Chapter 723 Cao Cao and Xu Du called the King of Wei (End)
Cao Cao is really that he is much stronger than Liu Xie in this regard, and Ma Chao knows it. He doesn't think that Liu Xie doesn't understand any kindness, but because he has lived in that environment since he was a child, it turns out that he has become like that. At least Ma Chao always thinks so. And like Wang Yun, even if he becomes a powerful minister, he is still loyal to the man. Liu Xie said he tied him up and sent him over, so he went to death with a generous attitude of looking at death. Anyway, Ma
Chao didn't think that he had anything to resent Liu Xie. Maybe in Wang Yun's opinion, Liu Xie was still a young man after all, or even a child. Indeed, Liu Xie was only twelve years old at that time. At best, even if he met a lot, he was afraid of a fierce person like Li Jue and Guo Si. This must be the case. After all, they were all in the same faction as Dong Zhuo.
All of them are important figures in the Xiliang series, so Wang Yun may not have much thoughts like that, but it also highlights Liu Xie's ruthlessness and innocence. This is Ma Chao's feeling. So he never looked down on Liu Xie. He was just like that. Can Ma Chao still look down on him? That is, Cao Cao, he would not think so much about how much benefits he could bring to him by controlling the court.
As for Liu Xie's appearance, he would not consider it. Ma Chao didn't believe that he didn't understand what kind of person Liu Xie was, but Cao Cao was different from himself, so that's it. Cao Cao didn't care what kind of person Liu Xie was, or that, as long as it was good for him to the Yanzhou army, even if Liu Xie killed his father's enemy, he could use it for a while. When it was not needed, he would naturally deal with it. He was indeed "clearly distinguished with grudges". Really, Ma Chao knew it.
So Cao Cao was like that, and he really couldn't count on him not to use Liu Xie, so there was definitely not. What Cao Cao should do, and what he would have to do in the end. Ma Chao naturally knew that this was the treacherous hero. He and Sun Ce were not as good as others, so this must be. So he and Sun Ce were not as good as the treacherous hero. Only Cao Mengde was qualified for this treacherous hero.
It must be. Ma Chao doesn't want to be him. It's really enough to have him, Cao Cao, it's really enough. As for Sun Ce's words, it's actually no different from his own ideas, and he knows this. Sun Ce definitely doesn't want to be a treacherous hero. That's really, it's enough to have Cao Cao, and this is indeed definitely the case. So he is the same as Ma Chao thought. Ma Chao
What I thought was good. A winter passed, and another spring was another year. Cao Cao really transferred his base camp to Yecheng, and the speed was still very fast. When he did this, Ma Chao knew very well that he was not only guarding himself but also dealing with him. This is true, he knew it too. But Ma Chao did nothing about this. He could not lead his troops to Xudu or Yecheng at this time. It was either squeezed by the door or kicked by a donkey, so it was definitely not possible. So what he could do now can only be said to be Jingguan.
If anything else is changed, then nothing else. Ma Chao also wanted to have a good opportunity to let his troops enter Yuzhou, even if he didn't go to Xudu (after all, Liu Xie is still there, and there will be problems when he goes there. After all, he is still the world of the Han Dynasty). It would be fine to go to other places in Yuzhou. But obviously, there is no such a good opportunity? At least there is no more now. In the future, you have to watch it slowly.
This is also. Opportunities are definitely not something that can be said to be there, this is definitely yes. At least now, that is not. In the future, let’s look at it. Ma Chao’s hope of entering Yuzhou. Anyway, from now on, the opportunity is 0, which is correct. The Liangzhou Army can also attack for a strong attack, but the result is definitely not good and not satisfactory. This is definitely a loss-winning result, which is a good result. The Liangzhou Army’s combat power is strong, but the Yanzhou Army has a lot of people in Yuzhou, and the key is to defend the city.
This is the most important thing. So for Ma Chao, there is no big chance in Yuzhou, and he will not go there easily. It must be true. Now it seems that there is a chance, but in fact, it is still not. That's it. After all, even if Cao Cao transferred his base camp to Yecheng, Wei County, Jizhou, Yuzhou is still the state with the most crowded people. In the Yanzhou army, Ma Chao still knows this. It is true that Cao Cao cannot give up Yuzhou. This is the fundamental thing. Ma Chao is really too clear.
Seeing that even if there were two counties in Yuzhou, Cao Cao might not be angry if he said it, but if you want to take all of Yuzhou, at least now, there is no chance. He thinks that Yuzhou is like Sili to Cao Cao, even if he has transferred all the base camp to Yecheng now. But Jizhou may not be as important as Yuzhou for Cao Cao for the time being.
Ma Chao knew that what he wanted was nothing more than Wei County and Zhao State. If Cao Cao wanted to keep these two places, there would be no big problem. However, in addition to these two counties (countries), the Yanzhou army also had three counties (countries) Qinghe, Hejian and Bohai. The power in Jizhou exceeded that of its own, which was really true. But he didn't say that he was fighting with him, Cao Cao and Yanzhou Army, that was nothing big.
Use. In Jizhou, it is true that the Yanzhou army has surpassed its own side, but the overall strength may actually be similar. Of course, Cao Cao has transferred his base camp to Jizhou. This has to be said that in the future, their Yanzhou army will not only have power but also have strength, but it will also surpass its own side. This is normal. In fact, what Ma Chao thought was right, this is right, but there is one thing he had not thought about was Cao Cao's determination. He didn't think so much about this, but...
For Ma Chao, no matter what Cao Cao does, he can imagine, and what he could not imagine, it doesn't matter anymore. What matters is "the soldiers come to block the generals, and the water comes to cover the earth". That's it. For Ma Chao, he has never been afraid of anything. Now, since he became king and Xun Yu passed away in the past few months, he has indeed had nothing to do, and he has indeed become much more idle. Cao Cao is better than him.
There are too many things going on. After all, he not only has to deal with Xun Yu's funeral, but also has to move the base camp to Yecheng. Whether it is the former or the latter, there are too many things going on. This is good, it is indeed the case. In other words, Ma Chao and Sun Ce and others have not had so many things going on. After all, there are no important people who died, let alone move the base camp away.
That's right. Isn't that kidding? Sun Ce only has two states, and his base camp has to be in Jianye, Yangzhou, and he won't run to Jiaozhou unless the territory of Jiangdong is gone. But if that's the case, there will be only one Jiaozhou left, which will not withstand the attack of the Liangzhou army. This must be. As for Ma Chao's words, he will not move the base camp, unless Chang'an is lost. However, if Chang'an is lost, even though the Liangzhou army may not be destroyed, it will definitely be severely damaged. This is to hurt the tendons
So Ma Chao thinks that would not happen. If you ask the Yanzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army to take full advantage, they can't take Chang'an. At most, both sides are injured and have suffered huge losses. But will that be able to do that? Ma Chao thinks that won't happen. Maybe Sun Ce is forced to do it, he might be like that. As for Cao Cao
In other words, Ma Chao doesn't believe that he will be like that. For Ma Chao, he is not afraid of anything, not afraid of the Yanzhou army and the Jiangdong army, but they are afraid that they will not come. When they come, they are just a matter of who has more casualties and who has fewer casualties. However, no one can get any great benefits. He believes it, or believes it firmly, that's it. Of course, if you can get the benefits, then it is naturally good. This can surpass the two armies at once, but this is just thinking about it, and it cannot be taken as real.
Indeed, the biggest possibility is that both sides suffer losses, and there is no other possibility. Ma Chao still knows it. So neither the Yanzhou Army nor the Jiangdong Army will do that. If he has other wars, he will definitely not think of that. This is indeed. But if there is nothing wrong, then even if it is such a big battle, he actually cannot accept it. This is definitely the same as before. However, for Cao Cao and Sun Ce, especially for the former, he basically won't.
So, this is what happened now. Ma Chao has not done anything. As a result, he did not do anything. On the other hand, the Yanzhou army on Cao Cao had taken action... It was just the beginning of spring, and Cao Cao had already transferred the base camp to Yecheng. Not long after, less than a month, news came from Jizhou that Anping had fallen! That's right, Cao Cao personally led the army to 150,000 yuan at a speed
After taking Anping, he should have been in Julu at this time. When Ma Chao heard the news, his first reaction was not that he was surprised, but that he felt that he had something to do again. However, it was different from what he thought. He originally thought that Cao Cao might be able to send troops to other places, such as Bingzhou, but he still fought in Jizhou. This has to be said that he wanted to continue to seize his territory in Jizhou.
Son, it must be. Ma Chao felt that of course he could not let him do what he wanted, so he immediately ordered 150,000 troops, which was already a way to pull all the troops in Chang'an and the surrounding areas, just to block Cao Cao's Yanzhou army. But he thought about it, with Cao Cao's formation, perhaps when he arrived in Changshan, Julu would have been lost. Really, Zhang Yan could do it, but he would not be able to do it in the face of the 150,000 Yanzhou army. This must be. If Julu lost, Ma Chao felt it would be difficult to get it back.
Or there is no hope at all. This is not an exaggeration or an impossible thing, but it is very likely. It is still different from what I thought. I didn’t expect that Cao Cao sent troops to Jizhou for the third time. I knew what he meant. This is different from the previous two times. This must be what Cao Cao meant. This time he sent troops, he would not occupy two of the Liangzhou army.
The one side of the side will never give up. Even though the Liangzhou army now has only four counties (countries) left in Jizhou, in Cao Cao's opinion, his side must occupy half of it and finally be willing to retreat. This must be. What he thought was that the occupation was not to let the Liangzhou army take it back soon after it was occupied. It was not like that, but after the Yanzhou army occupied it, the Liangzhou army
It was impossible to take it back within a while. This was what he wanted and what Yanzhou army did. So he made up his mind compared to the previous two times this time. This was something that Ma Chao didn't know. If he knew, he would understand that this Jizhou War, to a large extent, the Liangzhou army would not take any advantage. Instead, the Yanzhou army would have to occupy at least two counties (countries) in the end. Cao Cao still had confidence in his own side. After all, this was the third time his own side sent troops, and he was the one who was himself.
After the first time the King of Wei launched a military force, he would never lose that way. He still believed this. Moreover, over the past few months, his side has been recruiting and training troops. He knew it clearly and dared not say that he surpassed the Liangzhou army. But indeed, he surpassed the previous one, and that's it. For Cao Cao, this is his own progress and great progress, so he can still lose it.
Are you confident? There must be, but it's just a question of whether it's more or less. That's it. Thinking about it carefully, Ma Chao didn't know these things. Of course, he couldn't change anything. He should have to bring his troops here, but he had to continue to come here. This must be. But at that time, he should have known that it would be difficult to deal with the Yanzhou army and it was not that easy.
In the end, it is very likely that they will occupy two counties (countries). The Liangzhou army can at most protect Changshan and Zhongshan, while Anping and Julu will be completely lost. That's it. But even this way, Ma Chao has to bring his troops here, which must be. For him, even if the territory of Jizhou is lost, this is also the next thing. His own skills are not as good as others and he has never done the Yanzhou army. If he loses, he will be defeated, and it is no big deal. The ancients said that the so-called "win and defeat are common things for military affairs."
This is true. Ma Chao is so old, what does he not understand? Indeed, even if the territory of Jizhou is lost, then he will find another opportunity to take it back. But if he doesn't send troops, just watch Cao Cao lead his troops to occupy the remaining counties (countries) of their Liangzhou army in Jizhou. That must not be his personality, this must be, so...
Ma Chao personally led 150,000 troops to Jizhou. For him, he had been resting for more than half a year. Now there is war again. But he is going to lead troops to fight again. It cannot be said that it is not good, anyway...
Chapter completed!