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In December of that year, Soochow reached an agreement with Han China, and 150,000 troops marched out of Hefei to attack Shouchun, an important town on the Huai River, in the north. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Cao Ying heard the news, the whole person was so shocked that he was speechless.

Previously, in order to prevent Eastern Wu from sending troops, when confronting Liu Bei in Guanzhong, Cao Ying also sent someone to Jiangdong to entrap Sun Quan, but he didn't expect that Sun Quan, this kid, promised well on the surface, but in private he still colluded with Liu Bei, and took advantage of his time in Guanzhong to send troops to attack Shouchun.

In terms of Shouchun, although Cao Hong, the general of the Cao clan trusted by Cao Ying, presided over the overall situation, Cao Ying also knew very well that there was still a big gap between Cao Hong's ability and Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao could be the commander of the aspect, and Cao Hong was only a general at best.

Therefore, when Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and other clan generals were entrusted with one side, Cao Hong, who was the first to raise troops with Cao Ying, did not let him out of Huainan until Zhang Liao's death.

"Sun Quan'er, going back on your word is really hateful!" Cao Ying gritted his teeth and scolded.

"The king is angry, Shouchun is the last barrier to prevent the Wu army from entering the Huai, if it is lost, the Wu army can easily enter the Huai, and then the two Huai will be all under the Wu army, and the hinterland of my Central Plains will also face the Wu army's troops, the king must not be guarded." Liu Ye was not so much persuading Cao Ye as to make matters worse.

How could Cao Ying not know the stakes, the current situation, whether it is Guan Yu's Jingzhou Army or Liu Bei's Guanzhong Army, can threaten the hinterland of the Central Plains ruled by him from the southwest, and if the two Huai are broken by the Wu army again, then the three sides of the entire Central Plains will be exposed to the enemy's troops, and at that time, it will really be the enemy's back.

As soon as he heard that Eastern Wu had sent troops, Cao Ying had plans to withdraw from Guanzhong.

Just when Cao Ying was facing a difficult choice, suddenly the attendant outside the tent came to report, saying that a small colonel named Zhao Wei secretly came from the Han camp through Luoshui, claiming to be Zhang He's confidant, and came to see the King of Wei on Zhang He's order, and there was a confidential matter.

"Zhang He's henchman?" Cao Ying was a little surprised, and temporarily forgot about the predicament in the southeast direction, "At this time, what does Zhang He mean by sending someone to see Gu?" ”

Cao Ying's eyes were full of confusion, but Liu Ye, who was also surprised, suddenly lit up, "General Zhang was also alone and helpless, so he had to surrender to the enemy. ”

Liu Ye's words made Cao Ying's spirit lift, in his life's countless brilliant achievements, how many times were victorious to the enemy general's defection, the most successful is the famous battle of Guandu, and in that battle, Zhang He's surrender played a great role.

It seems that the situation has taken another turn for the better at the most embarrassing moment.

After pondering for a long time, Cao Ying said, "Pass that person in." ”

After a short time, the little colonel named Zhao Wei, under the supervision of the heavily armed armor soldiers, entered in a panic, bowed to the ground, and presented a secret letter from Zhang He.

It was indeed Zhang He's handwriting, Neizhong first complained bitterly about the plight of being surrounded by martial arts and being alone, and repented of his guilt for having to surrender to Liu, claiming that he was loyal to the great grace of King Wei, and falsely surrendered to Liu Bei, just to take the opportunity to make meritorious service and return to the command of King Wei.

In the end, Zhang He also offered a poisonous plan to break Liu.

After Cao Ying read the handwriting, he interrogated Zhao Wei again, what Zhao Wei said, it was nothing more than how Zhang He had no choice but to blame himself now, hoping that King Wei could give him a chance to reform himself, so he would combine the inside and the outside, and break Liu Bei in one fell swoop.

After careful interrogation, Zhao Wei was not asked about any flaws, so Cao Ying ordered him to rest first, eat and drink well, and then summoned Sima Yi, Cao Xiu and several other civil and military cronies to discuss the matter.

When everyone heard the news that Zhang He wanted to return to Shun again, most of them were surprised, and Cao Xiu was the first to say: "Zhang Junyi has been fighting for the king since Guandu returned to the king, and has made countless meritorious contributions. King, Hugh feels that this is a God-given opportunity, if he can take advantage of this to defeat Liu Bei, then Guanzhong can be restored. If Guanzhong is restored, the Wu army will naturally be frightened away without a fight, and the enemy in Jingzhou will inevitably retreat, so that all our battlefields will turn from danger to safety. ”

Zhang He claimed in a secret letter that he was appointed by Liu Bei to join Wu Yi in the lower reaches of Luoshui, and fifty miles behind his camp was Liu Beijun's grain camp Nantun. If Cao Ying is willing to forgive him for his guilt and send troops to help, he will take the opportunity to kill Wu Yi, and the troops will raid Nantun and burn Liu Beijun's grain and grass in one fell swoop.

Cao Ying's expression was not as excited as Cao Xiu, and there was obviously a bit of suspicion in his eyebrows.

At this time, Liu Ye also followed: "King, Wen Lie's words are reasonable, General Zhang's surrender is mostly out of helplessness, Ye thinks that his letter is very credible. ”

It seems that Zhang He's popularity in Cao Ying's camp is still very good, and everyone is unanimous in giving such a lot of trust to this "betrayed" person, which is really commendable.

However, among the faces full of trusting expressions, there was another face that was the same as Cao Ying, revealing suspicion.

Cao Ying turned his gaze to Sima Yi, who was silent, and asked, "Zhongda, what do you mean?" Should I believe Zhang Junyi? ”

Sima Yi took a slight breath and said: "How credible is Zhang Junyi's words, Yi doesn't dare to make a conclusion, Yi just thinks that the current situation is a little similar to the battle of Guandu back then. ”

Sima Yi's words shocked the people present, and Liu Ye said: "Does Zhong Da think that Zhang Junyi can't be surrendered?" ”

Liu Ye's words can be regarded as talking about Cao Ying's heart, which is also the reason why he has never expressed his position.

Sima Yi smiled faintly, "Of course, this possibility cannot be ruled out, or in other words, Zhang Junyi was loyal, but Liu Bei was a fraudster, even if he surrendered, he was forced to be helpless." ”

Everyone was encouraged before, but when Sima Yi said this, they were immediately disappointed, but when everyone was disappointed, Cao Ying's face swelled with a little hope.

Cao Ying suddenly sneered, "Zhongda's words are exactly what Gu's heart wants." Regardless of whether Zhang He is still loyal and righteous, just Liu Bei's place to shield and store grain, such an important duty, will be handed over to a general, this is definitely not Liu Bei's style. Lone thought that this was Liu Bei's trick to lure the enemy, hmph, how could Lone fall for his annihilation. ”

Cao Ying looked a little proud, but Cao Xiu said: "King, if we ignore this matter, then we have to continue to consume with Liu Bei, in this case, how can we withdraw to solve the crisis in the southeast." ”

Cao Ying smiled and said triumphantly: "Who said that Lone should be ignored, hum, Liu Bei, didn't he want to use a plan to lure the enemy, then Lone will give him a plan." ”

……………… Three days later, in the middle of the night, an elite cavalry set off in the bitter cold wind of winter.

The size of this infantry cavalry is about 15,000 people, the commander is Cao Xiu, the rising star of the Cao clan, among the whole army, there are more than 5,000 cavalry, which is led by Cao Chun, the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry, and the other more than 10,000 people are also elite Central Plains sergeants transferred from the Chinese army.

After this army drove out of the camp, it stayed away from the avenue of Luoshui, picked up the remote path, and quietly rushed to the upper reaches of Luoshui, where the 20,000 soldiers and horses of Xu Huang's battalion were ready to go, just waiting for this elite army to come and rendezvous.

This is exactly what Cao Ying will do.

During the three days, Cao Ying corresponded with Zhang He several times, claiming that he would personally lead an army of 30,000 troops to cross Luoshui from the downstream south on the night of three days later, and after meeting with Zhang He, he would surprise the enemy camp in Nantun.

According to Cao Ying's estimate, Liu Bei will definitely concentrate his forces and set up an ambush circle in the Nantun area downstream of Luoshui after hearing that he is coming, and at this time, Zhang Fei's troops in the upper reaches will inevitably be empty. Therefore, he specially sent the most elite troops, led by Xu Huang and Cao Xiu, hoping to annihilate Zhang Fei's troops in one fell swoop and seize the stronghold in the upper reaches of Luoshui.

Then, his army can smoothly cross Luoshui and enter the plain without danger and hindrance, and under the condition that the strength of the troops, the grain and grass is superior, the combat effectiveness is superior, and the morale of the army can be improved, Cao Ying has reason to believe that the stalemate in Guanzhong will be broken, and he will seize the initiative on the battlefield in Guanzhong in one fell swoop.

Cao Ying also thought about breaking Liu Bei's Chinese army camp in one fell swoop, but considering that Liu Bei was not comparable to Yuan Shao, even if the Chinese army camp was weakened, it would not be weak enough to break it in one fell swoop, so he still chose Zhang Fei's camp upstream.

The surprise army, braving the cold wind, arrived upstream before dawn and joined Xu Huang's army. The surprise attack corps, with a total of more than 30,000 people, began to cross the river by the light of the stars.

The climate in the middle of winter gave Cao Jun an excellent opportunity, because the icy temperature made Luoshui have a thick ice layer during this time period, and all Cao Jun had to do was to let their iron horses step on the frozen river, rush through Luoshui in one go, and kill the Han army camp on the shore.

The Han army was not stupid enough not to take the slightest precautions, and the Cao army, which had stepped on the ice, was soon discovered by scouts on the riverside, and the drums beat loudly when the Han military camp was neutral. More than 1,000 crossbowmen were quickly transferred out of the camp, and by the frozen river, they fired arrows at the Cao army that was rushing in the night.

Xu Huang, who was traveling with Cao Xiu, judged the number of enemy crossbowmen by virtue of the density of arrows, and his face couldn't help but show joy, and said excitedly to Cao Xiu: "Wen Lie, the crossbowmen blocked by the thief army are more than half less than before, and it seems that most of the soldiers and horses have been transferred." ”

When Cao Xiu heard this, the slaughter and excitement immediately surged all over his body, and he shouted with his sword: "Brothers, follow me into the enemy camp and take Zhang Fei's head, there will be a heavy reward!" ”

(To be continued)