HLnovel Chapter 32 Shocking! Cao Cao Wants to Introduce Cai Wenji to Su Yu?
Chapter 32 Shocking! Cao Cao Wants to Introduce Cai Wenji to Su Yu?
Candlelight
Cao Cao lay hunched over his desk, but his hands did not stop moving.
He is writing a letter, stroke by stroke.
The letter was signed by Cai Yong.
Perhaps not many people know Cai Yong.
But when it comes to Cai Wenji, everyone knows her.
Cai Wenji was Cai Yong's eldest daughter, but at this time her name was Cai Zhaoji.
Historical records indicate that Cai Zhaoji changed her name to Cai Wenji to avoid using the name of Sima Zhao.
Cai Yong's current official position is Zhonglang, which is not considered a high rank.
But Cai Yong also had another identity: a leader of the contemporary literary world!
Cao Cao, a literature enthusiast, had previously served as a disciple under Cai Yong.
Cai Yong greatly admired Cao Cao.
But Cao Cao, a warlord in a chaotic era, was destined to be more than just a literature enthusiast.
After leaving Luoyang, Cao Cao and Cai Yong lost contact.
Even now, Cao Cao has the idea of bringing Cai Wenji and Su Yu together.
Although Cai Wenji had already been engaged to Wei Zhongdao of Hedong.
However, before they were married, and before Cai Wenji had even met Wei Zhongdao, he died.
Perhaps some superstitious people believe that Cai Wenji should not be married because she is considered unlucky for her husband.
But who was Cao Cao?
He wouldn't believe those claims.
Moreover, as Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Wenji's status and position were far beyond that of ordinary women.
Simultaneously.
Cai Wenji was also highly accomplished in literature.
Not to mention women, even many outstanding young men of the time were no match for Cai Wenji.
Cao Cao truly believed that only a talented woman like Cai Wenji, who possessed both beauty and ability, was worthy of Su Yu.
of course.
Cao Cao would not force him to do so.
If Su Yu doesn't think much of Cai Wenji, that's fine too.
Anyway, Boss Cao was responsible for introducing the beautiful women to Su Yu.
Choosing which beauty to select is Su Yu's own business.
A lengthy letter was quickly written.
Cao Cao handed it over to one of his trusted spies, ordering him to sneak into Luoyang and deliver it to Cai Yong's residence.
Currently, the Kwantung Allied Forces and Dong Zhuo are at war, and most of the roads have been blocked.
Some of the paths are still walkable.
A large army naturally couldn't get through, but a few spies could easily do so.
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Another three days passed.
Over the next three days, Yuan Shao led the allied forces in several attacks on Hulao Pass, but without achieving any significant results.
There was no way around it; Hulao Pass was simply too fortified!
The towering terrain and the countless logs and stones rolling on the city walls were constantly increasing the casualties of the attacking troops.
After suffering four or five thousand casualties, Yuan Shao had no choice but to order a halt to the attack and the entire army to retreat to their camp for rest and reorganization.
Inside the main tent
Yuan Shao sat in the head seat, his brow furrowed with worry.
The various warlords were also in a bad mood.
Four or five thousand casualties are not a lot for the entire coalition forces.
But this isn't the loss of any one army; it has to be shared among all the different armies.
For example, Wang Kuang, the governor of Hanoi, lost as many as seven hundred of his soldiers.
But he only brought a little over four thousand soldiers with him.
That's one-sixth gone.
If the fighting continues, the losses will likely be even greater.
Besides the reduction in troop strength, the loss of food supplies is also a significant concern.
More importantly, after several days of attacks, the various warlords have not seen any hope of capturing Hulao Pass.
Is there really any need to continue a war in which there is no hope?
"Mengde, tell me, what should our army do next?"
Yuan Shao passed the buck to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao smiled calmly:
"Gentlemen, it seems we have suffered considerable losses."
"But the old scoundrel Dong Zhuo is also having a hard time."
"You might think that Dong Zhuo is rich and powerful and doesn't care about small losses."
"But as far as I know, the old scoundrel Dong Zhuo's rear is not secure."
"The opposition forces within Luoyang City go without saying."
“Besides Luoyang, the Liangzhou and Guanzhong regions also harbored considerable discontent with Dong Zhuo’s rule.”
“In particular, the warlords Ma Teng and Han Sui had already expressed their intention to attack Liangzhou and drive out Niu Fu, Dong Zhuo’s son-in-law, a few days ago.”
"Cao predicted that within half a month, something would happen in Liangzhou."
"Just wait and see."
These words caused all the warlords to fall into deep thought.
Strictly speaking, Ma Teng was also one of the eighteen warlords.
However, Ma Teng's base was in Xiliang, and he was separated from the other warlords by Dong Zhuo.
Expecting Ma Teng himself to personally attend the meeting is obviously a joke.
but.
When the alliance was first formed, Ma Teng still sent an envoy from Xiliang to detour and come on his behalf to swear the blood oath.
nowadays.
Dong Zhuo led his main force to confront various warlords at Hulao Pass, leaving the rear areas of Liangzhou and Guanzhong region much more vulnerable.
The warlords of Liangzhou, such as Ma Teng and Han Sui, became the key to breaking the deadlock.
Seeing that none of the warlords intended to continue their assault on Hulao Pass, Yuan Shao ordered his troops to rest and regroup on the spot, maintaining a stalemate with Dong Zhuo's army at Hulao Pass.
As Cao Cao had predicted, things turned out just as he had.
More than ten days later
Dong Zhuo, inside Hulao Pass, was furious after reading the battle report sent by Niu Fu!
"Damn Ma Teng and Han Sui!"
"Why not launch an attack now, or rather, at this very moment!"
"And then there's Niu Fu, who, knowing the enemy's strength was overwhelming, didn't defend the city but instead insisted on fighting the enemy in the open field."
"Isn't this just suicide?"
Dong Zhuo was furious.
Although he knew that his son-in-law Niu Fu's abilities were only average.
But surely not that stupid!
Li Ru, who was standing to the side, also sighed:
"Father-in-law, I'm afraid the only solution now is to change our strategy."
"Liangzhou is the foundation of our army. At the very least, we cannot lose Chencang, Fufeng and other counties."
"The Guanzhong Plain is also our army's granary and an important place for tax collection."
"If we lose Guanzhong, even if our army occupies Luoyang, we will only be attacked from both sides by Ma Teng, Han Sui and other warlords from Guandong."
"At that time, it will be too late to reverse the situation!"
"boom!"
Dong Zhuo kicked over a table not far away, his eyes filled with resentment.
If he can hold out for another month or so, things will likely get out of hand within the Kwantung Army.
But now, there is no time left for him to hesitate.
Only by dividing our forces to deal with Ma Teng, Han Sui, and others can we protect Guanzhong.
However, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru discussed for a long time but could not come up with a plan on how to divide their troops.
As night fell, Dong Zhuo, yawning incessantly, could no longer stay awake and went to sleep on a folding chair.
Li Ru walked out of the council hall, looked at the bright moon and sparse stars in the sky, and a wicked plan slowly formed in his mind!
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