Time flies, and Cao Chong pays more attention to the news from all over the world in addition to teasing Mei Jiao Niang in Changsha City every day.
Liu Bei was wiped out by Cao Cao in the four counties of Jingnan, causing Cao Cao's resistance in Jingzhou to be swept away, and now, Cao Cao's enemies were only left in Jiangzuo.
Although Liu Bei is not dead, in the eyes of many people, there is nothing to be afraid of.
In the next few days, Cao Cao drove from Wuling to Changsha, and gathered the remnants of Liu Bei's troops on the way.
Among them, Liu Bei's generals were basically exhausted, only Guan Yu escaped, and Huang Zhong was directly captured by Cao Cao.
Huang Zhong is not as famous as later generations, let alone Guan Yu's reputation, so he is not very valued by Cao Cao, Cao Chong naturally knows Huang Zhong's ability, this guy is getting older and more powerful, in the battle of Hanzhong, he even cut off Xiahou Yuan's head, as a general of the Five Tigers, Huang Zhong's force is unquestionable.
But his strength is commensurate with the arrogance in his heart.
In Huang Zhong's heart, Liu Bei is already the person who has entrusted him with his life, and Huang Zhong regards Liu Bei as his lord, which is not just a matter of saying a word, this is the discipline of a military general So when Cao Chong transferred Huang Zhong over, he ate and drank well, and hoped that he would surrender, but he didn't expect this guy to be harder than the stone in the pit, although he didn't commit suicide by hunger strike, but he didn't say a word to Cao Chong, if he didn't know, he thought he was dumb.
Cao Chong didn't have much to do about Huang Zhong at this time, although he knew where Huang Zhong's family in Changsha County was, but Cao Chong preferred his surrender with sincerity rather than a forced landing by force.
If you are forced to surrender, you may turn against you, and even if you don't, you won't do your best to fight for you.
Attack the heart first So Cao Chong not only did not persecute Huang Zhong's family, but even recruited his uncrowned sons, although Cao Chong was only a Zhonglang general, but Zhonglang General also had a staff.
Cao Chong took Huang Zhong's son Huang Xu as his staff, and he could be regarded as taking it with him.
This Huang Xu Cao Chong does not ask for use, as long as he can make Huang Zhong surrender to himself, Cao Chong feels that this matter is not a loss.
Cao Chong treated Huang Zhong's family well, and the news of Huang Xu's expedition made Huang Zhong know, Huang Zhong finally eased his attitude, but there were still some pimples in his heart.
Cao Chong knew what kind of pimple it was.
This pimple, exactly the same as the pimple in Xu Shu's heart, is the grace of knowing, Liu Bei reused Xu Shu when Xu Shu was not famous, so that Xu Shu has a stage to display his talents, although now Xu Shu is not used by Liu Bei, but by Cao Cao, but Xu Shu does not want to deal with the previous benefactor.
Huang Zhong is the same, before, he was only a lieutenant general under Liu Biao's account, and he was not very treated by Han Xuan in Changsha County, and Liu Bei directly promoted him to lead the army, which made him not thank Liu Bei, you must know that Huang Zhong is now in his fifties, and a person in his fifties can still gallop on the battlefield a few times Cao Cao had countless fierce generals, and the most important thing was the fierce generals, so Cao Chong did not force Huang Zhong.
For Liu Bei and Cao Cao, this is a war that determines the survival of the world and determines his life and death, but for Cao Chong, this is just a battle in which he spreads his wings.
Huang Zhong doesn't care if he can use it now, but in the future, he will definitely be able to use it.
As for the other generals in Cao's camp, although there are many brave and good fighters, they are not their own descendants after all, but Cao Cao's people, even if they are recognized by them, they will not treat themselves as if they were Cao Cao.
In fact, this is very easy to understand, this is like Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei Liu Chan.
Zhuge Liang is a grace to Liu Bei, so he wants to repay the favor, so he worships Liu Bei as a god in his heart, and Liu Chan, as Liu Bei's son, in Zhuge Liang's eyes, is a child, a junior, he is a person of Liu Bei's generation, it sounds good, Zhuge Liang is teaching Liu Chan, to put it badly, this is Zhuge Liang in dictatorship.
Zhuge Liang is actually no different from Cao Cao Sima Yi, but he does not have a capable descendant like Cao Pi Sima Shi Sima Zhao, so he has become a generation of virtuous ministers, not a traitor like Cao Cao Sima Yi.
Similarly, after a hundred years of Cao Cao, in case Cao Chong really sat in Cao Cao's position, he was actually a little embarrassed.
The fierce generals under Cao Cao's command, especially those surnamed Xiahou surnamed Cao, are basically Cao Chong's uncles, and if they want to be happy and sincere to their juniors, even if they can, I am afraid they will not be as humble as in front of Cao Cao.
Why did Cao Pi reuse the people of the family in later generations, and even agreed to the family's nine-product Zhongzheng system, that is, Cao Pi was eager to get the support of the family to fight against Cao Cao's generals.
Power is the safest when it is locked in a cage, and the power out of the cage is a bit uncontrollable.
Cao Chong must have his own cronies in the future struggle, and they are cronies who have the ability to resist the forces of Cao Cao's generals, and these cronies can only be slowly accumulated in Liu Bei's group.
If you can't find these people to confront those clan relatives, maybe Cao Chong will have to follow in Cao Pi's footsteps and find a family to check and balance.
This is the last thing Cao Chong wants to see.
So this war, for Cao Cao, is to eliminate Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and then dominate the world, and for Cao Chong, it is to establish his own team.
This team, because Cao Chong is the eyes of later generations, so those who can enter this team are undoubtedly famous generals who will shine in the future.
Huang Zhong, Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Wei Yan Whichever one is taken out, they are all generals who can take charge on their own.
Three days later Han Xuan's car appeared in Changsha City, and behind Han Xuan, there were two other cars, which were the cars of the Taishou of Lingling County and the Taishou of Guiyang County.
Han Xuan has been running around for days, losing a few catties of meat, and he looks a little haggard, while Liu Du and Zhao Fan are a little cautious, although he was moved by Han Xuan's three-inch tongue, but in the end, the confidence in his heart is still insufficient, and he is afraid that this is Han Xuan pheating himself.
But after a meal of etiquette, Liu Du and Zhao Fan were not too worried.
Because the whole process was received by Cao Chong, which was enough to give the two of them face, and at the same time dispelled the hesitation and suspicion in the hearts of the two.
After the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, in the evening, Cao Cao's car also arrived outside Changsha.
Different from the car of Han Xuan, Liu Du and others, Cao Cao's car can sit on ten people, and the canopy car looks very extraordinary, but behind Cao Cao's car, it is not the escort of hundreds of people like Han Xuan and others, this guard army is hundreds of thousands Cao Cao drove all the horses to Changsha City, in order to protect his own safety, but also to deter the young people in the four counties of Jingnan.
In front of thousands of troops, any thoughts will be shocked to pieces, and they can no longer afford to fight against Cao Cao.
And the transfer of the army to Changsha City also means that Cao Cao's military activities against Jiangdong will begin: