Chapter 381 Guandu (15) 3/3
However, as Cao Cao's son-in-law, Liu Chuang still sent someone to send the good news to Xudu...
After Cao Cao learned that Cao Xian had given birth to a son, he did not feel any joy at all. Instead, he stayed alone in the study room all day.
The next day, he found Xun Yu.
"I want Zihuan to take over Guangling, what do Wenruo think?"
Xun Yu was shocked when he heard the news.
Previously, Cao Cao was preparing to recall Cao Pi from Hailing, but he didn't know why he changed his mind again when things were about to come.
"Zihuan is in charge of Guangling...isn't he too small?"
Cao Cao shook his head and said softly: "Speaking of this, Zihuan is over the age of twentieth.
Thinking back to the beginning, Liu Chuang was younger than him in Donghai County; when Sun Quan was the captain of Fengyi and was only fifteen years old. Zihuan has been quite diligent this year, and I am very happy. The eagle will eventually grow up, and if he is always under my wings, it will never be able to achieve the weather. When Sun Quan took over Jiangdong, he was almost the same as Zihuan. I don’t believe that my son could do what his son could do? Wenruo, I had decided to abandon Zihuan as the prefect of Guangling County."
Seeing that Cao Cao had made up his mind, Xun Yu did not persuade him again.
However, he still didn't understand why this good-looking Cao Cao suddenly changed his mind.
However, in terms of the overall situation, appointing Cao Pi as the prefect of Guangling does not seem to be a big deal... Xun Yu is very familiar with Cao Pi's ability. Although he is young, he does have the ability to stand alone. Last year, he intervened in the battle in Guanzhong, which was only a mistake.
Young people, who won’t make mistakes?
Although the result was a bit serious, in Xun Yu's opinion, it was really not a problem... Who could have no selfishness? Cao Pi had no mistake in trying to praise Xiahou Yan and made plans for him. The only mistake was that he chose the wrong person. Xiahou Yan did not have that ability, but he just sat in that critical seat. So... he suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Wating.
Cao Cao also knew this very well.
After Liu Chuang released Xiahou Wei back, Cao Cao did not blame Xiahou Wei, but asked Xiahou Wei to rush to Hailing to accompany Cao Pi.
But now...
Although Xun Yu was confused, he still agreed.
After he said goodbye and left, Mrs. Bian walked in and asked softly: "Husband, why don't you let Zihuan come back?"
Cao Pi is the biological flesh and blood of Mrs. Bian. When Cao Pi was exiled to Hailing, Mrs. Bian couldn't bear to let go. But she also knew that Cao Pi had caused too much trouble and should go out to hone it. But now, Cao Cao clearly agreed that Cao Pi had come back, so why did he suddenly change his mind? Mrs. Bian would not ask too much about it, but she still couldn't help asking about this matter.
I originally thought that Cao Cao would not answer his own questions.
But beyond Mrs. Bian's surprise, Cao Cao signaled her to sit down, and then said softly: "I will write a letter later. Tomorrow morning, you ask Bian Bing to take the letter to Guangling and hand it over to Zihuan. In addition, I will let Bian Bing be the prefect of Xia Pi, so he can station in Xia Pi. In this way, he can also give Zihuan a certain degree of support. If something happens, the two of them can take care of each other."
When Mrs. Bian heard this, she couldn't help but be shocked.
He heard a trace of ominousness from Cao Cao's words and asked quickly: "Husband, has something happened?"
Cao Cao was silent for a moment and whispered: "Chuang'er sent a message and said that Yuwa was born!"
"Is Yuwa born?" Mrs. Bian said in surprise: "This is a good thing..."
"Of course it's a good thing..." Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, but immediately, the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a solemn look.
"It is naturally a good thing that the jade baby has given birth to it.
But for some reason, I have an ominous sign in my heart, and I always feel that something will happen... Madam, you have a bad background, but you have been with me for many years without regrets. I am really grateful in my heart. If I really have an accident, don't hesitate and take your family out of Xudu and go to Chenliu immediately. After a while, I will ask my friend to stay in Chenliu. He is meticulous and has both civil and military skills, and will definitely protect your safety."
"Husband, what's wrong with you?"
Mrs. Bian was frightened and stood up and asked in a trembling voice.
Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know what it is, but I always feel a little uneasy.
Madam, you don’t have to worry, maybe nothing is there. But if something really happens, you will let your friend take you to join Chuanger. Meng Yan and I are not a fight of will, but it is a fate to make people. If there is an accident, I believe Meng Yan will accept you.
When Yuwa gave birth to a child, as long as she was there, she could protect my Cao family from extinction.
However, Yuwa and his son were always a little lacking in confidence around Chuang'er. Look at those ladies of Chuang'er, which one of them is good at him?
The eldest wife of the Mi family has a deep relationship with him; Zhuge's daughter is smart and clever, and has brotherly help; Xun Dan is innocent, but she has the support of the Xun family, not to mention that her relationship with the Lu family is equivalent to having the support of the Lu family... If Yuwa gave birth to a woman, it would be fine if she gave birth to a son, but if she didn't have some support, she would be bullied. My Cao Cao's daughter must not be bullied. If something really happened to me, then she would leave a force for Yuwa and help her mother and son."
Mrs. Bian seemed to understand what Cao Cao meant.
She looked at Cao Cao in surprise and asked after a while: "Husband, is it really dangerous?"
"I don't know, but...but I won't give in to Na Chuang'er because of this.
Humph, it's not that easy to beat me."
When Cao Cao said this, he stood up.
He murmured to himself in a deep voice, but Mrs. Bian was beside him, but she showed a hint of sadness.
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In October of the ninth year of Jian'an, Zhang Xiu was ordered to lead his troops to help and enter Yingchuan.
His troops marched very quickly and arrived in Yingyang in just three days... With Zhang Xiu's arrival, Cao's morale increased greatly.
Soon, Zhu Ling set out from Guangling and arrived in Runan.
For a moment, the wind and clouds in Yuzhou were surging, and the atmosphere became more and more tense.
Seeing that Cao Cao was constantly dispatching troops and generals, Liu Chuang did not dare to hesitate anymore, so he ordered Zhang He to attack from Xingyang and cross Honggou to capture Guoting.
Zhang He's attack immediately started a great battle between Cao and Liu.
Cao Xiu took over Jingxian and immediately led his troops to counterattack Guoting. Jia Xu arrived at Guancheng and ordered Xiahou Shangxia Heng's brothers to station troops in Longcheng to form a joint attack with Cao Xiu. Zhang He fought to the death in Guoting, so that Cao's army would never advance. At the same time, Liu Chuang ordered Xu Chu to be the vanguard and Fa Zheng as the military advisor to attack Juan County. After Jia Xu realized Liu Chuang's intention, he not only did not send troops to reinforce, but instead ordered the defenders of Juan County to withdraw from Juan County and stationed in Yuanyong City. In this way, Cao's army had already become the center of Guancheng, forming a tripod with Yuanyong City and Longcheng, echoing each other. The Han army launched several attacks, but in the end they all returned in vain...
Although Cao's army lost Juan County, it actually was equivalent to concentrating its troops in one place and forming a force advantage in the local area.
After Liu Chuang learned the news in Xingyang, he couldn't help but sigh: "The poisonous soldiers' plans are indeed powerful... People say that he has complete plans. Now he will be famous for seeing them."
Originally, Liu Chuang didn't want to confront Cao's army so quickly.
But the current situation really has to fight... The longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for him.
Liu Chuang didn't want Cao Cao to make proper arrangements in Guandu and fight to the death with him. He took your life while you were sick. Cao Cao was in a weak situation and was at the time of decisive battle with him. At present, Liu Chuang no longer waited for reinforcements transferred from Jizhou, but launched an attack on Guancheng directly. He ordered Xu Chu to be the vanguard and personally led a large army of 50,000 to cross the Honggou River. Zhang He covered Liu Chuang's flanks at Guoting, and Gao Shunze stationed troops in Juan County and restrained Xiahou Shang's troops.
Seeing that Liu Chuang's troops were at the city, Jia Xu was not polite.
During the first confrontation between the two sides, he suddenly used the Tianlei Fire.
Cao Cao didn't produce Tianlei Fire for a long time, so Jia Xu only invested 300 Tianlei Fires.
Before this, Liu Chuang did not receive any news, so when Jia Xu used the Tianlei Fire, he was caught off guard and returned home in a defeat.
Cao Cao, did he actually develop the Tianlei Fire?
Although Liu Chuang had been mentally prepared for a long time, when he really faced this fact, he still couldn't help but feel frightened.
I thought that after Huangge assassinated Wang Zitai, he would delay Cao Cao's time to develop Tianleihuo... Unexpectedly, in the end, he still tricked Tianleihuo out.
In this way, Liu Chuang's myth of attracting thunder was self-defeating.
After returning to the camp, Liu Chuang couldn't help laughing to the sky, "My father-in-law's surprise really made me suffer a great loss.
However, you are one step late after all. If you used the Heavenly Thunder Fire a month earlier, you might have room for transformation. But now, the general trend is on me, and you have developed the Heavenly Thunder Fire, what are I afraid of?"
Liu Chuang immediately ordered the army to rest for a while.
On the third day, Liu Chuang launched an attack on Guancheng again...
This time, Jia Xu no longer had the inventory of Tianlei Fire in his hands. The two sides fought bloody battle in Guancheng City, and they fought to the point of darkness.
Both Cao's army and Han army were killed and injured.
Seeing that the victory and defeat could not be defeated for a while, Liu Chuang ordered the withdrawal of the troops.
"Jia Wen and the old fox guarded Guancheng to the death, obviously wanting to delay."
Liu Chuang summoned all the generals in the central army tent and said in a deep voice: "He is fighting well. If I really get involved with him here, even if I break through Guancheng, I will suffer heavy losses. Now Cao Cao is dispatching troops in Xudu, and Chen is in Guandu. If he delays for one more time, it will be more trouble. I want to fight quickly, but I don't know if you have a clever plan?"
The generals looked at each other without even speaking.
At this time, a person walked out of the corner of the tent, "The emperor wanted to take Guancheng, why bother to focus on Guancheng?
I have a plan to make the emperor break through Cao's army..."
Liu Chuang looked at it, but recognized this person.
This person, whose name is Yang Jun, is Ji Cai, is from Huojia, Hanoi.
A few days ago, he came to join Liu Chuang with Sima Fu's letter. In the letter, Sima Fu praised this person very much, saying that he was extraordinary in talent.
Liu Chuang ordered him to be the secretary and dictate in the account.
Chapter completed!