Before the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao had the advantage and Cao Cao was at a disadvantage.
Before the Battle of Nanjun, Cao Cao had the advantage, while Sun Quan and Liu Bei were at a disadvantage.
In the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao lost his troops and generals, and his 100,000 troops were burned to the ground!
From then on, Yuan Shao began to decline and eventually perished.
With the fire in Wulin, Cao Cao declared the end of the Southern Expedition with a complete defeat.
The main force was 270,000, and the partial force was 30,000. In the end, more than 200,000 were killed!
No matter how you look at it, Cao Cao at this time is Yuan Shao after the Battle of Guandu.
Will the two have the same ending?
Being as powerful and confident as Cao Cao also aroused strong doubts.
Perhaps, this is the reincarnation of cause and effect!
"No!"
Xiahou Dun roared, this was a fact he would rather die than admit.
"King Wei is definitely not Yuan Shao!"
"Didn't King Wei say that? Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists!"
"I believe that King Wei will definitely be able to boost our morale and lead us to a comeback!"
Firmness, no doubt, and 100% trust made the miserable Cao Cao feel a little warm.
Under the howling fire, the whole body was filled with heat.
But after the defeat, Cao Cao felt extremely desolate, like a cold winter.
Xiahou Dun's sincerity successfully made Cao Cao feel the warmth of body and heart.
After a while, Cao Cao's chapped lips gradually rose.
The smile I haven't seen for a long time, and the look in my eyes that has swept away the decline and regained my self-confidence.
Xiahou Dun was instantly shocked.
He knew that the invincible Cao Cao was back!
"The King of Wei occupies Hebei in the Central Plains, and his strength is equivalent to that of Liu Zhang, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan combined!"
"A temporary failure is nothing. After a few years of rest, you will be enough to not be afraid of anyone!"
Another round of fierce persuasion, and another hope of regaining confidence.
Cao Cao nodded slightly and fully accepted Xiahou Dun's hard work.
"Yuan Rang, Gu...I know!"
"Let's go back to Xuchang!"
Without showing any trace of reluctance or hesitation, Cao Cao's army, led by Cao Cao, began to retreat towards Jiangling.
From this moment on, it also means that the Battle of Chibi, which broke out five years earlier than in history, has come to an end.
It is still the confrontation between Cao Cao and Sun Quan and Liu Bei's coalition forces, it is still the confrontation between Ulin and Chibi, and it still ends in a disastrous defeat with Cao Cao burning his ship and retreating!
It’s just that everything seems to have stayed the same, but in fact everything has changed!
The coalition forces of Sun and Liu became Sun Quan's army, and the governor-general changed from Zhou Yu to Lu Xun.
The tragic defeat of Hefei by Sun Quan's 100,000 troops will never happen again in history.
Zhou Yu showed great power and defeated Jiujiang County in one fell swoop, taking a solid step for Jiangdong forces to move north to the Central Plains!
Lu Xun also completely proved his talent and ability with actual combat and achievements.
First, he effortlessly forced Liu Bei back in Yuzhang County, and then in Chibi, Wulin defeated Cao Cao!
From then on, Lu Xun was able to secure his position as the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Front.
Fortunately, Zhou Yu's achievements were not weak at all, otherwise the Jiangdong family would have been more unscrupulous in their attempts to force Lu Xun to completely replace Zhou Yu.
After this battle, the world structure was basically stable.
The four-part world situation will last for at least several years!
The defeat of Jiujiang County is bound to make the situation on the Jianghuai frontline tense again.
In this battle, Cao Cao completely destroyed all his elite troops, and the problem of insufficient troops immediately became apparent.
There will inevitably be turmoil in the Central Plains and Hebei!
Especially after Cao Cao became king, the confrontation between the royalists, and the newly conquered three states in Hebei.
In addition, Xuzhou and Yuzhou are always threatened by Zhou Yu's troops, which is also a problem that Cao Cao has to solve.
Because he took the initiative to retreat, Cao Cao was not as panicked as he was in the tragic defeat in history.
The army first retreated along the main road to Jiangling, and Huarong Road was not an option for Cao Cao.
Along the way, the soldiers who had been infected began to fall behind on a large scale.
After arriving in Jiangling, there were more than 50,000 soldiers, and more than 10,000 were killed or injured.
In fact, many soldiers did not die, but Cao's army was always threatened by sneak attacks.
In desperation, Cao Cao had to order them to be abandoned.
Jiangling guard Cao Ren was stunned when he saw Cao Cao and couldn't figure out what happened.
Cao Cao did not explain too much, and immediately ordered the rectification of grain, grass and baggage, and the entire army retreated to Xiangyang.
After Cao Ren briefly understood it, he realized that his army had been defeated!
So he took the initiative to ask Cao Cao for orders to guard Jiangling and prevent Liu Bei from facing Nanjun.
This was firmly opposed by Cao Cao.
Now the time has come for the strong man to cut off his arms!
To guard Jiangling, 20,000 people are definitely not enough.
If too many soldiers are left behind, Cao Cao will not be able to deal with the chaos that is about to happen in the Central Plains and Hebei.
Therefore, Nanjun must give up!
Under Cao Cao's unquestionable determination, Jiangling City instantly fell into chaos.
Take away everything that can be taken away, destroy everything that cannot be taken away.
Three days later, Cao Jun began to withdraw from Jiangling and head north.
Before leaving, Cao Cao also set off a fire and completely burned Jiangling City.
Even if it is left to Liu Bei, it cannot give him a complete city!
From Jiangling to Xiangyang, and then across the Han River back to Xinye, Cao Jun's retreat stopped in Nanyang County.
This time, Cao Cao left the guarding task to Cao Ren and ordered him to lead an army of 10,000 to guard Fancheng, across the river from Xiangyang.
At the same time, Kuai Liang was appointed as the governor of Xinye, and he enlisted the Jingzhou family to help resist Liu Bei.
After all arrangements were completed, Cao Cao stopped delaying.
He once again led the army and set off for Xuchang.
Back a few days ago, when Lu Xun from the Chibi Camp saw the Wulin fire rising into the sky, he instantly collapsed on the ground.
It was only when the fire started that Lu Xun's tense spirit was truly relieved.
In the Jiangdong Army camp, not only Lu Xun was like this, but every general and every soldier was like this!
In fact, Lu Xun had already given the order for the entire army to evacuate.
Once Cao Jun's warship comes straight to Chibi Water Village, Jiangdong Army will definitely run away as soon as possible!
Why?
The reason is also very simple. There are no five hundred fire ships!
Jiangdong Army was also tortured by the epidemic!
Chibi belongs to the lower reaches of Wulin, and many corpses of Cao Jun floated to the water village in Jiangdong.
In addition, soldiers had no choice but to use the Yangtze River for water, and diseases were also rampant among the Jiangdong Army.
Lu Xun's army originally numbered 50,000, but after more than 3,000 casualties in the sneak attack, there were still more than 46,000.
After this period of epidemic torture, more than 10,000 people also died in battle!
Lu Xun's last letter was really out of necessity.
Who could withstand the feat of burning Wulin and completely defeating Cao Cao?
Lu Xun is not kind-hearted, but he is really helpless!
Fortunately, Sun Quan's victory came just in time, and the news that Zhou Yu defeated Cao Jun and successfully captured Jiujiang County came just in time!
If we had to wait a few more days for the five chain-locked warships to be built, things would have changed a lot.
There was no continuous news to stimulate Cao Cao, and Lu Xun was not sure that he could force Cao Cao back with a simple letter.
How much courage does it take to burn a warship built with hundreds of thousands of casualties?
When the war reached this stage, Lu Xun did not brag about his resourcefulness.
The only thing I lament is good luck!
