Chapter 221: Comparing with gourds and imitating parrots, the whole court is in an uproar
The class teacher returned to the court.
Logically speaking, the generals of Cao's army who completely captured Xuzhou should be happy.
But unfortunately... Xun Yu sent intelligence from Xu Capital City, and Yuan Shao declared war on Cao Cao.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone was shocked by the news. Many civil and military officials even retreated.
No matter how you say it…
Yuan Shao is stronger than Cao Cao in terms of hard power. This is an indisputable fact.
The Central Plains has just been pacified, and there is no time to recuperate. Are we going to fight immediately? What to fight? How to fight? Questions and doubts roamed the entire Cao camp one after another, and the entire Cao army was shrouded in fear.
Among them, only Cao Cao is quite calm...
Speaking of which, uncharacteristically, he was even quite excited when he heard the news that Yuan Shao had completely broken with him.
As Brother Yi said, since this battle is inevitable...then let's simply let the storm come earlier and be more violent!
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Xu Ducheng, at the imperial court.
The atmosphere was similar to that of Cao Jun's return to the court. It seemed that everyone was shrouded in fear.
Gongsun Zan's head was placed in the middle of the court, which was Yuan Shao's demonstration; the courtiers, who usually looked like five to six people, were now trembling all over...
Especially the emperor Liu Xie, who asked Cao Cao tremblingly.
"Cao Sikong? Now Yuan Shao has openly broken with Qing? What are Qing's plans...what are your plans?"
When he said these words, Emperor Liu Xie had no confidence at all.
Nowadays, Cao Cao has almost emptied his rights.
He was afraid of Cao Cao, but he was afraid of Yuan Shao. He never thought that Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu, who had no intention of saving him at the beginning, would do better than Cao Cao.
Even Emperor Liu Hong felt that if Cao Cao was defeated in a battle between Cao and Yuan, then the great Han Dynasty would really be doomed.
Phew...Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.
On the way back to the court, Banshi faced the doubts of the civil and military officials in Xu Capital City, but he said nothing... He was just waiting for an opportunity, waiting for an opportunity to publicly respond to Yuan Shao.
"Everyone knows that Yuan Shao has declared war with me, Cao Cao, right?" Cao Cao straightened his back and asked...
For a moment, the whole house fell into silence...
The entire court fell into a deathly silence.
"Haha..." Cao Cao laughed out loud. "So you must not know it yet? Now, Yuan Shao's army has been secretly sent to the coast of the Yellow River. Are you planning to cross the river?"
As soon as this statement came out.
this…
All the civil and military officials looked at me and I looked at you, all showing panic.
Even the Emperor Liu Hong couldn't help but leaned his back against the dragon chair, causing You Zi to panic.
"Where is General Cao Ren..." Cao Cao shouted.
"Cao Sikong!" Cao Ren took a step forward.
"Read it!" Cao Cao waved his hand. "Read the information from the front line." Cao Cao's tone was urgent.
"Here..."
Cao Ren agreed and immediately read.
"Yuan Shao met his troops in Jizhou, sacrificed blood to heaven, earth, and ancestors. He raised an army of 700,000 people on land and water and came to Xuchang three days ago. Yuan Shao's three sons all led the army to help in the battle and competed to be the vanguard. Yuan Jun has a Xiaoqi camp,
They have a crossbow formation, an iron armor formation, and a chariot formation. They have sufficient food and grass, and countless siege equipment. According to reports from the sentry cavalry, Yuan's army stretches for hundreds of miles by land and fifty miles by water and land. Its vanguard has arrived along the Yellow River today."
Huh...huh...
As soon as Cao Ren finished speaking.
There was a sigh in the entire court, and everyone lowered their heads. Some were calculating the gap between the two sides, some were playing tricks on themselves, and some were more direct. They were already thinking about how to cede territory, pay compensation, apologize... as long as it can be delayed.
The pace of Yuan Jun's attack and everything are easy to discuss.
Cao Cao looked at everyone coldly...
Huh...he also exhaled a long breath.
Then he took a step forward, his tone was neither high nor low, and his words were focused. "You may have never seen so many soldiers and horses, nor have you heard of such a large formation. When Yuan Shao sacrificed his blood to the sky in Jizhou, he said something
Yes, this battle will determine the history of the next five hundred years and determine who will control the dynasty..."
At this point, Cao Cao paused.
He raised his eyes again, observing the expressions of everyone present, and waited until all the fearful looks were in his eyes before continuing.
"I know what you are thinking. Faced with Yuan Shao's menacing attack? Should we fight? Or make peace? If we fight? Should we fight urgently? Or slow down the war? If it is peace, should we negotiate peace or seek peace?"
Cao Cao's words actually expressed the feelings of all the courtiers...
They mostly wanted peace, just like Cao Cao once thought, avoiding war and seeking peace, delaying the war, waiting for opportunities to change, and giving the Central Plains an opportunity to develop.
Of course, there are also main war factions, such as Xun Yu, such as Cao Cao's Qiao Pei warrior corps,
They know that this battle is inevitable and must be fought, and it must be fought urgently and vigorously...
Qiao Peiwu's thinking is very simple, everyone is fighting at the door? It would be too cowardly to avoid the battle... Instead of retreating again and again, it is better to work hard and fight to the death.
Xun Yu has a more sinister vision. Although his understanding of the art of war is not as good as that of Xun You, Xi Zhicai and others, he is best at detecting the intentions of low scores, especially Yuan Shao's intentions...
Yuan Shao's attack was not allowed without permission. Even if Cao Cao wanted to make peace, Yuan Shao would not make peace.
On this point, he coincided with Yi Xiaotian's views.
"Cao Sikong..." Xun Yu took a step forward, wanting to express his views and give some confidence to the courtiers.
Cao Cao waved his hand, then he took two steps to the left, then stood still, his eyes raised, and a series of low and heavy words came out one after another...
"Your Majesty, ministers and ministers, I will tell you what is on my mind!"
As Cao Cao spoke, he started walking again.
"When I was about twenty years old, I still admired Yuan Shao a lot. Why? Because he has four generations of ancestors and three princes, and his disciples and officials are all over the world. And my grandfather was a eunuch, which I feel ashamed of."
"When I was about thirty years old, he and I served as ministers in the same court. We were both among the eight captains of Xiyuan. I still respect him on the surface, but in fact, I already look down on him in my heart. Why is this?
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Cao Cao's tone suddenly rose a lot.
"Because it was his stupid decision that led Dong Zhuo into Luoyang and caused chaos in the world. And I, Cao Cao, told him early on that to deal with eunuchs, a cruel official is enough. By doing this, he will definitely lead the wolf into the house and bring disaster to himself. Sure enough,
, the Han Dynasty fell apart from then on. Even the late emperor and Queen He were killed by Dong Zhuo, as well as the whole Yuan family. It seemed that Dong Zhuo killed them, but in fact, it was because of Yuan Shao's stupid decision."
"Besides... around the age of forty, that is, today, Yuan Shao and I each dominate each other. I was afraid of him at first, but after being taught by an expert, I started to despise him. Why? Because he is the greatest person in the world.
The princes' minds are as narrow as sesame seeds and mung beans, and their minds are as small as cotton and silk."
At this point, Cao Cao paused... He raised his hand and his tone increased a lot.
"Over the years, I, Cao Cao, have been ordered by the Emperor to suppress Yuan Shu, conquer Lu Bu, recruit Zhang Xiu, and conquer the Central Plains. It seems that I have no precautions against Yuan Shao, but exactly... An expert predicted for me in advance that sooner or later, Yuan Shao and I would have a fight.
Decisive battle. Therefore, I have stopped preparing for this battle day and night these years. Today, in front of His Majesty and all the officials, I will say it bluntly..."
"Five years ago... Yuan Shao had 300,000 mercenaries. I thought, I must have 200,000 troops to defeat him!"
"Three years ago, Yuan Shao had 500,000 mercenaries. I thought, I must have 300,000 troops to rival him."
"What now? Yuan Shao already has 700,000 troops. He alone controls four of the prefectures and counties in the world. It can be said that his momentum is overwhelming. But now I think, if I want to defeat Yuan Shao, I only need 70,000 elite troops."
At this point, Cao Cao paused.
Xun Yu asked in a timely manner, "May I ask Cao Sikong, why do you dare to threaten to defeat Yuan Shao now that you only need 10% of Yuan Shao's troops?"
"Because it's not about the number of soldiers, it's about the quality. It's not about the bravery of the generals, it's about the strategy!"
Cao Cao answered without thinking...
This was basically what Yi Xiaotian said to him in a wine shop.
Cao Cao recited the full text, and now it is the right time to speak it in the court.
"If we compare the number of soldiers, I, Cao Cao, will never be able to compare with Yuan Shao, but in terms of strength and resourcefulness, even three Yuan Benchu tied together will not be able to compare with me, Cao Cao!"
Cao Cao's voice became louder and faster every time.
It was as if the words Yi Xiaotian roared at him in the wine shop were the same words that made him wake up completely.
The effect...
As soon as this statement came out... the entire court was in an uproar.
Of course, Cao Cao's heart was as clear as a mirror.
It's not enough to just have Brother Yi's flag-waving and shouting before the war. At the very least, you have to add a bowl of poisonous chicken soup!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao suddenly turned around and stood with his hands behind his back. His voice became higher and louder.
——"Everyone, don't you know? In the past five years, I have mobilized all the strong warriors from all the Central Plains tribes in Yanzhou to train day and night. Now, the banks of the Yellow River are already covered with 70,000 of my elite armors."
"All of them are warriors who have experienced hundreds of battles. They are all the best of the best. Among them are 40,000 cavalry, including tiger and leopard cavalry, Bingzhou wolf cavalry, and Xiliang cavalry. They are all wearing iron armor and stepping on their feet.
With iron stirrups, one is as strong as ten warriors. As for cloth armor, I have Qingzhou soldiers, trapped camp soldiers, Danyang soldiers... none of which are famous all over the world."
"Don't talk about Yuan Shao's mere 700,000 people. Even if there are 100,000 or 200,000 more, I will still treat them like chickens and dogs. They will be destroyed at a touch!"
At this point, Cao Cao paused.
As if something suddenly occurred to him, he continued to speak.
"By the way... you will definitely ask, don't we still have 200,000 troops? Where are they? Haha... I tell you, to deal with Yuan Shao, I, Cao Cao, have no use for them. I only give them one task, that
Just wait until Yuan's army is defeated, let go and chase him until he has completely killed Yuan's army, and return Qing, You, Ji, and the four prefectures to the imperial court!"
Cao Cao's words are full of confidence...
As he spoke, a tyrannical aura arose, and immediately... ignited the entire court and the entire Central Plains.
Well…
Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, Qingzhou Soldiers, Danyang Soldiers, trapped camp... What a majestic names!
In addition...there are...two hundred thousand soldiers?
The eyes of all the courtiers flashed almost at the same time...
I don't know if it was because I was surprised by the number of Cao Cao's troops, or because I was surprised by the strength of Cao Cao's troops, or... I was simply deeply affected by Cao Cao's words!
At this moment, everyone looked at Cao Cao with extremely determined eyes!
This is the charm of a bowl of poisonous chicken soup!
