The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 460: Jiangdong Rat
Cao Cao glanced at Lu Xun, then asked, "Bo Yan, the situation is critical now, what suggestions do you have?"

Although Cao Cao regained some face because of Lu Xun, he knew that if he had no other means, he would face an extremely unfavorable situation this time.

"My lord, the enemy is already at the gates of the city. Although Moling City is strong, the enemy is strong and can divide its troops to plunder Wujun, Kuaiji and other counties. These places are leaderless and will fall into the hands of the Cavalry in a month at most. By then, Moling will be a dead city."

Lu Xun directly pointed out the situation Cao Cao was facing.

"Do you think we should give up Moling now?" Cao Cao naturally knew what Lu Xun said, and he was also considering whether he should give up Moling.

Lu Xun shook his head and said, "My lord, if you give up Moling today, where will you give up tomorrow? If you withdraw from Moling today, where can you retreat to tomorrow? If you withdraw today, all the noble families in Jiangdong will know about it tomorrow. How can these people support you?"

"Hmph, whoever dares to betray the lord will be killed." Xiahou Yuan snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with cold light and filled with murderous intent.

But Lu Xun ignored the other party, who was just a guy who knew how to talk big and didn't know how to put his own thoughts into practice. There are so many people in Jiangzuo, so many aristocratic families, even Qin Shou didn't dare to say that he could eliminate all these aristocratic families, so who are you, Xiahou Yuan?
It can be predicted that if Cao Cao really did this, countless people in the entire Jiangdong would immediately rebel. After all, Jiangdong's territory is very vast, and Cao Cao's power is not enough to control the entire Jiangdong.

"Haha, these people have no legitimate reasons, but they cannot be killed." Cao Cao was still very sober. He knew very well that these aristocratic families were a group of treacherous people.

If the noble families in Moling City had not been thinking of cooperating from inside and outside, he would not have slaughtered these people, causing rivers of blood to flow in Moling City. This kind of killing actually resulted in a lose-lose situation.

Especially today, he had not taken the Cavalry into account, which made him lose points in the hearts of the people and soldiers in the city. He was thinking about how to save the situation.
"Why not ask the eldest son to stay inside while the lord leads the elite troops outside to form a pincer attack with Moling City, or defeat the cavalry army to stabilize people's hearts, and perhaps we can hold out for a longer time."

Lu Xun felt bitter in his heart.

Although what he said made sense, doing so would actually only delay his demise.

Ultimately, it's still a question of money and food. After the Chinese New Year, it's spring ploughing. The army has been fighting continuously. The cavalry has a large number of soldiers and is extremely powerful. Even if there are hundreds of thousands of people fighting, it is impossible to affect spring ploughing.

However, it is the same in Jiangdong. Seeing that the war is still going on, and it is the main battlefield, do the people of Jiangdong still have the mind to carry out spring ploughing?

Once the spring plowing was delayed, it meant that Cao Cao would not be able to fight for a long time.

Of course, Lu Xun did not think that Cao Cao could hold on until the autumn harvest season next year. The powerful cavalry army, led by the King of Tang, would sweep across the entire Jiangdong like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves. Cao Cao would not be able to hold on for too long and would become the second Sun Quan, being beaten back by the cavalry army.

"Perhaps this is the only way for now." Cao Cao sighed, stroking his beard.

Cao Cao accepted Lu Xun's suggestion and left Moling with Xu Chu the next day and headed for Wujun.

"Ang'er, if you lose the battle, you can surrender to Qin Shou."

Outside the East Gate of the city, Cao Cao and his son talked as they walked.

"Father, I would rather die than surrender." Cao Ang's face changed drastically after hearing this. He didn't expect Cao Cao to tell him this. If he lost the war, he would have to surrender to Qin Shou. How could this be possible? "My fight with Qin Shou is a fight for the whole world, but he and I have a mutual understanding. If I surrender to him, I will definitely become the General of the Western Expedition. If he surrenders to me, I will definitely make him the General. What a pity. If you surrender to him, you can keep your life safe." Cao Cao sighed.

He looked into the distance and took a deep breath. Even though the two had been fighting until now, in fact, their views on certain aspects and certain things were very similar.

Cao Cao also believed that if Cao Ang surrendered to Qin Shou, he could at least save his life. As for the title of General of the Western Expedition or the Great General, it was just a joke. If either side fell into the hands of the other, even if the other side did not take action, he would commit suicide. How could he be a minister of the other side and fight for the other side?

But no matter what, they will treat each other's offspring well and preserve each other's bloodline. This is also the tacit understanding between the two parties.

"Yes, the child knows."

After hearing this, Cao Ang nodded quickly.

Cao Cao finished his instructions as if he was explaining his last affairs, and then led hundreds of tiger and leopard cavalry, under the protection of Xu Chu, to Wujun. He was also a great hero, so how could he willingly surrender to his enemies?

In Nanjun, the war in the entire northern Jing has ended. The Cavalry Army has killed and captured countless people and obtained food. Zhuge Liang and others escorted Liu Bei as he hastily retreated southward, and with the help of the Wuxi Barbarians, they entered Cangwu and other places, preparing to enter Jiaozhou and continue to fight against the Cavalry Army.

Zhou Yu, Guo Jia and others led the remaining troops to retreat to Jiangdong. He knew that Cao Cao was not yet prepared to resist the cavalry, so he could only use the terrain of Jiangxia to resist the pursuers.

"Your Majesty, General Zhang Liao is blocked outside the city of Moling, and Cao Cao is very determined to resist." Jia Xu walked into the hall.

"Is there any news from Zhongda?" Qin Shou asked.

He still sent Huang Zhong and Sima Yi to pursue Liu Bei. To deal with Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi was indispensable. This had been the case since Xinye. Sima Yi did not disappoint him. With his strong logistical strength, he blocked Zhuge Liang's attack. He also hoped that he could continue to achieve good results this time.

"There is no news yet. The old general and Zhongda are marching slowly and are a hundred miles away from Liu Bei." Jia Xu said hurriedly.

"A hundred miles is a hundred miles. It won't hurt to be careful. Zhuge Liang is not that easy to mess with. If you are not careful, you might be tricked by him. The good situation will be reversed by Zhuge Liang." Qin Shou stood up.

"Your Majesty is right." Jia Xu nodded repeatedly. Now as long as they advance steadily, the Cavalry Army will definitely be the victorious in the end.

"Zhou Yu used the terrain of Jiangxia to block Wei Yan's eastward advance. Even Fa Zheng was no match for him. We can't wait in Nanjun any longer. We should move eastward as soon as possible to meet Cao Mengde."

Qin Shou ordered.

"Those noble families in Jiangdong may take some action. Your Majesty, can we wait a little longer?" Jia Xu suggested.

"Counting on those aristocratic families to turn against us, huh, huh, in the future, the power of the aristocratic families in Jiangdong will be even stronger, so I'd better go there myself!" Qin Shou didn't have a good impression of the aristocratic families in Jiangdong.

(End of this chapter)