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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 363: Go their separate ways

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    Cao Cao looked out the window with his back to Xun Yu, his tone seemed a little lonely and helpless.  Xun Yu was bowing his head in deep thought when he suddenly heard Cao Cao sigh. When he came to his senses, he looked helpless and said nothing.

    ¡°After all, the righteousness in everyone¡¯s heart has a limit.  In this troubled era, for these princes, they can be said to be the most benevolent and righteous people.

    "Leader Cao, the three governors Kong Min, Tao Qian, and Liu Dai are here to see you."

    Cao Cao frowned and said the word "pass" coldly.  After a while, Kong Niao, Tao Qian, and Liu Dai came together. Under the looks of Kong Niao and Liu Dai, Tao Qian's face hardened, and he saluted Cao Cao before opening his mouth.

    "Leader Cao, I recently received an urgent report from Xuzhou. The thieves are rampant around Xuzhou. It will be a year since I left Xuzhou. If I don't go back, I'm afraid the entire Xuzhou will fall into the hands of the thieves.

    Now that the Dong thieves have been eliminated, the remaining remnants are not enough to cause trouble. However, after successive battles, the Xuzhou soldiers are exhausted and even more war-weary.  I also hope that Alliance Leader Cao will be kind to the Xuzhou soldiers and let them rest for a while.  "

    "Yes. Leader Cao, the soldiers of Yanzhou are also in the same situation. Moreover, I also received an urgent report from Yanzhou, saying that the Black Mountain bandits led by Zhang Yan, a remnant of the Yellow Turban, have gathered nearly hundreds of thousands of thieves.  In order to capture Yanzhou, Shu Dai has some spare strength but lacks strength, so he has to lead Yanzhou soldiers back to Yanzhou."

    "Mr. Cao, although there are no bandits in Yuzhou, the soldiers of Yuzhou have been away from their hometown for a year. They are very homesick. All the soldiers under his command have asked him to go back and rest for a period of time."

    Cao Cao listened silently. After they finished speaking, he turned around and looked at the three of them.  Although Kong Niao, Tao Qian, and Liu Dai were a little intolerable, their faces were more determined.

    "Kong Gong, Tao Gong, Liu Gong, you and others think that the great man has given a lot. Now you all have reasons to leave, so you don't dare to stop me. I don't know when you are going to leave, so I will send you off."

    Hearing that Cao Cao did not use the so-called benevolence and righteousness to keep them, Kong Ni, Tao Qian, and Liu Dai all felt relieved. After bowing to Cao Cao, they all said that they would leave in the future and would inform them when the time came.  Cao Cao.

    After that, after Cao Cao said some polite words to the three of them, Kong Niao, Tao Qian, Liu Dai and others said goodbye to Cao Cao.  The soldiers from Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou were preparing to leave, and the news soon spread throughout the camps of other princes.  Two days later, Zhang Yang and Kong Rong also found Cao Cao and informed him of their intention to leave.  Cao Cao seemed to have expected this, and he agreed to them with a hint of chilliness.

    With the departure of Kong Niao, Tao Qian, Liu Dai, Zhang Yang, Kong Rong and other soldiers, the so-called righteous army alliance was worthy of its name. Seeing this, Sun Jian also said goodbye to Cao Cao. Cao Cao had no intention of stopping him and allowed Sun Jian to lead the troops in Changsha.  Leave.

    "My lord, before all the troops of the princes have withdrawn, we should also prepare to evacuate."

    "Wen Ruoru also thinks that I should leave at this time?"

    "My lord, the death of Dong Zhuo, who has the most power, means that the era of feudal princes competing in the Central Plains has officially arrived. Now, the princes from all sides are accumulating strength. I heard that Yuan Benchu ??in Hanoi gathered troops one after another, and the number of troops reached 50,000. He also used the excuse of lack of food.  He went to borrow grain from Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou. After borrowing it several times, Han Fu must have felt that Yuan Benchu ??was greedy, so he stopped allocating grain. Yuan Benchu ??used this as an excuse to join forces with Gongsun Zan to attack Jizhou.

    Jizhou is a place where money and food are abundant. Once Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan capture Jizhou and get the land of Jizhou, their power will definitely increase greatly.  Both of them have ambitions and plans, and they will definitely become a serious problem for the lord in the future.  As for Runan Yuan Gongdao, he was also leading troops to attack Nanyang, which was occupied by the Gebei Yellow Turban bandits, in order to expand his power.

    "My lord, if we continue to waste our troops and food to continue to conquer the remnants of the Dong thief, I'm afraid that even if we successfully rescue the Holy One in the future, we will not be able to keep the Holy One for too long.  "

    "If Wen Ruo hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have woken up. So, how should we accumulate power after we return to Chenliu?"

    "Thieves are everywhere in Yan and Qingzhou, and Qingzhou has fallen into the hands of the thieves. With Liu Gongshan's ability, I predict that he will not be able to defeat the thieves. After my lord returns to Chenliu, I can send a message to him, and he will provide money, silk, food and grass to support me.  Wait, we will lead the troops to help him get rid of the thieves. With the lord's reputation now, we can defeat the thieves first, beat them to the point of fear, and then use the banner of recruiting and conquering hundreds of thousands of them in Yan and Qing prefectures.  Thieves, as long as the lord can collect seven or eight of them and then recruit elite soldiers, why worry about failing to achieve great success? "

    "It's so wonderful, just follow the text."

    Cao Cao squinted his eyes, nodded deeply, and then suddenly sighed.

    "Wen Ruo, can we get some information about Yun Chang? Is he out of danger?"

    "My lord, Li Jie and other traitors left in a hurry, so there are still many imperial doctors left in Weiyang Palace. In the past ten days, these imperial doctors have been treating me with all their heart.??, Guan Yunchang is out of danger, and I heard that he has woken up from a coma.  "

    "Well, in that case, Wen Ruo can just go and see Yunchang."

    Xun Yu smiled softly. He knew that Cao Cao's past incident certainly had something to do with Guan Yu.  But more importantly, he wanted to settle the feud with Wenhan.  Since the capture of Chang'an, Cao Cao let go of Lu Bu, whom Wen Han deeply hated, because Cao Cao took the overall situation into consideration.  The atmosphere between Wen Han and Cao Cao seemed a little tense, and Wen Han had been staying by Guan Yu's side, and Cao Cao had to deal with the departure of various princes from the righteous army. During this period, the two rarely interacted, and the tense atmosphere continued.

    After a while, Cao Cao and Xun Yu came to the mansion where Wen Han and others were staying temporarily.  Wen Han and Xu Huang were sitting in the hall. Although Guan Yu had woken up, their faces still looked a little dark.  And because Guan Yu had just woken up, the imperial doctor ordered not to be disturbed by too many people, so Wen Han and Xu Huang left, leaving Diao Chan alone to take care of Guan Yu.

    Cao Cao stepped into the hall and looked into Wen Han's eyes. For a moment, the two seemed to become mute and did not speak.  The atmosphere is slightly weird.

    "Guan Wen, forgive me. Recently, all the princes in the righteous army are preparing to leave, and my lord and I are too busy to keep up. That's why we don't have time to visit General Guan. I wonder how General Guan is injured now?"

    Xun Yu spoke first, breaking the eerie silence.  Wen Han forced a smile from his face and bowed.

    "Wen Ruo is concerned. My second brother has woken up and his injuries have improved."

    "Oh, then my lord and I can feel relieved."

    Xun Yu nodded, glanced at Cao Cao, and then said to Xu Huang.

    "If you don't pay a visit to General Guan, it's hard for Yu to feel at ease. Can General Xu lead the way and let Yu pay a visit to General Guan?"

    Xu Huang also glanced at Wen Han, then nodded to Xun Yu and led him out of the hall.  At this time, only Cao Cao and Wen Han were left in the hall.

    "Bufan, are you still blaming me?"

    After a long time, Cao Cao finally spoke.  Wenhan took a deep breath and stared at Cao Cao.

    "I don't dare to blame Meng De for reasons. But for Qing, I really can't swallow this breath at the moment."

    "I also hope that everything can be done according to my heart and emotions. But Bufan, you have to understand that we are different from the old days. Every decision and consideration we make will affect thousands of lives, and even the world.  trend.¡±

    "I understand. I just feel uncomfortable."

    "Then just wait for time to kill. No matter what happens, Bufan, I will treat you as a close friend in this life. If you don't let me down, I will never let you down. Now the troops of all the princes have withdrawn from Chang'an. I have also made a decision.  , lead the army to leave tomorrow. Do you want to leave with us? "

    "good."

    "Well, let me go over and see Yun Chang first."

    Cao Cao turned around and was about to leave.

    "Slow down, Mengde. I'll go with you."

    At this time, Wen Han stood up from his seat and walked to Cao Cao.  The tense atmosphere between the two seemed to lessen. Cao Cao smiled faintly at Wen Han, and the two walked to Guan Yu's room together.

    The next day, Cao Cao and Wen Han gathered their troops and left Chang'an City.  Suddenly, Chang'an City seemed a little empty and deserted.

    The so-called righteous army also officially collapsed, and the death of Dong Zhuo, the most treacherous official in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, finally kicked off the war between princes in the Central Plains.

    However, they said that when Li Ru and Xu Rong, who were fighting Ma Teng, Han Sui and others in Liangzhou, received the news that Dong Zhuo was dead, they were shocked. Li Ru shed tears on the spot and shouted ferociously.  He wanted to avenge Dong Zhuo.  After Li Ru and Xu Rong discussed it, they decided to lead 40,000 Liangzhou sergeants to Yijun to join Li Cui and others.

    After Li Ru and Xu Rong arrived, Li Ji pretended to give way to Li Ru.  But Li Ru understood that this was just Li Ji's false love.  The 90,000 Liangzhou army that was originally in Chang'an, after a series of battles with Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army and the Rebel Army, finally returned to Yijun's army, with more than 60,000 soldiers and horses.  And these more than 60,000 people have already been firmly controlled by Li Ji.  Li Cui's military strength exceeded that of Li Ru, and Li Ru had many soldiers and horses under his command, so he favored Li Cui for the position of leading general.  After all, Li Ru has always been the strategist behind the scenes and rarely participated in combat.  As a general, Li Cui was different. He often fought side by side with the soldiers. His prestige in the hearts of the soldiers was gained by killing with one sword and one shot. Of course, his prestige in the Liangzhou army was higher than that of Li Ru.

    Li Ru repeatedly declined, and bluntly stated that Li Ji must be the leader of the Liangzhou army. Li Ji pretended to accept orders in danger, and even vowed to kill Lu Bu to avenge Dong Zhuo.

    Later, Li urged Li Ru to be his military advisor, and manipulated Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to decree that he should be made the Great Sima, Li Ru as the Shizhong, Guo Si as the Chariot General, Zhang Ji as the Hussar General, Xu Rong as the Zhenxi General, Fan Chou,  Yang ???All other Liangzhou officers and soldiers were granted titles.  The Liangzhou soldiers who received the reward were even more sincere to Li Ji.

    Seeing that the overall situation was stable, Li Ji asked Li Ru to discuss how to repel the bandits in Chang'an.  Unexpectedly, Li Ru smiled coldly and said that if they just wait and see, the rebel army in Chang'an will definitely be defeated without attacking within a month.  Li Ji felt relieved when he saw Li Ru's confident look. The result was exactly as Li Ru had guessed. Cao Cao and other nine princes went their separate ways and left Chang'an.

    So Li urged more than 100,000 Liangzhou troops to reoccupy Chang'an, and asked Li Ru what to do next.  Li Ru told him that Dong Zhuo had just died and the situation was stable, so it was not appropriate to immediately raise troops to attack Lu Bu.  First, let the soldiers under his command rest for a while, and then send people to negotiate peace with Ma Teng and Han Sui.
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