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Chapter 398 Cao Cao: No matter how hard it is for the common people...

Li Yao won consecutive battles in the north, eliminated Xianbei, Gongsun Zan, Wuhuan, and Gongsun Du, but the situation in the Central Plains also changed drastically.

Cao Cao realized his previous ambition and brought Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, south of Dahe, north of Dajiang, and the four states under his control.

Cao Cao reached the pinnacle of his life when he was full of ambition, but before he became proud, he was thrown a basin of cold water.

He received a secret report from the north. Li Yao's army was unparalleled and he had defeated Xianbei, Gongsun Zan, Wuhuan, and Gongsun Du in succession. Now he was dominating the north and was powerful beyond the Great Wall.

Cao Cao's people are numb, how can there be such outrageous things in the world, Xianbei, Gongsun Zan, Wuhuan, Gongsun Du, any one of the forces alone, Cao Cao must take it seriously, and now they are all destroyed by Li Yao.

However, Cao Cao's mind is firm, and he will not be depressed because of this. On the contrary, there is one thing that makes him deeply disturbed.

So he asked in a deep voice:
"Is there any news from Zhongde?"

The staff member responsible for collecting intelligence from the north shook his head and said:
"No, since Li Yao eliminated Xianbei in the first battle, there has been no news from Mr. Cheng. Now that he is alive or dead, I hope that Lord Ming will forgive him..."

Cao Cao felt a little sad in his heart, he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, he was either captured or killed, with Cheng Yu's character, even if he was captured, he would commit suicide to show his will, so there was only one result, and that was death.

As his die-hard follower, how can Cao Cao not feel heartache, but at this moment, he cannot become weak.

Just with a gloomy face, he said in a cold voice:

"Go down, come here, go and invite Wen Ruo, Feng Xiao!"

Soon, Cao Cao saw Xun Yu, Guo Jia, without Xun You, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Mao Jie... Now around Cao Cao, there are really few people who can be used.

Cao Cao told the two of the secret report from the north that this matter should not be made public, and the longer the better, otherwise many of his subordinates would be unable to resist writing letters to the court.

Then he took a deep breath, looked at the two of them and said:

"Because Zhongde led Xianbei to go south, I had time to capture Xuzhou and Qingzhou, but Li Yao swept across the north, and the situation is also very bad. Whether it is to capture Liu Biao's land of Jingchu or Sun Ce's land of Wuyue, once there is no way to fight quickly A quick decision will definitely attract Li Yao to go south, what should we do then?"

Xun Yu and Guo Jia were also shocked by the news they just heard. Xianbei, Gongsun Zan, Wuhuan, and Gongsun Du, Li Yao no longer has any enemies in the north, so Cao Cao will bear the brunt of it and will face Li Yao's lead. coming pressure.

After a moment of silence, Xun Yu expressed his opinion:
"Last year I conquered Yuan Shu, and this year I conquered Liu Bei. The treasury is empty of food and fodder, and we can no longer fight!"

Guo Jia also means this:
"The soldiers are tired from long battles. No general or soldier can stand the endurance of years of fighting. Li Yao occupies half of the world. There are strong soldiers guarding each state. They can take turns to fight. However, sweeping across the north this time will definitely not be easy!"

Cao Cao's face was not very good-looking, and the two each talked about a problem, which is an urgent problem that needs to be solved now:
"Now that Liu Bei's Qingzhou and Xu Erzhou have been captured, we can levy a few more rounds of taxes. First, we will solve the current predicament. Once we have food and grass, we need to recruit soldiers. Then we will suffer from the common people. I will bear the blame. As long as we can stop Li Yao Annexation of the world's footsteps, then everything will be worth it, the great man and the world must not fall into the hands of those traitors!"

Xun Yu and Guo Jia were also silent. First of all, they knew very well that Cao Cao was trying to catch all the money, but the situation was here.

Either when Li Yao went south, he was directly crushed into slag, or he tried his best to fight back.

Xun Yu showed admiration, looked at Cao Cao and said:

"Only Duke Ming can save the great Han world. Unfortunately, the common people can't understand Duke Ming's good intentions, and will describe Duke Ming as the greatest evil in the world!"

Cao Cao laughed loudly when he heard this:

"This is me, the great evil is the great good, the people today can't understand me, but the people thousands of years from now will definitely understand me!"

Guo Jia said solemnly:

"To break the current unfavorable situation and take the initiative to send troops, it is not possible to let the enemy develop. It is disadvantageous. We cannot get involved in Li Yao's territory in Kansai, but in the territory in Kanto, the Hebei aristocratic families are all targets that can be exploited. In the name of Yuan Tan, he provoked them to fight against Li Yao's rule..."

"If Li Yao lets them do whatever they want, then Jizhou will be a wound that can't heal and can bleed at any time. If Li Yao starts to kill, it will push all the Kanto families to their opposite. This is our chance, this is Minggong Opportunity!"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard the words:
"That's right, among these barbarians, how many Guandong scholars are willing to follow, now that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are defeated, all the aristocratic families in the Guandong who are loyal to the Han Dynasty and are unwilling to bow their heads in front of Li Yao will definitely take refuge in me! "

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Jingzhou, Nanjun, Xiangyang!

Liu Biao is sick, and very sick, and now he is bedridden.

He was only 56 years old, and he had ten years to live, but now he looked terminally ill and not far from death.

When Cao Cao attacked for the first time, he was so furious that he almost fainted. He was relieved until Cao Cao accepted his peace proposal.

As a result, Cao Cao backhandedly besieged Guan Yu and Chen Gong, whom Liu Bei had sent to help, and the siege lasted for more than three months.

For more than three months, the envoys sent by Liu Bei to ask for help became more and more critical, and their attitudes became more and more humble, but Liu Biao refused to send troops to help.

As a result, Guan Yu was captured, Chen Gong was killed, Cao Cao drove straight in, drove Liu Bei away, captured Qing and Xu Erzhou, and his forces spanned the land of the four states.

Then Liu Biao fell ill, and he just didn't want to pay attention to the fight between Cao Cao and Liu Bei. He didn't expect that Cao Cao could fight so well, but Liu Bei couldn't fight so well.

I don't know if it was because of fear, guilt, or both, but I suddenly fell seriously ill, and the doctors who called in were unable to do anything.

Suddenly, Liu Biao listened to the cries and sobs coming from his ears, and slowly opened his eyes. He was still a little confused at first, until he gradually regained his clarity.

Turning his eyes, he looked at Liu Qi, who was very similar to him when he was young, and Liu Cong, who was still young and crying. Standing next to him was the Cai family he married.

In the distance, there are Cai Mao, Wenpin, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Liu Xian, Deng Yi...

Liu Biao felt the tightness in his chest, so he could only say in a hoarse voice:

"Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet. During my absence, you will assist my eldest son Liu Qi in governing Jingzhou and appeasing the people..."

"Remember, don't offend any of the princes outside, if you can make friends with them, make friends with them, and don't make enemies with them..."

While Liu Biao was chattering, Cai Mao, Cai's face was very ugly, and they frequently made eye contact.

But now there are many people here, and they don't show too many abnormalities...

(End of this chapter)