novelraw Chapter 733 Empress Wu Lie 79
Chapter 733 Empress Wu Lie 79
Xu You took Yuan Shao's letter to Cao Cao and read it carefully. After reading it, he sighed in his heart: "Ben Chu, Ben Chu, I thought that the arrogance of Gonglu would be there. How come you have acquired this temper after Gonglu passed away."Although we have agreed on what to do next, you have to be tactful to save enough face for Cao Cao.You are so domineering and blatant, do you think Cao Mengde is easy to bully and fool?
And if a man wants to succeed, is there any harm in being more humble?
You are usually lenient and benevolent, but why do you become arrogant when it matters?
If Yuan Shao knew that Xu You would think of him that way, he would definitely defend himself. This is what Shen Zhengnan asked me to write.
"Oh, Meng De, how many years have you known You! You also know You, and you are the person who doesn't want the two of you to turn against each other. Now You have to say that the original words were too exaggerated. It's really not him. He told me when he entrusted me to come. How about Meng De to treat his words as a merchant's extravagant asking price."
Cao Cao thought about what Xu You said was reasonable, and he also showed Xu You the draft of the letter he had written to Yuan Shao.
"Zilu, take a look at Cao's letter to Benchu again. Alas, it's okay to confess to the emperor, but it is indeed because of the war in Yanzhou and the locust plague that the worship to the emperor was neglected. Ziyuan, believe it or not, it is not right to neglect the emperor. Did I do it on purpose?"
"Of course I believe in Meng De. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made this trip."
Xu You looked at Cao Cao sincerely with his eyes, and his demeanor was extremely pious, which made Cao Cao, who suspected that he had ulterior motives, feel a little guilty.
"As for resigning from the post of Sikong, I don't need to talk about it. Ziyuan is not an outsider, and he will not use that falsehood to lie, lest I submit a letter to the emperor, and the emperor will be able to give Sikong to someone else."
Xu You nodded, what Yuan Shao wanted was just a step down.Cao Cao stated that Yanzhou had been plagued by the Yellow Turban Army for years, followed by locust plagues, and stated that it was acceptable for him to lack worship to the Son of Heaven as a last resort.
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Xu You immediately bid farewell to Cao Cao after receiving Cao Cao's reply.
Cao Cao sent Xu You away, recruited Guo Jia and Xun You, and after they had read Yuan Shao's letter, discussed with them about the strike.
Guo Jia said nothing, and Xun You said nothing.
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia suspiciously, and then at Xun You.
"Gongda, Fengxiao, what do you think of this letter?"
Guo Jia sighed and said, "With Yanzhou's military strength, it is a good thing to strike now, but this good is also bought by drinking poison to quench thirst."
Xun You nodded in approval and closed his eyes again.
Cao Cao then asked: "Are you worried that Yuan Benchu will drive Cao and Marquis Wu to conquer Xuzhou?"
Both Xun You and Guo Jia agreed with Cao Cao's words.
"My lord, I'm worried that after we start the war with Xuzhou, Yanzhou will be empty or lose too much after the war. Yuan Benchu will take this opportunity to send troops to Yanzhou again."
This is exactly what Cao Cao was most worried about and most afraid of.
Guo Jia pondered for a long time before Fang spoke slowly again.
"My lord should have agreed to Yuan Benchu's idea of mobilizing troops in Xuzhou. But because Yanzhou is barren and difficult, I want Yuan Benchu to support [-] dendrobium corn, [-] war horses and corresponding armaments to deal with Wu Hou Sun Ce."
"Good." Cao Cao clapped his hands and applauded.
"When Xu Ziyuan comes again, I'll just return him like this. Gong Dake, is there anything else you want to add?"
When Xun Yu saw Cao Cao asking himself, he said, "Please Yuan Benchu send [-] to [-] capable soldiers to make up for the shortage of soldiers in Yanzhou."
Cao Cao immediately understood Xun You's meaning, which was to let these soldiers be the vanguard to compete with Sun Ce.When Yuan Shao sent soldiers, he sent generals to lead them.
"Okay, great. Just do as you say."
Xun You reminded Cao Cao, "My lord, although Yuan Benchu has one of the strikers, we still have to guard against his duplicity and suddenly increase his troops to Yanzhou."
Cao Cao nodded, "Don't worry, I won't tell others about the strike."
Xu You received Cao Cao's positive response and immediately rushed back to see Yuan Shao.He didn't want Yuan Shao to be able to withdraw his troops smoothly after getting Cao Cao's steps, but he didn't want to use Cao Cao to deal with Sun Ce.
Because Shenpei and Guo Tu persuaded Yuan Shao to change his mind again, he wanted to kill Cao Cao quickly and take Yanzhou.Then, before Sun Ce withdrew his troops from Yizhou, he quickly took over the semi-deserted Xuzhou and even Huainan in the recovery period, and the entire Central Plains was under his control.Otherwise, Cao Cao's delay in attacking Xuzhou would be to give Sun Ce some time to relax.
As Yuan Shao's adviser, Ju Shou felt very tired.He originally suggested Yuan Shao to fight a war of attrition with Cao Cao.Relying on a rich family background and sufficient soldiers and food, Cao Cao's vital strength was slowly consumed, and finally he was able to take Yanzhou lightly with minimal losses.
Tian Feng and Ju Shou felt the same tiredness.In the past, Yuan Shao used Tian Feng's strategy to defeat Gongsun Zan. When Yuan Shao used troops against Cao Cao this time, he also put forward the same opinion as Ju Shou.
But Yuan Shao didn't trust Tian Feng, he trusted Guo Tu the most.
Xu You was very embarrassed by Yuan Shao's repetition.
Xu You started arguing with Jianpei and Guo Tu.
"My lord has already accepted Cao Mengde's invitation to stop the army and jointly deal with Marquis Wu. If you go back on your promises like this, don't you put your lord in a state of infidelity?"
He argued vigorously, "Let's stop fighting with Cao Mengde, because Cao Mengde confessed his mistakes to the emperor, and it will be harmless to the lord but will benefit the lord's reputation."
The reviewer and Guo Tu disagreed.
Speaking of Yuan Shao's subordinates, many of them are talents he got from Mu Hanfu in Jizhou.Don't look at Tian Feng and Shenpei who were depressed and frustrated at Han Fu's place. After they were reused by Yuan Shao, the two upright characters transformed and began to support Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan and Yuan Shao's second-in-law's second-in-law son Yuan Shang Tit for tat.
Because Yuan Shao doted on his step-wife, Liu Shi, and had a special preference for Yuan Shang, the son of Liu Shi, and intended to make Yuan Shang his heir, Tian Feng supported Yuan Tan, which made Yuan Shao dissatisfied with him.In addition, Yuan Shao did not adopt Tian Feng's strategy of welcoming the emperor to Picheng to order the princes, and did not use troops when Cao Cao attacked Guangling County in Luoyang and Cao Hong, and Guo Jia and Xiahou Yuan went to rescue Cao Hong. Tian Feng was angry and dissatisfied with Yuan Shao. The performance is very straightforward.
This caused Yuan Shao's dissatisfaction with Tian Feng to increase, and the rift with Tian Feng was irreparable.It can even be said that Yuan Shao will insist on what Tian Feng objects to.
Shenpei and Guo Tu also recruited Feng Ji and Xun Chen to persuade Yuan Shao not to strike.
Cao Cao waited and waited but did not wait for Xu You again, so he knew that Yuan Shu had changed his mind again.
Xun Yu comforted the restless Cao Cao, "Don't worry, my lord. Yuan Shao's capriciousness shows that his determination is weak, his advisers are fiercely competitive, and internal conflicts are serious. Marquis Wu will not send troops to Yanzhou immediately, so we will take Yuan Shao down first to solve our worries. "
Not long after, the vigorous battle of Guandu still started.
Without Guan Yu coming forward to kill Yan Liang, Cao Cao used Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Xiu to kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou as well. The history is as Wu Guotai knows. In the end, Cao Cao won the battle of Guandu with the weak over the strong.
Tian Feng was also killed by Yuan Shao who had no face to meet him.
It was almost the end of October when Sun Ce got the news of Yuan Shao's defeat. He summoned Zhou Yu and other generals who had returned from Yizhou for half a month to the Governor's Mansion to discuss when to march into Yanzhou.
Zhang Zhao suggested to march into Xuzhou immediately, move some of the people in Jingzhou to the deserted place in Xuzhou, and then mobilize the troops of Jingzhou to garrison Xuzhou.
Zhou Yu suggested to issue a call to denounce Cao Cao first. In order to express his support for the general Yuan Shao, he gathered a large army to Xuzhou and immediately put on the posture of using troops against Yanzhou.When to start the war with Yanzhou depends on whether Yuan Shao wants to attack Cao Cao together.
Sun Ce spent two days listening to everyone's opinions, and after discussing with Wu Guotai, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, and Sima Hui behind closed doors, he decided to relocate the people while gathering a large army to Xuzhou and Yuzhou, preparing to fight Cao Cao at the same time. .
Sun Ce's proclamation spread to every corner of the world, and Cao Cao became the object of discussion in the world after Dong Zhuo.
After Yuan Shao's defeat, he returned to Yecheng and fell ill.The civil servants and generals under him quickly split into two factions, and Yuan Tan became the object of most people's admiration and began to handle affairs for Yuan Shao.
Mrs. Liu wept beside Yuan Shao's bed, and Shen Pei and Feng Ji urged Yuan Shang to fight with Yuan Tan.
Jushou and Xun Chen, friends of the style, went to persuade Yuan Shao.
"My lord, Sun Ce has already issued a call to conquer Cao Cao. Why don't we respond to Sun Ce and make the gesture of sending troops to Yanzhou again? Cao Cao can't look after each other and is frightened by the enemy."
The trial match urged Yuan Shang to lead the army to Yanzhou.
Guo Tu and Shen Pei had turned against each other for Guandu's failure, but he said that Yuan Shang was not capable enough to resist Cao Cao, and that the remaining troops in Yecheng could not be handed over to Yuan Shang.
Anyway, these people quarreled around Yuan Shao all day long, which made Yuan Shao's depression from the defeat worse and worse.
Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu have led the army to Xuzhou to join Wu Jing, the governor of Xuzhou.Sima Hui first led some soldiers to Yuzhou to join Sun Shao, the governor of Yuzhou.Sun Ce will personally lead the army to Yuzhou after the part of the soldiers who have been transferred back from the army led by Cheng Pu has been trained for a period of time.
Sun Ce inevitably had to have a long talk with his mother before leaving, exhorting each other to pay attention to matters.
Wu Guotai lightly sent the news back from the north, and said to Sun Ce: "Look at the two brothers Yuan Benchu and Yuan Gonglu. They were at odds when they were young, and they turned against each other when they grew up. On the surface, they seem to have different personalities, but in fact they are two brothers. The earth cannot stand defeat. What is a defeat once? There is actually a scene of being bedridden after a defeat. Look at Liu Xuande, didn’t he go back to Luoyang and become the emperor’s uncle in front of the emperor.”
Listening to his mother's words, Sun Ce fell into deep thought, and finally said after a long time, "Aniang, is it because Liu Xuande had a hard life when he was young, so he is more resistant to blows and setbacks than Brother Yuan Gong?"
Wu Guotai nodded.
"It's good that you realize this. But Cao Mengde lived in a good environment with the Yuan family brothers since he was a child, but you can see his ups and downs in Yanzhou, his performance when facing the world's censure, and Yuan Shao's army in the past two years. Resilience in times of stress.”
Sun Ce thought again and again, "Aniang, do you think I should learn this from Cao Mengde?"
"What do you think? Three people must have my teacher. You have been very smooth since Yuan Gonggong passed away. If you were defeated by Cao Mengde, what would you do? Have you thought about it?"
"Aniang, I will not be defeated. Cao Cao's exhausted army, I will insist on steady and steady progress and move forward slowly. I want his Yanzhou to be unable to cultivate normally in March next year, and the people will flee Yanzhou. He Without next year's harvest, the food and grass seized from Yuan Shao must not be enough for him to last through next winter. He can only surrender to me or flee to Yuan Shao's side."
Wu Guotai nodded in relief, "Bo Fu, remember not to be impatient with Cao Cao. The best laugh is the last one."