[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

Before Cao Cao set out on the expedition, he had predicted that the battle would never go smoothly.He never expected that the situation would be so unfavorable.

There is no end to the great army, and it has been raining for days.Coupled with frequent floods and muddy roads, it was impossible to march, and the soldiers were exhausted.Cao Cao originally wanted to use the infinity as a basis to go out along the coast through Shanhaiguan and encircle the land of Wuhuan.

Looking at it now, I am afraid that the morale of the army will collapse before reaching Wuhuan's old nest.

In fact, the generals in the army are also quite critical.They waited for a long time, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and gathered together in Cao Cao's camp, admonishing Cao Cao to withdraw his troops.

If this had happened one day earlier, Cao Cao might have agreed.However, today Cao Cao won Tianchou and decided that it is naturally impossible to retreat.

Cao Cao was still calm when he heard the words from the left and right, and suddenly said calmly: "Do you still remember the battle between us and Yuan Benchu ​​at Guandu?"

The people who were chattering at first fell silent.

Cao Cao said, "Zhang Liao, tell me."

Zhang Liao bowed and said, "Yuan Shao led [-] soldiers in the past, but our army has less than [-] elite soldiers."

Cao Cao nodded: "Gongda, what do you think?"

Xun You looked around.

Seeing the frightened expressions on the faces of all the generals, he sighed slightly in his heart.Although he also intended to retreat, he had to say: "Our army was able to defeat Yuan Shao in the past, and now we can naturally win against Tadun."

Cao Cao supported the desk with one hand, got up and walked a few steps: "That's right. Gongda said it well."

"In the past, Yuan Benchu ​​was the strongest prince in the north. No matter how displeased Gu was, he had to bow his head in front of him. But it was such a powerful man who was defeated by Gu Zhi. Now, the conquest of Wuhuan is not the same as Yuan Shao back then. Is it?"

Back then when they were in a desperate situation, Xu You came running at night; now they were trapped forever, and Tian Chou went to him, giving him a way out.

It is not only the way out, but also the only way forward.

All the generals also heard what Tian Chou said before, and now they listen to Cao Cao's words, and they know that it is impossible to retreat.The bottom of my heart was half afraid and half hesitant, and I heard Cao Cao say: "Feng Xiao, what do you think besides Tian Chou's strategy?"

All the generals set their sights on Guo Jia.

Perhaps it was because of the bad weather that Guo Jia fell ill within a few days of arriving at Wushang.

He stood among the crowd, his face was pale and his figure was very haggard.But even so, it is still not too late.Seeing Cao Cao questioning him, he calmly said: "I think that we can give up the luggage and move forward with light clothes."

The generals were shocked!

They could no longer hide the fear in their hearts, and staring at Guo Jia was like looking at a lunatic.

——Isn’t it crazy to ask them to abandon their luggage and keep only horses and food?

The generals slowly turned their gazes back to Cao Cao, only to see the lord actually smiled appreciatively, and wrote lightly: "Gu also thinks so."

The generals suffocated, not only looking at each other in blank dismay.

When they saw the blankness on each other's faces, they could only realize how blank their own faces were.For a long time, no one spoke.

Dead silence, the camp was as dead as a grave.

When the generals left, they were in a trance thinking about what happened today?Or there was something wrong with the way they entered the lord's tent, so they heard such information.

...There must be something wrong with the way they entered the lord's tent...

After the crowd dispersed, Cao Cao slowly concealed his confidence and smile on the bottom, but a layer of darkness was covered instead, and the cold light in his eyes flickered even more quickly.

He never doubted Guo Jia's judgment, nor regretted his own decision, and always firmly believed that no matter how Wuhuan resisted, it would be useless.However, until now, he could no longer ignore that in this battle, they had reached the end of Guandu that day.

Whether it's unfavorable weather or unfavorable location.

This is already the biggest challenge in his life.

Previously, if he had followed the advice of the generals, he could have kept the current land, but in the future Wuhuan would definitely invade, so why go south to take Jingzhou and Jiangdong?Although it is a risky venture now, once it succeeds, it will be done once and for all!

He only has one fight.

Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu in the past, finally defeated the Qin army, but now they are fighting with their backs.

If you don't succeed...you will perish!

The army came here full of ambition, but had no choice but to take a small road and go away to Liucheng.

Before going to Binhai, Cao Cao looked back to the north, his heart moved slightly.He ordered people to put up a sign beside the road, and wrote, "It's summer and summer, the roads are blocked, and we will march again after autumn and winter."

With this sentence, Cao Cao was telling Ta Dun that he had led the army back.Wuhuan barbarians are ignorant, so they must not be jealous.

as predicted.

Seeing Wuhuan's elite soldiers pursuing them so far, they really thought that the army had gone, so they relaxed.

In August, Cao Cao will arrive at Liucheng.

On this road, they opened the mountain road, blocked the valley, passed through Baitan, crossed Pinggang, waded through the Xianbei Court...it was not until the army was two hundred miles away from Liucheng that Tadun found out the news.He hastily ordered Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi, Liaoxi, and You Beiping Shanyu to arrive, and together they led tens of thousands of captive cavalry to fight.

Only one day later, the decisive battle will be held at Bailang Mountain.

The night is alluring.

It was a bit cold in Yecheng in August, not to mention being in Bailang Mountain in Liaodong now.

Guo Jia became sicker and sicker.

At first he just had a cough and fever, but now he started to vomit, have diarrhea, lethargy... Sometimes, even his mind was a little confused.

Only then did he begin to pay attention to what Cao Zhi said.

He had already received Cao Zhi's letter before the end of July.Taking a quick glance at that time, he only knew that the content of the letter was to remind him of the danger of his trip.

He didn't care about it before, but now Bailangshan is seriously ill.Only then did I think of Cao Zhi's sentence two years ago to take care, so I found the letter again and read it word by word.

After reading it, the look was even more unpredictable.

He finally threw the letter in his hand into the stove, got up and left the tent.

The sky is dark, and the moon and stars are rare.

Xun You was wearing a coat, standing not far away with his hands behind his back.He raised his head slightly and stared ahead, the sad and happy expression on his face could not be seen clearly in the dim light.

Guo Jia said, "Gongda is watching the stars at night?"

Only then did Xun You come to his senses. Seeing that it was Guo Jia, he said with concern, "Why did Feng Xiao come out? Go back and lie down, you are still sick."

Guo Jia smiled lightly and said, "It's okay, I'm a little tired from lying down all the time. Let's go out and take a few steps."

Xun You nodded.

Guo Jia was a little confused, so he asked Xun You casually, "I see Gongda's face is not worried, what's on his mind?"

"This battle can be won, but it is a narrow victory. Our army must pay a huge price." Xun You said: "The reason why I don't support the Northern Expedition to Wuhuan is precisely because of this."

Guo Jiadan said: "If we don't fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside. If we don't wipe out the threat from the north first, how can our army talk about conquering Liu Biao in the south?"

Xun You sighed slightly: "Yes, but I don't know how many soldiers our army will lose tomorrow."

Guo Jiadan said: "If the North can be wiped out, everything will be worth it."

When Xun You heard it, he closed his eyes and sighed deeply.After a long time, he said helplessly: "If people can live, why should they die."

Guo Jia's fingertips trembled.

"It's cold at night, Feng Xiao, you should go back to rest earlier." After saying this, Xun You said goodbye and went back to the camp.Only Guo Jia was still standing there, motionless.

After a long time, he finally couldn't bear the deep cold at night, and coughed heavily.

The next day, Cao Cao climbed to the top of White Wolf Mountain.

He saw that Karasuma's army was disorganized, and he knew that the people of Karasuma would not know that he had arrived at Bailang Mountain, so he ordered Zhang Liao to lead the army in the front, and he led the army to follow.

This is a bloody battle.

Even if he faced Yuan Shao that day, he had never been so thrilled!

Guo Jia stood calmly on the top of White Wolf Mountain, staring at the battlefield below without blinking, and smiled calmly.The cold wind slashed on his face like a knife, piercing into his spleen and lungs, causing him to cough more violently.

His complexion was as pale as paper, and his whole body was like a candle in the wind, as if he was about to disappear in the next moment.

But his eyes are bright.

Even the Big Dipper in the sky at night is unmatchedly bright.

At this time Cao Zhi and A Min are practicing arrows.

Ever since Amin was taught to recognize Wang Qi as his adoptive father under Cao Zhi's instruction in May, and took Wang Qi's surname as Wang, his whole person has changed.He even changed his previous silence, and laughed cheerfully.

Cao Zhi also ordered him to practice archery with him.

The mystery of archery, both strength and mind are indispensable.Under Wang Qi's training, Cao Zhi has gained some strength.Wang Qi also noticed that Cao Zhi has been a little distracted recently.

Seeing Cao Zhi draw the bow and draw the string, he suddenly said: "You have not been thinking lately, are you thinking about spring?"

When Cao Zhi heard this, his right hand shook suddenly, and the sharp arrow flew away from the bow.Wang Qi looked along the trajectory of the arrow, but saw that the arrow that should have been fixed on the target was stabbing a tree trunk a step away, trembling and leisurely.

"..."

Wang Qi took a sip of wine leisurely.He seemed to have completely forgotten that he was the culprit of the arrow's deviation, and said with a smile, "Tsk, you missed again."

There are three black lines on Cao Zhi's forehead.

——What kind of teacher would take pleasure in a student's poor learning?

Cao Zhi couldn't understand it, so he put down the long bow in his hand and sighed slightly.After a long while, he said sullenly: "Sir, the student is not thinking about spring, but just worried about a friend recently."

Wang Qi raised his eyebrows.

He raised his head and drank a big mouthful of rice wine, and followed this movement to look at the sky.

The sky is blue, and the clouds are leisurely.There is also a cool breeze blowing, which is very refreshing.

Such an autumn day is supposed to be enjoyable.

Ah Min took Wang Qi's words and said: "If you are really worried about your friend, why don't you go and have a look?"

Cao Zhi sighed again.

Seeing his appearance like this, A Min knew that Cao Zhi's friend might not be far from here.So, it is indeed something to worry about.

It's just that Amin has never worried about anyone other than himself, so he can't say any words of comfort.

Wang Qi glanced at him: "Is there any use in worrying?"

Cao Zhi's complexion sank, and he slowly shook his head.

Wang Qi took a sip of wine: "Since we know that worrying is useless, why not find a way to solve it."

Cao Zhi's heart jumped suddenly.

"You told me before that you should use the sword in your hand to protect everything." He said, watching Cao Zhi's expression become more serious, and continued: "Master is looking forward to that day."

In August of the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao broke Wuhuan, beheaded Tadun and captured many people under the king.General Hu Han sent more than [-] soldiers, and Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan fled to Gongsun Kang.In September, Guo Jia left Cao Cao to take Tan Shangzhi's head.

Soon, news came that Guo Jia was seriously ill and feared for his life.