After Cao Cao made his decision, nearly a hundred messengers rushed out of Yecheng that day.
Gathering all the soldiers and horses under his command to fight Liu Zhang in the final decisive battle has been fully recognized by the Wei people.
Just wait for the troops to gather and the final battle can begin.
At the same time, Cao Cao, who had arranged everything, quickly and secretly summoned his four sons.
Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, Cao Chong.
Cao Cao did not only have these four sons. If they were all gathered together, there would be more than twenty people!
However, to Cao Cao, these four people were the most different.
Among them, the eldest Cao Pi is more than thirty years old, and the youngest Cao Chong is only more than ten years old.
Since the eldest son Cao Ang died early, Cao Pi became the eldest son.
As an elder brother, Cao Pi is pretty good.
On the one hand, they can respect their parents, and on the other hand, they can unite with their younger siblings.
Over the years, Cao Pi has always shown a humble and studious character.
Cao Cao's evaluation of Cao Pi has always been high.
However, perhaps due to his talent, Cao Pi did not impress Cao Cao.
I just feel that this filial son is very mediocre.
Not enough progress, but enough success.
Therefore, for the ambitious Cao Cao, Cao Pi could only be regarded as unsatisfactory.
The second eldest son, Cao Zhang, was very fond of Cao Cao. He was extremely brave and hard to match!
There is no doubt that Cao Zhang is a born general!
Cao Zhang was born with the ability to charge into battle and tear apart enemy formations.
It's a pity that bravery leads to bravery, but lacks strategy and to a certain extent, is a bit naive.
Therefore, Cao Cao can only treat Cao Zhang as a brave general.
I never had excessive expectations for him.
If you don’t have expectations, you won’t be disappointed.
The third youngest, Cao Zhi, was a son that Cao Cao loved very much.
Even more so than the eldest son Cao Pi!
Cao Zhi is extremely talented and bohemian, very similar to the young Cao Cao.
Unfortunately, he is a bit exaggerated and very idealistic.
Cao Cao was very conflicted about Cao Zhi.
I like his free and easy attitude, but also find it difficult to adapt to troubled times.
Because of this, Cao Zhi has never been raised as the heir apparent.
The last one, Cao Chong, can be said to be Cao Cao's most satisfying son.
Smart, or rather, amazingly smart!
Originally, Cao Cao had an idea to stabilize the rule of the Central Plains and Hebei during his lifetime.
After he dies, pass the foundation to Cao Chong and let Cao Chong deal with Liu Zhang!
Although Liu Zhang was strong, cunning and cunning, Cao Cao felt that Cao Chong was definitely more resourceful than Liu Zhang.
As long as Cao Chong is given a chance, defeating Liu Zhang is a piece of cake!
Unfortunately, things did not go as smoothly as Cao Cao thought.
Reality told Cao Cao that it is easy to conquer the world but difficult to defend it!
Even though there was no negligence, he was still frequently defeated at the hands of Liu Zhang.
Finally, he fled to Hebei in a panic.
I thought that with Liu Xie's constraints, I could stop Liu Zhang's crazy expansion.
Unfortunately, the wish came true again.
Liu Xie didn't even give a shit before he was completely controlled by Liu Zhang, and the Central Plains fell into Liu Zhang's hands.
Even so, Cao Cao was still full of confidence and felt that he could fight hard.
But this time the 200,000-strong army was wiped out, which made Cao Cao really frustrated.
Along the way, what Cao Cao thought about most was not defeating Liu Zhang like this, but asking himself whether he could still do it?
Cao Cao didn't know and didn't dare to know, so he deceived himself all the way back to Yecheng.
Fortunately, Xun Yu brought him good news, which barely supported Cao Cao, and he still had the determination to fight in the end.
However, the confidence is no longer as sufficient as what he says.
It was also a helpless move to secretly summon his four proudest sons.
"Meet my father!"
From the eldest to the youngest, the four of them are all very polite.
"Well, get up."
There was a hint of warmth in Cao Cao's tired eyes.
Only at this time can you truly feel relieved.
He stepped forward and picked up his favorite youngest son, Cao Chong.
Touching Cao Chong's smooth and delicate face, he felt extremely satisfied.
It's just that Cao Cao didn't see it. Not far away, there was an extremely malicious gaze, watching all this in a vague way.
"Chong'er, how's your homework lately?"
Cao Chong's young face no longer had the smile of the past, and there was a hint of sadness between his brows.
"Father, my son is currently learning Sun Tzu's Art of War."
Cao Cao nodded with a smile and touched Cao Chong's head.
"Chong'er is really talented and smart, he can learn the art of war at such a young age!"
"It's so comforting to have Chong'er here!"
Cao Pi didn't want to hear these useless nonsense and went directly to ask.
"Father called us here, did you have an order?"
Cao Zhang also stood up.
"Father, I heard that there is going to be a decisive battle with Liu Zhang? I am about to ask my father for orders to be the vanguard!"
When Cao Zhi saw that his two brothers had spoken, he couldn't stay idle.
"Father, my child is willing to share my father's worries!"
Cao Cao just glanced at the three of them and then focused on Cao Chong's face.
"Chong'er, what about you?"
Cao Chong pursed his lips and struggled extremely.
"Father, I'm afraid my father won't be happy if I say this."
Cao Cao smiled.
"Chong'er, just say so."
"Father, it is said that those who understand the current affairs are heroes, and obeying destiny is the way to survive."
"When the world was in chaos, my father upheld the mandate of heaven and obeyed the will of the people, so he won every battle. Now, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhang has taken over the banner of God's will. How can he be defeated?"
"When the Han Dynasty lasted two hundred years, there was a Guangwu Zhongxing, and now it is another two hundred years, and Liu Zhang has appeared again. This is enough to show that the Han Dynasty should not be extinct."
"My father is wise and powerful, so he is invincible! But he is going against the will of heaven and the will of the people! In this way, I'm afraid..."
Cao Chong did not say any more for fear of hurting the harmony between father and son.
But it immediately attracted an angry rebuke.
"Brother Chong, what are you talking nonsense about?"
It was Cao Pi who was furious.
"Liu Zhang is a traitor. He is just trying to revive the Han Dynasty! How can the people feel at ease when the world falls into the hands of such traitors?"
