"My lord, the scouts have reported that a plague has broken out in Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and other places. Cao Cao has suffered heavy losses and his strength has been greatly damaged.”Tian Feng advised.
"Now that Gongsun Zan has been eliminated and our internal problems have been eliminated, Cao Mengde is next. To be honest, if I hit him, it would be like holding his hand. It's obvious that he can't fight me. Besides, he can't beat me. What do you think?" Yuan Shao joked with everyone after hearing Tian Feng's advice.
"That's right, the lord said that the lord had four generations and three dukes. His disciples and old officials are all over the world. Cao Cao is just a descendant of a eunuch, what right does he have to fight with the lord? Besides, can he win?" Everyone began to flatter Yuan Shao.
"Alright, since that's the case, let the soldiers rest for three days. Three days later, we'll set out.”Yuan Shao ordered.
"Yes."
Everyone accepted the order and retreated.
At this moment, in Xuchang City, Cao Cao saw Chen Lin's criminal denunciation. For a moment, he broke out in cold sweat from being scolded, and the wind in his head disappeared.
"Madam, where's Ziyi?" Cao Cao asked Madam Ding after he recovered.
"Zixiu died young. In order to prevent his body from rotting, Ziyi cremated him and brought his ashes back to Xuchang. Now, he is gathering his generals to discuss military matters.”Madam Ding said.
"He's been suffering these days. He has to hold on all by himself.”Cao Cao said with some guilt,"Madam, help me change my clothes. I'm going to see them."”
"Ah Man, if you need anything, I can call Ziyi to see you. Your body is still very weak.”Madam Ding said.
"Madam, Ziyi is busy fighting the enemy. How can I let him call me at this time? Don't say anything else. Change your clothes. I'll go see him myself.”
Madam Ding could not persuade Cao Cao, so she could only help him change his clothes and let him go to see Cao Zheng.
At this moment, Cao Zheng was sitting in the main seat in the hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The generals on the left were led by Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun, while the civil officials on the right were led by Xun Yu and Guo Jia.
Cao Ren was reporting Yuan Jun's intelligence to Cao Zheng and the others.
"Yuan Shao's vanguard has already arrived at Liyang. Including the rest of the army and his three young masters, there are a total of 400,000 troops, or 700,000. They are preparing to come to Xudu. Yuan Shao's army has a cavalry formation, a crossbow formation, an iron armor formation, and a chariot formation.”
"The scouts have reported that Yuan's army stretches for a hundred miles by land and fifty miles by water!”
After Cao Ren finished reporting, he returned to his post.
When Cao Zheng heard this, he said indifferently," It doesn't matter if Yuan Shao has 400,000 or 700,000. In short, this formation is really too big. He really thinks highly of us!" Don't you think so? Yuan Shao only had 30,000 troops to fight Han Fu and 300,000 to fight Gongsun Zan, but he brought all of his assets to fight us. What does this mean?”
"It means that we are stronger than them. Yuan Shao is also afraid of us, right?”
The soldiers were stunned. As expected of the general they knew. He was always so confident.
"Do you think we should fight this battle?”
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
The morale of the soldiers was high. For some reason, they were full of confidence in Cao Zheng! They knew that Cao Zheng could completely defeat a stronger opponent because Cao Zheng was the God of War in their hearts.
"You're right." At this moment, a familiar voice rang out. Everyone looked and saw that Cao Cao had woken up.
"Father, please." When Cao Zheng saw Cao Cao, he quickly stood up to welcome him. He helped Cao Cao to his seat and stood beside him.
Then Cao Cao continued," Everyone, eight years ago, Yuan Shao had 100,000 soldiers. I was thinking that I would need at least 200,000 soldiers to defeat Yuan Shao. Three years ago, Yuan Shao had 300,000 soldiers. I was thinking that I would need at least 100,000 soldiers to defeat him. Now, Yuan Shao has 400,000 soldiers.”
"But do you know how many soldiers I need? I only need 70,000 soldiers." Cao Cao looked at everyone and said.
Xun Yu asked in confusion," Why is Yuan Shao's army increasing while the Prime Minister's army is decreasing?"”
Cao Cao said calmly," Because it's not about the number of soldiers, but the quality. It's not about the courage of the general, but the strategy. If we compare the number of soldiers, I will never be able to compare to Yuan Shao. But if we compare the strength and resourcefulness, three Yuan Benchus together will not be able to compare to me, Cao Cao."”
"Cao Ren, tell me about the soldiers I prepared for Yuan Shao.”Cao Cao said to Cao Ren.
"Yes." Cao Ren's eyes sparkled as he said with confidence,""Three years ago, the lord ordered me to select the elites from the three armies and train them day and night in Yanzhou. In the past three years, I have trained 70,000 elite soldiers. They are all veterans of hundreds of battles and the elites of the elites. Among them, 40,000 cavalry are mainly the Liangzhou cavalry, 10,000 spearmen, 8,000 heavily armored infantry, and the rest are archers and thunderbolt chariots!”
When Cao Cao heard this, he stood up and said," These 70,000 elite soldiers are our spearhead and sharp sword. With one strike, they will definitely pierce through Yuan Shao's army!”
"Some of you might ask, but don't we still have 200,000 men? What are they doing?"
"Let me tell you, they only have one mission. When Yuan Shao is defeated, let them chase after him until they are completely wiped out.”
"Now, Cao Zheng, the general of the hussars, will announce the orders of the various troops.”Cao Cao said to Cao Zheng.
"Understood!" After Cao Zheng received the order, he solemnly announced,"Cavalry General Cao Ren, obey."”
"I'm here." Cao Ren stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"I order you to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to wipe out Runan Yellow Turban and clear the rear.”
"I accept your orders." Cao Ren said.
"Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, listen up."
"I'm here."
"Xiahou Dun will lead 10,000 troops to guard Xuchang. Xiahou Yuan will be in charge of escorting the rations to ensure that there is no shortage of rations at the front.”
"I accept your orders."
"Zang Ba, listen up."
"I'm here."
"You will lead the troops to guard the southern part of Qingzhou and pin down Yuan Tan.”
"I accept your orders."
"I will personally deal with the big-eared thief Liu Bei. Other than Xun Lingjun, who will stay in Xuchang, the rest will follow the army to fight Yuan Benchu.”After Cao Zheng finished speaking, the generals shouted in unison,"Yes, sir."
Everyone was filled with fighting spirit.
"We will definitely win this battle! The north belongs to me!"
At the top of Xuchang City.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Drumbeats sounded, flags flapped, and tens of thousands of armored soldiers stood with their heads held high, their aura soaring to the sky!
Whoosh!
Cao Cao sat on the carriage while Cao Zheng rode on the Lightning White Dragon Colt. He drew his Azure Melon Sword and pointed it to the north.
"Let's go!"
Rumble!
Immediately after, thousands of horses neighed and thousands of troops moved towards Guandu…
……
On the other side, in Yuan Shao's camp.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The drums shook the sky.
On a high platform, Yuan Shao stood with a sword in his hand. Below him was a black mass of soldiers whose ends could not be seen at a glance.
When Yuan Shao saw this scene, he was filled with lofty sentiments.
"Soldiers of the three armies, listen to me. This battle will not only determine the life and death of the Yuan Family, but also the fate of all the soldiers. This battle will also determine the ownership of the future dynasty for the next five hundred years!”
"In short, the fate of the empire and the world will be decided by this battle!”
Yuan Shao suddenly drew his sword, his aura surging.
"Victory! Victory! Victory!"
The cheers of hundreds of thousands of soldiers soared into the sky!
Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang also drew their swords and shouted, full of confidence.
"Kill the Cao thief! Set the world!"
Yuan Shao's heart surged as he raised his sword and shouted.
"Kill the Cao thief! Set the world!"
"Kill the Cao thief! Set the world!"
……
Xu You looked at the bamboo slip in his hand and frowned. After thinking about it, he walked up to the platform and handed it over.
Yuan Shao put back the sword in his hand and took the bamboo slip.
After looking at it for a while.
Yuan Shao directly threw the bamboo slip on the ground, his face revealing an angry expression.
"This Tian Feng is humiliating me again. It's already the eve of the war, and he still wrote a letter asking me to stop fighting. A mere Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, actually made him fear the enemy like a tiger. It was simply ridiculous!”
Yuan Xi stood up, cupped his hands and shouted coldly,"Commander Father, after offering sacrifices to the heavens, the earth, and the ancestors, we still lack an item to offer to the flag. Commander Father, please offer Tian Feng's head to the flag to strengthen the army's prestige!”
"No, my lord, you can't!"
Xu You quickly stood up to stop him." The war hasn't started yet, but we're killing our own subjects first. This is a bad omen!"”
"Why don't we wait for the lord to win a great victory and return triumphantly after pacifying the north? It'll be a good time for that cowardly Tian Feng, who usually only knows how to talk big, but is actually pedantic and short-sighted, to personally see the lord's brilliant battle achievements and great achievements!”
"At that time, it won't be too late for my lord to kill him!”
Yuan Shao's eyes gleamed as he nodded.""Alright, after I take Cao Cao's head and return victorious, I will hang Tian Feng and Cao Cao on the city wall and let the world know how powerful I, Yuan Shao, am. Haha!”
"Xu You, pass on my order! Beat the drum and send out the troops!"
Xu You immediately turned around and shouted,"The Lord has ordered us to beat the drum and send out our troops!"!”
"Woo-"
"Dong! Thump! Dong!"
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers flooded south under the leadership of the generals…
……
The first earth-shattering battle at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty had just begun…
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