When arriving in Changyi County.
The time has reached May of the third year of Chuping.
Nearly half of the new year has passed in the blink of an eye, and this is where Cao Ang feels helpless.
The transportation conditions are backward and the means of communication are extremely underdeveloped, which adds too much time cost to my development plan. I haven't done anything important every time, and half a year has passed.
Fortunately, the basic purpose has been achieved.
Next, he only needed to mobilize himself and the troops under his father Cao Cao in a very short period of time, and then rush to the Guanzhong area.
The great cause of marching westward to fight against the thieves and regaining the Han Dynasty can officially begin in a grand manner.
In Changyi County.
After Cao Ang settled his entourage, he hurriedly came to the study room with his father Cao Cao. The father and son closed the door to discuss the next plan.
In the study at the moment.
The father and son stood on one side in front of the desk. Spread out in front of them was a brief map of the Kanto region.
The above roughly depicts the locations of several prefectures and counties in Kanto. However, the mountains, rivers, geography and other aspects are not detailed and can only be used as an outline reference.
But that's enough.
Cao Ang held a writing brush in his hand, and after a little dab of ink, he began to lightly draw on the map. In just three or two strokes, he had already circled the territory currently controlled and occupied by the Cao family.
It spans four states, more than twenty counties, has a population of several million, and has countless arable land.
The most wonderful thing is that the territory currently occupied by the Cao family is completely connected, without any enclaves or narrow strips.
Except for the Shandong Peninsula where Qingzhou is located, which is slightly more prominent, the rest are tightly clustered around the land massif centered on Yanzhou.
Moreover, even Qingzhou, which stands out slightly, is in a relatively safe state at the moment.
Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan in the north were fighting each other to the death. They were inseparable. They were confronting each other, and there were local conflicts, and there was even a vague possibility of a war. They had no time to pay attention to what happened outside Jizhou.
As for Tao Qian in Xuzhou in the south, his strength is insufficient. Let alone expansion plans outside Xuzhou. Even in Xuzhou itself, Tao Qian dare not say that he has it completely in his hands. He still needs to work hard every day.
Against this background.
The more than twenty counties that are closely connected have successfully put the Cao family's power in a relatively safe state with extremely strong soft and hard power.
It’s time to continue expanding!
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At this moment, Cao Ang put one hand on the table.
After making a circle with the other hand.
Then he said to Cao Cao in a calm and full voice: "Father, look, after the boy led his troops into the territory of Qingzhou, with the deterrence of the huge force and the cooperation of many local officials, he has completely taken this place under his control. "
"The north has no time to look south, and the south is not worth mentioning. Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao, who are powerful, should be plotting Yangzhou right now. They have no time and no ability to go north to invade us."
"In this way, we have no worries and no stumbling blocks. According to the child's opinion, now is a great time to send troops west to Chang'an, hold high the banner of attacking the Dong traitors, revive the Han Dynasty, and return the old capital! "
This plan had already been discussed with Cao Cao before Cao Ang went south to Yuzhou.
So I heard my son say this now.
Cao Cao was not surprised.
Instead, he stroked his beard with one hand and nodded repeatedly. His thoughts were racing rapidly in his mind, obviously thinking about what Cao Ang had just said.
After a while.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, nodded heavily, and then affirmed in a calm voice.
"My son's words make sense. It has been a long time since the last war. Our army is recovering and recuperating, and it has begun to bear fruit."
"Nowadays, the hostile forces from all directions are unable and have no time to take care of us, and the states and counties we sit in are all in a peaceful stage."
"If necessary, most of the troops can be mobilized. However, Zixiu, do you know what the situation is like in Chang'an now?"
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Since the Shadow Guard intelligence line was completely loyal to Cao Ang himself, no one else could get the first-hand intelligence from Wang Yue except him.
So even Cao Cao.
At present, I can only have a vague view of the specific situation in Chang'an, and I don't know what it is.
And after hearing his father's inquiry.
Cao Ang immediately clasped his fingers and explained with a relaxed smile on his face.
"The reason why the boy is marching so fast, running around day and night, and rushing here non-stop, is actually because he has received news from Chang'an."
"Dong Zhuo is about to die. The entire Xiliang Army is in a state of turmoil, on the verge of collapse, and is about to collapse. The people, farmland, grain, and coins circulating in the Guanzhong area have all been ruined. What's more serious is the army itself. In the process of being dismantled.”
"I even suspect that if we move slower, there may be a mutiny within the Xiliang Army before our army arrives, and they will break up and form another mountain."
Speaking of which.
Cao Ang paused briefly.
Then he took out a military order from the lottery box placed on the table and played with it in his hand so that he could continue in a decisive voice.
"At this time, we mobilize the army and approach Chang'an as quickly as possible. When the opportunity comes, we will attack Dong Zhuo brazenly. There is absolutely no reason why we can't succeed."
"When things are done, father, you will be the savior of this world, and my son will be the loyal and good man of the Han Dynasty who protects the Han Dynasty, the country named Liu, and the pillar of the country."
"At that time, both the things left by Thief Dong and the civil and military ministers in the court will be under the control of my Cao family!"
"Even if these things are not available, just defeating Dong Zhuo and slaying the national traitors is already endless glory and fame. My father will be famous all over the world in the future, and his name will be remembered in history!"
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Cao Ang took it and blew it hard.
Madness painted a bright prospect and a grand blueprint for Cao Cao, showing a brilliant future.
The light in Cao Cao's eyes became even brighter.
The facial muscles were also twitching from time to time, and his breathing gradually became a bit rapid.
Don't talk about Dong Zhuo's legacy or the gains after the collapse of the Xiliang Army. These are not important. Talking about these things now is vulgar.
What really made Cao Cao extremely tempted.
It has to be the name that Cao Ang mentioned that will go down in history!
As a former loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and an extremely staunch royalist, when more than a dozen princes were fighting on their own and only thinking about immediate interests, he still firmly chose to pursue Dong Zhuo alone.
Even though the goals we strive for now, or the ways and means to realize our grand aspirations, have changed, our original intentions will not change.
If I could be known to the world as the savior of the Central Plains and the Han Dynasty, and be praised by all the people in the market.
If I could be recorded in the history books as the Great Han Optimus Prime and the person who made the Han Dynasty great again, just thinking about it would make me feel happy from head to toe.
If you hear the word in the morning, you will die in the evening!
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Think of this.
Cao Cao immediately made a fist with his right hand, hammered it on the palm of his left hand, and made a crisp sound. At the same time, he looked at Cao Ang with bright eyes, his voice was extremely solemn, and he spoke impassionedly.
"Okay! Since Thief Dong is about to die, why don't you, as a father, personally give him a push!"
"If he has been dormant in the Guanzhong area, then I might have to let him live for a few more years, but now he can't even hide well, and he will die because of his own misfortune, so don't blame me for giving him a ride! "
"Zixiu, my father will issue military orders immediately. Except for the generals and soldiers who are staying to defend Yanzhou, I will take them all away."
"You should also count the troops and horses under your command. Together, father and son, we can command more than 80,000 troops. Even when the Xiliang army was still in its prime, I dared to fight with him, not to mention now. It’s just a sick chicken, so it’s even more vulnerable!”
Speaking of which.
Cao Cao punched his right fist in the air, and as his sleeves swung, a slight wind-breaking sound was made.
But his whole body straightened his back, his chest was full of pride, and he spoke in an extremely majestic voice.
"At first, Yuan Benchu and others were too timid to face the Dong thief and ignored me. Now I will let them know that the Dong thief is by no means invincible. Even if I only have one surname in my family, I will still fight against him. Let him die without a burial place without his head in a different place!"
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Looking at his father's proud appearance.
Cao Ang did not interrupt.
Only after Cao Cao gradually calmed down did he talk about the second matter.
"No, there is one more thing. I think it is no less important than conquering the Dong thief, and we need to arrange it as soon as possible."
"What did Zixiu say?"
After regaining my thoughts.
Cao Cao looked at his son with some doubts on his face, and looked at his son with some confusion in his eyes. He didn't know what was going on at the moment, which was as important as begging for thieves.
And after Cao Cao asked.
Cao Ang immediately pointed to the west.
Then he said in a profound tone: "Have you forgotten, father? Now in Puyang County, Dongjun, the emperor who was usurped and deposed by the Dong thief is still under the protection of my heavy troops."
"After leading the troops to attack Dong Zhuo this time, we will definitely be able to rescue the emperor of Chang'an. At that time, the two emperors, one in the east and one in the west, will definitely have to make a choice."
"After all, there are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the country. Although the two emperors are both surnamed Liu and both are of the blood of the late emperor, there is absolutely no possibility of coexistence when it comes to the inheritance of the royal family and the Han Dynasty."
"So another thing is that father, you must decide which emperor is the orthodox emperor we want to serve before sending troops, and abandon the remaining one!"
As soon as this statement came out.
Cao Cao was stunned.
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Liu Bian, the deposed emperor, and Liu Xie, the emperor of Chang'an, were both emperors of the Han Dynasty legally, but the former had more legitimacy than the latter.
After all, the former was first established as king under the witness of all the emperors and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, while the latter was forcibly dethroned by an out-of-state governor under the guise of powerful military power.
Of course this is not the point.
The point is that the Cao family now has stronger strength than Dong Zhuo at the time, and their situation is even much better than that of Dong Zhuo. After all, there are not so many enemies.
Then the attitudes of Cao Cao and his son can determine whether the two emperors will stay or go.
Everything has nothing to do with legality.
Cao Cao squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, looked at Cao Ang meaningfully, and then asked in a somewhat speculative tone.
"Zixiu, although you are discussing with your father now, you must already have the answer in your heart, right?"
In front of his father.
There is no need for Cao Ang to be secretive.
So it should be a simple nod.
"As my father said, I am ready to recommend King Hongnong to regain the throne in Luoyang!"
Cao Cao suddenly understood.
In fact, this was basically his guess.
He was even wondering now, when his son rescued the emperor, the queen mother and a family of three from Luoyang City, was he preparing for today with extremely far-reaching thoughts?
With his son's long-term vision and his ability to count one step at a time, it's hard for Cao Cao not to think so.
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Regarding Cao Ang’s thoughts.
Cao Cao fully supports it in principle.
But after all, it was related to the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao would not dare to act lightly no matter what, so he still asked Cao Ang with a cautious attitude.
"If we establish the Emperor of the East and depose the Emperor of the West, will we be equal to the Dong thief in the eyes of the world, thus damaging our reputation?"
"If something can be done, my father is willing to support you, but if you can't do it, in my opinion, it's better to act cautiously!"
Psychological concerns about the father.
Cao Ang waved his hand indifferently.
Then he was confident and even analyzed with a smile on his face: "Father is really worried!"
"The Emperor of the West was forcibly pushed to the throne by the traitor Dong when he abolished the throne. His name is not justified. If there is no one else in the Han Dynasty who can replace him, then of course it must be him. But now that there is someone more powerful than him. He is a more suitable and more legitimate emperor, so what reason does he have to still sit on the throne?"
"Besides, the Emperor of the West has been in Chang'an for a long time, has been under heavy pressure, and has been manipulated as a puppet by Dong Zhuo. Under such circumstances, it is difficult not to be invaded by filth. Such a state is really not very good. It is suitable to continue to serve as emperor."
Speaking of which.
Cao Ang moved his head slightly closer to Cao Cao, then lowered his voice and spoke quietly.
"Emperor Dong has always been under our wings. Father, you and I have treated him well. He is also close to us. If we make him the emperor, many things will be easy to handle in the future. Otherwise, I am afraid it will be very restrictive."
"As for whether your reputation will be damaged because of this, you can rest assured. Is there any time for you to worry about your child's affairs?"
"We don't need to abolish Li at all. We just need to let the Emperor of the West disappear or be unable to return to the Central Plains. At that time, we will tell the world and announce to the world that the original King Hongnong was not poisoned by Dong's thieves."
"In this way, the Duke of Manchuria has only one choice left, and our Cao family has not done anything trespassing, so what is there to worry about?"
The words are spoken.
Cao Cao was stunned.
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