But if he wasn't at this point, how could Cao Cao wake up?
If he had it to do over again, Cao Cao would still choose to proclaim himself the duke and found the country.
If you do it over ten thousand times, Cao Cao's choice will still not change.
He is a traitor, a tyrant, and an ambitious politician!
The moment he raised his troops, Cao Cao took the path of a powerful minister.
Is there an end for powerful ministers?
Yes, there are just two kinds.
Usurpation, or destruction.
Why was Cao Cao willing to destroy, why was he destroyed?
Therefore, no matter what, being declared king is the only way.
The difference is that there is such a strong enemy like Liu Zhang.
"Liu Zhang, now that things have come to this, I have nothing left to say."
"You are the winner and I am the loser. There is no doubt about this, and I can accept it."
"It's just that I don't understand. Why did you persuade me to declare justice at that time?"
Cao Cao stared at Liu Zhang with his eyes fixed on him, eager to know the answer.
Although he had the answer in his mind, he still wanted to hear it with his own ears.
It's like the difference between knowing that a general died in battle and seeing a general die in battle.
To this day, Cao Cao really wants to hear Liu Zhang say it himself.
"Hehehe..."
Liu Zhang chuckled and asked,
"Is it important?"
Cao Cao nodded heavily.
"important."
"All right."
Seeing that Cao Cao was so persistent, Liu Zhang did not refuse, even if it was just a small thought when the hero was at his end.
"I remember that Brother Meng De had just defeated Yuan Shao, annexed Hebei, and became the most powerful warlord in the world!"
"Occupy the Central Plains, the eight states of Hebei, and have tens of millions of soldiers and civilians under his command. The strength is so strong that even I have to retreat to avoid the edge!"
"Brother Meng De at that time was unparalleled in the limelight!"
After hearing this, Cao Cao finally raised his head unconsciously.
Indeed, none of these words are false!
Cao Cao's strength at that time made the world tremble!
The mighty generals are like clouds, and the advisers are like rain!
There are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. If the army can overwhelm the country, it will not be less than a million!
It can be said that he is the strongest in the world, bar none!
At that time, Cao Cao stamped his feet and the whole world trembled, even Yizhou and Guanzhong were no exception.
After all, Yizhou was strong at that time, but Guanzhong was weak.
After experiencing the devastation of Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si and various Qiang and Hu people, Guanzhong has long been abolished!
For example, Liu Zhang, who had been in business for several years, tried his best and almost emptied Yizhou before the audience could regain its vitality.
From this we can also conclude how big the gap was between Guanzhong and Cao Wei Central Plains and Hebei at that time!
"Liu Zhang, it's not Gu's boast. If you and Gu had raised an army to overwhelm the country at the same time, you might not have been able to win!"
Cao Cao knew that saying this now would make no sense and would make people laugh.
However, the dissatisfaction in his heart still made him unable to help blurting out.
If we engage in a full-scale battle with Liu Zhang before heading south to Jingzhou, the outcome is unknown!
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Before Liu Zhang could do anything, Xun Yu on the side was already laughing loudly.
"Cao Cao, are you still talking about this now? Don't you know that even good men don't talk about their courage back then?"
"I remember that you led hundreds of thousands of troops south, vowing to eliminate Liu Bei and Sun Quan in one fell swoop, but what was the result?"
"I was beaten to the point where I lost all my armor and fled in embarrassment. I was completely humiliated!"
"Xun Yu, what do you know!"
Cao Cao glared at Xun Yu and shouted,
"The defeat when we went south was not a crime of war!"
"Gu's army is not weak, but it is blocked by rivers and lakes, and there is no way to defeat the natural chasm!"
"If it hadn't been for the sudden outbreak of the plague, which forced Fengxiao to fall ill and had to return to Xudu, and Gu was so anxious that he lost control, how could he have suffered such a defeat!"
In the Battle of Jingzhou, Cao Cao was defeated and refused to accept his defeat.
There were almost no battles and no record of head-on confrontations.
Jiangdong Lu Xun is like a bastard who can only hold on.
If they open up the battle and lose a battle with real swords and guns, Cao Cao will never say anything.
How can Cao Cao be convinced by using conspiracy and tricks to entrap him?
"Huh, if you lose, you lose. No matter how many excuses you make, you can't cover up the fact of defeat!"
Xun Yu wanted to attack Cao Cao, and he would not agree to it no matter what reasons he gave.
"Just like this time! You, Cao Cao, are defeated!"
"You still have to find excuses for defeat, because you can't afford to lose?"
Cao Cao became furious as soon as he slapped the case.
"How dare you say you can't afford to lose alone!"
Unexpectedly, Xun Yu was not afraid at all and just glanced up.
"Why, are you so angry?"
"you..."
"Sit, sit, sit."
Liu Zhang spoke in time and stopped a conflict.
"I'll say it again, you have been kings and ministers for many years, but there is really no need to be like this."
"Besides, I don't want to hear the scolding, why don't I have a good drink?"
Cao Cao pointed at Xun Yu angrily.
"If this old thief hadn't repeatedly insulted him, how could I be so angry?"
Xun Yu did not dare to be weak and sneered.
“Who makes it impossible to deceive oneself and accept reality?”
"How long has it been since you were still called a loner in front of the King of Han?"
"Okay, okay."
Liu Zhang's face darkened and anger emerged.
"Whoever dares to be rude again, don't blame Gu for kicking him out."
"And Mr. Xun, Brother Mengde is the King of Wei after all, so it's okay to be an orphan. Don't worry about this matter anymore."
Xun Yu frowned, feeling depressed.
He was obviously helping Liu Zhang humiliate Cao Cao, but unexpectedly he complained instead.
There is really no room for reasoning.
On the other hand, Cao Cao was full of pride.
It seems as if he is telling Xun Yu, "Have you heard that? Your master doesn't have any objections. Why are you running around like a wallflower?"
As a result, it didn't take long for Liu Zhang to reprimand Cao Cao.
"Brother Mengde, you are the same. As the king of Wei, how can you not have any measure?"
"What Mr. Xun said is not completely unreasonable. Even Gu has to accept many things with an open mind."
Cao Cao's expression froze and he put away his pride.
People have to bow their heads under the eaves.
No matter what Liu Zhang said, he could not refute it.
What's more, it's not very serious.
After Cao Cao became depressed, Xun Yu's condition improved a lot.
As long as Liu Zhang didn't reprimand him alone to vent his anger on Cao Cao, there would be nothing acceptable.
Both of them were angry and angry, and finally calmed down.
Liu Zhang also breathed a sigh of relief and could finally have a good chat.
"I actually don't have much opinion on the matter that Brother Meng De just talked about."
"Indeed, if Brother Meng De changes his march from south to west, Lian Gu will have a headache."
"And if it's a head-on battle, I don't have the confidence to win!"
