Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1000 Foresight
When all the counselors first heard that Cao Cao was going to attack Liu Bei, they actually didn't understand.

Cao Cao has been fighting in Jingzhou for nearly two years. Although he surrendered Zhang Xiu, occupied the territory north of the Han River, and had the unexpected joy of winning Hanzhong, many people privately felt that Cao Cao's camp spent too much time in Jingzhou. .

The current situation is that not only did Cao Ying fail to occupy Jingzhou as expected, but the situation in Liangzhou is also unstable. Not to mention that the biggest enemy, Fierce Tiger, has opened the Bingzhou channel and can threaten Sili, the rear area of ​​Cao Ying's forces, at any time. If left alone, If so, the situation will only become more and more passive in the future.

Not to mention, Liu Bei has been targeted by Cao Ying, but has not been eliminated so far. If the fierce tiger invades Yuzhou, Jizhou and other places at this time, will Cao Ying have the extra troops to deal with it?
Even though some counselors voiced their doubts, Cao Cao remained unwavering and just said: "I have made up my mind. Liu Bei has been my enemy several times, and Xiangyang is extremely important. Only by taking it can we continue." Plan for Jingzhou!"

After everyone left, Xun You stayed. Cao Cao asked directly: "How is the fleet assembly going?"

Xun You said: "Thanks to the capture of Hanzhong, Zhang Lu and the Jingzhou navy who were blocked in the Han River surrendered to the lord. Now we have nearly a thousand large and small warships."

"In terms of the number of naval forces and ships alone, my lord's navy has already formed a large scale and may not be worse than Jiangdong's navy."

"But the difference between the two sides still lies in the strength of the soldiers. Most of the lord's soldiers are soldiers from Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and they are not proficient in water skills. Although they are trained by Jingzhou generals who surrendered, they are still some distance away from the Jiangdong navy."

"If you want to be equal to the Jiangdong navy in terms of combat power, you must capture Xiangyang, then occupy Nanjun between the Han River and the Jiangshui River, seize the Jingzhou navy on the river, and obtain the remaining Jingzhou navy generals. It can become a climate.”

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "This is all for the future. Unless Liu Biao dies, the major noble families in Jingzhou will not easily surrender to me."

"Jiangdong will also go north to Chaohu and Hefei at this time. Attacked from three sides, the fierce Jianghuai River. This time I am bound to win!"

Xun You suddenly realized that this was Cao Cao's real plan. It seemed that he had no good response to the ferocious tiger's harassment. In fact, he was recharging his energy, looking for opportunities, and delivering a fatal punch!
Now the opportunity has come. Jiangdong gathered a large army and wanted to plot Lujiang and even Hefei on the north bank of the Yangtze River. At this time, Cao's army marched from the Huai River. The two parties joined forces and the fierce tiger troops in Jianghuai were simply not enough to compete!
At the end of the fight, Fierce Tiger had no choice but to abandon Jianghuai and retreat to Xuzhou. However, Cao Cao had already deployed backup forces in Yuzhou and Yanzhou. As soon as Fierce Tiger was defeated, he took advantage of the situation to advance eastward from Jianghuai and invade Xuzhou, bringing the enemy to Xuzhou. Fierce Tiger took back all the territory he had seized from Cao Cao over the years, making him spit out even his capital and profits!
Thinking that Cao Cao had such great courage and skill, and had already begun to make plans, Xun You couldn't help but be deeply impressed. He bowed sincerely: "None of us can match Duke Ming's plan!"

"My goal this time is to go south along the river, attack Lukou with Jiangdong's army, and block Liu Bei's retreat!"

"As long as I add fuel to the flames with the navy, Jianghuai will fall into a full-scale war, and the fierce tiger Sun Quan will never be able to escape, and will only continue to invest his troops. Once the war escalates into a full-scale war, the final result for both sides will inevitably be a lose-lose situation. !”

Cao Cao smiled and said: "That's it. As long as Fierce Tiger feels threatened, he will definitely send troops to fight Jiangdong Army."

"Moreover, the navy costs a lot. Jiangdong needs me now and can be used by me, so there is no need to rush to expand the navy."

Xun You suddenly said: "So this is what my lord had in mind!"

"But Jiangdong aside, I'm afraid that Fierce Tiger may not be fooled."

"As long as Xiakou is captured, our infantry can land on the north bank of the river, occupy Maicheng in Jiangling along the way, and fully attack Liu Bei's rear. By then, he will be unable to escape!"

Cao Cao laughed a few times and then heard Xun You say: "I have one more thing to do. The matter of Mrs. Ding of Yuzhou and the eldest daughter of Duke Ming was kidnapped."

"As long as he loses Shouchun and the Xuzhou flank is lost, I will take the opportunity to move eastward and see how he responds!"

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Yes, the fierce tiger is difficult to deal with."

"So I decided to personally lead my troops and go south along the Han River to attack Jiangxia simultaneously by water and land. At the same time, Yuzhou cooperated to cross the Huai River and attack the fierce Lujiang and Jiujiang together!"

Xun You said worriedly: "Not to mention Liu Bei, I'm afraid the fierce tiger won't just sit idly by."

Cao Cao's laughter suddenly stopped, his face darkened, and after a while he said: "How can one or two women affect the world's major events?"

"Fight as you should!"

After Xun You left, Cao Cao sat in front of the desk and was extremely angry. What should Cao Honglejin do? There were so many people escorting Mrs. Ding and the fierce tigers snatched her away. How incompetent!
Cao Cao was heartbroken when he thought that Mrs. Ding would not be spared if she fell into his hands with her reputation as a fierce tiger. Could this be retribution for robbing other people's wives and concubines?
No, it's impossible, I'm not wrong! Cao Cao stood up angrily and walked up and down the hall. The headache began to attack again, torturing his head. The pain seemed to tear his skull apart in waves. Cao Cao suddenly covered his head and tried his best to endure it. Can't stop wailing.

After a long time, Cao Cao gradually regained consciousness. He was sweating profusely and almost weak. However, the blow he suffered mentally was far worse than his body.

His headaches have become more and more severe recently, and he has consulted countless doctors, but nothing can be done. The two most famous doctors at the moment, Hua Tuo, who works under Fierce Tiger, and Zhang Zhongjing, who is an official in Jingnan, are not what Cao Cao can find at the moment. .

The symptoms worsened day by day, and Cao Cao always had the feeling that he was not going to die soon.

Cao Cao suddenly realized how Yuan Shao felt before his death. He was still a few steps away, or even one or two steps away from unifying the Central Plains. However, God did not miss the New Year. He must have felt extremely unwilling when he died. ?
The same is true for me now. Is this retribution for plotting against Yuan Shao?
Cao Cao clenched the fists in his sleeves. Although he was unwilling to give in, the most important thing at the moment was to eliminate the enemies as much as possible while he was still in charge of the overall situation, and did everything he could!
Now that he is Duke Wei, as long as he captures Jianghuai, he can take the next step. The emperor is now a puppet and there are no obstacles!

but heirs
Cao Cao felt quite uncomfortable when he thought of Cao Pi. There were many rumors about Cao Pi, but there were few good ones. Has this kid really given up on himself?
Thinking of another rumor about Cao Pi, a hint of anger rose in Cao Cao's eyes. Someone dared to interfere in his own family affairs, and he already had a way to kill him!
In a study room in Cao Cao's back house, Cao Pi sat in front of the table and carefully read the letters on the table.

His surroundings were filled with bamboo slips of various books. Now Cao Pi was greedily grabbing the knowledge from the books, like a virgin entering a brothel.

This is not to say that he has enlightened, but because his heart is now full of torment and pain, and he can only use this kind of thing to distract his attention.

Since the last time he was stabbed, although he secretly asked the doctor for medicine to stop the bleeding and heal the injury, he was left with quite serious sequelae.

The feeling down there is gradually losing, and recently it has become so severe that I have become incontinent when urinating. I often wet my crotch without even realizing it. When I smell the pungent odor, my entire trousers are often wet.

Cao Pi was extremely crazy about this, but he had no good solution, so he could only find a way to stuff multiple layers of linen cloth inside his pants to absorb urine, making his crotch bulge, and some people thought it was swollen somewhere.

Fortunately, there was a robe covering the outside, which could cover it up to some extent, but the lingering smell, even if Cao Pi used a lot of spices, still had some vague smell left.

This made Cao Pi more and more sensitive, especially every time he saw Xun Yu, Cao Pi always felt that Xun Yu was twitching his nose and looking at him in a weird way.

Therefore, Cao Pi's nerves have become more sensitive these days, and his actions have become more absurd. In order to cover up, he can only lock himself in the study and use reading to relieve his mental collapse.

But the amazing thing is that in this stressful and desperate state of mind, Cao Pi seemed to understand the true meaning of literature. His understanding was not low to begin with, but now in his state of mind, his literary talent was stimulated.

Originally he was far inferior to Cao Zhi, but the few poems he wrote recently were highly praised by Cao Cao, which had never happened before.

As soon as Cao Pi felt complacent in his heart, he felt a chill in his crotch. He looked down and saw that the wet stain on his pants was rapidly expanding.

He couldn't bear it any longer, stood up and threw the bamboo slips in his hands, and let out an angry roar.

What happened in Baqiu still reached Shouchun. When Yuan Xi saw the letter that came, saying that Guan Yu had foiled Lu Meng's plan to dedicate the city and beheaded him, the corners of his mouth suddenly rose, and in the end he couldn't help laughing. got up.

Da Qiao, who was grinding ink at the side, didn't know why. He thought that Yuan Xi was always worried these days and frowned. Did something good happen?
But it is fair to say that Jiangdong gathered tens of thousands of troops in Wancheng, which put a lot of pressure on Shouchun. No one would be happy. From the looks of it, could it be that things have turned around?

However, Da Qiao's temperament was that she never took the initiative to ask. When she saw Yuan Xi happy, she also became happy, and the movements of rubbing ink on her hands became lighter.

Yuan Xi was in a good mood. If this happened, Jiangdong's inheritance of counselors would probably be cut off. After Zhou Yu's death, he might no longer be able to find a suitable candidate, and he would have to try to persuade Lu Su to change his family.

But now that Zhou Yu is not dead, I am afraid it will be difficult to persuade Lu Su. It only takes a few key battles between himself and Jiang Dong to completely kick him out of the chess game, but now he does not seem to have such strength. After all, There is also Cao Cao watching.

He continued to read the letter, but a maid came to report outside the door, saying that Mrs. Mi wanted to see him.

(End of this chapter)