Xuzhou, Dongping City!

It snows heavily, the air conditioner rises, and it’s freezing cold!

That day, as soon as the sky dawned and the cold wind blew, Cao's army began to withdraw.

The road back to Yanzhou was covered with snow layer after layer. Cao's army could only clear the snow while slowly returning to the army.

At that time, Cao Cao and Xi Yu were riding together.

"This snow is really unlucky!"

Cao Cao felt a little emotional. He was planning to return to the army, but it snowed for several days in a row.

The journey back to Yanzhou, which originally took a few days, may be extended by a day or two.

Xi Yu was wearing a dark cloak and looked at the vast expanse of white in front of him. The soldiers in front were quickly clearing away the snow.

The progress of the return journey is pretty good, but compared to the normal return journey, it is still a bit slower.

The Battle of Xuzhou has now come to an end.

According to his original idea, if Cao Cao could decide Xuzhou in one battle, it would be a great thing.

It's just that such a thing may seem simple when you think about it, but if you actually do it, it will still fall short of your ideal.

War is not about one or two words or a strategy that can decide everything.

There are too many variables.

I thought that in this era, relying on the foresight in my mind, I would be able to do many things that ordinary people cannot do.

However, after truly experiencing it, I realized how difficult it is.

Although foresight is good, the characters of this era are far from the dead objects recorded in the history books of later generations.

When he got involved, everything changed a long time ago.

The Xuzhou gentry and Tao Qian were united. In history, Cao Cao had to conquer Xuzhou three times.

How can things that are decided in one battle be so simple?

"However, the snow is not bad this time. I think next year will be a good harvest!"

Cao Cao looked at the snow in front of him and laughed again.

The result of this current battle is already extremely good. Being able to capture most of Xuzhou is even considered a great thing for him.

If we can fight steadily and control half of Xuzhou.

For the entire Cao Camp, the strength will be greatly improved.

Now, all we have to do is wait for this spring to pass. By then, it will not be too late to fight in Xuzhou again.

Cao Cao was in a good mood, and combined with the emotions in his mind from the past few days, he became very poetic.

"In the tenth month of winter, the north wind lingers, the weather is clear, and there is frost and rain."

"The rooster crows in the morning, the wild geese fly south, the bird of prey lurks, and the bear roosts in its cave."

……

"What a blessing! I sing to express my ambition."

Xi Yu was thinking about the major events that would happen in the next few years. Boss Cao's sudden enthusiasm for poetry made him stunned.

He subconsciously glanced at Cao Cao beside him, who turned back and grinned at Xi Yu.

"Fengyi, what do you think of the poem I just made?"

Seeing Xi Yu turning his head to look at him, Cao Cao asked with a proud look on his face.

This poem is his natural work, and as it comes out casually, I am somewhat satisfied with it.

Hearing Cao Cao ask this, Xi Yu frowned.

How is it?

What can he say?

I have to say that because Cao Cao was so outstanding in this era, he almost forgot that Cao Cao's own literary attainments were not bad at all.

It is easy for later generations to ignore Lao Cao's identity as a poet.

However, Lao Cao's most famous work is of course "Guan Cang Hai"!

Of course, when it comes to poetry, Xi Yu and Cao Cao really have nothing to communicate with.

However, when compared to poetry, he is not vain at all.

Although I can’t write, I can use it!

In the next few hundred years, those poetry masters who will be handed down from generation to generation are still far away from this era!

He has brought things like the Qu Yuan Li to this era, so it’s not too much to bring some poems here!

"Not bad!"

Seeing Cao Cao's complacent look, Xi Yu made a casual comment.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao's face froze for a moment.

Okay?

What does it mean to be okay?

Cao Cao turned his eyes and narrowed his eyes slightly.

That's right. A man as talented as Fengyi naturally has some experience in poetry. Why don't you let Fengyi also write one?

"In that case, I would like to hear Fengyi's masterpiece!"

After hearing what Cao Cao said, many poems about snow scenes appeared in Xi Yu's mind in an instant.

"The wind is strong and the horns are bowing, and the general is hunting Dongping."

"The grass is dry and the hawk's eyes are weak, and the snow is gone and the horse's hooves are light."

"Suddenly passed by Xinfeng City and returned to Xiliu Camp."

"Looking back at the place where the Condor Shooting is taking place, the clouds are even at dusk over a thousand miles away."

After changing the poem to suit the occasion, Xi Yu said it casually. Cao Cao stared at him, as if he didn't expect Xi Yu to compose a poem casually.

This simply surprised him.

The thoughts that were so complacent just now were suddenly hit by Xi Yu.

"It's not a loss, it's righteousness!"

Although this poem is not a Yuefu style poem in the Han Dynasty, the overall rhythm is very interesting. After Cao Cao read it twice in his mind, he could no longer say anything about Xi Yu.

At this time, the wind around seemed to be stronger.

Xi Yu glanced at Cao Cao. He didn't want to discuss poetry and poetry with Boss Cao at this time.

He glanced at the carriage in the camp.

On the way back, Xi Zhicai sat in the carriage by himself. At this time, Xi Yu also wanted to sit in the carriage.

Although with his physique, he is not afraid of things like severe cold, but why should he endure the wind when he can sit in a warm carriage!

What's more, it will take several more days to return to Yanzhou!

After looking at Cao Cao again, Xi Yu slowed down slightly, and soon after handing the horse over to the soldiers, he got into Xi Zhicai's carriage.

Seeing this scene, Cao Cao was stunned.

What's going on?

I had seen Xiyu riding a horse outside before, so he was not sitting in the carriage.

But now, he is riding a horse with Xi Yu outside. Who would have thought that the other party would actually start riding a car?

The wind around was so strong that Cao Cao's face turned red.

He also wanted to sit in the carriage, but now that the army is advancing, as the lord, he must set an example no matter what.

Xi Yu can shrink into the carriage at this time, but he can't!

At the beginning of mid-December, Cao Cao's army that attacked Xuzhou completely returned to Yanzhou.

After returning to Juancheng, Xi Yu immediately returned to his residence. He had just been newly married, and it was the time of deep love.

Cao Cao began to award rewards based on merit in the Battle of Xuzhou. Of course, on the surface, the rewards still had to be presented to the emperor who was in Chang'an City.

But this kind of thing is just a process.

Before the New Year, there was another heavy snowfall in Yanzhou.

As for the process of the Battle of Xuzhou, it has now been completely spread throughout the Han Dynasty.

The bet between Cao and Liu on fighting each other has also become a good story.

Cao Cao didn't have any opinion on this. After all, he was the victorious party. As for what Liu Bei was thinking, perhaps only the person involved knew clearly.
To be continued...