Lord of the Gaming World Chapter 363: Cao Cao’s Determination (Part 2)
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Mulan pulled the galloping warhorse, and thousands of cavalry followed her.
The majestic Hulao Pass relies on the Yellow River and mountains to isolate the east and west of the city. At Hulao Pass, there are already flags fluttering. Obviously, Hulao Pass has been occupied by people.
"Are you a step late?"
Mulan stands under the Hulao Pass with a lance.
Hulao Pass is a male pass, occupied by thousands of people, even if there are tens of thousands of cavalry, it cannot be captured.
The heavy closing of Hulao Pass was pushed open by the soldiers together. Cao Cao led a group of civil servants and generals out. Hua Mulan's cavalry subconsciously bent bows and arrows, intending to shoot Cao Cao.
Mulan raised her hand to signal the cavalry to put down their bows and arrows.
After Cao Cao occupied Hulao Pass, he could clearly defend Hulao Pass and wait for the arrival of Jiujiu Lao Qin, so there was no need to leave the pass.
"Is the person coming from Chu Zimou's subordinate?"
Cao Cao's throat was dry, he surrendered to Chu Zimou, and he was likely to be killed by Chu Zimou either explicitly or secretly. The courtiers will be able to surrender, but as princes, there is a 50% chance that they will die if they surrender. They may be executed directly by Chu Zimou, or they may be placed under house arrest, or they may be poisoned.
If you go to Jiujiu Lao Qin, Jiujiu Lao Qin will probably reuse Cao Cao in order to deal with Chu Zimou, just like Liu Bei defected to Liu Biao. If Liu Bei joins Cao Cao, Cao Cao will deprive him of his military power.
Therefore, choosing to rely on Chu Zimou is actually quite a risky thing.
"Mulan, Mulan, Mulan of Xuzhou."
Hua Mulan looked at the gray-headed Cao Cao. It was not surprising that Cao Cao was suppressed by Chu Tian for two years.
"Cao Mengde, the prefect of Yanzhou, is willing to surrender to Xuzhou Mu and go to Xiacheng to serve his father. Please be kind to everyone and don't embarrass them."
In order to save his life, Cao Cao did not dare to ask for the post of prefect, so he could only live on the grounds of filial piety.
Behind Cao Cao, a group of nobles from Yanzhou chose to stay with Cao Cao. Their interests were in Yanzhou, and they were unwilling to leave Kandong after all. In addition, Cao Cao's clan generals always follow Cao Cao, and their interests are tied to Cao Cao.
Cao Chun felt resentful about surrendering to Chu Zimou. His tiger and leopard cavalry was damaged many times. The war between the two sides has lasted for two years and forged hatred. But Cao Cao arrived at Hulao Pass and decided to stay. He could only stand in the same camp with Cao Cao.
"Come on people, tie them up! Tie them up!"
Hua Mulan heard her husband say that Cao Mengde is tricky. In order to prevent him from getting in the way, he ordered his soldiers to bind all Cao Cao and Cao Cao's civil servants and generals.
Generals such as Cao Cao, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Xiahou Yuan, Xun You, and Cheng Yu were wrapped in zongzi.
"Huh?!!"
Dian Wei is as majestic as an iron tower, and when he is bound, he glares at the cavalry surrounding him. The cavalry was in awe of Dian Wei's majesty and could not help but be afraid.
If it wasn't for Cao Cao's voluntary surrender, a hundred cavalry would not be able to capture Dian Wei, who had reached the peak of his force.
If the major princes were present, they would be surprised that Hua Mulan strictly obeyed Chutian's orders. Even a conspiracy master like Xun You, Hua Mulan, was not spared. Xun You was wrapped in a zongzi and could not escape even if he wanted to. This time, Hua Mulan captured dozens of civil servants and generals in one breath.
"Lord, we have a lot to do in Guanzhong. Why should we surrender to Chu Zimou and let him take care of his life and death? The captain of the Sili School represents the lord as the shepherd of Yanzhou and the general of chariots and cavalry, and the treatment is better than the prefect of Chu Zimou promised. Much taller. And Chu Zimou may not necessarily give the lord real power."
Cao Chun is kidnapped and still doesn't understand Cao Cao's decision.
The icing on the cake is not as good as giving help.
"I'm also having a hard time deciding."
Cao Cao shook his head.
Cao Cao should not be so hesitant, but at this time, he was defeated and panicked like a lost dog. For a time, Cao Cao didn't know whether he made the right choice or not.
After Hua Mulan captured Cao Cao's group, she stationed at Hulao Pass and controlled the world's No. 1 Xiongguan.
Chu Tian defeated Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin, and immediately led his cavalry to Hulao Pass, where he joined Hua Mulan and Wei Qing.
"Cao Cao didn't escape..."
Chu Tian thought that Cao Cao had escaped, but after Cao Cao escaped to Hulao Pass, he chose to lead the crowd to surrender, which caught Chu Tian by surprise.
"Brother Meng De, we meet again."
Chu Tian met Cao Cao in Hulao Pass.
Cao Cao is now a real gray-headed face, with mud on his face and tied with five flowers.
Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "Chu Zimou, the hemp rope is too tight."
"Bound the tiger, how can it not be tight? Come on, let's loosen the tie for Brother Meng De."
Chutian let people untie Cao Cao's bondage.
Obviously, Mulan remembered Chu Tian's advice and knew that Cao Cao was tricky, so she simply tied Cao Cao so that he wouldn't be fooled.
Cao Cao moved his hands and feet and couldn't help but sigh.
He originally looked down on Yuan Shu and other vassals, but one day he would also be reduced to such a level that he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Chu Tian glanced at the group of captives around Cao Cao, all of them were big and powerful figures in the Cao Wei camp, and he ended up taking them all.
Cao Cao was located at the junction of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Sili, Jizhou and other places, but he voluntarily surrendered and undoubtedly won the favor of Chutian.
"Meng De, I suspect that you fled here on purpose to sell it."
Chu Tian looked at Cao Cao, Cao Cao was startled, and quickly said: "I don't dare to think about it. I just saw the towering tiger prison, and I remembered two years ago when we fought against Dong Zhuo together. Although Lao Qin is now in Guanzhong to win people's hearts. , assisting the emperor, and promoting kindness, but in the end, he is only Dong Zhuo's second."
"The prefect where Meng De wants next, just speak up."
"I just want to go to Xiacheng and serve my father, and I don't want to be the prefect."
Cao Cao knew that there were too many civil servants and generals related to him. Although Chu Tian let him choose the position of prefect at will, how could Cao Cao fail to see that Chu Tian was somewhat guarded against him.
Cao Cao is a wise man.
"Meng De will be serving his filial piety in Xiacheng for a year or two, and then he will be appointed again."
Chutian really didn't dare to use Cao Cao until he completely digested Cao Cao's territory. Cao Cao is different from Gongziwen. Gongziwen is for Chutian to contain Cao Cao. This is Gongziwen's vote. Chutian directly appointed Gongzi Wen as the prefect of Jiyin County, temporarily maintaining the original official position.
Cao Cao has not made a vote for Chu Tian.
Cao Cao and Chutian had a lot of intersections, and the two sides fought side by side at Hulao Pass and Mobei. Chutian can still consider using Cao Cao as long as he submits his name in the future.
"This strong man must be Dian Wei."
Chutian saw that among the many captives, a military general had a huge back and a waist as thick as a bucket, and knew that this was Dian Wei at the level of five tiger generals.
Chu Tian has Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, Li Guang and other fierce generals who are not weaker than Dian Wei, but the proportions of these generals are not as exaggerated as Dian Wei.
Dian Wei stood there, the breath of a fierce general blowing in his face.
Dian Wei doesn't have much affection for Chutian, who has captured him, and glances his head to one side.
Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Xia Houyuan and other military commanders did not like Chu Tian either.
The small piece of the country they worked so hard to build was completely destroyed by Chu Zimou. It is strange to have a good impression.
Chu Tian understands why Cao Cao's faction wants to join other princes, and it's too hard to suppress Cao Cao himself.
Cao Cao's forces are different from other forces. Cao Cao has too many clan generals, and basically only Cao Cao is the leader. Cao Cao's decision is the decision of Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun and other generals.
"Xuzhou Mu..."
Among the generals, Zhang Liao had the most relaxed attitude towards Chu Tian. After all, Chu Tian had saved Zhang Liao's life. Zhang Liao joined Cao Cao's camp for a long time, and he was not a clan general.
Compared to other Cao generals, Zhang Liao was more assured of Chutian's use.
Compared to Cao's clan, Chu Tian valued Zhang Liao, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others more...
The expressions of these civil servants were calm, and they were not panicking about changing camps. With their talents, they can mix well in any camp.
"Where is Xun Wenruo?"
Chu Tian counted Cao Cao's camp and found that a group of people was missing, and the representative Xun Yu was missing.
"If Wen Ruo arrived at Guanzhong, I did not embarrass them."
Cao Cao hesitated, but answered truthfully.
"Xun You is here, why is Xun Yu..."
Chu Tian stared at Cao Cao and already knew the answer. Cao Cao also knew why Xun Yu went to Guanzhong.
"Xun Chen took refuge in Yuan Shao, Xun Yu took refuge in Guanzhong, and Xun You took refuge in me. The Xun family is very calculated."
Chu Tian's eyes shifted from Cao Cao to Xun You.
The three members of the Xun family went to the three great princes of Hebei, Guanzhong and Xuzhou. No matter which prince wins, the Xun family will always be the victor.
No wonder there is a saying - a century-old dynasty, a thousand-year-old family.
The same is true for the Zhuge family in Langya.
Zhuge Liang served in the State of Shu, Zhuge Jin served in the State of Wu, and Zhuge was born in the State of Wei. There is a saying in later generations that Shu got its dragon, Wu got its tiger, and Wei got its dog.
Xun You saw that Chu Tian was outspoken. After he was released, he bowed to Chu Tian: "Since Gongda chooses to stay, he will definitely assist Meng De sincerely. If you reuse it, please don't doubt it."
Xun You knew that Chu Tian was aware of the family's small abacus, and did not hide the Xun family's thoughts.
Chu Tian believes 90% of Xun You's words.
Judging from the performance of the Zhuge family in Langya, the disciples of these aristocratic families each served their own monarchs, and really worked hard. As for whether they will communicate in private...
Cheng Yu is a nobleman in Dongjun. His influence is much worse than that of the Xun family. He supports Cao Cao's choice to stay in Kandong. Even if Cao Cao lets him leave, Cheng Yu will eventually choose to stay in Yanzhou.
Yanzhou nobility is obviously not willing to go to Guanzhong.
"Where is Chen Gongtai?"
Chu Tian thought that among the captured generals, Chen Gong was missing. In his impression, Chen Gong was also a Yanzhou nobility.
Cao Cao said: "On that day, my disciples assassinated Liu Dai and Zhang Miao, the governors of Yanzhou. Chen Gongtai noticed it. Chen Gongtai was in a rage, and he abandoned his office and left without missing his whereabouts."
"So it is."
In addition to the scattered investment of the Xun family, Chen Gong abandoned Cao Cao long ago, and almost all of Cao Cao's subordinates were captured by Chutian.
There is also a young general among the prisoners, who looks a little strange: "This person?"
Cao Cao's introduction: "Li Ling, the bow general, I recruited from Mobei."
"Li Ling..."
Chu Tian wondered, isn't this Li Guang's grandson?
Li Ling, a general in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, led 5,000 Han soldiers deep into Junji Mountain, and was besieged by tens of thousands of Huns' cavalry. Sima Qian was tortured by the palace for defending Li Ling's defeat...
"Good."
Chu Tian patted Li Ling on the shoulder to show encouragement. In the future, Li Guang and Li Ling can cooperate with each other and go to battle with Sun Bing.
"Ding! The imperial civil servant Xun You is loyal to you."
"Ding! Wang-level civil servant Cheng Yu is loyal to you."
"Ding! The king-level general Zhang Liao is loyal to you."
"Ding! Diamond-level general Li Ling is loyal to you."
"Ding! Platinum-level general Lu Qian is loyal to you."
……
A group of civil servants and generals who were not particularly close to Cao Cao surrendered to Chutian.
Chu Tian looked at Cao Cao, what Cao Cao ordered Chu Tian to mean.
From today onwards, he will give up his status as a prince.
"Ding! The imperial commander Cao Cao is loyal to you."
The significance of Cao Cao's loyalty is greater than that of other generals, which means that Chutian's prestige can already suppress a hero.
"Do whatever you want..."
Cao Cao looked at the unwilling Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Xiahou Yuan, Le Jin, Dian Wei and others.
After Cao Cao pledged allegiance, Cao Hong and others had to pledge allegiance too.
"Ding! The imperial general Dian Wei is loyal to you."
"Ding! King-level general Xiahou Yuan is loyal to you."
"Ding! The diamond-level general Cao Hong is loyal to you."
"Ding! The diamond-level general Cao Chun is loyal to you."
"Ding! The diamond-level general Le Jin is loyal to you."
"Ding! Platinum-level general Li Dian is loyal to you."
……
Chu Tian was startled by a series of allegiance reminders, his scalp tingling.
Cao Cao's one-man attitude made so many high-quality civil servants and generals join him at almost the same time, which is like sending talents to Chutian.
This is also why Chutian places great importance on Cao Cao.
Getting these talents is better than getting half of Yanzhou.
"Ding! The SSS level achievement 'Three Kingdoms' is open, try to make Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan allegiance, and you can get rewards."
"Ding! The S-rank achievement 'The Mastermind and Wang Zuo' is open. Collect the two heroes, Xun You and Xun Yu, to get rewards."
"Ding! The S-rank achievement 'Evil Lai and Hu Chi' is open. Collect two heroes, Dianwei and Xu Chu, to get rewards."
"Ding! The S-rank achievement 'Five Great Generals' is now available. Collect Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Le Jin, Zhang He, and Xu Huang to get rewards."
Four achievement quests are also unlocked.
"Come here, untie them."
After confirming the allegiance of this group of people, Chutian made people loose for this group of generals.
Chu Tian was surrounded by a group of personal guards including Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci, and Chu Tian's troops were everywhere. Chu Tian was not worried that Cao Cao would deceive him.
Unless Cao Cao wants to die.
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Before Chu Tian had time to look at the panel of the first hero of the Three Kingdoms, Hua Mulan came in to report.
Chu Tian brought a group of descendants to Hulao Pass, which was already under the control of the Xuzhou Army.
"Jijiu Lao Qin came a step late. Hulao Pass belongs to me, and the Guanzhong Army will not be able to enter Kanto unless they take a detour."
Chu Tian suspects that Cao Cao intends to give Hulao Pass to himself.
Jijiu Lao Qin led the Guanzhong cavalry to arrive, and he couldn't help being angry when Cao Cao repented and offered Hulao Pass to Chutian.
As the mastermind of Jiujiu Lao Qin, Jia Xu said to Jiujiu Lao Qin: "Xun Yu came to vote, but Xun You stayed in Kanto, and the Xun family in Yingchuan spread chess pieces..."
"I didn't know that Cao Mengde's forces were almost all annexed by Chu Zimou, and I could get a Xun Yu. I can't ask for more. Hulao Pass is owned by Chu Zimou, so I can't set foot in the east of Guandong in my whole life. ?"