In the spring of the sixth year of Jian'an, on the sixth day of the first month of March, 200,000 Cao troops set up camp and passed through Hejian, Guangyang, and Yuyang...... All the way to Youbeiping County, the people and horses were stationed in Wuzhong City, and used it as a base camp, accumulating grain and grass, recruiting people, and preparing to level the counties of Liaodong in one fell swoop!

Twenty days later, everything was ready, Cao Cao chose an auspicious day, picked a good day, personally ascended the platform, held a grand departure ceremony, and killed the green ox, the white horse sacrificed to the heavens and the earth, the gods, blessed the flag to win, the horse to success!

Immediately afterwards, the general Xu Huang was the vanguard, Zhang He and Gao Ran were the second team, Cao Cao personally led the Chinese army, and the Xiahou brothers were the backups...... The various departments marched in turn and began an expedition to Liaodong, which was really like a tiger, a horse like a dragon, bright armor, and strong morale...... And the first thing they faced was the 'Liaoning West Corridor!' ’

Liaoning West Corridor - north of Songshan, south of the Bohai Sea, a total length of more than 400 miles, a width of thirty or forty miles, a narrow place of only a few miles, the terrain from northwest to southeast slope, along the way hills and valleys, lonely mountains stand, is the northeast, North China between the two major plains of the main road, but also the place of battle!

Cao's plan is to quickly pass through the Liaoxi Corridor, take advantage of the military advantage, conquer Liucheng, the base camp of the Karasuma people and the Xianbei people, and after solving the two nomadic tribes, then attack the Liaodong counties and eliminate the Gongsun family in one fell swoop, but the Liaoxi Corridor is not easy to walk!

"Doro! Doro! --One will be windy, the other will be hail, what the hell is this weather, grandpa's nose is about to freeze off! ”

"Phew! Bah! --It is bitter, salty, and astringent, and there is a lot of sand in it, and this water is drunk by men, and the animals do not want to drink it! ”

"I've been walking for a few days, and not a single person has seen it, isn't this a desperate area, there is no road ahead, how can the team go?"

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Within a few days of the army coming out, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the mighty army with bright armor and bright armor all turned into yellow clay figures, and the soldiers were exhausted, sighing, walking and shaking, sleeping and having nightmares, and their morale also plummeted!

The generals are also frowning and sighing, before setting off, they expected that they would encounter some difficulties, but they didn't expect the difficulties to be so big, completely beyond imagination, summed up in three: cold, lack of water, difficult road!

It's already April, the Central Plains is sunny and spring, and the people have changed into single clothes and started hoeing, catching insects, and watering...... Serve the crops attentively, but in western Liaoning and eastern Liaodong, it is still icy and snowy, and the cold wind is biting, Cao Jun set off in spring clothes, only his face is purple from the cold, his hands and feet are cramping, and he can't hold his weapons, so how can he fight?

In addition to the cold, the climate in western Liaoning is also very strange, sometimes the wind rises suddenly, and the yellow sand is full of sky; Sometimes the fog is thick and there is no human figure in sight; The hailstones were the size of eggs, the smashed armor clanged, and the soldiers and horses were injured countless times!

Lack of water - to be precise, there is a lack of fresh water, the western Liaoning corridor is close to the mountains and the sea, the east is the Songshan Mountains, the underground is a rocky plate, it is extremely difficult to dig wells, and there is no water to dig twenty or thirty zhang, relying on a small number of rivers and mountain springs, it cannot supply 200,000 troops, and the rivers cannot be moved!

To the west is the Bohai Bay, because of the infiltration of seawater, there is saline-alkali land everywhere, and the water dug out here is salty, bitter and astringent, and it is difficult for people and animals to drink.

Difficult road - it should be said that there is no road, the western Liaoning corridor - the weather is cold, the soil is hard and salty, whether it is a farming people, or a nomadic people, are not willing to come to live, there is no human population for hundreds of miles, naturally there is no road, only hills, valleys, quagmires, woods............

Cao's army of 200,000 people, plus the people and horses accompanying the army, consumed extremely much every day, so thousands of vehicles were prepared to transport grain, grass and fresh water, but there was no road ahead, how could the vehicles be used?

Therefore, the Cao army can only cut down trees, carry soil and stones, build a wide military road, build a journey, walk a journey, more than ten miles, less than two or three miles, and there are also standing still, according to this speed, three months can not go out of the West Liaoning Corridor!

"Long! Prosperous! …… Woo! Woo! ”

Like a long dragon in the ranks, there is an apricot yellow handsome flag, under the blowing of the wind and sand, it has turned into earth gray, Cao Cao is dressed all over, holding the sword of Yitian, and riding the 'claw yellow flying lightning', watching the slowly marching army, he can't help but show a sad color!

As the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and the commander of the three armies, Cao Cao did not hide in the warm car, nor did he enjoy special treatment, but wore armor, braved the wind and cold, took dangerous roads, drank salt water, and shared weal and woe with the soldiers, so as to stimulate the morale of the three armies!

"Liaodong is cold, the roads are difficult, the people along the road are sparsely populated, and it is difficult to collect grain and grass.

Cao Cao is old and frail, tired and exhausted every day, and has a head disease from time to time, which is really miserable, and he feels quite regretful in his heart!

For the land of Liaodong, the traitor is bound to win, and he does not regret the expedition, what he really regrets is the commander, if Xiao Yi is still around, then what about going out by himself?

In the previous wars, Cao Cao was in charge of the Chinese army and commanded the overall situation, Guo Jia strategized and won a decisive victory, as for the things of charging into battle and bloody battles, all of them were handed over to Xiao Yi, and the three of them worked together to be invincible!

It's a pity, because he was too suspicious and too impatient, he relieved Xiao Yi of most of his military power, and squeezed out of the scene in Liaodong, so that there was no handsome person available, so he could only charge into battle in person at the age of fifty, which was also self-inflicted!

As for Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Xu Huang, Zhang He, and Gao Lan...... These people are just brave generals, not wise and handsome, and it is difficult to take on heavy responsibilities!

Cao Cao's troubles don't stop there, Xiao Yi lives in seclusion in the mountains, which means that he doesn't have a left arm, and his right arm also has a problem, and his most relied on strategist-Guo Jia suddenly fell ill!

Guo Jia was already weak, relying on taking Jindan, barely handling military affairs, and with the passage of time, the amount of medicine became larger and larger, three or four pills a day before, but now at least ten or more, but the potential of the human body is limited, under such squeezing, it is almost exhausted!

Especially since the expedition, the weather is cold, the water and soil are not adapted, and the strong generals can't stand it, not to mention Guo Jia, a scholar, vomiting and diarrhea, high fever does not go away, and people are even thinner!

The first strategist fell ill, Cao Cao was anxious, gave his warm car to Guo Jia to ride, and arranged for more than a dozen Lang Zhong to wait by his side day and night, and he also visited from time to time, for fear that something unspeakable would happen!

"Heaven is evil, it is forgivable, self-inflicted, can not live, today's predicament, all the old man is self-inflicted, and he can't complain about others...... Oh! ”

Under the internal and external troubles, Cao Cao was anxious, and felt a sharp pain in the leader, like a thousand steel needles piercing, and after a period of confusion in front of him, he fell down the horse's neck......

"Prime Minister, be careful...... Whoosh...... Hurry up and call Lang Zhong to come over! ”

Tiger idiot-Xu Chu guarded beside him, hurriedly helped him, Cao Cao did not fall, the generals and soldiers also surrounded him, everyone was scared into a cold sweat, the prime minister has three long and two short, then the sky is falling!

"The old man is fine, just a little tired, you don't have to worry, this matter is not allowed to be quiet, the violator - beheaded!"

Cao Cao rested for a while, drank a few sips of medicinal wine, and gradually woke up, although he had a splitting headache, he still squeezed out a few wisps of smiles, so as not to shake the army's heart!

However, Cao Cao also knew that such a slow march would take several months to reach Liucheng, and the Karasuma people and Xianbei people would have died long ago, even if the enemy did not escape, they would definitely have gone through the army and prepared for a decisive battle.

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Late at night - the big tent of the Chinese army, Cao Cao ignored the fatigue of the saddle horse, forcibly supported the sick body, and convened the civil and military to discuss the military aircraft, Guo Jia was seriously ill, so he did not notify him, so that he could recuperate with peace of mind!

Present at the meeting were Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahoudun, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Li Dian, and Le Jin...... Dozens of civil and military ministers, because of the long march, these people are also dusty and tired, and several of them are still sick!

"The old man did not plan well, so that the army fell into trouble, and you also suffered, and your hearts were very uneasy, and when the army triumphed, you must be rewarded heavily!

The weather is cold, the people are sleepy and the horses are lacking, the grain and grass are also difficult to transport, and the army is difficult to defeat the enemy. ”

After the meeting began, Cao Cao first blamed himself, comforted everyone's emotions, and then asked about the army, the original plan did not work, and he had to find another good strategy!

"The prime minister's body of ten thousand gold, still wearing a strong and stubborn body, and sharing weal and woe with the soldiers, how dare we say that we are tired, but the environment in Liaodong is indeed extremely bad!"

"The army has been set off for more than ten days, but it has advanced for more than 50 miles, and the weather is cold, there is a lack of water, there is no road, and the soldiers are also exhausted, so it is better to ...... Let's go back to the army for now! ”

"The labor expedition is a taboo for soldiers, so it is better to retreat to Beiping County, in Xuwu, Shangyin, and Haiyang...... It is enough to build the Great Wall on the first line and defend the northern frontier, and after dominating the world, it is not too late to conquer Liaodong! ”

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Wenchen generals have spoken, not a good strategy to march, but a suggestion to retreat, this is not to blame them, Cao Jun fought in the south and the north, blocked the east and killed in the west, what vicious battles have not been fought, what sufferings have not been eaten, and they are also known as hundreds of heroes!

However, the situation in Liaodong is really a bit unbearable, the weather is cold, the water source is scarce, and the roads are difficult to travel...... The enemy is nowhere to be found, and the certainty of victory is too small, and if the army continues, 200,000 men and horses are in danger of destruction!

There is another problem that everyone did not say, that is, Xiao Yi lived in seclusion in the mountains, Guo Jia was seriously ill, and there was no one to assist him, which made everyone panic!

Everyone unanimously advocated the withdrawal of the army, Cao Cao also hesitated, let's march - the environment is too bad, there is no certainty of victory, let's withdraw the army - the expedition is abandoned halfway, and I am afraid that the world will laugh at it, how is it good?

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