Three Kingdoms: Hegemony System

Time passed day by day, and the New Year passed in a blink of an eye.

In the first month of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Jue married Cai Ning, the daughter of Cai Mao, and at this time, Cao Cao finally returned to Yecheng.

Since the ninth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shang and captured Yecheng, he moved his stronghold here, and stayed in Yecheng most of the time.

In addition, Liu Bei's troops in Wancheng posed a certain threat to Xuchang, which made Cao Cao move more people to Yecheng, and Xuchang was only an empty shell.

Although Cao Cao defeated the Yuan brothers and Wuhuan this time, as Cao Cao wished, the process was not easy in fact.

In May, Cao Cao's army came to Wuzhi, it was the rainy season, and the roads were full of stagnant water, shallow and inaccessible to vehicles and horses, and deep to carry boats, making it difficult for the army to advance.

Fortunately, with the guide Tian Chou leading the way, Cao Cao was able to climb Xu Wushan, go east out of Lulongsai, and point directly to Liucheng, the old nest of Wuhuan.

Subsequently, at the suggestion of Guo Jia, Cao Cao led the tiger and leopard cavalry to advance quickly, and the lightning raided the back of the Wuhuan raid, and the Wuhuan leader Badun, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi led the army to rush into battle.

In the battle of White Wolf Mountain, Cao Chun led the tiger and leopard to capture Shan Yu Yu alive and beheaded him in front of the battle. The Wuhuan group of dragons had no leader, the main cavalry of the three counties collapsed first, Cao Cao won a complete victory in the battle of White Wolf Mountain, and more than 200,000 Hu and Han surrendered.

Cao Jun took advantage of the victory to smash Liucheng, the old nest of Wuhuan, and finally pacified the three counties of Wuhuan.

The two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi fled to Liaodong and defected to Gongsun Kang, who was afraid of Cao Cao's strength, beheaded the Yuan brothers, and sent people to Cao Cao, and the Yuan power was completely wiped out.

In the mansion of Cao Cao in Yecheng, Cao Cao set up a small banquet in the side hall, and in addition to Xu Huang, Cao Chun and other generals who conquered Wuhuan, Xun Yu, Xun You, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu and others were present.

Cao Cao was dressed in a plain robe, and his face did not look very happy.

Although this expedition was a great victory, because of the bad road, there was a drought and no water along the way for 200 miles, and the soldiers had to eat up the food, and they had to kill thousands of horses to satisfy their hunger.

It can be said that the ammunition is exhausted, this is not the most important, the most heart-wrenching thing for Cao Cao is that on the way back from Liucheng, because of the unaccustomed water and soil, the extremely harsh climate, coupled with the day and night rush and overwork, Guo Jia died of illness.

Among Cao Cao's many strategists, only Guo Jia knows Cao Cao best, and the two have a close relationship, like friends.

In the process of pacifying the north, Cao Cao's subordinates contributed the most to Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu.

Among them, Xun Yu is the most, every time Cao Cao goes out, Xun Yu sits in the rear, so that he has no worries.

followed by Guo Jia, who can win the battle, and then Xun You and Cheng Yu.

As for Jia Xu, in line with the attitude of self-preservation, as long as Cao Cao doesn't ask him, he basically won't speak, and many times it's just an ornament.

Now that Guo Jia is dead, this makes Cao Cao's heart very uncomfortable, as if he has broken his left and right arms.

Xun You saw that Cao Cao was depressed, and immediately persuaded him: "Lord, now Fengxiao has unfortunately left, but he has finally cleared up Wuhuan and Yuan's family, and now in the north, except for Ma Teng and Han Sui, it is the Gongsun clan of Liaodong, which is not a big trouble." "

Cheng Yu also opened his mouth to persuade: "What Gongda said is very true, if there is no peace today, it is the time for a man to start a business, and the lord should be uplifted. As long as the lord's army goes south and sweeps away Liu Jue, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others, the rest of the princes will be defeated without a fight, then the world will be unified. "

The current Cao Group, anyone can be discouraged, but Cao Cao cannot, his emotions can affect the entire Cao Group.

If Cao Cao suddenly gets seriously ill, the Cao Group will be panicked, so at this time, Cao Cao must show a strong side.

"What Gongda and Zhongde said is very true, if Fengxiao has a spirit in the sky, he doesn't want to see me like this. Cao Cao straightened up, swept away his previous depression, and his gaze became sharp again.

Cao Cao paused for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, Wuhuan and the Yuan clan have been swept away, who should we crusade against next?"

After a short silence, Xun Yu spoke: "My lord, there is information from the south that Liu Biao has died of illness and his son Liu Jue has succeeded him. And before that, Liu Jue defeated Jiangdong, causing Jiangdong to lose 20,000 elites, and at the same time the naval army invaded the hinterland of Jiangdong, and also broke through Moling City, and occupied Nanchang, as well as Jiaozhou Cangwu and Nanhai two counties. "

When everyone heard Xun Yu's words, the atmosphere in the hall became even heavier.

Cao Cao's face sank and asked, "What is the reaction of Sun Quan and Shi Xie?"

Xun Yu replied: "Sun Quan took the initiative to send someone to sue for peace and married his sister to Liu Jue, and Shi Xie was the same, acquiescing to Liu Jue's occupation of Cangwu and the South China Sea. "

Everyone frowned, especially the generals who followed Cao Cao on the expedition, and they were even more taken aback.

Cao Cao clenched his fists, sighed and said, "It's only been a little more than a year, and Liu Biao, the youngest son, has grown from obscurity to the point where he is now. "

"I used to think that Liu Jingsheng's sons were like guinea dogs, but this Liu Jue greatly surprised me. "

"Capture my favorite general, take my city, and now defeat Jiangdong, if you give him time, I am afraid that Jiangdong and Yizhou will fall into his pocket, and when he is full-fledged, it will be even more difficult to deal with. "

Xun Yu nodded and said, "What the lord said is right, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others are just ringworm scabies, and Liu Jue is a big problem, and they should be eliminated as soon as possible!"

Everyone present agreed very much, Liu Jue showed a heroic posture, just like the little overlord Sun Ce back then, if he was given a few more years, I am afraid that it would not be something that Cao Cao could deal with.

Cao Cao immediately said in a cold voice: "Liu Jue can't be allowed to develop anymore, after the grain harvest this year, the army will immediately go south to conquer Jingzhou." "

Cheng Yu opened his mouth and said: "The rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are criss-crossed, and the Yangtze River is dangerous as a barrier. "

Cao Cao's soldiers, most of whom were from Qingzhou and Xuzhou, had never been good at water warfare, so they needed to train early.

Cao Cao groaned and said, "Pass the order to go down and open up a big lake outside Yecheng for training the navy, so let's call it Xuanwu Pool." "

In addition, he ordered Le Jin to lead an army of 20,000 to Yexian to join Zhang Liao and Yu Ban to prepare for the southern expedition. "

At this time, Zhang Liao and Yu Ban of Ye County, because Cao Cao conquered Wuhuan, stopped fighting against Liu Bei, and the two sides held each other.

Xun You continued: "My lord, Gongsun Kang of Liaodong is not to be afraid, but Ma Teng Han Sui can't be unguarded, it is better to let one of them enter the court as an official to restrain their power." "

Cao Cao thought so, thought for a moment, and said: "Han Sui has no son, he will definitely not come, it is better to let Ma Teng come over, and let Zhang Ji and Fu Gan go to persuade him." "

Speaking of this, Cao Cao glanced at everyone, and then said: "I plan to abolish the Three Princes and set up the position of prime minister, which I personally hold, what do you think?"

In doing so, Cao Cao further consolidated his dominance and prevented other people with ulterior motives from using the Three Dukes to distract his power.

"The lord's move is very good!" everyone can do anything, of course, they agree.

However, Xun Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard Cao Cao's words.