Chapter 223 Who can be his opponent? [Subscribe]

The sun is shining brightly.

On the official road, thousands of troops raised dust.

"I am not sure whether he is dead or alive."

Ling Jin said: "When I entered the dark air of the night well, not only could I not see anything, but even my consciousness seemed to be covered by a layer of darkness, and I lost my perception of space."

"Fortunately, I tied two ropes around my waist before going in. One is the Mogong rope, and the other is the Yin-Yang rope of my sect."

"When the people outside were dragging him out with the help of ropes, the Mo Gong rope broke for unknown reasons, but the Yin-Yang rope was still there."

"These two secret armor beasts were on my shoulders at the time and followed me out."

"So they followed you out of their own accord?"

"So I judge that it should be alive."

"You have a Mystic Armor Beast yourself, so you don't know anything about these two?"

"If this pair of armored beasts is really the one left by Mozi, they will be the only pair of gold-armored armored beasts in the world. They are completely different from my pair of armored beasts that are still evolving into jade-armored beasts."

What this means is that these two are the fathers, and Ling Jin’s two have become grandchildren.

He knew his grandson, but he didn't know the two that Mozi had personally trained.

"They may have followed me out because I also have a pair of secret armor beasts."

"The Secret Armored Beast is more like a precision instrument."

Ling Jin pondered the wording: "It's like a sword buried in the ground. When you pull it out of the scabbard again, it can still be as sharp as before."

The two armored beasts in Cao Cao's hands looked like curled-up hedgehogs, with oval-shaped armor plates the size of fingernails.

Each of the armor leaves has Mohist crafted patterns, with dark golden hair-like textures crisscrossing to help them gather the spiritual charm of heaven and earth.

All the arrays on the armor plates are connected to form an extremely complex array!

The array's sacrificial engraving method is vaguely similar to the Xiantai Seal.

"You said before that Xu Huan also fell into the black gas and was unconscious. How is he now?"

Ling Jin showed a look of reminiscence:

“In almost every area of ​​Mozi’s tomb, the Mohist sage actually left a glimmer of hope for life and did not deliberately kill anyone, except for the black air in the well that night.

Xu Huan has been in a coma for seven days and has woken up, but he is still weak and needs to rest for a while. "

"Xu Huan fell into the black air and said there were evil spirits in it. Did you find anything when you went in?"

Ling Jin shook his head: "This humble servant has no memory of what happened in that black air."

"After I came out, it was Hu Yu, Li Feixiong and others who were outside. They said there was something in the black air. They saw a black claw sticking out from it. It was skinny, with very long nails, and looked like a human but not a human."

“I think it’s possible that Li Feixiong and the others were infected by the black energy and are hallucinating.

If there really was something in the black air, it might have been afraid of the pair of secret armor beasts, so it didn’t attack me when I entered.”

"Hu Yu said that the claw was dragged back by the black air. It felt like the black air was a cage, imprisoning something."

In addition, Ling Jin and others also fished out an ink box, a corpse and a bronze plate from the black air.

“The remains were carrying the ink box and were fished out by us. They must be a senior from the Mo Sect.

After his death, his face looked alive, and he was floating in the black air in a cross-legged position. We pushed the body back into the black air. "

"The ink box cannot be opened."

"Take it back and show it to Qin Huaji. He is the descendant of Mo Men. Maybe he can find a way to open it."

"This is the bronze plate found in the tomb."

Cao Cao took a copper coin from Ling Jin.

Due to its age, it has become rusty and has a green bronze color, somewhat like the breastplate of a piece of armor.

Jia Xu was also in the car, watching from the sidelines.

He had many treasures from tombs for self-defense.

Cao Cao gave most of the protective gear unearthed from the tomb to Jia Xu, and then used Jia Xu as a self-defense trump card.

Cao Cao also handed the bronze plate to Jia Xu.

Jia Xu immediately took out a miniature sword from his sleeve and scratched the copper plate. Finding that no mark was left, he put the copper plate away with satisfaction.

"Are these two armored beasts not dangerous?"

Jia Xu was worried about the two armored beasts that Cao Cao had placed aside.

"I can be sure of this. They are artifacts. They don't have many emotions and will not actively attack anyone."

After Ling Jin finished speaking, he bowed and got off the carriage.

He climbed onto the horse's back and moved forward with the surrounding soldiers.

There were a total of 15,000 troops, two-thirds of whom were infantry, and they did not move very fast.

This army is the central army under the command of Yanzhou. It is extremely elite, with distinctive armor and a uniform black color.

"If Yanzhou can defeat Jizhou, will the governor be crowned king? I am also a veteran of the governor's team. If the governor is crowned king, we will surely be promoted and have a bright future..."

Ling Jin is painting a rosy picture for himself.

He just wanted to be an official and bring honor to his family.

At this moment, his heart was beating fast and he was smelling the fragrance of the cake he had drawn, and his eyes were shining.

Ling Jin thought again: I have been unable to penetrate the tombs of saints and emperors on the main peak of Qinling Mountains in the past few times. I feel a little ashamed of the governor's trust... If Yanzhou wins over Jizhou this time, my power will increase greatly. I should go and get my junior uncle to join us...

Although Junior Master-Uncle is disabled because he entered a secret cave, his experience and strength are superior to mine. Let him help me...

Inside the carriage, Cao Cao was closing his eyes and entering a state of meditation, while the dragon of luck behind him quietly emerged.

He opened his mouth and breathed in and out, and the dragon ball transformed from the divine stone from outer space flickered.

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth flowed into his body through the fontanelle on the top of his head.

The dragon of luck actually shrank and poured into Cao Cao's body through the fontanelle.

There was a faint halo flowing in his body, which was what the Taoists said: the body was the inner world, interacting with the outer world, and gradually touching another extraordinary and mysterious level.

During Cao Cao's practice, his thoughts spread, and he discovered that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth not only sunk into his body, but there were also two 'whirlpools' around him, absorbing the surging spiritual energy.

It's those two secret armor beasts.

Curse patterns flow on their bodies.

Not only Cao Cao was at a loss as to how to wake them up, Ling Jin also didn't know.

Cao Cao led his troops westward for several days, passing Dingtao, Yuanju, and finally arrived at Pingqiu. To the west of Pingqiu is Wuchao, to the south is Guandu, and to the north is the bank of the Yellow River.

When Cao Cao came over, Cao Ren, Li Dian, Man Chong and others who were commanding troops nearby all came to see him.

Several troops met here.

Together with Zhang Liao's troops not far to the northwest, the troops that Cao's camp gathered at Guandu totaled 60,000 elite troops.

When Cao Cao approached the battlefield, Yuan Shao also went south from Yecheng to Liyang on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Standing on the top of the city wall, Yuan Shao stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the south bank of the Yellow River, with great ambitions surging in his heart.

Yuan Wei, with completely white hair and wearing a black wide-sleeved Hanfu, stood on the left side of Yuan Shao.

Yuan Wei looked older and older, even his eyes became cloudy, and his hands stretched out from his sleeves kept shaking.

The last time Yecheng was attacked, Cao Cao told him to his face that every one of his plans was aiding the enemy and thanked him for helping Cao's camp.

After that, Yuan Wei seemed to be completely defeated and trembled all day long.

What has kept him going until now is his desire to see Yuan Shao defeat Cao Cao, conquer Yanzhou, and strengthen the Yuan family.

He and Yuan Shao had a deep conversation.

After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Yuan Shao also had the idea of ​​becoming emperor himself.

If Yanzhou could be defeated, Yuan Shao would become emperor.

Yuan Wei hopes he can wait until that day.

Introducing Zheng Xuan to Jizhou caused Jizhou's reputation to soar, which was also the reason why he has persisted until now.

He felt that he was still of some use.

"Benchu, I am waiting for you to defeat Cao Cao and occupy Yanzhou.

By then, the heartland of the Han Dynasty will be in the hands of the Yuan family, and I will die with peace of mind."

On the other side of Yuan Shao was Xu You.

Xu You suddenly said: "Benchu, I have a plan that can help you conquer Yanzhou!"

Xu You, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were friends who had known each other for many years.

He also tried to win over Cao Cao and join him in a rebellion to establish another emperor.

But Cao Cao refused.

Xu You was one of the earliest social elites who had always been committed to rebellion.

After his failure, he was hunted down and was protected by Yuan Shao. Since then, he has been working under the leader.

For many years, he always called Yuan Shao by his courtesy name, unlike others who used official titles or honorifics.

"Yanzhou must now guard against Huainan, Liangzhou, and Jingzhou.

The maximum number of troops that Cao Mengde can gather is no more than 100,000. The troops in Jizhou are more than twice as many as those in Yanzhou."

"Cao Cao is building a defense line on the other side of the river. Benchu, you can use your troops to hold back Cao Cao's main force along the coast."

"Then we will send another group to launch a surprise attack on Changyi, the capital of Yanzhou."

"Cao Cao's military dispatch center, logistics and supplies, and important personnel in Yanzhou are mostly in Changyi. Attacking Changyi will make Cao Cao unable to take care of everything and accelerate his defeat.

As long as Changyi is captured, Yanzhou will definitely lose."

Yuan Shao rejected Xu You's proposal directly, just as he did when he rejected Ju Su and Tian Feng:

"You, Ju Shou, and Tian Feng, haven't thought one thing through clearly."

"You should know that Cao Cao is good at scheming and changing his tactics. When it comes to using tricks and unusual tactics, who can compare to him?"

"In this case, we should gather superior forces head-on and defeat his central army in one fell swoop, making all of Cao Cao's schemes useless and forcing him to engage in a head-on confrontation with me."

"You suggested a surprise attack on Changyi. How could Cao Cao be unprepared for such an important place?"

"Your strategy is to compete with him to see who is better at using surprise attacks. Do you think you are his opponent?"

“Why should I reject Ju Shou and Tian Feng? Because both of their strategies focus on defense.

That would give Cao Cao the opportunity to fully display his military power. It's the same as what you said. If Cao Cao is allowed to fully display his strengths, will he be able to defend the city?"

"To deal with Cao Cao, we should concentrate our forces and defeat him head-on with great force!"

"I have made all the preparations for this battle and will definitely defeat Cao Cao. There is no need to say anything else."

What Yuan Shao said actually makes a lot of sense.

Xu You's suggestion may have some merits, but it is very risky.

Changyi was so important that it was impossible for Cao Cao to be completely unprepared.

If the sneak attack fails and they fall into Cao Cao's trap, it will be very unfavorable to the entire battle situation.

Therefore, Yuan Shao decided to use regular troops, taking advantage of Cao Cao's need to deploy defenses on multiple lines and not daring to mobilize all his troops, and forcing Cao's army into a decisive battle, thus avoiding the opportunity for Cao Cao to use various strange tactics.

Historically, when Zhuge Liang went to Qishan, Wei Yan also offered suggestions and proposed a similar surprise attack. He volunteered to lead a surprise force to attack Chang'an.

But he was also rejected by Zhuge Liang, which shows that Yuan Shao was not good at commanding troops.

But he saw that Cao Cao's judgment was very accurate, so he decided there would be no big problem.

However, Yuan Shao's refusal made Xu You very angry.

He originally followed Yuan Shao. Now, although the power in Jizhou has changed several times, Xu You has been standing still.

At this moment, after trying his best to offer advice, Xu You was rejected again. He glared at Yuan Shao and remained silent.

Flat hill.

After Cao Cao arrived, he set up camp.

That night, Xun You also returned from the south and gathered where Cao Cao was.

When Xun You entered the big tent, Cao Cao was sitting in the main seat, and beside him were Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Cao Ren and others. There was also a handsome young man whom Xun You did not recognize.

Everyone gathered together to eat hot food, which is what we call hot pot in later generations.

Xun You came in, Cao Cao waved:
"Gongda has been running around for days and is very tired. There is limited space in the tent. How about Gongda sitting with me? Is everything going well?"

Xun You came to Cao Cao's side and said, "It went very smoothly."

Cao Cao asked someone to bring a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and he and Xun You used the same pot to eat. "Since everything is going well, it's time to start the battle. Send the order to Yu Jin to start the battle."

He added: "Gongda, tell us the details."

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