As Cao Cao came all the way, Sun Qian was naturally anxious about Cao Cao's snail-like marching speed.
But the army belongs to others, and their fists are not as big as others. As a scholar, Sun Qian can only endure it silently. At the same time, he prays that his boss Liu is strong enough to block Xiang Ji's attack. Otherwise, I am afraid that Sun Qian will be my lord. So I decided to change my surname to Cao.
How could Sun Qian, who was just a second-rate counselor, understand the heart of Boss Cao?
Why was Cao Cao's march slow? It was because he did not take the opportunity to seize the heart of Chu's prefectures and counties.
You know, Xiang Ji had previously destroyed Yuan Shu and captured a large number of surrendered troops.
Cao Cao and his counselors had made rough calculations about Chu's military strength, and the final result was very unacceptable to Boss Cao.
Therefore, Boss Cao did not want to send troops when faced with Liu Bei's request for help.
Yuan Shao in Hebei and Lu Bu in Xiliang are both unstable factors.
If the same Xiangji were hostile at this time, Boss Cao would really face the embarrassing situation of being besieged at any time.
But when he saw Liu Bei's letter, Boss Cao was shaken.
Although there is no evidence for what Liu Bei said, Boss Cao did not dare to regard it as a joke and let Xiang Ji continue to grow.
What if, what if everything is true?
As a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, at least although Cao Cao is now ambitious, his loyalty to the Han Dynasty has never changed.
It's just that the Han Dynasty is gone, so Cao Cao can only bury this loyalty deep in his heart.
But if Emperor Xian was really harmed by Xiang Yu, then Cao Cao, whose loyalty has not changed, would never allow Xiang Yu to grow bigger.
It's just that because he couldn't confirm it, Cao Cao chose the easiest way.
As long as Xiang Ji can be forced to retreat from Qingzhou, wouldn't the strategic purpose of this expedition be achieved? Why bother hurting the soldiers?
What is meant by besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao? The key point lies in the word "siege".
If we lose our troops and go for a bloody battle, it is not "siege", but "attack" Wei to save Zhao.
As a master of military art, Cao Cao was naturally extremely proficient in using such strategies.
As for what Sun Qian thinks? What does Liu Bei think? It’s very interesting if I can send troops, right? When going on an expedition, isn’t the food and grass consumed bought with money?
However, what Cao Cao never expected was that when his army marched to Mengyin, it happened to be the day when Xiang Ji led his army to withdraw from Qingzhou.
Shu said.
Cao Cao's army marched straight all the way and was approaching Yangdu County. Coincidentally, Xiang Ji's army was resting here...
"Report! Overlord! There is a large army in front of us and is attacking us. Look at the banner with the word Cao on it."
What!?
Such a coincidence? Didn’t Cao Cao send troops long ago? How did he end up here?
You know, in Xiang Ji's understanding, Cao Cao, who had sent troops long ago, was probably about to reach Pengcheng.
According to Xiang Ji's calculations, either Zang Ba, Jia Xu and others are leading an army to be in a stalemate with Cao Cao's army somewhere.
Or simply defend Pengcheng and wait for Cao Cao's arrival.
But what is the situation now? Cao Cao, who had already sent troops long ago, has just entered Xuzhou? And he met him by such a coincidence?
But since we met him here, it wouldn't be Xiang Ji if we didn't give him a little surprise.
"Send the order to prepare for war. Zilong, take the Canglong Cavalry with you and follow me to meet Cao Cao."
Hum hum, wife Cao, last time you used the cavalry to bully me, right? This time I will show you my Canglong Cavalry!
At the same time, Cao Cao, who was marching slowly, also received a report of waiting.
"Send the order and prepare the entire army for war!"
Cao Cao felt sad and angry at being able to encounter Xiang Ji here.
I just came here to make some soy sauce and go through the motions.
How could he be so unlucky? How could he encounter this army that was conquering Qingzhou?
Obviously, Cao Cao only believed that his plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao was effective, but he did not know the specific number of Xiang Ji's troops.
Otherwise...
Cao Cao does not recommend eating Xiang Ji's army in one go.
Anyway, since the troops have been sent, the hostile relationship is naturally established by default.
If he could kill Xiang Ji's entire army at a small price, then Cao Cao would be very happy to accept it.
"Lord! The last general invites you to fight!"
...
Looking at the one-armed general beside him, Cao Cao felt helpless.
Xu Chu, although you only rely on your right hand, you are still a rare tiger general.
But the question is, have you forgotten who cut off your left hand?
You hate it in your heart, I know, but the problem is, this is the way you look, and this time it’s not your hand that you’re afraid of breaking.
But even though he was unwilling in his heart, Cao Cao could only allow Xu Chu to fight.
It's not easy to be a master. You have to consider everything, but you still can't win over your subordinates.
You know, Xu Chu has become depressed since he broke his arm.
How long did it take to recover?
If I hit him once at this time, I'm afraid he will never recover from this.
"Yuan Rang, Miaocai, you lead the vanguard battalion and go with Zhong Kang to meet with that person."
After all, he was his favorite general, and Cao Cao could never watch Xu Chu die.
At the very least, if the Xiahou Dun brothers are allowed to take the vanguard battalion, as long as they don't fight to the death with that Ji, escaping is not a big problem.
"My lord, Jiaye wants to go with the generals."
???
Why are you a drunkard joining in the fun? This is a battle between generals, this is a battlefield. Why don't you stay at the back and go to the front?
Looking down at Guo Jia's little arms and legs beside him, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.
Seeing Boss Cao narrowing his eyes, Guo Jia suddenly understood.
Damn it, Boss Cao misunderstood!
Guo Jia also knew Cao Cao well.
Regardless of military or political affairs, he is a top-notch character.
But the only thing is that Boss Cao is too suspicious.
He asked for membership so rashly, and it would be strange if Boss Cao didn't misunderstand him.
It must be explained, this must be explained, Guo Jia and I have no intention of surrendering to that country.
You know that guy hates the clan very much. No matter what, I am also from a clan. How can I be as comfortable as I am now in his hands?
"My lord, Jia is planning to observe their military strength to determine whether our army can fight a decisive battle with them here."
Although it would be a bit sudden for an encounter to turn into a decisive battle, Guo Jia, as a genius, would not miss any opportunity to attack the enemy.
After hearing what Guo Jia said, Cao Cao opened his narrowed eyes.
Wouldn't it be over if I said this earlier? In front of the two armies, a scribe rashly goes to the front line. Doesn't this make me think too much?
But what did this kid just say? A decisive battle?
I just wanted to have a stalemate with that guy and then retreat. Don't let this kid give away all the money I've worked so hard to save.
But seeing Guo Jia walking away, Cao Cao sighed helplessly.