Chapter 1242 Guandu Caoying, Urgent Report From Yingchuan!

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty frowned and said, "Qing has a large army, so why can't he defend the city? According to what Qing said just now, the fall of Cao's rebels is not far away. Xu's capital city is high and thick, just to hold on."

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Cao bandits have been operating in Xudu for a long time, and they have many followers. When I broke down the city, Xudu's granary had already been burned. The army has no food, so they can't stick to it. They have to evacuate."

Emperor Xian of the Han said angrily: "Cao's gangsters are extremely poisonous. Since you are in charge, you must not let it go! All the remnants of the Cao family headed by Minister Ling Xun should be collected and killed, so as not to cause disaster in the future."

Bai Xiaowen thought to himself, this Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty might be holding a resentment in his heart.

If Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty were to be in power, there would be a lot of heads and rivers of blood. I really don't know how many people would have to be cleaned.

Bai Xiaowen said: "Your Majesty has learned a lesson: Bandit Cao is very powerful, and most of the officials who follow the bandit are coerced by him. Now is the time to fight for the hearts of the people with Bandit Cao. If you start killing, you will push all these people to Bandit Cao and end the war." Their hope of setting things right."

There was still a hint of anger on Han Xiandi's face.

Bai Xiaowen persuaded Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to go north with the army and move the capital to Yecheng.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty hesitated.

After experiencing the hard days of homelessness, lack of food and clothing, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty knew the value of a stable life.

Although Yuan Xi in front of him seemed quite loyal, his father Yuan Shao and uncle Yuan Shu were not pure ministers.

What if Yuan Shao is more aggressive than Cao Cao when he moves to Yecheng?

Wouldn't that just leave the tiger's mouth and meet a pack of wolves again? If they meet tyrannical people like Li and Guo Si, they will lose all their stable life and royal dignity.

Bai Xiaowen persuaded again and again, but Han Xiandi still shook his head and evaded: "The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are all in Xudu, so don't move lightly."

Bai Xiaowen said: "I have 20,000 troops on this trip, which is enough to protect Your Majesty and Gongqing from going north to Yecheng."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty shook his head: "Yecheng has never been a capital city, palaces and ancestral temples have not been established. Even if I have arrived in Yecheng, how can I worship my ancestors? Please don't say any more."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty made it clear that this was an excuse.

Bai Xiaowen had no choice but to put aside the matter of moving the capital and said: "Your Majesty, please rest. There will be a court meeting tomorrow, and the ministers will gather to discuss this matter before making a decision."

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Bai Xiaowen left the palace, ordered the cavalry to guard the palace gate, and then met three teammates including Qiao Rui, Cecilia and Han Xu.

"The emperor doesn't want to move the capital? You must be out of your mind." Qiao Rui said.

Bai Xiaowen said: "Han Emperor Xian was raised in the palace by Cao Cao, and he has formed a cautious temperament. He must be worried about my cheap father Yuan Shao, so he refused to move the capital under excuses."

"It's better to forcibly coerce the emperor and all the officials, and go north to Yecheng." Cecilia suggested.

"It seems feasible. When Cao Cao welcomed the emperor, he persuaded him to move to Xudu, which was a form of half-force." Qiao Rui said.

Bai Xiaowen shook his head: "No, this moment, that moment... oh bah, I'm dragging Wen with you too, I slipped my tongue.

"In short,

At that time, all the princes in the world were unwilling to take the initiative to meet the emperor, and only Cao Cao went. The only person the emperor can rely on is Cao Cao, so he has no choice. Now all the princes know the value of the emperor, the emperor thinks that rare goods can live in, and he will not worry about leaving home!

"So we are fighting with Cao Cao and the princes from all walks of life. What we are fighting for is the heart of the emperor and the hearts of officials. It is best not to use power! Otherwise, we will be regarded as Li Guosi and his like, and it is impossible to coerce the emperor to order Princes."

"So what should we do?" Cecilia asked.

Bai Xiaowen smiled: "Don't worry, I've already made plans... Where is Empress Fu's natal family? I'll go and visit."

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To the south of Guandu, Cao Jun's camp.

At night, when the Chinese army raised its account, Cao Jun, both civil and military, were called to participate in the military discussion.

Cao Cao held Xu You's hand in person, met the civil servants and military generals of the Cao Group, and said with a smile, "Xu Ziyuan came to vote, and the heavens will destroy Yuan Shao. Ziyuan, please tell everyone about your good plan."

Facing the complex eyes of everyone with different expressions, Xu You raised his chest and said:

"Yuan Shao's grain and grass are mostly stored in Wuchao, and he has appointed general Chunyu Qiong to guard him. Chunyu Qiong is a man I know for a long time: it is embarrassing for him to be greedy for good wine. Yuan Shao's use of this person to undertake important military rations is to kill himself! Meng De All we need to do is send elite soldiers and generals to Wuchao to burn food and grass under the banner of Yuan Jun, and Yuan Shao's army will be demoralized and will be defeated!"

Cao Cao looked at the counselors with a smile: "What do you think?"

Cheng Yu said: "The robbing of food is a major event, so it must not be taken carelessly. From my foolish point of view, we need to send elite soldiers to investigate the truth before we can make a decision."

The rest of the advisers, including Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others, nodded in agreement.

These counselors didn't think the surprise attack on Wuchao was a bad strategy, but they didn't know Xu You and Yuan Jun's reality, and they were afraid that Cao Cao would be tricked; besides, Xu You called "Meng De" directly, which was a bit uncomfortable.

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "I know everyone's thoughts, and you don't trust Ziyuan. But you also need to be clear about the current situation! Our army has run out of food, and Ziyuan has intercepted official documents and letters to urge food. You just need to sit and watch the success or failure, why is it necessary to come to our army camp in person and plan to feign surrender?"

After a pause, Cao Cao said again: "The two armies are at a stalemate now, and our army is short of food and grass. It is time to take risks! If you wait any longer, it will be tantamount to waiting for death."

A group of advisers and generals responded one after another.

Cao Cao cheered up and was about to dispatch troops and generals when he heard that there were urgent reports from Hedong County.

"Report! An unidentified army was found passing through the countryside of Hedong County!"

"Huh? How many people are there? What banner are they playing?" Cao Cao asked.

"Report to the prime minister, there are about 20,000 people, and they are flying the flag of Xiahou!"

"Impossible. Although there are many generals in our army with the surname Xiahou, none of them led 20,000 troops through Hedong. This must be a disguise for Yuan Jun!" Cao Cao was surprised, "Where did they go?"

"Report to the prime minister, when the villain left, this army had already passed Xinzheng!"

The emissary's report was not over yet, and suddenly there was an urgent report from Yingchuan.

Cao Cao jumped at the case: "No, Xu is in critical condition!"

Yingchuan urgent report, one after another:

"Report! General Xia Houyuan, the prefect of Yingchuan, found that Xu Du was being harassed by bandits. He sent two thousand troops to hunt down the bandits first. A special envoy came to report!"

"Report! (Weeping) General Xiahou was ambushed by thieves on his way to rescue Xudu, and unfortunately died!"

"Report...report to the prime minister! Xu Du's killing sound shook the sky, the city has been destroyed! The prime minister's family, together with the city's nobles and nobles, no one escaped!"

Cao Cao's shock was no small matter, and he sat down on the table: "Impossible! Even if Yuan's army has 20,000 troops, how could they destroy the city so quickly? What about Xun? Why didn't Xun defend the city!"

The last envoy carefully added that Yuan Jun's soldiers were divided into two groups. On the one side, there were 20,000 Yuan troops, traveling slowly;

Those who broke through Yanling Pass, sealed off Xudu, and beheaded Xiahouyuan were all the pioneers of the previous route, with eight hundred elite cavalry; because the enemy's horses were fast and the news of the blockade was effective, it was only reported today together with the news that the 20,000 main Yuan army broke through Xudu. Come.

"This vanguard army is doing a lot of tactics! Who is in command? He must be no ordinary general!" Cao Cao quickly calmed down and asked through gritted teeth.

"It is said that he is the second son of Yuan Shao, and now he is the governor of Youzhou, Yuan Xi!"