In the battle of Guanjin, Cao Cao pulled out in time and saved his strength...

However, the loss of Anping Kingdom and Julu is an unchangeable fact. Although Cao Cao then defeated Yuan Shao's general Zhang Sheng in Hanoi, and Zhang Sheng's troops more than 20,000 people. Guanjin's failure was not something that could be compensated by just 20,000 people. Cao Cao's strength was preserved, but his reputation was greatly affected. Even in Xudu City, some people began to be ready to do something unfavorable to Cao Cao.

Of course, some jumping clowns are not enough to shake Cao Cao's status.

But Liu Bei's rise in Xinye made him feel a little pressure...

After Liu Bei became proud of Pang Tong, he attracted a group of Jingzhou gentry, which also enabled him to quickly gain a foothold in Xinye. Under the planning of Pang Tong and Chen Deng, Liu Bei attacked Nanyang several times. Zhang Xiu suffered heavy losses in the face of Liu Bei's attack and could no longer resist it.

To be honest, Cao Cao didn't plan to use troops to the south so quickly.

But Liu Bei's threat did exist, which forced him to face it.

In desperation, Cao Cao ordered Li Dian to be the prefect of Nanyang County, and then he recruited Lu Chang, a native of Nanyang County, as his deputy to assist Li Dian in resisting Liu Bei.

Lu Chang, a native of Nanyang County, was a minor official under Zhang Xiu's tent.

However, Lu Chang was outstanding in talent, resolute in nature, and had a high prestige in the army.

Li Dian recommended this person to Cao Cao. When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately appointed Lu Chang as the Marquis of Yindeting to assist Li Dian in governing Nanyang. Lu Chang had a bad background, but he had a lot of connections. Even under Jingzhou, many people had heard of his reputation. In Nanyang County, Lu Chang was even more praised. You should know that Nanyang County was a major county in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a population of 36 counties, with a population of about 2.5 million. The population was almost comparable to the total population of a state, and the degree of wealth could also be seen.

However, Nanyang County has a strong xenophobic surname and is difficult to accept from outsiders.

Zhang Xiu was from Xiliang. He evacuated from Guanzhong with his uncle Zhang Ji and came to Nanyang with a group of defeated soldiers. At that time, Jia Xu had planned for him, and finally Zhang Xiu gained a foothold. But later, Jia Xu went to Xudu, and Zhang Xiu wanted to control Nanyang again, so he was unable to do so.

And Liu Bei's subordinate Chen Zhen is a famous scholar in Nanyang.

There is also Pang Tong, the Pang family of Lumenshan, one of the five major surnames in Jingxiang, which naturally gets support from the people of Nanyang.

This is also the reason why Zhang Xiu was repeatedly defeated by Liu Bei... If it were not the case, with Zhang Xiu's temper, he might not have asked Cao Cao for help. After Li Dian and Lu Chang cooperated, he quickly stabilized the situation in Nanyang County. Although Li Dian and Lu Chang were at a disadvantage under Liu Bei's attack, they were able to stabilize their position and not be overwhelmed. Once Li Dian and Lu Chang stabilized, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to seek advantage... He raised troops many times, but in fact he did not have much resources in his hands. Li Dian and Lu Chang were backing Yuzhou and could get Cao Cao's full support. One went up and down. After several sneak attacks failed, Liu Bei stopped using troops under the persuasion of Chen Deng and Pang Tong.

Cao Cao is also very troubled now.

Nanyang stabilized, but Donglai was always a thorn stuck in his throat.

Jiangdong is even more unstable. Even though Cao Cao comforted him several times, Sun Quan's ambitions have expanded as he got the new warship...

Internal troubles, external troubles!

These four words fully illustrate Cao Cao's current situation.

If Liu Chuang occupied Liangzhou, it would add another huge hidden danger to Cao Cao.

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Cao Cao didn't expect that his motivation made Cao Pi target Liu Chuang.

But thinking about it seems normal.

Liu Chuang is only eight years older than Cao Pi.

At the age of Cao Pi, Liu Chuang led thirty-six thieves to rage Xuzhou, fought thousands of miles, and encountered strong enemies one after another, but fought hard to make a way out. At the age of seventeen, Liu Chuang had already taken over the Beihai Kingdom and became a prince. In this regard, Liu Chuang seemed to be even better than Sun Quan.

However, even if Cao Cao knew what Cao Pi was thinking, he would not be angry.

The reason why he used Sun Quan to stimulate Cao Pi was because in his mind, Sun Quan was far inferior to the threat brought by Liu Chuang...

"Wen Ruo..."

After Cao Cao drove Cao Pi away, he looked at Xun Yu.

Xun Yu sighed and said softly: "It is very fair for Sikong to deal with this.

Although the second young master was young, he was very talented. I think Liu Chuang and Sun Quan were also created by the times. What the second young master lacked was not talent, but opportunity. He might encounter many difficulties when he went to Hailing. But I believe that with the second young master's talent, he would not let Sikong down.

only……"

"If there is something to say in the text, it's okay to say it."

"Now Chuang'er occupied Wating and blocked Zixiao in Guanzhong. His power to unify Guanzhong has been achieved.

Wei Duan killed Xue Xuansheng with his advantage, and his influence may not be smaller than that of Huang Zu killed Ni Heng. Ni Heng, a madman, made the Huang family of Jiangxia almost embarrassed; Xue Xia was one of the eight major Confucian scholars in Liangzhou, with excellent talent and virtue, and a high reputation. Wei Duan killed him, but he was afraid that the entire Liangzhou would be turbulent. Liu Chuang had been planning for a long time, and since Ma Chao swept the Western Regions, he would not miss this opportunity.

Next... he will definitely use troops to Guanzhong in large numbers.

Now he has a foundation in Liangzhou, and Han Sui is about to be destroyed. Wei Duan even used a trick. It is not difficult to come and seek Liangzhou.

Xu Yuanzhi is wise and profound, and can take on the overall situation.

Xiahou Lan, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong all have the courage to be unstoppable. It is said that Wei Yan, who has just entered the northern region, is also one of the ten generals under Liu Chuang's tent.

When the wind and clouds in the little Liangzhou gather, there will be a struggle.

I also know that Sikong just wants to maintain the stability of Guanzhong now and does not want to confront Chuang'er at this time... But once Chuang'er gets Liangzhou, he will never stop. At that time, even if Sikong doesn't want to fight, he will not be able to do so. Please prepare as soon as possible..."

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a headache and smiled bitterly.

Once upon a time, he never thought that Liu Chuang, whom he said he didn't care about at all, would bring him such trouble and trouble?

If I had known this...

Cao Cao couldn't help but shook his head hard.

It's too late to say this now. Instead of regretting raising a tiger, it's better to find a way to defeat Liu Chuang.

But, what should I do? Cao Cao lowered his head and pondered for a while and said, "Since Chuang'er hits the door, wouldn't it be ridiculous if I'm afraid of fighting? Since he wants to fight, I will fight with him this time. He passed me the order, and after ten days, I will lead a large army to supervise the battle in Chang'an."

It is also a skill to force Cao Cao to take action himself!

Cheng Yu and others hurriedly said, "Why do you need to go to fight in person?"

"If I don't go, who can compete with me?"

"this……"
Chapter completed!