Chapter 241 Yuan, Eunuch Transcender vs Cao, After Eunuch
Chapter 241 Yuan, the eunuch who saved the world vs. Cao, the queen of the eunuch
The last decade of the second century AD seemed like a rough road.
Both East and West are caught in internal conflicts...
In the west, Emperor Commodus of the Roman Empire was killed by the Guards. Governors from various places coveted the throne and attacked each other;
In the east, the once majestic Han Empire is now even more shabby. The princes from all walks of life are either going to die or I will perish.
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August of 199 AD, which was the autumn of the fourth year of Jian'an.
The eunuchs of Yuan Dynasty overcame the enemy, and the leader of the alliance against Dong, Qing, Ji, You, and Bingzhihu, the general Benchu... led an army of 700,000 and marched southward.
And facing him to the south... was his former younger brother's current rival - Cao Cao!
Speaking of which, in the past ten years, with the help of Yi Xiaotian, Cao Cao has undergone earth-shaking changes both personally and in power. His label has also changed from what he once was-Cao Cao, the eunuch, lover of wives, and prophet of Merlin.
, Barber Mengde in the Wheat Field…
Officially replaced by - Cao Qiao Pei Xungui leader, Emperor Song, Yingchuan strategic partner, Si, Xu, Yan, Yu controller Meng De.
What seems to be a change of labels actually shows that with the help of Yi Xiaotian in the past ten years, he has grown and changed rapidly.
Today, Cao Cao has grown from an unknown young man who guarded the south gate for Yuan Shao to a man who welcomes the emperor, joins forces with celebrities, and cultivates the land to govern...
Therefore, in these chaotic ten years, a long-awaited war between Cao and Yuan officially kicked off!
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Let’s talk about the first round first…
Yuan Shao sent a "Call to Thieves" to the world, and Cao Cao's bad reputation spread almost throughout all nine states.
Just when countless clans were planning to side with Yuan Shao, an opening lecture in front of the Shuixie Study Room in Youjian Villa in Xudu City completely changed the direction of public opinion...
Yi Xiaotian unscrupulously criticizes the fraud in "The Prosecution of Thieves", and this is not a big deal...
However, Yi Xiaotian put forward the "Ten Victories and Ten Defeats Theory" at the right time, which was more awesome and more popular -
——Cao Cao had ten victories and Yuan Shao had ten defeats. The key is sentence by sentence. Yi Xiaotian's words are well-founded and reasonable, which makes people believe...
Suddenly, the direction of public opinion completely changed.
Not only did Yuan Shao's appeal against thieves fail to have the intended effect, it actually had the opposite effect... It almost felt like throwing stones at someone's feet!
In the first round, a battle of public opinion, Yuan Shao was completely defeated and Cao Cao won a great victory!
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Let’s talk about the second round.
Yuan Shao started a diplomatic war... He sent envoys to ask Liu Biao, Han Sui, Ma Teng, Sun Ce, Qiang people, and Hu people to jointly attack Cao Cao, even if they were princes or foreigners... He meant to send some troops to contain them from the south, and from the north to the south.
Attacking from both sides, it was easy to defeat Cao Ahao.
It is a pity that the ideal is very full and the reality is extremely backbone.
At Yi Xiaotian's suggestion, Cao Cao stood still and did not even send additional troops to the west, south, and east...
But what?
Before Yuan Shao's letter was sent to Jiangdong, Sun Ce was in trouble.
As a result, the dream of the Jiangdong children to open up Xuzhou and compete in the Central Plains was instantly destroyed.
At the right time, Cao Cao used the name of the Emperor to present Sun Quan as the governor of Wu County, helping him emotionally and supporting him morally in inheriting his father and brother's legacy...
All of a sudden... Jiangdong was grateful. Not to mention that he would not send troops to contain Cao Cao, but he was willing to help Cao Cao's soldiers and horses to defeat Yuan Shao.
Let’s talk about Liu Biao. Yuan Shao asked him to attack from the north and south and jointly defeat Cao Cao. He agreed readily with his mouth, but he was extremely honest with his body...
It's time to drink, it's time to have fun, are the Central Plains beating them? I'm happy to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, beer, drinks, melon seeds... ah no, it's wine, snacks, and a fruit plate is ready. Liu Biao is very happy to be this
People who eat melons.
Let’s talk about Ma Teng, Han Sui…
Although Yuan Shao's deception was effective, compared to the imperial court, ah no...compared to the generous salary given to high-ranking officials by Cao Cao in the name of the emperor, Ma Teng and Han Sui showed their incomparable knowledge of current affairs and stood firmly on Cao Cao's side...
He even sent his sons to Xudu as officials.
Not to mention Liu Zhang in Yizhou, Hu people in the north, Qiang people in the west... Spending so much effort to defeat Cao Cao is thankless? Why bother? Isn't it nice to pick up girls at home and have babies?
Just as Yi Xiaotian expected, there are many princes in the world, but all of them are watching the fun...
Yuan Shao's second round of diplomatic warfare was aborted before it even started.
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Simply…
God closed a door for Yuan Shao, ah no...it closed several doors and opened a window for him at the same time.
With the support of the emperor Liu Xie, Liu Bei successfully arrived in Xuzhou and took over Xiapi City. He recruited Cao Cao's original soldiers in one fell swoop and held high the banner to declare that he would denounce the traitor Cao Cao...
Yuan Shao was upset by this. With Liu Bei's help, he became bolder and hurriedly sent out a small force to test Cao's army along the Yellow River...
The 700,000-strong army also moved forward step by step.
Nowadays, Cao Cao has gained the upper hand in the public opinion war and diplomatic war. He also timely eliminated the noise within the court and unified the thinking of the three armies.
But now, what is before him is a new problem...
The top priority is to attack Liu Bei first, recapture Xuzhou, and remove this nail from behind?
It is still the main force to fight against Yuan Shao, and ignore Liu Bei who is not in a good mood...
besides…
When Cao Cao received the information, he confirmed that the number of Yuan Shao's 700,000 troops was not false.
To be honest, Cao Cao was a little panicked... This was a real number of 700,000 people. Faced with this huge number, even though he was fully prepared, Cao Cao still felt a little guilty...
What is the concept of 700,000 people?
Each person's spitting can form a small river...
As for him, he only had 70,000 men who could be dispatched to the front line at full strength. In the past, he was pretending and bluffing, but he really wanted to fight 700,000 troops with 70,000 men. Cao Cao was also murmuring in his heart.
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Sikong Mansion…
Cao Cao and a group of counselors were discussing these two problems.
Externally, they chose to show off tacitly and showed disdain for Yuan Shao.
But in fact, everyone in the Sikong Mansion frowned. Everyone knew that the so-called "Ten Victory and Ten Defeat Theory" was just a flag-waving cry before the war.
If we really want to fight, it will be a head-to-head collision... Cao Jun is still at an absolute disadvantage.
"Lord." Xi Zhicai was the first to speak. "The one who can compete with the lord for the world is Yuan Shao from Hebei. Now Yuan Shao's army is gathering and may go south at any time... If at this time, we abandon Yuan Shao and attack Liu Bei instead... Then
...If Yuan Shao gathers the main force to attack us, we will be in danger!"
What Xi Zhicai proposed is what most people think...
All the counselors nodded and expressed their support.
"Lord..." Xun Yu put forward a completely different view. "Liu Bei is a talented person. From his ability to escape quietly under our close surveillance, we can see some clues... If we don't get rid of him now, we will
Firstly, he is a huge hidden danger in our rear. Secondly, if we let him develop, I am afraid that he will be even more terrifying than Yuan Shao!"
"But..." Xi Zhicai retorted directly. "But I still have the same concern. What if Yuan Shao takes advantage of our attack to attack Liu Bei? Then... then..."
As soon as he said this, Xun Yu fell silent.
This is a dilemma, or in other words, it is a huge bet. If you win the bet and eliminate Liu Bei, if you lose the bet, the entire battle will be completely defeated...
Is it time to make a decision?
To gamble or not to gamble!
At this moment, everyone tacitly chose not to speak.
Everyone turned their eyes towards Cao Cao...
This lord... has always been decisive and precise in dealing with things. It would be best to let him make the judgement.
"Mr. Cao..." Seeing that Cao Cao was still silent, Xun Yu took the initiative to remind...
"Ah..." Cao Cao waved his hand as if he was suddenly awakened. "I just thought of something else. What is your proposal? Let me say it again..."
Um...Cao Cao got distracted? This...
All the counselors were shocked. It seems that they had the impression that Cao Cao always concentrated his attention when holding military meetings of this level, for fear of missing something. Why did he lose focus this time?
"Mr. Cao..." Xun Yu reminded. "We have been discussing it for a long time, but it is still the same problem...attack Liu Bei first? Or let Liu Bei do nothing..."
Speaking of this, Xun Yu asked curiously. "I'm a little curious, what is Mr. Cao thinking? How could he be distracted from such an important issue..."
"Oh..." Cao Cao smiled awkwardly, but he was sincere and blurted out directly. "I was wondering if the resort in Guandu has been built..."
Ah...resort?
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.
How long has it been since this happened that Duke Cao is still thinking about the resort? This... this... all the counselors suddenly wanted to cry.
Xun Yu and Jia Xu figured out something...
The two of them looked at each other and immediately had a wisp of beard.
Xun Yu smiled and answered with his hands raised. "General Rixiao also mentioned this matter yesterday. The resort in Guandu Port has been completed. We are just waiting for Mr. Cao... ah no... just waiting for Mr. Cao's friends to go on vacation!"
Ah...ah...
This blind man completely confused the entire audience.
If Cao Cao's incredible words shocked everyone, but... Xun Yu's answer was more like rubbing everyone's IQ on the ground!
