Chapter 290 The Kushan Empire sent troops, and an army of soldiers marched across the Pamir Plateau!

Chapter 290: The Kushan Empire sent troops, and an army of soldiers marched across the Pamir Plateau!

Really, the invasion is like fire..., it spreads across the prairie!

This was the evaluation given by Cao Mengde after learning what Liu Wu had done.

Even though Liu Wu was his current enemy, or even his only formidable enemy, Cao Mengde could not help but praise him sincerely in front of his advisers and generals: "He is truly a hero of the Han Dynasty. Such a person has not appeared in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty."

"If I had a son, I'd want him to be like Liu Zilie!"

"If I were to switch places with Liu Xuande, I might not give up my position right away, but I would have already ruled the country."

This is Cao Mengde's heartfelt emotion.

The ministers in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment. They naturally knew that Liu Wu was a hero, but they did not expect that Cao Mengde would be so calm and give him such a high evaluation in public.

It can only be said that for Cao Cao to reach the height he is today, there must be something he cannot do, and he must have something extraordinary, otherwise the King of Wei would not be Cao Cao, and they would not be serving under Cao Mengde.

Xun Yu, who had been in a daze for a long time, took a step forward: "Mingsong..."

"Did Lord Xun teach me anything?" Cao Mengde asked. At this time, he did not claim to be the king.

Xun Yu had a complicated expression. He bowed to Cao Mengde and said, "My lord, Liu Zilie is a great hero of the Han Dynasty. He has not appeared in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty."

"But you are such a great hero, there has never been one in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty..."

"Haha, hahaha..." Cao Cao laughed, and laughed wantonly: "I am very fortunate to receive your praise, Xun Yu, but the world is still uncertain."

"How could I, Cao Cao, admit defeat so easily?"

After he finished speaking, Cao Cao pointed to the two counselors with the least experience, obviously intending to promote them.

The reason is simple: Cao Cao is old, and the people around him are also old.

But Liu Wu is too young.

Military generals are fine, the key is the clash of forces. Military generals have never been the most important. The most important are always counselors, capable ministers, and people who can really make decisions.

But Cao Mengde, Xun Yu, Xun You, and even Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, those who were truly capable of making decisions, all had gray hair and were over 50 years old.

Where is Liu Wu?
Cao Cao was over fifty years old, and Liu Wu was in his early twenties.

Who are those decision-makers around Liu Wu?

Pang Tong, Liu Wu's teacher, who now controls Guanzhong and Hanzhong, is only forty years old...

Kong Ming, who held a high position in the court and mediated for Liu Wu, was only thirty years old.

Lu Boyan, who was in charge of Jingzhou and dispatched all parties, was the one who really controlled the center. He was too young. I heard that he was only twenty...

In Xuchang, the only people Cao Mengde really cares about are Sima Yi, Yang Xiu, and Chen Qun.

Among them, Yang Xiu and Sima Yi are the most outstanding. Yang Xiu is extremely intelligent and outspoken, as graceful as a dragon, while Sima Yi is calm and reserved, like a hidden dragon in the deep.

However, both of them also have great shortcomings. Although Chen Qun is not outstanding, he is the most appropriate.

But now, facing Liu Wu's overwhelming force, the two men who were originally wanted to be beaten and trained had to be used now.

Yang Xiu and Sima Yi stepped out.

"Sima Yi, Yang Xiu, what do you two think?"

Cao Cao asked.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Yang Xiu spoke: "The most urgent task is to prevent the King of Chu from returning, or to prevent the King of Chu from returning alive. The Western Regions are far away from the Central Plains, with many countries around. The King of Chu is on a long expedition alone, so it is the best place to kill him."

"Everyone knows that the King of Chu is brave and good at fighting. If the Left Wise King Liu Bao leads 30,000 Xiongnu cavalry to join forces with the Western Regions, it may not be able to settle the matter. We should order the Xiongnu Chanyu to send all his troops to the Western Regions to join the battle!"

"After all, he was a Hun. If he died, he died. The King of Wei should not feel sad."

Cao Cao nodded his head to show his approval: "What you said makes sense."

What Yang Xiu meant was that since it had already been done, he might as well do it to the end!
If we can take this opportunity to get rid of the Xiongnu, that would be an unexpected surprise...

but,

This was obviously not the answer Cao Cao wanted: "Sima Yi, you go ahead."

Sima Yi bowed and looked at Cao Cao with a slightly timid look. After seeing Cao Mengde's facial expression clearly, he said, "Reporting to the King of Wei, I think that instead of sending troops to the Western Regions, it is better to withdraw the elite forces and retreat to Hebei..." Retreat to Hebei?
Actively retreat to Hebei? !

Everyone in the room was shocked.

A hint of murderous intent flashed across Cao Cao's eyes...

Sima Yi didn't even dare to look up at this time, he was shaking like a sieve.

……

After half a stick of incense,

Many civil and military officials left the Prince of Wei's residence.

The elderly Xun Yu got into the carriage with the help of a waiter.

The carriage began to move forward, the interior of the carriage was shaking, and Xun Yu was so distraught...

He is a Han minister.

Loyal minister.

The reason why he worked for Cao Mengde was that at that time, looking at the whole world and wanting to rebuild the country, Cao Mengde was the only one in the world who was willing to do it and had the ability and possibility to do it.

now,

Another person seemed to have appeared.

And he is much younger than Cao Mengde...

Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang was originally a village headman in the Qin Dynasty. He escaped from labor service and became a bandit in Mangdang Mountain. He killed a white snake and started an uprising. It took him eight years to unify the country.

Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu's brother Liu Yan was killed by Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan. From then on, Liu Xiu and Gengshi were completely at odds with each other and they fought to the death. It took him twelve years from the time he started to set up his own government and pacify Hebei to the time he finally pacified the world.

Where is Cao Cao?
Cao Cao is already old and sees no hope at all...

In fact, since the Battle of Chibi, Cao Mengde's hope of unifying the world has become very slim.

But Liu Wu was different. It had only been three years since he left Gong'an in a rage and rose to power in Xiling...

After all, it is the blood of the Han Dynasty.

When he gained power, he swept across the country and rose to the sky, just like Emperor Gaozu Guangwu...

"Is there really someone who can build a big man three times?"

Xun Yu was in extreme pain. His original intention had already created an irreversible trend of separation between him and Cao Cao!
Are we going to abandon the friendship and support we have shown for so many years in one day?
Cao Cao, that's her wise husband...

And Liu Wu was so brilliant that Xun Yu felt he was a dream and could not believe him at all. But he was also extremely afraid that he was just a meteor that quickly streaked across the night sky. His rise and fall could be as sudden as his rise!
Xun Yu has reached the point of being anxious about gains and losses, fearing that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment...

……

……

Time flies by,

time goes by,

Half a month later,

Another urgent military intelligence report was transmitted from the Huns in the north to the city of Xuchang and to the Prince of Wei's palace.

This was the second letter Cao Cao received.

Or a letter from Liu Bao...

"…After entering the Western Regions, they continued westward for another 500 miles. At Wulei City, they learned that Dayuan had asked for surrender, but the King of Chu refused. Eventually, they defeated other countries. When the King of Dayuan fled, the King of Chu had occupied more than 30 cities, including the King's City of Dayuan…"

"...they appointed a new queen. When the King of Chu was about to return east, Wusun became suspicious and sent 50,000 cavalrymen into Dayuan..."

"…It turned out to be the Kushan Empire. The king personally led an army of 200,000 soldiers across the Pamir Plateau and arrived…"

"...Dayuan has more than 70 cities, a population of over 300,000, and 60,000 soldiers. It is a vassal state of the Kushan Empire..."

"...The Kushan Empire was the Great Yuezhi in the past. Now it has a territory of thousands of miles in the west and a population of approximately 14 million..."

(End of this chapter)