Chapter 489 To avenge his father, Cao Cao sent troops
After listening to Shi Chang's words, Cao Ren was not sure whether the information was true or not. After all, it was related to Cao Cao's father, Cao Song.
"Dead. After he finished speaking, he fell to the ground and died."
Shichang felt the killing intent in Cao Ren and couldn't help but tremble.
"Even if you die, you must be carried to the Prefect's Mansion by me. And you should immediately inform Military Advisor Xun. You should immediately inform Mr. Xi Zhicai. You should inform the generals and ask them to come to the Prefect's Mansion as soon as possible."
"promise."
"promise."
"promise."
"Click."
There was a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and what was once a bright day suddenly turned extremely gloomy.
"The situation is going to change, but I don't know how many people will die from it."
After saying this, Cao Ren stepped into the prefect's mansion with a heavy heart.
"Zixiao is here, don't leave for a while, stay here and have a drink with me."
Cao Cao naturally took Cao Ren's hand and asked him to stay for dinner.
"Lord,"
To be honest, Cao Ren never thought of how to tell Cao Cao about this matter until now.
"Zixiao, why are you so worried? Can you tell me something?"
Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren and smiled slightly. He really couldn't imagine anything that could make him appear so embarrassed.
"Hey, lord, let me tell you the truth, something happened to the old man."
After thinking about it for a while, he still didn't know how to speak, but he couldn't put off such an important matter, so he just told the truth directly.
"Zixiao, what did you say?"
Cao Cao suddenly stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
"The old man was robbed and killed by Tao Qian's subordinate Zhang Kai. The entire Cao family was wiped out, and the old man was not spared either."
"Snapped."
There was a loud noise and Cao Cao fell to the ground.
"Come and take it."
Cao Ren helped Cao Cao up and shouted loudly outside.
After a while, Cao Cao woke up and looked at the people around him, his eyes raised unconsciously.
"Wen Ruo, Zhicai, my father was killed. I want to take revenge, wash Xuzhou with blood, and use Tao Qian's head to pay tribute to my father's spirit in heaven."
Cao Cao's first words were revenge.
"Yes, if you want revenge, take Tao Qian's head as a sacrifice to the old man."
This was the opportunity that Xi Zhicai was waiting for, and it was also a situation that Cao Cao had already foreseen, so he voted in favor without hesitation.
"Lord, there is no need to think too much about this matter. It is natural to avenge the old man."
Only now did Xun Yu understand Xi Zhicai's intention. It turned out that he really had the old man's idea. Now he had an excuse to attack Xuzhou. With Cao Cao's wisdom, he would not miss this opportunity. He could only support it, not oppose it.
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"Gather the army and prepare horses. I ordered Xiahou Yuan to lead 10,000 troops as the vanguard. Xiahou Dun, Le Jin, Li Dian, and Cao Hong will follow me as the middle army. Xi Zhicai will be the accompanying army counselor. I will command 60,000 troops to attack Xuzhou. Xun Yu and Cao Ren will lead the main force.
Twenty thousand people stayed in Jibei Kingdom, and at the same time ordered all counties to close the city gates and be on full alert to prepare for possible attacks."
Cao Cao arranged everything in an instant, and his military literacy was quite superb.
"My lord, have you really decided to abandon Yanzhou and go to Xuzhou?"
Cao Cao's deployment included all his soldiers. These more than 90,000 soldiers and horses were basically all Cao Cao's strength. If he used them all, it was obvious that he was going to burn the boat.
"Yes, we must break the cauldron and capture Xuzhou."
Although Cao Cao was on the bed, his eyes were full of determination and perseverance.
"Then it's nothing. You go ahead. Xuzhou cannot be taken. Jibei Kingdom is definitely in our hands."
Since Cao Cao has decided like this, he has nothing more to say, so he can just do it.
"Okay, then let's do it."
"promise."
Cao Cao's government orders were clear and military orders were given, and countless white-clothed and white armors were made with all their strength. Cao Cao also swore an oath in Jibei Kingdom, determined to kill Tao Qian to avenge his father.
The news of the old man's murder spread like birds to all parts of the Han Dynasty.
Xun You quickly walked into Yuan Shu's governor's mansion with the news he had just received.
"Gongda, what makes you so panicked?"
Seeing Xun You's appearance, Yuan Shu couldn't help but become interested in what could make Xun You behave like this.
"My lord, something big has happened. Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was kidnapped and killed by Zhang Kai under Tao Qian's command at the border of Yanqing. Cao Cao has now pledged his allegiance to Jibei Kingdom and sent 200,000 troops to kill Xuzhou."
Xun You's words struck Yuan Shu's ears like a thunderbolt from the blue. Shouldn't Cao Song have died in 194? It's only 192, and Yanzhou hasn't been pacified yet. Why is he here?
"Call Tian Feng over to discuss matters."
The wings of the butterfly have been fluttering, and his arrival has changed the historical process of the Three Kingdoms. The following historical knowledge can basically only be used as a reference.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Tian Feng stepping through the door.
"Yuan Hao."
"My lord, something bad happened. Cao Song was killed. Cao Cao sent troops to Xuzhou."
As soon as Tian Feng finished speaking, he looked up at the expressions of Yuan Shu and Xun You and found that they did not have the expressions he expected.
"Lord, Gongda, do you all know?"
Tian Feng immediately understood that the two of them definitely knew about this, so they acted so calmly.
"Well, I just received the news and was about to send someone to find you, so you came. Tell me what you two think."
Yuan Shu nodded to Tian Feng.
"Lord, I think there is something fishy about this matter."
Tian Feng spoke first.
"Yuan Hao, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Yuan Shu raised his eyes and looked at Xun You.
"My lord, the reason why we did not attack Yanzhou before was just to make Liu Bei and Cao Cao consume each other and limit their respective development. But now that Yanzhou is undecided, Cao Cao dares to send troops to Xuzhou. I think he has understood our arrangement."
Tian Feng looked at Yuan Shu and frowned involuntarily.
"Are you saying that the reason why he wanted to attack Xuzhou was not only to avenge his father, but also to expand his territory and expand his own escape route?"
Tian Feng immediately pointed out that Cao Cao was interested.
"My lord, Xuzhou is just that big, not much larger than half of Yanzhou. He only has so many troops and horses now. Yanzhou still has a strong enemy like Liu Bei. How can he ensure that he can capture Xuzhou and still hold it at the same time?"
In the territory of Yanzhou?"
Although Tian Feng said so, Xun You had some ideas.
"Gongda, you also said that Xuzhou is such a big place, and there will definitely not be many soldiers and horses. As long as Cao Cao sends a general to guard Yanzhou, as long as he is fast enough, he can definitely capture Xuzhou before Liu Bei captures Yanzhou, and Tao
Qian is a mediocre person, and he might even surrender directly to Cao Cao to save the lives of his family."
Xun You was quite accurate in judging people. Historically, when Cao Cao was fighting outside Tao Qian, he really wanted to surrender in Kaicheng, but Cao Cao did not allow it and insisted on bloodbathing Yanxian County. This gave Liu Bei time and opportunity.
