In the spring of 224 AD, Chen Xu raised 300,000 troops and received an edict from the Son of Heaven to prepare to crusade against Cao Ang. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Chen Xu took the lead in sending envoys to persuade Cao Ang to surrender, and when the whole of Xuzhou learned that the war was about to start, all the people were panicked, and many people persuaded Cao Ang to surrender.

In the face of Chen Xu's unrivaled soldiers, it is difficult to preserve Xuzhou, which has died Cao Cao and Xun You, and it is not surprising that some people have this thought.

Cao Ang had no master of the six gods, and summoned Guo Jia, Xun You, Liu Ye, Man Zhong and others to discuss matters.

"Chen Wenzhao raised 300,000 troops, plus the people who were responsible for transporting grain and grass, known as a million people, persuaded Gu to surrender in the name of the Son of Heaven."

"Now that the people in Xuzhou are unstable, many people privately persuade Lone to surrender to Chen Wenzhao, do you have a good plan to teach me?"

Cao Ang's face looked a little haggard, and his eyes were bloodshot, it can be seen that Cao Ang has not had a good time during this time.

Xun Yu was loyal to the Han family, and immediately changed his usual gentle and elegant posture when he heard the words.

He shouted: "The old lord has spent his life laying such a foundation, determined to support the community, restore the Han dynasty, and still do not forget this ambition until he dies." ”

"Since the lord inherited the old lord's inheritance, how could he hear Chen Wenzhao's name and immediately be frightened, and he wanted to surrender?"

Liu Ye is also a relative of the Han family, and he echoed his words: "What Wen Ruo said is good, the lord should inherit the will of the old lord, lead the army and people of Qingxu Erzhou to defeat Chen Wenzhao, and Kuang Fu Sheji." ”

The two of them have dedicated almost their lives to the Cao family, and they both longed for Cao Cao to sweep the world and support the Han family.

In fact, in this era, because Cao Cao did not coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, in the eyes of the world, he was loyal to the Han family.

Because of this, many loyal ministers of the Han family came to Cao Cao one after another.

Moreover, Chen Xu repeatedly purged the court, killing almost all the people loyal to the Han family in the court, and the rest of the people either went into hiding or fled to Cao Cao.

After Liu Bei's defeat, he also had some talents under his command, and they also went to Cao Cao one after another.

Therefore, after Cao Ang inherited Cao Cao's foundation, he had many talents under his command, all of whom were loyal ministers of the Han family.

Even if Cao Cao died, these people never wiped out their ideals and wanted Cao Ang to inherit Cao Cao's wishes.

They looked forward to the day when Cao Ang would be able to defeat Chen Xu, welcome back the Son of Heaven, and support Sheji, so that the Han River, which had lasted for hundreds of years, would be brilliant again.

Now seeing Cao Ang's mind floating, everyone stepped forward to make a generous statement, advocating a duel with Chen Xu.

Cao Ang's face was full of shame when he heard this, and seeing that there were so many people advocating to resist Chen Xu, he also slowly strengthened his belief.

After the meeting ended, Guo Jia quietly went to meet Cao Ang.

King Qi's mansion, inside the bedroom.

"Greetings to my lord!"

In the face of Cao Ang, Guo Jia did not have the previous debauchery and freedom, but kept the courtesy of the monarch and the minister.

Seeing Guo Jia saluting to him, Cao Ang hurriedly stepped forward to hold his hands and said, "When the military advisor once faced his father, he never did this, why did he treat me like this?" ”

Guo Jia smiled slightly, but did not answer, but began to change the topic.

He said with a straight face: "This time Chen Wenzhao Xing's troops are coming, can the lord be confident that he can block the Guanzhong army?" ”

Cao Anglen paused for a moment, then squeezed out a reluctant smile and said: "Xuzhou is united, and there are military advisors to help me, even if Chen Wenzhao has more soldiers and horses, what can he do to me?" ”

"What's more, Sun Quan of Eastern Wu is an ally of ours, how can he not know the truth of his lips and teeth?"

"When he saw Chen Wenzhao raising troops to attack, he would definitely send troops to help, gather the strength of the two of them, and he couldn't compete with Chen Wenzhao."

Guo Jia didn't speak, his eyes just stared at Cao Ang quietly.

Guo Jia's eyes did not have a sharp light, but this calmness, which made Cao Ang feel a little uneasy in his heart.

In fact, when Cao Ang said these words, even he didn't believe it.

The two looked at each other for a while, and Guo Jia suddenly said, "Does the lord really think so in his heart?" ”

Cao Ang fell silent when he heard this.

After a long time, he said with a little bitterness: "Chen Wenzhao has a large number of generals and generals, and he gathers in the land of eight states, even if Sun Quan helps, I am afraid it will be difficult to stop." ”

"But I inherited my father's inheritance, so naturally I won't give it to others easily, and I will fight to the death!"

Speaking of this, a trace of madness flashed across Cao Ang's face.

Seeing this, Guo Jia showed a look of disappointment.

"For Sun Quan of Eastern Wu, the lord doesn't need to have much confidence at all, this person is enough to defend the city, but it is quite insufficient to be enterprising."

"If the lord really wants to fight Chen Wenzhao to the death, he has to rely on his own strength."

When Cao Ang heard this, his eyes became more and more dim.

After looking at Cao Ang for a while, Guo Jia suddenly sighed and said, "Did the lord ever know that the old lord told me something before he died?" ”

Cao Ang was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Before Cao Cao died, he summoned Guo Jia alone, and the two talked for a long time, and Guo Jia still had tears on his face after he came out.

Many people were very curious about what Cao Cao and Guo Jia said, but no one dared to ask.

Guo Jia's face showed a look of memory, and then said: "The old lord once said that if you can't do anything, you will surrender the city, and the Cao clan will be saved. ”

Although Cao Cao and Chen Xu were on the opposite side, and there were only a handful of opportunities to meet face-to-face, he knew Chen Xu very well.

He believed that with Chen Xu's open-mindedness, as long as Cao Ang surrendered to the city, Chen Xu would definitely not embarrass the Cao family, nor would he dare to embarrass him.

It is also in response to the saying: the person who knows you best will always be your enemy.

It was with this kind of assertion that Cao Cao secretly told Guo Jia to surrender if he couldn't do anything, so as to protect the Cao clan from being wiped out.

After all, the princes' struggle for dominance in the world is very cruel, the winner is the king, the loser is the villain, and the loser may even be wiped out.

Cao Cao is at the helm of the Cao family, and he also has to think about his family.

When Cao Ang heard this, he was dumbfounded, looking at Guo Jia in disbelief, he definitely didn't dare to imagine that his wise and martial father would actually leave such a last word.

If he didn't know that Guo Jia was absolutely loyal, I am afraid that he would think that Guo Jia was pretending to convey Cao Cao's meaning and wanted to surrender to Chen Xu himself.

"How could my father have such thoughts?"

Cao Ang's voice was a little dry, and there was even a trace of despair in his eyes.

If Cao Cao really said this, then there is only one possibility, that is, Cao Cao did not believe at all that Cao Ang could stop the Guanzhong army.

For Cao Ang, this distrust is also a deep hurt.

As if seeing through Cao Ang's thoughts, Guo Jia immediately said: "In the past, the Four-Nation Alliance attacked Guanzhong, and the momentum was so huge, but in the end it was defeated. ”

"The coalition forces not only did not destroy Chen Wenzhao, but let him take the opportunity to seize Jingzhou and Youzhou, so that his strength improved greatly."

"In fact, as early as when the alliance of princes showed its decline, the lord already knew that Chen Wenzhao would be unstoppable when he swept the world."

"If it weren't for this, the old lord would not have been depressed and died so early with regret."

It can be said that the defeat of the alliance of princes has made Cao Cao desperate.

Cao Cao is the kind of person with an extremely tough personality, and if there is still a slight possibility, he will never give up.

But Cao Cao was already old at that time, and he no longer had the strength to fight with Chen Xu, and he also knew that with his son, it was impossible to compete with Chen Xu.

If no miracle happens, the Cao clan will be destroyed by Chen Xu sooner or later.

In this case, Cao Cao also had to plan for his clan, so he summoned Guo Jia when he was dying and said such things to him.

The reason why he didn't tell anyone else was that Cao Cao didn't leave a trace of thought in his heart.

Cao Ang clenched his fists, his face was blue and red, and after a long time, he said sonorously: "I will never surrender!" ”

Looking at the resolute look on Cao Ang's face, Guo Jia smiled slowly, and then said: "I also promised the old lord that as long as Guo Jia is alive for a day, Chen Wenzhao will not want to seize the lord's family business." ”

In the spring of 224 AD, the king of Qin sent an envoy to persuade Cao Ang to surrender, but Cao Ang beheaded the envoy and refused to surrender, and the king of Qin was furious and attacked Cao Ang in two ways.

On the first road, Chen Xu took Zhang Liao as the general of the expedition to the east, Sima Yi as the military division, and Zhang He, the general of Jizhou, as the deputy general, and raised 100,000 troops from Jizhou to attack Qingzhou.

Cao Ang ordered Cao Pi to be the commander, Xun Yu to be the military division, Le Jin to be the general, and Xiahou De to be the deputy general, and commanded 50,000 troops to go to Youzhou to defend the city to resist the 100,000 army under Zhang Liao.

Before leaving, Cao Ang, Guo Jia, and Cao Pi talked for a long time in a secret room, and outsiders didn't know what they were talking about.

On the second road, Chen Xu personally commanded 100,000 troops, making Zhao Yun the vanguard, directly attacking the territory of Lu from Yanzhou, and occupying the entire Lu State in only half a month.

Lu is located in the northeast of Yuzhou, which is the intersection of Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou.

At the beginning, Chen Xu defeated Yuan Shu, but he did not have the strength to occupy his territory, resulting in Yuzhou being divided by the remaining princes.

In the end, Cao Cao got the northern counties of Yuzhou, and Sun Ce got the southern counties of Yuzhou.

After Chen Xu led his troops to capture the Lu State, he cut off the connection between the western counties of the Lu State and Xuzhou, and it only took a little time for the northern territory of Yuzhou to change hands.

Cao Ang learned that the Lu State was lost, and he thought that the northern territory of Yuzhou would be lost, and he was worried that Chen Xu would attack Xuzhou from the Lu State, so he immediately raised 100,000 troops and prepared to fight Chen Xu.

In the city of Hexiang, the flag is fluttering.

Cao Ang almost exhausted his national strength before gathering 100,000 soldiers and horses to be stationed here, and the civil and military forces in Xuzhou who advocated surrender were also purged.

Cao Ang revealed to all the people in the territory his belief in fighting to the death with Chen Xu.

On the city wall, Cao Ang raised his eyes and looked out, Guo Jia, Liu Ye, Man Chong, Xu Chu and others were waiting to stand.

"I really didn't expect that Lu Guo would be captured by Chen Wenzhao so quickly."

Before Chen Xu led his troops to attack the state of Lu, Cao Ang was ready to dispatch troops and horses to prepare to come to the rescue.

I never thought that Zhao Yun led the light cavalry into the territory, although the prime minister of Lu State defended the city, but there were many people in the city who wanted to surrender, and finally killed the prime minister to welcome Zhao Yun into the city.

Of the rest of the counties in the territory of Lu State, some counties were determined by Zhao Yunchuan, and some counties resisted stubbornly, but in the face of the Guanzhong army, they were quickly conquered.

Therefore, when Cao Ang led the troops to kill, he found that it was too late, and the entire Lu country had now changed hands.

"Do you have a good way to break the enemy?"

Although he was worried in his heart, Cao Ang's face did not show it, but he had an expression of confidence.

When they heard this, they were silent.

Don't look at the only 200,000 troops on the other side, but those are all elite soldiers in a hundred battles, not like the soldiers and horses under Cao Ang's command, many of them are newly recruited recruits.

In the face of the Guanzhong army, which had won many battles and was imposing, even if he was as brave as Xu Chu, he did not ask for orders to go out of the city to fight with the Guanzhong army.

It's not that Xu Chu is afraid, but he knows that the current Cao army can't afford to be defeated at all, and Xu Chu is not completely sure, so he naturally doesn't dare to ask Cao Ang for his life.

Guo Jia stared into the distance, and after a long time, he said: "Although the Lu country is lost, there are still a few counties west of the Lu country, which are still under the jurisdiction of the lord. ”

"If Chen Wenzhao doesn't want this army to fall into the situation of two-front warfare, he will definitely raise troops to attack the rest of the counties first, and then come to fight to the death with the lord."

"If what I expected is correct, although the Guanzhong army on the opposite side claims to be 200,000, in fact, there are not so many soldiers and horses at all."

"Even, even Chen Wenzhao himself is not on the other side."

When everyone heard this, they all showed disbelief and said, "Chen Wenzhao is the commander-in-chief, where is he if he is not here?" ”

Guo Jia smiled and said nothing, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Guo Jia's grasp of people's hearts, although not as good as Jia Xu, is not far behind, perhaps in the eyes of others, Chen Xu is an invincible god of war.

However, Guo Jia knew that Chen Xu had a very fatal weakness.

"If Chen Wenzhao can be killed this time, and then cause civil strife in Guanzhong, the lord can take advantage of the situation."

With Guo Jia's reminder, Cao Ang immediately sent people out of the city to test, and really found that there were only 100,000 Guanzhong troops outside, and Chen Xu was really not here.

Cao Jun, who was still afraid of the Guanzhong army, was suddenly boosted in morale, and was ready to take advantage of Chen Xu's absence to do his best to eliminate the Guanzhong army outside the city.

However, there were Zhou Yu, Tian Feng, Zhao Yun and others outside the city, and even if Cao Ang fought with his army, he was defeated more than he won.

Just when the armies of the two sides were fighting in Hexiang, Chen Xu divided his troops and went to attack several counties west of Lu State.

Chen Xu and Dian Wei personally commanded 20,000 troops, crossed Yanzhou from east to west, and came to attack Chen Liu.

Chen Liu was actually under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou, but Yuan Shao gave Chen Liu to Cao Cao in order to let Cao Cao send troops to attack Guanzhong.

Chen Xu destroyed Yuan Tan and almost took the entire Yanzhou, only Chen Liu always belonged to Cao Ang.

Chen Xu is powerful in the world, born in Dongjun in the north of Chenliu, and can be regarded as half of Chenliu, and Dian Wei is an authentic Chen Liuhao.

When the two of them carried the general trend of Guanzhong and led 20,000 troops to attack Chenliu, the officials in Chenliu immediately surrendered.

Chen Xu and Dian Wei were like splitting bamboos all the way, and they rushed directly to the southeast of Chen Liu with 20,000 troops.

On the official road, a group of men and horses galloped on it.

Chen Xu said to Dian Wei: "Brother, I once said that one day you will be full of glory and lead the troops back to your hometown. ”

"In front of me is Jiwu, after a few decades, my brother is finally back."

Even though Dian Wei has been accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves for so many years, he still seems a little excited.

He took a deep breath and said to Chen Xu, "Thank you, lord." ”

Chen Xu said with a smile: "You and I are brothers, so why talk about thanks?" ”