Xuchang, Sikong Mansion.
After Tian Yu left Xiangyang, he first went to Wan City in the north, then returned to Xuchang and reported the situation in Xiangyang to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao had expected Liu Biao to refuse to let Liu Jue accompany him into the palace, but he had not expected Liu Biao to dare to let Liu Jue kill the emissary of the Emperor.
Although Liu Rang was just an insignificant person, he was also someone close to Liu Xie, so Cao Cao wouldn't pay much attention to him.
However, Liu Rang was the Emperor's messenger. In everyone's eyes, he represented Cao Cao. Now that Liu Rang had been killed, it was a slap to Cao Cao's face.
Ever since Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, no one had ever dared to do such a thing. Even Yuan Shao did not dare to kill the emissary of the emperor.
But now, someone had suddenly come out and wanted to f * ck the heavens. How could Cao Cao not be shocked and furious?
"Little brat Liu Jue is truly audacious!”Cao Cao's face was as dark as water, and there was a hint of anger on his face. After all, no matter who was slapped in the face, they would not smile.
Guo Jia said," My lord, Liu Biao and Liu Jue disobeyed the imperial edict and killed the angels. As the relatives of the Han royal family, they have no respect for the emperor. We should send General Cao Ren of Wancheng to attack."”
Cao Cao had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. He immediately ordered,"Order Cao Hong to gather 10,000 soldiers and head to Wan City to meet up with Cao Ren. Before the beginning of winter, we will go south to attack Liu Biao and Liu Jue.”
The order was quickly passed down. Cao Cao looked at everyone and said,"Right now, in the north, besides the remnants of the Yuan family, there are only three counties of Wuhuan left. In the south, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and others are just lambs waiting to be slaughtered. The only one I worry about is Sun Quan in Jiangdong.”
Although Liu Jue's defeat of Zhou Yu had surprised Cao Cao, it was not enough to make Cao Cao see him as a mortal threat. This time, he was just looking for an excuse to send troops.
"In this battle, if Cao Ren can conquer Xiangyang and force Liu Biao to retreat to Jiangling, I will march south in person. Then, the day of the unification of the world will not be far away.”
At this moment, Cao Cao's face was full of smiles, and he seemed to be pleased with himself. The anger from before had disappeared.
However, it was no wonder that Cao Cao had defeated the Yellow Turban, attacked Dong Zhuo, captured Lu Bu, defeated Yuan Shao, and expelled Liu Bei. He had defeated countless opponents to get to where he was today.
As long as he could pacify Jingzhou and Jiangdong, he would be able to unify the world and make great contributions.
Anyone in Cao Cao's position would feel complacent.
Xun Yu smiled and said," Ever since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo and the other dukes have risen one after another. The world is in chaos and the people are suffering. For example, the fertile land in Guanzhong is thousands of miles away, but nine out of ten houses are empty! Now that Ming Gong had used the Son of Heaven's order to sweep the world clean and return peace to the people, his name would definitely be recorded in history.”
These words were not flattery. Many people felt that Cao Cao was a treacherous official, but if it were not for Cao Cao, the north would probably still be in a chaotic war.
Under such circumstances, the ones who suffered the most were the ordinary people.
Therefore, Cao Cao's achievements were unquestionable.
"Whether or not you leave your name in history is secondary. To make contributions and stabilize the world is what a real man does! What I like is the process of pacifying the world!”
Cao Cao laughed loudly, and the pride on his body became even stronger. He continued,"Isn't it the greatest pleasure to watch your enemies fall one by one in front of you?”
Guo Jia and the others felt uneasy when they saw Cao Cao's confidence.
However, on second thought, there was probably nothing in the world that could cause trouble for Cao Cao.
Even Sun Quan from Jiangdong was not a big threat, let alone Liu Biao from Jingzhou.
Even though Liu Jue had some potential, in everyone's eyes, he was only slightly capable and was not worth worrying about at all.
As for Liu Bei, he was still in Xinye City. He only had a few thousand soldiers under him, and no one took him seriously.
As for Cao Ren's southern expedition to Xiangyang, everyone felt that even if they were not 100% confident, they should at least be 99% confident.
Could it be that Liu Jue could defeat Cao Ren even after defeating Zhou Yu?
……
As time passed, the weather gradually turned cold, and the entire Eastern Han Empire began to enter winter.
During this period of time, Liu Jue was still very busy every day. Whether it was the iron saber or the thunderbolt bullet, he personally supervised the manufacture.
Two months had passed, and Su Tiedao had already produced nearly 4,000. Liu Jue planned to equip the elite soldiers he had summoned with these sharp weapons.
Apart from that, Liu Jue also made some minor changes to the Thunderbolt Bullet.
As the earthen jar was too cumbersome, Liu Jue changed the container to a bamboo tube. He used the thickest bamboo and stuffed sharp tiles inside.
The effect of the explosion was quite good. Liu Jue specially used a pig as an experiment. In the end, the pig was blown up until it was covered in blood, and the tiles were embedded in the pig's body.
Of course, this was only effective at a very close distance.
The further the distance, the weaker the power of the tiles. There was no threat beyond 30 meters.
After all, the main use of thunderbolt bullets was to bully the soldiers of this era who had not seen much of the world by relying on the sound of explosions and flames.
However, the only thing that Liu Jue was not satisfied with was that due to the limited amount of sulfur and saltpeter, there were not many thunderbolt bullets produced. There were less than 1,000 of them.
In addition, they had to let the soldiers learn how to use the thunderbolt bullets, and some of them had been consumed during the training process, so there were only 500 left.
For this reason, Liu Jue specially selected fifty smart soldiers to form the Divine Arms Battalion.
This was probably the world's earliest firearms unit.
At the same time, there was also news from Xiangyang that the Cao army in Wan City was already training and there were signs of rations being mobilized.
According to the latest news, another army had arrived at Wan City from the north, numbering about ten thousand.
On this day, Liu Jue was discussing matters with Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong when suddenly, a subordinate rushed in and bowed,""Reporting to Young General, we just received news from Xiangyang that the Cao army from Wan City has begun to move south.”
Liu Jue suddenly stood up and looked at Wan City on the map. He laughed and said,"Cao Ren, you're finally here!"
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