Chapter 401: Four-way Fight
"I thought Yuan Shao would stay in Jizhou at this time and think about how to calm the people in Yecheng as soon as possible. I didn't expect him to choose to go directly to Yanzhou."
Even though there are many people in Yecheng who are in a wait-and-see state, it does not mean that they can still calmly serve as subordinates under the command of General Yuan.
Qiao Yan was unable to find out about the turbulent events in the court of Ye City with his intelligence, but he could still guess about 70% of the general situation.
The emperor Liu Bian, the general Yuan Shao who came from a family of three generations of officials, the court officials who wanted to move to Chang'an, and the court officials who wanted to live and die with the Han Dynasty, whether out of personal interests or the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty, each had his own ideas.
Just like Qiao Yan would not choose to lead the army in person for the time being, Yuan Shao's departure from Yecheng was actually a very dangerous choice.
But if he thought about the situation in Yanzhou, it would not be a wrong move for him to go there in person.
He could not judge whether Cao Cao would continue to stand on his side, nor could he risk the situation of having four states reduced to only two states, so the only thing he could do was to come and confirm the result at this time.
If because of Qiao Yan's ascension to the throne, coupled with the previous setbacks in his various actions against Qiao Yan, he felt that his subordinates were not reliable enough in doing things, it would be more credible for him to come in person.
but……
"By doing this, he's not showing his initiative as a boss, but rather making his subordinates feel disheartened," Qiao Yan added.
There was never a shortage of capable people among Yuan Shao's subordinates.
Ju Su, a leader among them, held the position of the second-in-command in Jizhou. He was able to catch Yuan Shu off guard by leading a single army deep into the territory. He was even able to manage Yuan Shao's internal affairs with both civil and military skills. He was truly an all-rounder.
Hebei scholars such as Shen Pei and Tian Feng had helped Yuan Shao to build relationships when he first entered Jizhou, and they all had their own strengths in assessing the situation.
Zhang He and Gao Lan were generals who had repeatedly led troops to help Yuan Shao suppress the rebellion when the Yellow Turban rebels rose again in Ji and Qing states. If it weren't for these people's garrison, Qiao Yan would have been able to lead his army into Ji state without suffering any losses.
Gao Shun, who was brought into Jizhou by Ju Su and currently serves under Yuan Shao, can indeed be regarded as a good general that Qiao Yan is quite envious of.
In the court of Yecheng, there were countless people who did not go to Chang'an to support Liu Xie, and many of them were real talents.
Unfortunately...
Ju Wei's excessive power inevitably aroused Yuan Shao's suspicion.
The scholars from the Hebei and Yingchuan factions checked and balanced each other under Yuan Shao, making it difficult for them to have a real chance to come to the fore.
Even good generals and brave warriors could hardly achieve any results in attacking and seizing territory under Yuan Shao's command.
Not to mention, in this already perilous situation, what Yuan Shao should have done was to pool resources to discuss the arrangements on the front lines of all parties, instead of arbitrarily dispatching some advisers and generals and then heading to Yanzhou with Xu You in this way.
This is simply a silent line saying to one's subordinates: I don't believe in your ability, nor do I believe in your loyalty.
Who wants to be questioned like this? At least Xin Pi is not happy!
It's funny to say that Yuan Shao's trust in Xu You might not be just because of the friendship between Xu You and Yuan Shao in their early years which made him more daring to speak, but because Xu You had obvious flaws exposed in front of Yuan Shao.
He is greedy enough.
For some people, this problem might cause him to be excluded from the core team, but for Yuan Shao, it was precisely the reason why he could use Xu You without worry, because he could bring Xu You back to the dust at any time.
Seeing a sigh on Qiao Yan's face, Cheng Yu continued, "Your Majesty, why should you feel sorry for Yuan Benchu? Talents cannot be reused in his hands, so they should become a member of the team that assists Your Majesty in building Dayong."
"As Your Majesty said, the court is still in a state of disrepair and needs to be rebuilt. The selection questions for the new Hongwen Academy are still being prepared. If we can directly obtain personnel from the four states of Yan, Yu, Ji and Qing, we can avoid several years of training."
Qiao Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mr. Zhongde's confidence in me over the years is just as strong as ever. However, I won't mention the compliments of "making the best use of one's talents" for now. I will discuss the assessment with the Shangshutai later. Let's talk about the situation in Yanzhou first."
She originally thought that the defection of the Yanzhou family, especially the alliance of Chen Gong and Zhang Miao, was the best opportunity to force Cao Cao into Sili and turn to her, but the appearance of Yuan Shao added some interest.
"There is no need for George Shin to deliberately give us the wrong signal on this matter."
After all, even if he really knew that Yuan Shao had arrived, Qiao Yan only planned to watch the situation as a manipulator for the time being.
Qiao Yan tapped the black chess piece on the chessboard in front of her twice. When the sound suddenly stopped, she turned to Cheng Yu and asked, "Mr. Zhongde, what do you think?"
Cheng Yu replied: "If Chen Gongtai had used the military power of Chenliu and the reputation of his family to launch a rebellion against Cao Cao, it would have been impossible for him to cause any more trouble since Cao Mengde had already responded. This is the principle of catching the thief and seizing the stolen goods."
The latest news Qiao Yan received at this time was sent by Guo Jia towards Chang'an after he sent troops to Yanzhou from Hulao Pass.
Cao Cao had already left the camp and headed north, and his whereabouts were unknown for the time being. Cao Ang, Cao Hong and others defended the camp and fought against Zhang Chao, Zang Hong and others.
Regardless of whether Cao Cao was in a safe environment at the moment, with the support of Guo Jia and Xu Huang, he could send troops from Hulao Pass at any time. Guo Jia also sent a letter to Yingchuan, ordering Yuan Huan and Huang Zhong to go north to Chenliu to fight. The vision of the Yanzhou aristocratic families to directly seize Yanzhou through this rebellion was actually impossible to achieve.
"You are right," Qiao Yan replied, "There must be someone in the Yanzhou family who will play the role of fence-sitter at this time, waiting to see the fight between Cao Cao's direct army and the brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao. If the war in Yanzhou lasts long enough, maybe some of them can be fished out again, but I don't have the time to wait."
"We can't let Cao Mengde take all the credit for pacifying Yanzhou. Otherwise, it will be a difficult question whether the people of Yanzhou will recognize me as their emperor or Cao Mengde as the governor of Yanzhou."
When it comes to power, there is no need to discuss relationships, especially with a capable person like Cao Cao.
"For the sake of people's livelihood, we also cannot allow the unrest in Yanzhou to continue for too long."
If we delay any further, all the good luck this year in terms of weather, which is much better than the previous two years, will be wasted.
Cheng Yu continued, "Then Yuan Benchu's existence is very necessary. He will definitely be a bait of sufficient weight."
It is still unclear whether Yuan Shao would be captured by Qiao Yan's subordinates if he came to Yanzhou in person, which would become an opportunity to directly defeat the Yecheng court.
After all, if Yuan Shao really came to Yanzhou without leaving himself any way to escape, Qiao Yan would really have to doubt his IQ.
But the emergence of Yuan Shao will undoubtedly pull those noble families who were hesitant about whether to join the game into the game.
If Chen Gong is not important enough, is the Yuan family of Runan enough?
Even if it was not completely enough, when Yuan Shao saw with his own eyes the turmoil in Yanzhou and the forces under Cao Cao, Zhang Miao and Qiao Yan fighting in Chenliu, how could he sit still and not try to get a piece of the pie?
When he reaches out his hand towards this place, he should always bring out some chips.
The emergence of Yuan Shao made the decree "Those who resist stubbornly shall be put to death" more likely to be implemented!
"Let's wait and see what happens," Qiao Yan smiled, "Of course, I'm only talking about us."
She pointed at herself and Cheng Yu, "Just like you said, we should make the best use of everything and everyone. Feng Xiao must fulfill his duties as the governor of Yanzhou while he is in Yanzhou. He can't just sit back and wait and see."
"Send him the news that Yuan Benchu is in Yanzhou. I think he will know what to do."
Yuan Shao, who was far away in Yanzhou, suddenly sneezed.
He raised his head and glanced behind him, making sure that it was not Xiahou Yuan's men who had just passed by who recognized him, but simply thought that he was feeling a little uncomfortable during the transition from winter to spring.
"Cao Cao is so close to showing his rebellious intentions!" Yuan Shao waited until there was no one around before speaking indignantly, "Look at what arrangements he has made. He has sent Xiahou Miaocai to Dongwuyang to station there, and he is also pretending to be on guard against our Jizhou troops moving south. What does this mean?"
Xu You looked up at the sky silently.
He really wanted to say that Yuan Shao himself had come to Yanzhou, and it was obvious that he had some intention of plotting something about this. So according to Cao Cao's understanding of Yuan Shao, making such garrison preparations in advance was actually not a problematic move.
Yuan Shao doesn't have to be in this state of "he can let others down, but others cannot let me down".
But when he spoke, he still said: "Fortunately, you did not really march south with your troops, but took this risky approach to penetrate deep into Yanzhou. After all, we are already here. Whether we catch Cao Mengde's fault or negotiate with him in person to show our sincerity, it will make Xiahou Miaocai's move to look north to Jizhou useless."
Yuan Shao's expression eased a little, and then he heard Xu You continue to say: "What's more, with the number of troops Cao Mengde has in Yanzhou, and another one in Dongwuyang, it can be said that they are even more dispersed. If the two armies really come to a confrontation, we don't even need to send troops from Jizhou. Wang Gongjie of Henei County still has a group of troops, and the Qingzhou army can also go straight to Yanzhou from Taishan County, and they can all cross the Dongwuyang defense line."
This is the benefit of going deep into Yanzhou and knowing the situation earlier.
Xu You pointed forward again and said, "Besides, why not mobilize troops inside instead of outside?"
"Yes, that's right!" The suspicion on Yuan Shao's face had completely disappeared at this moment.
When the rumor of red energy penetrating the Purple Palace arose in Chang'an last October, he even had people there fan the flames in an attempt to create internal turmoil in the Chang'an court. Unfortunately, Wang Yun and Liu Yang, these useless people, did not play any role except making Qiao Yan more clearly supported by the people and even directly ascending the throne of the emperor.
But since he couldn't bring down Qiao Yan's regime by interfering in its internal affairs, he could always use that to deal with Cao Cao, right?
The letter jointly written by the Yanzhou noble families to sue Cao Cao is still in his hands!
Just as Yuan Shao had guessed, when he arrived at Shouzhang Wang and introduced himself, the young man who greeted him burst into an almost fanatical light in his eyes.
The other party hurriedly welcomed Yuan Shao in and asked him to sit in the seat of honor.
Yuan Shao's initial unhappiness over seeing Xiahou Yuan's defenses after he set foot in Yanzhou was temporarily put aside at this moment.
However, he soon noticed that there was a faint sound of people gathering outside the residence of Shouzhang Wang.
As soon as he frowned, he heard the other party explain: "Please don't be offended, General. It is because the governor of Yanzhou, Cao Mengde, has gone too far and even thought of surrendering to the enemy in the court of Chang'an. This time, even his chief strategist, Chen Gongtai, couldn't stand it anymore and planned to take him down while he was still in Chenliu, together with Chenliu's Grand Administrator Zhang."
"In order to prevent our army from being short of manpower and suffering losses when facing the troops of Cao and Xiahou scattered all over the place, we have mobilized all the private forces we can mobilize."
Yuan Shao was shocked when he heard this, but his shock was also clearly accompanied by great joy.
Last year, when he went to Cao Cao with the intention of forming an alliance with him, he was delayed by Cao Cao on the grounds that he had to attend the Hulao Pass meeting initiated by Qiao Yan. He originally wanted to keep Cao Ang as an official in Yecheng, and even his plan to marry Yuan's daughter to Cao Ang failed. It was Chen Gong who came to talk about the postponement.
In Yuan Shao's view, Chen Gong would not betray Cao Cao, just like Xu You would not betray him, Yuan Shao.
So even though he had thought about it before coming to Yanzhou, he could still intervene in the situation in Yanzhou, he never expected to hear such unexpected good news today!
Chen Gong rebelled against Cao, and even betrayed Cao Cao together with Zhang Miao!
How many soldiers these noble families, who do not hold much real power in Yanzhou, can mobilize is not a very important matter at this moment.
Just because two important figures, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao, showed such a resolute attitude at this time, civil strife in Yanzhou was a foregone conclusion.
"What's the current situation in Chenliu?" Yuan Shao asked hurriedly.
But when he asked this question, he saw that the young man from Shouzhang Wang's family had an embarrassed look on his face, and he suddenly realized that this question really should not be asked to him.
Since this matter was led by Chen Gong and Zhang Miao, these Yanzhou families could only be regarded as being dragged into the chariot, so the initiative of the entire situation would not be in the hands of Shouzhang Wangshi.
At most, they were just following Chen Gong's orders.
No answer can be obtained by asking them.
Perhaps he could get more detailed information if he went to Chenliu in person.
But when Yuan Shao listened to Shouzhang Wang's apology, he suddenly thought of a serious problem -
Chen Gong and Zhang Miao's joint attack on Cao Cao's back would certainly cause Cao Cao to suffer great losses or even lose his life without warning, but...
Chen Gong is a man of great talent, and Zang Hong under Zhang Miao is no pushover either. If these people were allowed to reunite after their success and seize control of Yanzhou, what would be the difference between this and the previous time when Cao Cao controlled Yanzhou?
Perhaps at best, they would not surrender to Qiao Yan.
This was completely inconsistent with Yuan Shao's thoughts when he crossed the border between Jizhou and Yanzhou.
What he wanted was further authority over Yanzhou's human and financial resources, not a position as Yanzhou's governor who was nominally called the general!
After settling down here temporarily, Yuan Shao asked Xu You: "Ziyuan, in your opinion, if we continue to lobby the noble families in Dongping, Jiyin and other places, form a large-scale team, and then join this civil strife in Yanzhou, is it possible to take this place?"
Although the presence of Xiahou Yuan made it a little difficult for Yuan Shao to directly dispatch Jizhou's troops to the south and join the melee, he was not without advantages!
The attitude of the Yanzhou aristocratic families towards him is one aspect, and Zhang Miao’s character is another.
He could be a county governor, but he was far from being able to take over the position of governor of a province.
In other words, it was much easier to persuade him to give up some power than to persuade Cao Cao.
"I think it's feasible," Xu You replied confidently, "Your Excellency should have heard the ideas conveyed by the Wang family today. They are absolutely unwilling to accept Qiao Yan taking the initiative in Yanzhou. It's not just because they have some old grudges with them and Cao Cao, but also because the various actions promoted by Qiao Yan are completely inconsistent with the expectations of these Yanzhou families for a leader!"
Xu You's next words made Yuan Shao completely cheer up. "This is a godsend opportunity for you to reorganize Yanzhou and Yuzhou! If the internal strife of Chen Gongtai and others makes Qiao Yan want to intervene here, then we should wait and see the three forces fight, and use Qiao Yan's garrison at Hulao Pass to consume the troops of Chen Gongtai, Zhang Mengzhuo and others!"
What's the point of Cao Cao ordering Xiahou Yuan to guard the border? Doesn't he know that the most threatening thing in the world is trouble within the family?
Yuan Shao clapped his hands and said, "It's all as Ziyuan said. My trip to Yanzhou is a good one."
So what if his attempt to win over the Yanzhou family makes him seem a little disgraced?
Compared with the practical benefits that could be gained by taking over Yanzhou, none of this is important!
Yuan Shao even slept soundly in this unfamiliar place, but he was completely unaware that Zhang Miao, who he thought could be a puppet governor of Yanzhou, had been deceived out of the military camp by Cao Cao with the ridiculous reason of "going to Yecheng to buy three officials to prove his innocence", and was killed on the spot when Man Chong initiated assistance to Cao Cao.
In the eyes of him and Shouzhang Wang, Chen Gong was the initiator of this action. He was knocked unconscious by Cao Cao before the plan was launched, and now he has been tied up for two days.
When Cao Ang's troops crossed the Pu River and retreated to Fengqiu, they did not forget to bring him with them to prevent him from taking any action that would affect the battle situation.
Bian Rang, the former governor of Jiujiang and current famous scholar in Yanzhou, was killed in the dark by Cao Cao's general Le Jin.
The commander of the Chenliu garrison at this moment, Zhang Chao, together with Zang Hong, was trying to intercept Cao Cao's rescue troops coming south, but instead they encountered Guo Jia and Xu Huang who were sending troops from Hulao Pass.
This is not an ordinary team at all!
Even though this was a head-on confrontation between the two forces, without any sneak attacks or ambushes to seize the initiative, at the moment when the two armies faced off, Zhang Chao was still clearly aware of the gap between the two sides.
He didn't even need to have a keen sense of leading troops to feel this directly!
Although our soldiers seemed to be safe after the shock of last night's fire, they were actually still in a state of low morale.
If they met a team that could give them an offensive advantage, their morale might be able to recover quickly, but unfortunately...
The team they met had come out of Hulao Pass in a way that did not overdraw their physical strength, and had been here for most of the night, resting and waiting for their arrival!
The armored soldiers at the front withstood the onslaught of arrows, but still fought their way out of a bloody path with an extremely agile posture.
After all, that was the team trained by Qiao Yan for siege operations. Even if faced with a hail of arrows from the top of the city, they would not have any fear or retreat. How could they be afraid of the obstacles on the flat ground?
The only time they were able to show off their power in the past few years was when they drove Cao Cao away from Hulao Pass half a month ago. They are now intending to show their strength once again. In terms of morale, their morale is several times that of the enemy.
Guo Jia's command of the army and Xu Huang's leadership of the assault team came straight at Zhang Chao like a sharp blade piercing through him, almost making him think that the disaster in the early morning was going to happen again!
Whether this fear of the powerful enemy was mixed with awe of the Emperor of Dayong was unknown in this hasty response.
The only thing the two sides in the battle knew was that at this moment, Zhang Chao made a decision -
Withdraw!
The collapse of our morale was clearly visible in Zhang Chao's eyes.
If they continued to allow the enemy to break through the team in this way, or even use their vanguard momentum to kill him, the commander, they would be completely powerless to turn the situation around.
If they had a general as brave as Lu Bu, who could attack the enemy's center and kill Guo Jia in the midst of such a defeat, there might be room for recovery.
Unfortunately they didn't.
The only people present were Zhang Chao, who had almost died at the hands of Le Jin, and Zang Hong, who had not yet recovered from the attack on Cao Ang's camp.
Withdrawal is indeed their best plan at the moment.
But an ordinary withdrawal might be able to confuse the enemy by retreating in different directions, allowing the soldiers to disperse as much as possible to try to protect themselves, but their withdrawal had only one way to go!
If the attack from the north fails, not to mention that Guo Jia, Xu Huang and others are coming from the north, Cao Cao's reinforcements may also follow closely behind.
To the south, there is a team formed by the combined efforts of Le Jin, Cao Ang and Cao Hong. There is no guarantee that they will not take the opportunity to intercept them.
So they could only go eastward, retreat to Pingqiu, push to Jiyang, or even withdraw from Chenliu County and enter the territory of Jiyin County!
In such a retreat, no matter how hard Zhang Chao and Zang Hong tried to get their soldiers to keep up with their pace, it was difficult to change the fact that their rear army was being pursued by the enemy and they had no choice but to give it up.
So much so that when there were no more pursuers behind them, their troops had already lost 70 to 80 percent of their men.
Zhang Chao couldn't help but feel sad when he saw this extremely embarrassing scene.
Thinking that he still hadn't known whether his brother was safe or not, he became more and more anxious.
But now there is no extra time for him to feel sad about the passing of autumn and the passing of spring.
After he temporarily stationed in Pingqiu and properly defended the surrounding city walls, he immediately sent people south to the southern part of Chenliu County.
That is, further south of Fengqiu where Cao Ang was stationed.
Because of Zhang Miao's position as the prefect of Chenliu, he and his brothers still have a large number of soldiers in Yongqiu and other places. If they can send such a group of soldiers to where he is, they may still have a chance to fight back.
This is Chenliu, their home turf. How can they be forced to this point!
But when Zang Hong, who was there to mobilize troops, arrived in Yongqiu, before he even reached the city, he had already seen several familiar flags from afar.
He had seen these flags of King Yong when he ran into Guo Jia's team, and now they appeared before his eyes again.
The appearance of the "Da Yong" flag in Yongqiu is such a cold joke that it's not funny at all!
Not to mention, along with those flags, there were also several flags with the word "Yuan" written on them.
Zang Hong suddenly realized who these flags belonged to.
Yingchuan prefect Yuan Huan Yuan Yaoqing!
His troops could indeed go directly to Chenliu County at this time because the two places are close to each other.
But he also came too fast!
Faced with the news of Yongqiu's change of ownership, Zang Hong no longer had to doubt that their other retreat route had been ruthlessly cut off by Qiao Yan's subordinates.
The only thing left is to continue evacuating eastwards.
But when Zang Hong returned to Pingqiu, the soldiers Zhang Chao sent to the east to investigate the situation brought him back very bad news.
Cao Ren, who was supposed to be in Puyang, had somehow been stationed in Dingtao County of Jiyin Prefecture. He was like a roadblock standing between Zhang Chao and those aristocratic families in Yanzhou who were ready to make a move!
He was caught in a dragnet.
In fact, the target of this dragnet are not the two of them, but they are the ones who are in the center of the encirclement at the moment.
Even Cao Cao, who was heading south at this moment, was planning how to defeat Zhang Chao and others and take back the command of Chenliu County.
He led the garrison troops of Henei County and headed towards Suanzao after crossing the river. He met Zao Zhi who was stationed in Zao County.
When he heard from him that the news of suspending the advance came from Cao Ang, and that he was to be careful of being intercepted by Zhang Chao's troops halfway, a knowing smile flashed across Cao Cao's tense face.
The betrayal by his old friend and strategist did make him sad, but in this time of crisis he saw hope for Cao Ang to rise again. How could this not move him as a father?
"Let's go, merge our armies, and we will head south immediately to join Zi Xiu!"
Zhang Chao's failure to defeat Cao Ang before reinforcements arrived doomed him to failure.
What’s the use of his large army now?
He is now in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides.
But before Cao Cao arrived at Suanzao, he encountered a large army lined up in front of him.
It was also because of the flags fluttering in the breeze that Cao Cao suddenly realized the other party's identity.
Perhaps the only thing that made him seem different from Zhang Chao was that the neatly-organized team had no intention of marching forward, but instead remained as still as a mountain.
Only Guo Jia, who was under the general's flag, rode out of the line and moved a distance closer to the direction of Cao Cao.
Since the other party seemed to have no ill intentions, Cao Cao also raised his hand to signal his subordinates not to make any offensive moves. He steered his horse slowly and arrived at a position about fifty or sixty steps away from Guo Jia.
This strategist who has followed Qiao Yan for nearly ten years does not seem to be as experienced as Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu and others, nor does he have as experienced tactics as Jia Xu and Li Ru. However, in his seemingly careless actions and expressions, there is still a convincing confidence.
He had already spoken first: "Cao Yanzhou, I haven't seen you for many years. I hope you are doing well."
When was the last time Cao Cao saw Guo Jia?
It seems that it all dates back to the time when Yuan Shao borrowed grain.
At that time, Guo Jia also asked whether Yuan Zhonglang's calculation ability had always been so poor, which really confused Cao Cao.
Later, when the content of Yuan Shao's IOU was advertised to everyone, Cao Cao finally understood what Guo Jia meant by that sentence.
It's been many years since we last met.
However, both of them were not in the same power before. Given the vast territory, it was normal that they had not met each other.
But before Cao Cao could speak, Guo Jia added another very heartbreaking sentence, "I'm sorry, I said it wrong. Your Majesty has ordered me, Guo Jia, to be the governor of Yanzhou in Dayong. The title of Cao Yanzhou is a bit wrong."
Cao Cao subconsciously looked behind Guo Jia and found that among the scattered troops behind him, there were some guys with familiar clothes.
They were clearly Zhang Miao's old subordinates.
How could he, as perceptive as he was, not see that it was a smart move for him to go to Henei County and borrow troops from Wang Kuang without any cost, but Cao Mengde was not the only smart person in the world.
It wasn't just Cao Cao that Guo Jia stopped.
He arrived first and repelled Zhang Chao and Zang Hong, and naturally took over these embezzled followers.
The post of Yanzhou governor that Qiao Yan gave to Guo Jia in advance gave him a legitimate reason to march into this place!
This is really a good greeting that shows you are sure to win!
Cao Cao held the reins and asked loudly, "Did Guo Yanzhou stop me to tell me about this?"
Guo Jia replied: "Of course not, there is one more thing that your majesty wants me to bring to you——"
The moment the second half of the sentence came out of Guo Jia's mouth, the meaning conveyed by it did not contain any mercy or favor from a superior, but only the unchanging feeling of heroes cherishing other heroes.
"Your Majesty said that if you, Cao Mengde, are willing to surrender, it will never be too late to claim the title of Zheng Xi!"
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