Hebei Province, Ye City.
This used to be the capital of Hebei Province. Back then, Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu was the overlord of Hebei. Now, it had become someone else's spoils of war. Everything in Yuan Shao's mansion had become Cao Cao's.
The Great General's mansion was now called the Peaceful Happiness Mansion. This was a blatant mockery, but who told the other party to be the victor?
Inside the Great General's mansion, a dark-skinned fatty was smiling like a blooming flower. He was hugging a girl in his left hand, another in his right hand, and another in his lap. Surrounded by flowers, this fatty was about to become the happiest fatty in the world.
"Prime Minister, let this servant feed you!" A beautiful woman giggled as she picked up a fruit and was about to feed it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was the first to eat it, and he even licked it. His jade-like fingers caused her to giggle.
"Prime Minister, this servant will feed you too!" Another beautiful woman was a bit jealous. She twisted her beautiful body and walked in front of Cao Cao to feed him, but she was rejected by Cao Cao.
"Prime Minister, what's wrong? Could it be that you eat when Big Sister Cheng feeds you, but you don't eat when this servant feeds you? Prime Minister, you're biased, biased! "This world, whether it was the present or the ancient times, always looked at the face. A beauty's coquettish voice had a unique flavor.
"Beauty, don't be angry, don't be angry. It's this Prime Minister's fault." Cao Cao was worthy of being called a womanizer. "Beauty, you want to use your hands to feed this Prime Minister?" Cao Cao teased.
"Then Prime Minister, what do you want?" Hearing Cao Cao's words, the beautiful woman began to act coquettishly.
"This Prime Minister wants to eat it after it's wrapped in fine wine and jade dew!" After saying that, Cao Cao's gaze swept down the beautiful woman's face. As he looked, he revealed a wretched smile.
"Prime Minister, you're so mean!" How could this woman not know what Cao Cao was talking about? If it was an ordinary woman, her face would have already turned red. However, this group of women were born to serve men. She immediately leaned towards Cao Cao and lifted her skirt. Cao Cao also smiled wretchedly and moved his head closer. His hands were not idle either. He pinched the various points at just the right angle and strength, causing the woman to cry out in surprise.
Amidst the ups and downs, Cao Cao's mouth was still stained with the so-called nectar, and the grapes were also eaten by him.
"Prime Minister, we want one too!" The other girls also came to please her.
"Come on, come on, I want to taste it today, haha." Cao Cao's laughter resounded throughout the courtyard.
Cao Cao was a winner in life. Who would have thought that he would be so successful after becoming a eunuch? In Luoyang, although Cao Cao was unwilling to admit it, in fact, he was really a small follower of Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu. The eldest was Yuan Shao, Xu You could be regarded as the second, and Cao Cao was the third.
At that time, the three of them could be regarded as the three evils of Luoyang. They robbed famous women, went to brothels, and so on. The eldest, Yuan Shao, ate meat, and the second, Xu You, also drank some soup. The third, Cao Cao, did not get anything, and in the end, had to be the scapegoat. At that time, Cao Cao swore that he must be outstanding and must be the eldest for a while.
Now it seemed that he was almost a winner in life. The eldest, Yuan Shao, was defeated by him, and the second, Xu You, also became his follower and relied on him. He even occupied the former eldest's foundation. Ye City was the former eldest, Yuan Shao's territory. Now it was occupied by him, and so were these women. These were the wives and concubines of General Yuan Shao. Now they had become Cao Cao's spoils of war. Thinking that he was enjoying the women of his eldest, Cao Cao became strong and his nature was high again.
In Hebei, the two rebellious sons of the eldest, Yuan Shao, were now fighting fiercely. Cao Cao could also enjoy it comfortably. He just had to wait for the two rebellious sons to finish fighting, and then he could directly take over the hegemony of Hebei.
While Cao Cao was having fun, a maidservant ran in. When Cao Cao was having fun, he naturally did not like people watching him. Therefore, the imperial bodyguards were arranged to stand outside and only the maidservants were allowed to enter. Seeing this scene, the maidservant blushed. This new master really knows how to have fun. He is even more playful than the previous master.
"Reporting, reporting to the prime minister, Military Advisor Guo Jia requests an audience." The maid was a girl who had not experienced the affairs of the world. She could only close her eyes and blush, stuttering and shouting.
"Fengxiao?" Cao Cao crawled out from the fat buttocks. Although Cao Cao liked to enjoy, he knew the seriousness of the matter. That was why Cao Cao could stand out among so many feudal lords.
"Prime Minister, can you accompany us for a while?" The few beautiful women on the other side were not satisfied. Originally, they were having fun here. They were here to amuse men, but their end was generally not very good. The worst was that they were given as gifts. The only way for them to succeed was to be able to leave behind the seed of their master, to be able to take root and germinate in their stomachs. This way, they would be able to rely on their son's status to have a way to succeed.
Seeing that Lao Cao's seed was about to be left behind, but a maid came out. Naturally, these women were not satisfied.
"Beauties, don't be anxious. Wait for this prime minister to deal with the matter first. After dealing with it, I will come back to pamper the beauties!" The tip of Old Cao's tongue licked another mouthful of the nectar, causing the beautiful woman to involuntarily shiver.
Lao Cao did not like to say things a third time. The third time meant that the person was going to die. Cao Cao had lived in this peaceful residence for several months. The beautiful maids inside all knew Lao Cao's temperament. In the past, one of their sisters made Lao Cao say things three times. No matter how good her martial arts were and how beautiful she was, in the end, she was still fed to the dogs by Cao Cao.
Therefore, the group of beauties could only stand up and make way.
Lao Cao tidied up his clothes and walked out.
Cao Cao came to the meeting hall. Guo Jia had been waiting for Cao Cao for a long time.
"Lord, this time …" Guo Jia wanted to go forward to report something to Cao Cao, but he was interrupted by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao hurriedly went forward and supported Guo Jia. "Fengxiao, the weather is so cold. Why did you come out? Tell your servant to inform me and let me go to find you." Cao Cao complained to Guo Jia.
"Cough, cough, cough! Lord, this time, cough, cough! " Guo Jia could not help but cough again. Guo Jia's illness was not a day or two. Originally, he was fine in Xudu, but when he arrived at Hebei, the temperature dropped. Guo Jia's body could not hold on. During this period, he spent his time coughing. Cao Cao wanted to send Guo Jia back to Xudu to recuperate, but he was rejected by Guo Jia.
"You!" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia with a bit of heartache. "Come, come, come, sit down and talk! Come, help me bring the mink coat! "
"Yes!" Cao Cao's subordinates immediately went to Cao Cao's room to get the mink coat. This mink coat was given by the nobles in Ji Province.
The guards brought the mink coat, and Cao Cao personally put it on Guo Jia. "Lord, you are overthinking!" Guo Jia was very grateful.
"Lord, the provisions of Xudu have been sent to Yuzhou!" Guo Jia did not know whether it was really effective or just a psychological effect, but his words became much more fluent.
"Sent? A hundred thousand provisions! Haha, to tell you the truth, Fengxiao, I really can't bear to give it to that big eared Liu Bei. "Cao Cao could not help but sigh. Towards Lü Bu, Cao Cao was at most an enemy, but towards Liu Bei, Cao Cao hated him. This Liu Bei was completely playing with his feelings. Back then, Cao Cao treated this Liu Bei very well. He gave him whatever he wanted and even gave him the title of Imperial Uncle and the position of Left General. Even when Guo Jia wanted to kill Liu Bei, he was stopped by Cao Cao. However, in return, Liu Bei gave Cao Cao a slap in the face. Not only did he not submit to Cao Cao, but he also killed Cao Cao's generals and seized Cao Cao's land. This was simply too much, a slap in the face. "However, as long as this Big Eared Liu can help me resist for a year, then my one hundred thousand provisions will be worth it!"
Cao Cao did not give Liu Bei provisions out of good intentions. He just wanted a chaotic Central Plains. A unified Central Plains was not in his interest.
"This Liu Bei, Liu Xuande is not inferior to Milord." Guo Jia also sighed. If this Liu Bei did not have the status of nobles, then this Liu Bei would be Cao Cao's biggest enemy. Although Liu Bei did not have many troops, he had won the hearts of the people. Now, hundreds of thousands of people in Yuzhou were going to live and die with Yuzhou. Liu Mang of Yangzhou was going to suffer.
"Hmph!" Cao Cao coldly snorted. "He's just a petty person! It's best if the two of them fight to the death! "Whether it was Liu Mang of Yangzhou or Liu Bei of Yuzhou, Cao Cao of Yangzhou, they would not be happy.
"Milord, Jia has another thing to report. Milord, this is a document sent from Xuzhou!" Guo Jia handed over a document to Cao Cao.
"Xuzhou?" Cao Cao was puzzled. He took the document and opened it. When he saw it, he immediately exclaimed, "Xuzhou emergency?" It turned out that the document was an emergency letter sent by the Xuzhou Provincial Governor to Xudu. It said that the enemy had appeared in the Jianghuai region of Xuzhou. The flag they were using was the Hebei Yuan banner.
"How is that possible?" It was written on the table that there were quite a number of soldiers and horses. There were at least tens of thousands of them. The grandiose sight scared the provincial governor of Xuzhou so much that he did not dare to leave the city. He ordered the various armies to close the city gates and defend the city.
"Who exactly is this Hebei Yuan?" Cao Cao did not understand. Hebei Yuan could only represent the three brothers of the Yuan family. The eldest, Yuan Tan, the second, Yuan Xi, and the third, Yuan Shang. As for the original Yuan Shao, General Yuan, there had been no news about him for a long time. No one knew whether he was dead or alive.
The third brother, Yuan Shang, was the first to be eliminated by Cao Cao. This was because Yuan Shang's territory was in Youzhou and Jizhou. These two places were in Hebei. He did not have the troops to cross the Yellow River to Xuzhou. Even if he did, he would have to pass through Qingzhou. Would his eldest brother let him pass? The two of them were now fighting to the death and wanted to divide their troops into two.
Boss Yuan Tan had this possibility. Qing Province and Xu Province were very close to each other. However, Cao Cao dispelled this possibility. This was because Cao Cao had bestowed Yuan Tan the title of Great General a while ago. Therefore, this Great General Yuan still gave Cao Cao face. He even sent a messenger to Ye City to discuss the matter of an alliance with Cao Cao. He even foolishly wanted Cao Cao to help him eliminate Yuan Shang. Therefore, it was impossible for Yuan Tan.
"Yuan Xi?" Cao Cao thought of Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi could be said to be the one with the clearest eyes in the Yuan family. He even contacted his younger brother and elder brother and wanted the three of them to work together to drive Cao Cao out of Hebei. Unfortunately, his two brothers were already confused by the title of General. How could they care about Yuan Xi?
It was also impossible. Yuan Xi was in Bingzhou. His troops had to be under his nose. However, who had seen Yuan Xi's troops move recently?
"Lord, the banner we are using is General Yuan!" Guo Jia explained to Cao Cao with a bitter smile.
"General Yuan? Yuan Shao? " If someone stood in front of Cao Cao and said that Yuan Shao could still preside over the situation, then Cao Cao would definitely slap him to death. He didn't even know if his former boss was alive or dead. Preside over the situation? Tens of thousands of troops had arrived in Xuzhou. Wasn't this a joke?
The fact that Yuan Shao was still alive was due to his third son's conscience.
"This isn't an army from Hebei!" Cao Cao immediately reacted. These tens of thousands of troops were definitely not from Hebei. They were using Yuan Shao's banner. Wasn't this a fool's dream? Hebei's army definitely couldn't cross the Yangtze River. Cao Cao had arranged a lot of troops at the border between Xuzhou and Qingzhou.
The place where this large number of troops appeared was Jiangyin and Huainan. There were only two people who could send troops there. One was Sun Ce of Jiangdong and the other was Liu Mang of Yangzhou. Sun Ce of Jiangdong had sent out his navy. If he attacked Xuzhou, it would not be worth it. After all, he was separated by Yangzhou. If he attacked Xuzhou, it would be a dowry for other people for nothing.
"Liu Mang of Yangzhou!" Cao Cao understood. These weren't Yuan Shao's troops from Hebei, but Liu Mang's troops from Yangzhou.
"Where did Liu Mang's troops come from?" Cao Cao was confused again. Didn't he, Liu Mang, go to attack Yuzhou with a hundred thousand soldiers? Where did these soldiers and horses come from?
"Milord, Yangzhou's troops haven't been defeated since Lü Bu left Xuzhou. The more they fight, the more troops they have!" Guo Jia said to Cao Cao. Liu Mang had never been defeated. Although it was very dangerous every time, he still managed to turn the situation around. Yangzhou's troops were also increasing. Especially with Sun Ce's calculations, Yangzhou had more than a million people.
Yangzhou naturally had more troops.
"Where are my Xuzhou's troops?" Cao Cao also left a lot of garrison troops in Xuzhou. Liu Mang's main force was in Yuzhou. He could only bring out second-rate troops in Xuzhou. Both of them were second-rate troops. It was just a matter of who had more troops.
Cao Cao's garrison troops had city walls and sufficient provisions. They shouldn't have been defeated so quickly. They even lost half of their territory in Jianghuai.
"Milord! Did you forget that under Liu Mang's command, there is a person! This person is enough to defeat 100,000 troops. Guangling's Jianghuai region would surrender at the sight of this person! "Guo Jia said to Cao Cao.
"Guangling!" When Guangling was mentioned, Cao Cao naturally knew who it was. "Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong!" Guo Jia nodded. Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong. Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong, Guangling's Chen family. This was a huge monster.
The Chen family was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Guangling. Chen Deng's Chen family was deeply rooted in Guangling. Even though Chen Deng had left for a long time, the Chen family's business had been cut off by Cao Cao.
However, as long as Chen Deng appeared, everything would be fine.
When Chen Deng appeared in Guangling, the originally anxious Guangling immediately calmed down. The Xuzhou's garrison troops also treated the enemy as their master. When they saw that their young master had returned, they naturally didn't have the heart to resist. Guangling's garrison troops even kidnapped Cao Cao's general and directly opened the city gates to offer the city.
Guangling's garrison troops didn't even change their clothes. They even helped the Yangzhou Army to go to other places in Xuzhou to deceive the city. In an instant, half of Xuzhou fell into Liu Mang's hands. Liu Mang's army of 20,000 troops went to Xuzhou. In the end, it became 40,000. There were also 5,000 of Chen Deng's elite Guangling Army.
"Liu Mang is really courting death! Isn't he afraid that I will join forces with that big eared Liu to attack him? "Cao Cao said hatefully.
"Milord, Yangzhou is also afraid that Milord will return. That's why he only took the Jianghuai region of Xuzhou. He didn't take the entire region! Furthermore, Milord is using the banner of Great General Yuan. Unless Milord no longer wants Hebei and wants to shed all pretense of cordiality with Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang, there is nothing we can do to him. "Guo Jia explained with a bitter smile.
You can do it once, but others can do it fifteen times. You gave provisions to Liu Bei and Liu Bei, but Liu Bei didn't. He offended a lot of people. However, when the provisions suddenly appeared, everyone would know that it was you who sent them. You secretly schemed against them, but Yangzhou didn't show any weakness. You gave them provisions, and they took over your Jianghuai. Anyway, it was Great General Yuan who did it. It had nothing to do with them.
"Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang!" Cao Cao gritted his teeth. He had always schemed against others. He didn't expect that he would be slapped in the face this time. This slap was loud and resounding. Cao Cao couldn't think of any way to deal with Yangzhou. An army attack? Impossible. Hebei hadn't been settled yet. Once they withdrew, the Yuan family's brothers might attack his Jizhou. Even if the army was transferred to fight with Yangzhou, wouldn't it make Liu Bei happy?
As for providing provisions? Cao Cao had learned his lesson. He had suffered a loss in the hands of Liu Bei. He knew that Liu Bei was an ingrate. If he were to give more provisions, Liu Bei would not be satisfied. If he gave more provisions, there would be another big enemy, and Liu Bei would be able to develop again.
Recover lost territory? Of course, it was impossible with the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou. It would be good if these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses didn't attack the city. Therefore, he could only swallow this bitter fruit himself. Who asked Cao Cao to be so unkind in front of him?
"My lord, you don't have to worry. This Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang also knows that he is afraid of offending us. That's why he only took the Jianghuai region. Let's give it to him. The current Xuzhou is no longer the Xuzhou of the past. Wait for my army to take over Hebei. Cough, cough. Then, I will return and take over Yangzhou." Guo Jia comforted Cao Cao.
"Sigh, that's the only way!" This was the only way Cao Cao could do. He had to unify Hebei first. Lao Cao was still thinking about his sister-in-law, Liu Shi. She was his boss's favorite wife. Cao Cao was a little dissatisfied that he didn't get Liu Shi when he took over Ye City. However, he was afraid that he wouldn't get her after he took over Hebei. Cao Cao's heart was burning. He couldn't help but let go of his anger towards Liu Mang in Yangzhou. However, when he saw Guo Jia's pale face, he hurriedly asked with concern, "Fengxiao, you must rest well. I am still waiting for you to fight for me in the Central Plains."
"Cough, cough. Of course. I still want to see this War God Lu for a while."
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"Haha, haha. I have vented my anger. I have vented my anger!" Beiping, Youzhou. This was the territory of Yuan Shao's third son, Yuan Shang. The former White Horse General burned himself here. Now, it was Yuan Shang's place of governance. Yuan Shang simply laughed out loud when he saw the letter in his hand.
These days, he had been suppressed by Cao Cao's army. Yuan Shang felt aggrieved in his heart. Now that he saw this news, he was very happy.
"Father, father, do you know? Your precious eldest son, my eldest brother, has already surrendered to Cao Cao, Cao Mengde. For the sake of the position of Great General, he has already cast aside his hatred for you, father. He has already acknowledged the traitor as his father! "Yuan Shang said to a middle-aged man lying on the bed with his eyes wide open.
If Cao Cao saw the man lying on the bed, he would definitely be dumbfounded. This was because the man lying on the bed was Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, whom Cao Cao wanted to kill day and night. However, this middle-aged man lying on the bed was not far from death.
The high-spirited Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, the overlord of Hebei, had long disappeared. Now, except for his eyes and fingers, Yuan Benchu could not move any part of his body.
Half of the reason for all this was because of his former little brother, Cao Cao. After Cao Cao won the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao could not hold back his anger and vomited blood. The other half of the reason was because of his filial son, Yuan Shang, who despised his father for not being completely dead. When Yuan Shao was still alive, he began to seize power. He also tampered with Yuan Shao's medicine.
This caused Yuan Shao to become half-dead. If it was not because Yuan Shang wanted to keep Yuan Shao alive to deal with his elder brother and appease Yuan Shao's former generals, Yuan Shao might have died a long time ago.
"Cao Cao!" Although Yuan Shao could not speak, he could still hear. When this name was mentioned, Yuan Shao immediately reacted. His eyes widened. It was Cao Cao. It was Cao Cao who caused him to become like this.
Hearing the name of his enemy, Yuan Shao naturally reacted. When he heard that his eldest son had joined Cao Cao, Yuan Shao became even more excited.
Father, do you know? Although your eldest son is unfilial, your youngest son is very filial. Father, do you know? My army has already occupied half of Xu Province, and we have the Jianghuai generation. Yuan Shang smiled proudly in front of his puppet father.
"Take a look, take a look!" Yuan Shang handed a document to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao's eyes could still read it. It said that Yangzhou had sent out troops. In other words, Yangzhou had borrowed 20,000 troops from Yuan Shao to occupy Jianghuai under the banner of Great General Yuan Shao. It could be said that the banner of the Yuan family had been raised above the cities of Jianghu.
"Yangzhou?" Yuan Shao was also thinking in his heart. How could the Yuan Shao of the past put Yangzhou in his eyes? In his eyes, Yangzhou was just a small character. It was the remnants of the defeated army of Lü Bu and Lü Fengxian.
Lü Bu could not even defeat Cao Cao. As long as Yuan Shao defeated Cao Cao, taking down Lü Bu would be as easy as flipping his hand.
However, who would have thought that he would lose to Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu?
Yuan Shao looked at the contents of the letter. Indeed, half of Cao Cao's Xu Province had been taken down. Yuan Shao's resentment had also dissipated. He was naturally happy to see his enemy's territory being taken down.
"Borrowed troops?" Yuan Shao then read the contents of the letter. Those soldiers and horses were not from Hebei. They were from Yangzhou. They were just borrowing Hebei's banner. Although the general was the envoy from Hebei, the deputy general was someone from Yangzhou.
"With half of Xu Province, I can attack Cao Cao's old nest, Xudu!" Yuan Shang's thoughts were really good.
Yuan Shao, who was lying on the bed, felt a little sad. His son had been sold by others and was counting money for them. The troops were all theirs, how could he control them? Did he really think that the Yuan family could command the world? The reputation of the Three Princes of the Fourth Generation was almost used up. The letter also mentioned the conditions that Yangzhou had discussed with Yuan Shao. That was to help Yuan Shang attack Cao Cao. In return, Yuan Shao would give Yangzhou 200,000 provisions.
If Yangzhou's army attacked Yanzhou or other places, 200,000 provisions would be a joke. Even if Yuan Shang was willing to give it to Yangzhou, Yangzhou would not be able to take it back. However, it was different now. Yuan Shao had seen the map of Xu Province. The Jianghuai region was close to the sea. Yuan Shao could rely on the sea to collect money.
Yuan Shao was right. Now that Yuan Shao was a bystander, he was much more clear-headed and could see many things clearly.
When Liu Mang let his troops take the Jianghuai region, he let Gan Ning take 5000 of his navy to the estuary of the Yangtze River. They went through the Guangling region and entered the coastal region, heading towards the direction of Liaodong.
This was something that Liu Mang wanted to do for a long time. However, it was delayed until now because of the lack of warships and manpower. Now, Gan Ning's navy had taken shape. He had 10000 main force and 8000 reserve troops. Gan Ning took 5000 elite troops. Because he was afraid that the Jiangdong Army would intercept him, Gan Ning left with 5000 elite troops. In Wan Cheng's navy camp, a new batch of navy was sent from the White Horse Lake, increasing the number of soldiers in Wan Cheng to 13,000. However, their fighting strength was not as strong as before Gan Ning left. However, it was still enough to defend Yangzhou.
After Gan Ning left, Liu Mang gave Gan Ning a deputy general to replace Gan Ning's position.
Gan Ning took the navy, no! It should be called the navy now. He took the Yangzhou navy and transport ships. In his hand, he took the map of the coastal region that Liu Mang obtained from the modern era and explored the coastal region towards Liaodong.
These ships were the ships that Liu Mang wanted to use to open the Liaodong trade route. Liu Mang wanted Liaodong's warhorses, while Liaodong needed the Central Plains' salt and iron. This was a place where both sides were mutually beneficial.
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