Chapter 498 I Want It All! Liu Xie No Longer Endures

Huang Zu was already at the end of his strength. If he could not enter the city, then the only outcome waiting for him was death, and it was a death without a complete body.

However, until the swarming crowd overwhelmed Huang Zu again, the city gate was not opened, and Huang Zu did not reappear from the crowd.

Without Huang Zu, a first-class general, defending the city wall, countless Jiangdong soldiers swarmed up and broke through the city gate.

The defenders who held on to the west wall were still holding on to the last bit of pure land, but this last bit of pure land was soon taken by the enemy.

At this time, the other battlefields still knew nothing about this matter. They did not know that a Jiangdong army of tens of thousands of people, extremely powerful and fearless, had entered Jiangxia County City and began to advance from the west gate towards the other three city gates, preparing to attack from the rear, and cooperate with the army outside the city to launch a real attack and defense of Jiangxia County City.

The people in the city were sparsely populated, hiding in their houses, sealing the doors and windows. The cellars of each household were full of people, fearing that this unexpected disaster would affect them.

After entering the city, these Jiangdong soldiers all rushed to the three main city gates to help the Jiangdong soldiers outside the city open the city gates.

Outside the western battlefield, Sun Jian stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes narrowed.

"Since we have already penetrated the interior, we must also work harder on the outside."

"What does the lord mean?"

"The battlefield in the south is guarded by Liu Bei's subordinates, Xu Rong. Since the west has already taken the lead, why not take another city!"

"Yes, lord."

Miao Moqing understood and turned away. Only Sun Jian and two hundred tiger soldiers under the chariots, and one hundred poison girls were left here. The battlefield was already a mess, and no one would care that Sun Jian was actually here.

If the battlefield in Jiangxia County is a mess now, then the situation in Nanyang County has been settled.

Because Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen's 50,000 troops have already passed Nanyang County, which is small and has no troops stationed. They are almost advancing at full speed without any stagnation, and soon they have reached the border of Nan County.

At the border of Nan County, Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen saw a scene that surprised them. Countless armies have lined up to wait for them. In addition to the soldiers who are not in a hurry, there is a general holding a spear and a general holding a broadsword at the front.

Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen knew the two men. They had fought at the border in the north of Liangzhou. They were Pang De, one of Ma Teng's right-hand men. As for the other one, they were more familiar with him. That was Ma Chao, the current governor of Liangzhou. But the two of them should not be here anyway.

At the same time, in the southwest of Nan County, Zhang He and Taishi Ci had already faced the 250,000 Yizhou troops led by Liu Zhang.

Neither Cao Cao nor Sun Jian knew how Liu Bei let his subordinates pass through their blockade and reach Jingzhou with so many troops.

The entire Jingzhou became the main battlefield for Gu Rubing, Cao Cao and Sun Jian to fight.

There were also four legendary generals fighting on the border of Jingzhou and Yanzhou. The battle between them was even more fierce and even more tragic than that of other major battlefields.

Zhang Liao, who had not appeared in any battlefield, had crossed the border of Xuzhou at this moment, leading a cavalry of 5,000 people from Jiangling City to Yangzhou as a cavalry, ready to repeat the old tricks. Directly attack Yangzhou Wujun.

Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang, who had disappeared from the sight of Cao Cao and Sun Jian since the Spring Festival, actually completed the process of transferring hundreds of thousands of troops from the five continents of the northern border to Jingzhou quietly under heavy control, which was really amazing.

Cao Cao, who had finished the meeting overnight, was already full of anger when he heard that Liu Xie had named him the King of Wei on the morning of his return to Xudu. As a result, when he learned that Liu Bei had brought hundreds of thousands of troops to Jingzhou, the last bit of joy in his heart disappeared.

After reading it, Cao Cao casually handed the military letter to Xun Yu who was standing beside him. After Xun Yu took it, he read it carefully and frowned.

"My lord, if this is really the case, my lord must immediately order General Xiahou and others to support Cao Xiu and others, otherwise all our plans may be ruined, and the names of the generals may also be in danger."

"How do you think Liu Bei managed to get so many people to Jingzhou without leaving a trace?"

Cao Cao answered irrelevantly, with a puzzled look on his face. Xun Yu did not hesitate and said immediately.

"If Liu Bei wants to transfer his army to Jingzhou from our heavy control, there is only one way, that is, from Qingzhou, bypass Liangzhou, go out of the pass, and then go south all the way, and enter Jingzhou from the west of Yizhou, so that he can perfectly avoid all our military control."

"Bypass Liangzhou, go outside the pass?"

Cao Cao was thoughtful, tapping the whip in his hand lightly. Xun Yu was like a worm in Cao Cao's stomach, how could he not know what Cao Cao meant.

"My lord, let's make a bold guess. This time it's not that someone exposed our plan, but that the other party noticed the clues, so Liu Bei did this."

Although Cao Cao was asking about Liu Bei's direction, he was actually asking Xun Yu about the traitor. Xun Yu had followed Cao Cao for a long time and must know Cao Cao's thoughts.

After listening to Xun Yu's analysis, Cao Cao finally smiled.

"Oh? Tell me in detail."

"This time, we only have Sun Ce and General Dian patrolling the border. With their strength, there will definitely be no mistakes. Moreover, one of them is your lord's confidant and extremely loyal, and the other is Sun Jian's son. What's more, It is impossible to betray Sun Jian, they will definitely not betray him."

Cao Cao nodded slightly and motioned for Xun Yu to continue.

"My lord only sent 50,000 infantry to attack Nanjun, but Liu Bei lost three famous generals under his command. This means that the other party does not know our troop layout, so there is no possibility of a traitor. It should be Liu Bei's command. Some of the counselors noticed it, so Liu Bei took precautions. However, Liu Bei's men bypassed our control and were able to reach Jingzhou within ten days. The only route to Liangzhou was to bypass the pass. "

Xun Yu's analysis can be said to be perfect. It was exactly the idea that Zhuge Liang gave Gu Rubing after New Year's Eve. On the morning of the second day of the first lunar month of the new year, Liu Bei's subordinates took their soldiers on a detour. The journey to Jingzhou was a long journey of more than ten days. They had just rested for one day when Cao Cao and Sun Jian began a massive attack.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Even if Liu Bei puts his army in Jingzhou, it can't change the outcome of Jingzhou becoming a wasteland. Even if we can't occupy Jingzhou, we can only die in death."

Cao Cao looked up to the sky and smiled.

"Liu Bei, Liu Bei, you are destined to fail this time!"

Xun Yu smiled and nodded at the side, and the group rushed towards Xudu. They were only less than half an hour away from Xudu.

The closer he got to Xudu, the expression on Cao Cao's face became more and more serious. After all, Liu Xie made Cao Cao a one-word king without consulting Cao Cao in advance, and the move was ostensibly to promote Cao Cao, but in reality However, they pushed Cao Cao away and prevented Cao Cao from continuing to serve as prime minister in Xudu, which meant depriving Cao Cao of his right to participate in political affairs.

Cao Cao knew clearly in his heart that this move was Liu Xie's test of him, and Liu Xie was risking his life to test his bottom line.

"My Lord, your Majesty's behavior is really not in line with His Majesty's style. Why don't you check the minions around Your Majesty recently? Maybe some of them were inserted by Liu Bei."

Xun Yu said softly, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Humph, little Liu Xie, do you think this will make me helpless? Then he really looks down on me, the Prime Minister, who has been with him for so long."

Cao Cao's tone was filled with disdain, and there was a fierce look in his eyes.

Suddenly, an idea that was a bit funny, but very consistent with the current situation, popped up in Cao Cao's mind.

"Wen Ruo, if you are very hungry now and there is a piece of meat or a piece of dry food in front of you, what would you choose?"

"My lord, the meat and dry food are compared to the appointment proposed by your majesty to my lord?"

Xun Yu asked, while secretly thinking about what Cao Cao meant by saying this. After all, Cao Cao had never had this problem before.

"Wen Ruo, what would you choose?"

"This subordinate is stupid, please give me some advice, my lord."

Xun Yu did not pretend to understand, but bowed to Cao Cao and asked him very sincerely.

"Hahahaha, Wen Ruo, of course I want it all! Meat and dry food, I want it, side by side, King, Prime Minister, I want it too!"

Cao Cao threw his head back and laughed, extremely happy. After Xun Yu reacted, he also had a smile on his face.

"Wen Ruo has learned a lesson."

After Cao Cao returned to the capital, Cao Cao's retainers who had not dared to go home after attending the morning court all came to the city gate to greet Cao Cao. They had been protected by Cao Cao before. They were used to being domineering and had offended many people. If Cao Cao If Liu Xie's imperial edict was really transferred to him as the King of Yizi Side by Side, then they would have to suffer a lot.

So after learning that Cao Cao was back, all the guests came.

"Prime Minister, do you want to make an appointment?"

"Prime Minister, I am willing to follow you anywhere!"

"Prime Minister, I am loyal to you. No matter where you go, I will follow you to the death."

All the disciples immediately began to express their sincerity to Cao Cao, fearing that Cao Cao would not take them with him when he left Xudu, leaving them to bear the wrath of Xudu.

Seeing these useless things, Cao Cao's face showed undisguised anger.

"Get out of here!"

Cao Cao yelled angrily, making everyone suddenly afraid to breathe. They lowered their heads and stood with hands down, not even daring to look at Cao Cao.

After returning to Xudu, Cao Cao did not stop and went straight to the palace. Following Cao Cao's return, there was a young general. This general was supposed to follow the army to the border of Jingzhou to resist Liu Bei, but Xiahou Dun was worried If everyone is not with Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be in danger, and the first-class generals and famous generals are all carrots and pitfalls, and there is no excess at all. Therefore, only this young general who has just been promoted to the first-class general is left.

This is a young general brought out by Xiahou Dun. Although he has just been promoted to a first-class military general, there are many first-class military generals who have been immersed for many years who are no match for him. In addition, he is young and has a clean foundation, so he is the best choice. He is selected by Xiahou Dun to become The candidate to protect Cao Cao.

At the entrance of the palace, Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh out loud as he looked at the three imperial army captains gathered in the palace. The three imperial armies were composed of a total of 1,500 men led by the three imperial army captains. The other imperial army and imperial guards were all captured. Cao Cao brought them to the battlefield. Of course, those troops were controlled by his people.

Only the three in front of him were different. These three people happened to be none of his men. Cao Cao didn't care at the time. Now it seems that this was all carefully arranged by the young Majesty.

"King of Wei, without your Majesty's handwritten order, the vassal kings and the kings of the same character are not allowed to enter the capital, let alone the palace!"

One of them said loudly before Cao Cao entered the palace, wanting to rely on Liu Xie's reputation. With the last remaining power of the Han Dynasty to intimidate Cao Cao.

But Cao Cao didn't even take Liu Xie seriously, so how could he care about these things that are now almost annihilated.

"I remember that you guys are not very popular in the Imperial Guards. What's the matter? You want to join another wise master?"

"What does King Wei mean by this? Our Imperial Guards are the army of the Han Dynasty. We are your Majesty's people in life and your ghosts in death. How can we talk about joining another master?"

One of the lieutenants raised the spear in his hand and pointed it directly at Cao Cao, saying something dirty. The young general next to him couldn't help but clench his fist.

Cao Cao was not angry, and still smiled.

"I'm very curious, what kind of promise did His Majesty give you to make you work so hard? Did he promise you that he would give you high positions and generous salaries after he regains power? Or did he promise you that you can become some great generals?"

"This has nothing to do with the King of Wei. If there is no handwritten order, please go back. I hope the King of Wei will forgive me. I am just following orders."

Although the man stood up to stop Cao Cao, he did not dare to offend Cao Cao too much. He could only hope that Cao Cao would retreat. Otherwise, no one would know what their fate would be today.

When Cao Cao was away, several people were determined to rebel against Cao Cao, but now that Cao Cao really stood in front of them, they realized how great their fear of Cao Cao was in their hearts.

"What if I have to go in today? I haven't received the order yet. I am still the prime minister. Which law of the Han Dynasty stipulates that the prime minister needs a handwritten order to enter the palace?"

Cao Cao said sternly, and the smile on his face finally disappeared.

At this moment, a slightly childish voice sounded from behind the three lieutenants and the imperial guards.

"Prime Minister, I just learned that you returned to Xudu, so I came to greet you and brought you the imperial edict that conferred you the title of King of One Word Shoulder to Shoulder."

After hearing this voice, the three lieutenants who were originally shocked by Cao Cao's aura immediately straightened their backs, and then made way in the middle. Liu Xie came to the gate of the palace with the help of an old eunuch.

"Prime Minister, accept the edict."

Liu Xie smiled and took out an imperial edict and handed it to the old eunuch beside him. The old eunuch walked towards Cao Cao with the imperial edict in his hand, as if he was going to die. Cao Cao's expression became more and more ugly.