"Zhongda, are you a little bit Liu Cong. When it comes to the right time and place, perhaps our army is far away from Xuchang, and it is slightly inferior to Liu Cong's work. But our army is accustomed to war. And there were many brave soldiers. At the beginning of Guandu, Yuan Benchu couldn't help our army, not to mention that he was only 30 years old Liu Cong. Although Cao Cao understood in his heart, he was still unwilling.

"Has the lord forgotten the Battle of Fancheng a few years ago?"

"In that battle, it was the plague that defeated our army, not Liu Cong!"

"But don't forget, my lord, it's also the middle of winter. And Pi Gongzi's defeat was much more disastrous than that of General Xiahou! ”

"But Zhongda's leading troops is far better than Zixiao?" The defeat four years ago, how could Cao Cao forget, and Xiahoudun's 5,000 tigers and leopards were originally to chase after Liu Bei, who fled, but was wrapped in dumplings by Liu Cong. Subsequently, Cao Ren led the troops and did not learn the lesson...... Cao Cao believed that Sima Yi's commanding ability should be stronger than Cao Ren's. But he forgot that Liu Cong is no longer the Liu Cong of four years ago.

He used these four years to stabilize Jingnan and also captured Yizhou! Cao Cao originally wanted to comfort Sima Yi and let him lead his troops to Huyang. Sima Yi was silent for a while and then asked Cao Cao, "Does the lord insist on attacking Xinye?" ”

"Of course!"

"Na Yi begs the lord to forgive Yi's sins first!"

"What are you guilty of?" Cao Cao also thought that Sima Yi was going to admit his mistake to himself, but as Cao Pi's military advisor, he failed to stop Cao Pi's rash advance, so he failed miserably. As a result, as soon as Sima Yi spoke, Cao Cao was depressed again.

"Once he is defeated in the future, Yi hopes that the lord will remember what Yi has said today. Yi begged the lord to forgive Yi's sins, and Yi led his troops to attack Huyang! "Others lead troops for money and food. The overbearing ones also require famous generals and numerous sergeants. This Sima Yi is good, first begging Cao Cao to forgive his sins, that is, this battle was forced by Cao Cao* to fight. Victory he Sima Yi meritorious, once defeated, he is not guilty!

Although he had repeatedly emphasized that this battle could not continue, Cao Cao was still furious when he heard Sima Yi hear such a request!

"Didn't Zhong Da bully that there was no one in our army? Go back to Xuchang and wait for the good news of our army's victory! "Anyway, Sima Yi refused to lead the troops, and Cao Cao didn't have any hope, so he directly asked Sima Yi to return to Xuchang.

That Sima Yi was not annoyed, he bowed deeply to Cao Cao unhurriedly, raised his head and said, "Thank you for your concern, Yi will leave for Xuchang tomorrow." I look forward to the lord's victorious return as soon as possible! ”

"Hmph...... "In the face of this young descendant who invited him out of the mountain by coercion, Cao Cao didn't look like a drop. At this time, if he is punished, it will arouse more suspicion among the officers and men in the army. And Sima Yi also has words in advance and does what he can! What he doesn't want to do, what he can't do, Cao Cao's coercion is useless.

After Sima Yi went down, Cao Cao immediately convened a front-line military meeting. The next group of civil and military officers looked at Cao Cao's depressed face, and they didn't dare to breathe. I already knew that Sima Yi was so bold that he disobeyed the order and refused to lead the troops to the battle. Although they lamented Cao Cao's leniency towards Sima Yi. But he also understands very well that Sima Yi is a good person, and he has always pretended to be stupid in front of Cao Cao and Cao Pi before.

Cao Cao was busy with government affairs, so he didn't pay much attention to Sima Yi at ordinary times. And this Cao Pi has been in close contact with Sima Yi under the guidance of the masters, and has learned a lot from it. Everyone clearly remembers how the fourth son, Cao Chong, died. This seems to be inseparable from Sima Yi!

Cao Chong was intelligent by nature since he was a child, and when he was five or six years old, his intelligence was similar to that of an adult. Deeply loved by Cao Cao. There is an allusion to "Cao Chong called the elephant". Cao Cao boasted about him to his ministers several times, with the intention of making him an heir. This made the eldest son at the time, Cao Pi (Cao Ang is dead), so he ran to Sima Yi for advice.

It is said that Sima Yi resolutely refused to help because this was Cao Pi's family affair and involved the dispute between the heirs. But Cao Chong and Jian'an died of a serious illness in thirteen years. Although Cao Cao has no direct evidence to prove that this was done by Cao Pi, some ministers of civil and military affairs privately believe that it was Cao Pi who was instigated by Sima Yi.

So for a period of time, Cao Cao also alienated Cao Pi and Sima Yi, and separated the two, Cao Pi was in Yecheng, and Sima Yi stayed in Chen. Since then, Sima Yi has been more low-key, and basically kept his duty. Cao Cao did not summon the order, and resolutely did not leave Chen for half a step.

This time, it was Cao Cao who took the initiative to summon Sima Yi to come to help, and even asked him to serve as Cao Pi's military advisor. But a discerning person can see that this time it is obvious that Sima Yi did not try his best, otherwise Cao Pi would not have failed so miserably.

In fact, these people really did not wronged Sima Yi, in order to give people the illusion that he kept a distance from Cao Pi, Sima Yi tried not to contact Cao Pi. Now that Cao Cao is older, Sima Yi has never participated in the factional disputes of his heirs, but Cao Pi has grown rapidly since Sima Yi came out of Cao Cao. Some smart people believe that this is all due to Sima Yi's secret help and teaching Cao Pi.

The more low-key Sima Yi was, the more suspicious everyone became. But this time, Sima Yi was very high-profile, he was very high-profile and let Cao Pi suffer a big defeat, and he was very high-profile and refused to fight! This time, he was sent back to Xuchang by the lord Cao Cao.

Cao Cao sat at the top and glanced at everyone, and Xun Yu was missing from the crowd. Since returning to Xuchang, Xun You has been worried. Although on this expedition, Cao Cao insisted on letting Xun You accompany him. But it may be that he heard some news, after the army passed Luyang, Xun You kept calling sick!

A Sima Yi has made Cao Cao depressed, and now there is one less strategist Xun You. Cao Cao remembered Sima Yi's so-called favorable time, place and people. This old man can still understand his illness, this Sima Yi ......

Xun Yu didn't come, which reminded Cao Cao of his cousin Xun Yu again! Anyway, Cao Cao's mood is extremely bad now. The face is so cloudy that it can wring out water. When the person reaches old age, the suspicion becomes more severe as he gets older. Although Cao Cao is still a pro-expedition this time, it is obvious that his body and mind are not as good as before. Coupled with Cao Pi's defeat and his own miscalculation with Liu Ye, Liu Cong now has the initiative on the battlefield.

"Everyone, Sima Yi is timid and doesn't dare to capture Huyang for the vanguard, who is willing to go on the expedition?

"The last will go!"

: The end will be wished! ”

"The last general is also willing to go!"

Cao Cao raised his eyes and saw that it was still those few people, Cao Ren, Xiahoudun, and Cao Hong...... Cao Cao shook his head, not to mention that there is such a song as Sima Yi picking a child. It's just no, and these together are probably not the opponents of Wen Ping and Guan Yu. Especially Cao Ren and Xiahoudun. The shadow of the fiasco of the last southern expedition is afraid that it will accompany him for the rest of his life.

Cao Cao naturally didn't dare to risk using a few of them as pioneers. If he really lost, Cao Cao would definitely be ridiculed by Sima Yi and other people of insight.

"Xu Huang, open jaw!"

"The last general!" The two were ordered and replied in unison.

"Well, Gongming, are you willing to be the vanguard and capture Huyang?" This time, Cao Cao became a lot more tactful, perhaps because he was angry with Sima Yi just now, and deliberately made an approachable gesture.

"The last will go!"

This Xu Huang was a small official in Hedong County when he was young, and was promoted to cavalry lieutenant because of his meritorious service in suppressing the Blue Headquarters of the Yellow Turban Rebel Army by Yang Feng, a cavalry general. In the third year of the first peace, Wang Yun and Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo's troops attacked Chang'an City by Li Dao and Guo Yan, killed Wang Yun and others, and then set themselves on fire and slaughtered each other in Chang'an. Xu Huang persuaded Yang Feng to escort Emperor Han Xian east into Luoyang. When Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty crossed the river to Anyi (now in the north of Xia County, Shanxi), he rewarded the meritorious personnel who protected the driver, and Xu Huang was named the Marquis of Duting.

In the first year of Jian'an, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty returned to Luoyang under the protection of the remnants of the court officials such as Zhang Yang, the Taishou of Hanoi, and Yang Feng, the general of Xingyi. Yang Feng was worshiped as a general of the chariot and cavalry, and the garrison was the girder. Seeing the intensifying fighting between Han Xian, the general and commander of Sili, and Dong Cheng, the general of Wei, Xu Huang persuaded Yang Feng to join Cao Cao, and Yang Feng decided to follow Xu Huang's advice.

In the second year of Jian'an, when Cao Cao protected Emperor Xian of Han and wanted to move the capital to Xuchang, Yang Feng changed his mind to join Cao Cao under the instigation of Han Xian, and instead sent troops with Han Xian to hijack the car. Yang Feng was defeated by Cao's army in Liang (present-day Kaifeng). Xu Huang took the opportunity to defect to Cao Cao. [

From then on, he became a loyal general of Cao Cao, followed Cao Cao to fight in the north and south, and made meritorious contributions to Cao Wei. Cao Cao divided his troops to Xu Huang and sent him to attack Juan and Yuanwu, broke it, and was worshiped as a general. He also followed Cao Cao to attack Lü Bu, and surrendered Lü Bu's generals Zhao Shu and Li Zou. Later, he and Shi Lian killed Zhenggu in Hanoi.

In the fifth year of Jian'an, in the battle of Guandu, Xu Huang defeated Liu Bei who took refuge in Yuan Shao with Cao Cao, and defeated Yan Liang with Cao Cao, conquered Baima (now northeast of Huaxian County, Henan), and advanced to Yanjin (now north of Yanjin, Henan), where he defeated Wen Chou and was worshiped as a partial general. Later, he and Cao Hong hit the hidden man's arm and broke it.

In September, Cao Cao sent troops to fight against Yuan Shao, but he was defeated and returned, and the wall was defended by himself. When Yuan Shao thousands of truckloads of grain and grass arrived at Guandu. The strategist Xun You said to Cao Cao: "Yuan Shao's grain truck will arrive overnight, and his general Han Yong, who is transporting grain and grass, is fierce but light on the enemy, and he can be defeated by attacking."

Cao Cao asked, "Who can take on this important task?" Xun You said: "Xu Huang can." Cao Cao then sent Xu Huang and Shi Jian with several thousand cavalry to attack Han Meng and intercept and burn his baggage in the ancient city (northwest of present-day Zhengzhou). In this battle, Xu Huang contributed the most.

It can be said that in addition to Zhang Liao, who guarded Huainan, and Yu Ban, who had surrendered to Liu Cong, Cao Cao's command had both military and military skills, and the outstanding commander was Xu Huang. So looking at a few people from the Cao family and the Xiahou family, and then thinking of Sima Yi's crooked remarks before leaving, Cao Cao decided to hand over this important task to Xu Huang!

Immediately, Cao Cao ordered Xu Huang to lead 40,000 troops as the vanguard to attack Huyang, and Cao Hong and Liu Ye were accompanied by deputy generals. In order to cooperate with Xu Huang's actions, at the same time, Zhang Jaw led 20,000 troops to feint to attack Deng County.