Chapter 893: The Day of the Decisive Battle
The two heroes of the world looked at each other, and a smile slowly appeared in their eyes.
Although they didn't communicate much, they had a sense of being heroes and cherishing heroes, and only at this moment did they seem to have found a soulmate.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Xu suddenly said loudly: "In the past, I only heard of Brother Meng De's name, but I always failed to see it. ”
Speaking of this, Chen Xu paused and continued: "It is really a blessing to meet Brother Meng De today. ”
The smile on Cao Cao's face became brighter and brighter, and he also said loudly: "Since King Qin calls me Brother Meng De, then I will also call you Wen Zhao today." ”
Chen Xu laughed and said, "That's how it seems close." ”
Cao Cao seemed to be in a much better mood at this time, but as soon as the conversation changed, he began to ask: "Wen Zhao is in the land of Sizhou, why is he not satisfied, but wants to annex the foundation of King Yan for no reason?" ”
Chen Xu's face turned straight and said: "Brother Meng De's words are wrong, Yuan Benchu was not canonized by the Son of Heaven, and he established himself as the King of Yan, and the ambition of the wolf son is obvious. ”
"If you are not a general of the dynasty, and your Majesty will not abandon you and be named the king of Qin, you will naturally not sit back and watch such a rebellion without a court."
"However, when Dong Zhuo was in turmoil, Yuan Benchu would ally the princes of the world and join forces to fight against Dong Zhuo, and he also made immortal feats."
"Your Majesty is grateful for Yuan Benchu's merits, so he didn't let me send troops to fight in the first place."
"However, the first brother unfortunately passed away some time ago, and this kindness dissipated, if his son Yuan Tan can remove the throne and then respect the court, I will not rashly raise troops in front of the first brother."
"However, Yuan Tan not only claimed to be the king in vain, but also wanted to murder his brother, and this kind of behavior can be described as a great rebellion, and the killing of heaven and man made His Majesty angry, and issued an edict ordering me to beg for thieves."
"It is precisely because of this that I will send troops to attack Yanzhou, so how can I talk about annexing Yuan Tan Jiye for no reason?"
was said by Chen Xu from the moral high ground, Cao Cao was also a little speechless.
In the final analysis, Chen Xu still occupies the righteousness, even though everyone in the world knows that his words are just nonsense, but there is also the Son of Heaven as a shield.
After finishing talking about Yuan Tan, Chen Xu suddenly changed his words and shouted: "When I was just a small citizen, I heard that Brother Meng De set up a five-color stick, was not afraid of power, and enforced the law impartially. ”
"Then Dong Zhuo rebelled, and Brother Meng De was even more dedicated to the country, running around to recruit rebels, and then united the princes to launch a war against Dong."
"The princes have their own thoughts, only Brother Meng De and Wucheng Hou are dedicated to the country."
"Especially Brother Meng De, even though he has been defeated repeatedly, he is still indomitable, just for the loyalty to the Han in his heart."
"Such a loyal minister should set an example for the world!"
The more Chen Xu spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice became louder and louder, spreading throughout the battlefield.
"I have also heard about Brother Meng De's ambitions, Brother Meng De is unwilling to divide a land, but only wants to guard the frontier for the Han Dynasty and seal the wolf."
"Nowadays, the Han Dynasty is in turmoil, and all kinds of wolf ambitions emerge in an endless stream, making the people suffer from the war and chaos, and the people are struggling to make a living."
"Since Brother Meng De is loyal to the Han Dynasty, why don't you join forces with me to support the Han family, end this troubled era as soon as possible, and let the people live a stable life?"
Chen Xu has completely entered the play, as if he is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and a saint who thinks about the dawn of the world.
This saint is now calling Cao Cao, wanting to gather the strength of the two to calm the world as soon as possible.
Cao Jun, who was a little unknown, heard Chen Xu's words, and while worshipping his own lord Gao Fengliangjie, he also had an inexplicable good impression of Chen Xu.
Chen Xu still didn't give up, his tone suddenly rose a lot, and he shouted: "Brother Meng De did before, who in the world doesn't praise him?" ”
"But later, why couldn't Brother Meng De resist the temptation of power, why did he turn his back on his loyalty to the Great Han, why did he abandon his original dream, and instead called the king of Qi without His Majesty's consent!"
Chen Xu's voice was full of emotion, and his face was full of pain.
His words and expressions were extremely infectious, which made many people involuntarily focus their eyes on Cao Cao.
was robbed of white by Chen Xu like this, but Cao Cao's face was blue and red, and he didn't know how to answer.
In fact, it's not that Cao Cao has no way to refute it, it's just that he respects Chen Xu, so he doesn't want to mess around.
The current Cao Cao, as he gets older and older, has become more and more quiet and introverted, he opened his mouth, after all, he just smiled bitterly twice, and did not speak.
Chen Xu's words are actually completely eloquent, and now among the remaining princes, which one is not ambitious?
In fact, everyone knows everyone's thoughts, even if there is a war of words, it is impossible to be of any use.
Cao Cao in this era, because he did not welcome the Son of Heaven, did not have the experience of fighting for power and profit with the Son of Heaven, and he was not as disappointed in the Han Dynasty as in history.
Although he also knew that the Han had existed in name only, in his heart, he had left a pure land for the Han to some extent.
In any case, it is a great rebellion to claim to be a king, and even if he has a thousand words, it is difficult to refute them.
On the contrary, although Chen Xu is also the king, it is conceivable that there must be a lot of filth in it.
However, after all, Chen Xu's King of Qin was canonized by the Son of Heaven himself, and Chen Xu himself refused twice in a row, and the Son of Heaven issued an edict three times before Chen Xu became the King of Qin.
Even if the Han Dynasty has weakened, even if the Son of Heaven has lost all his prestige, Chen Xu still occupies the name of righteousness after all.
It was precisely because of the only remaining loyalty in his heart that Cao Cao did not argue anything.
However, Cao Cao's failure to speak did not mean that the others would be silent, only to see Guo Jia chuckle twice, and then slowly took two steps forward.
He chuckled and said, "Why is King Qin taking advantage of his tongue here? You coerced the Son of Heaven and brutalized hundreds of officials, no one in the world knows! ”
"To put it mildly, King Qin's name is Han Chen, but he is actually a Han thief, so what qualifications do you have to accuse my lord?"
Guo Jia didn't say too harshly, because everyone understands people, and some things can be done until the point, and if you really want to tear each other up, it will damage your identity.
Chen Xu set his eyes on Guo Jia, looked at this slightly thin figure, couldn't help but move slightly in his heart, and asked, "Dare to ask who Your Excellency is." ”
Guo Jia was wearing a green shirt, and his body was a little thin, but his eyes exuded a wise light from time to time.
From Guo Jia's eyes, Chen Xu could feel a spirituality, which Chen Xu had never found even in Tian Feng and others.
Hearing Chen Xu's inquiry, Guo Jia smiled, and then said, "It's not Yingchuan Guo Fengxiao." ”
Hearing Guo Fengxiao's words, Chen Xu's eyes suddenly widened, and then he looked at Guo Jia carefully from head to toe for a long time, and his eyes were also complicated.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Xu sighed: "Born Guo Fengxiao, a heroic hero, a hidden history in his abdomen, a hidden armor soldier in his chest, a strategist like Fan Li, and a decision-making like Chen Ping." ”
"Brother Meng De has your help, I really envy me, and it is also an honor for Brother Meng De."
Hearing Chen Xu's praise, Guo Jia couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and then whispered: "Born Guo Fengxiao, heroic and heroic, with a hidden history in his abdomen, a hidden armor soldier in his chest, a strategist like Fan Li, and a decision-making like Chen Ping." ”
After reading it silently a few times, Guo Jia's eyes became brighter and brighter, but he still shook his head with a wry smile after all.
Raising his head and looking at Chen Xu fixedly, Guo Jia said loudly: "King Qin has praised it, Jia can't afford to be praised like this." And being able to meet King Qi is not the honor of the lord, but the honor of my Guo Jia. ”
"It is precisely because I met the lord that I was able to show what I had learned."
Guo Jia's expression was extremely solemn, changing his usual unrestrained expression, and there was a hint of gratitude in his eyes.
Chen Xu said: "I'm just telling the truth, I deserve such praise for my filial piety." ”
"Of course, Brother Meng De was also a hero at that time, and the two of you are like swimming in water together, which is really envious of others."
At this time, Cao Cao's eyes were shocked, he didn't understand why Chen Xu understood his subordinates so thoroughly.
Although Guo Jia is talented, compared with those world-famous strategists in Guanzhong, his reputation is still a little worse after all.
Among the princes, even Xun Yu and Xun Yu, because of their family background, they all surpassed Guo Jia.
However, Chen Xu had just heard Guo Jia's name, and he actually praised Guo Jia like this, Cao Cao could feel that what Chen Xu said was completely from the bottom of his heart, without a trace of artificiality.
What surprised Cao Cao even more was that even if he saw Xu Chu for the first time, Chen Xu knew that Xu Chu was brave enough to crown the three armies, and he also asked his generals to be cautious.
Compared with Guo Jia, Xu Chu is even more famous, and in the eyes of many people, he is just Cao Cao's personal commander.
Chen Xu's actions made Cao Cao's heart sink, and he secretly thought: "I never thought that Chen Wenzhao actually knew everything about Xuzhou, it seems that he has been guarding against me for a long time." ”
Cao Cao thought so, but in fact, he was a little wronged by Chen Xu.
Although there are many intelligence personnel developed by Li Ru, it is extremely difficult to install them in the power center of the princes.
The reason why Chen Xu said Xu Chu's name and praised Guo Jia so much was just because he was a traverser.
Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao suddenly rode forward two steps and said, "Wen Zhao led the troops to Ningyang, and now there are a lot of troops in the city, can you dare to go out of the city to fight me?" ”
When Chen Xu heard this, he smiled and said: "I'm waiting for me to come from afar, and the soldiers are tired, I'm afraid I will have to brush off Brother Meng De's kindness." If Brother Meng De really has the heart to fight me to the death, we might as well make an appointment in three days. ”
When Cao Cao heard this, his expression was stunned.
He actually knew that the Guanzhong army was tired from afar, and if the two sides fought at this time, it would definitely be beneficial to Cao Jun.
In Cao Cao's view, Chen Xu has been forging ahead since his debut, winning many battles, and is definitely not a timid person.
In the face of his public provocation, Chen Xu was likely to agree, but he still underestimated Chen Xu after all.
Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao said: "Since Wen Zhao has this Yaxing, then let's fight to the death in three days!" ”
Even if the Guanzhong army was allowed to rest for three days, Cao Cao was confident that he would be able to defeat Chen Xu.
After all, although Chen Xu's strength is strong, after all, he is fighting on all sides, and the soldiers and horses gathered in Ningyang are not 60,000, and Cao's army at least has an advantage in terms of strength.
What's more, the Guanzhong Army has been repeatedly expanded, and the once elite army has also been scattered and assigned to the ranks of recruits.
Although the Guanzhong army now has a large number of troops, the combat effectiveness of the same number of non-commissioned soldiers is much worse than before.
On the contrary, the population of Cao Cao's territory was far inferior to that of Guanzhong, and it was impossible for him to recruit hundreds of thousands of troops like Chen Xu and overwhelm people with numbers.
All he could do was take the elite route.
It can be said that today's Cao army is not much worse than the previous Guanzhong army in terms of elite.
Even if the forces of the two sides were equal, Cao Cao was confident that he would not lose to Chen Xu, not to mention that Cao's army was having an advantage in strength.
Cao Cao also has a hole card, that is, the tiger and leopard rider that has been expanded.
Since the defeat of the tiger and leopard cavalry in the hands of the trapped camp, Cao Chun and the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry immediately worked hard, while expanding the strength of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and on the other hand, strictly training the tiger and leopard cavalry.
The current tiger and leopard ride is much stronger than before, and the number of people has also increased a lot.
Cao Cao believed that as long as it was not in the Hangu Pass, even if the tiger and leopard cavalry confronted the trapped camp, they would not necessarily be defeated.
Now Cao Cao is approaching the age of sixtieth year, if he doesn't seize this opportunity to defeat Chen Xu, he is likely to have no hope for the rest of his life.
Defeating Chen Xu can not only achieve a military victory, but also a political victory.
It can be expected that when Chen Xu, the undefeated myth, is defeated by Cao Cao head-on, it will have much impact.
At the very least, Cao Cao's prestige will definitely surpass Chen Xu, and the world's heroes will definitely come to him.
If you can take advantage of this battle to kill Chen Xu and lose Chen Xu's pass, you will be like a tiger without claws, and you will no longer have to be afraid.
It was with these in mind that Cao Cao would make up his mind to fight a decisive battle with the Guanzhong army three days later.
The weather gradually became colder, but the Guanzhong Army in the entire Ningyang City felt extremely hot in their hearts.
Some time ago, Cao's army had been calling for battle under the city, and almost all the generals in the city had been scolded, but because of the military order, they could not go out of the city to fight.
The long-term depression has made Sergeant Guan hold back his anger.
Seeing that three days have passed, today is the day of the decisive battle with Cao's army, and the Guanzhong army is gearing up.
"Knock knock!"
"Knock knock!"
"Knock knock!"
The inspiring war drums resounded through the heavens and the earth, and the gate of Ningyang, which had been closed for a long time, slowly opened, and Chen Xu led the black armor guards and rushed out first.
Behind him, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Pang De, Chen Hu, Guan Hai, Chen Jun and others are all dressed in distinct armor.
Only Gao Shun was still wearing the same armor as an ordinary soldier of the trapped camp, and with the soldier of the trapped camp, he did not hurry or slow to march forward.
The rest of the Guan sergeants next to him looked at the trapped camp with curious, reverent, and excited looks.
Many soldiers even clenched their fists and swore in their hearts that they would join this army as well.
Chen Xu walked in the forefront, led the army in Guanzhong, and marched forward; Cao Jun also began to gather together, and gathered towards the empty field that had been agreed.