Reborn Duke In Three Kingdoms - Chapter 886

On a summer night, the moon is like a disk.

On both sides of the road, there are chirping insects and birds in the forest.

The cold night, without the noise and heat of the day, should be the most comfortable time of the day. But Cao Cao’s heart, but how can not calm down, because he was defeated.

The defeat was like a mountain.

In the evening, his camp was broken down and had to retreat.

When the Wei army retreated, the soldiers of the state of Chu chased and killed all the way, which made the soldiers of the state of Wei break up. They fled, died and were defeated.

Tens of thousands of troops were destroyed.

Now Cao Cao’s side has less than 10000 elite soldiers.

Even though he got rid of the cover up of Chu army, he was defeated in this war. Especially in this war, his confidant General Xu Chu disappeared and failed to keep up. According to the soldiers, Xu Chu was defeated by Huang Hu and captured alive.

According to Cao Cao’s character, he believed that Xu Chu would rather die than surrender. But with the lessons of Zhang Liao and Xun you.

Now, Cao Cao is not sure.

No matter Zhang Liao or Xun you, they are the absolute confidants of Cao Cao. Even so, Zhang Liao and Xun you surrendered to Liu Xiu and collected pumpkin for him.

As clever as Xun, you have become a traitor, let alone Xu Chu. Therefore, Cao Cao is unable to determine whether Xu Chu will eventually submit to Liu Xiu. However, Xu Chu’s capture made Cao Cao depressed.

Liu Xiu was defeated in the first battle of Dongjun.

In addition, Zhao Yun and Zhang Ren in Yanzhou will join hands to sweep the whole of Yanzhou. Together with the respective armies led by Tai Shici and Huang Zhong, the whole territory of the Central Plains will fall into Liu Xiu’s pocket.

Such a large-scale failure was fatal to the state of Wei.

And that’s not the most important thing.

The most important loss is the surrender of Yu Jin, Zhang Liao and Xun you, which shakes the foundation of Wei. When this news is sent back to Yecheng, it will inevitably lead to great turbulence, which will make the officials of the state of Wei floating in their minds.

Cao Cao can foresee that there will be a lot of people and Chu secret communication.

In the past, when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought a decisive battle in Guandu, before Xu you defected to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was short of food and troops, so he was in danger. Because Xu you defected at the last moment, Cao Cao could come back from the dead and reverse the war situation.

However, when the situation was unfavorable, many of Cao Cao’s officials wrote to Yuan Shao, indicating that they were willing to accept Yuan Shao as the main leader. Now that the situation repeats itself, I’m afraid that all the officials in the state of Wei will want to make a good relationship with Liu Xiu and prepare to go to Liu Xiu.

Cao Cao sat alone and didn’t talk to anyone.

When Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others spoke to each other, Cao Cao did not answer at all.

This situation worries Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu was an old official under Cao Cao. Seeing that Cao Cao was in a state of depression, he could not help but persuade him to say, “Your Majesty, although we are defeated in this battle, we are not completely defeated. Under his Majesty’s command, there are Jizhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou and Qingzhou. There are four states in the world. Under such circumstances, your majesty is fully capable of fighting again and has a chance to defeat Liu Xiu again. ”

When Cao Cao’s eyes heard this, he didn’t even lift his skin. He didn’t say a word, as if he was numb.

Cheng Yugan is worried, but he has no way.

Finally, Cheng Yu sighed and stopped talking.

All the people sighed in their eyes.

At this time, Cao Cao raised his head, looked at the crowd and said, “have a rest. Have a rest for one night. Tomorrow morning, we will withdraw to Yecheng and stick to Jizhou.”

In a word, it is full of helplessness and frustration.

Cheng Yulian said: “Your Majesty…”

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Cao Cao’s hand. He only heard Cao Cao say: “Mr. Zhong De, I don’t want to say anything, that’s all. Take a day off and start early tomorrow. ”

“Here it is

Cheng Yu stopped talking.

Seeing this, everyone went to have a rest.

When Cao Cao’s men were resting, Liu Xiu’s army had returned and counted the results.

When the news came to Liu Xiu’s desk, Liu Xiu was very excited. This battle is not only to defeat Cao Cao, but also to capture tens of thousands of Wei soldiers, and kill countless Wei soldiers.

Most importantly, Xu Chu was taken by Huang Hu.

“Somebody, bring Xu Chu up.”

Liu xiuphen said.

The soldiers soon escorted Xu Chu into the camp. Xu Chu was bound. He looked up at Liu Xiu, glared at him, and said: “Liu Xiu, Zhang Liao, they betrayed the state of Wei, but I won’t, I won’t obey you.”

Liu Xiu sighed: “Zhongkang, why are you suffering?”

Xu Chu raised his head and said with a loud voice: “it’s the right way to die for the general to die immediately. Even if I’m killed by you, it’s my destiny. It’s impossible for you to make me submissive. ”

Liu Xiu said with a smile, “what if I declare that you surrender to me? What would Cao Cao think? “Xu Chu said, “your majesty will believe me.”

With a faint smile in his mouth, Liu Xiu said, “Jia Xu has obeyed me, Zhang Liao and Xun you have obeyed me, and Yu Jin has surrendered. Will Cao Cao believe you at this time? If there were no officials of the state of Wei who were obedient to me, Cao Cao would believe you. But Cao Cao has experienced so many betrayals, he is not the former Cao Cao. After I release the news, Cao Cao will not believe you. ”

Xu Chu’s heart thumped, and he agreed with Liu Xiu’s words. However, Xu Chu is tough said: “Liu Xiu, these are not important.”

Liu xiudao: “Oh, what’s important?”

Xu chulang said: “the important thing is that I would rather die than surrender than be loyal to your majesty. No matter what you do, I will not surrender. Even if you let out the news of my surrender and make your majesty angry with me and my family, I will not surrender to you. No matter whether your majesty misunderstands me or not, I am a general of the state of Wei. From beginning to end, I can only be a minister of Cao Cao. ”

Liu Xiu frowned when he heard the speech.

Compared with Xun you and Zhang Liao, persuading Xu Chu was not easy. Xu Chu, a military general in the battlefield, is loyal and has a single brain. This situation makes Liu Xiu feel thorny.

Liu Xiu sighed: “Zhongkang, why do you need it?”

Xu Chu said, “loyal officials are not the two masters. Since I am your Majesty’s general, I can’t surrender.”

Liu Xiu was silent.

In the face of Xu Chu’s attitude that oil and salt did not enter, Liu Xiu had nothing to do. Xu Chu would rather bear the name of surrender, rather his family be angry by Cao Cao, than betray Cao Cao, respectable and admirable.

Such a person is admirable.

But Liu Xiu had no choice for such a man who was determined to die.

Liu Xiu thought about it, and then he was relieved. Xu Chu was not willing to surrender because Cao Cao was still alive. Liu Xiu put Xu Chu in custody for the time being. When Cao Cao was killed, who else could Xu Chu be loyal to?

Liu Xiu said, “come on!”

The soldiers came in and saluted respectfully.

Liu Xiu said, “take Xu Chu down and watch him. Don’t let him escape.”

“Here it is

The soldier went down with Xu Chu.

Liu Xiu stretched out and stopped dealing with official business. Nowadays, wenpin is worried about military affairs, and Liu Xiu is quite relaxed.

The next morning, the army continued to advance.

Wenpin did not advance rashly, but advanced steadily and captured all counties in Dongjun. After seizing the whole Dongjun and stabilizing the rear area, wenpin dispatched his army to Jizhou.

Dongjun is located in the north of Yanzhou, bordering Jizhou.

Through Dongjun, the army of Chu had been able to directly enter Jizhou and reach Yecheng.