Besides, Cao Cao received an envoy from Xiahou Yuan to report that Qu Yi had withdrawn his troops alone and that Juyang had fallen. Then he became furious and cursed in the tent: "I don't have the guts to be an old soldier. He has repeatedly been in the East and West. I will not hold him accountable."
His entry into the account is already a blessing. He didn't want to be grateful, and actually withdrew his troops privately! He came when he wanted, and left when he wanted. Does his surname in the world include Qi?!"
At this time, Xun You was standing aside. He raised his eyebrows when he heard the news, but he quickly calmed down, stood up calmly, and said to the envoy: "Go back and tell General Zhenbei to leave two thousand people behind."
Sanyin Mountain, the rest of the people and Qu Junhou’s soldiers should not stay, and go directly to Pingcheng. The war is about to begin, and we need many people to make contributions!"
After saying that, he turned around and asked Cao Cao: "Ming Gong, do you think this is an appropriate reply?"
Cao Cao had also calmed down. When he saw Xun or came to persuade him, he also understood his intention: the drama sun had been lost and it would be difficult to regain it. The only plan at the moment was to fight head-on. So he squinted his eyes and slowly returned.
Said: "Wen Ruo is right, just reply like this!"
Then he held a military meeting and informed the generals of the new news that Juyang had been lost and that the entire Western Army was about to come to join the battle. When the generals saw that Pingcheng had not been captured, and they wanted to join the Western Army in enemy territory, they felt in their hearts.
There was so much panic. Some people suggested that since the fighter plane had been lost, it would be risky to continue fighting in the field. It was better to withdraw the troops back home and continue to wait for the fighter plane. This statement was actually recognized by most people.
However, Cao Zhen, the Central Protector, disagreed and came out to retort: "The country has devoted all its efforts to come here and spent tens of millions. How can it be returned without success? He also said that he was waiting for a fighter opportunity. Could there be such a good opportunity in the next ten years?" The military commander on the side, Ma Xiahou Shang, also said: "Besides, Kebi can garrison 100,000 troops on the side. If the two armies fight together, our army will always have the upper hand. But if our army retreats without fighting and shows weakness to the allies, we will be invited to attack in the west again in the future."
Kebi can no longer respond, so what if there is a fighter?"
Seeing that everyone was speechless, Cao Cao slowly said: "Although it is risky for our armies to join forces, the Western bandits are also in a hurry. Neither the enemy nor we have a plan. What we have to fight for is courage and strategy. Now it is difficult to attack Pingcheng.
No less, but our army is still a large number of soldiers. It is just that Liu Bei has the advantage and I have the people. "Mencius" says: 'The location is not as good as the people', so our army has a 60% chance of victory." These words stabilized the morale of the army.
, so all the troops withdrew from the siege of Pingcheng and stationed themselves east of Baishan Mountain and Xiaodonghai to prepare for battle.
Cao Cao immediately informed Ke Bineng and went ten miles south to meet the troops of Qu Yi in person. As soon as they met, he held the sleeve of Qu Yi, smiled at his entourage and said: "Liu Bei has Qu Junhou but can't
It can be said that God has favored me!" He also said to Qu Yi: "The king I have won is as good as the Emperor Gaozu who won Han Xin, and the ancestors who won Geng Yan!"
Qu Yi was quite uneasy at first, thinking that he would be punished by Cao Cao if he withdrew his troops privately. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao didn't seem to care, and he couldn't help being greatly moved. He immediately praised Cao Cao: "Chen Chong is incompetent in governing politics, and Liu Bei is unclear about rewards and punishments. He is really not as good as Ming Gong."
Now I am forced by him to return to the sect of Ming Gong. I will definitely be the vanguard. Liu Bei, the leader, will offer me to Ming Gong."
After saying this, Cao Cao laughed loudly and immediately led Qu Yi to see all the princes under his command. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, Qu Yi saw Ju Shou, Shen Pei and others standing aside. Both of them looked extremely embarrassed, and they didn't know whether they were laughing or scolding. Finally,
They could only hide all their emotions, nod hurriedly, and pretend that they had met each other. As for the other generals, they went up to greet each other happily, and then everyone had a banquet in the tent, pushing cups and asking each other, it was very lively. p>
Late that night, Qu Yi returned to the camp. Seeing that he was drunk, Qu Guang asked someone to remove his armor and remove his stomach. He also ordered sobering soup and cold water. When Qu Yi changed into civilian clothes and washed up, Qu Guang asked if they would meet today.
Qu Yi pondered for a moment and said quickly: "Cao Mengde treated me quite considerately, but those people in Jushu looked at me and kept silent. They just kept drinking. Obviously they have not forgotten the past. We must base ourselves on the East.
I'm afraid it will still be difficult to deal with."
This was what Qu Guang was worried about. He asked in a low voice: "Do you want to give some gifts to Ju Shijun and the others? After all, they are high in the Jiuwu and have a high position. If they don't make friends, they may cause trouble for you in the future.
It’s hard to bear.”
Unexpectedly, Qu Yi didn't take it seriously at all. Although he washed his face, he was still drunk. He shook his head and lay on the couch, waving his hand for Qu Guang to go out, and at the same time said casually: "Is there anyone I can make friends with? A real man in the world, rely on
What matters is my own martial prowess. I, Quyi, control everything, so why should I be afraid of them?"
Just as Qu Guang was about to say more, he saw Qu Yi covered up his quilt and continued to murmur: "I will be the first to advance in this battle. If I win, I will be the general of the front. If I don't win, I will die. If I die, I will die. Mother must talk too much...
..." In the end, the words in Qu Yi's mouth gradually became inaudible. Qu Yi turned over unconsciously, and his snoring started to rise and fall like thunder. It was obvious that he had fallen into a deep sleep.
But as the coach, Cao Cao did not rest at this moment. After drinking, his head was very dizzy, but his consciousness was still very clear, which made him not fall asleep immediately. Instead, he opened his account and blew the music from the south.
Shan Feng pondered over the planning of this battle. Although he was determined to fight the Western Army decisively, he was not as confident as he said in the military meeting.
If it were an ordinary war, Cao Cao would be confident that he would win against Liu Bei and Chen Chong with 20,000 soldiers each. But when the scale of the war reached this point: the same battlefield was about to be crowded with more than 500,000 soldiers and 30,000 soldiers.
There are tens of thousands of horses; there are hundreds of generals responsible for commanding the battle; the length of the battle line is more than thirty miles, and it will take nearly half an hour for the commander's battle orders to be conveyed to the entire army by fast horses. When thinking of this, Cao Cao
Instead, a kind of fear arose in his heart. He had a feeling that the outcome of the battlefield might not depend on him.
This thought made it difficult for Cao Cao to sleep, and he meditated in the drunken night. He read the map alone with a candle, tapped the table with lottery tickets, and thought about what kind of arrangement he should use to win.
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It was only at midnight that he had a rough idea of this idea, but it was too late at this time. Concubine Ji who was serving in the tent came over to persuade him to rest. After all, Cao Cao had an old ailment and often stayed up late for a long time.
There is an attack.
Cao Cao did feel a little tired, but before his plan was completed, he told this concubine: "I will sleep for two hours. When you get to Yin, wake me up. Don't delay." After that, he got dressed.
Go to sleep.
At this time, he had a dream. In the dream, he was walking in a vast white fog. He was walking aimlessly in the fog. It seemed that after a long period of time, he vaguely heard someone chanting sutras.
After taking a few steps closer in that direction, he felt that the tone was too frustrating, more like a Taoist priest summoning spirits.
But he still walked forward, and gradually came to a piece of red light. The sound of chanting suddenly stopped, and a voice came from the other side of the red light and asked him: "Why did you stop?"
Cao Cao didn't know what he meant, so he had to keep walking. He looked around across the red light, but found that there was nothing in the red light, only a faint smell of gunpowder smoke floating around. Cao Cao felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't explain the reason. Waiting for him to sit down
While resting on the ground, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the distance, approaching from far away.
Cao Cao first saw the outline of the horse, and then the figure of the knight on its back. He stood up and greeted him, but the knight did not make any move in return, and the horse stopped in front of him. Cao Cao felt surprised and looked closer.
I was shocked to find that the knight on my back was actually the eldest son Cao Ang.
"Zixiu!" Cao Cao exclaimed, trying to grab his hand, but suddenly found that he had missed his hand. The eldest son looked at him with sad eyes and remained silent.
"Zixiu!" Cao Cao shouted. When he opened his eyes, he woke up from his dream and found that he was in front of a dark military tent. Concubine Ji looked at him from the side and handed him a bowl of hot soup with great concern. Cao Cao took the hot soup and took a sip, sobering up a little. Then he looked at the sky outside the tent and found that the sky was already a bit white. This made him frown slightly, put down the bowl and asked Concubine Ji: "What time is it now?
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Concubine Ji raised her eyebrows and glanced at him, then cautiously replied: "It's already a quarter of an hour away."
Cao Cao immediately stood up from the bed and scolded her: "I didn't ask you to wake me up at Yinshi, why did it take so long?!"
Concubine Ji was quite aggrieved, and she fell on the ground and replied softly: "Marshal, I called the marshal when I was in Yin. But the marshal was sleeping soundly and did not wake up. I asked the guards if there was anything urgent, and they said that the marshal today
Nothing happened, so I thought that the marshal usually slept very lightly and didn't get any rest. It would be a good idea to take a rest today, so I didn't call him again."
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's face became extremely gloomy, and he said: "Are you supposed to speculate on whether I am in trouble or not? You just follow my orders, and you dare to make the decision for me?"
After saying that, he waved his hand to call Man Chong, pointed at the trembling concubine Ji on the ground, and said to Man Chong: "This woman violated military law. You drag her to the camp gate, kill her with a stick in front of everyone, and then hang her from the building to show the public, and also
Pass it on to various departments so that they can take a warning."
Man Chong responded in a deep voice, and then called two soldiers to pull Concubine Ji out of the tent. Even though Concubine Ji cried like rain and begged for mercy on the ground, Cao Cao and Man Chong turned a blind eye. Within two quarters of an hour, Man Chong came forward.
He came to report back to Cao Cao and said: "The arrangements have been made. Does the marshal want to arrange a new concubine?"
Cao Cao was looking at the map at this time, and quickly waved his hand and said: "Feel free to do whatever you want, the main thing is that I won't do stupid things."
After Man Chong bowed and left, Cao Cao wanted to continue last night's plan, but he couldn't concentrate. He unconsciously recalled the dream he had just had. He thought, could it be that Zixiu came to give me a dream to warn me? Or is it him?
Are you protecting me under the Nine Springs? Is it a good omen or a bad omen? Cao Cao is not sure.
Just as his mind was spinning, a message came from the soldiers outside the door, saying that the Western Army's forward had crossed the Kouquan River and appeared forty miles south of Pingcheng. It would arrive at Pingcheng this afternoon, and the main force would also arrive in two days.
Arrive at a later date.
Cao Cao's nerves suddenly became tense. He placed some black chess pieces on the east side of the map to represent the Eastern Army, and some white chess pieces on the west side of the map to represent the Western Army. The distance between the two sides was no more than a palm's length.
He thought with some relief that this unprecedented battle was finally about to begin.