The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 294 The Rise of Cao Cao ([-])

With the unfolding of the battle for the south of the Yangtze River, Wagangzhai, which dominates the Central Plains, is also not to be outdone.

Since the Wagang uprising, Li Mi has governed the state no matter whether he is commanding the army externally or stabilizing the state internally.

They all showed extraordinary talents. As the head of the Wagang village, Zhai Rang knew that his abilities were limited.

He couldn't lead Wagangzhai to grow stronger, so he resolutely gave way to Li Mi.

Li Mi, who declined several times, finally became the new village head as promised with the support of Wagang generals.

Since Li Mi was originally a bureaucrat, he knew that the reckless forces of his background would not be able to achieve great things.

Therefore, Li Mi immediately carried out reforms, crossed out the so-called Zhaizhu, and changed his official name.

It is only said that Li Mi immediately reformed it.

Since the Wagang Army occupied the old place of Wei State, Li Mi announced to the territory and called himself Duke Wei.

With Jinyong City as the capital of the Wei State, its system followed its system of three provinces and six ministries to select officials and appoint them to govern the region.

Moreover, because all the generals of Wei Guo were from the Jianghu people, they attached great importance to friendship.

Therefore, Li Mi did not treat Zhai Rang who took the initiative to abdicate, and named him Situ, a high position and authority.

In the territory of Wei State, it can be said that he is under one person and above ten thousand people!

Later, Xu Shiji was appointed as the general of the military division, responsible for the military staff, and Bing Yuanzhen was the secretary.

And Wei Zheng appointed him as the prime minister, and Zhang Jiuling, who had recently joined him, as the minister, to assist Wei Zheng in handling Wagang government affairs.

As for the rest of the generals, almost everyone was sealed.

For a while, the newly created Wei State could be said to have completely solidified its military spirit, and its morale was extremely high!
Moreover, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Wei Gong and Li Mi personally appointed the five tiger generals.

The candidates for General Five are: Shan Tong and Shan Xiongxin.

Wang Xuan, Wang Junke.

Wang Yong, Wang Bodang.

Xie Ke, Xie Yingdeng.

Cheng Zhijie, Cheng Yaojin.

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It is only said that after Wagangzhai was changed into Wei State, Wei Gong Li Mi personally formulated several strategies.

The first goal is to go west to capture Luoyang and capture Luokou Cang and Xingluo Cang.

The second goal is to lead the army eastward and destroy Pei Renji's troops in Xuzhou in one fell swoop.

Therefore, after the strategic decision was made, Li Mi appointed Xu Shiji as the marshal of the march.

Commanding an army of [-], with the five tiger generals Shan Xiongxin, Xie Yingdeng, and Cheng Yaojin as the vanguard, they marched towards Pei Renji in Xuzhou.

For a while, Pei Renji, who was training soldiers and horses in Xiapi, heard an urgent report from the scouts, telling him that the Wagang army was coming.

In an instant, I couldn't help being frightened!
If it was changed to before, Pei Renji might not even bother with the strength of the Wagang Army.

But now, with the Central Plains being divided up by all kinds of heroes, the strength of Pei Renji's subordinates has long been inferior to before!
Now it is not worthy to be the opponent of the Wagang Army.

Even if Pei Yuanqing is brave and unpredictable and defeats the world's invincible opponent, it will not help!
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A few days later, Wei Jun was pushed forward slowly and pressed hard by coach Xu Shiji.

The Sui army soon lost a large area of ​​Xuzhou land. In desperation, Pei Renji had to shrink the line of defense and retreat to the front line of Xiapi.

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Qiao County, the county seat

A middle-aged man under six feet tall in military uniform was sitting on the main seat.

Needless to say, this person is Cao Cao Cao Mengde who is now dominant in the Central Plains.

"Everyone, according to the scouts' inquiries, Zhai Rang, the current leader of the Wagang village, officially gave way to Li Mi."

"Furthermore, now Li Mi has called himself Duke of Wei and established the Kingdom of Wei."

Immediately, Cao Cao said loudly, speaking to all the civil and military people in the military conference hall.

Afterwards, Xiahou Dun, the general of Cao Cao's clan, who was short-tempered, stood up and said, "Meng De, since the Wagang bandits are now building their country on their own."

"Combined with Li Tang from Guanlong in the west and Gao Qi from Jingzhou in the south, they are all based on the founding of the country."

"In Yi Dun's opinion, it's better for Meng De to establish a country on his own and become king!"

"No!"

"Someone is a general of the Sui Dynasty, how can he sit in the business of having no king and no father?"

However, as soon as Xiahou Dun said this, he was rejected by Cao Cao.

Although in the original history, Cao Cao did become a powerful minister and bullied the emperor.

Later, he called himself the King of Wei and established the State of Wei.

However, that was all after Cao Cao stood at the peak of power.

The current Cao Cao only occupies part of the territory of the Central Plains, and his ambitions have not yet increased.

Afterwards, Cao Cao continued: "Once Li Mi led his army westward, intending to seize the two major granaries in Luoyang, Luokou and Xingluo."

"But I was blocked by the general under the city of Xingyang, and I couldn't move!"

"But Ben will have a deep understanding of Li Mi. This person has a city in his chest and is very resourceful."

"Now that Li Mi has become the master of Wagang, I am afraid that Wagang will be even more difficult to deal with in the future!"

For a while, Cao Cao sighed while talking about Li Mi's deeds.

After a long time, Cao Ren, who was the 'No. [-] general of the Cao family' stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Meng De, now Li Mi regards Xu Shiji as the marshal of the army."

"Leading an army of [-] to attack Xuzhou is probably to destroy Pei Renji's garrison."

"But Pei Renji's troops are relatively weak. Should our army save them or not?"

Following Cao Ren's questioning, Cao Cao also thought about it for a while, and began to think about the pros and cons.

In the end, Cao Cao didn't think of any clues, and asked the scribes beside him.

"Gongda, what do you think about the Wagang Army's extermination of Pei Renji?"

It is only said that Xun You, Cao Cao's chief adviser, is wearing a white and gray robe.

Hearing this, Xun You thought about it for a while, then he said with confidence, "General, you have a plan!"

"If the plan is right, the general can not only defeat the invading Wagang army, but also take the full strength of Pei Renji's troops."

After these words came out, Cao Cao immediately became interested and asked each other quickly.

Immediately, Xun You didn't play charades, and mulled over, "Because the Central Plains area has been occupied by the general and the Wagang Army.'"

"In addition to the fact that Meng Haigong of Caozhou is occupied separately, the strength of Pei Renji's command must be much weaker than before."

"Therefore, You guessed that Pei Renji will definitely lose in this battle with the Wagang Army!"

"So, this is our army's chance, hum!"

When Xun You said the last sentence, he snorted twice.

Hearing this, Cheng Yu, who was around four years old, couldn't help but said slowly: "Could it be that you want the Wagang Army and Pei Renji to fight each other and lose their strength."

"And then we will catch all of them?"

However, Xun You vetoed it, and said slowly: "It's not just that simple!"

"What You said is to let the Wagang Army rescue Pei Renji's troops when they are about to destroy them."

"When the time comes, Pei Renji will have no choice but to submit to the general obediently."

For a while, hearing Cheng Yu's words, Xun You explained in a deeper level.

Afterwards, Xun You continued: "And, on the road to rescue, our army must march for days."

"We can't let Pei Renji find out that our army is deliberately delaying time, and watch his army wiped out."

"So, You's strategy is, on the marching road, our army can subtly slow down the marching speed."

"Just when Pei Renji is about to fail, the general can attack the Wagang Army in an instant."

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All of a sudden, following Xun You's insights, the military council hall suddenly became noisy!

(End of this chapter)