In Yangzhou, many single civil and military officials also began their wedding ceremony.
Liu Mang was really busy during this time. Lu Su, Gao Shun, and other high-level officials' banquets naturally could not be burned. After that, it was the lower level ones, such as Huang Xu's banquet. Liu Mang even went to Huang Xu's banquet at least once. For the sake of General Huang Zhong, Liu Mang also became the wedding host.
Liu Mang also sent gifts to other civil and military officials. It can be said that the entire Yangzhou was warm and harmonious.
After these banquets were finished, news came from Liaodong.
Cao Cao's army has begun to withdraw from Liaodong.
"How is this possible? Could it be a wrong information? " As the former manager of Liaodong's affairs, Yang Chen was the first to speak. Yang Chen was also jubilant. He was also newly married.
Since Zhao Yun's White Horse swept through Liaodong, he returned to Yangzhou.
Therefore, he had the most right to speak about Liaodong's affairs.
Although Liaodong was a remote place, don't forget that it was a bridge, a bridge between the inland and the north. In the past, Liaodong was a real barren land. No one was willing to go there. Only the officials who were exiled and some people who couldn't survive in the pass would go there.
But now it was different. With the transportation of the sea, especially the merchant ships in Yangzhou were getting bigger and bigger. Unless there was a big storm, the sea was very smooth.
Liaodong was connected to the north. From Liaodong's sea route, there was a steady flow of warhorse leather from the north to the south. They were made into armor and clothes and formed cavalry units.
Liu Mang's several main cavalry units were provided by Liaodong's Gongsun Du.
Once the supply of Liaodong was cut off, Liu Mang's cavalry would be greatly reduced.
At least after the battle, he would not be able to quickly replenish the troops. Because there were no warhorses, even if someone had armor and weapons, it would not be enough.
Therefore, even if Cao Cao did not act, Yangzhou must have its own horse ranch.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Liu Mang to dispatch the White Horses to Liaodong. Although he wanted to take revenge on Gongsun Kang, he also wanted to ensure that the trade route to Liaodong was smooth. He needed a lot of horses.
Horses could not only be used for war, but they were also excellent for civilian use.
For example, without horses, how could you transport goods from one place to another? For example, in the houses of the common people, cows were still rare, but horses were plentiful in the prairie. Similarly, horses could adapt to the environment very quickly.
Therefore, in Yangzhou, there were more plowing horses than plowing cattle. Pulling fiber and carrying goods were all first-class.
All walks of life could not do without horses. Therefore, Liu Mang was determined to get Liaodong's territory.
Once this stable supply of horses was damaged, the development of Yangzhou would not be just a little bit affected.
Now, Cao Cao actually let go of Liaodong and withdrew his troops from Liaodong.
This was impossible in Yang Chen's opinion. He even suspected that there was a problem with the intelligence personnel over there.
"This information was sent by the Jinyi Guards! Through many processes, it can be guaranteed to be foolproof! " As a father, Yang Hong opened his mouth.
As a father, he was suspected by his son. Yang Hong was a little embarrassed, but business was business. Yang Hong still had to speak for his Jinyi Guards.
"The East Faction also gave such information!" Xu Shu said. Soon, the former Lvbu's Army intelligence department under Chen Gong also gave the same information. It was confirmed that Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Liaodong.
"Impossible!" Yang Chen still did not believe that Cao Cao would be so good.
Even Liu Mang frowned. Could it be that Cao Cao purposely spread the news that he was going to retreat?
"My Lord, Cao Cao's troops have already retreated. I'm afraid that most of the troops have already crossed the Yellow River!" Yang Hong continued to add.
In this way, this information was completely confirmed. Cao Cao did withdraw his troops from Liaodong.
"It doesn't make sense!" Liu Mang frowned.
"My Lord!"
"My Lord!" Just when Liu Mang frowned and hesitated, an old man and a young man stepped out at the same time and shouted at Liu Mang.
One of them was Liu Mang's Minister of Justice, Zhuge Cun Fu, and the other was an old man. That was Tian Feng, Tian Yuanhao, who had just joined the Yangzhou Army.
"You first!" The two said in unison. Just as he was about to nod, the two said in unison again, "My Lord!"
"Mr. Tian Feng, you are an elder. Please go first!" Zhuge Liang said very modestly.
"Minister Zhuge, you are the Minister of Justice. You go first!" Zhuge Liang was the Minister of Justice and Tian Feng was mainly Liu Mang's advisor. Although he was in the cabinet, he was not as powerful as Zhuge Liang.
Seeing the two give way, Liu Mang could not help but feel annoyed. This Zhuge Cun, why was he not so polite to him?
"Okay, enough. You two come one by one. Mr. Tian Feng, you go first!" Liu Mang said to Tian Feng.
"Minister Zhuge Liang, I think Minister Zhuge Liang should think the same as me. Why don't we go together?"
"Very good!" Zhuge Liang nodded and smiled.
"My Lord, the reason why Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Liaodong is that he will not die. Cao Cao is merciful! It is also not because Cao Cao let Gongsun Kang go! "Tian Feng said first. At this point, he purposely kept them in suspense and gave the right to speak to Zhuge Liang.
"It is because Cao Cao, Cao Mengde has found something more important than taking down Liaodong! The benefits are greater than taking down Liaodong! " Zhuge Liang nodded and said to Liu Mang.
"Greater benefits than taking down Liaodong?" Liu Mang was stunned for a moment. If he took down Liaodong, Cao Cao would not only have a barren land, but also the biggest obstacle to the development of Yangzhou. Without the supply of war horses, Yangzhou's combat power would decrease a lot.
If Cao Cao had other benefits that were greater than taking down Liaodong.
Liu Mang suddenly widened his eyes. He seemed to have understood something.
"My Lord, this Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, I am afraid that he wants to start a war with you!" Tian Feng and Zhuge Liang dropped a heavy bomb, which made Liu Mang very shocked.
"Start a war!" Liu Mang suddenly stood up. The overall situation of the world was very clear. Cao Cao in the north had completed the unification. In the Central Plains, Liu Mang was left. The rest were Ma Teng and the others in Xiliang. Jingzhou would not collapse for long. As for Liu Zhang in Yizhou?
Hehe, he was a master who wanted to protect his achievements. If his father, Liu Yan, was a coward, then he, Liu Zhang, was a coward among cowards. He only wanted to protect his own land.
Liu Mang was even thinking about whether to give Liu Zhang a title, let him teach in Sichuan, and give him a lifetime of glory and wealth.
Therefore, if he wanted to conquer the world, between Cao Cao and Liu Mang, there had to be the next person.
Cao Cao currently had Ji Province, You Province, Bing Province, Qing Province, Yan Province, and Zhili Province in the Central Plains. He had six states in his hands.
As for Liu Mang, although he was not as good as Cao Cao, he also had Yangzhou as his foundation. He also had Jiangdong, Xuzhou, and half of Jingzhou and Yuzhou in his hands. It was almost equivalent to the four states.
Once the two sides started a war, the result would be a large-scale battle, at least hundreds of thousands of people.
Therefore, Liu Mang suddenly sat up. Liu Mang was not ready. It was not that Liu Mang's army was not ready, but he really could not bear to see this big man fight his own people.
"But my Lord, there is no need to worry. We still have time, but it should not be much time!" Tian Feng continued to speak. When Cao Cao sent out his troops, many things were involved. One of them was righteousness and the like. Who was Liu Mang? He was the King Of Shu and the Saint King of Shu.
Even if Cao Cao wanted to attack Liu Mang, he had to first ruin Liu Mang's reputation. Otherwise, he would not be able to take action.
"Time, time!" Liu Mang could not help but look in the direction of Jingzhou. That's right, it was Jingzhou. Cao Cao was giving Liu Mang time, but Liu Mang was also giving Liu Bei time.
"Escapist Liu, Escapist Liu, give me your strength. Take Jingzhou, take Yizhou, otherwise, how can I get rid of you!" Liu Mang muttered to himself. He hoped that Liu Bei could let Liu Mang get what he wanted.
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Tian Feng was right. Cao Cao began to mobilize troops from Liaodong in order to start a war with Liu Mang.
Cao Cao also returned to Xudu with the army.
Looking at the Yellow River, after crossing the Yellow River was the direction of Yanzhou. Behind Cao Cao was the north that had already been taken by Cao Cao.
Walking in the territory of Yanzhou, Cao Cao was simply like a spring breeze. How could he not be proud?
Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, was born after eunuchs. It can be said that when Cao Mengde was born, he was a joke.
After that, his appearance was Cao Cao's. This could be regarded as a big disgrace of Cao Cao.
Everyone said that Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, was ugly.
But who knew that compared to Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, our Cao Cao was about the same weight. Even if the two were placed together, they could be said to be twins. They were both dark, short, and fat.
But in the end, this dark fatty defeated the tall, rich, and handsome man, and successfully completed a counterattack.
Starting from the Yellow Turban Rebellion, to the Luoyang Rebellion, and then the 18 vassals met Dong Zhuo.
This dark-skinned fatty had always been accumulating his own reputation.
He was a descendant of eunuchs, so our dark fatty had to use Dong Zhuo as proof.
He took the Seven Star Saber and prepared to kill Dong Zhuo. Of course, this was only preparation. Cao Cao wasn't stupid. If he killed Dong Zhuo in his mansion, would Cao Cao be able to escape?
That was why he said that he was only preparing to kill him.
But before that, he had to make a name for himself. Cao Cao did it. He announced that he was going to kill Dong Zhuo. Everyone thought that Cao Cao was a righteous minister.
Even Dong Zhuo cooperated with Cao Cao's act. He sent people to capture Cao Cao, making Cao Cao's reputation soar.
After that, it was the 18 vassals who attacked Dong Zhuo.
Cao Cao was the first to stand out and declare war. Once again, he gained a great reputation. At that time, it was understandable that people didn't know who Emperor Cao was. But if they didn't know who Cao Cao was, it would be a big joke.
Although the commander who attacked Dong Zhuo was taken away by the tall, rich, and handsome Yuan Shao, it didn't stop Cao Cao from gaining fame.
After that, it was time to welcome Emperor Xian of Han.
At that time, Yuan Shao also wanted to welcome Emperor Xian of Han. Tian Feng and Ju Shou tried their best to encourage him. But the tall, rich, and handsome man was used to freedom. How could he provoke a superior for himself? So, Yuan Shao refused.
But our Cao Cao was different. He didn't refuse. On the contrary, he happily went to welcome Yuan Shao. However, he had different thoughts from the tall, rich, and handsome Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao thought that if Emperor Xian of Han came to Ji Province, he would find himself a superior. He, Yuan Shao, treated Emperor Xian of Han as a human.
However, our Cao Cao treated the Emperor of Han as nothing more than a tool, a puppet.
He was just a tool for him to gain reputation.
It was precisely because of this that not only did Cao Cao have a huge reputation, but he also had a reputation machine.
In an instant, Cao Cao's reputation spread all over the world.
Seeing the loser being so arrogant, our tall, rich, and handsome classmate, Yuan Shao, was enraged and sent troops to attack Cao Cao.
At first, Cao Cao really thought that he couldn't beat the tall, rich, and handsome guy. After all, it was rare for a loser to counterattack. Moreover, this tall, rich, and handsome guy was once his big brother.
But because the tall, rich, and handsome guy was too tall, he couldn't be thick-skinned like Cao Cao. Even if the tall, rich, and handsome guy was wrong, he wouldn't admit it.
Because of this, the Yuan family was not united. In addition to our Xu You, our loser, Dada Cao, finally counterattacked Yuan Shao.
He unified Hebei and became the overlord of the North.
Now, Cao Cao was really in high spirits. Back then, he was sitting by the Yellow River and looked like he was going to live or die with Yan Province. But now, he was going to return home in glory.
Cao Cao's carriage headed toward Xudu.
The army also followed.
"Quick, look! Look! That's Lord Cao's carriage! "Along the way, the people of Yan Province rushed to greet him. This was not a show, this was the truth.
Although Cao Cao was a bit thick-skinned and black-hearted, there was one thing he did very well, and that was to treat the common people very well. This was something that other warlords couldn't do.
Cao Cao was even able to personally plant crops in the fields. The reason why Yan Province became what it is now is definitely related to Cao Cao.
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