The capital of the State of Wei.

In an instant, a depressing aura fell like snowflakes on the capital Luoyang, and a sense of urgency ensued from the war.

In the past few days, a war report that came back from the border gathered in the palace like flowing water and presented it in front of the emperor of heaven.

The Han army attacked on all fronts, the government and the opposition of Wei were shaken, and the Son of Heaven was shocked.

Cao Rong Xinjun succeeded to the throne, the political situation is still unstable, and he has not established his own prestige internally and externally, and now the northern expedition of the Han army is indeed a godsend.

"Zhuqing, now the Han army is menacing, the three lines are on the right line of Qinling, the first line of Shangyong Xiangyang, and the first line of Huainan is attacking the border of our Great Wei.

Looking at the battle report, Cao Rong at this moment was really high-spirited, not afraid of the edge of the Han army, and said in a deep voice.

As soon as these words fell, Cao Xiu, the auxiliary minister who had been enshrined as the Great Sima, immediately bowed his hand and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, how noble is his identity, how can he put his safety in danger when he is on the front line?" ”

"The minister is willing to ask for war to go to the front line of Huainan to oversee the attack of the Han general Guan Ping."

As soon as the words fell, Cao Xiu fought with a strong and powerful voice.

Slightly affected by his pride, the Son of Heaven Cao Rong was suddenly overjoyed, and said in a loud voice: "Since the emperor uncle has pride, then I will hold the Governor Xu Du and the Huainan first-line military with you to resist the attack of the Shu thieves." ”

"Whoa."

After the edict, Cao Rong thought about it for a while, and suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "The land of Yongzhou is now guarded by the Anxi general Xiahou Zilin, but what he is facing may be the Shu general Wei Yan, who once attacked Jinyang alone in a desperate situation and caused the death of the emperor's uncle, and entrusted the responsibility of Yongzhou to Zilin, I am inevitably worried." ”

"In order to avoid Zilin's difficulty against Shu general Wei Yan, I don't know who is willing to go to Chang'an to preside over the overall situation?"

As soon as the words fell, although Cao Rong knew that Xiahou Nan's leadership level had been improving day by day in recent years, he considered that the Shu army in Shuzhong was the main force after all, and he was also worried that Xiahou Nan would not be able to support it alone.

As soon as the words fell, the general Cao Zhen raised his voice in an excited tone with high fighting intentions: "Your Majesty, since the Shu thieves have come to invade my Great Wei land, the minister should ask for a battle to break the enemy, and ask Your Majesty for permission!" ”

"If Uncle Huang has this intention, how can I not allow it?"

The edict was issued again, and the Son of Heaven Cao Rong crowned the general Cao Zhen as the governor of Yongzhou, and held the Yongliang War as the governor of Yongliang, and then ordered the left general Zhang He to listen to the order under Cao Zhen, and went to Chang'an together to resist the imminent invasion of the Shu army.

Subsequently, the Son of Heaven Cao Rong said in a loud voice: "There are two imperial uncles fighting, and I think that the eastern and western defense lines of my Great Wei are as stable as Mount Tai after all, and the danger of Shu thieves is worry-free!" ”

After that, he looked around at the ministers under the ranks, and said with a worried expression: "According to the spy report, the military strength deployed by the Xiangfan side of the Shu army is not much compared to the other two lines, and it should be used as a feint attack to disperse the strength of our Great Wei." ”

"It's just that Nanyang County, Nanxiang County and Xiangfan are adjacent to each other, and the Nanyang Basin is another horse and Pingchuan, which is very suitable for large corps operations, and the important town of Wancheng is the barrier in the south of the capital of my Great Wei Kingdom.

"Therefore, in order to be safe, I am determined to send a general to the town of Wancheng to deal with the invasion of the Shu army, Sima Taifu, you have been on the battlefield for a long time, and have followed the first emperor and the first king to fight in the south and the north repeatedly, and the battle array is extremely experienced, I intend to appoint you as the general of Zhennan, garrison Wancheng, and control the Jingxiang war, what do you think?"

As soon as the words fell, Sima Yi under the steps was like an amnesty, he did not expect that the Son of Heaven would personally appoint him as a general, but he was a little slow to react for a while, but when he came back to his senses, he hurriedly gave up his hand and ordered: "The minister thanks Your Majesty for valuing it, this time it is determined to live up to the mission and prevent the enemy from attacking outside the country for the Great Wei." ”

Sima Yi slowly accepted the order and served as the general of Zhennan and garrisoned Wancheng.

……

With the reinforcement of the Wei army on all fronts, Da Sima Dang first rushed to Shouchun from Xudu, and then after thinking about it, he gathered the main force to garrison the Hefei line and competed with Guan Ping, the main general of the Han army, for the Wuxuwu.

The Han and Wei sides fought for more than ten days, the rivers were dyed red but still the victory was not scored, and the Han army failed to break through the defense line of the Wet Whisker Dock.

Water camp.

The generals of the Han army had already quarreled anxiously, and they were all extremely annoyed that they had been unable to break through the Wet Whisker Dock and force Hefei City for several days.

Seeing that the generals were arguing for a while, the main general Guan Ping stood next to the map at the screen, showing a light and light face, waved his hand to stop the generals, and said in a deep voice: "This general has been attacking for several days since the army, but due to the heavy army groups of the Wei army stationed in Anhui and Weixuwu, it is difficult to break through in a short time. ”

"So ......"

"I wonder what the prince has to do?"

Hearing this, the guards on one side asked Zhou Cang.

Since Guan Yu's death, Zhou Cang has served Guan Ping as if he had served Guan Yu.

When the words fell, Song Qian, Liuzan and others would ask one after another.

Seeing this, Guan Ping did not speak, but waved his hand and pointed at Guangling on the map, the meaning was already extremely obvious, he wanted to change the offensive, take Guangling, and go down to Xuzhou.

"The general decided to secretly dispatch the elite to gallop to Jianye day and night, and then quietly plot to seize Beijing, and then take the opportunity to cross the river into the hinterland of Guangling, and open the Huai River defense line from the flank to make a breakthrough."

"Huang Thorn History, the next thing is to hold high the banner of this general and stick to the confrontation with the Wei army without a fight, just drag the Wei army for a few days, and then the general will definitely make meritorious contributions."

Guan Ping had already thought about Yu's strategy of taking Guangling, and he knew that the Wei army would definitely gather heavy troops to defend the main Huaihe defense lines such as Anhui Pass and Weixuwu to prevent his own surprise attack.

Therefore, the surprise attack on Guangling is also the most important part of his plan.

Guangling (present-day Yangzhou) not only connected the eastern part of the tributaries of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, but also directly took Xuzhou Xiapi to the north, directly threatening the hinterland of Cao Wei.

Of course, Guan Ping's intention to seize Guangling will naturally not be so simple.

The plan has been decided.

Guan Ping was originally a resolute person, and he began to select elites to assemble that night, and then quietly took advantage of the night to quietly take a boat to the east.

Three days later.

Guan Ping led the crowd to take the opportunity to storm Jingkou, and the defenders of Jingkou were caught off guard, and the defense was broken in just half an hour.

After recovering Jingkou, the Han army prepared ships non-stop, intending to cross the river to capture the capital of Guangling.

It's just that in terms of Weixuwu, although Huang Quan tried his best to confuse the Wei army under the banner of Guanping, but the insistence on not fighting for several days made the great Sima Cao Xiu feel unusual, when he heard the news of the loss of Jingkou, his face changed rapidly, and he immediately began to dispatch the sergeants to rush to Guangling to help.

But Huang Quan was not a decoration, he also sent troops to attack and disturb in an instant, preventing the Wei army from rescuing the Guangling lands.

Seeing that he could not get rid of Huang Quan's attack, Cao Xiu had no choice but to immediately send a strict order to the land of Qingxu, ordering Xuzhou Assassin Shi Lu Qian and Zhendong General and Qingzhou Assassin Shi Zangba to lead the main army to Guangling as soon as possible to assist in the garrison, so as not to lose Guangling.

Seeing that the Wei army of Qingxu Prefecture continued to help Guangling, Guan Ping was overjoyed and did not panic at all.

Zhu Yi, the general on the side, couldn't help but be extremely suspicious, and then asked: "General, now that the Wei army in Qingxu and Xuzhou is constantly reinforced, the hope of our army to capture Guangling is becoming more and more slim, what are you?" ”

"Haha." Hearing this, Guan Ping said with a smile: "This is the effect that Ben will want." ”

As soon as the words fell, seeing that the generals were becoming more and more confused, he couldn't help but patiently explain: "Since ancient times, the most important place for the north and south to compete is Guangling in the east, Hefei in the middle, and Xiangyang in the west. ”

"No matter where these three boundaries are taken, they can completely turn defense into offense and occupy a great advantage, and vice versa is the same reason, and at present, in addition to Xiangyang in the control of our army, Hefei and Guangling are in the hands of the Wei army, since Cao Xiu wants to control the overall situation, he will definitely not sit back and watch Guangling lose, so the reinforcements of the army regardless of spare strength have become his only choice."

"This would have been expected a long time ago, otherwise our army would have already crossed the river to capture Jiangdu at this moment, how could we wait for the Wei army to continue to assemble?"

Seeing Guan Ping swearing to analyze the battle situation, his face was full of confidence and the look of the overall situation under control, all the generals couldn't help but wonder, what kind of tricks did their generals hide?

However, nearly half a month later, the truth was revealed.

……

Half a month later.

The hinterland such as the rear of Qingxu set off an uproar, and the Han army general Lu Xun led the army to the east of Beihai, and swept through the two states of Qingxu in a short time, and the states and counties fell one after another.