Three Kingdoms: Hegemony System

Wang Rong was soon brought in, and since he was separated from Cao Ren, he was soon pursued and killed by Gan Ning all the way, and in the end, there were less than 1,000 of the 3,000 soldiers.

After Wang Rong successfully escaped, he gathered some remnants of the army, only to know that Cao Ren had been captured.

There was no way, Wang Rong could only take the remnants of the army and return to Xuchang to report the matter to Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao saw Wang Rong, he saw that his face was haggard and embarrassed, but he just changed his clothes, and he didn't even have time to shave his beard, and he could see that he had suffered a lot, so the anger in his heart disappeared a little.

Cao Cao inquired carefully, and he already had a number in his heart, but he was a little puzzled by the heavenly thunder in Wang Rong's mouth.

"Wang Rong, what are you talking about the heavenly thunder?" Cao Cao asked in a deep voice.

"Back to Sikong, the last general doesn't know what it is. It was a bamboo tube that made loud noises and flames, and if people got closer, they would be burned by the flames. Many of the soldiers were frightened that night, and they were defeated. "

In Wang Rong's opinion, if there was no terrible thunder, just the fire of Xinye, it would never be possible to defeat Cao's army.

As long as he can break out of Xinye, Cao Jun still has a chance to fight again.

"What kind of thunder, it's just Liu Jue pretending to be a ghost. After Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but snort angrily.

Then Cao Cao looked at the others and said in a deep voice: "Now that Zixiao's army has been defeated and captured, and Wancheng has fallen into the hands of the enemy again, I want to gather 100,000 soldiers and horses, 200,000 stones of grain and grass, and immediately set up troops to conquer Jingzhou and recapture Wancheng, what do you think?"

Wancheng is very important to Cao Cao, because it is very close to Xuchang, and if it is lost, it is easy to cause instability.

Xun Yu stood up and said: "Qi Yu Sikong, if you want to raise 100,000 troops to go south, it will take at least a month or two just to prepare, and it will be the middle of winter, which is not a good time to send troops, so it is better to wait until the beginning of spring and then go south to conquer." "

Cao Cao snorted coldly and said: "You can wait until spring to conquer Jingzhou, but Wancheng must be taken back immediately, otherwise I will really have trouble sleeping." "

Xun Yu smiled bitterly, he knew Cao Cao's character, he was not a person who couldn't listen to persuasion, he could only say that Liu Jue went too far this time, not only captured Cao Ren and Cao Hong, but also occupied Wancheng.

How could Cao Cao swallow this breath?

Xun Yu has been following Cao Cao for a long time, and he knows what Cao Cao means now, and it is already a sure thing to send troops to recapture Wancheng.

Xun Yu could only sigh and said, "What Sikong said is extremely true, we will immediately go to prepare the grain and grass for soldiers and horses." "

After hearing this, the rest of the people also sighed, it is really not a good choice to send troops in winter.

This banquet ended hastily in this unhappy atmosphere.

Cao Cao wanted to recapture Wancheng, dispatched troops, and had a heavy load of grain and grass, involving too many people and things, and the entire Xuchang began to operate.

After this matter reached the ears of Liu Xie, the son of heaven, this product was a little gloating, and he was happy as if it was the New Year.

Liu Xieping retreated, his face was full of elation, and he said to Queen Fushou: "Liu Jue is the son of Liu Biao, and he is also a relative of the Han family. "

Queen Fushou was not so optimistic, but seeing that Liu Xie was so happy, she couldn't pour cold water, so she had to say: "I hope so." "

Liu Xie was immersed in his own fantasies, and kept saying: "If Liu Biao can go north to King Qin, expel the Han thief Cao Cao, and restore my country, I will crown Liu Biao as the king of Chu, and I will be hereditary!"

Fu Shou smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that if there was really such a day, I was afraid that he had just driven away the tigers and leopards, and a group of jackals came.

"Your Majesty, be careful not to be heard. Seeing that Liu Xie's voice was getting louder and louder, Fu Shou hurriedly reminded him, and then looked outside in horror.

Liu Xie was also shocked, and suddenly he didn't dare to speak, with a thick look of horror on his face.

The emperor and empress are probably not in good shape if they do this.

On the other side, after Jiang Ji was let go by Liu Jue, he immediately rushed towards Xuchang without stopping, and finally returned to Xuchang a few days later.

Jiang Ji didn't have time to take a bite of rice, so he went to see Cao Cao as soon as possible.

Cao Cao was also very surprised when he learned that the captured Jiang Ji had suddenly returned, and summoned him as soon as possible.

"Zitong, why did Liu Jue let you come back?How are Zixiao and Zilian now?" Cao Cao said with a cold face.

"Back to Sikong, Liu Jue let me come back this time, just to let me be a messenger. As for the two generals, Cao Ren and Cao Hong, they have been placed under house arrest by Liu Jue, and the others are fine. Jiang Ji smiled bitterly and told Cao Cao what Liu Jue said.

Sure enough, Cao Cao was furious when he heard this, and said with a roar: "Liu Jue Xiao'er, when his army sets foot in Jingzhou, the first one to be killed is you!"

Jiang Ji lowered his head, not knowing what to say.

Cao Cao was furious, calmed down a little, and asked Jiang Ji, "What is that thunderbolt, is it really that powerful?"

Jiang Ji nodded and said, "That night, a soldier was wounded by a thunderbolt in order to protect General Cao Ren and soon died on the road. The thunderbolt seemed to be stuffed with stone chips, and General Cao Hong was also wounded in the face as a result. "

Cao Cao frowned, he couldn't imagine what this thunderbolt was, it had so much power.

"Hmph! What if Liu Jue has that thunderbolt? I have hundreds of thousands of male soldiers, will I still be afraid of him?" Cao Cao snorted heavily, but he was a little greedy for that thunderbolt in his heart.

If I can get the thunderbolt, I will be able to sweep the world away. It's a pity that it is in the hands of Liu Jue, and I am afraid that when Jingzhou is pacified in the future, it will be a huge trouble.

Cao Cao couldn't help but think of this in his heart.

At this time, Jiang Ji opened his mouth and said: "Qi Sikong, Liu Jue was able to defeat our army this time, all because Xu Shu, a strategist under Liu Bei, was giving advice. "

Cao Cao frowned, why is it Liu Bei again, how can this guy block himself wherever he goes?

Cao Cao thought that Liu Bei was happy because of his defeat at this moment, and he was annoyed in his heart, and immediately called Xun Yu, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu over.

Xun Yu and the others came quickly, and they couldn't help but be a little surprised to see that Jiang Ji had come back, and after learning about the situation, the three of them began to think about countermeasures.

Cheng Yu was the first to speak: "Sikong, Xu Shu has a lot of ability, and he must be removed from Liu Bei's side as soon as possible." "

Cao Cao asked, "Zhongde, what can you do?"

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "Xu Shu has an old mother in the family, and there is no one to support her, so Sikong can send someone to bring her to Xuchang, and then give Xu Shu an edict." Xu Shu is a dutiful son, and he will definitely come when he knows it, so he can break Liu Bei's arm. "

"That's a brilliant plan! I'll send someone to do it immediately!" Cao Cao finally smiled, and then asked, "Then how to deal with the thunderbolt?"

Guo Jia groaned and said, "We still don't know what the thunderbolt is. However, this thing is very powerful, Liu Jue said that he still has a lot of it, most of it is bluffing, so that I don't dare to act rashly. "

Cao Cao nodded and said, "I think so too, how can such a powerful thing be inexhaustible?"

Guo Jia continued: "However, we must not be unguarded, this thing intimidates the soldiers with loud noises and flames, if we go south in the future, we should tell the soldiers about this, so that they can be on guard. "

"Feng Xiao is right, the first time the soldier saw this thing, he was frightened and panicked, it is also a normal thing, as long as he is mentally prepared, there is actually nothing to be afraid of. Cao Cao greatly appreciated Guo Jia's words.

Thinking of how to deal with Xu Shu and how to deal with thunderbolts, Cao Cao felt much more relaxed, and at the same time ordered the soldiers, horses, grain and grass to step up preparations.

It's just that what Cao Cao didn't expect was that his plan still couldn't catch up with the changes.