Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2807 Cao Cao's choice, new Liangshan five tigers
Chapter 2803: Cao Cao's Choice, New Liangshan Five Tigers
Whether it is official history or romance, Xiahou Dun's position in Cao Cao's heart is a very special existence.

In the official history, as long as Cao Cao leads the army, Xiahou Dun will always exist among those who guard the rear for him.

In Romance, Xiahoudun's record is hard to describe in a single word, but he didn't win a few battles, and it's fine if he wasn't punished, but he never stopped being promoted, which is outrageous.

It can be seen from this that in Cao Cao's heart, Xiahou Dun is a cousin on the surface, but in fact he is closer than a brother.

So now that Xiahou Dun died in battle, how could Cao Cao not be heartbroken.

After crying for a while, Cao Cao suppressed the grief in his heart and asked, "How did Yuan Rang die? There is no strong general in the Qin army, so why did the four of you team up and still be defeated by the Qin army?"

After hearing this, the three generals, Tantaiyu, Cao Chun, and Xiahouyuan, respectively told Cao Cao the whole story of the Wuchao War.

Knowing that among the [-] pursuers of the Qin army, apart from Zhang Dingbian and Qin Wu, there were actually more than a dozen generals, and even Zhang Liao chased them himself later, Cao Cao, who is used to being thick and dark, couldn't bear it. Keep yelling: "shameless".

Zhang Liao knew that in terms of high-end combat power, the lineup of generals of the Qin army was not as good as that of the Wei army, so he specially used quantity to make up for quality.

He just said, Tantaiyu alone on his side can block Zhang Dingbian and Qin Wu, who can the Qin army send to resist Xiahou Dun and Kagutu?

Xiahou Dun was first beaten by four generals Xu Huang, Zhang He, Yu Jin, and Gao Shun before finally dying under the knife of Zhang Liao.

As for Kagutu, it was even worse. He was besieged by five generals Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Guan Sheng, Qin Ming, and Hu Yanzhuo. Although Hu Yanzhuo was used as a backstop before he died, how can a mere junior general be compared with the God of War? .

However, Kagutu at least used people as backers, and Tantaiyu and Xiahouyuan also had records of beheading generals. Only Xiahoudun only killed Qin soldiers at all levels when he died, and only wounded Xu Huang. The record is really a little sorry for his status as the god of war.

But Cao Cao naturally didn't care about these things. What he cared about was his cousin Xiahou Dun, who fought to the end even though his arm was cut off. He would rather die in battle than be captured, so he was finally killed.

Why didn't Xiahou Dun want to be captured alive?Naturally, he didn't want to be a bargaining chip for Daqin to blackmail Cao Cao.

After realizing this, Cao Cao cried even more sadly.

"Yuan Rang, why are you so stupid, you died for me, Cao Cao..."

Seeing Cao Cao crying more and more sadly, Cao Chun, Xia Houyuan, and Cao Hong on one side all burst into tears.

After crying, Cao Cao's scarlet eyes were full of hatred. He stood up and walked out, shouting and ordering: "Come here, order the whole army to assemble. This king will fight Zhang Liao to the death to avenge Yuan Rang."

As soon as this remark came out, not only the two great counselors Fan Li and Cheng Yu, but also Xia Houyuan and Cao Chun all changed their faces drastically. They obviously knew that Wei Jun had given up the mansion.

"My lord, please be more sensible, the decisive battle is still to be discussed."

"My king is very sensible now."

"But my lord, a decisive battle now is like hitting a stone with an egg."

"With the blessing of Yuan Rang's spirit in the sky, this battle must be won."

"My lord..."

Fan Li, Xia Houyuan and others stood up to persuade Cao Cao, hoping that Cao Cao could withdraw his order, but because of Xiahou Dun's death, Cao Cao had lost his mind, so naturally he would not listen to these words.

"Enough is enough, I have made up my mind, I will fight Zhang Liao tomorrow..."

Before the word 'war' was spoken, Cao Cao received a hand knife on the neck, and immediately passed out.

The person who knocked him out was the eldest son Cao Ang, and he was able to do it because of Fan Li.

Seeing that Cao Cao couldn't be persuaded, Fan Li winked at Cao Ang. After Cao Ang understood, he knocked out his father to stop his irrational behavior.

After Cao Ang caught the fainted Cao Cao, he said to the crowd: "Uncles, because of the death of Uncle Xiahou, the father lost his mind, that's why this happened, please forgive me."

Cao Cao is sometimes influenced by his emotions, so he does things that even he regrets, such as: killing Lu Boshe's family, massacring Xuzhou, forcibly marrying the Zou family, and killing Hua Tuo, etc.

After Cao Cao regained his senses, even though he felt extremely regretful, he only knew his mistake and corrected it, but he would never admit it.

This is naturally a shortcoming for ordinary people, but it is a bright spot for Cao Cao, who is a generation of heroes. It shows that he has learned a lesson and grown from this last mistake, and he will not make the same mistake again. Somersaulted.

Cao Cao in the original history had weak opponents and a deep background, so he naturally had the capital of trial and error.

But today's Cao Cao has an extremely powerful opponent, and his own background is extremely shallow. There are only ten counties in Yanzhou, so naturally he has no capital for trial and error.

Now that the three Qin armies are attacking Wei, a slightly bigger mistake can make Cao Cao irreversible, let alone a decisive battle with Zhang Liao, which is a fatal mistake.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. After all, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers. Even if the lord loses his mind and makes random orders, they, as the ministers, must obey them. They don't matter anymore.

Half a day later, Cao Cao woke up, and Cao Ang immediately pleaded guilty, but Cao Cao, who regained his senses, did not blame him. After all, he was really not rational at the time, and his son was right to knock him out.

After Cao Cao woke up, he immediately summoned Fan Li and Cheng Yu, two major military forces, to discuss what to do next.

Looking at Cao Cao who was calm on the surface but still harboring hatred in his eyes, Fan Li knew that Cao Cao had regained his senses, at least he would not mess around again.

"It seems that the lord has already made a choice in his heart." Fan Li said with a sigh.

"Yes."

Cao Cao nodded, but then shook his head and said: "No, it should be that this king has made a choice a long time ago, but he has been running away, thinking that there is still a way out.

But Yuan Rang's death made me completely wake up, there is no retreat at all, it's just me deceiving myself and others. "

It's not that Cao Cao doesn't know how big the gap is between Qin and Wei, and it's not that he doesn't know that surrender is the best choice for him and the Cao family. The ultimate expression of selfishness in character.

Therefore, in terms of the matter of fighting against Qin, he deliberately did not do everything, so that some people thought that there was still room for relaxation between Qin and Wei.

Qin and Wei are related by marriage. Cao Cao and the Great Qin Taishang Huang are sworn brothers and Ying Hao's father-in-law.

Therefore, as long as Cao Cao doesn't do anything wrong and surrenders, then Ying Hao will definitely give him a way out, and as long as Cao Cao doesn't die, everything is possible.

It is also with this kind of thinking that there are obviously a large number of capitulators in Wei, but they dare not be too obvious and radical. After all, they may be ministers with Cao Cao in the future. In case Cao Cao is offended If he is dead, what will he do if he bears grudges and takes revenge on himself in the future?
But in fact, this is just Cao Cao's strategy, and he never considered surrendering to Daqin.

This is Cao Cao, a selfish, shrewd and wise hero.

Cao Cao would never consider surrendering unless he was really cornered, but if he was really cornered, it would be too late for him to consider surrendering.

Cao Cao just wanted to use this method of boiling frogs in warm water to ease internal conflicts, but Xiahou Dun's death woke him up completely, and made him understand that although Daqin gave him two paths, there was always only one path for him , he can no longer deceive himself.

In fact, when Cao Shuang, Cao De, Cao Yin, Xiahou Feng and others died in battle, Cao Cao should have understood this truth, but he still chose to deceive himself and others, until Xiahou Dun, who had the best relationship, died in battle. Only then did he fully wake up.

At this point, Cao Cao's heart was broken. He knew that doing so was extremely selfish and irresponsible, and would even be opposed by many blood relatives, but he had no choice.

It has to be said that although Cao Cao regained his sanity, Xiahou Dun's death still had a great impact on him, making him, who had not made up his mind because of fear, completely embark on a road of no return.

Cao Cao looked at the map of Yanzhou hanging on the wall, and said in a deep voice, "Two military advisers, should our army rely on Chen Liu and continue to defend? Or should we abandon the west and retreat to the east?"

After Fan Li and Cheng Yu looked at each other, Cheng Yu said, "Whether we rely on Chen Liu to continue our defense, or give up Chen Liu and retreat to the east, both have advantages and disadvantages for our Great Wei."

Afterwards, Fan Li talked about the advantages and disadvantages respectively. It is nothing more than defending Chenliu. Although it can continue to consume the Qin army, it has certain risks. Although it is safe to abandon Chenliu and retreat to the east, it will greatly reduce the strength of the Wei army. war potential.

In general, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. As for how to choose, it is up to Cao Cao to decide.

If Chenliu's Qin army suffered too much loss, Cao Cao would definitely give up Chenliu without hesitation, because the force was too weak, even if he could continue to defend the city, it would not be able to consume the Qin army.

But because Cao Cao voluntarily gave up Guandu, and although the Wei army lost [-] troops and the two generals Xiahou Dun and Kagutu due to the breakup, the loss of the main force was not large.

In addition, although the White Horse City in the East County was lost, Puyang City was still strong, and there was no risk of falling for the time being.

Moreover, after Cao Cao abandoned Guandu, the defense line of the Wei army retreated in an all-round way. Even if Puyang City was lost, Cao Cao could respond in time, and he would never be too late to react if he was copied.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Cao Cao was still reluctant to give up Chenliu, and decided to continue to defend Chenliu first. If Puyang was really going to fall, it would not be too late for him to give up Chenliu and retreat to the eastern region.

It has to be said that Jia Xu's control over people's hearts has reached a terrifying level, and Cao Cao's choice was completely within his expectations.

Cao Cao obviously knew that it was impossible to win only by defense, and now Wei Guo could not even protect himself under the onslaught of Daqin, so he had to introduce new forces to ease the pressure on Cao Wei.

"Military Master, Momen still doesn't want to end, and join us in the Three Kingdoms Alliance to fight against Qin?" Cao Cao asked.

Fan Li shook his head and said, "There are people in the Demon Sect who don't see rabbits and don't scatter hawks. They can't be moved by promises that can't be seen or touched."

"These short-sighted guys, don't they know that once the Three Kingdoms Alliance collapses and Da Qin occupies the Central Plains, they will be expelled from the Central Plains sooner or later, and everything they have in the Central Plains will be lost?" Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said bitterly.

This time, Fan Li did not respond. After all, if the Demon Sect has a big picture, if it has a long-term vision, is it still the Demon Sect?
"Forget it, since lures are not enough, let's think of a way, or set up a trick to drag the demon gate into the water.

When they really fell into the quagmire of the Central Plains, it was not something they could get out of if they wanted to.

By the way, Shen Gongbao, the national teacher of the Song Dynasty, and Niu Hong, the son of Niu Mowang, are two good entry points. Maybe they can pass through these two people, and maybe they can really drag the demon gate into the water. "

Cao Cao said with a sneer, and Fan Li nodded after thinking about it for a while.

At the same time, in Yingchuan County, Yingyin County, in the camp of the Qin Army.

Ying Hao has already received the news that Cao Cao voluntarily gave up Guandu and retreated to the east, and that in the battle of Wuchao, two of the Liangshan Five Tigers died in the battle, and they also damaged Yang Xiong and Yang Zhi.

The number of high-end fierce generals in the Central Route Army is not many, and the Liangshan Five Tigers are missing two more, which will undoubtedly affect the overall combat power, so it is necessary to select replacement generals as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)