Cao Pi hurriedly kowtowed, and said in a trembling voice: "Don't worry, father, the child has sent five ghost knives to Chang'an to chase Lin Chuan's mother and son, and there will be results soon." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"There were many troubles in the return period, and Zhi'er led the Netherworld Guard and the master of the Yin and Yang Family to save Cao Chun, but was killed by Guan Yunchang and returned defeated. Jingzhou wanted to exchange Cao Chun for Liu Bei's two daughters, but Cao Biao and Cao Yan were unwilling to exchange because they fell in love with the two daughters. Cao Cao snorted coldly.

Then, Cao Cao scolded angrily: "Such a wolf-hearted and unfaithful son is really the scum of the Cao family!" I'm mad at me! ”

"Father, don't be angry." Cao Pi comforted: "Cao Chun is a general of our army, and he has many military exploits, so he must be saved." But he lost his teacher and humiliated the country, especially the loss of 5,000 tiger and leopard cavalry elites, which is an unforgivable crime. Although he was still alive and dead, his father saved him out of clan brotherly affection and comforted people's hearts. I expect that it is useless for Jingzhou to keep Cao Chun, and he must be exchanged for other things. Father just waits patiently. ”

Cao Cao turned to face the northwest, looked worried, and sighed: "Now Sun Quan is cunning, and the southeast is not appeased; Liu Bei was rampant and sought to capture Xichuan; The two rivers were divided, and Hanzhong was independent; Liao's eastern and western regions, isolated and suspended; Zhu Hu is not convinced, and he looks at the Central Plains. The land of the princes, especially the Western Liang. Han Sui, Ma Chao, and Qiben Eight Cavalry colluded with each other, and on the surface they obeyed the orders of the imperial court, but in fact, the dark tide was surging. Xiliang Thorn Shi Weikang was surrounded by fierce warlords and barbaric Qiang people, the army was weak, and he was alone, once Ma Chao and Han Sui made trouble, Xiliang was no longer owned by the imperial court. How will it be good. ”

Cao Pi thought that Cao Cao was testing him again, his mind turned sharply, and he said cautiously: "This is okay." Ma Chao's family, didn't Ma Teng and his family all be under house arrest in Yecheng by us! With Ma Chao's parents, brothers, sisters, wives and children in hand, I am afraid that he will not be able to rebel! ”

Cao Cao glanced at Cao Pi and said angrily: "It's a big mistake." You don't know Ma Chaozhi too well! When did you see the people of Xiliang giving up wealth and territory for family affection? Ma Chao has been fighting with his father since he was a child, and he has been infected with the wolf habits of his father and Han Sui, who are deceitful, cruel, and unrecognized. Just as Namateng and Han Sui swore to the sky yesterday for Li Ke to pay homage, Enruo brothers. Today, they will turn their faces and deny others because of profit, break off their righteousness, and attack and kill each other. Tomorrow morning can also be reconciled for the common good, and unanimously with the outside world. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao asked rhetorically: "Such a mercenary person, do you think he will be bound by family affection and controlled by his family?" ”

Cao Pi was stunned, and said gloomily: "Then Ma Jin and Han Sui have become Xiliang's henchmen, and they are already sitting big, what can they do?" ”

Cao Cao glanced at Cao Pi, his expression was slightly disappointed, and said: "Without him, it's just a matter of attacking the heart, attacking the city, and attacking the city!" ”

"Would you like to hear about it? Please teach your father. Cao Pi said with low eyes.

Cao Cao sighed lightly and said: "The art of war is cloudy, attacking the heart is the first, attacking the city is secondary, and attacking the city is the bottom." The so-called attacking heart is to use Ma Teng, who has been controlled by us, to create incidents and disturb Ma Chao's heart. Although Ma Chao is an ambitious wolf, as a human being, no matter how cruel he is to outsiders, he still has to take care of his relatives and relatives. Otherwise, it will be spurned by all the people, and heaven and earth will not tolerate it, not to mention that the Han Dynasty established the country with filial piety and ruled the world with benevolence and virtue; To attack the city, it is to mobilize elite soldiers and strong generals to defeat Ma Chao. Although Ma Chao is brave and is known as the general of Shenwei Tian by the Qiang people, he is really a brave and unscrupulous person. Although Ma and Han are strong, they are lonely outside the territory, not to mention that the two of them have always had grievances, and they have a grudge in their hearts, and they are invincible with the strength of a rabble to resist hundreds of thousands of heroes in China! Attacking the fortification is to see the weakness of the discord between the faces and hearts of the Xiliang tribes, the so-called capture of the thief first to capture the king, and shoot the man before the horse. Eli tempts them, and divides them with schemes. It's not hard to break. ”

Cao Pi looked excited, knelt down and said: "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years!" Pi'er was taught. The father is wise and powerful, resourceful, and knows victory or defeat before the army moves, and he is really a god. Even compared to Sun Wu and Wu Qi, it is not much better. Not to mention the so-called Wolong, Fengzhi, and Zhou Yu. ”

Cao Cao looked at Cao Pi, but he had mixed tastes, thinking of his sons, although Cao Pi was able to write and martial arts, he was smart and resourceful; Cao Zhang, Ichijie Takeo; Cao Zhi is smart and wise, literary and elegant, but indulges in articles, is debauched, and is not a talent for governing the country. Only the youngest son, Cangshu Hou Cao Chong, is a young prodigy, intelligent and sensitive, resourceful and decisive, benevolent and righteous, and knowledgeable about state affairs. It's a pity that God didn't bless Cao, and he died early, which made Cao Cao regret and reminisce day and night.

Since Cao Chong's death and the defeat of Chibi, Cao Cao, who is nearly sixty years old, has gradually gone down the road mentally and physically, and can no longer ignite the ambition to compete for Kyushu and dominate the world. Cao Jun was defeated in Dangyang, lost his troops and lost his generals, and the killer tiger and leopard rode to sink into the sand, which gave him a blow to the head and completely woke up his dream of becoming the emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty. Everything he has done now is to prepare for his children and grandchildren, and lay a solid foundation for the Cao family to seal the country and build a dynasty. In Cao Cao's own words, I would like to come to King Wen of Zhou. Let the son who succeeded to the throne be King Wu of Zhou, and he was proclaimed emperor in the dynasty. On the one hand, Cao Cao is recorded in the annals of history as a loyal monarch of the Han Dynasty, and on the other hand, he enjoys incense forever as the "King Wen of Zhou" in the Cao Dynasty.

Seeing Cao Cao's grim face, Cao Pi thought that he had said the wrong thing again, and hurriedly said, "Father, I don't know how you deployed the Xiliang War?" ”

"Ahh Hahaha! Cao Cao woke up from a beautiful reverie, came back to his senses, and said sadly: "Among the five good generals, Le Jin was killed by Yun Changmiao and became the "four good generals". Zhang Liao defended Sun Quan in Hefei, and Zhang He and Xu Huang were injured. Cao Chun, the general of the clan, was captured in the Eight Tigers, Cao Hong and Xiahou were still useless, Cao Zhen and Cao Shang were young, and they still needed a long time of training; Xiahou Chen sat in the rear of Yecheng; Only Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan are both wise and brave, and they are quite handsome and can stand alone. However, Cao Ren attacked the weak and defended the strong, and was hit by Yun Chang's poisonous arrow, so he couldn't fight. Now our army needs to take the horse super unprepared, take the initiative to attack, and Xiahou Yuan is good at rapid attack, near defeat in Dangyang, shame and bravery, eager to restore the shame of the name, just take the opportunity to run with what he is good at long-distance blitzkrieg Ma Chao. I watch this battle, and the wonderful talent will be able to step to the right and raise the power of Xiliang! ”

Cao Pi said: "A few years ago, my father was strategizing, and upon the recommendation of Xun Yu, he appointed Zhong Xuan as the commander of the school as a servant, and supervised all walks of life in Guanzhong, sitting in Chang'an, and coordinating all matters in the rear. , to provide a steady stream of grain and grass materials for the Western Expeditionary Army, and the logistics supply materials are also safe. It also informed Shi Weikang of Xiliang and made preparations in advance. In addition, Uncle Miaocai's handsome army will go on the expedition, and Ma Chao will be defeated and Xiliang will be pacified. ”

Cao Cao nodded, accentuated his tone, and stared: "The key to winning this battle is to surprise and attack it unprepared, and use Ma Teng and others to disturb Ma Chao's mind, divide the generals of Xiliang, and contain Han Sui." Therefore, the school guards under your command must take care of the Ma Teng family day and night, and must not make mistakes! ”