Chapter 753: Why?
"So what is Zixuan for?" Cao Cao asked.
Now, his thoughts are no longer as simple as they were at the beginning. In fact, Cao Cao clearly remembers that he wanted to do his part for the great man back then!
At this moment, Wu Shun asked again, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.
If Cao Cao defeated all the princes and eventually brought this chaotic Han back to unification, he would not have become Duke Zhou!
Experiences have changed, and mentality and goals have also changed.
Wu Shun heard Cao Cao's rebellious questioning, and said directly: "In the past, my idea was very simple, that is, I could survive in troubled times. Later, more and more people around me, so I wanted to protect them so that they could not be oppressed and live a better life. Now, I want to reunite the world and people live and work in peace and contentment!"
Why did Wu Shun send troops to the north for the sake of his campaign?
It was probably the thoughts in his heart!
"I, Cao Cao, admire Zixuan's heroic words!" Cao Cao said.
After hearing Wu Shun's words, he was also shocked. He didn't understand what pushed Wu Shun forward. But is Cao Cao the one who would easily admit defeat?
He, Cao Cao, is obviously not!
"Although I admire you, if you want to achieve your wish, you have to pass my level! If you can't even win me, Cao Cao, you will not have the strength to fulfill your ambitions!" Cao Cao said again.
"Meng De, if we continue to fight, it will aggravate the internal friction of the Han people. We need to know that external aliens are eyeing our Central Plains!" Wu Shun said.
He knew that Cao Cao could not tolerate foreign races in his heart.
"The alien race? It's not a threat now. Just send a partial army to the Wuling Army, and the alien races will retreat! Even if our Cao army goes north, we can slaughter the alien races!"
Nowadays, foreign tribes are also in civil strife. With their trust in themselves and Wu Shun, Cao Cao has not regarded external factors as a threat!
"The alien race should not be underestimated! Since Meng De is going to fight, he will continue to fight. He only hopes that Cao's army can treat the Han people within his sphere of influence well."
After Wu Shun finished speaking, he bowed to Cao Cao.
It seemed as if he didn't say that Cao Cao would persecute the people.
Although the generals of the Cao army were unhappy, they did not dare to talk nonsense in front of Cao Cao, and could only use their eyes to scoop Wu Shun.
"Haha, Zixuan's move is quite as beautiful as a mysterious virtue!" Cao Cao laughed.
Liu Bei looked so compassionate in front of him. Cao Cao had seen so much, and his resistance was already very strong.
"Liu Bei? Heroes are also, but after defeating Meng De, he will be defeated by the Wuling Army!"
Wu Shun knew that Cao Cao was borrowing Liu Bei to say that he was hypocritical and used some stupid words to deceive the support of the people and soldiers.
Wu Shun was disdainful to explain what he was going to do, who could understand what he was going to do?
"Zixuan, fight!" Cao Cao said.
"Fight? Let's do this today, and fight again tomorrow!" Wu Shun replied.
After saying that, Wu led his troops to retreat!
The Wuling Army's array was uniform and slowly retreated. Cao Cao did not order an attack without seeing the opportunity to take the initiative.
The Cao army and his generals waited left and right, but in the end they were unable to wait for Cao Cao's attack order.
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Cao's camp, in the tent.
"Lord, the Wuling Army is not ready for a decisive battle, but we must be careful!" Guo Jia said.
Wu Shun used troops not very well, and Guo Jia could only guess that the Wuling Army had not made enough preparations. As for the others, he could not analyze them on the surface.
"Wu Shun's words today are very touching. I remember that before the Yellow Turban rebellion, I wanted to be a good official and do my part to do my best for the Han Dynasty. After pacifying the Yellow Turban, my ideas changed..."
Cao Cao talked a lot to Guo Jia alone. He is now a confidant, and Guo Jia is indeed a qualified listener.
He quietly listened to Cao Cao's confession below and also knew the changes in Cao Cao's mentality over the years.
"Lord, Gongda has been on missions everywhere, I believe there will be a result soon. The situation in Yuan Shao is unknown, but Xuzhou and Jingzhou are still in strength, and the Wuling Army is not an invincible army."
Guo Jia said that what he wanted to convey was that it is unknown who will win, and Cao Cao still needs to continue according to his own ideas.
"Yuan Benchu, alas..." Cao Cao sighed, and at this moment he felt a sense of powerlessness.
Yuan Shao was destroyed by him personally. Now he has to rely on Yuan Shao's power to resist the attack in Yizhou. How ironic?
As soon as he defeated Yuan Shao, Wu Shun attacked him again, which was a seamless connection!
After resisting with a tired army for so long, Cao Cao is actually worthy of pride. The Wuling Army is no better than the Yuan army. Once there is a chance, the Wuling Army will be able to conquer cities and plunder land, and its momentum is much stronger than the Yuan army...
"The Wuling Army advances together and the troops are dispersed. The Jingzhou battlefield can hold up a large number of troops. If you hold on to this battlefield for more than a month, you can counterattack!"
Guo Jia analyzed.
"It's not easy to counterattack."
Hearing the word "counterattack", Cao Cao's eyes lit up, but immediately became dark.
"The lord doesn't have to belittle himself. With Wu Shun's character, he will definitely take action if he is confident. Now that he confronts our army, it means that his strength is not enough to defeat our army." Guo Jia said.
"The logistics supply of the Wuling Army has never been cut off, and our army is about to run out of food."
Cao Cao said helplessly.
Shortage of food is the deadliest in war. Even if you have countless elites and no strength without food, how can you fight?
"I'm afraid Wu Shun just wants to consume with our army..." Cao Cao said again.
In fact, he guessed it well. After several discussions and analysis on the Wuling Army, plus the information provided by the Black Guard, Xu Shu believed that Cao's army had fallen into a difficult situation of no food to eat.
At this time, as long as the Wuling Army defends the front line of Changshe - Zhongmu, the Cao army has no food, and its combat power will naturally become weaker and weaker.
When Cao Cao could not hold on, the Wuling Army could defeat Cao's army as long as it paid a very small price.
"Wu Shun consumed with our army here, and he must have an unspeakable purpose. His subordinates thought that he would send some troops to participate in the Jingzhou war and further expand the threat to Xudu." Guo Jia said.
The Wuling Army clearly had the strength to attack, but it did not attack. This was unreasonable in the past. However, now that Dongfangqiang and Gan Ning have opened up the situation in Jingzhou, Wu Shun's purpose was obvious.
Wu Shun also thought so when supporting the battlefield in Jingzhou, but there are no specific measures yet.
The Wuling Army’s elite troops are all in an important position on the front line, so it seems a bit unwise to be dispatched!
Running out of the battle to support Xiangyang from Changshe is too far away! Besides, Cao's army would not let Wu Shun do this easily.
"Send the order!!" suddenly shouted.
"Prime Minister!"
"Let Cao Hong send tiger and leopard cavalry to harass Changshe City every time, and don't let the Wuling army here go to the Jingzhou battlefield!" Cao Cao said.
Chapter completed!