Chapter 313 Cao Cao takes advantage of the situation to attack Xuzhou

Under the strong pressure of the Zhenxi Army, Yuan Shao finally stood up. The three armies moved together and vowed to defeat Gongsun Zan and seize Youzhou. Almost at the same time, Xuchang and Cao Cao's base camp also staged a touching scene.

After receiving the letter from the Zhenxi Army troops leaving Jingnan, Cao Cao was also shocked. He immediately summoned his civil servants and generals to discuss countermeasures. Although Cao Cao had a good relationship with the Zhenxi General Huangfu Jian and even had a little mutual appreciation, Cao Cao admired Huangfu Jian's Wentao's martial arts strategy even more. But this does not mean that Cao Cao was willing to surrender to Huangfu Jian and the Zhenxi Army, to quell the turbulent times and become a generation of heroic lords. Not only did Huangfu Jian have it, but Cao Cao also had it, but it was also very strong.

In the Xuchang Prefecture, civil and military officials gathered under Cao Cao's tent. The atmosphere in the hall was solemn, and everyone did not dare to say a loud voice. After several years, Cao Cao fought south and north, and the heroic spirit was growing stronger and stronger. The civil and military officials were becoming increasingly well under the tent, and he even supported 100,000 troops.

After the heroes attacked Dong, Cao Cao saw his shortcomings. The allied forces were disbanded and returned to their own families. After Cao Cao returned to Yanzhou, he sought talents everywhere and prepared for war. Finally, he lived up to his expectations. Now, in addition to the four generals of the clan, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Yuan, the civil officials also added great talents such as Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Jiang Ji, and the military generals also added famous generals such as Yu Jin, Le Jin, Li Dian, and Xu Chu, which can be said to be in a prosperous military position.

"Everyone, I received the exact message. The Zhenxi Army went out of Jingnan month ago and captured the four counties of Jingnan in a few days. It was very sharp. I was worried! The Zhenxi Army had been calm for several years, but if they didn't move, they would be shocked. The Zhenxi Army's powerful cavalry and infantry army had already shocked the world. Now they have such a powerful navy. In this chaotic era, what should I do?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the civil and military officials in the hall, and asked in a deep voice.

Although Cao Cao was shocked by the power of Huangfu Jian's Western Army, he also felt a sense of excitement in his heart, and a little cold light appeared from time to time in his slightly closed eyes. Life should be like this, what's the point of a life without challenges!

"The Zhenxi Army now has four states, so we must not compete with each other. If the lord wants to not surrender to others, there are only two ways to go." As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo, the leader of the army, stood up and spoke.

"Wenruo, please speak!" Cao Cao asked with a plain face and no surprise or joy.

"First, we must expand the territory. Only by expanding the territory can we raise more soldiers, expand the scale of the army, and have the capital to compete with the Zhenxi Army. Second, we must adopt the strategy of uniting and connecting with each other to add obstacles to the Zhenxi Army everywhere, hinder the further growth of the Zhenxi Army's strength, and may even contact the princes to join forces to attack the Zhenxi Army again."

"With this strong Zhenxi Army, my subordinates think that it is not just the lord who is worried about it. Gongsun Zan from Youzhou, Yuan Shao from Jizhou, and Yuan Shu from Yuzhou are all frightened. At this time, the lord only needs to speak to form an alliance with these princes and attack and defend each other. My subordinates think that although the Zhenxi Army is strong, it is not as strong as an enemy of the heroes in the world."

Xun Wenruo is worthy of being Cao Cao's planner, and he is eloquent and has the key points of the Western Army. He also wants to compete with his nephew Xun You for the best.

"Ba,ba,ba..." After hearing this, Cao Cao showed excitement on his face, and couldn't help but stand up and applauded loudly.

"This theory of Xun Gong is a wonderful statement! If you are the only one, Xun Gong, why worry about the failure of a big thing!"

After hearing Xun Yu's words, Cao Cao's face shone brightly, and he clapped his hands while praising him.

"The lord is a mischievous praise. Xun Yu is just a coincidence. How can he bear the lord's praise like this?" Xun Yu bowed slightly and said modestly.

"I want to expand my territory, but I always dream about it! But there is Yuan Shao in the north of Yanzhou and Yuan Shu in the south. The west is connected with Zhenxi Army. Only Qingzhou in the southeast and Xuzhou in the northeast can be taken. But Qingzhou is too close to Yuan Shao. If I force Qingzhou, I will have to get into evil with Yuan Shao. If I force Xuzhou, I will be blocked by Yuan Shu again. What should I do?" After a burst of excitement, Cao Cao sighed again and said in pain.

"Yes!" Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Jiang Ji and others also agreed.

In their hearts, Cao Cao is not suitable to start a war with any side now. When the war is in progress, everything is unpredictable, and there are no wonder how many things will happen. If you are not careful, the forces developed by the Cao army will disappear again. But the serious facts are in front of you. If you don’t develop or grow, and if you forcefully grab the territory, waiting for them will be a dead end.

Even the master Xun Yu, the plotter, frowned and pondered after hearing Cao Cao's words. Some strategies were easy to say, but if they were truly implemented, they would not have become another matter! The Cao army has not taken action yet? They have encountered difficulties. If they really fight, they still don't know what they would encounter!

"Dong, dong, dong..." Just then, a burst of rapid footsteps came from outside the mansion.

"Xun Yu, go and see who is making noise outside!" Cao Cao was upset and angry. When he heard the messy footsteps outside, his already dark face turned like the bottom of a pot.

"No!" Xun Yu agreed, turned around and was about to go out.

But before Xun Yu could go out, he stumbled in from outside. The man was dressed in rags and had several scars on his body, which was not much different like the beggars outside.

When Cao Cao saw this, he was even more furious. Who was so bold that he dared to ignore the laws of the court and forcefully break into the government office?

"Come on! I'll pull this bold madman out and chop it up!" Cao Cao shouted loudly with murderous intent on his face.

Although Cao Cao killed more people than Huangfu Jian, he was even more cruel than Huangfu Jian. Killing people in anger often happens. What's more, this person is really damn when he was in a bad mood.

"Sir, you can't kill me! I have something important to report!" When the man heard that Cao Cao was about to ask someone to chop him up, he was so scared that he trembled all over and hurriedly cried loudly.

"Say! What's the matter with you? If you don't tell me a reason, I will definitely cut you off!" Cao Cao pointed his hand and knelt down below, still shivering and trembling, shouting loudly.

"My Lord, the villain is the subordinate of the prefect of Mount Tai, Lord Ying Shao. He was ordered by the Lord to escort the old man and his family back to Yanzhou. But when we passed by Xuzhou, Lord Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, left the old man to live in Xuzhou for two days. Two days later, he sent another five hundred soldiers to escort us, but he didn't expect that these soldiers would get rich on the way. At night, while everyone was sleeping, these soldiers killed the old man's family and a group of guards. On that day, because of the urgency of peeing, they happened to escape the killing disaster, so they fled all the way to report to the Lord!"

Amid Cao Cao's anger, the man finally told the whole story.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other and didn't understand why. But Cao Cao understood it. After Cao Cao became the boss in Yanzhou, he remembered his father Cao Song and his family who were still in Langya County, so he ordered the prefect of Mount Tai, Ying Shao, to send someone to escort Cao Song and his family to Yanzhou to receive blessings.

Cao Song and his brother Cao De led a group of family members to Yanzhou under the escorts sent by Ying Shao. When they passed by Xuzhou, they were found out by Xuzhou's governor Tao Qian. First of all, Tao Qian and Cao Cao had an old age, and the two had dealt with each other when the princes met. Cao Cao's father passed by Xuzhou. As a landlord in Xuzhou, he deserved the friendship of the landlord.

Secondly, Cao Cao's power has increased significantly in recent years, and Tao Qian also wanted to take this opportunity to get in touch with Cao Cao and help him in troubled times. So, Tao Qian treated Cao Song with kindness and kept Cao Song and his party in the mansion for two days. Two days later, he sent five hundred soldiers to escort Cao Song and his party to Yanzhou.

Originally, Tao Qian treated each other with good intentions and sincere treatment. But this is often the case in this world. Doing bad things with good intentions! The bad thing is that Tao Qian is not aware of people. The commander Ming, who was sent to escort Cao Song for a thousand, was named Zhang Min. Zhang Min was originally a small leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion Party. Later, he surrendered to Tao Qian and became a commander under Tao Qian's tent.

When Zhang Min saw Cao Song and his party carrying hundreds of big cars, full of money and property, he had an old problem again. On a rainy night, while Cao Song and his party were unprepared, he killed Cao Song and his party. Only the boy who came to report the news escaped, Fu Daming escaped. The boy escaped from death and ran to Yanzhou to report the news to Cao Cao, and then the scene before him appeared.

When Cao Cao heard that his father was killed by Tao Qian's men, he cried out loudly! It is said that Liu Bei was the best among the Three Kingdoms, but compared with Cao Cao, Liu Bei could only be considered the second child at most. Cao Cao's crying was so dark that the sky and the earth were dark, and the stars and moon were gone, and finally fainted. He cried so that everyone in the hall burst into tears, and everyone praised Cao Cao as a filial son.

Under the care of everyone, Cao Cao finally woke up. After Cao Cao woke up, he pulled out his sword from his waist and slashed at several cases around him, splitting them in half, and said with blood red eyes: "Tao Qian will kill my father, this hatred is irreconcilable! I have all set up a large army and washed away Xuzhou, and Fang Xuewu hates me!"

The ancients said: The hatred of killing his father is irreconcilable, which shows how great the hatred of Cao Cao and Tao Qian is. Cao Cao was worried that he could not find an excuse to attack Xuzhou! Now the excuse is coming, and it is open and upright, and it is reasonable wherever he goes.

After venting, Cao Cao looked at the man still kneeling down, and said with hatred: "Everything else is dead, why are you still not dead? Someone came, he pulled him out and chopped him out!"

As the saying goes, you have to do a full set of acting, Cao Cao is a master of acting. In order to act with sincerity, killing such an innocent person is indeed a trivial matter for Cao Cao.

"Sir, don't kill me! I've made merits in reporting the news!" When this man heard that Cao Cao wanted to kill him, he was stunned. How could he not be stupid? He went from a long distance and went through a lot of hardships to reach Yanzhou. He was supposed to receive a generous reward. Unexpectedly, the reward did not cost his life. How could you not be wronged?

But who heard his shouting? After a while, two burly men came in and took him out and chopped him out like a chicken.

At night, bursts of rampant laughter would be heard from time to time in the deep courtyard where Cao Cao lived.

The next day, Cao Cao personally ordered a large army of 100,000 and marched towards Xuzhou, vowing to avenge his father, and the world was shocked!

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