Chapter 124: Famous throughout the world, unstoppable [Subscribe]

It was already early December when Cao Cao returned to Yanzhou, and the journey to Chang'an took him nearly half a month.

The army under his command began to move to the surrounding areas in mid-November. Except for the vanguard, such as those led by Taishi Ci and Le Jin, they had already engaged in battle with Tao Qian's troops in Xuzhou, southeast of Yanzhou.

The rest of the troops arrived at the designated combat positions one after another, and Cao Cao returned at the right time.

He already knew that Taishi Ci had shot and killed Tao Qian's general Zhao Lang with one arrow.

Before Tao Qian sent reinforcements, Taishi Ci and Le Jin, leading the vanguard, captured a border town in Xuzhou.

It was praised as a good story in the army for a while and greatly boosted the morale of Cao's army.

Cao Cao wrote a letter of commendation early and asked someone to send it by express horse as an encouragement.

At this time, he returned to Yanzhou from Chang'an, but chose to go south from Dongjun and entered Chenliu County.

Before that, Zhang Liao led a small number of elite troops from Bingzhou and went to Chang'an with Cao Cao.

At that time, there were 30,000 soldiers and horses sent out from Changyi. They were stationed in Chenliu and waiting. They did not start a large-scale war. They all went to Chang'an.

If there really were tens of thousands of troops on the march, even without taking into account the cost, it would be impossible to keep it secret and successfully sneak close to Chang'an in a few days.

After returning to his own territory, Cao Cao asked Diao Chan, Xi Zhicai, and Cai Yong and his daughter to return to the base camp Changyi first, and transport the things they had obtained in Chang'an back together.

Cao Cao brought Jia Xu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others to Chenliu.

At this time, the prefect of Chenliu had been changed to Zhang Miao.

Zhang Miao knew he was coming, so he took people to meet him at the military camp on the outskirts of Chenliu County.

"Why did Meng De stay outside the city and not bring anyone into the city?"

When Zhang Miao entered the military camp, he saw Cao Cao sitting there looking at the marching map. On his left was Zhang Liao, and on his right was a general in a white robe and silver armor whom he did not recognize.

The general was a handsome and imposing man, with a flat and broad forehead, straight eyes and nose, and his lips tightly closed into a straight line. He had an indescribable confidence and composure.

There was a silver spear at his side.

The strange thing was that the silver spear had no one to support it, nor was it stuck in the ground, but it stood upright.

Zhang Miao once heard someone mention that there is a kind of military spear technique that allows the spear to be suspended behind the person wherever he is.

However, one needs to practice the spear technique to the point where the person and the spear become one, and to transfer a breath of energy into the spear in order to achieve this.

Zhang Miao wondered how good a general Meng De was. He had only heard of his spearmanship but had never seen it before, and it was said to be extremely difficult to master.

"I won't go into the city. The troops may be deployed at any time, and it will cause a disturbance if I go in or out," said Cao Cao.

"Meng De mobilized troops in Yanzhou this time, but he went to Chang'an. It's really surprising."

Zhang Miao: "Do you know how people all over the world are talking about you killing Dong Zhuo?"

Of course I know. After all, most of what people spread in the world was promoted by Jia Xu.

Whatever words you ask someone to say, show them to me first... Cao Cao thought.

It has been widely rumored these days that Qiao Xuan and Xu Shao's assertion that Cao Cao would be a hero in troubled times and a capable minister in peaceful times is now coming true.

With the endorsement of Qiao Xuan and Xu Shao, two famous scholars known for their ability to judge people, it is irrefutable.

In addition, Bian Mei brought the Qingbi Li to join Cao Cao and followed Jia Xu's arrangement to spread the news of Cao Cao's "feat" of killing Dong Zhuo. The scope of this event and the level of people involved were unprecedented.

Of course, the main thing is the killing of Dong Zhuo itself, which is shocking enough.

The thirteen provinces and counties were all discussing related matters, and countless people were running around to spread the news.

For Cao Cao, the more intuitive thing is that his reputation points increase by four to five thousand every day.

After my reputation reached 300,000, I got a new direction, but I haven’t had time to use it yet.

And the next direction after 300,000 is 500,000.

In just a few days, the number approached 400,000, which shows how fast the growth was.

This time it really became famous all over the world.

"Wenyuan, you've known him for a long time. This is Zhao Yun from Changshan, also known as Zhao Zilong." Cao Cao introduced.

Zhang Miao looked at Zhao Yun again.

Cao Cao also took a look at Zhao Yun’s entry push.

[Zhao Yun, courtesy name Zilong, was from Zhending, Changshan. He was a military strategist and a Confucianist, and was proficient in both civil and military affairs.]

[He was supposed to follow Liu Bei. He was an undefeated general in the Shu Han camp and was known as one of the "Three Gentlemen of Southern Yan" along with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.]

[In history, he participated in the Battle of Bowangpo, the Battle of Changbanpo, and the Battle of Jiangnan in Shu Han. He commanded the Battle of Entering Sichuan, the Battle of Hanshui, and the Battle of Jigu alone, and won all the battles.]

[Zhao Yun, Combat Power: 92, Spear Skill +1, Horseback Riding +1, Overall Combat Power: 94 (close to the peak of the world)]

[His hidden attribute is difficult to trigger. It requires a loyalty of 90 and the master is in life-threatening danger before the hidden combat power can be unleashed. The combat power is superimposed and increased to save the master, and then it can reach above the peak.]

For example, thousands of soldiers rescued Adou at Changbanpo, and went in and out seven times... A thought flashed through Cao Cao's mind.

"These are the prefects of Chenliu, Zhang Miao and Zhang Mengzhuo, my long-time friends." Cao Cao introduced the two to each other.

Several people then turned to the main topic.

Jia Xu was also listening in from behind Cao Cao.

But he said nothing, as low-key as if he didn't exist.

On the surface, few people would notice that Cao Cao has gathered the world's top strategists and generals on his left and right!

"Meng De, you are in Yanzhou, and you are sending troops to all directions at the same time. No one can see your intentions clearly.

Qingzhou to the north and Youzhou under Gongsun Zan all say you are bluffing."

Zhang Miao presided over various affairs in the Chenliu area and paid attention to news from all sides:
"After your troops went to Xuzhou to fight, Taishi Ci and Le Jin were the vanguards. In half a month, they defeated Tao Qian's troops one after another and advanced at an incredibly fast speed."

"Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian wrote four letters in a row and sent them to the surrounding states, saying that you were unjust and suddenly raised an army to attack him."

Cao Cao sneered and thought that among all the people around him, Tao Qian was the most sinister.

I won’t say much about the grudge between Tao Qian and Cao Cao, but it was not unfair to beat him.

"Munde."

Zhang Miao: "I don't quite understand why you transferred troops to Chenliu?"

"To the south of here is Sun Jian, the newly promoted governor of Yuzhou, and to the southwest is Yuan Shu's place. The two support each other, and if one attacks the other, the other will take action immediately."

Yuan Shu requested that Sun Jian be appointed as the governor of Yuzhou. Sun Jian and Yuan Shu were now in an alliance.

To be more precise, Sun Jian was dependent on Yuan Shu.

He was able to support his army with food, fodder and military equipment thanks to the support of Yuan Shu.

Sun Jian may not agree with Yuan Shu's character.

But due to the situation, he and Yuan Shu were in the same group.

Although Sun Jian and Cao Cao had joined forces to fight Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian was not a kind person. He was cruel and ruthless and brave in using troops.

He would never help Cao Cao just because they had an alliance.

So it seemed unreasonable for Cao Cao to come to Chenliu to store troops.

Although Yanzhou has strong soldiers and horses, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian together are almost the strongest party among all parties at present.

It would be unwise for Yanzhou to choose him as its first opponent.

Zhang Miao wanted to advise Cao Cao not to raise troops rashly to avoid suffering losses.

"The news I just received is that a war is about to break out between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, Youzhou and Jizhou."

"At this time, Gongsun Zan still dared to send troops to Qingzhou, and had several small-scale clashes with the troops from Yanzhou approaching Qingzhou."

Cao Cao said: "Gongsun Zan wants to test my strength. If he finds that I am at war with Tao Qian and the north is weak, he will immediately send troops to attack Yanzhou."

"Also, he appointed Liu Bei as the prefect of Pingyuan in order to cooperate with Tao Qian and jointly raise troops against our Yanzhou."

Before Zhao Yun went to Chang'an, Gongsun Zan had just appointed Liu Bei as Sima of a separate department.

He asked him to work with Qingzhou Governor Tian Kai to fight against Jizhou Yuan Shao. Then, Liu Bei's identity was changed and he went south to serve as Pingyuan Order to help Tao Qian contain Cao Cao.

It should be noted that the confrontation between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao is intensifying.

In this situation.

Gongsun Zan frequently transferred his generals and intervened in the war in Yanzhou, which was both a contempt for Cao Cao and an underestimation of Yuan Shao. He felt that he was stronger than all parties.

Cao Cao and several others analyzed and discussed the current situation.

After Zhang Miao and his men left, Jia Xu said, "I received a report saying that Yuan Shu had just sent a message to Sun Jian, asking him to attack Jingzhou."

The governor of Jingzhou was Liu Biao, one of the heroes.

He used the Kuai brothers, Cai Mao and others as his assistants. After being appointed as the governor, he successively killed the leaders of the clan bandits and quickly controlled most of Jingzhou. His methods were quite powerful.

Sun Jian and Yuan Shu were certain that Cao Cao would not dare to invade Yuzhou, so even though they knew that Cao Cao had troops in Chenliu, not far from Yuzhou, they still dared to attack Liu Biao.

The surrounding powerful forces, with Yanzhou as the center, launched the prelude to a major war and were all fighting.

In mid-December, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to lead an army to conquer Jingzhou.

Liu Biao sent Huang Zu to fight in Fancheng and Dengxian areas.

Sun Jian easily defeated Huang Zu in the first battle, and then pursued the victory, crossed the Han River, and surrounded Xiangyang.

In the ensuing battle, Huang Zu was defeated again and fled to Mount Xian.

Sun Jian pursued closely.

At this time, all parties were paying attention to Sun Jian's attack on Jingzhou.

Because of Sun Jian's continuous pursuit, Huang Zu's generals hid in the mountains, set up an ambush, and shot arrows from the woods to attack Sun Jian.

Sun Jian was known for his bravery and would always ride ahead of the team when chasing the enemy.

He did not regard Huang Zu, who had been defeated by him several times, as his opponent at all. However, he did not know that the arrows shot at them by the other party contained a powerful crossbow called the Secret Pattern Jingxian Crossbow, which had enormous lethality.

Sun Jian, who was chasing the enemy, was caught off guard and was shot head-on.

The terrifying penetrating power of the secret pattern crossbow shot him off his horse, causing him to fall headfirst.

It was only afterwards that someone discovered that the arrow was poisoned.

Sun Jian, who was famous for his bravery, was unexpectedly ambushed and poisoned to death.

This fierce tiger from Jiangdong left the stage of the late Han Dynasty in such a cowardly way.

This was the accident that Jia Xu had been carefully guarding against.

There is no room for carelessness on the battlefield, and the slightest mistake may result in the risk of losing one's life.

Sun Jian was shot to death by a poisoned arrow, and Jia Xu, who heard the news hundreds of miles away, was terrified.

Sun Jian's nephew Sun Ben, the son of Sun Jian's elder brother Sun Qiang, led his soldiers to join Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu submitted another memorial, recommending Sun Ben as the governor of Yuzhou to replace Sun Jian.

At this time, Cao Cao's troops moved south from Fugu area in Chenliu County, passed Changping and then headed eastward.

The other group, led by Taishi Ci and Le Jin as the left and right vanguards, was originally attacking Tao Qian's Xuzhou and had been moving southwards for some time.

At this time, he suddenly turned back to the west and joined Cao Cao's troops who had entered Yuzhou from Chenliu, one in the east and the other in the west, to fight against each other.

The combination of the two can form a closed gap, support each other, and enter Yuzhou together.

Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou, had just passed away, and morale was at its lowest.

In addition, the elite troops that Sun Jian took with him to attack Liu Biao in Jingzhou have not returned yet.

Cao Cao almost scored an empty goal.

After more than ten days of rapid march, the army advanced with unstoppable force.

Judging from the map, Cao Cao didn't have to put in much effort, but he gained a great advantage because he seized the opportunity well.

In ten days or so, Cao Cao's troops from the east and west emerged from both sides of Yanzhou like a huge pair of pliers.

What was even more surprising was that from Cao Cao's hometown, Qiao County, a group of Cao's troops also rushed out, stabbing straight at him like a spear.

This group of Cao's troops advanced southward, forming a response with the right wing troops led by Cao Cao himself, and the left wing troops led by Taishi Ci and Le Jin.

The three routes were launched simultaneously, both inside and outside, tore open the only remaining military defense line of Yuzhou, and then quickly closed them together to meet in the north of Qiao County, Yuzhou, thus swallowing up a small part of Yuzhou's adjacent Yanzhou area.

The other parties then realized that Cao Cao had been secretly hiding troops in his hometown of Qiao County and had been planning this for a long time.

Yuan Shu was the first to know that Yuzhou was attacked by Cao Cao's troops and many counties were lost.

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