Chapter 1286: Zero-Mile Pursuit (Part 1)
Zhang He remonstrated: "My lord, don't chase after the poor. Cao Cao is cunning. Although he was defeated, Xiahou Dun and other Cao family troops have not participated in the battle. If the pursuit is too deep, there is a possibility of being ambushed by the enemy."
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "The general's worry is really the reason of a military strategist. However, I have arranged another backup, and this pursuit will be safe."
What Bai Xiaowen mentioned was of course Han Qiong and many other generals who had already carried Cao Cao's military talisman to defraud Li Yang, which was the second blockade line for Cao Cao to flee south.
In addition, according to Bai Xiaowen's research, Cao Cao is a very resilient leader.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms itself respects Liu and demotes Cao. The only few failures of Cao Cao are naturally special.
A certain Erwuzi diplomat who did not want to be named, a strong contender for the strongest memory of the Three Kingdoms, once summarized the failure of Boss Cao, and mocked Cao Cao face to face when he boasted that he was "invincible in the world":
"...In the old days when Puyang attacked Lu Bu, Wancheng fought against Zhangxiu; Chibi met Zhou Lang, Huarong met Guan Yu; cut off his beard and abandoned his robe in Tongguan, seized a boat to avoid arrows in Weishui: these are invincible in the world!"
Cao Cao has failed many times, sometimes small and sometimes big. But every time he fails, he can learn from the lessons and get back on his feet, completely different from those leaders who lose heart after losing a battle and withdraw from the struggle for world hegemony.
Of course, some people will say that this is because Cao Cao's territory is too large, there are too many talents, and the foundation is too good.
The above reasons are of course correct, but Cao Cao's tenacity is still commendable.
If Cao Cao is released back to Henan, it won't be long before he will become the biggest stumbling block for Bai Xiaowen to level the world again!
As for the ambush strategy, Bai Xiaowen, who has greatly increased the range of mental scanning with internal vision, said that this is not a problem.
I'm really not sure, there is also a geographical map of mountains and rivers.
That is, every time you use the positioning function of the geographical map of mountains and rivers, you need to spend 1,000 power points... that's all.
Under Bai Xiaowen's order to offer a lot of rewards, the three armies immediately became enthusiastic, and all the soldiers competed for the first place.
When Bai Xiaowen saw Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, he said with a smile, "Both are famous scholars in Yingchuan, why did you surrender to the thieves? Why don't you submit to the imperial court, offer advice and suggestions, and you will definitely not lose your position as a Marquis."
Although Xi Zhicai was bound, he shook his head loudly: "If you want to kill, then kill, I would rather die than surrender!"
Guo Jia was in a trance,
It took a while before he smiled and said, "Your Excellency's words sound familiar."
In the past, Cao Cao persuaded the captives to surrender in this way, because he possessed the righteousness of the court, and every battle was ordered by the emperor to attack non-officials, so those who fought with him were all thieves!
Now thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, Cao Cao lost the emperor and became a thief; instead, Bai Xiaowen became the spokesperson of the court.
In fact, for counselors at the level of Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, there is not much difference between the winner and the loser, the prince and the bandit. The only difference is in whose hands the emperor is.
After Guo Jia was moved, he said to Bai Xiaowen: "Your Excellency, there is no need to persuade you to surrender. The prime minister and I, named as the lord, are actually good friends. I would rather die than do something that betrays the lord and betrays the friend."
Bai Xiaowen shook his head, and ordered the sergeant to tie up the two counselors and send them to Anyang City for strict guarding.
After taking the prisoners temporarily, Bai Xiaowen led his army in pursuit, and finally caught up with Cao Cao's defeated army on the bank of the Baihe River.
The reason why he was able to catch up was that apart from the acceleration of Yuan Jun's "turning to the army strategy", Cecilia led the hussars to attack and harass him, which was also an important factor.
Cao Jun has never seen such cavalry, who can charge forward and shoot arrows from a long distance. Coupled with the fact that the army has no fighting spirit, it is naturally impossible to organize an effective counterattack.
Xiahou Dun knew that he had lost the South Camp and was ashamed of Cao Cao. When crossing the river, he volunteered to lead a lone army and leave behind.
Xu Chu protected Cao Cao and crossed the Baihe River.
Yuan Jun fired all arrows from behind. Xu Chu rallied his remaining courage and carried a wooden boat on his back to protect Cao Cao. Every time he stepped on the ice, there were spider web-like cracks.
When Bai Xiaowen and his army chased to the river bank, they met Xiahou Dun. He throws out an insight.
【Xiahou Dun (Lord Level 8)】
[Race: Humanoid/Human Race]
[Occupation: Blood War Lord]
[Attributes: strength 101, agility 60, constitution 122, spirit 42]
[Lord Skill: Bravery: Passive, all damage received by Xiahou Dun is reduced by 20%. Injury will stimulate Xiahou Dun's bloodiness, enter a brave state, and choose one to add to himself: attack power; attack speed; movement speed. The higher the damage received, the higher the bonus. 】
[Special Skill: Fierce Eye: Passive, Xiahou Dun's ferocious one-eyed appearance reduces his charm by 20 points, and will periodically reduce the morale of the surrounding enemies. The longer the battle with Xiahou Dun, the lower the enemy's morale. 】
[Skills 1~5:? ? ? 】
[Skill 6: Mengde's new book lv3: Xiahoudun's HP increased by an additional 500 points, gained 50% toughness, and reduced all damage received by 30%. 】