What more could they say?
"Father, I wish to lead the troops to charge into Gu Chen’s camp and return with his head!"
But Cao Ang still felt sowhat disgruntled.
As Cao Cao’s eldest son, seeing his once spirited father beco this way, anger surged in his heart.
Cao Cao rely glanced at him calmly, then waved his hand: "Enough, enough."
Then, he looked towards Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, I need you to return to Xuchang imdiately."
"Move the Emperor to Peng City."
"Zi Xiao... imdiately lead people to set up defensive structures along Xuchang."
"Be ready for the army’s retreat."
Cao Cao’s tone was very calm, but the more he spoke, the more helplessness appeared in his eyes.
No matter how physically painful it was, he couldn’t suppress the sadness in his heart.
How could he not understand that this retreat might an he will never challenge the world again in this lifeti!
Nearly twenty years of warfare....
He had risen from an obscure na to one of the most powerful lords today.
He thought he could clear the universe and rebuild the world.
But in the end, the conclusion would have to end with regret.
Hearing these words, the atmosphere in the tent beca even more somber.
Guo Jia and Cao Ren both took orders but still were reluctant to leave.
Everyone was extrely silent.
Cao Cao understood everyone’s mood at the mont, suddenly propped himself up, sat up on the edge of the bed, swept his gaze over everyone, and then a carefree smile appeared on his face as he said aloud:
"Gentlen, why be so dejected?"
His smile was free, his expression calm, not at all affected by his headache, as he spoke eloquently: "Although our army is retreating today, it is forced by the situation."
"Rebels are uprising everywhere, and Xuchang is also under threat; this place is not a suitable place to stay long."
"Gu Chen wants to drag us down with these thods, but how could we follow his wishes, tangled and stalemated with him in Yingchuan?"
At this point, Cao Cao paused his tone, then stood up and strode towards the outside of the camp.
The crowd quickly followed him.
Cao Cao raised his eyes, looked at the bright moonlight and the starry sky, his expression becoming gradually complex, yet filled with determination: "Even if we cannot pacify the world in this life, so what?"
"Reaching today, the world already rembers our nas, and future generations will rember , Cao ngde, and all of you gentlen."
"Moreover, we all have descendants."
"Will the Gu Clan’s reputation last forever?"
"By that ti, even if we have no chance to see it, our descendants will definitely achieve our great aspirations for us!"
Cao Cao suddenly turned his head, his gaze sharp, looked at the crowd behind him again, and said loudly: "Gentlen, why be sad for this?"
His tone was very calm.
But in everyone’s eyes, his expression was still extrely complex, and so even shed tears.
Cao Cao was indifferent, laughed twice, then waved his hand directly: "Gentlen, rest well, after a few days we still need to retreat and travel."
Everyone hesitated for a mont but eventually left one after the other.
Cao Cao left Cao Ang behind.
He once again took his hand and returned to the main tent, sat him down beside him.
"Father...."
Cao Ang’s eyes were red, with unwillingness and anger.
"Zi Xiu." Cao Cao looked at him very calmly and said seriously: "You are my eldest son, what are your plans in mind?"
Cao Ang did not expect Cao Cao to say sothing like this.
He was suddenly stunned.
The next mont, he hurriedly stood up and knelt before Cao Cao: "Father... I..."
But before he could finish, Cao Cao interrupted him, sternly scolding: "Speak!"
Cao Ang was stunned again, looking at Cao Cao’s serious eyes, hesitated for a mont, then bowed first to Cao Cao, and then seriously said: "Father, rest assured, I will certainly inherit your will."
"Let the Celestial Mandate descend upon our Cao Clan!"
His tone was extrely firm.
Hearing this, Cao Cao’s gaze slightly softened, but his tone remained very serious: "Rember the words I said to you today."
"If the prestige of the Gu Clan in Julu is not diminished... and Gu Ziyan is not dead."
"The Cao Clan... must never proclaim kingship or hegemony."
In an instant, Cao Ang’s body involuntarily trembled, finding it hard to believe Cao Cao would say such words.
How much did his father care about Gu Chen?
Even when facing Yuan Shao, who was far more powerful than him in the past, Cao Cao had never been like this!
He was silent for a mont, then slightly nodded.
If Cao Cao knew what Cao Ang was thinking, he would definitely scoff at it.
How could Yuan Shao compare to Gu Chen?
Cao Cao had interacted with the children of the Gu Clan since childhood.
He knew well how Gu Chen’s childhood and early youth performances were among this generation of Gu Clan youth.
To make such rapid progress in such a short ti.
Even making him feel that Gu Chen was flawless.
Such a person is destined not to be ordinary.
Cao Cao had long categorized Gu Chen as a person favored by the Celestial Mandate, just like the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu of the past.
Such a person cannot be confronted head-on.
Otherwise, there will be a very bleak outco.
Such people must be taken by fate!
....
No one expected Cao Cao to make such a choice.
When the news of Cao Cao moving the capital gradually spread, even though he did not suffer a major loss in this battle.
The title of the strongest lord under heaven was still shifted to Gu Chen from that day onwards.
For a while, Gu Chen’s reputation spread across the world!
It even already felt like the glory of the previous Gu Xi.
Gu Chen naturally would not let Cao Cao retreat easily; he successively led the army in pursuit, killing thousands of enemies.
Although he did not achieve significant military results.
But for Gu Chen, it was already completely sufficient.
The Yingchuan region opened up, thoroughly shifting the balance between him and Cao Cao.
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