When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

The amount of information in Chapter 153 is not huge, but it is still a bit shocking.

[In the 12th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led his army to attack, and then marched all the way. In August, they arrived at Bailang Mountain outside Wuhuan's base camp, Liucheng. At this time, Wuhuan's troops were strong, but they responded in a hurry. Although Cao Cao's army was mostly tired, it was unexpected. 】

[At this time, Zhang Liao, a general in Cao's army, suggested that by taking advantage of Wuhuan's unorganized battle and fighting in time, he could achieve a complete victory. Cao Cao also believed Zhang Liao's words and handed over the command to Zhang Liao. 】

[In the end, Zhang Liao led Cao's cavalry in a melee with Wuhuan's army, and then completely dispersed Wuhuan's army. Wuhuan's main army collapsed. Cao Cao won a complete victory, gathering more than [-] Wuhuan's elite and population, and supplemented his own of military strength. 】

[Subsequently, on the way to the expedition, Cao Cao wrote the famous poem "Viewing the Sea" that has been passed down to later generations. The only regrettable thing about this battle is that the northern expedition may have been due to harsh conditions and unsuitable soil and conditions, and Cao Cao's plan Guo Jia, a great adviser, died of illness. 】
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The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang obviously just came to have fun, but looking at himself he became depressed again: "Cavalry, cavalry! The Duke also wants a large number of elite cavalry!"

Everyone below skillfully ignored Liu Bang's words and each pondered the battle.

It is true as the miracle said, soldiers are valuable and quick, this is a classic case in history. When Wuhuan occupied three counties, he moved forward decisively, which undoubtedly achieved an unexpected effect, and took advantage of the enemy's disorder to launch an attack. , also seized an excellent opportunity.

There are indeed many capable people under Cao Cao, and Zhang Liao is one of them.

As for Guo Jia, he was probably one of the costs of this urgent march. After all, he must have experienced a lot of hardships along the way. The reason why the counselor named Guo Jia died of illness was probably the same.
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Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan period.

Li Shimin and the ministers looked at the full text of "Guan Canghai" released in the miracle.

It's not that they haven't read it, but when they look at the miraculous music and the pictures, they look so majestic, powerful and sad.The broad meaning in his heart is vividly displayed on the paper, which is very similar to the big-minded and heroic style of the Tang Dynasty. It makes people feel as if they have seen Cao Cao's heroic posture when he wrote Guan Canghai.
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Eastern Han Dynasty, the early years of Jian'an.

At this time, Cao Cao, who had not yet conquered Wuhuan in the north, was looking at it with great joy. Benefiting from his various achievements, he even learned about Zhang Liao's military skills and planned to give him a heavy responsibility when the time came.

But the miracle played a huge joke on him. He turned to look at Guo Jia, who was sitting with other counselors, with a stiff expression on his face.

Guo Jia himself was stunned. Although his physical condition was indeed far inferior to that of those generals who fought on the battlefield all day long, it was not bad to a certain extent. Otherwise, how could he have followed Cao Cao to fight everywhere.

I am afraid that I have already suffered from some difficult and complicated diseases before that, and there are very few doctors in the army who specialize in treating difficult and complicated diseases. When the master returns to the court, it will take too long, and I am afraid that I will die of the disease in the end. Let the Lord write poems like "Guan Canghai".

But in any case, the lord had already stabilized the north, and he only needed to slowly make plans for the south. His desire and political ideal to assist his lord in unifying the world were realized, but he could not witness it with his own eyes.

Cao Cao could already see what Guo Jia meant from his expression. As a counselor, he only wanted to realize his ideals and might not change his behavior. This gave him a headache.

[Guo Jia has a very close relationship with Cao Cao and is one of his most valued advisers. His illness has not been a small blow to Cao Cao.Even the joy of victory in the battle of Bailang Mountain cannot be concealed. 】

[After this battle, the remaining forces of the Yuan family were completely wiped out. Cao Cao unified the north and finally turned his attention to the south. 】【In 13 years, Cao Cao began to train the naval army and wanted to conquer the south, but his actions were a little urgent. 】

[Prior to this, in June, Cao Cao abolished the three-gong system and appointed himself prime minister to once again concentrate power and improve his reputation. 】

[In July, Cao Cao marched into Jingzhou. In August, Liu Biao died of illness. In September, his son Liu Cong surrendered. At this time, Liu Bei was stationed in Fancheng and led his army to retreat to Jiangling. Cao Cao himself led [-] cavalry to gallop [-] miles from Xiangyang. Yang Changban caught up with Liu Bei, defeated Liu's army, and then invaded Jiangling. 】

[Cao Cao's ambition is naturally self-evident. The Sun family who occupied Jiangdong will of course resist, so the Sun and Liu armies united to fight against Cao Cao. 】

[Sun's army was led by Zhou Yu and together with Liu Bei formed a [-]-strong coalition and fought with Cao's army in Chibi. 】

[Zhou Yu guessed from Cao Cao's various actions that Cao Cao was in a hurry, so he used the tactic of feigning surrender. He ordered General Huang Gai to lead ten small warships, load them with firewood, pour them with anointing oil, and hammer big nails on the bows, pretending to surrender. Advancing to the north bank, when they arrived two miles away from Cao's camp, all the ships were lit on fire, and then with the help of the wind, they rushed straight towards Cao's army. Cao's army was defeated and the boats were burned. 】

[Seeing that the navy and warships were exhausted, and that his goal of annexing the south was completely impossible to achieve, Cao Cao could only withdraw his troops, return to Jiangling by land from Huarong Road, and send his troops back north. 】
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Eastern Han Dynasty, the seventh year of Jian'an.

This content is not a large amount of information for the Sun family, but it is still a bit shocking.

Cao Cao went south to unify the north, and they even joined forces with Liu Bei to repel Cao's army. There were no problems, but there were only two words that were the biggest problem, Sun Quan.

Why Sun Quan?

It's only been 13 years since Jian'an was founded, and it's only been nine years since they were born. Their lord Sun Ce is gone?

None of the ministers below understood it. Even Sun Ce himself was puzzled. Of course he knew his physical condition. The possibility of death due to illness was really very small. Could it be that the problem of going to the battlefield ultimately led to his death? Need to entrust your inheritance to your younger brother?
But if it is on the battlefield, it must be fighting with the forces in the south. After all, Cao Cao has hardly had any large-scale conflicts with the Sun family in the south after a series of incidents.

Anyway, no one thought that Sun Ce committed suicide in his own territory.
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The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Seeing this, Zhang Liang has basically begun to determine the general trend of the world: "From then on, the pattern of tripartite confrontation was formed."

I don't know how long it will last. Cao Cao's basic position in the north has been stabilized after removing Wuhuan. Although external troops may not be able to achieve much results, his base camp can definitely be defended.

The alliance between Sun and Liu will not create any rift because of the existence of Cao Cao. The two parties will most likely be able to defend their territory, but it will also be difficult for them to go north.

(End of this chapter)