Chapter 1071: Cao Cao's Determination

? Zhang Yu and the others rested for two days in Shouchun City, took over the entire city, and prepared for defense.

After that, 50,000 defenders were left behind, and the army was pushed up again.

Cao Cao naturally retreated one after another, but with a rhythmic retreat, Zhang Yu couldn't quickly win many places.

Xiacai and Yingshang were lost one after another. The defenders of the two cities were tricked out by Zhang Yu and killed many of them.

With the loss of the two cities, Zhang Yu could take advantage of the momentum, and Cao Cao left many soldiers and horses to block them along the way.

Not long after, the soldiers and horses from Xuzhou came over again, responding to Zhang Yu's actions from the east.

Cao Cao was having a hard time for a while.

He asked Cao Ren to go back first, and two days later, he hurried back with his advisers and tens of thousands of soldiers.

He must go back to clean up the mess as soon as possible, after all, Cao Pi caused him a lot of trouble.

Zhang Yu continued to pursue, and the follow-up soldiers and horses also slowly followed.

Zhang Yu pursued rather closely. He was fully prepared and planned to keep fighting without stopping.

Ten days later, Zhang Yu advanced to Xiyang, which is not far from the core of Cao Cao.

On the other side, Gao Shun also brought 150,000 troops to the area between Jiuli Mountain and Mangdang Mountain, and passed through to the East County of Yanzhou. Last time Gao Shun also led people to kill here, and then withdrew.

The pressure on Cao Cao was enormous. If Zhang Liao from the north was killed, they would be surrounded on three sides.

Cao Cao asked several generals to block the enemy along the way and retreat slowly, leaving him enough time to solve the problem.

He hurried back.

On the way back, Cao Cao learned more things, and the impact of this matter was too great.

"Zhang Yu is really scary. This negligence allowed him to grasp it accurately and zoom in instantly, leaving almost no time for reaction."

Cao Cao learned more and received a letter from Cao Ang. All of this was Cao Pi's fault, but it was also the result of Zhang Yu's obstruction.

Zhang Yu is good at manipulating intelligence,

It can set off a big wave among the people.

This trend has relatively little impact on ordinary people, but it is a gradual and cumulative process, and one day it will explode in a concentrated manner.

In addition, it has a huge impact on the family.

Cao Cao went back furious, scolded Cao Pi severely, and then put him under house arrest.

In addition, Yang Xiu and Chen Deng beside Cao Pi were not much better. Cao Cao did not kill them, but sent them to a small county in the distance to become county magistrates.

Both of them are arrogant people, how can they bear it, but they can't resist Cao Cao's decision, otherwise what awaits them is death.

After Cao Cao went back, he took drastic measures to win over a group of aristocratic families and attack a large number of aristocratic families at the same time.

He cleared out a number of families, and then distributed the benefits left by those families to the families that supported him to strengthen their power.

In this way, Cao Cao's fate was more closely tied to them, so that Cao Cao regained control of the situation with an iron fist.

Although the situation is under control, a great loss of strength is inevitable.

Cao Cao and the others immediately lost a lot of support. Although they hit a number of aristocratic families and gained some wealth, they could not support their losses.

"It is necessary to appoint civilian talents on a large scale, otherwise, as long as there is another such blow, we will collapse."

Cao Cao understood very well in his heart, but the talents they have cultivated by themselves over the years are quite limited.

However, Cao Ang did a good job and promoted a group of useful talents. At the same time, Cao Ang had a good reputation among ordinary students.

"It's old after all."

The successive blows made Cao Cao feel like he had to accept his old age.

Zhang Yu's pressure was very tight, and he had already reached the core area of ​​Yanzhou.

Cao Cao called Xu You, Cheng Yu, Man Pang and a group of advisers to start planning.

"We must find a way to hold Zhang Yu down. If we continue to fight, we will collapse." Cao Cao said.

Cao Cao has lost a lot of soldiers and horses, the most important thing is that they have no time to recover.

If Zhang Yu keeps fighting like this, they can't afford it.

Zhang Yu can do it, they got the news, Zhang Yu trained soldiers and horses while fighting, and the army continued to flow.

And they don't have time to rest and don't have enough strength, so they can only become weaker and weaker.

"My lord, Zhang Yu's three-way siege, the best way is to annihilate their soldiers and horses, so as to break through, otherwise Zhang Yu will press every step of the way." Cheng Yu said.

Cao Cao nodded, it's very simple, but how to implement it is really the key.

Cheng Yu said: "Lure the enemy to go deep and annihilate their troops along the way. Only in this way can we have a chance. Now that the soldiers and horses of the three groups are gradually approaching, when they get together, we can only retreat to Luoyang."

The matter is serious and must be decided immediately.

After thinking for a while, Cao Cao asked, "Which road should we focus on eating?"

Xu You said: "Although Zhang Yu's road is difficult, the chances are greater. Gao Shun's road is not easy to chew, and it may even break your teeth."

Gao Shun's trapped camp may not be so violent in attack, but in defense, no one has been able to break through it.

And Zhang Liao advanced slowly and quickly along the way.

These two words are contradictory, but they are reasonable. The slowness is because Zhang Liao is very cautious. He takes a place and waits for it to stabilize before moving forward. Moreover, the soldiers, food and grass behind are all ready before moving.

The rapid advancement is that Zhang Liao has not stopped advancing since the start of the fight. If you advance a little bit, you will find that Zhang Liao's speed is actually very fast.

Cheng Yu said again: "My lord, only Zhang Yu is aggressive all the way, easy to be fooled, and may fall into an ambush. The other two paths, even if they fall into an ambush, we won't be able to take it for a while, and Zhang Yu will seize the opportunity instead. onslaught."

Cao Cao no longer had any doubts, and immediately ordered to target Zhang Yu.

However, it is not easy to attack Zhang Yu.

Although Zhang Yu is aggressive, he is also very cautious, so it is not an easy time to surround Zhang Yu.

But it is not easy to do it. If you can’t do it, you will lose Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and then go to Luoyang.

Cao Cao decided to stand up, and then said loudly: "That's it, if Zhang Yu is attracted, the king can mobilize troops, and let Ang Er lead a small army to support."

After Cao Cao made a decision, his mobility was very high. He hated being perfunctory and had to act immediately.

Cao Cao personally grabbed it, and the speed was very fast, and soldiers and horses were slowly mobilized from all over the place.

Zhang Yu didn't know that Cao Cao was building a big net and was about to trouble him, even if he knew Zhang Yu was not afraid.

Zhang Yu roughly understood the progress of the rear support, and then began to move forward.

Agreed, Cao Cao left a few generals to resist steadily, and a small city would have to fight for a day, Zhang Yu's speed was not fast.

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