The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 270 Cao Pi is impatient and superficially seeks peace

Feeling the burning pain on his face, Huang Xu blinked, a little dazed.

He thought that he had made a great contribution this time, and he would be rewarded when he went back. How come... this is wrong!

"No, foster father—"

"Don't kneel yet?"

Under Xi Yu's roar, Huang Xu didn't dare to refute at all, and immediately dropped his knees heavily to the ground.

"Let me ask you, since the beginning of the war, how many brothers have you lost their lives? As my general, I admire you for your courage and strategy, and I will reward you."

"But at the same time, you insisted on going your own way on the battlefield, and you went deep alone, putting the entire white cavalry in danger. This is a big taboo in the army! If I hadn't come quickly, you would know that the more than 1000 white cavalry would be gone soon. Will you be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Cao Jun's troops?"

"However, in a small city, even if you, Huang Xu, have the ability to reach the sky, it will be difficult to bring them all back. Have you ever thought about this?"

Xi Yu pointed at his nose and scolded him. After experiencing the baptism of war, his handsome face became even more resolute.

Looking at Huang Xu who bowed his head and said nothing, the more he thought about it, the more angry he kicked down, and growled: "If you dare to fight against me like this next time, you will get out of bed early!"

Huang Xu, who was still silent at first, froze when he heard this, then raised his head and said in a low voice: "Father, I will only do this if I have the bottom of my heart—"

"You bastard, what do you have, what do you have? But I really spoiled you!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xi Yu rolled his eyes, and immediately slapped him on the face again.

The sound of "Pa!" made the hearts of the white riders standing on both sides tremble in fright.

"My lord—"

"quiet!"

Huang Xu let out a low growl and stopped Bai Qi who was trying to explain. He licked the scarlet at the corner of his mouth, looked up at Xi Yu and said seriously: "Father, this is my way of marching!"

"My son understands that my adoptive father loves me, but my son always keeps in mind the purpose of the army. I am sure to strike the enemy for eight hundred miles and inflict heavy damage on the enemy. This can also force Cao Jun to buy time for my adoptive father on the front line. I can do it." For these, Xu'er will have no regrets even if she dies!"

"Oh!"

Xi Yu kicked out again, this time with such force that he almost failed to overthrow Huang Xu.

"Let me ask you one last time, if you still have the power to command freely on the battlefield in the future, will you still make such a big taboo for military strategists who go deep alone?"

Huang Xu understands that his adoptive father is doing it for his own good, but he also has his own persistence.

Therefore, he finally took a deep breath and said firmly: "As long as I can make great contributions to the army and defeat the chaos, I, Huang Xu, will not die or be destroyed, and I swear to persevere!"

"it is good!"

After a long time, Xi Yu's complexion calmed down, and he said lightly: "From today onwards, you are Baiqi No. [-], and you will be the commander-in-chief of Baiqi!"

"Next, I will arrange for the expansion of the white cavalry. The white cavalry army under your command will also be changed from the original [-] to [-]. In the army, you can choose whatever you like!"

"what?"

Huang Xu, who thought he would be beaten and scolded again, was taken aback by this sudden surprise.

Although Xi Yu's complexion was still a bit ugly, but he was as happy as a child who got his favorite toy, he couldn't help but chuckle, pulling his big white teeth and giving him a flattering smile: "Father, your move is very wise! !"

"Hehe, thank you adoptive father. My child thought that I was about to be dismissed as commander-in-chief. Who would have thought that you would expand your enrollment? Hahaha, foster father, you are so kind."

Xi Yu looked at him coldly, and said with a smirk: "What? Are you afraid that you are too happy? I am wise to expand the recruitment of Bai Qi, and I am stupid if I want to dismiss you? Why don't I withdraw my life immediately, see Let's see who dares—"

"Ah, no, no, no! My baby is wrong, my baby is wrong!"

Before Xi Yu could finish speaking, Huang Xu took two steps forward, hugged the other person's legs, and smiled embarrassingly: "It's all children who can't speak, and the adoptive father is wise and talented, what you said is right, I You must think about it when you go back! Understand it carefully!"

"Hurry up, get out of here, how do you make everyone look like this? Just want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the champion? He has repeatedly made military exploits, was sealed as a wolf, and won the highest honor of a general, but what about you? Is this how happy you are when you balance your merits and demerits?"

"Hey Hey!"

Huang Xu with a swollen face didn't say anything at the moment, he just smirked.

Just in front of Xi Yu, he would show this naive look. In the army, who doesn't know the name of the cold-faced sharpshooter Huang Xu, the commander of Baiqi?
After taking Wuhuan City, other Cao Pi armies in Hejian County also gradually joined together, but the place where they met was getting farther and farther away from Wuhuan City.

Now that the battle situation has been decided, even if they want to stop it, they have more than enough heart but not enough power.

Furthermore, everyone has seen the majesty and power of Xi Yu's army, and it is difficult for them to compete with them again.

Of course, the most important point is that this battle has been fought for more than a month, and the number of people in the vicinity has dropped sharply. There is no fighting power, what else can we do if we don't withdraw?
Similarly, after Xi Yu arrived in Wuhuan City, he didn't think about continuing to attack.

Anyway, most of the territory of Hejian County has already fallen into my hands, and it is time for internal development next.

Then, he sent part of the army to guard the city in the territory of Hejian County that he had taken, and at the same time ordered people to seize the time to mobilize a large number of reserve talents from the schools in Qingxu and Xu to give the original magistrates and clan officials Here comes a big shakeup.

In this regard, the clan officials dare not have the slightest resentment, nonsense, people have been emptied, as for the previous deterrence from the clan, it is a joke at the moment. Under such circumstances, who dares to feel dissatisfied?

They are all like this, and the former local officials below naturally have to submit.

Soon, a short wartime peace order was naturally established, and the people and refugees returned to their normal lives in the shortest possible time.

In fact, a large part of the reason why Xi Yu stopped attacking was because of these people.

He knew how much damage the war had done to the common people, so he decided to stop and plan the lives of the common people well, so as not to let them live a life of being displaced and without a fixed place.

Of course, since everyone has this idea, it is also necessary to open warehouses to release food and implement benevolent governance.

Not long after, the people in Hejian County gradually eased their mentality under the effect of slow disaster relief. The people who originally lived in these places returned to their hometowns and began to live a peaceful and warm life.

Even the people who were taken away by Xi Yu's orders earlier returned to their homes.

Although everything is going in a good direction, Xi Yu has always stayed in Hejian County and has not returned to Xuzhou.

He was waiting, waiting to see what the Cao family planned next.

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Yecheng!

The restless Cao Pi finally got the news from the front line, but it took only three or two days for the news to reach him. Xia Houchun, Cao Chun, Cao Zhen and others led the defeated army back from Hejian County in a state of embarrassment. up.

Of course, these lucky people have come back, but there are still many unfortunate people who will never come back, such as Xia Houjie, and the Cao family members Cao Yong, Cao Xu, Cao Yu and others, all died on the battlefield above.

Cao Pi was extremely angry about this, but he was also lucky.

Although the army was defeated and many people died, at the very least, the most core people came back, especially Cao Zhen. As the most promising general of the younger generation, he was still valued by Cao Pi.

Therefore, on the day they came back, Cao Pi rushed to a place ten miles outside Yecheng to meet them.

In fact, he already knew that this battle was not easy.

When I received the battle report before, I was quite depressed.

The war has reached this point, and it won't do him any good to continue the fight.

Compared with defeat, he now wants to know how to stop Xi Yu from attacking.

Half of Hejian County was gone. Although he was heartbroken, he didn't worry too much.

After all, I still have a lot of food and grass, and the territory of Yecheng is also very large. As long as I have more time, I think there is still a possibility of being on the same level as Xi Yu.

But if the opponent doesn't stop, the continuous fighting will leave him no time to relax.

In addition, in Yanzhou, Xuchang, Luoyang, Chang'an and other places are all in a straight line. If one is not good, it may not take a year for Xi Yu to take all these places.

When the army came back, Cao Pi directly ordered everyone to set up camp outside the city.

Then he led the crowd to the camp to discuss matters.

Sitting in the main seat, he supported the copybook with one hand, looked at the downcast generals below, and then looked at Xia Houchun and Xia Houyuan after a long time and said slowly: "You two uncles, don't blame yourself too much, we didn't lose this battle. injustice."

"Uncle has never led the army before, so we don't know much about his combat strategies and habits, so it's understandable to be deeply involved in his strategy."

"In this way, even if the uncles are defeated, it is not without gain. At the very least, our army has already fought against the army of Qingxu, and we know a thing or two about it. Next time we meet, we will definitely not fight this army again. Same time."

"On the battlefield, winning or losing is unpredictable. The most important thing is combat experience. Who knows, we will not turn defeat into victory in the future? So please don't blame yourself too much."

Hearing these words, Xia Houchun not only didn't feel comforted, but his complexion became even worse.

He hadn't won many battles in his life, and this defeat made him even more angry.

Speaking of which, he and Xi Yu had fought several times on the battlefield, but each time they were commanding on the spot, and every time the battle had just begun, they were beaten to the ground and turned around to escape.

Although resentful, he had to say that he also knew that he couldn't beat Xi Yu at all, not even for three or four rounds.

Whether it's personal intelligence, strength or the combat effectiveness of the troops below, Xi Yu's cohesion is extraordinary, far beyond what he can match.

Every time he thinks of these heart-wrenching and helpless facts, he can't help but look gloomy.

"Since you can't fight, why don't you ask for peace? I plan to make peace with my uncle, and give him the entire Hejian County last time, and at the same time make him Duke Sheng..."

"As for the principality... the capital is fixed in Xiapi, and the three counties of Anping, Julu, and Guangping are separated and handed over to my uncle. What do you think?"

Cao Pi asked this question obviously with some hints.

Now that they have been defeated, the most important thing now is to quickly end this battle, at least not to conflict with the opponent for a few years, especially if things like using swords can be avoided.

If not, not to mention the limitation of its own development, it will also give Sun Quan and Liu Bei in the south a certain opportunity.

At that time, Cao Weike, who can't say well, will face the dilemma of being attacked from both front and back, and being attacked from both sides.

The Xia Houchun brothers are able to sit in the position of commander, naturally they have some brains, and they also understand the current situation very well.

Now all the soldiers and horses in the territory are combined, at least four to five million, plus millions of shi of grain, if you want to fight, there will definitely be no problems in a short time.

But its own development must be limited, and it may not necessarily win.

It's the same with Xi Yu, if you really try your best to fight with yourself, I'm afraid Qing and Xu will suffer a lot of damage. At that time, no matter who wins or loses, the final winner should be always Those who sit in the back and watch the tigers fight.

but······
It's clear, but they still couldn't help but want to continue when they thought of how quickly they lost in this battle.

"My lord, in fact, there is still a possibility for us to fight. As long as we can persist for a while, they still have to go back to the Land of Qingxu to coordinate the overall situation—"

"I've made up my mind, don't talk too much!"

Cao Pi was too lazy to listen to what they said: "If we want to gain a firm foothold in Jizhou, we have to spend a lot of time. If so, why don't we give water to someone? Besides, if we don't talk about peace now, when will we wait?"

"Where is Zhongda?"

"Wei Chen is here!"

Sima Yi, who was standing at the back, stepped forward quickly, stood in the center of the big tent, and bent down.

"Zhongda, I will leave this matter to you."

Hearing this, Sima Yi sighed deeply, and said slowly: "My lord, it's not appropriate for mere ministers to go. It might be better for Zhongshu to order your lord or Yushi Zhongcheng to go."

There are some reasons why he said this.

Right now, Zhong Shuling is Xi Zhicai, and Xi Yu is an old acquaintance, and they are each other's peers, so they want to talk to each other better.

As for the censor Zhongcheng, it was Zhong Yao, who was in charge of supervising the various officials. Although he said that he had no direct or indirect communication with Xi Yu, he had always praised him.

But Cao Pi didn't think so. When he saw Sima Yi's reluctance, he immediately turned dark and said in a deep voice, "Why? You don't want to?"

"Of course not, my minister is in command!" The startled Sima Yi hurriedly knelt on the ground, petitioning again and again, but deep down he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Obviously, Cao Pi is starting to reuse himself...

"Well, when you come back after the negotiation, the status of the Sima family may rise a little in both Xuchang and Chang'an. By the way, I will order three hundred soldiers to clear the way for you to escort."

"I also hope that you can explain the reasons in front of my uncle and weigh the pros and cons. This is a critical moment for me, Cao Wei. Remember, no matter what method you use, you must stabilize my uncle!"

After Cao Pi finished speaking, his face didn't look any better. He got up and walked to the two brothers Xia Houchun, and slapped them hard on the shoulders, whether it was comfort or warning.

Then, he quickly walked out of the big tent under the bewildered eyes of everyone, and returned to Yecheng to catch up on sleep.

In today's Ye City, the role of hundreds of officials has already been established, and Liu Xie, who is Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, has been staying by his side all the time. It is precisely because of this that other princes have not dared to act rashly.

But... my uncle doesn't seem to have any scruples about this, and even... a little unscrupulous.

After Cao Pi's figure completely disappeared in the camp, the two Xia Houchun brothers realized it.

This time it was said that he came to comfort the army, but in fact, Cao Pi came to beat himself.

As for the meaning, it is quite simple and clear, but it is because of those tiger and leopard cavalry that were wiped out.

Speaking of which, the name of the tiger and leopard cavalry is more famous in the north, but this is only on the premise that they have not encountered Xi Yu's army.

Thinking from the later period of the lord's conquest, Xi Yu's Xuzhou army did not appear in any battles, which caused everyone to forget the true strength of Xi Yu's army.

But in fact, those who have been on the battlefield in the early years should still remember that his army is indeed a more elite existence than the tiger and leopard cavalry.

Of course, this is not to say that the tiger and leopard riders are invincible without encountering Xi Yu's army.

Once upon a time, the tiger and leopard cavalry lost to a large army - the Fushien Battle Formation.

This kind of battle formation was researched by Liu Bei and specially designed to ride against tigers and leopards.

In Jingzhou that year, Liu Bei relied on this battle formation to severely injure the tiger and leopard cavalry, and he shined brilliantly in that battle.

Perhaps, what they should do most now is not how to fight Xi Yu, but to study the battle formation against black and white cavalry in a limited and short period of time.

The black and white cavalry is Xi Yu's right-hand man. If he can really develop a battle formation that can deal with the black and white cavalry, it will definitely deal a big blow to the enemy.

At that time, maybe there will be a few more years to recuperate, while training the army well, while doing a good job of fortifications in the territory.

In this way, they can be regarded as having enough troops and capabilities to resist the enemies from the north and the south!
Therefore...time is the most important thing for them.

The most important thing for the current plan is to stabilize Xi Yu, and when the time is right in the future, it will not be too late to fight him...
After thinking about this point, both of them felt a sense of enlightenment, but at the same time felt that this plan was a bit too hasty.

Cao Pi's idea is very good, but in the end it is just his personal wish. Many things are immature, and it is somewhat hasty.

But this is also good, at least I can take a short rest for a year or two.

The continuous months of war have made everyone very tired, and it is good to have a proper rest.

"Brother, let's start studying the battle formation in a few days, shall we?"

"Who would have thought that Xi Yu, a literati, would be like that when fighting..."

Great!

Xia Houchun couldn't say the word "mighty", even if he already recognized it from the bottom of his heart.

Not to mention, in this battle, Jizhou invested 15 troops, but Xuzhou was worth [-].

(End of this chapter)