Control your ancestors and create an immortal family starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 84 Killing to the point where no one dares to claim the throne (asking for monthly tickets)

April, the tenth year of Jian'an;
——Gu Chen officially led his troops to attack Xu.

At the same time, Liu Bei also mobilized troops from Jingzhou, intending to attack Yuyang.

But Cao Cao had already prepared for this.

At the same time, Sun Ce mobilized his troops, intending to block Liu Bei's way in Jiangdong.

At this time, the Jingzhou nobles under Sun Ce played a big role.

Not only can it make Sun Ce stronger and stronger.

At the same time, it was also restricting Liu Bei.

Jingzhou was just conquered, so it was impossible for Liu Bei to send out all his troops.

If any accident happened in Jingzhou, with these noble families who knew Jingzhou very well, Jingzhou would most likely change hands easily.

This is something Liu Bei would definitely not accept.

Liu Bei might have been a little too confident. He wanted to get rid of Sun Ce first, which would not only solve his worries, but also allow him to continue to strengthen his own strength.

But Zhuge Liang stopped him.

With the Yangtze River as a natural barrier, it is definitely not easy to plot against Jiangdong.

In desperation, Liu Bei had to leave Guan Yu to garrison Jingzhou.

He himself led his troops to attack Yuzhou.

The world is in a state of chaos, and the war is about to begin again!
The one guarding Xuchang was Cao Ren.

Since the battle of Chenliu in the past, Cao Ren is no longer the unknown young general, but has become a world-famous city defense general.

He stationed 40,000 troops in Xuchang.

The surrounding areas are divided into twelve joint camps based on the terrain.

Even Gu Chen had to admit that Cao Ren was definitely one of the best city defense generals in the world.

But so what?
For Gu Chen.

As long as Cao Ren cannot mend the rift in people's hearts, it is doomed to be impossible to stop him.

The people of Yingchuan have completely lost their morale.

Cao Cao's move of moving the capital was a big deal for both the Yingchuan nobles and the common people.

They have all concluded that Cao Cao has given up on them.

What’s more, Gu Chen is now so powerful?

Under such circumstances, how could Cao Ren possibly stop Gu Chen?
In the sixth month of the tenth year of Jian'an;
Gu Chen led his troops to attack three major camps of Cao's army in succession, and killed nearly ten of Cao's generals. Cao's army feared Gu Chen like a tiger.

As the news continued to spread, Yingchuan was shocked.

Deserters appeared one after another in each camp.

And the number is increasing.

Cao Ren could only use harsh measures to suppress deserters.

August, the tenth year of Jian'an;
Gu Chen defeated five more camps and continued to approach Xuchang.

At the same time, he asked Xun Yu to write the "Silk Book of Surrender" to intensify the panic of the soldiers and people in Yingchuan.

But Cao Ren is also worthy of being a great general who will go down in history.

Even though Gu Chen's attack was so fierce, he did not lose his composure at all.

He never thought that he could stop Gu Chen with just twelve battalions.

Cao Ren has always admired Cao Cao very much.

Gu Chen is a person who was given the highest evaluation even by Cao Cao, so how could he be underestimated?
He was not at all panicked, but just coordinated the three armies in Xuchang City and tried every means to stop Gu Chen.

He even invented a hook-and-sickle spear.

Specially used to restrain the elite cavalry under Gu Chen and Ma Chao.

And Cao Cao would not remain idle in the rear forever.

He was also trying to break the deadlock.

Not only did he let Lu Bu move from Jizhou and make him obey Cao Ren's arrangements, he even gave the drawings of the Thunderbolt Chariot to Sun Ce to help Sun Ce attack Jingzhou.

He personally rushed to Yuyang to guard against Liu Bei and stabilize the people's hearts.

All matters concerning Pengcheng were handed over to Cao Ang.

In Cao Cao's eyes.

Compared to Gu Chen, Liu Bei is naturally the easier one to deal with.

If Liu Bei could be defeated, it would definitely stabilize people's hearts.

The world is in turmoil.

October;

The appearance of the hook-and-sickle spear did have an impact on Gu Chen.

But he is definitely not a warrior who only knows how to charge and kill.

After noticing the recent drought, Gu Chen immediately adopted the tactics that Tian Dan used to defeat Yan in the Warring States Period, forming a fire bull formation and defeating Cao's army again.

Within a few months, they completely broke through the twelve camps set up by Cao Ren.

He led his army to attack Xuchang.

At the same time, at the end of October.

Liu Bei set foot in Runan.

Following the advice of his new military advisor Pang Tong, he sent Zhao Yun with 5,000 troops disguised as Cao's grain transport team to burn Cao's granary.

They captured several cities in a row with overwhelming momentum.

The rapidity of the attack was not apparent until Cao Cao arrived in person.
November;
Cao Chun led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to cut off Gu Chen and Yang Yao's food supply route and stop Gu Chen's offensive.

He even encountered the Qiang cavalry under Ma Chao's command.

Both sides fought.

Both sides suffered casualties and there was no clear winner.

It was not until Gu Chen personally led his troops to the scene that Cao Chun was defeated and fled.

Gu Chen did not attack Xuchang directly.

Xuchang is an important city with 40,000 defenders, so it is definitely not easy to capture.

He chose to reorganize the three armies and replan the food supply routes.

He even once again used the classic tactics passed down from generation to generation by the Gu family.

Various "miracles" appeared one after another.

What about the surprising discovery of an inscription in Luoyang, which said, "Xuchang was defeated, Luoyang prospered"?
What evil star appeared, a sign of Xuchang's downfall?
Various rumors emerged one after another, constantly eroding Cao's army's fighting spirit.

Even Gu Yi had to say, "My ancestors were really too steady."

But after thinking about it carefully, I felt relieved.

Gu Chen was never a genius who far surpassed his peers since childhood.

——On the contrary, it’s the exact opposite.

His experiences from childhood to adulthood have determined his character, so how could he become too inflated?

This style of fighting really made Cao Ren feel desperate.

Until now, he is playing chess with Gu Chen in person.

Only then did Cao Ren understand why Cao Cao decided to move the capital.

Gu Chen has no flaws!

It is so impeccable in every aspect.

Whether it is the construction of the foundation; the judgment of the battle situation; or even the attainment of the human heart;

In everything else, Gu Chen was so impeccable.

This is definitely a despairing thing for the heroes of the same era as him.

How do you defeat this kind of person?

Gu Chen's plan had a huge impact on Cao's army.

Cao Ren worked tirelessly day and night, and his supervision of his soldiers had reached its peak, for fear that they would open the city and surrender.

The only good thing was that Cao Cao blocked Liu Bei's offensive in Runan.

Although it was only a small victory, Cao Ren seized the opportunity and boasted about the battle as a great victory in order to boost the morale of the troops.

But it still cannot change the general trend.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu also defeated Sun Ce's vanguard Zhou Yu in Jiangxia.

Killed thousands of enemies.

Blocked Sun Ce's attack on Jingzhou.

November;
Gu Chen personally led an army of 100,000 and officially launched an attack on Xuchang.

Xuchang is an important city.

No matter how brave Gu Chen was, he was destined to be unable to provide much help in attacking such an important town, and could only rely on the bravery of his soldiers.

After five days of fierce attacks, the army finally entered the city of Xuchang for the first time.

But Cao Ren was prepared for this.

He distributed the hallucinogenic "Five Stones Powder" to his soldiers.

By using this thing to inspire the bloodiness of the soldiers, Gu Chen's army was finally defeated.

Under this situation, the whole Xuchang is like a meat grinder.

Countless heroic souls were defeated inside and outside the city of Xuchang.

Gu Chen did not expect that Cao Ren would have such a method, but he saw that the soldiers who had taken the "Five Stones Powder" had completely lost their fear of humans.

He had no choice but to lead his troops to retreat.

In fact, Gu Chen had heard of this "Five Stones Powder", but he only knew that long-term use would cause premature death, but he did not expect it to have such an effect.

This finally gave Cao Ren the opportunity.

Although he did not defeat Gu Chen at all, it could even be called a major defeat.

After all, Cao's army suffered heavy casualties in this battle.

Moreover, Gu Chen's army broke into the city.

But Cao Ren still boasted about it, just to completely stabilize the morale of the army.

This did have some effect.

After all, for the Cao army soldiers who knew nothing, they did manage to repel Gu Chen this time.

But Cao Ren did not take it lightly.

As one of the great generals whose name will be recorded in history, Cao Ren's military level is beyond doubt.

After Gu Chen's army retreated, he immediately ordered people to pour water on the city.

Taking advantage of the weather, the entire city of Xuchang was transformed into an ice city.

But Gu Chen didn't care about it at all.

After this battle, he had a deeper understanding of Xuchang City.

If we continue to attack with such force, we may eventually capture Xuchang City and occupy the entire Yingchuan.

For Gu Chen, the casualties were too heavy.

In Gu Chen's eyes.

Cao Ren had no chance of winning.

Taking Wu Shi San can indeed stimulate the fighting power of Cao's army, but the damage after the effect of the drug wears off is irreversible.

Cao Ren will be defeated sooner or later.

But Gu Chen needs to consider the casualties of his own army.

Based on Cao Ren's characteristic of never leaving the city to fight and the current weather, Gu Chen made a judgment almost immediately.

——He decided to dig a tunnel!
When everyone heard Gu Chen's decision, they were all stunned.

How much manpower would it take to dig a tunnel in this season?
But Gu Chen's answer was very simple.

"Warfare is the art of deception; only by taking the unexpected can victory be achieved."

Cao Ren would never have thought that Gu Chen would dig a tunnel in this winter time!
Although this matter is hard and troublesome, the casualties are less than those of a strong attack.

That would definitely be much better.

After hearing this, everyone immediately fell silent.

No one can question the surprise attack of the Gu family members, and no one will question it!

Gu Chen has never been a hesitant person. After carefully analyzing the feasibility of this plan, he immediately began to implement it.

While summoning soldiers and civilians.

Burning soil and digging tunnels.

At the same time, he attracted Cao Ren's attention in front of the formation.

Although he continued to attack the city, Gu Chen did not attack with all his strength as before.

If it is under normal circumstances.

Cao Ren may have noticed something unusual.

But under the current situation, Cao Ren just felt that Gu Chen was afraid of his Five Stones Powder army, which made Cao Ren feel extremely honored.

He actually blocked Gu Chen?

Even he himself found it hard to believe.

But the facts were there, and he had no choice but to believe it.

The most eye-catching Yingchuan battle inexplicably came to a stalemate under such circumstances.

This was indeed beyond everyone's expectations.

Jingzhou.

Sun Ce never stopped attacking Jingzhou, but almost all of his attacks were repelled by Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu.

"military adviser."

"Will changes in the Yingchuan war affect the overall situation?"

Inside the big tent, Guan Yu stroked his beard with one hand, looked at Zhuge Liang and asked, "I intend to lead the army to support Yingchuan and lend a hand to Master Gu." "General, no."

Zhuge Liang immediately shook his head and said seriously: "Although the general is brave."

"But compared to Master Gu, I'm afraid he's still inferior."

"The current situation seems to be a three-way battle."

"In fact, if one party changes, it will definitely affect the situation among the three parties."

"How can the general leave Jingzhou at this time?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of indignation immediately flashed across Guan Yu's face, but he didn't say much.

If he were to be honest, he really couldn't reach Gu Chen's level.

But for someone as proud as him, these words were inexplicably harsh.

"And if my predictions are correct, Sun Ce will definitely attack Jingzhou with all his might in the near future."

Zhuge Liang suddenly spoke again.

Hearing this, Guan Yu was finally intrigued. He immediately gave him a sharp look and said, "You are just a traitor. You have been defeated several times and still don't repent. How dare you attack me again?"

"General." Zhuge Liang shook his head slowly and said seriously, "Right now, the battlefields of Yingchuan and Runan are at a stalemate."

"As for Sun Ce."

"If they can achieve a decisive victory at this time, it will surely boost the morale of the armies on all sides."

"Based on my understanding of Zhou Yu."

"He will definitely advise Sun Ce to attack!"

Hearing this, Guan Yu was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly.

He immediately bowed to Zhuge Liang and said, "Please ask the military advisor for advice. I will definitely make sure that the invading enemy has no chance of returning!"

Things did not go as Zhuge Liang expected.

How could Zhou Yu give up such an opportunity?

Just a few days later.

Sun Ce led his troops again and followed Zhou Yu's advice.

He sent Lu Meng to lead 3,000 warriors with excellent swimming skills to dive and sink the patrol boats of Jingzhou, control the Hanjin ferry bridge, enter Jingzhou again, and attack the Yunmengze granary directly to cut off Zhuge Liang's food supply.

The war between the two sides resumed.

Zhuge Liang remained calm and changed the grain route to the ancient Jingshan Road to stabilize the morale of the army.

Afterwards, the two sides started fighting again throughout the Jiangling area.

Sun Ce has obviously made up his mind this time.

Almost all the elite troops were brought here.'

And the most important thing is——

The impact of Gu Chen being blocked in Xuchang was really too great.

It even gave some encouragement to the soldiers under Sun Ce's command. This fighting power is extraordinary in nature.

On the other hand, let's look at Zhuge Liang.

Although Liu Bei left behind a lot of troops, there were not many truly elite soldiers.

This is bound to have an impact on the overall occupancy.

Although Zhuge Liang repeatedly came up with strategies to influence Sun Ce's offensive, he was ultimately unable to completely drive Sun Ce back to Jiangdong.

Word kept spreading.

The changes in the three-way war completely changed the direction of the war.

Cao Cao, whose situation was originally worrying, actually gradually stabilized the morale of his troops.

But Cao Cao still did not dare to take it lightly.

He always felt that with Gu Chen's ability, he would never be so terrible.

If I could really stop Gu Chen like this.

How could he have moved the capital in the first place?

Cao Cao sent messengers several times to warn Cao Ren not to relax.

Cao Ren also listened to Cao Cao's words and kept sending scouts to gather intelligence.

But who could have imagined that in such a severe winter, Gu Chen would choose to dig a tunnel?
This is also the root of the ingenious plan.

That is to do things that others dare not even think about.

Gu Chen didn't care about the wars on all sides at all, but carried out his own plan in an orderly manner.

He set the exits of the tunnel at Cao's army's granary, armory, and stable.

This was the location he had clearly discovered after this period of time.

Gu Chen would never make meaningless attacks.

And never give up any opportunity.

And in the eleventh year of Jian'an, in February;

The tunnel was finally completely opened.
Xuchang.

The night is dark and the moon is hidden.

Hearing the screams coming from his ears, Cao Ren couldn't help but wake up from his dream.

A nameless anger suddenly rose.

He suddenly shouted: "What happened?"

Cao Ren hadn't had a good rest for many days. It was only until recently when he felt that Gu Chen had really run out of tricks that he was able to sleep peacefully.

How could he not be angry after being disturbed like this?
The voice just fell.

Someone immediately rushed in from outside the door and knelt down in front of Cao Ren, looking panicked: "General!"

"It's on fire! Our granary, arsenal, and stable are all on fire!"

These words exploded in Cao Ren's ears like thunder in the clear sky.

He was stunned.

Some didn't respond.

But the next moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he rushed out of the room without caring about anything else.

It's better not to come out
The moment he walked out of the room, he saw the fire that was like the scorching sun.

The originally dark night sky was now completely lit up by the flames.

The most vigorous of them—

It is his granary.

As the capital once designated by Cao Cao, Xuchang City had countless piles of grain and grass.

Although some of them were later transferred away by Cao Cao.

But for this battle, there were still hundreds of thousands of stones of grain in Xuchang's granary, enough to meet the army's needs for several years.

In order to prevent Gu Chen from cutting off Xuchang's food supply, Cao Ren planned to lay siege to the city.

All the food and supplies were transferred into the city.

Now, these food and grass have become the most "effective accomplices" of this fire.

Cao Ren was completely stunned.

The light from the fire reflected in his pupils.

He seemed to have seen the scene of Xuchang City being breached.

Seeing Gu Chen heading north again, the Cao family’s dream of inheriting the Mandate of Heaven was completely shattered.

Accompanied by the shouts in my ears and the sounds of frightened war horses running wildly, all these scenes seemed so real!

The next moment, he suddenly woke up.

There was no hesitation.

Cao Ren immediately gathered his men and distributed the "Five Stones Powder" to them again.

Gu Chen will definitely come to attack the city.

No matter what, he couldn't let Gu Chen enter Xuchang City easily.

Cao Ren's mind was extremely clear at this time.

He understood that Xuchang City could no longer be defended.

But he wants to bring the army back!
In such a crisis situation, a general's ability is fully demonstrated.

Cao Ren is now unable to express his intention to withdraw his troops.

Prepare to withdraw troops again.

As expected, Gu Chen led his troops to attack.

There is naturally no need to say much about this battle.

Under the influence of the raging fire, the morale of the soldiers in the city had completely dispersed, and the defenders had no intention of stopping it.

Gu Chen broke into the city with almost no effort.

And what they faced next was Cao Ren’s “Five Stone Powder” army.

This time, Gu Chen did not retreat at all.

He even led his troops to charge directly.

But this also greatly stimulated the efficacy of the Five Stones Powder, making these people and horses fearless and completely reduced to irrational beasts.

Cao Ren was in this situation.

He led his army to retreat from Xuchang.

Before leaving the city, he looked at the fire that was big enough to burn the sky, his whole body trembled inexplicably, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Gu Chen would naturally not let Cao Ren retreat peacefully.

The men he left behind were brave.

But there will be a time when one’s strength is exhausted.

And the most important thing is that these people are now irrational. Without the help of sober people, Gu Chen really has too many ways to lure them into the sea of fire and eliminate them.

Just after slaughtering all these people.

Gu Chen only left the wounded and weak soldiers to control the fire, and then personally led his troops to continue the pursuit.

He killed more than ten generals of Cao's army and annihilated 20,000 enemies.

Getting closer and closer to Cao Ren.

But at this moment, Lu Bu came and killed him.

Although Lu Bu was unwilling to face Gu Chen, he had no choice at this moment.

Cao Cao had already handed him over to Cao Ren.

Abandon Cao again?

Where in the world can Lang Lang stay?
How could Gu Chen spare his life?

No matter what, he must help Cao Ren block Gu Chen's attack.

But the ending was not surprising after all.

As early as the time of Bingzhou, Lu Bu was no longer a match for Gu Chen, let alone facing the Gu Chen of today.

Gu Chen ambushed troops in Xihua.

He beheaded Lü Bu in front of the battle and declared him guilty of "disloyalty and unfilial piety" in order to restore moral character throughout the world.

The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry under his command either died or surrendered.

Upon hearing the news, Cao Ren had no choice but to retreat again, leaving Chenliu and heading towards Chen County.

He attempted to use the important town of Chen County to stop Gu Chen again.

But in the end he was stopped by Gu Chen twenty miles outside Chen County.

Cao Ren, a general of Cao's army, died on the battlefield.

All the troops under his command surrendered.

Chen County, an important city of the Chen State, did not dare to face Gu Chen at all and surrendered at the sight of him.

The news quickly spread throughout the world.

For a moment, everyone was shocked.

The princes and capable men from all over the world were frightened by Gu Chen's name, and Cao's army found it even more difficult to muster the heart to resist.

After one battle, no one in the world dared to claim supremacy anymore.
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"In the second month of the eleventh year of Jian'an, Gu Chen attacked Xuchang.

They openly deployed ladders and battering rams to the west of the city, while secretly sent death squads to dig a 300-foot-long tunnel through the earthen chamber and reach the armory.

In the middle of the night, the ground cracked and fire broke out, burning granaries, destroying weapons, and burning war horses. The red flames illuminated the sky as bright as day.

Cao Ren ordered his soldiers to take Wushisan (Five-Stone Powder) and fight to the death. However, the stench of burning filled the city, and soldiers scrambled to escape by breaking down the city gates.

Chen took advantage of the chaos to break into the city, and chased the enemy with his spear for fifty miles, beheading 20,000 people and piling up armor like a mountain.

Cao Ren retreated to Chenliu and sent a letter to summon Lü Bu to come to his aid from Weijun.

Bu led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry south at night and was ambushed when he reached Xihua.

Chen personally led his elite cavalry into the battle, beheaded Bu on horseback, and hung his head at the gate, which set the tone for the moral character of the people of the world.

The brave cavalrymen of Bingzhou wept bitterly, took off their armor, and drowned themselves in the Ying River.

When Ren heard that Bu had died, he was heartbroken and abandoned Chenliu and fled to Chen County.

Chen surrounded the king in the wilderness with an eight-sided formation of fire bulls. Even with his armor and helmet completely red, Ren still cried out, "How can we destroy the foundation of our Cao family by such a scoundrel!" He was eventually pierced through the chest by arrows and died. The elders of Chen County brought food and food to welcome the royal army.

That night a comet swept across Yecheng, and the Cao clan temple in Xudu collapsed for no apparent reason.

Sima Qian said: "Han Xin's sneak attack on Chencang was not as wise as Chen's burning of Xuchang; Xiang Yu's burning of his boats was not as good as Ren's subdued loyalty.

Watching Gu Chen behead Lü Bu under the moonlight and slay Cao Ren in battle, it truly is like the blazing flames of the Han Dynasty burning away all the villains.”

From then on, children's songs in the Central Plains all sang: "I would rather meet a white tiger than meet Gu Lang; the blue dragon and the crescent moon cannot withstand the cold light."

——"Book of Yan and Han, Biography of Gu Chen"

(End of this chapter)