The cold wind unknowingly takes away the cold winter. As a wisp of spring breeze blows, hundreds of flowers bloom and everything revives.
The entire Central Plains is full of farmers working.
If you focus on the present, you must think that this is a rare peaceful age!
It's a pity that the current time is the sixth year of Jian'an, 201 AD.
The war broke out in Guandu only half a year ago.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought tooth and nail with more than 100,000 troops, and it ended with Cao Cao burning Wuchao and annihilating 100,000 Yuan troops to achieve a complete victory.
After this battle, Yuan Shao completely lost his chance to become the world's No. 1 overlord.
However, as the victor, Cao Cao not only did not choose to pursue the victory, but fell silent.
After ordering his soldiers to guard the banks of the Yellow River, Cao Cao led his army back to Xuchang, with no intention of crossing the Yellow River to attack Jizhou.
Yuzhou, Xuchang, Sikongfu.
"Hahaha...!"
"It's ridiculous, it's so ridiculous!"
A short, dark-skinned man in rich clothes was laughing constantly.
It was Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, who was Sikong of the current dynasty and held the emperor hostage to order the princes.
Cao Cao was laughing unbridled, and his laughter was full of disdain and contempt.
"Lord, why are you so happy?"
Suddenly, a cheerful voice of inquiry came from outside the door. The voice arrived before the person arrived.
Cao Cao had his back to the door. He knew who was coming without even turning his head to look.
"Fengxiao, I, Sikong, use the weak to defeat the strong and annihilate Yuan Shao's 100,000-strong army!"
"I didn't expect that there are still rumors circulating throughout the Central Plains that I am afraid of the great general Yuan Shao!"
"Do you think it's funny or not?"
As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, a young, handsome man walked in.
It was the military advisors appointed by Cao Cao himself, Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao.
Guo Jia is now Cao Cao's military advisor, not the military advisor in history.
"Lord, there are tens of millions of people in the world, and naturally there are thousands of ways to say things, so why should you care?"
Cao Cao quickly turned around and looked at his counselor with a smile in his eyes, making no secret of his love for him.
Guo Jia, who is only thirty-one years old, is now Cao Cao's most relied upon mastermind.
Guo Jia understands him so well. Often, Cao Cao only needs a look or a small movement, and Guo Jia can immediately understand and make the most appropriate arrangements.
Especially Guo Jia's sword-browed and star-like eyes seem to be able to penetrate everything!
The first time he saw Guo Jia, Cao Cao was shocked by his big, bright, and piercing eyes like stars.
After just one conversation, Cao Cao decided that Guo Jia must be the person who helped him achieve his great cause.
The monarch and his ministers get along well with each other and are almost inseparable.
"Feng Xiao, the grain from the Central Plains states has been transported to Yanzhou. I, Sikong, am preparing to lead an army across the Yellow River to attack Wei County!"
"Let the world know that the Battle of Guandu was not a coincidence. I, Sikong, am the hero of the world!"
After his victory in October last year, Cao Cao wanted to cross the Yellow River immediately.
Taking advantage of the great victory, he occupied Wei County in Jizhou in one fell swoop, laying the foundation for the future attack on Hebei.
At that time, Yuan Shao's entire army was wiped out and he fled back to Yecheng alone. He was already scared to death.
As long as Cao Cao leads his army across the river, Wei County will not only have no power to stop him, but Yuan Shao will most likely abandon the city and flee.
Unfortunately, this decision did not receive the support of his generals.
Cao's army was so short of food that there was not even enough food in the camp to last ten days.
So after Cao Cao arrived at Wuchao and faced the mountains of food and grass, his first reaction was not to burn them, but to take them away!
Fortunately, Guo Jia advised him in time, and the situation was finally resolved.
Just when Cao Cao was preparing to cross the river and attack Wei County against all opinions, it was Guo Jia who spoke out and finally dissuaded Cao Cao.
"Lord, I'm afraid we don't need to attack Yuan Shao, he will come to trouble us again."
"Oh? Yuan Shao put down the rebellion in Hebei?"
Cao Cao was very surprised by this news. The defeat of Guandu set off a rebellion against Yuan Shao in Hebei.
According to the current situation in Hebei, Yuan Shaoshang has too much time to take care of himself, so how can he have the energy to attack the Central Plains again?
"My lord, Yuan Shao gathered an army of 150,000 men and put down the rebellion in Jizhou with overwhelming force!"
"One hundred and fifty thousand! How is that possible?"
Cao Cao exclaimed, his eyes filled with horror.
If Yuan Shao could recruit 150,000 people in such a short period of time, why didn't he come with an army of 250,000 people before?
At that time, if Yuan Jun had 150,000 more troops, it would be impossible to know who would win or lose.
"No! Yuan Shao is bluffing, he can't have an army of 150,000!"
Cao Cao immediately calmed down from his panic and showed a contemptuous smile.
The reason why Yuan Shao released the news must be because he was worried that he would take the initiative to cross the river and invade Jizhou.
Guo Jia gave Cao Cao a strange look and sighed softly in his heart.
The lord is always so inexplicably confident, I'm afraid he will suffer a big loss in the future. . .
In Guo Jia's view, this self-confidence often turns into arrogance.
Although Guo Jia had corrected Cao Cao many times, Cao Cao always disagreed.
Over time, Guo Jia, who is good at discerning people's hearts, no longer corrects them too much.
In fact, Guo Jia is also such a conceited person. He feels that with him by Cao Cao's side, the consequences of Cao Cao's conceitedness will be eliminated in time.
"My lord, as far as I know, Yuan Shao's 150,000-strong army is not a bluff."
"At least 100,000 people have gathered in Yecheng!"
Although there was no nervousness or fear on Guo Jia's face, his serious expression made Cao Cao no longer suspicious.
"Fengxiao, where did Yuan Benchu get his army? Isn't he afraid that the rebellion will get out of hand?"
Cao Cao knew that there were still many soldiers and horses in Hebei, but these soldiers were county soldiers or border troops who could not be mobilized.
If he had not been defeated in the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao could mobilize unscrupulously. After all, there was no rebellion under his command.
However, after the disastrous defeat in Guandu, Yuan Shao's rule was shaken, and any forced mobilization of troops would undoubtedly cause an even greater rebellion.
"My lord, it is the army that unites the border."
Guo Jia was also very helpless, but that was the fact.
"So that's it. It seems like it's Liu Zhang's fault again!"
Cao Cao understood immediately and blamed everything directly on Liu Zhang.
Even Liu Zhang, who only had land in Yizhou, was able to lead an army of 100,000 north from Hanzhong to attack Liangzhou.
Yuan Shao occupied the four states of Hebei, how could he only mobilize 100,000 troops?
It’s just because Yuan Shao has too many worries!
The Xianbei and Wuhuan people on the border of Youbin, Zhang Yan's tens of thousands of troops in Montenegro, and Gongsundu in Liaodong included a large area of land bordering Cao Cao.
Without these threats, Yuan Shao could have assembled at least 300,000 troops in Guandu.
"Hey! There is another bad news. Do you want to hear it, my lord?"
Cao Cao gave Guo Jia a strange look.
From the time I met Guo Jia until now, I have never seen him so helpless.
Even when Guandu was in trouble.
"Whether I listen or not, hasn't everything already happened?"
If Cao Cao was so optimistic before, Guo Jia's mood would immediately change.
But this time it was completely different. Guo Jia's mood was still very dull.
"Lord, the latest battle report in Liangzhou is that Liu Zhang defeated Han Sui's coalition forces two years ago and wiped them out..."
"What!"
