Vol 2 Chapter 323: Cao Cao retired

Chen Cang, Cao Junhouying.
"Slap ~" Cao Cao threw Bamboo Slip on the handsome case, closed his eyes, and silently pondered the situation in the world in the past two years. Probably ... Let ’s start with Liu Bei ’s attack on Hanzhong. The strategists did not think that Liu Bei would attack Hanzhong. At that time, everyone thought that Liu Bei would take Yizhou first, and then take Hanzhong. After all, if he only won Hanzhong, Xiangyang was in the hands of Cao Cao. Hanzhong was a flying game for Liu Bei. The land is of no benefit.
It's just that everyone is wrong. Liu Bei took Hanzhong and counterattacked Yizhou with Hanzhong as the foundation. Although Cao Cao responded in a timely manner, he was slower after all. This step was slow, and then he fell into passive, Jian'an From the seventeen years to the present twenty years of Jian'an, it is definitely four years for Liu Bei to take off, but not so beautiful for Cao Cao or Sun Quan.
The generals Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong fell on the battlefield of Hanzhong, but failed to capture Hanzhong. They originally planned to use Xiangyang as a bait, unite Jiangdong, conquer Jingzhou, and suppress Liu Bei ’s forces, at least breaking one arm, but the final result. Jiang Dong didn't succeed in secret. Instead, he was taken care of by the defenders of Jingzhou. Now the final result hasn't come yet, but in Cao Cao's eyes, Sun Quan may eventually have to compromise with Liu Bei.
After this battle, Liu Bei's general situation has been achieved, Cao Ren is still leading the army to attack Xiangyang, but with the return of Guan Yu, Cao Ren is unlikely to capture Xiangyang. Yu Ban is also folded in Xiangyang. The news returned from the front line, Yu Ban Surrender?
This result, Cao Cao was unwilling to believe, but how could he not believe it? At least, Yu Ban was captured.
Liu Yi!
Looking at the name in the intelligence, Cao Cao frowned. This was not the first time he saw the name. At least during this period of the battle between Hanzhong and Liu Yi, although he was not the head coach of any army, he once served as the guard of Hanzhong. After a period of time, and the frequency of occurrence is very high.
For example, the level of Yangping Pass was designed by Liu Yi, as well as the crossbow that displayed great power on the level. In the battle over Shangyong, the levels that hindered Cao Jun were also the means of Liu Yi, and Cao Hong ’s death It has a direct relationship with Liu Yi. In the battle of Yizhou, Liu Yi seemed to have been a strategist for Liu Bei for a while. Although the time was not long, it was during that time that Liu Bei completely captured Shuzhong and became a practical benefit. Lord of the state.
After that, Liu Yi disappeared for a while, and there was no figure of this person in the battlefield after Hanzhong, but the battle of Jingzhou appeared again, Guan Yu's siege weapons, and the layout of the rear against Jiangdong.
Not many people stayed in Jingzhou with Liu Bei. From the perspective of Cao Cao, it seems that only Liu Yi might have this skill.
Although he did not appear on the battlefield as a coach or general every time, Cao Cao found that it seemed that every time Liu Beijun's more critical battle would not lack this figure.
The level he built can make people desperate. The name of Tiangongfang has now spread in the Central Plains area. The sophisticated equipment in Liu Beijun ’s range has a range of more than 30 or 40 steps of the bow of an ordinary archer. Just think about teaching people. headache.
It turns out that the role of the craftsman can really control the direction of the battle!
Although Cao Cao attaches great importance to craftsmen, among Cao Jun, there are absolutely no craftsmen like Liu Yi who can occupy a high position. As long as he knew this, he should take down the city of Mo and take Liu Yi into consideration. Can not be used for his own, nor as it is today, let him help Liu Bei to gain a foothold step by step, and eventually became a sufficient presence to fight against Cao Cao.
Cao Cao has regretted many times in his life. For example, Wancheng was lost in the city for a while, and he lost his city, but also lost his son and general Dian Wei. For example, the battle of Chibi, but now, I am afraid that I will add another one. Regret that there was no energy Liu Yi invited out. Although he had shown enough sincerity at the time, it seems that if he himself came to ask for the invitation at that time, would the consequences be different? If that is the case, will today's situation be different?
"Senior Prime Minister!" Xu Chu came in to report that Cao Cao was in a daze, and could not help but whisper.
"Zhong Kang, what's the matter?" Cao Cao let go of that strange blame. There are no regrets to take medicine in this world. People can't regret the past things excessively. This doesn't make any sense. Cao Cao hasn't been in this mood for many years.
"Mr. Zhong De asked for advice outside." Xu Chu bowed.
"Please!" Cao Cao nodded.
Soon, Cheng Yu walked in quickly, looking a little ugly, and looked at Cao Cao: "Senior Prime Minister, Ma exceeded Di Dao and re-attacked Ji County."
"Another trouble!" Cao Cao smiled. "However, it's just a trouble."
Compared to Liu Bei, there is also Liu Yi, who has already begun to affect the situation in the world silently. Ma Chaoyong is brave, but it is only a trouble. Now, he is not even a threat.
"Inform Gongming to go." Cao Cao handed the bamboo slip to Cheng Yudao: "Zhong De, what do you think of Liu Yi?"
"Wizards too!" Cheng Yu said in a deep voice: "The identity of the successors of the Mo family is mostly true, but the Mo family is not just mastering the art of craftsmanship. This person's strategy and vision are not inferior to others."
Cheng Yu, the scope of this other person, is not wide. This is directly compared with Liu Yi and the first-class counselors, and now Liu Yi does have this qualification.
"Prepare to retreat." Cao Cao nodded, and did not discuss it anymore. He was ready to go back and rectify it well. On his side, he should also pay attention to the ability of the craftsman.
Now that the gap between the bowstrings has come out, the distance of thirty to fifty steps can still be tolerated, but what about the farther distance? The emergence of Liu Yi made everyone have to pay attention to the trade of craftsmen.
"Withdraw troops?" Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao with confusion. Now they may not have a chance.
"Jiangdong has been defeated. What's the point of waiting here?" Cao Cao said: "This battle, Liu Bei won. I don't want to die with him in Hanzhong. Find another opportunity."
Among the three monarchs, Cao Cao is definitely the most affordable one. It has more than half of the world as the background. Although Liu Bei occupies the land of two states, he has Kyushu in Cao Cao. He is the one who is least afraid of failure, regardless of population or territory. He is not lacking, and now the reason why Liu Bei and Sun Quan cannot be solved is only due to geographical advantages.
Hanzhong is now being guarded by Liu Bei like an iron bucket. If he fights again, it will only consume money and food. Now Liu Bei is at a time when he is in full bloom, and he cannot fight against it head-on.
Unwilling ... It's still a little bit. After all, he has missed the opportunity to completely kill Liu Bei many times, but he has missed it, but the matter is so far, the most confrontation between the two forces can't hold his breath.
Cheng Yu was naturally unwilling. In the past few years, in the war against Liu Bei and Sun Quan, he basically did not take advantage of it. This time, he lost three generals, and even lost Xiangyang. Chibi The bonuses that were left during the battle are gone. How can this be reconciled?
But if we continue to fight, considering the current situation, it is very difficult to break into Hanzhong. Cheng Yu can only nodded silently and turned to leave to prepare for the withdrawal. Then Ma Chao did not know if Liu Bei was in the army this time. The shadow of is behind. This character, which was never seen in the past, was unexpectedly difficult this time.
In the 20 years of Jian'an, the battle between Hanzhong and China lasted for three years. With Cao Cao's withdrawal, the curtain came down completely. However, following Cao Cao's series of actions, he told the world that Cao Cao did not really give up.
First, Xia Houdun sat in Chang'an, presided over the battles around Sanfu, Zhang Pian sat in Ji County, and deterred the Longxi, completely blocked the route of Liu Bei's possible counterattack, and then ordered Cao Ren to defend Wancheng and Li Diantun soldiers Xinye to make Being ready to counterattack at any time, Liu Bei did not dare to act rashly.
It was these arrangements that made Cao Caoliang's troop withdrawal delay until winter.
Even if Liu Bei wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack, at this time Cao Jun, who was facing a stern battle, did not have the confidence to come out of Hanzhong. Once he lost the dangerous terrain of Hanzhong, if he met in the Guanzhong Plains, it was still unknown which deer died in the end, and Liu Bei is now immediately Obtaining Guan Zhong ’s idea is obviously not urgent. His more important task now is to consolidate the people ’s hearts in Yizhou.
However, what is surprising is that after Ma Chao failed to attack Ji County, he did not hesitate to go to Wuzhong and return to Hanzhong. He directly invested in Liu Bei ’s command, which undoubtedly contributed to Liu Bei ’s momentum, but it could kill Cao Cao. The character who had to abandon his robe, Liu Bei then added another general, and the momentum is increasing. Many nobles in Nanyang took advantage of Cao Jun ’s emptiness. Seeing Cao Jun return and unable to occupy Wancheng, they moved south and invested Xiangyang, or joining Hanzhong from Shangyong, Liu Bei's momentum has also improved to a higher level, and Guan Yu successively defeated Xiangfan Second City ~ EbookFREE.me ~ defeated Cao Jun on the frontal battlefield, and smashed Jiangdong's conspiracy. With great shock, the land of Jingzhou became more and more stable.
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Cheng. Capital, Lu Su finally saw Liu Bei, and he was a little excited. This was his third visit to Chengdu. Although he had preliminary intentions for the first two times, Liu Bei was not there, and Zhu Geliang proposed Several of the conditions are quite harsh, and they have been able to reach an agreement, but now it has entered the winter, it is the south, and the temperature is also dropping sharply. If this matter is not resolved, the Jiangdong Army trapped in Dongting Lake may be frozen to death. Less, so this time is also the most urgent one in Lusu.
Zhu Geliang smiled and nodded at Liu Bei. Liu Bei and Zhu Geliang exchanged glances, then looked at Lu Su and said with a smile: "Zi Jing Mo wants to be like this, in fact, Jiang Xia's land was originally given to Jiang Dong. Attacked as brazenly, if Jiang Xia continued to remain in the hands of Zhong Mou, and was deeply apprehensive, so this land of Jiang Xia ... "
"My Lord has promised to return Jiang Xia to his uncle." Lu Su looked at Liu Bei with a wry smile, and he could see it. Others were easy to say, but for this Jiang Xia issue, Liu Bei would not let go.
The smile on Liu Bei's face was even brighter.
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