When he walked out of the palace gate, it was the setting sun that reflected the red clouds. Cao Cao's eyes were full of murderous aura. The sword of the Heavenly Sword was still trembling slightly. Cao Cao did not regret what he had said just now, nor would he regret it.

"Everyone in the world calls me a traitor, but I only laugh at the world's biased hearts. If you don't have the ability to make decisions and change, then your ambitions, your wealth and glory are all about the mirror and the moon?" Cao Cao shouted to the sky, and the resentment in his heart spurted out.

Duke, a capable minister who governs the world and a traitor who is in troubled times. Xu Shao, who was good at prime minister in the past, once commented on himself this way. At that time, Cao Cao smiled at him. Now, he is now holding the emperor to command the princes. What he feels is not surprised, but a pride that will give great responsibilities to this man.

"The order was sent to Cao Xiu, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry immediately closed the four gates of Xu Du. If anyone breaks out of the city, he will be killed without mercy!" Cao Cao, who was determined, had no pity or hesitation at this time. He looked at Cao Hongdao who was following closely without looking back.

In the next three days, Xudu was in a bloody and storm. Many ministers who were in office were confiscated in the blink of an eye, among which the former Grand Tutor Yuan Wei and the former Grand Tutor Yang Biao were the most prominent.

On October 20, the fourth year of Jian'an, at the Xudu Cunting Army, 20,000 elite Cao troops were under the command of Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang and other generals. They were inspected by Sikong Cao Cao in an orderly manner. They were about to go to the front line of Xuzhou to participate in the battle to attack Liu Bei.

"Donald Ming has relaxed his heart during this expedition to fight Liu Bei. Most of the soldiers from Liu Bei were our soldiers. The army had no intention of fighting, so how could it be a battle!" Guo Jia looked at the elite Cao army with swords and guns, and said to Cao Cao with a smile.

Cao Cao, dressed in military uniform, showed a faint smile, and said lightly: "I hope it is as Fengxiao said."

At this moment, the adviser Zhang Fan rushed over with a letter. When he approached, Zhang Fan said, "The big thing is wrong. General Yuan Shao, Left General Liu Bei, Jingzhou Governor Liu Biao, Xiliang Prefect Ma Teng, and Liaodong Prefect Gongsun Dufei wrote an edict to the world and jointly gathered Yi troops to attack Ming Gong."

Before Zhang Fan finished speaking, the tens of thousands of people suddenly became silent on the field of the school army. Cao Cao received a letter and opened it to read it. It was written: Cao Cao deceived the heaven and earth, was filthy and illegitimate, harmed loyal and kind, was unkind, and was full of evil! Now, according to the emperor's bloody edict, he gathered the righteous soldiers and vowed to wipe out the Huaxia and suppress all the evil spirits. He hoped to raise the righteous army to vent public anger together; support the royal family and save the people.

"Hahaha, the big-eared thief thought that using these tricks would help us retreat, which was ridiculous and pitiful!" After Cao Cao saw it, he looked at the frightened subordinates of the civil and military, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Ming Gong, Yuan Shao, and Liu Biao each had more than 100,000 people, one south and one north to attack us. Ma Teng's Xiliang soldiers have always been fierce. If we attacked together, we would not be able to fight even if we had three heads and six arms." Zhang Fan was sweating coldly on his forehead and he urgently advised.

Cao Cao heard the words, and looked arrogant and sneered: "Yuan Shao is unrestrained, he is harsh and brave. He cherishes his life when doing big things, and forgets his life when he sees small profits. He is not a hero. Liu Biao only has the name of Eighth Masters, and is a person with false reputation and no real name. As for Ma Teng, Gongsun Du and others, they are all ordinary villains and have no mention. In the past, the heroes of Guandong attacked Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance. He had 18 troops and horses in vain, but he failed. Now only five responses are responding, so why am I afraid!"

Cao Cao's words were so powerful that every word was loud and loud. When the generals heard it, they couldn't help but feel aroused in their hearts. The heroic sentiment of the man suppressed in their hearts was also ignited by this sentence.

"If anyone is afraid of death when going on this battle, I, Xu Gongming, will be the first to twist his head!" Xu Huang touched the bright axe with both hands and shouted in anger.

Xu Chu, who was standing behind Cao Cao, touched the flesh on the corner of his mouth and retorted loudly without hesitation: "Xu Huang, this is not your turn to kill people's heads. If you have enough, go and twist the head of the big-eared thief from the formation."

Xu Huang was so anxious that his face turned red when he was robbed by Xu Chu. He was about to refute him. Seeing that the two of them had signs of disagreement, Xun You hurriedly persuaded him: "Gongming, Zhongkang, the battle is about to go to war. Don't hurt each other's harmony due to impulse."

At this time, Cao Cao had no time to pay attention to Xu Huang. Xu Chu's mouth was on his face. His eyes were staring at the tens of thousands of soldiers standing in the cold wind, then he drew his sword and shouted loudly: "Go to the battle!"

"Cheer~ Oh!" With Cao Cao's order, the Cao army soldiers who were ready to go burst out with deafening shouts. This sound could almost penetrate the sky and reach thousands of miles away.

At this moment, behind Cao Cao's calm face, there was a perseverance and unshakable determination. The so-called five-way proclamation was like a piece of thin paper in Cao Cao's heart, and it was broken with one stab. Back then, the eighteen Kanto commanders attacked Dong Zhuo, and they were much stronger than Dong Zhuo in terms of military strength, morale and personnel, but in the end they were helpless.

He was angry at the wait-and-see and wait-and-see. At that time, Cao Cao, who was young and energetic, decided to pursue him alone, but he did not want to be defeated by Xu Rong, the general of Dong Zhuo, in the Bian River in Xingyang. Many soldiers were killed and injured, and the horse he rode was injured and could not run. Cao Cao himself was also injured by a wandering arrow. Fortunately, his relative Cao Hong changed his horse to rescue him and almost escaped. This was never forgotten in Cao Cao's heart. From that time on, he made up his mind to never hope to unite with others except himself in this life.

The horse's hooves were trampling and the wheels were rolling. In such an era when the strong were destined to be king, Cao Cao felt a sense of pleasure in the wind and waves. In his opinion, the so-called five-way edict was a temporary camp with different appearances and different ambitions. Except for Yuan Liu, Liu Biao, Ma Teng, Gongsun Du's forces were not in conflict with the Central Plains, and it was not enough to consider it.

The only one who can reinforce Liu Bei was Yuan Shao. Last month, Yuan Shao increased his troops to Li Yang and put on a stance to move south at any time, which greatly increased the pressure on Cao Cao's northern border.

Cao Cao knew that Yuan Shao was dissatisfied with his approach of taking the lead and wielding the emperor to order the princes. Last year, Yuan Shao encouraged Liu Yu of Youzhou to establish himself as king, and later forced himself to give up the position of general with his power. However, Yuan Shao did not give up. After completely defeating Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao had pointed his next target to the Yanyu Central Plains.

Since the battle with Yuan Shao is inevitable, it is particularly urgent to quickly eradicate Liu Bei's power in Xuzhou. This is why Cao Cao decided to send troops to Xuzhou immediately.

This is a military adventure, and the bet is that Yuan Shao will not send troops to go south. If Yuan Shao goes south, everything Cao Cao has now will be lost. If Yuan Shao loses this opportunity, then Cao Cao can clear the threat behind it and concentrate on dealing with the north.

On the Yangtze River, several warships slashed the waves and went upstream.

Gao Chong stood on the ship armor and welcomed the wind that was rushing towards him, feeling as excited as Cao Cao in the north.

One is east and the other is west. Although their goals are different, their ultimate goal is the same.

That is to save yourself and eliminate the enemy.

"Pampered coach, Cao Cao swore to fight in Xudu to the east!" Liu Ye's face was pale, his steps were a little vague, and he walked out of the cabin.

As the various systems in Jiangdong gradually became complete, the affairs of the smelting department were much easier. After Gao Chong invested a lot of money, the improvement of Pili Car finally entered the stage of large-scale production. This was the crystallization of Liu Ye's efforts. A big fire on the stone seal mountain burned not only twenty Pili Cars, but also had the confidence of a craftsman who worked hard to make it.

Although this time the attack on Jiangxia was mainly based on water battles, Liu Ye, who was eager to put the Thunderbolt chariot into the battlefield test shooting results, still convinced Gao Chong to carry a Thunderbolt chariot on each of the five Mengchong battleships.

Although the first stone shot of the carrier-based Thunderbolt vehicle was too far from the target, Gao Chong was still full of confidence in such an attempt.

For this reason, he also specially gave this thunderbolt chariot loaded on the ship a loud name: naval gun.

Although the naval gun technology is not yet mature, and the gunners operating the thunderbolt chariot cannot balance the shaking on the ship well, so that the fired stones can hit the target as much as possible, the powerful power of the naval gun is obvious to all. Once hit, it will make the enemy frightened and lose the will of fighting. This is why Gao Chong decided to bring five warships loaded with the thunderbolt chariot to the Jiangxia battlefield.

Hearing Liu Ye's words, Gao Chong showed a knowing smile on his face, and he said, "Cao Cao is worthy of being Cao Cao. It is impressive to have such courage to make decisions! If I were him, I should also use a small force to restrain the northern border, and then concentrate the main force to quickly advance eastward to defeat Liu Bei."

Liu Ye coughed and said in a respectful manner: "It turns out that the beloved coach had already expected Cao Cao to fight Liu Bei in the east?"

Gao Chong shook his head and said, "Cao Cao seems to be incredible with the emperor, but in fact he is also dangerous every step. The Central Plains has always been a place where military strategists must compete for. The opponents Cao Cao has to face are stronger than the other. Sometimes I often wonder, what would happen if he was Cao Cao? This time, if it were me, I would definitely do this."

"Wolves in front of them, tigers behind them, are attacked from all sides. Those who have the courage to abandon and ignore them and make desperate bets should be commendable even if they fail." Liu Ye said. With a very strategic vision, he naturally saw the situation facing Cao Cao.

Gao Chong held the boat side, leaned on Jiang Linfeng, and smiled and said, "Zi Yang, the last time you and I talked so well was four years ago. At that time, I was young and frivolous, and I didn't want to pass by in a hurry. Do you still remember the ambitions at that time?"

Four years ago, Liu Ye and Gao Chong were outing in Poyang Lake. At that time, Gao Chong was dismissed from the military position of Champion Hou and was depressed. At that time, Liu Ye was chivalrous in swordsmanship and had a heroic spirit. The two fell in love with each other and regretted that they met too late. Regarding the frustrated Gao Chong, Liu Ye spoke sincerely and encouraged: "Brother Shao Chong has the ambition to fly straight to the nine heavens, so why should he care about the momentary confusion?" It was this sentence that made Gao Chong regain his confidence.

Liu Ye said emotionally: "I am poor and stronger, and I will not lose my ambition. I will never forget the words of the general at that time."

Gao Chong laughed, turned around and held Liu Ye's hand, and said, "I'm going to use this again, I wish to encourage you with Brother Yang!"

Chaisankou.

The flicking river wind blew the battle flags, and hundreds of warships of all sizes were lined up in line, and they were practicing the battle in an orderly manner. From a distance, the flags of each team were inlaid with the words Zhou, Gan, Xu and Ding. Zhou Yu, the commander of the Western Expedition Army, Gan Ning, the commander of the Navy Army, Xu Sheng, the prefect of Pengze, and Ding Feng, Chen Lan and other generals gathered at Chaisangkou. The purpose of their training was to conquer Jiangxia in front of us.

"Gong Jin, how is the morale in the army?" Gao Chong came to Chaisang immediately, and despite the fatigue of rushing to the road, he came to watch the results of the training.

Zhou Yu led the main force of the navy to station troops in Chaisang in the summer of the fourth year. At that time, Gao Chong was in the most difficult time. On the one hand, the grain was completely saved and the new grain was not collected. On the other hand, he had to deal with local affairs. He was in a state of great difficulty. In this case, Gao Chong still disagreed with the public and adopted Zhou Yu's proposal for the Western Expedition to prepare for the future.

Now, all efforts will usher in fruitful results. This is Zhou Yu’s expectation and Gao Chong’s hope.

Zhou Yu had a graceful brocade robe and a handsome face looked energetic. It was obvious that the results of the training these days were very satisfying. He said, "The soldiers are all competing for the first place, just waiting for the order of the coach to give him a pet command!"

"Will the generals still be harmonious?" Gao Chong asked again. Gan Ning and Xu Sheng were all just angry and protected each of their subordinates. They would inevitably have friction when they gathered together to train troops in the past few months.

Zhou Yu smiled and replied: "Pamper your handsome guy and relax. Xingba, Wen Xiang, Cheng Yuan and others are now as honest as Jinyang."

"Oh, may Gong Jin have a special military treatment? Why not talk about it?" Gao Chong heard Zhou Yu's "shameful words", and actually solved the problem that he had been troubled for many days, and became interested.

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Actually nothing. I just told them that if you violate the military order, you will deprive yourself of the opportunity to participate in the attack on Jiangxia."

"Gong Jin's move hits the point, it's so powerful!" Gao Chong couldn't help but laughed.

"The soldiers of Jinfan Army volunteered to go out to fight!" While Gao Chong was talking to Zhou Yu, a roar like a tsunami erupted from the ship formation ahead. This was Gan Ning's Jinfan Army. They were naturally full of confidence in attacking Jiangxia, who had been traversing the Yangtze River for many years.

"The first thing I do!" On the left is Xu Sheng's Peng Ze Guards. They were familiar with the water relationship in this area and had already been angry and wanted to compete with the Jinfan Army.

Although Ding Feng, who had already led the army independently, could not compare with Gan Ning and Xu Sheng in terms of qualifications, he said that a newborn calf was not afraid of a tiger. They were ready to raise their weapons and expressed their desire to fight to Gao Chong.

"The morale of the army is available." Looking at these fearless soldiers, Gao Chong couldn't help but feel confident about the future battle.
Chapter completed!