Chapter 382: General Han's expedition to the west, just missing Liu Bei
When Cao Cao returned, all the troops surrounded him.
Cao Ren frowned and said, "Lord, why did you salute Zhang Xiu just now?"
Cao Cao was so handsome that he shouted: "From today, there will be no more troubled times in the Han Dynasty, only Cao Cao will rule the world."
When the words came out, all the civil and military officials were stunned.
What is this? Is the lord going to give up resistance?
"Lord, you are..." Xun You frowned and asked with his fists.
Cao Cao looked around with his sword, then immediately drew out his sharp sword, and said to the three armies who were waiting for the camp: "I am Cao Cao, the general of the Great Han Dynasty to conquer the Western Regions. He is in charge of the Han Dynasty's will, and sent troops to the Western Regions."
"This trip may not return to the Han Dynasty for several years or even decades. What you are trying to do is to let the sun and the moon shine and the rivers reach all the Han territory!"
"I will not force anyone to follow me, Cao Mengde, who is willing to leave his hometown and expand territory for the Han Dynasty, leave the line, and those who are unwilling to leave their arms or return to their fields, or go to General Zhang's command."
After saying that, Xun You and others were stunned.
"Master, why are you? Didn't you agree to fight Zhang Xiu?" Xun You said anxiously.
"Lord, you forgot how did you die with them? Or are you afraid? Do you dare not be enemies with them?" Cao Ren also said with a trembling voice.
For a moment, all the generals were filled with righteous indignation.
In their opinion, it was nothing more than a horse-dressing body.
"I am afraid that I, Cao Cao, was born as a human being, and I have never been afraid of anyone." Cao Cao showed his sharpness, which was his confidence, and then said:
"It's just that Zhang Xiu is right. I'm just for my own selfish interests. As a result, tens of thousands of families have lost their fathers and children. There are enough dead souls for the man."
"There are enough souls that died under my Cao Cao."
"Now, Zhang Xiu has the ability to end this troubled times, so I will leave it to him. I, Cao Cao, are willing to transform into a sharp blade and expand the territory for the Han Dynasty."
Cao Cao is considered a person with a temperament.
Although it is treacherous and cunning, it is also generous.
"This..." The generals looked at each other and didn't know what to say.
Cao Ren and Xiahou looked at each other, then clasped their fists and said, "I wish to follow my lord to death, even if we are far away from all over the world, we will still repay you."
Xu Chu and others had no relatives, so they all clasped their fists.
Xun You sighed, and Xun Yu looked at him. The two knew that the Xun family could not go far away from the frontier.
"Lord, You can't give you advice. Maybe you are right, this troubled time should be over." Xun You said sadly with his fists.
He knew that Cao Cao had the right words, since he had decided, there was no room for maneuver, and naturally he could not wander around the Western Regions.
For a time, most generals chose to follow.
Most of the military scholars chose to give up. There was no way. Their family was in the Han Dynasty, so they had no choice.
"Lord, Yu first followed you, because he wanted you to support the Han Dynasty. Now that You have returned home, Yu will follow you to make contributions to the Han Dynasty."
Xun Yu clasped his fists and looked calm.
In fact, what he thought more was to see the great man reappearing in the past, and the person under the city would probably be better than Cao Cao.
Finally, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, Yu Jin, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others followed Cao Cao westward, and almost all the others chose to retire and return to the field.
As for the soldiers under the city, most of them lowered their heads and kept silent. It was not that they didn't want to go, but that they had a family. Even if they didn't have a family, they would not know when they would be able to return after thousands of miles away.
In the end, only three thousand people were willing to follow.
These three thousand people can be said to have taken life and death lightly, and just wanted to follow Cao Cao, and with the war horses detained by Yuan Shang after he was defeated and fled, Cao Cao took these people to prepare to go on the road.
One man and three horses, bring food.
Looking at the situation on the city wall, Zhuge Liang and others were all stunned and murmured: "The soldiers who defeated others without fighting? But why did they go north?"
"Lord, what does this mean?" Zhuge Liang asked.
"The General of the Great Han Dynasty's expedition to the Western Regions was ordered to go to the Western Regions to expand territory and make achievements for the Great Han Dynasty." Zhang Xiu was riding on the war horse, and Cao Cao was still respectful.
"Lord, have you let him go?" Xu Shu said anxiously with his eyes narrowed.
"Yes!" Zhang Xiu nodded.
"Lord, I'm confused. Cao Cao has the power to destroy Tao Qian, Lu Bu, and Yuan Shu one after another. Isn't he going to the Western Regions to let him return to the mountain?"
Xu Shu said with a sad face.
"It's okay. If he really dares to rebel, then defeat him again." Zhang Xiu said very lightly, and he was confident in every move.
"Uh!" Xu Shu was speechless.
The generals frowned, but did not persuade them.
There is no way. In their eyes, Zhang Xiu is a god, and what he said is right.
It was Zhuge Liang who shook the feather fan with interest, as if he had seen through Zhang Xiu's intention. Perhaps he would be a good choice for him to do so.
"Lord, since Cao Cao surrendered, then Liu Bei will be the only one left next. It would be better to suppress the army and defeat Liu Bei in one fell swoop." Zhuge Liang said with his fists.
"It should be so, but Liu Bei's command has many iron cavalry and cannot be caught up with him." Zhang Xiu nodded, "Kongming, you can bring people to settle the surrendered generals in the city."
"No!" Zhuge Liang nodded.
"Next, it's the battle of Guanzhong in Luoyang. I'm afraid the waterway will not be used. Jiang Qin, take people to Qingxu and collect all the land of Cao Cao."
"Remember, don't move the Cao family and bring them to Xiangyang." Zhang Xiu arranged again.
"No!" Jiang Qin clasped his fists, but he felt helpless and could only make a small contribution.
"Gan Ning, Wen Pin, you two lead your army to the city of Jizhou by water. Several states in Hebei should be captured. I think the Yuan family is powerless to resist."
Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice.
In this battle, Yuan Shang was dead and the army was defeated.
The entire Yuan family can be said to have no helmsman anymore. With Zhang Xiujun's prestige, it is not difficult to win Hebei, but it can be determined by passing it to the payment.
"No!" the two were solemn.
The contributions of several states have been greatly made.
Moreover, this battle may encounter resistance, and then it will be Toto's military achievements.
"The rest of the troops will be repaired on the spot for one day. Tomorrow, the three armies will approach Luoyang and take down Guanzhong." After Zhang Xiu said that, all the generals responded.
The minister who follows the dragon is probably not far away.
Next, this is the last battle.
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The vast army,
Countless flags were scattered, and it was Liu Bei's army.
Although he heard the horse tent talk over and over again that Zhang Xiu did not chase him, Liu Bei was still worried.
"Reported to the lord, Cao Cao led his army to surrender. He called himself the general of the Great Han Dynasty to fight against the West, and only retained three thousand elite cavalry to go north, saying that he wanted to go to the Western Regions to open territory and expand territory."
After saying that, Liu Bei was stunned, "What did you say? Cao Cao surrendered? How could he surrender? He was irreconcilable with Zhang Xiu."
"Go back to the lord, this matter is certain." The prodigal horse lowered his head.
Suddenly, Liu Bei was a little disappointed for some reason.
It seems that the people who are working together are gone, and he has no intention.
Chapter completed!