embarrassed to tell Xun, but Fei Qian had no such concerns.
It directly means that this is what Xun Yu meant, "It is also Xun Wenruo's plan..."
"Xun Wenruo's plan?" Everyone was thinking about it for a while.
Just like what Xun You and Yang Xiu said, such a strategy seems very superficial and a bit weak, just like when certain departments encounter problems and are questioned, they often say that they need to study and investigate.
It seems weak and incompetent, but in fact, this just reflects that the problem behind it is not simple. If it were really simple, wouldn't it be the end of the matter if we just work temporarily? There are only interests behind the incident.
The relationship is complicated and there is no way to deal with it quickly, so we have to delay it in exchange for time and space.
Xun Yu is now exchanging time and space with edicts. The reason why there was no so-called "truce edict" at the beginning may be because Xun Yu felt that the situation was not so urgent, or he had some other ideas, and now he
At the last and most critical moment, Xun Yu didn't care that the word "coercion" would be exposed, and directly issued an edict in the name of the emperor.
Moreover, Fei Qian believes that the focus of this edict should not be on whether it is true or false. After all, this issue is too straightforward and everyone can think of it. Instead, it should be on Xun Yu’s intention to pass this early statement.
