People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Xingping five years, AD 199!
Yingchuan, Xu County.

Cao Cao's subordinates and generals lined up on the left and right. At this time, Guo Jia was saying in a deep voice:

"After a winter rest, we have recovered from the war. If there is enough time, then I would suggest Ming Gong to recuperate. But right now, Li Yao's territory and influence are far greater than ours..."

"The longer the time drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for us. We must take the initiative to launch an attack, disrupt the opponent's deployment, and allow this powerful enemy to have flaws. This is the way to defeat the strong with the weak..."

"Now that all the people in the Central Plains are united, from the wealthy families to the common people, they have all suffered from Li Yao for a long time. This time we send troops, we will definitely win a complete victory!"

These last few words were said by Guo Jia out of conscience. If he didn't say it, it wouldn't work. Li Yao was so powerful. If he didn't say something to boost his morale, how could he say it to be discouraging?

The current situation is a bit like Zhuge Liang exhausting his efforts to make the Northern Expedition. Although the Shu Han had natural dangers, the Cao Wei at that time occupied Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Guanzhong, Hebei, and the Central Plains. .

At this moment, Li Yao has become the one who occupies most of the world. Although Cao Cao has the four states in the Central Plains, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, which one is not war-torn, which one is not devastated, if he does not want to break the situation, no matter how Cao Cao recuperates, It is impossible to grow faster than Li Yao's strength.

Guo Jia, who saw through this, gave the advice of fighting. Even if both parties have been wallowing in the mud, they cannot let you go ashore alone.

All in all, after Guo Jia finished speaking, a group of generals asked for battle. Although Li Yao and his Liangzhou Army had a strong record, these generals under Cao Cao had also conquered east and west and had been on the battlefield for a long time.

Cao Cao saw all this in his eyes, and there was a look of relief in his eyes. Guo Jia had already passed his temper with him, and now he said it again in public, just to test whether these generals have the courage to fight Li Yao .

At this time, Cao Cao knew that it was time for him to come forward, so he stood up, waved his hands, and motioned for everyone to quiet down.

When everyone gradually quieted down, Cao Cao looked firm and said loudly:

"The emperor is covered with dust, Liangzhou traitors are committing rebellion, controlling the government, and causing harm to the world. We loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty all want to eat his flesh..."

"Now, I, Cao Mengde, have formally launched an army. On the side of the Qing emperor, punish treacherous ministers, and return the world to a bright world, and the people to a brilliant man..."

"You are willing to follow me, break Luoyang, enter Chang'an, rescue the emperor, and crusade against the traitors!"

Everyone around, both civil and military, stood up at this time and said:
"I wish to follow Minggong!"

Li Yao has the emperor in his hands, so if Cao Cao wants to launch an army to attack, he must have a legal excuse. It can be said that it has been tried and tested to clear the emperor's side and punish the treacherous ministers.

Li Yao had used this excuse many times before, but this time, he was the one who would be purged.

Moreover, Cao Cao was heading for Chang'an when he raised his troops this time, and he had to hit seven inches to hit a snake. If he attacked Jizhou, even if the attack was earth-shattering, the impact on Li Yao would be minimal. At the same time, too many troops were invested in Jizhou. Xu County was empty, giving Li Yao the opportunity to attack his rear.

Therefore, after discussion with Guo Jia and Xun Yu, Cao Cao decided to send troops to Guanzhong, first capture Luoyang, and then storm Hangu.

They have considered that it would be best if they could get in. If they really couldn't get in, as long as they could win a certain victory, they could boost their own morale and at the same time depress the enemy's morale.

After all, Li Yao is powerful and Cao Cao is weak, so we must take steps to defeat the strong with the weak.

In any case, Cao Cao was able to gradually grow from being a little brother beside Yuan Shao to the lord of the four states in the Central Plains. His own ability is considered top-notch, and he has so many civil servants and generals to assist him. At this time, he directly said passionately:
"Then from now on, inform the world that traitors and traitors are not equal to each other. I, Cao Mengde, want to raise troops to fight against traitors. That old man Liu Biao probably doesn't have the guts to get involved in this matter. I just hope he won't become an accomplice of traitors. As for Sun Ce, I heard that their Sun family also has a big enmity with Li Yao, I don't care about his taking in Liu Bei, if he can send troops to help, it will be a good thing for me!"

……

After this day, Cao Cao officially launched his army and broke with the imperial court in Guanzhong, using the slogan that Han and traitors should not stand apart, that the emperor should be sidelined, and that treacherous ministers should be punished.

The news spread quickly, and the Central Plains families expressed their support and supported Cao Cao in defeating Li Yao. Normally, the families tended to hedge their bets, but this time the situation was different. Li Yao was too ruthless and refused to kneel down and follow. The aristocratic families share power, so the aristocratic families will fully support Cao Cao in defeating Li Yao.

Cao Cao mobilized troops from the four states and gathered an army of [-]. It was an overwhelming force, showing his determination.

It's just that most of the [-] troops are county soldiers, or even peasants who are not as good as county soldiers, Orion.

The soldiers who can truly be said to be elite are all troops in the hands of the generals. Among them are their locals and tribesmen. They are related to each other and can fight tough battles and exert their utmost strength.

And basically they are infantry, don't even think about cavalry, Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou are all in Li Yao's hands. Cao Cao only has some scattered cavalry here, and there is no real organized cavalry.

Jingzhou!

Just as Cao Cao expected, Liu Biao did not get involved in this matter. To be precise, Liu Biao was already bedridden, even a little unconscious, and his own power was completely lost.

Liu Qi is in power, and Cai Mao is also in power. Liu Cong, supported by the Cai family, is now fighting openly and secretly.

I'm afraid that when Liu Biao actually dies, a civil strife will break out throughout Jingzhou. Liu Biao hasn't died yet, so both sides are relatively restrained.

Yangzhou!

Sun Ce was young and energetic, and wanted to follow Sun Jian's example and lead troops northward to attack and kill Li Yao and capture the emperor. Firstly, to avenge his father, secondly, to become famous all over the world, and thirdly, if he really captured the emperor, then he could become the second Li Yao.

However, Sun Ce's advisers are all trying to dissuade them. The situation in the Central Plains is extremely dangerous, so it's better not to get involved.

However, some people suggested that in the name of sending Liu Bei back to Xuzhou, they would seize Cao Cao's Xuzhou and Qingzhou. As long as they could expand their power, they would not hesitate to insert a knife in the back.

Sun Ce couldn't make up his mind, and felt a little depressed. If he let his temper go, he would attack Li Yao, but for Jiangdong's interests, it would be more beneficial to seize Xuzhou and Qingzhou.

I asked Liu Bei to go hunting, maybe I also wanted to find out Liu Bei's tone. After all, Xuzhou and Qingzhou belonged to Liu Bei. Tao Qian gave him Xuzhou, and Kong Rong gave him Qingzhou. He didn't keep any of them.

As a result, Sun Ce went into the dense forest alone without waiting for his own soldiers to catch up on a whim, and was finally ambushed by dead soldiers.

Countless arrows in the body, seriously injured and dying... The whole Jiangdong is in chaos.

(End of this chapter)