Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

It is close to 40 miles due north of Nanyang County.

The handsome flag with the word Cao flutters in the wind.

"Zixiao, the order from King Wei is here."

Cao Ren hurriedly took the bamboo tube from Xiahou Dun's hand and unfolded it in front of the case.

A group of lieutenants immediately surrounded him.

Xia Houyuan sighed: "The speed is fast enough. In just a few days, King Wei defeated Xiangyang."

When everyone heard the sound, they all rolled their eyes at each other.

Just kidding, even if the other generals are not counted, with Zhang Wu and five thousand Yunjun at his side, it is not easy to capture Xiangyang. Not to mention Huang Zhong and Ma Chao's wolf cavalry standing by to support them.

Xia Houyuan realized that he had made a mistake and kept silent.

The order did not make it clear, and in the end Cao Ren was only ordered to act expediently.

"Gongming, what do you think?"

Xu Huang came out and said: "General, the King of Wei has sent away the champion. He has obviously made up his mind to let the generals compete for credit."

Cao Ren nodded.

Having been the general manager around Cao Cao for a long time, Cao Ren can be said to be the person who best understands Cao Cao's intentions.

He knew better that in every subsequent battle between Cao and Wei, the internal competition would only become more intense.

As the unification of Cao and Wei approached, many generals became completely agitated.

Even though Cao Ren has reached the sky, he still wants to move up, so he must win every next battle beautifully.

There are only six outstanding people in Yunxiao Pavilion, and Zhang Wu and Xun Yu already account for two of them.

If the civil and military positions are divided equally, that means there are still two positions left for generals to compete for.

At present, apart from him, there are five people who have been promoted to the military rank: Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, and Xiahou Dun.

This does not include Boss Cao, who has temporarily suppressed Ma Chao and Cao Xiu because of his junior qualifications!

Of course, according to common sense, if he wants to advance, it should be him, Cao Ren, and former general Lu Bu.

But Cao Ren always felt that things would not be that simple.

Take Na Dianwei as an example. When approaching, he deceived the king of Wei about his safety. He never slackened off for a moment. When he went out, he beheaded generals in front of the formation and cut off the passes to seize the city. If he is senior enough, his martial arts skills are strong enough, and his achievements are great enough, he might actually step on Cao Ren's side.

So he must keep his spirits up.

"Gongming thinks, how should we act?"

Xu Huang thought for a moment: "General, there are three armies outside Jingbei. In fact, I am the only one leading the infantry in the north. The speed of the advance must not be as fast as the other two."

Xiahou Dun bared his teeth and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Xu Huang! What do you mean? Do you think I, Xiahou, am not as good as Lu Bu and Zhao Yun? They all came from Zhang Manzi's hands, why do you think I am not the best!"

Cao Ren glared: "Shut up and let Gongming finish his words!"

Xu Huang raised his hand to Xiahou Dun and said, "It's not the general who slandered General Xiahou. This was said by the champion himself and has nothing to do with the general."

The sudden slap in the face made Xiahou Dun's old face turn red.

Just now, he was talking about his seniority, but now he is fine, and his old boss says he is not as good as others. He couldn't just jump up and say that Zhang Wu was ignorant, that would be really unreasonable.

"For the current plan, the general should give up the speed of march, conquer Wan City first, and then use it as a foundation to attack steadily and occupy one territory. Although Lu and Zhao marched quickly, they could not separate the cavalry. Keep it."

Cao Ren himself has a steady temperament, but now he listens to Xu Huang's mature and steady words.

Immediately ordered the soldiers and horses to be mobilized and marched into Wancheng.

The other two armies marched much more unrestrainedly.

They even abandoned their grain and grass silos and harvested supplies wherever the army marched.

Lu Bu directly divided his army into two groups: Cao Chun and Wen Chou marched directly to Champion County in Nanyang County. Interspersed and interlaced, radiating to the surrounding areas.

Leading the way, Han Meng plunged into Nanjun in the west. It was so unpleasant to rush into the city and take out the stronghold.

Although Zhao Yun did not divide his army, he still advanced all the way. After passing Xinye, he went all the way south and plunged straight into Jiangxia County without any ambiguity.

Wherever the galloping horse passes, if there is no obstruction, it will return directly by default. If there is the slightest obstruction, turn to attack.

Champa? conscription?

It doesn't exist at all. As long as the local garrison verbally asks for surrender and the flag on the city head is changed, it will be treated as a complete surrender.

Normally, if the two of them went deep alone like this, they would be on their own.

Any battle that goes unfavorably will result in a huge defeat.

Six years ago, before Zhang Wu appeared, there was no general in the world who could command an army like this.

At that time, it was a taboo written in the military books to advance rashly and go deep alone.

But today is different from the past.

All generals who have served under Zhang Wu for a long time understand the truth.

When it comes to grabbing credit and beating up a drowned dog, there are quick hands and slow hands.

Poor Xiahou Dun knew everything, but he could only jump behind Cao Ren's army.

At this time, the representative figures who were greedy for power and advanced alone were still chasing Liu Biao pitifully.

From Yicheng to Jiangxia Ferry all the way south, the journey is nearly four hundred miles.

Although Liu Biao gathered old generals from Jingbei along the way, he had no cavalry under his command.

Although Zhang Wu's army was small, it always fell behind the army.

Zichou Yin, regardless of time of day, led the Yunhui cavalry at every turn and rushed forward to fight for a while. Night raids on the camp were commonplace.

The disturbance made Liu Biao restless and unable to sleep at night.

For several days, the Jingzhou army suffered no fewer than five thousand casualties.

On the other hand, Yun Hui behind him looked the same as he did when he arrived, with almost no casualties.

is the day.

"General, the three generals Cao, Lu and Zhao have taken action."

"Oh?" Zhang Wu burst into laughter as soon as he saw the battle report.

"Why is the general laughing?"

"Hey, this Cao Ren is too cautious. If he attacks like this and rewards according to his merits, I'm afraid my father-in-law will be ashamed of him."

"But Uncle Clan has always been so steady, so he is also a General of the Guard?"

Zhang Wu was stunned for a moment and then relieved.

Indeed, a healthy system has both sharp spears and steady shields.

Cao Ren seemed to be stupid and slowly advanced, but it was precisely because of his presence that the hidden dangers of Cao Wei's advance were reduced to the greatest extent.

If generals like Zhang Wu determine the upper limit of Cao Wei's victory, then generals like Cao Ren raise the lower limit of Cao Wei's defeat.

He was just shining in his own way.

Not dazzling.

Even when competing for credit, he appears to be arrogant.

But precisely because of his presence, others will feel at ease inexplicably.

Otherwise, he would not have been lifted to such a height by Boss Cao.