How do we stop it? We need to kill Cao Laoda and the leaders of the other rebel forces first, and let them take over Xiangyang City to resist Duke's attack.
The first problem to solve is that of Cao Laoda, a scourge who harms the people. Cao Laoda has just been reinstated and is full of courage but lacks strategy. He is greedy for pleasure and doesn't care about the chaos outside. He is still drinking and having fun in the government office.
After he rebelled, he killed the prefect and then occupied the prefectural government's residence, where he has lived ever since. In fact, the location of his rebellion was not in Xiangyang City, but in the north. He fought and recruited people along the way, and his army grew bigger and bigger.
Because most of Duke Xifeng's soldiers were sent to Xifeng, they fled all the way to Xifeng when they were being chased by Cao Cao. When Cao Cao caught up with them in Xifeng, he found that Xiangyang City was unattended and that it was a relatively wealthy place.
Meanwhile, Duke's men assassinated Prince Duan and occupied Xifeng. Duke, being a pleasure-seeker, grew tired of fighting after several years and no longer wanted to wage war. He closed the city gates and only defended without attacking.
This was exactly what Cao Laoda wanted, so the two sides lived peacefully behind closed doors, with only occasional minor conflicts and no major battles.
Even if Cao Laoda wasn't very bright, he knew that his men were all refugees organized together. They hadn't received any formal training, didn't wear uniforms, and didn't have enough weapons. The reason they were able to make Duke run away with his tail between his legs was because they outnumbered him and weren't afraid to die.
But after that initial fearlessness wore off, everyone became afraid of dying. Who would still be willing to rush forward bare-handed to block swords and blades? He, for one, was unwilling.
Speaking of this Boss Cao, his kung fu was truly impressive. He fought Song Tantan for two hundred moves before being cut down, while the others were killed as soon as Ye Moxun sprinkled some medicinal powder on them.
Mount Tai also helped a lot. With it around, Ye Moxun didn't have to lift a finger; he only needed to sprinkle the medicinal powder.
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