Chapter 694 The Poisonous Jia Xu
The longest path in the game is Gaia's routine.
No one expected that the most exciting part of the Battle of Chibi, "Burning Chibi", had already ended at the very beginning of the battle.
At one stroke, the lords of Cao Cao's camp were caught off guard.
What kind of scene is it like after the fire burns Chibi? Let's recall.
After Chibi was defeated, Cao Cao ordered a big fire to burn down the supplies and warships in the Wulin camp. Immediately afterwards, he led the rest of his troops to retreat to Yunmengze to the west in a hurry, and got lost on the way.
Cao Cao took the road to Huarong and returned. At that time, the road was muddy and the wind was blowing. Cao Cao ordered the weak soldiers to use weeds to pave the road. The cavalry were able to pass. Trampled to death.
I have to say that Cao Cao's heart is really cruel.
In the Romance, Zhuge Liang's ingenious calculations, arranging Guan Yu to guard Huarong Road in advance, Guan Yu letting Cao Cao go because of friendship, etc., are naturally fictional. Even so, Cao Jun's journey was very difficult.
At the same time, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei's armies advanced by land and water, taking advantage of the victory to pursue them.
Zhou Yu's army pursued Cao Cao's retreat, and the navy went upstream to capture Jiangling.
Liu Bei and Huang Gai's naval forces entered Dongting Lake, and Huang Gai's army moved into Yuanjiang to seize Linyuan, the administrative center of Wuling County, and was appointed as the prefect of Wuling by Sun Quan.
Liu Bei attacked Linxiang, where Changsha was ruled, against the Xiangjiang River. Han Xuan surrendered to Liu Bei without resistance. At the same time, Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao sent troops to the east, attacking Hefei and Dangtu.
After Cao Cao fled back to Jiangling, he left Cao Ren, Man Chong, and Wen Pin to guard various places, and ordered the army to return to the north.
Except for the troops lost in Chibi and Wulin, Cao Cao resolutely abandoned the weak soldiers during the retreat. At that time, he hurriedly retreated without taking away any supplies, and a large number of soldiers starved to death. The result of the whole war was that most of Cao's headquarters were killed .
Of the 100,000 troops in the headquarters, less than 40,000 fled back to Jiangling.
Cao Cao's elite led by Xu Chu, Cao Xiu, Cao Chun and others had the strongest adaptability. The cavalry ran all over China, running faster than anyone else, with little loss. The biggest loss was the water army, which was almost wiped out, and thus lost control of the Han River and the Yangtze River.
Cao Jun's other legion, Zhao Yan and other seven armies were not affected by the main battlefield of Chibi because they were not in the main battlefield of Chibi, so they retreated smoothly to Jiangling without direct loss.
Strictly speaking, although the main force of Cao Cao's army did not suffer much loss.
It was only because of the absence of the navy and the low morale in the army that Cao Cao had no intention of fighting, so he could only withdraw to the north and make a long-term plan, allowing Sun Liu to continue to grow, and then the Three Kingdoms came into being.
Therefore, the first task before the lord of Cao Cao's camp is to dissuade Cao Cao from going back, but to use Jiangling as the foundation to fight a frontal battle with Sun Liu's army.
Otherwise, it is really nothing.
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Just as the lords were making noise, the battle announcement sounded on time.
"Battle Announcement: A total of forty lords participated in the Battle of Chibi, with a total force of 620,000. Cao Cao's camp had 15 lords with a total force of 270,000; Sun Liu's camp had 25 lords with a total force of 30. fifty thousand."
Fifty people in China were qualified to participate in the battle, but only forty people participated in the final battle.
The further the battle progresses, the more powerful the world becomes. Ordinary lords no longer have the confidence to participate in such a contest. If they are unlucky, the battle contribution value they harvested will not even be enough to revive the fallen army.
The entire [Yanhuang League] has joined Sun Liu's camp.
On the one hand, based on the intelligence capabilities of Dichen and others, it is not difficult to speculate that Shanhai City will choose Cao Cao's camp. The second is the temptation of Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and others, which is stronger than the generals and advisers under Cao Cao's command.
If there were no "rebellion" by the siege lion and Xunlong acupuncture points, the two camps should be evenly matched.
Now, the sides are slightly slanted.
Thinking of this, the expressions of Bai Hua and the others became even uglier.
"Battle Announcement: Because the Cao Cao camp is weaker than the Sun and Liu camps, according to the battle rules, the Cao Cao camp automatically gains a 25% increase in troop defense."
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"Battle Announcement: According to the test results of title and merit, the representative of the other person in the Cao Cao camp is Qiyue Wuyi, the Duke. The representative of the other person in the Sun Liu camp is Dichen, the second-class marquis."
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Whether it is the Cao Cao camp or the Sun Liu camp, the strength of the Alien Legion exceeds that of the camp army. Therefore, in this battle, the Alien Legion will play a more critical role.
The weight of the alien representative is also extraordinarily important.
On the side of Cao Cao's camp, the four armies of Shanhai City, Lingxi City, Luofeng City, and Stubborn Stone City totaled 150,000, which already exceeded half of the Alien Legion.
Coupled with the prestige of Shanhai City, it seems that there is no problem for Ouyang Shuo to lead the Alien Legion.
Ouyang Shuo was not so optimistic.
Because in his camp, Ouyang Shuo saw Qin Feng from [Yunnan City-state], Ruan Ping from [Lingnan City-state] and Caiyun Zhinan from [Shunan City-state].
With the existence of such three people, it is doomed that Cao Cao's camp will not be peaceful.
Ouyang Shuo had no way of guessing whether it was a coincidence or deliberate choice for the three of them to choose Cao Cao's camp. Reminiscent of the upcoming Southern Xinjiang War, this battle has become more and more interesting.
With Dichen and others occupying a province, the number of lords in China has dropped sharply. The four major city-states have become the backbone of the lord group.
In this battle, there were only eight lords from the four major city-states. They also enjoy a certain right to speak in the Alien Legion, and it is not something that Ouyang Shuo can command.
Anyway, the first thing Ouyang Shuo had to do was to meet Cao Cao.
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At ten o'clock in the morning, Ouyang Shuo entered Jiangling City with three thousand Shenwuwei and Xia Houying.
It wasn't Ouyang Shuo's fanfare, nor was he putting on a show, it was because there were too many people in Cao Cao's camp with ulterior motives, Ouyang Shuo had to be cautious, just to prevent someone from taking reckless risks.
If Ouyang Shuo was assassinated, it would be a great joy.
In the barracks, the city guard regiment led by Elai is the first line; Bai Hua, Feng Qiaohuang, and て砆 have a total of 50,000 troops, which is led by Luofeng City general Zhou Bo.
The two armies began to run-in in the barracks, and they were also the army monitoring Ruan Ping and others.
Before the war started, the Alien Legion of Cao Cao's camp planted the seeds of distrust and guarded each other.
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In the 13th year of Jian'an, when Chibi was burned, Sun Zhongmou was 26 years old, Zhuge Kongming was 27 years old, Zhou Yugongjin was 33 years old, Liu Xuande was 47 years old, and Cao Mengde was 53 years old.
Cao Cao is the oldest, over half a hundred years old, and he has reached the age of knowing his destiny.
In this way, it is not difficult to understand Cao Cao's urgency. After defeating Liu Bei, under the condition of insufficient preparation, he wanted to attack and continue Sun Quan in an attempt to complete the hegemony of the world.
"Time waits for me!"
It's no wonder that Cao Cao would sing the lamented tune of "Duan Ge Xing" in Chibi.
Wine and song, life geometry!
For example, the dew in the morning has a lot of bitterness in the past day.
Generosity should be generous, and worries and thoughts are unforgettable.
Why worry? Only Du Kang.
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It's like the moon, when can I stop?
Worry comes from it and cannot be cut off.
The more you pass through the fields, the more useless you will be.
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The mountains never get too high, and the sea never gets too deep.
The Duke of Zhou vomits and feeds, and the world returns to its heart.
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At that time, Cao Cao's mood was probably very complicated. There is not only the lofty ambition to sweep the north and lead the army to the south, but also the feeling that he is over half a century old and has not achieved hegemony.
The Cao Cao that Ouyang Shuo saw in the City Lord's Mansion was different.
Chibi was defeated, hegemony became empty, retreated in embarrassment, the morale of the army was slackened, and a series of blows, no matter how optimistic Cao Cao was, his expression could not hide his frustration.
Although Cao Cao's voice was still bold, it was hard to hide his frustration.
In the reception room, Cao Cao sat on top of it, and an old man dressed as a scribe sat on the bottom. None of the generals under his command, even the "bodyguard" Xu Chu, appeared here.
After the big defeat, the generals are probably busy reorganizing the army at this time.
Seeing the old man, Ouyang Shuo's eyes froze. The images of historical figures in the game are not fabricated by Gaia out of thin air. If there are portraits handed down, the portraits are used as models; if there are no portraits, the film and television works are used as a reference.
Therefore, as long as the lord pays more attention, he can probably recognize historical figures.
Ouyang Shuo worked hard on the historical materials, combined with the information of the Battle of Chibi, he concluded that the old man in front of him was Jia Xu, an important adviser under Cao Cao's command.
Jia Xu, a famous counselor and tactician in the Wei State during the Three Kingdoms period, was called a "poison man" at that time. There are many tricks and tricks, and there are no plans left behind. Jia Xu is extremely intelligent and good at self-protection, and is known as a representative of counselors seeking their own lives.
At the time of his death, Jia Xu was seventy-seven years old. He was a rare person who died well in the Three Kingdoms period.
In the real Three Kingdoms, Jia Xu can definitely be ranked among the top three in the list of counselors. As for Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Sima Yi and others, strictly speaking, they cannot be regarded as pure counselors.
In the Wei camp, only Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Xun You could be compared with Jia Xu.
Before the Battle of Chibi, Jia Xu suggested that the people should be appeased instead of mobilizing the people to fight against Jiangdong. Helplessly, Cao Cao endured it for two months, but in the end he couldn't hold back, and sent troops to Jiangdong, and was defeated.
In this way, Cao Cao naturally paid more attention to Jia Xu.
It has to be said that Cao Cao's generosity in employing people is worth learning from too many lords.
"Would a stranger be without clothes? Greetings to the prime minister!" Ouyang Shuo bowed and saluted.
Xia Houying, who was following Ouyang Shuo, looked at Cao Cao with a complicated expression, but did not salute.
"Who are you, how dare you be rude to the prime minister?" Seeing this, Jia Xu reprimanded him.
Xia Houying listened, smiled slightly, and looked at Cao Cao, "Do you recognize me?"
In fact, as soon as Xia Houying came in, Cao Cao's eyes froze, a little puzzled. When Xia Houying opened his mouth, he basically confirmed the guess in his heart.
"Dare to ask, but Duke Teng's ancestor?"
In the ancestral hall of the Xiahou family, there is a portrait of Xiahouying.
"Exactly." Xia Houying nodded.
"Ah!" Jia Xu was shocked.
Cao Cao ignored him, left his seat, and hurried over.