Chapter 3417 Nothing will happen
Chen Bin easily defeated the horse thief who occupied Ji County, and there was almost no suspense in the entire battle.
The horse thieves were originally disorganized and had a sense of honor, and they flew away when the disaster came.
Cao Chun was surprised to hear the soldiers' return that he had occupied Ji County again. He originally wanted Chen Bin to investigate the truth, but he didn't expect that the Changping Guard seemed to have two tricks?
But after Cao Chun and his men rushed to Ji County excitedly, they were all left with anger and disappointment.
The anger was because the city defenses outside Ji County and the fortifications on the city walls were intact!
What this means is no longer necessary...
And disappointment is that nothing is left in Jixian County.
When Xiahou Heng left, he plundered a batch and burned it. After Xiahou Heng left, the local big-name households took advantage of the chaos to rob a batch and took away a batch. Then another horse thief came and slandered the last thing...
Now in Ji County, it is a mess, but there is not much supply.
Cao Chun asked his soldiers to collect some supplies "as much as possible".
As for how to collect and where to collect it, Cao Chun didn't care.
After all, there is an old saying in Shandong, "Those who achieve great things do not care about minor details."
This is what Old Cao did, so the generals of the Cao Xiahou clan naturally followed suit.
Cao Chun climbed the city gate tower and looked north. He knew that although it seemed very calm now, the pursuers of the cavalry would soon arrive here. Zhao Yun must have to gather and appease the people around Yuyang and gather and resettle the prisoners of Cao's army to guard Cao's army. These will take time, but they will not be delayed too long, and they will even be faster than Cao Chun personally.
The fierce offensive of the Northern Region Army of the Cavalry made Cao Chun and other Youzhou soldiers miserable.
Gubeikou is lost.
Yuyang is lost.
Escape in Jixian.
Most of Lu County also escaped...
According to Chen Bin, Ju Yong was also attacked, and he may not be safe now.
Youzhou I worked hard to run!
This feeling is like a stone blocking the chest, and even breathing is painful.
Before the war started, I prepared so many things and so many plans, one by one, one by one, but now, few of them can be implemented smoothly.
Just like the fortifications placed on the walls of Jixian County, they have become like a product...
Cao Chun sighed, and his heart suddenly moved.
If...
"Come! Go and invite Wei Du Chen to come!"
Cao Chun suddenly had a new plan.
Chen Bin came, with some anxiety.
His instinctive feeling seemed a little bad, but he had no good idea. Chen Bin's premonition was realized.
Cao Chun felt that the fortifications in Ji County were also wasted here, so it would be better to use them as much as possible!
"We burn Ji County!" Cao Chun was a little excited, and even said with some gritted teeth, "We secretly set up more tinctures in the four doors of the house, then dug holes and hidden soldiers. At night, we set fire to the city! We can definitely let the cavalry drink a pot!"
Although it would make Cao Chun feel heartbroken when setting fire to Jixian, it would be better than giving it to the Cavalry Army for nothing.
This plan sounds good, just like Chen Bin's parents gave him the word "bin" and hoped that he would be both civil and military, but in the end he would not succeed in his literary career. The wishes of the elders depend on their wishes, and it depends on their personal efforts.
Now Cao Chun’s wish seems to be just a wish...
Chen Bin swallowed and asked nervously: "General... Then, who will stay in the city to ignite the fire?"
Cao Chun seemed very surprised that Chen Bin would ask this question, stared at Chen Bin, and after a while, he asked: "What, don't you want to?"
Cao Chun frowned, "You wouldn't think that war is just about easily joining the formation, waving swords and guns, and then any victory can be achieved... no?"
Chen Bin was speechless.
...
...
Just when Cao Chun said "No," Liu Ye was almost at Yi Jing.
For some reason, the closer he got to Yi Jing, the more uneasy Liu Ye felt. Looking at the long road ahead, he suddenly stopped the convoy.
This is a rare behavior for Liu Ye, because he has been there all the way, and most of the time he is shouting faster and faster...
"Encourt, what's wrong?" The deputy came up from behind and asked, "But what are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Liu Ye was silent for a while and suddenly said, "We can't go to Yijing."
The deputy was a little surprised, "Why?"
"We have met some refugees these two days..." Liu Ye said, his voice low.
The deputy nodded.
Youzhou is now in war, with the chaos of war, and those who have some ability to run away have already run away. Most of the remaining refugees are really helpless, and they are afraid of falling into war disaster, so they will flee to Jizhou with their families.
I won’t mention those who “strengthen the walls and clear the fields”…
Mainly other refugees who fled.
Liu Ye met many such refugees all the way north.
『Yesterday, some refugees said that Yi Jing was occupied by the Cavalry Army…』 Liu Ye said, 『So you can't go to Yi Jing.』
"No..." The deputy couldn't understand.
Isn't that better if Yi Jing was occupied by the cavalry? It won't be better if they have to run to Yuyang further? Anyway, it's the cavalry army. Once they arrive, they will give the edict, and then they will be done?
But Liu Ye had different ideas from his deputy.
As a strategist of at least a second-rate level, Liu Ye has his own understanding and analysis of the battle situation in Youzhou.
Cao's army obviously couldn't hold on.
The failure of Youzhou to protect is a surprising, but also seems to be an inevitable result.
Now that Yi Jing is attacked by the Cavalry, if the news is true, then the Cavalry's control of Youzhou and its pre-war plan will far exceed the predictions of everyone in Shandong.
So since the Cavalry Army has made such a profound plan, will it give up the overall plan just because of just one edict?
Liu Ye felt it was unlikely. Especially the generals of the middle and lower classes of the Cavalry Army, they were completely different from those of the Shandong faction.
It’s easy to see the King of Hell, but it’s difficult for the little ghost to deal with.
Although this sentence was not summarized and popular in the Han Dynasty, it did not prevent Liu Ye from understanding that the edict must be submitted to the senior management of the Cavalry to achieve the greatest and best results.
Especially this edict was originally used to target the Northern Region Army of the Cavalry and Zhao Yun...
If it falls into the hands of others, even if it is finally handed over to Zhao Yun, it may even be handed over to the hands of General Fei Qian of the Cavalry, then wouldn't the plan be lost again?
Therefore, Liu Ye felt that if he arrived at Yijing, he would give all the initiative to the generals of the cavalry in Yijing. Even if he noticed something was wrong, he would not be able to make any changes.
"You can't go to Yijing." Liu Ye glanced at his deputy, "But not all of them are not going... You take half of the people, go slower, go to Yijing, I take the other half of the people and find another way..."
"Ah?" The deputy stared in surprise, "I...I'm going to Yijing?"
"What else?" Liu Ye asked back.
...
...
Late at night, Zhongtiao Mountain Camp.
Cao Cao made great strides into the central army's tent.
The generals stood up to greet them.
"How is the offensive of the Tongguan Cavalry Army today?" When Cao Cao faced the generals and advisers, he still smiled. While asking the three of them to sit down, he asked with a smile, "How are our army's casualties?"
"Today, the wreckage is still being cleaned up on Tongguan land, but the navy still attacks once a day." Lu Chang reported that "the place in Tongguan does not seem to be too anxious to attack. Maybe we have to wait for us to cross the river and be in the danger of the storm before attacking with all our strength."
Tongguan Sakadao is only a small part of the solidity of the treasure.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, I don’t know how many soldiers died here.
Cao Cao nodded slightly.
『The casualties in the past two days are not serious... However, due to the failure to replenish materials, the food shortage in various departments is becoming increasingly serious.』 Dong Zhao said, "Although the Guanzhong naval army has not many ships, it poses a great threat to our army crossing the river... It would be fine if the floating bridge is broken, if it threatens Shaanxi and Tianjin...』
After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded slightly.
The other generals and advisers described them one by one, and Cao Cao did not interrupt them halfway.
After they finished speaking, Cao Cao ordered the guards to hang the map out and asked the guards to tinker with some food and drink. After all, it was late at night, and everyone was a little hungry.
Lu Chang and Dong Zhao were in Zhongtiao Mountain. After the meeting was over, they went back to their tent to rest. However, the deputy generals of Tongguan Camp had to rush back overnight, so they also needed to eat a little bit and not to rush on their way with an empty stomach. If they lost their strength to fall into the river halfway, it would be too unlucky.
"The reinforcements and supplies are all there," Cao Cao said with a smile, "It's all here."
Cao Cao pointed out a location on the map.
Everyone stretched their necks to look at each other, and then they also saw some joy.
『However, these reinforcements will not come here...』 After Cao Cao and others digested the news, they said slowly, "When I was studying military books in the early years, I felt that the six countries were not able to be united... Now I know that the defeat of the six countries is a long time... Qi Huan, Jin Wen, Qin Mu, Song Xiang, and Chu Zhuang were the five hegemons. If we talk about the number, Shandong was half of it and Qin was only one, so how could it rule the six countries? It was a ruling."
"Now, what order is the land of Shandong?"
Cao Cao looked at everyone and smiled, not knowing whether to laugh at himself or something else.
"A order from the King of Qin can adjust fish and rice in Sichuan, drive Western Rong and Hu cavalry, and control Qiang slaves in northern desert. The soldiers and people are united. Let's see if the emperor's order can be sent to counties and counties now? "
Everyone was speechless.
"Therefore, if there is a defeat now, Shandong can be one, then Shandong will eventually win. If Shandong is different now, it will also be a victory for a while, and it will eventually be defeated by Qin."
Although Shandong is not as scattered as Dong Zhuo's time, and the so-called eighteen princes, in fact, for Shandong, the superficial integration does not really form a synergy.
Cao's army now withdrew from the Heluo area. As one goes up and down, the Cavalry Army will enter the Heluo area. Although it can occupy Luoyang, it can attack Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jizhou and other places on the surface, but in fact, just like Dong Zhuo back then, once the army goes deeper, it will be attacked by multiple places...
Of course, the premise is that Shandong must be in a consistent manner and form a unified cognition again.
This is very important.
Although Shandong's strength will be greatly weakened after this defeat, it also weakened the difficulty of Cao Cao's integration with various places!
Foreign enemies are strong and danger is approaching, and Shandong is facing the biggest crisis!
If it cannot be integrated together, Fei Qian will sweep the prefectures and counties, and the country will be overthrown.
Just like the Qin Dynasty back then.
These things were considered in detail before the war, but they could not be said in advance. After all, at that time, most Shandong people were very proud, thinking that they were big in Shandong, with vast land and abundant resources, rich in resources, outstanding people and spiritual...
After Fei Qian occupied Guanzhong, his power expanded rapidly. Cao Cao could no longer delay and could not stop fighting. However, he made preparations for both moves. If he won, he would naturally be fine, but if he lost, he would still have the final trump card.
This is one of them...
It's very difficult, of course.
What is the human heart difficult to control, and desire is like a deep abyss.
If Shandong cannot be in harmony, then Cao Cao will be useless even if he has three heads and six arms.
Therefore, winning may not be a good thing, and losing may not be a bad thing.
However, neither Lao Cao nor Guo Xun had expected that the Cao Xiahou family would suffer so many losses in this battle...
If the country wants to save it, the Shandong collective under Cao Cao's command must be strong enough.
If the Shandong collective wants to be strong, it is far from enough to rely solely on the taxes in Yuzhou and the strength of the Qingzhou soldiers. It must also do everything possible to weaken the opponent's strength.
If the Northern Region Army, the Guanzhong gentry and other prefectures and counties could be allowed to restrain each other under the rule of the cavalry, or even fight against each other, it would be the best and most labor-saving method.
Cao Cao defeated the two Yuans, occupied Jizhou Youzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou and later collected Jingzhou. He was secretly criticized, slandered, and abused by many people, even including his childhood friend, his relatives...
But what about now?
If Feiqian occupied more places, what would he encounter?
Cao Cao captured Jizhou and Yuzhou by force, and trampled on the bones of the two Yuans and climbed up. Then the people of Shandong thought that Cao Cao was in a wrong position!
Because according to Shandong's rules, it is "recommendation"!
I recommend this thing. After all, it has been three or four hundred years. Even monsters have become spirits. They are parasitized in the body of the man. If they tear them up, they will hurt.
Yuan Shao was in line with the Shandong process and was recommended, but Cao Cao was not!
If it comes to it, Cao Cao should actually be considered "lower defeated the superior"!
So, if the General of the Cavalry also conquered the various places in Shandong with force, what would the result be? How would the general of the world view the General of the Cavalry? Will the General of the Cavalry be accused by the people of the world as a rebel traitor of the Han Dynasty and become the second Dong Zhuo of the Han Dynasty? If everyone in the world believes that the General of the Cavalry captured Heluo and marched to Youzhou was the beginning of the demise of the Han Dynasty, will the various forces of the Han Dynasty join forces to deal with Fei Qian?
Of course, Cao Cao could not predict what would happen in the future, but he would try his best to spread this thinking and let Fei Qian take the same mistake as Dong Zhuo. At the same time, he would try his best to get rid of his position from the role of the occupier and become the world's "recommendation" that replaces Yuan Shao!
To make Cao Cao the world's people, well, it is mainly the only force in the hearts of Shandong people that can "save" the country!
Only then can the counties and counties that were originally against Cao Cao and disobeyed him and could truly gather under Cao Cao's banner and hold high the challenge of Dong... Oh, the banner of seeking the king, constantly launching a counterattack on Guanzhong, and finally achieving a decisive victory!
Let the people of the world know that today there is only Prime Minister Cao, and only Cao's army is still tenaciously protecting the emperor and saving the country!
Then the reason why Cao Cao wanted to occupy Jizhou before was to monopolize the power because he wanted to seek the king!
It was a helpless act that was forced!
Now Cao's army retreated from Hedong and retreated from Heluo, not only because of the strength of the Cavalry Army, but because of the rebellion within Shandong!
Cao's army was already at the end of their lives and could not support it. The crime was not Cao Cao, but the rebellion of Shandong thieves!
Of course, in this plan, Xun Yu and Guo Jia also ambushed some small thoughts...
Cao Cao guessed something.
He was very upset at first, but now...
Still unhappy, but it's not that strong anymore.
After Cao Cao finished talking to the generals, he looked around and looked at the expressions of everyone.
Everyone in the tent was silent and chewed carefully at Cao Cao's meaning inside and outside.
War is the continuation of politics.
The Cao army, Cao Cao, Fei army, and Fei Qian, the two armies fought here not only for the blood and casualties of the fight, but for the future route and the ownership of authority.
Cao Cao wanted to look at the loyalty of the Shandong people to the Han country and the loyalty of the emperor, so he could not leave the battlefield easily and evacuate Heluo, but was beaten back!
The more intact the Cao army was, the less nervous the people in Shandong were. On the contrary, if Cao's army was defeated, they would be beaten out and rushed back, and cried to the people of the world with blood and injuries. "It's not that the Cao family Xiahou family did not save the country or protect the emperor, but that the traitors in Shandong were causing trouble and pulling their backs! Today, except for Prime Minister Cao, there is no place in the world without rebellion and traitors everywhere!"
Under such circumstances, Cao Cao can kill these guys who jumped out and met with the cavalry without much hidden danger...
After taking the cream accumulated by these guys, it may not only make up for Cao Cao's losses, but also make the Shandong court richer!
Cao Cao looked around and said again: "If I issue an edict today to mediate... the time should be almost coming... And if we are defeated by the Cavalry Army at this moment... Then how will the people in the world view Cavalry?"
Cao Cao didn't expect any edicts to be denied.
To be honest, those who care about the emperor will respect the emperor without needing an edict. What's the use of no more edicts that do not respect the emperor?
Will Fei Qian respect the emperor?
Maybe, but his generals...
Therefore, there will inevitably be conflicts!
It is more or less the turn of Fei Qian to suffer the hardships and the sins Cao Cao suffered back then!
Cao Cao smiled slightly, looking confident.
Everyone looked at each other, "Lord, do you mean...we are going to retreat?"
Cao Cao nodded slowly, "From tonight, we will adopt a strategy of increasing the stove and reducing troops! We will start to retreat!"
As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, he heard anxious steps coming from outside the tent.
"Prime Minister! Suoyang Pass is lost!"
Chapter completed!