Great Han Empire

Chapter 779
Xu You threatened Cao Cao nakedly.

Move the emperor to Luoyang, Master Yuan will help you persuade Yuan Shu to quit, otherwise...

The backside of Xu You's "otherwise" is very simple, if you don't give us the emperor, we will help Yuan Shu swallow you in one gulp.Now Xu You has countless reasons to move the emperor to Luoyang, but Cao Cao can hardly find any reason to keep the emperor by his side.

Liu Biao also stood up at this time, and he supported the emperor's move to Luoyang.The reason why he stayed in Yanzhou to help Cao Cao against Yuan Shu was mainly to threaten Yuan Shao and ask Yuan Shao to express his attitude immediately, whether to support Yuan Shu's rebellion and plot to usurp, or to protect Han Zuo and revive the country.

After the Battle of Jizhou, Yuan Shao's goal has been achieved.Hebei has suffered heavy losses, Cao Cao's three alliances have broken down, and the Yuan Clan has an absolute advantage. Now as long as Yuan Shao continues to hold high the ZTE banner, as long as Yuan Shu makes a proper concession, Cao Cao will have to bow his head.As for Liu Biao and Liu Bei, starting from maintaining Hanzuo and revitalizing the country, they can only stand by Yuan Shao, firmly support Yuan Shao, and everyone will work together to fight Hebei.Now Yuan Shao's attitude has shown that he wants to take the emperor to Luoyang to revive the great Han society, so Liu Biao has no choice at this moment.

Liu Biao stood up to support Yuan Shao, which is equivalent to telling Cao Cao that if you do not agree to move the emperor to Luoyang, even if you temporarily defeat Yuan Shu, you will not be able to take back the entire Yanzhou due to lack of money and food support.

Liu Biao stood up, and Liu Bei, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, had to express his position.From the current difficult situation, from the perspective of maintaining Hanzuo, Liu Bei had no choice but to persuade Cao Cao to send the emperor to Luoyang.

Cao Cao was cornered.Now that Yuan Shu has cut off the connection between Xuzhou and Yanzhou, the situation in Xuzhou is currently unknown, but it is very likely that it is controlled by Yuan Shu.Qingzhou was occupied by Zang Ba and the Yellow Turban Army again. Cao Cao couldn't retreat to Qingzhou to relax, but Liu Biao and Liu Bei gave up their support due to the situation.

Cao Cao had no choice.

However, once I sent the emperor to Luoyang, Yuan Shao controlled the emperor's line, and now that the Yuan faction has an absolute advantage in strength but he is in danger, will Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to occupy the Central Plains?Cao Cao thought it was absolutely impossible.I sent the emperor away today, and I will lose my head tomorrow.I want to control the emperor no matter what, so Yuan Shu will always be rebellious, and Yuan Shao dare not openly support Yuan Shu to attack him. Contain Yuan Shao on his side to attack Yuan Shu, and help him regain the Central Plains.

Cao Cao took out Ma Teng's head.

"I can send the emperor to Luoyang, but I have to wait until I kill Yuan Shu." Cao Cao looked at Xu You with a livid face, blinked his small eyes, and smiled triumphantly, "Of course, if Yuan Shao is willing to send Yuan Shu's head Give it to me, and I can send the emperor to Luoyang immediately."

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Xu You was so angry that he trembled all over, wishing he could draw out his long sword and cut Cao Cao down.This mean and shameless villain, the most despicable eunuch in the world.

Liu Biao and Liu Bei were dumbfounded, almost suffocated by the shock and fear in their hearts.The two closed their eyes in pain, their minds filled with blood.

So far, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao still worship the same emperor.One of the two is the prime minister, and the other is the Taiwei and leading general, but one of them unscrupulously killed General Zhenxi in the court to threaten his opponent, and the other unscrupulously used Huangtong as a tool of blackmail.What emperor, what imperial court, what Han Zuo, what ZTE, in the eyes of these two people are bullshit.

Ma Chao is just a 20-year-old military general in Western Xinjiang. In his eyes, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and his father are all working hard in the same court to revive the great man. After his father's death, can he still clearly see the facts and distinguish right from wrong?

The father was killed, whether it was killed by Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, is there any difference?Now even if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao immediately turn against each other and fight in the Central Plains, while Ma Chao hates Cao Cao, he will also hate Yuan Shao even more.It was because of Yuan Shu's betrayal and Yuan Shao's help that Cao Cao killed Ma Teng.Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers are Ma Chao's enemies just like Cao Cao.What's more, now that the emperor is in Cao Cao's hands, Yuan Shao will not attack Cao Cao.If he wanted to attack Cao Cao, he would be a traitor. Like Yuan Shu, he would be spurned by the people of the world. His congregation would betray their relatives. Yuan Shao would never turn against Cao Cao for his own fame and dominance.

Yuan Shao always wanted to monopolize Guanzhong, but Ma Teng was annihilated in the Dongguang battlefield this time, and his strength was greatly damaged. Unless Ma Teng died on the battlefield, no one doubted that Yuan Shao did not kill Ma Teng to monopolize Guanzhong.Of course, Yuan Shao used Cao Cao's hand to kill Ma Teng, but it was just a clumsy trick to kill Ma Teng.Everyone in the world thinks so, and Ma Chao is no exception.

Now that Ma Teng is dead, and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are still ministers in the same palace, no matter what reason Yuan Shao uses at this time, he can't explain the reason for killing Ma Teng, and no matter what reason he uses, he can't resolve Ma Chao's hatred for him.

Will Yuan Shao keep a person who is full of hatred for him by his side?Won't.Even if Ma Chao is an idiot, even if Ma Chao believes Yuan Shao's words that Ma Teng was killed by Cao Cao and continues to show loyalty to Yuan Shao, will Yuan Shao believe Ma Chao's loyalty?Won't.Ma Chao is not an idiot, so he will definitely kill Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao would not believe that Ma Chao was an idiot, so Yuan Shao could only impatiently kill Ma Chao in order to maintain the stability in Guanzhong.

The bloody storm in Guanzhong inevitably broke out.

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Xu You smiled, a bit sinister.

"Master Prime Minister, you are harming others and yourself."

Cao Cao laughed, "I won't even save my life, and I still care about harming others and myself?" He pointed to the head on the case table, "Ziyuan, did you bring this head to Ma Chao, or did I send someone to send it to me?" past?"

Xu You picked up the head and squeezed out a few words word by word, "I wish the Prime Minister a long life."

Xu You walked away.

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At the end of September, Yanzhou Dongjun, Dong'e.

Yuan Shu looked at Ma Teng's head and laughed wildly.

Xu You's face was frosty, staring at Yuan Shu coldly, without saying a word.

"Ziyuan, you secretly went to see Cao Aman without telling me, and it turned out..." Yuan Shu wiped away the tears from laughing while patting his thighs, "It's a big loss if you steal a chicken, haha..."

"Enough..." Xu You was furious, and rushed forward to push Yuan Shu down. "Chenliu still has 5000 people, as well as food and supplies. If you want to capture the Central Plains, now is the time."

"Haha..." Yuan Shu lay down on the ground, pointed at Xu You, and asked out of breath, "You...can you make the decision? Will Yuan Benchu ​​agree? Haha...Yuan Benchu ​​wanted to eat Cao Aman , and want to kill me, you think I don’t know?”

"Xuzhou is in your hands now, you just need to work harder to drive Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei to Qingzhou, and then the Central Plains will be available." Xu You said angrily, "If you miss this opportunity, Brother Benchu ​​can't help you." gone."

Yuan Shu barely stopped laughing, and stood up staggeringly, "What does Yuan Benchu ​​mean? He helps me like this, doesn't he just want to take Jingzhou?"

"It really doesn't work, we have to burn the boat." Xu You leaned into Yuan Shu's ear and whispered, "Cao Cao can rebuild the imperial line, can't you? Chen Wang Liu Chong is not the only grandson who is today's son. Liu Chong is in your hands now. You can do whatever you want, does he still dare to say no?"

Yuan Shu suddenly realized.Cao Cao now holds an emperor hostage in his hands, if Yuan Shu rebuilds an imperial line, then Yuan Shao will occupy all the initiative in a blink of an eye.Cao Cao and Yuan Shao must fight to the death, but Yuan Shao was able to have both sides, driving Cao Cao and Yuan Shu to a dead end at the same time, thus easily occupying the Central Plains, and may even dethrone the emperor of the Han Dynasty and establish himself as emperor.

Yuan Shu thought for a while, then suddenly looked up to the sky and smiled, "Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu, I really admire you."

"Highway..." Xu You shouted coldly.

"Ziyuan, did you know that Sun Ce's entire army was wiped out in Guangling." Yuan Shu laughed with a bit of sarcasm and sadness, "Sun Ce's army failed to go north, which directly led to the lack of troops to attack Xiapi and Pengcheng. I haven't been able to win Xuzhou yet."

Xu You stared blankly at Yuan Shu, dumbfounded.

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At the end of September, Yanzhou Dongjun, Linyi City.

It's raining in the Central Plains.

After nine months of drought in the Central Plains, it finally rained.

Cao Cao, Yanzhou officials, and tens of thousands of soldiers rushed into the heavy rain and cheered.Cao Cao was extremely excited, he jumped in the heavy rain like a child, rolled in the muddy water until he was exhausted, then he lay down on the muddy ground, howling loudly, as if he wanted to put all the anger and sorrow stagnated in his heart here Let it out for a moment.

Holding a roll of bamboo slips in his arms, Liu Bei ran like a lunatic in the crowd, screaming like a lunatic at the top of his lungs.He rushed in front of Cao Cao, grabbed Cao Cao, and roared loudly at him, "Xuzhou is still there, Xuzhou is still here..."

Cao Cao was dizzy with excitement, and cried until the sky was dark. He didn't know what Liu Bei was calling him. He just hugged Liu Bei weakly, and shouted with Liu Bei, "Xuzhou is still there, Xuzhou is still here..."

Suddenly he came to his senses, grabbed Liu Bei's shoulders, and asked with wide eyes, "What did you say? Xuzhou is still there?"

Liu Bei punched Cao Cao on the chest, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Xuzhou is still there. Yuan Shu didn't take down Xuzhou. He is dead."

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In the big tent, everyone was covered in mud, surrounded by Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei, one by one, with extremely joyful expressions.

It's raining in the Central Plains, and autumn planting can be implemented in all parts of Yanzhou immediately. As long as this year's winter survives, the unfavorable situation will be completely reversed.

Yuan Shu did not capture Xuzhou, Chen Deng, Sun Qian, and Mi Zhu were still holding on to the city, Jian Yong was trying to get in touch with Yanzhou, preparing to deliver food and grass to the army.

Everything is still in time.

Cao Cao stood in front of the map, eloquent and spitting, almost roaring to explain the current situation.

"Yuan Gonggong's rebellion is like a wolf with a broken leg. It looks ferocious and fierce, but it is actually vulnerable. Let's fight there immediately, and beat Yuan Shu out of Yanzhou before Yuan Shao can help Yuan Shu."

"Brother Jing Sheng, after we conquer Dingtao, return to Jingzhou immediately and don't stay for a moment." Cao Cao looked at Liu Biao and said, "Yuan Shu didn't occupy Xuzhou and couldn't gain a foothold in the Central Plains. Therefore, if Yuan Shao wants to help him, it is very likely that we Turn your face. After the two sides fall out, Yuan Shao will definitely seize Jingzhou while you are not in Jingzhou."

Liu Biao nodded, "I'll let Yidu (Kui Yue) go back first, stabilize the counties in Jingzhou, and then lead the army north to meet them. After defeating Dingtao, I will personally lead the army back to Jingzhou. I believe Yuan Shao still dare not openly deal with me. .”

"Yuan Shao doesn't dare to deal with you publicly, but Yuan Shu dares." Cao Cao wiped the mud off his face with his sleeve and shook his head, "After we repelled Yuan Hou, Yuan Shu became furious and would definitely hit you, so You'd better go back first and let Brother Yidu (Kui Yue) stay here to lead the army."

Liu Biao was worried about the safety of Jingzhou, so he quickly agreed.

"Order all the ministries to attack Dong'a immediately and start attacking Yuan Shu tomorrow." Cao Cao raised his hands and roared, "We must kill Yuan Shu."

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At the end of September, Yanzhou Dongjun, Dong'e.

Yuan Shu commanded the army to launch an attack on Dong'e City for the last time, but with the torrential rain pouring down, the attack was abandoned halfway.

At dusk, scouts came to report that Cao Cao was leading an army to Dong'a.

Yuan Shu thought for a long time, and ordered the army to withdraw to Dingtao overnight.

"Urgently tell Zhang Xun to withdraw troops from Pengcheng, join Qiaorui and take down Xiapi first."

"Urgently tell Sun Ce to regroup and immediately cross the river to the north and enter Jiujiang County to prevent the Xuzhou army from attacking Jiujiang from the direction of Guangling and cut off our retreat."

"Urgently report to Master Xu Qiu (Qiu) in Runan, please ask him to raise food and grass for me."

Li Ye dissuaded him in surprise: "My lord, Xu Yan is Yuan Shao's man. You asked him to raise food and grass for you at this time, wouldn't it be..."

"I'm defeated. Is there any benefit for Yuan Shao?" Yuan Shu sneered, "Don't worry, Yuan Shao will be in trouble soon. What he wants to see most now is me fighting Cao Cao in the Central Plains. He doesn't want me to withdraw intact. Yangzhou."

"Do you still want to fight, my lord?"

"I must fight, but it depends on where and who is most beneficial to me." Yuan Shu said, "If I don't beat Cao Cao this time, I will have a hard time next year."

Li Ye hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "My lord, do you think you should send someone to Hebei?"

Yuan Shu shook his hand, "It's not necessary, Li Hong can't help now."

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Under September, Luoyang.

Han Hao and Han Qiong in Hanoi urgently reported to Yuan Shao that the northern army began to attack Hanoi, Dangyin City fell, and the army retreated across the board in the direction of Chaoge.

Yuan Shao was shocked and hurriedly summoned Jushou, Tian Feng, Guo Tu and others to discuss, but Xu You's urgent report was sent to Luoyang.Cao Cao killed Ma Teng, and Yuan Shu withdrew to Dingtao and Changyi.

The situation suddenly changed.

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(End of this chapter)