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Chapter 280 Two Cao Cao's Decision
Now that his subordinates have expressed their thoughts, it is Cao Cao's turn to make a decision.
Cao Cao also encountered such a dangerous situation once, when Dong Zhuo's army retreated and Cao Cao pursued him.Cao Cao's memory of that great defeat is still fresh, and it can be described as a loss of face.
If it wasn't for Cao Hong's desperate rescue, there would be no such person as Cao Cao now.
However, what's the use of having such a body if you can't establish a heroic career?
Just like blocking all the princes from pursuing Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao made a different decision, that is, to go forward bravely.
"I have no enmity with the Marquis of Dongyang, what forced me to come here?" Cao Cao said loudly, sonorously.
"It's the responsibility!" Xiahou Dun said.
"It's the common people!" Cao Ren said.
"It's the world!" Xi Zhicai said.
"It's Your Majesty!" Xun Yu said.
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The subordinate's answer made Cao Cao very satisfied.
The morale is so strong, and the soldiers are united. If they lose again, they can only abandon Yanzhou and develop westward.
However, once he wins, there will be no one in the world who can stop the pace of Cao Cao's army.
Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Liu Ke will form a tripartite confrontation. At that time, Cao Cao will plot Hebei, Sun Ce will attack Jiaozhou and Yizhou, and Liu Ke will take Xuzhou and Qingzhou.
This is the general trend of the world in Cao Cao's eyes.
Yuan Shao and Liu Yan are nothing more than that.
"Our army will not retreat, and we will fight to the death with the Yangzhou army!" Cao Cao made up his mind.
After that, Cao Cao inspected the battalions and actively prepared for the battle.At the same time, he passed the news of the defeat of the Northern Route Army to Sun Ce.
When Sun Ce received the alliance leader's document, he remained silent.
"As expected of the Marquis of Dongyang, he won another beautiful victory." Zhou Yu said with emotion.
Once upon a time, when he and Sun Ce were unknown, they liked to sit together and talk.
Whenever Dongyang Hou wins, Zhou Yu always applauds, and Sun Ce always criticizes Dongyang Hou's opponent for being too stupid. If he leads the army, what will happen, so what, turn defeat into victory.
Now, Sun Ce has really come to the opposite of Liu Ke, and his mood suddenly becomes complicated.
He didn't really face Liu Ke's main force, but the tragic experience of his allies made him unable to calm down for a long time.
"Cao Cao made too many mistakes. If we didn't care about Liu Yan's attitude, our army would have a [-]% chance of winning if we sailed down the upper reaches of the Yangtze River," Zhou Yu said.
Today, Sun Ce's 20 troops are trapped in Jiaozhou. It can be said that he is very uncomfortable watching his allies lose.
Liu Yan has sent troops, but he can't count on it at all, he might as well let him play by himself.
"The top priority is to capture the South China Sea and push Yangzhou forward," Sun Ce said.
Only by winning the South China Sea can Jingzhou truly achieve it. It can advance, attack, retreat and defend, so as not to fall into a passive situation.
"Although Zhao Yun is young, he is thoughtful. The Marquis of Dongyang has been with him in many battles, teaching by example. During the Battle of Meiwu, he relied on an army of 20 to resist the attack of Dong Zhuo's [-] army. Now, he has [-] troops and more It may not be easy to win the strong city in the South China Sea." Zhou Yu analyzed.
"If you can't take it, you have to take it!" Sun Ce said violently, and asked everyone in the audience, "Who is the general?"
"Leave it to the last general!" Cheng Pu stood up and said.
The next day, Sun Ce personally came to the front to supervise the battle, and Cheng Pu led the army to attack the city.
"drink!"
Jingzhou soldiers attacked bravely, and corpses piled up on and off the city walls.
"Those who advance will be rewarded, those who retreat will be beheaded!" Cheng Pu said loudly.
boom!
The car crashed into the city gate again, and the gate was trembling and crumbling.
Facing the enemy's strong offensive, Zhao Yun calmly said, "Seal the door with a boulder!"
Therefore, the Tiger Guards transported boulders with rolling logs and blocked the city gate.
Sure enough, no matter how the enemy charged, the city gate stood still.
"The defeat of Liu Bei and others finally stimulated Sun Cejun, which shows that Cao Cao has made up his mind to fight to the death." Chen Gong analyzed.
"My lord, of course there is his way. We just need to stick to the South China Sea and keep the gate of Jiaozhou." Zhao Yun said.
As long as the South China Sea is not lost, this is the bridgehead to regain Jiaozhou, and Sun Ce and Liu Yan will spit out everything they eat.
With an army of [-] in his hand, Zhao Yun is confident in guarding the South China Sea.
During the conversation, Cheng Pu's offense was over, and Huang Gai was replaced.
Zhao Yun arranged a defense change during the interval between the enemy's formation change.
The two armies fought again, blood flowing like rivers.
