The troops led by Cao Hong and Cao Xiu who attacked Yi Province were completely wiped out. This was extremely bad news for them.
This means that not only did they fail to have a retreat like Yi Province, but they also increased the pressure on defense.
Cheng Yu's analysis is very reasonable.
Cao Cao thought for a moment and then asked Yue Jin: "Wenqian, how many days will it take to arrive at Jiangxia?"
Yue Jin said, "Reporting to Lord, it will take at least seven days. We have now arrived at Red Cliffs."
Seven days...
This number makes Cao Cao not satisfied, because the situation of Jiangxia City is not optimistic. The previous letter from Cao Ren told him that he has begun to control the rations of Soldiers.
Although Han Army has been besieging Jiangxia City but not attacking, no one knows whether Han Army will launch an attack.
With the few defenders left in Jiangxia City and the bottomless rations, it is undoubtedly a fool's errand to block Han Army's all-out attack.
"Send the order and speed up the march!"
"Get to Jiangxia as soon as possible!"
Cao Cao abandoned these thoughts and ordered that it is useless to think about it now, the only real thing is to rush over as soon as possible.
"Yes!"
Yue Jin responded with clasped fists.
But at this moment, Xu Chu quickly walked into the cabin, walking in a hurry and looking a little panicked.
"Lord, something bad is going to happen!"
Xu Chu attracted everyone's attention with just one sentence.
Cao Cao's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously had an unpleasant feeling in his heart. He asked, "What happened?"
Xu Chu looked sad, knelt down on one knee, and said in a deep voice, "Scouts sent news that three days ago Lü Bu led a large-scale attack on Jiangxia City and successfully broke through the city!"
"Both generals Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan were killed at the hands of Lü Bu... Right now Enemy Army is coming upstream from the Yangtze River and coming towards our army!"
After Xu Chu finished speaking, the entire cabin fell silent.
Cao Cao was stunned. The tea bowl he was holding fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. Tea splashed everywhere.
"Zixiao, Miaocai... dead?"
Cao Cao said with a pale face and his voice was trembling.
Xu Chu nodded with a heavy expression.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Cao Cao could no longer stand still and felt pain in his head again, as if he had been struck by a sharp ax.
However, at this moment, the pain in his head was nothing compared to the pain in his heart!
"Zixiao!"
"Miaocai!"
Cao Cao's tone was full of sorrow, and tears poured out of his eyes uncontrollably, and his face was filled with tears in an instant!
Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren.
One of them is his cousin, and the other is his younger brother. They are connected by blood with him, and they are Left and Right Arms who has been with him since the beginning of his army!
He dispatched all his troops to Jiangxia this time, not only to protect Jiangxia, but also to rescue Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren!
But now, everything is in vain!
No words can describe Cao Cao's mood at this moment. The huge grief of losing Siblings made him unable to breathe!
Seeing Cao Cao crying bitterly at the desk, Xun You couldn't help but persuade him, "Minister of Works, please forgive me, your health is the most important thing..."
Others also stepped forward to exhort him.
Cao Cao burst into tears. After choking for a while, he raised his hand to wipe the tears from his face. When he raised his head again, in addition to grief, there was also overwhelming hatred in his eyes!
"Send troops immediately! Ask Lü Bu!!"
"I want to eat its flesh alive!"
Cao Cao stood up unsteadily and was extremely angry. He had obviously been overwhelmed by the anger caused by the death news of Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren.
Lü Bu beheaded Xiahou Dun, and then Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren, killing the three most trusted and closest generals under his command!
This hatred can be called life-and-death!
Therefore, even though he knew that Han Army was following Yangtze River to kill them, he still had no idea of retreating.
He wants revenge, revenge for Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren!
"Minister of Works Calm down!"
Xun You, Cheng Yu, and Xun Yu all changed their expressions upon hearing this.
Cheng Yu said in a hurried tone, "Enemy Army's morale is now at a high level. If we rashly confront him, we are likely to lose!"
"Lord Never try to be quick, or you will end up with endless troubles!"
The current situation is not suitable for a head-on confrontation with the Han Army. We should retreat as soon as possible and consolidate our defense line.
Xun You also persuaded, "Minister of Works, Jiangxia City have been defeated, General Cao and General Xiahou have also died in the battle, we cannot lose again!"
"This army is our last asset to fight against Pretender Emperor and Lü Bu. There is no room for loss!"
His views are the same as Cheng Yu.
None of them want to face Han Army at this time.
"Retreat, retreat! Just know how to retreat! After retreating, wait for Lü Bu to lead his troops to kill!"
It was not Cao Cao who spoke out against it, but Cao Zhen.
He said angrily to Cheng Yu and Xun You: "We are always afraid of them and are too timid to face them head-on, so we lose continuously!"
"I've had enough!"
After saying that, he looked at Cao Cao and said with red eyes, "Father, I am willing to lead the army and avenge my two uncles!"
"Does father want to watch that thief Lü Bu continue to show off his power and be proud after killing two uncles?"
Cao Zhen is the adopted son of Cao Cao.
He had been working in Tiger and Leopard Cavalry under Cao Ren. Cao Ren took good care of him, and the relationship between the two was very deep.
Now that he heard the news of Cao Ren's death, how could he not be sad or angry!
"It's over."
After hearing the word "Father" from Cao Zhen, Xun You couldn't help but close his eyes and sighed secretly.
As expected, Cao Cao originally calmed down a little under the persuasion of Xun You and Cheng Yu, but Cao Zhen's words made him feel sad again.
"Zidan, you are right."
Cao Cao took a deep breath, and his eyes gradually became fierce and firm, "If a brother doesn't avenge his brother, what's the point of having a kingdom thousands of miles away?"
"Lü Bu Kill me Siblings, I will make him pay with blood!"
The current situation has reached an extremely bad situation. Even if he withdraws his troops and returns to defense, he is just waiting for death slowly. He does not want to continue like this.
Let's just end it here Red Cliffs and Lü Bu!
"Yue Jin! Xu Chu!"
"The end will be here!"
Xu Chu and Yue Jin took a step forward.
Cao Cao coldly ordered, "Send the order to Three Armies to station and rest in the area of Wulin. When Lü Bu arrives with his troops, he will fight to the death with him!"
Han Army will go upstream and will arrive at Red Cliffs soon. He will wait here, waiting for work, waiting for the Han Army to come over, and then engage in a decisive battle!
Success will defeat Enemy Army and reverse the defeat;
If defeated, the army will be destroyed and irreversible!
"No--!"
Chapter 466 Zhuge Liang fights Zhou Yu! Fire-Attack Stratagem!
The great victory in the battle of Jiangxia was a staged victory. Han Army solved its worries and could safely go up the river to face Cao Army.
When Han Army arrived at the Red Cliffs area, he found that Cao Cao's army had already been waiting here. However, Zhuge Liang did not choose to fight Cao Cao's troops immediately. Instead, he chose to temporarily avoid it and retreated to Southern Bank to station and confront Cao Army across the bank.
This move also caused dissatisfaction from Lü Bu.
Red Cliffs Southern Bank, Han Army Military Camp.
Lü Bu strode into Military Tent of Zhuge Liang, and asked, "Military Advisor, now Cao Army is right in front of you, why do you avoid fighting?"
Today, he saw Cao Cao's Navy army from a distance on the river. He thought that the two sides could finally have a big battle, but who knew that Zhuge Liang ordered to avoid Cao Army Navy and retreated to Southern Bank, without fighting against the Cao Army.
This cowardly move before fighting made him feel too cowardly. Now that Han Army's morale is at its peak, why should he be afraid of the Cao Army?
Zhuge Liang didn't seem surprised by the arrival of Lü Bu. After smiling slightly, he shook Feather Fan and said, "Duke Wen, don't be anxious, just sit down first."
Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, although Lü Bu was still annoyed, he still gave him face and walked aside with a dark face to sit down.
Zhuge Liang asked people to serve tea to Lü Bu, and then said, "When we arrived at Red Cliffs today, I saw that Cao Army's troops were in good order. It is obvious that they have been prepared to fight us."
"Compared to the Cao Army, our army is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, and we have traveled all the way here, so Soldiers are also quite exhausted."
"It would be disadvantageous for our army to fight at this time, so we chose to retreat temporarily."
Zhuge Liang patiently explained to Lü Bu the reasons for retreating.
Of course he believed in Lü Bu's bravery, but after all, this was a water battle, not a land battle, so it couldn't be the same.
Zhou Yu and Lu Su also hold the same idea as him.
They all felt that this confrontation should be treated with caution.
Because they captured Jiangxia City, from a strategic perspective, Cao Cao should give up blocking them here and retreat.
After all, Red Cliffs does not have any advantages over Geography.